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mary margaret farren was married to a white house lawyer but he attacked her just two days after she divorce papers. she says she's talking now because she hopes to make other women aware of the signs of abuse. you can see her story tonight on 20/20's at 10 o'clock right here on 6abc followed by "action news" at 11::back to you guys. >> all right alicia. "action news" continues with the latest on the measles outbreak both nationwide and right here in the delaware valley. >> and pope francis takes a stand on spanking. why the pontiff says corporal punishment is okay in certain circumstances. >> plus, the retired janitor shocks his small town. how this scruffy vermont man wound up proving you should never judge a book by its cover. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli shirleen allicott and brian taft. >> it is 4:30 and "action news" continues with the first freebie friday of the month where you can find everything from free tango lessons to free gym classes for the little ones. >> plus, he walked in looking for a clip on tie but walked

last year the university notified farren that he was to be suspended. >> can you provide any defenseannot. >> i will this is something that we have to be clear about -- when a situation with an officer goes bad. the rules change of engagement. a point you have made consistently well is -- but why does the officer need to let the situation go bad? >> for jaywalking? i mean for jaywalking? the officer will say, hey, please don't jaywalk and you say something or do something that i take as disrespect or hostility. now it doesn't matter what you did any more we're on an entirely different playing field. >> we'll see what the investigation reveals. >> bad training leads to bad decisions, bad choices and bad outcomes. >>> new reporting now on last month's terror attacks in paris. were the "charlie hebdo" and the kosher market attacks coordinated? >>> we all know vice president joe biden, he's a different guy, he's a real guy. sometimes a scene-stealer as a result. that's just joe being joe. take a look at this. what do you think? john king is going to do his best to sort this out and more.