>> oliver wendell holmes jr. served in the union army from 1861 to 1864 and he was wounded three times in battle. next, a panel of scholars look at the impact of the civil war on the life of the future supreme court justice, including how his time as a soldier affected his career. the supreme court historical society hosted this event. >> welcome to the supreme court. it is great to see so many people here for the supreme court historical society's second lecture of the 2014 government lecture series. the society was formed in 1974 by chief justice warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. it does that in many ways through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of supreme court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the building. i would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the curator's office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the p

holmes -- holmes himself was the son of a very famous father at the time. his father capitalized by writing a very famous story. i know you can make too much of the story and his struggle to escape his father's shadow. do you think that this created an estrangement between him and his father? or maybe put a distance between his father who was an ardent abolitionist before and after the war and holmes was not? >> it could well be. jim referred to holmes' love-hate relationship between his colleagues in college. i think he probably did have this ambivalent relationship with his father. on the one hand, it was a close relationship, but on the other hand, clearly, an ambitious young man will try to escape from the shadow of a very prominent father, especially since he is moving into a different kind of profession. >> i know you've written a lot about this but i want to take your take on this because you cannot really talk about him during the war without talking about his relationship with his father. >> first of all, the generation of holmes' parents -- his fa

holmes' lifeless body. >> stephen holmes had been stabbed to death. >> i've never seen a crime scene this horrific. it was a pretty bad scene. >> in a clear case of overkill, stephen was stabbed more than 40 times. >> when you think of a murder, you sometimes think, okay, somebody is shot or stabbed. this was a vicious, vicious attack. he was almost decapitated. >> robbery appeared to be the motive. about $8,000 was missing from the safe in the manager's office. this was much more than usual, because the restaurant had been promoting $100 gift certificates as christmas presents that evening. >> it's at a restaurant. you're in the month of december. generally speaking, a fairly busy time of the year. so we had all pieced together that that's what the motive was. >> the exterminator who found the body was the first and most obvious suspect, but was quickly written off. >> due to his demeanor, how he looked and not having any signs of violence or blood on his person, they could see that he was nowhere near involved in this case. >> fortunately for police, the restaurant had several surv

reporting live from richmond, horace holmes, tim back to you. >> i believe ryan clark. he knows the difference between come here and sic 'em. the nationals played a matinee in miami and head home to end with a series with the phillies. the race will hit full speed. being 14-9 this month, their mission very nicely. he and desmond gets the barrel on a roll. left field and here they come. laroche comes hard from second base. he pushes it home. nationals beat the red hot marlins 4-3 and snap the fish streak at 6. >> kevin is retiring after 27 years as coach as georgetown prep lacrosse. he won 10 league titles. kevin giblin steps down and he'll be missed. reminds me when john gallagher stepped down. >> we like the way this weather is during the last, the end of july. >> me too. >> well last let's find out here. first we'll take a look at our storm scan. temperatures are in the 70's now. showers to the west. maybe an isolated shower will make it east of the mountains tonight. otherwise a partly cloudy day. better chances with increaseed humidity friday, saturday and sunday. e

please welcome congresswoman eleanor holmes norton.nd applause] congresswoman, thank you so much for coming. good to see you again. you and i have been enemies long enough they think we're almost friends at this point. >> not quite. >> stephen: all right. all right. you represent the district of columbia where you are a non-voting member. i want to thank you in joining your republican colleagues in non-voting for any legislation. [applause] >> the difference is they can vote and still vote for legislation. >> stephen: but it's admirable restraint on their behalf. you're here to talk about the 50th anniversary of what's called freedom summer in mississippi. tell the young people what freedom summer was and the role you played in it. >> well, freedom summer was when large number, actually thousands, of students from all over the country came to mississippi to try to help mississippians who were kept from voting learn how to vote and to get them to the polls. >> stephen: okay. why wouldn't they just register? i understand that only 10% of

but a >>> new this morning the trial of james holmes has been delayed again. it was scheduled to begin in october but a psychiatrist conducting april sanity exam on holmes has asked for more time for a sanity exam. he is accused of killing 12 and injuring dozens in 2012 in a movie theater. he is pled not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> former p.o.w. sergeant bowe bergdahl is almost finished with his reintegration process after release by militants in afghanistan back in may. a military official tells cnn that he has been going to stores and restaurants in texas as part of his readjustment to normal life. he is expected to be reassigned to a new unit shortly. >>> president obama wraps up a two-day fundraising trip to texas today. cbs' omar villafranca reports the president used a stop in dallas to talk about the crisis involving thousands of children crossing the border from mexico. >>> reporter: president obama met with one of his most vocal critics, republican governor rick perry. the two sat down with state officials and other leaders to try to find common

reporting live in adams morgan, horace holmes, abc~7 news. >> thank you. well we tune the weather now -- turn to the weather now. a hotter day today could give way to storms later tonight. chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center with who can see the rain. >> the storms are already popping outside the belfort furniture weather center it's hot and humid and partly sunny. to the north some storms. some heavy duty storms stretching from south and southwest of hagerstown through martinsburg and more west of interstate 81. moving to areas near strasburg. headed to the east, southeast. even indications of some hail in some of the southern storms. not everyone will see them. they will be scattered through the evening. the cold front lies farther to the west, so the chance of showers and storms with us through the overnight and maybe even a lingering shower during the day. 95 in frederick, 93 in fredericksburg. it's the dew point making it feel warmer. it feels like 100 degrees now in the nation's capital. watch for the thundershowers this evening and t

holmes and rosemary church. holmes and rosemary church. i'm don lemon. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> ukraine, a ground incursion in gaza. we are following two breaking news stories right now. hello, i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm michael holmes. we welcome our viewers from the united states, and indeed, all around the world. it is 7:00 a.m. in ukraine. officials are blaming pro-russian separatists for shooting down a malaysian airline with 298 people onboard. video from that crash site showing parts of the flight still smoldering, as you see there. rescue workers and firefighters trying to put out the flames. >> the boeing 777 was flying from amsterdam to kuala lumpur. it disappeared from radar over eastern ukraine. >> the jet exploded midair, fell to the ground in pieces. the charred wreckage stretching for kill pleerts. >> a senior u.s. official said radar detected a surface-to-air missile right before the plane went down. the u.s. is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to determine whe

reporting live on capitol hill, horace holmes, abc~7 news. >> thank you. federal contractorser protested out -- contractors protested outside of union station. they dressed as the iconic world war ii symbol of working women. they work at lower paying jobs at the union station and the smithsonian and the national zoo. president obama recently signed a bill to raise the federal contractor minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, but they say that's not enough for them to reach the middle class. >> a bus driver caught behind the wheel reading a tablet computer. who he worked for and what else we found out. >> steve rudin has a look at the forecast that has a return of heat and humidity. >> the nationals try to regroup after last night's collapse in miami. this is a great night for tennis at 16th and kennedy. hard to believe, but ryan kerrigan is now the veteran who has to be the leader on the defense. >> this morning a local mcdonald's became a crime scene. police say a man driving a suv he carjacked crashed into the fast-food restaurant on annapolis road in landover.

horace holmes is with the redskins. meet your new washington national. he's a two-time all-star and joins the nats for the stretch run. i have the latest >> a man who says he gave gifts to former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen says he was trying to help his business. >> former c.e.o. jonnie williams was asked if he had had a relationship with maureen mcdonnell. jeff goldberg is outside with the answer to that one. >> during opening arguments defense attorneys for maureen mcdonnell said very clearly she had a crush on jonnie williams and was taken with him. today toward the end of questioning by prosecutors they asked williams flat out, did you have a romantic relationship with maureen mcdonnell. williams replied without hesitation, "no." throughout the day williams made it cler he had res -- clear he had reservations about his relationship with the former first couple. >> walking in for yet another long day in the courtroom, bob mcdonnell wanted virginians to know his faith is strong. >> i have tremendous faith in the justice system and than

i doubt that happened, but there are people that said that is what oliver wendell holmes said. abraham lincoln here standing on the parapet looking out to see where the enemy troops actually were. >> you can watch this and other programs attifacts" any time by visiting our website -- www.c-span.org/history. >> 100 years ago after the beginning of what was called the great war, michael lasser looks back at the music of world war i. he demonstrates how songs reflected the wartime experiences of soldiers and those back home from the sweethearts two the soldiers returning from the front. and he argues that the music industry, including irving berlin, contributed to the war effort by producing patriotic songs. this hour and 15 minute event was hosted by the president woodrow wilson house and washington, d.c. >> good evening to all of you. i am the executive director of the president woodrow wilson house national trust historic site. we are supported by the donations of supporters including many of you. thanks for being here this evening. this home is the home to which president and

et down, you i doubt that happened, but there are people that said that is what oliver wendell holmes said. standing onoln here the parapet looking out to sea see where the enemy troops actually were. other can watch this and american artifacts programs anytime by visiting our website. c-span.org/history. 100 years ago after the beginning of what was called the great war, michael lasser looks back at the music of world war i. demonstrates how songs reflected the wartime experiences of

i doubt that happened, but there are people that said that is what oliver wendell holmes said. abraham lincoln here standing on the parapet looking out to see where the enemy troops actually were. >> you can watch this another american artifacts programs anytime by visiting our website, www.c-span.org/history. >> 40 years ago this july, the supreme court considered whether president nixon could claim executive privilege over his recordings. the u.s. versus nixon was argued on july 8, 1974 and decided on july 24 as impeachment proceedings began at the u.s. house of representatives. coming up, we will hear the three-hour oral argument from the court chamber. first, we talk about the case with evan davis.

. >> i'm horace holmes in training camp in richmond where it's not all football. coming up we'll show you the softer side of the players. >> guardians of the galaxy jumps from the comic book pages to the big screen this weekend and arch campbell gives us his review of this anticipated movie. here's what's coming up on abc~7 primetime. >> the redskins back in action in richmond today for training camp, but some of their smallest fans stole the show. >> that's right. it was kids' day. the little ones got a chance to run out on the field and meet their favorite players. horace holmes is live in richmond with a look at all the excitement with a front row seat, as a matter of fact. >> hey, leon and alison. the redskins are here in richmond to conduct some serious business. they are getting ready for the upcoming season which is fast approaching but they're also down here for their fans. if you ask any of the players, they'll say especially the little ones. >> the brutey, if you're a -- the beauty, if you're a big redskins' fan of coming to training camp you almost get

horace holmes, abc~7 news. >> we'll see you guys soon. >> still come come on abc~ 7 news at 5:00, the new escalation in gaza that has the u.s. condemning israel's actions. >> a new threat to the team of investigators looking for answers in the shooting down of malaysia airlines flight 17. >> why a railroad company released a video that shows two women cheating death. >> new reaction tonight from the feds and industry insiders to that video we first showed you of a bus driver using his ipad behind the wheel. i'm joce sterman. the la >> tonight we are learning new details about that bus driver caught on camera using an ipad behind the wheel. >> our eye team broke the story yesterday and now it's dug up some new details about the bus company's own history. joce sterman live tonight in arlington with more on what we found. >> the federal motor carrier federal safety administration says they have seen our story and video and are looking into what happened. we're getting new reaction from industry insiders about that video and the company. >> bus drivers are supposed to keep their eyes on t

holmes spent 80 bucks on 4 grams.id, "i'm keeping one bag for posterity and one for personal enjoyment at some time when it is appropriate." i think that's a pretty good purchase. now, if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that colorado issued what is believed to be the world's first legal marijuana market study on wednesday. according to the study, total market demand for pot in colorado is about 130 metric tons annually, far more than what's been provided in national surveys involving illegal marijuana. now, let's head over to george clooney. he's making headlines after taking on a british newspaper on what he calls "a completely fabricated story." the "daily mail" ran a story on monday, claiming the mother of clooney's fiancee was concerned about heir marriage for religious reasons. the story has since been taking down and the "daily mail" apologized, but he slammed the paper, writing "i'm, of course, used to the daily mail making up stories. they do it several times a week. and i don't care. the irre

i'm rosemary church. >> i'm michael holmes. we're following two major stories this hour. in fact, israel launching that ground invasion in gaza. they say to stop rocket attacks by hamas and go after tunnels that go under the border between gaza and into israel. we're going to be live in jerusalem for the latest. >> but we begin with the tragic crash of malaysian airlines flight 17. all 298 people onboard are presumed dead. witnesses say the plane exploded in the air, raining charred debris over eastern ukraine. the u.s. believes it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile, but has not determined who did it. investigators will be collecting clues from the gruesome crash site. ukraine's president blames pro-russian separatists for what happened. >> translator: i want to point your attention to the fact that we call it neither accident nor catastrophe. it's a terrorist attack. >> now we want to play for you what ukraine says is intercepted audio of pro-russian separatists discussing the mh-17 crash. although at the time they didn

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holmes and rosemary church. vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> ukraine, a ground incursion in gaza. we are following two breaking news stories right now. hello, i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm michael holmes. we welcome our viewers from the united states, and indeed, all around the world. it is 7:00 a.m. in ukraine. officials are blaming pro-russian separatists for shooting down a malaysian airline with 298 people onboard. video from that

. >>> and jiffy mix ceo howdy holmes says business is easy, it's the people who are complicated.i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up, fess up. be your partners best partner. we built it for our members, but it's open for everyone. there's not one way to do something. no details too small. american express open forum. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. >>> one of the things i've learned in both, you know, as an avocado grower, and as a song writer and as a touring artist it is as important to ask for or take the advice of those who have been in the business longer than you. after i performed at farm aid, i got to know willie nelson quite well and i relate to him so much, because i feel like i'm in that same game of songwriting, of touring, of agriculture. and you know, i couldn't be who i am if i didn't look up to others. you know. if

supposedly, holmes had been telling a privately but you always had to be suspicious about something that comes out well after the fact. i have gone back to letters that were written at the time and memoirs. yes, lincoln did stand here and yes, and someone did yell at him to come down. more than likely it was general horatio wright. fool. he didn't say get down, you fool. it is an interesting story and not true. early is at the gates over here outside fort stevens. with the capitol dome in his sights. grant, the day before, finally sent the rest of the corps along with the 19th corps which was down in new orleans. instead, they stayed on the train and went to city point. they got on ships up the potomac river this time. they got off at the old 6th street. citizens were there to greet them, including president lincoln, they gave them a icewater, sandwiches. they cheered because people were panicking when they heard the confederates were out at the gate. they then marched up georgia avenue. they went new the smithsonian. they got out here in the mid afternoon on july 11 and they took part i

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take a look. >> i'm congresswoman eleanor holmes norton.who live in the nation's capital, the district of columbia. >> i'm tamika mallory, a community organizer and activist. my activism really was sparked when my son, who is now 15 years old, his father was killed, shot and killed when my son was 2. i believe that at that moment, my activism was really sort of sparked. i've led many campaigns against guns, trying to get reduced gun violence and get guns off the street. i think i'm more concerned with the fact that there are a lot of issues that young people are dealing with that makes them turn to gun violence. >> well, that just goes to show you how the issues differ. now, there was street violence and street crime, but the civil rights movement overwhelmed every issue. it was the most important issue of the day. it does seem to be for your generation income inequality. >> absolutely. >> much tougher issue. you can't legislate that. >> absolutely. when the feminist movement started, there was a woman here in new york that was very importa

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delegate eleanor holmes orton plans to meet with officials from the transportation security administration. know why resident continue to have problems using their d.c. driver's licenses at airports. some agents have rejected the license as valid i.d. recently clarified state law after a store clerk efused to sell alcohol to someone with a d.c. license. we've received several consumers from local out thousands of dollars and resurfacing deck company. it is not an understatement when this 7 you want to see on your side investigation. to that. going to get >> this interview is over. let's go. now. >> i'm giving you the opportunity to set the record why these d clear up things happen. >> we were trying to ask eric complaint a series of about his deck resurfacing company deck daddy. woman is his lawyer. she set up the meeting and is to end erately trying it. >> we need to stop for a second. you.ed to talk to >> this started in april with this deck. it completely peeled off. he hired them to resurface but subpar and deck daddy overcarnaled him. on the credit card and they had a balance for the

norton holmes, because -- and mr. shuster, because i believe that what needs to happen is we need to get what we can get done when we can do it. it may or may not be easier for us to do it now or later. but we can achieve it here today. and i believe that it's important for washington, d.c. to have certainty as to what we're going to do. and it's great back home in dallas, texas. so i'm glad that we're doing this. i thank all four of you, except my expression of thanks and i defer. >> thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate it. i'd like to take a very brief point of personal privilege and introduce a guest i have this evening. i have a teacher in congress, this is my ninth year of doing it, bring one or two teachers from my district for about ten days to washington to shadow me, and learn more about how we do our business, and give that person an opportunity to do some individual research and my 2014 teacher in congress is here tonight. michael mccullough back there. he's a reacher at r.j. reynolds high school in win sta

holmes uttered in a couple of miles of where the fires still burn his which it about. what you think about. this is an extremly rural area. >> reporter: really you cannot see some of the homes that are sitting within the brush. into the other side of the buyers you did see the bid are very spread out a lot of these homes are on several acres. >> pam: j.r. stone reporting live this fire started noontime and has grown to 3,800 a.. acres >> pam: as you heard j.r. mention the breeze is picking up where he is. yesterday afternoon, when the fire started to the temperatures were very hot. chief meteorologist jacqueline and it is keeping an eye on the weather and here is the latest jacqueline. >> reporter: >> jacqueline: right where the fire is burning it is still hot within the low 90 degree temperatures. it remains very dry in the area as well, keep in mind only to report to stations in this rugged terrain and when you have mountainous terrain like this, the wind can really shift direction very rapidly and pick up the speed so even when the when it does is only 10 mi. an hou

norton holmes, because -- and mr. shuster, because i believe that what needs to happen is we need to get what we can get done when we can do it. it may or may not be easier for us to do it now or later. but we can achieve it here today. and i believe that it's important for washington, d.c. to have certainty as to what we're going to do. and it's great back home in dallas, texas. so i'm glad that we're doing this. i thank all four of you, except my expression of thanks and i defer. >> thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate it. i'd like to take a very brief point of personal privilege and introduce a guest i have this evening. i have a teacher in congress, this is my ninth year of doing it, bring one or two teachers from my district for about ten days to washington to shadow me, and learn more about how we do our business, and give that person an opportunity to do some individual research and my 2014 teacher in congress is here tonight. michael mccullough back there. he's a reacher at r.j. reynolds high school in win sta

. >> what has eleanor holmes norton so fired up on the house floor today. >> aging shipping containers -- floor today. >> aging shipping containers -- 1 [ horns honking ] people are so impatient, right? you know what it is? it's waiting. 10 minutes or 10 hours, people don't like waiting. you know, at comcast, we don't want you to wait at all. with our new xfinity my account app, you can troubleshoot technical issues, request a callback, or r chk with an expert via twitter. can you wait just a second? hey, can you move, please?! i hate sheep. [ male announcer ] introducing the xfinity my account app. it's a whole new day at comcast. hold us to it. ♪ >> you remember the story for shipping containers to be brought into house local students. not everyone is happy with the creative housing idea. >> jennifer donelan is live in northeast where the shipping containers are now and she has more on the new backlash. jennifer. the first toou are do something, you better be ready for some opinions both bad and good. as two owners of the shipping and tanner, soon-to-be apartment homes, they have to

horace holmes has the story. >> it will be a heroes walk him when he arrives back in ohio.some people close to lebron james say this is a movie began seriously considering at the beginning of this past nba season. there were strong family considerations and his love for northeast ohio. once he made up his mind, there was no big televised announcement but a message to "sports illustrated." "i'm coming home," the simple statement that sent the sports world into a frenzy. lebron james will be returning to the cavaliers four years after spurting his hometown team for the miami heat. >> at this time i will join the miami heat. >> unlike the now infamous decision broadcast in 2010, james opted for the low-key announcement, releasing the news and a first-person story at sportsillustrated.com. "i did not realize four years ago what i do now. i'm ready to accept the challenge. i'm coming he." while the announcement may have been low key, the reaction has not been. fans have been celebrating in cleveland all day long. some gathered outside of his ohio home. the akron, ohio, native sp

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heather holmes is live now in san francisco, with where some union members stormed out of the meeting. >> reporter: this was the first opportunity for the rank and file to be filled in. some members are clearly upset, telling me this is no better than the first one. we know how that went, they soundly rejected it. all muni riders can do is sit back and wait. >> the last thing people waiting for the 71 bus on market street want to go through is another muni sick out. >> reporter: early last months, hundreds of riders called in sick. bus and streetcar service was significantly affected. so word today that a tentative deal has been reached is what casey want today hear. >> sounds like good news for everyone, right? >> reporter: maybe not. >> to be honest, i don't know everything. >> reporter: operators and fair inspectors learned the details tonight. the deal, which former mayor willie brown helped broker over the last two weeks includes a 4.75% cost of living increase. the offer also includes a 9.5% boost in pay to cover what employees are going to have to pay for their pension. >> it's

healther holmes has her story. >> reporter: the wait is very long for a new wheelchair.so now she's having to rent hundreds to rent one. but it's not the same. it's not fitted for her special needs. tonight she tells us she is heartbroken that someone would steal a wheelchair she's had for years from outside a house here on sunset. she may not move fast. but maggie fraizer is always on the move. >> i go to the grocery store and i go shopping. i can get on the bus and i go to the movies sometimes. >> reporter: the 62-year-old doesn't let her cerebral palsy keep her down or in the house but these days the proudly independent woman has been dependent on para transfer services for the disabled. >> i feel, i feel sad with the wheelchair gone. >> reporter: after her specially designed wheelchair was stolen. >> and so that breaks my heart. i said oh my god. >> reporter: fraizer was visiting her boyfriend in the sunset on july 4th. a car had blocked the entrance so he left her wheelchair outside next to the house. >> i said what. what did you say. >> reporter: a few hours later

horace holmes, abc~7 news. >> thank you very much. first flaysic bags, now -- plastic bags and now foam food containers. mayor vincent gray planned the plastics in the city. it doesn't take part until 2016. it's part of a larger environmental bill aimed at cleaning up the anacostia river. >> president obama announced today there will be more sanctions. russia. >> we are blocking the exports to the energy sector and expanding our sanctions to more russian banks and defense companies. we're suspending credit that supports exports to russia and financing for economic development projects. >> the european union also issued sanctions for energy and technology sectors. europe has been facing pressure to widen their sanctions in the flight 17 malaysia airlines shootdown. >> it's the first warning of its kind from the surgeon general. what he's now calling a major health problem. >> and recalled six times? five out if you're behind the wheel of one of the most recalled vehicles of the year. >> it turned into a nightmare for more than 100 peop

heather holmes is live at a city council meeting where the refinery's future is at stake. >> reporter: that meeting at this late hour is still going on as expected. turn out was huge for tonight's city council meeting that's why it was moved here to memorial auditorium. as supporters and opponents of this project made their cases. public pleas for chevron's $1 million upgrade of its richmond refinery. >> i'm here tonight as a west contra costa county resident and as environmentalist. >> reporter: sheila is hoping to side with the chevron. >> we also agreed to look at 11 and look at greenhouse gases. >> reporter: it will increase environmental to $90 million. up from the original proposal of 30 million. >> some though argue that that's still not good enough and they believe that chevron should adhere to all of the planning commission's organization. >> with the adoption of alternative 11 our emissions will go down. >> reporter: the main component of the project is replacing a 1960s era plant with more modern technology. it would give the refinery a crude oil. the project has the suppor

as michael holmes reports, it will take time before officials can bring the situation under control.the worst ebolla outbreak in history and it continues to wreak havoc across africa. there has been 660 deaths from the disease since march and there is no sign of it slowing down. >> it's going to be several months before we are able to get a grip on the epidemic and this outbreak and reduce the numbers of cases. >> the number of cases is nearly 1100. most of those in guinea where the outbreak originated. 314 people died there so far. 219 is not immune. 39-year-old doctor khan contracted the disease. the brave physician treated more than 100 ebolla patients from sierra leon. he is quarantined. fear has gripped the affected communities and some people proclaimed it is a punishment for past sins while other local leaders have spread rumor that is the white people were conducting experiments. some are failing to remain in quarantine and spread the infection. >> people are isolated. they are afraid and scared. they think outsiders are bringing ebolla to them instead of trying to help them

reporting live in richmond, heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> keep your lawn really green, and some parts of the bay area, you may get a violation letter, and soon higher rates. >> fog and cooler conditions today. the parts of the bay area that could see warmer weather tomorrow. >> and next, from undercover to on the street. the staffing plant in one area police department, and why some officers say it could make it more difficult for them to catch some of the worst criminals. ♪ 737. 737. right there? you guessed it. how do we save on operational costs? with the world's largest fleet of boeing 737's. one of the many ways we bring you $69 airfares. limited time sale fares starting as low as $69 one-way. if it matters to you, it matters to us. book now at southwest.com. ♪ >>> new at 10:00, new evidence of a severe staffing short an at san jose's police department. specialized officers will be forced to work once a month on patrol. the move that's never been done before. >> reporter: gasia, this week, the police chief sent out this summer staffing memo. essentially, many officers

and as michael holmes reports it's going to take time before officials can bring it under control. >>the worst ebola outbreak in history and it continues to wreak havoc across west africa. the world health organization says there's now been at least 660 deaths from the disease since march and there's no sign of it slowing down. >> it's probably going to be several months before we're able to get a grip on this epidemic and this outbreak and reduce the number of cases. >> reporter: the number of total cases is nearly 1100, most of those in guinea where the outbreak originated. 314 people died there so far. in sierra leone, the death toll, 219. and in liberia, the virus has claimed 127 lives. even health workers are not immune. this week, the brave physician treated more than 100 patients in sierra leone. he is now quarantined. fear has affected communities and some people believing that the epidemic say punishment for past sins while others have expressed fears that the white people were conducting on them. >> people are isolated they're afraid, they're scared. they're thinking that ou

reporting live tonight here in berkeley, i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at 9%, alameda county sales tax is already among the highest in the bay area. the only other bay area county at 9% is san mateo. santa clara and san francisco have sales tax rates of 8.75%. contra costa county sales tax is eight-point 1/2%. >>> more troubles for former alameda council member lochlear wrote on facebook, can't believe it myself. thought the stars were finally going to let up on me. i will make it through again. she was addicted to meth and went to rehab. nadia lockyer had an extramarital affair. she resigned as supervisor. >>> and protesters are calling for justice for lopez. he was holding a replica bb gun that looked like a real rile. the d.a. announced she is not going to press charges against that deputy. friends of the boy say this case is not over. >> antonio guerra was one of 50 people that attended the justice for andy rally. >> i think he should have been guilty. but they're trying to take it off of the -- and put it on andy again. >> reporter: one on one, people came forward

horace holmes is live in bethesda where a tree went down across a busy road. >> we're here on bradley boulevard and you can see with those heavy winds and the strong rain, what it did to this tree right here. it just snapped late this afternoon. it came down, all of bradley boulevard, closing it down for a short period of time. the county crew came up and they were able to move most of it to the side and they just reopened bradley boulevard. now we're going to talk more about the;yÑ problems that we he here, just a couple miles from here, another big problem on river road. huge problems on river road. northbound lanes are shut down as they repair a power line that went down in the storm. and on the beltway at river road, the two left lanes of the inner loop are shut down because of high water. that's causing huge backups all the way around the beltway and all the way down river road into the district. look at these pictures captured by news chopper 7. power line went down on top of trees near daniels run apartment complex. as you can see that caused a small fire on the lines and the t

michael holmes looks at what they're up against. >> reporter: dozens of inmates killed when militantshed it northwest of baghdad. the motive was not immediately clear but authorities say they believe the suicide attack was carried out by fighters from the islamic state of syria. with produced videos posted just this week the group continues to try though recruit new fighters to its cause. all of this coming as u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon arrived in baghdad where he met with the prime minister nuri al maliki and emphasized the importance of a government where they all feel represented. >> translator: iraq is facing a threat but it can be overcome by the formation of a thoroughly inclusive government. >> reporter: now a potential breakthrough after weeks of political infighting along ethnic and sectarian line, iraq's parliament voted for a new president on thursday, electing experienced kurdish politician masim that paves the way for a much delayed formation of a new government. michael holmes, cnn. >>> we will have much more on the crisis in middle east just ahead here on cnn. >

first that 6:00, an exclusive, one of the victims of a burglar who struck two northeast washington holmes speaks about her ordeal. one of the homes was the parents of d.c. councilmember muriel bowser. pern each case, the thief tended to be a cable repair man to get access to the house. a the thief pretended to be cable repair man to get access to the house. jennifer donelan has the story. >> we have new video justin from metropolitan police. this is new video of the imposter who targeted at least two homes in north michigan park. >> we started a journey on the doorsteps. >> the parents of city wereilwoman muriel bowser the victims of an imposter who -- who stole from them. >> my family was no different than other families who were victimized. >> it appears her 78-year-old father and 75-year-old mother were the first targets yesterday morning in northeast. their home surveillance video shows him walking to the house. he told the family he was with comcast. once inside, he asked them to turn in the next room. he stole their cell phones and a wallet. we spoke exclusively with the next victim

our michael holmes has the story of what happened next. >> 17 years ago while on assignment in rwandatrick lost both of his arms as a punishment by his own father. he became an orphan and lived in a local hospital in the northwest part of the country. >> winter of 1997, '98, there was an insurgency raging in rwanda. we did a story of a little kid that started following us around and he didn't have any arms. >> reporter: exactly what happened to patrick is unclear. in the memory of a 6-year-old, his father burned his arms. other villagers remember patrick being tied up and left in the forest until gangrene set in. >> reporter: so some of the story is fuzzy but for a father to do this to his own child is the ultimate cruelty and he's able to have the spirit that he's got, you know, with how this happened to him. >> all right, patrick, we're going to pop this off. can you get out of it? there we go. >> reporter: patrick is now 23 years old. ingrid has been patrick's guardian since 1997. ingrid giving him financial support and a former justice minister in rwanda adopted patrick. they have

heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there were tense moments at a hospital in fremont today after the staff was told parts of a bomb were found on the property. it happened at washington hospital and mowry avenue and the hospital beefed up security after making that discovery. a device was found in the main hospital. local law enforcement and the fbi examined it and confirmed it had the makings of an explosive device. a spokesperson for the fremont police department tells us the hospital made the discovery several days ago but didn't call them until yesterday. >> we sent an investigation out to look at the items, confirm yeah, the items were suspicious. we then took possession of the items and then are now investigating why the items were left there. >> police say there is no threat. right now they're trying to determine or figure out if the device was abandoned property or if it was left intentionally to cause concern. >>> new restrictions on watering lawns are now in effect in bunege os. -- binecia. john sasaki breaks down the latest impact of the drought. >> reporter: this is n

horace holmes, abc~7 news. >> thank you, horace. >> next on abc~ 7 news at 6:00, the new warning frome 9/11 commission on a new terrorist threat facing the united states. >> doug hill breaks down the chance of storms as a big change blows through this area. >> the nationals appear to be the silver bullet in the rockies. london calling for support in charlottesville. the redskinses are looking forward to a lively 2014 season. they arrive in richmond >> the d.c. department of health has issued a health emergency. six infants have died in the past week. the city's health director said while the children died from different causes in different parts of the city, the trend is alarming. two of the infants died from sudden infant death syndrome, or sids. two others were premature births. the causes of death for the remaining two infants is not known. the health department said extra vigilance needed to prevent these types of death. >> the 9/11 commission says our country is increasingly threatened by terrorism. the new report is critical of congressional oversight and partisan gridlock. >> t