george washington university is a private university with a renowned reputation. and like many colleges, offers online programs. >> i didn't have the time or financial means to take off of work to school full time. >> reporter: that's why bryce bradford, a consultant enrolled in gw's online master's program in security and safety leadership. >> i was interested in learning more about national security, homeland defense, cybersecurity. >> reporter: but when bradford and other students who included high ranking police and military officers with started taking the online program -- >> first impression for all of was was like where is the instructor. >> reporter: now they're part of a lawsuit accusing the university of fraudulent misrepresentation. >> they didn't get what they were promised. >> reporter: the attorney representing the student said that gw advertised its online program would be taught by professors who sponsored in online education, including video presentations and the learning experience equivalent of what students would receive in the classroom. >> t

george washington university is a private university with a renowned reputation. and like many colleges, offers online programs. >> i financial means to take off of work to attend graduate school full time. >> that's why brice bradford, a consultant to the u.s. marsh marshal service enrolled in safety and security leadership. >> i was interested in learning about national security, homeland defense, cybersecurity. >> reporter: but when bradford and other students started taking the online program -- >> first impression for all of us was, wait a minute, where's the instructor? >> reporter: th were incredibly disappointed. now the students are part of a lawsuit accusing the university of fraudulent misrepresentation. >> they absolutely did not get what they promised. >> reporter: an attorney representing the student says that gw advertised the online program would be taught by professors who specialize in online learning education. include video presentations. and the would be equivalent to that which students would receive in the classroom. >> that's not at all wha

. >> consumer reporter susan hogan has details of a lawsuit against george washington university. it's a story that's first on news4. >> reporter: george washington university prides itself as one of the nation's first major universities to launch online programs. but the lawsuit against school claims students didn't get what they paid for. george washington university is a private university with a renowned reputation, and like many colleges, offers online programs. >> i didn't have the time or financial means to take off of work to attend graduate school full time. >> reporter: that's why brice bradford, a consultant to the u.s. marshal's service enrolled on the online masters program in security and safety leadership. >> i was interested in learning more about national security, homeland defense, cyber security. >> reporter: but when bradford and other students who included high-ranking police and military officers started taking the online program -- >> first impression for all of us was, wait a minute, where is the instructor? >> reporter: they were incredibly disappointed. no

he works at the george washington university. his research aims to improve performance of federal budgeting by the criteria of efficiency, equity and stabilization. and prior to that, until december, 2010, he directed the federal budget reform initiative at the pew charitable trust. welcome to all of our panelists. as dr. price mentioned, i am reporter at "the washington post," i cover a budget and fiscal policy here in congress. mr. posner: thank you for all being here. i think there's one thing that we all can agree on, which is the budget process in some way shape or form is broken. we wouldn't be here if we didn't really believe that. i start off all of my lectures with my students on the federal budget saying, unlike social security, health care or food aid, the budget is the one thing that politicians have to do every year. well, apparently not every year. so, there's an exception right there. showing everything about the budget is the exception to the rule. but i think we can tick off a list of things that don't seem to wo

the first year we have had a lecture at the george washington university museum. there could be no more fitting location. .the third first, this is the first are we feature one of gw's own phd's. she has written a critically acclaimed study. this year, the george washington lecture is a little different. it is a conversation. that is the fourth first, if you are keeping track. we felt this made more sense, to have an informal conversation and to welcome more audience participation. have your questions ready. immediately following the conversation, there will be a reception in the lobby. i would like to welcome some special guests this evening. our speakers husband, welcome. [inaudible] [applause] unfortunately, the editor for the project could not be here this evening. we want to acknowledge him for working closely with tuazon. she was a visiting scholar for the first federal conference project. vicely we welcome president of the guest experience at george washington -- welcome. i am pleased to welcome back to campus the featured speaker, dr. kathleen bartoloni-tu

researchers at george washington university say people who eat a lot of fast food are more exposed to a chemical called phthalates. as much as 40% more than people who to not eat fast food. they're linked to a number of ses >> they're not chemically bound into the products, so they can leach, migrate off gas from the products and end up in your food. >> researchers say people who ate fast food with grains or meat had the highest level of faphthalate exposure. >>> good morning, everybody. it's 5:01. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's get right to our weather. chuck bell telling us about a cold start to our thursday. >> you bet. frosty and freeze zi cold in some spots. all these liter shaded counties, that is a frost advisory 245 goes until 9:00 a.m. for fairfax and montgomery county and howard county and out toward fauquier and prince william county. darker shading is a freeze warning. so very chilly here early this morning. the way the ne 2 30s with patchy frost on your way out this morning. by 7:00 this afternoon, into this evening, sunny and on the cool side. still in t

tonight, we have learned george washington university police are investigating to see if the suspects is connected to a sexual assault that happened near campus. the secret service has stepped up security over the last couple of years after several people jumped the white house fence. there's a proposal to raise the fence up to 10 feet. live here in northwest d.c., news 4. >>> a mass ifr and dangerous storm is threatening 70 million people from north tornado watches and warnings in effect. this system could intensify during the night tonight. let's see what's on tap for our weather and doug, it's going to feel a lot different out there for most of us starting when tomorrow? >> starting tomorrow whn yen yo wake up. some of those showers down to the south. today we hit 85. tomorrow we may be lucky to do. we're talking 50. maybe 30 degrees colder during the day tomorrow. let me catch my breath. i was running in here because i was worried about this cold air. >> very up to the minute data. >> the latest forecast just in, everyone. 76 degrees right now. winds out of south. tomorrow the win

. >>> the george washington university study found people who eat more fast food are exposed to higher levels of a possibly harmful chemical. the chemicals are used in packaging materials that can leach into processed foods. the study found people who eat the most fast higher than others. >>> a 5-year-old boy who would have likely died if not for the quick action of a teacher's assistant. a surveillance camera on this oklahoma school bus captured the whole thing and ginger who was also driving the bus thought the child was horsing around but soon realized something was terribly wrong.>> he was red and gasping for air. i heard him hit the floor and saw it rolling and said we've got it! >> she said the young boy asked to keep the penny and gave it back to him after he promised to never swallow another coin again. she was trained on the heimlich maneuver 17 years ago. >>> crews in california have a lot of work to do in madera. large sinkhole opened up and caught on camera. this is video from the police department facebook page and no word what caused the massive sinkhole but they suspect

george washington university wins it's first national tournament. and tomorrow night in houston, the final four in the men's ncaa tournament, villanueva against oklahoma, followed by syracuse taking on north carolina. michigan state's denzel valentine has been named the associated press's player of the year and barely beat out oklahoma's buddy field. >>> and a milestone for lebron james. king james moved past dominic wilkins into 12th place on the nba scoring list. and next to china and tight rope race 900 feet above the ground. than 100 yards long and three rounds side by side while racing against the clock. they each carried the 22-pound balance pole and 50-year-old freddy knock of switzerland won. >>> and to the ncaa slam dunk contest. he tried to impress the judges by jumping over the pancake mascot, well, the mascot paid the price to the delight of this hungry crowd. poor mascot. >>> just ahead, beyonce wants to be part of your workout. >>> and the tribute to the life and music of david bowie. you're watching "early today." uh huh. think about

the board will decide whether to add kennedy center to the foggy bottom george washington universitytop. metro survey found that more than half the riders support changing the name of the smithsonian station but only a quarter think it's a good idea to change the name at goggy bottom. exciting day for agenda fans today -- "jeopardy" fans today. they hosted the teen tournament today. the fans got to get behind the scene look at clues and contestants and a chance to interact with the host alex trebek. suzanne kennedy reports. suzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in the finals which will be a two-show competition. one o the competitors is from here in the d.c. area. >> this is my first time in national television. never done anything like this. this is exciting for me. it's not like every day that someone -- it is every day. pat sajek lives on my town. he is on tv

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expected to go right through to the july convention >>> a professor of politics at the george washington university says the election system would favor cruz more than sanders as the contest continues. >> it is true that bernie sanders has won a number of contests, but we have to look at what type of contests these are. what he has been doing very well in and doing well among are those who are independents who are open to vote in those open primaries like wisconsin or closed contests. we see that this race by the time it moves to new york will have a very different character. new york has a closed primary. that means the democrats are the ones who will be voting not independents, and when you look tonight, even at the exit polls, bernie sanders and secretary hillary clinton split democrats 50/50. certainly ted cruz's win tonight is a significant one, he did pose at least what we're expecting to a 15% margin that is much larger than any of the polls predicted wisconsin was going to be. i think it is also important to look he won republicans in this contest. donald trump, like senator sanders, won in

. >> much more cuddly creatures were on hand today at george washington university. part of the campus was transformed into a petting zoo. the animals were all there to give students a little bit of a break to take their minds off the stress of final exams. >> that's a great idea. >> that's it for us. >> tmz is next. >> see you tomorrow. >> today on "tmz" -- harvey: beyonce again is making kind of veiled references to jay-z having side chicks. ♪ ♪ call becky with the good hair ♪ >> i really always said he was cheating with rachel roy, the designer. is he really going to go after rachel roy, who's 42 years old until harvey: sounds so much like rachael ray. >> i love the idea of rachael ray and jay-z. having sex with jay-z in 30 minutes or less. i love it. >> kanye west back to his old interruptive ways. >> i will let him finish. >> he was at dave grutman's wedding.

a study at george washington university finds people who eat the most fast-food have chemical levels as much as 40% higher than other. >> in other news, one couple will not be giving police a description of the armed robbers who hit a bar in billings, montana. >> this couple's eyes were elsewhere. this is a pretty serious public display of affection, kissing couple at the bar rail, they were not paying attention to anything else. they didn't even stop when gunmen barge in and force the bar tend tore empty the cash drawer. the crooks got away and the couple, um, some say they should get a room. >> i agree. still ahead on "eyewitness news", your daily trip to the gym may be giving you more than just a good work out. >> this may give you the eastbound ' geek 50's, why you might want to watch up after your work out. katy? >> well, folks, tell you what, you might want to think about working outside in the next couple of days. every single day gets warmer and warmer. but where do we actually peak? i'll have the answer for you coming up in my full forecast. stick around. sometimes you can't

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on saturday at 7:15 eastern, george washington university professor kathryn ross discusses her book,h examines free speech issues for college students. and then at 10:00, former civil rights commission chair, mare francis barry examines illegal voting practices in the united states in her

. >> lanna brown, a professor of politics at the george washington universities. said the. >> it is true that senator sanders has won a number of contests. we have to look at what type of contests these are. and what he has been doing very well in and doing well among are those who are independents who are able to vote in these open primaries like wisconsin or in closed caucus contests. so we see that this race by the time it moves to new york will have a very different character. new york has a closed primary. >> means that democrats are the ones who will be voting, not independents, and when you look tonight, even at the exit polls, senator sanders and secretary clinton split democrats 50/50. well, certainly, ted cruz's win tonight is a large one and a significant one. i mean he did post at least what were expecting to be a 15% margin that is much larger than any of the polls predicted wisconsin was going to be. and again, i think it's also important to look. he won republicans in this contest. donald trump likes, like senator sanders won independent. as we move

i am from george washington university, and i am the cochair of the washington history seminar along with my colleague of the history of public policy program here at the woodrow wilson center. the washington history seminar, as many of you know, is a joint product of the woodrow wilson center and the american historical association national history center. we have now been going for a good number of years. as we do every week, like to thank the people that make this possible behind-the-scenes. pete, amanda, the folks behind the scenes to make sure that these sessions come off without a glitch, that our speakers survive, that the schedule works and the like. their labor is -- [applause] -- indispensable to our success. as is the support of a number of individuals and institutions, the society of story and society relations as generously underwritten the seminar for a number of years now, as has the george washington university history department, and a number of individual donors. the support is crucial for their programming. feel free to join our ranks, should you see fit. so after

thank you. >> barry with george washington university, elliott school. could you comment on what seems to be a deteriorating relationship between western europe and israel? >> yeah, it's -- you know, it obviously has to do with the palestinian issue and the ongoing failure to end it. israel has good relations with leaders in britain, with cameron, germany with merkel. a little less so with hollande, less so in italy and spain but on the whole in western europe, public opinion, intellectuals, a young generation of students and so forth are critical of israel policy. there's been eu resolutions for boycotting products from the settlements. there is i would say anger in not just in the israeli right wing but in the israeli public about what they see european double standards in that regard. you know, some average israelis i'm not of that attitude. like i said, it's not the position i present. but many israelis that you talk to said, you know, there is a terrible civil war going on in europe. half a million people is probably been killed. in syria. and -- in

two of bernie sanders's most famous supporters began their night at george washington university.y ended it in handcuffs. ben cohen and jerry greenfield spoke about sanders and the role of money in politics. they also handed out samples of ice cream. afterwards- two joined hundreds of protesters on the steps of the u.s. capitol building for the "democracy awakening" protest. they were arrested along with about 300 other protesters. it's xx and we're just getting started. new details in a disturbing child pornography ring. lawyers for a former school employee take action to have his confession thrown out! the details.. coming up. the capitals are in the drivers seat after a statement game on the road. highlights and reaction to the blow-out in philadelphia. good morning washington. today: partly to mostly sunny. warm and breezy. highs: 77-84 tonight: clear and cool. lows: 42-49 winds: n 5 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. a touch cooler. highs: 68-73 winds: ne to s 5 mph

. >> researchers at the milken institute school of public health at george washington university conducted that study. >>> well, incredible video tonight of a roof collapse during a severe storm. this happened monday night at a prep school in jackson, mississippi. the roof suddenly gave way after relentless rain fell in the area. it was already leaking. several teachers were actually surveying the damage when it came crashing down. tons of water rushed through the hall waist and rooms, as you can see there. we're told the school's gym, theater and art gallery suffered thankfully, as you can see right there, nobody was seriously hurt that. >> is remarkable. >> it is. >> astounding. >> they ran out and made it. they're okay. >> thank goodness. >> well, janice, we have nothing. no moisture at all in the forecast. >> no, it's very dry here. cold at night. we're still dealing with temperatures at freezing or below during the overnight area. another freeze warning has gone into effect for counties on the outskirts of the city, mainly the north and west across much of new jersey and the hudson va

add national mall to the smithsonian station name or kennedy station to the foggy bottom george washington university station.district would have to pay thousands of dollars for the new signs and some riders are not convinced they're needed. >> the biggest thing is look at the map before you get going rather than just get down here and try to figure out which way to go. >> look at him thibeing logical. read the map. what? a metro survey found that more than half the people supported adding national mall to the smithsonian stop, but only 26% of people surveyed supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom station. >> that's more of there. >>> it's now 4:48. in the day ahead, terry mcauliffe will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. mcauliffe will address a growing number of cyber security threats against virginia and america's electrical grid. >>> when it dos to your bottom line, how much of it you pay in taxes depends on where you live. virginia, new rankings from wallet hub show that virginia comes in 39th place. the findings show residentses have a total tax burden of 7.8%,

study at george washington university find people who eat most fast food have chemical levels as muchher then others. >>> and how about this, strawberries are now at the top of the most contaminated produce list. according to a new report from the environmental working group they have the highest level of pesticide residue. the group analyzed 35,000 samples, 98 percent of the strawberry samples had detectable pesticide residues. the here's rest of the top five. apples got knocked down to second place, nectarines claimed third with peach necessary fourth and coming in at fifth place as most contaminated pre dues is celery. by the way avocados ranked at the top of the list for clean pro tuesday. >> that is good, i like avocado and strawberries i heard that once before. but make sure you wash them. >>> coming up next half an hour on "eyewitness news" crazy video you have toe when tourist tries to get a perfect picture of the plane. >>> plus a warning before you get behind the wheel today, the big crackdown on distract driving, pat is in the studio this morning. >> misery of the 76ers sea

researchers at george washington university say people who eat a lot of fast food are more exposed to a chemical called phthalates. as much as 40% more than people who to not eat fast food. they're linked to a number of ses

my name is eric, i'm from george washington university and i'm the cochair of the seminar along with my colleague chris of the history and public policy program here at the woodrow wilson center. the washington history seminar, as many, many of you know, is a joint product of the woodrow wilson center and to the national history center. we've now been going for a good number of years. as we do every week, we like to thank the people who make it possible behind the scenes.

. >>> now college basketball has a new champion, george washington university, the fourth ranked colonialseated number one valparaiso at madison square garden. tomorrow night in houston the final four oklahoma against syracuse. >>> and next to china and tight rope race there. it held about what 900 feet above the ground. look at that. competitors had to cross a wire more than 100 yards long in three rounds side by side while racing against the clock. can you say pressure? they each carried the 22-pound balance pole and according to the media 51-year-old freddie knock of switzerland won with a time of 42 seconds. >>> finally to the ncaa slam dunk contest. mississippi state -- oh, craig soer tried to dunk over the denny's pan cake mascot. he paid the price to the delight of the hungry crowd. poor pancake. >>> we have a special april fool's week in review. that is next. just sketch it on there and you've got it immediately. yeah, i like that. i don't have a touch screen on my mac. thope to see you again soon.. whoa, whoa, i got this. just gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. i

george washington university canceled his appearance two weeks ago because of similar concerns. steve: conor mcgregor is we brief retirement is apparently over. he says that he's willing going to have on the main event in july, the irish superstar says that he was totally fed up with the promotional requests for such a big event and needed to focus on his training. no word if they will put him in the main event. a rematch against nate diaz. in mourning the loss of one of his biggest stars of all time.jennifer: billed as the ninth wonder of the world, chyna was a against men and women in her wrestling career. she fell on tough times ,-com,-com ma struggling with drugs and alcohol and was featured in several adult videos. the authorities have not ruled out an over overdose. jennifer: who is giving this museum $100 million enact. steve: having new yorkers lining up. sir, this alien life form is growing at an alarming rate. growing fast, you say? we can't contain it any long... oh! you know, that reminds me of how geico's been the fastest-growing auto insurer for over 10 years strai

on saturday at 7:15 eastern, george washington university professor kathryn ross discusses her book,sons in sensorship, which examines free speech issues for college students. and then at 10:00, former civil rights commission chair, mare francis barry examines illegal voting practices in the united states in her book. she's interviewed by spencer overton, president of the joint center for political and economic studies. >> the donor class through people who are in office and who are running for office are those same people over and over very often, in the state legislatures and the local things and the families and so on, they are the ones who are corrupt. >> right. >> and they're the ones who are corrupting democracy. and the other people are not getting the benefits of it because they're not acting collectively to counteract it and haven't found a way to counteract it, in all of these years. >> on sunday, in depth, live with guest steve forbes, author and publisher of forbes magazine. he'll join us to talk about his life and his latest book, "reviving america," in which he argues f

. >> and there was the george washington university poll that showed a difference of 3%. >> there will be lots of polls. >> and consistantly we are seeing -- and again in truth trump ranks the worst, but hillary is under performing and it relates to the trust and honestly issue. even in a democratic primary like tonight. the vast majority of voters don't trust her or feel she is honest. that is an issue across the board and across gender and across demographics. and it will haunt her. it is substantiated in the polling. i would like to have a fact to contridict what you have to say. >> the poll done on the show that hillary clinton scored higher than trump on trustworthiness and 54% find her untrust wore she and 64% found him untrustworthy. >> but that has not haunted him. whether or not that is a statistic, that has not defined his candidacy. >> all of the statistics will be relevant. >> we talk about whose are better, basically. >> that is an irony. >> donald trump says you can pretty much call him the gop nominee, but ted cruz and john kasich are not buying it. jay coming up, a look

there's another poll that shows a difference of 3 percent george washington university poll trump with 43 and clinton with 46. that is the closest we have seen. >> the problem with donald trump or the question about him is his elect ability that is why governor kasich has continued to stay in. that is the question he has raised. there's a lot of time between now and november who knows what the match up will look like. for hillary clinton she can obtain the 90 delegates needed. that is baked in at the left. if you look at the left it's a little less. they are going to try to give the error of inevitability. he is leading double digits all five states and all five contests tonight. he will say i am the presumptive nominee try to carry that over into the state of indiana. he is going to hope to have really big wins tonight which very well can happen. >> if it is clinton and trump the two frontrunners both of them have high negatives. we talked about that before. that makes the vice presidential pick more important. maybe that can swing their like ability. who would you pick to be trump's

george washington university professor katherine ross discusses her book "lessons in censorship" which examines free speech issues for college students. and then at 10:00, former u.s. civil rights chair mary frances berry examines illegal voting practices in the united states. she's interviewed by spencer oberton, president for the joint center of political and economic studies. >> the donor class through the people in office and running for office, and the same people over and over very often in the state legislatu legislatures, they are the ones who are corrupt and they are the ones corrupting democracy. and the other people are not getting the benefits of it because they're not acting collectively to counteract it and haven't found a way to counteract it in all of these years. >> on sunday in depth, live with guest steve forbes, author and publisher of "forbes" magazine. he'll talk about his life and his latest book "reviving america" in which he arguing repealing health care law, reframing the tax code and reforming the fed. how capitalism will save us and power, ambition, glory. j

. >> a study by george washington university of public health says eating fast food may expose peopleo fall aits. this is one of the first studies to look at this link. . >> and definition of fast food in this study relied on cdc definition which is basically anything you buy not served on a plate. we're talking about tack owes and club sandwiches and anything takeout or delivery. new research says it all may be served one a side of chemical. . >> when it comes to fast food the fast part is the often the >> i'll go for whatever is fast and cross my fingers nothing will be bad long term. owe those that reported eating more fast food were exposed to harmful chemicals known at falates. >> one are on the suddeny has gained so much attention is people never thought something like this would be you know so possible and so widespread and a third of the population has even some type of fast food in the prior 24 hours. >> an assistant professor gw institute public health and researcher says data from 9,000 patient of all aims found those that consumed most fast food in 24 hours period. at leas

george washington university professor discusses her book for issues for free speech for college students. and then they look at illegal voting practices in the u.s. in her book $5 a pork sandwich, she is interviewed. >> the people who are running for office of the same people over and over very often they are the ones who are corrupt and the other people are not getting the benefits of it because they're not acting to counteract it and haven't found a way to counteract it and all these years. >> on sunday in-depth life with guest steve forbes. he will join us to talk about his life in latest book reviving america. he argues for repealing the nations healthcare law, replacing the tax code and reforming the fed. other titles include money and how capitalism will save us. also position and glory. join in on the conversation. then at 745, join book to be as we take it tour of the shakespeare library in washington d.c. go to book tv.org.org for the complete schedule. >> numbing up we will look at race in the u.s. you'll start off with a panel of authors from the tucson festival of books. then

newly report that he had just groped a female student at george washington university. >>> another arching insulator on the red line causing problems for metro commuters this morning. it happened near the friendship heights station. the piece of the equipment that protects the high voltage third rail started to burn. trains had to single track for a while. the same thing happened at the friendship heights station over the weekend. >>> just up the road in bethesda, a broken water main causing problems for both the morning and evening rush hours. crews are still working to fix the main and mend the maged road on rockville pike. adam tuss joins us now with a progress report. how are the repairs going, adam? >> reporter: taking some time out here, pat. i can tell you only one lane continues to get by southbound. traffic in the other direction is a problem because there was a crash on the inner loop of the beltway. ha but for the water main, take a look at the hole that's actually still here in the ground of the southbound lanes of 355. that's wha what's happening now is they're waiting for ano

william keats at george washington university says there are three important take awaysay for parents. number one avoid sugary drinks, number two, dial back on fast food and recognize that pizza is a significant source of calories. the more physical activity a child has the better off theyf are in terms of health and the prevention of obesity.ty. speaking of children, punishing children by spanking could backfire on parents and in long term effects. new research shows spanking could. the difficulty didn't stop once children who were spanked reached adulthood. the more likely they are to have mental health problems as adults. > we've ton this.e' you have a doing. a >> we do. > i have one and we like too cuddle it sometimes to relieve a little stress. it doesn't do the same thing for your pets. >> hugs can actually stress outs your dog and they're telling us to quit dog it, but we're not reading the signals. turning their heads away,y, closing eyes, lowering or slicked back ears and showing the whites of their eyes, thosee are all signs that a dog is stressed out. experts say dogs prefe

a late report by a 24-year-old graduate of george washington universities law school aimed to accomplish that very objective. palmer sent the document to the appropriate senate committee that november. we meet john edgar hoover as he emerges from obscurity as an entry level library of congress file clerk and the author of a document radicalism among negros as reflected in their publications. 30 days earlier the ambitious file clerk had become head of the justice department's brand new general intelligence division. it created an emergency response to the terror and assassination. we note however that major loving's 15 page type script final report on negro subject verb was filed with mid on august august 6th, 1919, two weeks before hoover's discovery and promotion by palmer. loving's impressive document found in howard university's archives bears striking recent balance to hoover's. assigned to beef up to assist the palmer raids, young hoover refined the profiles of many people and harvard law professor whom hoover flattered by calling him the most dangerous man in the united states. the

my name is eric, i'm from george washington university and i'm the cochair of the seminar along with my colleague chris of the history and public policy program here at the woodrow wilson center. the washington history seminar, as many, many of you know, is a joint product of the woodrow wilson center and to the national history center. we've now been going for a good number of years. as we do every week, we like to thank the people who make it possible behind the scenes. these other folks that make sure these sessions come off without a glitch. [applause]. indispensable to our success, as is a number of individuals and institutions. they have generously underwritten the seminar for a number of years now as have the george washington history department. this is essential for the programming, feel free to join their ranks should you see fit. after our session today, there will there will be a reception outside of these doors. there are books for sale. i highly recommend that you pick one up and perhaps get a signature on it. with that, i will turn turn over the introduction of our spe

national mall to the smithsonian station's name or kennedy center for the foggy bottom george washington university station. it would mean changing signs that would cost thousands of dollars. the district would have to foot the bill for that. some riders are not convinced the name change is really needed. >> biggest thing is look at the map before you get going rather than just get down here and try to figure out which way to go. >> now, a metro survey found that more than half of people supported adding national mall only 26% supported adding kennedy center to the foggy bottom name. >>> in the day ahead, virginia governor terry hk call live will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. governor hk call live wimcaulif the growing cyber security threat against the electric grid. >>> virginians pay proportionately less in an most in tax rates. virginia residents have a total tax burden of 7.8%. that's the percent of their income the pay in local and state taxes. that puts virginia in 3'9" place. maryland pace nearly 9.4%. new york has the highest at more than 13%. these rankings did no

researchers at george washington university say the level of thalates in the urine of heavy fast food as much as 40% higher than people who rar rarely eat take out. >> i hope it raises public awareness about this problem, this greater problem of, you know, our society being exposed to industrial item calls through our food supply. >> sounds like we need change the packaging. researchers say they based what they're calling fast food on the cdc's definition which includes basically anything you that's not served on plate it's a boy for kelly clarkson. >> first american idol well coming her second child the baby boy's name remington alexander black stock. she posted on twitter the baby is healthy and couldn't be more happier or more in love. 33 year old just appeared on the idol finale last week. kelly and her husband brandon black stock also have daughter river rose whose almost two. >>> talking about preoccupied this couple cannot stop kissing. what's going on around them that had others in the bar in a pan panic. >>> plus a race against time a local teenager in desperate need of a lif

researchers at george washington university says levels of this chemical will in heavy fast foot heatercent higher of people who rarely eat take out. >> i hope it raises public awareness, about this problem, this greater problem, of, you know, our society being served industrial chemicals through our food supply. >> researchers say that they base what they are calling fast food on the cdc's definition which includes basically anything, you pew not served on the plate. >> that answer your question. >> it is a kem will california will that makes plastic softed and mallable, so that is why stuffed like gloves, latex gloves, baby bottles that kind of of thing. >> that can mean you you can cook at home and put tonight those plastic containers and still get levels in there. >> correct. >> it is scary because it is unfortunate. you drink coffee. monday you can drink it. by from you new research comes out. >> well, they have been around for a long time. callus one of the first states to ban this and this is going back about 15 years ago, they are ahead of the curve. national thely they are catc

. >>> so a tuck walks in to a bar -- no, not a bar, but they will walk on the george washington universitytle later on today. students apparently are posting a petting zoo. baby ducks and this is part of an approach to stress relief. but in one spits on you, apparently it hurts. between 1:00 and 4:00, students can hang out with the ducklings, piglet and even a hedge hog. the animals will be on 21st street and 22nd between f and g in northwest washington a little bit later on today. hedge hogs? >> hedge hogs, if you -- >> not like a porcupine. >> no. they're not soft, but if it gets scared, it will roll into a ball. >> that will relieve stress for you. >>> what we're learning about prince's death plus a surge in sales of his music. >> changings time your kids get out of school. why d.c. plic schools is changing dismissal sometimes at some high schools starting today. >>> and breaking news on the beltway, the crash might be gone, the outer loop of the beltway, a five mile back. the arupe joseline peña-melnyk for congress... yes! in annapolis, she battled republicans and the nra to pass the t

we'll talk about what's going on and bring in jonathan turley at george washington university. and also, joining us, is congressman dan kildee who's representing flint, michigan. let me get your reaction from him. what do you think? >> i think it's a step in the right direction. it's a step towards justice for the people of flint to hold individuals accountable. i hope they continue the investigation and go up to the level of the folks who made the decisions to move in this direction and i hope that justice comes in another form. that it comes in the form of actually making it right for the people of flint. it's one thing to charge individuals and hold them individually accountable but the state of michigan needs to make sure they correct the mistakes these people made and make it right for the people of flint. >> let me ask jonathan turley from washington university. how serious are these charges? you read the document. how serious are they, jonathan? >> they're serious in the sense they can put these individuals away for five years or so. but this is not an easy criminal case

and another one george washington university battleground poll that shows her only three points overich is about as tight as we have seen it. what do you make of it. >> the battleground poll is a bit of an outlier: most of the polls we have seen have shown trump in the high singles. it is a poll that should encourage the trump camp. at the same time, it does have a couple of aspects of it it that seem a little off kilter in the sense that they show a significant republican advantage when it comes to economic ratings. that's not something that we see across other polls. so it's really difficult to see -- say whether this is going to be the kind of beginning of a trend that continues. one thing that we have to recognize about this is that we are in new territory. we are with two potential candidates who are in the most unpopular ratings amongst all different segments of the electorate than we have ever seen in the modern era. because of that it's unpredictable. it tucker's point the idea that trump can be criticized because he has changed his positions a lot. hillary clinton is the que

now researchers at george washington university say the levels in the urine of heavy, fast food eaterss as much as 40 percent higher then those who don't eat a lot of take out. >> i hope it raises public awareness about this problem, this greater problem, you know, our society being exposed to industrial chemicals through our food supplies. >> researchers say that they based what they are calling fast food on the cdc's definition which includes basically anything you buy that is not served on a plate. they are the chemical that make plastic kind of soft. >> gotcha. >> here's something you do not hear every day, an airline eliminating within of the most hated fees. delta airlines will not charge customers to speak with the actual human while booking your flight. in the past they charged travelers $25, per ticket, for booking over the phone, 35 when you are at the airport. airlines have been tacking on fees to ticket prices to help boost their revenue. phone reservations have been a top complaint from travelers. >>> if you are going to the movies, amc theater, they are considering allowi