commonwealth of virginia.monwealth of virginia. [applause] and if some of you poor souls are from some of those other 49 states, use this as an opportunity to find a home and move here, because we truly are the greatest. if you're not, at least spend all the money while you are here. welcome to virginia. captain, it is great to be with you. dorothy and i had an opportunity to tour the ship. she is spectacular. there are 79 crew. the original crew is 250. it is amazing what you can do with modern technology, but it was a crew of 79. there were 50 volunteers on that ship. i know we gave the captain a great round of applause. let's hear it for the crew that came over here. [applause] and captain, we thank your wisdom and forethought for coming to yorktown first, to the commonwealth. he will head off to mount vernon and then to the tiny little states like maryland, and massachusetts, those irrelevant states. we commend your on your brilliant choice of states to come to first. the original frigate that carried marq

commonwealth and he got -- he got out because of it.'s what the truth is. and if the truth is going to be heard in this courtroom, this man didn't do it. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we're now ready for the commonwealth's closing. and we'll calling mr. vanderross. >> the prosecution then has its turn to explain why they decided ton call mallory as a witness and why that decision should have no bearing on jones's attempted murder charge. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your patience. >> they also want to convince the jury that jones coerced mallory to change his position. >> the defense made a big deal about us not calling mr. mallory as a witness. i would submit to you, how in the world could i call him after i heard that? they just wanted to call him so you'd know what a bad person he is. and you know. and his friend is john jones, because he visited with him. when he fired that shotgun in that car, he wanted to kill her. he wanted to kill her, then it's criminal attempted murder. and if he tried to get someon

now in court this morning, shortsville commonwealth attorney -- charlottesville commonwealth attorney made a motion the dismiss the charges against johnson from the march 18th incident. he said after reviewing the evidence from an independent investigation by virginia state police, the incident didn't warrant criminal charges. the 20-year-old was pinned to the ground and injured during a violent arrest by alcohol beverage and control officers outside a bar on the corner during st. patrick's day celebrations. video and photos went viral and sparked protests through uva's campus over racism and police misconduct. >> it is a tremendous opportunity for me to have the second chance at not having charges and being free. but i think that in many instances, minorities are not allowed this privilege. it shouldn't just be the honor student who goes to the university of virginia. and has some great academic record who has the opportunity to have his charges dropped. for something that happened so unjustly. >> reporter: now mar's says that for the rest of his life, he plans to serve the minority

but they would also urge us to continue our work, folks, to make this commonwealth and this nation the were all virginians and all americans have equal opportunities for success. six months before the marquis set sail on his return to america, washington wrote "your zeal in the cause of liberty, your singular attachment to this infant world and your strict and uniform -- has ripened the first impressions of a steam in -- esteem into such perfect love our gratitude that neither time nor absence can ever impair." the ship we welcome today to virginia is the product of 17 years of dedication to the cause of liberty by so many individuals on both sides of the atlantic. it is also attribute to a friendship between two men and two countries that has lasted for centuries. we celebrate this day with the assurance that we are both stronger and better because of that. friendship. thank you for being here today. and to the french, thank you for all you have done for united states of america. thank you. [applause] tom: now, ladies and gentlemen i would like to introduce mr. miles young. he is pres

the commonwealth is in a $72 billion whole. and puerto rican governor says it's public debts cannot be paid. they want to do late payments while negotiating with creditors. they want to delay it so they can negotiate with creditors but who?

. >> the commonwealth long time virginia house speaker william howell easily run the nomination in the district primary. defeated tea party candidate and former protegee susan simpson 62% to 38%. you'll find all of tonight's results from the primary at the bottom of your scene and on our website www.wusa9.com and on the wusa9 news app. good evening, everyone. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm lesli foster. we've gotten to the elections part of our show, but get ready for a prolonged early season heatwave. we are talking a week or more of 90-degree temperatures. first alert chief meteorologist to were shut is here to tell us when it's going to arrive -- topper shutt is here to tell us when it's going to arrive. >> remember last week in the 60s? now we're talking about a prolonged period of 90s. we're warm tomorrow, start with thursday. thursday we'll be in the low 90s, 93, friday 93, saturday 94 and 91 sunday. we have had three days so far. any time we get three days 90 degrees or higher that's technically a heatwave. we've already had that. we had the 30th of may, 31st and this will be a prolo

tom: there is the commonwealth of massachusetts and the commonwealth of puerto rico, but it has a differentis that fair to the american taxpayers? michelle: they cannot go bankrupt. they do not have the legal ability -- their entities do not have the legal ability to file for chapter nine. tom: i am curious what happens to them if they continue the spiral. michelle: if they do a payment default, then you will have a rush of different creditors heading to different courts suing the commonwealth. katia: what is the argument for them to be able to file for bankruptcy and what kind of people are making this argument? michelle: they are congressional representatives. he has crafted the bill to allow for the filing of chapter nine and that would offer a legal framework, a blueprint, and that would make this an easier process to get through the debt restructuring. vonnie: can't they just put it off? tom: they have been doing that for 30 years. willem: they cannot file for chapter 9. it also cannot call the imf to come in and provide them with funds. it is the worst of all possible worlds. tom: bri

the commonwealth club says kardashian is culturally relevant and appeals to millennials millennials. >>> this is a 12-year-old with an inspirational story who is overcoming the odds and excelling in sports. >> it takes a lot of hard work and effort. >> he is happiest when he is on a field or court. his left arm never developed when he was young. doctors said he would probably never be able to run. his parents taught him to never give up. matt carpenter heard about aiden cease aiden's story and decided to send him a message. >> you have some serious skills. keep it up. >> wow real soon. happened over the weekend when aiden met carpenter. how cool is that? aiden plays football, basketball, and soccer, and he runs track and swims. >> what a little hero. >> i would like to see a one armed player make it into major league baseball. >>> the cutest baby boom ever. where these cubs were born and ho what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of

pop culture sensation and tonight she is speaking at a commonwealth club event. now the commonwealth club of course is a prestigious public affairs forum that has hosted the likes of martin luther king junior and bill gates. kim kardashian west has taken everything that is modern day society from selfies to self- promotion to sexuality embraced it and monotized it and now we are going to talk about it. tonight's event is a featured program of their inforum devision. the glamorous kardashian is fade mouse for -- is famous for being famous. now some of the controversy surrounding this decision to host her has unfolded on inform's facebook page. a couple people wrote is this a joke? another wrote she is so beautiful. yet another comment said i love you and your family and tonight's event is being built as a conversation about the objectionification of women in media. we checked online a short time ago and it appears nonmember tickets are still available online in the range of $65 to $200. this is happening at the castro theater in san francisco at 8:00 tonight. comi

she has been invited to speak at a commonwealth event here tonight. the commonwealth is a prestigious forum that has hosted the likes of martin luther king junior, bill clinton, and bill gate us. she has millions of followers on twitter and instagram and a best selling app kim kardashian hollywood. tonight's event is a featured program of the club's inforum division. some of the controversy over the decision to feature her has unfolded on their facebook page. a couple of people wrote is this a joke? some question the relevance. others commented on her beauty and asked about her charity work. one comment said i love you and your family. this is being built as a conversation about the objectification in media. this morning we checked and there were tickets for sale for members and nonmembers in the $65 to $200 range. the event will be held here at the castro theater in san francisco. it's happening at 8:00 tonight. coming up in the next hour, whether try to talk to some people in the neighborhood to get their opinion on this. we have also reached out to

a judge accepted charlottesville's commonwealth's attorney's motions to dismiss charges against johnson from the march 8th incident. the 20-year-old was pinned to the ground and injured in the head during a violent arrest by the agents outside the bar. the videos and photos sparked outrage of racism and police misconduct. johnson said the incident had a profound effect on him steering him to spend the rest of his life serving the minority community and shedding light own justice. >> many instances minorities are not allowed this privilege. it shouldn't just be the honor student who goes to the university of virginia and has some great academic record who has the opportunity to have his charges dropped for something that happened soul justly. soul-- so unjustly. >> johnson has an internship on capitol hill but will be back in charlottesville on sunday for community discussion led by the commonwealth attorney. >>> coming up details of a freak explosion at a shop leaving one dead and a fell and community in mourning. >> also ahead. >> reporter: all over the country lots of conversations ab

think is just in the, um, undeveloped or developing countries, but it's also here, even in the commonwealth of massachusetts... >> hinojosa: in fact, the commonwealth of massachusetts has some pretty extraordinarily high numbers. >> well, high numbers on one end, but high numbers on the lower end, also. too many adults who have too low a level of literacy, and without the facilities to give them training and, because of budget cuts, they're being reduced, also. >> hinojosa: it could get worse. so, this is the name of one of your classes at the harvard kennedy school: "new media: surveillance, access, propaganda and democracy." >> right. >> hinojosa: so, you're actually also... not only are you... are you propagating for more democracy in terms of access... >> a better quality of democracy, also. >> hinojosa: a better quality of democracy, more awareness of the have-nots. you're also very concerned, as are many americans, about the issue of our loss of personal... you know, kind of our loss of personal privacy. >> well, they go hand in hand. i don't think you can have a true democracy if, uh

our state visit to germany next month and to our state visit to walter in november alongside the commonwealth heads of government meeting. we also look forward to welcoming his excellency, the president of the people's republic of china on a state visit in october. my government will seek effective global collaboration to sustain economic recovery and to combat climate change, including at the climate change conference in paris later this year. my government will undertake a full strategic defense and security review and do whatever is necessary to ensure that our courageous armed forces can keep britain safe. my government will work to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons, cyberattacks, and terrorism. other measures will be laid before you. my lords and members of the house of commons, i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest upon your councils. announcer: back in washington, with midnight less than three hours away, it is looking likely that the nsa provisions in the patriot act will expire. the senate is in a quorum call right now as we approach the midnight deadline. they are ope

i still believe it's the state's role to adequately fund education across the commonwealth, including for poor kids. and we've allowed the conversation to be focused in on city council. did they do $100 million? did they do $70 million? did they do $75 million? yes, absolutely important. but in the end, it is the commonwealth's responsibility to fund education adequately for poor kids. >> exactly, sharmain. and, you know, we've talked about this over and over and over again, that property-tax based system where you fund the school, it's unjust. it's unfair that someone who lives three miles from somebody else gets half of the educational benefit. and it really -- there has to be something done, but it can't simply be just raising taxes raising taxes, raising taxes. there are people who live in areas where -- or, excuse me there are people who don't have children in the public school system and their taxes are being used for something that they're not contributing to any longer and they're not getting a benefit from. i just think that the whole property-tax system is so archaic and ant

only 1700 have been issued across the entire commonwealth. the governor says that is 1700 too many and he has just advised to start the process of pulling them. visitors come to soak up civil war history but they are keenly aware of the contemporary debate over the flag that for some now symbolizes racism and hatred. >> i enjoy history and i hate to see anyone use any symbol to encourage hate. >> virginia's governor announced he will begin the process of stripping the flags off of the vanity license plates created for veterans. in the wake of the massacre, the flag has got to go. >> this commonwealth does not support the display of the confederate battle flag or the message that it sends to the world. >> this visitor supports the decision but wonders whether the move will have much practical impact. >> while i appreciate the gesture and i'm kind of a fan of this no longer being a symbol of southern pride or whatever it is that people consider it a symbol of, i don't know how much of an impact it will have beyond the immediate look what we are

commonwealth can repay the $73 billion it owes. the government run company has a debt repayment due on wednesday. it is likely going to default. island's governor is asking congress to declare chapter 9 bankruptcy the way detroit did when it went belly up. one of the biggest financial issues john will be too many promises and too much debt and not delivering. >> isa said it is not a problem with politics but a problem with math. >> a death spiral he said. >> ten minutes after the hour. >>> president obama set to announce the major move to increase alsalaries. the threshold is now $23,000 a year. it will rise to $50,000. if you earn less than $50,000, you will get overtime if you work more than 40 hours. >> a big deal. >>> all right. nbc universal is cutting ties with donald trump after the campaign kickoff. he referred to mexican immigrants and rapist and drug dealers. the station will no longer air the miss universe pageants and miss usa pageants. it will continue "celebrity" without him. >> i have a great relationship with mexico

e commonwealth attorney told the judge, he wanted to drop the charges against johnson. they use the situation as an opportunity to improve relations between citizens and law enforcement. it was early on the morning of march 18 that cell phone video captured virginia abc officers throwing johnson to the ground and bleeding in an area near uva called the corner. this was after johnson was denied entry into a bar. despite the stress from the experience, johnson says he will be using it as motivation to move forward. martese johnson: it was a large moment of injustice, in my opinion, but that will be so much more powerful than our community and the nation. jeff: the attorney also announcing he will not be charging the officers involved in the incident. hear what martese johnson has to say about that coming up at 5:00. in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kellye: people started lining up thursday night and waited until the afternoon friday for a shot at affordable housing in the district. as jeanette reyes reports, there is still no promise of success just a chance

so last friday i asked the education minister's council to state and join with the commonwealth in devising a strategy around the deradicalization of at-risk students at school. while steps were made, there was some movement, there was not the sense of urgency that i think the australian people demand from their government, state, territory, and commonwealth. we want to work with the states and territory on a number of different measures. we need to create the resources for teachers and for schools that provide information that identify at-risk students that tell the teachers and principals where to get help and to provide advice in emergency situations. we also need to provide resources to parents to be able to see the signs of at-risk children at home. to ensure that they get very early to nip in the bud potential danger signs of their own children and then provide them with information they need to contact those who know how to help for emergency assistance. every single family knows in their household they are dealing with children who have terrific access these days to the internet. an

a commonwealth capital city is the former capital of the confederacy. controversy on capitol hill after the irs said it erased e-mail records related to the tea party scandal. russell george testified on thursday before the house oversight committee. thousands of e-mails were eras to and from four -- a former irs official, one year after an edict not to erase backup drives through the irs say it was a mistake. a new push for d.c. statehood is underway, at delaware senator has introduced legislation to give d.c. residents full representation in congress. they designate areas around the white house and national mall as the seat of the federal government, the rest of the city would become the 51st -- 51st state called new columbia. the purple line is getting the green light to it larry hogan says he supports the light rail project. the project has been a polarizing one. we have more reaction from both sides. reporter: larry hogan ran out -- ran a platform of reduced spending. >> i never said i was opposed reporter:, i said it was expensive. the proposal is

commonwealth of puerto rico told creditors that it was on payable debt. island dropped. and hyundai has a new endorsement deal with the nfl. the deal kicks off in september. the korean automaker replaces general motors as the league's official sponsor. the nfl will earn $50 million a year from the new deal, double what gm paid. alix: and discovery will have a lot more than just shark week, which i am still too scared to watch. discovery will air most of the olympic events to an estimated audience of 72 million people in europe. the company, which includes john malone as an investor, is ramping up its content efforts. pimm: and there are new signs of strength in the real estate industry. ownedct for previously homes rose in may for the fifth consecutive month. the pending home sales index increased 9% in may after a advance lastevised month. employment growth, a pickup in incomes, and relatively low borrowing costs are helping ure buyers. alix: nbc says to donald trump "you are fired." the network will no longer air usa and miss universe pageant. trump announced he would

people exiting the commonwealth and coming here. the question becomes does the u.s. bail them out. >> right now, we can inspire panic or we can actually give the numbers. the general obligations are down between six and even percent. you can get a 70 bid on a piece of paper that everybody follows. it was at 78 last week. you can see that's a big hit but the important thing, not geeos are disasters. we need to know where the greek debt is. we want to know who owns this debt, and remember there's always these big items about unknowns. >> a lot of the big muny funds. >> you'll get $73 on the if you wait long enough. >> but puerto rico winds up in a lot of portfolios because it's a name they can own broadly. a lot of hedge funds who want in there. a lot of them short. in greece they were long. >> the euro started at 94. down to 70. what i think is most interesting and why i don't necessarily want to buy the first dip is if it hedges in puerto rico we would be down today. it was a surprise. >> people have been monitoring it closely, monitoring the utility to pay its bills

it's one of the many new spots popping up across the commonwealth catering to customers that want fresh local, farm to table food. all of which the governor says helps feel the states 4.1% increase in tourism revenue for 2014, bring the total to $22.4 billion. >> i think people are looking to be educated. reporter: virginia made wine and craft beers are also part of the growth. as wired magazine named virginia the food region of 2014. this cafe opened in arlington this week. a favorite in north carolina and tennessee. it had its sights set on virginiaa. >> we feel like it is a great fit for us. reporter: growth and revenue means job growth. according to the governor tourism accounts for more than 215 thousand jobs in virginia and he believes the number is only going to keep rising. an old town alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. leon: southwest airlines trying to keep up with a massive sale. they lost a sale on tuesday with someone we tickets as cheap as $49. a crash the company's website. we checked about an hour ago in the site is now back up and running. the sale was closed and to

puerto rico is a commonwealth. it doesn't come under the main line united states. but all that means is there is no really good scenario here. cuts to education the university is going to go through 50% cuts in the next few years, it means teachers will be laid off teachers who get 30 days paid vacation, will go down to minimum and there is really no good scenario here. they owe $73 billion the governor himself said they're heading towards a death spiral. this is an extremely series situation, one that has been in the making for years. for the past eight years the puerto rican economy has been stagnant unemployment is about 15%, and you have people leaving the island to get better jobs and that reduces the tax base. so whatever happens, whatever negotiations are done over the next few hours and days with the creditors, puerto rico really is in for hard times in the years ahead. >> andy gallagher in san juan. john mudd is a lawyer and partner at puerto rico clearinghouse. the organization provides independent research and analysis to restructure the commonwealth's d

. >> welcome to the meeting of the commonwealth club. you can find us on the internet. i am david kennedy, professor of history emeritus and codirector of the center for the american west at stanford university and your moderator for this program. this program is being presented with the california historical society. it is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished guests, richard white, also a professor of history at stanford university and co-director at the bill lane center for the american west with me and the author of the new book "railroaded: the transcontinentals and the making of modern america." richard is got to be more precise, the margaret byrne professor of history at stanford or he has been since 1998. he previously taught at the university of utah and the university of washington where he took his phd. my wonderful colleague, richard white, is widely regarded as the leading scholar in three distinct but related fields, the history of the american west environmental history, a subset of our discipline that he helped to pioneer, and native american hi

the governor said something to that effect last night in his address to the commonwealth on televisionand so we do it is our understanding that puerto rico has adequate money to pay its debt today and on july 1 and that it intends to do so and that we are not aware of a particular default that's being planned. however, we do believe that they will pursue a restructuring of some sort shortly. in fact, under current projections we believe that they will have to. typically puerto rico has needed to sell 1.2 billions of extra cash flow notes within the fiscal year which ends june 30. they typically get most of the revenue towards the end of the year, particularly when the income tax comes in and they need cash flow financing in the fall. so while they might pursue various measures to boost their liquidity in the short run and bills have been introduced to tap the retirement funds or the state insurance funds before liquidity purposes they might sell trends, for example, to the gdp for liquidity. we believe that even those with a relatively temporary. and in our opinion come this fall or pe

the commonwealth attorney said that decision to plead half way through the case surprised her. she also said she's not opposed to a plea in the hannah graham case. >>> they upheld a key provision of president obama's healthcare law. in a 6-3 decision the high court saved the controversial law that republican opponents have been trying to undermine since it was passed in 2010. andrea mccarren is live with reactions to this historic decision. andrea? >> reporter: debra it means they could help them afford insurance. reaction here in washington was strong and swift. a jubilent crowd thrilled the decision. >> this means so much to young people and young people who were never able to get health insurance before. >> the reality is there are people who are now going to be able to continue to accessthey need, get the treatment that their family needs and that feels great. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. >> a major victory for president obama. >> we finally declared that in america, healthcare is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. >> reporter: chief justice john

mathews defense team asked the judge to drop the charges, arguing that two and a half days in the commonwealth has not been able to prove that matthew was the perpetrator that night in 2005, saying that dna evidence is all they have and it is simply not enough. the description was off, the sketch look nothing like him, no eyewitnesses. the victim in this case testified earlier this week that the attacker told her -- i will kill you if you scream again. minutes ago after hearing that argument the judge denied the west. this trial will continue this afternoon. reporting live, john gonzales, or fax county. jummy: it was also a busy morning for the manic used of jumping the white house fence. he was stopped by the secret service on april 19 after they say he hopped entrance late at night. the man was carrying a package that was later found to be harmless. his preliminary hearings started one hour ago and as soon as we hear anything from that courtroom, we will be sure to let you know. the secret service is staying tightlipped about tuesday's bomb scare the cleared out the white house briefing room

folks; i believe the same is true in the commonwealth of virginia. jeff: with that, governor mcauliffe moved to get the license plate off the road in virginia. the battle over the plate that honors the sons of the confederate veteran begins at the general assembly in richmond in 1999 leading to the inclusion of the rebel flag in 2002. but today, governor mcauliffe citing last week's supreme court decision allowing state to remove the flag from license plates. now that nearly 1600 plates on the road in virginia will not be renewed. new ones will not be issued. >> it's not divisive. it's diversity. you get the plate you want for whatever reason your colleagues, whatever, i get the plate i want. jeff: in manassas, charleston native mike says the flag has become too divisive. >> there are other avenues available for those who are proud of southern heritage to express that. jeff: others agree. >> it's prejudice. >> i feel it is divisive and polarizing and hurtful to people including myself. jeff: the secretary of transportation and the attorney general ha

. >> i think the commonwealth has presented a case that's circumstantial, to be sure, but very, very >> as aaron hernandez adjusts the life behind bars, charges with murder, yet another accusation of gun violence makes headlines. four months before odin lloyd is gunned down, the football player is at tootsy's strip club in miami. a law enforcement source says hernandez drops about ten grand that night. one of the men he is would, alexander bradley. prosecutors describe him as hernandez's forearm right hand man. by morning, bradley is shot in the face, dumped out of a vehicle, and left for dead, still wearing his now blood soaked vip wrist band from the club. police retrieve this bullet fragment from his head. but bradley won't give them any details. >> when the police investigated this incident, alexander bradley didn't point the finger at hernandez. >> that changes when bradley sues claiming aaron hernandez cost him his right eye. the motive is unclear. after bradley is shot, prosecutors say hernandez gets a new right hand man. a man named earne eest wallace. >> this defendant is mo

johnson faced public intoxication charges but the charlottesville commonwealth's attorney dropped the case yesterday after reviewing the state police investigation. alcoholic beverage control officers arrested him back in march outside of a charlottesville pub. johnson's lawyer accused the officers of excessive force. >>> virginia's former first lady maureen mcdonnell has filed the final brief as she appeals her conviction. the lawyers insist it only happened because the courts used a an overly broad interpretation of the bribery law. bob mcdonnell and his wife were found guilty of taking gifts in exchange for political favors. >>> developing this morning, we're learning a cyber attack may have targeted more government workers than originally thought. a union says hackers stole personnel data and social security numbers for every federal worker. the office of personnel management said that's not true. opm said 4 million active and former workers may have had their information compromised. >>> breaking news here at the live desk. we have been watching this one all morning. the verdict

communities up and down the i-95 corridor and provide new options for commuters and travelers and the commonwealth is not alone in the effort. >> north carolina, south carolina, georgia, florida all working on southeast high speed rail projects as well. mike: costs could rope the billions -- reach the billions. in there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the on you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custinternet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or

back in virginia, a developing story in the commonwealth, a three-day hearing aimed at keeping sweet briar college open in bedford county. the private women's college was scheduled to close because of financial college -- problems but many current and former students have been fighting the decisiona mediated settlement was announced to have been reached and a judge must now prove the deal. some 16,000 students say that some are the booklet to complete 25 minutes and reading section but the materials only given 20. students who took the exam cannot take it at know it is no cost again. we learning this afternoon that a raccoon suspected of having rabies was euthanized in howard county. this weekend police received several reports staggering a radically in columbia, this is just the latest in a series of rapid raccoon or -- raccoon reports. all right, doug? i don't want to be outside any point this week. doug: we had a few days where it has breathtakingly hot. let's get you started here on this monday, the sun is up bright and early this morning. believe it or not, starting today very s

we don't need it in the commonwealth of virginia. it is taken off. our website as of today. every one of these license plates will be replaced, so it will cease to exist on license plates. that's all i can say. >> and virginia has no shortage of statues, schools, and roads named after confederate members. the governor clarified today all of those flags will stay. he's drawing the line with the license plates. there is one place in virginia where the confederate flag will stay. it is owned by the man who played cater on the show the dukes of harfordard. ben jones said it is a sign of certain values, like courage, family, and good times. >> i despice people who use those symbols for racist or white supremist people. we're not racist, we love everybody, and we see that symbol asking in very, very positive, and we despise people who don't. >> he called the flags part of a wave of political correctness. >> the boston marathon bomber spoke today for are the first time to the people he heard. dzhokhar tsarnaev started by praising allah, and then apologized to the victims and surviv

well prosecutors went through hundreds of pages of documents and decided it is not in the commonwealth's best interest to prosecute that case. at the live deck i'm chris lawrence. >>> the purple line could be a step closer to becoming a reality, as long as two local counties are willing to share a larger share of the cost. maryland's transportation secretary has recommended to governor larry hogan that he approve a plan to build the purple line as long as the cost to the state is reduced. two officials familiar with the discussions tell the "washington post" that the secretary's plan calls for about $300 million to be trimmed from the $2.5 billion project. and for prince georges and montgomery to pay a bigger share of the cost xbroochl about to get -- >>> tomorrow it is about to get easier to get around the national ball. there will be circulator buses that will make 15 stops at the city's most popular sights like union station, lincoln people morell i can't, the capitol, as well as many of the major smithsonian museums much the service begins sunday at the basic fare is just a buck. >>>

it's decision day if you live in virginia and polls open at 6:00 for primaries across the commonwealth. here are some of the races we're watching. in alexandria, bill euille is facing two challenges. he's in the fourth term right now and former mayor kerry donley and allison silver are trying to unseat him. a republican primary can change the state house of delegates. the current speaker of the house william howell represents you. susan stimpson could stage a big upset if she beats him today. ther also race -- there are also races that can change the state senate. we have a link on nbcwashington.com. we'll send you an alert as the results of the big races come in on the nbc washington app. >>> voter turnout could be different based on where you live and who you're voting for. in stafford county, more than 20% of voters are predicted at the polls because of the high states house of delegates race. however inside nova.com, reports voter turnout is expected to be 8% across the commonwealth. >>> a live look at reagan national for you at five after the hour. today the airports authority wil

today, we celebrate the 55th commencement of the commonwealth's oldest first community college. >> [applause] senator elizabeth warren: so we start with the word of the day congratulations. and i want to offer my congratulations not just to this graduating class, but also to your parents and to your kids to your families and your friends, to your teachers and incisors, and for so many of you , to your employers and her coworkers because i know as well as you do, you don't get to college all by yourself. making it to the stage requires the support and the understanding and the encouragement of people who loved you, people who care about you, and people who really want to see you succeed. so today, we applaud your success and the success of everyone who helped get you here. that is what we do. >> [applause] senator elizabeth warren: now, i know that this moment is a time for celebration. a time to taste the success. but i want to talk about what you had to master to get here. and, no, i am not talking about mastering elementary statistics. although 77.42% of you did that. i am not talking abou

the commonwealth club says kardashian is culturally relevant and appeals to mill en yells. >>> a reale debate in los angeles involving a pair of nuns and katy perry. despite the los angeles archbishop's urging the two nuns do not want to sell their former convent to katy perry. the spectacular villa offers stunning views of los angeles as well as the san gabriel mountains. they are insisting the property is theirs and only they can sell it. >> we have control of our property. the archdiocese is not taking care of us. we've been taking care of ourselves. >> they completed the deal two weeks ago with a local restaurateur before the archdiocese could sell it to katy perry. one nun looked up katy perry and wasn't happy with what she does. the issue is expected to be resolved in court. >>> 5:26 now. price gouging at the pump. >> the move today, prices down and your best interest in mind. >> new fears about mountain lions searching for food in residential downtown areas. the latest sighting that has part of the bay area on edge. >>> abc 7 news now with a live high definition look at the emb

analysts expect that the island, the commonwealth, will actually run out of cash completely in the next couple of weeks possibly. well, with that in mind, last night the governor of puerto rico gave a live televised speech of seven-point plan speech to the eye land's 3 1/2 million people, all u.s. citizens, calling for shared sacrifice for everyone. padilla, that is the governor, he wants to raise tax, lower minimum wage, restructure loans, defer all payments due for five years, give creditors to accept less payback and congress to allow the commonwealth what happens in cities in the u.s. that face these problems, the ability to file chapter 9 bankruptcy. >> translator: facing with the situation all of us have to assume certain responsibility. listen to this closely. this isn't about politics. we're talking about math. >> the u.s. territory has been in recession or near recession for 10 years. unemployment is 12%. that is twice that here in the states. this dire situation is a big concern for u.s. financial markets. for investors on the island and for municipal bond fund holders. wall s

but meanwhile there's widespread speculation of default for the commonwealth.nings of a municipal bankruptcy filing under chapter nine like with cities like detroit. puerto rico in recent years has imposed higher taxes, pension reforms and spending trends in an effort to balance out its long beleaguered books. revenue has undershot government targets according to this economic study leading the commonwealth with the highest debt-to-gdp ratio by a very long mile. you look at the chart, it's just astonishing. now the governor is asking for some assistance from the island's creditors to stave off a potential default. among that group a wide swath of municipal bond as well as a powerful group of hedge funds among many others. some are optimistic about the island's long-term future. john paulson has described puerto rico as perhaps the next singapore whether they'll make a deal here, guys, remains unseen. we'll be watching closely, kelly. >> kate, we. thank you so much. again, the timing between this and what's happening in greece is certainly catching -- >> uncanny

the charlottesville commonwealth attorney explains that it is in the best interest of everyone to not pursue the obstruction of justice as they would say that abc agents would beat them up after refusing to let them in that bar. >>> a 19-year-old college student is dead after an apparent overdose of a popular club drug known as molly. they were at an electronic music event at echo stage club northeast last night. according to police that the emergency crews rushed her to the hospital where she later died as molly is mistaken by most users as a pure form of the club drug ecstasy when in fact that it will be most often a combo of frequently untraceable chemicals mixed by amateurs. molly deaths have been on the rise as a result. >>> metro has announced that they will be single tracking trains late at night and over the weekend and in the middle of the day too where all of this on the urging of the federal safety investigators, trying to take the steps to fix the electrical connections to the third rail that a missing plastic sleeve may have allowed water and debris filling up the metro t

conversation here in the studio we have martin plow, senior research fellow at the institute of commonwealth studies. good to have you with us. >> nice to be here. >> getting around the question of whether south africa is now in breach of its statute obligations. >> it's very difficult to see how they could get round it. it is clear they are a signatory. the icc asked them to act asked by the local court to await its decision and they flouted it. >> what do you make of the argument that the icc itself is highly criticized, it's been extremely selective in the application of justice. >> that is not point. the spoint clearly that a court in safecopoint is clearly a court insouth africa asked for the be president to be detained. and that order was not followed. >> i'm sure they'll come to some sort of conclusion in that regard. but is there a problem of referrals at the icc? >> well, you know it's like any club. you sign up to the rules of the club. if you want to be a member and there are 120 approximately members of the international criminal court. once you sign up you agree that's the way y

flag, the commonwealth is divided over how to respond to its profound economic challenges and the natureits relationship to the united states. should it petition to become the 51st state or remain what it is now, an associated free state. here is erica pitzi. >> reporter: for the united states, porto rico is a spoil of law, a u.s. territory with the defeat of the spanish, it is not a state. puerto ricans are citizens who an serve in the military, but cannot vote for president if they live in porto rico. the limbo coupled with economic troubles forced thousands to head to the states. like marion and brian, who moved to the miami area, where they own a restaurant. they have been in the states for eight years, but remember what they left behind. >> it was very hard to leave the island, or your country, and start all over, and everything has to be progress since we arrived. i don't have family, you miss the family and the beach. >> i know if porto rico has independence. people will return and help porto rico become successful with the independence. independent. >> opinions are divided whethe

. >> reporter: in court this morning a judge approved the commonwealth attorney's motion to dismiss the charges against martese johnson. >> i'm kind of glad it was dropped. >> reporter: the 20-year-old was injured and bloodied as white abc officers pinned him to the ground, handcuffed and shackled him outside in march. >> race was definitely a factor in this situation. i do not believe it was the only factor. i think the other factors that played a big part in this situation were poor training by the force as well as the over militarization of police forces generally. >> reporter: the commonwealth attorney said after reviewing the investigation by virginia state police the incident did not warrant criminal charges. do you think the abc shouldn't have police officers with guns arresting people? >> i don't. >> i would say no as well. >> reporter: after the incident the governor ordered abc agents to undergo additional diversity training. >> it almost seems like a rogue agency like they don't really have a purpose anymore. >> reporter: johnson who was on the honor committee said he's now h

all this against the background of about 50,000 people leeferg leaving this commonwealth island. puerto ricans are citizens leaving for better jobs on the mainland of the united states. but puerto rico is facing a serious situation. we have about an hour and a half before the governor addresses the island to speak to people about how bad situations are. it is not good for the long term future. either the creditors who have loaned this island country money, agree to restructure, we don't know if that's going to happen or not or puerto rico face some serious cuts. either way it's not a good thing. $72 brl in debt is a huge amount of noifn and in the paste couple of administration efers have just kicked the scan down the road. they've failed to address this issue and are now at that time breaking point. they have to restructure those loans and ton paying them back. but no matter what happens the floral working people of puerto rico will suffer, higher taxes less holidays and even losing their jobs which is bound to force more people to leave the islands. each time the people raise t

government to let the commonwealth file for chapter nine bankruptcy. happening now in alex andrea, police are on the hunt for the guy that tried to of a woman on the west end of the city. the alleged victim told elise that a guy grabbed her before 1:00 this warning at the white stone landmark apartment complex. police say that she was able to free herself and escape. also right now a gunshot victim is recovering after taking a bullet in prince george's county this morning. someone shot him in round 6:45 this morning. we are told that the injuries are not life reddening and we are working to get more information from police on possible sus x and a possible motive. a man who spent 26 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape and murder has filed a ready million-dollar lawsuit against the district of columbia. report this noon is that he and his lawyer file that to last week nearly one year after he was exonerated of the crime. he was convicted in 1982 of killing a georgetown woman largely as a result of errors by and at the i-4 renzi unit. co

jeff: charlottesville commonwealth's attorney david chapman will not be charging the officers involved in the situation. martese johnson was asked about that. he said there is a lesson i goes way beyond criminal charges, mainly talking about understanding and training. he will be in turning on capitol hill in d.c. this summer and then will begin his fourth year at uva this fall. jummy: also new this noon, president obama making an unscheduled stop on capitol hill. he just wrapped up a meeting with house members to make a final pitch for his controversial trade legislation. the concern for congresses that that legislation would come at the expense of jobs. that massive government hack making waves in the senate this noon. lawmakers rejected a cyber security measure in the wake of that intrusion. this is the third time in as many years that the bipartisan effort to a dress cyber security has failed -- address cyber security has failed. a key decision from the state of maryland this noon about silver springs' free range parents. maryland officials say free range parenting is not negligent

. >> reporter: and commonwealth attorney ray morrogh praised the victim. the dna found under her fingernail sealed the case. the chance that the dna belongs to jesse matthew is 1 in 7.2 billion, the world's population. >> she is the one that got away, and i'm sure she didn't feel like she was lucky but she was. >> reporter: police linked dna from matthew to morgan hairington though he has not been charged. >> i want a day in court for really do, but it's unlikely this criminal will ever hurt anyone again. >> reporter: there is a possibility that jesse matthew would plead guilty in the hannah graham case and it play not go to trial. we'll have to wait and see about that. the victim in this case is still in up to, and she wants to testify about how the brutal assault has affected her even to this day. that will take place on thursday, and her testimony will be used in jesse matthews' sentencing in four months. jesse foster, live in fairfax. back to you, derek. >>thank you, pegy. and matthew faces the full range of three life sentences for each condition. >>>

you have over 12% unemployment in the commonwealth.t only was going in the wrong direction in terms of their ability to meet their interest payments and not to mention when it was '06 when some of the great tax abatements that allowed pharmaceutical countries to manufacture there. any number of reasons to be concerned but it was a shock yesterday when he came out and said yes, it's just math. >> we thought the federal government might say listen, we can lend a hand. it didn't happen. >> $72 billion in debt is more than any state in the nation. >> and it's here. it's not in greece, and it's not like puerto rico can go turn to a chinese lifeline. they're not going to call putin the way tsipras did. i mean yesterday was a confusing day but i think we would have been down a percent off of puerto rico. >> and as for greece, we'll have to live with whatever is going to happen this week as we head toward a referendum. >> when we talk about things there was no widening the spreads. euro was up yesterday. mario track gi trumped everybody. i don

athens with the latest on the negotiations there and kate kelly is in puerto rico's capital as the commonwealth stocks trying to rebound following the worst day of stocks in a couple of years. the s&p 500 still tracking for its first down quarter in the last ten. so joe, a little bit of a bounce today. but you can feel the nervousness that remains in the market as a result of the issues that we laid out at the top of the show here. >> it's not just about nervousness, it's about speculators and risk managers selling any type of rebound they're getting in the market. that's what happened yesterday and what's happening today. that's going to be the pattern and the trend until we deepen into the weeks of july and get some economic data as long as some earnings guidance. >> steve grasso, give us an idea of what you're thinking down there. you're on the 50 yard line of this action. and what sort of levels are you watching and should we have our eye on today? >> 200-day, that's the biggest level in the s&p cash. let's call it 2054. just as joe just said. guys are looking at this as an opportunity to s