go tell your joke at springfield. democrats insinuated a critique of lincoln the joker into each and every one of their campaigning themes of 1864. none was more challenging then the charge of lincoln's shocking levity and the face of numbing military slaughter. lays the maker who nation across his knee and tickles her catastrophe with obscene jokes and little stories came a campaign staple. nothing gave this attacked greater power than the bogus accusation that when visiting the blood drenched antietam battlefield in october 1862, lincoln had shattered its sanctity by asking to hear a vulgar comic song while touring the field with bodies yet warm in their graves. mcclellan, by george lincoln drove over the field as heavy details of men were burying the dead. lincoln suddenly slapping marshall lemon upon the knee explained give us that song. george mcclellan has never heard it. the general protested, not now. i would prefer to hear it some other place and time. gave politicalgn cartoonists unbridled opportunity to exp

and storms from savannah to springfield, also to oklahoma city. the cold front could bring a half a foot of snow in the colorado rockies tonight. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> we learned that the trump administration plans raids in as many as 100 cities.t,e are urgi i.c.e. comesour door. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, immigration and customs enforcement is preparing a mass roundup of migrant families that have already received deportation orders. predawn raids, reportedly known as "family op," planned for this sunday in ten major cities.

axelrod tells us why he's in such a hurry to give away gifts as fast as he can. epter: if thif th springfield, massachusettsat en wearing them were giving away certainly was. bob charland is the man behind pedal thru youth, reregarding kids who do well with a bicycle. >> there's a higher crime rate in crime areas and police are constantly in there. so maybe kids when they grow up will say my first bike came from a cop. >> reporter: so far bob's group has given away nearly 1,100 bikes. that would be impressive enough if that was the whole story. it's not. >> how would you describe what's going on with your health? >> my brain's deteriorating. >> reporter: you see bob charland is sick, very sick. >> i have a tumor in my frontal lobe. >> do you have any idea how much time you have left? >> two years ago they said my brain was out of somebody in their late 80s. >> reporter: which is why charland is filled with such a sense of urgency these days. >> so many people would look at you and say if i had weeks or months, hopefully longer, i'd be sitting on a beach somewhere. >> what's that going to do?

ons mui takesside the factory in springfield, massachusetts. ♪ ♪ >> these are the newest rail cars for >> this t is almost ready to go. >> yes. >> they run along spngfield, massachusetts. >> the first one is scheduled for delivery this summer and washington wants to hit the brakes because the company that makes them is from china. >> it is a state-owned communist of china owns the company. >> cr is indeed owned by the chinese government and it is the biggest manufacturer of trains in the world and our cameras got a rare look inside its first factory in the u.s. >> this is the shell as we receive it from china and from there, the components over here are what we'll be installing. >> interior lining is primarily the chinese and the wall panels and the air ducts and we have a door system from vapor which is in new york. >> in addition to boston, crrc has won contracts with philadelphia, chicago and angeles totaling more than $2 billion. >> crrc -- crrc underst ud that thted states is a growing market in this industry also it is the third biggest industry globally. th united states is a ma

. >> springfield was not nearly as sophisticated as eugene. really twin cities, but it's more blue-collar. >> i really like how ann ruhl introduces eugene, oregon and springfield, oregon, in her book "small sacrifices." she says, eugene, oregon is the successful sister of the paired cities. cool, slender, professional. her restaurants serve artichokes and ricotta pie, while springfield, oregon, half eugene's size, is the sister who never graduated from high school, who no longer notices the acrid smell from logging. >> i think springfield -- it sounds clichÉ, but a lot of people knew each other, and you felt pretty safe there. >> it really wasn't a scary place. when there was a murder of something, they would always say, something like that doesn't happen here, but of course it does. it was may 19, 1983, when diane took her children out to see a woman that she knew. >> diane didn't leave until about 9:30 at night. they leave from the friend's house. they're driving down the road. >> christie remembers that "hungry like the wolf" was playing. ♪

the uniforms weren't enough to capture the kids' attention at hiram doorman elementary school in springfield.. >> perfect. >> reporter: ...what the law enforcement officers wearing them were giving away certainly was. bob charland is the man behind "pedal thru youth," visiting schools in poor neighborhoods to reward kids who do well with a bicycle. >> kids who live in poverty see the worst in law enforcement. there is a higher crime rate in poverty areas. so police are constantly in there. so now maybe someday when this my first bike came from a cop.y, we have over 1,000 bikes down here. >> reporter: so far, bob's group has given over nearly 1,100 bikes. that would be impressive enough if that was the whole story. it's not. how do you describe what's going on with your health? >> um, my brain is deteriorating. >> reporter: you see, bob charland is sick, very sick. >> i have a tumor in my frontal lobe. >> reporter: do you have any idea how much time you have left? >> two years ago they said my brain was that of somebody in at olate 80s. >> reporter: which is why charland is filled with a sens

jim axelrod, cbs news, springfield, massachusetts. >> quijano: a beautiful gift that is the "cbs weekends" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano at the broadcast center in new york city. for all of us at cbs news, happy father's d , and good night. >>> now at 6:00, a wild night on 101. chp was working a crash on one side of the freeway when cars began piling up on the other. >>> what some ridesharing companies are doing to try to avoid treating their drivers like employees. >>> too many seem to think good intentionings excuse. a powerful message to his silicon valley peers in the process. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. uber and lyft are trying to stop a proposed state law that officially defines its drivers as employees. the companies are using some questionable tactics. >> there's a bill that would require companies like huber and lyft to treat their drivers like applied, now we learn the companies are going through the apps they use to interface with their drivers to try to get the drivers to sign a petition. >> what happened when i press to go t

>> the lieutenant commander surprises his daughter at elementary school in springfield.lass has a mystery reader. usually it's a teacher. but the uncle who isn the coast guard took on that role after a year long deployment in the middle east. >> when you become a parent, you want to be present in your chifd's l it's hard not to be there day in and day out. >> kaley had a surprise of her own, telling her dad there was a dog at home. >> that's all we have. thks for joining us and have a great week. re we aisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. using her phone, alsing her tablet.ing tv on her laptop, o i am really good at ltitasking cause i'm awesome. a little. the best internet is even better at our best pr ne. switchow and get our fastest speeds available. plus, a free samsung chromebook on us. that's fios. - every songwriter, at one point in time, was unknown. on somebody had a s magically, it got deigvered to the rht artist. and then, boom. a song comes into your life. and th's what "songland" is, showing the world t

jim axelrod, cbs news, springfield, massachusetts. >>> that's "the overnight news" for this thursday.of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm margaret brennan. >>> this is "the cross-examinaticbs overnight news." >> i'm meg oliver. chinese rulers had enough of the street protests in hong kong. soldiers and riot police moved in to disperse the tens of thousands who have been demonstrating for nearly a week. at issue, a plan to allow peoplo >> reporter: we have to use force, said hong kong's police chief. and they did. they shot teargas and pepper spray, swung batons and fired rubber bullets. protesters pushed back with water bottles, protected by umbrellas and masks. everyone was a target, including us. oh. already, the smoke and the teargas is making its way here. feeling it inside your nose and your eyes, getting closer and closer. helping hands came from these protesters. >> take some water. flush it out. >> reporter: okay. but it's a small kind of sting whe

there's controversy involving wics, springfield, illinois', news leader.heir corporate owners that every time there's any bad weather-- everything from a tornado to a light drizzle-- they had to announce it to their viewers with the graphic "code red." the theory behind the "code red" is that it's exciting, it's grabbing, and more people would keep watching if you scare them until their pants are at "code brown." here's the thing, though. it's not at all informative. so viewers complained to the station with thousands of comments on social media, letters to the editor, frequent calls to local talk radio shows. wow. does this town consist entirely of old people? ( laughter ) "dear television, i don't like the weather forecast changed. also, lorna doones are too pointy!" ( laughter ) enter our hero, wics meteorologist and norse god of beige, joe crain. crain was the weatherman there. crain heard the calls of the people and went on air to take a stand. >> we want you to know, it's not us. this is a corporate initiative, the code red alert. and behind the scen

southbound 395, near the beltway, had a crash on the right side there in springfield.t has cleared out of they. that's good news. travel times here in virginia, 66 inbound, 95 northbound, not bad. inbound on 66, 42 miles per hour at this point. 270 southbound, 56 miles per hour from germantown to the spur. tap of the beltway, 33 miles per hour. remembero listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >> thank you. >>> 6:20. are you eling unhappy or unfulfilled? you're not alone. >> coming up, the way a local woman found happiness in just 21 days and how she's inspiring others to do the same.>> later today on "ellen," mindy kaling stops by. she's talking about her upcoming birthday trip and her new movie "late night." "ellen" airs here at 3:00 and then stick arod for news4 at un compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? d i'be thrilled. this sounds like a whole business package, which would be incredible. so what are you guys waiting for? let's

springfield, inner loop afterpr the sgfield interchange, middle of the road is blocked by a work zonebeltway overall looks good. innerr oop and outeop, no complaints along the beltway even though we have the summer roadwork. 66, 95, no issues there. on 270 northbound after the spur, two right lanes get by that construction. good morning, chuck bell. >>> and good morning to you, as well, melissa. skies are ki of on the cloudy side here first thing. i wish i cisuld pr a little bit more sunshine for you on your friday, that being said, rain chances today are relatively low. a you live from washington southbound, there'ittle better chance you may need the umbrella today. i'll show you the future weather in a second. right now, temperatures in thean 60s 70s. 74 at arlington. 78 in annapolis. 70 in howard county. 63 in frederick ntcou virginia. 69 now in martinsburg, west virginia. afternoon highs today will be in the l 80s across the area. and again, plenty of clouds and higher rahe chances t farther south from washington you either livtravel. here's a look at the big picture. and you can

this is field, 95 north -- this is springfield, 95 north before franconia road.outer loop before 270, we had that shut down last night. if you were watching at election, th jackknifed tractor-trailer has cleared. all lanes are now open. this rain really causing a mess in a lot of spots. beltsville, northbound 95 after the beltway, left de blocked by the crash. that should be out of the way soon if it's not already gone. s for the beltway, no work zones, heavy rain moving through. allow extra time no matter which way you're headed. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 4:21. next, don't pay more for medications that are not as effective. we run down the best over-the-counter treatments picked by pharmacis> >>nd lairt on "ellen," aubrey plaza gets a scare from chucky. >> oh -- [ scream ] >> i think i'd pee my nts. that's airs at 4:00. chucky pops out of the box next to >>> welcome back. walking down the pharmacy aisle can be confusinconfusing. tdre are many products an price points. >> we reveal which over-the-counter medications pharmacists say work best. >> reporter: adl was

delays back in springfield. it's one of the slowest spots right now on the beltway.line northbound as you go to boundary channel drive, accident activity, left lane. we also had early morning issues on the rails on metro. silver and blue with dela in both directions because of a broken down train. >> we'll take a break and check your forec. getting o to a muggy start. temperatures in the low to mid 70s. 90 degrees b lunchtime. a possibility of storms again later this afternoon and onsa turday afternoon. if you are beach bound for the weekend, hot down there for today and tomorrow. highest rain chances this weekend at the beach c. nio. his luxu wous fur calms my nervn i'm worried about moving into our new apartment. why don't we just ask geico for help with renters insurance? i didn't know geico helps with renters insurance. yeah, and we could save a bunch too. antonio! fetch computer! yeah, and we could save a bunch too. antonio? i'll get it. get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance. 30>>> now. it's friday morning, june 28th, 2019. 50 ye

. >> good morning, i'm paige springfield cunningham, health policy reporter and author of the health 202 newsletter here at the post. i'm excited to introduce my guest, senator jack reed of rhode island. he's been a huge advocate for pediatric cancer research. he co-wrote the childhood cancer survivorship act signed into law by president trump last year. our other guest's flight was canceled. i want to ask you a different question. we've got breaking news about patrick shanahan, trump's defense nominee's confirmation and his hearing has been delayed again and yahoo is reporting today that that's due to allegations in his private life what can you tell us? >> we're still waiting on the nomination of the president, we haven't received it yet. we can't begin formal deliberations. then when we get the nomination we'll have to start doing our due diligence, have members of the armed service committee talk to the nominee and then schedule a hearing. right now we are beginning our deliberations on national defense authorization act and that should take up two weeks. so we're -- the schedule

a sweet surprise in springfield. >> rep it's story time they anxious to learn what story told. there' bigger mystery yet to unfold who will be this week's mystery yester spoile alert, it's this guy. u.s. coast guard member and every she told me she misses me, can't wait to see me. kaylee and nothing could spoil kaylee daddy. >> rep after so much time away, that first hug, that first kiss might not seem real so kaylee made double sure. day for our family and it's a this 6-year-old was keeping . ack of dad's deployment. the days 4. >> she is so sweet. welcom home and thank you for >>> amelia draper, at least we're having some nice weather >> rely nice. it's unusual that we would have had humidity levels this lowst ye and today, friday, not going to be that bad. with some rain attached too much, it will feel a little yester i woul give today 8.5 or 9 out more clouds overall. not a washout. there will be dry time as well. you want to have the umbrella handy. gorgeo weather returns for friday saturday as well. here's a look at current temper we're at 64 right now in washin 62 degree

springfield, right now getting by onhe right side. this is a multi-crash with injuries. so it may be some time before this is really cpletely cleared out of the way. getting something like this so early really can cause a big impact here for the morning commute. the good news is we're not really seeing it on the maps quite yet. let that's one mileworth of backups right now. 66 inbound is looking okay. w thave a situation i willlk about in a second near the rosslyn tunnel. no work zones on the beltway. outer loop after gallows, a car has spun out there. northbound 95 after the beltway, left side blocked by a crash. westbound 66 at the rosslyn , tunnelft lane getting by the work zone. eun? >> thank you. >>> it's 4:32. we're following breaking news montgomery county. police are asking people to stay away from the 15 block of randolphroad as officers search or people involved in a burglary at a gun sho officers say that as thegl burs fled the scene, they struck aru er. an officer fired some shots, but we don't know whether anyone was hit. news4 has a crew heading to the scen

virginia, north carolina tomorrow, chicago, south bend, springfield, missouri, have to watch for damaging winds and hail, david. >> ginger zee tonight. thank you. >>> your money tonight. the dow plummeting to end the week. swift reaction to president trump's surprise threat to increase tariffs on mexico. the dow plunging 355 points, closing below 25,000 for the first time since january. the president with tariffs on all products coming in the u.s. washing machines and produce at the grocery store. jonathan karl on what the president is demanding in return. >> reporter: in a move that surprised his own top advisers, the president decided to act after a group of more than 1,000 migrants crossed the border illegally near el paso on wednesday. the administration says it's the largest group of migrants ever detained at the border. mexico has taken advantage of the united states for decades, trump declared via twitter. time for them to finally do what must be done. the white house says the tariffs will begin as a tax of 5% on all goods that cross the border, adding another 5% every month until

. >> we have ben from springfield massachusetts expect thank you for taking my call. i agree with the objectivity of your guest and i sensed that as well and, one of the things that i've observed the at's why the d court hearings that they are asking for. the first twohat, years of this administration, republicans have been in charge of the white house, the senate and the house. decision that was made relative to spending money or anything else was made by republicans. calling of the people and complaining about the spending of money by the mother inve investigation, i would like for you to explain to them in your own way who made the decision to retain mr. mueller to investigate the russian involvement and who decided to pay him or who decided to make the decision. i think the republicans need to understand that. thank you >> just to review, mr. mueller was named -- was appointed to that job. he was a former fbi director and he was allowed to serve longer than 10 years. and mr. mueller was named to the job by rod rosenstein, who was the deputy attorney general and it

and storms from savannah to springfield, also to oklahoma city. the cold front could bring a half a foot of snow in the colorado rockies tonight. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> we learned that the trump administration plans raids in as many as 100 cities.t,e are urgi i.c.e. comesour door. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, immigration and customs enforcement is preparing a mass roundup of migrant families that have already received deportation orders. predawn raids, reportedly known as "family op," planned for this sunday in ten major cities. the i.c.e. director speaking on abc news live. >> one of the greatest pull factors for families to come here is they know that once they arrive in the united states, they remain here untouched. we have to change that message. >> reporter: these kinds of raids typically target criminals, not families. houston's police chief sounding a warning. >> the last thing we need is to evoke that kind of fear where people go further into the shadows and stop cooperating with law enforcement at the local level. >> re

taking care of his affairs and found warehouses full of his winnings vendor brings auction house in springfield michigan will sell bags collection which includes $63.00. motorcycles 39 vintage midget and sprint race cars and 70 exotic and american collector cars if you're interested the auction takes place on the 15th of june so kristie anything interest you there you think you might go to the auction or maybe send a representative i think this is a very happy surprise i mean like what are the chances that you just stumble onto this historic collection and really this is a really impressive collection this should actually be in a museum yeah yeah and it collector is now in the age of e bay if you really know your stuff you can and you have the money you can put together something very impressive we'll see how does it auction that's it for this time you can catch boom bust on direct t.v. channel through 21 dish network channel to 80 or streaming 247 on pluto t.v. every t.v. channel 132 dollars has up at youtube dot com 5. time. international economic forum is a unique event in today's business w

of berkshire county to local access broadcast television because the cable provider dropped the springfield and dc station and the boston abc station from its channel lineup. because that is technically part of the albany new york area in western massachusetts can only ag access stations that focus on the yankees or the giants. [laughter] and governor cuomo is good as he is, although not our governor that's why introduce legislation to enforce thehe berkshire cable provider charter to engage in good faith negotiations to bring those stations back on the air in berkshire county. so you commit to working with me in his committee to address this and other orphan county problems across the country which areen residents receive local broadcasting relevant to their lives quick. >> yes. the cable industry is always trying to help these orphan county situations. first and foremost, is a problem of market definitionai o with the fcc and then dealing with the rights for what rights local broadcasters have that they are forced to live with. >> the springfield system and the syndicated program at the l

fact that often surprises people there's statue of a slaveholdded outside of the state house in springfield, illinois. now, pierre minimum yard is no longer a household name but he was known as the father of the state. and on the 1840 u.s. census recorded as owning 12 slaves. minimum arizona was not -- minnard -- in 1851 there was heat evidence political dispute of the movement of slaves across state lines but in the the way we might acknowledge. the movement of an illinois slave into missouri, not the other way around. what these two facts and many others tell us is that slavery survived in the land of lincoln until the eve of the civil war. this was all despite the fact that slavery was illegal, at least three times over. masters managed to exempt some african-americans from the emancipation laws by creating an interpretation of those laws that grand fathered into the state a group of people that may dubbed french negroes. these are people supposedly descendents of the people brought to the illinois country when the french claimed the region in the mid-18th mid-18th century, when the fren

the pickup driver is a 23-year- old boy with westfield transport from springfield massachusetts. >> we are waiting to learn more information about what led up to a shooting at a southern california golf course the killed five people. police say that a man shot two people at the clubhouse on friday and witnesses that he then ran into his mobile home which exploded moments later and authorities found the body of the gunman inside as well as the bodies of two other people. >> there is a gentleman that has a colored history for public intoxication and he had many complaints against him. >> it is unclear what triggered the explosion but firefighters say ammunition was going off as either burning home and police have not released the name of the shooter.>> it has been a year now since a dozen members of a tie youth team and soccer coach wanted into a cave and became trapped underwater and in a cave for 70 days but the world watched as dozens of rescue divers wrist their lives to get them out today the team and their coach paid their respects to the thai navy seal who died while working on th

>> i was really struck by the anecdote that chris began with, the 1874 springfield gathering, which brought to mind the fact that the union veterans seemed much more divided and maybe we should not be surprised to see that the and their confederate counterparts. they got off the ground earlier in terms of organization, and in terms of the army of the potomac group, the tennessee group. these organizations are forming early. incidentally, they were organized in the west, and illinois initially. there is a pushback when you did not find what you are talking the army of the potomac does not win a clear battle until gettysburg. all they want to do -- with the talk about it is gettysburg. documentation, the first real push of monumentation is at gettysburg. talkingmac veterans about look great work they do. it is not surprising. reasons a very clear that the war department decides that chickamauga chattanooga will be the first military park, in part because those western veterans are tired of hearing about gettysburg. and they very consciously organize groups to come together. they also pick a u

. >> reporter: if the uniforms weren't if you have to capture the kids' attention in springfield, massachusetts, what the law enforcement officers wearing them were giving away certainly was. the man behind pet tall through youthis schools in poor neighborhoods to reward kids who do well with a bicycle. >> kids that live in poverty see the worst. so police are constantly in there. maybe when they grow up, he'll say my first bike came from a cop. >> we have over a thousand bikes down here. >> reporter: so far the group has given away 1100 bikes. that would be impressive enough if that was the whole story. it's not. >> how do you describe what's going on with your health? >> reporter: bob is sick. very sick. >> i have a tumor in my frontal lobe. >> do you have any idea how much time you have left? >> two years ago they said my brain reporte which is why he's filled with a sense of urgency. >> so many people would look at you and say if i had weeks or months, hopefully longer, but if that's what i had left, i'd be sitting on a beach somewhere. what's that going to do? >> not a bad scene in terms o

he published a memoir that chronicles his life from childhood in springfield, illinois to nba championalked about how technology is being used to track players' health and why he thinks the future is right for his warriors despite losing. >> i have a year left on my contract and there is a lot of within the next week. we will see what happens and the future still looks right for the golden state warriors. as far as i am a part of it, looking forward to it. reporter: i want to ask you one of the key issues, you talked call it recently, people it truth talks. the treatment of kevin durant and his injury, was there enough care taken with you in the past of injured layers in the playoffs? -- players in the playoffs? andre: that has always been the case. we have the best training staff, not just in nba but in sports. we have had that, when i have been with this organization. confident, my statement was more the mindset athletes have in terms of noise with injuries and how it can have an effect on the mentality of a player going out. as for his organization goes we have always been on the sa

often they are constrained. >> springfield says they will give their station free over to the cable system. the syndicated program can all be blocked out the local news and weather and sports will be there. >> same question senator smith. >> we support your legislation and we would like to carry it locally. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i have one final question if i may. mr. chairman, in this era of media globalization and consolidation, public educational and government television also known as peg or cable access tv gives viewers critical information about their communities and offers an important platform for local voices. the fcc has a rule change that would allow cable companies to shirt their obligations to the communities where they operate. under current law, towns and cities across the country are permitted to require as part of cable franchise agreements that cable operators set aside channels for peg stations. the fcc's current proposal would allow cable operators to assign a value to these channels and then subtract that amount. the value the operator places on any other in

springfield down 65. 63 in germantown. your planner for your wednesday filled wi afternoon highs today back above 90 yet again. yesterday we topped off at 90 at national airport. today i'm forecasting 93 grees. on the whole, high pressures in charge of our weather for now. we're sort of on the north westerly fow at this point in time. that will keep the humidity low but won't do anything to cool let me walk you through future weather. rain chances are delightfully low for the next couple of days. no chan for rain at all today. dry again tonight andhen dry tomorrow, maybe a little itty bitty chance for shower out west of deep creek lake towards morgan town, west virginia tomorrow. no chance for rain around the city. we get into friday, dry start on friday morning. there is a ather front that's going to be draping its way down into pennsylvania on friday. that could lead to a little e higher chancor an isolated shower right along the mason dixon line on friday afternoon. no chance for raro in andd the city on friday. now, sa

. >>> 67 in dulles airport. 62 springfield. 63 german tow wake-up weather today, a flawls start to the workweek. temperatures will be gradually climbing into the low and mid-70s during the early parts of this morning. today's high temperature back up to about 90 degrees. plenty hot. we are tracking a little chance for thunderstorms later on into the afternoon. i'll show you future weather and your ten-day forecast coming up in the half hour. melissa, you'l doing al the work for yourself too. >> i am solo today. that happens. sometimes people aren't here for us. beltway looking oka inner loop and outer loop. both of these things just disappeared in northwest. prince george's county into town and out of town, nothing in your way. >>> a video circulating on social media of a man tasered by metro transit police is still parking outrage. >> this incidentwas recorded by a witness inside the u street metro station over the weekend. in finch is " ju live with details now on how this all unfolded. justin, good morning. ter: good morning. you know by now, maybe you've seen this video on twitter

authenticated as lincoln's, appraised for $6.5 million and sold in 2007 to the lincoln museum in springfieldcolnalia out there. just ask dale ogden, the chief curator of history and culture at the indiana state museum. you must get those calls all the time. >> i get probably about a call a month. it's kind of like the picasso behind grandma's portrait. >> i mean, what are the chances that something that's just sitting around, let alone by the fireplace, is going to be real? >> the chances are very slim. >> yet, andrea and keith's story entices dale to take a look. he examines the mallet, the inlaid initials, and the brief prepared by two amateur history detectives, tom brauns and steve haaff. >> you got two amateur supersleuths that do all the research. did they do a good job? >> i was really impressed. they spent a lot of time looking into genealogical records, land-purchase documents, making the connection between the lincolns and the carters. >> more than impressed. the curator's convinced. he says it's really abe's mallet and part of a maul the legendary log-splitter once used to make fe

the pickup driver is a 23-year- old employee with westfield transport in springfield, massachusetts.rea horse trainers that been banned from the golden gate fields race track in albany and another race track in southernern california, this after a 4th horse died on saturday. authorities say the 4-year-old horse was hurt while exercising and had to be euthanized. this was the 30th horse to die there since the season began back in december. it led to calls for a ban on horse racing. the company that owns both golden gate fields and the race track says the record in recent months doesn't match the level of safety and accountability we demand >>> there are more calls this afternoon for extended netting at major league ballparks after another man was hit by a foul ball. this latest incident happened just yesterday at dodger stadium. >> reporter: it has happened again, another less than fantastic experience at dodger stadium >> reading his lips tony said smoke in the face. >> no >> reporter: it was the very first inning, cody belling jer, a pitch and a hit that hit as young fan in the lead

think we will break that record but stack up the 90-degree days the next couple of weeks. 66 in springfield, virginia and 77 now in washington. your planner for today is all sunshine and hot. 93 expected high today. omeven hotterrow at 95. one difference a higher chance for a cooling rain shower tomorrow as this little ripple in the atmosphere moves in oure ge direction. rain chances are low, low, low, for today and for tomorrow. but at least there's a chance. any little opportunity for a cooling rain shower today is really well southstand we of the d.c. metro area down towards charlottesville so if you're traveling that way you have a better chance of a thunderstorm today. out west of the blue ridge also. tomorrow, future weather on your friday. a dry start. a little better chance of asc tered thunderstorm or two tomorrow afternoon. rain chances under 20% today and tomorrow. higupr chance on sat o 30%. ahead of that front the humidity build friday and saturday.ly not onid-90s for temperature but heat indexes close to a hundred degrees. the weather front is expected to arrive late in the da

also to the north, desmoings, springfield, wichita into oklahoma city. 9 million at risk. heat in place. damaging winds of 60 miles per hour or greater. we're watching the chance for isolated tornadoes. for father's day look good in some spots. a lot of green on the map. maybe some barbecue will be rained out. might be a good movie day for many. loving these names on the map. grove, pennsylvania 81 hours. grandfather, 72 in north carolina. my favorite bald head city, my husband is bald i can say that, 87 degrees. 84 in gardner, kansas. again a lot of movie watching on saturday or maybe we'll watch the u.s. open. rainfall forecast even up to four inches in some spots. these are a lot of the areas where we had rain. we have saturated grounds. potential for river flooding once again and isolated road flooding in some spots if we do have those heavy downpours. otherwise a beautiful day in new york city today. little breezy but 75. with lots of sunshine. cannot complain. enjoy today. also on saturday before thing get rocky. >> i bought my husband a ticket to kingsford, arizona.

they want all the benefits to living in springfield, but they ain't even bothered to learn themselvesguage. >> yeah, those are exactly my sentimonies. >> i think one of the governing things that's happening with "the simpsons" is a distrust of anyone who tells us we should trust them and doesn't earn that trust. >> i'll take that statue of justice too. >> sold. >> when they make fun of how fox works -- >> you are watching fox. >> we are watching fox. >> they are telling you don't trust us either. >> eat my shorts. >> all right. i'll eat -- eat your shorts? >> "the simpsons" is like shakespeare in the sense that we quote the simpsons all the time, very often without knowing it. >> excellent! >> i wish i could create something that culturally indelible. it's unlike anything else tv has ever run. >> "twin peaks" showed up out of nowhere at the beginning of the decade. the pilot episode of that was one of the strangest and most exciting things i have ever seen. >> i'm at the twin peaks county morgue. with the body of the victim. what's her name? >> it was incredible. just how slowly in th

i have to ask you about springfield and chicago. illinois is a basket case of this nation fiscally. it is unfortunate, we have about $140 billion of unfunded liability with our illinois pension system. we have to get out from underneath that. we have wonderful assets but have not had good leadership in springfield and part of that is a reflection of public corruption. a number of governors have gone to prison, but it starts with fiscal sponsor ability and good policy. a goodot have leadership. dominatede have been by chicago and our state legislature. tom: i have to interrupt. the st. louis blues have dominated the chicago blackhawks. it is different. chicago is not dominating. the st. louis blues are dominating the chicago blackhawks. rep. lahood: we are all happy for the blues. it is a storied organization in st. louis. thinking what they did this year to go into boston last night, we are all happy for the st. louis lose. .- blues tom: he can finesse it. coming up, rick scott of florida. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ been followingve closely what has been happening in the straight of hor

the pickup driver is a 23-year- old employee with westfield transport in springfield, massachusetts. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00. >>> a horrible murder suicide in south san jose. a man shot and killed 4 people and set a home to a neighbor says the suspect then tried to chase down his wife. >> the wife jump the fence and ran into my house. then she locked the door in my kids room while we were in the master bedroom. >> reporter: >> the wife the daughter and a niece, according to please, managed to escape the deadly shooting. >> i'm frank centerville. >> i'm julie haener. the man turned the gun on himself. they found him dead at a side yard of the home. it started around eight in 45 last night when police responded to gunshots on habbitts court . ktvu's maureen naylor has been on scene most of the day. maureen? >> reporter: frank, police of the shaken neighbor told us he was playing outside with his 5- year-old son in the backyard from next door jumped over the fence to escape from her husband who was chasing her. police say the gunman was found in the side yard of the house after he kille

. >> my name is brian springfield. i have lived in the castro for over 21 years. this is the first time i have come to speak at one of these hearings. i am doing so because i think it is important. i feel like an approval of this application will be of great benefit to the neighborhood. i am on the board of castro merchants. i'm also on the board as vice president of the friends of harvey milk plaza going on three years now, i have been really impressed with the generosity of both desmond and -- desmond and ray in contributing as volunteers to both organizations as mentioned, restoring the board of both of these organizations and serves as our fundraising chair. i am here tonight to strongly support this project. this business of the cannabis dispensary can provide a lot of benefits to a neighborhood. it could create a lot of problems for the neighborhood. the difference between benefit and problems is really the way that the business is operated, and it comes down to does the neighborhood trust the people that will operate it? and the gentleman who are the projec

he was in springfield and going through lincoln papers and he found this photograph. confiscated and ordered all photos of the president to be confiscated. somehow this one escaped. nicollet's in john papers. i do not know how he got a hold of it, or how it escaped stanton , because stanton attempted to suppress all photographs of lincoln taken after his assassination. is a grand funeral procession from the white house to the capital. dr. leale was in the carriage immediately preceding. the grand review, he is asked to sit in the grandstand in front of the white house, he was invited to stanton's office even. theourse, we know about execution on july 7, 1865. it is at the washington arsenal, now fort meade air, -- fort meade air -- mcnair. the scaffolding is where the tennis courts are. dr. leale had a life after the assassination. 1876, -- september 3, 1876 he will marry rebecca copcutt. the home is now the rectory of the saint casmir's church. the union would produce six children. now, we talked about lincoln's last hours where the story of the cardiopulmonary resus

right now you have strong storms moving through cities like cincinnati, louisville, also around springfieldallas, texas. the threat today extends from texas over towards new jersey. the threats remain the same. we're still talking damaging winds. the potential for hail. yes, even some possible tornadoes. there are two waves that will move through cities like louisville and this second one this afternoon and evening. that first wave will impact cities like new york and boston later on tonight. further out to the west, places like dallas, oklahoma city, even little rock also looking at the potential for some showers and thunderstorms this evening. unfortunately, martin and christi, the long-term concern becomes flooding as we expect 2 to 4 inches of widespread rain over the next several days. >> we talked a lot about flooding. >> no doubt. >> thank you so much, allison. appreciate it. >>> the mayor of phoenix is apologizing. still trying to clarify exactly what she's saying in that apology, but she's apologizing after the video of officers drawing guns on this family sparked outrage. >> the p

springfield, northbound 95, the ramp to 395, we have a crash and some cars on the left shoulder.redericksburg northbound 95 sh er centerport parkway, c on the right shoulder. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway looking actually pretty good in light right now. corcoran street at west virginia avenue, lanes blocked,olice activity. southeast, southern avenue at 23rd street, have a crashr the as far as travel times, 270 awesome, top of the beltway, outer loop, 30 miles per hour from 95 to 270. 66 inbound at fairfax county parkway, once you hit that, heading to the beltway, going 45 miles per hour. much better than what i sh ed you. and 95 north, quantico to the beltway, 58 miles per hour. remember to listent to wop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thanks. >>>he tsa has a plan to make you safer on future flights, but not everyone is on board with this idea.cy >> the ages showing off a new type of technology designed to make x-ray macnes smarter. the california company has produced some software that incorporates artificial intelligence into the scanners. the a.i. is modeled a

petersburg, west virginia, happen downo 39 an hour ago, back up to 40 no. 47 in lorton and springfieldinbowie, maryland. there's the planner, 50s to near 70 by lunchtime. mid to upr 70s later on in the day. tomorrow, the humidity's back, the southwest winds are back. it will be reezy, warm, humid tomorrow. and ape 60% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. some of thoseould be on the strong side. have your nbc washington app downloaded and set soe that w can send you push alert for any watches or warnings. that's the wunsettlther way to the north and west today. it will be all quiet weatherwise for your tuesday and tuesday night. honestly, the first half hour of tomorrow, not bad either. tomorrow afternoon and evening, a likely of strong to potentially severe storms. we'll kp you posted . that the outlook for potentially severe weather, the slight risk area, do include the d.c. metro area. so may have to be in storm team 4 weather alert mode tomorrow. once the humidity is back, it's going to be hard to push out of here. busiest rain day will be tomorrow. the stray shower possible

news 4's cory smis takes u to et today's surprise in springfield. >> reporter: it's story time insiden class. these youngsters are anxious to learn what story will be told. but there's an even bigger o mystery yet t unfold. who will be this week'sys mtery reader. spoiler alert. it's this guy. lieutenant commander andrew , yunkast guard member and father just back from a year ng deployment overseas ready to recommence his dad duties. >> we talked on face ti as much as we could when i was in middle east and every day she told me sheisses meand she can't wait to see 6-year-old k nothing can spoil the surprise. >> ear mystery rder today is kaley's dead. >> after so much time away, tha seem real. kaley made double sure. >> i'm so happy and it's a great day for our family. it's a great day to see my daughter. >> i was so exced to see daddy from a one year and three day trip. dad's deployment. >> i've been counting down the days. >> evenu at sch a young age, the sacrifices a young person and so many military families make is not lost on theseittle ones. every birthday, holiday, and bedtime s

storm prediction center's severe weather threat for today, head's up jefferson city, missouri, springfieldrge hail. can't rule out the potential of an isolated tornado. and also frequent lightning strikes as well. i'm teeing myself up for an amazing video. we worked hard to get this. this is coming from the ladies golf championship here in charleston, south carolina. that is a lightning strike on the 18th green. it struck a tree there and actually damaged the tree. good thing is the fans and the players were all evacuated from the scene or the fields ahead of that because there was a weather delay. good thing they did too because you can imagine how dangerous it would have been to be around that tree. >> oh, yeah. pretty scary foota. >> thank you for being with us. i'm george howell. more news after the break. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office onl

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