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reporter: dwyer is not alone. >> it is too big. it is not the right fit. >> something that's totally not feasible for that space. >> the house, the property down. reporter: the neighbors have been speak being out for more than a year. and the prince george's county council told the planning board to take a second look at wal-mart's site plan. >> we simply want to add 21,000 additional square feet already approved on that d.s.p. to that area. reporter: there are a number of businesses that remain in this shopping plaza. some of those businesses tell me this decision will directly affect them. the bowie one barber shop has been waiting at least five years for something to replace the vacant grocery store. >> i understand concerns of the neighborhood. and i agree with some of them partially. but as i said before, i'm biased. we have a business. we have a business to run. reporter: the taekwondo school next door also wants foot traffic. >> if there's no wal-mart coming then some things are coming on so make sure take care of the busine
reporter: dwyer is not alone. >> it is too big. it is not the right fit. >> something that's totally not feasible for that space. >> the house, the property down. reporter: the neighbors have been speak being out for more than a year. and the prince george's county council told the planning board to take a second look at wal-mart's site plan. >> we simply want to add 21,000 additional square feet already approved on that d.s.p. to that area. reporter: there are a number...
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. >> rajesh kumar worked at camp dwyer in afghanistan, making seven hundred eighty dollars per month. but in a year's work there, he only earned about two thousands dollars. the rest - seventy five percent of his wages - went towards the loan to pay the agent. >> rajesh was strung along by five successive agents, each of whom charged an additional fee. >> the department of defense requires contractors to ask workers whether they paid recruitment fees. but it isn't hard to see why few people are comfortable telling the truth. >> did the contractors not know that their employees were trapped in debt? or did they condone these abuses because they benefitted in some way? to figure that out, we had to retrace the path of these workers - to the city nearly everyone had traveled through: dubai. >> for more "faultlines" check out on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> dubai is critical. you'll see most of the contractors have their headquarters incorporated in dubai. >> sam mccahon is a former army jag officer who served in iraq and afghanistan. for the last several years, he has cam
. >> rajesh kumar worked at camp dwyer in afghanistan, making seven hundred eighty dollars per month. but in a year's work there, he only earned about two thousands dollars. the rest - seventy five percent of his wages - went towards the loan to pay the agent. >> rajesh was strung along by five successive agents, each of whom charged an additional fee. >> the department of defense requires contractors to ask workers whether they paid recruitment fees. but it isn't hard to see...
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stephen: karen dwyer was locked down in a nearby gas station. >> i didn't know if he was going to get out. they got him. stephen: ruthy bradford gibson was surprised to learn the identity of the man nabbed in front of her. she says it didn't like him. >> not to me it didn't compared to the picture on tv. it looked a little different than he was. stephen: we do understand that there has been some confusion about whether assaye was on the bus or whether that passenger spotted him on this street. we do believe that metro officials are reviewing surveillance video to try to get a better grip of exactly what went on here earlier today. reporting live stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: stephen, as you know, it was a busy day. in the midst of that search fairfax county police found themselves in another situation. officers chased a pickup truck after trying to make a traffic stop along route 50 near fairview park. virginia state police joined in that pursuit and the truck was finally stopped on the fairfax county parkway where it crosses interstate 95. the driver was arrested and taken to
stephen: karen dwyer was locked down in a nearby gas station. >> i didn't know if he was going to get out. they got him. stephen: ruthy bradford gibson was surprised to learn the identity of the man nabbed in front of her. she says it didn't like him. >> not to me it didn't compared to the picture on tv. it looked a little different than he was. stephen: we do understand that there has been some confusion about whether assaye was on the bus or whether that passenger spotted him on...
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1:00 to 3:00 oakland animal services are going to have adoptable dogs on a catwalk hosted by diane dwyer. also, race starts, 6:30 a.m. the rock 'n' roll half marathon. beautiful conditions as we get into the weekend, and temperatures will be steady even as we kick off next week. we're always watching the long-termidaty, the next best chance for rain comes in as we get into the sick6th and 7th of april. we'll keep you updated. very slight chance for maybe sprinkles as we head throughout sunday night. more in moments. now back to you, sam and kris. >> thanks. >>> coming up next at 11:00, the south bay getting ready to get body slammed. i think hulk hogan helped us out there. big event headed to levi's this weekend. a cooler ♪ ♪ ♪ looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. place to be next season. sam/vo the 49ers will feature a "cool zone" -- including >>> levi's stadium will be a cooler place to be next season. >> what are you talking about? the 49ers will feature a cool zone, including air conditioned benched on the concourse. misting fans will als
1:00 to 3:00 oakland animal services are going to have adoptable dogs on a catwalk hosted by diane dwyer. also, race starts, 6:30 a.m. the rock 'n' roll half marathon. beautiful conditions as we get into the weekend, and temperatures will be steady even as we kick off next week. we're always watching the long-termidaty, the next best chance for rain comes in as we get into the sick6th and 7th of april. we'll keep you updated. very slight chance for maybe sprinkles as we head throughout sunday...
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caroline: jennifer dwyer is worried that plans for a new wal-mart store will further erode her propertydred feet from the proposed site of the duval shopping center and that's not all. >> we're worried about having trucks coming through basically 24 hours a day. also worried about crime. caroline: she is not alone. >> it is too big. not the right fit. >> something that's not feasible for that space. >> property down. caroline: these neighbors have been speaking out for more than a year and the prince george's county council told the planning board to take a second look at wal-mart's site plan. >> simply want to add 21,000 additional square feet already approved on that d.s.p. for that area. caroline: there are a number of businesses that remain in this shopping plaza. some of those businesses tell me this decision will directly affect them. the barber shop has been waiting five years for something to replace the vacant grocery store. >> and i understand the concerns of the neighborhood. and i agree with some of them partially. but as i said before, i'm bias. we have a business to run. c
caroline: jennifer dwyer is worried that plans for a new wal-mart store will further erode her propertydred feet from the proposed site of the duval shopping center and that's not all. >> we're worried about having trucks coming through basically 24 hours a day. also worried about crime. caroline: she is not alone. >> it is too big. not the right fit. >> something that's not feasible for that space. >> property down. caroline: these neighbors have been speaking out for...