and fitzgerald has now provided it. tonight we're very lucky to have the distinguished university professor of christian ethics and director of the center of theology and be public life at mercer university and a widely, and widely regarded as a leading pastor, writer of 22 books, speaker and activist. he is president of the society of christian ethics and president-elect of the american academy of religion. in addition to that, he also in the book was pleased to find out that his picture is in the book as well. [laughter] so please join me in welcoming francis fitzgerald and dade gushy. [applause] well, good evening. we'd like to thank all of you for being here this evening and all who are watching via c-span. .. and my happy task this evening is to get the ball rolling by asking as many questions as i can fit in in about 40 minutes, and then you will will have the chance you in the audience in atlanta to ask some questions yourself. so i will start this way, welcome to atlanta. i'm sure you enjoyed our traffic this ev

howard lutnick, ceo of cantor fitzgerald.d is smart enough to know, knowing him, that it is good to have a baland ticket. liz: absolutely. >> especially on wall street. tough deal with the trump administration as much as the obama administration. you don't want to be on the wrong side of the trump administration. liz: it makes for a better meeting. you can make a decision on investment. >> not only that, by the time this conference goes in september, obamacare could be replaced with something else. so why not have someone in the white house explain how it will be replaced so your bankers can make some money on it. i will tell you this, liz, you know, i don't follow the story -- we broke the story. we kind of do what we do around here but this story is never-ending. liz: can you imagine september? big deal. >> it will be a big deal in september. liz: you broke it here first. >> i don't think they will he let us reporters in there. liz: can you put on a disguise or something? >> i will dress up like you. put high heels and red

fitzgerald has now provided it. tonight we are very lucky to have reverend doctor, christian ethics and the center of theology and public life at mercy university. he wrote 22 bucks, speaker and activist. his present of this society's and fx and the american academy of religion. he was pleased to find out that his picture is in the book, as well [we cannot have a better questionnaire tonight. please join me in welcoming francis fitzgerald and peter david,. >> good evening. we like to thank you for being here this evening. all who are watching bsb sent to man. it is good to have such an opportunity to talk about, i think, as an evangelical myself the most important book on evangelicalism that has been written in a very long time. it's majestic in its scope. it covers everything you possibly cover about evangelicalism. it 700 plus pages. it's the work of many decades of reporting and my happy task, this evening, is to get the ball rolling by asking as many questions as i can fit in in 40 minutes. then you all will hav

fox 5 tom fitzgerald tracking this one, live with more on this. fitz. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a general hearing about the fbi's operations. it was quickly dominated by sharp questions about the fbi's activities leading up to the 2016 election. republicans wanted to know if the fbi has been leaking information about its investigation into the connection that possibly existing between the trump campaign and russia for their part. fbi announced it was reopening the hillary clinton e-mail investigation just 11 days before voters went to the policy. director james comey said flatly, it makes him mildly nauseous to think that the fbi may have influenced the 2016 vote but he says he stands by that decision. comey said if he didn't reveal they were looking into clinton's e-mails again, he says the american people would have thought they were covering something up. >> i stared at speak and conceal. there's an election in 11 days, that would be really bad. concealing would be catastrophic, not just to the fbi but beyond, between really bad an c

meagan fitzgerald looks at what they hope to accomplish. >> reporter: from large crowds in dupont circle -- ♪ >> reporter: -- to malcolm x park, mayday protesters made sure their messages were heard. they want the trump administration to stop deporting undocumented immigrants that don't have criminal records. >> to fight for humanity, fight for the injustice that they are going through. especially with the new presidential regime. >> reporter: there were rolling street closures as demonstrators made their way down 16th and on to u street as they marched towards lafayette park. ♪ >> reporter: once the crowd arrived, chants grew louder and they were met by notable speakers like tom perez and members of congress. >> i want to make sure gets the message that we don't support his politics or agenda. >> reporter: opponents say they are wasting their time and that they need to accept the fact that trump won the election. but activists believe these demonstrations will inspire people to get out and vote. >> i'm here because martin luther king march. i'm here because rosa parks sat down. i'm here

. >> susan fitzgerald. >> we're surprising susan who didn't know she was going to be on air.won a hundred thousand dollars. jk. >> i love the nats. >> i love the nates and the nats. why do you come every year on this day. >> to see all of my friends from channel five. last year i saw tucker and steve and now i have the pleasure of seeing you. >> you know you just made a fox5 promo, right. >> oh, good. okay. i'm okay with that. >> final score four to two. we were happy about that but really what weather day i effort to make sure school kids are introduced to baseball. they are given very discounted tickets invited out. we at fox5 give them a presentation of weather in the morning and you're seeing a little bit of that earlier today where the students came out in the morning and we talked to them for about an hour. we do a meet and greet afterward, answer their questions. we're so delighted we had a sold out presentation this year of about 1300 kids and then they stay and enjoy the game and it was a lot of fun and it's really a lot of fun for us to get to meet everybody that wa

was my last job ever in the government as the deputy attorney general and i appointed fat rick fitzgerald in chicago to oversee a very sensitive investigation involving allegations that bush administration officials outed a cia operative. and so what happened is the team of agents that had been working for -- up a chain that came to me was moved over and worked under patrick fitzgerald. so it happens. >> thank you. >> and last senator blumenthal. >> thank you, madam chair. to take the an alg-- the analogi think we were toward the end of the dentist visit and fortunately there is no limited time that the last questioner can take. >> my dentist sometimes asks questions too. >> to pursue the line of questioning that senator horrona just finished, there is abund about precedent -- abundant precedent for appointment of a special prosecutor. >> yes. >> and that has happened frequently in the in the history of the department of justice and you mentioned one in your experience. also then zig knee appointed [ inaudible ] archie bald cox [ inaudible ]. >> so this would not be a earth shaking seismi

our own tom fitzgerald is live at reagan national.we know that comey has upset both the republicans and the deps. did his firing, though, come as a surprise. >>reporter: shawn, there is no way around this, this is a stunning development out of this white house. as you know, donald trump rose to fame in large part from his own television show which his catch phrase you're fired entered the national lexicon, that phrase being directed at the director of the federal bureau of investigation. as you mentioned, donald trump did not appoint jim comey to that job. but today he has moved him and it comes on the heels of what many saw as devastating testimony just last week by comey in front of a committee on conscious democratses and republicans that have been looking into this investigation

and appointed patrick fitzgerald, then the u.s. attorney in chicago to oversee a very sensitive investigation involving allegation taz bush administration officials outed a cia operative. what happened is the team of agents that had been working for up a chain that came to me was just moved over and worked under patrick fitzgerald. >> thank you. so it happens. thank you. >> last but far from least, senator blumenthal. >> thank you, madam chair. to take the analogy that you began with, i think we're at the entend of the dentists visit or toward the end of it anyway. fortunately, there's no unlimited time that the last questioner can take. >> my dentist sometimes asks questions, too. >> to pursuit line of questioning that senator hirona just finished, there is abundant precedent, is there not, for the appointment of a special prosecutor, in fact, there are regulations and guidelines for the appointment of a special prosecutor? >> yes. >> and that has happened frequently in the history of the department of justice? you mentioned one i

tom fitzgerald, fox5 local news. >> you've done this before. i didn't have anything to do with that. i don't have anything. cody, you did this. >> the father you saw right there, the man behind those now infamous videos temporarily lost custody of two of his children today. >> a judge has given custody of two of the children to their biological mother rose hall. she petitioned the court to gain custody. they were featured by a number of youtube put together by martin and his ste pranking their children. the pranks were so greul that some believe necessity were abusive so a judge granted custody of her two kids? a. emma and cody are with me. i have emergency custody. they're doing good. they're getting back to their playful selfs. >> we should have referenced martin's current wife. earlier today we spoke with haul's attorney who says the dad oh five videos speak for themselves. while the images that depict cody getting a bloody nose, which is bad enough, the images that show emma gets slapped so hard that she collapses in a corner and cries in c

he was also al gore's running mate back in 2000. >> tom fitzgerald for us.hanks so much. >>> let's check in with sue palka get the latest on the weather which, yeah, it's been a hot one but now it seems to be a stormy one, too. hey, sue. >> classic summer day here in d.c., right sarah and shawn except that it's spring but we're tracking a couple thunderstorms that are very strong. not everybody is seeing it as you can tell here as we look at the radar but this is the one with, oh, my goodness, so much lightening we've been tracking. this severe thunderstorm warning is for clark fauquier loudoun and warren and it goes until 7:30. the storm is generally moving to the east at about 20 miles an hour. the big concern now a lot of lightning, very heavy rain and it in it. there could be three-quarters of an inch briefly. we've had a couple reports of hail elsewhere but this also could produce some winds that could gust to 60 miles an hour. hey, and the good news is it's really going to drop your temperature if you get it but it's tough to drive in it. headline for

let's bring in tom fitzgerald, there's lot of speculation tonight. >> reporter: tony, that is correct, mccabe is currently in charge tonight. however, sources at fox 5 spoken to that are familiar with both the fbi and the white house s permanent replacements has begun to take shape, while this is taking a place, maryland senator ben car don announced an effort to start a bipartisan commission that would investigate what has taken place in regards to the russian interference in the 2016 election then issue a report. senator card inspeaking to us on capitol but making the point he's pushing back strong against president trump's assertions this morning that democrats are only now supporting former director comey after having blasted him during the presidential campaign after complaint that democrats said comey miss handled hillary clinton's e-mail investigation. >> the director must be able to operate and be insulated from politics. it cannot be subject to th of the president of the united states, and that's what's happened >> the democrats don't lose credibility on the defense because t

live at the fbi headquarters tonight, tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news >>> let's take it outside now,beautiful day out there. 75 degrees right now. i mean, this is -- can we just keep this? the entire year >> keep it here? >> yes. >> the only thing we can do without allergies, unfortunately that's something sue has no control over >> but mother nature does and rainy days will do it. jim and sarah, you got to get out and enjoy tonight. we're going to have a pretty significant change in the weather forecast for tomorrow. rain may be in as early as 8:00 or 9:00. and it's going to be a lot cooler. if you mow the lawn, tonight is days look like they're going to be getting quite soggy. nats and orioles will be at it for game three, to they're at nats park. battle of the beltway continues and the weather will be extraordinarily nice, first pitch 7:05. temperature around 70 with a mix of sun and clouds, a nice mild start. temperatures slow to drop. clouds will be on the increase. enjoy it and go nats. meanwhile, hey, big sports night. while we have the perfect weather for everybody who's a go

i appointed patrick fitzgerald that u.s. attorney in chicago to oversee a very sensitive investigation involving allegations the bush administration officials outed a cia operative. so the team of agents that had been working up the chain that came to me was just moved over and worked under patrick fix harold. >> thank you. >> last but far from least, senator blumenthal. >> thank you, madam chair. to take the analogy that you begin with, i think we are at the end of the dentist visit paired or toward the end of it anyway. fortunately, there is no unlimited time that the last questionnaire can take. >> my dentist sometimes asks questions, too. >> to pursue the line of questioning that the senator just finished, there is abundant precedent, is there not, for the appointment of a special prosecutor? in fact, there are regulations and guidelines for the appointment of a special prosecutor. >> yes. >> that has happened frequently in the department of justice. you mentioned one in your experience. also then designate attorney gene

and i appointed patrick fitzgerald then the u.s. attorney in chicago to oversee a very sensitive investigation involving allegations that bush administration officials outed a cia operatedive. what happened is the team of agents that had been working for -- up a chain that came to me was just moved over and worked up under patrick fitzgerald. >> ari melber, a seamless transition but these things are not fast. special prosecutors have some of the slowest track records that prosecutors have. >> right and they have more power. normally this would seem like an obscure matter. i think anyone watching tonight understands why it matters so much, because the prosecutor in charge is ultimately making the calls. so what director comey there was describing in his previous iteration as a senior justice department official was how they brought in pat fitzgerald gerald to do it. do you trust rosen steen or has he been compromised to where you want someone who is considered more wholly independent. >> i want to thank you all for joining us tonight

but it's also remarkably would of e 100th birthday president john fitzgerald kendy. it's hard to believe when we hink of president kennedy, his youthful vigor, the mop pew lar -- popular appeal he had not and around country the world and forever in our hars and minds -- hearts and inds, that vision of grace and ignity and wit and humor and public service and dedication. it was president kennedy, of course, said we will put a man on the moon and do it within 10 years. and we did it in nine. amongst his great legacies, of course, is that president was the ounded and creator of the peace corps. president kennedy felt in those troubling times when there was the threat of nuke leear -- nuclear annihilation that when we needed -- what we needed to is send forward america's best. let the world see what america s truly about. so he engaged this great nation in the effort of sending our brightest and best abroad. today many americans might be surprised to know that in a 330 million e than than 1% -- let me repeat that again. ss than 1% of the nation erves in all of our milita

i want -- >> why is cantor fitzgerald, they can get information and -- >> it is about healthcare, and opportunity -- >> take a deal. >> they will -- >> and kardashian got have $1 million for 10 words. >> they will take it information and use it to make money, that is what they will do. and he is part of their breed. neil: i want to thank joe and amy and in the meantime, apple's cash stash is do we need the shot in the arm? >> absolutely, the economy is stuck in second gear. we know a better economy. the more you cut the me

built for better health. >>> i'm ronica cleary >>> tom fitzgerald.ut there's no quite there yet >> i'm surprised we're talking about it. it incomplete by surprise after that the first attempt that didn't work out. we're talking about the healthcare bill that passed the house, i didn't think they would get to it as quickly as they had >> we'll see as we were just talking a minute ago with chris wallace whether or not this sings or swims in the senate, but for the most part they did get something done in the house. let's see if it gets off capitol. >> we're going to talk about that more. the white house, as we said claim the victory this week, house republicans passed the healthcare law. they have been fighting for it a long time. in case you missed it. a fox 5 rewind >> welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. >> make no mistake, this is a repeal and replace of obamacare. no no mistake about it >> what's really important what this means to the america

. >> meagan fitzgerald has the uplifting story of a mother of three who went from living on the streets to earning her master's. >> just need to keep our family strong. >> reporter: like most petrina williams has wanted to be the best example and motivator for her kids. >> if you see it, you believe it, and you can achieve it. >> reporter: it's a lesson she hearned at a young age. >> i graduated from high school, 16, went to cellman college. >> reporter: so there's no surprise that education in her household is a top priority. >> i have all as and bs, but i'm bringing them up. >> reporter: she's the reason why both her sons are on the honor roll. >> she always encouraged me to be the best. >> reporter: when she was 32 years old, everything changed. heroin and crack cocaine became her addiction. she spent more than two years in prison and was close to losing it all. >> i became homeless, hopeless. >> reporter: but it was her children who inspired her to defy the odds. >> i made a and that was -- clearly that was the journey that i was to take in order to be who you see before you today.

i spoke earlier with patrick fitzgerald and pga commissioner jay monahan.this point, we are not announcing any prices to the overall fund -- prize fund, but we worked and identified ways to continue to increase the significance and the magnitude of the cap. at a future date, we will be certain to let you know. i think you can feel comfortable numbing that this will be a step forward for the cup. vonnie: let me turn to patrick from fedex and it is a little unfair of you guys to be standing in front of the screen on a tuesday when we are -- the 17th green on a tuesday when we are stuck in opposite is. why did you decide to renew? -- in offices. why did you decide to renew? patrick: we measure all of our sponsorships very closely. we have 10 years of data that tells us this is very effective as a sponsorship for us. every year, it has gotten better and stronger. it benefits our customers, our employees and it amplifies our business initiatives that we can connect with the pga tour and the fedexcup. most importantly, it helps us amplify our connections to the c

"fox5" tom fitzgerald is live tonight with with the latest. you know, also we know out there former director of testified that he had seen no evidence of any klution between the trump campaign and russia. >> that statement by jim c clapper today has been a hallmark of the trump administration or trump campaign defense on all of this. keep in mind, republicans and democrats on capital hill and 17 intelligence agencies came to general conclusion that y yes, russia did try to influence the 2016 election and question ahead is this. did trump campaign know about this or participate in any way? so far, there's been no evidence on that and none was produced in the hearing today. but the former acting attorney general of the united states sally yates fired by the trump white house testified today she did warn the trump administration that michael flynn the former national security advisor was telling false tales about his contact with the russians and opening himself up to blaek mail. despite that warning, yooits said flynn stayed on the >> not only d

i want -- >> why is cantor fitzgerald, they can get information and -- >> it is about healthcare, andpportunity -- >> take a deal. >> they will -- >> and kardashian got have $1 million for 10 words. >> they will take it information and use it to make money, that is what they will do. and he is part of their breed. neil: i want to thank joe and amy and in the meantime, apple's cash stash is [vo] when it comes to investing, looking from a fresh perspective can make all the difference. it can provide what we call an unlock: a realization that often reveals a better path forward. at wells fargo, it's our expertise in finding this kind of insight that has lead us to become one of the largest investment and wealth management firms in the country. discover how we can help find your unlock. whoa,i just had to push one button to join. it's like i'm in the office with you, even though i'm here. it's almost like the virtual reality of business communications. no, it's reality. intuitive one touch video conferencing is a reality. and now it's included at no additional cost with vonage business. s

remember the case of the special prosecutor patrick fitzgerald who was named to investigate the leak about -- in the valerie plane case. remember that? he found out almost immediately that it came from the deputy secretary of state. but he continued to investigate long after that. he tried to catch karl rove in a perjury trap. the investigation was way too protracted and went too far afield. that is why people worry about special prosecutors. there is also the question of accountability, which it sounds from this announcement, as of mueller will be accountable to the main justice department. >> martha: it is interesting. this came from rod rosenstein, which it would have to, as we have established. if you look back over the last couple of weeks in terms of his involvement in this, there was a moment when the letter came out that he said that jim comey was being fired. the white house then said, it is just because rod rosenstein is new here on the job and he took a look at all of this and decided that he had to go. he pushed back on that. then, the president said that it was his idea,

. >> spike lee is executive producing the film, and meagan fitzgerald shows us how his career is reallyo take off. >> the first play i've ever seen, and i fell in love with it. >> reporter: movies and productions have been andrew long's passion for as long as he can remember. >> just by watching movies, and i didn't know that was something i could do for a living. >> reporter: that was until he came to howard university. this is where his dream of becoming a film writer became a reality. andrew co-wrote the screenplay nigerian prince with his friend. >> it's about a nigerian american teenager who is tricked into going to school the states, he teams up with his cousin who is an nigerian prince e-mail scammer. >> reporter: to get inspiration, he traveled to nigeria. >> when we got there, it was a scammer sitting there at the airport. i would talk to him more about the emotional side of just, like, what it's like to grow up in this place and how do you make it out. >> reporter: they submitted their screenplay to countless organizations for funding. but just last month, they found out they

are, because these coincidences are when they happen. >> reporter: reporting in bethesda, meagan fitzgeraldews4. >> had what a sweet, small world. >> and what a wonderful connection for both of them to make. love that story. >>> in news4 your health, there's an interesting new study from european pediatricians that finds that going gluten-free could lead to nutrition deficiencies, especially for growing children. the study looked at more than a thousand foods, half with gluten, and half without. the study found gluten-free products did not have as much protein as some of the products with gluten, by bread, pasta and flour, although many had less sugar. researchers also found gluten-free bread had more lipids and saturated fats. >> interesting. doug just hung up the phone after ordering -- was that a gluten-free pizza? >> yeah. my dad went gluten-free for a while. it helped his digestive >> did you get enough pizza for us, though? >> no, i don't share. i have four brothers. five boys, you take whatever you can get, you run out the door. you know what there's never enough of? >> what? >> mash

news4 megan fitzgerald spoke with the baseball started to and students. >> he's one of the best playersight now. >> when you have a person with that big of an influence on people, i think that people listen more. >> reporter: mcclain high school students got a chance to listen to nationals first baseman ryan zimmerman. >> today i'm asking the young drivers to help make our words safer by pledging to focus on the road and not on the phone when in the car. >> reporter: zimmerman designed the phones down home run pledge. >> you don't really realize the numbers until you sit down and read them and it's pretty staggering the amount of accidents and tragedies that can be avoided but just not using your phone. >> reporter: according to the virginia department of transportation, six teens die every year because of accidents and nearly 60% involve distractions behind the wheel. it's a common sight on the highway. drivers texting or talking on their phones and not paying attention to the roads. zimmerman says if it can save lives by talking to teens his mission soo complete. >> we have a special

fox 5 tom fitzgerald talked with the secret service today, he's live with more on this.z beginning, u.s. secret service officials telling fox 5 tonight that quote threats against a protectees receive the highest priority amongst our investigation. furthermore, other law enforcement officials familiar th us this photograph, gruesome image holding what appeared to be the severed bloody head of the president of the united that level of scrutiny.rise to - understand the reaction to the photo has been intense on both sides of the political spectrum from chelsea clinton to the president of the united states himself. now, kathy griffin herself has apologized for this photo but the controversy has not died down. before we talk about this more, let's show you how she offered the apology online. >> i sincerely apologize. i'm just now seeing the reactions of these image, i'm a comic, i went way too far, the image is too disturbing, i understand how it offends people. it wasn't funny, i get it. i made a lot of mistakes in my career, i will continue, i ask your forgive ness, i'm goin

fox 5 tom fitzgerald live at fbi headquarters. the democrats have been pounding the president. republicans sounds like they're changing their tone just a bit. >> reporter: that appeared to be the case. here at fbi headquarters today, the acting director, andrew mccabe has two letters in his position, one from the house oversight committee. another from the senate intelligence committee. both of them asking for the thing. former director comey's notes on his february meeting with president donald trump. that is the meeting which has been report that day trump asked comey to shut down the russian investigation. that would be obstruction of justice an impeachable offense. paul ryan said trump's political enemies are in a feeding frenzy over this story and while the speaker went on to say that congress will do his job to get to the bottom of whatever did or didn't happen in this case, the speaker also pointedly did not defend the president as this controversy continues to grow >> we need the facts. it is obvious there are some people

meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> and our team coverage continues with doug who is live in bethany beachow with the holiday forecast. how's it looking there? >> reporter: hey, guys, a beautiful day out here towards bethany. i should have gotten the hotdog. i got the polish sausage. it's not bad. temperature wise, looking pretty good. we've been in the 70s all day, even down to rehoboth beach. hit 76 in ocean city. and right here in bethany, about the same. back on camera, i want to give a shout-out right here, because this is will's 50th birthday. they are from burke and said we just want to get on television and say happy birthday to will. so happy birthday to will. and we'll have more on our backyard weather and kickoff to summer. >>> now to a place where they're not celebrating, the new twist for a white house in crisis this evening. for the first time the russia investigation is breaching the president's inner circle. mr. trump's son-in-law jared kushner is under fbi scrutiny. >> reporter: officials tell nbc news, the president's son-in-law and close adviser jared kushner say person

he trusted pat fitzgerald. he brought him in not under the regs as a special counsel but called him a special counsel and gave him all the authority the attorney general himself would have had. which is broader than the regulation. >> i'm going to ask a lawyer for an explanation in 30 seconds. what's the triggering mechanism? does it have to come out of justice? can the u.s. senate decide on a person? >> i don't think that they can. i think the only provision is that the department of justice itself conveys the authority. le. >> paul fishman former u.s. attorney in new jersey. thank you very much. you've helped to clarify this. we may call upon you again to do the same thing. thanks for coming by tonight. coming up after this break, can anyone speak for president trump except for president trump. the 11th hour continues after this. >>> i think we were absolutely given the information that we could have at that time. it was a quick moving process. >> and would you say that that information was accurate then or i

attorney who has a future in mind like patrick fitzgerald did in the bush administration he already hashis name and his public service. >> he's not controversial, what are their future ambitions? this is someone of integrity, high intelligence terms of the quality of it, the expense of it, you don't want it to be a deterrent to the president's agenda, the proposals and what he wants to put forward and have those be counted. but i do echo bob's sentiment that there's a real problem here in terms of opportunity for leaks the president has to make sure he has a touch team around him, he's focusing on his agenda and they really try and control leaks and people that might be trying to do him harm appeared the mic. >> dana: i had a good point for greg. just comment on anything. >> greg: you know when you go to to complain about a billing problem at a company and they go we were addressing at, where'd you go after that? it's a problem, yes, we're addressing that. he is the supervisor, he's addressing that. now it's like you are passed off about russia, you go yeah, we're addressing that. if >>

back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald. we can see the wind starting to kick up.nks. >>> there could be some serious prison time heed for people involved in the violent protests that injured several police officers in downtown d.c. on inauguration day. a man from tampa pleaded guilty to charges of felony rioting and assault on a police officer. he's facing two to six years in returned indictments against 212 defendants in connection with that inauguration day violation. this was the first guilty plea on felony charges. >>> crisis averted, at least for now. congress has agreed on a budget plan that removes the threat of a government shutdown through september. but the spending battles are just gearing up. blayne alexander now has more as republicans get ready to vote on a second bill that could affect your health care. >> good evening to you. when we talk about health care for american families, for lawmakers here on capitol hill, so much of it comes down to pre-existing conditions. and exactly how those will be covered. that's really becoming a major sticking poin

in the newsroom, i'm meagan fitzgerald. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county.hey have some of the lowest prices on cigarettes around, but now the owner of three tobacco stores is in trouble with police for something that was behind the counter that shouldn't have been there at all. >>> take a look at the crowd that showed up at silver spring this morning to support the purple line. trying to get a new transit line built. but a federal judge is standing in the way. i'm inside the debate coming up. >>> a couple that pranked their children on the now famous youtube video channel have lost custody of their kids. this is chris gordon at the frederick county circuit co ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. al

"fox5" tom fitzgerald has more. >> well certainly nobody wants to come out to their car in the morning and see something like this your whipped shield smashed in and suess of vehicles and nothing what taken from inside cars. and he was damaged for damage sake. and much more than that if i talk to the people who live here. to them this is the place they live and this is the place they feel safe and these attacks they say hit right at home for them. >> to be honest with you i feel like my personal was vapdized it is i have up comfortable this morning and upon walking a roum i notice there was so many other cars with the same problem and others were in the front. >> montgomery country police sixth district 2:30 near leatherer furnish terrace. and officers headed out and they got out so quick they were able to watch township suspects at the scene. third suspect that suspect fled but was caught. hear all minors 17, 13 and 14 years old. and smael and not cheap. 36 calls and estimated to be around 50,000 so far. and police work in the dark and and there was a sneaker print right on the hood o

. >> fox5, tom fitzgerald, pointed comments for local leaders around here? >> reporter: jim, he sure did, this operation started six weeks ago, was revealed for the first time today, in all, 1,370 people, 78 people, arrested, $491,000 seized and 238 illegal weapons taken off the street. the list of crimes here, it is a laundry list, ranking from drug smuggling, weapons violations, prostitution, racketeering, and murder. now, take a look at this video that was of this operation in effect. now, we are told here locally, in d.c., maryland, and virginia, 52 individuals were rounded up as part of this anti-gang operation. more than half were members of the group ms13. this includes 11 individuals who were arrested after suspicions about a house in fairfax county was involved in sex trafficking, fairfax county police, ice saying tonight were instrumental in those arrests. now, this comes in the wake of just this spring, immigrations and customs enforcement officials adding montgomery county maryland and bridges george's county to list of communities that do not ho

meagan fitzgerald reports from the scene. >> it felt like an explosion, it did, the whole house shook. >> reporter: it's a fire investigators are calling suspicious. >> it shook my bed. >> i started hearing pop, pop, pop, pop. >> i saw smoke. >> reporter: neighbors saw the flames and smoke before 2:00 this morning. two people who lived next door to the fire were immediately evacuated and now displaced. late morning extinguishing hot spots while investigators sifted through the rubble to figure out how it happened. >> saw the flames. i mean, it was horrible. they were higher than i've ever seen flames. >> reporter: just before the flames started, several neighbors say they saw the man who lived inside drive off. >> he packed his stuff and he was putting it on his truck. i asked him if they're moving, and he say, no, we're not. >> that was meagan fitzgerald reporting from lorton. the pentagon confirms the man who lived in the house was a pentagon police officer until a year ago. he has not been seen since that fire started. >>> in stark contrast in washington's political climate, one we

servers there for years, but six weeks ago, the two discovered their connection news 4's megan fitzgeraldicks up the story from there. >> you have to smile and be happy. >> always. >> reporter: if you're familiar with the fox hill residence, you know it's like a family here. daniel james knows that well because his customers love him. >> daniel's been in -- downstairs as a waiter for the last two years, i guess. >> reporter: mexico city is a place 93-year-old sherrying mydale and daniel have always had in common. >> my husband was a foreign correspondent. and we based in mexico city for u.s. news and world report. >> reporter: sherry has a house filled with memories that span a lifetime, many of them were spent with her late husband. >> this painting is haitian. and i'm sure that jesse saw it. >> reporter: jesse was sherry's best friend. they lost touch decades ago, but what she found out in march was something she never coulde imagined. daniel is sherry's best friend jessie's son. >> i had given him his baby's shower. >> reporter: they made the connection here at the restaurant, inside t

he trusted pat fitzgerald, and he brought him in not on the regs as a special counsel but called him a special counsel and gave him all of the authority that the attorney general himself would have had, which is even broader than the regulations. so the confusion is understandable. there are three different routes. >> now i'm going to ask a lawyer for an explanation in 30 seconds. what's the triggering mechanism? we hear this on the hill, but does it have to come out of justice? can the u.s. just decide on a person? >> i don't think they can. i think the only provision for someone to exercise the executive authority of the department of justice is the department of justice itself conveys that authority. >> thank you very much. you've helped to clarify this. we may call upon you again to do the same thing. appreciate you coming by tonight. >>> coming up after this next break, can anyone speak for president trump except for president trump? "the 11th hour" continues after this. you go crawling to the bank. this is how i dress to get a mortgage. i just go to lendingtree. i calculate how

filed a lawsuit because of this and now some customers and business owners are telling meghan fitzgerald's too little too late. >> i love to shop. >> reporter: with so many options here at the center shopping could be a great experience but when money is an issue, this location has started to become less and less of a desirable destination for a lot of folks. >> i am more inclined not to come because i do have to pay for parking. >> i think it's not right, you know. i understand why because we tell people, you know, we'll go to fairfax or tyson's where it's free. >> reporter: ever since boston parking started charging 2 bucks an hour it's hit their pockets hard. restaurant managers at ted's bulletin say they especially notice a decline in customers on friday nights. boston property says they studied the traffic patterns and behaviors as well as retailer input and release the the following statement which says in part, quote one hour of free parking and free 5:00 p.m. would address the primary concerns expressed by the community. that of course has yet to be scene since the new policy doesn

annie yu >> i'm tom fitzgerald. may 14. >> happy mothers day to all of you. >> happy mothers day annie, >> caitlin roth has a much sunnier outlook. >>> gloomy few days now the sunshine which is back as we take a live look at the white house with the sun shining over it. finally dry weather awaits and warmer weather too, it's been a chilly few days, temperatures not climbing out of the 50's. we'll get back to normal. it is still cool morning, 53 at reagan national, 50 at dulles, 50 at bwi. we're seeing 40's and 50's show up, a lot of 40's last hour, but quickly warming with the benefits of that sunshine and we'll be into the 70's later on this afternoon. storm tracker radar are dry, we should see a few more clouds later this afternoon and i can't rule out a sprinkle but overall it will be a really nice day. by 11:00 a.m., temperatures into the 60, cool through the morning but you can be outside comfortably in the mid afternoon, it is a little windy later. we'll have gusts over 25 miles an hour at times, that will mak

>> reporter: philadelphia police say the newborn was found by his parents who took him to mercy fitzgeraldospital. from there he was airlifted to chop and pronounced dead. first responders reported the child having internal bleeding on the brain, lungs and blunt force trauma to the head. details that leave neighbors speechless. >> wow! that's all i can say. >> reporter: well we can tell you neighbors tell us they did not know too much about the family. they say they just moved in a short time ago. meantime police continue to question the parents as this investigation continues. dawn? >> all right, dave, thank you. >>> skyfox was above a crash involving two philadelphia police officers. they're both out of the hospital now. after another car slammed into their cruiser. it happened in the wyssonoming section at torresdale avenue and robbins street just before 5:00 o'clock tonight. police were responding to call at the time of the crash. >>> on your radar tonight, nice cool start to your holiday weekend as we take live look at wildwood tonight. pretty scene there. lots of people heading to th

and as magen fitzgerald reports today that caregiver found out her sentence. >> reporter: ever since brett campbell was young his parents knew there was something special about his spirit. they knew brett had a purpose in life. >> he literally is full of sunshine. he wakes up with a bright smile. he has such a wonderful easy going personality. >> reporter: he can't move much and can't talk which is why his protective parents are so devastated by what happened in august. >> we were out of town celebrating our 30th from the police. >> caregiver left a vulnerable adult in a steamy hot car. >> left us feeling very helpless and i couldn't help him. >> reporter: surveillance video shows brett's caregiver walking into the lake forest mall. you can see her meeting up with friends, having lunch, shopping and going into a hair salon. meanwhile brett was trapped in the van in 90 degree heat. when she left the mall she was met by police and today she was sentenced to 18 months in prison. >> to quote the judge, i don't know where your moral compass is to leave someone you know needs water, moveme

many of you may know that this monday, memorial day, may 29, would be the 100th birthday of john fitzgerald kennedy. what better way to remember his legacy than by a call to national service. a call that's been echoed by general mcchrystal as well. i love the headline that says, you don't have to wear a military uniform to serve your country. president kennedy came up with the idea of the peace corps at a time when we faced nuclear threats and rising concern of proliferation of nuclear arms. at a time when russia as it still is today, was a very strong enemy of the united states. president kennedy felt what the united states needed to do was put the best face on to the rest of the world would be to establish a peace corps and send the brightest and best all across the globe. so that they could represent the values of this great country of ours. what better way to do that than through serving your country. by making sure you're not asking what your country could do for you, but what you, in fact, could do for your country. so we're proposing a concept called action for national service. acti

tom fitzgerald is live opt national mall where some of those veterans took part in the national memorial day parade today >> good evening, sarah, jim, you're right, jim, it is remarkable to think that we were approaching now 3 decades since dessert shield. he's exactly what is upon us. mow the situation in washington remarkable group 200 vet rapz of dessert shield and dessert storm all marked together in the parade. me are launching snational dessert storm war memorial. located near the vietnam veteran memorial and korean war memorial. this will not be cheap and will require fundraising over the next couple days and years as well to get them to their goal. we spoke to lieu ten ebt kyle legs who served in dessert storm and basically this is effort right now country recognize the sacrifice that hundreds of thousands of service members did offer up in the course of that war and to also honor those that lost their lives. this is how he view today for us. >> and we're going to capitalize on that again over 600,000 veterans served in the war and obviously we're doing it to honor those that mad