today they declared may 2 piscataway hills day. baker crediting aggressive residents for making sure it got done. >> it's not easy when it's personal. nothing is more personal than your home. than your livelihood and the quality of life. >> resident debbie among those celebrating. >> it's quiet. the best community i could dream to live in. our neighbors are so kind and caring. >> some people in this neighborhood never made happy. we are on top of the ridge. that is the slope that failed. this house here and this one here. two of the five that were condemned. still empty to this day. bought by the state. these residents force expensive natural disaster in the history of prince george's county. in fort washington, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- this is no ordinary cruise docking. the historical significance for hundreds of tourists on board. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen. debate over the future development at this corner at 18 and columbia road has neighbors fighting with neighbors. why some oppose a

t >>> today families in today is piscataway process of demolishing six moing. it'seccause for the rime ame more can cruise company is saili from the u.s. cuba. the carnival crew ship will dock in havana today and passengers are on to visit two other cities in cuba. there are several people on board that say they were born in cuba and call this journey a dream come true. >> my father passed away recently, so i'm coming in his name. it's like a pilgrimage for my dad. >> carnival got approval in better idea of how indiana could vote in tonow of error of about two points. >>> caps are back in action tonight. it is round two tied 1-1. caps play the penguins at 8:00. brooks orpik will not be playing. that's because of this hard hit right here. that was in game two. penguins defense man olli maatta went straig fighting is encouraged. let's faceline? hit and you won't hear a call, but they position that hit was rough. >> weird. all right. >>> well, right now we're watching a developing situation in seattle after mayday protests there turned violent. what we're learning

many of them students at the rutgers athletic center in piscataway. including ensuring universal health care and plans to make colleges and universities tuition-free and increasing wages for american workers. >> we are going to make certain that if you work 40 hours a week in the united states you are not going to be living in poverty. >> sanders will hold another rally tomorrow morning at boardwalk hall in atlantic city. >> sanders' rival hillary clinton is also focusing on new jersey. she'll be in camden county wednesday where she'll be discussing her plans to raise wages and break down barriers that hold americans back. her daughter chelsea will host grassroots organizing events and essex and middlesex counties this friday. >>> the presumptive republican nominee will visit new jersey later this month. donald trump will appear at a pair of fund raisers on may 19th and one to help governor chris christie erase debt from his own white house campaign and another to benefit the state's gop. today republican senator pat toomey of pennsylvania voiced his

the ceremony was held at high point solution stadium in piscataway.he president took the stage at about 1 o'clock this afternoon to deliver his address and one of his key points for the grads it's more important to look to the future than dwell on the past. >> i guess it's part of human nature especially in times of change and uncertainty to want to look backwards and long for some imaginary past when everything worked and the economy hummed and all politicians were wise and every child was well mannered and america pretty much did whatever it wanted around the world. guess what? it ain't so . >> [laughter] >>> the good old days weren't all that good. >> well, the president also took shots at donald trump. he said trump's rhetoric about building border almost and keeping muslims from entering the country he is a betrayal to american values. >>> a bucks county man is in custody tonight charged with homicide and arson in the gruesome death of a 46-year-old woman. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden joins you live from bensalem on what happened. joe. >

sanders spoke before a full house at the rutgers athletic center, better known as r ac in piscataway.d on plans to make public colleges and universities tuition free. another rally is scheduled for tomorrow morning in atlantic city. hillary clinton will be in the garden state this week visiting camden county college on wednesday. >>> the congregation of one south jersey church got some mothers day wisdom from a woman with a century of experience. gloucester county community church showcased one of its own 98 year-old mildred keys, at today's services. the keys spoke of overcoming challenges from losing her own mother at three to moving through decade have of racial discrimination. she also provided some mothering tips of her own. >>> moms got special insight into philadelphia's public art today, a group met at academy of fine arts for mothers day, murallal arts tour. by foot and trolley they visited mural was a professional guide and they heard stories behind that wall art from a women's point of view. it was all put together buy mural arts program. >>> jamie's in for jeff and phillie

in piscataway on saturday, he wants to show he could beat donald trump and bernie sanders. cnn's rachel crane was there. >> reporter: christine and john, sanders was greeted by thousands of supporters in new jersey on saturday. when sanders highlighted the crowd he performs better than trump than his opponent clinton. he also highlighted the fact he is well aware this is an uphill battle. he even got specific. >> we have still won as of today, over 45% of the pledge delegates, but as all of you who are good in arithmetic, 45% is not good enough many we have to make it 50%. that is what we intend to do. so, from now until the last primary which will be in washington, d.c. on june 14th, we are going to fight for every single vote. >> reporter: now we had a chance to speak to his supporters and pressed them if in fact hillary clinton is the nominee if they would back her. some said it would be difficult for them to back clinton if she wins the nomination. now sanders is back on the campaign trail today. he'll be in atlantic city. this is all leading up to the new jersey primar

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those past the break on piscataway drive cut off from the rest of the world. debbie thought she may lose her dream home. >> there was a time we thought it was a possibility. >> the price tag then was $15 million. the people in the neighborhood became lobbyists, today standing with the politicians they battled on a repaired road. along a newly graded hillside. >> it's amazing what the citizen action will do. >> $11 million from the county and the rest from state and federal tax dollars. two years later pistcataway drive is open to debbie's home and 22 others. >> we are happy. >> it was a lot of money. painful to see how much it cost. >> ts ending. this is one of the five houses condemned. never able to be occupied again. when we come back at 2:00, we will tell you more about that aspect -- come back at 6:00, we will tell you more about that aspect of the natural disaster. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: this just in to the newsroom. first-person look at the moment a c.s.x. train began to derail. this was in northwest washington over the weekend. so take a look at

after a massive land slide things are finally back to normal in 201428 homes were evacuated at piscatawayfort washington. intense rain caused a slope failure that cracked the main road. ruptured water and sewer line, many were out of their home for months, prince george's county they were there to celebrate the reopening of the community. >> good news for them. >>> we've got another -- another round of weather come through the evening. my goodness, i stepped outside for just a second. right outside the back door, there's a little puddle. it was just like. >> it should be not only a lot of water on the ground and the concern for flooding going forward overnight. is it cooler out there too. >> yes. >> that's going to be tomorrow. i think it will still deal with rain in the morning, i think the thunder is pushing away. it's mostly east. we're still finding warm air. we got the cooler air coming in. the main concern is flooding. just a couple of minutes ago, another flood warning came out and this is going to be for small streams in the northwest portion of dc and southeastern montgomery coun

county executive baker join with the residents of the neighborhood so celebrate the reopening of piscataway drive. this road collapsed literally in what was called a slope failure, rather than a landslide back in may of 2014. a number of houses including these up on top of the hill here condemned. never able to be occupied again. the county having to buy them. all told, $15 million spent on this project. we'll have more on this story coming up at 5:00. jonathan: did a university of mary washington student murder his own roommate? he is accused of killing his roommate with a house he shared with two other people. jeff goldberg is joining us live from fredericksburg. what did we lear what came out in court? jeff: well, a lot, jonathan. a very sad scene inside the courtroom. grace mann's mother in tears. holding thomas mann. the first witness to take the stand following the opening statement from the defense. the defense is arguing stephen grill is not guilty for reason of insanity. they offered a specific and bizarre explanation as to why he killed 20-year-old grace mann. here is video from t

county executive baker will proclaim today may 2nd piscataway hills day. the honor is to thank residents for patience and commitment to keeping their community together. 18 months ago a ridge collapsed there and the neighborhood was damaged, the roads were damaged cutting off utilities to more than 20 homes. right now the county is in the process of demolishing six homes and securing the land to save other homes from future problems. >>> she started her career as a lawyer in the obama administration, but her love for making ice cream led her to a new path. nbc's mor began ratford has the scoop on her latest business venture. >> reporter: scoop by scoop victoria is enjoying the sweet taste of success. >> this is very good. >> reporter: she graduated from wellesley, moved to washington, became a top lawyer. but still there was one thing she always wanted to achieve, becoming an ice cream shop owner. you've worked for secretary kerry, president obama, why ice cream? >> i would make ice cream before i went to work and i would go to work, come back, sit in the

so bernie sanders, i know later this afternoon in piscataway, new jersey, he's going to hold an event there. where exactly are they campaigning around that this week and what is the strategy on their calculation? >> look, i think part of the strategy is both sides feel as though west virginia there the cake there is already baked. senator sanders looks very strong if that state. so they're looking forward to some of these other states. let's look. i think we have a graphic of where we can expect to see these two candidates in the coming days. senator sanders will be in new jersey today. he'll be in california on monday and then oregon. secretary clinton heads to virginia tomorrow. and then on tuesday, it's kentucky. but that state, frances, california, california, california, it carries the most delegates. if you're looking forward, you have to imagine both of these candidates are going to spend a whole lot of time there. senator sanders will likely spend big in terms of ad campaigns there. for the clinton campaign, they're trying to figure out how to allocate their resources right no

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bernie sanders, drew large crowds last night at rutgers university in piscataway, voters head to theolls in new jersey as you know, june the seventh, coming up in about three full weeks. >>> people are excited here in our area, because you know somebody won the power ball ticket. >> i'm not excited. >> someone in our area. >> one person excited. it is a woman you might be excited if you know her. >> yes. >> remember that time i gave five you dollars, five years ago. >> pay me back. >> with interest. >> it happened at 7-eleven on chambers street in trenton. >> that is where dave kinchen has been. >> hi, dave. >> little bit of detective work here. we know a woman from what we're hearing a woman. we will talk to the folks here, lewis, another lewis, not the one who sold ticket. who do you think it is. we are hearing it is a a woman. anyone stand out. >> no, not really. no one is standing out. we do see a lot of people but when we saw video you you cannot tell, i cannot tell who it is. i cannot see. whoever it is, it is a very deserving person because trenton is a very hard working place

court justice sonia sotomayor recently addressed a crowd of about 3,000 at rutgers university in piscatawaynew jersey. she talked about her life as a justice and why the high court needs diversity. she's introduced by the university's president. >> well, that's a long way in from that far side. i guess in this arena you should be running in with a basketball or something like that. but i do want to welcome you all here. i must say that the line coming in here was remarkable, orderly, smiling, longer than anything that i've seen at rutgers that did not involve free food. so i'm glad you're all able to get in. i must say i've never seen those seats in the back filled either. yeah, good. as they say, good on you guys, right? just don't fall. i can just see the tumble effect could be brutal coming down. but i do want to welcome you here. you know this is rutgers 250th anniversary, and we're delighted to be able to celebrate that. [ applause ] but it is also the 60th anniversary of the eagleton institute for policy. so it's nice to have a 60th and a 250th on the same year. this event is a discus

fund-raising campaign to modernize the sports facilities, the hail center, a multi-sports facility in piscatawaytay tuned for more. >> you didn't work with our supervising producer and becky on this? >> i didn't see her. come to a game. great seats on the 50. >> let's talk about that when we go to break, greg. but thank you. i don't steal from you. >>> thanks to our guest host this morning, greg brown. now joseph. >>> coming up, primary day. voters in nebraska and west virginia heading to the polls. there may be new states in play on the electoral map. we'll dig inside the election math next. >>> then later, president obama's record on jobs. has the labor market really recovered as much as it looks like. the debate with alan kruger and ed la zeer. >>>. >>> new election math. clinton-trump, a third-party candidate. the issues, the electoral map and what could turn the tide if you think conventional wisdom has the answers, you haven't been paying attention. to veteran political watchers debate straight ahead. >>> will the force be with disney. >>> and gold, two-time olympic gold medalist hope solo