. >> anthony hogan, station 7. do you know your charges? >> could you read them off for me? >> possession of cocaine, traffic in controlled substance, murder, and burglary first degree. >> hogan says he's innocent. >> they trying to say that i did it. but i don't even know this kid. i don't know his family. i don't know nothing about him. or nothing. this is the rest of my life right here. i ain't got no money for no lawyer. ain't nobody going to come represent me. ain't nobody going to come help me. none of that. this is where i'm at now. >> y'all ain't got nothing. no unwet cookies. let me get another one. trade me up. trade me up. >> 12 hours earlier hogan and his fiancee jenae southward were with a friend in his car. just after midnight they got into a fender-bender at a fast food restaurant and police were called to the scene. officers discovered guns and drugs inside the friend's car. >> i didn't know he had them in the car. but since the .38 was closer to me, they charged me with that gun. >> all three were

hogan strength and a swift recovery as he fights a terrible disease. you and your family will be in my prayers. prince george's executive rushern baker said larry hogan is a fighter and will beat cancer. the county will cheer him all the way to victory. i expect this is the beginning of a long night of people just expressing their reaction and support from the governor. bear going to bring that you reaction throughout the night. >> chris laurence, stay with news4 for continuing coverage of governor hogan's cancer announcement today. we will have much more coverage in our next half hour. >>> now to a bizarre investigation in virginia a man who had just celebrated his birthday found dead in his bed from a stray bullet. >> and as police in fredericksburg are trying to figure out who killed da sean dorsey. >> reporter: da sean dorsey gathered with friends friday night at this apartment in the fall hill complex to celebrate his 25th birthday, but the father of two had to work the next morning and went to sleep. around 4:20 a.m., neighbors were startled by g

governor hogan: yes. reporter: did your doctors give you any indication if it contributed to any of this? governor hogan: they haven't given me any indication how it happened, when started or what contributed to it. i didn't take a dayoff for a year and a half. i'm sure stress and hard work exacerbate the problem but it didn't cause the situation. this doesn't seem to have been around for a long time. it just hit me in a short period of time. reporter: governor i think it's fair to say talk about access to healthcare. i wonder if you might want to offer your thoughts about access to healthcare and what it's like on that with the country and our state. governor hogan: well, i mean, on the pain medications i'm on today i won't get in a detailed debate about the entire healthcare system. but access to healthcare is critically important. i am lucky enough to have access to best healthcare. not everybody is. it's an issue we have the great health secretary with us here today. we are making tremendous progress.

fighting for his life five months after taking the state's highest office, maryland governor larry hogan announces he is battling late stage cancer. good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm debra alfarone. we'll have more on that in a moment. >>> but first another round of severe weather is heading our way and it could hit at the worst possible time. first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt has more on the yellow alert. >> it's 84 right now. we'll drive a cold front through this atmosphere tomorrow afternoon. that will spell heavy storms and severe weather. let's start with futurecast at 3:00. notice showers up near frederick and gaithersburg and the more colors, the heavier the activity. 4:00 it's now approaching the beltway and also out into montgomery county and loudoun county. we're seeing more oranges and yellow, still 95 downtown tomorrow at 4:00. by 5:00 showers and storms across much of the metro area now south of 66 into southern maryland and down 95 almost to fredericksburg. then you saw how it got really red between 5:00 and 6:00. it blossomed through charles county. by 6:0

as soon as governor hogan steps to the podium, you will hear his comments live right here. pat and chris? >>> first at 4:00, a young virginia man found dead in his bed hours after his birthday. >> yeah, police think it may have been a random bullet and neighbors fear officers missed a chance to save his life. >> the 25-year-old was discovered dead early saturday morning at the fall hill apartments on graystone court in fredericksburg. >> reporter: fredericksburg police responded to a call of shots fired 4:30 saturday morning much they found this bullet hole and this bullet hole. but it wasn't for several hours later that they discovered that the man sleeping behind this wall was dead. the victim had been celebrating his 21st birthday with his friends on friday night. police say he had gone to bed and was asleep when the shots were fired through the wall around 4:30 saturday morning. other residents in that apartment building are upset because when police responded to the scene they checked with the apartment's other occupants but never went inside. it wasn't until after 8 a

governor larry hogan 59 years old, spoke with courage, grace and humor. >> said i wouldn't advise to you make any serious decisions. [ laughter ] i think you ought to just rest up and stay home. i go well, i'm doing a press conference at 4:00. they go that's really bad idea. over the coming months, i will be receiving multiple, very, aggressive chemotherapy treatments. most likely, i'm going to lose my hair. you won't have these beautiful gray locks. [ laughter ] my family celebrated father's day. for me, even though i had some really tough news to deliver to them, it was a special and heartfelt time to be with family. >> reporter: that was the closest he came to choking up, and he takes strength in the lord a tremendous partner lieutenant boyd rutherford, ready to take over, should he be needed to step up. and today virginia governor terry mcauliffe, along with his wife, sent greetings and messages to governor hogan. they send him his best and prayers for his strength. the latest live from prince george's county maryland. chris gordon, news4. >> thanks chris. >>> lawmakers and other

rutherford by law will step in if hogan can't do his job. yesterday hogan joked it already happened last week when he was under general president anesthesia. >> there was no major decisions in the hour i was asleep. brad: maryland last governor a long-time friend and supporter of hogan and rutherford said he is fully capable and he believes that hogan will do as he says and continue to work at governor in the 18 weeks chemo treatment. >> being governor is an important job. this is the least intrusive and the least onerous time of the year. brad: the governor will begin the chemotherapy treatment soon and many are wearing the lime greenery bonnes to support the governor. brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: abc7 has expanded coverage of hogan's announcement and the prognosis on the website wjla.com. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" we will track severe weather for parts of the area now. hit-and-run the "7 on your side" health center is open to give you a chance to ask the auto mechanic. call 703-236-9220. for answers to your car questions. hi

maryland governor larry hogan now battling cancer. he's already keeping a low profile and his staff is conducting meetings and conducting state business as news 4's chris gordon found, they also found a special way to support the governor's fight. >> maryland took over for the governor today adopting hogan's sense of humor as he opened this meeting at the public works. >> some of you thought i was not going to be around again and put you through the grief, but the substitute teacher is back. >> just before that meeting, rutherford walked to the governor's office to meet with hogan who worked from home today. >> this is just essentially a new challenge for him. and we are giving him our full support and support for his family as well. >> the staff of the board of public works handed out these lapel pins. >> these are the non-hodgkins limb foen foam ma ribbons. we put them together to give to the audience to show their support of governor hogan and his family. >> spln posted this sign on the fence outside, praying for you, governor. mar

we have more of governor hogan he announcement. of nonhodgkins lymphoma right now in our nbc washington app. >> moving on now to weather, folks, we've got some extreme heat coming our way. if you've got things do outdoors, tomorrow is not the day to do them. let's go to meteorologist ver ronnic johnson. it is still hot out there now, vj. >> that's right. we are talking about the high temperatures high humidity and severe thunder storms. take a look, it is around 90 degrees in many neighborhoods. sure was hot but we didn't have that high humidity to deal with. 94 inside the beltway overnight. humidity will just continue to climb. we're expecting a hot humid hazy oppressive day coming our way tomorrow. along with that, the threat of storms. look at this, far and wide, covering our area. we will talk about the timing of thosecould bring and how they compare to does's violent weather that came through this area of all that and when we will have a change in our weather pattern coming up. guys? >> pj, thank you. new at 11:00 tonight huge

our heart and hope goes out to governor hogan. jonathan: when you heard the announcement yesterday you knew the awareness would go up a hundred fold for the organization. beth: absolutely. this is the type of thing you never want to see happen to somebody but this raised a lot of awareness of the things we are doing to help find cures and better treatment for patients and families and to support them along the way. we are there to support governor hogan and the millions of americans fighting blood cancer. kimberly: can you elaborate on the support? beth: i would love to. our organization is here to find cures and access for patients. that is a big part of the mission. a couple things we do is we have information resource center that is staffed with the train professionals to answer questions about the disease. questions that you might want to ask of their doctor. work on clinical trials to find out more information about that. that is available to any and all patients and care-takers. we also have a first connection program to con

larry hogan says he is fighting cancer. it's nonhodgkins lymphoma and it is advanced. at least stage three. even with a sense of humor and support from his family hogan vows to win this fight and come back strong. we'll go live now for the battle ahead for the governor and how it will impact his job. jay? >> jonathan, a candid at times funny, always determined maryland governor larry hogan made the shocking announcement tonight that he has cancer and it's spreading quickly. governor hogan: this cancer is very advanced and very aggressive. >> the maryland governor says while recently shaving he felt a lump in his throat. doctors diagnosed him with b cell nonhodgkins lymphoma. >> very advanced stage three if not stage four. >> despite the grim numbers doctors tell him thi cancer responds very well to aggressive chemotherapy. >> honestly they say you'll go through hell and back again but you'll love it when you get back. >> governor hogan says the cancer is in his throat, chest groin, abdomen, and back. the 59-year-old republican insists he will defeat cancer. >> the best

. >> maryland governor larry hogan opening up with his very personal and challenging news. thanks for joining us. i'm debra alfarone. >> i'm derek mcginty. the governor described his cancer as aggressive and advanced, but he's not going to let the diagnosis slow him down. governor hogan is ready to tackle this next challenge and he already has a bit of of humor about it. >> reporter: governor larry hogan says he has dozens of tumors inside his body right now, stage 3, possibly stage 4 nonhoggins lymphoma. he says it -- non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he says is t is treatable and he -- it is treatable and he is planning to work through chemotherapy and radiation. >> this cancer is very aggressive but also responds very well to chemotherapy treatment. the best news is that my odds of getting through this and beating this are much, much better than the odds i had of beating anthony brown to become the 62nd governor of maryland. [ applause ] >> over the coming months i'll be receiving multiple very aggressive chemotherapy treatments. most likely i'm going to lose my hair. you won't ha

governor larry hogan says he felt no symptoms but discovered a lump in his neck. testing over the subsequent days in the last week revealed he has type b non-hodgkins lymphoma, a kenner is -- cancer of the immune system and is in at least stage three, maybe stage four. governor hogan: i have learned in the past few days that this cancer is very advanced. very aggressive. brad: the governor grew emotional when talk about telling his family over the father's day weekend. governor hogan: i was reminded how blessed and lucky i brad: he will now begin a chemotherapy battle that will last 18 weeks, a battle his doctors tell him will be like going to hell and back. >> most likely i will lose my hair. you won't have the beautiful gray locks. i may trim down a little bit. but i won't stop working to change maryland for the better. brad: the governor revealed in the last week he has been undergoing a series of procedures and tests. he said today he had a painful test that involved taking a sample from his hip. he says he was on painkillers today. there will be days in the w

larry hogan ran out of platform of reduced spending. today he announced he supported a big ticket item. >> i never said i was opposed to it, just that it was too expensive. reporter: it/is the chunk the state -- state kicks in to $168 million. the two counties will contribute more money. the purple i would run from new carrollton to bethesda in montgomery county. along the route construction would alter the landscape. >> if i lose my job, i do not know where i would go. reporter: workers have been informed that it will require this property. >> i will need to look for an opportunity and another job and that will be hard. >> the future of the economy is in her suburbs and cities. reporter: many believe it will increase economic development. >> it is crucial for jobs in transportation. reporter: this bill is far from a done deal. the governor's proposal calls from a covering and prince george's county to kick in more money. he did not say how much money he expects. just about three minutes ago a runner rent passes and said keep the trail,

hogan's seeking $100 million in damages. >> if hogan wins it would definitely send a loud message toeful. >> reporter: hulk hogan looking to put the leg drop on gawker. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. >> all right, david wright, our thanks to you. >>> abc's dan abrams is here. you heard what hulk hogan's attorney said there. if somebody is in a private place doing private things they have a right not to be filmed if they have no knowledge of this. >> yeah, gawker didn't take the film so that's not the legal question, though, here. as a legal matter, gawker has a very strong argument and that is hulk hogan made his sex life news and then we covered his sex life. that's news too. the problem for gawker may be that in front of a florida jury, the question in their minds may end up being was it right or wrong to publish it. they may end up becoming media critics as opposed to evaluating this legally. that's the danger, but this has worked its way up through the federal courts on separate questions and just about every time gawker has ended up winning, certai

oh, man, when hogan was doing his thing, and we were killing iranians or whatever... girls are tricking troops on the internet. nobody's tricking anybody! you know, we got to do something about this. 'cause-cause people just aren't showing their appreciation for these guys. we got to show 'em the love. we got to do something. let's step it up. let's be the guys that do something for the troops. let's put on a show or something. all right. something with a little... a little pizazz, you know. like a thank you for all your service. something that celebrates the troops celebrates america maybe celebrates us. i'm into that. i know you are, dude. what's the best way to celebrate america, boys? hulk hogan is a man possessed of a love of his country. ♪ i am a real american ♪ ♪ fight for the rights of every man ♪ but wrestling? [ screaming ]

and hulk hogan doesn't get to decide that. issue as he did and he's a celebrity as he is then it's very tough to figure out legally how gawker loses the case. >> right. a lot of those jurors everyday people might be thinking of privacy. >> privacy and right and wrong and that's the thing that the gawker team is going to have to overcome. >> and the fact it's gotten this far. >> that's right. the fact that it's going to trial is a big deal. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> now to that cruise ship accident that injured 17 people overnight. the ship crashing into a wall in a river lock in upstate new york. t.j. holmes is here with all the details. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: what we're talking about, a river lock two walls sitting here on the river. one side opens up a ship goes in wall closes and can add or take away water so it levels out. that's what's supposed to happen. this ship is sitting between those two walls. passengers still on board as they try to figure out how bad the damage is. >> respond to a boating accident at

and anthony brown said hogan and his family will be in his prayers.baltimore's mayor also sent her support through twitter. the announcement comes five months after he entered office. >>> today we could see a final vote on a bill that would require paid sick leave in montgomery county. the earned sick and safe leave bill requires businesses in the county to provide employees the opportunity to earn up to seven paid sick days a year. workers could be allowed safe time to handle legal services for domestic violence, victim services and for counseling. for 11:00 this morning. should be happening at the montgomery county council building that's in rockville. >>> charles severance will have one trial to defend himself against three different murder charges. he is charged with killing three people in alexandria over the course of ten years. yesterday, a judge denied a motion to split the cases up. even though it was his lawyers who wanted separate trials. severance's trial starts this october. >>> the man accused of beating a metro passenger may soon accept

hogan says he was touched truly humbled by all of that support. meetings held at the governor's home today, lieutenant governor rutherford sat in on the meetings that hogan could not attend. >> some of you thought that i was not going to be around again and put you through the grief. but the substitute teacher is back. [ laughter ] >> staff members are wearing green ribbons now to show awareness for non-hodgkins lymphoma. >>> next at 11:00 -- >> holy crap. it hit theme -- i got it on video! >> more damage from the storms, and the tree that brought traffic to a crawl. >>> police warning about a local utility scam. how teams of crooks are targeting older homeowners to get their jewelry and cash. >>> and food for thought before your morning workout. why doctors say exercise can sometimes hurt weight loss more than it helps. >>> this is video that one of you sent to us. a bolt of lightning that appears to be striking the washington monument during all the storms that passed through. stay tuned. doug will show more of the lightning show and that awesom

and making the decisions that the people of this state elected me to make. [ applause ] >> governor hogan says the lieutenant governor will be ready to assume any role as needed and will still get support from his cabinet as well? >> coverage continues in indianapolis. >> we have reaction to that governor's announcement. >> reporter: this is obviously a very stunning day there and as mola was reporting, you could see the pictures, the entire cabinet and much of the administrative staff of the governor's administration to offer support. the cabinet secretary had met with the governor 15 minutes before that press conference. i had a chance to talk to a couple of them and a couple other leaders. they said what we saw in the press conference is exactly what they got about 10 minutes before, a very candid but also emotional governor. here is the minority leader in the legislature followed by maryland's health secretary. >> he told us today that he'll be here working every day. lieutenant governor boyd rutherford is his right hand man. he's an exception al individual and if the governor -- exce

governor larry hogan green lights the purple line transit system. for now. in a news conference that wrapped up about an hour ago, the governor said the state will allow the purple line it to move forward but he drastically cut the amount of money the state will kick n governor hogan said the purple line is contingent on nearly $1 billion in federal aid and more investments from prince george's county, montgomery county and the private sector. the governor announced about $2 billion in new money to improve highways roads and bridges across the state including a new interchange at greenbelt metro in an effort to lure the fbi headquarters. transportation reporter adam tuss asked some important questions at that news conference. he joins us live to explain what this proposal means for maryland coming up. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> developing right now police kill an unarmed man in baltimore county. they were called to a home in owings mills early this morning and confronted 41-year-old spencer mccain. police say a protective order barred him fr

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larry hogan is making a push for private high-speed rail. today he announced the state has applied for a $27 million at old grant to support a high-speed train from washington to baltimore. the announcement came after the governor road a high-speed train outside of tokyo. that train travels at more than 300 miles per hour. governor hogan said he made the agreement with japanese prime minister shinzo abe to develop high-speed real technology. governor hogan did not comment on the proposed purple line, which would connect bethesda and new carrollton. he has been spec -- skeptical about the $2 billion price tag. the weather today was more reminiscent of a day in london. foggy, foggy day. there was a case of florida in the district today. experience can semi--- kiss immi brought an alligator on to the river. they are there to promote tourism for florida. that i present -- pronounce that properly? steve: an alligator with its mouth taped shut? i would not want to be holding it. it is wet out there and a lot of folks might be planning a going out

governorarry hogan got a f fast trip on a tokyo train. and the commonwealth is making an even biggerlay for d.c.'s spor team. we are snding extra time talking tohe guy with his nger on theulsese of the hot topics in our reonrobert mcrtney senior washgton correspopondentor "thee washingt post." we have lot going onon. you hahave lar han. do this brinthe purple line in the dust? hehe has nevereen excited about the purple line. rorobert: he was certainly worried about the cause of the purple line, which is why i was surprised to see him get excited about this magnetic levitation train -- rebecca: japan said we will pay for half of that if you will take our highest read train, but $10 billion? robert: $10 billion, it woulde incredibly fast. it would transform the region. you could commute easily from baltimore to downtown n deese the -- d downtown d.c. and ve veversa ---- rebecca: i am all for it but we'veve got problems here. robert: he is worried about $2.5 billion for the purple line and $3 billion for the red line in baltimore. it is hard

he's a wonderful man, and he deserves this as like i said we're all 100% behind him. >> governor hogan announced last week we's battling a v-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma. a prayer vigil was held in anip list tonight. >>> a major mishap for spacex. take a look at time moments before a rocket exploded after liftoff. what this disaster could mean for the company's future. >>> and notorious gangster whitey bulger wrote a letter to high school students. the message he's sending. >>> and a boat that went over an area dam. we'll show you if the rescuers got there there in time. >> storm chance return to the area by the middle of the workweek. >> emotions overflow. coming up on sports time, virginia you're justin anderson relives the night that changed his life, complete with tears of joy. >> david aldridge keeps his composure at the roundtable and sounds off on the wizard's new flamboyant draft pick and a double dose of doubleheaders, how it willwear on the nats and o's. all that and more on "sports >>> a dramatic water rescue in frederick, maryland, same spot where a man tied during a boating e

. >> dozens of people are gathering outside the state house against larry hogan. he was diagnosed with aggressive non hodgkin's lymphoma. cancer does not discriminate along party lines and neither does prayer. there is good news from governor hogan and posted on facebook saying he made it through his 24 hours of chemotherapy and humbled, heartened and uplifted by the outpouring of the 10s of thousands of pray kwrerz and well wishes. around the world. a miss on hold and big set back after a spectacular explosion and what it means for astronauts the fight over confederate symbols hitting home turf it's raising new debate over remembering the past versus looking to the future. and linda hernandez is live. a whole lot of passion on both sides of the issue. the staut chew you see behind me is a sign of pride and history and others say it's offensive and time to take it down. perched over the steps of the county courthouse is a 12 foot statue of a lone rebel soldier in memory of the confederate soldiers of loud the county. >> there are the incredibly brave confederate s

. >>> and the big battle for wrestler hulk hogan, outside the ring, though. $100 million at stake.r: from abc news this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> and good friday morning to you all. we thank you for being here but we do have to start with those chilling new details we are getting about the deadly church shooting that has shaken charleston, south carolina. >> the community has been rallying behind the churches. people of all races lining up with flowers at the emanuel ame church to honor the nine people shot and killed. we're getting a eerie look just inside that church moments before the carnage. one of the victims posting this video on snapchat showing the suspect attending the vigil before opening fire. our coverage begins with abc's cecilia vega with the latest on the suspect. >> reporter: a fresh-faced accused killer. dylann roof hands behind his back a bulletproof vest just hours after his arrest silent as he's asked why did he do it. >> what do you have to say? >> reporter: just 21 years old, friends say his plan was six months in the making. th

>> reporter: governor larry hogan says he has dozens of tumors inside his body right now,

apparently hogan is at stage 3 or 4.e's said my odds are better than odds of beating anthony brown approximate, meaning his democratic challenger who was expected to win the race. >> this is a tough canc tore beat and if he is under the right care, and there is a lot of new research tools and hopefully something good will come out of this. >> he is expecting to lose his hair and bounds. the number of american adults that are obese are higher than those who are merely over weight. general mills will remove the artificial flavors from the seroles. this is al marketing. and cereal is serole and not good for you. i laugh because we are controlled. and i am guilty of it. we are controlled by the american marketing system you know. colors and pictures and boxes and this and the other. for a lot of americans, they take cereal as dinner. what did you have for dinner. a boefl serole. we'll have al of the problems of a besity that keep on growing and people in the 50 try to lose weight. this is an important message for younger kid

the purple line is getting the green light to it larry hogan says he supports the light rail project. the project has been a polarizing one. we have more reaction from both sides. reporter: larry hogan ran out -- ran a platform of reduced spending. >> i never said i was opposed reporter:, i said it was expensive. the proposal is scaled down -- slashes the chunk was kicked in from 700 to 168 million dollars the two counties will contribute more money -- the proposed herbal line would run from new carrollton to bethesda. along the route, and construction would alter the landscape. >> doing my job, i don't know where i would go -- >> riverdale work is at a gas station say they were informed the purple line will require this property -- >> we all for the opportunity and another job -- >> the future of the economy in this country reporter: is in suburbs and cities. but the product has support especially among those who believe it will alleviate congestion on roads and increase economic development. >> we need to go forward with the purple line. it is crucial. reporter: -- kellye: coming up

governor larry hogan says he felt no symptoms but discovered a lump in his neck. testing over the subsequent days in the last week revealed he has

. >>> larry hogan could announce a big decision about the purple line today. he scheduled a news conference about transportation infrastructure. many suspect that's code for the purple line. hogan has raised some concerns about the project's $2.5 billion price tag in the past, however, it could create jobs and could improve a lot of commutes. >> i think it's great for -- to manage the traffic and be able to get around for people that like to take the metro system. >> now this will be hogan's first public appearance since he announced he has cancer earlier this week. >>> we expect to find out when jesse matthew will be going on trial. the judge may recuse herself. defense lawyers want her out because she was involved early in the case. matthew's trial probably won't happen until next year. he was convicted last week of attempted capital murder, abduction and sexual assault in a separate 2005 attack. >>> a woman from bladensburg will be sentenced today for abusing disabled adults. zainab kamara went to hospitals and rehab centers to offer people a safe living ho

. >>> and by now you've heard that larry hogan is fighting cancer. he has advanced aggressive non-hodgkins lymphoma. that means a long road of recovery ahead for him. he said it's a shock to him but he will beat it. >> honestly they say you'll go through hell and back again but you'll love it when you get back and the results will be good. . >> hogan joked yesterday about losing some of his hair. he plans to stay in office. he says he'll undergo 18 weeks of treatment with chemotherapy once every three weeks. he will take time off to undergo chemotherapy. that's where boyd rutherford will come in. he went to howard university and he's been in public service for years but this is his first elected office. he worked for maryland's previous republican governor, bob erlich and former president george w. bush. hogan said rutherford has his back. >>> a lot of people are watching the south carolina legislature lawmakers are meeting on the state budget today. but they could vote to stay in session next week and debate whether the confederate flag should stay

pete caan recommended his boss, larry hogan, approve the light rail project. but caan wants the cost reduced by $300 million. the proposed purple line would connect bethesda stations without going into d.c. governor hogan is expected to make a decision some time this month. >>> while you were sleeping u.s. park police rescued two stranded hikers near the potomac river. the rock climbers got on to the island but they couldn't get back because it was just too dark. a police helicopter spotted them trapped on some rocks in montgomery county fire crews were able to guide the people to boats and got them safely back on land near old angler's inn. no one was hurt. >>> police in prince george's county say parts of old alexandria ferry road are now closed following a fatal accident. this happened earlier this morning in clinton. news4 is on the scene, we're working to find out more about what happened. >>> today, d.c. prosecutors are expected to drop a criminal case against basketball analyst greg anthony. d.c. police arrested him for soliciting a prostitute back in j

up like governor larry hogan's case, shar tease's tumor was confined to a single organ. still doctors say many have been treated successfully for this type of cancer. >> it is absolutely not a death sentence. >> reporter: oncologist katherine broom says treatment regiments for lymphomas have come a long watch. combination chemotherapy regiments, mono clonal anti-body theory and other targeted they are spree all improved remission rates and are working toward improving survival. >> reporter: shar tease defied the odds and was able to have a second child who is now 10. and she has turn herd nightmare into a dream job, helping others through her work with the leukemia and lymphoma society. >> having been a patient now a survivor, now working with my colleagues across the country to help patients, it is an incredible journey. i'm living a dream. how many times do you get to come out of the woods and then be able to stay in the woods, if you will, and help others to navigate their journeys and come out on the other sides in. >> reporter: she is now on the other side. shar tea

governor hogan's health. many are offering prayers and a lot of moral support for governor larry hogan in the wake of his diagnosis with advanced aggressive non-hodgkins lymphoma. he is continuing his work as governor, but lieutenant governor rutherford will take on a heavier work load as the governor undergoes treatment for his condition. joe madison, it is encouraging to learn for one thing that this type of cancer often responds well quickly and quickly to drug therapies, but talk about the impact of hearing this kind of news from the governor. and what it means for the state. >> well, as a cancer survivor myself and we have talked about it here on "reporter's notebook" in terms of prostate cancer, one of the most important things you have to avoid is fear. fear can be very, very debilitating. and i think the positive aspect of this is the governor's attitude. the fact that he is a fighter. you maintain a positive attitude. there have been people who have worked through the treatment and i think that we'll

maryland governor larry hogan balancing an aggressive form of cans -- battling an aggressive form ofancer and will undergo 18 weeks of chemotherapy. he said he will stay on the job with the help of the lieutenant governor. the 59-year-old republican has stage three b cell non- hodgkin's limp foam madam president he's confident he -- lymphoma. he's confident he can beat the cancer. 70% of patients with the same type of illness are still alive after five years. >> he's going to require a lot of help from his support staff, a lot of delegation, but intellectually he will be functioning normally. >> those of us at the local and state level are going to work with him and his staff to keep the government running while he's going through what he needs to do to get better. >> reporter: lots of support pouring in across the state across party lines. coming up at 6:30, i'll have more on the governor's diagnosis and his decision to make it public when he did. live in the newsroom, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> general mills says it's cutting artificial colors and flavors from more of its cereals.

hogan is being treated for an aggressive and advanced form of nonhodgkins lymphoma. he expects they will be lasting 18 weeks. >>> months after she was hospitalized, we are learning more now about the health of legendary folk singer joni mitchell. details, straight ahead. >>> plus massachusetts teenagers strike up an unlikely relationship with one of >>> welcome back. investigators in taiwan are focusing on the possible that a cigarette butt may have sparked the fire that burned more than 500 people at a water park. more than 400 remain lossalized, 200 of them -- hospitalized. 200 of them are in serious condition. the fire happened when colored powder being sprayed from the stage this weekend caught fire. >>> hundreds of people are being urged to flee their homes because of a fast burning wildfire in washington state. crew ares battling the flames 150 miles east of seattle. a dozen homes have been destroyed so far. evacuation of homes are in place for hundreds of them that are directly in the path of the fire. still no word on the cause. >>> we are starting to learn d

hogan approved it last week, but he wants the counties to spend more to help the state pay for it. >>> right now the search is on for a silver spring man, missing off the shores of terrapin beach park. how he and several others manage to go overboard. >>> amazing video coming in this morning of a shark being reeled in off the coast of north carolina. this is hours after another attack. how they managed to capture the seven foot beast straight ahead. >>> absolutely beautiful start to the day as you look outside now. but will your drive home be as nice as your drive to work? tom has your drive time forecast in your next weather and traffic on the 1s. 5:06. >>> take a look at this video. a shark being caught off the outer banks of north carolina. seven foot shark here. just got too close to the shore. and three fishermen managed to hook it and pulled it in here and on to the shore. >> yeah. the woman who recorded this video told nbc news there were about 20 kids on the beach when the this happened. this happened hours after a shark attack by the way along the coast. in the past two weeks

. >>> merchandise midgovernor larry hogan says he's against the use of the confederate flag on state license plates. he's ordered the motor vehicle administration and the state attorney general to address the issue. plates bearing the replica of the confederate flag are currently available to members of the maryland sons of confederate veterans. meantime in virginia, governor terry mcauliffe also announced he's also for removal of the confederate flag from the commonwealth's license plates. >>> this is mike hydeck in the newsroom. in the news right now another company taking a stand against the confederate flag. warners brothers will stop selling die cast model cars of the general lee with the confederate flag on the roof. that's the orange dodge charger seen in the dukes of hazard tv series. a company spokesperson told yahoo autos, quote, warner bros. has one licensee die-casting replicas and vehicle model kilts featuring the general lee with the confederate flag on its roof, as it was seen in the tv series. we have recollected to cease the aren'ting of these product categories. --

patrick hogan. okay. sitting in for dr. kerwin. patrick hogan. we have scott miller of the university of virginia. we have dean maurice apprey from the university of virginia. and we have vijay pendakur from the cal state fullerton school system and our final panelist is dr. darrick hamilton with the new school of public affairs. i'll ask you each to raise your right hand to be sworn. do you swear or affirm the information you're about to provide us is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief? yes? okay. thank you. dr. white, please proceed. >> thank you, chairman castro, commissioners and staff, for the opportunity to speak with you today. my name is timothy p. white the chancellor of the california state university. the csu is a public university comprised of 23 campuses, 460,000 students and 47,000 staff and we're celebrating this year our graduation of our 3 millionth living alumment we're one of the largest and most diverse university systems in the country. i'm honored to be before you this morning to discuss the work that

the fast lane was shut down but everything is open now. >>> right now, a prayer for governor hogan's quick recovery. >>> many of you suffered through scenes like this during yesterday's record rainfall. storm team4 meteorologist amelia siegel is next to tell us when this stuff is going to return. >>> we have all become aware of how deeply offensive this image is. >> a leader at the national cathedral taking a stand on the confederate flag debate tonigh >>> here is a live look now at the national cathedral in northwest. there can be some changes to their spectacular tape issed glass windows and it has to do with a national conversation sparked by the charleston church massacre. two two of to their windows have the confederate flag put up by the daughters of the confess radke in the '50s. they were meant to honor confederate generals. derrick ward reports why the panel does come down. >> reporter: there are stories in the glass, windows dedicated to space exploration, and of course biblical themes, but these windows, fixtures at the national cathedral since 1953 are dedicated to robert

hogan said today the state will only offer up $170 million on the purple line. he wants prince georges and montgomery county taxpayers to pony up the rest of the cash. the plan will cut costs by lengthening the time between stops. taxpayers we talked to in silver springs tonight were split on the plan. >> the traffic has increased. even in the middle of the day. tremendously. the purpose line would be really helpful. >> not spend the money . >> it could be used for shg else. getting the parking garage by the station would be great. >> governor gan announced nearly $2 billion today in funding for road projects all over maryland. it includes congestion rerelief on i-270, making route one safer for pedestrians between college avenue and university boulevard and a new interchange on the belt it is way at the green belt metro station. part of the effort to lure the fbi to prince georges county. darcy spencer has been working that part of the story fors. she's live in green belt with the latest. >> jim, we are live at the green belt metro station. this is a possible f

it was recommended that larry hogan approve the project, but caan wants it reduced. it would connect without going into d.c. governor hogan is expected to make a decision some time this month. >>> while you were sleeping two stranded hikers were rescued near the potomac river. they got on to the island, but were unable to get back because it was too dark. a police helicopter spotted them, trapped on some rocks. montgomery county fire crews guided the people to boats and got them safely back on land. this was near old anglers inn. no one was hurt. >>> a man is in serious condition after being hit by a driver of a car in wisconsin avenue. this happened during rush hour last night. the man was in a crosswalk near van ness street when he was hit. the driver who hit him stayed at the scene. the d.c. police, they were on the scene for several hours trying to figure out what happened. >>> already warm outside. >> i know. 4:31. weather and traffic on the 1s. we're talking about a big heat wave coming. >> the temperatures are inching up, tom. >> it was warmer this morning tha

hogan has said that he plans to make a decision by the end of june. we talked to commuters tonight who say the more choices they have, the better. >> i take the metro every day and i think the more options we have for mass transit in the metro, the better. i think it's great for riders. >> the rail line would extend from bethesda to new carolton and cost $2.4 billion to build. the governor has expressed doubts about whether the state can afford it. >>> next at 11:00, using buses as bathrooms the bizarre claim by metro bus drivers, who say they don't get enough breaks. >> witness to history the local restaurant commemorating a marriage proposal fit for camelot. >>> plus, the heckler who interrupted an invitation-only white house reception. >> listen, you're in my house -- [ applause ] >> i'm melissa with your first 4 traffic. van dorn street between ken more and and sanger, right lanes >> no no no no, no, no, no. no-no, hey, listen, you're in my house. [ applause ] >> my attitude is if you're eating the hors d'oeuvres -- you know what i'm saying? [ lau

. >>> governor larry hogan wants to look at high speed trains to cure the transportation problems. hogan announced that the state applied for 28 million federal railroad administration funds to study the high speed rail line to possibly go between new york and washington. it travels 114 miles an hour. >>> hoe began not officially on board to expand metro here. but sources tell our media partners they "washington post" that the decision could come think day now. it is a $2.4 billion project that will several maryland communities. >>> the british are coming to this year's tony awards. and they will celebrate the best on broadway. >> bits will be everywhere. we have a look at the competition. >> reporter: the theme of this year's tony awards could be the british invasion. >> i'm sorry. but it is so funny. >> reporter: steven all aldry should know. and these two or nominated for tonies. daughtry also directed the audience. she hopes to bring home her first tony award. >> it is a wonderful process of recognition of people's work. >> reporter: alex sharp is the british transplant nominat