he asked michelle to stick with him that night and she did. and then everything went sideways. >> worst date in the world. >> what went wrong? >> i don't know. i was totally off my game. couldn't speak. it was terrible. but then i asked her out again and she said yes. >> did you something right. >> i must have. i don't know. or she felt sorry for me him. >> next thing you know, they were getting pretty serious. >> after she came along, oh, my gosh, the world just totally changed. >> they married and tipped it to work together. not long after, along came two daughters. but even as busy parents, dan and michelle always planned a date night every other monday. memorial day 2012 was no exception. how was she that night? happy? >> absolutely. >> reporter: normal? >> uh-huh. normal. >> reporter: the next morning, michelle got up to go to thermo fisher even earlier than usual, to wrap things up before enjoying some "staycation" time with the family. dan stayed at home. he'd already started his week off. >> she wakes me up, kisses me good-bye, says, "

>> michelle wouldn't let us.ean get them to fill in the grave? >> yes. so, we just immediately jump out of our car and we start rushing to the graveside. and she calls the police on us. she calls the police at my brother's funeral. >> reporter: yet, for all the chatter about jack, that he might have killed his own son, detective brook's instincts said no. jack's alibi checked out. he was fixing his roof afternoon of the murder. and those tears in the interrogation room -- >> i did not feel anything as being fake from mr. despain. he appeared to be a broken man at that time. >> reporter: so what to make of the fractured family and all the bad blood now tangled up with so much grief? detective brooks thought back to his interview with michelle's dad, carl, the man who pointed a finger at jack on day one. >> he told him he didn't want to have nothing to do with him. >> reporter: carl said he'd been in marc's house not too long before the murder, dropped off some rent money. >> why didn't they shoot me instead of him

michelle: thank you. stay with abc7 for breaking updates even when you are away from the television. subscribe to the breaking news text alerts by going to wjla.com/text. enter your phone number there. the other developing story at home we are facing dangerous heat this weekend. leon: that is right. power problems downtown forced several buildings including museums to close for the day already. michelle: the heat and the humidity could make it feel well over 100 degrees. leon: that is nice and toasty. we have team coverage on the heat this everything beginning with our chief meteorologist doug hill. hot stuff. doug: absolutely. if you look now from the h.d. weather bug camera in alexandria belle haven country club. it looks nice until you get to the combination of the heat and the humidity. these are the feels like temperatures. combination of heat and humidity. 105 in leesburg. 101 downtown washington. 99 in annapolis. 98 in manassas. as we get through the next couple of days we will see more of this. te

michelle: that is right.one petition is to have the "grey's anatomy" star another is to save his job. they called the speech racist and has 5,200 signatures. but the support petition has 19,500 signatures. the show creator shonda rhimes tweeted, "boo don't need a petition." she used the #shondarules. she is in charge and she decides dr. avery won't hang up the white coat. scott: hollywood controversy. all right. well, it's neon green toxic invasion. officials in florida calling unprecedented green algae prompting environmental, economic and health concerns. michelle: elizabeth hur has the latest on the state of emergency in the sunshine state. reporter: this green slimy mess that looks disgusting and smells even worse -- >> smells like death. dead, rotten fish. reporter: is toxic algae closing several beaches or swimmers into spectators along florida's treasure coast. >> got a car full of snorkeling gear and can't get in the water. it's terrible. reporter: so far a state of emergency declared in four counties

michelle: a lot of cash. our abc7 instapoll at wjla.com/votenow raises the question -- if you are playing, which one are you going after? the mega-millions, the power ball or both? leon: if you could play both, why wouldn't you? michelle: why not? if not, go for the one with the higher jackpot. leon: that means if you have so confident in your luck you only need to buy the one ticket. michelle: i mean, if you only have one buck, the power ball is two bucks. so if you are going to choose -- alison: okay. that's good reasoning. leon: if you say i don't need to play both you probably have enough money as it is already. keep it moving. alison: if you win either of the jackpots, you could have all the burgers you want for the rest of your life. this year's contestants have had enough. the sights, the sounds and the winner of the annual burger-eating contest downtown. that's next leon: forget about coney ilap. jay korff takes us downtown where people filled up on burgers at a nauseating pace. jay: some of the burge

michelle: it's independence day. in the nation's capital, folks are preparing for a soggy fireworks show on the mall. jonathan: the timing of the rain is critical for tonight's display. thank you for being with us at "abc7 news at 4:00". we have team coverage to help you plan out your night. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the rain. sam sweeney is on the national mall where the crowds are gathering. michelle: kellye lynn is monitoring the postponements that are already coming in. we begin with doug hill and the all-important rain timeline. doug? doug: at noon today, four hours ago here we were talking about the little prospect that we might get a little window, a little break this everything. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, between systems moving through the rain. that is still a possibility. look at the numbers. 69 at falls church. 70 in chevy chase. who thought on the 4th of july we'd say take a jacket tonight, it will be cool? it is. this may wind up the coolest 4th of ju with the folks in town. one area of moderate

michelle obama went there.nd not necessarily on issues, the political issues, but in a broader, i think, more important way. she positioned hillary as the protector of the next generation, coming from michelle obama, as first lady, as a beloved mother, that's a really big deal. >> i would say, like, if we look at the polls that have been coming out, it can help us understand what the clinton campaign's strategy is here. we saw the pew poll, it said that 90% of people who are consistently with bernie plan to vote for hillary clinton. so, they can conclude that those people are probably okay. then we look at the cnn/orc poll and it shows that trump is gaining the independents so it seems that independents are where they need to gain ground and the trustworthiness and honesty is a big issue with those independents as we've seen all cycle. >> and elizabeth warren has been somebody who's been an attack dog for hillary clinton against donald trump, you know, and last ni night, elizabeth warren tried to talk about hil

she was reviewing michelle obama's speech. it was a great speech and something got left on the draft. just be with honest. >> go ahead, abdi. >> i thought she did a nice job. i think there will be an attack in the media for nitpicking. and i think it's close, but it's not so -- okay, it is kind of close. >> for the audience to understand how this works, it's not as if when someone gives a speech, they write it themselves. there are speech writers. i agree with amanda, it should have been caught. but this is not something we can attribute to melania trump. >> with but -- >> no, she did not. >> yes, she did! >> taking it out of cop text. she said i wrote this with as little help as possible. >> except the part that was plagiarized. >> donald trump and his campaign have set the bar so low that now all of a sudden plagiarism is, oh, my god, that was a mistake. >> i want to talk about that setting the bar so low. as i was sitting there watching the speeches, right, and oh, the speech was great, i wasn't feeling the speeches were al

michelle: new developments. after proclaiming his innocence, justin wolfe entered a guilty employee. he admitted to his role in planning daniel petrole's murder. we have more coming up at 5:00 including how much of the 41-year sentence wolfe is likely to serve. alison: turning now to vote 2016. the third night for the republican tonight's speaker includes ted cruz, newt gingrich, marco rubio, governor scott walker and donald trump's running mate governor mike pence. some of the biggest name on the g.o.p. side of maryland politics are not there with the republicans in cleveland. our maryland bureau chief brad bell is live where the annual j. miller cause clam bake is wrapping up. brad? brad: you can't hardly blame me for finding this excuse for a story today, right? to get to a crab feast in the beautiful town on the eastern shore. i am not alone here. this is a political event. frankly, many of the people here are not just for the crabs, they are here because they don't want to be in cleveland. clams by the ton,

michelle: thank you. already, fireworks show have been postponed for annapolis canceled its parade. those braving the weather for the fireworks on the mall are having to get pretty creative to keep dry. sam sweeney is live on the mall and he continues the team coverage. how is it going out there? we see the folks setting up tents. sam: the fireworks forecast is not stopping any of the people. we talk to the organizers in the past few minutes. they tell us they still expect hundreds of thousands of people to come to the national mall. one of those families right here, the eastons have been out here since the -- eastmans, excuse me out. here since 11:00. this is a >> we are trying to get a dry patch. since we hauled it out we are staying for whole thing. >> you left early last time. what did you bring and how did you stay busy today? >> everyone has their electronic devices. they have been on facebook and everything. we have a small puppy to keep us busy. we play card games and brought us food and keep us b

stay michelle?helle: a retired corporal in the army now truly coming home for the first time today. he opened the doors this afternoon to his smart home built and designed specifically for his needs. our amy aubert was there for the ceremony. amy: for army corporal david bixler, a homecoming unlike any other. >> our freedom. it was not free. it's paid by those who gave all. i only gave some. amy: silver star recipient -- >> some gave all. amy: -- recognized for the historic actions in afghanistan in 2010. >> ♪ my home sweet home amy: now raising the flag for the first time at a home all his own. they are building his smart home. customizing it for his needs. >> you see all the space, how he can put his chair under amy: frank says they have more than 50 home projects underway or completed for injured service members. >> we are going to stand tall for our great american like david bixler for the five great americans who gave up their lives while protecting, while protecting this great country. amy: an

michelle? michelle: let's revisit the veep stakes. right now french democratic nominee hillary clinton is campaigning. alison: joining us to a face here, tim k jeff goldberg is in annandale. i guess she is hoping kaine could deliver a swing state for her? jeff: this is a possibility. he is popular senator, popular former governor and popular former mayor. moments ago, all the things you expect a number two to do, attacking donald trump and pumping up hillary clinton and speaking in spanish. which would broaden his appeal with latino voters that are crate call in this race -- that are critical in the race. let's take a quick listen. >> i saw this back years ago when i was teaching at the university of arkansas. i met a lot of students who scraped together the money they needed for tuition but then something happened. there was a sickestness in the family. the car they forth broke down, the child care arrangements collapsed. they couldn't go on. so we started something called the arkansas single parent scholarship fund. we have now prov

the conversation changed and tonight, as a democrat, michelle obama made me proud. >> michelle obama took on donald trump as only the first lady could. the let's listen. >> ta is what barack and i think about every day as we try to guide and protect our girls through the challenges of this unusual life in the spotlight. how we urge them to ignore those who question their father's citizenship or faith. how we insist that the hateful language they hear tr public figures on tv does not represent the true spirit of this country. how we explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don't stood to their level. no, our mott to is when they go low, we go high. with every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. we, as parents, are their most important role models. and let me tell you, barack and i take that same approach to our job as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country. this november when we go to the polls, that is what we're deciding. not de

michelle: thank you for that. if flying doesn't cost enough. "7 on your side" investigation learned travelers in the d.c. region are leaving tens of thousands of dollars behind every year. at the security check points. where does it go? chris papst ha chris: if you have flown lately you know it's expensive. the tax and the fees add up. so does the loose change. the pennies, nichols and the quart -- nickels and the quarters people leave behind at security. >> i would guess over a couple hundred thousand dollars a year. >> two or three million dollars. >> how about somewhere in the middle. federal numbers show in 2015 the t.s.a. collected $765,000 in loose change. nearly twice the amount from 2008. >> wow! that is a lot of money. chris: locally, reagan national pulled in $11,000. b.w.i., $13,000. dulles topped the list at $22,234. so what does the government do with the money? well, it keeps it. in a statement, the t.s.a. toll the i-team unclaimed money directed to critical aviation security programs. such as >> the

michelle? michelle: all right, steve, thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- after attacks overseas some are wondering if u.s. airports are really secure. sometimes it is what you don't see that is raising red flags. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner's to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. jonathan: after the airport attack in turkey creptly man u.s. airports could be next. national correspondent jeff barnd has more. [sirens] jeff: after the turkey attacks there is a heightened presence at several u.s. airports.

michelle: then later. it was a huge sigh of relief it was over and we could move on and we won't have it hanging on the back of our heads. michelle: a mother of three becomes a mother of nine and makes good on a promise to a friend. reporter: a firsthand look at the challenging work done by crews for safetrack surge 5. we take you on michelle: today baltimore had its own version of the runging of the bulls. this was not a planned event. two bulls escaped from a slaughter house. they didn't get far. they made it only a block before stopping to eat some grass and that is where they were picked up. jonathan: who could blame them? time for a check of the traffic situation. hang la foster keeping an eye on how -- angela foster are keeping an eyeon how things are moving or not moving. angela: "not moving" is the right phrase to use. the interstates are stacked. leaving the capital beltway, especially interstate 95. we are looking at a live shot on the other side of the screen there is no traffic. northbound 95 i

michelle: thank you. alison: the company responsible for maintaining the grounds at arlington national cemetery say it has arranged to stay staffed as long as the employees stay on strike. as sam sweeney reports the issues are familiar. pay and sick time. sam: good afternoon. organizers here tell me this has never happened grounds crew, landscapers walking off the job at a cemetery. that's what they did this morning. they say they have been negotiating in good faith for the last year on a quest for better wages but received nothing. the guys make on average about $13 an hour to keep the grounds here at arlington national cemetery beautiful. they work hard. they work in the heat. but they say they are not paid enough. they say they are making about $13 an hour. and do not get any paid sick time. they are asking for 4% pay increase, which is 53 cents an hour. many of the guys here that worked here for five or six years say they never received a pay increase. >> there was tension when they first organized an

that was first lady michelle obama. in a speech that jabbed trump without mentioning his name, but giving a ringing endorsement of hillary clinton. a person over the course of the last eight years, there were not always great ties to. michelle obama walked away from the night as a surrogate that the clinton campaign wants to deploy over and over again throughout the course of the campaign. she was so effective "the new york daily news" changed the front page to reflect her impact on the convention. that is no small thing. leading up to the michelle obama speech, guys, it was tension-filled to say the least in the arena. there was booing and mocking and chanting. michelle obama started and that all stopped. that may have been a tipping point. what a night tonight. bill clinton will take the stage to speak. before that, another opportunity for bernie sanders fans who have not gotten on the hillary clinton bus, a point to cause trouble. a roll call. you want to talk about how they are working together behind the scenes. th

it may have been michelle obama's speech. that becomes the most important moment of michelle obama. >> a couple of things can be true at once. the first lady was able to transcend some of the chaos in the hall and what we saw play out in philadelphia yesterday. someone and you are right, someone to explain the commitment to service. i do think democrats, first of all, if we are going to scrutinize the republicans for the ted cruz moment. there was not something as bad as that, but there is disunity here. hillary clinton has to be careful of what is bubble in the democratic party. they have to watch it closely before it spills over. >> what does that mean? that is bubbling. what should they do? >> i think hillary clinton has done as much as she can do credited bring. she has moved as far left and still be credible. embracing so much what he stood for. the reality is how noisy the room is. people who felt betrayed by elizabeth warren or the black lives matter. the libertarian candidates could be a destination for the millennial

michelle: thank you.ew at 4:00 for us a second suspicious package in six flags america in upper marlboro has been cleared. the park was closed after a bomb threat was called in. prince george's county police and firefighters completed searching the entire theme park an hour ago. the visitors were never allowed in. now open for business. leon: updating a story breaking at this time yesterday. three people were taken into custody following a chase that ended not far from the capitol. shots were fired atpolice with a machine gun. that prompted the three arrested appear in court today. alison: that was the second incident in which d.c. police were shot at yesterday. earlier a shotspotter device led officers to an apparent carjacking. when they arrive suddenly they were the targets. originally five were taken into custody. four of them were victims of the carjacking. one person was charged in court today. michelle: the shootings in d.c. weren't preplanned like the ambush in dallas. today funerals for three of

michelle? michelle: today, one member of congress officially dropped his bid for president endorsing his rival. as emily schmidt reports, senator bernie sanders joined hillary clinton at a rally in new hampshire and endorsed her run for the job. reporter: 162 days after the first caucus goers in iowa chose between sanders san and hillary clinton starting months of battles. the democrats race is settled with the long awaited sentence. >> i hav as clear as possible as to why i am endorsing hillary clinton and why she must become our next president. reporter: an endorsement of a candidate sanders long criticized for not being progressive enough. he says it's no secret they disagree on a number of issues while pointing out cooperation. >> we produce by far the most progressive platform in the history of the democratic party. reporter: united for policy. united against a person. >> we are joining forces to defeat donald trump. reporter: trump slammed the new alliance treating sanders was not true to

michelle: absolutely. jonathan: most 5-year-old girls are interested to play with baby dolls but a virginia girl is focused on helping others try to be healthy. michelle: she has started a garden in her community. as eileen shows us she is invited you to come pick fruit and veggies. >> 'tis the season for gardening. can you imagine a 5-year-old creating her own garden? lyric here created lyric's garden. what made you decide to make your own garden? >> well, i started a garden club because i wanted to help people so, so much. one day told help so much people. >> you have decided to create a garden full of veggies that you give to your neighbors and people in the community for free. what are you growing in your garden? >> well, i have tomatoes and string beans, and green peppers. more string beans. cucumbers, radishes and peas and egg plant and squash. and cucumbers. >> my goodness! look at this big cucumber. it looks like it's ready to picked. should we pick it right now? >> uh-huh. >> how do we do this? >>

oh, the lady who went after michelle?ool, but she should have gone before michelle because my first lady brought it. why can't michelle run for president? is it too late? or is it too soon? because everyone would vote for her. >> larry: okay, robin. you're a little obsessed with michelle right now. luckily, we also sent franchesca to the convention. maybe she did some actual reporting. franchesca, are you there? >> yes! i was here the whole night. i was covering the cory booker speech. >> larry: oh, great. any observations about that? >> got it all on my phone, larry... but i threw that once michelle started speaking! (cheering) she was (clap) amazing! >> wasn't she great?! >> yaaaas! when she said, "i wake up every day in a house that slaves built?..." >> i need to get a house that slaves built! (laughter) amazing. >> larry: ladies! ladies, please! nobody's getting a house that slaves built! the speech is the only thing you remember from last night? it was great, but it wasn't life-changing. >> what did he just say? >> l

michelle: thank you. stay with abc7 for updates on the heat and the next chance for storms on all platforms. that is facebook, twitter, wjla.com and the stormwatch7 app. all there for you no matter where you go. all right. developing around the nation now. deadly police shooting caught on camera. the video too graphic to show the conclusion. alton sterling pinned and then shot. as elizabeth hur reports, the investigation into what happened leading up to the deadly decision is just now getting underway. >> he is 15 years old. >> overcome with emotion, 15-year-old cameron sterling broke down in front of the camera. >> as a mother, i have now been forced to raise a son who happened to his father. reporter: his father alton sterling shot and killed by police. >> get on the ground. reporter: the takedown caught on cell phone video posted online showing officers now identified appearing to wrestle with sterling. then opening fire. >> they shot him? my goodness. reporter: police say the officers were responding

michelle: right. while we haven't seen a threat yet this summer you can still feel like what it's like to be in one. alison: we sent eileen out to college park to do just that. >> we are standing inside a wind tunnel about to simulate hurricane-force winds at the glen l. martin wind tunnel at the university of maryland. i'm joined by two doctors with the university of maryland. what kind of research are you doing here to help better prepare structures in the event of hurricanes? >> well, we test a few things for survival at hurricane speeds. for example, the gen electricity goes out. those have to tested up to 150 miles per hour to be sure they will keep working. >> so now is the time to prepare. you work with flood research. you know a lot of wind and water in our area. what do we need to do to be better prepared. >> you need to know what the risk is. are you subject to flooding? is it wind? wind will be everywhere. are you prepared. >> right now the atlantic hurricane season pretty quiet but we'll b

michelle: interesting. still to come for us on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- emotional words from prince harry, as he talks about his mother. the late princess diana. hear what he said about her at a global conference on aids. >> we wanted to bring it to some more light and let everyone know we need to get together. we deserve our money back. leon: coming up ahead at 6:00, out of lock and out of cash -- out of luck and out of cash. "7 on your side" trying to help a couple get steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin live at the citi open. a beautiful evening underway. a few clouds here and there. temperatures will be in the 80's. take a look at the weekend forecast. if you are headed down to the open, dress comfortably. have lots of sun screen. drink plenty of water. highs close to 100 degrees with feels-like temperatures around 105. some locations even hotter than that. take a look at the next seven days. we are at the beginning of a strong stretch of hot, hot weather. temperatures upper 90's for the weekend. and then by mo

a tsar, daniel miller and michele lazcano are live in michelle's hometown of scituate. good morning, guys. >> good morning to you. we finally made it to our 6th zip trip of the summer. >> sara: a my, we are in scituate and i can't tell you how gorgeous with the backdrop of the harbor. michelle, you are so lucky to live here and raise your children here. >> michele: i know i get to see it every day and i see a so a lot to share with you. >> daniel: shiri, let's talk about this weather because sprinkles coming in. >> shiri: michelle promised not always this muggy because muggy, wet and foggy. we have flooding concerns. things will go downhill fast. and you will notice some of the detailed shading out across central massachusetts out toward connecticut into parts of central, southern new at the coastline. still pretty light and patchy and temperatures in the 70s

that's where we find michelle lazcano. >> michelle: juices. >> quench juice and been here for two years. >> what do you want? >> juices, smoothies, acai bowls. >> sara: i have can't be beat. want to open it? >> sara: pockets of heavier rain and a lot of what seeing on the map pretty light in plymouth and seeing pockets of heavier rain pop through and southeastern massachusetts and dealing with fog so it is not dense fog right now. noon time 77?, rain in place. heaviest rain today from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. then we will see some improvements. 3:00 i think the steadiest stuff cape and islands 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 this evening we got mostly dry conditions out there. i will take you through it hour-by-hour coming up approximate -p julie is back now >> julie: gene doesn't seem on board with cleans idea. route 1 moving along fine. 93 south starting to pick up just a little bit of volume as you approach somerville but nothing major. our slow spot is the expressway. average speeds 13 miles per hour. this is variety of cameras i'm watching for you right now. we are until really seeing any rain fa

michelle: right. alison: coming up next at 4:00, the keynote speaker tonight at the convention as we told you is melania trump. we take a closer look at the woman who could become first lady. scott: i'm scott taylor live in montgomery county. coming up next, you will meet a family who desperately needs your help right now. the dad vanished 19 days ago. you can jonathan: welcome back. 7 salutes an army hero. today, president obama awarded retired colonel charles kettles who served in vietnam the medal of honor. a uh1 helicopter commander kettles is credited with saving the lives of 40 soldiers and four of his crew members. before handing him the medal he received the high praise from kettles received from the seasonal he saved that day. president obama: a soldier there said that day major with all due respect to john wayne, he couldn't do what charles kettles did. jonathan: kettles went on to develop an aviation management program at eastern michigan university college of technology and worked for chry

michelle: a d.c. neighborhood's rabble today after a woman was grabbed off the street and attacked at gunpoint on m street and forced into a car. she was driven about a mile away and sexually assaulted. roz plater retraced the suspect's steps what's happening now with the investigation. indeed, that woman's terrifying ordeal ended in the parking lot near rfk stadium. her neighborhood is on edge and community leaders are asking the police to step up patrols. it was a long this quiet corridor on m street northeast where the police say the woman was kidnapped just a four 5 a.m. monday. >> that's shocking. it gives you something to think about. roz: the woman was walking when she was confronted i a man with a knife. droveced her to his car, into a parking lot near rfk stadium at knife point, and raped her. >> kidnap and rape? i would not expect that. roz: folks who live in this neighborhood have had their share of troubles, but most people had not heard about this crime until they spotted our newsgroup. >

michelle: right? alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- "7 on your side" tackling a common problem when getting things fixed. helping make sure your a.c. repairman isn't burning a hole in your pocket coming up. alison: plus the rolling stones man mick jagger about to become a father again. details on the baby on t leon: we are following breaking news from turkey. alison: reportedly an attempted coup is underway there. the prime minister is, in fact, acknowledging that is what is happening in that country. so there are reports of warplanes overhead. the capitol of roads and the major bridges in the city. few details are coming out from the leadership. if we get new information out of turkey about the attempted coup underway. you can see the tanks here on we will bring you information as soon as we get it. we also want to tell you something. this is a completely different note. but interesting to tell you about today. mick jagger, you know he is 72. but he is going to be a father again. his 29-year

michelle: brad, thank you. the protest that started in dallas before the shooting were prompted by twoing doesn'ts in which police officers killed black men in louisiana and minnesota. one of those men philando castile was shot during a traffic stop outside of saint paul. his girlfriend diamond reynolds turned on facebook live and streamed the aftermath. today he is was on "good morning america" and explained why she immediately turned to facebook. >> i knew people would choose sides. i knew they wouldn't see me as being the person who would be telling the truth. because of that, i chose to in that moment record the immediate aftermath because i wasn't able to record in the moment because i didn't want to put m but i knew that by recording i would be able to have my side brought to the table. >> the officer may be watching this morning. what would you say to him? >> i would just like to say that i'm very hurt that he would take my best friend away from myself. and my daughter's role model away from her. it's ju

it was a big michelle obama speech. yes, brought to you by melania trump. >> you're word is your bond and you do what you say. you're word is your bond and you say what you're going to do. and to know that the height of you're achievement is were willingness to work hard for them. >> larry: oh, man. apparently a significant chunk of michelle obama's 2008 speech at the democratic speech was like airlifted out of denver and dropped into cleveland for melania trump. this is shocking. and it's worse than when melania took her let us do motions campaign. all right. i didn't think she'd get away with that so there you go. ok. who is responsible for this? whoever it is it's going to be their last day on the trump campaign. >> i voted. >> larry: with a little help from michelle obama. and i have a dream. but she admitted she wrote it but it didn't stop the campaign from bending over to defend her and watch campaign manager paul manafort defend her. >> how do you explain the similarities. >> there's fragments of words. >> larry:

and michelle obama's role in reshaping the image of black women. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] karen:oo welcome to "cityline." later in the program we will look at media images of african-americans dating back 100 years, leaving lasting impressions that shape the sum of today's attitudes towards the black community could michelle obama wowed the opening night of the democratic national convention with a speech that earned praise and admiration from all. michelle obama: don't let anyone , that somehow we need to make it great again, because this right now is the greatest country on earth. karen: her close to 70% approval rating is totally opposite from her first appearance on the national stage eight years ago, when some characterized -- some media characterized her as an angry black woman. joining us is joyce ferriabough-bolling of the congress, and the first african-american president of the boston club, one of the largest communities of wome

here is what melania said and here's what michelle obama said. >> there's no cribbing of michelle obama'ses, that she cares about her family. she was speaking in front of 5 million people last night. she knew that. to think she would be cribbing michelle obama's words is crazy. this is once again an example of when a woman threatens hillary clinton, how she seeks to demean her and take her down. it's not going to work. >> all i'm saying is the language is strikingly similar. i'm not making a big deal of it. i know everybody's talking about it this morning. but i don't think it's an allegation. it's not some suggestion without proof. i think it happened. i don't understand why the campaign doesn't just own it and say people borrow phrases, that's what happened and move on. that's what obama did in 2008 when clinton said he cribbed. he said, yeah, you're right, i did it. >> no. he did do it. that is correct. but in this particular case there was a process certainly of collaborati collaboration. certainly there's no feeling on her part that she did it. you know, what she did was use words th

nbc bay area's michelle roberts live in east san jose.e say this homicide may be linked with three other homicide cases. >> reporter: four violent crimes. police believe they're connected to asian restaurants in the south bay including the one behind me closed today. now they're asking for help from the public. san jose police are hoping someone recognizes these two men. in this newly released surveillance video from 2014, they're seen walking up to 14-year-old sach dong. we stop the video before they open fire killing him outside golden cafe king. >> there's a vietnamese street gangs that associate with some of these gangs. >> reporter: all linked to asian catch fays. >> can't say these are gang homicides, but i won't be surprised if that ends up being the case. >> reporter: also video from march. police believe the man seen here with a gun in his right hand shot two people but only one survived. >> looked like someone preplanned and selected these individuals. >> reporter: in 2013 police were called to a party on center road where one p

here is the thing about michelle obama. one, she has been in the spotlight but out of the political spotlight for the past eight years. so when we saw her deliver so well last night, people all of a sudden raised their eyes again and say wow, she really is talented. second thing is, what is she going to do for hillary clinton on campaign trail the next couple of months. she could be extremely powerful and very, very helpful. >> you know, donald trump's secret weapon is ivanka, right, and michelle obama, i would -- weld, i guess she presented a contrast to that, because i thought ivanka trump was very strong during the republican national convention. michelle obama, does she sort of have to be out there to counter ivanka? >> i don't know that it is to counter ivanka. it is to counter hillary's own negatives. people don't trust hillary by a wade margin right now. you heard michelle say i trust hillary clinton. when you can get drawn into such an emotional speech and convey it over to hillary clinton, and it sounded very belie

michelle obama was helpful. she can talk directly to the american people. >> the note they have to bang this week for clinton is you have to be able to do this job. you have to be able to do this job. >> both parties are -- the republicans were really anti-hillary. the democrats are really anti-trump. >> i think chris is right, though. the fact of the matter is most americans know hillary. she and her family have been in the public eye for ages. forcing the likability argument they'll come up short. you have to go back to capability. can you trust her? can she do the job? is he is the person you want in the white house if we have tragic things happen in this country. >> i'm not so sure. in 1980 george will points out in his column in "today" they did ads showing that ronald reagan could be plain competent. >> thank you. stick around. >>> up next, we'll break down bernie sanders' big endorsement or was it of hillary clinton. >> you want to bet on whether or not it was? >> here we go. will his supporters follow? w

let's assume melania and michelle said essentially the same thing, since michelle obama uttered thosemillion more americans are in poverty. eight years ago we were promised to be united and up lift zbld that. >> that's a good spin. >> what rebecca was saying, it matters less than the meat and potatoes. today's theme, make america work again. we'll talk about how we address the problems that michelle obama couldn't live up to and what she said in 2008. >> last night was a very powerful -- there were very powerful moments last night. all that is overshadowed because of this unforced error again. even with donald trump calling in to another network while the mother of one of the benghazi victims was giving her heartfelt, heart-wrenching speech about how her son died in her opinion at the hands of hillary clinton and trump is calling into another network. he couldn't let other people have the night. it has to be about him all the time. these are things that are character issues people are concerned about. instead of focusing on the very powerful images on the victims from illegal immigrat

michelle obama stole the show. some say it's one of the best speeches she has ever delivered and maybe one of the best we have seen. i want to see a minute at me. thank you. >> when you have the military in your command you can't make snap decisions. you can't have a thin skin or tendency to lash out. you need to be steady and measured and well informed. i wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. and i watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent, black, young women playing with their dogs on the white house lawn. >> and because of hillary clinton my daughters and all our sons daughter take for granted that a woman can be president of the united states. >> powerful and personal and positive and a contrast. >> such contract with what she believes we saw. it made so many -- think about her talking about a black family in the white house, her daughters on the lawn. i have seen the dogs out on the lawn at the white house. and the ad the clinton campaign has out where children are watching videos of

so when michelle obama spoke, two things happened. first of all se made everybody proud in the way of what you said that obama had accomplished. and dug down to emotional depth, transferring the history she had had made on race to what she was proposing the history would be on behalf of her own daughters. that -- hillary clinton could make. i thought it was one of the best -- i've been in the hall for some great speeches, chris, going all the way back to ted kennedy in 1980. that is one of the top three for its emotional depth and political utility. >> and i think tonight -- >> what did you see in the hall? >> well, with we first got there, i agree with howard. it was interesting despite what we saw through the two or three people in the camera, i thought people were decked out in bernie gear, but who really wanted conciliation, who were sad but said i really want to conciliate. when we moved across the hall, the other side where the energy was coming from where the holdouts, at one point -- they even tried to start a -- during michel

nothing to do with michelle obama. probably what will come forward today. >> we don't know who wrote the passages that look the same. the statement from the campaign suggested there were speech writers involved. earlier, melania trump suggested she was pretty solo. >> she was the only one who did it. essentially the only one which raised questions about the statement. the statement said team of advisors. that contradicted what she said earlier. this is what she said on the "today" show. suggesting it was all her that wrote the speech. >> has she gone over the speech with you? did you practice it on the plane? >> i read once over it. that's all. i wrote it with as little help as possible. >> clearly, there's the contradiction saying she did it essentially by herself. did not have much help at all. that is one of the things they will have to answer going forward. also the trump campaign did not want to say it was one single speech writer. they did not want to throw melania trump under the bus. >> maybe the issue is this

i think michelle obama was fascinating.my little girl didn't get a chance to watch it tonight. but when i get home after this 14-day road trip of both conventions, friday or saturday, this is something you sit back down and say hey, look, doesn't she look beautiful? doesn't she look elegant? did you hear what she said? she talked about sasha and malia. michelle obama will go down as one of the most classy, intelligent, beautiful first ladies this country's ever seen. it doesn't matter what she looks like per se, in terms of being black woman. but black, white or otherwise, she is on a pedestal by herself. she belongs on a pedestal by herself, and her strength and what she was able to do, her g magnamity, i think that's how you pronounce it. >> we forget sometimes, people online, the trolls and the critics and pundits, forget that people are human, she talked about her daughters. >> the trolls -- i mean people, literally have called her a beast, an orangutan. >> since 2006. >> but she, she rises above that, each and every ti

michelle obama said dignity and respect. melania just said respect, and michelle said what you do what you say you're going to do. and melania said do what you say and keep your promise. >> i don't understand how that happened. melania said i wrote the entire speech with a little help as possible. the campaign is saying in writing her beautiful speech, her team of writers, team of writers took notes on her life inspiration and in some instances, included fragments that reflected her own thinking. >> they haven't fully addressed -- >> not quite. >> what happened here. in fairness, she said give an entire speech. these are just two passages. a lot of questions over how exactly this happened. >> in fairness other people have dropped out of presidential campaigns in the past for plagiarizing. not that she's running for president, but a signature speech. >> last night's other big event. the surprise drama on the bachelorette. >> our senior analyst is back. "the i don't think there was any plagiarism last night. >> no? jojo didn't

she was an admirer of michelle obama? >> she said that melania trump was an admirer of michelle. that melania trump in working on the speech with her had read aloud portions of michelle obama's 2008 speech. and she, meredith mckiver, the speech writer, wrote them down. and then when she was assembling the speech, typed those words in as if they were melania trump's as opposed to michelle obama's. so she gave a clear accounting of how those phrases got in there. and that's what was new today. >> john harwood, thanks so much. joining us now, donald trump's chief fundraiser. welcome to "power lunch." >> thank you. it's great to be here. >> we want to get to that topic in a second, but this melania trump story that won't die related to her speech, it gives the sense once again carl quintanilla used a kind word earlier, the improvised nature of the campaign, the inability to come up with this explanation yesterday, now reviving the whole drama today. it speaks to some would think a level of disorganization. well, let me first say this is just an unfortunate distraction. melania gave a

michelle? >> any comments from the obamas or the white house on the speech controversy? >> reporter: so far, the white house has not issued a statement and they probably won't do that any time soon and we can tell you that the clinton campaign is very aware of the proffer but has not spoken about it either. there is a lot to think about, whether you want to put yourself in the middle of the controversy that is blowing up the trump campaign. >> weijia jiang, thank you. >>> i have similarities to talk about, what we had yesterday we'll see again today. >> all right. a carbon copy. >> plagiarism. >> i scared you, didn't i? good morning, everyone. this is our live weather camera looking out towards the bay bridge. the only difference i'm noticing this morning compared to 24 hours ago is that the ceiling is not as low as it was yesterday but deep as far as the marine layer. 53 in san francisco and 51 in santa rosa. and we have visibility issues in half moon bay due to areas of fog. 10mile visibility