seth owens was a koval dickf torrian o his class. he has a partial scholarship. his parents sent him to their church for conversion therapy. his former teacher start aid go fund me page to raise tuition, and so far it's raised abo $80,000. >> in letting me walk out the door, they were sayg we don't care where you're sting, if you're safe. our religious beliefs are more important. >> georgetown deaied the a but they say they do work with students whose financial circumstances change after they are aitted. >> kicking, punching, pepper spray? l over a wig. this is video we showed you first on news4 this afternoon. surveillance footage from esther's beauty and i wig store silver springs shows the struggle that occurred on friday evening. employees trying to stop suspects from leaving the store with stolenth wigs. fight spilled down an aisle. wigs used as weapons. after the suspect -- hang on. >> i'm trying. > i know are u. >> one m comes back, kicks an employee, and then grabs an$80 ig and makes off down the street so it's just unbelievable. >> just when you think yo

. >> georgetown university adjusted 18-year-old seth owens' financial aid package reducing his contribution from $20,000 to zero. owens' aid package had been based on his parents' ability to pay. his parents kicked him out in january after forcing him to go to conversion therapy before giving him an ultimatum to attend their church. >> i was pleading, i'm not ready. i'm not ready to be on my own. letting me walk out the door, they were saying we don't care where you're staying, we don't care if you are safe. our beliefs are more important. >> his teachers started a gofundme page in june to cover the cost of tuition. it raised an incredible amount. more than $141,000. now he says he plans to use that money to establish a scholarship to help lbgtq scholars who find themselves in similar circumstances. >> wish him all the best and obviously a bright future ahead. >>> elon musk proposing taking tesla private in what would be the biggest buyout in history. >> apple is now letting you hear your friends' favorite tunes. here are tech bites. >> elon musk could be gearing up for the biggest leverage

seth owens was a covaledictorian at his school in florida. h wh strict christian parents found out he was gay, they sent them to their church for conversion erapy. when it didn't work t, they cut him off. he found himself homeless and unable to the remaining $22,000. >> they were saying we don't care where you're staying. if you are safe. our religious beliefs are more impoant. >> one of his former teachers nearred a go fund me page to help him raise so far, it's raised $110,000. >>> how much time you spoend on choosing your password. >> not enough. when we continue, one cpany shows us just >>> well there are some things youhouldn't share. social security number, bank account numbers and your online passwords. >> 'en if you don't ut your login information, that doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. >> passwords were a bad idea 20 years ago, yet here we are today. >> meet charles henderson. ibm security. >> we get to be the criminals for a day. >> they hunt for open doors y' the compan network. sometimes flipping past building security to hack f

seth owen was initially accepted on a partial scholarship. the jacksonville florida teen says when his parents learned he was gay they refused to coverhi other expenses. late this afternoon seth wrote that georgetown is now offering him a full ride, a full scholarship. a gofundme pe that was created to help him raised more than $$129,000. set says that money will be used to help other lbgtq students. >> all the increased rain has led to moesk mosquitos and new concern about west nile vdous. chris g has more on how fairfax county is trying to control the mosquito population. >> reporter: these lab technicians are working to protect us fro the mosquitos that transmit the west nile disease which can be deadly from. april to october they are busy here at the fairfax county health department's mosquito lab looking for mquitos infected with the virus that can transmit the disease. their numbers are growing because of th recent rains. >> meaning that, you know, there is that potential for more increased west nile virus in our area. >> reporter: the w

. >> seth owen was his class co-valedictorian in his class.n unive ity offered him a partial scholarship. last year his parents found out owen is gay. pen'sents are strict christians and sent them to their church c forversion therapy. >> they're like if you're not going to attend the church, you're moving out. >> reporter: he found himself unable to cover what the scholarship didn't cover. appealed to the college asking for a fullrs schop. georgetown said no. some of owen's teachers srted a go fund me page. i spoke to one of his former high school teachers. she hopes georgetown will reconsider. >> it's almost like they don't care about his situation. >> reporter:f e university reverses the situation or owen raises more more s,an he ne he plans to use the extra money to help other students in his same situation to pay their tuition. in t, distri news 4. >>> just checking that go fund me right now. more than $130,000 already raised for seth's education. >> and a georgetown university spokesperson says they are committed to meeting the financial

seth owens was rico-valedic at his high school in florida. he's on a partial scholarship to georgetown when his parents as found out he way, they sent him to conversion therapy. when that didn't wor as they wanted it to, they cut himnaff. seth wase to pay the tuition. >> letting me walk out the door they were sayi don't care where you are staying and we don't care if you're safe, our religious beliefs are more important. >> his teacher set up a gofundme page to raise tuition and so far it's raised $110,000. >> sometimes the hardest thing to be in l is just yourself. and to have the roadblocks from your family makes it >> really sad. >>> let's talk about the weather, mr. bell. >> leals about anything else. nobo is happy with the way this is breaking down. >> not at all. >> rain chances remain very high. the fla flood watches haven extended again into 8:00 friday morning. i think they have to ex tnd thosough the day friday and likely into the first part of saturday. severe storm chances well to our south today. we're not under a risk of severe

rallying around the georgetown university freshman who was disowned by his parents for being ga seth owens was co-valedictorian at his high school in florida. he's on a partial scholarship to georgetown. when his parents found out he was gay, they sent him to conversion therapy. t wht didn't work as they wanted it to, they cut him off. seth found himself homeless and unable to pay the remaining i $2,0tuition. >> letting me walk out the door, they were saying, we don't care weere you are staying and don't care if you're safe, our religious beliefs are more important. >> his teacher set up a gofundme page to raise tuition and so far it's raised $110,000. that will cover the remaining tuition and hopefully help not be homeless and deal with the other things. >> nice to see the communityyi ra around him after dealing with such pain with his parents. can't be easy. >>> the strong storms and heavy rain have had harsh consequences in the chesapeake bay. crews are working to get the duprd debris out of thewater. ere's not a time for when swimming can resume at the beach. y can enjoy the beach, the

rallying around the teen and reaction fromwngeorgeto >> reporter: by just about anyone's standards, seth owen was a standout high school student. m ias the co-vladeck torn, captain of the sam. >> reporter: georgetown offered the teenager a partial scholarship, but last year owen's father was looking through his phone and found a picture that made him realize his son is gay. >> it wasn't anything inappropriate. >> reporter: owen's parents are strict christians and sent him to theirhurch for conversion therapy. after owen said the therapy didn't change his sexuality, they hold him he h to moveut and pay for college on his own. >> letting me walk out the erdo, they saying, we don't care where you're staying, we don't care whether you're safe. our religious beliefs are no important. >> reporter: owen found himself unable to pay the $22,000 a year the georgetown scholarship didn't cover so he appealed to the city to reconsider his status and grant him a full scholarship. the university said no. somef owen's teachers started a gofundme page to raise the $22,000 a year he needed. so far they' rsed m

seth owen will be attending georgetown in the fast. he was accepted on a partial scholarship initially, but when his parents learned that he was gay, they refuse to cover his other expenses, and they kicked him out ofouse. late this afternoon seth wrote that georgetown is now offering him a full. scholarsh his gofundme page which was helped to make him reach his education goal raised over $129,000, and seth said that that money will be used to help otherlbgtq students. >>> a popular local business goes up in flames, and now a former employee isg fac charges. the reaction tonight from stunned customers who knew her. >>> the beacheslong the chesapeake bay not the only place where big cleanup is un rway. i'm julie carey in historic falmouth park. we'll show you the big mess here and tell you what they are doing >>> and it is yet another weather alert day. storm team 4 tracking t chances of some storms and what we can expt for our weekend. ec >>> waves of rain moving our region. it's getting quite family. the storm tea has issued a weather

seth owens's parents are christian and are against homosexuality.out about his tuition trouble a gofundmenage has b flooded with donations to help him pay for school. so far more$120,000 has been raised. owens is from florida and w co-valedictorian of his class. his parents have disowned him. >> in letting y o walk the door they were saying we don't care where you're staying or if safe. our religious beliefs are more important. >> owens earned a partial scholarship from georgetown. the university works with students whose financial circumstances change after admission. >>> well, the red skins are getting red for the first preseason g ne a week from but they are in training camp right now at the moment and, of urse, being inamp it's about getting players ready for the gason but it's also a chance for fans to up close and personal with their favorite athletes. today one member of e burgund and gold is taking that relationship to the next level. >> i'm sherree burruss in richmond, virginia. a lighter practice for the a redskillow them to spend a little

owen decided to be a little bitch and leave rachel at the altar. so i took rachel out and got her good and drunk and, uh, we're here. >> seth: please welcome back toand applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back. >> thank you, seth. >> seth: i'm so happy to have you here. i want to say this, and i mean this genuinely. i've been doing this show for a while now. there's never been a better clip to explain the movie than the clip we just showed. >> that's pretty much it. that's the movie in a nutshell. >> seth: not only was it really funny, but it let you know who the actors were, and your character basically explained the plot. >> exactly what's going to happen. [ light laughter ] that's exactly it. and the movie is very, very heartwarming and heartfelt, and very emotional in places. there's a kind of an undercurrent story about alzheimer's in it, which is not particularly funny, of course, but it gives it a kind of gravitas and an emotional foundation that's actually -- it's a great movie. >> seth: it's really fun. i know a ton of people are watching it already, which is -- >> it's a big hit apparently. >> seth: that's very exciti