to see our full interview on hanford when democracy now!as in washington state, go to democracynow.org. in maryland, the fbi is investigating the murder of an african american student as a possible hate crime after police discovered that his alleged killer was part of a white supremacist facebook group called alt reich: nation. university of maryland student sean urbanski, who is white, has been charged with first-degree murder for fatally stabbing 23-year-old richard collins ii, an african american student at bowie state university who was visiting the university of maryland during graduation weekend. collins was set to graduate this spring. in ohio, a grand jury has refused to indict white police officer bryan mason for killing 13-year-old tyre king in 2016. king was an eighth-grader who played football and was in the young scholar's program at his school. he was playing with a toy bb gun near his home when officer mason chased him into an alley, allegedly confused the toy gun for a real gun, and then shot the boy repeatedly, killing him.

. >> reporter: the hanford nuclear site sits on the bangs of the columbia river, biggest in the northwestlargest nuclear site, half the size of the state of rode island with 9,000 employees. in the past the plant produced plutonium for the military program and the bombs dropped on japan. it has been closed for 30 years, the only work there, the radioactive waste. >> it is going to take a significant federal work force and state oversight to -- to clean up the -- enormous mess left by the weapons production process. >> reporter: there was a public tour going on at the time of the discovery. we're told it was immediately canceled and nobody was exposed. but even at decommissioned nuclear sites like this one, material here can remain radioactive for thousand of years. matt gutman, abc news, california. >> quite a scare in california. former president obama is talking about life in the white house. four months after leaving office. in italy making his first public foreign trip since leaving washington. and during a summit in milan he addressed climate change and food waste. he also took quest

the hanford nuclear reservation in washington state.rs at the site and instructed others to take cover and instructed others to take cover and turn off ventilation systems as and turn off ventilation systems as a precaution. that comes after minor damage was discovered apparently in the wall of a transport tunnel. the department of energy says that there is no evidence that the tunnel has collapsed. local media reports suggested that that was the case. but someone from the department of energy says there is no evidence suggesting that the tunnel has collapsed. the facility deals with nuclear waste. and there is no report at the moment of any leakage. that news coming from the united states in the last few minutes. and the 11—year—old girl, an update on that story. she was on a school trip to drayton manor theme park and she died after an incident involving the splash canyon ride. she was airlifted to hospital but paramedics and doctors were not able to save her. the company director of drayton manor theme park issued a statement saying

they say no one was injured or contaminated at the hanford nuclear reservation.e sinkhole and workers are now trying to stabilize it. >>> and there are new questions about safety this morning following the death of a young girl who fell from a water ride at a popular theme park in england. the ride reportedly hit a rock tossing the 11-year-old overboard. that park is closed >>> united airlines facing new criticism after reportedly forcing a passenger to urinate into two cups at her seat during a flight. nicole harper, a nurse and mother of two says she has an overactive bladders but flight attendants refused to let her use the restroom because of turbulence. in a statement the airline said it is trying to better understand what happened. >>> and finally one college grad who is standing very tall. take a look at sam bridgeman. being helped there on stage at the university of south florida. he has a genetic condition that has left him in a wheelchair but he challenged himself to walk across the stage to accept not one but two masters dregs. he said he was determine

we'll take you to the hanford nuclear site where one scientist said a series of disasters is waitingtests with trucks reveals how it could save >>> it was kind of obvious that james comey was getting fired. take a look at how sean spicer answered when a reporter asked if president trump had confidence in comey. >> does president trump have confidence in james comey? >> i have no reason to believe -- i have no -- >> so that's a no. spicer then added, if you speak to him, can you ask him if he has confidence in me? >> it's an interesting take. a lot of people feel that way, james corden. >> that's interesting that some of the white house reporting is that the whole communication shop was out of the loop on this. they didn't know about the letter or the firing, so were caught flatfooted in trying the defend the president's decision, which raises the question about the urgency. >> which could explain why sean spicer answered the way he did. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." james comey, apparently like everybody else, found out he was fired from news reports on tv. he was being que

this week of fishls say a major crisis was averted in hanford. others say it's a warning for nuclear sites nationwide. >> if you have continued degradation, you have the potential for one after another very serious accidents. >> reporter: currently, hanford receives over $1 billion from the department of energy for nuclear waste cleanup. at this point it's still unclear what kind of condition those tunnels are in. matt and savannah, back to you. >> gadi schwartz, thank you.let that has airlines in the spotlight again. another fight between two passengers. the brawl broke out last weekend on a southwest flight that had just landed in burbank, california. it's not clear why the men were fighting. police say there was a verbal exchange before they started throwing punches. a witness says a flight attendant did her best to try to break up the fight. her of forts were praised by the airline. one of the passengers was arrested for battery. another suffered an eye contusion, a cut on his nose and a chipped tooth. the incident comes a week after another

workers at the hanford nuclear reservation were evacuated or told to seek cover after the roof of a tunnel used to transport nuclear waste caved in. the site's spokesperson updated the situation this afternoon on facebook live. >> all personnel in the immediate area have been accounted for, they are safe, and there's no evidence of radiological release. >> woodruff: the effort to rid the hanford site of radioactive material has been ongoing since it stopped producing plutonium back in the 1980s. violence erupted at a florida airport overnight after spirit airlines canceled nine flights, stranding hundreds of travelers. enraged passengers swarmed the ticket counters at the fort lauderdale-hollywood international airport when they were told there were no available pilots. three people were arrested. spirit blamed the cancellations on an ongoing dispute over the pilots' contracts. president trump has set his sights on re-election, rolling out a revamped campaign website today touting his achievements thus far. the website promises "the truth mainstream media refuses to tell" about the preside

now a major cleanup site, hanford produced plutonium for nuclear weapons during the cold war. new this morning.. virginia congressman dave brat is the latest lawmaker to get an earful from constituents over the g-o-p health care plan. the republican held a town hall meeting the republican held a town hall meeting in the richmond area last night. hundreds of opponents of the g-o-p plan to repeal and replace obamacare packed the meeting.. and booed frequently. brat called out democrats early in the meeting. he asked, quote.. "how many people wanted hillary to be president?" the room ept happening now. an arrest warrant out for former redskins star clinton portis. the warrant was issued after portis failed to show up in montgomery county court on traffic charges. back in january, portis was caught driving in downtown bethesda without a valid license or registration. his license was suspended after he failed to appear in court on similar traffic violations in florida. seven is on your side with a warning now about a scam in our area.. at-large d.c. councilman robert white says a y

in other news today workers on the hanford nuclear reservation are making preparations to fill that 400ot hole over a tunnel containing radioactive waste. this is as washington state's governor is asking for an investigation. nael >> reporter: radioactive materials are stored, this area was collapsed. >> i am concerned about what happened and how the department of energy can give us confidence this will not happen again. >> reporter: the hanford nuclear site in washington state where plutonium was once extracted for nuclear weapons has been closed for 30 years. the only work there now, clean up of enough radioactive debris to fill the super dome. the cave-in prompting fears of a radioactive leak and leading to the evacuation of hundreds of workers. >> they told us take cover and make sure we were safe and all accounted for. >> reporter: officials say no workers were injured. there is no risk to people in nearby communities and they found no radiation was released. still, they are taking no chances as they fill that 20 foot by 20 foot hole. >> the person inside that excavator is wearing

that forced the evacuation of hundreds of workers at the hanford nuclear site. it had been used to clean up material from the nuclear weapons program. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> another scene of air travel chaos to tell you about tonight, this time happening at the gate of spirit airlines in ft. lauderdale. a lot of anger and frustration came to the boiling point when the airline canceled a number of flights because of a contract dispute with its pilots. three passengers were arrested as a result of this fight yesterday between passengers and airline employees. spirit airlines operates out of oakland international as well, and a couple of flights there were also canceled. >>> two people have been hurt, one critically, following a frightening crash at a san francisco bus stop. it happened early this morning. police say this surveillance video shows the suspect driving into an oncoming lane at the top right you can see the feet of a man and woman waiting at the bus stop. moments later the car runs into them. they are also hit with some metal siding

hanford is the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site. the site has been leaking radioactive waste on and off for years. the energy department claims no radioactive contamination has been reported so far from tuesday's tunnel collapse, edwin lyman from the union of concerned scientists said -- "collapse of the earth covering the tunnels could lead to a considerable radiological release." we will be reporting from washington state tomorrow on democracy now! in south korea, voters elected human rights lawyer moon jay yin -in to challenge the thaad missile defense system the u.s. recently installed in south korea, and to open talks with north korea. his election comes after former president park geun-hye was ousted and jailed on charges of bribery, extortion, and abuse of power after massive street demonstrations in march. in florida, at least three people were arrested when passengers staged a revolt at the fort lauderdale airport monday after spirit airlines canceled nine flights, strandi hundreds of people. spirit canceled the flhts in pa

the tunnel at hanford nuclear reservation held rail cars filled with radioactive waste.rkers inside at the team of the marshal cave in. those near the 400 square foot hole were evacuated. the energy department says it is confident so far no radiation was released into the air. now there is concern that more of the tunnel walls, built 60 years ago could be weakening. >> on board brawl to a flight to southern california captured on camera. one person under arrest after this broke out on a southwest airlines jet. it happened after a flight from dallas landed in burbank two. passengers started flighting. as the the plane was taxiing to what is wrong with people? at one point a flight attendant trapped in the middle. a passenger suffered minor injuries. there. >> this chaos at fort lauderdale's airport. upset travelers nearly rioted after nine spirit airlines flights were canceled. three people were arrested. blachl the cancellations on the work slowdown. by its pilots, union during contract talks. a federal court ordered the pilots to resume normal operations. >> accuse kidn

the tunnel at the hanford nuclear reservation held railcars filled with radioactive waste. no workers were inside at the time of this partial collapse. now, local officials moving quickly to get people out of harm's way. >> we went in to take cover when they found out that it was worse than they initially thought, and then they put us in take cover to make sure we were safe and we were all accounted for and there was nobody left unaccounted for. >> well, nearby residents have been able to stay in their homes. the energy department says there's no threat of any contamination in the air. >>> and police in north carolina say this high school was supposed to be the site of a massacre. a 16-year-old student was arrested there after bringing knives, flammable liquid and a hit list with up to a dozen names on it to school. now, authorities say the plot was foiled with minutes to spare. they got a tip from authorities in canada actually who had discovered a chat room message they believe the student had sent. >>> a powerful and deadly fireworks explosion in central mexico has left

hanford spokesperson said there is no indication contamination spread during the event. officials continue to monitor the air quality and work on how to fix the tunnel. according to the department of energy, 20 million pieces of uranium metal for nine nuclear reactors have now been made. tech giant apple has acquired the hardware maker guided. it has updated its privacy policy to enhance the acquisition. also makes the apple watch after they have a sleep monitor which gets placed under a bed sheet and assault on apple's online store. very compatible with the watch for the acquisition personally tracking is a very sought-after feature for the apple watch. a lot of watches. disney coming out "after the bell." they did report makes second-quarter numbers. the company be done in the $1.50 per share above the analysts estimate that they missed on revenue of 13.3 billion. this is of course coming and continued weakness at espn which they talked about in the wake of recent fats affect the intestines of on-air talent. they give their subscribers in the quarter. 12 million action

alert, lock down and contamination scare centered here in the gaping hole in the ground where this hanfordployees took cover until it was cleared. >> it is an old plant and would bring concern to anybody. >> scare for workers and families around the site. >> they had surveyors and they notified there was no contamina contaminate. no radio active breach. >> inside radio active waste stored in rail cars. the breach went all the way down the tunnel. eight feet inside. the workers? the old plant were evacuated immediately. stationary monitors show no radiation leaks. >> our concern is employee safety. first responders don't rush into a situation. they work their way in slowly serving for contamination as they approach the area. >> emergency field crews decked out in protective gear spent the day coming the area with specialized equipment in hand to double and triple check the effected area. >> that's michelle reporting. >>> the airport in benicia released huge plumes of spoke for hours prompting shelters in place orders for people who live near by, it was caused by a power outage it blames on

advocacy groups like hanford challenge have been sounding the alarm for years about the problems withup effort. they say the government there the got report have been ignored costing some workers their health. >> they won't admit there is a connection between the chemical vapeer exposures and the health efficients. no. there are very long-term and lasting effects. >> report show the government test for or identify what workers are breathing in. >> every worker out there should know the ris and what they breathe in. >> we found a billion of taxpayers money spent on people who got sick. you will hear about that in the special presentation on the documentary that airs tomorrow night on newschannel8 at 8:30 and throughout the weekend. >> interesting. thank you. get ready for work along 95 in virginia. cruises are closing for work on the nebaesco creek bridge. larry: be on the look out for the bicyclists on the roads tomorrow in the bike to work day across the area. be mindful of those on two wheels if you travel on four. >> still ahead at 5:00, watching the bus. how it gets easier tonight

department of energy activated the hanford emergency operation center at 8:26 a.m.acific time after an alert was declared at the 200 east area. there is concern about some of the soil covering railroad tunnels near a former chemical processing facility. those tunnels contain contaminated materials. we will continue to keep our eye on this, let you know more as we get it

the hanford nuclear state covers a huge area about half the size of rhode island.e cave in the tunnel which may have been caused by road crews during construction work in the area. they've been using the site since the cold war to store radioactive materials left over from the chemicals weapons program. officials say they have detected no release of radiation after several hours of testing. >> higher water bills could be in the pipeline for more than a million people here in the bay area. coming up the proposal today for a 19% rate hike and why a local water agency says it needs to boost yours. >> and the bay area forecast ahead. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>> new at 10:00 tonight 1.4 million residents of alameda county could soon see their water bills go up. east

department of energy activated the hanford emergency operation center at 8:26 a.m. pacific time after an alert was declared at the 200 east area. there is concern about some of the soil covering railroad tunnels near a former chemical processing facility. those tunnels contain contaminated materials. we will continue to keep our eye on this, let you know more as we get it. also this fox news alert, we are awaiting the daily briefing from the white house on another very busy day in washington. >> jenna: indeed, the senate taking up health car, new file out about yesterday's testimony about michael flynn and eight u.s. troop surge in afghanistan. recovering all of the news "happening now" ." nsa director testifies for the first time on the unmasking of names swept up in foreign surveillance ahead of the 2016 presidential election. plus, just days after the u.s. deployed missile defense system in south korea, voters in that country elected a new leader. what is ahead for a key american ally. and... cut emotional town hall like this in the wake of the house health care

he was a colleague of yours here at hanford university. what do you make of what he is saying?>> i think i can speak for my hoover colleagues in saying that he is widely respected and highly regarded by people at the hoover institution who have interacteded with h him, i would take him over the last 14 or 15 years since he spent a year now -- he is a very loyal and dedicated servant of our national security. it pains me he i is having to go ththrough this torture of justifying in a statement here that was -- you will note was carefully and specifically worded. amy: what do you may buy that? >> he did not say, as you just did note president reveal sensitive informamation. he said he didid not reveal sources and methods. but what he revealed, if "the washington post" report is susubstantially accurate, what e revealed could enable a sophisticated adversary like russia to deduce or infer sources and methods. professor diamond, you come from a conservative institution here, the hoover institution at stanford university with your colleague condoleezza rice, who you worked with in th