s delegate to congress, eleanor holmes norton, heard their imlpssioned pleas for he and understanding. news 4's jackie bensen with that story. new tonight. >> we as the community, we've got to do something. >> reporter: transgender activists flank d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton as she r asks to heatheir stories and their ideas for solutions to the violence that claimed the lives of ashanti carmen, rc, in and zoe spears, just 23, in june. both murders remain unsolved. >> those who have been a statistic of brutal violence and death are generally forgotten, then put in a cold file. >> reporter: the national center for transgender equality tevealed the results of a rec survey of d.c.'s trans residents. one in four have lost a job for being transgender. one in four reports being harassed on the job, forced to use a bathroom or wear a uniform that did not match their preferred gender. one in three avoid seeking medical care for fear of being harassed or rejected.ne advisorhborhood commissioner mark silverstein grew emotional as he described the results of a letter sent one week after z

gant eleanor holmes norton, are worried about the the tanks may put on d.c. rain streets. >> i'm incredibly disturbed that hee president owes the nation's capital, t district of columbia, over $7 million for the inauguration and hasn't put a penny down o that. >> the d.c. council said tanksu b no tanks. open the news4 washington app for more on the concerns for the celebration. >>> push for d.c. statehood, norton is hosting a forum in the northwest. people will be ableo ask questions what it means for them. >>> we have fallout of two sexual assault leveled against justin fairfax of virginia. after thea accusations c out n february he took a leave of absence. the firm said it investigated and found no evidence of wrongdoing. fairfla says he to focus his attention on the peopl of virginia. >>> former skins super bowl mvp quarterback mark ripen has been arrested for domestic violence. that is according to the nbc affiliate for spokane, washington, which rep he was arrested for hitting his wife in the stomach over the weekend. during a court appearance on monday,

delegate eleanor holmes norton introduced a bill toes pve sites in d.c., maryland, and virginia.e playing out high above our studios. today we replaced the o antenna our building today. this is quite a sight because it took an entire helicopter to be able to do that. there were a lot of folks outside cafhing a glimpse o this on this beautiful day that we had today. so starting august 2nd, news4 and zy tv are moving to a new frequency. if you watch us using a tv anyo teniaare going to need to rescan your television or you're got going to lose the signals. if you tch us oncable, satellite or digital, you don't need to rescan. pretty cool stuff out there. >>> what a beautiful saturday it was, and we needed to dry out h after tis soggy week we just had l it seemske everybody was out doing something outside today. >> heabsolutely, as t should be. tomorrow i think we can get another repeaterformance. absolutely gorgeous weather ine storfor your sunday. a little bit -- it's like little slight tweaks you will notice. the humidity does nudge up a biin. low 80s washington. d.c. right now t

congressman eleanor holmes norton were among those who marched in the parade. >> over in kensington, maryland, here was good old-fashioned parade. no big floats here. just kids on bikes and babies and strollers with their pents walking through the neighborhood streets there. people of all ages have been participating in this parade for 24 years. organizersay about thousand people showed up. nice turnout there. >> really nice. all of those cute red,te wh ittle ue outfits on the one won't fit next year. you have to buy all new. that's what happens. i'm thinking like a parent. >> you couldlso say it was a big fourth of july for the washington nationals. >> fans wereth rocking red, white, and blue as d.c. dominated the miami marlins yesterday and nats won the game 5-2 and officially sweeping the series and since late may, nats have the best record in baseball over that span. d.c. is currently in second place in their division and back at home tonight against the kansas city royals. >> pretty nice run here. good for them. >>> still ahead this morning, d.c.'s police chief expressing concer

yesterday activists met with eleanor holmes norton and described their fear. ashanti carmon was killed in prince georges county back many march. lastnt mo zoe spheres was killed in the same area. mark silverstine spoke at yesterday's forum on lgbtq violence. >> it wasn't that longth ago i would have said i really don't have much in common with zoe spears, but now i realize i have everything in common with her and so does everyone in this room. >> members of theanc rainbow caucus employed city officials to address critical housing a employment problems that lead many of d.c. trans gender women to sex work. >>> now t the surprising turn. leaders voted to abruptly end the session leaving gun right supporters happy and gun control activists vowing for revenge at the polls. this was the scene outside of the capitol in richmond. eeople on both sides of the gun debate demandd to have their voices heard. inside before any action could ol taken, leaders in the republican-contrd house and senate voted to end the session just after 90 minutes. gop leaders say more time i

delegate eleanor holmes norton. ms.rton: today's hearing on school bus safety is a timely hearing with children out of to see what needs to be done to keep them safe. i am interested in keeping them safe not only on school buses and as they get on and off school buses, but i am interested in keeping them safe in the streets as they go to school. it is true that school

. >>> today, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton is hostg a public forum at the metropolitan ame church in npethwest. ople will have a chance to discuss the idea and ask questions about it, what it mean for them. >>> we have new detail this b morning aout the fallout from those sexual assault allegations leveled against virginia t lieutenanvernor justin fairfax. we have learned he left his job at a law firm. "the washington post" after the taccusations came ou in february said he took a leave of sence. the firm said it investigated and found novidence of wrongdoing. fairfax says he plans to ocus his attention on the people of virginiarm >>> foer skins super bowl mvp quarterback mark rypien has beee arres for domestic violence. the nbc affiliate in spokane, washington, reports rypien was arrestedoritting his wife in the stomach over the weekend. during a court appearance on monday, rypien said t two wer having an argument. he has pled not guilty. rypien played for the skins seven seasons. since retiring he has en open about his struggles with depression. >>> meanwhile, a local man whose

delegate eleanor holmes norton are worried about the cost of the event and the strain the tanks may put on d.c. streets. >> i'm incredibly disturbed that the president owes the nation's capital, the district of columbia, over $7 million for the inauguration and hasn't put a penny down on that. >> d.c. councilmembers are concerned. the council tweeted, quote. news4 justin finch will join us live on the national mall with more details in a few minutes. >>> we also have new details this morning about the faout from those sexual assault allegations against virginia lieutenant governorustin fairfax. we learned that he has left his job at a law firm. "the washington post" reports that after the accusations came out in february, he took a leave of absence. the firm says it investigated and found no evidence of wrongdoing but fairfaxays he plans to focus his attention on the people of virginia. >>> fmer skins super bowl mvp quarterback mark rypire has been ined for domestic violence. the nbc affiliate spokane, washington, reports rypien was arrested for hitting his wife in the stomach over the

dc's delegate to congress eleanor holmes norton said residents will end up paying the highest price.>>> we have no idea what the costs are. we do know this. that the inauguration cost more than $7 million. we haven't been paid for that yet.>> reporter: the salute to america is one hour of a full day of events including the national independence day parade in the capital fourth concert.>>> marin county fair in san rafael open today in time for the long holiday weekend. tonight in addition to new attractions people attending got to see fireworks without having to wait until the fourth. deborah is at the fairgrounds tonight with those fireworks wrapped up a little more than an hour ago.>> reporter: a beautiful fireworks show survival in the independence day production. take a look. this is how they wrapped up the first day of the marin county fair. here at the civic center in san rafael. there will be a 15 minute fireworks show over the lagoon every single night of the fee. which is five days. it ends sunday night. the fairs theme this year is over the moon. sparking 50 years since the m

this is what congresswoman eleanor holmes norton hady to sa earlier t'today. >> the one holiday where everybody comes together and doesn'tlo even at how you define what your political party, is so he's already by the way in hi he has taken hold of this event made it into a political event. >> reporter: now we are told that the tanks will be somewhere in the vicinif the lincoln memorial. >> hear what the w think,ther or not the president has gone too far or if he is striking the right tone by bringing in these military vehicles as part of his salute to america. back to you. >> going to be quite a show. >> thanks, cory. >> now to the weather. >> all this pomp and pageantry planned on thursday and, doug, you're looking at an iffyas for that night and also out there right now. tell us what you're seeing. >> the storms coming through parts ont loudoun c and frederick county and no severe thunderstormarning. not expecting anything really, but i wouldn't be surprised if one of these did in fact become on the stronger side. excuse me. show you what we're dealing with. those showers are making

congressman eleanor holmes norton were among those who marched in the parade. >> over in kensington, maryland, there was good old-fashioned parade. no big floats here. just kids on bikes and babies and strollers with theirinparens walkg through the neighborhood streets there. people of all ages have been participating in this parade for 24 years. organizers say about a thousand people showed up. >> everybody getst into i in kensington. >>> this saturday alt right io demonstratn will take place at freedom plaza and d.c. police chief is worrd abousafe. ie >>> a new study from the university of rochester, new york says exercise help chemotherapy patients deal with emotional stress. researchers tracked a group of seniors and found most patients who exercised reported improvements in both mood and anxiety levels. di >> the best mene for menstrual pain might be walking on a treadmill. new research from the uk shows women who did regular treadmill exercisftwere in less pain a just four weeks. after seven months, they felt , gnificant better. >>> these daysu can get almost anything delivered

mayor bowser was there and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and other city officials were al on hando march down macarthur boulevard, and joining them here guest a world war ii veteran sidney walton who was celebrating his 100th birthday. >> this is my country. i'll always ve this country. >> walton is spending his centennial year visiting all 50 states. his biggest regret in life is not being able to meet a civil war vet and now he wants to make se that everyone gets to meet a world war ii veteran. >>> in great falls, virginia, another july 4th celebration thcls. event ined a 5k run, a parade and, of course, lotsch fun activities for the whole family. games, slides, cotton candy, you name it. it was all there this was at the great fallsor fir station and check out even more independence fun in maryland. this is an event in frederick. you can see carnival rides, even a petting zoo and the celebrations also included a picnic at morgan's grove park. from planes to trains and o cars, getting around the area, as you can imagine today is a challenge. transportation reporter adam tuss has

. >> mayor bowser and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton note hthat the city not been repaid some $7 million for thef cost oe trump inaugural. the inaugural committee did did raise a record-breaking $107 million. but "the new york times" and ee "the wall sjournal" report that federal investigators are looking into wherthe money came from and where it went. >> gym and wendy, we've got breaking news that just came in on what we thought was the settled issue of the citizenship question on the 2020 census. the justice department now says president trump has ordered them to find a way to put that question on the census. officials told a federal judge they thought that there would be a way to add the question despite printing deadlines. they're going to ask the supreme court to send the case to a lower court win destructions to fix the situation. just yesterday the justice department and the commerce department said the census forms were being printed as we speak thout the question on it. that angered the president, who tweeted, that he was moving forward with the question despite t suprem

delegate eleanor holmes norton as she asked to hear that are stories and ideas for solutions to the violenceclaimed the o lives two women. march and june, both murders remain unsolved. >> those who have been a atistic of brutal violce and death are generally forgotten. then put in a cold file. >> the national center for transgender equality revealed the results of a recent survey of d.c.'s trans residents, one in four have lost a job for being transgender. one in fo report being harassed on the job. forced to use a bathroom or wear a uniform at did not match their preferred gender. one in three avoid seeking medical care for fear of being harassed and rejected. >> advisory neighborhood commissioner mark silver stein grew emotional as he described the results of a letter sent a week after zoe spears' murder. a group of gay men who called themselves the rainow caucus implored cit officials to address critical housing and ployment problems. >> it wasn't that long ago that i would have said i really don't have much in common with zoe spears. skin color is different. gender identity is different.

congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who is worried about the stress that 60-ton tanks can put on the city streets and national mall. >> we're concerned that the tanks could further set us back on wha we have done on the mall. >> reporter: speaking at an event the congres nwoman did hide her anger at what the 's presidentig fourth of july celebration has turned into. ay it robs us of the one hol where everybody comes together and doesn't even look at what your political party is. >> the white house pushing back to the claims saying the salute to america and the president's speech will be apolitical and non-partisan. massachusetts resident steven casco believes the president strikes the right tone. >> he's the comnder in chief he should give a patriotic speech. >> reporter: going back to the tanks, this isn't the first time they were on the mall. they were part of the national victory celebration in 1991 marking the end of the gulf war, though they left a trail of destruction costing millions of dollars, casco says they will be at nice ch. >> we fly just over footbam gaes, yes, we do.

showedp for the annual parade il including couembers and the mayor and democraticle degates eleanor holmes nortonades like to one is the fourth is all about. >> that's what the fourth of july is for, small time parades and the hot dogs we get at the end of this e.parad >> more hot dogs. >> this is the 53rd year for e annual neighborhood parade there. >> and wns all over our region held the fourth of july parade. news 4's amy khoe takes us now to the city of fairfax for their show. >> reporter: when yoput on a parade. you can have the best music. ♪ >> reporter: the coolest floats. >> look at that right over there. >> reporter:stand the cut costume. >> happy fourth of july.bu >> reporter you'll still need more than that to impress some pint-sized parade wchers. >> i wanted m & ms. >> reporter: that's christian. he's about to start en kindergartand right now there's only one thing onis mind. >> i need m & ms. >> reporter: he's not the only candy connoisseur at this parade. 9-year-old nora is, too. >> somebody said there's candy persons. >> reporter: there are plenty of persons here, performers showi

congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who is worried about the stress that 60-ton tanks can put on the city streets and the nation mall. >> we're concerned that the tanks could further set us back on wor we have done on the mall. >> reporter: the congresswoman did not hide herat anger what the president's big fourth of july celebration has turned into. >> it robs us of the one holiday where everybody comes together and doesn't even look at what your political party is the. >> the white house pushing back against those claims saying thea salute torica and the president's speech will be apolitical and non-partisan. count th congresswomanas skeptical. >> the very appearance of the president of the united states makes the fr oly a paevent. >> reporter: going back to thee evnts this, isn't the first time they were on the mall. this is part of the national victoryti celebraon at the end of the first world war. the touches around the lincoln memorial, the klein family stopped bto see the big stage themself. mom is certainly looking forward to another display of mlitary might. >> i don't think

eleanor holmes norton is a delegate in congress for d.c.. take a listen. >> it's a partisan act. what he's doing is a partisan act. inviting rnc to get tickets. he's politicized the fourth of july before he opens his mouth. >> all right. thursday night, martha, let's hope it's better than now. our equipment is getting destroyed. monsoon. yeah, back to you but should be a big event out here. >> yeah, a summer thunderstorm continuing through washington d.c. david spunt, dry off. thanks very much. we do hope that it's a beautiful fourth of july where you are. we are looking forward to that parade, which should be quite a spectacular event. we hope you and your family have a fantastic fourth of july. enjoy the fireworks and some time together. that's the story on this tuesday night, july 2. we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 7:00. coming up from washington d.c., it's tucker carlson with tucker carlson tonight. good night, everybody. >> tucker: good evening. welcome to "tucker carlson." coming to you live from south korea. we'll have more

joined by msnbc military analyst jack jacobs and tim o'ryan, but we'll start with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton who represents d.c. and who helped organize the march on washington as a young activist. thank you so much for joining us this evening, very much appreciate it. i want to start with your thoughts on trump giving his speech tomorrow in the same location as we just saw as mlk over 50 years ago. >> certainly the mall is any president can go there. no president has gone there particularly on an occasion like july 4th or veterans day. that space is almost seen as sacred space in d.c. yes, martin luther king was there but it's hard to name anybody else who has been there and certainly no president. one thing we don't want to do is to politicize much less militarize that area. and i must tell you the march on washington did just the opposite. it brought everybody together. what the president is doing now on the mall is splitting us apart. i hope he will reconsider it when you see tanks on the mall, leave aside the damage it does. in this country we have been spared war. that's why there's no

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delegate eleanor holmes norton. ms. norton: today's hearing on school bus safety is a timely hearing with children out of to see what needs to be done to keep them safe. i am interested in keeping them safe not only on school buses and as they get on and off school buses, but i am interested in keeping them safe in the streets as they go to school. it is true that school buses have a relatively set safety record. it is also true that children or everyed every day crashes.us related more than i believe in most accidents, we owe it to our children, the students, to examine why these fatalities done tond what can be prevent them. there are some school districts, school buses in my own district, modes oftake other transportation including biking, car, goingding in a on public transportation. children are often at greater risk outside a school bus than inside it. we have figures showing 260 four students have died in school transportation-related accidents in the last 10 years. 97 were struck by a vehicle .hile walking near

. >> eleanor holmes norton telling your team also she would hope the president would have a hot dog and the holiday. the anti-donald trump baby blimp, that little balloon, i was told by the national park service the demonstrators have received permission to display that on the national mall. the other thing brewing, have you looked at the weather forecast for d.c. on thursday? >> no. >> it is grim and nod good. lightning could present a problem for all the bells and whistles the president has planned. we will be keeping an eye on al rokerer to see what happens there. >> it will be a circus, sounds like. >>> stay with us to talk through. the president's reelection campaign announced their fund-raising haul, $105 million. that figure dwarfs what president obama raised, $85 million, in the same period during his 2011 effort. >> trump's campaign raised $51 million and the rnc took in $54 million and together they have $105 million in cash onhand and raised more money online last quarter than the first half of last year n. the trump campaign officials did not say how many individuals had con