news 4 was there when one learned she earned a fully paid scholarship to georgetown university. >> it's my great pleasure to award a full scholarship to george washington university to somia beach. >> somia beach is about to graduate. says g.w. has always been her goal and she wouldn't have accomplished it without her mom. >> knowing that my mom wasfo the r me. her being a single parent and a single mom striving, that i am n.coming more like her, independent woma >> wow. she planssu to pur a double major in interior designnd a business management. honor. big, big congratulations to her. sky is the limit. >> absolutely. >> i love that she thanked her mom. >> y have to. >> i hope my kids some day remember to thank me. >>> 4:12till ahead, surprise medical bills can hit anyone even those with insurance. >> we're loong at growing problem. >>> plus, caughtn camera. a group of skiers hits thees slnd finds themselves in an avalanche. >> wh. >> chuck? >> that would be scary. >>> right here at home on a wednesday morning, it's now but start looking for that really big umbrella because you're goin

a brisk chill is in the air about the campus of georgetown university. >> definitely, you know, doesn't look good for the university at al >> reporter: with one lingering topic on the minds of many that has yet to fade, operation varsity blues. >> definitely doesn't look good for georgetown to have this on their permanent record. >> reporter: georgetown university, the only dmv school named in the indictment, after the men's and women's tnis coach allegedly accepted bribes for the admit ast oents. >> still shows the inequality that goes into the system. >> reporter: butt's an alumnus stepping up calling for the university to rescind degrees and admissions of those involved inme the sc >> if you believe that the kids didn't know that they were involved then that really sucks for them. >> reporter: he's circulating a tition and so far is just under 500 supporters from meeting his goal. >> definitely feel for the kids because i think it's, you know, not a lot on them. i mean it is, you know, but, you know, i think it's thepa rents. >> reporter: georgetown university released a statement in

georgetown university is deeply disappointed. georgetown cooperated fully with the government's investigation. we are reviewing the details of the indictment and will take appropriate tion. now, georgetown university just sent out a letter to students saying they severed ties with ernstey late last year after noticed irregularities in the recruiting practice that they say were unrelated to this investigation. he's now the tennis coach at rhode island. the athletic director there didn't know t abo indictment until i called to tell them about it. he said they have placed him on e.administrative le as for the 12 students here at georgetown we asked the university if the be able to graduate or not, the university declined to answer that question. back to >> thank you. pete williams is also covering onthis storyht for nbc "nightly news." he'll join us with a preview of his reporting a little later in the broadcast. >>> just two days after the deadly ethiopian airlines crash, pressure is mounting for boeing to ground its 737 max 8 in t

orad bssion through fraud. >> reporter: a spokesperson for georgetown issued this statement, georgetown university is deepl disappointed. georgetown cooperated fully with the government's we are reviewing the details of the indictment and will take appropriate action. now ernst is currently the head coh of rhode island's tennis team, he's been placed on administrative leave there. as how parents were able to take a tax deduction, a sham nonprofit was set up, the parents wld give the money to the nonprofit, the nonprofit would pay out the bribes to the test administrators and the coaches. back to you guys >> this thing has so many players. >> unbelievable. >> and one of the layers is the figure who was apparently taking the s.a.t. and a.c.t. for some of the students able to score whatever wasneeded. what do you know about this person, mark? >> reporter: this is one of the most remarkable aspec of this story.ha yo about 50 students most who had their test scores ealsified by having someone e taking the test for them. it was one man in florida took all of those test prosecutors said this guy was so s

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georgetown university is the only local school named in the indictment. former georgetown tennis coach gordon ernst is 5 among people charged in the scheme. prosecutors say ernst accepted bribes for admitting someen st. according to charging documents, one family paid him $400,000. news 4 ske with current georgetown students about the scandal. >> doesn't look good for georgetown to have this on their rmanent reco >> yeah, i mean, it's definitely still shows the inequality that go into the system. >> on one hand it is cheating in how he got in and everything, but on the other hand, he did complete all the requirements for the degrees. >> georgetown university released this statement in response to the petition reading in pa, quote, were reviewing the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be taking appropriate action. now.5:06 a surprise development in the prostitution solicitation case against patrts' owner robert kraft. prosecutors have offered to drop the charge that he paid for sex at a south florida spa. now, according to a plea deal

s thm is rocking colleging across the country, inclurng wn backyard, georgetown university. that's where we find mark segraves on t story. >> reporter: we can tell you that this is rocking this university here, the campus here at georgetown university, news of their former tennis coach. what we know is that he wasboere for 12 years, he comes from a family of athletes, his father played in the nhl, he was drafted into the nhl, the national hockey league in the 1980s but coached tennis as a profession for many years, 12 years at gorgetow he coached the obama girls and the michelle obama as well, and a member of the chevy chase country club. the university sent a letter to students saying they their ties with him last year after they found what they are callingeg iarities with his recruiting practices but they said that was sunrelated to t federal investigation. but now this former tennis coach is facing jail time. according to prosecutors, the kingpin of the alleged scam helped wlthy parents falsify their kids s.a.t. scores by having someone else take the te. then he paid off c

university. live here at georgetown, shomari stone, news 4.>> all right, shomari, thank you. prosecutors say more charges couldtill be coming in this case. eun a aaron will bring you the latest developments as soon as you wake up. "ns 4 today" starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> new tonight, the united arab emirates is joining the growing list of countries grounding the boeing 737 max 8 and 9. at least until investigators figure out what went wrong over the weekend when a passenger plane crashed in ethiopia killing everyone on board. dan sheneman reports the faa insists the planes are safe for you to fly. >> reporter: in ethiopia, u.s. investigators continue to scour the area where the jetliner crashed shortly after keoff, killing all 157 people on board. it was the second time a boeing 737 max 8 crashed in just five months. the aircraft has been largely grou ed around the world, b not in the united states. >> the departmentnd the faa will not hesitate to take immediate and appropriate action. >> reporter: united airlines flies the longer max 9. southwest and american airlines fly the ma

that's not going to happen here. >> reporter: the former tennis coach here at georgetown university allegedlyeived $2.7 million for slots for 12 students. now, neither the schools nor the students have been charged in this case, but one big question now is whether those students will be allowed to remain in their schools. jeff. >> glor: an amazing and maddening story. chip reid, thank you very much. right now, thousands of americans are flying in a plane that has been grounded in most of the world. dozens of airlines in countries have halted flights of boeing 737 max jets after sunday's crash that killed 157 people in ethiopia. that crash, following a similar one in indonesia last october, has many demanding flights be suspended. and today, the president got involved. we are in ethiopia, but first, here's kris van cleave. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration is increasingly standing alone, allowing the boeing 737 max to stay in the skies, at least for now. almost by the hour, the list of countries grounding the airliner grew, including all of the european union, as safety concerns

afterword,ight on georgetown university professor examines russia's foreign policy and international goals in her book "putin's world: russia against the west and with the rest." of the new titus serves on the house foreign affairs committee. >> are you a little more optimistic that it would find common ground? you mentioned the arms control that we can be a good partner with russia? >> putin's popularity has fallen about 40 points since he was reelected last year. shows russiansia now want change. they want a better economic situation. many of those people understand they are having this in tag and is the relationship -- antagonistic relationship to the west is not the way to go if they want greater economic growth> >. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span2. iowa are in cedar rapids, where c-span is learning about the city's history. the first building designed and constructed as a place of worship for muslims in america. next, we take you inside to learn more about the development of islam as an established religion in the u.s. the significance of this place is it is symbolic o

that's not going to happen here. >> reporter: the former tennis coach here at georgetown university,egedly received $2.7 million for slots for 12 students. now, neither the schools nor the students have been charged in this case. but one big question, now, is whether those students will be allowed to remain in their schools. >>> a growing number of airlines are grounding their fleets of boeing 737 max 8 passenger jets, after the second deadly crash of that plane in just five months. countries around the world are also joining the ban, barring any max 8 from taking off, landing or passing through their air space. one country not joining the ban, the united states. kris van cleave reports from new york's la guardia airport. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration is increasingly standing alone, allowing the 737 max to stay in the skies at least for now. almost by the hour, the list of countries grounding the airliner grew, including all of the european union, as safety concerns mount. nearly 250 of the roughly 370 737 max planes in service around the world have been pulled fro

hours go by more stories emerge about the victims kenyon said recast was a law student at georgetown university in the u.s. he'd been heading to nairobi after the death of his fiance's mother the university said he'd be remembered as a quote kind compassionate and gentle so. you know it's been like on mondays and i have a pizza there for us to walk in and talk to him he was a great resource for us and it was amazing too because he was actually like going to school for a lot and he still made time for us to talk to us like really inspiring i mean abraham died alongside her five year old daughter sophia she was traveling to kenya from candidates or visit relatives. and peers at the sami was a professor at carleton university in ottawa the nigerian won an award for his writing on africa he's university called him a towering figure in african post colonial scholarship many of the day to u.n. staff traveling to an environment conference inside they observed a moment of silence for their colleagues thank you very much may god bless all of us thank you but the crash sites the recovery effort is ongoin

sunday night on "afterwords," a georgetown university press examines policy and international goals in her world: russia against the west and with the rest." >> are you a little more optimistic that if we find some common ground like you mentioned in arms-control that we can be a good partner with russia? has fallenpopularity by about 40 points since he was reelected last euros president, and public opinion data and russia shows the majority of russians now don't want stability. they want change. they want a better economic situation. in many of those people understand that having this very antagonistic relationship to the west is really not the way to go if they want to have greater economic growth. "afterwords"tch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span2. college admissions scandal. we are joined by mary and slum -- mary amselem and michelle cooper. thank you for joining us today. we both know the incidents. let me start with your staff reaction of what you thought -- snap reaction of what you thought and what are the invocations. guest: when i heard about the current scandal, i was n

georgetown. darcy? >> reporter: we are here at orgetown university whe students are returning to class today folwing spring break with heavy hearts after learning one of the crash victims is a h studente at georgetown. i was told today he is a role model and someone everyone knew wasng going to c the world. a plane crash that happened thousands of miles away in ethiopia hitting close to home for students at georgetown university. a third year law student was among those who died. students learned of the tragedy through a -wcampe e-mail. >> here you are moving along in line, going to georgetown university, pushing through your degree and something like this tragically happens. >> cedric asiavugwa was a champion for social justice serving a migrant refugees in east africa. he was a role modelalso, he guided first year students through the ups andow of freshman life. >> he was a light to the community, a fantastic person. brought a depth of compassion and thoughtfulness to everyone he engaged in. >> reporter: the crash also claimed the lives of a leader i climate change at the world bank pilots of the younges

. >> a third-year law school at georgetown university is among the dead. justin finch is on campus to talk about cedric asiavugwa's life and legacy. >> reporter: good morning. you c imagine the surprise when students learned that cedric asiavugwa is among the ctims. he is known for the smile you are seeing right now and for his nding academic ambitions. he was also a third-ye student here at georgetown law. and balance that with being asi ntial minister for an undergraduate dorm, offering udidance and comfort for freshman ts. >> really great guy. he always had his door opo and talkede students. >> reporter: the georgetown law dean releasing this statement about cedric, saying, with his passgeg, the gewn family lost a stellar student, a great friend to many and a champion for social justice across tast africa a world. and back out live, we've learned, as well, he wasin trav actually, home to kenya, after gething word that fiancee's mother died. heartbreaking news for his family there. and his extended family here at georgetown. i'm live in northwest. news 4

. >> sunday night on afterwards georgetown university professor angela stent examines russian foreign policy. she is interviewed by a congresswoman who serves on the house foreign affairs committee. >> are you more optimistic that if we find common ground that you mentioned -- like you mention, that we can be a good partner with russia? popularity has fallen since he was reelected, and public opinion data in russia shows the majority of russians don't want stability per they want change. they want a better economic situation. any understand that having this antagonistic relationship to the west is not the way to go if they want to have greater economic growth. atouncer: watch sunday night 9:00 eastern on c-span two. >> we are back now live with coverage from port cedar of the annual abraham link in simple -- abraham lincoln symposium. up, davidkers coming blight on lincoln's relationship with frederick douglass, and michael burlingame on lincoln following his election until his inauguration. the author of lincoln's sense of humor. this is live coverage on american history tv on c-span

children in their designated admission spots. >>> prosecutors also say singer ibed a former georgetown university coach. georgetor university forme tennis coach is among those indicted. gordon ernst was the headmen's and women's coach at georgetown university for 12 seasons. we talkedo a local student working with a test prep program to try to get theest scorehe can for her dream school. rt says this scandal is h breaking >> i've worked to hard for so many months to try to get to my goal, and kewing that peo can just get in because of their parents and because of money >> court documents allege georgetown's former coach was paid nearly $3 million and designated at least 12 applicants as recruits to facilitate the admission. >>> former trump campaign chairman paul manafort will be back in court t today thise in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in as many weeks. manafort faces up to ten years rison as part of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigion. he pleaded guilty to two ivnspiracy counts, each is punishable up to years in prison. last week he was sentenced to 47 months

georgetown university former tennis cch ismong those indicted. gordon ernst was the head men's and men's coach at georgetown for 12 seasons. we talked to a local girl tryinr to work to get the best score she can. she said this is heart breaking. >> i worked so hard to get to my goal and knowing that people can get in because of their parents and money isn't fair. >> court documents allege georgetown former coach was pai nearly $3 million. and designated at least 12 applicants as recruits to facilitate their admission. >>> former trump campaign chairman paul manafort will be back in cou today. this time in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in as manywe s. manafort faces up to ten years in prison as part of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy each punishable by up to five years i prison. last week, manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison by a judge in virginia. that folviwed action for financial crimes. >> and now to the crisis in the catholic church, a judge sentence

news4's darcy spencer continues our teamiv coverage at georgetown university. darcy? >> reporter: jim, initially that georgetown university student was not supposed to be on that plane. he had other plans to go to a conferce in chicago. but then there was a family emergency and he ended up in that flighthiopia. c the crashimed the life of a gifted georgetown law student, leader in climate change at the world bank and one youngest pilots to captain a boeing 737. cedric asiavugwa was a third year student at georgetown. >> he lived in one of our dorms, cared forh students w great opness and compassion. >> rorter: he was a champion for serving migrants and fugees in east afterrica and a role model. >> he was responsible for lcoming students who were in distress. he was their first point of contact. and he made them feel welcomed and at home immediately. >> reporter: max edkin w a communications leader with connect for climate, part of the world bank. he was on his way to a conference in nairobi. family members identifie the pilot of the plane as a 28-year-old witho ties n

crash that happened thousands of miles away in ethiopia hitting close to home for students at georgetown university. a third year law student was among those who died. students learned of the tragedy through a -wcampe e-mail. >> here you are moving along in line, going to georgetown university, pushing through your degree and something like this tragically happens. >> cedric asiavugwa was a champion for social justice serving a migrant refugees in east africa. he was a role modelalso, he guided first year students through the ups andow of freshman life. >> he was a light to the community, a fantastic person. brought a depth of compassion and thoughtfulness to everyone he engaged in. >> reporter: the crash also claimed the lives of a leader i climate change at the world bank pilots of the youngest toaptain a boeing 737. max was aommunications leader with the world bank. he was on his way to a conference in nairobi. a world bank statement says max was deeply committed to the flight against cmate change and brought tremendous reativity, energy and passion to hiswork. our deepest sympathies go to his f

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one of the suspects, a former tennis coach at georgetown university, is accused of accepting over $2.7 million in bribes to get at least 12 students recruited to the school as tennis players, including students who did not actually play tennis. defendants in the case face hefty fines and a maximum prison sentence of 20 years if found guilty. more defendants are expected to appear in court in the coming days. meanwhile, yale university rescinded the admission of a current student who applied to the ivy league school with fabricated endorsements from a soccer coach. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is holding a vote on the green new deal today in what is being called a stunt vote, designed to force democrats to take a stand on a still-divisive resolution which has no chance of passing in the republican-controlled senate. democrats reportedly plan to block the move by voting "present" rather than for or against the resolution. republicans have been spreading misinformation about the green new deal, while democrats have accused them of failing to offer any solutions to the climate cr

. >> a third-year law school at georgetown university is among the dead. he was on w his home to kenya to aend a family ufuneral. he was a residential minister in one of thedorms. he was remembered at a mass on campus last night. >> it's like really tragic. the communities are coming together. tonight at mass, we had a prayer for him and dedicated our mass to him. the community, already, within a day, is moving closer and praying for him. >> he attended the law centermp ministry office, entering there, and helpingfreshmen navigate their first year of college. >> coming up, we'll take a closer look at the pilot. c >>>ser at home, reagan national airport, several passengers were hurt after a crash car became loose and went through the cabin on landing. josh leaderman was on the amican airlines night when it landed last night. a flight attendant says a cart rolled the entire lplgth of the e the back to the front. a flight attendant and two passengers were ten to the hospital. their injuries do not appear to be serious. >>> 4:04. one robbery suspect wasrrested

bribes -- as much as $6 million -- to into various schools, including yale, stanford, georgetown and the universityacy to commit mail fraud. tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would funnel it to a school sat/act administrator or a college athletic coach. the feds say if the money went to a college coach ... the coach would arrange a fake profile that listed the student as an athlete. if t mwent to an exam administrator, the administrator would either hire a proctor to take the sat/act or correct the student's answers. huffman is best known for desperate housewives and laughlin is known for her role in full house. - college coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court. the racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled tuesday were brought against the coaches at schocls ing wawn and the universi

i am michele swers, and i teach government at georgetown university and i teach on women in congress and will get some remarks on that toward the end. it is my pleasure to get to introduce each speaker for they -- before they speak. our first speaker is going to be wasniewski. he is the historian of the house of representatives. to give us some perspective on the house. and on the back of your sheet, if you have it, you can also see and follow along with a summary of what everyone's remarks are going to be. i'm going to turn it over to matt. thank you so much. matthew: thank you, michele. thank you good morning. my natural inclination as a historian is to look to the distant past, so i would like to open with an observation that was made more than 120 years ago by the house's greatest 19th-century institutional reform or, speaker thomas brackett reed. most things are not good and die an early death, reed once said but those which push themselves , forward and by slow degrees force themselves on the attention of mankind, are the unconscious productions of human wisdom, and must have c

i will turn the event over to michele swers, professor of american government at georgetown university, and she will lead the briefing. ok? thank you. michele: thank you very much, dane. thank you again all for coming. today we are excited to be here, to have several people who have studied congress for so long to give us a historical perspective on past major reforms of congressional rules and will explain what led to the changes, what were the intended and unintended consequences of those so we can be informed as we go forward thinking about how congress is in this new era and class and how the legislative functions are and what can be done. i am michele swers, and i teach government at georgetown university and i teach on women in congress and will get some remarks on that toward the end. it is my pleasure to get to introduce each speaker for they -- before they speak. our first speaker is going to be matthew wasniewski. he is the historian of the house of representatives. to give us some perspective on the house. and on the back of your sheet, if you have it, you can also see and f

chec >>> the georgetown university hool student killed in that crash was on his way to a funeral. cedric asiavugwa was on his way to kenya when the plane went down. he was called a stellar student, great friend to many, and a dedicated champion for social justice. he graduate ed first in his cla. his work included raising awareness for social justice issues. he found that a group that helped women and chdren, fleeing war in somalia. and he was an assistant director for orphans with hiv and aids. > the pilot on that ethiopian flight has reportedly ties to our area. he has relatives in northern virginia. loved ones tell "the post" he was the youngest pilot in ethiopian history. he h more than 8,000 hours of flight time. he was a boeing captain since 2017. >>> stay with news 4, as we continue to follow this developingry s we're working to find the names of the eight americans killed onboard and for upatted informn on the ethiopian plane crash, you can open the nbc washington app. >>> closer to home at reagan national airport, several paej s passengers were hurt after a trash cart cam

i am going to turn the event over to michelle, who is a professor at georgetown university. she will lead the briefing. thank you very much. thank you for coming. so, today we are excited to be here to have several people who have studied congress for so long to give us some historical perspective on past major reforms of congressional rules and are going to explain what led to the changes, what were some of the intended and unintended consequences of those changes so that we can be informed as we go forward, --nking about how congress thinking about changes to the legislative and oversight functions and what can be done to the rules. i am michelle and i teach government at georgetown university and i research on women in congress and will get some remarks on that toward the end. it is my pleasure to introduce each speaker for they speak. our first speaker is going to be of thee is the historian house of representatives. to give us some perspective on the house. on the back of your she, if you have it you can also see and follow along with a summary of what everyone's remark

on of the victims was a beved law student at georgetown, university. darcy spencero is going t have more on him in just a moment. meanwhile, questions are swirling about why the brand new plane with a good safety record crashed minutesfter take off. >> reporter: a devastating scene tonight. the aircraft ripped apart. pieces of the plane on the crash site the size of a football field. thnt of impact, a huge crater. bodies and belongings across the ethiopian country side. among them a shoe and napkins from the airlines. tonight grief stricken families are mouing loved ones. of the 149 passengers and 8 crew members, 8 were americans.ra r shows flight et 302 lost contact just six minutes aft take off at 8:44 a. local time crashing about 30 miles from the airport. the cause still unclear. though data from flight radar 24 shows the vertical speed whether the plane was climbing or descending was unstable after take off. >> it's one of the safest airlines in the world. >> we can't rule out anything. >> it's the same model involved in the indonesian lion air cr

becau w know georgetown university got its start down on the eastern shore of maryland. st. francis xavier church down there so it will come back and placed back up on the wall in dahlgren chapel and i urge anybody to go there and spend time in that chapel. it's a beautiful, beautiful chapel. stained glass everywhere and in this crossthey ha hanging and it's a fascinating piece of history to look at. >> we know we live in a history-rich area but there's so many little stories and things we tonight know that pop up like this and a chance to learn so much more about where weiv gentlemen, thank you very much. appreciate your time today. >> thanks. >> that is "reporters notebook." we appreciate j youoining us today as well. news 4 continues in just a minute. pars >>> o of control. a hearing dealing with arlington county deal of a bringingmazon to crystal city was interruptedt disrupted b the board was able go forward with a vote. >> 50 dead, the death toll rises to theorst ever terror attack to hit the small nation of new zealand. >> historic flooding. a massive winter weath

southern a if took if her car is an international human rights lawyer also a senior fellow at georgetown university joins us now by skype from sterling virginia why do you think these women have been freed. well i think this is a. very large human rights you know so you know it doesn't record when it comes to human rights especially you know it could be a journalist who shot you and so again releasing three hundred eleven you know this is you know somebody else that let's not forget these women keening electrocuting waterboarding were forced to break their fast or in ramadan and so this is something that we hope will lead to more releases. do you see this is something as a victory for human rights defenders the fact that these three women have been have been released well no because intemperately not a permanent release didn't temporarily arrest release they've been given court appointed probably because you know she was their own attorney so they're going to have to record it yet again this is a very tiny symbolic tip of a very large human rights group. what do you think this particular case says

southern iftikhar has an incentive still here in rights lawyer and a senior fellow at georgetown university he welcomes the temporary releases but says the international community needs to keep pressure on saudi arabia not a permanent relief temporarily or as released they've been going to court appointed public defender you know their own attorneys so they're going to have to have your report yet again this is a very tiny symbolic very large human rights group. you know you know doesn't record when it comes to human rights actually you know if. you're not shocked and so again releasing a lemon you know this is you know somebody else that. keening electrocuting waterboarding forced to break their wrath or not and so this is something that we will get to more releases but i do think that there's been so much political pressure in the wake of the adult you're in germany are you you knew you know there's been enough pressure on. you that small gesture but again you need a lot more done to get it. released they need to release the other eight of them. a u.n. investigator is calling on riyadh to

georgetown university is one of the universits being investigated. dozens of wealthy parents including hollywood actresses lied and paid massive bribes to get their children into elite schools. the universities themselves were not implicated in the scandal. >>> new video this morning shows two men stealing nearly $12,000 worth of tools in the district. d.c. police say the thieves dressed like construction workers, entered a construction site along 18th street northwest. once inside, they start hauling away several tools, including a big saw. police last saw the men heading into the rear alley. they want to talk to anybody who recognizes these guys m >>> you have heard the popular grocery store chain shoppers is shutting down. e company says it does not have immediate plans to close any locations. tht company says plans to thoughtfully and economically divest its rail operations. several reports say the new of thecompany wants out retail business. they want to focus on wholesale. some wonder whether they'll be shopping, others wonder about theirjo . >

one of the young men from kenya was a student at georgetown university in washington, d.c., a third-year law student. the community there is holding a vigil in his honor. a very sad day for so many people here in nairobi. marlie? >> sad indeed, sarah. thank you. >>> it is an issue that has divided the democratic party while some are already calling for congress to launch impeachment proceedings. house speaker nancy pelosi says president trump is, quote, just not worth it. she waded into the controversial debate for the first time in a new interview with "the washington post" saying she's not for impeachment unless there's a compelling case for it. tracie potts join us with more. >> reporter: good morning, frances. not all democrats agree with nancy pelosi, but she has finally weighed in, pumping the brakes on this idea of impeaching president trump. pelosi telling the post that it dividing tes the country and is not worth it. she's also weighing in on the mueller report due any day now, that report on russian collusion, possible collusion, interference in the election, and how that may h

much as $6 million -- to get their kids into various schools, including yale, stanford, georgetown and the university of southern california. the charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud. tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california businessman who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would <> will pass bay area isolated sho possible but the main impact will be gusty northerly winds along the coast and in the hills creating blustery conditions into this evening. high pressure builds wednesday through the weekend with no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a big story this morning. two brothers from northern california were among the people killed in a plane cr

gillian turner, and mo elleithee, former democratic official who runs georgetown university's department of politics. are most of of the media cheering them on because all investigations of trump are inherently good? mollie: the media was supporting the hostility the agencies had in oversight. you had congress trying to dig into what was happening at the department of justice or the fbi where they were investigating trump or benghazi. and the media supported resistance to that oversight. now you have this fishing expedition of dozens and dozens of people, i didn't see that kind of resistance. >> we talk about the media all the time. "new york times," jerry nadler, open the most of perilous affront to trump and could form the basis for a future impeachment proceedings. "washington post." the extensive scope, the democrats are seeming to cripple the president rather than a legitimate inquiry. gillian: i know you were hoping we would be dramatic panelists in the vein of r. kelly. i think every administration resents congressional oversight and complains congressional oversight over some of

gordon ernst was the head men's and women's coach at georgetown university for 12 seasons. we talked to a local student to try to get the best score she can for her dream school she tells us this scandal is heart breaking. >> i worked so hard for so many months to try to get to my goal, and knowing that people can just get in because their parents and because of money isn't fair. >> court documents allege georgetown's former coach was paid nearly $3 million anded designt least 12 applicants as recutes to facilitate theiradmissions. >>> it's now 4:04, paul manafort will be back i court today, this time in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in a many weeks. manafort faces up to ten years in prison as pt of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy. each punishable up t five years in prison. lastmonth-sentenced to 47 months by a judge in virginia for financial crimes. >>> nowho the crisis in the catholic church, six i years prison for the former vatican mister. georgepell is arrested ofle ing two choir boys in

georgetown university confirmed overnight one of it law students was on the ill-fated flight. cedrick was flying to nairobi after the death of his girlfriend's mother. from just finding at ho was on happened noju tm but ahe people that were on flight et-302. >> reporter: just this past tob crashed in indonesia. this that case, the pilots failed to disengage the auto pilot when faulty readings engaged the system that forced the plane's nose down. authorities suspended use of the 737 max 8. in a statement, china's civil aviation administration says it's grounding the plane because of similarities in the crashes. both crashes came in the takeoff phase. with the planes flying erratically. and the pilots asking for permission to return to the airport. experts say it's too soon to say they're related. >> these two crashes are wildly dissimilar. >> in a statement, boeing says it is saddened by the crash and is sending a team to investigate. >>> now to washington where another battle is brewing over the border wall. president trump is expected to ask for more than $8 billion today to

. >>> a georgetown university alum has started a petition online calling for the university to d rescinrees and admissions of any alumni and students involved in the high profil admissions scandal. georgetown released a statement reading in part, quote, we are g review the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be takingat approp action. >>> the washington capitols will visit the white house on monday to celebrate their stanley cup win. ere had been questions over whether that visit would actually happen after their win last june. at least one player, brettco nley, will not join his ammates. he confirmed after last night's game he will decline the president's invitation. >>> today the lottery opens for the 44th annual marine corp. marathon. enter for a chance to secure a spot in the october race.er lo registration will be open from noon today until next tuesday. you'll find out next if you've been selected. 30,000 people are expected to run this year. marathon org izers say thousands more are interested. the lottery is the most fair way to allowpl as many p as possible to

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woods is suing 12 colleges involved including washington's georgetown university. this case could become a class action lsuit involving more than 1 million students. >> i was pretty hpissed off someone is able to, you know, pay their way into a school that other students worked really hard to get into. >> it's so incredibly unfair and taking a spot from someone who really deserves to be here and wants to be here. >> reporter: the mother of a child with a 4.2 grade point average filed a civil complaint alleging thatal this sca kept him being admitted to certain schools. l actresses loghlin and felicity huffman and others indicted in this case. it does not name tite unives, however, as defendants. jim, back to you. >> leon, thank you. >>> tonight, gboe 737 jets remain grounded with no word yet on when they'll be back up in the skies. some advertisements tell nbc news it could beee at least t months, even six. that's because of a new software update in the works for the plane. it's now widely being discussed that a software bug could actually be an issue with this pla

who are with them so that's that's one way we've measured it we've also done some work with georgetown university which showed the numbers of people who've been brought out of extreme poverty because of. you know every minute three thousand people who are receiving money on impasse of this two thousand people who paying their bills there is three hundred eighty noons which are issued every single minute using it yes so how important is the data that you collect from your customers today well you know we don't collect that much data from our customers we know already that smart in terms of managing big data so the challenge is some of our bigger brothers like facebook and social media people have got you know we don't face you know we provide a simple service how do you enable people to conduct financial transactions. when you're at the bottom of that the bottom of the pyramid using the most ubiquitous thing we have in africa which is the mobile phone you know there's four hundred forty four hundred forty four million mobile phones in the country and in the in the continent and there's a lot less

some of the schools that are involved, usc, georgetown, university of san diego, university of texas, stanford. so some pretty major division i schools. yale also included in that. we'll find out more here, but right now the fbi is in the process of either rounding up or have already arrested several of these individuals. i would add to that that there's also definitely some cooperating witnesses in this as well as the person who want the point person who organized the scheme out of newport beach, california. that person has been charged and has a plea agreement with the government. the government appears to have this pretty well laid out. >> do we know since we're showing these pictures of these actresses and you're talking about them, do we know what their involvement was? we know they had this call, was it for like, kids, their friends' kids? were they running this? >> appears to be for their kids. i think the key thing here is that, again, they do have them on those calls and that they are involved. they're charged with a single count each and it's basically mall and services frau

sunday night on "after words" georgetown university professor examines russia's foreign policy. sheer book "putin's world," interviewed by nevada congresswoman titus. >> are you more optimistic if we find common ground like arms control, that we can be a good partner with russia? >> putin's popularity has fallen by 40 points and public opinion data in russia shows the majority of russians want change. they want a better economic situation and many of those people understand that having this antagonistic relationship with the west is not the way to go if they want greater economic growth. >> 9:00 eastern on c-span 2. sunday on "que and a." >> i didn't think we would be talking about this war in afghanistan the way it has been escalated, the way it has escalated every year. the countless lives that have been wasted and the continuing suffering. hoe time for peace in afghanistan. >> was the same i had seen in iraq as well as when i worked on raq and afghan issues at the pentagon and state department. there were no difference in administration's, the desire was to win politically or