yeah, mmhm. >> anthony: and ah, michel, you -- >> michel: i was born in vientiane. >> mama vaughn: in mama vaughn: yeah. >> anthony: have you lived here all your life? no, ah -- >> mama vaughn: in france. >> anthony: in france. >> michel: by the age of 11 i went to france to study. i came back in, in, in 1971. >> anthony: in difficult times, 1971. very, very difficult. >> michel: oh yeah, it was still the war. >> anthony: mama vaughns' long time friend michel is a journalist, though what that means in a communist one party state like laos is necessarily different than what you and i might define it as. >> michel: when i was in paris, i studied ethnology. when i came here, they said, ethnology can wait. what we need it journalists. >> mama vaughn: journalist. that's why you get your job. >> michel: that's how i became a journalist. >> anthony: american involvement here remained a particularly painful and even taboo subject with the lao governmt. >> anthony: obama, the united states president, just came here to visit. what do you think it means for lao? >> michel: well, i think one impo

it's like back in the day when i was growing up it was michelle a, michelle b. nancy: assistance -- michelle: nancys. ancy: we need more nancys. michelle: we're helping you fill out that weekend planner. the mother's day weekend planner ahead. jonathan: and the critical equipment failure that cost boeing millions of dollars. wait unt of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. jonathan: seven months after the battle started, now the crush -- they want to crush isis in mode you will. that battle now may be -- in that battle may be coming to an end. they may be able to liberate that part of northern iraq. this move comes after iraqi forces with coalition support launched a multiprong offensive in the rem

michelle: midwest to the east coast. many people spent memorial day picking up from the weekend storms. heavy rains washed out the weekend events for millions. two deaths are blamed on the flooding in missouri. rain washed out holiday celebrations in commemoration in new england. meanwhile, here at home you couldn't have asked for a much nicer memorial day. what will the rest of the workweek look like? check in with stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin with a first look. steve: big changes are on the way but it is looking nice out there now. if you are looking a it the dinner plans outdoors or if you are doing anything this evening temperatures in the 70's. and the lower 80's. at least for right now. we have showers mainly to the south of the d.c. metro area. the clouds will hang around for overnight along with a better chance for patchy fog. head to the south fredericksburg area. crossing 95. a very, very light shower at this time. this is not going to amount to a lot. but we know what a little bit of rain can do in

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michelle: thank you, horace.dents in virginia have greater protection being taken advantage of by private and out-of-state for-profit schools. terry mcauliffe signed a protection bill if law to require institutions to disclose information about graduation rates, financial aid and whether a school's credits can be transferred. >> many of these for-profit schools do great work. many of them come in and take advantage of students. now they have to disclose up front what they are offering and how much it will cost. this is a protection effort forhe legislation will prevent students wasting time and money on the programs that won't help them get a job once they finished school. nancy: "7 on your side" alert now. housing are down to lowest point in half a year. that is the number of new homes breaking ground on construction. big hit in april as the prime housing hunting system heats up. that followed a slide in march as well. construction has been the brighter spot in the economy and they are hoping for a rebound. ford

michelle: sewage, roaches and rats are all inside a d.c. school. what is done for the students who already weathered the problems with lead in the water? jonathan: the cloudy skies continue. it's still over southwestern virginia and north carolina. we will give you a timing of arival and look ahead to the holiday weekend still to come at "abc7 news at 6:00". michelle: take a look at this. more problems for the capitol hill montessori school. only a year after dealing with lead in the water. students and staff are coping with backed up sewage, rodents and roaches! the smell. if you could have smelled it, you would have been aballed. >> it's disgusting and disturbing that this is the third time this has happened. the school district says a broken pipe will be repaired by the end of the month. jonathan: have a look at this. brawl and a high school hallway. two students are going at it. if you look closely one of the girl is stabbing the other one with a pair oy it takes 30 seconds to break it up. the girl with the students was arrested. update on a st

michelle? ofhelle: that arena is one the largest in the u.k., first responders dealing with a massive crime scene, as nancy mentioned. speaking with a former fbi agent. tim: attacks like this in manchester are hard for law enforcement to stop unless investigators have good intelligence before the attack. former fbi agent brad garrett says we give terrorists too much credit because it does not take much skill to carry out an attack, the entrance of the manchester arena, which would have been much easier than inside the secure area. >> i think extremist groups have figured out they get as much bang for their buck doing these low-tech, unsecure attacks, where it makes it almost impossible for us to defend against. tim: the department of homeland security released a statement, saying, "there are no credible threats to venues in the united states." tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: tim, thanks. governor larry hogan tonight calling this an unspeakable tragedy, saying that he is praying for the victim

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michelle: now to this wreck. fiery mess marking the end of a mile long slow speed chase in arlington, texas. the final moments caught on video. take [siren] there goes the r.v. by the end the tires were gone. they managed to rescue the driver's kids from inside before it burst into flames and he wassfound dead. the chis began after the -- the chase began after the driver shot his wife. jonathan: here is another reminder to pay attention of the sign to tell you the clearance you have under a bridge. the truck driver didn't pay attention at all. i sheered the top-his truck off. it's now a convertible rig. uh-huh. it took a beating. it did damage to the bridge. the good news is the tunnel. the good news here is nobody was hurt and the traffic was tied up for a long time. coming up for us, a woman who refuses to become a victim. what she says went through her mind as she dove to the hood of the car and stop a car carjacker. >> this is a familiar site. museum? we'll explain when we come back. doug: another severe stor

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i am touched very, very deeply the way in which michelle wrote that.nd while i embrace it to be real and true, it just touches me very, very deeply. a tear is falling right now. -- much of what michelle "rote in "the new jim crow allowed me to examine more deeply my life, my family's life, my mothers and fathers life to understand what happened, how my family, my mom and my mom and fathers dreams got dismantled, their hopes got smothered with deindustrialization, with that theyth treatment had prior to coming here. i remember my father talking about that they the hanging in trees. he had that horror that came with him. i can remember how my father never was able to look white people, white men in their face. this all drowned and dismantled, derailed their hopes and dreams, this systemic oppression, racism , and no value of the black man or woman in america. , as i flip's book the pages, i begin to understand more about my life and the life of black people in america. and this cruel, really cruel systemem that we have that drivs people into being crimin

michelle: thank you. nancy: the first lady of virginia not getting in politics herself yet. dorothy mcauliffe says she is not running for congress. she considered seeking the democratic nomination to run against republican congressman barbara comstock. jonathan: blow to the affordable care act. aetna, the third health insurer is completely going to pull out of the state-based insurance exchanges. this projects a $200 million loss in the company if they stayed involved but they already reported big losses. for a second straight year, speaking of losses, this is what the end of the season looks like for the caps. man, this was -- nancy: it hurts. michelle: yes. nancy: black and gold celebration. this time as we know it was in d.c. michelle: it leaves us again with a familiar sinking feeling, settling in. abc7 sports erin hawksworth was there. you c disappointment in the building. erin: the best way i can describe it is it felt like a funeral in the dressing room after loss. it was quiet. the players, the he

the first clue goes to michelle and tarik. >> jimmy: hmm, hmm. >> the password is -- >> steve: michellein there. >> oh. >> steve: why don't you start us off, and it's one word. >> jimmy: one word clue. >> steve: one word. jimmy: michelle, we got this. come on. get in the zone. autozone. [ laughter ] you ready? [ laughter ] yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> parasol. >> jimmy: umbrella. >> steve: yeah, boom! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] dang! gee! >> jimmy: unbelievable. >> steve: hoy! >> jimmy: that was unbelievable! look, we're alright! >> steve: oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: that's fantastic. >> steve: kyle? >> i knocked the table over. >> jimmy: all right. >> steve: jimmy? >> jimmy: oh, yes. thank you. >> the password is -- >> steve: kyle, you're up first. >> jimmy: mmm, mmm. >> steve: one word. >> one word, kyle to get to two. [ light laughter ] [ clears throat ] >> wha! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: judges? judges? >> steve: he said, "k-waw." >> jimmy: yeah, he said, "k-waw." >> steve: k-w-a-w. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. hyphen. >> what? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yea

michelle: "7 on your side" with health matters.sect experts and the doctors are calling the year a perfect storm for lyme disease. the warm weather could mean a major increase in ticks. they are warning people to take extra precaution. >> the treatment of the early lyme disease is effective. you want to catch it early. with the oral antibiotic. for ch >> it is important to protect yourself outdoors. check for the ticks when you get back inside. jonathan: i hate them. michelle: and talk about warm weather, where has it been? doug: it's on vacation. it's always something unexpected. let's give you a look at the national harbor. clouds are scary. but no rain locally. sunshine reflects off the river. we see the clouds. we may see shower in metro forming south and the southwest. inch and a half in washington. rainfall totals whittle away at the drought since the first of the year. so we are not out of it in washington. but close to being out of it. this is moving west to hagerstown. there are a few heavy. area of shower and thunderstorm

michelle: another major airliner coming under fire.fornia fam were kicked off an overbooked delta flight and threatened with jail time for refusing to give up a seat. held by the 2-year-old son. >> i have two infants. they have nowhere to stay. no more flights. with resupposed to sleep in the airport? >> delta apologized promising to figure out what happened and find a resolution. meanwhile the family says they are out thousands of dollars but they don't care about the money. they just want answers. nancy: if family of a 10-year-old boy who died on a giant water slide at a water park in kansas will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments. the money will come from two companies associated with that park along with a general contractor. the 17-year-old story water slade has been closed since last august. jonathan: the army is offering big bonuses. $5,000 to try to recruit soldiers to a new training brigade. this comes as the demand for advisers afghanistan are on the rise. they are spending time training and building forces tha

michelle: are there specific policies to focus on? >> we focus on what impacts the americans every day. taxes, foreign policy, healthcare. michelle: we look forward to it, boris. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. scott: we are here to answer your questions with the real estate agents. call 703-236-9220. give us a call. if you are buying one or selling one, they have the answer. jonathan: check in now with larry smith to see what is coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". larry: the law from the police union putting them in the crosshairs. we have another hoverboard fire. the recall you need to know about. why ninja warriors visited a virginia school. that is coming up at 5:00. see you in a few minutes. back to you. nancy: update now. you may remember the remarkable rescue video of a texas family. we showed it to you yesterday at 4:00. strangers running to the rescue to pull two children out of the car. the parents had a chance to meet the them in person. >> they came together to get the doors open and get the children out, mindboggli

michelle? michelle: new information on tiger woods' police now say he wasn't drinking alcohol. in fact, his breatherrizeer results are .00. woods said he had unexpected reaction to the medication following the recent back surgery. police say they found woods passed out behind the wheel of a running car. after they woke him up, his speech was slow and slurred and he couldn't walk a straight line. he is due in court july 5. well, despite renewed talk of a staff shakeup at the white house, press secretary sean spicer said today the president is, "very pleased with his staff." spicer's comments came hours after white house communications director mike dubke resigned. dubke has been on the job for three months. today is the deadline for president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn to comply with new subpoenas from the senate intelligence committee. in the last five minutes, flynn said he will provide some documents to the senate. the senate intelligence committee is possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. larry: something we are just getting in

michelle: we have been there. a short shopping list turns into a much more expensive trip to the grocery store. what if self-criminal isn't totally to blame here -- self-control isn't totally to blame here? john matarese listens to secrets that will get you to spend more. john: do you ever notice if you go in the grocery store to buy milk and bread you spend $40 on things you didn't need? it's designed that way thanks to the super market tricks you need to know about. produce in the front, mill income the back. candy at the checkout. it's designed to get you to spend more time and money. and it works. >> there are two or three aisles now for the snack food. they have one just for john: we found secrets that get you to spend more. >> the super narcotics have a lot of strategies to get the consumers to purchase food. john: see the colorful produce? it puts you in a happy shopping mood. and the displays, they are for the products that pay for promotion. >> not always are they good buys but it is placed there to entic

michelle: update to a story we are following. the firefighters fighting each other after who would put out the fire in atlanta. one firefighter shoved the other. a jury said it was not enough to show a crime has been committed. jonathan: windows users worldwide are taking steps to prevent a repeat of the cyber attack. people installed a software patch over the weekend helping to stop second waver of problems as the workweek out of their computers in 150 countries. michelle: north korean leader kim jong un was front and center in the missile test. they called it a success for the nuclear program. president trump revealed what is described as a highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador according to a "washington post" report. which also says the disclosure could jeopardize a source of intelligence on the islamic state. they hosted russian diplomats at the white house last week. jonathan: he wrote the memo that trump used to fire james comey. now rosenstein will brief the senate on the firing. rose

your take on michel barnier‘s comments.ping by david davies and his chums is simply not going to sustain close scrutiny. theresa may is not going to get the kind of deal she is talking about. the bull throughout the uk have to focus because theresa may wants a 100 seat majority and seems headed for it, she wants to crush opposition and the scent which is not good for government, not good for democracy. we need to have mps elected who can stand up against her. none of us is in the negotiating room. we do not know what conversations are going to be had behind closed doors, what sort of conciliatory tone in reality there might be, because michel barnier is going to say this sort of thing in public, isn't he? he might be but i have had two trips to germany and i have talked to german members of parliament and the one thing they all say from the greens to the christian democrats is this, why is your government so badly prepared and so badly briefed for these brexit negotiations? they seem to believe their propaganda. surely they

thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, michelle. and you stole my next line, paramitha, i was going to ask, can you take us deeper now into the world of detainers, constitutional issues around detainers and what some of the litigation challenges have been and sort of what's the landscape at least on the existing detainer litigation. >> so thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here today. i also wanted to open this with, you know, agreeing with michelle that sanctuary policies really are an exercise of basic state and local powers to regulate for the health and local powers to regulate for the basic health and safety and welfare of their residents. some people think people have done this to stop mass deportations. really, that's rarely the only motivations. they recognize they are vital to providing police-community relations and making sure that people feel safe reporting crimes and accessing basic government services and more recently, public schools and universities voiced concern that more aggressive immigration enforcement

michelle marsh at the "live desk" with the numbers. michelle: good evening. well, let me walk you through the numbers. arrest for i.c.e. are up 38% from the same time period in 2016. so between january 22 and april 29, i.c.e. arrested close to 41,000 people. that is an average rate of 400 arrests a day. 75% of those had a criminal record. 92 president in obama's final -- 92% in obama's final year had criminal records. they have been able to arrest noncriminals due to executive order trump signed in january. at the "live desk," i'm michelle marshment back to you. nancy: thank you. a scare at the morning race in d.c. senator thom tillis dropping to the ground in the challenge, a three-mile run. he was taken to the hospital but from there posted to looking forward to getting back to work. you can hear him there. tillis is a republican in north carolina and says he was simply overheated. what a preview of summer it was. maybe try to cool down by the capitol deflecting pool. gorgeous out there. some of you experienced record highs. others came close and tomorrow i

michelle: still ahead at 4:45 -- michelle: abandoned as a child.abc7 helps a woman find her family. >> my gosh. so happy. this is the best thing ever. i feel bad for people that were abandoned. this wouldn't have happened. michelle: so many emotions. two sisters both abandoned meet for the first time. what they say about the mother will surprise you. nancy: plus, president trump celebrating the passage of a new healthcare bill. but what he is saying about the healthcare system in another country that has democrats wondering if he will shift less next. jonathan: we are keeping an eye on live news, breaking news. s flying over the connecticut avenue onramp. in chevy chase. outer loop to the beltway. it is shut down. they are cleaning up after a tree. a big tree fell covering the lanes there. the tree is gone. they are cleaning up. it will take a while before they reopen the area. an area you want to avoid. more news after this. jonathan: the piloted of the miracle on the hudson, sully sullenburger was flying with the air force's best. how cool is thi

♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to i'm michelle henery.he south of spain is often referred to as europe's vegetable garden. it supplies the continent with everything from cucumbers to tomatoes. but that low-price produce has a high human cost. african migrants work and live on these sites in dire conditions. "we'll have to work well, so we have a right to a better apartment," says this man. but first to turkey, where europe and the wider world wait to see the outcome of the presidential referendum there. our reporter gunnar koehne wanted to do a report on kurdish views of this month's vote, which could increase president erdogan's powers considerably. however, in the 20 years he has lived and worked there, gunnar has never struggled more to find people to interview. he says long-standing tensions between the current regime and the large kurdish minority are worse than they've ever been. many were simply too afraid to talk to him. gunnar: the ruling ak party has never won an election here in diyarbakir. but as the country gears up for a con

michelle turner went behind the scenes in las vegas. >> everyone is getting beauty and glam.is a beauty secret you swear by? >> i swear by >> preparation "h" under the eyes. >> does it really work? >> it really does. it really tightens it up. >> backstage, girls doing prayer circles and selfies. but the secret is, butt glue. kind of like stray-on double stick tape. to keep things from riding up your back side. and another secret, wear vaseline on your teeth. to make them shiny and keep them from sticking to your lip. >>> what's the thing you do every single day, never fails? >> meditate. that's the energy you send out to people. and drink a half a gallon to a gallon of waa ter day. to make sure my skin always looks hydrated all the time. >> julianne hough is back. what is the message she wants to send? it's about being confident and beautiful. it's not just a beauty pageant. >> it's about owning who you are as a woman. >> and good luck to you, you're filling some pretty iconic shoes as c.j. what's it like being the new pamela anderson? >> it's like -- >> you can answer in a m

" >> thank you, michelle.tomorrow on "good morning washington." from the beltway to the beaches we are getting you ready for the great memorial day weekend get-away. >> the dog at a high school yearbook joins us in studio. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes when you genuinely care about the people you serve, their safety comes first. that's why we ask you to put safety first. your life could depend on it. unplug devices that you aren't using. replace worn out extension cords, too. call 811 to locate any underground lines at least two days before you dig. novec wants everyone to be safe around electricity. from safety demonstrations, to safety tips on our website, nancy: computer beats the best human player in china for the second straight time. michelle: but it's a good sport and humble. described the human as the best they have faced. one more match set for saturday. next at 4:00, president trump no longer believes nato is obsolete. but it doesn't mean he isn't critical. his message ahe

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michel barnier says it is not meant to bea michel barnier says it is not meant to be a punishment thatthe uk it may feel like that. chris morris there. in a moment we'll talk to our assistant political editor norman smith in downing street, but first let's speak to kevin connelly who is outside the european commission in brussels. some tough talking from brussels today making it clear that this will not be without pain. that's right, it was a smooth and softly spoken performance from michel barnier and he is far too experienced and wily politician to get trapped into a game of putting a figure on what all of this is ultimately going to cost britain. but underneath it all the message was quite steely. you heard it spells out, it won't be quick and it spells out, it won't be quick and it won't be painless. and ultimately of course, if you are being asked to pay many it doesn't matter whether it is called a settlement of accou nts it is called a settlement of accounts or a bill or a punishment, what you are interested in, what the uk government will be interested in is what the figure is.