university of virginia. >> that elite college, university of virginia, an alleged frathouse attack on a student only known as jackie. she doesn't tell police, but only tells "rolling stone." now, the dean who says she was unfairly villainized. the trust of young women to cover up rape. >> but what is the truth? >> a series of discrepancies. >> was it all a devious plot by jackie, making up the attack to snare the real boy who rejected her? >> you believe she stole your story. >> and next week, it's "rolling stone" on the stand, in a blockbuster libel trial. now, the key players, and deposition tapes never seen in public. a reporter whose article had to be retracted. >> i had full faith in jackie. >> 9,000 keystrokes, we were here's amy robach. >> reporter: welcome weekend at the university of virginia. when 20,000 students descend on the small, idyllic southern city of charlottesville. the campus grounds suddenly alive with wide-eyed first years and their families, steadying themselves for that first collegiate instagram post and long hug good-bye. >> why did you choose to go to uva?

you have to read it. >> a "rolling stone" article. >> now to that scandal rocking the university of virginia. >> reporter: the timing couldn't be worse. the school, seemingly cursed. reeling from the high-profile murders of student-athlete yeardley love. >> the university of virginia student murdered by her former boyfriend. >> reporter: and that same fall, the disappearance and murder of coed hannah graham. >> searchers in virginia stumbled across what they now believe are graham's remains. atmosphere on campus, there was something, you know, amiss. >> reporter: now, the explosive "rolling stone" story. but this account sounds even worse. more lurid and dramatic than the version her friends recall hearing. jackie's date takes her to a raucous frat party at phi kappa psi. she takes his hand as he ushers her into a bedroom. the door closes behind them. the room, pitch-black inside. a body barrels into her. tripping her backward, crashing through she hears someone say "grab its expletive leg" and that's when jackie knows she is going to be raped. three hours of sheer agony, as she says seven m

(sot: rachel moon, md - university of virginia school of medicine - :06 - :12)"if i had to choose one place where i would never want a baby to sleep, it would be on a couch or a sofa." babies can become trapped ee a sleeping adult who accidentally rolls over on them.the american academy of pediatrics is emphasizing the dangers of soft bedding for young babies in its new sleep safety guidelines.the experts say "room-sharing" can reduce the risk of sids by half...... and now recommend babies sleep in a crib or bassinet in the parents' bedroom -- for at least the first 6 months and up to age 1.the only thing that should be in the baby bed -- is the baby.(nats)for the first time -- the aap's safe infant sleep guidelines skin-to-skin contact just after birth. (sot: rachel moon, md - university of virginia school of medicine - :53 - 1:00)"we know skin to skin helps encourage breastfeeding, and breastfeeding is protective against sleep-related death." after mom and baby get into a good breastfeeding routine... the experts recommend giving babies pacifiers while they sleep. they too have been

needs to be a better system just two years ago....the university of virginia rape scandal rocked the school and parts of the country... ...but there was one woman...who didn't really get a chance to tell her story.... the college dean....who hasn't been able to work since the story broke in rolling stone magazine....coming up.... also... we're previewing the accountant with ben affleck that's in theaters now... so...is it worth seeing???? we'll tell you..coming up later...with las vegas film critic...josh bell..... a second university student in richmond, virginia, has fallen to her death since last fell from a tenth-story window of an apartment building yesterday. the building's tenants are the students of virginia commonwealth university.....where the victim was studying. another v-c-u student fe building last month. officials say no foul play is suspected in that case. police have launched an investigation into the incident. king's funeral-vo this morning...crowds in thailand gathering to mourn to loss of their king. thousands of people stood by, as his funeral procession made its

started for the case against the magazine's now discredited story about a gang rape at the university of virginia fraternity there. university of virginia administrator is suing over her portrayal in the article after the piece was debunked. the magazine did pull it. the man convicted of the attempted murder of george zimmerman sentenced to 20 in prison today. 38-year-old matthew shot at zimmerman the former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted of murder after shooting a black teen-ager. trayvon martin, in 2012. >> anchor: target is not clowning around when it come to the sale of halloween masks. the store quietly pulled masses from its store and web sites out of sensitivity for that creepy clown scare that's spreading a cross the country a target spokesperson said masks are no longer available for purchase in store. target also edited down its clown assortment on-line. now police all across the country threats and pranks related to people wearing clown masks including dozens that have ed in school lock downs and even arrests. >> anchor: still ahead on 7 news at 5:30, six students getting the c

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injuries and at least seven other people suffered minor juries ry selection has begun in a university of virginia case against rolling stone magazine.it's or its now discredited story about a rape on campus.the november 2014 ication told the harrowing story of a maidentified only as "jackie,o claimed e was gang raped by seven initiation. ?investigation und noevidence to back up those claims.u-v-a administrar is seeking more than seven million dollars from the magazine. more news nowsome i-t-t tech their education. the school abruptly closed dn in september.the 2-hundred- the school's greenfield campus who took out loans to pay tuition can apply for a loan discharge from the move ll ao require them to forfeit their class if you're planning to travel during thanksgiving d christmas this year... you'll be joined by nearly three quarters of your fellow americans. here are a few tips to oid seeing too many of them at the airport. book by the ?end of october... to find a flight up to 12 percent the real cheap flights are the first of t d. "the 5:30-6am flights are the first ones outthey're typically le

police at the university of virginia confirming they have now launched a full investigation into the alleged hazing incident that centers found on the sports website. he said he was forced to fight another first year as part of a "initiation" in front of other players and coaches. he suffered a broken eye socket as a result. reportedly two other players involved knew about it and believe him. he said he had no choice but to figh the bullying and harassment. it is not clear who the target of the investigation is or what charges could be underway, but we will stay on top of this story and pass along details as we get them. larry: a terror scare at a virginia airport, but it's not what it seems. but first, a new plan after the death of prince. paisley park being rezoned. larry: well, the home of the late, great prints will be used as a museum. -- prince will be used as a museum. plans were initially put on hold citing traffic and public safety concerns. he died in april of a overdose. veronica: tickets. we can almost hear the temperatures coming down. they are still falling this morning,

everyone mary poppins ernest hemingway the nutty professor according to researchers at the university of virginia they are already outgoing and happier it did not seem to change much and nutty more outgoing. >> the type of people who become more hostile and what about people who start crying a lot to the oscars speech? here is this some students in venezuela have school supplies with a tattoo artist people getting the tattoo tattoos the school supplies about 500 students they a lot of parents just can't afford to buy them is the people finding ways to help people out it was great a little girl decided she wanted to change her name to hillary she heard about the little girl and setback a personal letter likes the girls name the way it is. >> that makes her feel happy excited and strong either way would you ever consider changing your name? i think at my age i don't think i can change it but i wanted to change my name kid i wanted to be clark kent or superman as you can order you can do it. >> how about having it neutralized and you just recently got married so. >> no, i just took o'brien. yes, you

watch a deposition video connected to the now-discredited article about a gang rape at the university of virginia. the video is of the alleged victim, story to attorneys in april. university of virginia administrator nicole aramo is suing the magazine for $8 million for its portrayal of her in that article. a police investigation found no evidence to back up those rape claims. >>> i'm melissa millay this just in, d.c. public school graduation rates are up about 4%. the graduation rates for d.c. public schools rose to about school on time. they're taking a look at numbers from last year's class. mayor murriel bowser says the rates are on the right track. >>> more than 27,000 virginia residents registered to vote since the state's voter registration deadline was extended. a federal judge granted the extension thursday after heavy demand prevented some voters of applications submitted will be higher when in-person and mail voter registration applications are processed. >>> you can now vote early in the district. early voting started saturday with people waiting in line for over an hour to cast their

political analyst of the university of virginia center for politics and author of the new book the bellweather, why ohio picks the president. are you as whiplashed as the rest of us are from the constant swirling winds and developments from the presidential campaign, kyle? >> it's just incredible and, of course, a lot of crazy development over the last day and the challenge for trump is that he was getting fairly close in the polls before the first debate and then he started losing -- losing support after the first debate and it's really been -- it's getting worse, i think. if the major story of the day and i think it will be and will continue to be that, you know, whether trump, you know, groping women or something like that, i mean, i don't see how that helps him come back given the hole that he's already in. john: the -- there have been a lot of concern specially expressed by republicans that if donald trump does not do well in the presidential race that it could hurt down-ballot races for the house and the senate. historically how strong is that effect and likely to be a problem for

of this wonderful history that happened in hampton, virginia. my father's nasa wing research scientist, my mother is retired university english professor. i'm a proud product of integrated hampton city schools and i graduated the university of virginia which accept men and women from all backgrounds. that first meeting six years ago led me to ask the question, how did this all begin? how did she and katherine johnson and many other women i remember from my childhood end up working at nasa? many people know the story of the space program which was feeding momentum at the same time a young preacher from atlanta named martin luther king jr. was taking center stage in what was then becoming known as the civil rights movement. as fewer people know, well before the start of the space program, hampton was america's for center for aeronautical research, fewer people know before doctor king, civil rights leader named philip randolph led a campaign in the civil service and defense industry against african-americans benefited mexicans to catholics, many other people had been left out of the jobs that were coming about. in may 1943 after franklin ro

a university of virginia administrator is suing over her portrayal in an article detailing a shocking gang rape at a fraternity. the article was later debunked, and rolling stone pulled it strangers literally band together, forming a human chain, to rescue a florida man from a burning car.a two car crash sent the vehicle down the ravine.the group was able to pull the man out of the car ribe by the flames.one witness who saw the rescue says no one hesitated and quickly did whatever they could to help. "everyone just kind of jumped in just to save this person. so it was really impressive to watch, to be a part of. you know it was a miracle and a blessing just to see the kindness and the courage involved in that, the bravery." police say a head injury made him incoherent. he fought with two officers who struggled to free him and bring him up the hill to restored at the hoboken transit station damaged in last month's crash.the station was damaged when a train traveling more than twice the speed limit crashed into a platform, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people. the station h

attorneys rested their case over the rolling stone magazine over the retraction of a university gang rape at the university of virginia. the colorado founder jan he said he doesn't standby the article. after the story was discredited. that's when that happened. the woman identified as jackie who reported the rape turned out to not be credible. 70-80 percent of the story was credible. >>> many coastal towns are still struggling four years after hurricane sandy. it came achorion october 29, 2012. devastated the coastlines of new york and new jersey. some areas may never recover. the storm surge from sandy caused much of the damage in new york harbor measured a wave of 32.5 feet high. >> that's a hybrid system too tropical then a conventional system so you get a lot of energy out of it. >> we talk act all the rain coming in. >> right. >> and know at that as well. >> this is true. a lot of what we had on friday, we had somewhat tropical moisture. you can see the flow pattern coming in from the southwest. once the breeze is on by, we'll get the impact of colder air and typically in the winter months, we talk about the lows

abc news sitting down with former university of virginia associate dean of students. debunked rolling stone rape on campus scandal. now she's suing the magazine for definition. on monday the case is going to trial. we're telling you about this now since you will only height rear on abc 15. big exclusive friday night at 1:00 o'clock. >>> a price to keep your eye on. there's an avocado shortage in mexico distribute's in santa ana california are higher than they have seen they have doubled the prices since last year because of a drove avocado season is over there's not enough to be in demand. you might be a new place to buy groceries the wall street germanyal reporting the company is opening brick and mortar stores possibly complete with drive through about low pressure. >>> french fries laced with investigation underway t you think denny's new pancakes are only for breakfast? well denny's new pancakes don't obey the laws of time. look at them, they don't even obey the laws of gravity. denny's all-new fluffier, tastier, better pancakes. day or night. james p. walsh: to k

the author of a rolling stone article about a false rape at the university of virginia 's story. she visited the fraternity house in question by asking to use the bathroom. the magazine is being sued by uva administrator, who claims she was made a villain in that article. taking a look around the nation, ntsb officials are in california trying to find out what caused a tour bus to crash into a semi-, killing 30 others. investigators say the bus was traveling at a higher rate of speed than the truck, leading to one of the deadliest crashes in that state's history. >> i have never been to a crash where there have been 13 confirmed fatalities. it is tough for all of us. jummy: it is not known if alcohol, drugs, or fatigue paid mechanical problems or accidents. investigation is underway. now, to the fight to take back mosul. iraqi and kurdish forces continued to close in on the city. militants set off suicide car bombs to distract forces from moving forward. the operation is expected to take weeks, if not months. lawmakers blasting the pentagon for forcing thousands of guardsmen to r

university of virginia administrator nicole is seeking almost $8 million from the publication over nowited 2014 story about a woman being gang raped at a college fraternity on campus. the article portrayed her as indifferent to the woman in question. so does she have a chance of collecting a judgment? let's bring in legal panel today . the judge has ruled that this former associate dean, dean of students at the school who is suing is a public figure, tell us first why that's important. >> it is vital to the case and makes it a lot more difficult for her to prove her case. if she were not a public figure the standard would be negligence. was rolling stone negligent, instead because she's a public figure it's actually malice, did they know what they were printing was wrong or did they have reckless disregard for the truth. >> how does a dean of students become a public figure? russell skowronek that's just it. the court limits her and she's public figure in this lawsuit. she's not a general public figure but the standard is going to be the same, as difficult as heather points out for pur

. >> university of virginia, ucal, northwestern.even. >> >> vassar. >> carnegie mellon. >> duke, syracuse. >> u. chicago. >> mit and university of california. >> stanford. >>eorgetown. >> and there are lots of others. but still, getting into a good college can be daunting. to give us some advice, we're he's a college prep coach, as well as the author of the book "young leaders 3.0." hi, jason. >> hi. thanks for inviting me. >> how important is it to get into one of the top colleges? >> i think it would depend on your own ambition and your aspirations. if you want to really go for getting into the super-elite schools here, then you are going to have to work a lot smarter and harder in preparation. but a lot of kids are happy wi state schools and all that.th goal. it's part of your jour through your, towards your dreams and aspirations. >> is it getting harder every year to get into a top school? >> it is. and i think, it's really largely due to an increasing number of applications per year. while the phical dorm-roomys spaces remain constant, or fairly similar -- it's not going to increase

expected to make full a defamation trial against "rolling stone" magazine gets underway today.a university of virginia administrator is suing over her portrayal in an article detailing a gang rape at a fraternity. the article was later debunked, and the magazine pulled it. also going to trial.. a former penn state football coach's whistleblower lawsuit. mike mcqueary's testimony helped send jerry sandusky to prison for child sexual abuse. mcqueary lost his job after the accusations against sandusky came to light.he claims school leaders punished him for helping prosecutors and defamed him. support of san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. other people chanted "no justice, no peace." this was the first game kaepernick has started since making headlines for kneeling during the national anthem each week in protest of racial beyond wisconsin.. a family in new york is mourning the loss of their child after he was run over by a lawnmower.police say a family member was riding the lawnmower at the time of the accident. authorities e was just an accident. the boy was just three- china launched its l

trial over "rolling stone" magazine over its now discredited story about a gang rape at the university of virginia. the article told the harrowing story of a woman identified only as jackie, who claim she was raped by seven men in a a police investigation found no evidence to backup jackie's claims. the attorneys are suing for defamation. >>> the cardinals trounced the new york jets last night. it is good to be on the good side of a blowout. david johnson, boy, was this guy a beast. he has those two quick shifts, and look at how fast he is. what, do you want to say something syleste? >> i want to give the offensive line a little props here blocking for him. >> absolutely. well, we are inclusive. >> yeah. >> he now leads the league with eig eight rushing owndowns because his line is good. 203 passing yards, the defense also looks strong, holding new york to just a field goal. they are now 3-3, and the next game is a big test. they are going to host the dreadeded seattle seahawks. >> that's going to be a good game. > on sunday night. still to come on fox 10 news at noon, donald trump's boyhood home,

. >> university of virginia, ucal, even. >> northwestern. >> vassar. >> carnegie mellon. >> duke, syracuse. >> u. chicago. >> mit and university of california. >> stanford. >> georgetown. >> and there are lots of others. but still, getting into a good college can be daunting. to give us some advice, we're joined by jason ma. well as the author of the book "young leaders 3.0." hi, jason. >> hi. thanks for inviting me. >> how important is it to get into one of the top colleges? >> i think it would depend on your own ambition and your aspirations. if you want to really go for getting into the super-elite schools here, then you are going to have to work a lot smarter and harder in preparation. but a lot of kids are happy with state schools and all that. and i would advise that don't goal. it's part of your journey through your, towards your dreams and aspirations. >> is it getting harder every year to get into a top school? >> it is. and i think, it's really largely due to an increasing number of applications per year. while the physical dorm-room spaces remain constant, or fairly similar -- i

abc news sitting down with former university of virginia associate dean of students. she was at the center of that debunked rolling stone rape on campus scandal. now she's suing the magazine for definition. trial. we're telling you about this now since you will only height rear on abc 15. big exclusive friday night at 1:00 o'clock. >>> a price to keep your eye on. there's an avocado shortage in mexico distribute's in santa ana california are higher than they have seen in 30 years. they have doubled the prices drove avocado season is over there's not enough to be in demand. you might be a new place to buy groceries the wall street germanyal reporting the company is opening brick and mortar stores possibly complete with drive through about low pressure. >>> french fries laced with can you even imagine seeing this at a stop light? look at this. all out brawl in las vegas a plan fighting a woman there. you probably can't make it out but he is armed with a co-bar. >> this ills. the woman actually gets of the crowbar comes back swinging ends up smashing his window out he af

from the university of virginia's institute for advanced studies and culture, this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is jay tolson. i am the editor of "the hedgehog review" at the institute for advanced studies and culture at the university of virginia. thank you all for being here. welcome to the vanishing center of american democracy. i think in normal election years that might sound overly dramatic. it might sound like an understatement this year. that is, of course, the title of the report that is an analysis of a recent survey, a 2016 survey, of american political culture conducted for the institute by the gallup group. if there is an overarching theme to this report, i think you could probably fall back on the old maxist adage that quantitative change ultimately brings qualitative change. i think what you'll hear today is a lot of trends in our political culture that have been underway -- and not just our political culture, but our broader culture that have been under way in the last 40 years are reaching a kind of culmination, possibly pressing a tipping poi

nicole eramo was the university of virginia associate dean of students when rolling stone wrote a story about a woman named jackie gang-raped at a frat house. that article was later retracted and the magazine apologized. 12 news ben wagner talked with amy robach about the story. >> she was very emotional telling her story. she struggled quite a bit not to cry throughout the interview. she is just very sad that she no longer works with students. she told me that it was her life's work. kathy: watch "20/20" at 9:00, followed by 12 news at 10:00. joyce: hard to believe, but it's the final friday night of the regular season for operation football. stephanie: it is. week nine coming up. 12 sports stephen watson will have a live preview from our game of the week in racine. plus ever wonder what it's like , being the younger brother of an nfl superstar? we'll hear from badgers linebacker t.j watt up next in feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. this is wisconsin. and this. and this. full of good people who work hard. why let washington take our jobs and send them off to china

she told "rolling stone" she was gang raped by seven men at the university of virginia as part of a frat initiation. a police investigation later found no evidence to back up jackie's claims. >>> as halloween inches closer, authorities say it's important to stay safe while trick-or- treating. the sex offender registries for the district, maryland and virgia offenders organized by county, zip code and types of offenses. that way you can know which houses to avoid to have a fun and safe halloween. >>> a man is dead and the suspect still out there after a home invasion in montgomery county. it happened just before 10:00 last night in a single family home in gaithersburg. mikea turner was at the scene today where homicide detectives were investigating. >> reporter: this is the home here where motorcycle county police say -- montgomery county and left. police got a call about a shooting monday night at this home in the 7900 block of muncaster mill road. when they got there they found a man inside suffering from a gunshot wound. police say he passed away before he reached the hospital. his kil

"jackie" told "rolling stone" -- she was 'gang raped' -- by 'seven men' -- at the "university of virginia" -- as part of a 'fraternity initiation'. evidence" -- backing-up "jackie's claim". president obama... is going hollywood once again. the president just wrapped up a taping of "jimmy kimmel live." the president landed in los angeles... and went straight to the taping of the show. security was extremely tight, and many audience members weren't even aware that the president was making a special appearance. the president talked to jimmy about the election... and gave a candid response about "donald - trump" and his debate performance. and you can watch 'jimmy kimmel live' -- with president obama..... at 11:35.. right after eyewitness news. now to the big board and the must-see video of the night. we start in switzerland... with video that even police are calling "completely crazy." a 'guy' -- had a "lucky escape" -- when his car started 'rolling away' from him. 'video' shows the driver -- who 'running after' the car... when it started 'moving away'. the car 'rolled across' the road.... h

now to new testimony from the woman featured in that article - about an alleged rape at a university of virginia frat house. amy robach reports on the videotaped deposition jurors just watched. for the first time, jurors hearing from the woman at the center of that now infamous rolling stone article "a rape on campus" grfx (19 secs) in a videotaped deposition played in court monday, the uva student known as "jackie" says that she was under the impression that the article was about assault advocacy, and that details of her alleged rape "were not there was an off-the-record or an on-the-record?i was naive." (11 secs) jackie says she felt like she was going to be misquoted, but felt pressured by the magazine to participate in the story, and that when a friend of hers mentioned her concerns to the reporter, sabrina erdely, grfx (4 secs) erdely responded "there's no pulling the plug at this point - the article is moving forward." (10 secs) the article became rolling stone's most-read non-celebrity story ever - erdely, highly critical of the uva adminsitration - including nicole eramo. amy robach how

a graphic, disturbing article in "rolling stone" described a gang rape at a university of virginia frat house, which turned out to be false. now a uva administrator is magazine. stay with abc seven and 7 for updates. alison: a lesson in compassion from a mom in new mexico. the sweet reason that she packs two one just for her young son. she said that her son asked her to pack extra food for a little boy who needs it. that child's mother lost her job and cannot afford to pay for a school lunch. >> she said, it's for this little boy at school. it hits home because a few years ago we were homeless. we were living in our car. we did not have food. alison: the girl's volleyball team at the school raised more than $400 to pay them back. instead, she gave the money to the cafeteria for all past due accounts for kids who need lunch. a beloved abc star is a mom for second time, kerry washington giving birth to a baby boy. it's the second child for washington and her husband. they also have a daughter. washington, who plays olivia up on the show "scandal," had a baby bump in season five. season si

defamation case against rolling stone magazine over its now- discredited story about a rape on the university of virginia campus. a u-v-a administrator is seeking nearly 8- million-dollars from rolling stone -- saying the article portrayed her as "indifferent" to the victi's protecting the university's reputation. authorities in north carolina estimate hurricane matthew has caused 1-and-a- half-billion dollars in damage... more than 100-thousand homes, businesses and government buildings are damaged across the state. 26 people died in north carolina alone due to flooding caused by the storm. two more bodies were recovered over the weekend as waters began to recede. overall -- the storm 1-thousand in haiti. toss to weather weather although we may see a few sprinkles this evening we should stay mostly dry. skies will be partly cloudy tonight and above average, in the low 60s. a cold front will push through tomorrow afternoon, bringing us sunnier skies in the afternoon - as well as cooler weather. highs will be in the upper 60s. the 50s return thursday and continue into the start of next weekend. dewpoint:

a university of virginia is detailed gang rape. the story was later discredited and detracted. >>> a launch could take off from virginia and visible up and down the east coast. it was delayed 24 hours because of a bad cable. this will be the first launch of antares since 2014. and later on puts bottle wauter to the test to find out if it's better than tap water. >>> and stocks are mixed overseas as a inovator has delayed an announcement. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and as we speak, european markets just slightly lower. investors largely weighed on more earnings coming out of the u.s. expect about 80 of the 500 snp so, those are stocks to watch. keep an eye on tesla shares because elon musk has delayed a product announcement, leaving a lot of mystery around this one, but today he is saying it needs a few more days to refine. he made those comments on twitter. speculation has said it may be a power saving system, a new version at home, the power storage system or perhaps an we'll now have to wait until wednesday. an

kyle kondik, the university of virginia center for politics @ :10: "i think rod blum has been an underdog this entire cycle, mostly because his district leans pretty heavily democratic and he won very close in a midterm year." political expert.kyle kondik says the district is looking to be more favorable for blum - who's in his first term - beu graduates. kyle kondik "whites who do not have a college degree generally have been a group where trump has over performing. you wonder if this is a possibility for blum to hold on in part because trump does better than your average republican nominee in the district." a loras college poll in september shows blum leading narrowly with 45 percent support. to vernon's 38 percent. another toss up. according to the cook political report - is iowa's third congressiona l district. freshman republican incumbent david young faces democrat jim mowrer. kyle lot of uncertainty about a lot of house races and this verwell could be one of them." young is leading mowrer in a recent loras college poll. 46-36. in the senate race. republican incumbent chuck grassley

a former university of virginia administrator is suing the magazine for defamation. she wants more than $7 million. nicole took the stand. her as cold and indifferent. the claim says she was gang raped at a campus. the trial should wrap up next week. >>> t-mobile customers you may be owed money. the company has been fined 48 $48 million for not telling people about restrictions on an unlimited data plan. a lot of money going back to benefitssand discounts. $5 million of it will be spent on giving tablets to low income districts. >>> a florida trooper said a bald eagle was hit by the jeep. it was left hurt on the shoulder of the road. he wanted to get the bird out of the emergency lane. event le he got the bird in the backseat of his car and waited for animal control. >> to bounce off and not be broken, it's amazing. >> the eagle didn't have any amaze broken bones. that's a big bird. he's gorgeous. >>> in the upper 20s and low 30s early on. start. send them out the door with a jacket. this afternoon in the low to mid 60s. mild and will be shoved in their backpack. den

of november's election. >>> to virginia now. the latest in the defamation lawsuit against rolling stone magazine. the reporter who wrote a discredited story about a gang rape at the university of virginia took the witness stand today. sabrina erdly was asked why she didn't raise more questions about the story from the alleged victim, only identified as jackie in the article. she said jackie's details changing didn't because it takes time for trauma victims to come forward with all the details. >>> suing $7 -- for $7 million for its portrayal of her in the article. >> metro is planning to slash it permanently for your safety. pete muntean is live to tell us about what people are saying about this. they say metro needs to get its act together. the same sentiment being echoed inside right now during a hearing with passionate testimony. it's been going on since 12:30 this afternoon. this is the first and only time metro riders can take their concerns straight to the board about proposed late-night service cuts. metro is already closing at midnight for its massive safety overhaul. now it wants even more time to make fixes. four early closing options are on the table. but riders

in terms of reallocating the resources from virginia, we have finite resources and we know early vote is a priority in north carolina. end of quote. joining me now, kyle condic from the universityirginia center for politics and author of "the bellwether why ohio picks the president." good to see you. let's get right into it. how significant do you interpret this decision to divevert the resources away from your state, keep in mind how limit eed the funds are. >> i thought that virginia was a bad fit for donald trump. donald trump is having problems with college educated white voters across the country. there is this zone, high end, northern virginia i think will vote pretty heavily against trump and you see that in other states important for trump to win like pennsylvania where trump is doing really poorly in the philadelphia suburbs so when trump is moving resources from virginia to north carolina, i think he's moving resources from playing offense to playing defense. north carolina was the closest state that mitt romney actually won in 2012. and there is no path to victory for trump if he loses north carolina. and i think clinton folks realize that and see north carolina as a

the official, quote, directors of diversity and inclusion at the university of virginia where i wente inclusi inclusivity in the course offerings. according to the pape earp uva professors were asked to bring to the workshop where they were looked over to identify, quote, subtextural messages signifying bias. it was fpd by federal tax dollars. it's vital to enhance the university and reflect a, quote, culture of inclusion at every level. students in california state university at northridge now have the opportunity to take naps in safe spaces. according to the website which first reported the story, cal state northridge purchased six sleep pods for its students outfitted for soft music and subtle vibrations. each sleep pod cost $8,500. the initiative is part of a program to combat the sleep crisis on college campuses. >>> and students in the united kingdom appear to have had enough craziness. students are, quote, setting up free speech societies, boycotting patronizinging lifestyle lectures and vote to go get the hell out of the suffocating grip of the national union for students. th

a university of virginia administer is suing over how she was portrayed in an article claiming gang rape at a fraternity. the article was later debunked and the magazine pulled it. >>> a former penn state coach's lawsuit begins today. he is suing the university. his testimony helped send jerry sandusky to prison for child job after the accusations came out. he claims he was punished for helping prosecutors. >>> overcrowded shelters in the south are now sending dogs to other shelters across the country. a shelter in virginia is making room. some of the animals are from charleston, south carolina and others are from eastern north carolina. i hope they find happy homes up there. >>> colin kaepernick's national anthem protest took a larger how fans reacted to his first start of the season. >>> and a live look over downtown tampa on this monday morning. weather and traffic on the 8s >>> we're going to take a look at traffic, eastbound i-4 before u.s. 27. folks, looks like we have an accident here but it's off to the side of the roadway and not tying up lanes. that's good news. just outside of