not hard to do in rhode island. on a dark night, they would take the boats across narragansett bay avoiding the british warships stationed there. they would land unnoticed on the shores of the island, sneak up and surround the house. they would storm the house, capture general prescott and take him back the mainland. he could then be exchanged for general lee. here is a picture of general prescott. it did not hurt that general prescott was a hated figure in rhode island. he was the classic petty tyrant. when he interviewed a captain that had been captured, he reportedly knocked him in the head and threatened to hang him. au would regularly visit captain in jail and threatened to have him hanged. he was known to strike quaker men with his cane for failing to doff their hats in respect when he approached. sometimes even the british felt prescott went too far. in canada he had put out a reward of 1000 pounds for the capture of america's best general at the time, benedict arnold. arnold announced a reward for the capture

he was born in ordinary circumstances in rhode island. he had struggled to build a small business in providence. when war broke out, he joined the rhode island militia as a private. showeddership skills through and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in one of rhode island's state regiments. barton met lee when he visited newport and thought him a great general. 1777, newport and the rest of the island was under the occupation of the british army. 1776, a powerful fleet of more than 71 ships carried them to the grandson -- narragansett bay. they quickly captured it. you can see the british soldiers in red coats being sent to the shoreline. british warships patrolled the bay not allowing any american ships. in or out of the bay. -- in or out of the bank. they were powerless to dislodge the british army. was the fifthport most important city in the united states. who can name the other four top cities at that time in the united states? go ahead and name them out. >> [indiscernible] >> no. philadelphia, new york, charleston, and boston. ne

for instance, although there are islands within its harbors, most of rhode island isn't an island. italian explorer giovanni da verrazano may be responsible for the mix-up. arriving in 1524, one of the harbor islands supposedly reminded him of the greek island of rhodes. others say the name originated with dutch explorer adriaen block. the story goes that he was amazed by the red clay in the soil so he called the area "red island," or as the dutch would say, "roodt eylandt." he also named one of the islands "block island" in honor of himself. >> rhode island is known as little rhody. it's approximately 1,200 square miles, and rhode island was started when roger williams left massachusetts in search of religious freedom. he had hope that he would find the religious freedom that had led him to come to the new world. >> williams succeeded in establishing a settlement in 1631. thankful for his good fortune, he named it providence. today, providence is the capital of rhode island and "hope" is the state motto. >> so the flag includes "hope," this golden anchor, which is a reference to t

rhode island avenue, more like rhode island r, this stretch of rhode island and credit -- r, t island and crittendon was drowning this afternoon. >> i'm looking at it thinking to myself this is a mess. >> reporter: for three hours water poured out of a broken water main as wssc crews searched for the valve closest to the break to shut off the water. once they did clean-up began clearing mud, rocks and road debris left over from when the main busted through the road. >> this is a bad situation. there's no two ways about it. >> reporter: next crews pumped out the deep puddles of water around the break to access the main and figure out what type of break they're working with. >> there's two types of water main breaks. there's where the break is on the length of the pipe called a stiff break and a circle break where the pipe breaks around the circumference of the break. circle break is much easier to fix. you put a clamp on it and put it in service. if it's split, you cut out a section, put in a new section and that takes a little longer. >> reporter: either way this stretch of rhode isla

it's affecting rhode island avenue on our sky 9 camera if we have that rhode island avenue at crittendonstreet. a live look right now where on the southbound side you have one lane getting by. northbound lanes are blocked on rhode island avenue here in hyattsville at crittendon street. with six million gallons or so spilled across the roadway, yup, this is going to be there for a while. our nikki burdine has been telling us all about it this morning. that is going to take all day long before they can open up some more lanes if not till tomorrow. we'll keep you posted of course on this situation. let's go over to a map so i can show you exactly where we're talking about. here's the beltway. we're talking right here above the bw parkway in hyattsville on rhode island avenue. my suggestion is avoid that area and go ahead and take baltimore avenue instead. let's go outside live and show what you it looks like here on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. no issues to report on the outer loop. in fact, it's if i morning light. even here on the outer loop westbound 495 as you travel into silver

right now crews are closing the 4800 block of rhode island avenue in both directions where that 12-inch pipe burst yesterday. nikki burdine joins us live from the scene with the latest. there was one lane getting by but it's all closed now. >> reporter: it's about to be closed. right now one lane, the southbound lane is still getting by. i'm told any moment they will be closing the southbound lane of route 1. contractors just got here within the past five minutes. they'll be closing both lanes. no one will be able to get through route 1 all day long and through tomorrow. >> it's going to be tough. >> reporter: it's going to ablong day here at crittendon and rhode island as crews work to fix a broken main. >> it blew out at both ends. >> reporter: six million gallons of water spilled on to the street thursday turning rhode island avenue into a river. detours were set up at crittendon to get around that section of rhode island. >> i thought oh, my goodness, i can't believe the whole rhode island block is blocked. >> reporter:s it'not just cars that have to make alternate plans. there's a

several lanes are closed near rhode island avenue. you can see crews are hard at work to try to fix the problem. and on the right you can see the water main break that caused the problem in the first laplace. melissa mollet is looking at one lane that has reopened and the best way to get around this all together. >> a little improvement. we had the one southbound getting by. northbound completely shut down. your alternate, save yourself the heartache, take kenilworth. we have chopper on the way. otherwise looking quite good. 66, 95, no issues there. taking a look up 270, looking good, as well. no major problems. chopper on the way to that situation, buts going to be quite a met here hyattsville. live pictures coming up. >>> and the away from the water main break, the pavement is dry, but rain now falling near fredericksburg. the rain is tag across the bay. west of there, there is another batch of rain now into spotsylvania into southern stafford county. so 95 will begin to get wet. another hour and a half to two hours getting closer t

the latest progress report on efforts to repair a broken water main and reopen rhode island avenue in hyattsville. >> from beautiful to dreary. the big shift in weather and what to expect this weekend. >> thins are starting to -- things are starting to get serious for the redskins in richmond. the intensity level went up today with the second week of training camp. the team gets ready to go up for for a real opponent. how they're preparing for the >> the f.a.a. has placed new restrictions on flights over iraqi air space. u.s. airliners may not fly at or below 30,000 feet and that comes two weeks after a missile hit malaysia airlines flight 17 as it flew over territory in eastern ukraine held by rebels. >> this is the first day that u.s. investigators had complete access to the crash site. their top priority is to collect the remains of up to 80 people and they will be flown to the netherland for identification. local search teams covered most of the remains after the plane went down. >> crews are still working to repair a busted water main in hyattsville. the 12-inch main ruptured thu

one southbound lane of rhode island avenue is open in hyattsville. john gonzalez reports, all lanes will close again soon near crittenden street after a water main break made the road look like a river. repair.y long >> the fountain and hinesville is off. -- the fountain in hyattsville is off. businesses could be affected with no water. the county has delivered boxes of water to front porches. >> we need water. i am thirsty, it is hot out here. there is no water inside. >> 6 million gallons of water rushed onto route one in three hours yesterday, creating geysers and causing the road to turn into a river and buckle. today, wssc crews are left with a muddy mess, a 45 foot wide hole and a 12 inch pipe that gave way. old infrastructure is often the reason. typically there is only a crack on the pipes. scene, this 18 foot section of this 73 drill pipe literally broke off the entire line. crews are worried there are more problems. >> we have to dig further to expose another section of pipe to see if it needs to be replaced. been digging all day with only

i was right, it's rhode island but also fund raising in new york. two stops, fundraisers tomorrow after all this, megyn. >> not to worry. now they do have a comprehensive vat ji. not to worry. ed, thank you. >> good to see you. >>> joining me now general jack keane, he's chairman of the institute for the study of war and fox news military analyst. general, good to see you tonight. what do you make the president, now the white house trying to dial it back from josh earpest but from the president's own lips, we have no strategy for dealing with this terror army. >> well, it's an extraordinary and stunning admission coming from the leader of the world's most powerful nation. as such, megyn, it's embarrassing also. as you pointed out in the introduction, we know a lot about isis. they re-emerged in 2009 and 2010 in earnest in iraq. they moved into syria in a comprehensive way in 2011. they've been there for three years taking control of territory. they were a growing menace every single month increasing in territorial control and imposing their harsh go

all the lanes are closed on rhode island avenue in both directions between 43rd avenue and charles armen trout drive. we'll go to hatzel vela and he'll let us know how crews are making it along with the repairs. >> it could be a water logged weekend from the weather in the area. chief meteorologist doug hill with his first check of the weekend forecast. doug? >> right now it's cloudy, 75, very comfortable outside the belfort furniture weather center. no rain here but just to the south and east we have some rain. the rain as close as northwestern charles county, south of the district. a spot over cedarville in southern prince george's county is drifting to the north. most activity has been to the southeast and south of the metro area and i think that will continue through the evening hours. we have a frontal system hung up on the coast. it's not going anywhere this weekend. the beaches will probably be the rainiest. we're not talking about a washout, but muggy with highs in the upper 70's to 80, like we have for the high at reagan national. we'll drop to the lower 70's later this evening.

and rhode island is going to win it!er: and then on monday, against another team, strike three. they lost this time. out of the series. and when belisle noticed some of the boys crying, then he found something to say about how to lose. >> look, i got to see your eyes, guys. >> reporter: it's with your head up. >> there's no disappointment, okay? and your effort? okay? in the whole tournament, in the whole season? it's been an incredible journey. >> reporter: and it's with remembering how much did work. >> we got down to the nitty-gritty. we're one of the best teams in the world. >> reporter: and it's recognizing what they did win. >> you guys are going to bring back something, okay, that no other team can provide but you guys. and that's pride. okay? pride. >> reporter: and so, their final huddle ended with the lesson that sometimes it is how you play the game. >> i want everyone to come in here for one big hug. >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and you can watch the little league world series on our par

a water main break shut down rhode island avenue in hyattsville as 6 million gallons gushed on the streeta 73-year-old pipe ruptured and started spewing water and opened up a huge hole in the road. it took about 48 hours to fix but crews re-opened rhode island avenue just a few hours ago. >>> developing right now an american doctor infected with ebola is now back in the united states and he's getting some treatment tonight. take a look. this is new video from outside emory hospital in atlanta. one of them is kent brantly who arrived in georgia on board a specially outfitted private plane. doctors will treat dr. brantly and another infected aid worker in an isolation unit. both americans got sick while working to stop the outbreak in liberia. >>> right now at 6:00 cracking down on garbage. the law that's about to affect more of you and determine where you can put your trash. and we know we're in for some rain. rain. the question we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet rated 6 out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good, it's not th

martha: he will head to rhode island tomorrow according to what we are hearing.t that ambivalence. there was a report that said during that principle meeting the goal was to convince one man, and that man was barack obama. do you think the president is isolated in his hess answer? >> i think the administration is divided. but he himself is deeply conflicted. you hear the rhetoric of how evil isis is. how they will inevitably fail and the world rejects them. that successes this is a serious project hem we need to take care of. but his policy has been hands off in syria. his whole political identity is caught up in his opposition to military intervention in iraq. it would be painful for hem to do more than's doing right now. >> reporter: there was a quote attributed to an administration official that says the white house believes the threat from isis is one that will continue after the obama presidency. i thought to myself, what's the message there? is it that -- is that containment message? we need to keep pushing back on them and ultimately this is going to outla

this is what rhode island avenue looked like in hyattsville. it's enough to fill two olympic swimming pools. this was breaking news yester y yesterday. >> reporter: oh, no, no, no. there's a lot more to be done chris. take a look over here. this is the hole. that is the gravel that will fill that hole. once they get those new pipes in place. now, over here, high powered lights. you see, this is going to turn into an all nighter. this could be a six figure fix. this is what it looked like yesterday. more than six million gallons of water rushing down rhode island avenue. this is what it looks like now. no big time water main break today. but, still a lot of big time work to be done. look at the size of that hole. it's nine feet deep and they say they have to make it bigger. there's more compromised pipe down there that must be fixed before they can think about repairing the road. so, how long is this all going to take? >> it's going to be a long repair. we are going to spend all day today, friday, working to fix the broken pipe. we have a big se

and it's not just rhode island waters. i traveled through the south atlantic over the break and they told me that off charleston, they're catching snook. snook is a fish used to go down to ft. lauderdale to cash. now they're catching snook off of charleston and it is working its way up. redfish are being caught as far north as cape cod. in case the warming oceans and moving around the fisheries and all that upheaval in the natural order is enough, against rhode island's shores, the oceans are ten. >> higher than in the 1930s. sooner or later another hurricane like the hurricane in '38 is going to come and give us a punch. i ask my colleagues if you're genuinely interested in this issue, spent ten minutes, for my sake, looking at the images of what happened to my state in the hurricane of 1938. then imagine what happens when that ten inches that is there now and wasn't then of additional sea level, gets stacked up further by storm surge and thrown against our shores. it is a potential catastrophe. and the idea that i'm supp

crews will work all day, but will rhode island avenue be open in time for tonight's rush hour? >> at this point i would not hold my breath that this will be open. we have to see how the day goes. >> reporter: not only will it probably still be closed tonight, but it's possible that this is going to drag into the overnight hours and into tomorrow. in fact it's looking more and more likely that that's what's going to happen. it's just a bigger repair than they were originally expecting. so enjoy your one southbound lane for the moment. it's going away soon. reporting live in hyattsville, megan mcgrath, news4. richard, back to you. >>> right now a trial is under way in a controversial child pornography case. we received some new video this morning of 17-year-old trey sims as he entered the court house. he's facing charges for sexting his 15-year-old girlfriend at a manassas high school. our northern virginia bureau learned that prosecutors will not use explicit photos of sims in the trial. be sure to watch news4 and 5:00 and 6:00 for full reports from northern bureau reporter davi

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the e rhode islands and the carpenter foundation. >> this week on to the contrary... first, the label pro-choice may be passe. then commercial sex. should it be legal to sell but not purchased? behind the headlines, investing with a gender lens. hello i'm bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary news and social trends. up first, the future for abortion rights advocates. claiming it no longer represents the range of women's health and economic issue. they also need to appeal to a new generation of young women who issue labels are are not single issue voters. do not expect a new catchphrase soon. former pro-choice advocates say abortion and birth control issues are more complex. antiabortion advocates call the end of pro-choice a victory. congressman norton is the term pro-choice passe? >> you know, bonnie, it is a permanent slogan half the advertisers. language must appeal to the generation to which it is addressed. >> i think what has become passe is the idea that abortion anytime for any reason is ok. i think most americans are increasingly uncomfortable with that and

we have gina remondo, currently the state treasurer, running for governor of rhode island. the momentum seems to be building with gina right now, and we are proud to be supporting her and looking forward to that primary coming to task and focusing on the general election. just really down the road or up the road from rhode island is massachusetts where the very popular attorney general martha cokely continues to lead in the primary and in the general, by the way. we are proud to be standing with her and hope to see her adding her name with governor hassen to the list of women governors. we also have a couple other races that some folks haven't looked at as closely, although i shouldn't say that quite that way, in wisconsin. i hear it all the time, "we can't beat governor scott walker." i'm here to tell you, this race is dead even. we have a huge opportunity with mary burke. she's a business woman, a job creator. she served as secretary of congress in a previous administration, and really understands the economic needs of wisconsin. and governor walker remains to state. pola

and the win. >> rhode island is going to win it.ter: then on monday against another te m strike 3. they lost this time. out of the series. and when the coach noticed some of the boys cryin crying, then he found something to say about how to lose. >> okay let me see your eyes. >>reporter: with the head up. >> no disappointment, okay. your effort. the whole tournament the whole season. it has been an incredible journey. >>reporter: it's with remembering how much did work. >> we got down to the nitty gritty. one of the best teams in the world. about. >>reporter: recognizing what they did win. >> you guys will bring back something okay this no other team can proychlt but you guys that's pride. if okay. pride. >>reporter: so the final huddle ended with the lesson that sometimes it is how you play the game. >> i want everyone to come in for one big hug this is abc news washington. >> that's good coach right there. 13-year-old pitching sensation davis is not just baking headlines. she's made the cover of "sports illustrated". she's the fir

in hyattsville, several blocks of rhode island avenue northbound and southbound will be shut down. not to worry. our melissa mollet has a plan. >> this has been a mess all day long. the best alternative, cake kenilworth instead. it will get you around the situation. >> melissa's word tonight, kenilworth avenue. some people actually got water hand delivered to their house because of this? live in hyattsville, pat collins, news 4. >>> now torks the latest developments on the quickly changing crisis in the middle east. tensions are escalating between israel and hamas after the capture of a soldier. 60 palestinians and two israeli soldiers were killed in fighting today, shattering the u.s. brokered cease-fire that took effect hours earlier. israeli forces are moving deeper into gaza to find the missing soldier. >>> now, on capitol hill, a vote on the immigration bi is expected any minute. house republicans are trying to clear the way for the potential deportation of half a million immigrant children. president obama says it won't get anywhere. >> i'm going to have to act alone. we don'

other states such as connecticut and rhode island give executors limited access to e-mail accounts. >>> the tooth fairy feels the pinch for a slugy economy. the going rate is 3.40 cents that's 30% drop. visa did a survey. they lunched the tooth fairy calculator app to help. teach your kids the value of compound interest early, think how much it would be worth now. the bigger the tooth the more you should get. >> my parents were like a quarter is what you get. >> reporter: it was 50 cents tops in my house, but that was a while ago. storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have nothing in the way of lgpcet. cloud oeasternhean p 7hi2 intl in t yofpi wl. e m toooet a treof at6 gr 3:00 m. oy ruheeturn,e78nicevyb orchanceero trngtr i5 aourobead ser ngo ct go.usurith tbadeaitty s nd4%ilpr ic tyson day starts, the dawn of a delicious breakfast. >> sky6 live hd taking a live look for us, this morning of the platt bridge. you can see up of traffic. more lights coming across and going across the bridge, 6:15 on this fabulous thursday. >> you know, karen, it looks dark out there, really gray. we have

he assaulted a woman on rhode island avenue. he was released to a halfway district.he he has been suspended. look out for another supermoon. the moon is at its point in the orbit where it brings it closer to earth and makes it appear eager and brighter. brighter.and there was a supermoon last month and there will be a third one. more on a ruling to overturn a ban on handguns in the district. we will be back with the work we >> the attorney general is ruling aboutt a caring handguns. they will try to stay the ruling. gun-control advocates protested outside of the white house. d.c. gun owners could not carry their guns in public. the court ruled that the ban is unconstitutional. there are visible signs of the work underway to restore the u.s. capitol dome. they are working to assemble scaffolding and it is expected to last through the end of the year. it will repair the cracking and crumbling 19th-century ironwork. the last renovation was 50 years ago. weather has played quite a roll in making that situation deteriorates. why with

rhode island at crittenden street northbound lanes are closed and southbound only the right side laneor is it going to be a rine weekend? -- rainy weekend? >> shom potential for the -- shom potential for the -- shower or storm potential for the weekend. rain to the south will lift northward through the day and periods of rain off and on, not just today, but even tomorrow and even periods of rain into sunday. in the 60's and 70's now, but low 80's before it's all said and done. >> a massive water main break in prince george's county still causing problems for commuters. a pipe burst on rhode island avenue in hyattsville and officials say repairs will not be completed today and maybe not even tomorrow. an in-depth report on how to get around this mess coming up in a few minutes. another news update coming up at 8:27. for now thanks for >>> good morning, america. it's friday and could being on birth control increase your risk of breast cancer? the new report out this morning. ♪ applause plause >>> the proud pap that-to-be so excited about his wife's pregnancy he subbed in for the pregnan

is a passionate advocate in rhode island's to mystic violet's community. reminder serve as a that she is one of the lucky ones. american women are 11 times more likely to be killed with guns than women in any other industrialized country. as this chart shows, the red beyond any other industrialized country. way, women in the ofted states account for 84% all female firearm victims in the developed world. let me repeat that. women in the united states account for 84% of all female firearm victims in the developed world. of all the women murdered in this country, more than half are killed by family members or intimate partners. in aa gun is present domestic violence situation, it increases the risk of homicide for women by 500%. protecting women from gun violence by domestic abusers should not be and has not been a partisan issue. in the late 1990's, congress passed important laws prohibiting the possession or purchase of firearms by individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence or subject to domestic violence protective orders. these laws, part of t

affecting portions of providence, rhode island. we are dry outside. clouds over the area, clouds in the poconos, too. that's not stopping people from heading up there and having some fun at camel beach today. why not? could be a chance of a sprinkle or shower. at least no downpours. we're saying good-bye to that rain for the day. we'll be warming up today, only the 70s yesterday. still i'm not seeing 90s in the forecast at least for this week and definitely not this weekend. can you believe it? it's august. wow. radar image shows as we take this loop we've got the clouds, too. you can see the bulk of the energy and rain way up there towards boston and also connecticut. what we saw yesterday, we noticed a low south of the region and brought up not only a lot of rainfall but convection and thunderstorms happened later in the evening. that's when we had huge downpours that affected new jersey and delaware. mostly those were the areas this got the heaviest amounts of rain, especially new jersey. like we said, millville reported almost nine inches of rain.

. >> yes, in manhattan and rhode island. josh earnest said, as commander in chief he juggles a lot of different responsibilities including being the head of the democratic party, and he said he is confident his national security team is dealing with the issues while he is traveling. paul ryan says this shows a commander in chief understatementing the threat from isis. >> we need to have a strategy to finish them off to defeat isis, not to contain them or secure the mosul dam or protect the gentleman did can is but fin -- yazidis, but the president doesn't see this moment for what it is, for him, and for us as a country. >> you mentioned in the short term the uk prime minister staying he has raised the terror threat level there because of this threat from isis. josh earnest saying the president, homeland security department, has looked at this and as of right now they're not raising the terror threat level here in the u.s. >> ed henry at the white house. very h thank -- thank you very . let's talk about this with chris wallac

outside the rhode island avenue station in north d.c. with more. >> reporter:s the scene at rhode island avenue metro station around 9:00 last night. a man jumps onto the tracks, says wants to die. a train starts coming. the man has an apparent change of heart. he reaches back up to the platform, trs officers to the rescue. bestill my heart. it was real close. take a look at these pictures. on the surveillance camera you can see the man on the top of the screen. he waving his hands. as the officers approach he jumps to the platform and the tracks below says something about wanting to die. the platform warning lights flashing as a train comes in. the train operator activates the emergency brakes but the train keepts on coming. just as the train arrives the man reaches up to the platform and the officers pull him to safety. just in the n of time. now, i showed this video to some metro riders this afternoon. hear now their reaction. >> oh my gosh he just didn't want to die. >> he wasn't ready go yet. so just thank god for that. >> any time

rhode island avenue looks like a river. main broke this afternoon and an estimated 6 million gallons of water went on the road. people had to come and take a look for themselves. it is estimated that it affected 30 customers. this is one of them. >> cars attempt to drive through course of a over a half an hour. i would say it was shooting geysers throughout the road. >> there is no way to know how long it will be before it gets fixed. they will end up staying somewhere else overnight. told that this is a 73-year-old pipe that burst and it affected a number of customers. most are businesses in the area. they are rerouting traffic. burkett, abc seven >> thank you for that. hi its burkett, abc seven. >> thank you for that. a bill addressing the problem of unaccompanied minors died in the senate. it needed 60 votes. ause republicans countered pivotal votes. the senate gave final approval to the $16.3 billion plan to ease health-care delays at the veteran affairs department. a federal highway and mass transit aid. are heading to

campaign for governor of rhode island. that primary will be september 9. we'll see if he makes it through the primary and then in the competition for november. there are also a number of latinos running for number two office in their states. joe garcia, who's the incumbent in colorado, is up for re-election. carlos lopez cantera, who was appointed in january, 2014, is now running on the ticket with governor scott. she will be with us this -- later at this conference if not already in the robble, aservelymember for nevada, lucy flores. and john sanchez from new mexico running for re-election. former recipient of the roybal tisha van de putte is running for re-election. other significant statewide contests we'll be keeping an eye on closely in november includes -- >> again, another thing that's happening in rhode island. she herself is running for secretary of state there in rhode island and we hope she makes it past the september primary. in terms of attorney general races, shawn reyes, is running for his first term as elec

all lanes on rhode island island hyattsville are back open tonight. 6 million gallons of water were spilled earlier. coming up on 15bs at 11:00, why people are being warned not to drink the tap water. plus, watch where you throw your trash, district of columbia. how much littering will cost you. >> and this weekend is a perfect excuse to go shopping in irginia >> this just coming in to the newsroom from d.c. cxfc we've learned counsel member marion berry was involved in a car accident today. no details are available on what led up to the crash or the councilmember's condition. we are working on getting an update for later in the forecast. >> growing calls for criminal charges against a new york city police officer who placed a man in a chokehold. the medical examiner ruled eric garner's death a homicide saying he died from the officer's chokehold prohibited by nypd. garner can be heard telling officers he can't breathe. today his family said the father of six deserves justice. gemini met with the prosecutors -- i met with the prosecutors and i want them to do the right thing. >> the officer

they were in a back and forth game with rhode island last night. but it was the kids from the south side who hung on to the lead, for the "eight to seven" victory. that had fans on their feet back home. this viewing party watched all the drama from jackie robinson park. >> absolutely amazing. i'm so excited for the kids and the parent and the community. >> they did it! >> they did it! >>jackie robinson west will do it all again tonight, against texas. marcus leshock was at last night's game. we'll have his report coming up at 4-30. demetrius is back in the weather center. >> good morning. we continue to talk about showers and storms. that's all we have for today. right now we have warmer temperatures. 74 in wheeling. steve phillips is a 73. elsewhere, we have 66. morris at 67. talk about the rain, it continues to move barely clipping in the northwest. it will move through the county's we can expect rain continuing. loss of thunder and lightning not a severe sell but we think heavy rain will be possible through the day and into tonight. it may be a

. >>> let's turn to rhode island democratic senator jack reed, a handful of senators that opposed the iraq war the first time around. senator reed, you've heard marie. we've heard from the president, from secretary of state john kerry. there does not appear, in the senate or in the american public, a desire for anything resembling an open-ended commitment. yet we have the humanitarian crisis on sinjar mountain, the battle with isis. we have the situation in the political world of iraq. how does america accomplish its objecti objectives? >> first the president acted to protect american interests particularly in erbil. when that city was threatened we have american diplomats there, other personnel there. american interests, american lives. second, he recognized there was a humanitarian crisis with people trapped and actually being attacked by the isil. that will be, i think, rather short in duration until those people are evacuated. the key issue is the issue of the political situation in baghdad. and that is something that we have to respect iraqi institutions, but we also have to make

campaign for governor of rhode island. that primary will be september 9th. we'll see if he makes it through the primary and then in the competition for november. there are also a number of latinos running for the number two offices in their states. joe garcia who's the incumbent in colorado is up for re-election, carlos lopez canter rah who was appointed in january 2014 is now running on the ticket with governor scott. she will be with us this, later at this conference if not already in the room, assemblymember lucy flores from nevada is running for lieutenant governor of her state, john sanchez, new mexico, running for re-election, and a former recipient of the edward r -- [inaudible] award is running for lieutenant governor in texas. so some exciting and interesting races for the number two spots in states across the country. other significant statewide contests that we'll be keeping an eye on very closely in november includes state senator alex padilla -- [applause] who is running for california's is secretary of state.

this team is going to play the winner of rhode island and texas which is on the main stadium where philly played today. that's at 8:00 tonight. the coach of the dragons told me he will make sure his team is watching both teams because they want to beat them. stunning performance today. matt, i understand you were with people who were there watching in chestnut hill. that had to be awesome, too. >> reporter: it was. but not as awesome as being out there in williamsport. the folks out here are not just supporting any local team. this is their team. three of the players on the dragons go to school here. look at this video. check this out. this is what it looks like when the taney dragons scored the last one to make it 4-0. then a few minutes later, they won the game and this crowd, as you can expect, went wild. friends, parents and teachers were out here watching a 25-foot screen lending their support even from far away. the three students who go here are scott, jalil and mone. their team, their classmates are now in the spotlight. >> i was really excited, because i'm just really proud of he

beaches from new york to rhode island closed. hurricane christobal will likely pass down the coast tonight and those beaches will likely open tomorrow in time for the holiday weekend. amy, the surf is subsiding but l.a. county life guards so they're getting all hands on deck for this holiday weekend. because the waves are still big the weather is great and the crowds will be nor mouse. amy? >> all right, nick watt in malibu, california, thank you. >>> making new waves of their own today the nfl with sweeping new changes to its policy against domestic violence, after the public outcry over the two-game suspension of baltimore ravens star ray rice caught on video dragging his wife at an atlantic city casino. the league has set down harsh new rules. lifetime ban after the second offense. it doesn't apply just to players but to all nfl personnel including owners. >>> now to a growing problem in the skies, for the second time this week a passenger jet forced to land because of a mid-air fight in the cabin, once again, the battle over

northeast d.c., including this abstract sculpture, all featuring images of the legend, all carved on rhode islandavenue. the sprinkles did not dampen the spirits. >> did not stop them from enjoying the music. not so great weather overnight into tomorrow. by sunday, i think a lot of will be smiling. those of you who are putting off going to the beach tomorrow, put it off, but make sure you are there on sunday. easy forecast so far. outside right now come the clouds hanging over the city. cloudy skies overnight, along with patchy fog in the morning. right now, 76 degrees at reagan national, the wind out of the east southeast at three. that low wind allows for the fog to develop. high, aes the daytime couple degrees below average this time of year. yesterday, the high was 90 degrees at reagan national. hit 90e second time we or better in august. children's hospital at 71, 80 degrees the high, just a touch of rain in springfield, 72 degrees. higher amounts of rain towards montgomery county. , now 70burg, .2 inches degrees. to coolerature slow this evening, because of the cloud cover. it did not warm

congressman david cicilline from rhode island, and in fact, the president was there with you all in rhode island, made some stops. so you saw him just yesterday. did you get to talk to him about any of this stuff? >> yes, he actually spoke about this. >> no, did you get to express them directly to him? >> yes. i did. >> all right, congressman cicilline, always good to see you. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >>> we're going to get back to that debate. new questions over gun control. 9-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed an instructor at a shooting range. should kids that little be using guns that big? carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. it's time to bring it out in the open. it's time to drop your pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 million people who may need depend underwear. show them they're not alone and show off a pair of depend. because wearing a different kind of underwear, is no big deal. join us. sup

pulled from metro's tracks with just seconds topa metro transit police confronted the man at the rhode island avenue station. police say he had been harassing other riders and saying he wanted to die before jumping onto the tracks. riders tried to wave the train operator down. as the man made a last-second attempt to jump back onto the platform, two officers pulled him to safety. now, the guy wasn't hurt. he was, however, taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. >>> well, she's probably d.c.'s most famous 1-year-old. bao bao's adoring fans came to the national zoo to celebrate her first birthday this week. all those flash bulbs doesn't distract the panda from devouring h birthday cake and it's well earned. you see bao bao is only the second panda born to the zoo to live to her first birthday. the zoo staff placed three posters in front of the cub painted with symbols for longevity, good health and fertility. it's a chinese tradition in which the one she chooses will be an indication of what her future hol >> she did pick -- she did pick long life, but then she also picked the other

. >> schieffer: latest from the region and talk to rhode island senator jock reed key member of the armed services committee. plus the latest as well on the situation in isreal and as the death toll nears a thousand, we'll talk to a top official of the world health organization about the ebola outbreak. plus, a bizarre incident at a new york speedway where a driver is struck and killed by race car driver tony stuart. finally on the 40th anniversary weekend of richard nixon's res ignition, bob woodward and carl bernstein look back. and we'll tell you what it was like in the oval office before nixon made that famous resignation speech. >> cbs news is -- only the crew. there will nobody picture. >> schieffer: 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning again, the news from overnight is as grimace it has been for the last week. iraqi official told router news agency that the isis terrorist had killed 500 members of the yazidis, thousands are still trapped on that mountain top in northern iraq. more food and supplies were dropped over the area l

rhode island avenue, still shut down. >> it is a mess. >> it is a construction zone with crews working into the night. >> it was old and it failed and it broke. >> the good news -- water flushed from area hydrants is a signal that water main is fixed . >> last night we didn't have any water. >> a kitchen faucet with water coming out is music to his ears. >> we might to v to pay a little so we can keep things that we take for granted, like water. >> they repaired a storm drain and they are trying to learn why the 73-year-old main ruptured. >> we'll look at the history of breaks that we have had on this pipe and look at whether it is something that needs to be replaced. >> the road closed means fewer commerce for business owners. >> i'm thinking of closing tomorrow because i had a difficult time getting here myself. there are infrastructure is all very old and hasn't been maintained well enough. >> they are replacing 55 miles, of an aging 5500 water main network a year. it costs $1.4 million a mile. it is not cheap. >> it is a critical problem for development and utilities. >> so all of

opened in massachusetts and rhode island showing a shift in the population and clams due to a temperature rise. and there for a change in jobs. move quickly. the pacific northwest a large ocean acidification. documenting over a hundred million dollars. now having to buy for their water the way you do with tom's. ocean certification. the only way they have been able to have successful actress in the last three years because of major problems in the mid 2000's were rediscovered the problem coming from russia and the city. in 2013 in british columbia there was a major gaffe of 90 percent of all the scallops being raised offshore. three year class's were killed. my company sustained a $10 million loss. continually researching right now, scientists believe that the highest level of ocean acidification last summer weekend the animals more susceptible to endemic disease. in terms of the fishery you have that evidence in my written testimony, mostly documented by an article being released today by the daily planet documenting work by national fisheries service documenting temperature great change

embarking on a weekend of fund-raisers from new york to rhode island.enator john grasso is joining us. >> we ought to call it what it is. is an invasion by russian into ukraine. there are a thousand soldiers, tanks, paratroopers have been captured. it is a direct invasion. it is distressing but not surprising. this has been going on for some period of time, first with the russians giving aid and arms to the separatists and going further with a direct invasion and the united states has options and have chosen not to take the right steps. stuart: dramatics of you just outlined, the president leaves for the entire holiday weekend to raise money. what do you make of that? >> it is a mistake. we ought to be focused on helping those in the ukraine with arms. we ought to be helping with additional sanctions, stronger sanctions, sections of the economy, and vladimir putin with what we have in the united states, significant amounts of energy which is needed and vladimir putin uses energy as a weapon. we have legislation i've introduced to allow us as the united

>> with rhode island with the health threat the integration without portfolio also the department ofstice this has the primary focus but we're looking to improve access by integrating the functions into electronic software by integrating of functions of the pharmacy software and sharing data with other states. this work has to be done to make it effective with new technology we don't necessarily get better assistance so we work with rhode island health department to address this to establish the of models. >> i think our director of health is the best person in the country on this and thank you director botticelli for nodding your head. let me wrap up that the phoenix house has an important role and if to urge as dea does enforcement of this area let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater but remember these drugs have a purpose to alleviate human suffering and my concern is when you have these advocates its -- advocates the tests -- a specially those of nursing homes if they have severe pain and it is ratcheted down so tight to wake up the doctor at 2:00 in the morning to prescr

from rhode island to chicago, illinois . : the in some places the old guard rigs the games. engineers it's continued grip on power. in the south those techniques were hanging on were made illegal by the voting rights acts. in others places its nothing more complicated than the habit of power and the benefits of incumbency. things can lumber along that way for a long time, but then when something goes wrong the people in charge have few links and little support in the agreed majority population. the latest object lesson in political science and socia socialology have been on your tv screen for a week and a half in missouri. >> reporter: after ten days of unrest people are focusing on the future, specifically how to make ferguson's institutions look more like ferguson. the city's population is two-thirds african-american. but ferguson's mayor all but one mayor of the city council, all but one member of the school board and 50 of its 53 police officers are white. that's one of the reasons why an incident like michael brown's death can be so difficult for a city like ferguson to