that 2010 announcement from former governor bob mcdonald included a half million dollar grant from the virginia tobacco region opportunity fund. leon: now to a story you saw first on 7 last week. today d.c. began testing students at three schools for lead. after elevated levels were found in the drinking water. students at one of the affected schools capitol hill montessori at logan have been receiving tests throughout the day. more testing is scheduled for the coming days. d.c. school discovered the elevated levels in the water just last august. but never flag information. parents learned about it on a blog. maureen: former virginia governor bob mcdonald corruption conviction is now in the hands of the supreme court. leon: that is for the last 39 months. never in 38 years of public service have i done anything that would abuse the powers of my office. maureen: the supreme court is considering whether the anticorruption laws used to convict mcdonald are too vague. some justices said the current law could criminalize common things politicians do to help constituents. mcdonald, republica

government testing or contracts despite the gifts and money that williams gave to mcdonald and his family." in september of 2014, bob and maureen mcdonald who were together today in court were convicted of corruption for accepting nearly $180,000 in gifts and money from williams in exchange to help him promote his dietary supplement. the conviction was upheld by the fourth circuit court of appeals in richmond. but the case was accepted by the supreme court and argued this morning. >> i wat lord jesus for his sustaining me and my wife and my family during these last 39 months that have been very, very difficult. i want to say as i said for the last 39 months that never during any time in my 38 years of public service have i ever done anything that would abuse the powers of my office. jeff: maureen mcdonald's case is on hold pending the outcome of bob mcdonald's case. a ruling is expected in late june. at the supreme court, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: former house speaker dennis hastert has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for banking law violations. prosecutors say that hastert covered up hush money used

then shortly thereafter, i'm sitting with my family and i see bob mcdonald was named the secretary. bob was on the board of one of the companies that i was working on and literally a few days later my phone rang and, how would you like to serve your country again? and that's something that, you know, really stuck with me. my service wasn't done yet. it was cut short by a back injury that -- and once you take the oath, the oath is for life and you mentioned so many folks like team rubicon and team red, white and blue that are incredibly inspiring, the vfws of the world that are doing such great work. so i wanted to jump into it and continue to serve. so that's my story. that's how i ended up here and i've been with the va for about 15 months. i'm kind of the private sector guy in the va working with bob mcdonald and sloan gibson and a few other folks. but i'm just going to give you a very quick kind of overview. i have just a couple of slides to share, pictures to share here. the first one is bob likes to start every presentation that he gives just grounding yourselves in the va's mis

former virginia governor bob mcdonald accused of offering access to a donor who gave him and his familynd number of gifts and wanted help getting official testing for a product he wanted the fda to approve. wanted virginia university to do that. mcdonnell convicted of numerous counts of fraud tied to that case but his defense argued he didn't take quote, official action as intended by the law. he did set up introductions to parties and dinners but he didn't ever officially asked the state to undertake that testing that has wealthy donor wanted to get. a number of justices today team to struggle, saying these kind of relationships go on on the hill all the time for lawmakers at the state and local level. you have lunch with somebody, send a letter and they wonder where you could draw the line. justice stephen breyer had a conversation about separation of powers. he felt like this is the department of justice, all kinds of power and hesaid overzealous prosecutors use big statutes to go after people. he seemed concerned as to a number of other justices as to how this could play out and whe

. >>> former virginia governor, bob mcdonald might not be going to prison at all. today, the u.s.upreme court heard arguments on the appeal of the corruption. in 2014, a jury convicted mcdonald and his wife of taking money amend gifts from a wealthy businessman, and essentially selling the prestige of the governor's office in return. the high court's decision is expected this summer. >>> tennessee's republican governor, bill haslem has signed a bill that allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients based on the personal beliefs. opponents call the bill, just another way discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people. >>> our live coverage continues tonight. up next, what if you had a way to never again see the faces of those accused of violent crimes. we'll bring you a story that will have you talking. >> a woman says she was attacked onboard a metro train and used her cell phone to record the aftermath. the simple request that she says started it all. >> trying to pick my son up from school, but looks like we're about to have a tornado her

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that was former virginia governor bob mcdonald. wednesday, that's yesterday, after the supreme court heard his appeal on his 2014 convictions. he was found guilty of receiving gifts from a wealthy businessman, including loans, vacations and luxury good, including watch. a one time republican rising star. he found supporting statements from some of the court's more liberal justices. when you're hearing people, admired people on the liberal side of things saying things they're not ready to uphold this decision by the lower court that this guy is guilty. >> they weren't excusing his conduct but they were concerned about what the prosecutors did in this case. they lumped together things that could be considered the reason for a bribery prosecution such as pressuring your subordinates to do a study of a drug is what was talked about with the businessman to what goes around in state capitals all the time. you call me up and say i donated to your campaign and i'm having problems, would you write a letter for me. if you launch a federal in

shortly thereafter, i see bob mcdonald was named the secretary. bob was on the board of one of the companies that i was working at. a few days later, my telephone rang, how would you like to serve your country again? that is something that really stuck with me. my service wasn't done yet. it was cut short by a back injury that i had. once you take the oh's, it is for life. itnce you take the oath, is for life. the vfw's of the world that are doing so much great work, i wanted to continue to serve. i wanted to continue to serve. ed e -- a peer. nded appear. i'm going to give you a picture to share here. to,first one is bob likes just grounding himself in the v.a. mission. why we are here. we are here to care for those who have borne the battle. values of the v.a.. these were developed by secretary shinseki and the team. when bob came on board he found that there is no better mission in the world than caring for our veterans. our values are fantastic. ,ut they weren't being lived not consistently. great, my v.a. is all about the filling that mission.

with antonin scalia gone, there was talk that this hearing would not go well for bob mcdonald. the opposite happened. and several justices said they had problems with the justices' case. and they seemed to side with macdonald. >> i'm incredibly grateful for supreme court of the united states for accepting this. >> reporter: most seemed to favor the governor. >> have a lot of faith in my lawyers and the justice system to get this right. >> reporter: bob macdonald and his wife were convicted of taking gifts and loans from johnny williams. and in exchange, using the power of his office to help williams >> never in my time during my public years of service have i ever done anything to abuse my powers in office. >> reporter: mcdonald set up meetings, he said were normal things governors do. but the federal office said they were all official acts, which amounted to bribery. several disputed the definition of official act. justice breyer said the case puts at risk. he said this could give the department of justice enormous power. justice cagle said i'm upset with these charges. >> we

leon: no jail time for the son of former virginia governor bob mcdonald. a judge sentenced robert mcdonald to six-month suspended sentence for d.u.i. charge. he entered an alfred plea, admission of guilt without acknowledgment of the evidence against him. he was fined $250 and had the license suspended for a year. the younger mcdonald was hit with a d.u.i. in 2014 and last november when he refused to take a breathalyzer. the refusal charge has been deferred for a year. alison: afternoon storm leaving wire and debris scattered across a roadway. heavier storm ripped the roofing off a warehouse. fallen transformer damaged nearby vehicles. officials say there may be damage to a cell tower in that area. leon: nasty stuff out there. moving through. doug: just had a call there was hail not long ago in enough to cover a back deck. we have heavy storms. start with a look at image right now from our -- if we could go to the two sources you mentioned before. cheverly first. then go to -- can we do that? all right. this is prince george's hospital center in cheverly.

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leon: the fate of former virginia governor bob mcdonald the court heard oral arguments this morning as mcdonald seeking to have the corruption convictions overturned. he and his wife maureen were both at the supreme court today. last year, mcdonald was granted permission to remain free until the justices ruled on his case. a decision is expected to come in late june. alison: a major announcement in the race for the white house to tell you about today. in fact in the last hour, senator ted cruz tapped carly fiorina to be his running mate should he win the republican nomination at a contested convention. the former hewlett-packard c.e.o. ended her own presidential campaign in february. so the two spoke to supporters in indiana less than 30 minutes ago. >> this fight is about far more than a ticket. this fight is about far more than ted cruz and carly fiorina. this is a fight for all of us. [applause] for our party, for our future, for our children's future. alison: meanwhile republican front-runner donald trump was here foreign policy speech. in it, he promised to end many u.s. commitmen

. >> in the case with governor bob mcdonald, he was convicted in virginia of accepting bribes basicallyation of the bribery statute. and he has challenged those convictions on the basis that what he did for mr. williams was not an official act. so therefore, it cannot be corrupt. so when he gave access to mr. williams to use the governor's mansion, when he brought in officials from his administration to meet with mr. williams and discuss what -- >> mr. williams a businessman selling -- >> selling health products, giving a roledex to, catering the daughter's wedding. the defense of governor mcdonald because none of those things constituted an official act and there was never an explicit agreement that i would do this in exchange for the rolex -- not the roledex -- >> that might have been -- >> would have been a better value. right. but, you know, i mean, this is going to be a very interesting decision because if it gets sonar row, you're going to have a situation where members of congress, you think of mr. jefferson, a representative with the 100,000 in his freezer, and he also made a cl

today, secretary bob mcdonald is participating in ground-breaking two-day event focused on brain trust pathways to innovation. the first annual public private partnership is conveneing many of the most influential voices in mental health to identify solutions for mild traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder. it will serve as a show-case for advancements that will provide help for the military and the american public. mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today and i am prepared to answer any questions you or the committee may have. >> thank you very much. i will start. if someone is victim of sexual assault in the military, can they get a disability rating because of the pts? >> a disability rating would be provided for ptsd. because military sexual trauma is the experience and not the diagnose it would be the diagnose related to the experience and in this case ptsd that the disability rating would come from and yes, they can. >> so if someone has been assaulted and they get ptsd they qualify? >> that is right. they would then go through th

they're looking at the bob mcdonald corruption case, former virginia republican governor.ces seem to be leaning in favor for the new trial for the former virginia governor. courts listened to arguments about the question on the reach of federal bribery laws that were used to prosecute him. his attorneys say his conviction on federal corruption charges criminalizes day-to-day politics. he was accused of accepting more than 165,0$165,000 in gifts ands in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement. a decision is expected by june. he face a two-year prison sentence. >> as i said for the last 39 months that never during any time in my 38 years of public service have i ever done anything that would abuse the powers of my office. great. correct! ma'am. this isn't an automated computer... operator! ma'am. i'm here. i'm live. wait. you're real? yeah. with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s. day or night. plus, we're not going to waste your time trying to sell you a bunch of other products you don't really need. that is really nice of you. i feel really bad abo

. >> happening today the supreme court will hear former virginia governor bob mcdonald appeal of public corruption conviction and justices will review the lower court rulings that appealed the con vicks based on when mcdonald claimed was overly broad definition of the world bribery. they were coin viinged of doing doyngs favors for welly businessmen. >> it is 7:05 now let's check in with tucker barnes to look at the forecast today. >> ready for cooler air. >> looks likes we're dropping already. >> back in the 50s. only mid 60s for daytime eyes. lane showers out there light rain showers early at ts to mid 80s yet. 60 quantico and 64 frederick and 55 winchester and rain showers moving right along the front which is now just to the south and you can see the rain showers moving west to east. most this is very, very light we'll keep at least the threat of few rain showers in the forecast for the first half of today and as we get into the afternoon we'll keep clouds around with cool temperatures. we you this most little have a chance for the afternoon hours. 64 the day the time high 65 maybe

available to help veterans assist and participating these impact all americans, today, secretary bob mcdonald is participating in va's groundbreaking's groundbreaking today event focused on brainen trust health. the first annual public-private partnership event is convening influential voices includes the department of defense, the sports sports industry, private-sector, federalen government, veterans, community partners to identify an event solution to mild traumatic brain injury and post dramatic stress disorder. will serve as a showcase for advancements to improve brain health for veterans, the military and the american public.. i appreciate deborah to d to appear before you today and am prepared to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you very much. th if someone is a victim of sexual assault in the military, can they get a disability rating because of the pts? >> a disability rating would be provided for ptsd. because military sexual trauma is the symptoms not the diagnoses. in this case ptsd and the disability rating would come from. >> summit has been assaulted and they get ptsd

tonight on c-span this week supreme court oral argument in the case of former virginia governor bob mcdonald was appealing his conviction on public corruption charges. last week the folger shakespeare library marked the 400th anniversary of the death of william shakespeare on april 23, 1616. the program featured actors, committee lives, artists and scholars sharing their connections to shakespeare through personal stories. the program include phone calls to scholars. you can watch that tonight at 9 p.m. on c-span. >> more now on raising awareness and fighting military sexual violence. panelist talked about how to better address such assaults in military and i went to protect oneself from an attacker. >> so as we said earlier now we're going to turn our attention to a discussion about what individuals can interrupt the cycle of violence. our moderator for this session is kate germano, commission in august of 1996 and has served for over 19 years on active duty in the u.s. marine corps. a combat veteran, she has participated in numerous operational and humanitarian assistance and disaster reli

. >> we hope to have you back again. [ applause ] >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonald faces prison. the conviction stems from mr. mcdonald and his wife expecting gifts and loans from a local businessman. in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement. the case is under appeal in the supreme court. which will decide whether it was fair to classify the former governor's actions as accepting bribes. you can hear oral argument to the case later today at 7:45 p.m. eastern on cspan. >>> later this evening, a look at the work and influence of willi willi willi william shakespeare on the 4 hundredth anniversary of his death. you can watch that program tonight at 9:00 eastern on cspan. >>> it's known as one of washington's premier events bringing together officials members of the press and hollywood stars. we have live coverage of the 2016 correspondents dinner. our live coverage includes red carpet arrivals background on the dinner and award presentations. 2,700 people are expected to attend. larry will more will headline. and this year president obama will give his final speech as command

on c-span, this week supreme court oral argument in the case of former virginia governor bob mcdonald was appealing his conviction on public corruption charges. again we are looking live at a rumored house minority leader nancy pelosi will begin to breathe shortly. you can see a few reporters have already started to trickle in to the room. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> so this is who is here on a friday morning. i guess you're all worn out from taking her children to work yesterday. was about the glorious? isn't it beautiful to see the future right there before our eyes? it's my favorite day. i wish everyday could be take her children to work today, it's a great. it was a good day because we had a very strong democratic vote in support of the fiduciary role, a role to protect and strengthen retirement security and the confidence of millions of americans that they invest for the future, for the pensions, for their retirement. i don't even know why the republicans would put forth a measure to undo that. it had such broad support in the private sector. the secret

bob mcdonald is participating in va's ground breaking two-day event focused on brain health. this first annual public/private partnership event is convening the most influential, sports, defense supports industry, private sector, federal government, veterans and communities partners to identify and advance solutions for mild traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. it will also serve as a show case for many of the advancements for brain health for veterans, the military, and the american public. mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. i'm prepared to answer any questions you or the committee may have. >> thank you all very much. i'll start and excellent -- if someone is a victim of sexual assault in the military, can they get a disability rating because of the pts? >> so, disability rating would be provided for ptsd. because military sexual trauma is the experience and not the diagnosis, it would be the diagnosis related to the experience. in this case ptsd that the disability rating would come from, and yes, they can. >> if so

law that bars public officials from accepting money or gifts and exchange for official acts and bob mcdonaldwatching the arguments about his conviction in 2014 of accepting money in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement. certainly, a case to watch the decision. the decision is expected later this summer. something that has gained a lot of attention, the so-called 28 pages in the 9/11 commission report. they were trying to provide some , in "usand insight today," they said that it was important to understand that they were not drafted by the 9/11 commission. those pages were part of a prior report by a congressional panel investigating intelligence failures related to the september 11, 2001 attacks. pages have been described as a smoking gun implicating the saudi government. what often gets lost in those stories is that they were based .ntirely on unvented materials the independent 9/11 commission studied evidence gathered in years and reaffirmed the 9/11 commission conclusion and it concluded that there is no evidence against the saudi gove

supreme court hears oral arguments on former governor bob mcdonald. this is a piece this morning. caller: i was flying to the united states bowling national tournament looked on the t.s.a. list and you're allowed to take bowling balls. every teammate took bowling ball's. they said i might have a bomb inside my bowling ball. and i suspect that's fine if they can't x-ray it sufficiently. but then they gave it back to me and said i could either throw it away take it back to my car or mail it back. well i had enough time to take it to my car. but if you think it's a bomb why do you give it back to somebody let them walk through the airport with it? and i only fly once a year maybe twice a year and my wife and i have taken an overseas trip and were coming back through frankfurt and i bought her a little snow globe that had a castle in it. and we get to detroit, they take that from me and my wife was upset. it was a surprise to her that i had bought this because she collects those kind of things. and the lady said well here i will give it to you and you can look at it and give it back t

isit ncicap.org] >> former virginia governor bob mcdonald was convicted of federal corruption charges for accepting gifts and loans from a businessman in exchange for giving the businessman access and influence. the former governor has appealed his conviction all the way to the supreme court saying that he did not commit any official acts in exchange for the gifts and money. the supreme court heard the oral argument in the case this week and you can hear it tonight on c-span starting at 7:45 eastern. and then the 400th anniversary of william shakespeare's death. the folger shakespeare library here in washington, d.c., marked the anniversary with actors, writers and literary scholars discussing the impact of the english playwright. you can see that tonight on c-span starting at 9:00 eastern. >> it's known as one of washington's premiere events, bringing together government officials, members of the press and hollywood stars. c-span has live coverage of the 2016 white house correspondents dinner. our live coverage from the washington hilton hotel includes red carpet arrivals, background

bob macdonald. today, justices expressed skepticism about the rationale, cautioning that the case presented a slippery e criminalizing politicians' behavior when it comes to support for investors. mcdonald was criticized for taking gifts from a businessman in exchange for something. mcdonald said that he didn't do anything that he didn't do for others. >> they don't know where the line is. you know, governor mcdonald said many times, i thought i understood where the line was. and now, it's been moved behind me. >> reporter: seemed to go your way in there pretty much. what do you think? a lot of questions seem to be in your favor. >> i have a lot of faith in my lawyers and in the justice system to get this right. >> a decision on whether to uphold or strike down that conviction is expected this june. >>> tonight, terror suspect, salah abdeslam is in solitary confinement in a french prison, after appearing before a judge, to face charges connected to last november's attacks. abdeslam was captured in brussels. transferred to paris today, under very tight securi. he's the only known survivor of the group accused of carrying out the attacks that killed some 130 people. >>> the suicide bombin

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i wouldn't be rushing out to buy more mcdonald's or coke giving that they are hitting all time highs. what i look at something bobouched on the end of last hour, if you go back to january and even into february, look at the concerns, you had global recession, china blowing up. oil prices falling, strong dollar. all of those things have been taken off the table. yet the market is kind of trading side ways. there's still a fear bid in the market which i can't explain. still a lot of strength in bonds and treasuries and japanese yen. i don't understand that stuff. but that shows to you that it's not going to be just a one way direction higher. >> let's remember what change the atmosphere on february 11th when we bottomed out was when the uae, member of opec said we're going to talk about a production freeze and bring the price of oil back again. oil has come back and the market did too. >> that was definitely the trigger. and it's interesting because you didn't get a production -- >> we're not there yet. >> that's the key. that's exactly the key. it's that piece of news that just cat liesing a move that's going to h

mcdonald's and tech, seuwe're looking at the impact of tech earnings on these markets. let's start with the industrials, bob. >> three big industrials, all with modestly more positive commentary. focus on that. i want to start with the ceo of general electric. conference call this morning came out. he acknowledged oil and gas was challenging. he went on to say aviation was showing strength. healthcare was rebounding. that's a strong word and china was showing improvement. plenty of business to achieve our goals. this is more positive than a few months ago. let's move on to caterpillar. sales declined. but the ceo came on air this morning and said overall i think we're close to the bottom. that's a positive comment. this company has seen declining revenue since 2012. there was honeywell. it beat on the top and bottom line. the growth accelerated overall in the aerospace area. they raised the end of the 2016 guidance and organic sales guidance. 2% it was 1% in the first quarter. that was an improvement. look, let's look at the prices right now. big question, why are they down? generally had positive commentar