great knew the lip mary bolt race by george mason's freshmen eight this past weekend received a silver in one of the biggest collegiate regattas. it is the highest medal received in program history. way to go. >>> well this maybe one of the most delightful stories of the week. this is cj the fairfax county police department's newest k-9 recruit. cj is an 8-week-old bloodhound still in training that will last about a year. when she is done she will help her human handler find missing people. you can see more video of cj visit nbc washington and search bloodhound. pelt stories, animal stories, they always get you, right? >>> that's all for news4 this week i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us, we leave you with more video from the world war ii flyover from the capitol. be safe be kind, be happy, everybody. >>> and at 6:00 right now, a search and rescue team making its way home from nepal. >> what you need to know to plan ahead on metro. good morning, everyone. it is saturday may 16th. i'm angie goff. >> we are expecting a return of summerlike weather. the heat, the humidity. chuck

that's what police at george mason university suggests. northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry has the details. >> reporter: for most george mason students it's a time for celebrating as the school year comes to a close, but there is a troubling footnote. the investigation of a rape in a dorm on may 3rd. students were informed in an e-mail. >> we basically just talked about, like, did you get the e-mail. yeah, we got the e-mail. but since we didn't know any details, there wasn't much to talk about. >> reporter: now news4 has learned the troubling details. george mason police write in court documents witnesses saw a woman running through the hall screaming for help. but one of the male suspects chased her down the hallway grabbing her and pulling her back into the room. witnesses with could see a second suspect there. two students in a dorm lounge said she came in pleading for help saying males had violated her at a party. a security camera captures one suspect fleeing from the dorm. the other was found asleep in a room there. also ther

take south george mason drive as an alternate.this could be hours before it's reopened. 270 at montrose actually looking quite good. >> we like to hear that. thank you, melissa. >>> hey, you might want to speed up your morning routine for some fry doughnut -- free doughnuts and coffee. we're teaming up with the team behind the goodies food truck. >> grab some free coffee and doughnuts and they go fast. right? so have a great day. "today" show is next. happy "star wars" day. may the force be with you. >> make it a great monday, everybody. >>> good morning. breaking news. two gunmen open fire at a controversial event near dallas where people were drawing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the suspects both killed by police. we're live at the scene. >>> nbc news exclusive. we're in africa with former president bill clinton as he tours some of the places that benefit from his family's foundation. a foundation under fire for taking money from foreign countries like saudi arabia. >> do you understand it's a problem? >> no. >> why he says

now george mason police are seeking dna samples from two male suspects.lso want to see the texts and pictures they took on the night of the alleged attack. >> reporter: george mason students are packing up for summer vacation. but police here have some unfinished business. investigating an allegation of rape. students got word in an e-mail earlier this month. >> we just got an e-mail about it. it just said that there's a rape investigation going on. a female reported there were two males and that's all we know about it. >> but this search warrant affidavit reveals jarring details about the may 3rd incident. police write witnesses saw a woman running through the residence hall screaming for help. one of the male suspects chased her down the hallway, grabbing her and pulling her back into the room. witnesses could see a second male there. the victim broke free in another attempt. two students in a dorm lounge say she came in pleading for help saying some male has violated her at a party. police say a security camera captures one suspect fleeing from the dor

interfaith peace building at the center for world religions diplomacy, and conflict resolution for george mason university. ms. kabawat has trained hundreds of syrians in multi-faith collaboration, civil society development, women's empowerment, and in negotiation skills throughout the middle east, including in aleppo, syria. dr. katherine hanson is a fellow at penn cultural heritage center for the university of pennsylvania museum specializing in the protection of cultural heritage. specifically on the threats to me -- she recently served as the program director for the archaeological site preservation program at the iraqi institute for the conservation of antiquities and heritage in erbil.

they describe a female student running through the dorm screaming for help. >> for most george masontudents it's a time for celebrating as the school year comes to a close. there is a troubling footnote. the investigation of a rape in a dorm on may 3rd. students were informed in an e-mail. >> we basically just talked about, like did you get the e-mail? yeah. we got the e-mail. but since we didn't know any details, there wasn't much to talk about. >> now news 4 learned the troubling details. george mason police write in court documents witnesses saw a woman running through the residence hall screaming for help. onest male suspects pulled her back into the room. witnesses could see a second male there. the victim broke free in another attempt. two students at a dorm lounge say she came in pleading for help saying the male had violated her at a party. police say a security camera captures one suspect fleeing from the dorm. the other was found asleep in a room there. also there, the other suspect red scarf and the victim's shoes. >> to hear she was running down the hall that, is really s

live at george mason university in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thanks jeff. a judge rejected the request to delay mathews attempted murder trial in fairfax county. mathews was scheduled to go on trial june 8 when the charges he attacked a woman in 2005. the defense says they needed more time to investigate the 40 possible suspects in police file. judge disagreed. mathew was accused in the death of hannah graham. alison: still to come here on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the murder haunting woodbridge. "7 on your side" trying to find the killers among us. >> just 90 days away from their wedding and a d.c. couple is bumped from the ballroom from the redskins. "7 on your side" trying leon: tonight the crews are working to repair the track after the deadly derailment in philadelphia this week. today, dell ra airlines announced it would honor amtrak ticket on the flight between d.c., new york and boston. suzanne kennedy in the newsroom with the latest on the investigation. suzanne? suzanne: the ntsb is wrapping up third day in the investigation of the fatal train derail

your best alternate is south george mason drive. avoid it if you can. also we have some metro delays that popped up. yellow line delays. wide look, we look pretty good. at the beltway, a little slow inbound 66. that's just volume. don't have an actual problem there. bigger look at 66 out through manassas here. you can see we don't have any issues there. 95 northbound, getting slow through dale city. other than that, overall looking pretty good with the exception with that big issue in arlington. travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> 5:32 right now. today the maryland national guard will begin pulling out of baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake lifted the curfew there, city wide curfew. edward lawrence has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there was no curfew in baltimore today, the first time in five mornings that's happened. people were moving around the streets at all hours freely at this point. the mall that was ransacked has since reopened now. it's all a symbol that life is returning back to normal. e

george mason university freshman can't believe another earthquake has hit his home country of nepal. this time he's going back to help his family and their village. >> that's my home. that's where the heart is. >> reporter: we talked to him after of the first devastating quake. at the time he had no way to know if his mother and close relatives survived. >> i've heard so far that the village is gone. >> reporter: his family was spared. he's waiting for word this time around. but he does know food and shelter is scarce. >> it's a day hike away from the last bus track. so foreign aids are going to be difficult to get there. >> reporter: george mason's nepalese student association is raising money for effort and he started his own fund to help people of nepal. he leaves monday for his childhood home now torn apart. >> i hope my plane tickets are not delayed. sigh want to get there as soon as possible and help with shelter, food whatever the need. >> reporter: he is having a fund-raiser in his hometown on friday. george mason university kristin wright news4. >>> natalee holloway's father

that's mola lenghi reporting from george mason. i don't know why he couldn't get the flaming bow and arrow. i can't imagine what could have gone wrong there. >>> coming your way in a minute dozens of vintage military aircraft from world war ii taking flight over the national mall. >> it's another scary night of severe weather in the southern plains. >> but up next don't let four- roof trespassers (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> it is the season for an explosion of color of blooms to surround your home, but for deer your garden is their buffet. >> if you want to get rid of all those uninvited guests, lesli foster dug up a way to save your plans and your money. >> i know. it's frustrating. you do all this planting to see it chewed away. there are some simple things you can do to make your garden a little less appetizing. >> we're growing vegetables this year. >> reporter: they make house calls any time of day. >> i'm

and then randolph of virginia, along with george mason, was not happy about the rights that were proposed. randolph and mason originally supported the strong central government and were supportive of the constitution, but during the course of the debates over the constitution, they both became concerned that it did not include a bill of rights and that a radical central government might come to menace the inalienable natural rights retained by the people. mason was the author of the virginia declaration of rights which was so inspiring to thomas jefferson that he had a copy of it beside him when he wrote the declaration of independence. and the virginia declaration, which looks quite a lot likeour -- which looks quite a lot like our bill of rights, because james madison would also come to rely on it, set out the basic natural and in alienable rights governments were created to protect. you can check it out on light. go to our rights interactive at national constitution center.org. can compare it with the ultimate bill of rights. you will see how madison cut and pasted the virginia bill of

. >>> an unusual sight tonight at george mason university. a carefully crafted sculpture was deliberately set on fire and with 200 dreads of personal messages. it's called transformative art. the northern virginia bureau chief julia carey spent time with the artist to find out what it's all about. >> reporter: it's an inferno of art blazing on mason pond hundreds watched the sculpture go up in flames. for some the smoke rising sends messages up to the heavens. for others burdens are being burned away. this is what it looked like before the fire. it's called the temple of transformins. >> i would say this is the most beautiful thing i've ever made and so letting go of it is a challenge in its own way. >> reporter: but letting go is what this project is all about. artist and george mason student michael vernon spent months designing the floating pagoda and building it with 20 volunteers and then people were invited in. >> creates a space for people to come in and share their stories of loss of struggles, their fears and hopes. >> reporter: some

i'm david culver on george mason university's campus. coming up we'll show you what those recommendations are and >>> after eight months, hundreds of hours of committee meetings tonight virginia campus sexual violence task force has issued its final recommendations to the reporter. >> david culver is live at the george mason yufrpt to look at how the proposed safety changes are being received. >> reporter: wendy and jim, this is a process that began back in august. tonight the task force has submitted 21 recommendations to the governor. they're hoping these recommendations will ultimately prevent sex assaults on virginia's college campuses. look around george mason university's fairfax campus. final exams over graduation over. virginia leaders are already planning ahead to when most classes are back in session. >> every student needs to know that their school and their state are committed to keeping them safe and encouraging their success. >> reporter: out of richmond the final recommendations from the campus sexual violence task force.

. >>> a year ago george mason said good by to a rower who fought a heroic battle. now they race in her honor. >> people couldn't really believe that there was one thing in her life that was >>> the health food craze trickled down to baby food now with ingredients to kale and quinoa. but are you really getting what you paid for? consumer reporter erika gonzalez joins us with a closer look. ericka. >>. >> reporter: a group is saying the product labels of desipive. if they are not changed the group threatens to sue. are you getting what you paid for? plum organics and gerber is being called out for deceptive marketing. michael jacobson tells me the number of products the two companies sell boast extensive ingredients on the front but may contain small amounts of those items like this plum organics quinoa and leeks with chicken p and tar gone. you might think one of these four foods would be prominent in the list of ingredients but you have to search down the list to find them. >> many products start with apple puree and water which is basically apple sauce and then th

. >> right now a big announcement coming out of george mason ter will be renamed. the new name eagle bank arena. gmu tweeted out this picture. it's rendering of the center with the new name. the partnership is expected to bring millions of dollars to the university over the next decade. at the live desk, i'm kristin wright. >>> the capitals are one win away now. they need one more win to move on to the stanley cup playoffs. you can watch the team play the new york rangers tomorrow night. the caps are on the road. if they lose tomorrow's game they'll come back to the verizon center this weekend. mean while, some national stars are rocking the red to cheer the caps on. look at this. after he launched three home runs last night, bryce harper hit the caps' locker room to say congrats to the team. harper is only 22 years old, as you may know. the guy who scored both caps goals yesterday, andrer be cow ski is only 20 years old. we showed you the hard work being done by rescue crews in earthquake damaged areas in nepal. and a retired basketball player who took a >>> here'

new at 5:00 tonight, one of the youngest graduates ever at george mason university. >> and a burglary suspect could be arrested. >>> and the temperatures will be >>> tonight, police say that a man with ties of organized crime is behind a series of daring burglaries in a neighborhood in fairfax county. >> the thieves are looking for joule jewelry and watching the victims before they strike. our northern bureau chief julie carey is joining us live from one of the areas hit in mclane. joules? >> well shgs, one of the town homes is one of the homes hit in the ring. and investigators believe that the ring has ties to a organized crime family in chicago. and now, one of the suspects is in under arrest. >> reporter: with two big dogs, mike demic does not believe he is likely to fall prey to burglars day or night. >> no, because we have dogs and you won't get near that door. >> reporter: but he and others are well aware of what happened to the neighbor earlier this this month after she left her home to go to the funeral. you see the smudges from the fingerprint dusting here after thieves grab

and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> george mason university'sriot sent eer is getting a name change. that building which has played host to sports circuses concerts graduation ceremonies will soon be called the eaglebank arena effective july 1st. the school announced that deal today. it will bring $6.6 million to the university. >>> laughing your way through labor and delivery. seems impossible but one local hospital is giving mothers-to-be a new kind of pain relief and i want's not something you'd typically find in the delivery room. giving these women a whiff of this stuff, nitrous oxide, laughing gas, hear the director of the midwife program demonstrating how to use it. for some women it's better than an epidural because the effects of the gas wear off within a minute. >> it's really used during the contraction and then when the contraction goes away if you stop breathing it the effects wear off. it's very quick. >> i'll have more on why some women prefer laughing gas for labor tonight on news4 at 11:00. >>> local leaders hoped a new system w

she was taking classes at george mason university and working at a restaurant. a coworker began an affair with decker while her husband was serving in afghanistan. he moved into her apartment in ashburn. the family says it went badly. >> he was physically abusive. jennifer: the timer for disappearance, she was three months pregnant. the family said the husband knew about the affair but still travel to why he with her to patch things up. however, she did not show up days later when he redeployed to afghanistan. >> she dropped off the face of the earth. jennifer: just months ago, her boyfriend was arrested in north carolina in the brutal beating and shooting of another live-in girlfriend who had heart pounding information. >> he told me he could make people disappear. jennifer: detectives immediately visited him in jail. while detectives fear the worst bethany's mother hopes that she is in hiding. >> i pray that she has gotten to a safe place. jennifer: the lawyer for the boyfriend has not returned phone calls. the husband's lawyer says he is willing to talk to la

he will make the announcement at the george mason center for politics in arlington. wisconsin governor scott walker has not officially entered the race, but he is campaigning in new hampshire. walker will make an official announcement at the end of june. the former texas governor rick perry is expected to become the eighth gop candidate when he enters the race next week. abc 7 is your station for complete vote 2016 coverage. stay up to date on the campaign trail at wjla.com and on twitter and facebook. abc news is reporting a second man has come forward accusing former house speaker dennis hastert of sexual abuse, taking place decades ago when he was a teacher and coach and an illinois high school. the indictment accuses hastert of paying $1.7 million to cover a prior misconduct. law enforcement officials say it was the sexual abuse of a former student. the story today is the humidity when it comes to the weather. tomorrow we are looking at changes to the forecast. devon lucie is tracking the rain from the weather center. devon: some storms well to the west. getting

. >>> george mason's patriot center is now the eagle bank arena. it's part of a $6.6 million sponsorship deal. george mason will be renaming its basketball arena after that bank. these are renderings that show what the arena will look like when the deal is official in july. in the past 29 years the patriot center hosted bruce springsteen, disney on ice, hundreds of graduation ceremonies. >>> a hotly contested debate set to get under way. why one of our region's largest school districts is about to consider changes to its discrimination policy and why some parents are not happy about it. >>> an eye opening pentagon audit. government workers using government credit cards at casinos and strip clubs. >>> the pentagon is responding to a report that military members and d.o.d. civilian personnel charged more than a million dollars to government credit cards at casinos and strip clubs. defense officials are telling nbc news the charges in 2013 and 2014 are against regulations but they didn't violate any laws because cardholders have to pay personal expens

. >> a dorm room rape investigation at george mason university northern virginia bureau chief reportsow in the police investigation. >> they just filed court documents on what brought the on campus rape investigation to our attention. george mason university police are seeking dna sam frmz two suspects accused of sexually assaulting a female student inside a dorm here. which dorm was the scene of the alleged attack? police said that twice, other students saw the victim come running down the dorm hallway screaming for help. the first time one of the two suspects grabbed her again. the second time police were called. no charges have yet been filed. coming you on news 4 at 5:00 we'll tell what you students are saying about the alleged attack. in fairfax, julie carry, news 4. >> as an image that has gone viral after that deadly derailment in philadelphia. >> the photo shows first responders rescuing an injured passenger. it's been shared on facebook thousands of time. we'll tell you how it brought together two mothers. you're watching news 4 at 4:00. there are a lot of channels on your tv

. >>> well an innovative class project at george mason university has students head deep in mucky ponder. a floating wetlands design involving both art and science for students. the hands-on effort spurs awareness of ecology along with cleaning the pond water naturally. >> i have students from art, students from science and engineering and communications. all different majors. it's very rare when a college campus has students with all different backgrounds come together in one class and work together throughout the semester. >> i think having a program on campus like this is unprecedented. the problem solving methods we learn in the art school are entirely different than the methods people are learning in the science school. >> i like that. just merging them all together. there are about 1700 native plants in the floating wetland. >>> 5-year-old girl from virginia caught president obama's attention on twitter. yazmeen wrote a letter to the commander in chief that he quote, stop war for our world. instead have a meeting. she also asked for the president to give a speech to tell everyone

>> i'm currently a student at george mason. i've been -- i was part for six years. it has helped me learn to embrace not only my american side about you where i come from my origins of i'm chinese, chinese american specifically. aalead helped me not only accept my culture but embrace that i'm living in america. alead taught me leadership skills which i apply being involved in the local student organizations at my university. and currently i'm a part of a startup group called ican enter college ate collegiate chinese american network. through alead i have a lifelong relationship with my mentor and many others. >> so this group has really made all the difference for you? >> i believe so. i think that programs like these really do help youth develop as a human being and professionally. it just teaches you a lot of life skills that i think without alead i wouldn't have known before. before alead, i wasn't particularly passionate about anything. but after joining alead, i think i've become really interested in asian-american politics. i help people more like donate to or

a former republican, he will make the announcement at the george mason center for politics in arlington. and donald trump is also making his plans clearer tonight. he said he will make a major announcement in new york june 16. trump will head to the early primary state of new hampshire the next day. abc 7 is your station for complete vote 2016 coverage. stay up-to-date on the latest developments on the campaign train trail -- on the campaign trail at wjla.com, facebook, and twitter. a second man has come forward accusing former house speaker dennis hastert of sexual abuse the alleged abuse taking place several decades ago when he was a teacher and coach at an illinois high school. the federal indictment accuses his am paying that's accuses him of paying $1.7 million for prior misconduct, the sexual abuse of a former student. stepping outside, it is hot and humid. going forward, we are tracking storm chances. devon lucie is in the weather center with a first check of the forecast. devon: first up, the heat, humidity, then storm chances. some variations coming into the outlook. right now,

. >>> she started at george mason university when she was just 13. now at 19 paige epler is this year's youngest graduate and is graduating with a 4.0 gpa. she studied premed biology with a passion for cancer research. it seems that she's always been years ahead of her time. this is her at the age of 2 reading the encyclopedia. she is certainly used to hearing the question "how old are you?" >> i remember some people when i first started out thought i was the professor's kid. >> paige also plays the violin does archery and flies airplanes all in her spare time. she hopes to get another bachelor's degree and then move on to get her m.d. and ph.d.. >>> well crowds who have seen the blue angels flying over annapolis this week were witnesses to history. news4's angie goff introduces us to the first woman to ever pilot for the prestigious military group. >> reporter: 1946 the blue angels are born created to boost navy morale and made up of all men, who by the way, had to be bachelors. fast forward 69 years. those daring acts the twists the turns, still ta

. >>> we are hearing about a reported rape at george mason university. one student was allegedly sexually assaulted by two other students in the university dorm on may 3rd. a notice and warning says the victim may have unknowingly ingested some unidentified drugs just prior to the assault and that she knew her attackers. campus police chief eric heath tells wusa9 a criminal investigation is underway. >>> tonight a rabies alert has been issued for the haymarket area. a cat was found wednesday. this cat had gray fur with a tan or white spot over its left eye. if you know anyone that has come into contact with the cat, reach out to the prince william health district or man control. >>> a -- animal control. >>> a wusa9 investigation has discovered a risky trend. eight insulators in the roslyn tunnel hadn't been maintained since 2012 and the tunnel hadn't been cleaned since 1991. the filthy conditions can be a direct cause of fire experts say. >> reporter: our experts are saying the primary duty of these insulators is keep them clean and maintenance and you w

and joining us is our former detective and george mason forensic scientist kelly knight joins us as well. i don't want to give away operational details but in a case like this and you talk about a massive man hunt, how do police go aabout it? >> every officer in the city and brooklyn and every single unit has this photograph. they have all the information they have about this guy. even if he changes the way he looks. you see him in the yellow top. you can see a very distinct face. you have undercover officers. you have in areas where he may have been known to frequent before in new york, you have detectives out there making phone calls. i think we have this guy on a tight net right now. >> it's interesting because when i heard everyone had his photograph i was skeptical, but then when that guy attacked the police officer, they followed the person based on the photographs and so it actually works. >> and cops are very observant. i used to be able to tell a guy from the back of his head by looking a at the front photo. but this is personal. he tortured and killed a 10-year-old boy in the m

next month which is traditionally held in richmond, but there are some plans afoot to move it to george masonity. >>> sentencing was handed down for a former top aide to osama bin laden. he was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for conspiring in the 1998 bombings in kenya and tanzania which killed 224 people including a dozen americans. >>> wait until you see or hear what this woman says to a college student waiting to talk to his advisor. it's a viral video. >> he with hear from david letterman about what it really feels like to call it quits on ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >> wusa9 news is sponsored in part by your local toyota dealers. >>> it's been retweeted more than 7,000 times. kennesaw state university student kevin bruce who is black was trying to m

paige epler began her matriculation at george mason university when she was 13 years old, and now at 19 paige is this year's youngest grajduate there. she is doing so with a 4.0 gpa and she studied pre-med biology with a passion for cancer research and it seems that she has always been years ahead of her time. that is a picture of pageige at 2 years old reading the en encyclopedia encyclopedia and she is used to the question, how old are you? >> i remember that when i first started out people thought that i was the professor's kid. >> she plays the violin an archer and she is a pilot. >> oh, my gosh. >> that is naul the spare time. >> she hopes to get another bachelor's degree and then move on to m.d. and then her ph.d. >> well, you go, paige epler. >> indeed. >> going above and beyond and meet the man from our area who jumped into action to save somebody in need. >> there are lots of canadian geese down there around the national mall area, and they are cute to look at but if you have been anywhere where the geese have left, they leave behind some of the nastiest and foulest stuff on

on how to end sex assaults on virginia collegethern virginia bureau reporter david culver is at george mason university now with more on this. david? >> reporter: vance, this was an eight-month-long process that wrapped up today with those 21 recommendations to the governor. i want to show you a few of them that stood out to us. we start with what is a push to make it easier for victims to report a sexual assault, essentially giving them more options. the task force also wants timely warning notices sent across campuses. and they want to create special sexual response teams trained to handle those specific investigations. the task force began its work back in august. since then there have been a wide range of allegations that have surfaced to the national level. among them the widely discredited and retracted rolling stone article making claims of a gang rape at uva. also the abduction and death of second year hannah graham. you remember suspect jesse matthew is alleged to have ties to two other sexual assault investigations from two other virginia colleges. that information though, never sh

george mason university sold the naming rights to eagle bank.for the name change. nick, andrea, back to you. >> what's in a name? lots of big bucks. but it could be a worse name. eagle bank center. we like it. thank you, mike. >>> 6:46. time now to see what our friends over at cbs this morning are covering. >> our friend norah o'donnell is live in new york with a preview. good morning, norah. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. good morning to you. we'll talk about super bowl mvp tom brady because he speaks for the first time since the deflategate report. plus, a controversial medical breakthrough giving hope to couples struggling to get pregnant. the first baby born using a new ivf technique. and we're going to introduce you to a military mother who saw all four of her children answer the call of duty. her surprising advice. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. and happy mother's day to all the mothers in d.c. and all my friends in that area. >> the same you to, norah. have a great mothers aday. >>> you want to talk about t

george mason says they might be men. if you have ever been an elector in your life, it doesn't make any difference your political perceptions. so that is my second point, my third point which i want to do quickly. we started to late. give me about three minutes and we will try to wrap the separate he quickly. so, here's a great place to start. the famous rotation from alexander bickel. his book, "the least dangerous branch." the greatest work of constitutional theory even though it is a half-century old. congress was created nearly full blown by the constitution itself. but the institution of the judiciary needed to be summoned up. the vast possibilities of the presidency were relatively easy to perceive -- i'm not so sure about that -- and the great chief justice, john marshall not say go handed, but first and foremost, was there to do it ended. if any social process can be said to have been done at a given time and by a given act, it is marshall's achievement. the time was 1803, and the act was the decision in the case

she started at george mason university when she was just 13 years old. can you imagine?ow at the age of 19, paige es, ler is the youngest graduate. she studied premedical biology with a passion for cancer research. she seems to have had a knack for academics. here she is at the age of 2 reading the encyclopedia. yep. that told us the whole story. paige said she used to love hearing the question how old are you? >> i remember some people when i first started out thought i was the professor's kid. >> well yep. paige also plays the violin, does archery and flies planes in her spare time. you know, some people make you feel like you have done nothing in your life. she hopes to earn another bachelor's degree and move on to get her medical degree and her ph.d. of course. the sky's the limit. we need people like paige so that they can run the world and cure cancer. >> and to put us in check. >> you think you're so smart. >> get things done, paige. congratulations. >> yes. we turn to our resident scientist here tom kierein is keeping an eye on the skies. >> yeah. we'll give the

. >> so, uh -- seth and viette are two college students from george mason university.t? >> and -- >> jimmy: am i doing it right? >> you just kind of hold it -- no, you can hold it, the back by the magnet. there, on the -- on the back end of it. right here. right here, right here. >> jimmy: okay. >> so, this is kind of a -- it's kind of a ghostbustery sort of thing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: kinda weird. >> it's a little weird. it's called the wave extinguisher. >> jimmy: the wave extinguisher. >> so, what this is gonna do is put out fire using sound waves. so, hang on. let me light some fire really quickly. uh -- so, i have a little bit of ethyl alcohol here. >> jimmy: okay. >> who was a friend of my grandmothers. >> jimmy: oh, i love ethyl. [ light laughter ] >> she was very nice. >> jimmy: how -- how's she doing? >> don't play cards with her. she's rough. so, my lighter's -- i'm havin' a little trouble with it. there it is. >> jimmy: jeez. >> okay, good. so, now this is what we're gonna do. i'm gonna turn it on and all you need to do is kind of point it in the direction

. >> george mason, chris christie's office as soon as the indictments and plays came out said he has been cleared. has he been? is he off the hook? >> nothing cam identity so far from the official documents. the defense lawyer is talking like a defense lawyer there and that is his progressive and duty but, in fact, it could have been a bad day for chris christie and it wasn't. mr. christie came off a wonderful high as head of the republican governors association getting all the republican governors elected and it hand downhill since in part because he has been the chief casualty of jeb bush's forceful and swift entry into the race. jeb bush has an advantage. he is unemployed. he is not in office. ronald reagan had that advantage in 1988 and nixon had the advantage in 1968. what mr. christie is counting on because at this point john mccain was dead at this point he was dead, a spent force and john mccain said, no, no, no, i can do retail politics in new hampshire where down hall meetings and this is exactly chris christie's strength and we are going to see if he can use the christie's

now we hear that in george mason university in washington he'll make a big speech announcing his run.he take away here is that in a field so dominated by one candidate i, by hillary clinton, a lot of the top tier candidates are not taking a shot at it. you have people like lincoln chaffe hoping the stars will align and something works out for them. >> alex sights wald in baltimore waiting for the announcement by martin o'malley. >>> developing now, four more bodies found in texas adding to a growing death toll from record setting storms and more dangerous flash floods could be on the way. today, after president obama declared texas a disaster area. well, joining me from the town of aubrey is nbc's janet samly an -- shamlian joining me now. >>> not good enough to show you the spillway alex. it's unbelievable to me that the rain is coming down like this again today. we've got a flash flood warning. after everything this state has been through in the past week here in north texas it is -- they are just getting slammed once again. this is going to be an uneasy weekend for a lot of people.

. >> i am from george mason university. ambassador, i was reassured when you indicated that russia and china are being helpful. in the final stages of negotiations, how helpful is russia actually being, especially in light of their decision to resume 300 air defense ballistic missiles to iran? one would have thought that to be helpful this would have been held out as a carrot they had -- yet they have gone ahead and done this. i also know there are rumblings in the russian press that in fact maybe a nuclear deal would not be such a good deal for russia. if it means iran's relationship with the west improves. also even rumblings that if the west is not understanding on the ukraine, russia can be less helpful on iran. i am from the older generation that sees what happens in the russian press is not accidental. would anyone care to comment on russia's motives. and how helpful it is. i would appreciate it. ambassador wittig: to be straightforward, we thought a decision to deliver those kinds of weapons were not helpful at all f

interfaith peace building at the center for world religions diplomacy, and conflict resolution for george masonniversity. ms. kabawat has trained hundreds of syrians in multi-faith collaboration, civil society development, women's empowerment, and in negotiation skills throughout the middle east, including in aleppo, syria. dr. katherine hanson is a fellow at penn cultural heritage center for the university of pennsylvania museum specializing in the protection of cultural heritage. specifically on the threats to -- she recently served as the program director for the archaeological site preservation program at the iraqi institute for the conservation of antiquities and heritage in erbil. without objection, the witnesses all prepared statements, will be made part of the record. members are going to have five calendar days to submit comments and questions on any material they might want to put into the record. with that, sister diana, please summarize your remarks. and sister diana, she'll push that button, that red button there for you. sister diana: thank you. thank you, chairman royce and disti

interfaith peace building at the center for world religions, diplomacy, and conflict resolution for george masonawat has trained hundreds of syrians in multi-faith collaboration, civil society development, women's empowerment, and in negotiation skills throughout the middle east, including in aleppo, syria. dr. katharyn hanson is a fellow at penn cultural heritage center for the university of pennsylvania museum specializing in the protection of cultural heritage. specifically on the threats to mess po mesopotamian architectural sites in iraq and syria. she recently served as the program director for the archaeological site preservation program at the iraqi institute for the conservation of antiquities and heritage in erbil. without objection, the witnesses all prepared statements, will be made part of the record. members are going to have five calendar days to submit comments and questions on any material they might want to put into the record. with that, sister diana, please summarize your remarks. and sister diana, she'll push that button, that red button for you there. >> thank you. thank yo

. >> george mason university. ambassador wittig, i was quite reassured when you get russia and china being helpful but i'm just wondering in this final stage of negotiation how helpful has rush actually been commit special in light of their decision to resume as 300 advanced ballistic missile shipments to iran? one would've thought it would be helpful this would've been held out as a carrot if character negotiations were successful in that gone ahead and done this. i also note there's one place in the russian press about that in fact maybe a nuclear deal would be such a great thing for russia but iran's relations with the rest of her but also rumblings that if the west doesn't understand on ukraine russia can be less helpful on iran. i'm sort of from the generation this is what happens in the russian press is not accidental. will come to be very straightforward, we thought a decision to deliver those kind of weapons were not helpful at all for the process and were a deplorable decision. but also let me remind you

. >> david clark, student at george mason. and i wanted to come back to the role, it can be chelleninging in situations, sting ray a government privilege situation involved or anything like that. is there a way that you could talk about mr. harper, or anyone else up there walking through that analysis, especially with technology and judges aren't so sure, with what the government's doing is actually egregious enough not just a mistake of law, not an accidental great for something like that. any thoughts about getting the prize which is excluded evidence? >> now i can get to the depressing half of my other introductory talk. it depends on what the courts do the ex-clusionary rule and there's a lot of uncertainty to what the standard is. until herring in 2009 there was sort of a rule-based approach to the exclusionary rule which was if evidence was discovered through some constitutional means, there was a set of rule-based doctrines standing doctrine there's poisonous tree inevitable discovery and that would tell you in the cate

he is a graduate of george mason university. also attended harvard university. we will go to chat from augusta, georgia. the morning. -- good morning. caller: i just have two things to say. i wanted to say and don't believe that we should be detaining people indefinitely without trial. anywhere in the world for any reason. we should be figuring out what we are going to do with these people. secondly, i wanted to ask about the influence of money to the defense department. it is my understanding we have the largest budget for defense of all the countries in the world. if you look at some of the major powers and combine their cost for defense, all of those that even measure hours. i wanted to ask what is the influence for that into the sustained war that we are in in the u.s.? do you think maybe we should reassess that? guest: let me take those questions in reverse order briefly. our defense budget, the topline budget request was upped by the house armed services committee. i think it is $500 billion or $600 billion. chat is right in the sense that our budget is la