mgm resorts bets big on history in springfield, massachusssts. i'm con brewer.llly ahead on "night business report" will b this big pay off for the casino ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the treasury department today issued new regulations to enforce the capn state and local tax deductions, a cap that was part of the tax bill signed into law last year. some states have tried toha circumvent law by allowing taxpayers to make donations to public educationthnd services. charitable donations are not suect to the same cap. today's move by the treasury blocks that >>> a new casino is about to open its doors, not in las vegas or atlantic city, but rather in massachusetts. mgm's new project will be the first resort to open in that state and as contess brewer reports fromd, springfiel a big effort was made to make sure it blends in. ♪ ♪ >>> the casino glistens with glitz and glamour. mgm springfield isonructed of multiple historic buildings covering three city$9 blocks. 60 million project is the first of its kind for this company to takeuch full advantage of existing architecture. >> we h

. >> that was last night outside the mosque on pick road in springfield, virginia. the suspect arrested for making threats and ramming parked cars. news 4's jackie benson is live in springfield with the compassionate responsibility from the community. jackie? >> reporter: jim, this was terrifying. ma make no mistake about that. there ispa cion for the man. he has been a member of the mosque since he was a child. he use facebook live to broadcast this disturbing threatening incident. >> these gs are not leaving, now i'm going to kill them myself. i'm going to walk through the. ba >> reporter: a trustee of the mosque in springfield says he has compassion and love for the man who me thisisturbing video. >> he needs some help and we are here to help him. >> reporter: 22-year-old is facing multiple felony charges for threatening everyone he encountered sunday night and refusing to let people into the mosque. >> getfout, all you get out. >> reporter: according to the police report, at one point h began ramming cars in the parking lot, including one that had someone sittin

as a big casino destination because they're like springfield where springfield, massachusetts.f the global mgm resorts, jim murray, great to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> reporter: why springfield >> this was the first springfield. there are a lot of them but in the city of springfield, mass. this is a very affluent area. we're in western massachusetts. its a city that was down on its luck for many years. we've developed something here a real urban renewal project and we put 3,000 men and women to work. we'll get a good return, but i'm really gratified by the fact that we're helping the city pull itself up. >> reporter: this is a small city. fewer than 200,000 residents. sort of at this intersection of connecticut and western massachusetts, albany's only about an hour away and as you say, down on its luck, but you also got one of the first casino licenses, you're the first full scale casino resort to open up in massachusetts and yet there's still a lot of opposition here. in 2014 more than 40% of massachusetts voters said they didn't want legalize casinos. how do you

a similar thing happened a yesterda the springfield station. metro says it's address a signal problem. this past saturday at the mclane metro station, two railcars disconnected with about 70 people on board. this much is what i looked like. nobody was hurt. metro says it h inspected all similar railcars but it's still not sure why this happened. >> we'll find out tomorrow if a former fairfax county teacher will take the stand to defend himself in a sex abuse case. tim think threw keld's accuser did testify today. the former student spoke about some of the 600 text messages between the two and prosecutors presented pictures ofhe shop room closet here at langston hughes middle school wre she says he sexually abused her back in 2014. the trial moves into a third day tomorrow when the defense will present its se. >>> theueen of soul is getting a whole lot of love tonight. this was the line two hours ago still wrapped around the outside of the detroit museum where people are saying their good-byes. it's the first of two ds of a public viewing. peopl

, to be precise contessa brewer is there in springfield, massachusetts, with a look inside.ssa >> yeah, this was a revolutionary project for mgm. nearly a billion dollars to revitalize three city blocks, save historic actecture and incorporate seamlessly a high tech casino into 300 new england town it was ravaged by tornados in 2011 but all of that wreckage, the blue tarps covering the roofs got mgm's attention, and today people will work they went from four employees to 16 with a contract to dry-clean unifoorms from mgm springfield her business more than doubled >> just trying to stay afloat was the main goal. and now our goals have shifted into possibly growing and hiring people and giving benefits to people that really deserve it. >> mgm's ceo told me it was very important to him to promote these partnerships and really highlight what makes springfield special. >> every single one of our properties is curated to the local environment. that's why we embrace local partners, why we hire local businesses, why we insist on our diversity. >> and this property now becomes the ci

not just in springfield. bipartisan sentiment. but, individuals.we can never forget, in the end, it is passionate, enthusiastic people who still -whether they are docents or donors. in the case of springfield, and woman named joey cellini, who, more than anyone else, single-handedly imagined and abraham lincoln presidential library as an out goes -- out growth of the historical library. she had lots of help. and obviously, the state became involved. the federal big -- federal government became involved. if it had not been for one person, the lincoln presidential library would not exist. the problem with that, and quite frankly, they and they are experiencing this right now. they did it backwards. when you build a presidential library, the president, his friends, his supporters, they all get together and create a foundation. they raise the money, they built the building. then they create an endowment, so you can program that institution long after they are gone. and the paradoxical, the ironical result of the grassroots enthusiasm, in and around spr

springfield, to outer loop, we've updated this a lite bit. that crash there is in the left lane this morning. we're seeing a bit ofslowdown headed inbound. chopper 4 showing you some fog. this is over bw parkway near powder mill road. kind of a pretty picture there. you can see the folks headed southbound. a little bit more volume there. 270 looking okay right now. nice and clear. 70 down to the spur. eun? >> thank u, melissa. it's 6:02. we could be hit with another round of strg storms this afternoon. >> at least two d.c. families can't go home because of the damage done by yesterday's storm. a tree crashed into two homes on 30th street northwest late rnoon.day af all that torrential rain we saw. with the ground already saturatedm a wet few weeks, it didn't take much for the roots to come out of the ground. we talked to a homeowner who just finished rovating her home. >> from what i can see from here, it appears that that whole of the house is damaged. and i put this addition in not too long ago. >> the fast-moving rain also caused flash flo

sudeo has surfaced of a close call at the airport in springfield, missouri. van speeding across a runway seconds before a plane takes off. >> that was very close. lo glor: the jet, carrying 50 people, was headed to chicago. no one was hurt here. the van driver says ground control cleared him to cross the runway. he says he was racing to get to an employee barbecue. we do have an update now on ed o'keefe's story last night about ethan sonneborn, the 14-year-old candidate for the democratic nomination for governor in narmont. he finished fourth, with 8% of the vote. christine hallquist got 48%, becomes the first transgender candidate in the nation to win a major party nomination for governor. up next here, a young baseball fan puts on a clinic in class. fan puts on a clinic in class. class. capital one and hotels.com are giving venture cardholders 10 miles on every dollar they spend at thousands of hotels. brrrr! i have the chills. because of all those miles? and because ice... is cold. what's in your wallet? you wouldn't acceptice... from any one else.. why ac

the founding of the naacp, the origins of it in springfield, illinois in the early 1900's, created competition for employment and jobs. these white people view themselves as under siege economically and demographically by the greater population. hasart of the economic part to do with the flat-lining of wages, the last two generations. we have seen wage stagnation, real wages flat through the last two generations. even in recent quarterly reports, slight increases in non-nominal wages, but the increase in real wages is flat. working middle-class white americans view themselves under siege, in many ways economically, as the population demographics move i, theoretically, perceptually, away from them.many politicians and policymakers , as well as media individuals -- the president talks about "infestation" happening, which invokes for me personally as a scholar of the african-american rwandance, invokes the genocide, when they talk about the infestation of cockroaches, treating individuals as a subhuman category. this increases racial tensions throughout the country, . --t: go ahead guest: the sec

it was the people of springfield. it was lincoln lovers and the world over. but ultimately a state of illinois. and the valuable lesson i learned was, success in illinois government consists of getting out of town before the indictments. but individuals, we can never forget, in the end, it's passionate, enthusiastic, people who still, you know, whether they're donors, in the case of springfield, a woman named joy solini who more than anyone else, single-handedly, imagined an abraham lincoln presidential library as an outgrowth of the existing illinois state historic al historical library. the federal government came n but if it had not been for one person, the lincoln presidential library would not exist. the problem with that and quite frankly they and they're experiencing this now, they did it backwards. when you build a presidential library. the president and friends and supporters, they all get together. they create a foundation. they raise the money. they build a building. and they create an endowment. so you can program that institution long after they'

in their video, there was no sign of a springfield armo armorarmory armorarmory armory .millimeter. >nd it was a bone of contention between chris and i. >> while the prosecution scoffed at bianca's lost gun story, her loft friends did not. >> it you know sweet bianca, she accidentally threw her wedding ring away. she can be an absent minded dingbat. >> remember the day the police took apart her loft? >> they took apart my toaster. >> she watched intently as the officer looked in the empty .9 millimeter gun case. >> i was sitting next to her. >> no test fired gun casing, she said. >> i don't mean to sound cynical, but i know it wasn't there. >> only possible conclusion, said bianca, it was her accusation, the sandy police must have planted the shell casing in order to look chris' missing gun to the crime scene. >> one thing that will be hard for people to accept is the idea that this detective would do something as unethical as plant evidence. >> it was not there. i know that. >> the sandy police department categorically denied the accusation. but as those loft friends heard more of ch

so he took a bus from milwaukee to springfield, illinois and went to springfield and said, i want to amend my birth certificate. they said they had to see his high school and vaccination records. he went to decatur, illinois where he was from and got his high school records. he went back to springfield, illinois to the state capitol and said, can i now ammend my birth certificate? they said, no, we need to see your full social security statement, which he did not have on him. he went back to wisconsin, got all of his documents in order , contacted vital records in illinois and said can i ammend my birth certificate, send it by fax or email? they said, no, you have to come back in person. at this point in time, this one voter, eddie holloway, jr., gave up. he made seven trips to different public agencies, spent over $180 of his own money in two different states, and was still was not able to vote in 2016. what really bothered me was that i heard so many stories about how people were not excited to vote, how there was so much apathy in the country, and it was true. there were people th

in any event, my last job, you'll understand why, was in springfield, illinois.onstituency was a state. it was the lincoln fraternity which is the least fraternal organization you will ever want to run into. it was the people's. it was lincoln lovers the world over. ultimately it was the state of illinois. the valuable lesson was success in illinois government consists of getting out of town before the indictments. >> not just in springfield. >> it's a bipartisan sentiment. individuals, we can never forget in the end it's passionate, enthusiastic. people who are docents, donors. in the case of springfield there is a woman named joyce salini who single handedly manualed an abraham lincoln presidential library as an outgrowth of the historical library. she had lots of help and the state became involved. the government system came in. if it had not been for one person, the lincoln presidential library would not exist. now, the problem with that and frankly they and they are experiencing it now, they did it backwards. when you build a presidential library, the presid

charges for threatening everrene he encounthat night and for refusing to let people in the mosque in springfield. we're told he began to ram cars in the parking lot. when police arrived, he allegedly drove toward the cruiser. he cursed and screamed at the officer, who took him custody. apparently he has been coming to the mosque since he was a child. the folks there say something is wrong. >> all humans make mistakes. but our job is to have a sit down and chat with them. >> we're told there was no indication he had a apon. >>> despite a new letter from pope francis, many catholics are conflicted about the leaders of the catholic church. pope francis condemned abuse and said the leaders failed on the issue of sex abuse. last week, a pennsylvania grand jury report detailed abuse by ie 300 s over 70 years. 99 of the priests were from the diocese of pittsburgh. it says that the bishop was parr of the cp. the president of trinity university says the report calls for an act of atonement. >> i think the cardinal should consider stepping aside. not to say tt it is culpable. but that would help catholics

. >> so this happened in springfield last night.news 4's scott mafoarlane lowing the latest at the lieu of desk for us. scott? >>eporter: this isoming in. they are saying the man threatened to kll everyone he came in contact with and refused to let people inside the mouue onic road in springfield. we just received a picture of skhan. officey he also rammed three parked cars with his own car last night, including one that was occupied. police say when an officer d, arrie sped up towards the officer and then jumped out of the car wher policested him. investigators learned that khan also forced people ve as he threatened them. khan faces an bunch of charges this case, including destruction of property. nobody was injured in the incident. our julie carey is working the story and a live report coming up in minutes. >> thank you, scott. >> president trump escg his attacks on special counsel robert mueller. >> a also speaking against john brennan and another ex-investigation member. >> blayne alexander is here to break it all dn for us. >>

. >>> this man isg fac felony charges for threatening to kill members outside of a mosque in springfield, virginia. at onepoint, he was ramming cars in the parking lot, including one with someone in it. he went towardruer and cursed and screamed at the officer. there's no indication he had a weapon. >>> a woman out for a morning run was assaulted and abducted. thiste happened yay morning. the victim says she was running on the trail wn a man approached her. herrabbed her and assaulted but she was able to get away. anyone with information on the attack is asked to contact .lice. >>> ds looking for a man who is accused of sexually abusing a child walking a dog. police spotted the man after the incident in surveillance video. he was seen in southeast. there's a $1,000 award for his arrest. >>> there's information on the a atv ridersent through the city. many w ridersere weaving in and out of tra over the weekend. c. police say they arrested three atv riders and seized several vehicles. after a gas station robbery, a restaurant worker sft video the riders. >> they're not following the laws.

threatening everyone he encountered that night and for refusing to let people in the mosque in springfield. we're told he began to ram in the parking lot. when police arrived, he allegedly drove toward the cruiser. apparently he has been coing the mosque since he was a child. the folks there sayomething is wrong. >> all humans make mistakes but our job is to have a sit down and chat with them. >> we'reold there was no indication he had a weapon. >>> despite a new letter from pope francis, many catholics are conflicted about the leaders of the cholic church. last week, a pennsylvania grand jury report detailed abuse by 300 priests over 70 years. 99 of the priests were from the diocese of pitbutsburgh. it says that the bishop was part of the coverntp. the presif trinity university says the report calls for an act of atonement. >> i think the ccodinal should ider stepping aside. not to say that it is cup possibible. but that would helpholics to see there are teeth behind the words. >> they had a meetingnd the churnl has not told us what was said in the meeting. >>> a school outside of town ha

the majidsqoor in the springfield area. incident took place last night as were leaving evening prayers. the man who has been arrested for making threats, a longtime member of this muslim community, and he recorded part of the indent on facebook live. >> these guys are not leaving now i'm goio kill them myself. i'm going to walk through the back. >> reporter: this is man who made the video facing multiple felony charges. the 22-year-ol khan began threatening to kill everyone he letuntered, refusing t them into the mosque. at one point he began ramming cars in the parking lot, including one that had someone sitting in it. that brought a call to 911. fairfax county police said when their officer arrive khan drove towards the officer a blocked the road. khan began screaming and cursing the officer but wasaken into custody. no one was injured. i spoke off aamera to trustee of the mosque. he says that khan haseen attending this mosque since he was a child. last iew what happened night as a medical condition, and they want to be a

reporting live from springfield, i'm julie carey, back for you. >> thanks, jewells. >>> the judge grantedreos ramos to file a plea of not crimionlly reble by reason of insanitity. ramos is charged with five counts of fir-degree murder e and is facing a total of 23 criminal charges,n all i "capital with the gazette" newsroom shooting. >> ramos has pled not guilty, and his aorneys haventil october 24th to file. >>> some people have lemonade stands or garage sales in their drivewaysut one leesburg woman has a flourishing flower stand andseas already r more than $50,000 in just six years. news 4's aimee cho introduces us to the leesburg flower lady. >> i'm cutng this pretty well. >> reporter:achel roberts is a person who never let's grass grow beneath his feet. >> have to be very quick and efficient. >> doesn't take long to get a bucket full. >> reporter: as the leesburg in lady spends hours every day in the garden and her hustle stems money fromct that these flowers go to loudoun nger relief. >> the fact that we're able to give it to the food pantry is a good, good feeling. reporter: and the

>> he thinks springfield as a cityis a destination in and of itself, the basketball hall of fame down here, miriam webster used to be here. he says yes, there's competition from mohegan sun and boston harbor down the road, but he says they're a world class entertainment company first and foremost he thinks offering fantastic restaurants and big names, stevie wonder coming to play here, that will be the draw that sets him apart from the others in the region. >> contessa brewer, thank you. from springfield, massachusetts today. >>> coming up later on closing bell, an interview with robert kaplan live with steve liesman, 3:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> first, "squawk alley" is up next don't go away. it's absolute confidence in 30,000 precision parts, or it isn't. it's inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians, or it isn't. it's backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isn't. for those who never settle, it's either mercedes-benz certified pre-owned, or it isn't. the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event, now through august 31st. only at your authorized mercedes-benz

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- what began as a whisper in springfield elled to a chorus of millions calling for change.he campaign just did not relent. y they fought for evngle vote, and didn't quit. - breaking news: senator barack obama is, as of this hour, the presumptive democratic nominee for president of the united states. [cheering] - i accept your nomination for the presidency of the united states. [cheers and applause] [upbeat music] - tonight, i have a privilege given few americans. tithe privilege of acc our party's nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] - a word to senator obama and his supporters. we'll go a we'll go at it over the next two months. you know, thbu's the nature of thiness. - the 2008 general election is contested in the middle of the worst recession ce the country has experi and what the obama campaign argued was that mccain would be an extension of a failed bush presidency and ama was change. - the collapse of lehman brothers set off-- - when lehman brothers went and wall street began to crast, barack was steady, ightforward. - i've put forward,

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the nearly $1 billion mgm casino was in downtown springfield. the property spans 14.5 acres an includes a 250 room hotel complete with a bowling alley and an arcade. mgm marketed it as a way to boost employment and the economy. the company says it created 3,000 jobs. >> thank you so much, laura. >> thank you. >> still to come, the hit show "the big bang theory" is coming to a close after 12 seasons. to a close after 12 seasons. boom! i won't be cleaning mold and mildew next week. thanks to this. did you know lysol disinfectant spray can actually prevent mold and mildew growth? spray it every week to break the cycle. lysol. what it takes to protect.® lysol max cover kills 99.9% of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. crisp leaves of lettuce. freshly made dressing. clean food that looks this good. delivered to your desk. now delivering to home or office. panera. food as it should be. giving a new version of the hush payments story. plus: hawaii is bracing for impact as hurricane lane churns towards the

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mgm springfield will open itssi doors in mid-august. diversity requirementmploying 7.5% women including an all-female demolition team. >> it's important to get woman's perspective on every aspect of the job, whether it's the office or it's out here on the construction site. >> encore boston harbor just hit 7% mark last month. a milestone achievement for the newly renamed project struggling to emerge from the shadow of a me too scandal engufrlilfing ito steve wynn and threatening the gaming licensend its president expects a high return on investment made on the diversity initiative. >> i think we'll wind up with a better work environment and a better place for our guests to enjoy because they'll look tound and see tha we are really reflective of today's society. >> the recruitment effort also focused on hiring workers of color and veterans. >> as a journey worker, once they reach that level they can make $90,000 a year. so it can be a life-changing experience. not only for the individual, but the community, and ito leads t economic stabi

springfield, northbound 95 at fire work, 66 in bound and 95 northbound looking quite good.land, 270 no problem and top of the beltway, justtt a slowdown there. going to go 40 miles an hour, t going te you 42 minutes from 95 to 270 onhe outer loop. when you listen to your car. d . ty haze and humi starting to have a few rays of sunshi sunshine. you can tell it's a gunky start dato the super humid. afternoon heat indexes up close to 100degrees. take it easy. if you have any strenuous outdoor activity to do today, exercising, lawn work, or first thg there as a possibility of stronger thunderstorms. planning out your day. near 90y noon. most of our rain chance comes in after 4:00, 5:00 up 9 to or 10 this evening. today's high a steamy 94 degrees. again, most of the rain for now out across most of the shan known doe a valley. quick run through future weather. t much going on until afternoon time. by 3:00, 4:00, a lotf storms likely to get going. just in time for the tai end of the commute or your ride over to the beaches. 60% chance of showers, high 89. only a 40% chance o rain.

threatening everyone he encountered that night and for refusing to let people in the mosque in springfield. we're told he began to ram carsl in the parki. when police arrived, he le dly drove toward the cruiser. he cursed and screamed at the officer, who took him into custody. apparently he has been coming to the mosque since he was a child. the folks there say sothing is wrong. >> all humans make mistakes. but our job is to have a sit down and chat with them. >> we're told there was no indication he had a weapon. >>> despite a new letter from pore francis, many catholics conflicted about the leaders of the catholic churc pope francis condemned abuse ane said the lea failed on the issue of sex abuse. last wk, a pennsylvania grand jury report detailed abuse by 300 priests over 70 years. 99 of the priests were from the diocese of pittsburgh. it says that the bishop was part of the cover-up. rierl denies that. the president ofty university says the report calls for an act of atonement. >> i think the cardinal should s nsider stepping aside. not to say that itlpable. some feel that he is. but

it was built by a pair of brothers, charles and frank dura, from springfield, massachusetts, not detroit, and they built 13 of these cars, not what we would call mass production or large-scale production, but the point is all 13 of these cars were more or less identical. this was serious production, not building a car as a one-off kind of custom job. when we think of the start of the american automobile industry, we think of it as taking place in 1896. a lot of people will ask why the industry centered itself here in detroit, why it wasn't in massachusetts, why it wasn't in indianapolis, cleveland or chicago. any of those cities had a robust automobile industry. detroit had advantages, iron or from minnesota, coal from the coal fields in west virginia, pennsylvania. we're roughly between the two with the system of the great lakes to connect them. we had a lot of capital in detroit, a lot of eager investors who were ready to risk money in this new endeavor. we also had a lot of skilled labor, people who had been building stoves, railroad cars, big industries before the car. but the simple

. >>> video has surfaced of a close call at the airport in springfield, missouri.s is a van speeding across a runway seconds before a plane takes off. the jet carrying 50 people was heading to chicago. no one was hurt here. the van driver says ground control cleared him to cross the runway. he said he was racing to get to an employee barbecue. >>> we have an update now on ethan sonneborn, the 14-year-old candidate for the democratic nomination for governor in vermont. he finished fourth last night with 8% of the vote. christine hallquist got 48%, becomes the first transgender this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999, intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts. so you wake up ready to train for that marathon. and now, save up to $500 on select sleep number 360 smart beds. ends wednesday. >>> now the play of the week. it happened in detroit last night. not on the field. in the stands. here's vladimir duthiers. >> reporter: a routine foul ball at the detroit tigers game last night became anything bu

it was built by a pair of brothers, charles and frank in springfield, massachusetts, actually. not detroit. and they built 13 of these cars so certainly not what we would call mass production or large-scale production but the point is that all 13 of these cars were more or less identical. so this was serious production. this was not building a car as a one off kind of custom job. traditionally thinking of the start of the american automobile industry we think of 1896. a lot of people will ask, why the industry centered itself here in detroit. why it wasn't in massachusetts. why it wasn't in indianapolis, in cleveland, in chicago. any one of those cities had a robust automobile business at the turn of the century. and, you know, there were advantages here in detroit. close to raw ferrells. iron ore from minnesota. coal from the coal fields of pennsylvania, west virginia. we are between the two with the system of the great lakes to connect them. we had a lot of capital in detroit. a lot of eager investors ready to risk money in the new endeavor. we had great pool of skilled labor

springfield, lanes open but delays remain astnomical falls church, westbound, 66 after leesburg pikelocked by the downed tree. >>> time is ticking and soon summer wil s be over aool starting. i'm justin finch here with asi presal organizerof >>> welcome back. 6:24. check your calendars. it can be hard getting back into the school routine. justin finch has expert advice. >> in the morning, before we head out the door, what should do? >> reporter: cecilia jones knows what she's talking about. she was a teacher and now a professional organizer. her first tip, map out your morning. >> o get there in time, lea by 6:30. >> reporter: it starts with taking out the guesswork and make sure you' as ready as possible before bed. >> if there is soccer practice after school, make sure it has everything in it including a water bottle and everything ready to go. >> reporter: after school is over and the kids are back at home. >> opening up the backpack and if they bring their lunch, drop that in the kitchen to get cleaned up and pulling out any home work.r: >> reporeep a special folder for school notices

blue line trains will run between franconia springfield and the cemetery.hatork won't be finished until august 26th. metro says all riders need to plan ahead. >>> this morning, new calls for theuniversity of maryland's football coach to be fired. >> coach dj durkin on administrative leave amid allegations of abuse within the football program. justin, good morning. >> eun, good morning. that call ces from the family lawyer of jordan mcnair who died back in june. he said coach durkin's team had a culture of physical and verbal abuse. coach durkin on paid leave and three other team staff are on paid leave, as well. the university is committed to looking into tllseations which surfaced in an espn report back on friday. jordan mcnair was a 19-year-old sophomore lineman who collapsed at a practice back in may. he dieeveral weeks later in june. his family's lawyer said this was an oious case of heat stroke and could have been prevented. reaction from local leaders, including, the director of athletics and coach durkin are ultimately responsible. gornor larryoguen

springfield,i ro road, a crash reported there. t( quantico.ndown vehicle hanging out in that delay. now.nbis 6:32 right this is the elementary schoolteacher accused of sendinp inappropriatctures to children. ryan pick was arrested. he taught at the -- t school he taught at said he will not be back. l>> pick had a for church. and it takes on a new meaning in light of the charges. news 4's megan mcgrath is outside of cameron elementary school.4xpsituation.oksn rm

. >> senator barack obama threw his hat into the ring today in springfield, illinois. >> one thing you say for certainty about illinois senator barack obama is that there has never been another presidential candidate like him. he has a foreign sounding name that rhymes with osoma, his middle name is hussein , and he's admitted to using marijuana and cocaine as a teenager. racially he's half black, half white and terms of political experience, green. >> barack obama stepped onto the national stage and while the democratic national convention with his eloquence. >> there's is not a liberal america or conservative america. there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's the united states of america. >> i encouraged barack obama to give thought to the presidency early on. >> america is hungry for change. america wants something new. >> propelled by the media, hungry for a fresh face and story, he's graced the times of news week and been endorsed by oprah. a far cry from where he is in washington, where he

yesterdayetro tells us hat a silver line train actually got rerouted to the blue line and went to franconia springfield. this is the second time in two a dand all of this has to do with signal issue at t rosalind station, something that meo is trying to pinpoint right now. metro says at no point was ny anyone in danger because the trains were on the right side of the track but, still, guys, this is something that is flat out onot supposed t happen. the transit agency having a bad couple o days and let's not forget what happened saturday here at the mcclain station when an eight-car metro train literally separated f theth and sixth cars came apart. we had a picture that have to show you. metro now tells me that because of thabs dent over theeend 36 rail cars had to be held out of service today, so all of this has been going on over theup la of days, and a lot of people scratching their heads wondering what's hng with metro. all i can tell you it's lucky period of re in a light ridership. if this starts to happen next week or the week after, that we'll get some serious explaining. thankfully nobody hurt

blue linesill only run between fran conia springfield and arlington cemetery. the work won't be completed until sunday, august 26th. metro says all riders need to plan ahead. >>> now to a developing story that involved a coach bus headed tom d.c. new jersey. 50 people are recovering after the bus they were on crashed into an overpass overnight. the bass which you see right there is called our bus. it was being operated by liberty coach. you can see the front end of it sheered off. the bus was headed to newark penn station. it was almost there when it barrelled into the overpass. no crashes involving liberty crash have been reported in the past years. the cause of the crash isnder investigation. >>> right now, it is the first day of class for students in spotsel veinia, culpepper, king george, and warren county public schools. whether your parent, a teacher or trying to avoid all the new traffic we are getting you readc for hool. be sure to look out for our special reports a month long. >>> schools in married don't head back to class until after labor y. but sto

this is the north springfield area. chopper 4 over this.at the delay, inner loop near braddock road, two overturned vehicles here. a three-mile delay. looking at the beltway, you can see the slowdown here at the bottom of the beltway. if you're headed northbound on i i-95, you have to bail out because of the slowdown. this looks like a bad crash. we spoke with police a couple minutes ago. they sd, yes, we have juries. a> we did see one person being transported as wived on the scene here. looks like everybody is out of the vehicle. now, the cleanupgi . what a serious cleanup. two overturned vehicles. one more involve in that rollback behindhe fire truck. as we turn chopper 4 here, i can show you the delay, absolutely terrible. we see the brake lights just before the mixing bowl. but the express lanes are s lookingmooth. that's worth the money this morning. >> arlington, were shut down near westmoreland. we will look at the travel times and update on the beltwayg problem, com. >>> good morning,y. everyb what a wonderful way to get thursday st

line the where a silver line train was actually routed to the blue line and went towards franconia springfield. both of these issues, met tell us, stem from a signal problem at the rosalind administration and they don't know the cause of the problem. it happened yesterday and it's happening again. talk about the issueedhat happ here at the mcare clean station where therain literally separated and came apart, the fifth and sixth rail cars. metro said it had to take 36 rail cars out of servicebeoday use it wanted to do. it's been a troubling of daysd they do say. it wouldn't be a head on top of thinking? you have to going the right way when you get on a train. >> adam, help u >> trains. >> the driver, doreen, is actually supposedot toe the transit control center. the rail operation control center as it's called. kind of like the air traffic r control cen for metro. they have the ultimate responsibility for where thees switre set and the trains actually go, so it's their responsibility i that facilit out in land yore, and we have documented numerous issues with them over the years so they have to

david is in springfield, missouri, a democrat. go ahead.aller: yes, i want to say thanks to c-span all of these years. you are one of the few moderate voices out of washington. i want to support jeff sessions and i commend him for being able to stand up to this. i want to try to be as nice as i can be. this president that has no idea what he is doing. i think the best thing that could happen is a couple two or three prominent republicans would do with him exactly what barry goldwater and different once did as far as richard nixon . i think everything that has been disrupted so much by this president is shown exactly how he treats jeff sessions. i feel for the guy. i don't want to say i feel sorry for him. i just think he is a good human being in his heart and that is what i wanted to say. host: did you support jeff sessions to be attorney general when that pic was announced -- pick was announced? caller: i really didn't think about it. i think he has a more moderate tone in the way he has handled things may be than being quite as much on th

today is likely to be another one. 77 now in whington and annapolis. 72 in springfield, virginia.ow 79ornia, maryland. 64 in winchester virginia. it's going to be a hot one today. general pump of heat and humiditycontinues. this weather front to our north west it does promise a drop in temperatures as we get towards the weekend. unfortunately, it also mean an increase in rain chance for saturday and sunday planned. for today, though, hot and humid, yes. rain chance are low toda i couldn't rule out an isolated shower or thunder shower. most oou what want to do will not be affected by raindrops. it's an after game for the braves in town. it is theor slightest chance a shower. if you're going to the nats rk ball but the sunscreen on, sunglasses and hat. it's going to be sunny, hot san humid. and tomorrow, another dry day maybe a scattered storm laten the lat hours. 90 degrees, 91 for tomorrow. the five-day fhoecast the weekend is a little bit of trouble. high rain chance, a saturday sunday that continues into monday. the upside is we will not i be the 90s. downt.i.d. downside, melissa mol

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