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those are a lot of the people in navy blue shirts. lieutenant mcrae was an instructor at the fire department cadet program almost a year. this was the last group that he taught before he went back into full firefighter operation. the woman whose apartment burned here just spoke to the group. we saw lieutenant mcrae's son light a candle. if you look at a lot of the signs here, they say light bulb on it. one person said lieutenant mcrae was called light bulb because he was always happy and had a bright idea. >> as you just heard, family and friends of lieutenant mcrae do remember him as a hero, but so do a few other folks, some who met him minutes before he died. a woman said mcrae saved her family and she is forever grateful. >> reporter: most of us hope our final act on this earth would make a difference, that our last impression on others would be one of selflessness, but that is rarely the case except for lieutenant kevin mcrae. >> d.c. lost a hero today. >> reporter: mcrae was a firefighter with d.c.'s engine 6. wednesday he made i

they are easy to spot with navy blue paint on a white background, standing out next to the red and gray cars. >> this is train 323 a baby bullet train. we are in the 6th car an extra car that provides passengers 150 more seats giving them more elbow room and provides more standing room. >> thing 12 cars not in service yet need more repair work and many of those will be converted to accommodate onboard bicycle storage. >> they need another car. it wrote be hellful. at 5 o'clock a.m. some of the bikers are turned away at appeal because there is no room. >> it will take a while before the 12 remaining cars are put into service. caltrain estimates that those cars will be on the tracks in the next year or so. >>> if your neighbor is getting their car washed weekly they could an water waster because car wash on the peninsula claims to get your car clean using only a cup of water. we are in redwood city with that story. >> kristen, i am getting my car washed. right new. notice my window is open. i am not getting wet. that is because the guys who are doing it are washing it without any water. t

. >> also ahead the navy's blue angels take their show on the road for a high flying photo shoot. >> up next the silver spring family who sparked a nationwide debate about free range parenting scores a >>> it is a story you saw first here on wusa9 and tonight there's good news for the silver spring couple who gained international attention for letting their children wander the neighborhood without an adult. >> danielle and sasha meitev have been cleared of child neglect after an investigation began in december that. day their 10-year-old son and 6- year-old daughter were stopped by the police as they walked home from a local park. child protective services has formally ruled out neglect in the case, but another case is still spending against them. >> my kids are scared of the police. for the first two weeks after they were picked up in april my son said that of time he saw a police car -- every time he saw a police car he knew it wasn't almost, but every time he thought they were coming after him. >> the couple remains under investigation for child neglect after an incident last mont

. >>> the navy's blue angels dedicated their show today to the midshipman that was killed last week inmtrak crash. >>> a paranoid micromanager bent on killing americans. that's a picture of osama bin laden we're getting from documents during a raid that killed him. we'll go over it all with the panel and what it means when we come back. fact: when pharmacists are in pain the medicine in advil is their #1 choice for pain relief. more than the medicines in tylenol or aleve. use the medicine that pharmacists use most for themselves. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. >>> ben laden was clearly commanding and controlling. he was in charge. there's no doubt he was in charge and he was -- he was attempting and communicating with members of the wider al qaeda leadership team if you will you know that went all the way to places like west africa where we see a problem today with like boko haram and aqim and all of the things going on in afghanistan and pakistan. by that time they probably had grown about -- i would say close to doubling by that time. and we knew that. they were a ve

. >>> the navy's blue angels have arrived in new york for fleet week, they flew over the u.s.demy graduation events. they dedicated this year's performance to the navel mid shipment who died in the derailment in philadelphia. >>> the blue angels will take part in the fleet week celebration in early october. >> that's pretty cool. >>> coming up on 6:00 hour, working around the clock alock the santa barbra coast, the extra help on the way to clean up thousands of gallons of oil. >> this is a police chase, this is involving a stolen dump truck ending in a big crash. this could affect your commute. . >> you can see traffic will be crowded here and also at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> lots of gray skies and drizzle, plenty of drizzle in measurable amounts. we'll talk about today and if there is any warmup for the weekend. oakland .06. female announcer: through memorial day at sleep train, get up to four years interest-free financing or save up to $400 on simmons beautyrest and sealy posturepedic. even get four years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. plus,

. >> where you can catch the high flaying action of the navy's blue angels this afternoon. >> david lettermanot his start right here in d.c. it was on a 1970's television variety show. we'll take you behind the scenes of some of the local hot spots where letterman filmed those sketches. back in the day d.c. tonight ri i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story... woman: "unfair treatment from washington." man: "thousands without medications." woman: "it c's arisis that could imperil the whole economy." narartor: washington must act now to protect care for t

the first female pilot of the navy blue angels will be part of the team performing at annapolis. bleep captain katie higgins of maryland is a graduate of thenail academy and georgetown -- naval academy and georgetown. she has thrown 400 combat hours around the world and is tonight's working woman. flying is in her d.n.a. katie's father and her grandfathers were military pilots and she, too was drawn to public service. >> the military was the highest calling for me. the loudest calling i would say. >> she flies c-130. she was attracted when the piloting combat missions to afghanistan and humanitarian missions in africa. >> i have been in love since i started flying it. i will fly it for the rest of my career. alison: higgins is most comfortable and herself in the cockpit. even when feeling weightless. >> the zero g you get a weightless feeling and you are floating around in your feet. the 2 g's feel twice your body weight. alison: she rejects the notion she was chosen for the elite group because she is a woman. >> i flighted planes as good as my male counterparts and i have a grea

they do know it because from 1991 to 2002 the blue water navy veterans did receive from the va benefitsisability in their illnesses from agent orange. >> but in 2002 the va excluded blue water veterans from claiming for illnesses that may have been directly linked to agent orange. senator gillibrand is proposing a bill to help sailors. >> agent orange did not discriminate between those who stood on boats on rivers and those who stood on boats offshores. he va says: >> my goal is simply to right this wrong as quickly as possible. >> reporter: former u.s. navy admiral says these blue water vets have been left behind but the head of the va has the power to act immediately. >> with the stroke of a pen today, he could say those veterans who were so served on ships are eligible for medical benefits. >> reporter: as he heads to work the bumper sticker on his car says all you need to know. he is very proud of his service in vietnam, and now he just wants his government to step up to the plate in the same way that he did over 40 years ago. >> we served our country, and we are sick from a chemica

we started an hour ago and we found a vietnam era veteran 67/7o he proudly wears his navy hat and navy blue shirt. joe, happy memorial day to you as well. >> thank you what do you think about as you cruise the boardwalk. >> the guys that gave their lives. >> reporter: just today or is that something in your mine constantly. you are walking around after being in the navy during the vietnam war. >> it is something to see from vietnam. >> reporter: how do you think people come down to the shore think about these things, do you think it is all about pizza and mattress sales. >> it is a party and parade and day off from work. >> reporter: how has your weekend going as well. >> it is really nice weather except for windy. >> reporter: year round north wildwood resident. do you hate when season starts because you don't have the whole town to yourself. >> kind of, they are like grandchildren, you can't wait until they get here and you can't wait until they leave. >> reporter: how many people at the who us this he can we even. >> just my wife and i. >> reporter: what is your favorite thing about wild

they have navy blue paint on a white background. standing out next to the red and gray cars. this is train 323. it's a baby bullet train and we're in the sixth car. it's an extra car that provides passengers 150 more seats giving them more elbow room and also provides more standing room. the remaining 12 cars not in service yet need more repair work and many of those will accommodate onboard bicycle storage. >> they need another car and it would be helpful because in the morning even at 5:00 a.m. some of the biker get turned away at palo alto because there's just no room. >> it may take a while before they're put into service and caltrain is hoping to put them on the track within the next year. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> the parents of a girl with autism plan to file a lawsuit against united airlines. police escorted 15-year-old juliette beegle and her parents off the plane. juliette's mom feels the pilot overreacted and she admits her daughter became agitated because she was hungry. she's a picky eater and told flight attendants she needed a hot meal. >> no, no no we can't

. >> that was the navy's blue angels at the commencement ceremony in annapolis, maryland.-span will be bringing you images from the war more ills -- memorials as america remembers its fallen soldiers. we begin today on the washington journal with a question for veterans and their family members. we are asking what your experience is like transitioning from military to civilia

navy blue angels deliver flying up to 370 miles an hour.e edge seen through the eyes of macho men. but today's blue angels that doesn't fly anymore. marine corps captain katie hig higgins is the first female pilot in history. >> i was inspired and awed by the professionalism and preciseness. >> reporter: it is a labor of love that started early for the third generation military aviator aviator. >> my father was a navy pilot. that is what we fly on my team. his brothers were pilots. it runs deep in my family. >> reporter: following in her family's foot step she joined the naval academy and realized she was born to fly. >> i knew at that moment there was no other profession for me. that being a pilot was definitely what i was made to do. >> reporter: women have served as military pilots for decades, until now, never for the blue angels. captain tom frosh is the team commander and one of the members who brought higgins on board. >> you don't have many females on the team. it is a good fit. >> this team treats me like any other member of the re

we sit here and say, why should the chinese have a blue water navy? we will protect them. that is like us saying, well let's not worry about what's going on in europe, because the british and the french are on our side, let them do it. let them protect our troops. let them protect the seas around europe. china is a major power. it has never been concerned about a blue water navy because it never had to depend so much and never had the capability of building its own navy. now it does. you have to expect it to find its own place in the world. that is this idea of understanding people. brian: from the same hearing the air force general, who is chief of staff at the air force. [video clip] >> my pride has not changed since the lesson i appeared. but we are now the smallest air force we have ever been. we deployed operation desert storm. the air force had 188 fighter squadrons. today, we have 54 and we're heading to 49. in 1990, there were 511,000 active-duty airmen alone. today, we have 200,000 fewer. as those numbers can down, the operational tempo went up. your air force is

navy blue angels always deliver flying at speeds up to 700 miles per hour sometimes with wing tips only living up to a legacy of the fearless american pilot. life on the edge most often seen through the eyes of macho men, but in today's blue angels that stereotype doesn't fly anymore. katie higgins is the first female pilot in the team's 69 year history. >> i saw the blue angels and was inspired a and awed by their professionalism, by their preciseness. >> reporter: it's a labor of love that started early for this third generation military af eightor. >> my father was a navy pilot, who are hornet pilot. both of his brothers were pilots as well. it definitely runs deep in my family. >> reporter: following in her family's footsteps, she joined the naval academy and realized she was born to fly. >> i knew at that moment that there was no other profession for me that being a pilot was definitely what i was made to do. >> reporter: women have served as military pilots for decades, but until now never for the blue angels. captain tom frosh is the team's commander and one of the members who br

it's raining today, do you think i should wear my green rain coat and she would say no wear the navy blue one and have you been to the garden to pick up apples? she would fall into any imaginary game and i remember that morning very vividly. you know there's such scenes in dr. shi va go when you see this incredible almost like a wasteland of white. it was freshly covered snow. it had snowed during the night and the whole thing in front of the camp, it was all, all covered with snow. and we were assembled, and they lifted their whips and forward march. and i remember ilda said to me, she said, i don't know how you're going to make it. we'll all make it. and i was coughing so hard. and we started the first step and i remember taking that step and i remember saying to myself this is the last chapter, but, you know, i never had any doubt that we'll make it and ilda was to my left, lisel next to me, and susie on the extreme right and i'm the only one left. i think the march is documented in many other stories. it was unspeakable. i had my skiing boots. i was the best equipped because i had my

they do know it because from 1991 until 2002, the blue water navy veterans did receive from the v. enefits for disability and their illnesses from agent owner. >> but in the 2002, the v.a. changed it's rules and excluded blue water veterans from claiming for illnesses that may have been directly links to agent orange. who serves up to 12 miles offer shore of vietnam. agent orange did not discriminate between those who stood on boats on rivers and those offshores. >> that the v. a. will continue to accept and review on a case by case bases all blue water vietnam veteran claims. and the work to ensure that veterans serving on blue water ships that operated on vietnam's inland waterways or september crew members ashore are identified. my goal is to simply right this wrong as quickly as possible. >> former u.s. nave i have says these have been left behind, but the head has the power to act immediately. >> with the stroke of a pen today, he could say those veterans who served on ships are eligible for medical benefits. the bumper sticker on his car says all you need to know, he is very p

. >> that was the navy's blue angels at the commencement ceremony in annapolis, maryland. c-span will be bringing you images from the war more ills -- memorials as america remembers its fallen soldiers. we begin today on the washington journal with a question for veterans and their family members. we are asking what your experience is like transitioning from military to civilian life. what advice would you give to the next veteran or family member? our phone lines are a bit different this morning, veterans from family members from world war ii and the korean war, that number is (202) 748-8000. veterans from iraq and afghanistan, (202) 748-8002. all others can call in that (202) 748-8003. you can catch up with us on twitter or facebook. it is memorial day in washington dc and we want to hear from our viewers this morning. that question, tell us about your transition from military to civilian life. first, the numbers on veterans making that transition. from "the washington post." about 2.4 million active and river -- and reserve members left the u.s. forces and returned to l

blue angels have broken the sound barrier for decades. >> the hand-picked flaef pilots are members of the -- navy pilots are members of the blue angel. >>ter: while they serve in support roles for women, the limit was the sky until this angel got her wings. you're basically breaking the gender barrier at 370 miles per hour. >> well, you know i didn't come to the blue angel to break any barriers or shatter glass ceilings. i just wanted to fly fat albert. >> reporter: the hulking c-130 hercules. the stomach twists on these turns. watch the hula girl. and just wait for the landing. >> i think this team has been poised to accept a woman for many many years now. we just needed to find the right person for the right job. >> reporter: from africa to afghanistan -- >> this is it. >> reporter: -- higgins has flown nearly 400 combat hours. if she feels the weight of the world, it's hard to see at zero gs. >> i feel like i'm just another blue angel. i don't feel like i'm a female blue angel. >> reporter: there healthy competition with the guys? >> yeah. i think there definitely is. it's like flying with my brothers. it's awe. some. >> reporter: hi

with more than 250 men, blue angels have broken the sound barrier for decades. >> these hand-picked navy the blue angels. >> reporter: while they've served in support roles, for women, the limit was the sky, until this angel got her wings. you're basically breaking the gender barrier at 370 miles per hour. >> well, you know, i didn't come to the blue angels to break any barriers or shatter glass ceilings. i just wanted to fly fat albert. >> reporter: this hulking c-130 hercules. just watch the hula girl and just wait for the landing. >> i think this team has been poised to accept a woman for many, many years now. we just needed to find the right person for the right job. >> reporter: from africa to afghanistan -- >> this is it. >> reporter: -- higgins has flown nearly 400 combat hours. if she feels the weight of the world, it's hard to see at zero gs. i feel like i'm just another blue angel, i don't feel like i'm female. >> reporter: is there healthy competition with the guys? >> i think there is. it's like flying with my brothers. it's awesome. >> reporter: higgins was practically air b

as a vietnam veteran i want to offer support for blue water navy legislation, veterans who served on navy vessels off the coast of vietnam were exposed to agent orange according to many confirmed studies and deserve the same benefits for that exposure as their comrades who served boots on the ground. we support bipartisan legislation to honor veterans career reservists have not been called that under federal active duty orders. i want to conclude by saying that we work closely with all of the groups here at the table and many others, to advance the needs of veterans across the country. i thank you for the opportunity to present our recommendation to the committee and look forward to your questions. thank you. >> thank you. mr. little, you are recognized. mr. little: good morning. as a national commander of the military order of the purple heart, it is an honor and privilege to appear before this body revisiting members of our organization. as my testimony will be entered on the record i would like to hit a few of the the military order of the purple heart is unique among veterans ser

. >> reporter: 1946 the blue angels are born created to boost navy morale and made up of all men, who by the way, had to be bachelors. fast forward 69 years. those daring acts the twists the turns, still take our breath away. but the team's biggest move yet, not obvious from down here. you've got to get in the cockpit when marine corps captain katie higgins, the first female pilot in blue angels history. >> i was shocked a little bit at first because i was totally expecting a no. i saw that as a far-off dream kind of but i was encouraged to apply and i did and i made the team. it's been a wonderful experience ever since. >> captain katie higgins from maryland. >> reporter: the history maker is also a hometown girl. >> i definitely miss crab cakes. >> reporter: with aviation in her blood. >> i'm actually a third generation pilot. my father was a navy pilot, hornet pilot actually which is awesome because that's what our jet guys fly on my team. >> reporter: as for her bird it's hard to miss. the c-130 affectionately named fat albert is a transport plane with its own tricks and is no dou

blue cross broad street run. they kicked off at broad and sommerville avenue. now they are making the trek to the navy yard in south philadelphia. chopper 6 is live high above the runner also. we've seen the first male and female controls the finish line. a sea of people on broad street. katherine scott is at the finish line in south philadelphia. as nydia mentioned the winner crossed the finish line. we have more on that, katherine? >> reporter: hi, eva exciting at the finish line, we've seen the competitors cross. let me take you to them right now as some of the runners are crossing the if i finish line 57 minutes into the rails. race. the first wheal -- wheelchair runner came in at 57 minutes. many are making their weapon of mass destruction down broad to the roar of the crowd. there's live entertainment bands, people cheering it's so exciting. that atmosphere fuels the runners. the starting line was up at broad and fisher. we were there after the race kicked off at 8:00 a.m. this is are a pop larp race for run -- popular race for runners as they make the ten mile down broad street through philadel

a team of 16 navy and marine corps jet pilots voluntarily serve with the blue angels with the mission, showcase our pride and professionalism. the blue angels will be at the graduation ceremonies at the navy academy on friday. >>> why are atms trying to take money from you the next time you make a withdrawal? >> reporter: he's not only kicking butt in the classroom but in the risk as well. i'm city of city of -- ring >>> in tonight's consumer alert u.s. stock barely moved in afternoon trading as industries waited the release of the minutes of the federal reserve, mixed results, the dow down almost 27 points, but the nasdaq rose about two points. >>> merchants may have cracked down on fraud at the checkout, but theft of debit card data from atms is at an all time high. a new fico report finds debit card compromises at bank atms jumped 74% from january to april the same time last year and attacks at nonbank machines soared by 317%. >>> ups will pay $25 million for keeping false records to hide late deliveries of overnight packages to government customers. the justice department says the

blue cross broad street run. 40,000 people took part in that race. >> runners, set. >> it started in north philadelphia, went down broad, the navy yard making the turn around city hall. the people who ran it say there's nothing else like the blue cross broad street run. >> just packed and great crowds and cheering us on and adrenaline. it's a wonderful day. >> it was an amazing day. this 29-year-old won crossing the finish line in 47 minutes and the female crossed the finish line in 53 minutes. both from ethiopia. they each won $3,000 in prize money. two people suffered heart attacks and were resuscitated. we had four members of our "nbc 10" taking part. look at the time. look at george spencer who was just flying. 1:15 for george. he wasn't even out of breath when he did the post race interview. keith jones 1:30. not bad considering he had a camera strapped to his chest. rosemary connors under 2:00. vince representing the digital team came in at 2:09. congratulations you're much better than i am for doing that. our coverage doesn't end there, go to the "nbc 10" app. you can meet the runners and hear what they had to say after crossing the finish li

something navy, something new, something snappy, and something blue. they were given uniforms. it's the army. some things are not going to fit right, as the cartoon shows, however, it's world war ii. the uniforms were styled by a french designer, and a lot of designers did come over. they were in exile, and they came over here because they needed to get out of europe. in england, norman hartnell also designed uniforms for the army and the medical units and later nurses. you are going to see these different poses, which you would never see on a military woman today. this is one i have with me, and it showed that they did come for a visit to floyd in it field. -- floyd bennett field. they had to learn the navy lore and tradition and customs just like the men did. they were very strange. if you read what i brought with me. some of the customs were don't go on the quarter deck in your civilian clothes. don't even exercise. you need permission if you're going to do anything, and try to wear your uniform on the boat at all times. i do have her exam -- she did very well. then they wer

that is who their territory claim is all about in the east china sea an their desire to build a blue water navy the first time in 600 years in chinese hirings and american response to say well we're going to have overflight and ship passages through south china sea is the right thing few but inadequate to stop the chinese. >> isn't our navy shrinking to lowest neville of vessels in -- >> since 1916. >> 1916. >> is that true and continue to decline even if a republican president begins new arms buildup for the navy on january the 20th, 2017. the ships we have are aging out of their useful service. so we will helicopter to decline even if there's a new prime minister and chinese know this. >> i want to alert our viewers coming across the wire as we're learning about this now. suicide bombings in baghdad i believe it was two car bombs exploded outside luxury hotels people are dead and or there are numerous injuries. there's the video that we're getting into fox. now, am bass or door that looks to me like a classic destablization process and isis has claimed responsibility is baghdad now threatened

that's the blue angels that flew over the navy marine corps stadium after the ceremony began. about 36,000 people are in attendance today. from the live desk angie goff barbara, back to you. >>> right now president obama is speaking before one of d.c.'s largest jewish congregations as part of jewish-american heritage month. the president is visiting the congregation in northwest d.c. he's expected to address fighting aunt semitism. they celebrate the contribution of jewish americans to american culture. >>> and storm team radar is clear in our area but keeping a close eye on these sprinkles in central pennsylvania up toward northwest p.a. this could touch off an isolated shower during the evening hours, mainly in frederick county. for the most part all of us are dry, plenty of sunshine and breezy. cool into the evening and overnight hours. coming up in less than ten minutes, a close look at your memorial day weekend forecast. just how hot it will be by the time memorial day rolls around. >>> as you start to finalize those memorial day plans, you may face serious delays on metr

. >> reporter: 1946, the blue angels are born created to boost navy morale and made of all men who had to be bachelors. fast forward 69 years. those daring acts, the twists the turns, still take our breath away. but the team's biggest move yet, not obvious from down here. you got to get in the cockpit when the marine corps captain katie higgins, the first female pilot in blue angel history. >> i was shocked a little at first. i was totally expecting a no. i saw that as a far off dream kind of. i was encouraged to apply and i made the team. >> the history maker is also a home town girl. >> i definitely miss crab cakes. >> with aviation in her blood. >> i'm actually a third generation pilot. my father was a navy pilot, hornet pilot actually which is awesome. that's what our jet guys fly on my team. >> as for her bird it is hard to miss. the c-130 affectionately named fat albert is a transport plane with its own tricks and no doubt a big part of the show. >> don't get me wrong. the faa 18 is an awesome aircraft and i give my guys the utmost respect. i'm so in love with my airplane i'll fl

vice president joe biden gave the commencement speech this morning at the navy marine corps memorial stadium. that was the blue angels buzzing overhead. there was also a moment of remembrance for midshippman justin killed in the amtrak crash outside philadelphia. >>> police are forced to make life saving decisions quickly. new at 5:30, zachary kiesch takes you inside the new active shooter training in fairfax county. >> reporter: oh, and the sun, guys, is beautiful down here today. plenty of sunshine bright blue skies. it can't get better than this for the memorial day weekend. but one day this weekend if you're coming down here or even back home is going to be a little cooler than the rest. we'll talk about that >> reporter: hello everybody. meteorologist doug kammerer right here in ocean city, maryland kicking off our backyard weather once begin right here for memorial day weekend. memorial day coming a little sooner. i've got my cousin celine who a, wants to be on the air and, b, is holding my thrashers french fries. then i've got the mayor. you may recognize him because i've interviewed him now for the las

blue cross broad street run. it started up in olney and ended in the navy yard. the first runner across the finish line came in at 48 minutes. >> i could never do that. >> reporter: it was a great day to do anything outdoors. the workweek looking like the same. tomorrow we have an issue with showers and thunderstorms. right now we have green in the central portion of the radar that's ground clutter near the radar site itself. as we look outside, we have clear skies across the region and sunshine coming up later. there's the sky 6 view of center city from north philadelphia and temple university. 58 degrees currently in philadelphia. some suburbs are in the 40s so we're off to a somewhat cool may start in some areas. the winds for now are very light out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. but boy are we in for nice changes this afternoon. you can see how there's very little cloud cover to start out. later in the day we could see fair weather cumulus so we'll transition into a sun and clouds mix. generally speaking it's going to be bright and nice. 61 degrees by

we see china building a blue water navy literally for the first time in 600 years. there's just a head line in newspapers earlier this week that china and russia are going to conduct joint naval maneuvers in the mediterranean sea. that's a long way from china. but it's showing what their reach is. all across the middle east we see structures that have been in place, state structures since world war i. dissolving. we've gone from the middle east being a crisis in this country, a crisis in that country, to a region slipping into chaos. libya, we know, is in chaos. nigeria we see boko haram dismembering the state in northern nigeria attacking in cameroon, and niger somalia hasn't had a government in 25 years. the sinai peninsula is out of control of the egyptian military. yemen has collapsed as a country. and has the dubious distinction of hosting all three of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, a branch of isis and the houthi coalition, a surrogate for the ayatollah's of tie iran. iraq and syria have ceased to exist. as states, kurds are out of it in iraq. isis has cre

as a vietnam veteran i want to offer support for blue water navy legislation, veterans who served on navy vessels off the coast of vietnam were exposed to agent orange according to many confirmed studies and deserve the same benefits for that exposure as their comrades who served boots on the ground. we support bipartisan legislation to honor veterans career reservists have not been called that under federal active duty orders. i want to conclude by saying that we work closely with all of the groups here at the table and many others, to advance the needs of veterans across the country. i thank you for the opportunity to present our recommendation to the committee and look forward to your questions. thank you. >> thank you. mr. little, you are recognized. mr. little: good morning. as a national commander of the military order of the purple heart, it is an honor and privilege to appear before this body revisiting members of our organization. as my testimony will be entered on the record i would like to hit a few of the the military order of the purple heart is unique among veterans ser

navy yard. it's still a very long journey. live in olney this morning, i'm matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> you can watch the blue cross broad street run live on "nbc 10" and our sister station telemundo 62. it happens sunday. our live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. >>> on to this now. sources say a former port authority official could plead guilty today for his role in the jersey jam bridge scandal. now this is according to a report by the nbc station in new york. david wild stein is expected to plead guilty. lane closures at the george washington bridge led to four days of backups in september 2013 in the town of fort lee. e-mails revealed that an aide for governor christie ordered those closures. christie denied knowing anything about it. a report in december via joint legislative committee found no evidence that christie was involved in any scheme. >>> more than 600 people marched through philadelphia to call attention to a racially charged debate involving police in baltimore. shouts of solidarity outside the prison in old city last night. protesters calling for justice following the death of freddie gray. they marched for miles

. >>> the blue angels flew over annapolis as part of naval academy's graduation week. it showed it was dedicated to justin zemser the navy midshipman killed in last week's derailment. katie higgins is the first female to fly with the blue angels. >>> we're learning about the ntsb investigation into the crash. cell phone records show the train's engineer used his phone to make calls and texts the day of the accident. but they're still trying to match up time stamps to see if he used it while operating the train. the ntsb also tells us they found no anomalies or malfunctions in the signal systems. >>> the news4 i-team shows us a deadly food fight for d.c.'s food trucks. after they get their permits and licenses some trucks have to wage a constant battle to get their spot. and as scott shows us now, we might be the only one to pay the price because of it. >> reporter: it all looks so tasty and trendy. thislunch crowd behind the headquarters of the federal aviation administration in southwest d.c. the food covers the grill and the trucks cover maryland avenue. before you arrive, the food fight begins. >> the trucks are hitti

blue route. again, we'll have the detours coming up. >>> a ceo, a college dean a navy midshipmen. we're learning more about the seven people killed. overnight we found out the identity of a fifth person who lost his life. nbc10's tracy davidson joins us. >> medgar college learn ed thated that derrick griffith was killed in the crash. they issued a statement saying he was a pillar in the community went on to say that griffith was a champion. and he encouraged students to pursue education with vigor. out of seven people who died we know the identity of five. the other four victims were a midshipman an architect, a ceo and a businessman. the family of rachel jacobs confirmed that she was among those killed. she wases the mother of a toddler. jim gaines was on his way home from an meeting in washington. justin zemser was on the train going home from new york. >> he was wonderful. absolutely wonderful. there's no other way to describe him. >> and then there are the missing like that boy's dad, bob gildersleeve dropped his son off at lacrosse and then got on the train tuesday night. his

navy. i want to go and i did. >> he was an electrician on the u.s.s. "prairie", sailing the blue waters off the vietnam coast and is known as a blue water vet. 20 years ago paul said he was sick. >> the doctor did blood work came in the room and said "how long have you been diabetic?" i said "i didn't know i was." >> reporter: with no family history he blames diabetes prostate problems and burning sensation in hands and feet on agent orange. it was a defoliant the u.s. used to clear jungles. the better to see the enemy. the government poured 20 million gallons. paul says veterans' affairs will not help to pay for treatment, because it has no record of the u.s.s. "prairie" being in vietnam. >> the ship keeps logs. and 43 years ago nothing was entered into the deck logs. it baffles me and ship mates as to why. >> reporter: secondly if it was there, paul was a sailor at sea, rather nan a soldiers with -- than a soldiers with boots on the ground. ships picked up the chemical through sea water. >> navy shoots pull in the salt water and we desal vannize it. there has been studies showi

the blue angels will be high above the maryland state capitol this afternoon. the united states state navy night demonstration squad will -- flight demonstration scawd will take to the -- squad will take to the air. they're in the area for the commisinsiong week. if you can't catch them today, they'll be back in the sky coming up on friday. >> great sight to see. >> what a gorgeous day to be flying today. >> it's beautiful out there. and enjoy it because tomorrow if you got outdoor plans, you might have to wait till friday. >> you said yellow alert day. >> we're going yellow alert day tomorrow. it's looking damper if you will. cool. temperatures in some spots tomorrow may not get out of the 50s. let's start with the good news. today it is gorgeous out there. we've dried out nicely. much, much more comfortable than it has been in the last couple of days with our highs getting into the low to mid- 70s. the only negative today other than the allergens are the winds which are still gusting in the 20 to 25 mile per hour range. then you'll notice tonight how the clouds start to thicken up as we

navy yard. the runners said nothing compares to running in the blue cross broad street run. >> just packed and greatwds and cheering us on and adrenaline. it's a really wonderful day. >> and how about this? 29-year-old highly mangasha won the race finishing in 47 minutes. the top woman finisher 53 minutes. both are from ethiopia. they received a $3,000 prize. a little negative news that two runners apparently suffered heart attacks, one at the course and one at the finish line. both were resuscitated. >>> and we are very proud to say that our team nbc 10 running team four people that represented us in that they all crossed the finish line in the run. look at their times. nbc 10's george spencer was a gazelle. look at that. followed by keith jones at an hour 31. rosemary connors finished under two hours and vince lattanzio made it in just over two hours. congratulations to all four of those guys. they are certainly better than i am and congratulations to everyone who finished the race and we're not done with the coverage. you can get more sights and sounds from the blue cross broad street run on the

blue cross broad street run. the weather will be warm for their push to the navy yard we're live. >> a mother and son are injured in a fire in camden, details on their efforts to get out alive. >> floyd mayweather wins the biggest boxing match of the year. the details on the fight of the century just ahead. >>> outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. everybody will want to get outside today. >> reporter: no excuses today. yesterday was nice, today is better. we'll be in the 70s and low 80s. no humidity out here, the sun is shining brightly. we're above from where he we where we should be for this time of the year. levittown, 44. south jersey, gandys beach 53 degrees. glassboro, 45. cinnaminson, 44. satellite and radar it should be smooth sailing for the runners, the broad street runners. maybe if you're not a big fan of running in the sun wear a hat and put on sunscreen. otherwise perfection conditions out here. 10:00 a.m. 65. by lunchtime we're sitting at 75 degrees with a lot of the sunshine out there. we're forecasting a high of 80 degrees which would be only the second time

blue cross broad street run. the weather will be warm for their push to the navy yard we're live. >> a mother and son are injureden, details on their efforts to get out alive. >> floyd mayweather wins the biggest boxing match of the year. the details on the fight of the century just ahead. >>> outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. everybody will want to get outside today. >> reporter: no excuses today. yesterday was nice, today is better. we'll be in the 70s and low 80s. no humidity out here, the sun is shining brightly. we're above from where he we

blue cross broad street run. more than 40,000 rubbers took part in the ten mile that -- runners took part in the ten mile that led racers to the navy yard in south philadelphia. katherine scott has more on the rails. >> reporter: hi guys, the crowds are thinning out but the run is still going on still a few runners coming across the finish line celebrating after the ten mile an hour. runners sayment -- the conditions were good. for the woman's division, it was a this woman who crossed first >> it's fun. they get you into second gear or extra gears when they were screaming at you. >> reporter: there were scary moments, two runners went into cardiac arrest one at the finish line. they were revived and rushed to the hospital. more than 40,000 people registered for the ten miler that starts in olney and ends at the navy yard. they look to the spectators for energy boost. >> temple is fun because they have the band out there. and city hall you get a boost when you come around the corner. when you have approach mile 6 and city hall is there it's a wall but as soon as you get there, the crowds are heavy and loud it gets you through the se

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