the second thing i will say about ellis island is that although ellis island is really a symbol of themmigration story in the united states, it's actually part of a much larger set of institutions and structures put in place across the americas, across the atlantic world to deal with the new phenomenon of mass free migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries. we often think of the united states as a nation of immigrants . we hear that over and over and it's partially true. i think it's worth remembering forced him all that before the united states was a nation of immigrants, it was in part a nation of slaves and slave owners, something we're wrestling with right now here at georgetown university with the renaming over the weekend of two buildings on campus named after leaders of georgetown involved in selling slaves to louisiana. that nation of immigrant stories should not obscure other aspects of our history that i think are equally significant and don't fold very well into that story. secondly, that the u.s. is not uniquely a nation of immigrants. many other countries in the ameri

ellis's closeout memorandum. on march 8th, 2016, news report jeremy shell fields was covering a campaign event in the ballroom at the trump international golf club in jupiter. presidential candidate donald trump had just completed a press conference. afterwards he left the podium and was moving towards the ballroom exit. he had a number of secret service agents attempting to maintain space between him and the public. the full video recording shows secret service agents clearing the pathway ahead of mr. trump. specifically, it appears that ms. fields was directed to the back of the room, along with other members of the media. after initially complying with the directive, misfields returned to the pathway area and walked directly alongside mr. trump attempting to ask questions of him. it appears based on the freeze frames from the video recording and an independent photograph taken by a washington post photographer that ms. fields brushed or touched mr. trump's arm. he then appears to react to ms. fields by pulling

ellis' closeout memorandum. on march 8, 2016, news reporter michelle fields was covering a campaign event in the ballroom at trump international golf club in jupiter. presidential candidate donald trump had just completed a press conference. afterwards, he left the podium and was moving towards the ballroom exit. he had a number of secret service agents attempting to maintain space between him and the public. the full video recording shows secret service agents clearing the pathway ahead of mr. trump. specifically, it appears that ms. fields was directed to the back of the room along with other members of the media. after initially complying with the directive, ms. fields returned to the pathway area and walked directly alongside mr. trump attempting to ask questions of him. it appears, based on the freeze frames from the video recording, and an independent photograph taken by a "washington post" photographer, that ms. fields brushed or touched mr. trump's arm. he then appears to react to ms. fields by pulling h

ellis's close-out memorandum.n march 8, 2016, news reporter michelle fields was covering a campaign event in the ballroom at the trump international golf club in jupiter. presidential command date donald trump just completed a press conference. afterwards he left the podium and was moving towards the ballroom exit. he had a number of secret service agents attempting to maintain space between him and the public. the full video recording shows secret service agents clearing the pathway ahead of mr. trump. specifically it appears that ms. fields was directed to the back of the room along with other members of the media. after initially complying with the directive, ms. fields returned to the pathway area and walked directly along side mr. trump attempting to ask questions of him. it appears based on the freeze frames from the video recording and independent photograph taken by a washington post photographer that ms. fields brushed or touched mr. trump's arm. he then appears to react to ms. fields by pulling his arm b

that surprise plea came days before samuel ellis was supposed to go on trial. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is covering the story and checks in live from rockville. what do we know about the deal reached here with the plea? kevin: this was mutually beneficial for all parties involved. the prosecutors get convictions on the two top charges. in turn, samuel ellis gets three additional charges dropped. the vi week-long and emotional trial. i can tell you a very tight knit group of people knew about the plea deal. no reporters were present when ellis pled to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. most will remember the terrible crash from last june along a windy two-lane road in north pa toe mack. 18-year-old merck and calvin lee died in wreckage. today police revealed ellis' car dipped in a culvert and went airborne traveling 110 feet. the vehicle frame ripped apart by two trees and flew through the air. i landed on its hood and slid to a stop in a rational driveway. prosecutors went on to state and i quote -- "mr. ellis was driving the vehicle at a bare b

sam ellis pleaded guilty. an dreyian was inside the circuit courthouse for today's developments. >> reporter: a heart breaking statement from the parents of crash victim alex merck. david and pamela say dragging out the case until now has only served to pour salt on their still fresh wounds according to courtroom audio sam ellis spoke calmly and clearly in court. in answer to the judge's questions about whether he understood his guilty plea. the judge asked, are you pleading guilty in this case, because you are in fact, guilty of auto manslaughter. the 19 year old replied yes, sir. >> there is no jumping for joy or no winners in this situation. >> reporter: the lawyer says his clients is devastated and filled with remorse. the guilty plea closes a case, that has shattered the wooten community. ellis was a recent graduate as were two teens who died in the violent crash. alex merck and calvin lee. front seat passenger cameron are graduate this spring. the parents issued a statement calling the plea bittersweet a

kevin: ellis and three friends left a high school drinking party driving down a windy road, ellis crashed. 18-year-old alexander merck and calvin lee died in the wreckage. at the plea today, prosecutors said mr. ellis was driving the vehicle at a bare bones minimum of 65 that speed caused the car to dip in a culvert and go airborne for 110 feet. all the while ripped aid part by trees. that vehicle landed on the hood. and then slid across a residential driveway. >> this is a troubling and a difficult case all the way around. it's a tragedy. >> by pleading guilty ellis faces 20 years in prison. both parties acknowledge the teen's sentence will likely be between three months and eight years. today's plea deal barely lasted 15 minute. they will expose new information in samuel ellis' sentencing that is set for june 3. we are live in rockville. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. kimberly: on the heels of massive inspections on metro, drivers for the district circulated buses are sounding an alarm of safety. sam ford is live on a circulator bus. we trust your bus is a safe one, sam. i hope so. we are

come here, ellie. >> follow al. oh, yeah, here it is. >> the turnstiles. >> yeah. >> everywhere in the 59th street columbus circle. >> 59th street. al roker takes the subway. so can you. >> get your metro card. >> yup. you tried to do the weather while i was gone. i guess people complained. >> al, people like you. okay, no secret. they were upset. they thought i didn't know geography. i thought i was joking around. people were livid. i don't know why i'm here. you'll get a lot of hate mail. >> here's the deal. since you're expecting, we have baby weather today. a couple of the cities. >> we have snow over baby rock. there's going to be a thunderstorm over this sweet blanket in texas. a very loving pressure system. >> in arkansas. >> moving to missouri. >> there's a place called diaperville. >> is this real? >> in wisconsin. >> pepe, ohio. >> no, there isn't. >> get down in cribtown. ellie kemper -- >> thank you. >> -- so happy for you. >> let's get down in cribtown. that's what's going on >>> good morning, everyone.

paul. >> reporter: sam ellis was dueas to go on trial on monday, but after conferring with teens thii week he decided to come into the courthouse iron rockville earlyy this morning and plead guilty ti two counts. he now faces up top 10 years in prison on each count when he's sentenced in june. >> reporter: when he got behind the wheel of his car and took off, prosecutors say he wase w under the influence of drugs and alcohol. court records show he had a blood alcohol level of between.zero seven and point a zero nine above legal limit.le when he hit the gas the speedometer topped a hundred miles an hour before he lost control of the car crashing into a fence and overturning into a yard. two of his passengers, friends, were killed. >> ed today is adul only for the families but also for the ellis family. there's no jumping for joy. there are no winners in this situation. it was a tragic incident thatt happened and it certainly is reflected in what seemed to bemo the remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: prosecutor sayr: p ellis a

ellie kemper. musical guest, conrad sewell.nd featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 454, cincy! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, hey! thank you very much! sit down, relax, enjoy. enjoy. relax. thank you, thank you, thank you. welcome, welcome, welcome. [ cheers and applause ] i feel the love! i feel the love from you guys and i give it right back to you. i have to give it right back to you. thank you. welcome, everyone. welcome to "the tonight show." this is it right here, you made it. this is the show. [ cheers and applause ] you're all part of the show. thank you so much. here's what everybody is talking about. of course, it's the big new york primary, which happens next tuesday, which is looking pretty good for hillary clinton. in fact, the website -- mrs. clinton, please. [ laughter ] she's in new york, yeah. she's a good laugher. >> steve: yes, very good. >> jimmy: the website 538 says hillary has a 99% chance of winning the primary for new york. yeah, when

please welcome ellie kemper!ou very much. >> trevor: thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. thank you for hiding my legs under this desk. >> trevor: that is what the desk is for. >> it's great. >> trevor: i'm wearing shorts right now. i like to do the interview in shorts. it's comfortable. that is what is the desk is for. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> trevor: i'm such a fan of you and the show but so much so that it is freaky talking to you because you have the same enthusiasm in person that your character has, and so i feel like you were once in a bunker underground. >> you're kind. i feel like that's another-- yes, maybe i'm not acting, really, on the show. except i was raised in st. louis which is not a bunker, i don't think. so yeah, but i sort of am similar to my character on the show. i think in energywise. >> trevor: yeah, you've got a similar energy. the only difference though is now unless are you going to write it into the show, the only difference is yo

in 1954, they made the announcement to that ellis island was closing down.itorial appeared in the new york times. they said that immigrants have given artists, doctors, writers, teachers, lawsts . perhaps one day of money meant that -- perhaps one day and monument to to --a immigrants will be on ellis island. ♪ to watch all of the prize-winning documentaries, visit student cam.org. theaste and inefficiency is subject of a house oversight and government reform committee this morning. and representatives from the pentagon, irs, and centers for medicaid and medicare. next on c-span, "washington l."rna coming up in about 45 minutes, tom rice on tax reform proposals and the republican budget. then pennsylvania congressman brendan boyle looks at some of the issues before the house foreign affairs and oversight and government reform committees. later, mark warren, talks about his "esquire" magazine willing at the blurring lines between politics and entertainment. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national caption

ellis could face up to 10 years in prison on each count. coming up at 6:00, we will bring you more from the merck family. >>> ellis will be sentenced on june 3rd. we posted the family's statement in entirety on the website, you can read it also on the wusa 9 app. >>> a young person is recovering after being stabbed near the rhode island avenue metro station. a large fight involving teens started outside the station, and ended with a stabbing about a block away. it happened after 1:00, in northeast, we have not heard of arrests yesterday. >>> investigators in prince george essay the death of a 9- month-old baby at an illegal home daycare in temple hills, they say charged 43 year old beatrice manning with the crime. manning made bail and released this afternoon. >> reporter: it's heart breaking to look at the pictures of the beautiful 9- month-old little girl who according to investigators died from a blow to the head while in the care of that unlicensed daycare operator. savanna wright's mom said she was the perfect baby. according to chargi

big hug for ellie. >> congratulations, ellie. families." katie mcginty will take on the republicans and protect social security and medicare. and mcginty will work for equal pay for women - because families depend on it. for the april 26th democratic primary, president obama supports katie mcginty. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message, because it's your turn to get ahead. >>> good morning, i'm katy zachry. just a few minutes before 10:00 on your friday morning. we'll get your friday forecast with meteorologist bill henley. looks like a nice one, bill. >>> look at this view from the comcast center. sunshine and temperatures are making steady progress. we are now at 54 degrees in philadelphia. lehigh valley, it's 51. and the pennsylvania suburbs have warmed into the lower 50s. there are a couple spots cooler, phoenixville, 47. 48 in melbourne. but we'll see a pretty good warm up. and at the shore, 50s right now. that's where it's going to be today thanks to the easterly wind keeping temperatures just a little bit coo

big hug for ellie. >> congratulations, ellie. in the north bay, and 71 degrees in the peninsula and the south bay. east bay we're looking at 70 degrees today and 68 degrees in san francisco. our temperatures will continue to warm into the weekend up into the upper 80s, or some mid 80s for the inland areas and some upper 70s right along the immediate coast. >>> let's check in now with mike to see what's happening on those roadways. >>> you know they still haven't cleared all those lanes. we were hoping by now we'd have all things clear. it is just shy of 10:00, but 10:00 is what they were estimating. northbound, look at that great recovery out of union city. just a little slowing through hayward. no major problems but jackson still showing more traffic than you would like on your friday. rest of the bay, smooth drive. slowing for 85. >>> it has been a slow go on 880. happening right now we are keeping you up to the minute on the 880 back-up any time with our traffic alerts. we'll post alerts as long as that problem continues. sign

big hug for ellie. >> congratulations, ellie. kimmy schmidt streams today on netflix.h. the trooper was rushed to a baltimore hospital. a 60-year-old man hit three other cars before slamming into the trooper's vehicle. police plan to file charged against the driver. >>> a giant crane is lift damages stones off the washington national cathedral to prepare for the installation of newly carved pinnacles. this kicked off the second phase of repairs from an earthquake in 2011. the work will take a decade and cost $22 million through a private donation. >> good morning, everybody temperatures low to mid 50s. we're headed into the upper 60s for highs today. low 70s over the weekend with nice cool mornings and beautiful sunshine filled afternoons. near 80 by monday. have a good weekend. >> you too, thank you. get the latest news and weather kathleen matthews: in the race for congress, i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics,

perhaps some day a monument that celebrates its immigrants will rise upon the island called ellis. >>e're standing in front of the statue of liberty which was and still is a symbol of hope and freedom for immigrants coming to america. >> we feel 2016 presidential candidates should discuss immigration issues. >> so we believe whoever is elected should make immigration issues one of their top priorities. >> to watch all the prize winning documentaries in this career's student cam competition, visit studentcam.org. >> the campaign 2016 bus to look for winners of this year student cam winners. the bus recognizes justine beth documentary about the wild horse population. the bus then headed to california to visit winners out that state, including in san diego, where congressman scott peters to art in the ceremony, recognizing the students for their winning documentary. chucongresswoman judy honored the second prize winners for their documentary on social security. a special thanks to our cable partners, charter, comcast, cox, and time warner cable. be sure to watch the 21 winning entries be

one side wants to anchor the barges between the statue of liberty and ellis island, and the other side that says views will be lost. >> reporter: upper new york bay is known for the proximity to ellis and liberty i left hand and the beauty, a major attraction one that the jersey city mayor said would be ruined if barges are allowed to moor here. he is trying to make sure it wouldn't happen. >> a dramatic impact on the park. the spark a jewel, and we want to keep it that way. >> reporter: the transportation the newest client, a rock quarry, would store crushed stone and has support of the maritime association of the port of new york and new jersey and many not many others. the barges. it's really the wrong place for the barges. >> reporter: michael burke said that navigation safety is his >> they will tie up a lot of square footage between where the boats depart from at liberty state park and ellis island. >> reporter: a number of people who oppose the company's plan say there is a simple solution. move the barges farther south. >> there are plenty of places that the barges can go. >> r

liz: michael, ellis, great to have both of you. never a dull moment.is and michael, thanks to you both. 18 minutes before the closing bell rings. dow holding onto gains of 77 points. good for half a percent. shares of twitter tanking. look. down 15%, plus earnings missing on all fronts. and the old ceo dick costello can't be blamed anymore, is it time for twitter's swan song? charlie breaks it next on "countdown." i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in chi

we are back with a luke ellis. is investing more in real estate. talk to us why. about,s we have talked the strategy of the firm is to keep adding investment themes that diversify the list of .fferings we have for clients at the moment, clients are investing inainst bonds, but people have a need for yield, so they are looking for something with stability, long-term confidence, but not , particularly government bonds, considering where we are. this is the conservative end of the real estate spectrum, not the highly leveraged structuring stuff. basically it is there to give long-term investors a yield-like return. david: how much money do you expect to raise for investment? luke: we do not have a target. any time you set price targets in a fragile business, you end up doing stupid things. theme, wegh-quality are happy to get them on board, and we will go long and steady. it is a five-your decision. vonnie: 4 billion is your largest. we will make sure the team is only investing when they can find quality returns. abou

. >> ellis is getting folks warmed up for his message. in the meantime, is there a feeling that now the trump campaign is concentrating on a ground game with a better understanding now of how important it is particularly in those proportional states? >> nothing teaches like defeat. but you've got to be careful. new york is a hugely diverse place. one of the things that we don't have too many of is republicans. be careful with that polling. it's very, very hard to predict how a small group will turn out. >> brian, donald trump's new convention manager was on "meet the press" talking about the hunt for delegates. take a listen to what he had to say about tactics ahead. >> i'm confident we have several ways through june 7th and any of these unbound delegates getting collected, many of whom i feel good about. >> what is fair game to win a delegate? >> it's ted cruz's style and that's going to wear thin very fast. >> you think he's threatening delegates? >> you go to these conventions and you see the gestapo tactics. >> gestapo tactics? that's

ellis appeared in court yesterday. investigators say ellis told them he stole the money to pay bills. his attorney is looking to reduce charges so he can be held in the county jail rather than federal prison. >>> a man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a youth football league. he embezzled more than $200,000 from the youth football conference when he served as treasurer. he falsified records to cover his tracks. the money came from membership fees paid by parents so their kids could play. >> he was using so much of this money that he was causing overdraft fees on the checking account. the other draft fees totalled over $4,000. >> two executive members became suspicious and then contacted authorities. they covered 18 east bay cities but no longer exists. >>> the town of moraga is asking for $3 million to pay for repairs. the sink hole destroyed drains and gutters and it's far beyond what the town can afford to fix. it opened up on march 17th. the main thorough fair still remains closed. >>> the fishing seaso

what do you think, ellis?well, it's a little more complicated than al speaking for everyone, but he's kind of got a point. bernie's having trouble connecting with black and latino voters, other minorities as well. it's an area where hillary really has romped and no end in sight. liz: yeah, but i think, tammy, she doesn't own it entirely, does she. >> >> she doesn't. and i think if you just look at the rally from last night, 27,000 people coming up for bernie sanders in this state. liz: those are donald trump crowds. >> i'll tell you, even bigger than donald trump crowds. those are barack obama crowds. and i recall that it was very famous at the time when it happened in 2008 where hillary was again guaranteed, but we suddenly started seeing even super delegates beginning to defect to barack obama because of the enthusiasm, because he suddenly became possible as someone who could win. i don't think that's going to happen this time because this is a time where bernie sanders, i think even the democratic party rea

ellis and his family were in court today along with the family of 18-year-old alexander murk. murk and calvin li were in the backseat of ellis' car along with another friend who was up front. montgomery county police say on the evening of june 25th, 2015, the teens left a in north potomac. just before midkn kninight elli control of his car and went airborne before landing roof down in a nearby yard. murk and li died instantly. he faces up to 20 years in prison. coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you how prosecutors described ellis' demeanor in court today and why they offered a plea bargain in the first place. megagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> i'm tracee wilkins in fairmont heights. in less than an hour this business and 11 others are going to have to cease and desist adult entertainment activities per court order. prince george's county has gone after these clubs after a year-long battle in court. the county has won, and now these businesses have to stop adult entertainment. coming up on news4 at 5:00, we speak with one of the business owners and he has a very interesting theory abou

ellis was driving when he lost control. calvin li and alexander murk died on scene. in court today, ellis took responsibility for that night accepting a plea bargain and pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. >> this is very serious to us, and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. it was a plea to the straight -- the top line charges. >> reporter: serious charges which carry up to two decades in prison. >> there was a sense of remorse in the courtroom. >> reporter: while prosecutors believe ellis regrets his actions, parents say it's a lesson for them to speak with their child a that could have been avoided. >> i tell my daughter don't do like that. it's your responsibility to be safe and keep others safe. >> reporter: now, ellis will be sentenced on june 3rd, and while he does face a maximum of 20 years in prison, prosecutors say they've not yet decided what they will be asking the judge for, but they say they will be requesting jail time. reporting in montgomery county, meagan fitzgerald, news4.

samuel ellis stood before a judge, as you mentioned. he took responsibility for the th also graduated from wootton high school behind us. he pled guilty to two charges of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. but as prosecutors put it, this wasn't a win for anybody. these are the images many in montgomery county won't forget, the results of drinking, speeding, and driving. police say 19-year-old samuel ellis was drunk on the night of june 25th after he and his friends left a party in north potomac. he lost control of his car wounding one passenger and killing calvin li and friend alexander murk. nearly ten months later, murk and ellis' family were in court when he took a plea bargain pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter by a motor vehicle. >> this is very serious to us and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. it was a plea to the straight -- the top line charges. >> reporter: prosecutors say ellis was remorseful as he answered the judge's questions about thel driving drunk. a decision that

-- first stop is ellis island. >> reporter: a number of people say there is a simple solution. move the barges farther south. of places the barges can go. >> reporter: army corps of engineers are responsible, a decision will be made in the next 3-6 months. >> cbs reached out to one of the owners, they are not marid to the location and -- married to the location. >>> a long island deli will under go repairs after a car careened through the windows. 6 workers were stunned but unhurt. the lunchtime crowd had gathered at the business on the roosevelt border. a driver struck another vehicle which careened in to the deli. the drive was aler when she was removed from her vehicle. . >>> a security guard at the 911 choir from spontaneously singing the national anthem. the teacher got the approval to sing but says a second quickly canceled the impromptu concert because they didn't have a license. >> i'm not mad, i feel like i was supporting the people who died that day and supporting my country. >> a spokesperson for the 9/11 memorial apologized to the students and the choir has been inv

here is what ellis hooked like before he was caught. police arrested him last week in brentwood after a resident recognized him. >>> we now know how much money morago wants to fill a large sinkhole. certify officials are asking the state for $3.5 million. traffic has been diverted in the area ever since the sinkhole opened up. the damage includes hundreds of feet of storm drain piepg, the sidewalks, curb and its pedestrian ramp. >>> governor brown will sign legislation next monday that eventually will give california the highest minimum wage, $15 an hour. state lawyermakers approved a deal today and sent it to the governor's desk. the state raised the minimum wage to $10.50 and it will hit $15 an hour in 2022. >>> the giants versus the a's, fans of both teams piled in for baseball, food and a lot of fun. >> katie is live at at&t park with all the festivities. hi, katie. >> hi. of course, tons of fun to be had out here. as you might imagine, this cross town rivalry can really pit friends, even family members against each other. >> thank

here is what ellis hooked like before he was caught. police arrested him last week in brentwood after a resident recognized him. >>> we now know how much money morago wants to fill a large sinkhole. certify officials are asking the state for $3.5 million. traffic has been diverted in the area ever since the sinkhole opened up. the damage includes hundreds of feet of storm drain piepg, the sidewalks, curb and its pedestrian ramp. >>> governor brown will sign legislation next monday that eventually will give california the highest minimum wage, $15 an hour. state lawyermakers approved a deal today and sent it to the governor's desk. the state raised the minimum wage to $10.50 and it will hit $15 an hour in 2022. >>> the giants versus the a's, fans of both teams piled in for baseball, food and a lot of fun. >> katie is live at at&t park with all the festivities. hi, katie. >> hi. of course, tons of fun to be had out here. as you might imagine, this cross town rivalry can really pit friends, even family members against each other. >> thank

ellis was due to go on trial tri this coming monday before agreeing to the plea.lea. >> there are no winners in this situation. it is a happened. you know it is reflected in what seemed to be remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> alex family called today's events bitter sweet, while it relieves us from having to endure the endless plain off sitting through days of trial, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. bi >>> fire erupted on a flighted to la because of the boom box.x. three passengers suing airline they claim they were hurt durint that fight. f the incident happened last month when two woman blasting music oa the passengers confronted them, punches thrown, police escorted five women off. women suing saying spirit didrit not protect them and counted too serve alcohol spirit denies allegations.al >> first it was metro, it's n the only public transportationit system in the district with serious safety issues, dc circulator drivers spoke. driver's union highlighted audid with critica

elli for each count. he will be sentenced in june. >>> two sisters in custody charged with stabbing a man to death outside a bar. investigators say the sisters attacked bryan grays outside the old town tavern monday night. authorities are still trying to determine what started that fight. >>> arlington police are investigating a troubling incident involving two children. investigators say the boy and girl were walking when a man tried to get them to come home with him yesterday around 4:30. the kids said no but the girl noticed the guy watching her on three occasions. so far we only have a vague suspect description but he was driving a blue or black pickup truck. >>> hundreds of people gathered to say good-bye to the largo high school student gunned down at the dean wood metro last week. ♪ [ music >> 15 year old washington's mother sang at her son's funeral today. she and her two daughters witnessed the murder as they sat waiting for a train saturday before easter. police say the shooting was random. are

that's why this is funny. >> ellis, always a pleasure to have you. thank you so much. >>> new details on the ohio massacre as investigator looking for suspects and possible motive. victims show signs of a struggle before they were kielled. all eight victims, all part of the roaden family died from gunshot victims. one was shot nine times. two had five bullet wounds. only one was shot once. some showed bruising, indicating they fought back against their killer or killers. >>> monster storm system in the nation's midsection. 24 million at risk for severe weather today. wichita, kansas saw scattered lightening, rain. mcconnell air force planes were relocated. it produced 1 to 2 inch hail in kansas city. the rain came down in sheets in st. louis causing flooding. more than 26,000 customers lost power in that region. in oklahoma, powerful storm uprooted trees and tore of roof off of some homes. in texas, a steady stream of lightening and tornado that knocked over an 18-wheeler. let's go to meteorologist bill with the crazy weather. what can we expected to

. >>> political analysts and best selling author ellis henikin is here to break this all down. according to donald trump, a huge night. is the race his now? >> yes. i would go even one step further than presumptive, his word. i would say all but certain. he got it. >> we have to talk about the whole pact with cruz and kasich and cruz focused on indiana. here is what is oed, dd, okay? he won't say a must win but in indiana 66,000 votes have been cast already in the primary. >> that's right. >> is that a big miscalculation by the cruz campaign to not know that? >> it's nonsense cal. how does kasich go to a moderate voter in indiana, one of his supporters saying you should all of a sudden vote for cruz. it's an impossible argument to make. >> is there any argument to make right now? does it matter at this point? >> it's done, betty, it's done. the guy won. listen. there is mathematics and political reality and we are in the world of political reality here. >> we are back to reality now, folks. the polls do show that donald trump has a bit of a problem with female voters. we talked

and i thank you for your leadership, ellis, very, very much. now i want to introduce my friend david leighton. he is a smart, effective, skilled talented prosecutor. he's a friend of mine. can't think of a prosecutor in the united states of america who does a better job than david. he's here to -- part of our team. he adds just exceptional and added depth, expertise, knowledge of this community as part of this team to help the citizens and families of flint and michigan. i'm glad to be on david's team. i'm glad he's on our team. david. >> thank you, general, for the kind words. attorney general schuette, special counsel flood and i have spoken frequently over the number of weeks and shared information with respect to the investigations. in short, our teams are cooperating to try and obtain answers to the many question that is the citizens of flint have as to the water and how it became tainted with lead and other toxins. these charges today are an attempt to begin to answer some of those questions. it's certainly not the end of the investigatio

here are some of the facts as stated in miss ellis close outmou out memorandum.lle fields covering a campaign event in the ballroom in jupiter. presidential candidate donald trump had just completed a press conference. afterwards, he left the podium and was moving towards the ballroom exit. he had a number of secret service agents attempting to maintain space between him and the public. the full video reporting shows secret service agents clearing the pathway ahead of mr. trump. specifically it appears that miss fields was directed to the back of the room along with other members of the media. after initially complying with the directive, miss fields returned to the pathway area and walked directly alongside mr. trump, attempting to ask questions of him. it appears based on the freeze frames from the video recording, an independent photograph taken by a washington post photographer that miss fields brushed or touched mr. trump's arm. he then appears to react to miss fields by pulling his arm back, and away from her. at which time mr. lewandowski reached forward a

here is nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: in a battered philadelphia neighborhood, it's the last thing'd expect to see. inner city kids riding high. >> when i'm on the horse, i don't think about what's going on out here, but when i'm off, you hear everything. like the gunshots, the news, people dying every day. >> reporter: he first saddled up when he was 10. >> they called me the concrete cowboy and i laugh. >> reporter: the sight of the unlikely cowboy brings smiles to the whole neighborhood. it's all thanks to malik divers, with donations, he built a makeshift stable where he's able to teach boys to ride for free. in exchange, they have to work. >> once they start learning, they start staying out of trouble, give them something to do and keep them busy. >> reporter: on these streets, malik says, trouble is hard to avoid. one of his young riders dominique was shot and killed last year. >> it's a lot of senseless killing, and you know, these kids, they need things to do. places to go. things that will make them happy. >> reporter: do you think riding changed you? >> yeah. i think i wa

but nbc's rahima ellis looks at a new treatment that can leave stroke patients st with little v or no complications. >> reporter: steffan was driving to work one day when he started losing feeling on his left side. >> i rubbed myu eck and i felt l e i had a bruise. within seconds, i felt like i was going to pass out. that's when i had my stroke. >> reporter: the 43-year-old was rushed to the hospital, where doctors gave him a clot-busting drug, and a groundbreaking new stroke treatment called a stint retriever. like a small wire cage, the stint retriever is passed through blood vessels in the groin towards the brain to pull out a clot. >> i would say this is up there with the grtest inventions that we've brought to the medical space. >> reporter: in a new study out today, researchers found how effective it can be, but time is critical. if a stroke victim gets the stint retriever and medication within two and a half hours of or no disability. after 5.5 hours, it goes down to 41%. for now, the procedure is offered in just a few hundred hospi ev across the country. including 96 accredite

two of his friends died when ellis lost control of his car last june when they crashed. police say he the influence. sentencing already set for june 3. we are in the courthouse for the hearing and you can follow us on twitter all day for updates. >>> breaking news after a deadly shooting at a military installation at 8:30 local time. air force training in san antonio is the location. a commanding officer went on base, shot the victim and then killed himself. this is a live picture and the shooting was just between the shooter and the victim and the public is not in danger. we will have updates throughout the day. good afternoon. >>> now to other news, the democratic presidential contest dipped into a war of words, and marlie hall said that the candidates now want to the issues, not personal info. >> reporter: bernie sanders walks back on comment that is hillary clinton isn't qualified to be president during an interview with charlie rose. >> you're right. we should not get in the this tit for tat. all i am saying is people will attack us and distort our record as has bee

brian, ellis, thank you. see you soon. >>> also coming up, a dispute between the u.s.ter a new incident over the baltic sea. matthew chance is live from moscow. >> reporter: that's right, fred. u.s. officials are fuming over what they say is another dangerous run-in with the military over the baltic sea. the kremlin is denying it. live from moscow, coming up. i had so many thoughts once i left the hospital after a dvt blood clot. what about my wife... ...what we're building together... ...and could this happen again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? i spoke to my doctor and she told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. but eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. knowing eliquis had both... ...turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless you doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with fizzling soda sales, and what is set to overtake it as america's drink of choice. >>> more americans are putting down those cans of soda for a healthier option these days, as soda sales lose fizz, bottled water consumption is said to overtake soft drinks this year for the first time in the u.s. americans are expected to drink nearly 27 gallons of bottled water in 2016 compared to nearly 26 gallons of soft drinks. >>> a murder mystery in texas. a mother of three found dead inside a church where she was preparing for an early-morning fitness class. now police are searching for her killer, a suspect caught on chilling video dressed in what appears to be police tactical gear inside that church in the dark of night. nbc's kerry sanders has the details. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows a person dressed in police tactical gear, face and head covered. authorities are unsure if it's a man or a woman. but investigators say that's no officer. rather, it's the suspected murderer. killed 45-year-old missy beavers, her husban

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, before you book your next trip, you may want to find out which airlines were just ranked the best and the worst. >>> on the very day a deal was announced that alaska airlines is buying virgin america for $2.6 billion, virgin america took the top spot in this year's airline quality rankings which are based on on time performance, mishandled baggage and customer complaints. jetblue and delta rounded out the top three. at the bottom of the rankings were frontier, envoy air, and spirit. >>> meantime, united airlines has removed a flight attendant from duty after she apparently inflated the emergency slide when their plane arrived in houston this afternoon. united says there was never an emergency onboard. as nbc's miguel almaguer reports, this isn't the first time an incident like this has happened. >> reporter: united flight 1246 had just reached the gate in houston when the airline says a flight attendant intentionally deployed the evacuation slide even though there was no emergency. 159 passengers were on board the flight from sacramento wit