this week news4's chris gordon spoke to one of lee's descendants who lives right here in our area. he has the interview you'll see only on news4. >> reporter: robert e. lee iv is 94 years old. he is proud of the lee family 2345i7 name, the statues of robert e. lee and his place in history. i asked his reaction to the violence that occurred in charlottesville because of the city's decision to remove the statue of general lee. >> we don't believe in each other, we don't have any love for each other anymore, we don't have any respect for each other anymore. >> reporter: i also asked his reaction to the decision to take down his great grandfather's statue. >> it's something if the people want to take it down, take it down. i have no problem with it. however, as i said, i think if you're going to take it fine. if you had the choice, i'd say let's take that money and build a better history courses. >> reporter: he knows for many people his great grandfather's statue is a symbol of slavery, but he doesn't see it that way. >> he owned slaves only by marriage. and then when he got the plant

and chris gordon talked to friends of that man. they tell news 4 why the victim was so well loved in that neighborhood. flames tear through a condo community. the actions of a quick-thinking contractor that may have saved the lives of an elderly couple. >>> a threat of banishment, as the nfl suspends a star player who was domestic violence case. the >>> an alert just in to the live desk for you. this one about drinking water in montgomery county. officials say they're working to address complaints about brown discolored water coming from the taps. they say it is safe to drink. it's changing its color at the live desk. >> thank you, susan. >> two teenage boys, ages 13 and 14 sitting in a detention center this evening accused of killing a homeless man because they wanted a couple of bucks. news 4 chris gordon live at the park where that respected man, chris? >> wendy, the man was murdered here and now, as you can see, there is a memorial honoring him because although he was a homeless man who lived here in the woods, as you can see b

chris gordon has more on what may have prompted it. >> reporter: iti p prince george's county policeicer stopped a man seen running out of this liquor store. the officer noted the man's clothes smelled like gasoline. he is being charged with attempted murder, assault and arson. >> apparently there had been some type of ongoing dispute between the people in the store and the suspect. >> reporter: sunday evening the suspect arrived carrying a lit molotov cocktail. he walked inside and threw it. it saet some on fire injuring to employees in the store and were transported to a hospital burn unit. one is still in serious condition and the other was treated and released. investigators say store surveillance video shows the attack. we asked to see the video but we were told it's evidence which cannot be made public at this time. many people who live near the >> i went to high point high school. we retired out here. i just really am surprised. >> if you see some of the people that come in here in the evening it would happen. >> edwards is being held in custody without bond. liquor sustained

. >> >>> news 4 chris gordon went to local historians for answers. >> police are protecting the court roger taney. the maryland state house trust voted to remove it from the grounds where it has sat the past 140 years. retired lawyer voted to remove the statute because of the decision taney authored in the scott case. >> it was absolutely racist. and it might have been par for the course at the time, but did not -- >> mr. edison says the maryland decision became urgent after seeing the violence in charlottesville over the statute of confederate general robert e. lee. history professor who teaches at american university believes that all confederate statutes should be taken down but not destroyed. >> i do think there should be an effort made to put these statutes in a museum typesetting where people can come this point and why we're felt the need, the come pugs at this point to take them down. >> if other people feel like they need to come down, i like the idea of them being put into context. >> there are more than 700 statutes honoring confederate soldiers throughout the united states

chris gordon, news 4. >> i'm arlington, virginia, i'm on a roof top bar. i promise you this is a legitimate story. it's finding the best places to look up and looking up at the sky and seeing the solar eclipse come in. we'll take you around northern virginia and show you the spots. >> plus we're clearing the shelters and it's not just about bringing home a new four-legged friend. >> we're going to take you through the journey of an animal that ends up in a shelt >> yo -- you want your family's solar eclipse experience to be memorable. northern virginia bureau reporter david it so. >> working hard because it is after 5:00. he's checking out eclipse viewing spots. he's live in arlington, three stories off the ground. hey, david. >> reporter: i promise you, this is a legitimate assignment, okay. i'm going to explain in a moment why we're here in the roof top bar. but first we're made quite going around northern virginia, finding places for you to be wowed. >> this is what we're want for you. the chance to marvel, albeit safely at the sun. notice they've got o

reporting, chris gordon news 4. >> to learn more about how you could adopt. our home page on nbc washington app. >> we're working for you helping you get ready for school. once upon a time, we were getting ready for school, too. >> take a look at doreen and this haircut. she's got the beautiful smile, though. >> looks like i gave myself that haircut and jim hanley,k that hair. even back then with your. >> long before forecasting. look who was a frizz bifan. shot from summer, some time ago, you didn't go to school like that. >> one time -- >> and you were a blond back in the day just like your son is today. >> yeah, looking at that, i remember that frizz by, though, that frizz by was so cool. it flew forever until my dog barney ate the thing. >> are we going to have frizz bee weather for our holiday weekend. >> sunday you'll be inside playing board games. >> board we've got clouds, those clouds moving in, courtesy of cold front, cold front what that's going to do for us and make things a lot cooler. look at the temperatures dropping through the '70s. really ni

news 4 chris gordon is in delphi to explain what happens to the teens next, chris. >> reporter: well, tonight the teens are in custody charged with murder for the stabbing that occurred just beyond that bridge here in this park. one of the teens is being held in the adult detention facility, the other in juvenile custody. and as you can see behind me, life here in the park has basically returned to normal. children have returned to the playground here in delphi manner. neighbors say they are relieved that arrests have been made in the murder that happened here two weeks ago. >> the person that got killed, apparently, was a regular in the park but he never caused any problems or anything like that and the police were able to track him down and track down the people that did it. that's awesome. >> i'm glad that done it again. >> prince georges county police worked with national capitol park police investigating the murder scene. >> our homicide detectives were able to identify a witness to this incident, which ultimately led us to the two teenagers being identified and charged. >> first

news 4 chris gordon talked to police, found out the motive behind this case is just as disturbing. >> children play in this park, neighbors were upset and on edge when a man was found stabbed to death here in july. >> nervous. >> i feel shocked. >> prince georges county police work with national capitol park police investigating the murder scene. >> homicide d incident, which ultimately led us to the two teenagers being identified and in charge. >> first and second degree murder charges have been filed against 14-year-old elias who is being charged as an adult. his 13-year-old companion's case will be handled in juvenile park. they came to the park looking for money and targeted a homeless man one of them knew. >> the motive is a robbery. our indication at this point is that they knew what they were doing. and they unfortunately went to this level of extreme violence very quickly and ultimately did lead to the fatal stabbing of this 47-year-old man. >> the victim has been identified as francisco. police say he had no known address, but they say he does have family in this area who hav

reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. >>> a follow up to a story we brought you yesterdayut that big march on google. it was supposed to happen this saturday outside google offices here and across the country but today organizers said the event has been postponed because of what the group described as quote federal alt left threats. they are hoping to reschedule in just a few weeks. supporters are taking aim at google claiming the policies stifle free speech. >>> this is a live look at what may be the smelliest room in d.c. we are waiting for three corpse flowers to hit peak bloom at the u.s. botanic gardens. the plant's stinch is described as a mix of garlic, fish, diapers and rotting meat. breathe deep the gathering gloom. if you want a whiff act fast because peak bloom is expected between tomorrow and next tuesday. the corpse flower's bloom only lasts between 24 and 48 hours sblmpt . >> if it was just garlic we could get away with that but the other stuff. >> rotting diapers. >> in my trash can after my first child. just brings you right back to the good old days. >> go

still ahead, chris gordon has details on where they will be arriving and when you might be able to bring one of these rescues into your home. >> can't get enough of that on social media today. the remnants of harvey, by the way, still headed this way. doug is tracking what could be another threat. doug. >> first tracking harvey, making its way around the mental misarea. look at the heavy rain, once going to have the potential for some flooding around these areas of memphis and then you notice these stronger storms out here. we're watching those, too for us by the time harvey gets here. it will continue to weaken and we're just talking about some light rain. we actually have a frontal boundary to our north that's going to impact us first tomorrow. a lot of cloud cover. temperatures tomorrow 15 to 20 degrees cooler, that's before harvey gets here. the latest advisory now has this storm at 115 mile an hour category three storm and expected to become a category 4. look at that eye right there. here is the good part about this. it's not going to hit any time soon. look how far away it is from

that's the latest live in langley park. >> chris gordon, thank you. a lot of you are sharing your thoughts about the trump administration taking aim at affirmative action under a new plan the justice department civil rights division would use its resources to investigate colleges and universities and even sue them if it finds their affirmative action policies are hurting white applicants. that's according to an internal document obtained by the "new york times." >> i went to law school in the south. it was a private law school y. don't think it would have been -- i would have been accepted action. >> shouldn't be completely based on -- >> i think it is ababsurd notion. >> we contacted a local university admissions office today. american university says no admission decision is made totally on the basis of race. they add that first and foremost it's the students' ability to be successful. the department of justice has not confirmed or denied the report. >>> crews are working to plug up water leaks. is it working? only news 4 was allowed underground to

chris gordon explains why. >> reporter: local football fans proudly wear redskins' gear all season longen acres, a private school in bethesda, maryland, students and staff are now being told they can no longer wear clothing in school with a team name or logo. >> and we really feel that the name of the team is deeply offensive. it's a racial slur, and that the logo, at best, is a stereo type, at think at worst, it's >> it doesn't mean students can't be fans. in fact, he roots for the team. after a year of discussions in the school, some reports have called it a ban on redskins' gear in the school. he said he doesn't like the word "ban on redskins gear" because that suggests that there's an internal fight within the school or push back. and he says, that isn't the case. at the shopping center closest to green acres school, we found opinion divided over the decision to restrict redskins' gear in class. >> it's nothing that isn't normal in this area for people to wear their favorite football team's name, jersey, logo, anything like that. so, i mean, they shouldn't change it. >> as a parent,

in montgomery county h chris gordon, news 4. >>> death and devastation all through texas, up next, a look at the damage and the ani >>> it's complicated and enormous task to rescue all the people effected. that job becomes more difficult when you add pets to the mix, rescue. joe friar is covering that angle of the storm for nbc nightly news. >> animal shelter, typically, has no more than 30 dogs and 60 cats. right now, they have more than 100 dogs and 100 cats. they're actually using the public works garage as an over flow space. and humane society is also here and will be going out to rescue dogs that are still stranded at homes. coming up tonight, we'll bring you the latest on the rescue efforts across texas and across the country. >> that's a lot of animals in some space. >> jay gray is in houston surveying the damage. >>> >> let's begin with doug tracking the rain, we're still getting here. >> doreen, obviously, continuing to track harvey, too, that storm system down towards the texas coin border, eventually, getting there by over night tonight into the day tomorrow. so it is mov

chris gordon, news 4. >> news 4 begins now.storm team 4. >>> tonight at 6:00, we're told you it was coming. now strong storms are moving in over parts of our region. >> folks we're in weather alert mode right now to make sure you're prepared. doug is breaking down the timing and the impact. >> you saw me leaving the camera shot there. we're had another severe warning. once again for charles county, we've been tracking the storm here in the storm center. you caee right to it. show you where the storm is, 6:45. zoom on in there for me amelia. let me get out of the way so you can zoom on in. this includes charles county, saint mary's county. and parts of -- mechanicmechani. now here around the savage area, this severe thunderstorm warning continuing until 6:45, there's another strong storm right around the bowie area, look at this one coming right through fairfax. fairfax, this storm moving right towards the district. that's going to be the strongest storm the dc area sees today and more back around the region, again, this storm r

news 4 chris gordon live outside the courthouse in rockville with both sides of this story. >> reporter: tears filled the courtroom, there were the il called him a monster, saying that he stole the innocence of four young girls, murdering their souls. but there were also supporters of the former elementary schoolteacher, who said he loved to teach. he was a celebrity at his school. he couldn't avoid contact with students, they were drawn to him. family, friends and supporters of former teacher john say he should not have been convicted of child sexually abuse, let alone be sentenced to serve 48 years. >> we will continue to fight until he's vindicated and justice is served. i am solely disappointed in the judicial system on this day. this wrong must be righted. we will remain strong. >> his supporters say he was a loving teacher. the mayor of cloverly elementary school in silver spring. his mistake, they say, was not realizing that times have changed. buthe girls who were his victims say, he is a monster who ought to be put in a cage. >> it's within the guidelines we've set up for punis

. >> chris gordon, news 4. >>> montgomery county schools will have the training ready when students return the new school year starts september 5th. >>> a big thanks to all of you who supported our backpacks for kids drive yesterday in alexandria. i had such a great time accepting school supplies and donations. fun backpacks. we h off tax donations as well. a lot of little cutis as well. head to the nbc washington app and search backpacks for kids. we are working for you to make sure that your kids are ready for school. schools return to school august 21st. loudoun county public schools start august 24th. fairfax and prince william county, august 28 pt. students maryland report back after labor day. a few more days there. >>> all right. this friday morning and we're getting you ready to get out the door. the faster we get through the day, the faster we start the weekend, right? >> i'm with you on that one, erika. speaking of the weekend, we're going to have a detailed look at the weekend and look at the beach forecast. how is it going to be? we have some rain in the forecast. nothing right

head to the nbc washington app to see chris gordon's story on why this life-saving drug is being stocked in schools. >>> this morning, we're learning about the outpouring o its firefighters was critically injured. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. dane smothers jr. was hit late wednesday night by a ladder truck arriving at the scene of a fire on f street northeast. his two uncles also serve in the d.c. fire department and one of them was responding to that same fire. >> he was ready to make sure that his family was proud of him. it makes everyone closer when you experience a traumatic event like that. >> smothers was preparing hose lines and other equipment when he was pinned between two trucks. among the people reaching out to help engine 3, capital police which delivered pizza to the firehouse. >>> metro is expecting a major closure going into effect on the green line. they will be closed for two weeks starting tomorrow. shuttle buses will run from naylor road. t to stop leaks in the tunnels. the medical center and bethesda station will be closed. buses will

chris gordon, news 4. >> now, the statute debate is the focus of today's talk around town. troy johnson, all right, lots to talk about here, today, president trump pretty much the rising calls for the removal of these confederate statutes and saying that "the history and culture of our great country is being ripped apart, so what have your listeners been saying about this. they have said not only are these monuments, they have been for ar years but now people are telling me they feel like his comments are divisive, as ll people have told me it's damming when some of the voices applauding the positions happened to be former grand wizards of the kkk and they were telling me that they feel like this is unchartered territory. we're haven't seen a president operate in this fashion and they think it's unfortunate that he doesn't understand that his words matter, also, people reacting to the steve bannon comments that he made in a newspaper saying that the president may feel that this is politically working for him, well, they're very concerned about that. >> you know what may be

news 4 chris gordon is following the story. you have been in court this afternoon? >> reporter: this was not in court. since friday they have been detained and today they were sent to dallas and then on to elsalvador. they landed within the past hour. tonight we are bringing you the first reaction to the deportation of the brothers. we were s it was an emotional time. you are about to see it. casa, the immigration advocacy blames the trump administration's immigration policies for separating families. casa says this has to stop. the family of the brothers hugged and cried as they arrived here at casa, the immigration advocacy group. their mother vowed to keep fighting but she was overcome with emotion. >> translator: we always come to the country to see if we can provide. she cannot do it anymore. i am very sorry. >> reporter: 19-year-old brother was heading to college on a soccer scholarship. he and his 22-year-old brother diego were detained when they checked in at the i.c.e. baltimore office last friday. >> for these boys to be devastating. they should be -- lesa

chris gordon is here with that part of the story. >> he believes his great grandfather would be ashamed of the violence that marked the protests in counter demonstrations that took place last weekend in charlottesville. >> in my opinion, he never would have been that started the riot. we don't need people like that in this country. >> robert e. lee, iv, believes that people these days have lost the ability to discuss in -- >> we don't have respect for any each other any more. >> i asked his reaction remove the statute of his grandfather -- great grandfather, general lee. >> people say, take it down, take it down, i have no problem with that. >> he acknowledges for many people, the statute of robert e lee standards for the fight over slavery. but he says there were other issues, issues of states rights and that his great grandfather fought first and foremost as the son of virginia. robert e lee, the fourth, says the money that it would cost to remove confederate statutes could better be used to educate people about the history of the civil war. he hopes that will lead to a better underst

chris gordon has more on the family and reasons for deportation. >> reporter: both of these brothers graduated in gathersburg. both were outstanding soccer players. the younger one was scheduled to report today to lewisburg college in north carolina to begin soccer practice. elsalvador and their family fears for their safety. the family of the two brothers deported today is devastated. their mother spoke until she became so emotional she couldn't continue. >> she cannot do it anymore. >> reporter: casa immigration advocacy group that fought for the brothers to stay tonight is defiant. >> together we want to send a very strong message to this administration. you are lying to the american people that you are focussed on criminals. they were not criminals. they were extraordinary human beings. >> reporter: the 19-year-old was heading to college on a soccer scholarship. he and his brother were detained when they checked in at the i.c.e. baltimore office last friday. today they were deported to el salvador. their older brother says it is future of dreams tat thhat they in mind, a future t

reporting from union station, chris gordon, news 4. >>> the wife of the treasury secretary has apologizedlasting social media critic calling her own comments highly insensitive. you may have seen this photo in your news feed, luis and her husband steve getting off a government jet in kentucky. she captioned it using hashtags for the high-end fashions she wore and calling it a day trip. a woman commented writing, glad we're could pay for your little get away. and in a lengthy response, lynn ton appeared to belittle the woman and brag about her own wealth and called the woman adorably out of touch. she later deleted the post and made her account post. but the post had already gone viral. twitter comments weren't too kind. a treasury official tells bloomberg that she pays her own way when she travels with her husband on official business. >>> chelseant youngest son barron. tonight her comments on twitter have been retweeted 7,300 times and gotten about 45,000 likes. last night the daily caller attacked 11-year-old barron for wearing a t-shirt and shorts while traveling with his parents on ai

chris gordon continues our team coverage. >> as americans of korean descent we are very krned about the rhetoric between the united states and north korea. the things that are being said on both sides by president trump here as well as by kim jong-un are deeply troubling. >> reporter: jessica lee from the council of korean americans says some of the members have relatives in north as well as south korea and she says another korean war is unthinkable. >> words matter. so when people talk about fire and fury and reaching guam it is deeply upsetting and troubling. >> reporter: north korean leader jong-un's missile tests are a continuing threat to the united states. now north korea says it is exploring plans to attack guam. >> if he wants to use a against a u.s. -- he talks about the mainland well guam is right there and we are right next door to him. this does heighten the tension in our region. >> reporter: she says she is putting her faith in the u.s. military to protect the island. >> very concerned for the safety of our people and our island. it's my home, also. i have lived there sinc

news 4 chris gordon explained why other believe teacher is innocent. >> prosecutors say former teacher preyed upon four young girls over a period of 15 years. they were his students at the el men men industry school in silver spring. the families of his victim say he murdered their soul and caused some of them to suffer so much that they've contemplated suicide. >> the maryland sentencing guidelines ran above 50 years. judge david circuit court judge made a comment in court today. he thoughte and so do we. >> he has dozens of supporters who showed up at court wrote letters on his behalf and spoke in his defense. he was portrayed as a teacher who loved his students. they say he should not have been convicted of child sex abuse, let alone be sentenced to serve 48 years. >> we will continue to fight until he's vindicated and justice is served. i'm solely disappointed in the judicial system on this day. this wrong must be rewrited. we will remain strong. >> told the judge in court today, that he didn't realize that times had changed and his for his students no longer seen as loving. among

. >> chris gordon for us in the newsroom.nks so much. >> our county executive is defending his decision from the courthouse. crews took it down over night, hours earlier, the naacp held a rally calling for its removal. the monument went up long after the civil war in 1948, dedicated to 92 confederate soldiers. it's said to be donated to a local museum now. county executive allen, a republican says after a lengthy review process, he wanted to send a message. >> you know, they might have thought that's appropriate but it's not appropriate for us. >> among marylands confederate monument still standing one outside a courthouse on the eastern shore, that one is dedicated to 85 confederate soldiers known as the talbot boys. >> well, you know what it's like getting from one person to another in our region can be slow and tedious process. northern virginia is just painfully slow and worse than all the others. we're talking about that stretch of route 28 in manasa between the prince william parkway. it's been called the single biggest

i shared some of chris gordon's reporting on the facebook page. and tonight he's working for montgomery county and the schools are doing to reverse this dangerous trend. >> montgomery county find ems crews carry an overdose reversing drug on every emergency call. the drug is naloxone you. >> the great thing about it, it has no bad side effects, if the patient isn't overdosing on opioid or narcotic, it will not hurt them. >> in maryland the overdose deaths have reached the crisis level. last year approximately 2,000 people died from narcotic overdoses, twice as many as the year before. some victims are high school age. >> i personally know a number of people who experience -- who have overdosed on heroin and i think it is a growing epidemic. >> a new law in maryland requires public schools to teach students about the dangers of narcotic drugs and train staff members beside school nurses how to montgomery county public schools will offer the state sponsor training not only in high schools, but will also pay $15,000 to offer the safety program in mid

chris gordon is live outside of the white house with more on their concerns. what are they saying? >> reporter: people in our area are becoming more and more concerned. metro riders were greeted with the headline president trump making that threat to north korea that they will be met with fire and fury if they continue to threaten the united states. and now they apparently, north korea is apparently targeting guam. >> this is a real threat to our island and you never know when it is going to happen. >> reporter: represents the u.s. territory of guam. there are two large u.s. military bases on the island. she says she has gotten assurances from the department of has residents there worried. >> everybody in guam is concerned. i was interviewed earlier this morning and one of our reporters said she went around to the restaurants and they are all speaking about it. >> reporter: jessica lee from the council of korean americans says the escalating war of words between the leaders of the u.s. and north korea is troubling. >> as people who share the ethnic heritage of people in north korea

chris gordon explains why. >> reporter: redskins fans show their true colors and pride in the gear they wear but not here at green acres, a private school in maryland where the dress policy now prohibits students and staff from wearing clothing with the redskins' name or logo. the decision was made after a year of discussions in the school community. >> it came from a number of di one is it came out of a third grade classroom studying native americans and talking -- they got into a discussion about our local football team's name and the logo and the sense of that was something that was disparaging, deeply disparaging of a race of people. >> reporter: dr. brown says the dress policy requires clothing that shows respect and is not offensive. andy, long-time sports talk radio host who now has his own d.c. pod cast is a lifelong redskins' fan. in 1992 he joined those who said the redskins' name was offensive and ought to be changed. recently, he switched his position and now feels the name doesn't need changing. >> but last year "the washington post" did a poll and they found that nine out

chris gordon tells us what police chief has a message for president trump. >> well, leon and doreen,at the music portion of this national night out in southwest, you'll also see a kickball game between the community and the cubs. but a suburban police chief says the message cannot be lost. it's all about the community trusting the police. montgomery county police chief wrote a letter to the washington post saying, his job is being made harder by president trump's recent statements about police use of force. >> when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a pad di wagon, you just see them thrown in, rough. i said, please don't be too nice. >> when folks m police behaving poorly, police beh behaving unlawfully, i guess i don't have much of a sense of mu moore when it comes to -- humor when it comes to that. >> just days later, three suspects were arrested. as a victim of crime, she appreciates the professionalism of the police officers working on her son's case. >> they were suburb, they were caring, loving. compassionate i only have anything but nice words to say about this.

news 4 chris gordon live outside the courthouse in rockville with both sides of this story. >> reportered the courtroom, there were the il

chris gordon has the interview you'll see only on news 4. >> robert e. lee, iv, is 92 years old. all of his life he has been proud of the lee family name. the statute and his place in history. i asked his reaction to the violence that occurred in charlottesvi b statute general lee. >> we don't believe in each other. we don't have any love for each other any more, we don't have any respect for each other any more. >> i asked his reaction for the decision to take down his great grandfather's reaction. >> if you want to take it down, take it down. i have no problem with it. however, as i said, i think -- if you're going to take it down, fine. i -- i'd rather you take it down if you had the choice, i would say let's take that money and build better history courses. >> he knows for many people, it's symbol of slavery. >> he owned slaves only by marriage and then when he got the plantation back in shape, whatever that meant, and i don't know what that meant, he let them go. >> he says his great military man who fought for virginia. and when the civil war was over, he says general lee t

chris gordon just talked to police in a live report coming up in our next hour. first and only on the police talks about the decision why federal prosecutors not to charge an officer who shot an unarmed black man. >> the news broke around this time yesterday afternoon. if you remember, now, it quickly led to protests on the streets of dc. today peter -- >> not only myself but many number of folks here at npd want to extend our hearts and codo lenses for the family. i can't imagine this is an easy thing to go through. >> chief peter newsome would not criticize the u.s. attorney's decision not to charge the officer in his death. but he was clear that despite what prosecutors decided, newsome and the mayor where officer brian off the force and they've asked him to resign. >> what i would say about resignation is that when, you know, he is deciding whether or not to resign, he needs to just consider the family and consider the impact this could potentially have on the city. >> the trainer is now the subject of an internal police review and could face discipline. trai

gordon chang and chris farrell are among our guests tomorrow. we'll see you then. judge napolitano: the rallies and violence in charlottesville. did north korean dictator kim jong-un bling first in his nuclear standoff with president trump. and what does it mean for the prospect of war. is the nsa still spying on us despite the court orders to knock it off? all that and more tonight on "kennedy." the purpose of the first amendment is to even courage open, wide, and rebust debate about the purpose of the government and the people who run it. it's antithetical for the government to decide what speech is acceptable. when the police in charlottesville declined to impose order, they allows the hecklers veto to silence speech. and it's unconstitutional. it's the functional equivalent of government taking sides and censoring the speech it hates or fears. the remedy is not to silence or censor it. the remedy is more speech to challenge the hatred, speech to educate the haters. speech to expose their moral vacuity. the american promise of the right to pursue happiness is on

gordon chang and chris farrell are among our guests tomorrow. we'll see you then.allies and violence in charlottesville. did north korean dictator kim jong-un bling first in his nuclear standoff with president trump. and what does it mean for the prospect of war. is the nsa still spying on us despite the court orders to knock it off? all that and more tonight on "kennedy." the purpose of the first amendment is to even courage open, wide, and rebust debate about the purpose of the government and the people who run it.

chris, it's a never ending battle for basic cleanliness. >> all right, bruce gordon joining us.nks forgetting results once again. >>> the police athletic league's girls basketball camp coming to a close today in the city's harrowgate section. about 100 girls throughout philadelphia have been practicing hard this past week. the girls tested their skills today when they competed against each other in the championships. that camp wrapped up with an awards ceremony. >>> and here's our hank flynn with what's straight ahead on fox 29. >> reporter: it's hank. you run a restaurant here in old city. awesome. listen open it, close it, do what you want with it but don't make excuses. hank's take coming up. >>> and walking the boards this weekend? well take break from the sites above and maybe take peek what's underneath. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. we're keeping an eye on passing showers this friday night. here's live look at wildwood. monica cryan has your weekend forecast coming up in just couple minutes. >>> well, it was a popular old city bar drawing beer lovers from all over the place. but

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chris christie, not with south jersey. >> illegal trash dumping the scorch of many philadelphia neighborhoods. >> but tonight fox 29 is providing at least temporary relief for one block of frustrated homeowners. bruce gordonnt this day in kensington. what else. getting results and joins us in studio. bruce. >> reporter: chris and dawn, let me be very clear. not every neighborhood in philly does its part to keep things neat and clean. some folks, well, simply don't seem to care. but when you do spend the time and energy to make things presentable, somebody has got to meet you halfway. >>> one look at the homes along the 3,000 block of martha street tells you folks here care about their neighborhood but at this corner where martha meets commissioner, things get ugly fast. homeowner e-mailed me to come out and take look at the mess. this pile has been growing for days. but it's just the latest to be foul the block. joey's family lives right next door. >> people even throw out dead animals. put them in bags and just dump them off. it wreaks. i mean it's terrible. >> reporter: sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. just two blocks away we happened to notice a city waste crew they call it the complaint tr

our bruce gordon back from ground zero of philadelphia's heroin troubles. bruce? >> reporter: chrisrced out of their long time drug dens by a city embarrassed by his urban hell hole. tonight they're making live tougher for those who live along those conrail tracks. neighbors want to believe the clean up will make things better but they're worried. 81-year-old jose grabs a seat on an tree stump and settles in to watch the show. >> heavy equipment hauls away mountains of trash including thousands upon thousands of drug needles. a mess years in the making while the city turned a blind eye to the growing her row wip epidemic centered in this neighborhood. out of sight, out of mind. but here where gurney street meets hope he spends his days and nights dodging addicts to the prowl for money to feet their fix. >> you can't park your your car over here they'll break your glass. >> reporter: break into your car? >> break in. >> reporter: disturbing the garbage has dredged up an awful odor and sent scurrying the four legged residents of this track bed. >> too many rats. >> reporter: rats? >>

chris? >> i want to bring back john avlon and karoun demirjian. and also gordonchang, author of "nuclear showdown, north korea takes on the world." he's also a daily beast columnist. with these new abilities we're seeing if north korea, there's this increase worry about the reach and the potential conflict with north korea and something we heard from the npt's national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. here is what he said. >> how concerned should america be that we are on the brink of a war with north korea? >> i think it's impossible to overstate the danger associated with this. i think it's impossible to overstate the danger associated with a rogue brutal regime. >> gordon, how worried should americans be? >> i think we should be worried because what mcmaster is saying is the united states can't be assured of deterring north korea. we lived with the soviet union, we live with china now. they both were big powers when it came to nukes, but with regard to north korea, the issue is the regime stable enough, can we come to some equilibrium. what mcmaster said is may

our bruce gordon is just back from ground zero of philadelphia heroin troubles. bruce. >> reporter: yeah, christhey've been forced out of their long-time drug dens by a city embarrassed over this urban hell hole. tonight, they're making life even tougher for those who live near the infamous end camp along those conrail tracks. neighbors want desperate toll believe the cleanup is going to make things better. but they're worried. >> 81-year-old jose grabs a seat on old tree stump and settles in to watch the show. heavy equipment hauls away mountains of trash including thousands upon thousands of drug needles a mess years in the making while the city turned a blind eye to the growing heroin epidemic centered in this neighborhood. out of sight, out of mind. but here where guerney street meets hope he spends his days and nights dodging addicts on the prowl for money to feed their fix. >> you can't park your car here because they'll break the glass. >> they'll break into your car? >> break in. >> reporter: disturbing the garbage has dredged up an awful odor and sent scurrying the four legged resident