our focus should be developing the gambia, and seeing to it that the gambia is up in the sky, and democratically too, can look up to the gambia to emulate us, definitely. we've shown that already. west african heads of state showed their support, too. they came from liberia... ..senegal, sierra leone, ivory coast, or mauritania for the occasion. and then the man of the day, adama barrow, the new president, who has promised to turn the page and open a new chapter in the country's history. he had first taken the oath last month at the gambian embassy, in senegal, where he waited until security was restored for his return. here he is taking the oath again, at home, and with his people. i, adama barrow, do swear i will not directly or indirectly reveal such matters as may be committed to my citizens, so help me god. a day to celebrate democracy, a day of hope. and, above the crowds, a reminder of the hashtag slogan that flooded the social media since adama barrow won the december election. #gambiahasdecided. mr barrow said there were many challenges ahead. he has promised to free those detained with

that was only done twice and that was with gambia and each time it worked. at that point in time when casey chad which was murdered, haiti refuseded to take the man back and at the time that was secretary of state hillary clinton. had she used that authority she had, casey chadwick would be alive today. so this bill would absolutely give authority in code and law to not only stop the visas but also stop the foreign aid and give standing in court to the victim victims and the victim's families in federal court to be able to soon -- for the victims of these criminals as well. it is heart wrenching. oak grove, louisiana, jay. hi. caller: yes. i'm glad you're bringing this issue up but it seems to be a pretty easy fix. if they can't get work, i'm talking about the ill grants, get on some kind of government aid as welfare or food stamps i don't think they'll be here. we've been in a recession for many many years. the longest -- they call it the great recession. quite frankly americans should be taking these jobs. i do know there are some jobs that are hard for so

gambia has decided. adama barrow said there we re decided.ny challenges ahead. he has promised to free those detained without trial. to improve education and press freedom. the task is immense but he has vowed to turn the small west african nation into a beacon of peace. let's get some other news for you. they mostert cleric who was jailed for life in america for plotting terror attacks in the 19905 has died in prison. he was blind and seen as inspired the 1993 bombing attack on the world trade center in which 5ix people died. iraqi forces prepare to tackle some extent militants in we5tern mo5ul the un has warned that the safety of hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped air is paramount. iraqi air force of civilians trapped air is paramount. iraqi airforce has once again dropping leaflet5 warning people of an offensive. mo5ul i5 again dropping leaflet5 warning people of an offensive. mo5ul is the last magi stronghold in iraq for dog now to california where one of the strongest 5torms now to california where one of the strongest storms in

both times gambia at a very rapid pace began to take back their criminal alien then. >> someone who is a noncitizen. they could be a legal alien. a green card holder. an illegal alien and if they commit crimes, that's a criminal alien, someone who has committed a crime in this country. these are people who have committed crimes, burglary, rape dui murder, runs the entire gamut. >> so visa lapsing doesn't fall under the definition of criminal alien in your mind? >> they are absolutely defined as criminals. these are the ones who have committed crimes against the community. >> our guest is here to talk about the legislation, the larger topics of immigration. we've got a number of cosponsors on that one, 87 on that bill last time. i have personally met with the victims and in the case their deceased and murder victims. i've met with families of some of these people who have been victimize by criminal aliens and it is a heart wrenching interview to meet these people and hear their very sad stories. people who have lost their sons, husbands, daughters. needlessly because our government h

her husband's grandfather was the president of gambia at one time. her uncle was the leader of the opposition party. and during her time in jail, one of her daughters became a teenager, the other became an adult. what are you looking forward most to having your mom back? shopping. yeah. spending time together. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >>> next at 11:00, the news4 i-team investigates federal workers surfing for porn on the job. >> sometimes you lose track of who you are and where you are. >>> and it's not just one agency. what the i-team uncovered about the waste happening on your dime. >>> plus, a surprising brush with death for one of the personal trainers from "the biggest loser." how bob harper survived a hear attack dut ri >>> federal employees are known for working long hours and facing big to-do lists, and many do their jobs extremely well. >> but the i-team reveals a bad apple could be in the next cubicle. in a fast-growing number of cases, they're on the clock but not exactly on the job. >> reporter: behind your computer at the offi

-- including burundi and gambia.hey will remain a member of the icc. the court is had to fight off allegations it has a neo-colonialist agenda. malaysia says it seeking to question a senior north korean of kimt over the murder nam accolade alum for airport. >> a stunning new allegation. malaysian police say a senior north korean diplomat in kuala lepore is wanted for questioning into the killing of kim jong nam . both were identified from cctv footage. >> we have written to the embassy and requested the allow us to interview both of them. reporter: police are also seeking five other north koreans , although one of them has believed to have left malaysia and going back to pyongyang. he was due to take a flight to macau. have ruleduthorities out a heart attack as a possible cause, saying kim was killed in a poison attack. police say the attackers wiped his face with a talks in, denying an earlier claim that they thought they were participating in a tv prank. >> this is not something, just shooting a movie. forced thes

police coming up at >>> a maryland mother imprisoned last year while she was visiting her native gambia is coming home. she will return home on thursday. she is a naturalized u.s. citizen who lived in frederick, maryland. she and 17 others were sentenced in july to three years in prison after they were arrested during an anti-government protest in april. she says she was simply a bystander. a shakeup in leadership in gambia helped clear the way for her return home. >>> tomorrow night president trump will deliver a prime time address to a joint session of congress. when we expect to hear his initial plans for a budget. now, details of that budget are still being finalized at this hour. but the "new york times" reports the administration is predicting growth of 2.4% through tax cuts. the plan is expected to add $54 billion to defense and security spending. that money will likely come from cuts to other government agencies like state and the epa. bloomberg reports the epa work force could be slashed to a third of its current size. for now we do not expect cuts to social security, medical c

she was recently released from a prison in gambia in west africa.thursday she will board a flight back to the u.s. she was arrested last year at an anti government demonstration. her father says the conditions were horrible. she was sentenced to prison. >> it was toely tally inhumane. >> her daughter says they're looking up to catching up to mother/daughter bonding time when her mother finally comes home. >>> a labor dispute is heating up. the transit agency trying to limit the number of hours certain people can work to cut down on tired bus and train operators. union members are threatening to leave metro's short staff by refusing to work voluntary overtime. general manager issued a stern response saying metro may bring in outside contractors to fill shifts. metro and the union are in the middle of negotiating a new contract. >>> it's now 4:49. we told you last week the 95 express lanes were to be extended north to 395 in northern virginia. now news 4 transportation reporter is taking a look at how theyrk benefit you even if you don't plan to use t

to gambia the other week. might be some kind of risk because of the pa rt be some kind of risk because of the part of the world it is in? not really because obviously we have been there five years on the trot and had some fantastic holidays. we had been in the same place every year and got to know people, got to know all the waiters. we had fun on the beach going paragliding, there was never that kind of factor in our minds that anything would happen. and you think it is right to be pursuing tui, the company because some lawyer said today there would be some legal action. what are your thoughts on that? to a degree there is some sort of investigation now because obviously as travellers, we we re because obviously as travellers, we were travelling with the likes of thompson, thomas cook, tui and we win customers. i would expect obviously thompson and thomas cook would perhaps work closely together with those countries and perhaps together to make sure that things are tightened up in the countries. thank you for

the people of gambia were delighted to be coming back into the commonwealth.ething the united states is going to be doing. not that i'm aware of. small talk and jokes for the cameras, but rex tillerson‘s counterparts will want to hear reassuring words about many things, including the new administration's commitment to nato. in a turbulent, uncertain world, much has been made of rex tillerson‘s previous role as a senior oil executive with very close business ties to moscow. a relationship that will come under microscopic scrutiny when he sits down with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. from security to global trade, the uncertainty about where the united states now stands on many big issues is almost unprecedented. 0n the one hand you have chaos and a possibly compromised administration, and by that i mean the president donald trump and his closest advisers, some of them are deemed indicated for ties to moscow. 0n the other hand you have the pragmatists, for example general mattis, defence secretary, trying to say to nato allies, let's put this back on c

she was recently released from a prison in gambia in west africa. on thursday she'll finally board a flight back to the u.s. she was arrested last april near an anti government demonstration. the wife and mother was sentenced to three years in prison, a place her father says no one should be forced to stay in. >> totally inhumane and the conditions cannot be exaggerated how horrible they were. >> she has two daughters back here at home and they say they're looking forward to catching up on mother daughter bonding time when their mom comes home. >>> we are waiting to see how the white house will respond to kellyanne conway's potential ethics violation. that response is due today. the office of government ethics sent a letter to the white house lawyers earlier this month requesting the results of the investigation and any action taken against conway. the head of the office noted that there was reason to believe conway violated ethics standards when she fashion line in a tv interview. >>> an anti doping hearing on capitol hill. michael phelps is among

the people of gambia were delighted to be coming back into the commonwealth.he united states is going to be doing. not that i'm aware of. small talk and jokes for the cameras but mr tillerson's counterparts will want to hear reassuring words about many things, including the new administration's commitment to nato. in a turbulent, uncertain world, much has been made previous role as a senior oil executive with a very close business ties to moscow. a relationship that will come under microscopic scrutiny when he sits down with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. from security to global trade, the uncertainty about where the united states now stands on many big issues is almost unprecedented. 0n the one hand you have chaos and a possibly compromised administration, and by that do i mean the donald trump and his closest advisers, some of them are being implicated for ties to moscow. 0n the other hand you have the pragmatists, for example general mattis, defence secretary, trying to say to nato allies, let's put this back on course. what is also unprecedented