what are the political implications of what terry mcauliffe has done?n: first of all, i think he's done the right thing. if you are someone who goes through prison, serves your time, and you have done your debt to society, you should be able to come back into society. that is the first thing to say. the political thing is, a huge percentage of the virginia prison population is african-american. many people will look at this and say that this is a naked move to move potential voters into the column and get hillary clinton into a swing state. mark: terry mcauliffe picked a fight with the virginia legislature, dominated by republicans. and gillespie who is likely to saidor governor next time, he thought that nonviolent offenders maybe this is something that should be discussed. it's the thing with the violent offenders. it is not just restoring voting rights that has gotten some people upset you will raise more speculation and terry mcauliffe could end up hillary clinton's running mate. john: it could be seen as a political favor for hillary clinton. mark:

their vote will be van cold out after terry mcauliffe signs this piece of paper.is mostly democratic, is it not? >> prince william county could decide not just how virginia go, but it could decide the presidential elect. tom: new york is the liberal bastion of the country. >> anybody can use any restroom now, convicted vote. tom: in new york, somebody walk into your restroom, nobody noticed. in north carolina, they notice. go to the path room in penn staying, it's not a pretty sight. what about theley that donald trump was talking about, he was talking about christy and maybe rubio and carson. >> in those relationship mall debates i used to look up there and say that's a hell of a cabinet. christie, carson, you have got a great cabinet up there. >> what's the fir thing that will happen when marco rubio says something and the president says listen, little marco. >> he would fight with city hall but then he would hire the lawyer who was against him. tom: or he could be like the "apprentice" and fire everyone. he's got a couple of the "apprentice" people who have cop

virginia governor terry mcauliff whox-upj were campaign.d voting rights to 200,000 ex-felons in his state. why did he do that, trace? >> you should know armed robbers rapists would be allow to do vot% even if they didn't pay court fines and regulation tuesday toc:sr0 victims. is he rectifying virginia's long sad history of' suppressing voting power. one in four black residents in the state has been banned from voting because of restrictions on felons. by using the power circumvented the republican run legislature and being accused of providing a blatant favor to his old friend hillary clinton. trying to give her a crucial edge in a swing state. so far, this election season black voters, especially in the south, have turned out in very large numbers for hillary clinton. here's mcauliff on abc this week. watch. >> the -- tell the republicans quit complaining go ought and earn vote for you. go out and talk to them. >> even republicans who support giving felons right to vote say terry mcauliff went too far by including violent offenders. tim ka

in virginia, governor terry mcauliffe has less than an hour theeto a bill allowing state to decide whether to use the electric chair for electrocution. right now that decision is left up to the inmate. the bill comes amid a shortage for the drugs used for lethal injections. within 300 religious leaders have called on mcauliffe to veto the measure. developments in north carolina as the naacp calls on the voice of lists -- the list of voices calling on them to scrap the bathroom and changing holdings to be used according to biological sex. the state naacp president has another name for that measure. >> hate bill 2. we cannot be silent in the face of this. >> i'm really embarrassed we have this bill. >> what are senate is doing is enforce the constitution. the house bill also details discrimination protection, but does not include light which about sexual orientation or gender identity. bruce springsteen canceled a concert scheduled in greensboro late last week, telling fans that standing up against the bill was more important than a rock concert. those fans will start getting refunds tomorro

what are the political implications of what terry mcauliffe has done?st of all, i think he's done the right thing. if you are someone who goes through prison, serves your time, and you have done your debt to society, you should be able to come back into society. the political thing is, a huge percentage of the virginia prison population is african-american. >> terry mcauliffe picked a fight with the virginia legislature, dominated by republicans. the less be, who is likely to run for governor next time, said he thought for nonviolent offenders maybe this is something that should be discussed. it's the thing with the violent offenders. is not just restoring voting rights that has gotten some people upset you will raise more speculation and terry mcauliffe could end up hillary clinton's running mate. >> it could be seen as a political favor for hillary clinton. this notion of energizing the base, this will reverberate not just around the country. virginia had one of the most restrictive laws in the country, residue of not just civil war but updating of th

>> reporter: well, doreen, with the stroke of his pen, governor terry mcauliffe immediately restored voting and other civil rights to 206,000 ex-felons in the general. now the governor says it's a matter of ending years of injustice, but republicans call it pure political opportunism. >> we will break barriers down. >> reporter: with those records, governor terry mcauliffe used his executive powers to wipe out a civil war era provision in virginia's constitution p. he said it was to keep african-americans from voting. >> it is time to embrace an honest, clean process. we're restoring the rights to these men and women. who initially made it easier for nonviolent felons to vote again, but gop leaders accuse mcauliffe trying to build up democratic voter rolls for the election in november. i'm stunned at his willingness to restore the rights of the ho most heinous criminals. >> i'm just thrilled that we had this opportunity and continue to want to work for social justice. this is a giant step. >> reporter: we were with sheila coates this afternoon as she phoned an ex-felon she's been hel

vass governor terry mcauliffe take -- virginia governor terry mcauliffe takes a bold move, restoring voting rights for convicted felons in his state. stephen tschida explains how many convicts are becoming eligible voter and controversial topic. stephen: virginia is considered a swing state but for those who fought for years for the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons this is a just conclusion. governor terry mcauliffe granting voting rights to an estimated more than 200,000 convicted felons. as of today, any felon violent or not can vote in virginia as long as they finish probation. >> give them a chance to feel like they are a member of the community as anybody else. it's huge. stephen: last year mcauliffe streamlined the process for the exoffenders to petition to get the vote back. today he did away with that altogether. the constitution does vest the governor with the power to restore rights to felons once they have done their time. >> we have to change that also. stefs jerry wilson got out -- stephen: jerry wilson got out four months ago and looks forward to vote a

terry mcauliffe defends his decision in an abc news exclusive. >>> and that other exclusive. charles koch breaking his silence on the 2016 race. lashing out at donald trump's big ideas. >> that's reminiscent of nazi germany. that's monstrous, as i said at the time. that. real is touching a ray. amazing is moving like one. real is making new friends. amazing is getting this close. real is an animal rescue. amazing is over twenty-seven thousand of them. there is only one place where real and amazing live. seaworld. real. amazing your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. megared. introducing the fusion of exceptional taste with the benefits of our probiotic yogurt. new activia fruit fusion, with the exclusive probiotic bifidus regularis. delicious and good for you. >>> is bernie sanders handing arguments to donald trump? we'll ask him live when we come back. arguments to donald trump? we'll have him live when we come back. that's me. i have studied your writings on finance. oh

i thought terry mcauliffe,c accused of being a super salesman, a huckster, whatever, i thought he wasvincing in his case, especially in virginia's long history of denying people the vote, persistently, as part of governmental policy, given the historical record. once a person has paid his or her debt to society and is off parole, why not?? don't we want them to become part of society again and the community? >> woodruff: apparently, thereoo are more and more states that are doing this. >> yes. a lot of red states, too.t you know, the whole political question. >> woodruff: so let's move too the presidential contest. surprise, david, i want to ask you about donald trump. the republicans are meeting in florida, the rnc, the republican national committee.on yesterday or i guess last night trump's campaign manager paul manafort in a closed-door session, said, and some of this was recorded so we know he said it, that in effect what donald trump has been doing has been acting, play acting and he's going to be changing his tune, and you're going to see a different donald trump, and he'h going

legislators will consider governor terry mcauliffe's vetoes to legislation and items include how they should structure a new economic development initiative. court will hear oral arguments on the president's plan to overhaul the nation's immigration rules. the court willes examine is whether the president has overstepped his authority. sparing more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and giving them work permits. last euro federal judge in texas block the program after 26 states filed suit. it is almost that time -- tomorrow is tax day, the deadline to file your federal income tax. or ask for a six-month extension. the deadline is 11:59 tomorrow night. it is on the 18th this year because friday was emancipation day and the district. the irs treats that there is a federal holiday. move. up -- bold a few days after a russian jet buzz is a u.s. warship, another close encounter. what happened this time and with the u.s. is saying about what could have happened. , clues asg the boot to who may kick andrew jackson off the $20 bill. josh: and good news in the weather, not

stuart: terry mcauliffe was the co-chair of bill clinton's 1996 re-election campaign. >> he has veryships with the clintons, no question about it. stuart: and something to do with hillary's 2008 presidential -- he was the chairman of her campaign, i believe. >> yes, he was. >> mere coincidence. >> i'm not saying it's not political undertones to a choice like this. you would have to be sort of deaf, dumb and blind not to see that. [laughter] i am saying, however, regardless of the political optics, i happen to think that it is important that we find ways to get more people involved in our political process. and i do believe and, frankly, this is a libertarian point of view, when people fill their debt to society, their rights as citizens should be fully restored. stuart: okay. we understand that. [laughter] lauren charvet, that's a french last name. >> it is. stuart: i don't hold it against you. thank you very much for joining us. >> great to be here. stewart stuart i'm going to go back to the u.k. debate for a second. you're looking at the queen of england right now, there he is esco

terry mcauliff is not up for re-election.n in the game. it might hurt the party but it will help hillary clinton in virginia. there is no question. >> we're assuming that most convicted felons vote democrat. i think it's a fair assumption. daniel pal per, great to see you this morning. you are awake for this early. thank you. >> have a great day. >> thank you. coming up, shocking violence in schools on the rise with videos like this one making headlines all the time. one school system's solution replace suspensions with counseling. is that a good idea? good idea? will it not fix the problem? former nypd detective bow deettle debate it next. democratic candidates like you have never heard them before. >> this guy is a balding dude. >> wow. >> he is balding. he is always balding. and he pinched my little feet because i saw him in his porsche. >> the debate you may never have seen before because it didn't actually take place. we'll show it to you comingazin up. amazing is getting this close. real is an animal rescue. amazing is

strong words from virginia governor terry mcauliffe on the electric chair. his plan on the death penalty in just a >>> he's getting the votes and has the delegates. why is donald trump so worried about capturing the gop presidential nomination? we will tell you, ahead. >>> new concern in the u.s. over the zika virus. >>> after the break, a hamburger busted >>> caught on camera, a hungry burglar treating himself to greasy food inside a dc five guys. this is one of the most popular stories on facebook all day. >> he wanted it his way. stephanie gailhard is live explain, how the heck this happen. >>reporter: yes. this burglar was pretty bold. apparently, hungry. here's how he managed to pull this off. he followed the delivery guy inside the five guys on irving street and hid and when the delivery guy left, when he was done with work, he went right up to the grill and started flipping burgers. it was all caught on camera. check out this hamburgler, scoping out this five guys in columbia heights. >> it doesn't even seem to be that he's disguising his face. >>repo

. >> reporter: the latest step in voting rights restoration came with governor terry mcauliffe's stroke of a pen on the capital steps. he says it marks out a civil war era provision of the constitution. >> it is time to embrace an honest, clean process for restoring the rights of these men and women. >> reporter: we were with sheila coates this afternoon as she phoned an ex-felon she's been helping to tell her the news. she no longer needs to wait on the paperwork to be approved to vote. >> it was awesome. i was so excited because i think everybody should have a chance, a second chance. everybody makes mistakes. >> reporter: this isn't just about voting rights. the governor's order restores all civil rights, including the ability to run for office and serve on a leaders are outraged by what the governor has done. coming up at 6:00, who they say should still be barred from voting. >>> thank you. we want to know what you think. do you believe that convicted felons who have served their punishment should be allowed to vote? it's our flash survey this afternoon. call or text us. you can als

governor terry mcauliffe declared today virginia tech remembrance day.tate flags across virginia flown at half-staff. >>> tough talk from defense secretary, ash carter, today. he outlined his latest strategy to defeat isis and says the united states may intensify its fight against the group in the middle east. he will talk with commanders about new ways to attack isis and that could include more air strikes, cyber attacks and special forces on the ground. >> we have, first of destroy isil in syria and iraq, because that's where this whole thing arose. if you think about cancer, that's where the parent tumor is. >> secretary carter says the white house has been very receptive to his recommendations. lester holt will be in the middle east on monday to talk to the defense secretary. you can see his report on nbc "nightly news." >>> a zoo keeper died doing the job she loved. what we learned about the circumstances surrounding a ddly tiger attack.ea >>> a palm beach zoo closed this weekend after a tiger violently cleared on its zookeeper. she is being remembe

the former secretary of state is at an event with terry mcauliffe. earlier in the day clinton appeared at a rally in baltimore . clinton's appearances came after a morning in new york, the most recent poll by fox news gives clinton a double-digit lead over vermont senator bernie sanders in the state. inders' streak continued wyoming yesterday, winning his eighth contest in a row. about thegood upcoming contest and i expect to be the nominee. >> i have my doubts about what kind of president she would make. anchor: sanders held a rally on the boardwalk in coney island today. he and clinton will have a debate in brooklyn on tuesday. poll showedx news it donald trump with a big lead in new york among the republican candidates. today the republican front runner woke up to this satirical front page of "the boston globe." edition with headlines about deportation and work on a wall in mexico's border. >> they made it up. i mean, the whole thing is made up. anchor: the real paper's editorial board calls it an exercise at taking a man at his word. american air

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe signed a bill that enhances protection for sexual assault victims. the law establishes procedures for handling evidence kits. last year an audit discovered 3,000 untested rape kits stashed away in lockers and police departments across the commonwealth. officials are working through the backlog. the new law calls for nearly a million dollars in state budgets to hire and train new examiners. >>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and bernie sanders are set to do battle in brooklyn. coming up, what we can expect out of tonight's debate. >>> up next, the decision on whether the battery case >>> a florida prosecutor announced he is dropping battery charges against donald trump's campaign manager. the palm beach state attorney says there wasn't enough evidence to pursue the case against i -- lewendosky. the prosecutor said he talked to reporter fields and he is upset about the decision. >>> the democratic candidates will face off in another debate tonight in new york. >> a state with bernie sanders and hillary clinton claim as their home tu

he said that terry mcauliffe was changing the rules to help clinton's presidential run.restored the rights of 200,000 convicted felons. he said it was about restoring civil rights. >> virginia will no longer build barriers to the we will break them down. >> i was stunned at the fact there was no consideration of the criminal activities done by the felons. >> lawmakers are reviewing the governor's executive action to see if the general assembly can take action. >>> a virginia school board is asking for a full review of an appeals court ruling that a high school discriminated against a transgender teen by forbidding him from using the boy's restroom. three-judge panel ruled that the policy is illegal. the case goes to the full appeals court. the ruling will affect four other states including maryland. >>> president obama criticized so-called bathroom laws in states like north carolina and mississippi. in a joint news conference with british prime minister david cameron he said laws limiting anti-discrimination protection for the lgbt community are wrong andou >> they are i

. >> terry mcauliffe felonies thee right to f the governor's order applies too violent and nonviolent who completed all faces of sentences and supervised release as of today. that includes those who haven't applied for a restotion of right side. virginia is one oven 10 states that do not automatically restore rights upon completion of a felony sentence. senate into lawmakers making sure dc business owners comply with its own gender neutral g bathroom law. >> matt ackland shows us how. >> reporter: this has been in place 10 years now. under this program the districtd government is asking for people to report if a business is not complying to this regulation. here is how it works.ks. under the rules a single use bathroom of any business in dc must be gender neutral. single use means for one person only. here is an example we found that a dc restaurant today.. it has both female and male access. safe bathrooms dc is away to report places that are not compliant. the office of human rights takee notification from the public and then sends the business an official warning letter. and we're

. >>> strong words from terry mcauliffe on the use of the electric chair. >> i personally find it reprehensible beings and strapped them into a chair and then we flood their bodies with 1800 volts of electricity, subject taking them to unspeakable pain until they die. >> what prompted those words as a bill that would let virginia use the electric chair when it cannot find a lethal injection drugs. the current policy allows condemned inmates to choose drugs or the chair. governor mcauliffe proposed an amendment that would give virginia authority to purchase lethal injection drugs with deep secret names of pharmacies that supply the drugs. >>> and anne arundel the sheriff's deputy denied that he assaulted his wife at their home. sheriff ronald bateman was charged with second-degree assault after investigators saw minor but visible injuries on lc bateman. she called 911 sunday night and sheriff bateman had his gun confiscated and put himself on administrative duty wallop special prosecutor reviews the case. >>> the teen stabbed to death today at the deanwood metro station that happened this mornin

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe signs an executive order that restores voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons who have served their time. he says the order helps to undo virginia's long history of trying to suppress the black vote. under the order virginians who have completed all 17 requirements as of da vote, run for office, serve on a jury, and serve as a notary public. >>> it's earth day 2016 winding down today. >> #take -- #earth day has been trending big and the energy department tweeted that the u.s. just passed 1 million solar installations. prince william county police reminded us about the wildlife habitat and from woodsy owl a simple message of give a hoot every day. >> recycle, recycle, recycle. and have the kids turn off the lights when they leave the room.>> i feel like you are constantly turning them off and on and off and on. >> it's easier to conserve energy than to make it. that is key. rant over. >>> temperatures in the mid-70s. i thought 74 would be warm enough but 76 at national and only 71 at dulles. i raised tomorrow's number to 73. right n

today state lawmakers are reconvening to consider terry mcauliffe's proposal.r if the drugs were not available. >>> russian government officials report whales are locked in by ice flows near an island off russia's east coast. a team of specialists used a boat and long poles to clear a path through the ice. all but one orca had swam to open waters. >>> if roller coasters aren't thrilling enough, there could be one to try. the daredevil dive at six flags over georgia has a 90-foot ascent and a scary vertical drop and loop. now it's the first virtual reality roller coaster in north america. >> kind of takes you away like you are in a different place as opposed to just being on a roller coaster. >> so, the virtual reality head set means you can't see your fellow riders or what is coming up next. they plan to expand america in upper marlboro. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> the search area widens for a missing woman from woodbridge. family and friends come together for a prayer vigil for the firefighter who hasn't been seen for a week. i'm mikea turner in

virginia governor terry mcauliffe has vetoed several bills pertaining to guns, including one that wouldallowed school security officers to carry guns. mcauliffe says that would have exposed students and schools to unnecessary risk. school resource officers are already allowed to carry firearms- because they're active law enforcement officials. it's xx and we're just getting started. saying goodbye. loved ones gather to remember a slain local teen. we have the latest on the funeral arrangements. another day-- another freeze warning in effect... in april! and thats not all-- could we see snow this weekend? we will have a weather update coming right up. good morning washington i'm statue abraham in for larry smith. today: partly cloudy. cooler and breezy. highs: 53-58 winds: wnw 5-15 g 25 mph tonight: becoming mostly cloudy. chance of rain or snow; mainly west. lows: 32-38 winds: w 5-10 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. chance of light rain and snow. windy. highs: 40-48 winds: nw 15-25 g 40 mph developing right now..

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he will not support a plan to use the electric chair as an alternative method for executions in the commonwealth. the governor vowed to veto any efforts by the general assembly to change the capital punishment law. lawmakers proposed making executions a backup because lethal injection scarce. an increasing number of pharmacies are refusing to provide them. governor mcauliffe proposed an alternate measure which would keep the names of the pharmacies secret to protect them from public scrutiny. >>> the more we learn about it, the scarier it gets. that's the sobering update from cdc and nih officials about the zika virus. researcher news say unborn babies are at risk throughout a pregnancy rather than just the first trimester. and the mosquitos that carry the virus have now been found in 30 states, including d.c., maryland, and virginia. but the biggest risk may be for pregnant women along the gulf coast. >> areas of extreme poverty and poor neighborhoods in u.s. gulf coast cities such as houston and new orleans, maybe tampa that we are highl

in the day ahead, terry mcauliffe will speak at the annual government forum on cyber security. mcauliffe will address a growing number of cyber security threats against virginia and america's electrical grid. >>> when it dos to your bottom line, how much of it you pay in taxes depends on where you live. virginia, new rankings from wallet hub show that virginia comes in 39th place. the findings show residentses have a total tax burden of 7.8%, that's the percent of their income they pay in local and state taxes. maryland residents pay nearly 9.4% putting the state in 13th place. new york has the highest state tax burden at more than 13%. these rankings did not include washington, d.c. >>> thanks to spotify, you can jam to the favorite songs of some of your congressional members. spotify lee leasreleased lists sunday about cory booker's list is a collection of soul, hip hop and rock featuring michael jackson's man in the mirror, and that is an amazing song. queen's bohemian rhapsody. it's a good list already. paul ryan's lists under pressure as his lead track and better sweet sym

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe signed a new law making rape kit testing mandatory. the governor's office says a state audit last year found nearly 3,000 up tested kits. the new law should double the number of tests performed next year. the new state budget also ines six new dna examiners. fwl >>> a virginia tech student is being recognized as a champion of change. she met with the vice president about her work against sexual violence. she and several other college students from around the country received the award. kelly says this honor has been four years in the making. she began work to go tight against sexual violence since the day she stepped on virginia tech's campus as a freshman. kelly made her comments on campus spearheading efgts like take back the night and another called clothes line where she saw them quad ripe he will in participation by her senior year. kelly plans to continue her work when she begins graduate school in the fall. >>> demonstrators on both sides of the immigration debate will be in washington this weekend, preparing for monday's immigr

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is fighting back against critics who say he restored the voting rightss only as an election year ploy. yesterday governor mcauliffe who is an ex-chair of the dnc said his republican critics should, quote, quit complaining and go out and earn the ex-felon vote. >>> president obama had quite the literary trip while in london this weekend. he first visited the globe theater to mark the 400th anniversary of shakespeare's death. while there, he also watched a brief performance of "hamlet." later the president had dinner with author j.k. rowling at the u.s. ambassador's residence in london. >>> former pennsylvania senator harris wofford announced that he is marrying a man 50 years his junior. the 90-year-old wofford was previously married to a woman. she died 20 years ago. in the article, he says "i had a half-century of marriage with a wonderful woman, and now am lucky for a second time to have found happiness." >>> "hamilton" star is the son of puerto rican immigrants. and yesterday he took some time off of broadway to join john oliver on last week tonight t

. >> reporter: virginia governor terry mcauliffe inherited the project from his predecessor. >> exorbitant tolls to the toll riders, to the taxpayers of the commonwealth, start immediately even before any capacity was created. created such an uproar. so i cut the tolls in half. i had to buy down the tolls. >> reporter: mcauliffe lowered the tunnel tolls by about 80 cents and eliminated them entirely for the new expressway. to reimburse e.r.c. for the lost toll revenue, the state is expected to contribute close to $200 million. elizabeth river crossings can increase future tolls up to 3.5% every year. >> i mean, can you imagine what that toll's going to look like in another five years, another ten years? >> reporter: portsmouth mayor ken wright says even with the reduction, the tolls hurt his constituents. >> we've got a great deal of our citizens that are making minimum wage that are working in hotels and restaurants over in norfolk and virginia beach. and they have to travel through those tunnels every day. and so you imagine someone only making $15,000 to $20,000 a year, which is already

tennessee lawmakers are weighing whether that is worth it. .onathan elias, abc 7 news alison: terry mcauliffe signed a bill te the official rock of the old dominion. a group of students from community college led the push. mined neard rock was piny river in the last century and used for pain alloys. it is a beautiful rock. leon: i had never heard of it. i have seen it everywhere. alison: it is the state rock. leon: the folks at nelson county should be proud. let's talk about the weather. temperatures felt like a rock. but they did shoot up into the mile area. looking atg hill is what to expect tonight. doug: warmer tomorrow and drop at the beginning of the weekend. 57 in leesburg. 52 at baltimore. 56 in the nation's capital. we will see increasing cloudiness tonight. notice the temperatures do not drop off much in the metro washington area. by sunrise, good chance of dealing with rain. it will look like this, with rain showers beginning early in the morning. an area of steady rain around 10:00 in the morning, then moving out of the area. by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, more possibilities of scatt

right now are black and nationally, you have to remember, nationally, 28 states have done what terry mcauliffere saying, this is about this enfranchisement. this is not about criminals. >> it's going to play out in virginia. there would be a lawsuit as well. i want to ask you about his advice. republican,s, instead of complaining, go out and earn their vote. there might be merit to that, what do you think? >> of course he can say that. at the same time, it's intention. it's not about justice and victim's rights, it's about paying your debt and your dues. if you want to vote, do not go out and commit violent crimes in the community. it's that simple. the ability to vote should be something people respect, that they value, that they don't toss away to commit some crime and look at the if you are going to compare to lincoln, let others do that. there is a bipartisan movement. governor cane and mcdonald, when they won, they were asked about the constitutionality of it. they said it wasn't. >> let the courts decide. >> president obama announced he will spend 250 forces to syria to fight isis. is th

howell and senate majority leader thomas norman want some detailed information from governor terry mcauliffet the felons who are covered under his order. previous governor s determined they did not have the constitutional authority to make such a move. no response from the governor. >>> a witness said she heard more than a dozen shots fired. tonight a woman is dead and three others are recovering. this all happened last night in the forestville area. pat collins is talking to those close with the victim. >> reporter: four men shot and wounded. one woman shot and killed. her family says there's no way she was the target of this drive-by. >> reporter: this is vernon paige, his son, vernon paige jr., his son's mother, joanne woods, shot in the barrage of gunfire in the early morning hours of del mar drive. he says joanne woods turned her life around. had a job as a school bus attendant now only to fall victim to the violence of the demons inside. she was a good person. she kept fighting. trying to get her life straight. what happened to her was tragic. >> reporter: police say it happened around

republican speaker william howell said the governor terry mcauliffe was clearly changing the rules to hillary clinton's run. the governor says it's about restoring civil rights. >> no longer build barriers to the ballot box. we will break them down. >> i was stunned at the fact that there was no consideration of -- the criminal activities done by the convicted felons. >> speaker howell, you saw right there, says lawmakers are reviewing the governor's executive order to see if the general assembly can take some kind of action. >>> two schools in the district will stagger their arrival and dismissal times for the students after a number of conflicts at the two high schools. they are located about 20-minute walk apart from students using the same bus and starting monday, mckinley starts at 8:35, let out student around 3:05 in the afternoon. at dunbar, asked to arrive a little later, 8:55 and leave at 3:55. >>> time on this saturday, 6:36. weekend runners. those out for a jog, you may see a new change on your route. the project will replace one of the popular paths in our area. >>> the cr

jonathan: in virginia, governor terry mcauliffe stripped a provision that would bring back the electric chair from the bill. instead the governor wants state lawmakers to give the virginia department of corrections the authority to compound its own drugs for lethal injections. under the governor's plan, the pharmacies providing the this stems from a shortage of lethal injection drugs. >> we are the laughingstock of the whole nation. michelle: opponents of north carolina's house bill two held dueling protest about the bill. as elizabeth hur reports it comes as mississippi finds itself at the center of the debate over laws that appear to target lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well. >> we have the right to protect our families and our children. reporter: another week, another rally. >> it was plain common sense. no men in women's restrooms, right? does everybody agree with me? reporter: this time supporters of north carolina's new law drawing protests from opponents. >> my risk of being attacked, accosted, challenged and even killed in a restroom has increased. reporter: t

governor terry mcauliffe and the attorney general held the signing and they found 3,000 untested kits mostly related to sexual assault and rape cases. mcauliffe said the new law would double the number of tests performed next year. did southwest airlines go far in kicking a muslim woman off the flight for refusing to change seats? that is the claim from her family and the council on american-islamic relations. suzanne kennedy explains what happened in a trip that started in arlington. suzanne: the takoma park woman travels started here at reagan national airport on wednesday. she was traveling on southwest airlines to seattle, washington, when she ran into trouble on the connecting flight in chicago. hakima said she asked to switch seats with a passenger so she wouldn't be sitting between two men something that makes her uncomfortable as a muslim woman. the southwest flight attendant began to question her about switching seat and then ordered her from the plane. the council on american-islamic relations says the woman was discriminated against because she is muslim. >> she suffered ac

. >>> terry mcauliffe signed an executive order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 convictedelons who served their time. he said the executive order would help undo virginia's long history of trying to suppress the black vote. virginians who completed all sentencing requirements now gain the right to register to vote, serve as a notary public. >>> stephen colbert is helping get ready for tomorrow night's premiere of the new season of game of thrones. you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis which

governor terry mcauliffe vetoed a bill that would require the schools to notify parents if the children are assigned books with sexually explicit content. opponents call the bill a backdoor censorship. supports say this is about transparency and it gives the parents information on what the kids are reading. jummy: the crews are hard at work at the d.a.r. constitution hall to set the stage for next week's "jeopardy" taping. literally. suzanne kennedy is there where they are putting the pieces in place. >> this is the second full day of the setup here at the constitution hall for the "jeopardy" show taped in washington, d.c. i will be played before a live audience april 9-13. the setup is it will take seven days. five truckload of equipment brought in on sunday and another seven today. including a traveling set utilized to tape 20 shows. it's their fourth type to tape in washington. >> we have not been on the road in a while. in this election year we thought what a great thing to do to come back to washington, d.c. one of our favorite places. i think if we could pick anywhere to be in 201

democratic governor terry mcauliffe says restoring the rights of more than 200,000 convicted felons.uliffe says it will help undo what he called virginia's long history of trying to suppress the black vote. >>> some big primaries ahead in california and in the red and blue. we're going to talk about the latest fox polls when the panel joins me after the break. >>> talking about the kinds of things he's talked about on the stump. he's projecting an image that's for that purpose. you'll start to see more depth to the person. the real person. you'll see him in a different way. >> donald's campaign is now run by a washington lobbyist who has been a lobbyist for 40 years, they brought in an army of lobbyists running the entire campaign. yesterday they were down in florida meeting with party leaders and they were saying these are their words, that all of this is just a show. >> did you say that mr. trump is going to run a more traditional campaign? >> he's going to run a donald trump campaign. it will have traditional elements to it. >> let's bring in our panel, jason riley, columnist with

michelle: three days before the 11 year anniversary of virginia tech massacre, virginia terry mcauliffe makes an announcement to honor the victim and declared april 11 virginia tech remembrance day in the commonwealth. he encourages those who want to get involved to donate blood in the 2016 day of remembrance brood drive this friday. 25 states are urging an appeals court to uphold ruling on war memorial in prince george's county. the state filed a friend of the court brief in the case which challenges the constitutionality of the so-called bladensburg cross that honors 49 men who died in world war i and stands in a bladensburg. atheist group filed a lawsuit in 2014 to claim the memorial is unconstitutional. in the brief, they say it could set a precedent for the other memorials including ones at arlington national cemetery. jonathan: now to the war on terror. police took a frenchman in custody in spain that they believe supplied weapons for the january 2015 attacks that started at the "charlie hebdo" building. he was arrested at a spanish coastal town on arrest warrant. all the suspect

night more than 350,000 people had signed the petition.pe to virginia now where virginia governor terry mcauliffe making a bold p move by giving 200 ex felons the right to vote. his order apply to all violentlt and non violent felons who completed their sentences and supervised release. it also applies to those whose have not applied for restoratioe rights. virginia is one of ten statestat that doesn't automatically restore rights of a sentence. virginia lawmakers failed to over turn a bill to leave confederate monuments andnd memorials alone. the proposed law would haveave stopped local governments from removing or changing confederate monuments as they see fit p. the house of delegates voted overwhelming to over turn ma cullive's veto, but the measure fell three votes shy in the senate. they consider in a number of cities across the commonwealth,o including richmond which was the capital during the civil war. ahead at 6, a right of passage at a high school in wisconsin. fans continue to say their final goodbyes to prince. the celebration and fanfare. plus the latest on investigation. when we re

governor terry mcauliffe says keeping the pharmacies secret will protect them from the public criticismthe state hain taken a steady supply of lethal injection drugs. life under a, quote, veil of secre secrecy. >>> espn says it fired curt schilling because his conduct was unacceptable. he posted anti-transgender people oig on his facebook page and espn fired him yesterday. schilling was also suspended last year for a meme that compared muslims to nazis. >>> developing now, the search is slowing down and ecuador is starting to focus on restoring electricity and cleaning up the damage from the giant earthquake. the death toll stands at 570 and more 100 are still missing. countries from all over the world have sent aid, but they say it's difficult to get food and water to everyone who immediates it because of all the damage. >>> i'm chrkristin wright.it be damage. >>> k this is flooded out houston. someone tried to drive their truck over a bridge and ended up under water. look at that the driver was able to crawl out of a window, but not a smart thing to do. the flooding really bad in hous

but the way mcauliffe did it was classically terry mcauliffe, it was crude, it was one sided, it was a surprise and it makes him look fairly dumb frankly. >> last question. we had the never-trump, never-cruz movement. trump supporters don't like cruz supporters, cruz supporters don't like trump supporters. governor rick scott of florida weighed in calling on the stop-trump unit to disband. do you worry about unity in a general election? >> sure. first of all, we aught to have a never-hillary movement. >> that's what i say. >> remind everybody in the other movements to join the never-hillary movement. second, this will be interesting to watch, trump now describes himself as the presumptive nominee. fine. that means the burden is on him to unify the party now. burden isn't on the losers. the burden's on the winner. and he had better figure out a strategy between now and cleveland to bring these folks back in because he will have beaten them. he will be standing astride the party. in order to make sure a third of the party doesn't walk out, he's going to have to figure out how to accomm

. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe will be in northern virginia this afternoon to sign gun controlon, but some people really don't like it. the legislation requires anyone subject to a long-term protective order to give up or sell their guns. it does not close the so-called gun show loophole, but it does put state police on site to do voluntary background checks for private sellers. governor mcauliffe intends to sign the legislation around 2:45 in alexandria. >>> well, after the yvette: i was running for my life. he was flicking matches on me... my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, because domestic violence can never be tolerated. yvette: mr. ivey showed compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side. >>> a 17-year-old girl is the latest victim of defective takata airbags.