and the people who murdered their father or the taliban and their promise of vengeance more of guys d. of c. . now shooting in the u.s. state of virginia on wednesday has raised more concerns over the country's toxic political atmosphere the incident took place when a gunman opened fire at a republican baseball training seeing session injuring four people including a top party member you tack a fight over fifty rounds from an automatic weapon took up position outside the baseball ground and then move forward exchanging fire with approaching police officers the sale was killed in the shootout. the congressman wounded in the attack was the senior u.s. republican steve skellies he's a majority whip in the house of representatives his condition has improved from critical to serious well as for the attack a u.s. law enforcement officials have named him as james hodgkinson the sixty six year old was from the state of illinois and worked as a home inspector it's been reported that he had problems with alcohol and that he allegedly used use to beat his foster daughter. two he caught the media's att

of oregon will make the same change starting next month. d-m-v's are closed today, so the first licenses will be issued starting tomorrow. if the d-c bill gets council and congressional approval, it could be made law by next year. thousands of people lining the stre pride from coast to coast this weekend. gay pride parades were held in new york, san francisco, minneapolis and other cities. the parades celebrated diversity but also protested prejudice and exclusion. in new york - chelsea manning celebrated her first pride event as a free woman. the transgender former u-s army intelligence analyst waved to crowds from the american civil liberties union float. manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents to wikileaks. formerly bradley manning, she underwent gender reassignment while behind bars. former president obama commuted her sentence in january. she was released last month. happening today - a sign of summer in d-c. the marion barry youth employment program kicks off. this morning, d-c mayor muriel bowser will celerate the first day by announcing 50-thousand dollars in new scholarships. 13-thousan

speaking of the holiday - a new d-c travel report just released. coming up - how many people are heading out of town - and who's sticking around. plus a scorcher july fourth. eileen whelan is tracking the heat on the way - next. at 5:xx time for a big problems on the rails after a deadly train accident. delays and cancellations on both amtrak and marc. julie wright is sorting through it all. we'll check in with her in a minute - but first, eileen? toss to eileen - beautiful today! - 90s tomorrow through next week - hot & humid this weekend through the 4th of july today: mostly sunny. low humidity. very nice! highs: 79-84 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortable. lows: 58-66 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. hotter and a touch more humid. stray pm t-shower. highs: 88-91 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph happening now - a cyber attack, sweeping across the globe. northeast washington you can see those police lights there - blocking off the scene of that deadly amtrak accident. amtrak service is suspended between dc and philly.. and i

the language woud have beeeen stronger than just discscernible, but the d delegas of c certain participating natis like saudi arabia demanded that the language be watered down and discernible ended up being sort of a lowest common denominator. it was the one thing that everybody could agree on, the governments and the scientists. but we were able to say that we've seen the fingerprint now of human influence in a formal way. we could actually detect that human finngerprint in ththe patterns f climate change that we had measured. >> given the seriousness of the issue, can you explain why there has been so little action by pololicymakers? >> well, unfortunately, m my of our politicians are beholden to fossil fuel interests. i mean, let's make no mistake here. we're talkingng about taking g n the most powerful indndustry tht evever existed on the face of ththe earth, t the fossil l fuel indndustry. they've chosen to fight back using hundreds of millions of dollars, for example, in the u.s. to fund what, without exaggeration, is the greatest disinformation campapaign ever run. in fact,t, there wa

the summer solstice is here..marking the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. today d-cget between 14 and 15 hours of sunlight...so soak it up while you can. and while we celebrate summer.. overseas in australia - hundreds of swimmers dove into an ice cold river naked to celebrate their winter solstice. the temperature on the beach - 39 degrees! our winter solstice occurs between december 21st and the 23rd. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - happy first day of summer - longest amount of daylight - hottest day of the next 10 tomorrow (90+) - impacts from t.s. cindy this weekend - nice early next week (lower humidity!) today:- partly cloudy. hot, but relatively comfortable humidity. stray pm shower possible. highs: 86-90 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. isolated shower. warm. lows: 64-71 winds: w 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 90-94 winds: wsw 5-10 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. queen's speech. kidd o'shea in the now.. bachelor in paradise will resume filming after the production company shut the sho

>>> we begin this afternoon with breaking news out of the district. d. c. police charged two men with stranging two of -- striking two of their own. 23-year-old dwayne taylor a 22-year-old brandon figures- mormon face a number charges but assault with intent to kill is the most serious. one witness says the pickup truck barreled through the area striking another vehicle in the process. mikea turner has been at the hospital all day. she has the latest on everyone's condition. >> reporter: we're outside of med star washington hospital center. you can see a d. c. police cruiser behind me. all morning, all night we've seen officers coming in and out to check on the two officers that are inside right now. what we can tell you after this long and tough night according to the police chief, he tweeted that out early this morning. he says that one officer is in critical but stable condition. the second officer is expected to survive. that officer is in fair condition, and that's the same case for that traffic control worker who was also hurt during the accident. we w

if you're west of i-80 you'll want maybe a different story here on the d. c. metro. some of those showers and storms approach us after midnight, models are trending that way, might not be buying into that so much. by 5, 6, 7 a.m. everything's leaving, moving quickly away from us. we're going to end up with a nice afternoon. west, northwesterly winds start to kick in. can't rule out a couple of sh you're headed to pennsylvania or deep creek for the weekend or out into west virginia. sunday, though, very pleasant. lower humidity here. still enough humidity to pop up some showers north and west of us with that cooler westerly, northwesterly flow will continue for a few days. that's the early part of next week. it's going to be a little bit of a treat around here. 90 or so today, some isolated storms this afternoon. we'll keep the yellow weather alert up for really overnight tonight, a couple of storms this afternoon. 75 tonight, so still kind of sticky. tomorrow we clear out early, less humid by the afternoon, 91, still hot but sunday looks very pleasant. mid-80s, low to

we've even heard of a d-c bar - shaw's tavern - opening early to host a watch party. we will carry the entire hearing live thursday morning as it happens - right here on abc-7 - and on our sister station newschannel 8. special live coverage begins at 10 a-m. happening today.. it's the 73rd anniversary of d-day. a ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the world war two memorial to commemorate the event. on june 6th, 1944.. 160-thousand allied troops landed on the beaches of normandy, france to fight nazi germany. this was the beginning of the end of hitler's regime. nine-thousand allied soldiers were killed or wounded during the invasion. today, d-day veterans will place wreaths at the world war two memorial, in memory of those soldiers. coming up - breaking news in the war on terror. the new offensive, happening right now to take down isis. like when you head out today. lower humidity on this tuesday. another check of the forecast is next. over hereno!ver here! (dog barking) whoever threw it has to go get it. not me! somebody will get it... ♪ anyone can dream.

we've even heard of a d-c bar -- hosting a watch party. we will carry the entire hearing live thursday morning as it happens - right here on abc-7 - and on our sister station newschannel 8. special live coverage begins at 10 a-m. new details from the london terror attacks. two of the three terrorists have been identified. and british authorities are learning more about their lives, before they launched that de adly assault on pedestrians. abc's lana zak has more from northwest. a social media one of the nation's top colleges. nearly a dozen students now blocked from going to harvard, over controversial posts. the story br oke in the school's newspaper-- the harvard crimson. according to the paper-- the students were part of private facebook group, that shared explicit and hateful memes. the images reportedly mocked sexual assault, and targeted minorities. in response-- the school revoked their acceptance. the school released a statement saying in college reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission if an admitted student engages or

the city of washington d-c and the state of maryland are planning to sue president trump.president violated anti- corruption clauses in the constitution by accepting millions of dollars from foreign governments after he took office. the district attorney for maryland say the president broke a promise to keep his businesses separate from his administration. the president had said that his businesses would be run by his sons in order to avoid a conflict of interest. the white house has not yet responded to this lawsuit. ( mark ) attorney general jeff sessions is asking that his testimony to the senate intelligence committee be open to the public tomorrow. the panel still has to decide. sessions recused himself from overseeing the federal investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia back in march. this after admitting he met twice last year with the russian ambassador to the u-s and not disclosing those meetings when he received his security clearance.. sessions will likely face questions from senators not only about those meetings... but also a

service out to see if it's a good deal, or a case of don't waste your money. 0-12 33-36 136-149 some good news - just as the summer heat returns to our the d-c department of parks and recreation says starting tomorrow - all city spray parks will be open every day. they had run seemingly sporadically throughout the week. the new hours will be nine-30 a-m through eight-30 p-m daily. time now for weather 5 year anniversary of the derecho today - much warmer today; humidity a touch higher - hot & humid tomorrow through the weekend - storm chances increasing this weekend - hot 4th of july today: partly cloudy and warmer. a touch more humid. highs: 87-93 winds: s 5-15 mph tonight: clear to partly cloudy. warm and muggy. lows: 67-72 winds: s 5-10 mph friday: partly cloudy. still warm. more humid. highs: 89-93 winds: sw 5-15 mph julie toss to break julie toss to break would eventually change how the world communicates. abc's kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details in this morning's techbytes. powerful storms drench our nations midsection and tornadoes touch down across several states. good morning i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. let

but not enough to govern without the support of minority parties. developing now - a d-c police cruiser - targeted with anti-gay graffiti. the suspected hate crime - happening as pride celebrations kick off in the district. and it all happened right outside the 3rd district police station. officers say they witnessed 39-year old "david tully" writing anti-gay grafitti on the back of a police car. the police rep has few details, but says tully did admit to the crime. monday marks a year since the pulse nightclub terror attack. already the university of central florida is coming together and honoring the 49-people lost. yesterday the university held a day of rememberance across campus. an artist was on hand completing a mural to memorialize two students, juan guerrero and christopher leinonen killed in the attack. a blood drive and an art gallery was also held leading up to an evening ceremony where a student read the names of all 49-victims. today,in celebration of capital pride weekend.. 7 temporary rainbow colored crosswalks will be debuted in northwest. the crosswalks a

as of right now- they hadn't been invited- and they say they will make a decision if they are. it comes after reports that the team had voted against making a trip to d-ce team's coach criticized president trump after the election. meanwhile - the penguins will hold their stanley cup parade today in pittsburgh. it's the second season of celebrations for the city of pittsburgh. it all begins around 11 a.m. pittsburgh became this year's nhl champions after defeating the nashvill predators on sunday. it's the franchise's fifth stanley cup in their existence. part of today's festivities will include the release of this 40-pound catfish... named "stanley" a fisherman caught the the fish to protect it from the predators' tradition of throwing catfish on ice during games. since the predators were defeated sunday, "stanley" has been given the all clear. he will be released into the water at point state park after the penguins complete their parade today. a check on weather. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - not as hot, but still very humid today - thunderstorms this afternoon - slightly cooler, less humid tomorrow - hot and humid for father's day week

here tomorrow, so the feels like index,tures, the heat some of us could be looking at triple digits, 100 frederick, leesburg, quantico, d. c. about 98. chances of thunderstorms monday, some of them severe. we will break it down and futurecast coming up. kimberly: wow, 100 degrees, thank you. foundnight, another noose in the d.c. area, this time in northwest near the national gallery of art. this was spotted hanging from a lamppost at third and pennsylvania avenues this afternoon. it was taken down. the park police are investigating again. the show finished early for hundreds of moviegoers and montgomery county tonight, smoke and a mysterious odor forced the closure of the regal cinema rockville. no reports of injuries tonight. still ahead, the final safetrack surge is underway. what you need to know for your commute, and what comes next once the work wraps up. in the skies near dulles today. kimberly: returning to the breaking news from montgomery county, three people under arrest, charged in the murders of two teenager shot and killed the night before they were set to graduate high school. three suspects are all facing fi

but this idea we're going to have one-size-fits-all out of washington, d c, one of the reasons i came to serve with president trump was because i knew he believed in that. believes in competition and the future of america's brighter because we have a president who believes in american exceptionalism, america competition, and making american great again. thank you. >> thank you. >> please come back. >> i do not think anybody will question whether or not secretary perry is a high-energy guy, that is for sure. they guy, wrong football team but that is probably for another day. on top of the energy week and everything that secretary perry and other cabinet members have on the table for that, we have a full schedule from the president's cabinet on everything from global human trafficking to assistance funding for small communities. this morning of opera trump joined secretary tillerson at a state department event releasing the 2017 trafficking report. as a bunker trump said this morning, human trafficking is a human rights issue that affects millions. this is an important tool for combatin

tens of thousands of people from all over the country packed d-c for the equality march. their message was one of inclusion and unity... for every gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation. many draped in rainbow flags marched on pennsylvania avenue with pride. as they passed the white house, some demonstrators took aim at president trump -- demanding that he and his administration not roll back progress made by the l-g-b-t-q community. the march and rally also honored the victims of the tragic pulse nightclub shooting.. one year ago today. in other other parts of the country, much of the same. people in saint paul held a tribute ceremony, calling out the names of happening today.. the democratic attorneys general of d.c. and maryland plan to announce a lawsuit against president trump. the suit will allege that foreign payments to the president's businesses violate an anti-corruption clause of the constitution. president trump said in january, he was shifting his business assets into a trust managed by his sons. the move was aimed at eliminating potential conflicts of

did you know that one of the last drive-in theaters in our area is about 90 minutes from d. c. alan ryan took the drive out to i-81 to winchester to catch a drive-in movie in stephen city. >> my family would always take us there as kids. >> owning the family drive-in theater is jim cobb's dream come true. >> planning on keeping it as long as i can. >> but his plans were in jeopardy just a few years ago. >> we did think that the drive- ins would disappear in the digital able. there were no plans to have a digital drive-in. >> it took years to work it out but eventually digital became an option. $100,000 later the family drive- in theater's future looks bright. >> there are a lot of drive-in nationwide that just need somebody to take the initiative to bring them back. >> there are 324 drive-ins in the u.s. 7 of them are in virginia, none in d. c. cobb might have cracked the formula to staying in business showing a deep appreciation for his customers. >> people come by and say thank you for doing this. that keeps me going. >> in steven city, ellen bryan wusa9. >> now wusa9's first

of waterproofing. developing now-- protesters, raising their voices outside the trump hotel in d-c. while inside, the president held his first campaign event of the 20-20 election. these donors -- paying 35-thousand dollars a plate or more! tim barber- has more. an update on last year's incident in which a fairfax in which a fairfax teen stepped on a bag of exo connor golden lost part of his leg in new york city last july fourth. police initially said the bag contained homemade fireworks. but they now say it was filled with a compound used in terrorist attacks in manchester, paris, and brussels. they said yesterday, there's no evidence this incident was a terrorist act. but they increased the reward to 40-thousand dollars. golden's father tell us, it's about time the case was taken seriously. connor golden is an oakton high school graduate. he's now 19, and a music major at the university of miami. his dad says connor's positive attitude has helped in his recovery. coming up-- new details about a deadly shootout onboard a baltimore bus. what police are saying about the gunfight that

burch is the former head of a d-c charity for vietnam veterans.dly took donations meant for veterans families- and used the money for unrelated meals and hotel stays. he's facing 18 months in prison and a 55-thousand dollar fine. sentencing- set for october. the countdown is on. in less than two months, nasa expects a total eclipse of the sun. something that hasn't happened in nearly a century. while a solar every 18 months somewhere on the globe...this one will be seen across the country on august 21st. if you want to see it safely...you'll need a pair of solar glasses. if miss this year's eclipse, you will have to wait 40 years to see the next one. it's xx and we're just getting started. tropical storm cindy-- preparing to make landfall. the storm's impact already proving deadly in the south. our stormwatch weather team now tracking its path. complete stormwatch coverage, coming up . good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm autria gofrey. lets get right to the tropical storm that already lashing states in the gulf. marci gonzalez is liv

of other countries. >>> now wusa9's first alert weather, rated d. c.'st accurate forecast. >> it's not very pretty out there today. we've got areas of light rain. this is really the peak of what i'm expecting for today. the coverage of green on first alert live doppler, that is going to be as bad as it gets today the as we go toward the mid afternoon hours i expect some of this to start trickling off, but right now if you're stepping outside for your lunch hour, grab that umbrella. you're not going to need rain boots. it's not raining that heavy. most of this is incredibly light. with temperatures in and high humidity, it really does feel sticky and soupy outside. it's not a chilly rain. it's just going to be a warm rain out there. we zoom into d. c. on first alert live doppler. you can see just about everywhere we've got that steady rain. the pockets as you head north and south where there might be a little more steady rain. one right there to the newland area. this afternoon we're going to see the rain gradually pushing off towards the east. it's goin

does this battle now between the two organizations is this hurting the credibility of the d n c i mean after all you know they basically like that's their thing the russians have you know that's the biggest threat to national security but now it would appear at least according to the you know jobs and the kind of said well we got crowd strike we don't really need you know official help on this we don't need the f.b.i. or the there's this hurt their credibility in all of this well yeah i mean. i mean i was told by the democrats they were told very clearly that we are supposed to always always always always tell me everything and i mean if you tell that we should never question the department of homeland security and surveillance and everything else so if i if i follow the tried and true. blue democrat i would be saying will. i don't understand it what i think is very interesting is just the turn of events and especially debbie wassermann troll two has had a rough road a little bit. as a rough road i think that's the way to put it but i think what was really interesting was that in respo

the actress was at the library of congress for part of awesome con, d. c.'s comic comic con. carter told the crowd the idea of wonder woman is still relevant today. >> and i will never, until my dying day, i will never stop fighting for the idea of wonder woman. >> the library of congress has several significant issues of the wonder woman theory. today it presented carter with a framed version of sensation comics. >>> still ahead, president obama causing controversy. did he steal beyonce's thunder? how our former commander in chief might have revealed the genders of beyonce's twins. >>> plus, a dinosaur walks into a dairy queen, sounds like the start of a bad jo really have to check out this hilarious video. it's next after topper. >>> our yellow weather alert continues, heavy rain to the south and west, tracking these as they could roll through the area between 9:00. heavy activity from pawpaw and hagerstown, that ,, >>> trending today, former president barack obama might have spilled the beans. there's the camera. sorry, i couldn't see it. >> we're hearing that jay-z could h

d. c. and members of the united states congress and that is the rules and guidelines by the congress to abide by and that was the first book. they were appalled they were not going to be able to get the tickets so they tried to figure out all these ways but if it is fair market value you cannot accept a gift that is worth x. amount or more it applies to thw members of congress with the industries there is a room full of attorneys and some skyscrapers and the city of chicago these attorneys are figuring out how to bend the rule. if you want to stop pitting people against each other, stop the government from picking andm choosing sides. i know that in practice it is a lot harder to do but in life whether you support the massive subsidies for green energy like all of us that believe in a healthy economy and environment, i understand the ideas for research and development but if you don't like that or if youu don't like a bunch of breaks going to big oil, you have to b stop the government pick and choose sides based on their tax law if you want the lobbyists to get out of the office of your membe

belong to any group, but they appeared to be making a stt only on seven - a crowd of motorcyclyes and a-t-v's, flying down a d-c street. our cameras were rolling as the vehicles on a busy k street northwest a little before eight last night. d-c police say the group was first spotted at suitland parkway and southern avenue in southeast. no accidents or injuries were reported. a heart stopping scene at a six flags amuzement park. how quick-thinking patrons saved one girl's life. that's coming up.. plus, the stars come out for the b-e-t awards the stars come out for the b-e-t awards show. we'll break down some of the night's big winners.. coming up. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connect

>>> the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by d. c. about their pain and all the questions they have. >> a safety warning for those of you heading on the this 4th of july. >> and now here's a twist. this home for sale is in two different countries at the same time. >> the humidity returning just in time for your july 4th plans. let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist melissa nord with her cute dress. >> we're just having fun. 4th of july weekend finally here. you may be having a nice four day weekend or five day weekend, it's going to be hot. it's going to be humid and we're going to have some thunderstorms to contend with. but none of the days look like washouts. we're going to talk about which day looks wetter than the rest of the them coming up. 75 degrees right now, we're off to a mild start and you can notice this morning the milder temperatures, the higher humidity versus what it felt like yesterday morning. it was refreshing yesterday. we still had some polices down in the 60s easily. this morning we're starting off i

(mark) and bill cosby is no longer part of a mural at the side of a restaurant in washington d-c. the original mural outside of ben's chili bowl had cosby next to former president obama. the images started to wear down, so the restaurant had the mural re-done last week. about a dozen famous african americans are pictured in it, but not cosby. a national online poll decided which faces would go in the new mural. ( darya ) crews are stepping up efforts to fix the damaged spillway at the oroville dam before the next rainy season. engineers have created a replica of the dam and are testing it in utah. this way they can figure out which repairs will work the best as they fix the damage from this past winter. they are also using computers to come up with designs for the repairs... but engineers say there is no replacement for the tests being done on the replica. the repairs are expected to cost 300-million dollars... and are supposed to be wrapped up by the beginning of november. (mark) beach goers in spain had quite the scare when a shark came dangerouly close to shore. the shark seemed

that was on the news on ms nbc and fox news once or twice a minute disappeared because of the alleged hacking into d&c and then release of very damning e-mails. what you think about our interference in other countries elections in nationbuilding? >> we don't actually interfere in people selections, what we do is try to help people have free and fair elections. one thing the united states support is when the national endowment for democracy which reagan again sends electoral monitors to make sure elections are proceeding freely and fairly. we do speak out when we see fraudulent activities and elections. we tend to train people who then can go be candidates and so forth. that's not interference, or trying to strengthen opposition forces the places where authoritarians suppress them. putin's case he got mad at 2012 because hillary clinton said his election was fraudulent. it was. if you are not named vladimir putin, you never showed up on russian news channels, he found your offices suddenly closed. he found people picked up for tax evasion. this was a bad election. and even in about election he didn't w

of cyber intrusions going on. the first russia connected cyber intrusions>> in the late surmmef the 200015. time, more than the dnc and d triple c. >> what would be the estimate of how many entities out there the russians specifically targeted in that time frame? >> it's hundreds. could be more than thousands. but it, at least, hundreds. >>ou when did you become aware thatth data had been ex-full traited? >> i am not sure exactly. either late '15 or early '16. >> did you, the director of the fbi have conversations with the last administration about the risk that this posed? >> yes. and share with us w if you will what actions they took. >> well the fbi had already under takenrt an effort to noti all thehe victims and that is wt wesi considered the entities th were attacked as part of this massive spear fishing campaign. and we notified them in an effort to disrupt what might be ongoing. and a series of interactions with serious entities. and throughout '16, the administration was trying to respond to how it could respond. >> unlike other cases that you might iginvestigate, did you ev have h access to the actual hardware that was

of the franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span>> parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act are set to the tests are set to expire in december. it allows agencies to collect communications. he talked about what is needed to get the law renewed. he spoke for an hour at the hoover institution in washington.

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. >> the man in charge of the d triple c for the cycle. it's only beginning. that's for sure. it's the end of the beginning not the end of the beginning for sure. what does all this mean? you we heard a lot of spin on 2018. well, we'll try to sift through it. ahead, i'm hoping for a sneak peek at the secret senate health care bill from one of the few people who may know what's in it. >> that guest is coming up in a minute. finding time to get things done isn't easy. but we've got the digital tools to help. now with xfinity's my account, you can figure things out easily, so you won't even have to call us. change your wifi password to something you can actually remember, instantly. add that premium channel, and watch the show everyone's talking about, tonight. and the bill you need to pay? do it in seconds. because we should fit into your life, not the other way around. go to xfinity.com/myaccount >> no, i'll see it. we'll know if it's a boy or a girl tomorrow at 9:30. >> yeah, lindsey graham made the boy or a girl joke. we're just one day away from when we're supposed to see a d

d-e-j-p. >> she's freestyling with a alphabet. >> h-i. >>-na-na, sky. >> i heard l-m-n-o-p. >> like a diamond in the sky becomes a-b-c's and the songs kind of go togetherinteresting. >> a-b-c. >> d-j-p. >> h-i. >> diamond in the sky! >> that's it. that's all. we'll see you on the next "right this minute." ♪ >> announcer: you're watching a paid presentation for veggie bullet, brought to you by veggie bullet, llc. from the makers of the world-famous nutribullet comes the next innovation in whole-food nutrition extraction. introducing the veggie bullet, the world's first cyclonic spiralizer and lightning-fast food prep accelerator. now you can spiralize nutrient-rich whole foods in seconds for incredible pasta recipes, like zucchini spaghetti and meatballs or ribbon spirals for great lasagnas, even the family favorite -- curly fries. the secret is the veggie bullet's cyclonic-action spiralizer and high-torque motor with razor-sharp stainless-steel blades for the fastest spiralized noodles you've ever seen for recipes like angel hair pasta and shrimp or an incredible zucchini ribbon pesto -- all right here in the veggie bullet recipe book. imagine -- compl

d. c. wilson building were lit up in green in solidarity of the paris accord. >> and the washington national will light up in orange for national gun violence awareness day. the bell will toll 93 times. that's the average number of americans killed by guns every day. >> today at noon comedian kathy griffin holding a news conference to talk about the motivation behind that controversial photo shoot. >> marocain. >> congratulations >> a 6th grader is the new champion of the scripps national spelling bee. she's from california. she beat out an 8th grader for the win. she took home a $40,000 prize. that's a look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 this friday starts right now. >>> tgif, happy friday everybody. i'm january-- i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm mike hydeck. >> it's all good. >> get my smile emoji out allyson. >> yeah, sun emoji smile. it's going to be a nice afternoon and really a good weekend, so finally we get a good weekend to enjoy some good weather. michael & son camera looking nice. the air is relatively dry. that's why our comfort level is so good. yesterday was so warm. if you go in

the attorneys general of maryland and washington d-c are accusing the president of violating the constitutionpresident's vast business empire as the reason for the legal action. the white house has responded calling the lawsuit nothing more than partisan politics. (catherine) montana congressman-elect greg gianforte was sentenced today...for assaulting a newspaper reporter. greg gianforte admits he did it... and today pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. and as he'd requested - was immediately sentenced. montana's next congressman has been given a 180-day 'deferred' jail sentence...meaning he'll probably do no jail time at all. he also has to do 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management counselingand pay a fine of $385 dollars. at one point in court - he turned to the reporter he body slammed and knocked to the floor...tellinghim he's sorry and willing to 'sit down' with him. the reporter had been trying to ask the candidate about the republican health care plan on the eve of his election last month.... reporter ben jacobs agreed not to sue gianforte in exchange for writin

of grade fixing. others are calling for an investigation. d-c is saying farewell to former councilman jim graham.ie in state from noon until five today at the wilson building. a funeral is planned for tomorrow at all souls church in northwest. those attending are graham's signature style. graham - a longtime l-g-b-t activist, represented d-c ward 1 for four terms beginning in 1998. he died last week at 71. markelle fultz is waking up this morning with an amazing feeling.. he's joined the rare club of nba number one overall draft picks!.. the former dematha high school star is the first prince george's county native to go number one. he averaged over 20-points and six assists a game in his one season in college.. overnight a crowed gathered at dematha high school, fultz' alma mater - to watch markelle get drafted. family, friends and former teamates were all in attendance. they said it was good to watch someone they call their own -- make history. city of brotherly love and their trio of young guys. last year the sixers finished with a record of 28-wins and 54-losses. now to some other local athle

the attorney generals of maryland and d-c.. promising legal action.... ck== (rob adlibs) ==rob/close== next at 11 >>> this week we went to austin, texas, to see one of the most controversial men in america -- alex jones of info wars. president trump seemed to channel some of his conspiracy theories on the campaign trail, and mr. jones doesn't talk to a lot of reporters. but we're very glad he made an exception. >> humanity is awakening. the great global battle for the future of our species is being fought right now. >> they call you the most paranoid man in america. is that true? >> absolutely not. a paranoid person would be hiding out in their house, not venturing out in public. i go out there on the street and battle black lives matter, the communists at point-blank range. >> we talked controversies and conspiracies. >> 9/11. >> 9/11 was an inside job. then i've had debates where i've said that none of it is true. evil wars -- >> that doesn't excuse what you said about newtown, and you know it. >> i looked at all the angles of newtown, and i made my sta

national correspondant jim osman in washington d-c. ( jim ) house majority whip steve scalise of louisianaal baseball practice.president donald trump says that rep. steve scalise was "badly injured" in a shooting at a congressional baseball game but says he will "fully recover."the president tweeted wednesday, "rep. steve scalise of louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover."he adds, "our thoughts and prayers are with him."scalise, who is the majority whip, and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot wednesday morning. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.8:40 a.m.president donald trump says he and the vice president are "deeply saddened" by news of a shooting "tragedy" at a congressional baseball game. the president said in a statement wednesday that "the vice president and i are aware of the shooting incident in virginia and are monitoring developments closely."rep. steve scalise and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.trump says, "we are deeply saddened by

. >> that was house speaker paul ryan, speaking for the association of manufacturers in washington, d c. let's bring kevin cirilli -- sahil kapur joins us. but mr. with you. what did you here today that was news -- i noticed he said this would get done by the end of the 194 days till the end of the year, that aual days not legislative. what is the sense from talking to lawmakers on how likely it is to get that done before the end of the year? the speech by speaker ryan was more of a cap talk and anything else. there's new policy details, no shift in his thinking. he is staying the course with this blueprint that he unveiled. just last year round this time and we can fact -- this happens as there are growing republican divisions about how to do tax reform, whetr it should be temporary or permanent. the divions aut how to raise money for -- how to pay for it. he kind of hinted at that he is staying the course on his border adjustments tax which has a most no support in the senate and lacks support from house republicans. this was a response to people we call -- the naysayers, that this wa

d-c. researchers say between 2002 and 2014, nearly 13- hundred kids died each year from shootings, and almost 6- thousand were injured. more than half of the deaths were homicides, 38-percent were suicides, and three percent were from accidental shootings. washington d-c and louisiana had the highest rates of child gun deaths. delaware, hawaii, maine and new hampshire had the lowest rates of child gun deaths. (mark) a bankruptcy filing by japanese air bag maker takata means victims will get less money. dozens of people have sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by exploding air bag inflators. legal experts say takata is expected to file for bankruptcy protection by the end of the month. most of the money will go towards paying a one-billion dollar settlement with automakers for recall costs. this means there won't be enough money to give victims. takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel. at least 16 people have died worldwide and over 180 have been injured. (james) google can now help you find a job. starting today, job hunters are able to go to google and see help-wanted listings that its search en

their focus is on keeping professional football in oakland. ( mark ) new this morning the city of washington d-cand the state of maryland are planning to sue president trump. the lawsuit claims that the president violated anti-corruption clauses in the constitution by accepting millions of dollars from foreign governments after he took office. the district attorney for maryland say the president broke a promise to keep his businesses separate from his administration. the president had said that his businesses would be run by his sons in order to avoid a conflict of interest. the white house has not yet responded to this ( mark ) a 19-year-old texas mother has been charged in the death of her two daughters after leaving them inside a hot car for several hours. investigators say amanda hawkins intentionally left her one and two-year-old girls inside the car from tuesday night to wednesday afternoon. temperatures reached up to the 80's during that time. police say she was visiting a friend at the time and when someone told her that her kids were crying - she said they would cry themselves to sleep.

of the survivors told emergency crews that there were no life vests on board. there is still no word on why the ship capsized. right now-- india's prime minister is in d-cpresident trump. a crowd of wel-w joint base andrews sunday. later today, the president will host modi for his first white house dinner with a foreign head of state. later this week, the white house will welcome the new prime minister of south korea. a scary flight for passengers onboard an airasia x flight headed to kuala lumpur. about an hour into the flight-- the plane started shaking violently. look at this video recorded by passengers onboard. they say the pilot got on the intercom and told them to pray becuase there was a problem with the engine. it took two hours to make it to the airport, and the plane shook like this the whole time. in the end, the plane landed safely and no one was injured. and this is a story you really don't see often. several police officers, using riot gear, to capture one angry boar. take a look at this. as you can see, police in hong kong -- had their hands full. apparently this all began when a police officer kicked a wild boar. it did not like that an