mt. vernon, because even though mt. vernon is not looked at as a big city, it's a very effective city amongst all the cities. >> and, in fact, the original intent of this festival was really to focus on some of those positives and get people into the street for a positive reason when it started. >> exactly, exactly, because mt. vernon has so many artists, performing artists, visual artists, people that are in health arts, because we have health arts, as well. and the mayor had a vision, "let's build an arts district." so this festival was a precursor to the arts district, and a lot of people said, "well, an arts district?" so his philosophy was, "go to the worst side of town, because if you don't build up that side and you build up the side that's good, you still haven't built your city up." so he went to what was called the worst side of town, and he put an arts festival there, and it just blossomed and blossomed. and it's become a venue. it's so creative. and he's an architect by trade, so he says, "let's build somethi

mt. vernon and give up power. it is one of the most important lessons he left the country. >> if you could be a scholar studying some aspect of george washington, what would it be? >> the years between the time that he gave up revolutionary war leadership and became president, those are interesting times. he didn't want to come back and be president. he didn't want to preside over the convention. he helped the country while he wasn't really in office. so those years are important years as well. >> so we go down the state to monticello, a gauge gift to the people who run it there, what are you doing with that one? >> when i toured mont cello, i thought it needed repair. i asked what would be helpful to them. they had some ideas. one of the things we wanted to do is build out monticello to make it look like it had existed years ago, which is to say it was a plantation. so we wanted to build out slave quarters to make people realize monticello is a great house. but he was a slave owner and ran a plantation. i think p

mt. vernon. he tells us he was shot here in front of the daycare. this investigation is ongoing. we're live tonight, new rochelle, news4 new york. >>> demonstrators are gathered to protest against presidential candidate donald trump. pablo gutierrez is there to show us the scene, including some latino immigrants. pablo? >> reporter: that's right, and just now about 100 protesters, most of them from make the road and other groups outside here, in front of the trump hotel, to protest the candidate's position on immigration. many of them tell us they are upset because of the remarks that donald trump has made against the latino community since he announced his candidacy back on june 16. now, this protest is one of many that make the road in other groups. they tell us that on the 22nd of this month, they will have another protest. this one will be in front of the cbs studios as donald trump appears in the show that is now with stephen colbert. have for you. back to you in the studio. >> pablo, thank you. >>> we are closing following an isis- isis-inspired pope francis. jonathan diens

mt. vernon. bus stop weather, sun's up at 6:48 this morning. temperature's 53 between 7:00 and 8:00. 59 at 9:00 a.m. seven-day forecast which includes the warmup, that's in ten minutes. for now a check on traffic with melissa. >> good morning. an update on the situation in ashton. eastbound 108 is completely shut down on new hampshire avenue because of roadwork. westbound lanes are being used for traffic this morning. interstate 95, we still have problems on the inner loop. 66 in town. same thing out of town. don't have any issues there. 95 here in virginia, 55 miles per hour northbound or southbound. 270 here at montrose road a little bit of volume headed southbound but no major problems. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >>> in just a few hours president obama will move forward with his plan for college education. what he's pushing for, straight ahead. >>> what we're learning about two planes. these planes colliding l.a.x. listen here to the pilot explaining to confused passengers what was going on. >> essentially we stopped short of the gate becau

mt. vernon triangle. see on the video, they causally picked things up from store shelves and just walk out. >>> it's 4:48. later today, vice president joe biden will speak in miami-dade college in florida on the importance of a college education. we expect him to talk about the world partnership between community colleges and employers play helping americans gain the skills they need to join the workforce. >>> a performance to honor a mary washington student killed last week. the school is staging the play in honor of grace mann. the performance is happening on september 12th. >>> we now have a pretty idea of what liquor stores in prince george's county will be open on sundays. the stores had to apply for a special permit. take a look at a map provided by the prince george's liquor board. the liquor board said this is all about prince george's county being competitive. not everyone is in favor of the new sunday sales. >> a lot of times people are hanging out at the liquor stores who are just alcoholics. w

mt. vernon and clinton that you would have light rain right now and that you would notice that it is green with the heavier rain to move south and east and heavy rain right now in old town and towards silver hills to zoom back out to put it on storm tracker moving off the southeast at about 13 to 14 miles per hour. and so headed towards pinefield at about 6:31 and maybe brandy at 6:21 as they would move to the southeast that it will hold together and they would cross over 301. if you are headed home over the next half hour that you'll have some showers to deal with. but the good news is that it will be dry, warm, muggy with the temps in the 80s throughout the entire game at fedex as we will come back and talk about that cold front tomorrow and what it will mean for your holiday weekend. >>> metro's top management in the hot seat over the derailment that jammed up thousands of people last month. within the past hour one of those managers resigned. >> several board members demanded that somebody be punished for failing to prevent the big mess. bruce leshan with the troubled agency's latest p

mt. vernon hospital with gunshot wounds. moments later police followed that vehicle to yonkers, a passenger jumped out taken into custody. the driver still on the loose. >>> unprecedented security is expected next week for pope francis' visit to new york city. tonight commuters are being warned that mass transit will be the best way to get around. new jersey transit is adding trains and buses to meet demand for people wanting to get into the city. a number of traffic changes visit. >> we think it will be crowded. we think there are regular commuters, we are telling them please be patient. we think there will be some delays. >> crowded indeed. to help ease congestion on public transit, officials suggest commuting during off peak hours if possible and buying round-trip tickets up front and we invite you to stay with eyewitness news leading up to the pope's visit and during his visit we have an entire section on our website, abc7ny.com where you can find his schedule and traffic information. >>> an unusual accident in brooklyn

mt. vernon. they plan to lay a wreath at the tomb of george and martha washington.after that, they will walk around the mansion from the estate's president. >>> you have to see this amazing video of a close call with a humpback whale. it's been all over the place. some whales and several kayakers were off the coast of california. look at that. a tour company says the whales were feeding when suddenly one leapt out of the water. the whale slammed into their kayak but both were okay. you can imagine that scene? >> no. they looked calm after having just gone through that. >> i guess you don't know what to do, right? >> i guess not. >>> forced from their homes and waiting it out in tents. >> an entire city is on the edge -- or on edge as they wait to learn whether their homes survived intense flames. we're working on an update from the live desk for you. >> right now on news 4 midday, team coverage of the big stories that are developing now. in a moment tom kierein will update us on the forecast. >> first mollette green has more information on the fires out west. >> fir

mt. vernon.you can see they causally pick things off the shelves and just walk out. >>> 5:35 now, later today, vice president joe biden will speak at miami-dade campus in florida on the importance of a college education. he's expected to talk about the partnership between community colleges and employers play in helping americans gain the skills they need to join the workforce. >> the university of washington staged a special play in memory of grace mann. that's according to the freelance star. police say vanderbilt killed mann, his roommate four months ago. >>> we'll have a better idea when the liquor stores in prince george's county will be open sunday. take a look at the map provided by the prince george's liquor store. the liquor board said it's all about prince george's county being competitive but not everyone is in favor. >> a lot of times, people are just hanging out at the liquor stores, they're alcoholics. we're not helping them. >> district 7 which borders d.c. has a lot of liquor stor

mt. vernon estate. the queen is scheduled to have afternoon tea with first lady michelle obama. the visit also includes stops in miami, florida. >>> a fisherman dead after a fraternity ritual. a freshman, i should say. the victim's family sharing their grief as prosecutors drop the hammer. >>> e-cigarettes just got banned at some popular spots for families. families. we'll tell you where. what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >>> if you smoke e-cigarettes you can no longer smoke them in national parks. park service issued a new policy on vaping, banning the use of e-cigs in all areas where tobacco smoking is prohibited and that includes indoor sites and anywhere near concession facilities. >>> taco bell is now serving beer, wine, and frozen mixed drinks. here's the kicker. you'll have to go to the store in chicago's wicker park to get a cold one with your chalupa. the new

mt. vernon neighbors recognize the mugshot even as their 23-year-old neighbor, one of the victims spoke to him in court. you're a murderer as well as a rapist, she said, trembling. part of me died in that playground. today i take my soul back from you. today you are the powerless one. the victim threw a wedged shoe at the rapist's mother out of frustration. that woman was taken away in an ambulance while the victim was arrested herself. although eligible for parole in three years, it's expected roberts will serve the maximum 10 at which the state can move to have him civilly detained as a danger to society. >> he should do life. >> that's very sad. >> reporter: clearly his old neighborhood doesn't want him back. lou young, cbs 2 news. >> the rape victim who threw the shoe was not taken in to custody but was given a ticket. the rapist's mother was not seriously injured. >>> breaking right now, a car on fire on the outbound lanes of the george washington bridge. the timing couldn't be too much worse here at rush hour. joe over the scene. >> timing is bad and location is bad. fire department

mt. vernon hospital with gunshot wounds. minutes later police followed the vehicle to yonkers. a passenger jumped down and was taken into custody. the driver is still on the loose. >>> there are new and disturbing details tonight about the hazing death of a baruch college student. grand jury documents released today reveal what michael deyn was told -- deng was told to do in order to get into the fraternity and what happened after he was left injured and unconscious. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is in pocono summit, pennsylvania with the details. kemberly. >> reporter: well, joe, for the first time we are hearing from one of the suspects why these fraternity members didn't call an ambulance as michael deng slowly died in front of them, according to those court documents, kenny kwan told investigators, quote, because someone looked it up and the bill, the cost was too high. >> he was singled out and he was treated harsher than the other pledges. >> reporter: and when michael deng tried to make it stop by fighting back, it only made things worse. that's what those

mt. vernon, new york. >> she's a miracle. >> a miracle? >> inspiring. >> she drives me to be my best.ly, her time, her energy, and heart. with a little help from friends, we wanted the to give something back to nesta. >> this is your brand-new computer lab. >> reporter: a beautiful new computer lab. >> what? >> reporter: a classroom makeover courtesy of wayfair. and a brand-new ford flex to help her drive her kids to their afterschool programs. one surprise that would come later. a new basketball court, courtesy of connor sport court. so as the seasons changed and the weather turned warm, the trucks rolled in. and carter oosterhouse and his team from carter's kids got to work. >> everybody heard nesta's story, which is so engaging and so amazing that we wanted to help. we have this great new sport court. the kids will go bonkers when they get on this court. >> reporter: within four hours, the coach with the huge heart had a shiny new court for her kids. >> unbelievable. the children are so excited. i'm thrilled beyond words. thank you so much. >> coach nesta and her kids, they all des

mt. vernon avenue toward his house. but this was a perfect backdrop for the campaign, not only did it show the human side of the hardings, the fact that they did not live in a mansion. they lived in a very normal house most -- like most of the folks coming to see him speak, they wanted to feature this town as well. warren himself often said that this campaign was taking main street to the white house. and florence was very much a part of this message. she was a very visible part of this campaign. she was always near him on the front porch when he was speaking. she gave interviews herself to magazines, especially women's magazines. she alternated between being the savvy politician to being the homebody, the wife, the caretaker of the candidate, so she knew how politics worked. she knew the different sides of her that would have to be portrayed as part of this campaign in order to make his campaign successful for him. she is not afraid to wade into a crowd. she's not hanging back. and she is in the line shaking hands alon