by the time robert e. lee rived here on this ridge called sum fair ridge, the staff already selected this facility as the headquarters of his army. the headquarters location was already selected. what a headquarters is, is a very difficult question to answer. is the heart attack headquarter where the jgeneral is, is it where the general is conducted most of his work. it's stuff to answer. we know general robert e. lee used this house, we also know he was a man who wen about the field and would have conducted numerous pact and things like that. so incredibly we don't have a great detailed account about what he did where other than we know he used the house, we know his tent was somewhere outside the house and we know the decisions in the field. the battle of gettysburg lasted three days. the first day the confederates win. as they buckled the union planks, the union army -- off this ridge, seminary ridge. there are 25 cannons along this ridge. the union line in this particular area, just west of the house was p

and the man that replaces him is of course, robert e. lee. but it is not robert e. lee the legend, it is the failed general of the western virginia in 1861. it is robert e lee who is not fit carry stonewall jackson's riding boots. it is the personal lackey for jefferson davis in richmond, who has not shown success on the battlefield. so there is no guarantee robert e. lee will be successful. the richmond newspapers are not very excited about lee. they actually complain, why can't we get jackson? we need an officer as daring as jackson. at the moment jackson is doing his thing and impressing everybody. lee has other nicknames, evacuating lee is one of them. granny lee is another one i guess because he is cautious. and the king of spades was given to him because the first thing he does when he takes over is he orders his troops to start digging trenches. and they resent it. manual labor, it is slave work, not work fit for independent southern soldiers. i have a rifle for a reason, i want to fight. what is digging trenches going to do? but robert e lee was a smart guy.

take a look at the tree-lined mall where towering statues of civil war heroes robert e. lee, jefferson davis, and stonewall jackson stand prominently in the medians. the inscriptions on the monuments are a testament to white supremacy. the mayor of richmond, levar stoney, thinks the towering monuments in virginia's capital city -- and the former capital of confederacy -- should not be taken down. instead, he says they need additional historical context. so he's appointed a commission of historians, authors and community leaders, who have to figure out how to set the historical record straight. some residents say the statues should stand as they are. >> richmond is full of history and it is another part of history in representing history. soledad: others want them removed. >> when i look at the statues i feel unwanted, i don't feel a part of this world. soledad: councilwoman kim gray' district includes monument avenue. as a member of the c she hopes to find the middle . >> i would like it to be the catalyst for a broader discussion on things that we need to accomplish to rect

we all know robert e. lee led the confederate army. the battle being waged now is not about robert e. lee, but jeb stuart high school. so here's the question. should jeb stuart continue to have a public high school named after him? jeb short for james eulle brown stuart led many battles in virginia. tanks are named after him because of his military deception techniques on high school named after him. he was only 3 is years old -- 31 years old when he was mortally wounded in battle during the civil war in 1864. some students say keeping his name is about preserving history. >> he did many great things with his life. he loved virginia so much he was willing like robert e. lee. they both decided instead of taking high positions in the army they joined the south because they didn't want to raise their hand against virginia. >> others say public schools should snot be named after confederate leaders. >> i feel the name has a controversial part of our community. changing it would help bring us together considering we're minority-majority scho

michelle: the new move that could have robert e. lee michelle: the plan to remove statue of robert e. lee from city park does not violate law. in a court filing they said the law against removing a war memorial implies to monuments installed after the law was passed. the lee statute dates back to 1924. dueling protest over the statute's fate. the removal is being challenged in court. hearing scheduled next month. jonathan: technology is allowing us to get a conversation with a holocaust survivor. there is a hologram that can answer your questions. >> what nightmares did you have after? >> i have a nightmare of fire and not -- finding myself in a gas chamber and being gassed. jonathan: the hologram built with the help of a survivor who spent five hours a day answering every question you can imagine so the developers could develop this program. that program will be available at museums worldwide later this year. you will find more online from the web partner circa.com. michelle: only on 7, georgetown man accused of taking nude photos of t

in june 1864, robert e. lee once again demonstrated considerable -- at early by promoting him to lieutenant general and dispatching him on independent commands with the army of the valley, the old second court -- stonewall jackson's old second quarter. early was the drive union soldiers from the valley and relieve pressure from the petersburg-richmond front. the 1864 shenandoah valley campaign began well for early. he defeated union general david hunter on june 10, 1864 at lynchburg, before proceeding down the shenandoah valley, going north, to clear it of federals. early continue to fill the instructions by crossing the potomac into maryland, where early defeated a small federal force on july 9. he then threatened the u.s. capitol on july 11, before withdrawing back to the valley. during his u.s. invasion, he gained notoriety for issuing a ransom order on towns in maryland and pennsylvania. yegor's town, frederick offered cash. but as many of you know, chambered for pennsylvania attentive to call his bluff and

in february the city council intro let's build voted three to two to remove the robert e. lee statue for many of the. actually represents america's dark past with the racism a part of the vote was also to rename the park where the statue was located once coley park it's been renamed emancipation park area where many gathered to voice their support of the removal of the statue while others took pictures in front of it displeased with the city count his vote i don't live in charlottesville but my kids live too close to here for this to be going on this is not acceptable in two thousand and seventeen. the k.k.k. were granted a park permit to hold their rally for an hour and just as park just two blocks from the mancipation park giving speeches intended for the protesters. after arriving an hour late to their own rally protesters drowned out their voices forcing them to leave after a mere thirty minutes authorities and city officials advice people to stay away from the klan and stay at home however three hundred to four hundred protesters showed up saying you can't hide from racis

. >> reporter: the keepers say robert e. lee high school could be next. spectators at the meeting liked that idea. >> it has to be a target. not go after robert e. lee. >> the fairfax county chapter of the naacp supported and helped organize the move to change jeb stuart high school's name. an officer intelligent me today -- tells me today so far they have no plans to change any other fairfax county school names. peggy fox, wusa9. >>> the superintendent says the renaming process will be fair and transparent. he scheduled on open meeting and on september 16, residents from that school area will be allowed to vote. there will be a point system used to determine the top three choices and then the school board will make the final call. >>> president donald trump says you can't have everything. but the senate should have passed a bill that repeals obamacare. >> they've been working on that one for seven years. can you believe that? the swamp. but we'll get it done. we're going to get it done. >> three republican senators, arizona's john lisa murkowski and maine

q: you are looking at the robert e. lee statue. another issue that has members of the kkk upset is the part where the statue is located was once called lee park. its name has since been changed to emancipation park. as for the will be made in december 2 tear the statue down or leave it where it is. live from charlottesville, va, i'm q mccray, kim, back to you. kimberly: the statue is now a target for vandals. red paint was splashed on the statue at some point overnight. yesterday, somebody covered parts of it in black spray paint. a city worker did some repairs this morning before the rallies began. a mane story ion bowie, accused of killing his stepfather and leading the police on a chaotic chase. this happened when a body was found inside of the home. minutes later the police spotted the suspect near fedex field. the chase ended when the suspect's car stalled a block from the crime scene. richard reeve joins us from this scene. rich, the man apparently posted pictures of himself with his stepfa richard: yeah, that is correct. a h

and i should also mention she was a cousin by marriage to robert e. lee. lee actually staid in this room when he came back to washington to meet with general grant when grant was then president of the united states. during the civil war britannia had a number of family members who were fighting for both sides. one story that's especially interesting is the story of william thornton williams and his friend. we'll walk over here to see an image of them in their confederate uniforms. william was in the union army for a time. he was even on general winfield scott's staff but he was suspected because of the close family relationship with the lle lle lees of carrying information to the lees. so he was actually jailed and then he went to confederate army. so fast forward when they're down in tennessee. imagine they're wearing union uniforms, ride into a union fort with papers and say they're here to inspect the fortifications. the commanding officer of the fort is a little suspicious but he lets the wassens complete their inspection. after the inspection they leav

large crowd turned out for a counter protest against the klu klux klan to remove a statute of robert e. lee. as paula reid read reports the debate whether the monuments are a symbol of hate. >> char lets ville police were out in full force keeping the peace between the klu klux klan and those who showed up to oppose them. >> it is a great sign for sharp lets will that we are ready to confront de program see, that we are ready to commit ending apartheid and making reparations. >> the clan is protesting the decision earlier this year to reprove the statute of robert e. lee from a public park that used to bear his name. the statute was vandalized with red paint. cities across the country are decided whether or not to remove and in some cases replace confederate symbols. last month in st. louis a confederate memorial was removed from forest park. after an agreement was reached between the city and the civil war museum. four confederate statutes were taken down in new orleans after two years of court battle and a heated public debate. this man says taking down these statutes is an effort to rewr

the community is divided over plans to remove a statute of robert e. lee. as paula reid reports, the debate, whether confederate monuments are symbols of heritage, or hate, has been playing out across the south. >> reporter: charlottesville police were out in full force, keeping the peace between the eeu klux klan and those who anowed up to oppose them. >> it is a great sign for charlottesville that we are ready to confront white supremacy, that we are ready to commit to ending oppression and making reparations. >> reporter: the klan is protesting the city's decision earlier this year to remove this statue of confederate general robert e. lee from a public park that used to bear his name. on the eve of the klan's planned protest, the statue was vandalized with red paint. cities across the country are deciding whether or not to remove, and in some cases replace, confederate symbols. last month in st. louis, a confederate memorial was removed from forest park, after an agreement was reached between eae city and the missouri civil war museum. this spring, four

adlington originally was the estate of the gallant robert e. leeansion now as a national shrine it was from here that he departed to lead his cause. revenant in its beauty stands amidst all the junior seated beside of the country's memorial to it well the rock hill the tomb of the unknown soldier. sixteen miles from the city he founded on the opposite bank of the potomac than mount vernon where the father of his country lived and died and wrote his body lies and whom the nation now holds his home and trust. a modest george washington wanted to call a top of the federal study but the young ones lovingly acknowledged him and gave it his great name whenever and wherever from now on name they pay homage to the undying. like a man in the city every man and the first and last but in the hearts of his countrymen. ♪ quick something that this congresswoman talks about her attempt to protect social programs. security --al reached its lowest point, we had ronald reagan and tip o'neill. they came together and acted -- and congress acted -- to make social secur

pelham north carolina or here in charlottesville virginia protesting against the removal of the robert e. lee statue now they're arguing that of that statue is removed and it's removing white history however counter protesters are saying that the statue needs to be removed because it stands on white supremacy and it has no place in this city called in february the city council in charlottesville voted three to two to remove the robert e. lee statue for many of the statue represents america's dark past with the racism a part of the vote was also to rename the park where the statue was located once coley park it's been renamed emancipation park area where many gathered to voice their support of the removal of the statue while others took pictures in front of it displeased with the city count his boot i don't live in charlottesville but my kids live too close to here for this to be going on this is not acceptable in two thousand and seventeen. the k.k.k. were granted a park permit to hold their rally for an hour just as park just two blocks from the mancipation park giving speeches intended for

you have all heard the comment that robert e. lee makes that across the chain, there will be a siege and it is just a matter of time. time was the one thing that grant in meade did not have. they had to produce the results and at least nullify lee's ability to turn the table while other subordinates of grant like sherman could take care of business. when you focus tightly on the grant-meade relationship, you don't share grant's appreciation whoeade, in terms of a man could manage the army of the potomac and knew it generals well. while grant at the same time is keeping an eye on benjamin butler, keeping an eye on sherman, the authorities at washington. that was something grant could do that meade was not good at doing. meade freed grant to exercise beingsponsibilities of the general in chief, and grant himself pointed out to staff members who complained about meade's performance that grant could not manage the entire war effort at the same time. for your focus on casualties, they also can -- also inflicted 33,000 casualties. george m

the controversy is all over plans to remove a statue of confederate general robert e lee. >> these statues are history. they should be left alone. you can't erase history. >> we are ready to confront white supremacy, so we are ready to commit to ending depression and making reparations. >> about 100 officers were on scene. 23 were arrested. protesters followed the clan to parking garage. virginia state police had to throw three cans of tear gas to try to get them to leave. three people were taken to the hospital, 2 for the heat, and what were alcohol related issue. >>> gunshots rang out overnight in georgetown. 823 road was dead, and another person was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. the shooting sent shockwaves through the normally quiet georgetown neighborhood. >> this is an extremely safe community. this kind of thing never happens here. >> i was absolutely baffled. it is strange to hear this kind of thing in the georgetown community. >> police are offering a reward for up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest or conviction in the case.>>> and ohio

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white supremacist group protesting the charlottesville city council decision to remove a statue of robert e. lee from a park there. charlottesville officials are telling people to avoid the area and confrontations with members of that group. now to an update. bizarre story. bizarre twist in a murder investigation abc7 has been following now since april. police believe the person responsible for death is diede -- is dead. they are not naming the person of interest but said they knew each other well. alison: major road closures set to go into effect in a few hours as the crews begin to improve access between walter reed and metro. with the road closures will come detonations. that is right. starting july 17, crews will begin blasting into the ground below rockville pike. to create the space for a new elevator shaft. they will start digging a pedestrian tunnel under the roadway. michelle: next at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the annual adrenaline russian. running with the bull -- annual adrenaline rush, running with the bulls. update on two americans who couldn't get out of the way. alison: she doesn'tly

. >>> in charlottesville, a statue offering confederate general robert e. leeas vandalized ahead of a planned ku klux klan rally. so far, no arrests have been made in the case. >>> meantime, the charlottesville office of rights held a picnic in another park to prevent people from attending the rally. it was one of many to counter the kkk rally. >> any group promoting hate and violence is really not something that we would want in anyway. it is about coming together as a community and standing together. >> the aboriginal art museum says they wanted to have a conversation about racism that is not limited to charlottesville. >>> in fredericksburg, 25 cats are about to find their forever homes thanks to a good samaritan. samantha decided to sponsor the adoption fees. some of the cats have just been at the shelter too long and they deserve a good home. so she is sponsoring those fees for older cats and hetougr to adopt. the fees are just $4 through sunday. >>> if you think they deserve a good home and you maybe want to adopt one yourself, head over to your wusa9 app

the kkk members are fighting back against the city ordered to take down a statue of robert e. lee the confederate army. >> time to take that monument down. >> it's a monument of peace. >> the virginia decision follows the new orleans removal of a general lee statue back in may. the push to remove celebratory symbols of the civil war south heated up a couple years ago when nine african-americans were murder in a south carolina church. >>> we're following a developing story out of venezuela, that's where the country's most well-known political prisoner is now out of prison. leopoldo lopez was transferred to house arrest today. he was sentenced to 13 years in prison back in 2015 for inciting violent protests. the white house praised the move today, but says his house arrest is still unacceptable. >>> a young tennis fan from chester county was sought out by a player after being robbed of a sweaty souvenir at wimbledon. american tennis pro jack sock just won his match tuesday when a young fan appeared to shout out for his towel. but the 14-year-old lost the towel tug-of-war when a man

that's where robert e. lee high school is and people in that community, they do not want to go through. many people do not want to go through this situation that has been going on for two years. now sandy evans there is a compelling need to change it. they do not represent diversity, equity, conclusions, things like that. but she is proposing that compromise because some staff members say it is too expensive to change the name. why can't we call it stuart high school? we will see tonight. we understand the board comes down to five verses five and one person with 11 members now. one person will break the tie as far as we understand it. >> thanks a lot for that, peggy. >>> president trump's decision to stop transgender individuals, certainly in the military may not be starting any time soon. and now according to the latest information we've defense department says they have not gone instructions from the white house. yesterday the president tweeted the government will not accept or allow transgender individuals t

washington side you got the lincoln memorial and on the virginia side, you have the house where robert e leeed. >> and this is the bridge that symbolically binds north and south together >> unfortunately, it's a binding that's literally coming apart. as the bridge interior posts arresting away and the concrete and nine arch spans has been deteriorating for decades. all of this according to lauren lineman from the federal highway administration. >> so the center span right where we're walking is the most critical >> correct. the post are eroding and they could eventually crush from the weight of the structure. >> reporter: a nightmare scenario that prompted the park service to close the bridge to vehicles during donald trump's inauguration, possibly one has put repairing the bridge high on the list of infrastructure projects. >> they estimated it's going to cost $250 million to repair the bridge. what are they going to get for that. >> get the total overhaul of the bridge. it will be a complete new bridge deck, the whole way across >> horn said it's important to our past and future >> this is

they say other schools with ties to the confederacy, like robert e. lee high school in springfield could be targeted next for a name change. >>> this ground hog looks like he's up to no good. going on the attack and scaring a local family. we'll tell you about it in a bit. a local congressman says he's running for president. >> still tracking storms moving through partof >>> after casting the deciding vote in this morning's health care vote senator john mccain says he will return to arizona to begin radiation and chemotherapy treatments. he anouned he had a brain -- announced he has a brain tumor earlier this month. he will return in the fall. he sided with susan callens and lisa murkowski to stop the latest attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. every democratic senator gave the so called "skinny repeal" the thumbs down. president trump seems unphased. >> we're going to get it done. i said from the beginning, let obamacare implode and it. i turned out to be right. let obamacare implode. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it's time to move o

she is concerned about robert e lee high school. that discussion went on for some time but that failed-- vote failed. there were a number of people in favor of keeping the name that say that process and regulation was not foowed and they tell me they plan to file a lawsuit. bring live peggy fox, wusa9 a lot of breaking news , this one from alexander were police have arrested a 17-year-old for a shooting that put three people in the hospital. police say the suspect shot at the victims as they set inside a honda. the honda crashed into a parked suv, the victims are in serious but stable condition. police are not releasing the name of the suspect because he or she is a juvenile. >>> a man opened fire during a congressional baseball practice last month. at the white house president trump honored the first responders. 2 police officers and three alexandria officers each received the medal of valor. >>> officers fighting gangs in northern virginia are surprised that the white house picked new york for an event highlighting the federal fig

members are protesting charlottesville decision to remove a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. many protested their presence wearing black lives matter t-shirts. >> it was awful to see them carrying an american flag. it made me kree. >> reporter: overnight, someone vandalized the statue of general lee. the words native land police haven't made arrests but two security cameras were rolling and likely caught the suspects on camera. >>> the man from leesburg accused of selling top secret information to china has been ordered held without bond. this after prosecutors revealed kevin mallory's links to the cia. during a hearing in alabama on friday prosecutors argued his experience in spy craft makes him a flight risk. court papers reveal he was a covert cia case officer in the '90s and later worked as a contracting officer for the agency. he is awaiting trial. >>> former maryland congresswoman donna edwards is making a personal plea to save the affordable care act. she just revealed she has multiple splar owesis. she wrote an op ed in the "washington post" friday. she said she lear

protesting remove the statue of confederate general robert e lee.k has been changed to emancipation park. the protesters will be armed. one member tells the washington post that they will defend themselves if they are attacked. counter protests are also planned. >>> a seven-year-old boy caught on camera recovering after a pit bull attack in austin, texas. some of this video is hard to watch. the boy was playing in the yard when the dog ran out of the home as the owner opened the door. the child suffered bites to his left and right upper thigh and his left side of his back. the good news is that the boy has been treated for injuries and is now back home.>>> look at this infernal. flames destroying an apartment complex under construction in oakland, california. hundreds evacuated from nearby buildings street to watch the firefighters battled the blaze. nobody was hurt. >>> great video from the nationals -- national zoo. this is our giant panda. they are great tree climbers but the zoo says it seems like she has turned falling into a game. there we go.

it's worth mentioning that there are 31 schools that are either named of thomas jefferson, robert e. lee, james madison. these are some of the names and one woman came up to me and said you know what? we'll change them all. >>> now to the weather. get your orrs out, folks. we got a soaker. >> amelia draper, what can we expect? >> during the heaviest, most rain will fall during the evening and overnight hours into saturday. so much rain the national weather service issued a flash flood watch starting tomorrow into saturday afternoon coming to an end at 2:00 on saturday. so everybody in the entire area under a flash flood watch. again, the heaviest rain starts tomorrow evening overnight and continues on to saturday morning on into the midday hours. one to four rain. higher amounts of six inches are possible in some locations. that much rain flash flooding is going to be likely in spots. what can you do now to prepare? check your pumps and if you have to be out driving when torrential rains are coming down, never drive through a flooded road way. turn around, don't drown. take a look quickl

kkk opposition to a city order to take down a statue of robert e. lee, a general who led the confederate army. the virginia decision follows new orleans' removal of a general lee statue there in may. this push to remove celebratory symbols of the civil war south took on new credibility two years ago after nine african-americans were murdered in a south carolina church. dozens of symbols of the confederacy have been removed or renamed. still the southern poverty law center estimate more than 1,500 relics of the confederacy remain on display. >> the confederate monuments are a part of history, but an ugly part of history. they honor slavery and have no place in the 21st century. >> reporter: few have as close a link as miss iris. >> talking about my daddy. >> reporter: at 94, she's the only surviving child of lewis gay, a confederate soldier who fought in a conflict that first divided our country in 1861. >> my family died for it, and that should stand for something. >> should those statues still stand today? >> yes. they stand for a part of history. >> r

in charlottesville, and they were protesting the removal of a statue of the confederate general robert e. lee. more on controversy in charlottesville. ♪ >> reporter: counterprotesters crowded justice pack saturday in an attempt to drown out the loyal white knights of the kkk. >> people need to know that you can't ignore this. ignore this is what you want so you can't just walk away and turn away. whether you're here or not and so you need to be here. >> what started out as a peaceful gathering turned hectic when klan themes arrived. dozens of marchers held signs with messages of things with peace, love, resist, and although signs and chants were very different, the loudest message was one of unity. >> this is a particularly dense moment and much more visible moment of white supremacy, but white supremacy is around all day every day. >> we stand against the kkk an protect the rights of our friends, neighbors and community members and we're willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they don't deny people the right to xust in this country. >> and that report was from charlottesville, virginia

members are fighting back against the city order to take down a statue of confederate army general robert e. lee take that monument down. >> it's a monument of peace. >> the decision in virginia follows the new orleans decision to remove the city's statue of general lee back in may. the push to take down symbols celebrating the confederacy heated up two years ago after a white supremacist murdered nine african-americans in a south carolina church. >>> reminders of the opioid epidemic are on display in south philadelphia. these brown and white pom-poms are hanging on stoops of more than 50 houses. they represent anyone who has lost a loved one to heroin. a restaurant owner started the brown and white campaign after his son died from an overdose in march. >>> take a look at this. it's called a hay devil and caught on camera swirling over a road in oregon. it's like a mini tornado that slowly churned hay. the couple who reported it said they were amaved to see it. >>> yeah, looks like a mini tornado, but not forming the same way. those usually are kind of harmless. let's look outside at ocean city.

kkk supporters were against the removal of a statue of confederate general, robert e. lee.ng to 23 arrests. police useed tear gas to disperse the crowd. >>> the community turned out to support heroes in delaware. cabela's in newark hosted the walk the line fundraiser. those who donated got blue or red lines to put on their cars to display their support for police, fire fighters and emts. proceeds benefit the ronny williams foundation and the blue line network. >> raising funds to help officers and their families facing ptsd and hardships, possibly in the line of duty or due to illness or injury. >>> wilmington fire fighter brad speakman on hand to help out with the fundraiser. he spent 41 days in the hospital after fighting a fire you saw. the arkansas son kill the captain leach, and hope. >>> and an uber driver helps a philadelphia couple who got a flat tire. they were driving along i-95 and ran into difficulty. david, who just started driving for uber picked them up. he describes himself as a hopeless romantic and got to witness them say i do in maryland. he drove them ba

robert e. lee?n, there are a lot of names that are associated with the civil war and confederacy so where does this stop? >> tonight board members will vote on whether or not to officially change the j.e.b. stuart high school kristen leone is live tonight. is the vote expected to happen tonight kristen? >> reporter: good evening, shawn and tony. that's right a vote is expected to happen a little after 7 o'clock here at this middle school behind me. now, a little bit of background though about j.e.b. stuart high school. we're told that it was in 1958 when the high school was officially named again after the confederate army general and it wasn't until, though, 2015, 2015 i should say that actress julian moore and hollywood producer bruce cohen petitioned for this name change. they had gone to school here and since then it's garnered a lot of support and opposition. as far as the opposition goes, we told you a little bit ago about the taxpayer protection alliance. they did some digging on their end an

they organized the rally after the city decided to sell the park statue of confederate general robert e lee. >> they have a right to believe what they choose to believe, just like everyone here has a right to believe what they believe. so we can kind of put our different beliefs aside, and then get, look at each other as humans, and as a people that live, breathe, and bleed and -- we all do, we can truly try to get a better understanding of each other. >> the day before the planned protest, the statue was vandal itemed with red -- vandalized with red paint and black graffiti. >>> these photos show the mess in the front gally area after passengers and crew had to tackle an out of control passenger who lunged at that exit door, and tried to open it mid-flight. they were pound for beijing when a first class passenger from tampa made a run for the exit. he attacked the two flight attendants and injured one. >> when the attendants ran back, if there's a code three, it's serious, the guy was handcuffed, feet and hands bound in a wheelchair. >> the attendanted receive regular training on physical

supporters were met with with counter protesters, kkk supporters were protesting the removal of robert e. leece used teargas to dispense the crowd. >>> in britain the use of smart phones is increasing head lice among kids. those who own a smart phone or tablet were more than twice likely to be infested with lice. because kids take selfies that allows the bugs to jump between heads. >>> oscar winner emma stone is adding her voice to the demands of equal pay. >> reporter: emma stone sounding off about a double standard in hollywood dollars. stone lamenting i've needed male costars to take a pay cut so i might have party with them. the actress telling the magazine we're all equal we all deserve the same respect and same right she also joining a host of actresses claiming hollywood is no la la land for leading ladies. demanding to be paid the same as her house of cards could star kevin spacey. >> i want to be paid the same as kevin, you better pay me or i'm going public. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence pushing for change for future generations. >> there are times whistle a need to speak to the gir

it all had to do with the planned removal of this robert e. lee statue and the renaming of two city parks. the royal white knights and ku klux klan plan to bring members to protest of the white supremacist group says most will be armed. naacp with a counter protest to keep from intimidating people. >>> a maryland man who killed his wife and then went on a killing spree will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he was sentenced to life without parole plus two consecutive life sentences. he killed his wife in a prince george's county parking lot. the next day he killed a carjacking attempt oude and aspen hill grocery store. >> he intended to go out in a shooting with police. he didn't have the courage to take his own life but he was willing to take the lives of others. >> he injured several others during those shootings. he's still waiting to be sentenced in prince george's county where he pleaded guilty to charges last month. >>> 7:35. this morning the school aide accused of abusing children in prince george's county wants the charges dropped be

it all has to do with the planned removal of this robert e. lee statue and renaming two city parks. white knights of the can you -- ku clucks klan. >>> a maryland man who killed his wife and went spray will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he had sentences to life without parole blue three consecutive life sentences. this happened in montgomery county. may 2016, he killed his estranged wife in a school county parking lot. the next day he killed two other people during a carjacking attempt outside montgomery mall and aspen hill grocery store. >> he intended to go out in a shooting with police. he didn't have the courage to take his own life but he was willing to take the lives of others. >> he injured several others during those shootings. he's still waiting to be sentenced in prince george's county where he pleaded guilty to charges last month. >>> 6:34. this morning the school aide accused of abusing children in prince george's county wants the charges dropped because he says his rights have been vited. in a letter to the judge he said he hasn't had a the judge said his conc

dozen of klu klux klan members rallying against the removal of a statue of robert e. leecharlottesville, virginia. 23 people were arrested. power restored to thousands of homes and businesses in one los angeles community after an explosion at an underground electrical vailt. hundreds of demonstrators on the streets hamburg, germany engage in a final peaceful protest. german police say 200 officers have been injured and 100 demonstrators arrested in three days of violent rallies. eric: there are multiple wildfires raging in california that forced evacuations as temperatures have been reaching record highs. the flames, some of those you can see are threatening at least 60 summer camps in one area. that's a lot of children. will carr is with us. reporter: parts of the southwest are continuing to deal with eastwarding heat. we d with seering heat. we broke a record yesterday. in santa barbara county they are battling two fires. the whittier fire broke out and destroyed homes and trapped almost 80 campers. they were surrounded by flames and kids had to be bussed out of the are

washington side, you've got the lincoln memorial and on the virginia side, you have the house where robert e lees is the bridge that defines north and south togethe together. >> unfortunately, it's a binding that's coming apart as the posts are rusting away. the concrete and a nine arches fans has been deteriorating for next decades. all of this according to lauren lyman. right where we are walking is most critical. >> correct, the posts are corroding and then could eventually crush from the weight of the structure. >> a nightmare scenario that prompted the national park service to close the bridge to vehicles during donald trump's inauguration. possibly one reason the trump administration has put repairing the bridge high on the list of infrastructure projects. the estimated cost is $250 million to repair the bridge, what are they going to get for that? >> it will be a total overhaul of the bridge. it will be a complete new bridge all the way across. >> it's important to our past and our future. >> this is not just another piece of infrastructure, this is a bridge that connects our union, hold

they were protesting the removal of the statue of confederate general robert e. lee. the controversial group was outnumbered though by a sea of anti-klan demonstrators. authorities say 23 people in all were arrested. a report now of the anti-klan message. >> reporter: thousands of counterprotesters crowded justice park saturday in an attempt to drown out the loyal white knights of the kkk. >> shame! shame! shame. >> people need to know you can't ignore this. ignoring it is what they want. they are going to get what you want whether they are here or not so you need to be here. >> reporter: what started out as a peaceful gathering. ♪ i'm going to let it shine >> reporter: turned hectic when klan members arrived. >> go home. >> reporter: dozens of marchers held signs with messages things like peace, love, resist. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: and though signs and chants were very different, the loudest message was one of unity. >> this is a particularly dense moment and much more visible moment of white supremacy. white supremacy is around all day every day. >> we

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even more questions, such as what do you o do with other schools with confederate names, such as robert e. lee >> what seems to have been the tipping point to get us where we are this >> reporter: well, aaron, you might recall back in 2016, students here at stuart did protest the name. they got support from julianne moore and the producer brusco hen. they launched a petition with 35,000 petitions which forced the issue to the forefront. back to you. >> justin finch live for us in falls church. thank you, sir. >>> a leesburg mother says her daughter's quick thinking got her daughter out of a sticky situation. >> a stranger tried to lure her into a car. this happened tuesday afternoon. the little girl was riding her bike when the woman pulled up to her. she said that her mom was in the hospital and she needed to get in the car and come with her. that little girl knew better. she rushed home instead. the car kept following her for blocks. the girl's mother hasn't been able to let go of what-if. >> i haven' i've been panicked about this. she moved on because that's what kids do. she's like, i don'