david is a doctor in one of the city's largest public hospitals metro health is the safety net system for cleveland we take care of people were guard us of their ability to pay for a lot of our patients and the people that we take care of at metro health this is their one of the few strategies that they can use to get money out of the literature of say about the long term effects of donating blood to the weak i couldn't find anything in the literature describing what the effects or i know from talking to my patients who do donate plasma that they're tired so they get fatigued they have headaches but beyond that. now all i know is the red cross has one time a month and these guys are doing it twice a week. to talk to this individual who was donating my patient and he may not be able to afford a cell phone bill or rents and that is more important for his health potentially than the down side effects of donating because if he doesn't have a cell phone he can't get a job. or he can't pay his bills. you know how free is so. this is. the dilemma that weren't. but if you could earn extra mon

as well as ohio institutions such as the cleveland clinic, university hospitals at ce western, metro health. he championed, he championed the great lakes. and fought mightily to find a way to clean up coal. i can remember being on the republic side of the aisle. he said we ave to find a way to be able to use coal. he was always looking for a way to try to make life better. he advocated for the national endowment of the arts and cleaned up florida's everglades and led population of the children's farm at the national zoo. people learn when they come to public service at the national level, it's vy hard to accomplish things over a brief period of time. it takes a long time. it takes decades to do something of meri ralph certainly achieved that. and the cleveland "plain dealer" in 2010 quoted him nd i will he said bute to you, may ent tower rhetoric satisfy the partisans but doesn't move the legistive goal to the goal line and he was talking about breaking legislative gridlock and advocating bipartisan compromise. seeing bob gibbs on the floor night and my being on the floor giving tribute to

the national institutes of health, walter reed, and the medical center metro are just steps from each other. the 110-million dollar project is aimed at making the area more pedestrian-friendl y. an elevator will move people straight down to the metro. an underground pedestrian tunnel will allow people to get from one side of rockville pike to the other.. from n-i-h to walter reed. the project is set to be completed in 20-20. we're getting an update this morning on a major traffic project in the district. the section of beach drive between rock creek parkway and tilden street is expected to reopen any day now. when that happens, the stretch of road to the north will close. we'll get a progress report from the national park service at 9:30 this morning. the three-year-project is project is on completed by fall 20-19. and remember - seven is on your side, on the raods. sign up for traffic text alerts to get instant updates right on your phone. just go to wjla dot com, slash text. this morning we are remembering d-c news anchor jim vance. vance lost his short battle with cancer saturday,

busy area with the national is to do health, walter reed, and the medical center metro just steps away from each other. $110have approved spending million to make it more pedestrian motorist friendly. it is called crossing, drilling a massive hole to accommodate an elevator to take people straight down to the metro. the second part of the project builds an underground pedestrian tunnel. that will help people get from the side of rockville pike to the side of rockville pike. reed, ando walter vice versa, a lot safer. >> i think it is good. >> it will help a great deal. i cannot wait until it's done. will have to deal with inconveniences until the project is complete in 2020, including underground explosions expected to rattle life above. there will be one less lane in the months to come. q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: so here is another reason why you want to sign up for traffic text alerts. avoid the trouble on the road by heading to wjla.com/text. russia. in one tweet, president trump called the various russian investigations "a phony witchhunt." he said it was sad that republican ar

metro's safetrack initiative. the announcement will be made at 6:30 p.m. at medstar health's sports medicine facility. that's on 20th street in downtown d.c. coming up at six - a dallas cowboys player wanted. in prince william county. what the wide of in our area. plus - extreme spending. new details in the legal battle between johnny depp and his former manager. the actor's two million-a-month lifestyle. and concerts canceled. why singer justin bieber is pulling the plug on on his "world purpose tour", still ahead at six. today-- the washington nationals are waiting for an update on ace pitcher stephen strasburg. he left sunday's start against the diamondbacks after two innings with what he described as "achiness" in his forearm unfortunately, injuries are nothing new for strasburg. he underwent tommy john surgery early in his career and has also battled shoulder, back, and forearm issues. the team should learn more before first pitch tonight against the brewers. to footbal now - the tents are up and the team is ready! we're now just two days away from the start of redskins training camp. we got a fi

metro is down. alison: good stuff. "world news tonight" with jo ♪ jo ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ health care works best when it's centered aroundyou. we are kaiser permanente and we believe that with better research, the right medicine, and connected and comprehensive care, we're helping millions thrive. ♪ visit kp.org/wearekp to learn more. ♪ >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the russian meeting at trump tower. we have now learned there were others in the room when don junior took that meeting with a russian lawyer. tonight, the man born in russia, who allegedly once worked in soviet military counterintelligence. why was he also in the room? and why wasn't it revealed? >>> also tonight, the devastating images. homes swallowed by the earth, families barely escaping. we're on the scene. >>> inside the killings. what we did not know. authorities now revealing what happened on that property to those four young men who vanished. >>> severe storms hitting as we come on the air tonight. a treacherous commute.

metro stop. no word on the man's name or cause of death. >>> republican senate leaders may be ready to move on from health care, but house leader addressing hundreds of folks at freedom plaza last night. she told them their vocal stance is having an impact. >> let's appreciate those who voted right. when i say right, not only correctly but did the right thing for the american people. let's appreciate them. let's thank them, but let's keep the heat on for the others. >> you may recognize that guy right there, that's justin long, what a he's an actor and was there to show his support. >>> president trump keeping up with his push to repeal and replace the affordable care act and took his message to twitter this morning telling republicans not to give up, and this comes on top of several tweets yesterday where he threatened to end required payments to health insurance companies and that could lead to skyrocketing insurance costs for millions of americans. >>> staff starts work. secretary john kelly and the president had dinner last night. that's what you are looking at right there. this was at the trump international hotel. the retired marine

health care plan. joining me now to discuss all of this, a republican strategist political analyst and columnist, he writes the trump's america column for the metroers. good to see both of you. brian, you first, do you think it's necessary for law make ares to skip the august break 20 get down and dirty on this health care plan? >> it's not a bad idea, they had several years to come up with a plan, they have been working on repealing obama care. many insurers leaving the market. they have to fix it, they don't have the choice. i believe that a good answer is lock them in a room and make them finish their homework before they can go home for vacation. >> you said they have to fix it, it seems like people on both sides are in that same camp. it needs to be fixed. the issue is, do you repeal what is there, and not replace it with something, but perhaps later. or as some democrats say, don't repeal it at all, just fix it? which is it? >> the issues whether the name is repeal or you call it a 23i678, the main issues involve medicaid expansion and insurance regulations the issues remain the same no matter what you call it. and those sort of impasse tha

you to look at a program and see that they are there but gel creative, metro weekly, washington blade, glamma, whitman, walker, health. village heart, co-housing, compass reality. 1 washington circle hotel. -- the society for scientific study sexuality. town, nelly's and drinker and [ inaudible ] -- -- we got a lot of time to talk and a lot of things came up and i know we're going to have a great conversation. go ahead. >> yeah, good evening. hello? okay. first of all i wanted to talk about some things that really concern me. this country is leaning more closely to the period that have not broken down racial bias. i think it has become a country of the haves and have-nots, the privileged and the underprivileged. what is disappointing to me we forget no too long ago the people, the have-nots were african-american people, blacks in this country because of disparities in civil rights laws in this nation. and those persons that we were talking about and we were empowering in those days, struggling in the civil rights era were embarrassing to most of us because they were uneducated and they did not know how to articulate

metro, suzanne kennedy. autria: seven is on your side this morning. a linn county chipotle will reopen after a healthcare. this is the location on route seven. multiple people reported getting sick after eating there. theotle is working with county health department to resolve the situation and get the restaurant sanitized a seafood festival with some political flavor, the 41st clambake isler talk scheduled this afternoon. it is the last before the gubernatorial primary next june. governor's office and all the 188 legislative seats are on the 2018 fell it. larry: looking for v.j. in there. autria: in your neck of the woods. going to be warm for those folks cracking crabs. veronica: it really is going to be a notable event for the d.c. area, when you consider how high the temperatures will be for such a long. time.e -- long period of pre-hydrate today. veronica: carry the water with you and have little sips along the breaks. 4:00, 96 degrees, that is the actual air temperature not considering how humid it is going to be. these numbers are throughout the area. closer to the water around annapolis and l

find out where the health care battle stands now and whether the gop is closer to getting a bill passed. >>> have you heard more about metro track work. the impact to riders. >>> plus, we're staying on top of the breaking news. more team coverage on the latest crash on the beltway. ♪ ♪ award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances. you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. >>> president trump under fire. his son met with a russian lawyer during the campaign and lawmakers are firing back on a plan to get help from the russians on a plan for cyber security. >> enormous assistance in that since he's doing the hacking. >>> a murder mystery honoring the life of someone in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> he loved his family. >>> the ride-on bus crash with passengers on board. the action taken this morning. >>> waterproofing metro? the changes happening while you were sleeping and

health care. >>> after the international robotics competition here in d.c. the girl's team won virtually for sustainable excellence and courageous achievement. the team talked to our doreen gentzler. >>> metro is now back to normal. southbound columbia pike at new hampshire avenue do have that crash still reported that we were letting you know about. inbound there, kenilworth at eastern, disable vehicle still hanging around. >> you see the sun in your traffic cameras. it is heating up quickly. 95 today. smierl. most area won. as we go into the weekend up 90s. really hot and feeling around 105. >> two chances for rain today. slim and none. >> we're going to need it. >> i don't think none is a chance. >> not at all. >> that's the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a great weesday, dn hundreds of dollars on youmy car insurance. saved me huh. i should take a closer look at geico... (dog panting) geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating! speaking of service? oooo, just out. it was in. out. in! out. in! what about now? that was our only shuttlecock. take a closer look