robida -- robin roberts, thank you. we look forward to watching this at 10:00 on abc. thank you. switching gears now, seeing a lot of red today. the caps take on the islanders tonight at the verizon center in game seven of the playoffs. excitement ahead of the winner take all matchup. john: this afternoon, we are coming to you from the capitals iceplex where practice is winding down, very important practice for these guys as they get ready for a very big game 7. we have some fans that have arrived here getting ready as well as well, the capitals try to win a game seven. something they haven't done in a while here in d.c. >> are you nervous? >> not really too much because everything is in the past. everything is behind me right now. i think we got it tonight. >> you think we'll win? >> yeah. >> score? any predictions? >> going to be a close one. i think we'll pull it off maybe 4-2. >> back out. that's a good sign. hopefully he'll be out tonight. that will be nice. >> are you going at the game? >> no. >> where do you watch a game like this? how do you watch a game like this? >> doi

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good evening, everyone, i'm robin roberts. you're about to go on aan amazing journey of brilliance, celebration and faith. until tonight it's been a mystery what really went on in that house for an unimaginable ten year bus fort first time right here, you're going to hear that incredible story. amanda berry and gina dejesus tell it in their new book "hope." and they say that out of that, a light still shines. amanda berry now 29 is tiny. over 5 feet tall but inside, a tower of strength. >> tell me what you were like when you were 13? what kind of teenager were you then? >> i was pretty much a home body. i stayed home a lot. did my school work. >> what did you want to do when you grew up? >> i was in fashion. when i was in school, i moo shoes had to match the shirt and shoelaces had to march the outfit. you know? >> she was raised by her mother in a working class neighborhood on the city's west side. the tiny girl had big dreams to be the first in her family to go to college. >> we was a close family. my mother, sister and two

tonight, opening up to our robin roberts in an exclusive interview to share what life was really likeide their house or horrors. amanda even giving birth in captivity to a daughter who would be their unlikely key to freedom. >> may 6, 2013 and the gritty heartland city of cleveland is about to witness a miracle. >> help me i'm amanda berry. i've been missing for ten years. i'm here i'm free now. >> amanda berry abducted just a day before her 17th birthday but she did not escape alone. two other young women were found that day. >> gina dejesus returns here. >> gina dejesus kidnapped at the age of 14 michelle knight never even known to be missing. their abductor was ariel castro. through the years of their captivity, they held onto one conviction. that their families would never give up on them. the story in their book titled "hope" begins this way. >> now we want the world to know. >> we survived. we love life. >> we were stronger than ariel castro. >> it is april 21st 2003 the day before her 17th birthday when the suv starts to follow her down the street. >> and he ask, do you need a

robin roberts with the women held captive for ten years in that cleveland home. the images from inside. the make-believe school one survivor created for her little girl. >>> and bruce jenner. and his first wife. right there during the olympics. right there in the room with him, watching friday night. you will hear from her tonight. >>> good evening and we begin tonight with the breaking news from baltimore. a city on edge since the death of a police suspect died in police custody. his spine nearly severed. and new images at this hour. more than a half dozen officers injured. you can see the officer's head being helped. and cars set on fire. law enforcement across much of the city in riot gear this evening after the suspect freddie gray died in police custody. this evening, the calls for restraint are being ignored. we are team coverage beginning with jim avila. >> reporter: tonight the horror erupting across baltimore -- demonstrators jumping on police cars, setting some on fire -- the city erupting in rock-throwing, rubber bullet-shooting chaos. looters breaking

robin roberts with the women held captive for ten years in that cleveland home. now the images from inside. the make-believe school one survivor created for her little girl. >>> and bruce jenner and his first wife. right there during the olympics. right there in the room with him, watching friday night. you will hear from her tonight. >>> good evening and we begin tonight with the breaking news from baltimore. a city on edge since the death of a suspect while in police custody, his spine nearly severed. tonight, the tensions fueling violent protests. dramatic images at this hour. you can see police on the streets throwing rocks and bricks at police officers. more than a half dozen officers injured. you can see the officer's head being helped. this car set on fire. groups climbing on top of other cars, smashing windows tonight. law enforcement across much of the city in riot gear this evening and all of it after that police suspect, freddie gray, died later in police custody. today his family holding a service, urging calm has thousands turned out. this evening, t

robin roberts exclusive interview airs on 2020 tonight at 10:00 o'clock over on abc 7. >> fv singer jackhe'll eye died. sfv. >> what a song. his so that shawn confirmed the death today saying the singer did at home and after long ballots 1 disclosed illness. despite being most famous songs of the 20th century the singing made the hit version of most misunderstand. fbi was so mystified by the lyric that it conducted an investigation that whether sock was obscene tell. had a falling out with the band shortly after sopping was recorded. he died at the age of 71. >>> contrary to rumors joan i mitchell is in the in a coma. hollywood gwen stefani gossip site claim she was unresponsive but new post on the singer web site says she's still in the hospital but alert and full recovery is expected. close friend has filled for conserve friend has filled for conservetorship to help make decision for her once she returns home. the 71-year-old was rush to the hospital late last month after collapsing in her l.a. home. fight coming up next. president obama toast the japanese prime minister tonight at the

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tonight on a special edition of "20/20," robin roberts talks with two young women who were terrorized inside the home. amanda berry was 13 when she was kidnapped and gina dejesus was 14 when she was taken a year later. the two have written a memoir of the ten years trapped inside the home of ariel castro. the women said castro sexually assaulted them repeatedly and there were beatings and starvation and the two should somehow learned how to cope. >> they were able to watch television and they would see their family and friends over the years, how they never gave up hope and it made it so they were not going to give up hope. >> that hope was realized in 2013 when amanda was able to escape and lead authorities to the other women being held. ariel castro would be tried and convicted and died in prison. robin roberts' exclusive interview airs on a special "20/20" tonight at 10:00 on abc 7. >>> the big chicken change. up first as prince william and duchess kate await the birth of their second child they're saying thanks in a very sweet bay. >> i'm spencer christian, looking out at the west

amanda barry was the second girl kidnapped back in 2003 and today she takes abc's robin roberts back to the spot where she was abdubtsed. and watching her family's desperate search for her on a small tv. >> what went through your mind? >> that kept me going and i said i'll make it home to you as long as you fight i'm going to fight. >> captive a journey of hope and survival airs tonight at 10:00 here on 6 abc. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans

it's a robin roberts exclusive airs tonight 9:00 central time. >> look forward to watching that.oming up, the conversation continues. bruce jenner's interview with diane sawyer, footage you did not see, had his children's honesty about jenner not being there for them and how his first wife felt about keeping his secret. >> ahead in our next half hour, the money match, boxing's biggest two stars going at it this weekend for the biggest payday in history. now floyd "money" mayweather and manny "pac-man" pacquiao are gearing up. you're watching "world news now." [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know you're pregnant. it's a watershed moment for transgender issues. diane sawyer's interview with bruce jenner. >> his first wife and children opening up about their lost years. here now chris connelly. >> we have a very complex relationship. he's disappeared out of our lives. especially out of my life. so i'm looking forward to this next chapter. >> in these previously unseen remarks, some of br

tonight a robin roberts special on the cleveland kidnapping survivors. >> that is it for this edition news. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a librarian from rancho cucamonga, california... a glazier from sunrise, florida... and our returning champion -- a chef from steamboat springs, colorado... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. it's not how you start it's how you finish, folks. and if you were watching yesterday, you'll recall that greg started slowly but then came on strong in the double jeopardy! round. so, salvatore and dani... [ inhales sharply ] gonna have to work hard today to replace him. but good luck to all three of you. let's go to work in the jeopardy! round which today brings us these categories... two b's coming up in each correct response... we're talkin' money. and then... hola amigos. let me tell you about some heroes who are great. but not as great as

robin roberts with the women held captive for ten years in that cleveland home.from inside. the make-believe school one survivor created for her little girl. >>> and bruce jenner. and his first wife. right there during the olympics. right there in the room with

. >> marvel's agents of shield followed by a special edition of "20/20" as robin roberts interviews theidnapped survivors. >> watcha you will all your favorite saibs shows on the app. >> it's available on your smartphone smartphone, tablet or computer and search watch abc. >>> tonight from baltimore -- a state of emergency now declared. and this evening, a mandatory curfew. after riots in the streets, jumping on patrol cars, smashing windows, setting buildings on fire. this cvs, up in flames. tonight, more than 20 officers injured. hundreds of arrests. we take you up to the police barricades. the alarms still going off tonight inside the charred buildings. and the mother so many are talking about, pulling her son from the riots on live tv. we have team coverage tonight. >>> also this evening, the breaking news from the earthquake zone. our cameras right there for one incredible rescue. the victim buried, found alive nearly four days later. >>> the flash floods tonight. the mother, daughter and rescuer all caught in the current. ginger zee with the concern coming tonight. >>> and everyon

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she spoke to robin roberts on "good morning america." >> go and do things whether you are female or male black or white. do it because you believe in yourself and you are there to do the job. >> she will be a line judge for the upcoming season. >> with four games remaining the golden state warriors will finish against the portland trail blazers. 28 wins 13 losses. they have done better on their home floor coming in with a 35-2 record at home t. warriors have clenched home court throughout the playoffs which begin a week from saturday. abc 7 is your home for the nba finals. coverage starts june 4th. >>> a big weekend is coming up for bay area college sports fans. >>> a busy san francisco street makes a dramatic transfor mags. there is a lot to explore where you live. >> we have more. >>> san francisco's market street seems to have been a bustling place. for the first time ever, it will transform into a public platform. a festival showcasing ideas how we improve it. pedestrians can circle along the artery for prototypes. head out to sanford for cardinalpalooza cardinalpalooza. a fun, free

special 20/20 we'll hear from two of the three women that escaped a cleveland house of horrors, robin robertss down to talk about their ten years of captivity. she spent countless hours in a tiny room and she wrote down her thoughts on hundreds of pieces of paper anything she could get her hands on. >> what would do you with it? >> scissors because it is cleaner -- >> he only gave you the dug kind of children's sis ars like kindergarten couldn't do much with it but it cut paper. >> can you see more of her interview the a story of hope and survival here on 6 abc. >>> from our delaware newsroom tonight, plans are finalized to clean up the steel site in claymont it has been abandoned since 1013. >>> well, slow cooking was on the agenda today for the montgomery county bomb disposal unit. >>> 1000 pounds was burned here and a canadian company brought in the machine. >>> time for jaime apody here with sports now and excitement for eagles fans. >> how about that. it's exciting regardless we have no idea what would happen. the most anticipation we feel and people are speculating draft day two days aw

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they sat down with robin roberts describing their terrifying capture and their harrowing escape. >> what house? >> he started showing me around the house i never got back out. i tried to run. he sat on my back. then i started kicking him. i kicked him and bruised him bad. my heart immediately started pounding. should i chance it? if i'm going to do it i need to do it now. >> share your emotions when you first realized it's over and i made it. >> we're free now. >> now we want the world to know we survived. we love life. we were stronger than ariel castro. >> he was sentenced to life in prison but he killed himself later. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," bruce jenner's interview didn't rock the ratings but got the whole nation thinking. we'll talk about that next. would i stay in someone else's house? but this morning a city i've never been to felt like one i already knew. i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >> i want to take you back to baltimore for just a bit where later this morning the funeral for freddie gray wil

kellye: tonight, robin roberts will be sitting down with two of the women kidnapped and held for yearscleveland. alison: that's right. and after that exclusive on "20/20," "7 on your side" with the investigation into the disappearance of a pregnant local mother missing for years. fighting back investigator jennifer donelan is here now with a preview. jen? jennifer: alison kellye there's a bombshell in this case and we'll hear from the person who lives to tell it. and we're going to hear from bethany decker in her own words after she disappears. the 21-year-old george mason university student went missing from ashburn, virginia four years ago. her cases have all the twists and turns of a marriage and allegedly abusive affair. a relationship her mother says she was trying to escape. >> there must be somebody else out there. if she did get away if she was -- somebody must have picked her up. she didn't have any identification. she didn't have any money. she didn't have her car. jennifer: did bethany escape for her own safety or something more sinister happen? we're hunting down answers in

. >> this is a robin robert look. >> that is exactly what it is, it is a 1950wiz kids. i had this before the whole retro thing exploded and then the receipt tremendous thing exploded. you know, hip-hop came a along and mitchell andment in ess is huge and everybody all a of a sudden starting, oh what are you going old hip-hop on us. i had it before the whole thing started. i love this jacket. i do. >> we have to get nostalgic because as we look forward here it doesn't look like the great is team ever. >> it it does than the. but hey, it is opening day. if you love baseball you waited six months for this. you are getting cole hamels on the mound today. that is sweet, okay. they are undefeated, all right. that is great thing about opening day particularly when you're opening up a at home. i have gone to many opening days, where the the phillies have made played six games on the road already. >> yeah. >> this year they could have came into today being one-five or two-four which would put a real damper on it. plus it is sold out. so that is always a a lot of fun too. yeah, t

it's all tonight at 11:00 on abc 7 news right after that special "20/20" with robin roberts and the women survived that horrible kidnapping in cleveland. back to you. kellye: thanks so much jennifer. police in alexandria are investigating a deadly early morning accident. it happened around 3:40 a.m. on van dorn street between braddock road and kenmore avenue. police say that a car left the road and struck the building. the driver was found dead inside the car. police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward. alison: still to come here at 4:00 we will continue to follow the crisis in baltimore after the riots there yesterday. our coverage continues throughout the evening right here on abc 7 news. stay with us. alison: frightening video from washington state. look at this speeding s.u.v. comes within inches of running over three children who are getting on that school bus. kellye: now the search is on for the reckless driver. abc's geo benitez has the story. reporter: frightening video that no parent ever expects to see. watch again. three children about to board their bus

so i'm trying to travel the robin roberts' path. >> i'm swimming. you got mama fish.ou. >> come on. >> coming to you, mama. it's a great, great time for people, if you're into films, to support the arts. >> let's hear your best action! >> action! >> i brought you news yesterday of an amazing josh groban heldky clarkson duet. today, another dynamic duo. possibly ryan gosling and emma stone, nearly four years after fans fell in crazy stupid love with that film deadline is reporting that the duo is in talks to star in la la land. it's an old-fashioned musical set in los angeles. stone would play an aspiring actress. gosling a jazz peaianist. >> me likey. >>> there's a new rule in college tennis that will serve up a rowdier crowd. it now allows heckling. the big 12 conference including schools like tcu and oklahoma has instituted a policy that allows fans to yell during rallies and serves. i mean,ky barely serve as it is. let alone -- the rule comes as an attempt to boost attendance at games. students are getting into it. one college junior telling "the wall street journa

robin roberts. >> i did call the bank shot right? i have officially retired.ain out there for everyone. jacqui: it is going to be damp and dreary with rain showers off and on, at times a little bit heavy, most of the rain right now is like. 62 degrees is the current temperature. doppler radar showing apache showers across the region pretty light right now downtown, picking up little bit the further west you go. i really think it is going to be south of the city where the heaviest downpours will be. temperatures should dip by midday, leveling off to the rest of the afternoon. dress for around 60 degrees. jamie? jamie: a very slow go for you this morning. bumper-to-bumper traffic and a lot of spots, 395 approaching the pentagon through crystal city is barely moving. definitely good to be traveling in the hov lanes, if you can. taking a look at the map, flooding on 395 near the 14th treat bridge, a lot of standing water, be careful, 50 miles per hour headed in on the parkway take a look at what we are seeing and 66, 395 and the beltway. jummy: right now we are fo

our robin roberts among the fashionistas working it. work it. >> there you go. >> it's so easy.ight add. >> for you. >> no, no, no, no, no. see, that's what you -- no, see that's what june is going to show us. all body types, sizes, long legs, short legs. >> i can't pull it off. >> no, you don't think so? i think you can. we'll see. >> we'll find out. >> amy, i think you can. i know you can do the news. >>> thank you, everybody. we appreciate it. >>> we begin with a new report in the freddie gray case. as outrage spreads. across the country. there's word from another prisoner this morning about how gray may have been injured. according to "the washington post" a man transported in the same police van told investigators gray was trying to hurt himself, banging against the walls. he couldn't see gray because they were separated by a partition. >>> meantime, protesters in baltimore were off the streets by 10:00 p.m. adhering to that curfew without any serious incidents. in new york, more than 100 people were arrested after clashing with officers. police in baltimore will release fi

so i'm trying to travel the robin roberts' path. i'm swimming. you got mama fish.here, little guppy. come on. >> coming to you, mama. it's a great, great time for people, if you're into films, to support the arts. >> let's hear your best action! >> action! >> there we go. we're going to give you a little action. one more thing. i brought you news yesterday of an amazing josh groban/kelly clarkson duet. with help from the quick to the draw amy over there. >> you called it. >> today, another dynamic duo. this is a possibly. ryan gosling and emma stone, nearly four years after fans fell in crazy stupid love with that film, deadline is reporting that the duo is in serious talks to star in "la la land" from the creator of "whiplash." get this. it's an old-fashioned musical set in los angeles. stone would play an aspiring actress. gosling a jazz pianist. >> i would see that. >> i'm in. >> i would, too. >> me likey. >> me likey a lot. >>> you won't likey this. you'll agree with this. there's a new rule in college tennis that will serve up a rowdier crowd. it now allows he

robin roberts. >> i did call the bank shot right? i have officially retired.to mike >>> up to 30 miles an hour over open water. it will continue into the afternoon, 20-25 over land. 68 bodega bay. 62 san francisco. the rest of us in the mid to upper 60s. if you are going to the game a little chilly upper to mid-50s. with the breeze, cooler than that. accuweather, seven-day forecast i put together for you. look how much warmer. about 10-20 degrees by friday. leyla? >>> a bit of a head wind here if you are traveling through. we have sig alert. northbound side of 688. four lanes are blocked. san ramon valley boulevard would be your best alternate. the drive on 280 is terrible. more than an hour an a half to head from highway 101 to highway 85. announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, broadway and television star matthew morrison and from the hit drama "ncis," actress pauley perrette. plus from "dancing with the stars," suzanne somers and tony dovolani. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] ♪ now, here are kel

robin roberts. >> i did call the bank shot right? i have officially retired.ur last look at track for the morning and go over to matt pelman. good morning. >> tam, remember how a few hours ago i said things weren't that bad on the roads. my how things change. check out the eastbound parking lot by conshohocken. still 48 minutes to get from this point from the blue route into the vine. that should be a 14 minute ride. we're far from it. you want to take alternates. severing now opened on 76. in bristol bucks county a truck stuck under an overpass along jefferson avenue near garden street and 13 bristol bypass is closed today for construction. our crash in chester county on the 30 bypass eastbound near 100 completely off to the side but still about 6 miles of show traffic there. have a good day, tam. >> you too matt let's go sky six and take a live look there in atlantic city. see the vein really -- rain is really can coming down. >> it may taper off this morning early this afternoon around 95. storm tracker six live double scan the northern suburbs have dried o

robert ga robin ganzer, along with jeff deyoung who is a veteran who served in afghanistan.e're going to talk about you, so let's focus. take about the history of the ama and how you get connected to these military dogs. >> american humane association was founded back in 1877. now a hundred years later we're the advocate for war dogs. >> i'm sitting here with a war dog. i understand that you have recently been to congress because the dogs that our military men and women serve with end up staying in a war zone where their handler stays or comes home. you went to capitol hill to try to make sure that the dogs would be able to go home with their handler. >> absolutely. we recognize these dogs are working dogs, but when they're retired, we want to make sure that these dogs are transferred back to u.s. soil for their retirement. >> jeff, you were in the marines. sena was your dog. you came home without your dog. you say that you suffer from ptsd. >> me and sena spent every waking minute together. we shared food, water and slept together in holes. we were very instrumental in the

also joining us our intelligence and security analyst robert baer, cnn military analyst retired lieutenant general mart hurtling and robinon. bob, these fighters from aqap al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, how much ability do they have aqap to launch attacks against the united states to the u.s. homeland? >> it's never a good idea to let a group like al qaeda have any base at all. this is the first time for them. it's going to give them more status throughout the middle east, more leisure, more room to attack the united states. what concerns me is the threat to saudi arabia. today as you've seen the saudis reinforced their border both by sea and by land because they're worried that instability in yemen especially al qaeda is going to move up into saudi arabia and could be a serious threat to them. so this is a terrible setback for i guess the war on terror. >> and, as you know aqap al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, they want to use planes to go after the u.s. they now have an airport, a plane there. this is potentially a disaster. >> that's the biggest threat. i've been there which is the place they took over these fac

roberts kron 4 news. >> reporter: coming up on the kron 4 news robin ago the big stories that we've been following thisght back >> reporter: hear the big stores the been following a woman is behind bars for trespassing at salmon that the airport to scott walking across the airfield at 515 last night that matter in the southeast corner she resisted but they do have during clare custody suit looks like she jumped over the fence and as i should add in us the fifth security breach their the airport. a health alerts and allied east bay for paris to watch out for a whooping cough. deer valley high school and antioch high school. officials are working to make sure doesn't spread into was continued to come in the alleged kidnapping of denise huskins of from vallejo police call it a crew hoax the san francisco chronicle says the adopts theirs either mailed at the paper making a threat to the police department saying that they needed to apologize because the objection was not hokes the deadline came and went the police did not apologize and the chronicle that another e-mail yesterday claiming to be the leaders o

robert e. lee surrendered his army to ulysses s. grant. next the commemorative ceremony. university of richmond president ed ayres. lee's departure. this is about an hour and 45 minutes. >>> my name is robin snider, and i being currently the acting superintendent at appomattox courthouse national historical park. it is my distinct honor on behalf of the national park service and united states postal service to welcome each of you here today on hadthis historic day in our nation's history. this courthouse village stands not just as a symbol of war's end but as a point of departure for a transformed nation. the significance of what took place in mr. mcclain's parlor settled the issue of who would be the victors of the american civil war, but many questions remain unanswered. soldiers echoed their thoughts in letters and diary entries. while letters of union soldiers reflected jubilation, their words also reflected concerns. in the front lines of appomattox chaplain j.l. morgan wrote a few days later, though the army of northern virginia is ours, still grave questions remain to be settled for which god alone can give the true wisdom and guidance. a confederate ar till rhys henry robinson ber