young for michelle miney? sir. >> describe why not. >> i think we both knew it was wrong. i don't think either one dreamed that it would ever be found out. >> pushing me around. >> as for the violent episode with his ex-fiancee, jason had an explanation for it. >> did you throw her around on the bed like she said? >> no, sir. what i did was wrong. i did pin her down and i took the ring. >> okay. what was your level of intoxication at that time? >> i was very intoxicated. but i don't feel like that is an excuse for what i did. >> reporter: they questioned him about the most important woman in his life. >> did you want to stay married to michelle? >> yes, i did. i wanted to have -- have another baby and i wanted the family to grow. >> reporter: he also explained why he gave up custody of his daughter without a fight. >> were you able to afford a lawyer for a full blown custody battle? >> no, sir, i had -- due to the media and some of the internet website, the job that i had, i lost it. >> reporter: his testimony

michelle: late wyatt. jonathan: coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we have the breaking news coverage from maryland. army helicopter that went down on the golf course. the latest on the crew and what happened. >> i called 911. took five michelle: only on 7, the wife of a murder victim speaks out. the separate search for a killer underway in the isjust wanna see ifa again? my score changed... you wanna check yours? scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? ♪ it's girls' night they said business casual. i love summer weddings! oh no. yeah, maybe it is time. maybe i should check my credit score. try credit karma. it's free. oh woah. that's different. check out credit karma today. credit karma. give yourself some credit. follow breaking news there southern maryland. military helicopter crashing on a golf course this afternoon. the helicopter came from fort belvoir. that is where kevin lewis is live for us with the latest. what have you learned? kevin: three people were on board

michelle: he killed himself. the drive-t stalled him and told him that the fries were still cooking. q: when it comes to the questionable content, how is it responsible to get it deleted? they rely on you to let them know that something is wrong. but experts say it shouldn't be a responsibility. you can come across anything. even murder. >> we will do all we can to prevent tragedies from happening. >> mark zuckerberg admits that it is a problem. the founder of the center for ethic and the policy agrees. >> the strategy has been to say well, we will leave it up to you the users help police the site. >> flagging the questionable content is encouraged. i took facebook three hours to remove steve stephens' video. they think that they should hire a chief ethicist to handle what if. >> how are we harming people? how can it be used in the ways we have not thought of initially and what can we take to help people. back to you. jonathan: a freak accident that killed a worker outside the capitol. look how huge this is. that

michelle? michelle: thank you, steve.xt at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- should the government be able to access your phone or anyone entering the michelle: the government can search the information on your phone at any port of entry. officials say it's an anti-terror tool but some lawmakerses and privacy rights group are sounding the alarm. our national correspondent explains. reporter: international travelers coming in the u.s. should be prepared to unlock their phone and laptops so the u.s. officials can look at the content of their digital devices. u.s. border agents are increasing the number of according to the new data from customs protection. over the last six months, nearly 15,000 cell phones, computers, tablets were searched and seized at the u.s. border. >> my hair is on fire about this. reporter: department of homeland security secretary john kelly defended the practice. >> this is not routine. it's done in a small number of cases but if there is a reason to do it, we will do it. >> roughly 1 million people come into

michelle: thanks. all right.oug: steve is in at 11:00 for timing of the showers and the weekend heat. we have that for you. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for joining us. see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news. our reporter with president trump, asking the president how will he pay for what the white house claims will be the biggest tax cut in american history. how the president answered. >>> also tonight, we now learn the pentagon is investigating fired national security adviser michael flynn. they want to know whether he asked permission to accept money from russia, from foreign governments. >>> the deadly standoff. the gunman accused of killing a state trooper. today, the images coming in, as authorities blew up this home wide open, the shootout that follows. >>> major news on united tonight, after that passenger was dragged off the flight. after the ceo told us changes were coming. tonight, news of a major settlement. and what the airline mi

michelle: president trump is going to deliver the commencement address at the coast guard academy next month on may 17 in new london, connecticut. the president typically delivers the commencement speech at one of the u.s. military service academies. it commencement address this year. he is scheduled to speak with the graduating class at liberty university in virginia on may 13. jonathan: well, a bit cooler outside today. the rest of the week and we actually saw rain this morning. chief meteorologist doug hill is in the stormwatch7 weather center. it wanted to rain but just wouldn't happen. doug: not much at all. drizzled and the patchy fog tonight. tomorrow and friday we will bounce back to summer. this is the view at hyatt regency out of tysons. gray. look at the numbers. we have the southerly winds so we are locked in a humid air mass. 26 in washington. 61 in warrenton and leesburg. 58 in baltimore. through the evening we are watching patches of the light rain. we need fog for the late night and early tomor

michelle: jonathan: glad we got that cleared up. michelle: yes. my gosh.o the airports in different cities, some of the people don't necessarily know. michelle: they haven't seen it. jonathan: education for them. steve: exactly. we have nicer weather on the way. we have to wait until monday and tuesday. michelle: man! steve: we need the rain. so if you are suffering from theergies -- allergies it will help. look outside. weather bug network, national harbor. it's quiet and dry for right now but it will change moving through the overnight hours and in the day tomorrow. really in the weekend. 78 degrees at the airport at this hour. 82 in leesburg. 72 in winchester. looking good out there close in. out to the west of us, though, where they have had showers and the thunderstorms. temperatures have fallen in the 60's. 24-hour temperature change. 15 to degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. here are the showers, the thunderstorms beginning to pop . head up to hagerstown. thunderstorms right now but nothing that has been warned on, south and west of

michelle: no.orrow will bring relief to drivers and pedestrians anyone trying to get around northwest d.c. ramp on i-395 south will open. it's a milestone for the capitol crossing, a new development under construction on top of the third street tunnel. it is set to open at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. jonathan: well, d.c. employees are upset the day of the week that paycheck they get. it has change and they say they weren't told of it. they usually get paid on fridays and they expected their check today. instead, they are not getting paid until tuesday because of a change in the system. spokesman for the agency insists the employees were told about this. employees shared with us a letter they received but it doesn't mention the pay date change. oops. michelle: chicken fight is under way in d.c. should they be allowed in the backyards of the city dwellers or stay strictly on the farm? stephen tschida explains why the current law is ruffling feathers. stephen: this flock flourished in northwest d.c. but

you, michelle.y on "good morning washington." april is world autism month and autism is on the rise. now a local therapist shows how music is changing the lives of children with autism. >> plus, say hello to the nutrition rainbow. seven foods to combat allergies and help you lose weight. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes starting at michelle: the stormwatch7 weather team is tracking a brought problems to much of the area. meteorologist brian van de graaff is back with a full look in two minutes. >> you feel he is unable to -- nancy: an outburst as a california court as a judge postpones a hearing for a man accused of killing three people simply because of the color of their skin. we report on the day in court and the murder that may have inspired the hate crime killing spree. >> muhammad's time in court was very short. because he began yelling as the proceedings got underway. the judge not allowing cameras to show his face. he immediately called off the rerainment and resched

michelle: first, a surprise visitor on a back porch. why people were shocked to find a nine-foot gator ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. michelle: how is this for a wild discovery on a south carolina porch? a nine-foot long alligator that is snarling and thrashing around. what makes it bizarre the passenger is 15 feet off the ground -- bizarre is that that ground and has a screen. they had to call to have the gator removed. a new fence likely blocked a path he was used in the past. larry: highly motivated. how about this? jonathan: more animal problems. the las vegas strip. this is the real deal. a bull escape and all the tourists could do is take pictures. >> it was amusing. how many di

michelle: thank you. you heard brad mention you could smell the smoke from miles away. imagine the intensity for a danger for a building that is filled with the senior citizens next door. the building is now evacuated. stephen tschida joins us live with how seniors are coping. >> this is ho senior citizens. still smoke billowing over the spelman house and the senior citizens are still a long way from home. >> within minutes the thick and smell of smoke tore through the house for the senior citizens. >> so much smoke. we can't stay in there. >> it choked off the stairwells and the seniors inside got word to evacuate. >> keith grabbed cody his calt and took off. >> i got out of there. >> we found a you if dozen residents of the spelman house at a nearby rec center. some wondered when they would return to the apartments while others dealt with the effects from the smoke they endured. >> my eyes are burning. everybody eyes >> i spoke to a fire chief 15 minutes ago and he said there is still no timeline for wh

michelle: tonight another -- doug: drizzle and fog.heavy rain over the weekend. michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: see you at 11 >>> tonight -- breaking news. longtime fox news star bill o'reilly is out. the network firing him today amid a growing list of sexual harassment claims and this evening we're just now hearing bill o'reilly's response. >>> also breaking, new reporting as we come on tonight about the former patriot star discovered dead in his cell. authorities say it was a suicide. but tonight, new questions. >>> also, what was written on his forehead. the stunning fall on the same day his former team headed to the white house. >>> reversing course? new questions tonight after president trump said a very powerful armada is on its way to korea, was the ship really headed to the korean peninsula at the time or headed smas else? the head lines overseas asking, was the white house lying? >>> severe storms hitting

michelle was attractive in a deep way. so the most surprising thing for me was this woman with whom i related so closely as a mother,n african-american, that she could be reviled was very painful to me during the election. that new yorker cover that represented her as some sort of outsider; as some sort of american-hating terrorist, even if it was satirical... >> hinojosa: she was carrying a submachine gun, right? >> yes, yes. >> hinojosa: and that's our first lady. >> that's right. she was not... she not yet our first lady, but it was such a bazaar representation, i mean... >> hinojosa: what did you... you know, when you say it was painful for you, tell me what that looks like. you know, people have this idea, "well, you know, she's a princeton professor, she's an author, she's published," you know? "eh, pain." >> right. ( laughing ) that's right. >> hinojosa: what did that feel like, when... you know, deep inside, what did that feel like? >> well, so i think it's probably best expressed by du bois himself who talks about

michelle: she is just in jeans. no gear.nathan: today, gold medal of valor went to three fallen heroes. detective jacai colson and firefighters john ulmschneider and chris hill. colson was killed by friendly fire in a shooting of march over 2016. ulmschneider shot responding to a call in april. hill died of brain caused by hazards. >> she took a person nant marker and colored the bottom of the area. >> can you believe it? why the family had to treat the son's head like a coloring book to get an education. michelle: the "good morning washington" "cup of joe" is outside the verizon center with ver lonca johnson and kidd o'shea as the wi soreds welcome to -- wizards welcome the hawk havertys furniture helps your home look perfect even when life isn't. pretty! [doorbell] hey. umm...sign here? sure, you got a pen? i do! thanks, sweetie. the anniversary event ends sunday at havertys. life looks good. creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natur

michelle: thank you. the cleveland case proves how easy it is to broadcast just about anything on social media. odds are you have come across something you think shouldn't be there. what should you do the next time that happens? q mccray is at the abc7 "live desk." q? q: the cleveland murder video raises a lot of questions, especially for social media users. even facebook c.e.o. admits there is a big problem. >> we have a lot of work and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies from this happening. q: facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg made it clear, there is a seriou posts like steve stephens of a murder should never make it to the social media platform. >> technology is the great enabler. on the other hand, it's technology that is putting us in the position of distributing content that is disturbing, inappropriate. q: digital strategist amanda works for chief. there has been a growing trend of people posting crimes online. >> so platforms can't do anything about the crime. so making sure that you

michelle: this is a scene from louisiana.the driver of the tractor trailer escaped with minor injuries but the drive -- the other driver was killed. jonathan: they are banning e-cigarettes and vaping from the navy with concern over the batteries exploding. the naver i have said they have had -- navy said they had similar incidents. michelle: flying delta could turn lucrative if the airline overbooks your flight. they are authorizing to pay up to $10,000 to give up their seat. that comes days after the video you saw. jonathan: i'd volunteer. >> when big change is coming to the national land mark. >> how the community is banding together after vandals hit a local cemetery. >> first, look at the spring site. this is a super bloom. this is a national monumented in california. it's gorgeous and it doesn't happen often. we come back with the easter forecast after this. there's the view. there's more to life than the climb. come, shed life's layers in asheville. let the child inside you out to play. remember who you are. life is for

michelle: thank you. after a hundred days out of the spotlight, former president obama made the first public appearance since leaving office. speaking with the students at university of chicago, obama reflected on the eight years in the white house and admits he could have done more for communities like chicago. >> this community gave me more than i was able to give in return. >> this co that ordinary people when working together can do extraordinary things. michelle: the former president did not mention president trump in the event. he told the crowd he remains optimistic about the future. jonathan: something we are just getting in. tonight the federal transit administration is telling metro it needs to take immediate action to further protect workers on the track. in a letter to the general manager, the f.t.a. lays out an action plan identifying six items that must be addressed immediately. according to the f.t.a., there have been four instances in the last year where the current procedures have been vi

>> michelle: swampland. not much. >> anthony: body disposal. >> michelle: you can say that.ally come here for the seafood and it would be elegant. >> anthony: well, you have the waiters in the little bolero-type jacket things. >> michelle: or a bow tie and there's still some places in miami that still have that. >> anthony: this is how you drink coffee in miami. >> michelle: the real places give you the milk first, the the coffee. >> anthony: what do they call this? >> michelle: it's a big cup with little cups. >> anthony: it is basically like the coffee version, the caffeine version of a one-hitter. i'd have one of those. at the next place, i'd have another. i basically get increasingly jangly as i head towards work. >> michelle: i grew up on the colada. at 4 i think i had my first colada. we all give our babies coffee. they put their finger in it to taste it and they all grow up loving coffee. >> anthony: that's good. so this is a nonjudgmental land, you can pretty much get away with almost anything. anthony: it's good coffee. >> michelle: i'm so glad you like it. a lot of

michelle: jonathan: glad we got that cleared up. michelle: yes. my gosh. steve: you know you go to the airports in different cities, some of the people don't necessarily know. michelle: they haven't seen it. jonathan: education for them. steve: exactly. we have nicer weather on the way. we have to wait until monday and tuesday. michelle: man! steve: we need the rain. so if you are suffering from theergies -- allergies it will help. look outside. weather bug network, national harbor. it's quiet and dry for right now but it will change moving through the overnight hours and in the day tomorrow. really in the weekend. 78 degrees at the airport at

[applause] michelle: you guys know justin bieber? you have heard of justin bieber? he is here. [applause] michelle: and we have sarah berelis, one of my favorites, the cast of "glee." and thank you for that wonderful rendition of the national anthem -- and then we have readers. there is always reading. we have j.k. rowling. one of the favorite authors here. reese witherspoon. we have tons of people who are here just to have fun with you guys today. so the only thing that he you need to do is get ready, set and do what? crowd: go! michelle: one thing i want to do is thank all of the volunteers who helped to put this thing together. our volunteers have worked all weekend to set up this amazing event. i want to thank our staff. ellie shafer? ellie? reinstein. for putting this together -- they have done an amazing job. we are thrilled to have you here. we are going to have 30,000 people in our backyard today and we want every single one of you to have fun, too think about living a healthy life. get moving. with that, we will go over and do easter egg rolling have fun re

michelle: thank you. anytime that weather threatens go to wjla.com/text to sign up to have alerts sent to your phone. jonathan: this is the new video giving us a birds eye view of the devastation at an apartment building that went up in flames yesterday at college park. this is from roof level. look at the damages. the pieces collapsed in. a lot of water on top of the building to fight the fire. nobody was hurt. but there is million in damage. the firefighters say this is a perfect example of a danger they face anytime buildings like these catch fire. this was a difficult fire to fight. brad: they didn't have access to facade at the building. but you mentioned the construction. that is something that the firefighters is talk about. lightweight construction. believe it or not, even big apartment buildings like this going up several stories. the inside of them are made entirely of wood. lumber. >> just look at the damaged building from the top of the fire department ladder that may give the clearest view of

michelle: abc7 on top of breaking news. a convict david watson you see his picture on the screen, esca transported to a prison medical facility in jessup, maryland, this morning. he is still on the run. if you see this man, call police. jonathan: must-see video out of ohio. this looks like a typical barbershop. 7-year-old getting a haircut. barber college. but mom gets impatient. mom goes into her purse and pulls out a gun. she said the haircut was taking too long. >> for a $6 haircut and you are doing all this? jonathan: that is not healthy. the barbershop instructor calmed the woman down and she left with her son. thigh are still looking for her. michelle: a man at a jimmy john pulled a gun on the cashier who is unimpressed. watch this. he takes off his rubber gloves even when the gun inch his head. he opens the door and methodically cleans out the car and hands it over without clinching. a great poker face. he offers the thief the change. after the thief leaves the clerk puts away the drawer, walks to back of the store a

i asked michel fleury this early —— michelle. —— earlier. asked michel fleury this early —— michelle.rly —— michelle. -- earlier. i expect will you more about this next week, when people like goldman sachs report. but on the loan so that things, this is where you saw the disappointment. —— loan side. thejp morgan boss described consumers and investors being healthy overall. the key question is what this administration under donald trump can do. there have been talks about easing regulations. on that issue, jamie dimon said growth could accelerate if some of these things d. -- diamond. you talk about these regulations and easy those regulations. donald trump has pledged that he will look to reform, but nothing has been done, yet. other concerns —— are their concerns about what it could happen down the road? there are certain issues that banks care about, but broadly speaking, you think about these big wall street firms. —— there. they have spent years in lamenting the rules that were involved in dodd—frank, the legislation passed in the financial crisis. given how much was spent on tha

michelle: i like that one. jonathan: we'll show how it ends co michelle: don't blink the next time you watch baseball. you don't know what you will miss. the blue jays drives it to right. they race around the bases and pull that move. superman must be a blue jay! they may have to trade nicknames. nancy: who a gymnast to play baseball? jonathan: awesome. nancy: go for it. jeter is joining the marlins. sorry, baseball fans, he's not coming out of retirement. he is joining a group led by jeb bush looking to buy the baseball franchise. jonathan: turner hit the for the cycle. he drove in serve runs. one guy. they needed that. beat them 15-12. the worst place to commit a crime. that is the courthouse. you won't believe what he dropped in the open court. i kid you not. this is what makes you smile today. up next southeast where the students go et free bar tending training and so much more. that is coming up in spotlight on education. michelle: week up with "good morning washington." this week you get a chance to name

♪ michelle: hello and welcome to "fokus on europe." i'm michelle henery.n spain, a government decision to no longer turn a blind eye to the crimes committed during the franco era has sparked heated debates across the country. in madrid, all of the streets named in his honor are to be renamed. while nationalists protest against this, someone who suffered under his dictatorship, like luis perez, says -- mr. perez: still seeing these street names here is really an insult and contempt for those victims under fascism. michelle: imagine you become ill or injured and lose your job. you don't seek any federal handouts, and you somehow manage to just about get by. but because you're out of work, the government levies a tax against you. that is what's happening to thousands of unemployed people in belarus. as a result, the public is now taking to the streets in protest of this so-called parasite tax. this was once unthinkable under the current regime, where critics were disappeared and minorities persecuted. reporter: the crowd chants "shame! shame!" the protest is

michelle: the drama rolls on.the legacy and they question what is next for olivia pope. the "scandal" scoop is next. jonathan: see who that is? of course. that is captain jack sparrow. johnny depp's surprise and where he was when he showed up. nancy: kidd o'shea has what is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." kidd: thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- >> a labor showdown. will metro workers show up? will you get to work on time? we are live at the impact of the potential sick out. >> on your side to get you through the morning rush. >> how to nail the interview and score your dream job. >> encoo it here and weather every ten minutes tomorrow starting at 4:25 on fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month online, for the first year with a two-ye