michelle: all right. you have been listening to attorney general jeff sessions on the hill during that hearing today. u.s. attorney general sessions did just speak before the senate intelligence committee as it investigates claims that russia interfered with the last presidential election. you can continue to watch his testimony right now on our sister station newschannel8. we'll have much more in a moment. but first let's move on to local headlines. alison: we have breaking news to tell you about because lake ridge middle school evacuated after a chemical spill in that building. skytrak7 over the prince william county school where abc7 learned this is not toxic and we have learned that everyone is okay. there is a little bit of a twist here, though, because it's primary day in virginia. so the polling has now been moved outside. polls close by the way at 7:00. michelle: we also have breaking news in stafford county where a freight train derailed right near the wal-mart on route 3. nine of the 104 cars de

michelle: thank you. montgomery county police asking for help to find killers of two high school students gunned down a night before graduation. investigators say one victim was shot ten times and the other four. one of teens appears to have some kind of debt and they are urging anyone with information to come forward. >> our belief for the community and we know they have been upset by this event and they should be, should not happen many montgomery county. >> this is not a random event. we believe that the suspect and the victims knew eh other. more importantly we believe there are people out there that have not come forward yet. have not given us information they know about the case. michelle: there is a reward for information leading to the arrest. jonathan: president trump made changes to the american-cuba policy. he says they will not lift sanctions on cuba until it releases all political prisoners, regulation spects the citizens -- respects the citizens' right and holds free and fair elections. he w

michelle: thank you. president trump's son-in-law and advisor jared kushner will meet with senate intelligence committee staff members in the coming days. at least that is on the schedule. they want to hear about the meetings with the russian ambassador to the u.s. nancy: in indiana today, 12 people accused of submitting fake or fraudulent voter registration applications last year. members of a voter mobilization group now facing criminal charges. if convicted each person faces up to 2 1/2 years in prison. in the meantime, happening now, we are staring down at the first heatwave of the year. a real sweltering weekend you could say. stormwatch7's steve rudin with a first look for us. steve? steve: a little break. if you have plans this everything it is fantastic there. a lot of sunshine until 8:30. the temperature right now is 83 at reagan national airport. 80 at dulles. 77 in winchester. the cool spot on the map, oakland, maryland. they are now at 64. show you what is going on with the stormwatch7 satelli

michelle: i bet! jonathan: that is how it works. michelle: all right. still ahead -- >> it's almost like a time capsule. to be able to visit another time. imagine who is the person that originally made the photographs. michelle: at 4:00, the search for someone who left a piece of history undeveloped for 40 years. jonathan: but first, why an 11-year-old is already being wooed for his college over hereno!ver here! (dog barking) whoever threw it has to go get it. not me! somebody will get it... ♪ (dog barking) anyone can dream. making it a reality is the hard part. from the b-2 to the upcoming b-21, northrop grumman stealth bombers give america an advantage in a turbulent world. and we're looking for a few dreamers to join us. michelle: apparently being a daredevil runs in the nik wallenda family. check out his wife erendira. she is dangling from a helicopter using just her -- wait for it -- teeth! and toes. she completed the death-defying stunt over niagara falls. she hopes her a

michelle: developing now. more than 40 people arrested after staging a die-in at mitch mcconnell's capitol hill office. many removed from the wheelchairs when they refused to move themselves. others pulled themselves from the wheelchair and laid in the middle of the hallway. this come as republicans reveal a bill to repeal support it as written. scott thuman breaks down what is in the legislation and the battle it faces. >> the president said the senate bill needed heart. the way this bill cuts healthcare is heartless. scott: democrats quickly demonized the proposal and the president praised it. admitting that it's far from final. >> a little negotiation. it will be great. >> the "associated press" says it would end the tax penalties for people two don't buy insurance. slow the roll back of medicaid but with deeper cuts. unlike the house bill, sub diddies for those who buy private insurance on the income not just age to help those who don't make as much. there is some say a trickle down effect. >> the presiden

michelle: breaking news. skytrak7 is above a search, an active search for a missing swimmer in burtonsville. no other details are available right now. when we get new information about the age of the person and what they were doing on the waterway to begin with we will pass >> oh, no! nancy: terrifying moments. that was a moment a tornado tore through a home of storm changes. it was spotted in wyoming and colorado. no word of injuries. michelle: nebraska forecasters believe it was a tornado that ripped up a barn. caught on camera. first the roof goes and then you see it right there. no word if anyone was hurt. michelle: it's the first few days of the bill cosby sexual assault trial. the jury asked to review deposition made by cosby and they also asked the judge to clarify the language of the accounts against cosby. he faces up to ten years in nancy: "rolling stone" maggie: agreed to pay phi kappa psi. the lawsuit centered on a debunked story of a rape at the fraternity. they plan to donate money to groups tha

michelle? >> thank you. abc7 has posted comey's entire seven-page statement to the website. head to wjla.com. jonathan: the questions that will follow the statement with the fireworks will begin and that has many planning to watch the testimony. >> i'm interested to what is going to come out of it. >> i could probably watch from my computer but i'm not going to. i am interested in what he says but i will follow it jonathan: d.c. bars are betting that a lot of people will skip out of work to watch. parties and happy hours are planned all across the area. centered around the testimony. we will have gavel to gavel coverage. you can watch it on abc7 and we'll stream it for you live on wjla.com and the facebook page. michelle? michelle: appearing before the same committee that comey will the country's top intelligence officials refuse to detail conversations with the president. that led to exchanges like this one involving n.s.a. chief mike rogers. >> is there invocation by the president of the unit

michelle: she definitely calls the shots.ot coming in until the lawn is cut. >> i have staying out there no it matter what. michelle: you said it, doug. if you can see a tornado -- jonathan: time to go. doug: they could hear it, too. jonathan: time to go. michelle: it ejects things ahead of it. interesting photo. get into it and let's tell the weather story. doug: it will clear up quickly tomorrow and then it will get crummy again for wednesday and thursday. live look at the sky. 71 degrees cloudy in laurel. couple of showers here and there. a couple, literally one or two. 74 at 7:00. it will drop to the lower 70's and the 60's overnight. satellite and radar shows not much. elements that are showing up on the doppler locally. most is west. the lines are coming across and shay should stay south and -- they should stay south and west of the area. there is a chance of an isolated shower later on at 8:30. then overnight they go away. we have brighter conditions with the partly cloudy skies. highs near 80. wednesday and thursday i

michelle: thank you. now is a good time to download the stormwatch7 app for the tablet or the smart phone to stay a step ahead of the forecast. nancy: in the last 40 minutes, doctors at medstar washington hospital center updates us on congressman steve scalise's condition. the congressman was visited by house speaker paul ryan this morning. richard reeve is live at the hospital. rich, what did the doctors richard: right now they are saying that the congressman is improving, but he is still in critical condition at this point. he is now under sedation. he is able to understand when somebody speaks to him. but apparently that is the extent of the situation right now. he first arrived here in critical condition, imminent risk of death was the word used. we have video we can show you of the scene from wednesday at simpson park where all of this unfolded. now they are saying the risk of death is substantially lower. now the congressman was hit in the hip, at the park, that was a single high velocity rifle roun

michelle? michelle: thank you. look at this painting. it was found in an arizona man's garage. the owner is headed to a was helping him clean out his garage. he found this painting and he thought it looked interesting. turns out it's a jackson pollack. when it's auctioned off later this month it is expected to bring in up to $15 million. turns out the elderly man's sister knew pollack so when she died some of her stuff went in her brother's garage including this painting. what a find. interesting. nancy: yeah. very interesting. $15 million. michelle: that's interesting. robert: he can buy michael jordan's converse. $190,000. nancy: a couple. michelle: they need to go in a museum. no one person should have those. robert: i love mike. i'm not spending that much. baseball. the nats will be missing a big piece tonight against the braves. we will fill you in. it's win or go home for lebron and the cavs. hear from two superstars next in sports. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. s out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast busine

alison: michelle thinks you should give her a kiss anyway. michelle: just for playing. nancy: all right. having too much fun. thank you. the capital is colorful right now in honor of gay pride weekend and equality marge for unity. the district is covered in rainbows. >> but the events are taking on a more serious tone. stephen tschida with the story. >> even the crosswalks have pride. or the colors of the rainbow flag. thousands descended on washington to participate in >> people are super excited. pride is an opportunity to live authentic self. live proud, live true. >> this year the celebration and the concert will provide entertainment. but some say there is an undercurrent of anxiety and they site the trump administration and the stand on gay rights. >> we are realizing that a lot of the gains we made are not permanent if we don't fight for them. >> saturday will see pride sunday, another march. this one is more politically charged. >> it's important to come out and celebrate diversity. >> this this political election cycle why aren't we marching again? >> a lot of

michelle: it could be. i want to see the king another ring but the warriors have too many weapons and they are all firing. jonathan: abc7 the home for game three, in cleveland. hope you'll be watching. teenagers are not the only ones who can get the most out of social media. this 93-year-old woman turned to facebook on advice for her wedding dress. michelle: isn't she precious? sylvia martin chose four options at a score called bird's nest. when she couldn't decide what to choose, the store owners posted the option on their facebook page. i hope she goes with the last red one. jonathan: the first one looked nice. beautiful. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- how in the heck can you stop the annoying robo calls to your cell phone? the three ways that the big service providers are stepping in to block the calls like that from ever getting through. we have that coming up. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than mos

michelle: by dude he means rat. jonathan: strong rat. >> that is a massive rat that is dragging quadruple the size across a sidewalk. after seeing that video it settles the begait which pizza is better. new york or chicago. you don't get video like that from chicago. jonathan: you don't base results of pizza on a rat choice. michelle: a parent will do anything to save the child. watch this. look at the screen. you see a baby elephant falling to the water. then you see the parents circle the pool. they push the baby out of the pool. jonathan: mom shoves the dad. really? you let him fall in water. goes charging in. michelle: he was supposed to be watching them. took charge. jonathan: coming up n 6:00, it's a big day for o.j. simpson. the decision when he may get out of prison and what he plans to do when he gets out. >> a disgrace for what happened to otto. if he were brought home sooner the result would have been different. >> otto warmbier was released in comatose space. >> john mccain saying anyone stupid enough to

michelle: thank you. abc7 has been following this closely over the past three days to see all of our original reporting, log on to wjla.com and search "moles." you know we have seen a lot of incidents a it the white house over the past few months including this arrest of a woman police say tried to jump the bike rack barrier last month. i-team investigator scott taylor takes a closer look. scott joins us live outside the white house. scott, what is the secret service doing to prevent this from scott: well, over the past couple of years they have been doing a lot. let me show you what is happening in front of the white house. we have your usual group of tourists here, enjoying the day. what we are talking about is the fence behind them with the spikes. the secret service is moving forward on the plan to build a higher fence that surrounds the white house. if we look at the numbers like we did, the white house knows there hasn't been increase in fence jumpers. as the u.s. secret service still works on plans

michelle: that eye-opening. the company that makes naloxone says it is effective on all opioid and synthetic opioids and learn more about what the d.e.a. says about the drug and the heroin epidemic at sir ca.com and web -- circa.com and wjla.com. jonathan: what was supposed to be a day of celebration turned into mourning in georgetown. two honor roll students set to graduate today murdered last night. they found the bodies of shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov in a car on gallery court in montgomery village. neighbors calling 911 after hearing gunshots at 10:45 last night. the police have not made any arrests. they were on the minds of everyone this afternoon. the ceremony just finishing up. but instead of celebrating the son's accomplishments, najjar's father is preparing for a funeral. >> why? why would somebody kill my boy? my beautiful boy. today is graduation. jonathan: the graduation ceremony included a moment of silence. anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the police department. michel

michelle: the u.s. navy is about to get bigger.erald ford will join the pleat -- the fleet last month. they can launch with fewer crew members than existing carriers and expected to be operational by 2020. jonathan: a new look tonight for d.c. icon. ben's chili bowl unv figures in the african-american community from harriet tubman, to the obamas, with averted of local and national celebrities in between. the mural had for years included a large picture of bill cosby. he is notably absent from the re design. michelle: now to must-see video for bizarre day in the life of two california deputies. see for yourself, that is a lama. wondering in the street. but it gets better. the deputies surround it and then it briefly struggles drawing a crowd of more lamas. eventually it will give up and lets the deputies lead it home. jonathan: he look happy. now look at this. not one, not two, but four different water spouts caught on video off the coast of mississippi. again all of this is the leading edge of the tropical storm cindy. one of those

michelle? michelle: thank you. crime alert in takoma park, maryland. scary morning for one woman dropping off her kids at daycare. a group of teens asking for directions takes a violent turn. richard reeve is live to explain what rich? richard: yeah. she was sitting in her car like i am here at tulip at the intersection here when a group of young girls came over. they approached and they asked where the metro is. in the meantime one of the girls went behind the car and started to open up the rear passenger door to try to grab the woman's purse. another girl right here grabbed the stun gun and starts hitting the woman and hitting her with the stun gun. we have video to show you of the neighborhood. this is a very quiet area here. a lot of adults and children walking to school and work. in fact, the woman had just dropped off her kids at a daycare nearby. police say a witness jumped in to help. the girls took off. one of them was caught immediately. four others were hiding around a shed three blocks away. a k9 unit tracked them down. >> according to my t

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michelle: i can't imagine that for two hours. jonathan: no. michelle: check this out.ll give you a taste for seafood dinner. monstrous 20-pound lobster found inside someone's checked international airport. jonathan: oh, that. michelle: yeah. for those who don't know. lobsters are allowed to be checked in. but they have to be in clear spill proof containers. so that is what did them in here. no word if the passengers were able to keep this big guy. when you see that you think to be center tail, to be center mac 'n' cheese. bisque. jonathan: for a month! hello, doug. nice day to enjoy crab outside. doug: it felt more like spring today. michelle: beautiful. low humidity. doug: going to feel like summer by the end of the month. july starts saturday. full summer mode by then. look at hagerstown. the view of the sky. more clouds in western maryland, in the western zone than the metro area. still pleasant. 78 degrees with the low humidity reading. absolutely delightful stuff. take a look at the numbers here on the almanac page. 84 and 68 the high and low. average is 87, 69. e

michelle: d.c. bureau chief sam ford shows us the new pictures detailing what happened last month. >> that -- sam: chief peter newsham spoke turkish today, reading off the names of 16 turks, two canadians of turkish descent and two citizens one from virginia who have already been arrested. most from president erdogan's personal security team when he was here for a state visit. they are wanted for beating up peaceful protesters in the may 16 across from the turkish residence, where some erdogan watched. >> we saw the violence perpetrated here in washington, d.c. this is something we won't tolerate. sam: the targets were kurds and armenians who opposed turkish government. nine people were injured, including two seriously. of braising attack -- brazen attacks on washington, d.c., from foreign government, bodyguards no less, ever. sam: will they send people back to face charges? >> when a crime is committed we charge them with crimes. sam: but if they don't come back voluntarily the bodyguards should st

michelle: going in the right direction. through the museums can feel like a workout sometimes and now one in new york city, one of the most famous museums is offering an actual workout through the halls. called the museum workout, of course. this includes dance workouts and is two miles through the museum hall. it's offered thursday through sunday. now until mid-december. i like that. >> you don't get time to stop and read the different -- michelle: no. it can't be your first time going through the museum to do that. jonathan: we have to go to erin hawksworth live in bowie where she is throwing out the first pitch before the baysox game. we worked on this together. jonathan: you are invested. erin: let's see how i do. ready, j? okay. ahh! it's hard doing live television and throwing a baseball when y a there is a lot to think about. we'll have a live report up next. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support a

michel barnier is a long road ahead. michel barnier isa is a long road ahead.hel barnier is a realist, he is calm, i hope the conservatives will also be calm because that is the best way for negotiations. the eu has laid out its plan and will expect uk to follow it, and the first phase will deal with exit terms, and only if it is satisfied with move to the second phase, the uk's future relationship with the eu. uk wanted trade talks on the start so that the issues are to be focus on first include citizens rights, the rights of eu

michelle marsh is in the "live desk" with their message today. michelle? michelle: alison, investigators in new york are not giving up on finding out who was behind the blast that blew off part of a fairfax man's leg. there is a $40,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. connor golden was touring the city with two friends when they jumped off a rock in central park, setting off the explosive material. this happened a year ago. the day before the fourth of july. police immediately thought someone may have left fireworks there. until they learned it was a very dangerous homemade explosive device. in addition to tips, investigators are asking for photos and video taken near the rocks in the hours and the days before the explosion. >> the leads have slowed down. the commitment to the investigation has not. michelle: officials say the explosive compound is similar attacks overseas but right now they have no evidence that this was a terror attack. at the "live desk," michelle marsh, abc7 news. alison: thank you. coming up next at 4:00 -- if you have go

now back to the white house and michelle marsh. michelle? michelle: thanks. no doubt. this was a big event. a lot of folks packing in the hearing hall. networks cutting in for special coverage. of course, a lot of people out here who are sightseeing to visit the white house from all across the world also watched the testimony before making their way out here. a political sporting event of such. super bowl of politics. for a super bowl, you have a watch party. same deem -- same deal here. stephen tschida was at the saw tavern watch party where a lot of folks poured into there. this wasn't your predictable boring hearing on the hill. stephen: oh, no. it was not boring at all. i have to tell you, the excitement level here was off morning at shaw's tavern. that is earlier than usual by an hour and a half. we have video to show you of just how many people showed up here. they lined the sidewalk down the block, trying to get in here. within moments of opening there was a capacity crowd inside. the atmosphere filled with anticipation, excitement and hope for what mr. comey wo

michelle: wow! routine traffic stop in ohio went as planned until a police officer forgot to put his own car in park. there it is. the officer talked with the driver who he pulled over, his cruiser started drifting away. once the officer notices, he runs after it. stops it in the middle of the intersection. major oops. doug: weather wise it's calming down. look across from the chesapeake beach live in northern calvert county. this is a back edge of the thunderstorm in the eastbound area. most of the -- easton area. most of the rain is out of the picture for most of the evening. the additional showers will probably not form. most of the action is southern maryland along the chesapeake bay. heavy storms north of cambridge. more showers move across we will see a clearing trend that moves west to east. perfect weather at the ballpark. it's good. and the lionel ritchie concert as well. it's 51 for luray and winchester. 56 at balloted -- baltimore. wake up to clear skies and 60 in the nation's capital. lo

michelle: thank you. back in the weather center now with stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill. boy, doug, you talk about the start of summer it doesn't get nicer than this. low humidity but it will creep back. doug: it's summertime. it will happen again. then friday and saturday we have a real interest with a cold front producing thunderstorms and maybe moisture from tropical storm cindy. we are keeping an eye on showers. go to dap lar radar. this is an area south of metro washington. southern maryland coming across the northern neck to st. mary's county. sluers there. more on the eastern shore. farther north, there is a bundle of thunderstorms from southern pennsylvania. we tracking this in particular. close to hagerstown area in 30 to 40 minutes. most of the activity should stay well north of the washington area and well south as well. as we look forward to what is coming next, cooldown. mid-to-upper 80's now. 90 in leesburg. 87 in washington and baltimore. through the overnight, we will see part

michelle: possibly mr. met spend time with oscar because one of the people dressing up as the mascot lost his cool and now is being benched. he made an obscene gesture to a fan after the loss in milwaukee. the team says the employee will not dress up as the mascot again. jonathan: tonight is game one of a rubber match for the ages. the third straight time that the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers will square off for the nba finals. marci gonzalez has a preview of what you can expect. >> the golden state warriors are the 2015 nba champions. >> the cavaliers are nba champions. marci: now dÉjÀ vu. the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers facing off for game one tonight making history as they become the only two teams to ever meet in three consecutive nba finals. >> this matchup has come to fruition. we are excited about it. marci: more history making for lebron james. after ending cleveland's professional sports drought last year with one of the nba most remarkable finals comeback

jonathan: all right, michelle. thank you. sign up to get breaking news text alerts on you your pad on abc7 news. go to our website wjla.com. alison: back at home now, funeral services will be tomorrow for the fairfax county teenager killed in what police believe was a case of road rage. 17-year-old nabra hassanen was in a group of teenagers when a car pulled up alongside them early sunday morning. tom roussey is live in sterling where her parents are scheduled to take part in a vigil tonight. tom? tom: alison, we are here not too far from where she was attacked. you can see folks are starting to leave flowers as well as balloons in memory of nabra hassanen. 17 years old. she was killed not far from where i'm standing. after police say the suspect in this case got out of his vehicle, chased the group of teenagers she was in. caught up with her and beat her with a baseball bat. according to police it was a road rage incident. they believe one of the teens was on the bike in the road and exchanged words with the suspect in this

michelle? michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- results from last night's surprise nail-biter in the virginia primary. the refusal to concede in the g.o.p. race next. >> the emotional shock of seeing your friend shot, where you are helpless. you have a baseball bat. they have a rifle. you're defenseless. alison: still ahead, continuing coverage from alexandria and from capitol hill about the ballpark ambush. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com. alison: yesterday, virginians went to the polls. the democratic primary expected to be the close one when it comes to picking who will represent the party in the gubernatorial race. michelle: but that was decided early. ralph northam holding o

michelle, take a sip for you. enjoy. michelle: take two sips for me. all right. thank you, steve. next on abc7 news they got to harvar b the not so bright move the students are accused of doing that had one of the nation's best tom went to washington to take on and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. accepting the best and the brightest. but the dark side of student chat room started by incoming freshmen caused administrators to revoke admission. the own paper "harvard crimson" reports a group of ten students accepted to the class of 2021 and meeting on the official facebook page created alternative page full of the memes containing provocative and derogatory images and caption. content too offensive to show with r-rated memes poking fun of topics l

michelle >> yeah, that's going to be the key thing to see what actually gets done.an expected, right, kayla i mean, is that a good sign, a bad sign are we getting any indication? >> reporter: well, it did go longer than expected but it was the president who was actually late in coming into the room the executives were all assembled in a state dining room and when he came in and he made those remarks about otto warmbier right off the top, there is some expectation that, perhaps, he was being briefed on that or being briefed on another situation before coming into the room so, we're not sure exactly the reason for the delay -- >> yeah, makes a lot of sense because that news broke right about the top of the show. and that would make sense because that was about when he was supposed to meet with them so, okay, yeah what happened -- what would happen if we could finally get a modern technologically-driven government i can't even imagine a scenario that includes that >> isn't it possible -- >> let's say it could. >> not sure it's possible. >> occasionally you see -- we we

michelle: thanks. first on 7, police say found on a sidewalk led to the arrest of a man accused of trying to sexually assault am woman. the victim was walking home when she noticed a man following her. pushed her to the ground but she was able to fight back and fight him off and run to safety. in the investigation they found blood and were able to trace it back to gilbert franklin who is now charged with attempted first-degree rape. nancy: only on 7, care-giver accused of abandoning the special needs patient in a car while he slept with a prostitute in hotel room at the extended stay america along research boulevard in rockville. the care-giver from montgomery village is now facing charges of soliciting a prostitute and vulnerable adult abuse. the patient was 19-year-old nonverbal man with autism was not injured but the care-giver employers parted way with the 40-year-old. still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- group of persistent a battle against stingy a.t.m. michelle: the fire that keeps growing an

michelle: oh yeah. better because the previous quarter was weak, but it's a two plus percent world. tom: two plus percent world is not politically successful of the united states of america. do we need more stimulus? nobody is talking about that , but nobody's talking about that. michelle: look at where the stock market is. look at where the unemployment rate is. we are still making progress. talking about the unemployment rate going down to 3.5% in this bimodal economy. when he worked at the fed, was that thousand are hamilton or martin? we do not have a to america's analysis when you worked at the fed. neal: that is part of the change that michelle was setting. structural change creeps up on you. the transition from agriculture to industry come we tell it in textbooks as if it was a paragraph, but it took the century. there's a lot of change underway as we speak in the structure of this. the respect to where's phillips curve and so forth, remember there was a time when we thought a big central bank ba

just explain where michel temer sits in this corruption allegation story.k to 2014 wenbo corruption case, —— when it is the first case came about. when dilma rousseff and michel temer used corruption money to finance their corruption campaign. it began right after the election in 2014 that it is only just now that the court will set to try those allegations. and what's going to happen? chanters are, everybody is expecting the court to make a radical move —— chances are. it could be that the government and mayor is accused of corruption in low earth jurisdictions. there mayor is accused of corruption in low earthjurisdictions. there is mayor is accused of corruption in low earth jurisdictions. there is an high probability that the court could scrap this. he is also facing other court cases and he is also facing 14 impeachment requests in congress. and this is seemingly endemic. it is dilma rousseff, it is michel temer, it is the former president and other politicians and leaders. it would seem the judiciary in brazil after a clean sweep. they took about this

michelle: thank you. i'm joined by our senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher. you have been digging into the background of this suspected shooter in this case. you know when you look at the evil from today, and hear from the neighbors who say he was a nice guy, it's really tough to make sense of this. lisa: it is. it's often the case in these sort of shootings. we hear from people that live nearby or close to him saying he was a nice guy. we found some things happening in his personal life that along with his deeply troubled state about u.s. politics, may have had serious impact on him. 66-year-old james hodgkinson ran a home inspection business for more than a decade. but dissolved the company j.t.h. services at the end of last year. a neighbor told us hodgkinson left his wife and they hadn't seen him for some time. hodgkinson's reportedly living in alexandria for the last two months. hodgkinson was outspoken on social media about a his dislike for the trump administration. on march 22, he posted,

michelle: this is exciting.ld an online poll with more than 50 choices on who should make the cut. today, the painting started. you can see the sketches here on the wall outside. it includes former president barack obama and his wife michelle. the late d.c. mayor and councilman marion barry. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton. off the political spectrum we have the godfather of go-go, chuck brown. he is up there. as well as roberta flack, prince, wale and d.c. radio icons russ parr and donnie simpson. muhammad ali, dave chappelle, dick gregory, taraji p. henson, harriet tubman and jim vance are also all up there. coming up tonight at 6:00, we get reaction to the choices. a good line-up there. i don't know how you could pick fault with any of those. what do you think? funny it's going with that many. it's a stainle in the city you become used -- staple in the city you become used to. donnie simpson, barack obama up there. nancy: i need to check it out. michelle: it pleases everyone. larry: chuck brown. a lot the

i know michel barnier shares that desire as well.termined to get on with the job and deliver that certainty as soon as possible. the prime minister later this week will update european leaders on the uk's approach to this issue at the european council. we will then publish a detailed paper outlining our offer on monday which will form the right basis on which to reach agreement. let's had lied to brussels and speak to our correspondent adam fleming. the atmospherics were good, but it is the detail that has all the potential to derail. a very good description of the situation. you are right, they have been laying on the charm with each other, talking to each other on first names. they gave each other gifts and they shared their love of hill walking and hiking. talking in optimistic tones and trading optimistic quotes and about how well they worked together today. but we have got a whole load of detail in this terms of reference paper that was published at the same time as they took to the podium at the european commission. we know som

michelle: hello, and welcome to "focus on europe." i'm michelle henery. to smoke or not to smoke is no longer the question as various countries around europe look to legalize marijuana. in shops popping up across switzerland, marijuana, arranged by variety and composition, line the shelves of self-styled cannabis supermarkets. elsewhere in europe, such products tend to change hands in dark alleys. but in basel, for instance, consumers can purchase the drug legally, and right off the shelf. "we want to dissociate ourselves from this stoner image. we sell high-quality raw materials," says this man. more on this later in the show. it's ok to beat your wife or girlfriend provided they don't end up in the hospital. this is the message many women in russia worry is being sent to abusive men after the country's parliament passed a law decriminalizing domestic violence. instead of up to two years in prison, offenders now face the mere prospect of a fine. according to estimates, over half a million women a year are victims of domestic violence. now some fear that

michelle: they all are. great options. jonathan: as we approach summer, congress taking up a measure. michelle: to mandate life saving in cars to prevent the heat stroke. >> we have heard this before. we could run into problems even with just sunshine. but i want to show what is going on in the cars. we have things that ding for leaving the lights on keys in the ignition. ding, ding, ding. they want to introduce a policy to make sure you know something is left in the backseat. on average every year 37 children die in hot cars. we spoke to a parent today that wants people to understand it can happen to anybody. >> i can't tell you how many parents today think i will never do that. >> coming up, i want you to hear more from carroll. sad but an important story to hear. we talk to a neuroscientist that explains why it can happen to people. the kids, the most important thing in your life. but you can forget they are in the backseat. i want you to hear that at 5:00. doug: we'll look forward that and take advantage of the coolest

♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to "fokus on europe." i'm michelle henery.pain's largest island, tenerife, is a tourist magnet. for its hot sun, sandy beaches, lush gardens, and for its amusement park show starring trained orcas, commonly known as killer whales. while park operators insist that the whales are ambassadors for conservation, animal rights campaigners, like this woman, say holding them in captivity is unethical and causes suffering. more about this later in the program. emmanuel macron made history when he defeated far-right leader marine le pen in this month's french election. but the country's youngest-ever president at the age of 39 still has a tough fight ahead. his political movement, la republique en marche, is not yet a year old and holds no seats in parliament. transforming such a young party into a political force will not be easy, but members like justine henry -- a veterinarian -- tend to be young idealists, brimming with plans to change this. justine has now abandoned her career and put her aspirations for her country first. [cheers

michelle: more on her story is coming up later in the program.opes were high a decade ago that democracy had been embraced by the former communist republic of macedonia. the country was working towards membership in both the european union and nato. but the mood changed due to rising nationalism. nationalist protestors even stormed parliament to attack newly elected officials. many of the young people in this small balkan state refuse to accept this. reporter: irina sterijovic is a young theater director in the capital skopje, and she's very worried about the nationalists she sees on the streets of her city. they've been demonstrating every day for 2.5 months now, carrying old and new macedonian flags through the city center, past her favorite cafe. skopje's young liberals gather here. they're horrified at the visible surge in nationalism. irina: you can see on their faces, you know. they are screaming makedonia, makedonia -- but their faces are all filled with hate. reporter: last year, sterijovic and thousands of others demonstrated for months

[laughter] and michelle you're dear to me. i can't even begin to tell you what your book did to me and many, many others. and i want to thank the press for -- for taking this book. they don't do memoirs but they did becoming this burden. the new jim crow so i started a new u way of life thinking that -- if women had a place to go everything would be okay. but as i worked, my understanding and analysis grew, you know, there wasn't what was wrong with us. thatit was what was wrong in the society, system, systems that run the world. and when i got a copy of the new jim crow, i knew what i knew but i couldn't put my finger on it. you know, my mom used to say, i know but i can't put finger on it i knew but i just couldn't maim it and describe it. and the new jim crow put everything that i experienced through the criminal justice system through my community. you know, in plain and distinct order. so you know as a i stayed around, and continued the work my understanding and analysis grew, and with that my commitment and determination

michelle: thank you.several reports of unclear equipment used at largo hospital in prince george's county. suzanne kennedy with how many patients are affected and the hospital's response. >> this was on the largo endoscopy unit where the equipment was used. the authorities here known as the largo medical center say it was two dozen endoscopy and the colonoscopy patients may be impacted. despite the concern, kaiser says the risk of illness is minimal but the patients should be screens. they released the statement saying in part after discovering the defect and conducting subsequent analysis we determine we can't that he are not saying when this took place but if you believe you are one of the patients call your doctor immediately. in largo, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. "7 on your side" consumer alert. qatar airways wants a 10% stake in american airlines. american acknowledges the conversations with the qatar leaders. antitrust courts will look into a potential bid to buy more than $800 mil