rebecca: welcome back.lling or lessons on better heing the truth what comes to your performance in the workplace. we all have triggers that can block our ability to really hear androcess performance evaluations. our expert is here to say, be not afraid. there are key steps you can take to becoming a real pro at positively processing even the most negate feedback. ry abbajajay, this is something we all need to h hear, bosses and employees, both sides need to be better at receiving feedback and processing it fairly you say there are three main triggers. let's start with number e. truth triggers. that is when someone is telling you something and yoare not hearing it because you are saying youou are wrong. mary: that is the first trigger. it blocks our cognive ability to hear the feedback. we might get feedback. the first trigger r is, you ar wrong. that blocks us from hearing it. the e key is there may be a golden nuet of truth in that. when someone gives you feedback you think is wrong or is not helplpful, yo

the this is "the washington buness report" with rebecca cooper. rebecca: happy easter sunday. we have lots of news impacting your wallet and jobs this s week. including to tax and spending plans in the district and maryland. plus the economics of baseball, oil prices, indiana boycott, and international squabbling. we are doing a double round table this week. let's talk job n numbers. investors had hop for that eluse golden easter bag when numbers came out this week. we got a rotten egg win numbersrs were far worse than analysts expect. here to talk more on this busy week is o of our best anand brightest. regular contributor's ana washinon businesjournal power trifecta, jim dinegar a and jonathan aberman. i'm getetting some strange ises in my head. i'm ing g to talk through it. i can't tell whether it is the control room snd. i will turn straight to you. we have teed up dififferentegend fights. -- two diffeferent budget fights. the governor wants to cut rates for schools. what is the business takake all of these differing qualls? jim: the thing to ep i in mind is the legislativ

rebecca: those are all good pieces of advice. how do you tell peopople to think like a millennial when it comes to using social media? oror should they just go the millennial's and talk like themselves? guest: just be authent. one of the thing about millennis is you want to get them early. they will not chge their md on what they do. you wantnt to get them early. part of thatat includes being authentic, and jusust being who youre. especicially ith are using your proroduct or service. theyey will undererstand and say this guy is legitimate and not justst trying to sell me sothing. rebecca: witthe younger group they keep changing g with t soal media sites they prefer. i'm still on facook and twitter. i will try to be more consistent. thank yoyou for joining us on "washington business report waiting for the reboundnd? what is going on in the housing economy. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york a

rebecca is off this week. we will he from one of the founding organizations of the hall of fame answer them with one of thiyear's laureates. and d with all the tech innovation ght here in the nation's capital, why is theepartment of homeland security choosing to en an office in silicon valley? our one-on-one interview is withh the head of honest tea. he started his company knowingng he w wanted to stay true to his values. he managed to do that dpite partnering with e of thehe biggest: m manufacturers of l me. he is one of five washingtonians to be named to thehe business hall of fame. his latest accolade is likely not going to go to his head. rebecca: congratulations. and then ducky this year. how does it feel to be inducted in such a young age? seth: i started the biness out of my house herere. so be cognized by the local community, i realllly apeciated. it started with being an activist. i was politically acve in college and i worked on the dukakis campaign. i was always looking for a way to take things i ca

most don't have the courage to do what rebecca did. tell police. she's never been able to see the complete police report but in it, according to rebecca's lawyer who has seen its, the attacker admits having sex with her, long after she said no. >> he fully admitted to continuing to have sex with me after i said no. it is against the law. >> it is against the law to have sex with someone who cannot give consent. >> yes. >> the university officials found him responsible for the assault. to rebecca's surprise he was kicked out of his dorm but not out of school. >> what should the officials have done? >> i believe at a minimum, he should have been expelled. his presence put our daughter at risk and the community at risk. >> his punishment was no more than a slap on the wrist. >> it was not just that there was alcohol and a sexual assault, there was a confession to the sexual assault. that's staggering. >> a review of campus sex crimes at 130 cialg schools schools across the nation, even when they are culpable, told rebecca's family there just wasn't en

rebecca cooper joining us along the national mall. rebecca, this incident has made things hectic. rebecca: at least 60 people were the vicinity of the man when he shot himself on the west side of the capital. just a few blocks away, the washington monument, thousands of tourists flocking around the memorials to see the cherry blossom, creating a security backlog and more of a traffic nightmare. for much of the afternoon and into the evening come security remain tight surrounding the u.s. capitol in the wake of the shooting. despite this being one of the city's most important weekends for tourism dollars. peggy compton is here for a conference that starts monday, out with her coworkers to see the cherry blossoms. they were starled to hear about the shooting, thinking the closed off streets were for something more ceremonial. >> wire all the police around? we thought somebody important was coming in. rebecca: with thousands flocking to the district to see the cherry blossoms, most were not aware the u.s. capitol was on lockdown. when a visitor realize there was a shooting she was no

rebecca cooper joins us live. this drew near immediate reaction from just about everybody interested in the race. rebecca: foremost candidates, the challenge is getting voters to better know who they are and what they stand for, but the clinton campaign is a bit of the opposite challenge -- convincing voters who do not believe in hillary clinton that this is a new and improved version of the previous presidential candidate. she is not someone most voters need time to know, but on the streets of washington, there were plenty of opinions about hillary clinton's announcement she's running for president. >> she's worked her whole life to be ready for this. i'm excited about her running. >> i like her viewpoints. i feel like she is in tune. >> i feel frustrated. oh, no, would not happen. rebecca: voters today talking jobs, housing, schools, even suggesting that the campaign cares about your most monday and problems. >> we really wanted to teach our dog. rebecca: this is not a video announcement for a candidate needing

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. kell rebecca, thanks. a huge sigh of relief for a nepalese shaft. -- nepales chef. when we spoke with him last night, he had no idea where his wife and child were. he said they were found alive in their home and they are expected to be ok. only abc 7 was in chantilly late last night as for gio task force one headed out on a flight to nepal. they left aboard a military airplane from dover air force base, said to arrive nepal early monday morning. some road work just hours away from getting started. it will mess up your commute for years. the warning that you need to hear. and bao-bao a big sister? word from the national zoo. first, more questions than answers, a disturbing discovery the police make. kellye: developing now investigators are trying to identify a body that was found in a burning car in prince george's county. it was at the enterprise golf course in bowie, discovered by a groundskeeper. the fire was so intense that they have yet to determine the make and model of the vehicle. >> it's said someb

rebecca cooper is joining us live with the very latest in the investigation. rebecca? rebecca: kimberly, it is a puzzle they are trying to piece together, both investigators and friends and neighbors in this arlington ridge neighborhood. so far, no arrest. friends say that the couple's children, a three-year-old and five-year-old, remain in protective custody as the investigation continues. it is a key minute a near the pentagon with a small town feel. >> everybody is very familiar. we all know each other. rebecca: as investigators searched the crime scene, a stroller sits empty, fingerprint dust blinding the door. the three-year-old and five-year-old were walking the streets in their pajamas, apparently knowing their mother is dead. >> i'm not worried. i don't but there is a killer out. it does not seem like a random attack. rebecca: friends describe bonnie black as struggling through the divorce, set for a trial later this week. there were property and custody issues with what the police call domestic violence and black calling for protective order against her husban

charles: you know, rebecca, i know you're an attorney.ork with several -- you have several cases that are involved in maryland police. one of the big criticisms over the last 24 hours, and i think it was expressed by president obama himself, is that the media always focuses on the burning buildings. always focuses on the looting and the rioting. but never really focuses on the victims or peaceful protest. do you share that concern? >> it was progressing peacefully. you had individuals doing the right thing. and the police did not have to be in that position. then all of a sudden, it progresses to the point where you have all of these people acting out. and i do need to note, it was not just children. because there -- charles: rebecca, we'll come to this. right now we have to take a break. we'll continue to cover this. we have to take a break. here's the big question. we're heading into nightfall. will there be a repeat of last night? we'll pick up this discussion when we come back. ♪ charles: that's a scene right there, you're looking bal

for me rebecca is dangerous. for me if i got out of here and hung around here, there would probably be a 60% chance that i would end up using with her. that is not that i don't like her. i love her. i love her as a person. i just -- i can't place myself around people who aren't ready to change their life. >> coming up -- >> some of the sponsors i had -- no offense -- were scandalous and very deceitful. >> prove her wrong by staying clean. >> a former addict reaches out to rebecca goodman. and -- >> we average probably about 70 or 80 coroner's runs per month. >> one of the jail's inmate o workers volunteers more a grizz lid mogs. now? can i at least put my shoes on? if your bladder is calling the shots ... you may have a medical condition called overactive bladder ... ...or oab you've got to be kidding me. i've had enough! it's time to talk to the doctor. ask your doctor how myrbetriq may help treat... ...oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. which may mean fewer trips to the bathroom. myrbetriq (mirabe

for me rebecca is dangerous.or me if i got out of here and hung around here, there would probably be a 60% chance that i would end up using with her. that is not that i don't like her. i love her. i love her as a person. i just -- i can't place myself around people who aren't ready to change their life. >> coming up -- >> some of the sponsors i had -- no offense -- were scandalous and very deceitful. >> prove her wrong by staying clean. >> a former addicteaches out to rebecca goodman. and -- >> we average probably about 70 or 80 coroner's runs per month. >> one of the jail's inmate workers volunteer farce grizzly position. >> there is not always people who want to do that >>> every year about 55,000 men and women who want to do that >>> every year about 55,000 men and women pass through the booking department of the hamilton county justice center in cincinnati. >> i got a pair in my purse. >> most will be released within hours. but for those who stay the jail will become their home for an indefinite period of tim

sunshine ordinance hearing regarding the alleged violation of the sunshine violation and responsibility rebecca and supervisor deputy director is the complanlt present. >> mr. chair, i have to recuse myself from this in going to the materials there are containments by two street artists which payroll bear on the motivator well, they're in there in any be event i represented them 40 years ago so in terms of fact they're in there i think i want to recuse myself from this. >> there has to be a motion. >> how do the other commissioners feel. >> your recused? all in favor, say i. >> i. >> make a motion and second it. >> i'll make the motion and all in favor, say i. >> any public comment on the recusal? >> i want to submit a sunshine complaint there office no reason to put outline i all those documents in there around. >> this is just commissioner president keane is asked to be excused because his past connections and all we're voting on whether or not we are going to do that. >> the matter took place 40 years ago i don't believe he's had communication with the characterize. >> i have i see them regu

here in the studio with us right now is rebecca cooper. she has written a book called "diets don't work." she's also founded rebecca's house, eating disorders and treatment program. and i have to say i agree, diets don't work. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> so tell me how you came up with the idea for the book. i think that you probably had an eating disorder yourself? >> yes. after years of recovery, i actually started working with people who had problems with -- at first it was more like yo-yo dieting and i realized that the devastation that's caused by the failed diets wias having a big impact on people's self-esteem, along with setting them up to get into disordered eating. i found out too that dieting actually changes the brain chemistry and some people progress into eating disorders. >> when did you recognize this in yourself? >> in myself, not until i had years of recovery, years of recovery did i start -- in fact a lot of this information is new. we didn't even know about how the brain was involved in the eating disorder. >> so tell

's >> he's pretty upset about leaving rebecca school and leaving his friends.'t have anything positive to tell him about what's coming up. >> graduating -- >> nickolas joseph kubicsko. >> to an uncertain future. >> he's come so far. that's crazy. >> when "dateline" continues. [ laughing ] want to play hide and seek? yeah! 1... 2... 6... 10! [ female announcer ] piÑa colada yoplait. it is so good when you need a little escape. [ mom ] still counting. >> reporter: turning 21 is a pivotal moment in the life of a person with disabilities. before special education students like nick graduate, federal law says they must have something called a "transition plan" created by their school district. it's supposed to be a set of measurable goals designed to prepare young people for adult life. but nick's mom, lenore, hasn't received anything. so she and her husband mike call the school superintendent to complain. >> i have no transition plan. and the clock is ticking which is why i said to you, i'm fearful that we're just delaying and delaying here and nickolas's needs are

rebecca: i'm rebecca cooper live at the tidal basin. one day until the cherry blossom parade and peak blooming time. we found something here tonight some folks never see this time of the year. stay tuned. we'll tell you what it is coming up. leon: there's something wrong about this. spring and snow plows aren't supposed to go together. this is the early morning commute for people in wisconsin today. they got a couple of inches of that wet and heavy stuff last night. good news, though it's all expected to melt by the end of the day today. but here not a particularly pretty day here at home. but cherry blossoms around the tidal basin getting ready to be the most beautiful. alison: the question is what will tonight's rain and tomorrow's winds, what could they mean for the flowers out ther rebecca cooper live at the tidal basin for a look at us. hello, rebecca. rebecca: good news alison and leon, we came out here earlier today. it was cold. it was drizzly. it was overcast at the 4:00 newscast. what a difference an hour makes. take a look. i

rebecca jarvis explains. rebecca: the big change with tax laws by far is the affordable care act. >> people don't have coverage will pay penalties. people who received coverage through the exchange will have to reconcile the credit they received. and people who had coverage through an employer were individually will have to check a box. rebecca: for high income earners, those making $250,000 plus, a top tax rate, taking in more for medicare, new limitations on itemized deductions such as mortgages and charitable donations and for most americans there is actually good news when it comes to the personal exception. it is $100 this year. students and teachers could get a break. e-mail can opportunity tax credit continues come up to $2500 per student per qualified higher education expenses. and educators can claim and above the line deduction for items they purchased for their classrooms. some energy credits are still available through 2016 for solar wind and geothermal products. and medical deductions are once ag

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. maureen: standford university is offering students the chance to repent for free. the deal is open to all accepted the that all accepted applicants whose household income is less than $25,000 per year. -- the deal is open to all accepted applicants whose household income is less than $25,000 per year. a very good deal. what a great place. doug: rain and maybe a thunderstorm later on. let's get started. live from rooftop cameras here in arlington. cloudy skies and no rain at the moment. doppler radar confirms all this with rain off in the eastern shore. more catches to the south and west. we have been monitoring tornado warnings severe set -- severe thunderstorm warnings. 71 for the high at reagan international. temperatures, richmond south but early summer. you get on the other side of the cold front, we are back in the 40's. we are finding the big storms right now across kentucky and tennessee. two large areas in red. right now just east of the nashville metro area there are active t

. >> commissioners i will introduce this and rebecca one of our interns will do the presentation, but i will tee it up, as it were. as i think you all know by now, on april 11th, april 11-14th we will be welcoming urban park representatives, advocates, agency representatives, professionals from the landscape and planning world to san francisco for greater and greener. this is a major urban parks conference, international urban parks conference that is hosted by the city parks alliance. the city parks alliance is a national urban parks alliance, not to be confused with the san francisco urban parks alliance. they are headquartered in washington, d.c. and advocate on urban park issues. advocate and educates. they do this every four years and it was last in new york city and we did host to get this conference -- -- our host committee and rebecca, [speaker not understood] the san francisco park s alliance et cetera. we have all combined to submit a bid that was selected and we had about two years' of planning and the conference is right on the horizon. so we wanted to not just mention thi

for me rebecca is dangerous.or me if i got out of here and hung around here, there would probably be a 60% chance that i would end up using with her. that is not that i don't like her. i love her. i love her as a person. i just -- i can't place myself around people who aren't ready to change their life. >> coming up -- >> some of the sponsors i had -- no offense -- were scandalous and very deceitful. >> prove her wrong by staying clean. >> a former addict reaches out to rebecca goodman. and -- >> we average probably about 70 or 80 coroner's runs per month. >> one of the jail's inmate workers volunteers for a grisly position. she might actually be invisible. ♪ but mindy was actually not invisible. ooh, what are you doing? can you see me? she had just always been treated that way. yeah. you don't have to look at me like that. there are worst things than an attractive woman touching your body. i'll go. join the nation that sees you as a priority. ♪ nationwide is on your side he♪oes charge! ♪ (explosion) ♪ hah! (expl

our rebecca cooper is live to explain what's going on down there. hi, rebecca. rebecca: hi, ladies. it's loud in here because of the excitement. take a look at christian, a seminary student at virginia theological seminary and he is getting ready to lose all of that gorgeous hair for children's cancer research. it's part of what st. baldrick's does across the country on this day and here at georgetown university medical school, a lot of students are participating for a really good cause. they'll show you him in a second. this is alyssa. that was her with the long hair that i chopped off earlier in the show. she did it all for a good cause. this is what alyssa now looks like. alyssa, you look fantastic. was it scary? >> a little bit. you did a great job! rebecca: and it was a good cause. >> yes, very good cause and you can see some of the real benefits here at georgetown university. dr. jareski is a pediatric an kolgist here at the medical school and he's received a grant from st. baldrick's for some of the work he's doing. >> we're studying a rare cancer in children and adolescents

. >> thank you, richard rebecca. >> rebecca someone will be collecting a pension from you i hope san franciscans since 1980 and once upon a time, there was a group of democrats their house caught fire they did a study on whether or not in their friends and commissions a review of study and decided to appoint a committee to review the study of the commission batting the house had burned down and the children died i can use bureaucracy to it in bad faith not to acknowledge you're doing nothing or you don't give a damn or doing the opposite this is more or less the rent board has been doing since is board of supervisors unanimously voted to ask the rent board to divest from foiling stock all the news about climate is so much worse a huge number of institutions have devested universities and pension funds, etc. and the highest economic authorizes talked about the dangers and in the last several months you continue to waffle you've lost $50 million from not divesting from fossil fuel funds and gas i want to say as someone that is watching this process for two years i find the use of burea

rebecca? rebecca: alison we're at the street corner where the c.v.s. so iconically burned and people say beyond the tensions with police, it is poverty that is at the root of so much of the anger here in this neighborhood. just one block from the burnt out c.v.s. this bench claims baltimore is the greatest city in america. residents say just look around. here, charm city turns to blight and now burnt remains and even fewer opportunities. >> no jobs you burnt down most of the jobs in the neighborhood. rebecca: kenneth brown leaves this baltimore every day traveling one mile to the baltimore with wealth and jobs. it's where he brings his family. he grew up in the other baltimore and believes escaping poverty is a matter of more faith, hard work and personal responsibility over government programs. >> you have young kids out here who are just angry at everything everybody. and no politician no athlete, no leader civic leader even a pastor no one can change that heart. rebecca: but everyone we spoke to seems to agree with the prescription laid out by this

let's return to the final element of rebecca's question. she took in an awful lot of ground with it. if you're elected what will you do to help my generation feel optimistic about our future? david cameron. >> well, i think obviously it's been a very difficult time recovering from the appalling recession that we had. it has been tough. it has been difficult. but britain has still got some great strengths. we've got a strong and growing economy. we're creating jobs. we're part of all these important networks in the world whether it's the g8 or nato or the european union. we have clout in the world. we can get things done in the world. think about what some of our people are doing right now. we've got nurses in west africa helping to deal with ebola. we've got some of the most brave and professional armed services anywhere in the world and tonight's a good moment to say thank you to them for all they do. we're a nation of great inventors. >> [ inaudible ]. i'm worried at the end of the day there's more -- >> thank you very much indeed. >> the

. >> good afternoon commissioner thank you very much for hosting us today as i was introduced i'm rebecca respect started with google about 6 months ago that is your broader program to explain to the partners and city how google participants in helping small business so a few things i wanted to point out number one google has an office in san francisco since 2007 at fulsome and spear one of the things number one was to make on appointment with our director to talk about how we could infuse more san francisco businesses into google we support a lot of local san francisco business within google some examples for barrel coffee and t h o we have produce but obviously want to expand and there's room to grow that's why we're here we're going to it only a grander level to help small businesses thrive locally i want to introduce joe who runs the global streams for us. >> thank you, commissioners it's an honor to be here he want to talk about how google is hard working for the love of our consumers especially our small businesses they have a lot of challenges that large business don't have they ca

rebecca cooper has the latest. rebecca: an entirely affo voidable failure, a failure so massive they say it happened in the reporting editing editorial supervision, and fact checking. they issued a short apology to both the readers and all of those damaged by the story and its fallout. the alleged rape victim, a uva student called "jackie," said it happened at a fraternity party numerous pledge brothers taking part. amid the condemnation of the fraternity in the greek system the story started to fall apart. even friends of jackie said it was made up. jackie had not told the magazine they could not contact people described in the article. instead, editors and fact checkers te simply did not do their job. they said that budget cuts are not to blame. instead, this was simply a case of careless disregard for basic editorial oversight. even one fact checker raised questions about the article. lawyers representing the fraternity members plan litigation. uva's president said tonight that the responsible reporting unfairly

a replica has opened and rebecca morel has been able to compare the two.: on a journey to one of the most important prehistoric sites ever discovered. it is hidden deep within these limestone cliffs. until recently, the last people to set place in this place were paleolithic ancestors. >> it was shut for tens of thousands of years. this place was discovered by cavers in 1994. it was open to the public immediately. very few people have ever been allowed in. it is absolutely spectacular. on top of its natural beauty, the cave's most breathtaking feature is its art. hundreds of images and on the wall, most of them animals. they are surprisingly for sophisticated. these were painted 35,000 years ago by early humans. it is some of the oldest art ever found her to -- found. opening it to the public or destroy it. >> we risk contamination. the climate would be disturbed so much that we could have alteration of the painting. we don't want to take this risk. rebecca: now the french authorities have found a way to preserve and promote the cave. they built another on

rebecca rebecca: this is an anacostia fourth grader attending the elementary school in adams morgan and now he has work on display at an art gallery blocks from the white house. >> i was really excited that i won first place because it's something that i've never accomplished before. i actually did something that people like. rebecca: edwin and a lot of young artists on display learned this digital art technique filming at the art center with the teacher poley. with him, they're getting high-tech stem basics mixed with art and thanks to this exhibit, other key life lessons as well. >> it's exciting because these kids have the opportunity to navr -- navigating an artist's life. it moves them into a higher level of just social skills as well as intellectual skills. rebecca: we got a private showing today but the pepco edison gallery is a fund for the community. open to events space and to the public for art viewing tuesdays through fridays and this month, offering d.c. young artists a chance to be seen by the world. >> from japan and all over the world because this is right here in the he

>> rebecca thank you very much indeed. leanne wood. >> played cymru believes we need to invest in our young people especially education because that's the best route out of poverty. you're right when you say young people today are going to fair worse than the older generation. and it's the first time for a long while that the generation of today is going to be worse off than the generation before it. played cymru wants to provide free tuition fees for our students, but because of austerity we're not in a position to do that even if we were running the welsh government. we want to keep the tuition fee subsidy that is available for welsh students but we would like students to stugdy in wales so we can invest that public money into welsh universities. but we would like some courses to be made available for free and i've talked earlier on about doctors in the health service in wales, and we believe we can attract more doctors by providing free tuition for that skilled group of workers. >> ed miliband. >> rebecca you speak for

rebecca rebecca: there is one exception. if you think you're owed a refund or break even you do not need to send a payment. keep in mind april 15th is a hard deadline with real consequences. if you don't pay, you'll be penalized but if you don't file or ask for that extension, it gets even worse. penalties for not filing get combined and they could be really stiff. what happens if you wake up on the 16th and realize that asking for that extension is no longer on the table? the i.r.s. says file as soon as possible to keep those added costs to a minimum. rebecca jarvis abc news new york. leon: breaking news and ongoing fight to save sweet briar college. the judge has approved a 60 day injunction against the plan to close down the women's college. the attorney asked for this injunction claiming charitable funds were being misused. the school's board announced this year that it will be the school's final year because of financial problems. now that plan may be on hold. alison: and coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 a look at which

rebecca is hoping to inspire others.f the marathon this year. >> the race was intense today. nothing could have prepared me for just the weather and the swelling of my leg and just everything working against me but i had to cross the finish line i just had to. >> reporter: neither spends too much time thinking about the past or the sole surviving bomber. despite what they have lost they are both so thankful for what they have found. >> do you feel stronger? >> oh yeah. without a doubt. i mean there's -- there's parts about me that i never realized that i had. >> and you actually say you feel blessed? >> absolutely. i am totally blessed. my child was sitting on my feet at the time the bomb went off. the fact that he's here and running around i can't feel sorry for myself for one second. i don't know why his life was spared. i don't know why i was spared. you know what he tried to destroy he didn't and he made everyone stronger as a result. >> they're awesome. rap randi joins me live from boston. the penalty phase picks ba

on the national mall rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. alison: music legend willie nelson plans to roll out his own brand of marijuana. the 81-year-old singer/songwriter announced in a statement today that willie's reserve will be grown and sold in colorado and washington. two states, of course where recreational use of the drug is legal. nelson will collaborate with master growers to define starns for his grade and make his "best on the market." if he says so himself. leon: we will take his judgment for that, ok? all right. coming up tonight here at 6:00 just ahead here tonight americans arrested accused of trying to join terror groups. two things that all the suspects had in common and the state that serves people accused of helping terrorists overseas and new video showing the confrontation thattened with a suspect dying while in police custody. we'll have that ahead coming up at 6:00. alison? alison: death, politics, controversy, we're not talking about a tv drama. instead, it's an obituary for a man in north carolina. 81-year-old lar

rebecca rebecca: hi there, alison and leon. good news, take a look behind me, it's not nearly as crowded today and yet the blossoms are bursting. i think because even though it was gray last year on this friday it wasn't quite as cold so maybe while we're having a little smaller crowd. last year you couldn't pass anyone on the sidewalks there was so much sidewalk gridlock but don't expect there to be this much room this weekend. have a listen to what some people had to say about these cherry blossoms today. >> always heard my friends that come here say they had a great time. i wanted to experience it. nice being here. >> nice to see the families being together and taking the pictures and nice to see that people are taking pictures for others and no one is really worried about you know is someone going to steal my phone? or someone going to do something to harm my family? very happy. >> comraderie. >> exactly. rebecca: so there you see that cherry blossom comraderie. everybody taking pictures. it is a beautiful day with the bloo

a question for rebecca.hy do the rich always get tax breaks and the poor get entitlement programs? thank you. guest: republicans in their budget do not want to increase taxes at all. they have stuck to that point that republicans have always tried to emphasize in their spending priorities and at the same time, they want to lower spending for the government. i cannot really explain to you why republicans want that, but that is pretty much how the frame their budget documents. host: in clifton, new jersey independent. good morning. caller: i would like to ask rebecca, i would like to have a balanced budget and more coverage on the fast track negotiations. host: let's talk about a balanced budget. guest: the house and senate republicans are balanced. the house budget would balance within a nine year time frame in the senate would balance in a 10 -year time frame. it would probably balance in a decade because a number of senate republicans have been skeptical about what a budget that balances in less than 10 yea

rebecca cooper live on the national mall and she'll explain the 420 hype for us. rebecca? rebecca: if you didn't know what 420 symbolized. you may now. it's a date that becomes synonymous with smoking pot nationwide. it symbolizes a group of high school students that used to meet at 4:20 p.m. every day after school to light up. it's become a national holiday for pot activists. take a look at what's happening right now, leon and alison. that is national parkland. we are on the national mall at third street northwest. and it's illegal to be smoking pot right there. and these activists say, they don't care. they're here to make a point. they want the d.c. law to supersede federal law. and they say as long as pot is legal here in the district it should be legal everywhere in the city. even on federal land. that is not what house leaders in congress had to say. but here's what some of the activists told us on the mall today. >> we're asking for it to be sold in stores. we're asking to make it a place outside that we can smoke because right now, it's not legal to smoke outside a