declaration to make its case and he saw abolition beginning to move forward in 1780 in pennsylvania massachusetts by 1782. in the south in the not-too-distant future you have the invention of the cotton gin which entrenches slavery. up until the point of the invention of the cotton gin it was reasonable for people to believe as george washington did that's labor was on its way out so it's important to recognize actually the politics of slavery in the century have not been stable. it hasn't been one thing from the beginning all the way through so a there have been multiple conditions and the politics of slavery was powerfully affect did by the invention of the cotton gin lets change that direction. it looked like slavery was headed out and that made it durable so the story of the country is one about tradition contesting with each other struggling with each other. that's true from the beginning to the present day and i don't have a silver bullet to the answer to the question how do we take this struggle and move in the direction of peace and resolution? i think it continues to be hard work that i

declaration to make its case and he saw abolition beginning to move forward in 1780 in pennsylvania massachusetts by 1782. in the south in the not-too-distant future you have the invention of the cotton gin which entrenches slavery. up until the point of the invention of the cotton gin it was reasonable for people to believe as george washington did that's labor was on its way out so it's important to recognize actually the politics of slavery in the century have not been stable. it hasn't been one thing from the beginning all the way through so a there have been multiple conditions and the politics of slavery was powerfully affect did by the invention of the cotton gin lets change that direction. it looked like slavery was headed out and that made it durable so the story of the country is one about tradition contesting with each other struggling with each other. that's true from the beginning to the present day and i don't have a silver bullet to the answer to the question how do we take this struggle and move in the direction of peace and resolution? i think it continues to be hard work that i

he had appearances planned in colorado, massachusetts pennsylvania, and utah. >>> pope francis is now back at the vatican after his whirlwind 6 day visit to the united states. we have video here of the pope on his plane last night just before landing in rome. when asked what surprised him most about the trip the pope said the warmth of the people. he also said he received three different types of welcomes in the three cities he visited. he said in washington, d.c., the welcome was warm but more formal. in new york, he said it was exuberant and in philadelphia, very demonstrative. >>> the statute of junipero serra is back in its original state after vandals defaced it. police say a number of graves and statues in the courtyard were damaged. the canonization was controversial because opponents say he committed atrocities against the native americans. police say it appears the vandals didn't damage statues or gaves of native americans. they recently held protests across the state. >>> a warning for people about tickets to an all you can eat crab festival. while some are calling calling i

going to be tweeting about them all day from @first 4 traffic. 15th street on pennsylvania avenue, northbound massachusetts avenue going to be shut down through tomorrow. of course right there in front of the vatican embassy, vre. those lines we still have some delays. they are done with the security sweep. metro is honoring tickets. 20 to 30 minute delay. university boulevard, it's slow because of a crash on 66. no problems in prince gorges county. top of the beltway looking good. volume there at 270 at montrose road. green line delays still hanging around ther to branch avenue. blue line is just fine this morning. third street tunnel northbound off ramp to massachusetts avenue has reopened after that emergency road work. eun? >> thank you, melissa. the lines are moving now as thousands of people make their way to their spots for today's papal event near the white house. adam tuss is on 15th street for us. adam, d.c. used to see these big events, but you're saying the security we're seeing, what's some of the most extensive you've seen? >> reporter: without question, eun, this is pretty impressive from a

pennsylvania lottery. play for fun. cash for life. in massachusetts for rachel bond and her boyfriend charged in the death of bella bond. michael mccarty is charged with killing the little girl. the girl's father lives in florida and stands by the girl's mother. >> i know with all my heart that rachel bond would never do anything to hurt anybody. i was with the woman the mother of my child. >> the father told police that that rachel bond confessed to him michael mccarthy. carried out the murder. >>> a family is suing a neighbor over an attack on their autistic son. the neighbor attacked the child while he was out there playing. >> it's not about autism. it's about the safety of our children. they were attacked on multiple occasions. >> they want the boy's parents held liable for damages for what they called past abuse. the boy and his family have since moved away and say they are devastated by the filing. >>> viola davis made a history to become the first black woman for best drama series how to get away with murder. she said there's work that needs t

pennsylvania lottery. play for fun. cash for life. in massachusetts rachel bond and her boyfriend both charges in the death of bella bond. rachel bond is charged as an accessory. her boyfriend is charged with killing the little girl. the girl's father talked to police. he lives in florida and stands by the girl's mother. >> i know with all my heart that rachel bond would nefertiri trader do anything to hurt anybody. i was with the woman, the mother of my child. >> the father told police that rachel pond confessed to him that mccarthy carried out the murder, why is a mystery. >> new this morning, two american hostages who were freed from yemen arrived in oman. the island nation secured 6 captures. shiite houthis kidnapped them the men two years ago. >> head of volkswagen comes clean about cheating on emissions tests. ñÑ more kids are suffering from asthma and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution int

massachusetts. >>> also happening today driver for pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is set to appear before a norristown judge for a hearing. driver patrick reese face contempt charge. he is a accused of a e-mail snooping scheme to help kane keep tabs on the grand jury investigation, targeting her. reese pleaded not guilty last month. >>> a man well known for helping the home less in camden had allegedly been living a double life. harold miller was also running a drug market that sold heroin and crack. he work at joseph's house just miles from the alleged drug ring. we spoke to the founder on have the homeless mission who says he is very surprised by this news. >> we're shock. we believe it has absolutely nothing to do with our program. we have no absolutely no evidence and absolutely no allegation toss support that either, staff or guest was involved. there was something that apparently mr. miller ran on his own. >> miller had been jailed for drug and weapons offenses in the past. he is now in federal custody. >>> we are hearing from the first responders that saved a driver who veered down

pennsylvania avenue. again, northbound massachusetts avenue in front of the vatican embassy still shut down and will be until thursday afternoon. >> melissa, thanks so much. you're going to be with us throughout the evening and of course every morning on "news 4 today" so you can plan your day, everybody out there, you've go to get an early heads-up because there are going to be so many zones blocked off, so many detours and re-routing going on around our region, not just d.c. >> you know it. let's zip back to joint base andrews. chris? >> reporter: yeah, pat, i can tell you the motorcade now, this is the tail end of it behind me. the pope's fiat up ahead now starting to leave the tarmac. but this is a pretty long motorcade. this gives you an idea of some of what melissa was talking about and some of the traffic disruptions that are going to take place as they make their way into northwest d.c. i can tell you, as the pope made that pulling out, that last little drive around the plane, and sort of leaned slightly out and waved, i think that's what a lot of people here were waiting for and over the next few da

dalai lama had appearances planned in colorado, massachusetts, pennsylvania and utah. >>> results ofst cancer patients find many patients can skip chemotherapy. a california company is involved as well. >> yes, it's very committing for women with early stage breast cancer. chemo can be so invasive. the finding just released show a test can accurately identify women whose cancers are likely to respond to hormone blocking drugs. adding chemo would not be -- worn not do enough good to outweigh the risks. a california company makes the tests that measures the activity of genes that control cell growth and others that indicate a likely response to hormone therapy treatment. women who skipped chemo base on the test had less than a 1% chance of cancer recurring within the next five years. the study involved the most time of breast cancer early stage without spreading to lymph nodes. of the 10,000 women in the study, about 94% were free of any invasive cancer including new cancers at other sites. now, the test is expensive. it runs about $4,000. but medicare and many insurance do cover it at

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, -- pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to reject the proposal from the environmental protection agency that would increase compliance measures dealing with ozone. this proposal has been met with bipartisan opposition in pennsylvania. from local, state, and, yes, federal elected officials. as a result of these regulations, three counties in my district, erie, center, and clearfield would fall out of compliance with federal law. this comes at a time when pennsylvania ozone emissions have declined for decades. let me repeat that. this comes at a time when the ozone emission levels in pennsylvania have been in decline for decades. this is an e.p.a., obama administration political solution in search of a problem. the new regulations would trigger an implementation procedure for counties which would make state and local officials answer to the e.p.a. for basic permitting and planning decisions. the regulations would threaten the state's a

massachusetts avenue has all lanes blocked. taking a live picture, 15th street at pennsylvania avenue.s of folks down there getting ready to go into the white house. others along the parade route. lots of excitement this morning. back in ten minutes. >>> all right. thank you, melissa. >>> let's check in with kristin wright right now in the newsroom for a look at the other stories we're following around the dmv. >> it's been a busy morning, kristin. >> it has. service fully restored this morning on metro's green and yellow lines after another problem with terrible timing yesterday. >>> a 2-year-old boy is recovering this morning after falling off a balcony montgomery county. fire and rescue officials say the child fell 40 feet from an apartment on hue which is avenue in aspen hill. it happened around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. this video here taken from the scene shortly before a chopper took the boy to the hospital. first responders say adults were in that apartment when he fell. >>> police in the district may soon be wearing body cameras. d.c. is getting a million dollars in federal ca

some route such as a stretch of the massachusetts avenue northwest where the pope will stay will be closed throughout his visit. 14th street northwest between pennsylvania and independence will close from tomorrow night till wednesday afternoon. as well as constitution between 12th and 23rd northwest. >> when we heard about the pope i decided to come. >> michigan avenue near the national shrine of the immaculate conception where pope francis will celebrate outdoor mass will close for the bulk of wednesday as well. then on thursday a spate of streets near the u.s. capitol will shut down to make way for the pope's speech to congress. roberta chung came all the way from honolulu and she doesn't care about the crowds or the traffic. she says it is all worth it just to see the pope. roberta: he has given us hope there will be positive changes in catholic church. >> there will be more road closures and parking restrictions. to get the lowdown go to wjla.com. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, stephen. there are massive preparations underway at catholic charities headquarters in d.c. ahead of a meal the pope will share with members

pennsylvania avenue. and without a doubt, the beltway, 495. all should be offlimits. now around the embassy, consider massachusetts avenue a definite no-go. also include 34th street. because this is where the pope is going to be sleeping at night. wisconsin avenue could also be shut down. we're giving you all these scenarios because we aren't being told exactly what route the pope is going to be taking tomorrow evening. it's part of the intense security blanketing his visit to d.c., new york and philadelphia. something we'll take an even closer look at in just ten minutes. doreen? >>> turning to our weather now, we still have some showers hanging around on storm team 4 radar. it is rain we really need. but doug, how much longer is it going to stick around. >> it won't stick around too much longer. you hit the nail on the head here. it really is much needed rainfall. it's coming at night right now. of course we did rain out the nationals game unfortunately. but the rain is needed. and so far we have seen close to a quarter inch of rain at some locations around the d.c. metro area. down to the south a little more. culpeper towards wincheste

massachusetts avenue. >>> a document obtained by nbc news shows law enforcement is worried terrorists may impersonate first responders to enter secure areas. the bulletin from pennsylvania state police warn that officers need to be on the lookout for attackers with fake i.d. cards and uniforms. philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey says there are no specific threats, and this is simply a reminder for officers to be vigilant. >>> with more on how law enforcement in our area will protect the pontiff, let's get to molette green live at the basilica with more on the massive security event. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement approaching this like an inauguration scale event. but much more challenging because there is really no good playbook for something like this. with pope francis in town for three days here, appearing in various parts of the nation's capital, and the secret service, of course, in charge of the massive law enforcement effort to protect the pontiff. the people's pope, as he is called, likes to mingle with his flock. there is a lot that you will see and a lot that you won't see in terms of security including s.w.a.t. teams, snipers, police

massachusetts in may. the ntsb believes the flight crew failed to do a preflight safety check and didn't know the jet's elevators were lockedcoul airborne. >>> happening today in southwestern pennsylvania. officials will dedicate a new visitors center at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville. here is time lapse video of the construction. the 26 million dollar complex opened to the public today, one day before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. artifacts and interactive displays to tell the story of flight 93. the crew and passengers fought the hijackers before the plane crashed into the field. >>> last nights, two soldiers were honored. roadside recently returned home after two years of duty in afghanistan. a permanent american flag with her name on it was put on the wall of honor. and the other one is in afghanistan and his mom put his military unit flag on the wall of honor until he comes home. >>> just about nine minutes after 5:00. >>> we have got wet weather in the area. it's spotty showers and thunderstorms to start with and heavy rainfall this afternoon. it could lead to some flooding in those areas that normally get flooding. this weekend it will be cooler but we could see sh

massachusetts. i'm glad to see that you are my mother's representative. she recently moved to pennsylvania. nice to meet you. i hope you stay there for a long time. guest: thank you. i appreciate that and i welcome your mom to my district. roughly half of my district is in philadelphia, and roughly the suburban area. i coach more people to come and move to my district and visit our district office. in new jersey, independent line. caller: good morning. what i wanted to point out is we do not manufacture water. there is only as much water on the planet today as there was when it was formed. changere, maybe climate was required to enable more freshwater, or water, in general, to be available for the increasing population. in the united states, because the lycee we need more people to raise the gdp. we will constantly need more water. thank you. overall on the environment, we know we are dealing with many cases of finite resources. that is why it is so important that we get this right. it is not like we will have a do of noif we get to a point return, which many scitists believe we are getting

massachusetts, we are shut down in front of the vatican. southbound traffic can get by and closed until thursday at 4:00. wednesday at noon we have closures until then. 17th street and pennsylvania and independence. this is because of the parade. constitution avenue between 12 and 23rd. 15th street between 8th street and main avenue. we have one other problem that's not pope related this morning. 95 southbound at the beltway, emergency road work with one lane blocked here. we'll be tweeting about all of these issues, both things that are happening today and things that we know have been planned for quite a while from first 4 traffic here this morning. eun? >> thank you, melissa. let's turn things over to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, is the weather going to cooperate for all these events today? >> you betcha. it looks like a fine day for any and all activities and plans. skies are continuing to clear during the overnight hours tonight. we'll be left with a pretty nice start. a little bit of patchy fog through frederick maryland and the shenandoah valley. 55 gaithersburg, 62 washington, 61 in manassas. hometown in downtown d.c., a little bit of fog through 7:00 in

in massachusetts on may 31st last year n a preliminary report ntsb suggest the crew did in the perform a flight control check before attempting take off. >>> happening today driver for pennsylvanianeral kathleen kane is scheduled for a hearing in norristown. kane's driver patrick reese reese faces contempt related to investigation of his was. he is a accused of an e-mail snooping scheme to help kane keep tabs on the grand jury investigation aimed at her. reese pleaded not guilty to the charge last movement. >>> vanessa williams returns to the the miss america pageant three decade after giving up her crown amid that nude photo scandal. >> williams, first african-american miss america, won in 1984 but she resigned after penthouse magazine public sexually explicit photographs of her taken several years earlier. at ward winning actress and singer will serve as head judge for 2016 competition. nice to see she's welcome back in the organization. >> all these years later she has proven she's more than that. she has had a successful career in the entertainment industry. >> happy to be back too. >>> 6:39. still ahead tens of thousands office people were in philadelphia for that made in a

massachusetts. i'm glad to see that you are my mother's representative. she recently moved to pennsylvania. nice to meet you. i hope you stay there for a long time. guest: thank you. i appreciate that and i welcome your mom to my district. roughly half of my district is in philadelphia, and roughly the suburban area. i coach more people to come and move to my district and visit our district office. in new jersey, independent line. caller: good morning. what i wanted to point out is we do not manufacture water. there is only as much water on the planet today as there was when it was formed. changere, maybe climate was required to enable more freshwater, or water, in general, to be available for the increasing population. in the united states, because the lycee we need more people to raise the gdp. we will constantly need more water. thank you. overall on the environment, we know we are dealing with many cases of finite resources. that is why it is so important that we get this right. it is not like we will have a do of noif we get to a point return, which many scientists believe we are getti

massachusetts avenue. it is where he is been spending the last two nights. you will travel along pennsylvaniae avenue and literally directly in front of me or the u.s. spring court's along 1st street and then come in overthrew that way were constitution avenue as an and make his way to the house side of u.s. capitol. here's a look at the schedules. he was invited by this bigger of the house john boehner and pope francis accepting that invitation the first time ever a pontiff has been to capitol hill to address congress. it will get underway at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. their 26 catholics and u.s. senate, 50 democrats and 11 republicans. 140 catholics in the house, 70 democrats and 70 republicans. and one of those catholics represented is not attending. he is not coming because of the pope's views on climate change. from here the pope will travel to say patrick's roman catholic church. you will depart washington, d.c. this afternoon and board an american airlines plane and head to new york city. tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern time, he will address a joint meeting of the united nations genera

massachusetts. my representative is seth moulton. i'm glad to see that you were my mother's representative. she just recently moved to lansdale, pennsylvania. so nice to meet you. and i hope you stay there for a long time. >> oh, thank you. i appreciate that and i welcome your mom to lansdale, which is part of the district. i represent a district, roughly half of it is in the city of philadelphia and in montgomery county, pennsylvania, a suburban county. and it's a great place to live and work, and i encourage more people to come and move to my district and visit our district office, which isn't too far from lansdale. >> paul is in budd lake, new jersey. independent line. >> caller: good morning. what i wanted to point out is that we don't manufacture water. so there is only as much water on the planet today as there was when it was formed. therefore, maybe climate change was required to enable more fresh water or water in general to be available for the increasing population. and in the united states, we constantly say we need more people to raise the gdp. well, then we're going to constantly need more water. thank you. >> well, just over

love massachusetts purported my collection of but it the center of all things of the american revolution and it is said to not quite so. could a fellow named john wilkes added wilkes-barre pennsylvania there is no bonus. you can learn things from geography. john wilkes booth and ashley wilkes is an allusion. so everyone does pay attention a little bit after said judges name camden such as camden new jersey jersey, maine, of baltimore baltimore, a day ariels plea in camden yard. so it is of very big deal you can see it on a map. in the last chapter, you have heard the a great city of philadelphia than there is a little bloodied dangerfield the state's call the new jersey this little place called camden but they have of the story to tell as a very great man but hugo black of his era believe the american independence and liberty and a try to tell the story if you pay attention it has interesting implications with fourth amendment rights. >> you can see how just there is a lot monica -- phenomenal evidence in oslo to motivate jefferson. >> with non-partisan the most important decision ever marbury vs. madison that beer and ale makes my top-10 constitutional decisions. [laughter] budget