and hulk hogan on the trial, or mr.[ light laughter ] but me, not so much. >> seth: this is a crazy -- this sounds like just the craziest trial. >> yeah. >> seth: and then hulk hogan wins this $50 million settlement. is it -- was it 50? >> it was $140 million. >> seth: $140 million, my goodness. >> yeah, well, i mean, that was the initial verdict. >> seth: and so that bankrupts gawker. now, one of the things that's interesting is, you know, there are a lot of people that would say gawker made some editorial choices that were sort of beyond with dignity. but ultimately the question is do you also have to protect the free speech, or the rights to the free press when they're doing things that you don't agree with? is that the fear of press going forward? is that, you know, gawker basically was put out of business by this one decision and that other people will use this same technique to take down any website or any news sources that they don't like? >> yeah. i mean, you're completely right. it's a complex story and i think

maryland governor larry hogan now wants the statue gone. brad bell broke the story first and is live outside the state house in annapolis. brad? brad: this is the statue. it has stood here for many, many years since 1872. it's in a prominent location but it doesn't look like it will be here longer because today, governor hogan said now is the time to remove it. the statue has stood in this place of honor since 1872. but governor hogan said, "the time has come to make clear the difference between properly acknowledging our past and glorifying the history." and so, he said removing the statue should start immediately. >> goodbye. it should go. brad: ev lin johnson among those -- evelyn johnson among those visiting the state house applauding the decision. >> whatever you have at the state house should be indicative of the ideals of the people that it represents. >> it seems like a step in the right direction. >> as the fifth chief justice of the supreme court, maryland roger b. taney wrote the so-called dred scott decision that african-america

>>reporter: it was a statement that governor hogan release this afternoon. he would be calling on the statehouse trust to re move the statue of roger tawn any from the statehouse grounds effective immediately. in light of that one statue there are dozens across the country. it is right in the district across the judiciary square metro pike protestors on both sides of the alley when it comes to this issue they feel a lot of rage and anger at least some of them do when they discuss it. do these confederate statues honor and celebrate the con ephedras i part of history. this is footage of an event that took place since the violence in charlottesville. it's at a statue being tommed over, a confederate statue outside of a north carolina courthouse. they are kicking the statue as it lay s on the ground. that statue was in its place since 19246789 it represented a confederate soldier who fought on the civil war and on that statue were the words, the confederate states of america. if we step away from the violent and unlawful examples that we have seen on both sides

hogan set record straight today. saying the banner will never be changed under his leadership. not only is the maryland state flag a symbol of unity and pride it is also the most beautiful and most recognized. maryland said the petition was intended to send a message that the discussion of symbols should not go too far. >>> president trump using twitter to prison his new chief of staff this comes as the administration prepares to handle the first natural disaster crisis. fox in washington with the latest. >> reporter: with hurricane harvey set to be the first category 3 hurricane to hit the united states that 12 years, it can also present the first trump administration test of handling a natural disaster. president trump tweeting high praise for his new chief of staff saying john kelly is doing a quote, fan remarks piling more than praise for the retired four-star general following the endorsement at his golf club earlier this month >> i think that general kelly has brought a tremendous something very special to the office. >> reporter: kelly joined in late july during an alrea

hogan made the post supporting a change.org petition to save the maryland flag. now, the petition was created because organizers say radicals are trying to force the state to change the flag. there's a link to a baltimore sun article with a thorough history on the flag. here's the highlight. the black and gold sections date back to colonial rule. although they existed well before the civil war, the red and white areas were union -- antiunion colors and could be seen on all sorts of clothing during the 1860s. but combining those sections happened 200 years before the civil war. confederate troops from maryland did, however, use the flag in baths-- battle. it became the state flag in 1904. >>> the republican party of virginia is apologizing for a post attacking democratic gubernatorial candidate ralph northem. he said he demanding monument removal and they say he will do anything to become governor. he learned back in june that his ancestors owned slaves. he tweeted yesterday i feel fine turning my back on white supremacy, how does cles pee feel -- gillespie feel a

larry hogan and others calling for its removal. in a statement, hogan said the time has come to make a difference between acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history. >>> it is 6:35. in other top stories. two people dead in a murder suicide. police are trying to find out what led up to the shooting late last night. this was in a retirement community in upper marlboro. as we find out more, we will post it in the app. >>> terry mccauliffe will be at the service for heather heyer. she was killed when a man drove into a crowd on the downtown mall. this morning's service takes place at the paramount theater at 11:00 a.m. the family asks those attending to wear purple in honor of heather heyer. >>> the fight to recognize an historic african-american church cemetery in bethesda continues today, it is at macedonia baptist church. it was bulldozed and now developers want to build a parking garage and units directly over the site. members of the church are asking for a small monument and space for a museum. cour

today governor hogan praised st. foreign dating six people linked to multiple overdose deaths in the county. governor hogan says six people a day from overdoses across the state. >> prevention and treatment, obviously, two essential components. but we must also crackdown on the criminals who are trafficking these dangerous substances and dealing in death. it is my hope that these actions will serve as an example for prosecutors, from one ends of the state to the other. >> in st. mary county all of the suspect charged with murder and face to up 50 years in prison. >> all much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> we know the president came out, held a presser yesterday, to talk about the opioid crisis. i want to get your take on that, and his law and order approach to ending this. >> sure, i appreciate the questions. clearly you heard just a moment ago, our governor has taken a lean forward attitude with the military crisis and used the state of the emergency actually in maryland to facilitate high level of coordin

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hogan, let me start with you. you think his rhetoric might be time, why? was a direct threat, not to mention this regime has fired off a new clearly capable rockets. it seems like they're getting those every other week. this is a regime that just recently shared a video of washington, d.c., being annihilated, wiped off the face of the map at the hands of their own is their weapons. this guy is threatening us up directly, this president -- this escalation has been allowed to occur. let's not forget, bill clinton in 1994 signed an agreement to give them billions in exchange for de-escalation of the nuclear program. for 30 years, they have continued to build this nuclear program. now we find out that their way further along than we thought. donald trump is saying enough is enough, don't mess with us anymore and now is the time to put an end to this regime and its escalation. >> melissa: what do you think, scott? >> this kind of john wayne response is quite disappointing because i think it elevates north korea two and level that they don't deserve. >> melissa:

this comes after governor hogan asked for it to be removed. >> a crowd of people. arrested. meanwhile police say in spanish city of cambrils they are investigating a second attack there. police shot and killed five suspects they say hit pedestrian with a car. six were wounded in that attack. >>> 5:46 it the time now. i was waiting on music for you caitlin roth. >> after your rap the last eggment. >> i don't know that was a rap i don't know what it was. there was no rhyme or reason for any of that. >> you never lie♪ >> oh, wait there's the music. ♪ ♪ >> final five song? >> kind of sound like it. >> no. >> song we play for jim lokay show sounded like at night. why not it's in the rotation. >> upbeat, getting us going on this friday, right? >> it's friday. we have been in a pattern of so many rainy fridays. we have a lot of rainy days. >> aug as summers go. >> definitely has. as far as summer in d.c. it has not brought high heat. >> right. >> that's mostly because we had so much rain. so we've been in the pattern. >> good showers yesterday and few more today. first le

and certainly, all the movement to the extent there is museum with terry mcauliffe and with lower hoganvernor larry hogan in maryland, the shift is in favor, toward getting rid of these monuments -- not getting rid completely, putting them in museums using them for historical purposes and not glorifying the confederacy >> the speed of this has been nothing short of amazing. this is not to a new question or debate. >> not at all >> after the church shooting that we had, dozen people, at the hands of a person who was a self the confederate flag was taken down off of some stays house, however, we did not see what's going on right now, maryland was particularly interesting the last couple days because larry hogan who had originally said that he was not in line with taking down the statue of justice taney from the east side of the capitol and pointed out that there was a statue of thorough good marshall on the other side. suddenly and almost overnight changed had us mind and that thing was gone within hour, what does that say to you about the landscape in maryland right now when larry hogan

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this has got to stop. >> i was shocked. >> governor hogan says on average, six people a day overdose there were 550 overdose deaths in the state, in the first three month of this year. 372 of them from phentinol. >> as the crisis evolves from opioids to heroin, so our response to it has to evolve. and prevention and treatment, obviously, are two essential components. but the criminals, who are trafficking these dangerous substances and dealing in deaths. john darling who says his 34 year old son, bryce, died recently, from an overdose of alcohol and phentinol. >> he was way too young to go. >> to illustrate how bad the crisis is, now in maryland, more people are overdosing, than are being killed in car crashes, and by guns combined. in leonardtown, bob barnard, fox5 local news. >> fox5 is in the district now, where there was an outpouring of support for a dc firefighter injured on the job. crowds of people turned out today for a special breakfast fundraiser at tune in restaurant in southeast. the event was for dane supporters, jr., injured on after he was pinned between two fire depa

governor larry hogan called this the quote, right thing to do. this is days after baltimore removed its four confederate statues. thank you, guys. >>> thank you, erika. >>> one of the virginia state police troopers killed near the violent outbreak in charlottesville will be buried today. the funeral for trooper pilot berke bates will be in richmond. bates and cullen were in a chopper that went down saturday. the funeral for lieutenant cullen will be tomorrow, also in the richmond area. there was no distress call from crashed. investigators are trying to figure out the cause. >>> happening today, charlottesville's mayor is expected to call for the removal of the robert e. lee statue from his city's downtown today. organizers of last weekend's unite the right rally have -- charlottesville is also reporting that the mayor will call for a community meeting how to honor heather heyer who was killed when it turned violent. one calls for a memorial to replace the robert e. lee statue. >>> it was chaos in spain. right now, police are trying to track down

this comes after governor hogan ordered the statue to be removed in response to the violence that was in shar l lotsville this weekend. >> there is debate whether a confederate statue should be left alone o in florida, tampa residents raised 140,000 to have a confederate monument removed. >> there is historical significance to some but it doesn't belong in a public square where people walk by the courthouse expecting justice. >> in george athe mayor of savannah announced city is in process of adding confederate monument to the city park. >> one of two virginia state troopers killed in a helicopter crash last saturday ill will be be laided to rest. bert bates was remembered and h.j. cullen will be in chester field virginia. they were monitoring in charlottesville and going to cover the motorcade when the chopper went down. >> a third person was arrested in connection with that deadly vrana tack on a busy tourist street. anti-terror forces are serving for the driver that caused a van to plow cloud a cout of people. 13 dead, others wouldn'ted and police in the spanish city of cambrils th

governor hogan said the statue sends an inappropriate message in a country that continues to struggle. >>> advocates are withdrawing a request to held a rally at a statue of robert e lee in richmond. after the violence in charlottesville the rally next month will not be held. he doesn't want to be part of an event where people could be hurt or killed. >>> time is 4:33. the obama administration may have known that russia had plans to interfere with u.s. elections and may have known before the campaign, politico is reporting they known as early as 2014 an unnamed congressional source told fox news after russian 2014 and its efforts to influence in the ukraine be. a high rank >>> a deadly explosion at a silver spring epa building, investigators found a disconnected pipe at the flower branch apartments. the blast killed seven and hurt dozens last august. >>> fairfax county police have released a sketch of man abducted and sexual assaulted a 5-year-old girl on sunday. police say the suspect is a hispanic man in his mid 20's to 30's, he's about 5'9" has black hair, officers fanned out in th

susan hogan is working with you with what you should know before you book your next flight. >> reporter: when we purchase an airline ticket, we are always looking for the cheapest fare. but sometimes you may not realize you have chose a nonrefundable flight. what happened to a damascus woman may have you looking twice at the fine print. mary has been suffering from crohn's disease for 25 years, so when she started to feel a little better, she decided to book a trip. >> i've never been to denver. it was on our bucket list of things to do. >> reporter: so she and her husband booked a flight. but not long after, her health began to deteriorate. >> i was hospitalized. >> reporter: so they had to cancel the trip and asked for a refund. >> i told them i'm in the hospital. i cannot fly. i don't know how long i'm going to be in the hospital. i need a major surgery. >> reporter: that's when mary realized she purchased nonrefundable tickets. but she says it's not clear. >> what does nonref mean? why doesn't it say that? i had no idea. >> reporter: and united stuck to its policy, nonrefundable mea

back toeah, let me slip the role of james hogan.ng to pinpoint a major theme about this latest development, the theme has to be the departure of james hogan. he was the architect of this strategy where they were buying up minority stakes in european carriers as a way of finally i in connecting passengers and trying to catch up with some of the regional hub gulf. in the so far, it looks like that strategy was not successful, and that is why it is kind of being unwound right now. we also saw them selling a stake in a swiss regional carrier called darwin last month. that strategy is now in the course of being unwound. guy: yeah, the capacity issues are going to be one to watch out for. the capacity staying in the air at the moment and i will be something ryanair expects to get very peeved about. tracy alloway, thank you very much indeed three tracy alloway joining us from abu dhabi. donald trump has returned to his controversial opinion that there was "blame on both sides" in the deadly clashes in virginia over the weekend. he has face

hogan appointed them when the legislature was not in session. the senate wasn't happy, now the treasurer is refusing to pay them until they go through a full appointment process, and that includes a senate vote. >>> all right, let's get to some headlines from across the country. a new poll says president trump's approval rating continues to fall. it was done university. it said only 33% of people who responded approved of his time so far. that is a 7% drop from june 29. his disapproval rating went up to 61% during that same time. >>> a trip to the pool ended with a trip to the hospital for dozens of people in north carolina. 33 of them ended up there after getting sick yesterday at a ymca in durham. most of the victims were churn. turns out there was a chemical malfunction that allowed two chemicals to mix, which gave off noxious fumes. >> they said i needed to meet them at the emergency room. >> it's very scary, because that's my only child. >> all the children in yesterday's incident are expected to be okay. but certainly, you can understand w

governor hogan has not responded. a wedding photographer in texas wins a one million dollar defamation suit against a couple who made false claims about her business on the internet. the lawsuit claimed the couple repeatedly asked andrea polito for their photos to be forwarded to them but their contract said they had to first submit an order form. they then went to a news station and claimed their photos were being held hostage. they also launched a social media campaign against her. it took the jury only a few hours to find the couple liable for defamation disparagement and civil conspiracy. a love story across continents.. two strangers across the pond, sharing a common team. the burgundy and gold love connection. plus - new insight into the president's golf game what he really thinks about the white house, still ahead. today (mainly pm wednesday) - little more heat & humidity -wonderful weather this weekend today: partly cloudy and hot, pm showers & thunderstorms (30%) highs: 89-92 winds: ssw 5 mph tonight: partly

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what our susan hogan found when she took a visit. >> reporter: faith leaders and others from across the country march from the mlk memorial to the u.s. department of justice. on news 4, out watching on the march on washington means to everyone here. darcy spencer. >> reporter: a woman had a medical emergency. and when witnesses called 911 and went to the wrong dispatch even he's checking to make sure he didn't miss anything or anybody. luckily every car was empty here. more breaking news from president trump's news conference that wrapped up a couple of min the decision joe arpaio. he said he pardoned him during the hurricane because he "assumed the ratings could be far higher". he also called the sheriff a patriot. >> sheriff joe loves our country. sheriff joe protected our borders. and sheriff joe was very unfairly treated by the obama administration. i stand by my partner sheriff joe, and i think the people of arizona who really know him best would agree with me. >> the former sheriff has been found guilty of filing a judge's order to stop arresting people he thought they were hispan

ahead, why some moms are upset over this effort to helphe >>> susan hogan with an offer you might wantrefuse when you're >>> many are upset over the ad. >> the mom who is uncertain what the day first day of school. the mom who can't remember what time soccer practice ends and don't let your yoga pants get tied in a knot. >> i feel like this feeds into the patriarchal society and the woman i know that are mothers are strong. they're leaders. they have their lives together. they're multi taskers. and um, >> the school district pulled the ad in a similar video. they declined to talk to us on camera but said in a statement, in part, we're produced a video using broad satire, hoping people would not mind a little fun being poked at out landish depiction at hectic lifestyle in our area. we're apologyize to anyone who might have been offended. also allowed, kristin does appreciate the school district's quick response. >> i like that. >> the video did receive mostly positive feedback on their facebook page. leon and angie, we're did not here much of that today, back to >> all right. kristin, t

. >> all new after the break, susan hogan hits the water with the trade organization tasked with settingt of the standards. >>> it was a hot and humid day today. 91 degrees across our region. 88 degrees today in hagerstown, but i'm tracking the chance of storms, some could be strong possibly s, ev ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get 0% apr financing for 63 months on all new 2017 subaru outback models. now through august 31. z2fwdz z16fz y2fwdy y16fy >>> new at 11:00, we're uncovering a trend in the boating industry that has safety experts sounding the alarm. >> we've been bringing you the findings of our news 4 consumer investigation throughout this day. now, lawsuits filed by two families involved in boating tragedies reveal potential weaknesses on the water. >> you assume that a company that puts out a product is going to -- any company -- is going to test their product before they put it out to the consumers. >>

hogan says yes. considering there's a 50-50 chance your kid will go to college and actually graduate and there's a 100% chance you are going to retire. >> there are many ways kids can go to college or maybe trade school or to get a job. but to put off your financial future to send your kid to college? it's absolutely insane and it scares me. college has become this thing to do out of habit instead of stepping back and seeing how it fits and what you can affords >> one of the most popular ways is a 529 account. hogan said you can use it more than one child or other family members. >> it can stay in the family and move on. of i would caution people to avoid state sponsored 529s and really vest in the type that allow to you pick. >> reporter: financial experts recommend you pay down debts that affect your immediate fans finances and credit health and your own student loan, it's wise to have extra cash in your savings account because after all it is your crash. lauren system net tea. fox business. >>>. >

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. >>> maryland governor larry hogan slapped with a lawsuit by the american civil liberties union.of blogging people who disagree with him op his facebook page. is that okay since he's a public figure? a lawyer will join us at 8:00 to break it down. >> ready, set, apply. amazon holding major job fair and plans to job offers on the spot. nearly dozen warehouses across the us including one nearby. >> first though live look outside another hot and humid day out there. a chance of a pop-up storm, too. >> 73 degrees right now. let's get to the developing story out of prince george's county. deadly crash earlier this morning involving a motorcycle. that examined overnight in fort washington on a stretch of road that's now notorious for taking lives. this morning's crash had big impact on traffic as well for a few hours. fox5's annie yu is live at the scene this morning. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning allison and steve. that's right. it did greatly impact traffic for hours. it happened just after midnight this morning and you know indian highway a very busy roadway. this m

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governor hogan has not responded.hen you dominate the scrabble board on family game night- you may get some bragging rights. but imagine if you were crowned the best scrabble player on the planet! that is what will happen later today when the "word cup" wraps up! the tournament brings the best scrabble players in the world together in massachusetts. it's pretty intense- 7 games every day for 3 days - and it's 140 bucks just to enter! the winners receive cash prizes. as of last night-- a player from new zealand was in the lead. but as most players know-- your luck can change pretty fast it's xx and we're just getting started. breaknig right now! abc-7 on the scene of a deadly motorcycle crash. it happened on a stretch of highway all too familiar with tragic accidents. good morning i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. good morning washington. good morning washington. - scattered t-storms again today (mainly pm wednesday) - little more heat & humidity -wonderful weather this weekend today: partly cloudy and hot, pm s

i'm susan hogan, news4. >>> coming up now on 4:26 this morning.time to send things over to the goff and chris lawrence filling in this morning. our big story, this rain, of course. not the pink dress memo, angie. >> we're doing our best to try to brighten the day, right? >> that's right. >> somebody on the phone bright and early this morning. >> because we had nothing better to do. >>> now on news4 today, gunfire erupts inside a metro train. what the agency is telling passengers ahead of this morning's commute. >>> tough talk from rex tillerson. the sound just coming in from the secretary of state about north korea. >>> and a heads up for some of you beltway drivers. the ticketing that begins this morning. >>> hi, everyone. good morning. i'm angie goff in for yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence filling in for aaron this morning. >> a look at the commute with jack taylor. he's filling in for melissa. we'll have that coming but first we want to look at what you face as you get ready to head out the door with chuck and gina. chuck, i know you talked earl

happening today maryland governor larry hogan will be on hand for the signing groundbreaking for the new purple line. the light rail system will span from bethesda to new carrolton and pass through college park. the project is expected to be finished in 2022. today's ceremony will officially kick off construction of the purple line at 10 o'clock this morning. >> ♪ >> 4:35. let's go ahead and talk weather now with mr. gary mcgrady. good to see you gary. >> thank you very much. good monday morning to you all. temperatures are kind of cool out this morning. we generally have fair skies. there's clouds off to the east of us but really nice for us. 67 here in town now. gaithersburg 56. frederick is 55. the c coolest temperatures along i-81. winchester bottomed out at 52. they could get a little cooler. all of us could get a little cooler before the sun starts to get up and we start the warming process. back into the 70's today as we continue this mild pattern we're in and absolutely dry today but we do have basically some showers in the forecast coming in tonight, tomorrow, lingering into

governor larry hogan called this, "the right thing to do." . this is days after baltimore removed four confederate statues. back to you. >>> erika gonzalez. at 6:32, one of the virginia state police troopers killed near the violent outbreak in charlottesville will be laid to rest today. bates and lieutenant jay cullen were in a chopper that went down cullen will be tomorrow also in the richmond area. >>> part of the lincoln memorial will be scrubbed and power washed to remove the spray paint left behind one of the pillars. the letters m and e were also carved into that pillar. they will not be able to be removed. >> there's a new clue in the search for the man wanted for attempt sex a sult. fairfax county police say a man who looked like this attacked a woman on a sidewalk monday afternoon. dragged her into the woods near north shore drive. he's still out there. call police if he looks familiar. >>> we're working to find out how a 2-year-old boy is doing after being left insield a daycare van in this hot weather. the mother is upset after she w

. >> maryland governor larry hogan joined the growing course today calling for the removal of justice roger tonney statue from the grounds. he was chief justice in the 19th century. in the famous dread scott decision, he called african americans, quote, inferior and not worthy of u.s. citizenship. in a statement, governor hogan said, quote, it's time to make a difference between acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history. >>> well, nobody likes d.c. traffic, right? but in places like washington state and oregon, it will be a mess in the coming days as we count down to that total solar eclipse. >> up to a million people are expected to visit oregon next monday to be the first in the continental u.s. to see the eclipse. the country to buy those special eclipse-viewing glasses, and some good news for people headed to oregon, the skies are expected to be clear. good news. and, doug, you might have mentioned a time or two that you're headed to south carolina on monday to see the eclipse there. what do you think? the weather is an important factor. >> weather

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not everyone agrees with that as we said gone ofer larry hogan making the decision to remove the tan i statue. many of you feel it's time to take them down . take a listen. i don't have a problem with taking them down along with the confederate flag. from my understanding a lot of these statues were put up well after the civil war. although some weren't and putting them up at that time would have an act of try son. i think that's a big difference about remembrance and reference i think it would be a lot kinder to do it based off the painful legacy that that means to a lot of people. i feel that they should be removed. they symbolize hatred, bigotry and and a part of our history that is not a proud moment so i don't see any issues with them being removed. as for this statue here in the district, the mayors press secretary pointed out that this actually lies on national park service land and that she does believe it should be re moved and there should actually be a public forum for citizens and residents to weigh in on which figure they feel should replace this statue. now , of course

governor hogan says six people die from overdose essay cross the state.ntion and treatment obviously are two essential components, but we must also crack down on the criminals who are traffickerring these dangerous substances and dealing in death. it is my hope that these actions will serve as an example for prosecutors from one end of the state to the other. >> in saint nairy's county awful the suspects murder and face up to 50 years in prison. imagine being scammed out of one and a half million dollars. a lot of people like to have that money to begin with, but it happened to one d.c. couple whos was just trying to buy their dream home. it turns out there was a sufficient kateed hacker who tap ped into their title company and they wired the hands into cyber criminals. here's ef evan lambert with a warning about the scams that are happening. this is a huge deal, evan. >>reporter: it is. sarah, jim, this lawsuit right hearsays the title company in this building right behind me, federal title was negligent in its cyber security allowing he e-mail to be hac

i know they say big meeting with bowser, hogan and mcauliffe. bowser, i believe, on the record saying she is supports the one cent tax to help fund interesting republican and democrat do not support that. where do they think the money should come from >> this will be one of the key political questions in our region for the next several months, it will impact the race for governor as well. there is no consensus how to give metro the money it says it needs an additional $500 million per year over the next decade, that's $5 million. district is ok with this 1% regional sales tax solution that the cfo recommended. however, there's no consensus, you pointed out that virginia opposes it. loudoun county wouldn't go along with it. republicans and legislatures in richmond won't go along with that. it's unclear what virginia may propose. in maryland, there's a split between some who think let's just take the transportation trust fund that gives metro money every year and give metro a larger percentage of those existing funds. on the other doesn't want to

extend federal payments to insurers which help low and moderate americans afford coverage. >> larry hoganslapped with lawsuit for american civil liberties sensoring fee speech by blocking people on facebook and deleting post. back in february the baltimore son reported hogan staff completed comments urging him to condemn president trump travel ban. they reportedly labeled those comments spam and band pos posters. fwoch norz in kentucky and maine facing similar lawsuits and aclu is out spoken about president trump blocking people from twitter. >> amazon is hosting jobs day today at 10,000 warehouses across the country. the company need to hire 50,000 people and plans to offer jobs to thousands of bell on the spot. amazon warehouse on brewing highway in baltimore is going to be open from 8 a.m. to noon for instant interviews and bob barnard will be there. he'll be at the amazon warehouse in baltimore later this morning. >> all right. michael thomas good morning to you. good to see you. >> good morning to you. somewhat surprised by the outdoor storm systems. >> surprised. >> i promise no one

you see larry hogan and then soon followed by d.c. mayor muriel bowser. also in attendance today was the gm of metro paul wiedefeld, also the former us sengt of transportation lay la hood. la hood has been brought in to do a report of what metro is going to be needing fog going forward. we brought in martin decar a today. what was your take on this? they said a lot but they didn't announce a the lot. >>reporter: there were no breakthroughs and i thought it was somewhat disis pointing that the preliminary report was not release to the public. he was hired months ago by virginia on come in and get a consentses us for this divided region, consensus on how to fix metro. there is a split here because we know mayor bowser has expressed support for metro. do they have to resolve it because white feld left it up to them how to come up with the municipal. apparent ly so has ray large audience hood. he didn't want to take a position on what they should do like sales tax or gas tax. this is according to certain studies that 1 percent regional sales tax would provide

in a statement hogan said, the time has come to make a difference between acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history. tracee wilkins is in annapolis right now, she will have new 6:30. >>> controversy over confederate symbols begin to symbol after that deadly mass shooting inside a church in charleston, south carolina two years ago. it's too early to know whether the deadly violence in charlottesville might be a turning point. there's renewed pressure to remove monuments from public property. last night activists toppled a monument to confederate soldiers during protest in response to the violence in virginia. >>> now, we've asked you whether you think confederate statutes should be removed from public spaces. most of you say they should go in a museum, but many also say the statutes should not be removed. tell us what you think in the nbc washington facebook page. >>> visitors at the lincoln memorial did not expect to see this vandal spray painted a column with red paint writing a foul message. we broke this story sending out the first push alert to you

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susan hogan is working for you with one woman's story about contacted us after her samsung galaxy s6e caught fire. it's an experience that sounds all too familiar but it is different than the millions of phones that were recalled last year. nbc4 responds. >> all i could see was flames. >> reporter: sylvia adams says this is all that's left of her samsung galaxy s6 phone after it caught fire in her bedroom. >> i was talking on the house phone, and then all of a sudden i heard this sizzle. and then i looked and i saw flames. >> reporter: sylvia showed us the damage, burn marks through her blanket, top sheet, fitted sheet, and right down to her mattress. once she knocked the phone off her bed, it even burned her hardwood floor. >> this phone almost burnt my house down. >> reporter: her samsung galaxy s6 is not on any recall list, unlike last year's galaxy note 7, millions because their lithium ion batteries can overheat and catch fire. >> i was terrified. immediately, i called samsung. then i called you all. >> reporter: we contacted samsung and soon after, sylvia got a call. >> all of

we haven't seen hogan speak up about trump's failure to act.s me because unless he's hearing it loudly from all of the leaders in his party donald trump will not change and our kids will keep getting the wrong message. >> speaking of governor hogan. you're vying for the gubernatorial seat on the dem democratic site. he's not strongly about the statue. >> worse. >> we have this confederate statues in maryland and larry hogan call it political correctness run a muck. what do you make of that. >> hogan should do what mitch land drew has done and come forward and say, talk about why these statues were put in place. these statues were put in place as part of a campaign of intimidation against black people and our allies and racial justice. and they absolutely send the wrong message. so does the false equivalency of saying, chief justice taney whose statue adjacent to the state capital who said that the black man had no rights of the white man was bound to respect he's the author of the dread to the decision. equivalent to thurgood marshall. that may

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hogan now stating he is confident $900 million in federal grant funding will soon start pouring in toesses must be torn down. it includes the apex building in downtown bethesda. where a demolition notice sign and work crew were in plain sight. we spotted a special crew and the structure to be raised. but the answers are unclear. how long will construction take. could additional civil lawsuits, federal judges or the white house tr derail the terribly tardy project? we are outside. the crews have placed a fence here. this is also slated for the demolition. alison: across the river a prince william supervisor is speaking out. he told the officials that he hopes the state will not move forward with the bicounty connector and connect 66 to route 50. he believes the transportation funding could be better spent elsewhere. >> that man should be put to address problems on 66, 28, 95, route 1. the areas causing the problems for the people to get to the jobs. project but believes the routing plan will increase the traffic. >> he brothers trapped in the early morning earthquake are free tonight.

cheryl conner was there when governor hogan provided the update and the photo purple line. >> governor hogan acknowledges it's a fight. >> the governor signed the federal grant agreement alongside secretary of transportation elaine chow. that commits $900 million federal dollars. >> we are still in the court of of appeals. >> the president of the friends of the capital crescent trail. the purple line is not a done deal. and nothing irreversible can happen until they issue a ruling. >> they would clear cut the trail. all the trees would be gone. >> but not many people know about the changes that would >> if somebody even using it on a daily basis they will benefit from the project by the benefit that it generates for the economy. >> 6,000 jobs are involved the construction. >> tear doing the building marks the start of construction. >> in hyattsville, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: coming up, daring to dream. what the protesters called for outside the white house. >> bliss need help to find a robbery suspect. he is desperate and is targeting convenience doug: a quick look at local soo

adrianna: just yesterday governor larry hogan rested that tawny statue outside their be taken down. we don't know when or if the statue will be taken down, but we will bring you new details as soon as we get them. trump, coming out and slamming protesters on both sides of the demonstrations. we want to know you think about how the president is handling this. in the meantime, here's what he had to say. larry: what about the -- >> what about the alt left they came charging at the alt right, as you say? what about the fact that they charging swinging clubs? do they have any problem? i think they do. different groups. but not all of those people were white supremacists, believe me, by any stretch. those people were also there because they wanted to protest the taking down of the statue, robert lee. trumps of visors say they had no idea he was going to say these things. he was there to talk about infrastructure and telling his staff that he would us -- explicitly avoid this. but apparently a copy of his comments were in his pocket. what is planned in the day ahead to remember the woman w