president obama will speak tonight as will governors scott walker in terry mcauliffe. we will watch the arrivals over the next hour or so on c-span. now we will bring you the weekly addresses. president obama discusses his student aid bill of rights and representative stephen -- susan brooks of indiana has the republican response talking about the benghazi select committee's request for hillary clinton's e-mails. first, the president. >> in an economy increasingly built on innovation, the most important skill you can sell issue knowledge. that is why higher education is more than ever the surest ticket to the middle class. but just when it has never been more important, it has never been more expensive. the average undergraduate bars to pay for college into graduating with about $20,000 in student loan debt. that is why my administration is worked hard to make college more affordable. we expanded tax credits and tell grants and after largest reform to student loan programs in history, and fought to keep interest rates on student loans low. we acted to let millions of g

among those allegedly receiving favoritism, virginia governor terry mcauliffe. mcauliffe was seeking special cease is as for foreign investors through a program administered by that department. the report shows the number two official with the department of homeland security was unprecedented when he intervened. mcauliffe was trying to get these visas for wealthy investors for his greentech automotive company but mcauliffe is not the only official to allegedly have received this favoritism or this special treatment. coming up in our next half- hour, i'm tell you which other highly politically connected person allegedly received that treatment. more on that coming up at 6:30. back to you in the stiewld crow. >> nikki -- studio. >> nikki burr dive live on capitol hill. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is asking the appeals court to throw out his 11 corruption convictions or reverse them and order a new trial. he has been sentenced to two years in prison and right now is free pending his appeal. >>> martese johnson is expected to enter a not guilty plea t

according to "the washington post," mcauliffe asked them to process these applications in a timely fashion. >>> and afghanistan president set to speak in front of a joint session of congress. should be speaking any moment now. is expected to be a 40-minute address. president ashraf ghani here speaking on the house floor. lawmakers have been critical about u.s. troop involvement in what's become america's longest war, but lawmakers seem to favor the proposal by ghani to keep u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond the planned withdrawal of 2016. so right now 9,800 u.s. troops are in afghanistan. that number is expected to stay the same. the obama administration forgoing the plan to drop the troop numbers down to 5,500. afghanistan's new president says the concern is the growing crisis with isis militants and the fear that they coin spire rebels to destroy what the u.s. has worked so hard to accomplish for more than a decade now. >> richard, as you know in afghanistan hundreds of people are asking for justice for a woman killed by a mob. a 27-year-old woman beating, pushed off a roof run over and

. >>> governor mcauliffe is ordering all a.b.c. officers to be retrained immediately. he signed an executive order that requires agents to be retrained in the use of force, cultural diverse city policing and interacting with teens. mcauliffe already ordered state police to investigate johnson's arrest. >>> we've all seen the push for police across the country to build better relationships in the communities that they serve. d.c.'s police chief and other leaders held a town hall about the national crisis in community confidence. it's part of a series of meetings in the wake of the michael brown shooting in ferguson missouri. police chief cathy lanier told the crowd better community relations start with better recruitment. >> when you're evaluating a recruit's suitability for the job, whether in the academy and one performance measure that you rate them on, empathy. >> the town hall was organized by the international association of chiefs of list. >>> this morning three women and one man are waking up in jail in northern virginia accused of running a drug ring. spotsylva

. >>> just before he became virginia's governor in 2014 democrat terry mcauliffe's electric car company received special favors from the department of homeland security. p that's according to a "washington post" report. dhs inspector general says mcauliffe and other politicians were granted special visas and called it unprecedented. the report says the favors were not illegal, but did create the appearance of favoritism. mcauliffe's office says he asked dhs to process visa applications in a timely fashion. >>> $3.5 billion, that's how much federal workers and retirees owe in back taxes for last year alone according to the irs. about 3% of total workers and retirees owe money. housing and urban development workers had the highest raise. and workers at treasury including the irs, just 1.2 delinquency rate. but federal workers are more likely to pay their taxes. >>> spotsylvania county could be the prime location is for a professional baseball team. the supervisor told the freelance star there are talks to bring the hagerstown suns minor league team to the county. but a team owner says the

now, virginia governor mcauliffe is calling for an investigation in lights of these images. but you can expect more rallies in the days ahead as the images continue to circulate. and a lot of people police excessive force was used by police. >> even the uva president teresa sullivan were at a different rally outside a bar where johnson was arrested. johnson attended the rally and spoke briefly. he thanked people for their support. sullivan says she's asked the governor to look in to the consider and also asking students for help. >>> i'm not going to preempt or get in the way of the investigation. but i've asked our students who are eyewitnesses and based on the photographs i've seen i think a lot of students did see this. i've asked the students who are eyewitnesses to come forward. >> and this morning governor mcauliffe is demanding action. his office says he's concerned by the reports of the incident and has asked the secretary of public safety to initiate an independent virginia state police investigation into the use of force in this hear. >>> time now to check our fore

trading partners and governor terry mcauliffe wants to do even more trade. mcauliffe announced plans to visit cuba later this year on an economic trade mission. virginia has been trading soybeans apple, boultpoultry and pork with cuba. >>> some will stay away from the st. patrick's day parade because of the grand marshal, the governor terry mcauliffe. they oppose the governor's stance on the governor's stance on gay marriage and abortion. >> as catholics we have to stand up for the tenants of our beliefs. we don't believe in abortion. >> a spokesman for the govor says mcauliffe is a lifelong catholic who takes his faith very seriously. he also believes keeping government out of decisions that should be left to women and their doctors or consenting adults who love each other. >>> spring break just broke in charles county. three of the days, monday march 30th through wednesday april 1st will be snow makeup days. charles county has lost seven days to snow and only four are built into the school year calendar. student whoz are absent any of these day vz to expla

john: that's right, autria minutes ago we spoke with the virginia governor terry mcauliffe now calling for that investigation into the accusations of police brutality involving the arrest of that black university of virginia student left bloodied during a takedown. the video has gone viral. take a look. it was during st. patrick's day celebrations early wednesday morning. alcohol, beverage control agents wrestled 20-year-old martese johnson to the ground after the junior tried to get into a bar near campus reportedly with a fake i.d. angering students sparking a rally and prompting the university's president to now raise serious questions. some say this video captures yet another example of racial tensions between authorities and civilians. >> as a parent of a son and a daughter both of the same age in college, every parent sees those pictures and you're obviously very concerned so the investigation has just started. i can tell you this, i'm disturbed. >> i beg for you guys regardless of your personal opinions and way you feel about subjects to please respect everyone here. we're part

they are allegations that he spoke with terry mcauliff before he was the governor and mcauliff complainedt he was trying to get some of these wealthy donors and businessmen to be able to come here to the u.s. he wasn't getting it done. and. >> mcauliff and reid and hugh rodham wanted people overseas who invested in whatever they were doing, whether it be business or running for office, to get into the united states i guess on a plaintiff's exhibited visa because anybody could come here on a travel visa. but i guess they wanted to stay here or whatever. so they asked this guy to get them the special visa. is that what you are saying? >> that's true. and that he is accused of going around the normal channels, fast tracking and getting those things done in a number of these cases. now mr. miorkas who is number two at the department of homeland security says he repudiates the allegations against him. he disagrees completely with the report but that he quote will learn from it. >> he will learn from it, everyone. and it's tony rodham, all right, not hugh rodham? it's tony rodham who had a busi

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is ordering improvements to the agency responsible for the arrest. the u.v.a. community was outraged over the st. patrick's day arrest of martese johnson. johnson is a third year student. he required 10 stitches to a head wound from the encounter that ended with his arrest on misdemeanor charges. he goes to court on those charges tomorrow. governor mcauliffe meanwhile, has ordered the abc bureau of law enforcement to add training and accountability to -- also an independent review is under way. the president and board of directors of sweet briar college are refusing calls to resign. an alumni group accuses the school's leadership of breaking virginia's charitable giving laws. president james jones says the allegations are unfair and wrong. the group "save sweet briar" has raised more than $3 million to keep the private women's college open. the school plans to close this summer citing financial, recruitment and operational issues. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 concerns about the casino under construction at national harbor and why some say it's let

gary mcauliffe wants an investigation into this. this student was charged with public swearing and intoxication. also an alcoholic beverage control agent made the arrest though we do not know if he's the one whose face we blurred in this photo. a group claims the arrest was unprovoked. a statement from the governor's office says he is also concerned that they will continue to monitor this investigation into the use of force in this incident. >>> a scammer who targeted a pregnant woman in colorado seemed to have a change of heart. whitney has more on an all-too common scam with an uncommon ending. >> reporter: this is one of three businesses she owns. >> he knew about all of them. >> reporter: what started off as a normal morning. a scammer claiming to be an irs agent left her a voice mail. >> called it back. it was saying there was a lien on my property and i was being convicted of tax fraud. it sonded official. the criminal knew every detail. he started giving me personal information. he told me my address. every detail exception.

arriving tonight read speakers include the president barack obama, governor scott walker, and terry mcauliffe in attendance. we have seen members of congress arriving. current and former cabinet members as well. for more baseball homerun king arriving for tonight's gridiron club dinner. here on c-span the communicators is coming up next with mignon clyburn talking about the commission's rules for governing the internet. then former governor martin o'malley discusses data-driven decision-making. and then scott walker at a grassroots workshop in concord new hampshire. like c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to as a public service. host: one of the few people who has read the fcc's net neutrality order. mignon clyburn

mcauliffe's office said the democrat asked dhs to process visa applications in a timely fashion. >>> rescuers are expanding their search for a little boy missing for a third day in virginiap crews are working around the clock to find noah thomas. the boy's mother says he was in their home in pulaski county on sunday. he was supposed to be watching tv when she noticed he was missing. police believe the boy walked away from his house. a prayer vigil is being held thursday evening at the fairgrounds in that area. >>> major concerns about crime in northwest d.c. led to a packed house at a political forum tonight. residents want to know what the candidates for the ward for a council seat will do to keep their neighborhood safe. since they don't have an elected council member crime has become worse. and in the last three months there are 17 reports of gun violence. jackie bensen is live to explain. >> reporter: residents have sent a petition to the mayor, and they're asking don't just throw more cops at this problem. they say they want to see a long-term plan that leads to a solution of th

mcauliffe was among several influential democrats who received favors from then head of u.s. citizenship and immigration services. the favors were in the form of special visas for foreign investors. the report found no evidence, though, that laws were broken. a search is under way in california right now for a woman who police say has been abducted from her own home for ransom. denise huskins' family is pleading for her safe return this afternoon. police say she was kidnapped from her boyfriend's home. >> something's wrong there, you know. unless he was tied up. autria: police insist the woman's boyfriend is not a suspect although his car was taken from the scene. it's unknown how much ransom is being requested. jummy: the afghan president ghani is expected to get a warm welcome as he speaks in front of congress today. the white house says his speech is an opportunity to mark a new chapter in u.s.-afghanistan relations. relations that were strained between president obama and former afghan president ahmed karzai. president obama said the u.s. will leave its 9800 troops in afg

showed some favoritism towards hillary rodham clinton's brother as well as virginia governor terry mcauliffestory that will have some legs? >> i think it will have a little bit of legs. the biggest is the number two at homeland security alley may or cuss. the report wasn't that surprising. this is a situation where he intervened in a few cases and those he intervened benefited major democrats, terry mcauliffe and hillary clinton's brother. >> he came out and said he learned from the process. we'll see if there's any action taken from there. jonathan thanks for stopping by. >> thank you. >> it stunned drivers. the video that will have you rubbing your eyes. plus -- >> i want to take time and thank jesus. by jesus i mean jesus hernandez, my bodyguard and chef for the last 15 years. shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. for most people, earning cash back ends here, at

a day after governor terry mcauliffe ordered all alcohol beverage agents to be retrained. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in charlottesville now with what came out of this quick hearing this morning. jeff? jeff: certainly was. the hearing only lasting two minutes. both the defense and the prosecution agreeing to delay the case until may 28th at which point they believe the investigation by virginia state police will be complete in this matter. now, martese johnson did not speak before or after the hearing today. however, many u.v.a. students did attend court today wearing black saying it was in solidarity with martese who was a 20-year-old third year student at u.v.a. from chicago. today's hearing follows the incident early last wednesday morning when video captured abc officers holding johnson to the ground. his face bloodied after he was denied entrance to a bar in charlottesville. he was later charged with public intoxication and swearing and obstruction of justice although tests showed johnson was not drunk and witnesses say he was not beligerent.

the inspector at dhs says that mcauliffe and other politicians were granted special visas for foreign investors. the report says those favors were not illegal, but they created the appearance of favoritism. mcauliffe's office says that he asked dhs to process visa applications in a timely fashion. >>> former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. will be released from federal prison tomorrow and he will head straight to d.c.. his father will pick him up and take him to a halfway house here. jackson's wife and two children will join them. jackson spent 2 1/2 years in prison for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign money. >>> $3.5 billion, that's how much federal workers and retirees owe in back taxes for last year alone. work hes at treasury which includes the irs, had just 1.2% delinquency rate however compared to the general public federal workers are more likely to pay their taxes. >>> we should know sooner rather than later whether changes are coming to your kid's school calendar because of the snow days used. the "washington post" reporting the state board of education gave sta

we expect to hear today about governor mcauliffe's veto plans.lding a you noose conference a little later this morning. yesterday he signed the state budget. he has already vetoed six republican sponsored redistricting bills. he also said he plans to try to overhaul an ethics package p. >>> we have a school clothing to pass along for you. charles county schools says hal com elementary school in waldorf is closed today. there seems to be a problem with the school's well. once again malcolm elementary this waldorf closed for both students and staff pap. >>> and the rest of the kids will probably be dripping wet when they get into the schoolhouse today. >> grab the jackets, umbrellas, galoshes. >> it's a rain coat morning. put the hood up. we've got the rain continuing to fall. it will be with us here through the morning commute. so dress accordingly. and then the other rude thing that has happened is how cold it got. it dropped 35 degrees overnight. >> we won't blame you for that. >> spts thatisn't that sweet. as we look we're getting light rain th

. >> and this morning governor mcauliffe is demanding action, his office released a statement saying he's quote, concerned by the reports of this incident and has asked the secretary of public safety to initiate an independent virginia state police investigation into the use of force in this matter. we have a link to the arrest video on our website. nbcwashington.com. you can also weigh this on will on the nbc washington facebook page. >>> new this morning georgetown pike is open right now after this serious crash caused a car to burst into flames. take a look at the car. it's completely ruined. several people were hurt after will hit a pole and then caused the fire. at least one person was burned. fairfax county police say he or she was flown to the hospital. they did not say how many others were hurt in the accident. >>> georgia avenue is back open after a massive fire at a restaurant. one business was nearly destroyed. two others were damaged. megan mcgrath the is live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. investigators believe that the fire started inside the

virginia governor mcauliffe ordered an a.b.c. agents to undergo retraining the use of force you can culture ralg diversedy and interaction with youth. >>> new details on the status of a student who created an uproar by sending an offensive e-mail to fraternity brothers. megan mcgrath is live in college park with more details on this. >> reporter: >> reporter: it created quite an outcry and we're now learning about the university of maryland student who wrote it. the fact that they will not be returning to campus this semester. e-mail was sent to six other students and contains racial slurs and denounces consent for sexual activity. he was a member of the fraternity and mentions rush week. and in that e-mail the student wrote that certain ethnic groups should be banned from fraternity activities. the e-mail was written actually a year ago, but only recently came to the attention of university officials. an e-mail sent to students last night from the vice president of student affairs says by mutual consent between the student, his

the trip to cuba is one of five trade trips mcauliffe has planned for the year. he probably won't be the first u.s. governor there since the restrictions were lifted. new york's governor andrew cuomo is planning to go to cuba in april. >>> apple's widely used itunes and app stores are back up and running. there was a rare outage today disrupted service for more than five hours, frustrating millions of mobile device users. service was restored late this afternoon with apple apologizing for the inconvenience, blamed it on an internal error that bogged down its computer servers. >>> and there is troubling tonight for directv. the government is accusing the nation's largest satellite tv provider of misleading consumers about the cost of its services. the federal trade commission says directv's ads promise a discounted 12-month programming package but don't clearly disclose that this deal requires a two-year contract. directv tells our news4 consumer watch, quote, the ftc's decision is flat-out wrong and we will vigorously defend ourselves. >>> tonight a concert liter

. >>> governor terry mcauliffe is calling for an investigation into the amount of force used in the arrest of uva student martese johnson. >> he was beaten and bloodied when he tried to get into a local bar. delia goncalves has more on the story. >> reporter: the 20-year-old tried to use a fake i.d. to get into the bar early wednesday morning. the bouncer pulled him aside. alcohol beverage control officers showed up on the scene and within seconds martese johnson ended up on the ground and bloody. you can hear johnson tell officers he's a uva student, even calling them racist at e on point. witnesses say he pled for mercy but officers say he was agitated and beligerant. johnson was arrested for public intoxication, obstruction of justice as well. he was allegedly trying to use that fake i. dmpleghts to get into the -- i.d. to get into the bar. more than a thousand uva students held a vigil in protest last night on campus. a teary eyed johnson was there, too. >> it begs the question who are those people there meant to protect? >> reporter: johnson is an elected representative of the school'

it happened to be the time slot that terry mcauliffe didn't want his message stepped on so he gave it up for cruz. i think he decided to do it now as a strategy. he is lagging in the poles. he is doing better in places like iowa where the evangelical vote is more important. but what he gets to do now is leap frog in front of everybody else. can you imagine how much attention someone now gets for forming an exploratory committee, that's not exciting we have someone now actively running for president. he short circuited that, there is not that much time left. people will have to declare for president, the first debate is five months away. they need to start raising money. many are waiting until april 1st or later. so they don't have to worry about how much money they flaz this filing for the report that's will be due. cruz is setting an ambitious target of raising a million or more in this quarter to show credibility in that regard. he will be lagging people like jeb bush and some others in fundraising, but being first out out gate gets you more attention, and now that he has done it in

mcauliffe se cubae says cuba offers tremendous opportunity for virginia. >>> our time now is 11:21. >>> still ahead on "news4 midday," the free options available to file your taxes. what you need to know to save money. >>> plus protecting yourself while making extra cash. what you should do if you drive your own cars. >>> people across japan stopped for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit four years ago today. nearly 19,000 people were killed in that disaster. at least 230,000 people are still displaced. the 9.0 magnitude quake was the big nest japan's recorded history, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. >>> well there's just over a month left in tax season and millennials may want to take add vac of a few tips as they file. first and foremost don't miss the deadline. you can get an extension to file but not to pay. second avoid common typos by using low-cost tax software like turbotax. these sites help with calculations. millennials can also tap into big deductions for instance if you itemized deduct

governor terry mcauliffe has pushed for that since his election. snowed in with nowhere to go. how long some people had to wait for the snowplows and what happened when 7 on your side steps in. plus, how bad the snow sent the dmv and kimberly: the winter weather is pushing budgets into the red. the maryland state highway administration is already 36 million dollars over budget, not including thursday snowfall. vdot a $16 million over budget. a will make up the loss by deferring maintenance and repairs. the snow is also putting school systems in a bind when it comes to snow day budgets. arlington county is the complicated one, with just one day left for the high schools and none for the middle schools. the elementary schools are already one day over budget. charles county is one day over budget. macomber county, prince george's, frederick counties, and alexandria city have used up their days --montgomery county have used up all of their days. we have not heard back from the district just yet. it took more than 24 hours after this week snowfall for residents of a germantown condo

some of the expected attendees include president obama and governor terry mcauliffe of virginia. the gridiron club was founded in 1885, making it the oldest journalistic organization in washington, d.c. it's 65 numbers are reporters editors, and grow chiefs who work in the d.c. area. this is the 130th year for the dinner. it is a formal, wait time event known for featuring satirical speeches and skits from journalists and politicians. we will keep an eye on the arrivals for tonight to gridiron dinner as we are live from outside the venue outside the renaissance hotel in washington, d.c.

. >> and this morning governor mcauliffe is demanding action. his office says he's concerned by the reports and has asked the secretary of public safety to initiate an independent virginia state police investigation into the use of force in this matter. >>> 5:07. and today a d.c. police officer will be in court on charges he sexually abused two teenaged girls. 45-year-old darrell best is being held without bond this morning. a 16-year-old girl told police that best sexually abused her three times at the god of a second chance ministry church in southeast d.c.. best is a pastor at that church. a second victim says she was sexually assaulted in best's officer at d.c. police headquarters. >>> we're learning new details this morning on a pedestrian crash in montgomery county. the woman injured in that crash has died. today police are trying to figure out what caused the crash. chopper 4 flew over the scene about 7:30 last might shortly after the car hit the woman. the woman was crossing frederick road when the car traveling north struck her. it's no

>> reporter: joining me now for a snow measurement here at connecticut is terry mcauliffe the governorinia. governor if you just go over find untouched snow. use my official pat collins snow stick. >> are you ready? >> yeah. >> here we go. >> what do you got there? >> we got about 2.25 inches. >> and it's still coming down. >> if you live in virginia about 80 degrees, get out of the district. a beautiful sun tan. you need sun tan lotion over there. >> how do you like my sun stick sdwrvgts it's good. would you like to have one? >> love it. >> but you can't have one. >> 1922 biggest -- it's a big one. >> yeah. >> well to get one you've got to build a snowman. epter ernter our snow stick challenge. go home and work on it. >> back to the governor's mansion in richmond get the five kids out there, two dogs and do it's i want a stick. >> thank you, governor. >> thank you, pat. >> terry mcauliffe governor of virginia measuring snow here in d.c. >> pat collins, love it. >>> that's "news4 midday" but coverage continues at noon. >> stay with u >>> snow is blanketing the area now. road conditions

mcauliffe will hold a press conference later this morning. he signed the state budget yesterday and also vetoed six republican sponsored redistricting bills. he also said he plans to try to overhaul an ethics package. >>> in maryland, the state senate voted for a budget that restores funding for education that was originally cut in hogan's proposal. it also gives state woerks a 2% worker as 2% cost of living raise. >>> a california couple says that police have been reckless investigating their kidnapping case.northern california country he says they were home on monday when a man broke in and kidnapped denise huskins at gunpoint. her boyfriend waited 11 hours to call police. aaron quinn says he was tied up and drugged. police say the story sounded suspicious from the beginning, but they searched for two days. she reappeared wednesday at her mother's house. >>> today the university of oklahoma will release its final report on an investigation into a racist chant by fraternity members. the chant led to a shutdown of the university's sae chapter

because of this incident virginia governor mcauliffe is ordering all a.b.c. officers to be retrained immediately. he signed an executive order requiring agents to be retrained in the use of force, cultural diversity, policing an interacting with teens. mcauliffe ordered police to investigate johnson's arrest. >>> tonight there will be a vigil for a missing kinder garner. search teams are looking for 5-year-old noah thomas. his mom reported him missing early sunday morning. he was last seen at their home in the roanoke area. police do not suspect foul play. take a good look at him there. if you see him, please let police know. >>> want to show you will video here of an attempted robbery in northwest d.c.. attempted. police say the two men here didn't get away with anything. you can see them trying to use a screwdriver and a crow bar to possibly open this atm in a gas station on missouri avenue. we're old after some kirking ingkicking and pounding failed, they decided it's not worth it and drove away. >>> the fbi facing a lawsuit from a man who is serving time

so governor mcauliffe has ordered a full review. we are also hearing for the first time from elizabeth daley. in 2013 she was arrested by armed undercover abc agents outside of charlottesville store. they accused her of being alcohol underage. she was instead carrying a case of water. charges against her were later dropped. in a statement that was released just this morning, she writes i'm disheartened to see what has transpired this past week. i'm hopeful this new investigation will focus squarely on abc and its policing actions. abc 7 will continue to follow this story. leon: 150 people are presumed dead after a german jetliner crashed in the french alps. the black box has been recovered as the painstaking search for answers begins. ryan nobles updates the recovery and search effort. reporter: horror for the passengers and six crew members on board the germanwings flight from barcelona to dusseldorf, germany. >> the airliner then left this height after one minute to went straight down. reporter: the first reports from the crash si

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is ordering a complete retraining for the commonwealth's alcoholic beverage control agents. this comes after that high-profile arrest of martese johnson in charlottesville. state police are already investigating that arrest. and for the first time police narrowed the search for a person of interest after a lawyer was murdered at the donovan hotel just last month. they now believe the person seen on surveillance after david messerschmitt was found stabbed is a woman. according to a search warrant obtained by abc 7, credit cards condoms and clothes also found in that room. leon: jurors in the boston marathon bombing trial saw more potential explosives material found in the alleged attacker's home. among the items recovered from dzhokhar tsarnaev's apartment, b.b.s, nails and pressure cooker parts. they say that his brother tamerlan who died in a gun fight with police was the mastermind. alison: nigerian officials say boko haram kidnapped hundreds of women and children. 400 were abducted earlier month. the militants rounded up students and teachers from

virginia governor terry mcauliffe invited indiana companies to relocate, sing the virginia does not discriminate. a volcano in mexico, in western mexico. authorities issued a yellow alert saying that 300,000 residents should prepare for an evacuation. probably a good idea. this has erupted three times in the last five months. steve: wow and you hear the birds in the back chirping. i'm glad it is on their end. we have changes along the way rain tomorrow, but the next two days looking good. then we have easter weekend. we have turned the corner. outside right now mainly clear skies, passing clouds. 54 degrees at reagan national, the wind out of the west southwest at three. the dew point level is low humidity low, not bad. give it another month or so and it will feel a lot different. the high temperature made it up to 66 at reagan national early this afternoon. five degrees above average this time of year. 85 the record, 1981. the daylight hours, finally after 7:30 this evening was sunset. tree pollen, if your eyes are bothering you, scratching sneezing, that is because the tree pollen is in the hi

let's go to this potentially troubling story involving virginia governor terry mcauliffe.an internal review of homeland security shows mcauliffe received special treatment on behalf of the electric car company he co-founded before becoming governor. according to report, mcauliffe was among several politically influential figure including senator minority leader harry reid and hillary's brother, anthony rodham who sought to obtain special visas for foreign investors through dhs program. while the report found no evidence of illegal activity deputy dls secretary created an appearance of quote favoritism and special access for mcauliffe and others and his intervention on tear behalf was quote unprecedented. it's not the first his car company has come under scrutiny. it was investigated by the fcc in its conduct and in connection with the very same visa program. >> i seen a lot of those cars rolling around town. >> you will. >> if they need the help. >> it's rarer than a unicorn. i don't think they actually ever made any. what they're talking about. there was and may still be

today, governor terry mcauliffe announced the great harvest this year is 17% higher than last year, the second largest on record. virginia ranks fifth in the nation for the number of wineries, and there are more than 250 in the commonwealth. leon: 7 on your side marilyn says they will ban -- maryland comptroller says they will ban powdered alcohol. it was approved by the atf earlier this year. maryland official says they are concerned about misuse especially by minors. alison: lots of conversation about a picture on social media showing children climbing on the vietnam women's memorial. posted on facebook, it shows children climbing is a veteran in a wheelchair sits nearby. some are calling a disrespectful , all the way to kids being kids. the memorial is dedicated to women, most of whom served as nurses in the war. leon: facebook is launching new features, including ways to track online purchases. you also may be soon allowed to control devices such as your garage door. facebook will also support videos shot using camera technology. alison: brad bell did something today that few others

jay: virginia governor terry mcauliffe is calling for an independent investigation into what happened, whether excessive force was used or not. a warning, some of the content in this story is graphic. photo show the arrest of 20-year-old university of virginia student martese johnson by the virginia alcohol beverage control police. a photo snapped during the incident shows blood flowing from his face. according to published reports the abc agents who made the arrest said johnson was very agitated and belligerent. witnesses say that johnson was refused entry into the bar struggled with officers, and was eventually wrestled to the ground. johnson's attorneys said in a prepared statement "just before handcuffing him, they took him to the ground, striking his head on the pavement. he was charged with public swearing or intoxication." his attorney also said that johnson, a double major who holds leadership positions on campus, was devastated by the events. and two high-ranking officials said "we are outraged by the brutality used against the university of virginia undergrad student. this w

ultimately it's governor terry mcauliffe.in the commonwealth of virginia to now investigate the abc. he spoke just a short time ago, we caught up with him in morning in northern virginia and he likened this to a situation with his own child and said if this was something he had to deal with, he would be disgusted. you can see now that he's obviously feeling the emotions that this campus community is feeling. he's putting the pressure on his own organization, the abc in particular. >> david culver from our d.c. nbc affiliate. thanks so much. >>> police say members of the kappa delta rho fromaternity at penn state could face charges. police are investigating allegations that photos of undressed women were posted to this site. it was in an interview with the philadelphia magazine that one unnamed member says the reaction to those facebook pages is unfair and that the young men never intended to demean women. >> his main message to me was that the media have blown this out of proportion. >> so the fraternity's national leaders sa

governor mcauliffe approved a million dollar grant to help with that project. alison: b.w.i. airport is undergoing a $105 million expansion. maryland and airport officials say the investment will support the airport's growing international traffic and provide additional amenities for passengers. that includes a new security checkpoint, a connector between concourses b and e and two new gates for international carriers. the multiphase project is set to be completed in 2017. leon: amazon prime expanding its one hour delivery service. prime now is now available in parts of baltimore and miami. new york city is the only other city where it's been offered. this one hour service can be used by amazon prime subscribers through a mobile app for $7.99. two hour delivery is free. right now, it's only available in certain zip codes. amazon says it hopes to expand that soon. alison: coming up at 4:00, march madness. it's in full swing. we'll take a look at how the ncaa is making it easier for you to work on your bracket while you're at work? horace: i'm horace holmes live in the "7 on yo

new developments from that bloody arrest of the student at university of virginia, governor terry mcauliffe is ordering alcoholic beverage control agents undergo new training. agents arrested student martese johnson outside a pub earlier this month. he suffered cuts to the head requiring stitches. that arrest is now under investigation. under the governor's order abc agents will undergo retraining on the use of force, cultural diversity, and interaction with young people. >>> two young men in frederick are charged with opening fire outside a girls jv basketball game outside frederick high school last month leaving two boys murder. brandon tyler and chant -- hurt. brandon tyler and chandler davenport are the suspects. police won't discuss whether the victims are cooperating, but investigators say the victims and attackers knew each other but did not release a reason for the gunfire. >>> no charges, but the frederick county sheriff's office is investigating a drug overdose at oakdale high. five female students took prescription medications and got sick. four went to the hospital. a 15-year-ol

in the wake of the arrest virginia governor terry mcauliffe ordered all d.c. officers to be retrained and all alcohol regulators should direct their actions at establishments not at students. >>> how to improve relations between officers and the communities they police? that's what big names in law enforcement are talking about tonight at american university. jackie benson is more in northwest with what they discussed. jackie? >> reporter: one of the questions put to the panelists is how to regain the trust of entire communities and the a ens answers were surprising. the panel was made up of former police chiefs including cathy lanier and brought to be by the associations of chiefs. this is an effort to address the crisis in community law enforcement agencies after the unarmed shooting of michael brown. audience members submitted questions, including one that asked, what could do you in the 90 days to re-evaluate trust. >> when you're evaluating your recruits for the job, one performance measure that you rate them on empathy. >> do you incentivize on low-level

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is asking the state police to investigate the officer's use of force. meanwhile the arresting officers have been put on administrative duty. >>> tunisia officials are searching for pop accomplices. gunmen killed 19 people including 17 tourists. one was known to intel jechblt services though not for anything special. tourism is the element to tunisia's economy. tunisia's president said his country is in a war with terror. >> reporter: security forces stand guard outside the museum this morning as authorities hunt for two to three people tied to the alleged gunman. hundreds ss gathered for a vigil wednesday. two men opened fire on people getting off of the bus at the museum using assault rifle. others were taken hostage inside where they were killed. most of the victims were tourists. >> our hearts go out to the loved ones who were lost in japan and around the world. >> first lady michelle obama offered condolences. they stormed the museum and killed the two gunmen. their identities and motives are unconfirmed but australia's prime minister believes extr

in the case of terry mcauliffe as you mentioned under global crossing, i was around before that time,egulation of telecom industry which helped global crossing working with the clinton administration. this is same thing but in green types of formulations and by passing laws and by passing checks and balances do we have enough? probably not. can ones we do have be more reinforced? probably but you know, as was mentioned this idea of crony capitalism, inside a resolving outside the private to public sector to use the public sector to benefit the you is all wrong. david: that is awful. i hate it. you expect it from the united nations. not necessarily to the degree which we see it in the u.s. government. nomi prins, demos, thank you. gary kaltbaum, what a pleasure my friend. thank you very much. >> thank you. david: the u.s. army announces just last hour it formally charged former taliban prisoner and arm sergeant bo bergdahl with desertion. bergdahl was captured by the taliban after abandoning his post in afghanistan back in 2009. he was freed last may in a very controversial prison swap

. >>> governor mcauliffe will be in northern virginia this morning to mark the anniversary of the affordableact. he'll be in arlington. don beyer will also be there along with sylvia burwell and lots of people affected by the law. >>> maryland governor larry hogan's plan to increase the number of charter schools in the state could be in jeopardy. the "washington post" reports state senators are planning to strike down key provisions in the bill. hogan's plan would have given charter school leaders the power to hire and fire set admissions criteria and get more public funding. state and house leaders are working on their own separate plans. >>> all the teams from our area that you were rooting for no longer playing in the madness this month. >> upset losses by georgetown virginia and maryland this weekend mean a lot of you you were hoping for a decent bracket, whatever that means that the point. maryland posted a thank you to its seniors on facebook. that has more than 4,000 likes right now. >> and news 4 sports reporter carol maloney shows us how they're reacting in the locker room. >> repor

governor mcauliffe says all gifts should be limited to $100 total. he vetoed a bill that would have limited them to $100 each. the reforms come in the wake of the corruption scandal that led to convictions for former virginia governor mcdonnell and his wife. >>> organizers of a soccer match at fedex field are apologizing for pretty significant mistake. they apparently played the wrong national anthem for el salvador before a soccer match. the salvadoran deal members were confused. the organizer apologized and said it was a mistake. >>> the former governor of maryland takes a swipe at not one, but two possible presidential candidates. >> why martin o'malley is sounding off on hillary clinton and jeb bush. >> and new developments in the case against the so-called boston bomber. what the prosecution is expected to do in court today. >>> and a live look outside this morning. we're finally in for a bit of a warm-up. first we have to get through the morning. amelia will tell it us how high the mercury will rise. >>> 4:39. prosecutors are expected to rest t

speaks more than english that's spanish and some format or form of mandarin a good governor terry mcauliffe gateway for learning about other cultures not only tagalog but other spanish as well as japanese or mandarin asking for equal opportunity to try to make the funding a little bit more equal between the programs i really appreciate the $13,000 that i found out about asking for more okay. and thank you for your time and i appreciate our kindness. >> thank you very much let's see before we move on to questions or comments from colleagues, i will i'm going to turn it over to the superintendent to call on staff for further e bargs. >> i'd like to ask mr. young lee to set the context before we dive into the conversation, please. >> thank you, very much superintendent i'll do that make a couple of brief comments about the frame and the context and then ask mr. flemming to go to the detailed information as commissioner vice president haney said and his remarks summarizing the whole meeting last tuesday for folks that weren't there it was an extensive and substantive discussion and what we as s