sam: it is again, we are here at the howard university campus. it's freshman orientation week at howard university. so we talked to a number of the young people. some who are fearful talking about the situation in a campus or at least a town where the klan and the nazis were marching around. they are glad that that doesn't happen here. we will hear those opinions coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". reporting live from howard university, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. nancy: coming up, we asked those who voted for the president whether they still support him after the comments on charlottesville. >> i think he is doing a great job personally. he is under attack by just about everybody. nancy: that story and more from those who voted for the president coming up in about half an hour from now. president trump ended two of his initiatives. the manufacturing council as well as a strategy and policy forum after several c.e.o.'s backed out following the comments on charlottesville. >> it's a stunning reversal from his own position earlier this week. the preside

howard university. the teen says e shdidn't know this is a histaloricly black university. she says students called her disrespectful, shouted expletives, and snatched this hat in the photo. the teens tweets go viral on saturday. so howard responds with a ten tweet thread of its own. one in the middle saying, though this is an institution where freedom of thought, choice, and expression are ever present, we will never compromise our values, or allow others to convince us to do so. >> i don't think it was really a good decision, but i understand she has her own belief system. >> reporter: we reached out to the teen from pennsylvania to ask for ourselves, what exactly happened here. she wrote back, quote, i wish i could take interviews, and answer questions, but again, things are getting very, very bad. meaning the backlash, she's now getting online. [000:02:59;00] question, them saying, this is america, freedom of speech. >> yes, it is freedom of speech, but you have to also be aware of the speech that you're promoting. so a speech like that, with african american students, a

it's freshman orientation week at howard university. students are looking at what happened last week in charlottesville, where the university of virginia is located, saying they feel for the minority students there. there we feel safer and more comfortable here. to speak our views and not get attacked. >> minority students at u.v.a., they haven't gone back to school yet. that must feel awful knowing that is the school. that is where you are paying to attend and you don't feel safe there. >> one of the family members is going there. scared for her, because she is a freshman. >> at university of virginia? >> yeah. >> for these students, looking at the klan and the nazis marching around is frightening for some and hard for international students to apprehend. >> i have never seen this in my life. >> students spoke of a young woman killed by a man driving in the crowd and being disappointed by the way that president trump responded to the situation overall. >> it's heartbreaking. she was taking a stand against evil, racism and evil and it ha

fired f-b-i director james comey has a position at howard university. he'll deliver a convocation address to incoming freshmen on september 22nd. throughout the year, he'll deliver five lectures related to public policy. he'll be paid 100-thousand dollars. and he's agreed to donate that money to a scholarship fund for students from foster homes. developing right now- a search for the gunman who robbed a pharmacy in colesville. the whole thing was caught on tape sunday. the masked men entered the medicine shoppe pharmacy. and moments later-- two men jumped over the counter, confronting workers, and demanding medication. if you have any information- contact police right away. important news for fans of the late singer, prince.. and it involves the 1987 prince concert film, "sign o the times." prince wrote and directed the film.. and it's considered a classic, but not many have seen it. the last time it aired on t-v was more than 10 years ago. but you'll be able to see it soon. showtime just announced.. it will air "sign o the times" on september 16th. at

of howarde culture university. we only raise leaders. we do not raise followers. host: what is your message to the african-american community? omarosa: in what regard? the african-american community is not a monolith. we have to be careful of saying there is a single message for african-americans. tell me specifically. host: in terms of outreach. when you are meeting with students, college leaders, business leaders, people who want to find out what the president means to them, race issues, jobs. omarosa: my job is to communicate the vision of the president. he would like to see for those who have been promised things from the previous administration, who were sold hope and change and were unemployed after four years, they'd could not fill their gas tanks. see theseent wants to folks have the opportunity to live the american dream. it is no different than all americans who want to see their children in environments where they can learn, who want to see their families healthy and thriving and back to work, who want to see america first. the community wants to make s

. >> former fbi director james comey will deliver convocation address at howard university this fall f series of university during am demic year and will be paid 100,000 and university scholar shl fund that supports students that come from foster homes. instead of fighting they're about fashion. check it was first lgbt gang they used to hang out gallery and china town. lindsey watts and they are done with violence done with crime and more than just wo words. they have put in the work. they're now opened their own kloming store in anacostia. >> i've been stabbed and s shot. >> this subject of this documentary film check it was brutsal d.c. street gang made of lgbt youth. >> i was all over the news back then and stealing. >> star bennett started check it years ago. >> dresses and jumpers and shorts. >> now she's helped transform it. >> we have a store and sell clothes and doing this and that's a good look for us. >> clothing store got off the ground this summer thanks to d.c. activist ron goldman. >> we're struggling but got there. >> star reached out to him after he swent to jill for a

the nearest hospitals are providence, prince george's hospital, and howard university hospital. each one is more than 20 minutes away from the united medical center. >>> some breaking news new. a man shot in the district this morning. he is expected to survive. we know d.c. police are blocking roads around green street southeast. we have this new video from that area. you can see a cars in the wood. police say it's part of the investigation, but have not said how it's related. also developing a potential threat against an american territory. north korea is considering firing missiles at guam. this comes after president trump warned the north. >> they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly live desk with what we are learning this morning. chris, this is developing pretty fast. >> yeah, overnight guam's governor did tell residents there is no immediate threat to the island, but at this point, the crisis seems to be escalating. kim jong-un's regime says it's seriously reviewing plans to fire missiles on the u.s. territory. intelligence experts think north korea is capable of equi

the nearest hospitals are providence, prince george's hospital center, and howard university hospital. each one is more than 20 minutes from the united medical center. >>> but there is some good news when it comes to medical care in our area. >> u.s. news announced its list of the best hospitals, and 11 d.c. area hospitals made that list. here they are. medstar, georgetown university hospital, mary washington hospital in virginia, inova fairfax hospital, and in fourth place, it's a tie between medstar washington hospital center and virginia hospital center. each facility was evaluated in 25 different areas of care. >>> another packed night here at capital one arena. >> well, the next time you see the wizards or the caps, it's not going to be at the verizon center. as of today, that building has a brand-new name. it's the capital one arena. rights. you'll see brand-new signs and a marketing campaign this fall. >>> and starting today, if you drive 395, you may be hitting those brakes more often than you're used to. construction starts to add new toll lanes. three express toll lanes will

howard university in washington, d.c. to an endowed chair in public policy for the chool year. comey was let g fbi director in may and cited the handling of the investigation into hillary clinton's emails for aeason for his termination and some say he was targeted for overseeing the probe into collusion. during last year's election. >> there is a growing feud between the girl scouts and boy scout s. the president of the girl scouts wrote a letter the bough scouts of recruiting girls to boost membership. >> a battle of the sexes and the scouts. and whether the boy scouts of america should be recruiting girls. >> do you think it should be coed? >> that is the only girls sometimes want to be only girls instead of together. >> the 107-year-old organization tells abc news based on numerous requests for families we areplo scouting to every member of the families, boys girls partly because of busy schedules. >> families would like to bring them to one activity and not bring one or here. >> it outrages the girl scouts usa. writing a letter it's unsettling that they would seek up end a

country will meet friday to look at some of the schools.s facing urban the conference is hosted by howard university and the school superintendents association. live coverage begins at 9:30 am is turned on c-span two. you can also follow the event at c-span.org and with the c-span radio app. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> one book, i just about finished it, sebastian youngers book called "tribe." at your the veterans affairs committee and it is a book about ptsd, reiteration of veterans back into society. it great book, i recommend you read it. i serve also as the cochair of the literacy caucus here in washington, and one of the things encourage everyone to do is read. obviously we read a lot of boring things in washington, papers and policy papers and all that. for fun this summer, i'm going to read david baldacci. i have read every book he has ever written, starting with his first one, and i have never given up on him. he is a great writer. i also am going to read john meacham's book on andrew jackson. andrew jackson was th

this conference is hosted by howard university and the school superintendents association. live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. you can follow this event at c-span.org and with the free c-span radio app. >> this might be the only government class you never take. you are going to be a loner forever, and a juror forever. i am going to give you tools that will help you. >> tuesday night at 8:00 eastern, high school teachers discuss how current events affect their lessons on history, politics and government. >> as a history component, this is a chance to learn things. their storages and begin the moment they were born -- their stories do not begin the moment they were born. if they start to realize, this doesn't start with me but what i contribute, where i am coming from, it is all a part of a bigger story. that way allowing them to take and other specters of others through social media and through video. it gives them the chance to be able to think, this is how i see the world but why do i see the world this way? maybe i expand that by taking other people's

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. >> reporter: providence, prince george's hospital and howard university hospital are more than 20 minutes away. >> women won't be able to get there in time if they need to give birth. >> it's a people around here. they can't make it all the way uptown. >> reporter: the department of health released a statement saying quote this restriction applies to obstetrics and the nursery services for 90 days or until the hospital implements its plans. we reached out to council member vince gray and said he is concerned about this change. he said it's time for health equity in the east end of the district. >>> the white house is facing perhaps its first major foreign policy crisis of the trump administration. tonight north korea says it's seriously reviewing a plan to strike the u.s. pacific territory of guam with missiles. this warning coming president trump. >> north korea best not make anymore dlets to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> this was the president's response to reports that north korea may now have the ability to miniaturize a nucle

he's taken a yearlong position at howard university. he's the key note speaker -- and throughout the year, he'll deliver a series of five lectures related to public policy. he was going to be paid $100,000 for his work this year, but he has decided to donate all of it to a scholarship fund for howard students who have come from foster care. comey, as you recall was fired as the fbi director in may. >>> the wreck between president trump and senate majority mcconnel appears to be widening. the new york times report the two haven't spoken in weeks and mcconnel said he's lost faith in the president's ability to do his job. a courting to "the mcconnel got into a shouting match on the phone after the senate's failure to appeal obamacare. the president should ask if mcconnel should retire and this is what he said. >> if he doesn't get repealed and replaced done, and if he doesn't get taxes done, we need cuts and reform, and if he doesn't get a very easy one to get done on infrastructure and get them done, you can ask me that question. >> mccon

he's now the chief of staff to the president of howard university and an adjunct -- county executive baker plans to run for governor of maryland after leaving that seat open. there are the people who are running. among them, you just saw the faces that came up there. sorry it doesn't match the video. >>> still ahead -- >> the worse part of harvey moved onto houston. the city is starting to get a full greats -- >>> trending online right now, this picture, a guy crossing the street gets swallowed up by the road. we'll give you the story find the viral photo after the break. >>> pretty comfortable tonight. a lot of clouds, yes, but mainly dry. 6or plenty of low 6 0s. 52 in -- 61 in damascus. 64 in bowie. 54 in fair fwaks -- fairfax. harvey is on the way. we'll tell you what that means for your weekend plans. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. ment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times

howard university. almost stationary over the last little bit. this is falling a little bit.it was over 30,000 feet. now it's about 25,000 feet. so it's a pretty hefty little storm. here's the storm from maryland stadium, to cherry hill. this is drifting off to the north and the east. slow you down toward baltimore. this has pretty good rains too, around 193. and also the washington, masonic national memorial. j most of us won't see anything tonight. generally, just a big muggy. morning camp temps 68 to 82. hot and more humid tomorrow. a couple of afternoon storms. then hot the rest of the week. but cooler over the weekend, and we have some good news over the weekend, i think. saturday is now going to be dry. that's nice. but 92 tomorrow. 92 on thursday. 93 friday, 86 on saturday. and back in the mid-80s on sunday, and that's with sunshine. that's a pretty good first week of august. >>> this is now june and july. so 2/3 of our meteorological summer. you take the max temps and average them, it's 15th hottest. 90-degree days. we've had 28. the 6th hottest when you average the m

he's joining the staff of howard university for a lecture series. for the coming academic year. he will consult with student leaders and others at the historically black college to develop ideas for his five-lecture series. he says he will donate his $100,000 salary to a scholarship fund for students from foster homes. >>> a paddleboarder had a close call with a shark at cape cod. the shark took a bite out of his board. he wasn't hurt by the shark but hurt his leg when he fell into the water. he said it was like being on a motorcycle and being struck by a truck. earlier this week, a great white was seal. cape cod politicians have suggested killing sharks in the interest of public safety. >>> and there was what little less of a scare on land. at the yankees game. a praying mantis found its way into the crowd, onto a man in the crowd in detroit. it added some excitement to what was otherwise a yankees blowout. oh, my god, that thing is huge. >> and he's so calm. he's like, come on, guys, what's the big deal? he's just looking for love. oh, man. >> he's just hanging out. >> i love

car carla is a howard university alum. those of you may have lived in this area you may remember her as carla mcguire back in the day. so i did see caitlyn roth, a couple of people tweeting pictures from houston a little bit of sunshine working lieu some of the clouds i saw that, tooment it was like the first since landfall on friday and i think just that brings in the optimism because we've reached the end stages of harvey sitting over southeast texas. certainly our problems there are not over yet and we've got a long ways to go with the flood waters reced ing, but just the fact that harvey is set to move out late tonight, early tomorrow morning giving all the whose tone ands hope. thanks to tropical depression number ten which is also on its way out. we should see some sunshine torp, too. a little bit of sunshine in the houston forecast tomorrow believe it or not. they are see ing the back edge of the precipitation move through their area, the western suburbs here in houston. let's take a look at some of these rainfall a

. >> she's a student at howard university. was runninger and in georgetown, including finding a place to park. >> crosstown, gary tells us he typically spends a lot of time searching for a space. >> i got lucky today. for the most part, it's 30 to 40 minutes to find a good spot. usually have to do a few circles aurnd town. >> a recent report from a transportation research firm find there's a cost to the drivers who spend so much time searching for a parking space. in new york, it will cost potential drivers $2200 a year. in los angeles and san francisco, just over $1700 a year. here in our area, more th stephanie is part of a team at the d.c. department of transportation working to reduce congestion in downtown traffic, including reducing the time people spencer chg for a place to park by implementing programs like adjusting the cost of mooeters to meet demands. >> there are a lot of demands. deliveries from amazon have to get delivered somehow. that's part of the challenge we need space for everyone to be able to use. >> she

third annual superintendents conference hosted by the school superintendents association and howard university. >> i'm representing mcgraw hill education who is not here, who might be on the agenda but i think i should be updated the

urban superintendents academy conference hosted by the school superintendents association and howard university. will hear from several superintendents, a textbook publisher and also john king conservewhoserved as education n the obama administration. >> kind of your thoughts to engage with some of the speakers for today but we're going to end his next bigger, doctor crystal laura who's the author of being bad my baby brother and the

comey has a new gig at howard university. he'll be hosting his own lecture series on campus. an invitation to be -- he'll also do five lectures on campus. the school says comey is donating his $100,000 pay to a scholarship. president trump fired comey back in may. >>> the washington national cathedral will make a decision soon about the future of two stained glass windows that honor the confederacy. these panels have robert e. lee and stonewall jackson. they were installed in the 1950s. the windows will move we're told by the officials there. >> for sure, those windows won't remain in their current place, in their current context. something is going to change. >> the cathedral already blotted out the image of two battle flags coming after the massacre in charleston, south carolina ziefrmg there is a good chance that a lot of us remember where we were when an earthquake rattled the area six years ago. the 5.8 quake damaged some of our iconic landmarks, including the washington monument and the national cathedral. it will be years before the cathedral is fully restored. as crew

mic michael at howard university. this came down about 15 minutes ago.r tre mcauliffe said when it comes to confederate symbols he's you wering localities to start that discussion now, he wants them to move the monuments to museums or other appropriate venues are you surprised we see the governor coming out with a statement like this >> i'm not. i think that the general mood is shifting on this issue, we've seen how it can shift fast on issues like the confederate flash flood as well as the statues, i think the argument that it's about heritage rings increasingly hollow to a lot people. at heritage based on support for slavery, so i'm not that surprised, no >> is there a place for the statues of the symbol somewhere in our country? we don't see statues to hitler or to the nazis over in germany. where do these belong >> on photographs. maybe, imagery . there's a part of me that likes the idea of museums. there's an educational component to this but the idea that they need to be in public spaces or college campuses or in communities around the country make

you went to howard university. omarosa: i started in ohio, where i played volleyball.i was part of the rotc there and part of black radio, wchu, i started at central state and then went to howard for my masters and doctoral studies. host: what position in volleyball? omarosa: i was a setter. quarterback. [laughter] i can't imagine, even though i am tall, i have incredible jumping ability, the setter really sets the pace of the game and the strategy for how to win. that is why i love to that position. host: let me go back to the college presidents meeting with the president, some graffiti was written. one of them, welcome to the trump plantation, the overseer. what was your reaction? omarosa: i was a rambunctious student. i was part of protest, i was part of the agitations that brought about the change we wanted. i think those protests the students are meeting is important. it is the only way to affect hange. i was not surprised. i know the students well. i'm a graduate and i taught there, served on the advisory board for mba programs. if students are unhappy with the l

high school students said they were harassed at howard university for wearing pro-donald trump year.iting the historically black college in dc with her high school she said a man started cursing at her. someone else snatching her friend's hat off of her and got it back but the students marked and other students videos and pictures of them calling them racist. the university responding in part students represent all that is right about america. rob: confederate monuments under fire, monuments to christopher columbus for alleged crimes committed against native people in the west indies when he discovered them and calls for monuments to george washington to be ripped down, washington was a slave owner as well as america's first president and a founding father who led america to victory against the british. we talked to people in manhattan which holds some spectacular monuments that are city's mayor is reviewing and deciding whether or not to ripped down. >> what do you think of calls for monuments like this to be taken down. >> a little ridiculous we have gotten to a point in this count

he is a phd candidate at howard university with a focus on islamic thought, muslim communities in the west, and violent extremism. from him we'll be hearing seamus hughes. he regularly provides commentary to media outlets, including the new york times, the washington post, msnbc, fox news, and the bbc. he has testified before the u.s. congress on multiple occasions. he has served on the lead prior to and ctc, he served as the senior -- as an advisor -- please give a round of applause as we initially hear from mohammed. muhammed: i want to thank the heritage foundation, in particular robin and his colleagues. seamus is a good friend and we have worked side-by-side. who are not familiar, this has been an organization that works on counter extremism. we work on the issue locally and my role is the new north america director, looking at these issues with the threat of violent extremism, certainly in the united states but globally as well. individuals.ed of our founder was a former extremist. he has recanted those views and has gone through a process of the reckless asian -- de-radicalizat

. >> reporter: a student at howard university.ay she was running errands in georgetown which included looking for a place to park. >> people like the convenience of pulling up right in front of the place. >> reporter: across town gary tells us he typically spends a lot of time space. >> got lucky today. i would say for the most part it is probably 30 to 40 minutes to find a good spot. usually have to do a few circles around town. >> reporter: a recent report found there is a real cost to those drivers who spent so much time searching for a parking space. in new york it will cost typical driver $2,200 a year. in los angeles a san francisco just over $1,700 a year. and here in our area more than $1,300 a year. stephanie is part of a team at the d.c. department of transportation working to reduce congestion in downtown traffic including reduzing the time people spent searching for a place to park by implementing programs like one that adjusts the cost of the meter to meet demands. >> there are a lot of demands. the deliveries have to

. >>> a building that is just blocks from howard university is a total loss. cleanup crews are working on the site. it's on sherman avenue in northwest. bulldozers collecting the rubble and clearing the lot. witnesses say the walls crumbled this morning as a nearby tree was being cut down. the building was under construction, no one was hurt but the structure cannot be saved. >>> oh, the years flown by and football season is upon us. everybody take a look. chopper 4 in the air in baltimore just about an hour and a half to go before the redskins beat up on the ravens. >> and it's only the preseason. fans are ready and our shomari stone is in the middle of all the action. shomari. >> it's funny you guys say it's only preseason. if youal here, you would think it was the super bowl. it was so intense. i'm like, no, it's just preseason. no, we have to win. we're here outside the stadium. you can see that it's filling up here. we have chopper 4, above let's take a live look from chopper 4. we're between the orioles stadium and this opened up three hours ago and ther

convenient for people who rely on public transportation, but to get to another hospital like howard universityprince george's hospital center the new moms and dads would have to take several different buss and trains. >>> a violent stretch prompted police chief to make changes to combat violence. as prince george's bureau chief tracee wilkins reports they believe it may be working. >> reporter: the police chief of prince george's county started 12 hour shifts for all officers. when he did that there had been 12 homicides in as many days in prince george's county. now we are taking a look at whether the effort has helped. as we talk to community leaders in areas where homicides happen they are saying they feel much safer in their communities and seeing more police and the police department is saying that the situation has flag saying this is an ongoing process. >> take ten days, a look at ten days of 12 hour shifts. we can point to 20% drop in violent crime and 90 guns being taken off the streets. >> reporter: prince george's county police have made two arrests of suspects in the double homicid

heather: former fbi director james comey joining howard university as an endowed chair in public policy fired from his post by donald trump in may, a series of lectures at the historically black college in washington dc, he will get $100,000 for the job. he plans to donate the money to a scholarship fund. >> two little boys braving the rain to respect the american flag, a teacher at their florida elementary school capturing photos of the two safety patrol students taking down the flag, completing 13 folds of the flag, that is happening in the pouring rain. >> i felt it was the respectful thing to do. >> we have good people in our country and we should all be good. rob: great kids, what a good start they have, the teacher posting the photos on facebook writing this is what respect looks like. heather: two stories that are polar opposites. let's see what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> coming up on "fox and friends," 14 minutes from now, former chairman of the oversight from committee, jason chaffetz, a bunch of stuff going on capitol hill, what is going on in the white house? contr

. >>> former fbi director james comey is set to deliver an address at howard university this fall, partries of lectures he's been invited to give at the university during the upcoming academic year, he will be paid $100,000 for his new role. of school officials say he's already agreed to donate the money to a university scholarship fund that supports students who come from foster homes. >>> in awake of the deadly protests in charlottesville, several colleges across the country are taking steps to address racial tension near america >> ten schools reading what they're calling a truth racial healing anding transformation grand that includes hasn't line university in minnesota using the money to create what they're calling a racial healing center. >> how many of you are just really interested in the topic >> summer of justice. >> thrilled you're all here >> a series of conversations on equity is one example university's aim to establish a legacy of inclusion >> we got to have real, honest conversations if we're i'm going to changes that you nation socially, economically, politically and in

this all according to researchers at howard university in washington d-c.first three to five years of your child's life are critical for their sleep development. having inconsistent childcare arrangements showed a pattern of less sleep and decreased comfort for kids. some of the symptoms noticed were shorter sleep duration, having trouble falling asleep and waking up more in the middle of the night. (mark) ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news... president trump holds a campaign style rally... and it turns violent as protestors clash with police. we'll have the overnight details. and the city of san francisco is bracing for violence this weekend. see what the organizer of the alt-right protest said overnight about the event and what he expects. and hundreds of parents are speaking out as they say too many kids are packed into east bay classrooms. why they're not happy with the district's proposal to fix the problem. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... sig alert n

. >>> and james comey about to becohe heading up his own lecture series at howard university. the school says it's delighted. comey has been out of public eye since his firing in may. he just accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker at howard's opening convocation next month for students. he will also conduct five lectures on campus and the school says comey is donating his $100,000 compensation to a scholarship. >>> president unplugged. mr. trump's unscripted remarks from his rally in phoenix last night still making waves today. the president taking aim once again at one of his favorite targets, the media. and the coverage of his response to the violence in charlottesville. >> he didn't say it fast enough! he didn't do it on time! why did it take a day? he must be a racist. it took a day. >> today in reno, president trump addressed the american legion and delivered a message of unity. white house with a look at that for us. >> reporter: and if you watched last night's speech versus today, would you have seen a very strong juxtaposition between the two. what was notabl

fraser-rahim: is a phd candidate at howard university. from him we will hear seamus hughes, the director of the program at george washington. he is an expert on terrorism and cve. he provides commentary to mediate outlets, including "the new york times," cnn, fox news, and the bbc. he has since applied before the u.s. congress on multiple occasions. he previously worked at the national counterterrorism center, leading efforts to implement a national cve strategy. he served as a senior counterterrorism advisor for the u.s. senator governmental affairs committee. will you please give a big round of applause, as we will initially hear from muhammad. mr. fraser-rahim: good morning, everyone. how is everyone doing? i want to thank the heritage foundation, particularly robin and his colleagues, a good friend who has come to a dialogue with and particularly i respect with the transatlantic connection of british americans coming together as well. who has worked side by side. for those who are not familiar lliam is anm, qui organization that works

he'll be hosting his own lecture series at howard university and as part of the job, comey will be the keynote speaker at howard's opening convocation next month. howard is paying him $100,000 but he's going to money to a scholarship. you'll remember that comey was fired by president trump just a couple months ago. >>> it's a highlight for any parent. even a former president and first lady. sending your child off to college. the obamas helped their oldest daughter malia settle in at harvard earlier this week. they were spotted in cambridge before she begins her freshman year next week. malie took a gap year after graduating high school to work, travel, and complete an internship. >>> talk about a major sports heartbreaker, coming up, just how close one major leaguer got to a no-hitter. >>> and getting ready from sandbags to bottled water, how residents in parts of texas are getting ready for tropical stor harvey thamt >>> folks are preparing for a potential disaster as a tropical storm moves toward texas. we're still probably about 20 hours from harvey hitting land, but it's getting st

comey will be the chair of public policy at howard university in washington d.c. s. he will also give the keynote address at the university's opening convocation. comey says howard university is the "perfect place to have rich dialogue" about issues we are facing today. this comes three months after president trump fired comey from his position at the f-b-i. (tiffany) still ahead on the kron four morning news... house minority leader nancy pelosi sits down with kron 4... and we ask her about this weekend's planned white nationalist rallies in the bay area. hear what she has to say about the groups and their right to free speech. and after the break... the price of raising a child is rising.. we'll tell you how you can better prepare, after the break.. no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( tiffany ) for your money. experts are coming out with different tips this morning to budget for a new baby in your life. they say it should start before they are even born.(ááávidboxesááá) experts recommend taking the time to research ch

union high school in pennsylvania dawned hats and trump shirts and marched into the cafeteria of howard university it was hbc and were just looking for lunch. students at howard say they were trying to cause trouble. >> i think they were right. >> i spent the past week traveling with mike pence through latin america. it is like a parallel universe traveling with the vice president. it is calm, organized. his influence is growing. we lost a couple of factions. reince priebus rnc camp. >> was it fun? >> yeah. a great time. >> here we go. dana? >> you heard that steve mnuchin has been defending trum top his classmates. he is also offering them jobs in the treasury department is. he had zero takers. and one wrote back, it is good to see you still have your sense of humor. >> he is doling out jobs. i knew you'd kill wp we'll be back with trump watch. . wp we'l back with trump watch. wp we'll watch. wp we'll be back with tru watch. e'll be back with trump w. a penny has never been more valuable. e'll be back with trump w. it's our back to school one cent event at office depot office max. 10 pack pens, o

the nearest hospitals are providence, prince george's hospital, and howard university hospital. each one is more than 20 minutes away from the united medical center. but we also want to report this morning that there's good news when it comes to medical care >> u.s. news announced its list of the best hospitals and 11 d.c. hospitals made the list. medstar georgetown university hospital in d.c. mary washington hospital in fredericksburg, virginia. inova fairfax hospital. and in fourth place, a tie between met star washington hospital center and virginia hospital center. each hospital was evaluated in 25 different areas of care. >>> right now, fairfax county police are doing all they can to find a missing teenager who could be in serious danger. they believe a gang may be targeting 18-year-old miguel carillo who has been missing since thursday. you see his picture here. he was last seen near his home on buckman road in the alexandria portion of the county. search teams have been combing the woods, they've used choppers and dogs to try to find him. >>> profit over a child's health.

this conference is hosted by howard university and the school superintendents association.live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. you can also follow the event at c-span.org. >> when you think about a one day festival, the national book festival. and you have over 100 authors, from children's authors, illustrators, graphic novelists, all of these different authors, they are there all day. over 100,000 people coming to soviet books and reading. you cannot have a better time i think. i am a little -- i am a library but any reader anyone that wants to get inspired, the book festival is the perfect place. >> booktv's live all the coverage begins saturday at 10:00 a.m.. with featured authors including pulitzer prize winning author's david mccullough and thomas friedman. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span2's booktv. >> next on booktv, black hawk down and killing pablo author mark bowden talks about his latest book, "hue 19

. >> reporter: geneva wheeler is a student at howard university. today she was running errands in georgetown, which included looking for a place to park. >> people like the convenience of pulling up right in front of the place they're going. >> reporter: across town, gary tells us he spends a lot of time searching for a space. >> i got lucky today but i'd say for the most part it's probably 30 to 40 minutes to find a good spot, usually have to do a few circles around town. >> reporter: a recent report by a transportation research firm found there's a real cost to those drivers who spend so much space. in new york, it will cost the typical driver $2,200 a year. in los angeles and san francisco, just over $1,700 a year. and here in our area, more than $1,300 a year. stephanie dock is part of a team at the d.c. it want of transportation working to reduce congestion in downtown traffic, including reducing the time people spend searching for a place to park by implementing programs like one that adjusts the cost of a meter to meet demand. >> there are a

he holds bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees from howard university. he set up and organized and iran the network of voa correspondence in place in kenya to cover this election. again, thank you both for agreeing to join us here at csi s this afternoon and if i can, i would like to turn to you victor for your comments on this election. each of our guests will speak for a while, and then we will open this up to your comments and questions. >> good afternoon. it certainly up pleasure to be invited here to talk about this election in kenya. it was such an event and it was great to be on the ground. as the ambassador just mentione mentioned, also the predictions, so many things that happened right before, but i can say that having been monitoring the development up to the election, it was an exciting time for everyone. this is because the stakes were so high. the incumbent was running to make sure he could secure a second term because it does mean a lot for him and his supporter supporters. he did a good job for the past five years for the opposition. it's

also working for nearly eight years with university of of cincinnati college of law in the howard university school of law receiving his undergraduate degree and his law degree from stanford. so we're happy to welcome you here today. and now you can begin with your opening remarks, mr. kaplan. >> mr. chairman i'd like to take the moment to ruth acknowledge my wife for her support and those who have worked with me over 30 years . en maya partner who was held the through the confirmation process. and then to sacrifice their husband. go ahead. i am sorry. [laughter] >>. >> it is a great honor to be here today with the nominee with theaters equity wonder -- undersecretary when i was said deputy assistant and i continue to be deeply impressed with the careful attention this committee gives to international trade. even with the entire career i was fortunate enough to run administration under president reagan with those countervailing duty cases including agricultural and semiconductors now called enforcement and after leaving i devoted myself to represent the american companies and workers in a wi

this conference is hosted by howard university and the school superintendents association. five coverage begins on c-span2. you can follow the event at cspan.org. >> this might be the only government class you ever take. you will be a voter forever. it will be a juror forever so i need to give you tools that will help you for the rest of your lives. >> tuesday at eastern, high school teachers discuss how current events affect their lessons on history, politics and government. >> as a history component, this is a chance for them to learn a little bit about their story. their story doesn't begin the moment they were born. it starts when people came long before them. if they start to realize this doesn't just start and end with me, but what i contribute where coming from is all part of the bigger story, that way it allows them to take in other opinions and perspectives of others through social media and also through video. it gives them a chance to really be able to think this is how i see the world but why is it that i see the world this way. how can i expand that a little bi

urban superintendents academy conference hosted by the school superintendents association and howard university. will hear from several superintendents, a textbook publisher and also john king conservewhoserved as education n the obama administration. >> kind of your thoughts to engage with some of the speakers for today but we're going to end his next bigger, doctor crystal laura who's the author of being bad my baby brother and the school to prison pipeline. doctor laura is a professor at university of chicago state university at work is about a young brother who went from high achieving student and the trouble in school and ended up in prison. and i think when you have these conversations about urban education and conversation in this space it's important for us remember that the school district sets the tone for the community and that part of the district is reflective of the community. i pleased and honored to introduce dr. laura today and welcome you for our cohort. thank you. [applause] >> hi, everybody. give me a favor and stand up and -- [inaudible] have a seat. in addition to the them

. >> james comey will deliver a convocation address at howard university this fall part of a series of been invited to give at the university during the upcoming academic year. he'll be paid $100,000. the school says he plans to donate the money to a university scholarship fund to support students who come from foster homes. >> coming up, president trump's science envoy has resigned and the unique way he did it is a trending story this morning. >> and six-year-old is credited with saving the lives of his twin cousins. >> as we head to break, a live look across the d.c. region. time is 5:11 and it is 73 degrees. we're back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> time is 5:13. here's a look at the stories we are following for you today thursday august 24th. president trump took to -- took another shot at the senate. the president tweeted that they are just waisting their time if they don't get rid of the legislative filibuster and go straight to majority. mitch mcconnell shot down the idea when the president first suggested it in may. >> today interior secretary ryan zinke and scheduled to reveal reco

former fbi director james comey has landed a position at howard universities it. the historically black college announced comey will be the keynote speaker. he will also conduct five lectures during the academic year. he has not spoken publicly since his testimony on capitol hill. we'll be right back. liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. i just snapped a photo and got an estimate in 24 hours. my insurance company definitely doesn't have that... you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance. >>> with a festering wound that is president trump's relationship with the republican party burst open last night as trump opaqueel badgered senators jeff flake and john mccain. first he went after senator mccain, never mentioning him by name but instead referring to his decision to vote against the repeal of obamacare. >> obamacare is a disaster and think, think we were just one vote away from victory after seven years of everybody proclaiming repeal and replace. one vote away. one, one vot

howard university student maya rogers says music is her life. maya rogers/ won formation scholarship: i cant imagine life without music. that passion helped this singer and songwriter earn a $25,000 schloarship from beyonce. the application process included writing an essay about how "lemonade" inspired her academic pursuits.maya: it was just overwhelming themes resilience and love and how love at the end of the day it trumps everything. it outshines everything. it heals everythingbrie bridge: the scholarship went to four female students studying creative arts, music, literature or african-american studies. rogers hopes to use this opportunity to help others. the musician says music helped her recover from a serious car accident several years ago. now she's using the money from the formation scholaship to take part in the music therapy certificate program at howard. it is going to allow me to finish the certificate program here at howard and a six month internship after that.in the end she wants to use her talents to help others heal. maya: it's

one of those people graduated from howard university, take a look. >> it was just fantastic. and it was well worth the trip. it was less than three minutes. it was a very moving experience. >> the absolute -- the total eclipse and totality, when i was looking through the camera and i got the big corona around it bursting out, that was awesome. it cooled about 10 degrees, that was cool. >> oh, that was cool to cool off just a little bit. it's definitely on the hot and humid side down here. but, just so really cool to see. i mean, just so amazing, the fact that you can watch this body, the moon actually just come straight across the sun the way it did and then we're had the total darkness. guys, it's very hard to put into words how cool it was. but everybody leaving here. nobody was disappointed as they moved out, but the one thing they did do, they moved out fairly quickly. here now, as soon as the eclipse was done, as soon as we're ended totality and saw the first sliver of sunshine, people are already starting to get up and starting late. because traffic has been a nightmare