louisiana. >> i am tired of people saying slavery is the past. >> reporter: she would like to see georgetown university honor the former slaves and for the university to provide scholarships for their descendants. in a statement the university said there is a group working to make recommendations on how the university can acknowledge its history with slavery. public memorials, the renaming of buildings and descendants. wusa 9 news. >> two georgetown presidents most responsible for the slave trade had their names remove from campus buildings last year. they are now called freedom and remembrance hall. he was the first african american to become a jesuit priest and the first to be president of georgetown university. he is often referred to as the second founder and this is because of all of his work in modernizing the school's curriculum. if you go to our app you can see the list of people who were sold and we have links to more stories. >>> to the campaign trail now. donald trump received the endorsement of the national it a fantastic honor and he targeted hillary clinton claiming she would abolish the

trading. >> in 1838, georgetown university sold 272 slaves to help pay off some of its debts. ty by wealthy parishioners, earned georgetown the equivalent of $3.3 million. >> larry: $3.3 million in for 272 slaves? that's around 12,000 per person, meaning in 1838, black life was worth less than a used mitsubishi mirage. not even a ford fiesta? seriously? here's the question: does modern-day georgetown university have a responsibility to take care of the descendants of the slaves whose sale essentially saved it from going under? a lot of thorny issues here, so let's talk to our resident black egghead, felonious munk. felonious, should georgetown do something for the great-great-greatgrandchildren of these slaves? >> well, brother larry, when one-- be it institution or singular corporus-- partake in the odious reprobation that is tenancy over another's very anima, an ovule is sown in gaia's breast that burgeons not only in the immediate, but for an unknowable epoch thereafter. ( laughter ) >> larry: right, right, okay. so you're saying we're still feeling slavery's effects today.

. >> commerce secretary penny pritzker was the commencement speaker at georgetown university's school of business. she encouraged graduates to challenge themselves and spoke about the importance of one's reputation and business. this is 15 minutes. [applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor. thank you for your extraordinary words. it is really an honor to receive this degree. it is also wonderful to be here with our esteemed graduates on what feels like the first nice d.c. day in weeks. the world that i entered when i graduated from business goal 25 years ago was a hit different than the one all of you are entering. i understand one of the new class is offered to you as a student at is "strategic management of social networks." when i was in business school, mark zuckerberg hadn't been born yet. and the closest thing i had to a social network was a rolodex. trust me, you are so lucky to have missed the era when business operated at the speed of fax machines, pagers, and "while you were out" sticky notes. while the business world has changed a

. >> commerce secretary penny pritzker was the commencement speaker at georgetown university's school of business. she encouraged graduates to challenge themselves and spoke about the importance of one's reputation and business. this is 15 minutes. [applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor.

. >>> and i'm kristin wright live at georgetown university hospital. a train derailment, a hazardous material spill happened a few weeks ago in the district. today, emergency responders will be put to the test again. i'll show you how coming up. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. here are 4 things you need to know about the forecast for today. we are stuck in a rut. no real amount of sunshine coming our way until maybe the very tail end of the day. not a lot of rain out there yet. a few showers will be coming to an end very, very of the weekend. and saturday is looking very wet, indeed. no rain in the city, but there are a few showers across southernmost maryland. and also up here west of hagerstown moving into winchester. so grab your umbrellas on the way out the door. the next 24 hours look this way. the passing showers are around for this morning into the afternoon. by 7:00 tonight, still mostly cloudy but generally rain-free with temperatures in the upper 50s. then for tomorrow, a cool and dry start. temperatures near 50 first thing

and paul butler is a law professor at georgetown university. professor, let me start with you. how unusual is it for the justice department to take a course of action against a state like this? >> you know, this is a very dramatic and historic confrontation. it's the federal government versus north carolina. it's states' rights versus federal rights, and in that sense it's not unprecedented. the attorney general alluded to the struggle for racial justice back in the 1950s and '60s. then that issue was decided in the court. here it will also be decided in the court. but we haven't seen a case like this in a long time. >> so, martin, as the attorney general suggested, this began when the city of charlotte, north carolina, passed an anti-discrimination law. how did we get from there to here? >> well, that quickly was pulled up by the north carolina state legislature. they were not keen on that a city would deem some sort of action that they felt was the power of the state. so that's when this new legislation began to be drawn up and became known as the bathroom bill and it eventua

he is now at georgetown university.ow do think that kim jong-un is going to move to consolidate his our at this rare congress? guest: so much of it is about the peantry and the displaying of the myth of leadership and so what this party congress does is provide him a stage to declare himself the leader of the country might the successful transiti has to get placed his father and that he is the leader of the country for the next 50 will and i presume there be some sort of vote of the party on a number of issues including that and that will be it. that will be the way he will declare himself the leader. laura: could there be another of these nuclear tests as a show of strength while the congress is going on? guess: it is a good question. i thought they might do a fifth test before the congress to truly establish themselves as a nuclear weapon state but it going as though they are to create that narrative at the congress regardless of whether they do a fifth test and then it seems to me like they're going to focus on the s

. >>> enjoy today's weather because howard says it is as good >>> georgetown university once owned slavesey were sold in 1838 to clear the university's debt. tonight, what is being done for the thousands of desend ants who are still living today. a dark chapter of georgetown's history. on wusa 9 news at 11:00. >>> welcome back. a new report from the cdc might have you re-thinking your memorial day weekend pool plans. a review of thousands of inspection reports shows an alarming number of public pools and hot tubs are being shut down because of safety violations. one in five kitty pools are shut down after they are inspected. the problemsith bacteria in the water, and improper ph levels were the main reasons. >> ph is important. because it determines how effective disinfect acts like chlorine and bromine are at killing germs and determines how comfortable swimmers are in the water. >> did you know you can check pools yourself by using test strips to check the ph? you can find most public pool inspection reports also on the local health department's web site as well. >>> roughly 26% of amer

this two-day walk raises money in the georgetown university. the cancer center, food and friends, and washington hospital center all among this year's beneficiaries. >>> in georgetown, the 13th annual french market underway. there is plenty of french food, music, bargains. it runs along wisconsin avenue from p street to reservoir road. a lot of people, kids and dogs turned out today despite the gloomy weather and you can check it out tomorrow as well. >>> always watching, always tracking. wusa9's first alert weather. dc's most accurate. >> so if you are going to go out to georgetown, what's the best time to go outside? >> probably the afternoon. probably in the afternoon. i think the mornings are washed out for the most part. >> that means no morning runs. >> you will probably be inside. it will be a little damp in the morning. maybe a shower or a storm into tomorrow night. the yellow because the sun is not here. >> that's the brightest we will see. next week, we are in and out of it. we won't have a nice stretch of dry weather for a while. thr

speaks toaul ryan students at georgetown university about the republican agenda. >> independent medias the oxygen of a democracy. essential. holding those in power accountable. you know, we are not they are to serve some kind of corporate agenda. cover warranties, they were not brought to you by the weapons manufacturing. and executive producer of the daily news program "democracy now." she talks about the book she is just authored. it looks back at some of the stories and people the show has covered. of democracy now starting 20 years ago, it has not changed. bringing out voices of people at the grassroots in the united states and around the world and they represent the majority of people. people who are concerned deeply about war and peace and about growing inequality in this country. about climate change, and the state of the planet. they are not a fringe minority. not even a silent majority. but the silenced majority silenced by the corporate media which is why we have to take it back. c-span's q&a at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this morning, the chair of the american conservative union

randy barnett is the [applause] waterhouse professor of legal theory at the georgetown university law center, where he directs the georgetown center for the con edition and teaches constitutional law and contracts. he's also a senior fellow here at the cato institute. after graduating from northwestern university and harvard law school, professor barnett tried many felony cases as a prosecutor in the cook county states attorney's office in chicago. in 2004, he argued the medical marijuana case of gonzales v. rage drained the u.s. supreme court and in 2011-12, he represented the national federation of independent business and its constitutional challenge to the affordable care act. professor barnett has been a visiting professor at the harvard law school, university of pennsylvania, northwestern and the university francisco american in guatemala. he delivered the colby 2000 lectures on jurisprudence at the university of tokyo -- you show university in kyoto. in 2008 he was ordered to constitutional studies. his publications of more than 100 articles and reviews as well as nine includin

speaker paul ryan speaks about the republican agenda to an audience of young adults gathered at georgetown university. later on communicators, sam talks about the tv content ratings system. susan: "newsmakers" is pleased to welcome this week congressman raul grijalva, a democrat representing arizona three. he is the cochair of the progressive caucus in the house of representatives and a longtime member of the hispanic caucus and the senior democrat on the national resources natural resources committee. thanks a lot for being with us this week. rep. grijalva: thank you. appreciate the invite. susan: on the political level, you are among the very first members of congress to endorse bernie sanders in his presidential campaign as well. rep. grijalva: that's true. susan: let me introduce the two reporters who will be asking questions this week. jason dick, "cq roll call" deputy editor, and mike debonis, "washington post" congressional reporter. mike, you are up first. mike: thanks, susan. congressman as susan mentioned, , you are among the first supporters of bernie sanders in congress. we are at a point

graduate saturday with a bachelor of arts degree in humaniti humanities. 53 years ago she left georgetown university to start a family with her husband. after her husband died ten years ago, she decided to go back to school to get her degree. >> i'm very happy. i'm proud of myself. i really did it. >> she did. joan hopes her graduation will inspire her 13 grandchildren and others to pursue their dreams. >> good lord, i'm already in tears. it's a wonderful story. >> it really is. >> yes, it is. coming up, many women suffer in silence. >> after the break, important >>> speaker of the house paul ryan calls his meeting with donald trump this morning encouraging. he just spoke to reporters. >> i think this is going in a positive direction and i think this is a first very encouraging meeting, but again, in 45 minutes you don't litigate all of the processes and all the issues. >> trump is more on that meeting at news 4 first at 4:00. >> it is national women's health week. today we are focusing on a problem that many women face but seldom talk about. dr. iglesias is here to talk about health below the belt,

officials say today's drill at med star georgetown university hospital was planned long before that incidentnd included mock decontamination of people exposed to chemicals. >> this is first time we put it altogether. plenty of lessons learned and fine tuning with exercise and we find the system is working confidently and correctly and quickly. if we reel it in it will occur whether accident or intentional we're ready to deal with it. >> the goal is to make sure government and community agencies are ready to protect the public. >> coming up tonight at 11 we'll head back to northeast d.c. a security guard was arrested and accused of bloc blocking transgender woman from kus using the ladies room in a grocery store. >> and your wedding day is supposed to be happiest day of your life it was quite the opposite for one couple. wait until you hear what happened that already has them headed for divorce. we'll be right back. >>♪ >> you can hop on the couch and dance, too. >> in kas you have not seen this we made this video for justin timberlake brand new mass single can't stop the feeling. >> you have

this time georgetown university. why are students prophet homeland security jay?say he's responsible for separation of families of illegal immigrants and to say to have him give the commencement speech and hand out the diplomas is an insult to those people whose families are being ripped apart by his policies. but really makes it interesting is part of their statement is johnson's invitation is an insult to the undocumented students who are preparing to graduate this month. what's wrong with that statement? how in earth did they sign off to go to georgetown university and they're undocumented. don't you have to have all the documents to go to school? . stuart: i guess not. and it's an insult to them. ashley: an insult to everyone who goes through the system. stuart: so don't have him. liz: don't have him. . stuart: childish. liz: that's right. it is childish. the students go against republicans; right? speakers. now this is a democrat. stuart: i want to see a democrat, especially hillary and bernie, stand up and say is this right or is this wrong? yes or no? liz:

so, congratulations to the georgetown university mcdonough school of business class of 2016. i wish you all the success in the world. hoya saxa! [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] huerta has been in -- his speechfaa focused on technological advances in the aviation and is industry --ation technological advances in the aviation industry. >> good morning and thank you. thank you for this exceptional recognition. i cannot tell you how much it means to me. to all of you parents who have been through so much to see your sons and daughters here today. thank you to the distinguished guests, faculty, friends and family and most of all, thank you to the students. it is an honor and privilege to be addressing the class of 2016. i know the road to get here probably was not easy. many of you are part of the first generation of your family to go to college and reach this milestone. i know what it feels like. that was my s

he took questions at georgetown university. immigration reform and confederate flag displays were among the topics. >> please welcome to the stage the president of georgetown university. [applause] >> good afternoon and thank you so much for being here. -- theuld like to offer cnn can trigger sirs on our institute of politics and public service advisory board. we are honored by the presence of the 54th speaker of the house of representatives, a representative from wisconsin, the honorable paul ryan who joins us to offer his percent of to engage in dialogue. addressing a group of white house interns last month, speaker ryan spoke of the state of american politics. not as what they are today, but as what they can be. possibilitieshe of public service, work for and toward a more equitable and just society provides the context under which we gather today. this animates the work of our school and its efforts over the course of this past year to provide a forum for exchange in discussion and service of the common good. i wish to than

he is interviewed by paul butler of georgetown university and author of let's get free. also this week in the presentation of the j anthony lukas prize for nonfiction writing. former army officer and historian looks at us involvement in the middle east. war correspondents christina lamb, janine giovanni and kim barker share their reporting experiences and we talked to local authors and visit literary sites in mississippi. for complete television schedule, booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and office, television for serious readers. we start with erin mchugh who talk about political blunders throughout history. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good evening. welcome, thanks for coming out here on a brisk spring evening. appreciate you being here. if you would take a moment to look at your cell phones and make sure they are turned off. following today's reading and question and answer you will find me outside, we have plenty of books available including one new were than today's. great graduation day gift. we have them outside. aaron wou

former director for the dnc and spokesman for hillary clinton's campaign and director of the georgetown university politics and public policy. welcome to both of you. kristin, so donald trump needs to be provocative and doesn't need to unite the republican upon party to win. what do you think about that advis? >> republicans start out in a disadvantage like pennsylvania and ohio, where republicans need every vote they can get and then some in order to be competitive. and democrats come in the general election with a big advantage that could help hillary clinton get to 270. republicans need to keep their own party and bring in new voters. donald trump is finding it may be difficult to do both of those at the same time. >> mo, i suppose you would like to see mr. trump not to unite the republican party? >> i think we are seeing it now. does he need to unite the republican party to win? he managed to not unite and win the nomination. i think the majority of the votes were cast against you. and the question is what does provocative mean? is it okay to pick fights with the establishment? sure. most vote

babies rocking the red at georgetown university hospital. >> so in conjunction with the washington capitalsplay-off run, team personnel, handing out some swag there today. ever since april 14th. babies born at georgetown get a complimentary caps onesie, cap and bib. that bib should stay clean for all of two or three weeks. >> lots of slob. >> slap shot was there to spread the caps' joy. you know, hopefully all this good will is going to help washington in their play-off game tonight. against the pittsburgh penguins. >>> well, straight ahead. how about this? a bear scare. look at that guy. this is going on right in the middle of the neighborhood. >> yeah. i want that. that takata air bag recall is getting bigger. and shoppers cash in after a popular clothing store declares bankruptcy. that's not it. we'll tell you about it in tonight's consumer alert. >>> and your takeout meals. >> from some restaurants, a little different these days. because disi -- styrofoam containers have been banned. that's tonight at 11:00. wusa 9. this price is so low. trying to make me eat my greens? no, just trying

they will be handing out onesies at the georgetown university hospital. mascot will also be there. who doesn't love babies? >> a good they need something for dogs, too. >>> rain caps is what we should be handing out because it continues to be rainy. today will be nine days in a row with rain. >> can you do something about that? >> we can but choose not to. it was very dry here in march and april. so we're replenishing the water table just a smidgen. although it would be nice to have a little more sunshine from time to time. outside this morning, what to expect through the day? well, what you see is what you get. a lot of cloud cover, maybe a little hint of brightness in the sky near the horizon, but you won't get much sunshine. cool and cloudy. up like the la unlike the last few days, the rain chances remain high. the weather and its impact on your outdoor plans give you the red lights for today, tomorrow and friday. light rain and puddles today. steadier rain likely tomorrow and moderate rain at times, especially the front part of the day on friday. stor

according to mike meister, in 1902, his great-uncle, joseph williamson jr., is a law student at georgetown university in d.c. one day, he strolls down pennsylvania avenue, spots the piece of wood in a junk pile, and thinks, "it's pretty neat." >> joseph jr. picked it up. >> like a yard sale? did they buy it? >> no, it was scrap. i mean, it was things that were gonna be eventually hauled off to landfills, burned, whatever. >> he brings it home to illinois from law school and gives it to his father as a memento. his dad inscribes his name and writes the date on the back. the piece is handed down in the family to mike's dad, wayne meister, in the 1930s. where was it kept? >> it was in the basement of our house out in illinois -- a farm that my parents bought after world war ii. and it was hanging on a wall. i can remember being a little kid and asking my father what it was. and he would say, "that's a piece of the white house." >> did you believe him? you're a farm kid in illinois, and your parents have a piece of a white house? >> when he said something, it meant he wasn't making things up. >> pretty c

lookout for people tng patients will be brought here to medstar georgetown university hospital.o the exercise is a test to evaluate the response by the first responders, the hospital and across the districtn various agencies. it will be in realtime starting at 8:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the man responsible for a scare near the u.s. capitol is now in the hospital for a mental evaluation. if you have the nbc washington app, you can get a breaking news alert. u.s. park police tell us a man drove his pickup truck onto the national mall yesterday afternoon claiming he had been exposed to anthrax. >> he collected it, i believe it was at a farm in virginia, or what he thought to be and he brought it here to let us know about the threat. >> the test for anthrax came back negative but robots searched the suspect's truck to be safe. >>> and now to decision 2016. one of the closest races yet in sanders campaign could ask for a recount in kentucky. here's why, nbc news reporting with 99% of the votes in, senator sanders with 46% of the vote compared to hillary clinton

georgetown university theology professor chester gillis once said of father berrigan, "if you were to identify catholic prophets in the 20th century, he'd be right there with dorothy day or thomas merton." in early 1968, father daniel berrigan made international headlines when he traveled to north vietnam with historian howard zinn to bring home three u.s. prisoners of war. in the documentary "holy outlaw," father dan recalled spending time in vietnamese shelters while being bombed by u.s. jet so were inhis slter anunexpectedly came out three childr, whwere crohing in the, too, ainst al expections. anone of t elder childre feedinrice to e of the younger es. i wrotthis lite verse thin a couple of days andried to read it ter at o trial lled "chdren in e shelte [captiing madeossible democracy now!] imine three of them ithose suival orats with inhe rats deathwaited tre at th end. and must havin the cturies boneyardalf of fsh and be in my ms. i cked up e lt - little, a boy. sier calmly eding hias we imb down in my arm fallingn a momes grac assigne of all my reborn -- amy: on may 17, 1968,

he is a professor of sociology at georgetown university. he is a political analyst at msnbc.alled "the black presidency, president obama and the politics of race in america." it will help you understand the complex puzzle of race. i am pleased to have michael eric dyson back at this table. so you had mr. isaacson endorsing your book. michael eric dyson: a couple of people. he said very kind words. charlie: and julius, i like him. the account of barack obama and the race is riveting. essential for trying to understand the promise and pitfalls of america's racial maze. tell me what you hope to accomplish with this. michael eric dyson: i want people to understand how race has been used for and against obama since he entered office and then to step back and see how he himself has regarded race, engaged the issue, and then finally, how race has structured our understanding of him. has often pitted him in interesting ways against a narrative that suggests that we are in a post racial nirvana that he has rejected. at the same time, he has been quite hesitant to embrace the issue of

georgetown university theology professor chester gillis once said of father berrigan, "if you were to identify catholic prophets in the 20th century, he'd be right there with dorothy day or thomas merton." in early 1968, father daniel berrigan made international headlines when he traveled to north vietnam with historian howard zinn to bring home three u.s. prisoners of war. in the documentary "holy outlaw," father dan recalled spending time in vietnamese shelters while being bombed by u.s. jets. >> so we were in this shelter and unexpectedly came out three children, who were crouching in there, too, against all expectations. and one of the elder children feeding rice to one of the younger ones. i wrote this little verse within a couple of days and tried to read it later at our trial called "children in the shelter [captioning made possible by democracy now!] imagine three of them is those survival or rats with in the rats deaths waited there at the end. and i must have in the centuries boneyard half of flesh and bone in my arms. i picked up the list -- littlest, a boy. sister calmly f

turner, the former ohio state senator and bernie sanders supporter and mo lathy, ahead of georgetown university'sf politics and a former spokesman for the 2008 hillary clinton campaign. thank you for joining me this evening. mo, you first. i have to ask you for a response to this inspector general report, no evidence the secretary requested or obtained guidance or approval to conduct official business via a person e-mail account on her private server. what's your response to that? >> look the campaign went out aggressively saying she did nothing wrong and that it's consistent with what she said and people will keep talking about it. i don't think that's the best thing. i don't think they want to keep talking about this. are voters going to sit there and make a decision based on where she sent e-mail from or kept a server? this is going to be a negative campaign, a lot of stuff flying both ways, trust is going to be a big issue and campaigns are about choices. when they put this up against what they'll see from donald trump on the issue of trust i think she'll end up okay. >> nina, i've been meani

. >> washington capitols celebrating playoff run early at georgetown university hospital. new mom little ones will get a capitol 1 cap and the mascot will give out that gift. we give a shout out to d.c. owner and chef silverman. he won aaward. he owns rose's luxury try to get a reservation there, not. you have to show up right something oh, man it's a hot place no the less in southeast he boat beat out arlington peter chance chang and four other chefs from philadelphia and baltimore. silverman won for his restaurant. >>> luxury best restaurant in the entire country in 2014. >> coming up on "fox" news morning handwritten lyrics from a small band from liverpool england goes up for auction. >> and president obama traveling more that 500 miles to meet an 8-year-old girl whose letter went viral. >> let's take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. 56 degrees right now. you know what? it's yucky outside that's the official term. no the less we'll get through it together. stay with us you're watching "fox 5 news morning" sip up an afternoon pick-me-up at dunkin'