gardner showing them the way.a.t. cars around them. >> we set them up in a few strategic locations, and as we began driving on the freeway, we knew where we'd pick them up, different cars at different on-ramps. >> this is where they drove, through an indian reservation, up a dirt track to the top of a rocky hill. she's in there somewhere, he told them. this is 20 miles from where she disappeared. did you have any idea where you were going or get a sense of -- >> no. he can't really point his way in waist chains. but this goes off a cliff. to get his bearings, he would -- >> and i would grab him and go, if he goes off this cliff, no one's going to believe me he accidentally went off this cliff. >> he looked around, seemed confused. >> he came up and he went right to here and says, right there, right about here. and he's not exactly certain. then he takes a few steps this way, changes his mind. >> what were you thinking, as you're looking down at this? >> well, this isn't going to be a fun walk, and also, how did yo

>> somehow the time was found for her talk with gardner. what was it like to walk in there and know you were going to talk to the guy who killed your daughter? >> i was real nervous up until i got there. going in there and talking with him just didn't really have any feelings with me. i had forgiven whoever had done this to amber when i got her remains back. so to me it was just a person talking. >> he was already sitting behind the partition when she arrived. >> i think maybe i glanced at him once. >> where were you looking? >> just down. just not at him. i really had no desire to look at him. >> why not? >> i didn't want to get angry or upset. i just wanted to stay focused and so for me to stay focused, i just looked down or doodled on paper or whatever. i really wanted to stay in the mind-set where i didn't start crying or get upset. >> so what did you ask him? >> walk me through your day. >> and now carrie would finally learn what happened to amber in the last hours of her life. >> he started, you know, in the morning. him and his girlf

reporter: it credits gardner as the first modern war photographer, creating commercial images of death and conflict. he was a favorite of abraham lincoln and speculation that the gettysburg address was influenced by the graphic nature of gardner's work. and it was at gettysburg that gardner committed the worst sin, rearranging the corps to make his story more dramatic. it wasn't exposed until the 20th century. >> there has been concern about whether photography is true or jub text -- subjective. >> one event gardner didn't have to sensational nies was the public execution involved in lincoln's assassination. this image shows them being brought to the scaffold and this shows the moment they are hanged. a moment of great hiffle call value but we are witnessing the moment of death. and his photography raises troubling questions we are still grappling with today. war.is most evident during vietnam was the first televised war. since then military leaders have done their best to control the portrayal of casualties. gardner well knew, rightly or wrongly, thhre has been public demand for image

gardner appears to believe the niece's allegations. in the 2011 case, gardner faces a retrial. charges of sexually assaulting a 9 and 10-year-old girl at his daughter's slumber party. >> more than 140 people from the county of arlington and the city of falls church were called for this jury selection process today. they are hoping to see the panel tonight of 14 people with two alternates and the trial is expected to take two weeks. reporting live in arlington, peggy fox, wusa 9. >> gardner's retrial in the slumber party case is scheduled for november 30th. >>> we've got more breaking news to tell you about right now. emergency crews are on the scene of an accident involving a school bus in la plata, maryland. hawthorn road near mitchell road. police say a pickup truck lost control, hit another vehicle, then set off a chain reaction class that involved what you see right there. charles county sheriff's office tells us four students and two adults were on the bus. the students don't have any obvious signs of injury but they were taken to the hospital as a precaution and the two a

michael and robyn gardner were a political power couple in this city. they were politically connected. they were extremely involved in the community, involved in their children's activities and in their schools and when he was arrested, many people here didn't believe the allegations and the case divided this city. >> the vindication that these children have gotten through this experience, it's worth it. it's so worth it. >> reporter: sonya richardson was the lead detective in both child molestation cases against falls church political leader michael gardner. >> these little girls were 9 and 10 years old and from the very first interviews they stuck to the same story because they were telling the truth. >> reporter: his wife robyn gardner, a former mayor and council member, stuck by him even after he was convicted of molesting two girls at his daughter's slumber party in 2011. >> when your child tells you something like this happened, you believe them. >> reporter: his conviction was thrown out on a technicality, but after he was released, his niece cam

gardner was shot on live tv at 6:45 a.m. august 26th. vicki survived and one week ago she finally came home from the hospital. but two young tv journalists did not survive. they were murdered in front of their entire community. the killer vaping his murders as he executed the journalist. he then posted that horrific video on his facebook page. the emotional interview with vicki gardner, the sole survivor only "on the record." >> i realized it was quiet and everybody was down and i didn't know where he was. i felt as though the next shot i knew the next shot he was just going to shoot me in the head because that was what he was doing. >> much more of this can't miss interview with shooting survivor vicki gardner is straight ahead. first, donald trump is california dreaming. and just about two hours california on board the uss iowa the donald is set to talk national security and, of course, his opponents in the race for the g.o.p. nomination. descending on california ahead of the next g.o.p. debate, fox news chief political correspondent k

a guilty plea from former falls church community chairman michael gardner admitted guilt to all counts on two separate child sexual abuse cases. we had the only tv reporter in the courtroom. she tells us about what prosecutors called a big surprise. >> reporter: prosecutors say they were not expecting this to happen, a plea drool and the end of two cases -- deal and the end of two cases. what they really wanted you to hear was the girls who wanted to share their stories. >> i would have been just fine because with -- fine with testifying because it's just getting justice. >> reporter: gardner ended the possibility. >> i think the trial was going fairly well and he got discouraged. >> reporter: so prosecutors say gardner's attorneys asked for a plea deal, one count object penetration, four counts aggravated sexually battery. >> after the plea happened and we met all the girls smiled and hugged each other. >> reporter: two cases, four kids, 1 message from a parent. >> justice has been served and they know this just isn't acceptable in our communities and they can really feel validated ab

gardner has also seen that video. she says she had to watch it to move on.y to return to the scene. vickie gardner remembers every moment from this interview. >> i saw movement and then gunfire. lots and lots of gunfire. >> reporter: the shooting airing live on wdbj's morning news. a single image of the gunman captured on camera. >> i didn't know where he was. i felt as though the next shot -- i knew next shot he was just going to shoot me in the head because that is what he was doing. world goes in front of your -- in front of you. and it did real fast. and i said i'm ready. i'm ready. >> reporter: instead the shooter fired a bullet through gardner's back as she lay on the ground in the fetal position. gardner tells fox news she knew reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward had been shot. >> is the only thing i could think of is play dead. i was just concentrating on being so still that he wouldn't shoot me again. and then it was quiet. >> reporter: at home her husband watched, live. telling our willie geist after the shooting -- >> i immediately trie

gardner >> william arthur gardner >> harvey j. gardner iii >> and my good friend and golf companion frank j.garfi. >> and my father firefighter joseph smith. words can't explain how much you're missed every day, and it is with great honor to follow in your footsteps and carry on your legacy as one of new york's bravest. i miss you so much and wish you were here. >> jeffrey brian gardner >> thomas a. gardner >> william arthur gardner >> harvey j. gardner iii >> francesco garfi >> rocco nino gargano >> james m. gartenberg >> david garvey >> bruce gary >> boyd alan gatton >> donald richard gavagan jr. >> peter alan gay >> terence d. gazzani >> gary paul geidel >> paul hamilton geier >> julie m. geis >> peter g. gelinas >> steven paul geller >> howard g. gelling >> peter victor genco jr. >> steven gregory genovese >> alayne gentul >> linda m. george. >> edward f. geraghty >> suzanne geraty >> ralph gerhardt >> robert gerlich >> denis p. germain >> marina romanovna gertsberg >> susan m. getzendanner >> james g. geyer >> joseph m. giacc

tonight we talk to michael gardner's victims. >> a utility worker called a hero tonight for evacuating townhomes before a natural gas explosion in maryland. >> some 8th graders tell us what it's like to meet pope francis as we head into break. >> it was like amazing. i was so stunned. >> i got to shake his hand. >> we shook his hand. it was awesome. >> i shook his hand and kissed his ring. >> i saw the pope. >>> there you have it, the 777 arriving in new york at jfk airport touching down as you view these pictures. from here he'll take a chopper to the wall street district and a caravan to st. patrick's cathedral for service this evening, but pope francis now in new york with more on his incredible itinerary here in the u.s. >> i don't know how he does it. he must be strengthened by his faith and by god for sure because he has a grueling schedule going forward. >> incredible individual. >>> back here now it's 20 years in prison starting right now for the former fall church democratic committee chair michael gardner. he pleaded guilty to five counts in two separate child sexual abuse ca

. >>> vicki gardner, the sole survivor of the deadly shooting on live tv in virginia, is gardner was interviewed by fox news and she talked about the death of reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward who were shot by a former coworker last month. gardner says he was is not initially wounded but decided to play dead. >> i just fell to the ground as though i had been hit and went into fetal position, because i felt as though he was going to shoot me in the head. and so i needed to hide that, so if he thought he already had, but he did come back up and shot me in the back. >> gardner survived the wound in the back and she is recovering. >>> straight ahead, fan fight. 49ers fans are caught on video punching and kicking a viking fan outside the stadium. >>> and facebook is working on expressing some new emotions. then tap, swipe, and go. shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit a

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guard andrew gardner placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.r cody parkey ended up there, too, with a torn groin. both are out for the season. the eagles have signed caleb sturgis to handle the kicking duties. sturgis with the dolphins the past two seasons. since being cut by miami earlier this month, he's been waiting for the phone to ring. >> you have to stay ready. it is a competitive league and there are a lot of good kickers out there. so, you know, just been staying ready down in florida. >> and they say i don't need surgery, i just have to rest it. that's what i am going to do, rest, rehab and come back stronger than ever. >> and gardner's surgery caused them to resign the player that the eagles have signed eight different times. >> i am not sure i set a record for most between a single player and a single team. i am really, really hoping. if not i have to be close. maybe they can cut me and sign me a couple more times. >>> and needing to win four of the six games to avoid the 100-loss ins r season since 1961. and rup, with two on. and t

as for michael gardner he is held under no bond.id appear in court wearing civilian clothing seemingly showing not much emotion all day long. it is unclear whether he will testify in his own defense. >> the jury is made up of eight men and six women. two of the jurors are alternates and the judge says the trial could last up to two weeks. >>> right now at 6:00, he's here. pope francis is in dc to begin his six day, three city visit, of the united states for the very first time. a short time ago the pontiff arrived at the vatican embassy to the cheers of hundreds of children and spectators. it's been an amazing day in washington. thank you for joining us. i am lesli foster. >> bruce is anchoring live from the basilica of the national shrine immaculate conception with more. >> the energy is just electric. thousands have come out to greet pope francis from the moment he touched down at joint force andrews to his motorcade at the vatican embassy. andrea joins us live from the embassy where the pope got a lovely welcoming from followers

-- speaks out today. >> gardner's conviction was overturned on a technicality, but last year he was arrested again after his own niece came forward with similar accusations. thursday he pled guilty to all charges. >> reporter: do you feel like now everyone who doubted you should believe you? >> yeah. i mean they should have believed me from the first point. there's dna evidence against him. there's three other girls with very similar stories about what happened to them and if you don't believe that, you're delusional. >> gardner was sentenced to 20 years in prison. >>> coming up the first ladies of the u.s. and china reveal the name of the national zoo's new baby panda. >> but up next growing questions for hillary clinton as new >>> tonight new questions are dogging democrat hillary clinton's campaign for president. it's all about those work- related e-mails she exchanged while secretary of state. clinton is on record saying she's handed over all of those e-mails, but the obama administration says it's discovered a chain of e-mails she failed to turn over, messages exchanged with fo

vicky gardner sat down for her first tv interview last night on fox news on "the record."ardner was in the middle of a live interview with alison parker and adam ward three weeks ago. vestor flanagan shot and killed the journalists while they were on the air. she was shot and is still alive. she saw movement coming behind parker but didn't realize what was happening until the gunfire started. then she played dead. she was shot in the back. she thought she was about to die. >> i don't know whether he tried to fire off a couple more rounds. i was just concentrating on being so still that he didn't shoot me again. >> gardner is the executive director of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce. she says she has not returned to the place where the shooting happened. >>> later today the people who marched in the naacp's journey for justice plan to meet with d.c. lawmakers. we told you yesterday hundreds of marchers walked the 1,000 miles from selma to the district. their walk ended on the steps of the lincoln memorial yesterday. today they say they plan to bring the demands

. >> virginia beach police contacted ross gardner, a nationally recognized crime scene analyst. >> thisas a very complex crime scene, and it wasn't until we got a lot of the dna information back that we were able to make sense of it. but certain aspects of the crime scene analysis certainly supported eddie's statement. >> but then gardner looked more closely at the crime scene photos and noticed that they contradicted eddie's story. the autopsy showed that the first shot penetrated quincy's heart. this creates arterial spurts, high-pressure ejections of blood from the body, and they are easily identified. >> because the blood is ejecting out in a stream, it breaks up into larger masses. and so, what we see in an arterial spurt are very large, elliptical-shaped stains. >> eddie said when he saw his wife being attacked, he grabbed the gun from the nightstand and shot quincy brown as he rushed towards him. yet, the blood spatter evidence and the crime scene photos showed that quincy brown was facing in the opposite direction. >> there is no evidence whatsoever that suggests that quincy was

jim gardner leading our team of more than two dozen anchors and reporters scattered in locations across the region to bring this history making visit and its impact on the delaware valley right home to you. and joining the team is former "action news" colleague, cathy gandolfo, she will return to the team to cover the papal visit, cathy live all weekend at our studio on the parkway. can't wait. follow our special twitter handle at 6 abc pope on the papal visit. >>> talk about a special delivery, a police escort led an ups truck this afternoon, inside a special creation, the 75 by 9 foot runner that pope francis will walk on when he steps on the plane in philadelphia. the weave team were honored to be part of making this history of course and she is the one help to bring this red carpet to our area. >> talk about a special delivery, a police escort led an ups truck from pendale inside was a special creation, a 7 by 9 foot runner that pope francis will walk on when he steps off the plane in philadelphia. >> i am honored to be part of making this history and part of this historic moment. >

gardner dropped to the ground and played dead.evisited that decision over and over again. >> it will be the thought that goes through, you know, did i read this? thankfully i felt like i read it well enough that i dropped because had i continued to stand there, i would not be here talking to you. >> gardner is the executive director of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce. she says she has not returned to the place where the shooting happened. >>> 5:49. a northern virginia church and high school are collecting donations to send a murdered team back home. 17-year-old danny miranda was at the bus shop where he was shot and killed at the bus stop. he's from el salvador. $7,000 has been collected so far for funeral services in el salvador. to learn more about the fund-raiser check out the nbc washington app. >>> an interesting battle is going on montgomery county. a police officer is fighting his own department to get his canine partner returned to him. he says he is missing his best friend chip. he followed orders to return ch

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vicki gardner sat down with fox news. gardner was shot while in the middle of a live interview with alison parker and adam ward three weeks ago. she said she saw someone standing by the journalists, but didn't realize what was happening until the gunfire started. gardner dropped to the ground and played dead. that's when flanagan shot her in the back. she said she's revisited that decision over and over again. >> it will be the thought that goes through, you know, did i read this -- i felt -- thankfully i felt like i read it well enough that i dropped. had i continued to stand, i would not be here talking to you. >> gardner is the executive director of the smith mountain lake chamber of commerce. she said she has not returned to that place where the shooting happened. >>> you may soon be paying more to ship packages if you use fedex. fedex is raising shipping rates for most packages by about 5%. the new rates will go into effect in january. u.p.s. has not made a move to increases prices for now. this year both companies s

gardner was shot during live interview with wdbj reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward. parker and ward died during that attack. gardner is expected to be released from the hospital soon. >>> kim davis, the kentucky county letter jailed, has filed appeal. thursday judge found davis in contempt of court and lock her up. davis objects to same sex marriage on religious grounds. she stopped issuing all marriage licenses in june after the supreme court legalized gay marriage. davis is a elected official so she can't be fired. her attorneys say they are client had no plans to resign. >>> and, syrian refugees continue flooding into europe, benjamin netanyahu has announced his country will build a fence to keep them out. israel has already gun build that fence along it eastern border with jordanment netanyahu has sadist ray sell too small to take in any more refugees. how much, israeli opposition leader herzog, countered netanyahu by saying israel should continue to take in limited number of syrians. >> turning now to campaign 2016, challenging numbers this morning, for democrat

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gardner has also seen that video.urn to the scene. vicki gardner remembers every moment from this interview. >> i saw movement and then gun fire. lots and lots of gun fire. >> reporter: the shooting airing live on wdbj's morning news, a single image of the gunman captured on camera. >> i didn't know where he was. i felt as though the next shot i knew the next shot he was just going to shoot me in the head because that was what he was doing. the world goes in front of you. and it did real fast. and i said, i'm ready. i'm raiddy. >> reporter: instead, the shooter fired a bullet through gardner's back laying on the ground in the fetal position, gardner tells greta she knew alison and adam were shot. >> only thing i could think of is play dead. i was just concentrating on being so still that he wouldn't shoot me again. and then it was quiet. >> reporter: at home, her husband watched live telling our willie geist after the shooting -- >> immediately tried to call her on her cell phone. >> reporter: after the video cut away

gardner spoke to the "today" show about her recovery. >> well, it's a day-by-day recovery. hard to know what to expect as each day goes by, but i am feeling better. you know, when you combine the physical and the mental, i have like i am the poster child for recovery. >> disgruntled employee vester lee flanagan ii, also known as bryce williams, ambushed the three on august 26th. by now thousands of you have seen that video. gardner talked about why she wanted to relive the horror by watching it. >> i think it's very important. this is not something you can suppress. you just really need to face it and piece together those pieces of the puzzle. i think it's helpful for everybody. >> gardner curled up in a fetal position and tried to play dead. she was shot in the back and lost a kidney. >>> developing in utah right now, hundreds of volunteers and rescuers are out looking for a missing 6-year-old boy. they confirmed the boy is the last person still missing after a flash flood washed away two cars in the town of hildale. the boy, his mother, siblings and cousins were all insid

senator gardner first called this to my attention. what we're going to is hear from -- start with you, senator gardner, and go across and hear from those who have the special concern and interest. and you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member boxers and other members for holding this hearing today, to examine the august 5, 2015 spill that took place at the gold king mine in southwest colorado. also appreciate the committee for providing senators bennett, heinrich, udall and me to make statements about the impact this has had in our states and the representatives here who will testify. the spill had an impact on the southern indian tribe and the navajo nation. from the outset of the spill, it was crucial that the environmental and public -- the epa full focus be on mitigation and slowing the flow of contaminants in the river. water testing shows that the surface water of the river has returned to preincident levels. many uncertainties remain regarding future monitoring. if anybody has seen the pictures of recent da

they were interviewing gardner win flanigan, a former coworker, open fire. he later committed suicide. still ahead -- tonight, setting the stage of the big gop debate. the stakes for tomorrow night. alison: a health alert about breast cancer. the surprising diet that could lower your risk. leon: just days away from the .ig visit from pope francis the secret service is now in charge of protecting the pope during his visit. agent leaders went to the vatican to meet with the swiss guard. the entire d.c. police department will be mobilized during his stay. francis likes to be close to the people and sometimes goes off script. continuingbc 7 for coverage of pope francis in america. we will have more than 40 hours of live coverage. also get updates on wjla.com. alison: we turn now to the race for the white house. spentepublican candidates the day out of the spotlight, preparing for tomorrow's second debate. the top 11 candidates will square off at the reagan presidential library. the debate begins at 8:00 on cnn. the four candidates with the lowest numbers will de

maureen: now vicki gardner is thanking the community for the support. she is home from the hospital and is graduateful for everyone who offers her kind words, cards, flowers and gifts. garder says she feels stronger every day. a new jersey high school is in mourning after the loss of a star quarterback. evan was carried off the field after what appeared to be a routine hit. he is died the next day. since the start of the school year, he is the third team football player to die following on-field injury. in campaign news tonight. the race for the presidential nomination are tightening up. a new "wall street journal"/nbc poll of the republicans show dr. ben carson now trailing front-runner donald trump by just 1%. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> a montgomery school resource officer disciplined for action on the job. but many are supporting him. i'll kevin lewis. i have that story next. maureen: we're entering an unsettled weather pattern this week. when we are likely to see rain next. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports the nats are not

gardner was critically wounded but is expected to make a full recovery. alison parker and adam ward were interviewing gardner live on the air at the time of the shooting. parker and ward were killed. the shooter, a former employee of wdbj in roanoke, took his own life. >>> overseas, hundreds have broken through police lines in hungary desperate to find a safe place. the u.n. is urging europe to quickly deal with what is the biggest movement of migrants in europe since world war ii. >> reporter: here at the station where the train to austria and germany depart from, the situation has calmed down a lot from last week when there were thousands of asylum seekers protesting and wanting to leave. hundreds more are being prevented to arrive in budapest. they are being blocked and in a refugee camp close to the border with serbia by riot police. they have been trying for the last couple days to break through that police cordon. they are asking why, why. why are they treating us like this. some have succeeded. about 200 have now left the camp and trying to hide ri

. >>> vicki gardner is out of the hospital.he woman being interviewed when a gunman shot and killed a reporter and photographer from a local tv station. gardner was critically wounded but is expected to make a full recovery. alison parker and adam ward were interviewing gardner live on the air at the time of the shootingç a former employee of wbdj took his own life. >>> people living near this wildfire in southern california are being forced to leave the area. the flames are within several hundred years of homes. the fire started yesterday and has already burned 80 acres in orange county. but is 70% contained. officials are unsure how this fire started. >> just about ten minutes before 7:00 right now. 74 degrees outside. president obama heads to michigan today to announce new funds for apprenticeships and to continue his push for free community college. the president will try to build on his proposal to make two years of community college as universal as high school. a white house progress report released just within the last h

. >> amy gardner organized the opposition. >> i'm not saying don't get this vaccine.t's not my stance. i'm co--leading this on behalf of all of rhode island citizens for their parental and personal rights for overreach of government. how far are they going to reach next time? >> gardner says she's going to file for an exemption so her son liam won't need the vaccine. she admits she's skeptical of all vaccines. >> did you have liam vaccinated for mmr? >> i pleefer not t prefer not ty child's vaccination records. i don't think that's relevant. >> how is that different from mandating the mmr vaccine? >> that's mandated. >> she believes it's the responsibility of parents not the government to properly educate the children about the consequences of sex. >> a lot of parents feel that this is a conversation that they did intend on having. but not at 12. more at 14 or 15. >> so we are talking tonight about the hpv vaccine. >> dr. nicole alexander scott is the state director of health. feeling the heat from those against the new requirement. why is the state of riestled decide

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gardner was shot in the back. she hopes to leave a positive legacy in place of the tragedy. >>> to one of the most popular stories on nbcnewyork.com, vanessa williams to returns to miss america three decades after giving up the crown. this time around the singer and actress will serve as a judge for the 2016 competition. she made histo back in 1984 when she won first america, the first black woman to do so. she resigned months later after nude images of her appeared in "penthouse magazine." >>> we find out how to get that money back. that's coming up. but first, our social pic of the day. staying cool under the sprinklers at brooklyn bridge park. it is the hottest day of the year today. this pic taken by jay oe. >> if you have an interesting pic you'd like to share, send it in to our website, nbcnewyork.com, or use #nbc4ny if you post to twitter or instagram. it could be selected as our social pic of thee day. >>> coming up at 6:00, a good samaritan comes to the rescue of a pilot. >>> and a man armed with a shotgu

"action news" team, i'm jim gardner, have a good night and a great weekend. so trav asked me if i thought it was a problem that all we do on the weekends is sit around and drink wine. whoa. whoa. whoa. wait. are we only drinking on the weekends now? because we need to vote on that. guys? (all) no! wow. democracy works. but still, maybe we shouldn't just sit with our wine glasses in our hands, doing nothing. you know? so... i got us these. now our hands are free to do stuff. but i-i liked holding my glass. i feel like an animal. get it off! hate it! okay. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. guys, wait. fine. what if we think of these necklaces as our "on deck circle"? hmm? that way, we don't have to get up so much. i don't like getting up. cheers, everyone. (glasses clink) ♪

when gardner gets out of prison, he can never have unsupervised contact with children. >>> officers in loudoun county are looking for a a man or men who attacked two women joggers. >> the first attack at 6:10 a.m. a man grabbed the backside of a woman jogging and this morning at 5:45 a man tackled a woman who fought him off. authorities want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed these attacks. >>> coming up cyber security tops the agenda as china's >>> one city down, two to go. the pontiff touched down in new york city about an hour ago. >> tonight he'll take part in a service at the historic st. patrick's cathedral. that's where we find kenneth craig. how far away is the pontiff? is he on his way? >> reporter: we don't know exactly, but we do know he is on the way. he's gotten off that chopper. he's gotten into his motorcade making his way from a heliport in downtown manhattan up to st. patrick's cathedral. we are on the east side. we don't know how far away he is at this point, but that service starts at 6:45. everybody here is ready for him. there are thousands of people who ha

vicki gardner telling the story of how she made it out alive.> reporter: good morning, robin. gardner endured a serious gunshot wound and two surgeries, she's now home and still recovering. but sharing her incredible story. >> then i saw movement and then gunfire. >> reporter: overnight, vicki gardner the sole survivor of the shooting ambush that killed reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward on live tv speaking out for the first time telling fox news' greta van susteren about the moment vester flanagan, a disgruntled former employee of tv of station wdbj opened fire. >> the only thin i could think of is play dead. >> reporter: gardner in the middle of being interviewed when she says she noticed flanagan out of the corner of her eye. >> we did see a motion that seemed a little unusual. >> reporter: gardner says flanagan shot ward first then parker then he came for her. >> i was waiting for him to shoot me in the head. when he shot me in the back i said i'm going to be paralyzed, darn. and then i waited. they say, oh, your mind -- world go

we begin with an associate professor of athletic training, and dr gardner of the center for advance orthooeedics. i am sure the cases you saw in the report are familiar to you. >> terribly familiar, i almost thought i was listening to interviews with my own patients. i heard the same thing about tommy john surgery, high school pitchers, almost asking for the surgery because they had elbow pain after pitching an excessive number of innings, and high school soccer players, the females more often having acl injuries, and having to sit out their season. >> we are tinkering with the equipment. we are tinkering with practices, talking about whether young hockey players can body check, how many pitchers a young pitcher can throw. is that enough? >> i think it's the most that we can do, i think it's the best first step. the bottom line is we can't overcome biology, and it is an occupational hazards to play contact sport such as hockey or soccer. the first step in trying to prevent injuries and prolong the car ires of these ---ar keers of he is ath -- careers of these athletes is to set programs fo

gardner. good night.dner. good night. have a great weekend are you two dummies out in the yard again playing human whac-a-mole? (makes whacking noise) (makes buzzing noise) (laughs) i'm digging up that old time capsule we buried for trav when he was a baby. ohh. lame. i preserved his past, ellie. it is a mother's greatest gift. so when do i get to open it? on your 18th birthday. i know you're 19, but i forgot about the stupid thing until a couple seconds ago. oh, yeah. that capsule is full of stuff that we wanted you to have. (sniffs) it's got old photos, um, your teddy ruxpin bear... my grandmother's engagement ring, 38 special cassettes... i'm assuming those are from you? you need to carry on their message, bud. whoo. i'll devote my life to it. look, i just need to borrow my lucky visor out of there. with my golf tourney coming up, i need some cash for expenses.

instead, she was shot in the back, gardner then laid on the ground in the fetal position. >> the only thing i could think of is, play dead. i was just concentrating on being so still that he wouldn't shoot me again. and then it was quiet. >> and while still recovering physically, she struggles with spared. >>> today's money report, all eyes on the federal reserve meeting to see if there could be an interest rate hike. the first in nine years. >> bill griffith joins us from cnbc global world headquarters. >> yeah, we have a pretty rally under way, and it's not about the fed. it's about oilt prices. they've been rising, latest inventory report shows a reduction in oil inventory, so prices have gone up and stock prices have followed suit. the fed is meeting right now. tomorrow could bring fireworks when we learn whether or not they will begin raising interest rates for the first time in nine years. there's the dow up 81 points, was up 100 points a little while ago. right now president obama is washington. it's the quarterly business round table meetings. he's trying to garner support fro

and then join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6, for cecily tynan, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team, i'm brian taff hope to see you tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. ñÑ >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." you can see the thousands gathered here right behind me, pope francis, here in america. his historic visit to the white house. meeting with the president. the enormous crowds lining the streets. the pope lifting a little girl along the wrote. stopping to bless babies. then, entering the basilica. as we heard from so many americans, what is it about this pope? >>> also tonight, the other major headline today. the ceo of the largest automaker in the world resigning, after rigging cars to pass tests. what now for the value of your car? >>> donald trump, firing back tonight. his new message to fox news. why is he so upset? and carly fiorina tonight on her empathy for hillary clinton. >>> terror on the highway. the 911 calls, suspected snipers taking aim at drivers. >>

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michael gardner is charged with abusing a niece at 12 years old. she came forward with the allegations after gardner was released from prison in the case of a separate sex abuse case. he was accused but the conviction was reversed. he's set to be retried on those charges in november. >>> investigators have released surveillance pictures of two men in disguise, wanted for robbing a jewelry store at gunpoint. last tuesday they stole about $100,000 worth of merchandise from the van jewelry store in rockville. one man wore a burka. the other man wore a middle eastern style cap and fake beard. police do not believe either man is muslim. the fbi and montgomery county police are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> a black eye for one of the world's biggest carmakers. how volkswagon is accused of cheating on car tests. that's after the break. >> next, a lawyer's request draws sneers in court. and when you bundle your home and auto insurance through progressive, you'll save a bundle! [ laughs ] jamie. right. make a bad bundle joke

. >> andrew gardner is also on i.r. so they brought back julian again. >> i always have to do the stupid body fat test and you sit there with your shirt off and they pinch you in all the worst places, give me your gut and i'll stick a finger in your belly button and right here. >> since traveling him in 2011, they have resigned him 11 times. >> i'm not sure i have not set a record for a single player and single team, i'll really really hoping, if not cut me and sign me a few more times and we'll see if we can get that record. >>> now the sixers hope they will have new results, the team opened training camp in galloway, new jersey, nerlins noel hopes to be a force and like chip kelly brett brown is trying to create culture. me? i'm just trying to see around a reporter's big head. >> we want to cultivate a championship lifestyle and cultivate a championship team. >> it was great, a lot of energy, and sometimes in training camp, everybody is sometimes amped up and going a million miles an hour, it's good to have the energy