i first began to learn how sports organizations such as usa tae kwon do, usa swimming, and in particular usa gymnastics handled sexual abuse allegations just before the olympic games in rio de janeiro. at the time, it was reported that usa gymnastics considered a national governing body under the ted stevens act had repeatedly been notified of sexual abuse allegations against its coaches. but did not immediately report those allegations to law enforcement. these stories were heart wrenching and involved children as young as six years old. one such case, revealed that a usa gymnastics -- that usa gymnastics had received at least four complaints about a member coach, william mccabe as early as 1998 yet never reported these allegations to police. according to federal authorities, the very next year, mccabe began to molest one very young girl. in the meantime, he continued to coach children for seven more years. during this time, usa gymnastics not only avoided reporting mccabe to police, but also reassured a concerned mother that mccabe was in good standing. mccabe was ultimately convicted

i trusted usa gymnastic gymnasti was abused as were so many other athletes. more than 100 young women and girls have now come forward to accuse him of assault and the abusabuse was implemented to hi. according to more than 5,600 pages of records released after a lengthy court battle, some of the 54 coaches with complaints ten years were not banned for gymnastics until years after they discovered they were convicted of crimes against children. as an adult i spent years serving on the usa gymnastics board of directorboard of direca mission of protecting children from the psychological abuse that i endured. but the meeting seemed to revolve around two things, money and medals. medals. when a case came up giving my time on the board, the concerns about the reputation of the coach, not the accusation of the athlete. as i attempted to come to terms with what happened to me it's become obvious that usa gymnastics hasn't done enough to protect athletes from any form of abuse. to show you're serious about making changes that will create a safe environment for athletes

. - you call her katherine haik, miss teen usa 2015. - [announcer] the winner of miss teen usa 2015 is ... louisiana! (audience cheering) the first runner up is california. - katherine won more than just the crown. she also won a place in the history books. not only was she the youngest contestant to make it to the famous pageant. at 15 years old, she's the youngest winner ever. hi katherine! - hi, thank you for having me. - our pleasure. what was it like competing against 50 girls who were quite a bit older than you? - right, well, i see myself as a really mature 15 year old. so i don't think my age really held me back from having the same experience as everyone else. i made so many friends and i just had the time of my life. it was so much fun. - now, you grew up in a small town in louisiana. what was that like? - i did. well, living in a small town, i love living in a small town. you know everyone. they're so supportive and when i won, they just went crazy. they're amazing, i love living there. - you must be a pretty big celebrity around town? - i would say so. - you actually starte

at just 14, dominique mochianu helped team usa get gold in 1996.er journey to olympic glory, she says, came with a backdrop of psychological abuse from her let me gend dear coaches. bella and marta karoly. >> i was scared of getting in trouble all the time because they had this sense of control and fear in the gym. >> reporter: for years she's been a singular voice, speaking out against the karolys and the empire they helped build, usa gymnastics. >> i've been speaking for ten years and people are finally listening. >> reporter: this week she testified on capitol hill. >> i have firsthand knowledge of how the culture set the stage for other atrocities to occur. it is a culture of fear, intimidation, humiliation. >> reporter: standing with her fellow champions jamie dantcher and jessica howard, saying that culture created an environment that allowed their team doctor larry nasser to sexually abuse them, and many others. >> i trusted usa gymnastics. but i was sexually abused, as were so many other athletes. >> dr. nasser abused me at the national tra

usa gymnastics officials were invited to testify but declined, citing pending litigation. in a statement given to the associated press, usa gymnastics says it cares deeply about the issues raised and supports the bill. mochianu herself was not a victim of the alleged sexual abuse and the k acharolys have r been accused, she says her years working with them left emotional scars. >> if you were late to an event there was a chance you could get kicked out of the gym. things were very, very stressful. >> reporter: she says her fate was in the hands of bella and marta karoly, known for their brusque style and uncompromising methods. they coached the likes of simone biles to greatness. >> power through everybody -- >> reporter: for the lucky ones the road to olympic stardom led to the karoly ranch in texas. when dominique arrived there as a young teen it wasn't what she imagined. >> a lot of athletes weren't smiling, weren't happy. it just -- right away when i walked in the gym i felt like the sense of coldness. >> reporter: she says when gymnasts were injured they were pressure

usa hockey may be in for more trouble. a prominent agent says some nhl players of solidarity are planning to boycott the men's championship tournament, as well. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> another tough day on wall street. the dow is on an eight-day slide. the longest down streak in six years. the dow off 45 points on the day as analysts say investors are looking at the collapse of the health care plan and assessing prospects for things like tax reform. >>> still ahead here tonight, treating depression. why some doctors are turning to a controversial club drug that could be a life changer for patients, but is it safe? >>> surprising news over the on going debate over breastfeeding and babies. >>> back now with news about a controversial new treatment for clinical depression, affecting nearly 15 million americans. there is growing interest in using a medication best known as a club drug as a treatment for the most severe kind of depression. the results can be life changing, but is it safe? nbc's rehema ellis has

usa gymnastics "first learned of an athlete's concern about dr. june 2015," the statement said. "five weeks later after an internal review, it reported him to the fbi and relieved him of any further assignments." usa gymnastics told us it has long had a policy that adult staff should avoid being alone with a minor. >> how often were you alone with him? >> most of the time. >> reporter: just in the treatment area or also in your bedroom? >> in our cabins. they were like cabins. yeah. >> reporter: that's like your bedroom. >> yeah. mm-hmm. >> reporter: did the karolyis know that dr. nassar was alone with you for these treatments? >> yeah. >> reporter: how do you know that? >> they had to know. i mean, there was no one else with him. and that's the thing too. to think -- in the bed? the treatment was in the bed. in my bed that i slept on. at the ranch. >> reporter: bela and marta karolyi declined to give us an interview. but in a statement they said they were never aware nassar was performing this procedure or visiting athletes in their rooms without

usa gymnastic is did not send a witness but this statement.e dealing with a serious problem and recommit ourselves off to promoting a safe environment for our athletes. usa gymnastics and former gymnasts support a new bill which would make it mandatory to immediately report sexual abuse of amateur athletes to law enforcement. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> when we come back, the grow for reboot. >> and another summer blockbuster trailer, just dropped. he skinny" is next.u. an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> it is my favorite "the skinny," we will talk ryan. >> gosling? >> need one name. no, not meg ryan. we know ryan is an amazing actor, great bone structure of course, beautiful, smart wife. academy award consideree. amazing tweeter. nominated. tackles range of, use like this. people in l.a. are deathly liquor store in this city with a bagel. >> no one is safe. calls out friend, family. and, we mean all family. my daughter's only

this is 35 minutes.he, bureau c of usa today. this is 35 minutes.e, bureau chf usa today. this is 35 minutes., bureau chi usa today. this is 35 minutes. >> that proves you can't tell anything. thiser. goes to the right, this pern to the left. >> i have an excuse. >> how are you all enjoying cpac so far? [ applause ] >> is anyone a wee bit tire? coffee, liquid courage. eneveryone on this panel i feel like i have a special relationship with. ralph hallow, very special. but he is married to bailey hallow who we affectionately call the little general. she is the one running around telling us all what to do. she is vice whar of the foundation. i get titles wrong but she is like the right hand person to wane la pierre and very special person. so ralph a real honor to have you with us today. and susan page, we grew up in the same town, different years, but she went to one rival high school and i went to the other rival high school. we be we both travelled from wichita from time to time. i don't know if they are here but much of my family from wichita is here today. they are all h

back to you. >>> usa, usa!nks, mike. >>> coming up, we investigate. >> this home in san jose is unrecognizable after the recent flooding. for some communities in the city, this is the second time it's been under water in 20 years. coming up, we investigate why plans to protect this community stalled and could still be years away. >>> first happening right now, the much debated in protests of the keystone xl pipeline, the project is getting the okay. that gives way for the presidential permit. of course it's been a hotbed for protests. >>> donald trump may not be running his businesses right now but the trump family is launching a new hotel today. it will be the first to bear the family's name. rooms $200 to $300 a night. half the price of trump's luxury chains. pls tbetr ptecpar ofthsou bafroi >>> good morning. >> investigative reporter has been digging into why. >>> guys, good morning. it's been one month since heavy rain spilled over anderson dam into coyote creek flooding more than 500 homes in san jose. the

senators that wrote a letter to usa hockey to express serious concern and with the boycott looming, usa hockey looking for replacements but some of the high school and college players they asked just said no. >> the women in the grand scheme of things aren't asking for that much and usa hockey is saying no, we want to pay you pennies. you know, they have been hit with a wave of negative publicity. it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: in a statement usa hockey says in part they increased their level of direct support. usa hockey has a long-standing commitment to support, advancement and growth of girls and women's hockey and any claims to the contrary are unfounded. usa hockey may be in for more trouble. a prominent agent says some nhl players of solidarity are planning to boycott the men's champion tournament, as well. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> another tough day on wall street. the dow is on an eight-day slide. the longest down streak in six years. the dow off 45 points on the day as analysts say investors are looking at the collapse of a health care plan and assessi

usa hockey may be in for more trouble. a prominent agent says some nhl players of solidarity are planning to boycott the men's championship tournament, as well. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> another tough day [000:13:59;00] eight-day slide. the longest down streak in six years. the dow off 45 points on the day as analysts say investors are looking at the collapse of a health care plan and assessing prospects for things like tax reform. >>> still ahead here tonight, treating depression. why some doctors are turning to a controversial club drug that could be a life changer for patients, but is it safe? >>> surprising news over the on going debate over breastfeeding and babies. not caused by a heart valve problem. but whatever trail i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to,

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the same 01’ that the usa beat france by the same ora that the usa beat france by the same or a smalleren they ta ke or a smaller margin and then they take on the silverware. whatever happens, this tournament has shown that england will be a force to be reckoned with, the euros later this summer. rower katherine grainger was made a dame by the queen this morning in recognition of her outstanding career. she became britain's most decorated female olympic athlete during last year's rio games after winning five olympic medals over five consecutive games. to me it is important. it is for my services to sport and also charity which is very important to me. it still ta kes which is very important to me. it still takes a bit of getting used to. iam still takes a bit of getting used to. i am used to aiming for medals in trying to achieve the titles in rowing and this is one, you do not even dream of. although it is thinking and now that it has happened, it will still take a while to really bed in. congratulations to dame catherine granger. team news from the emirates, alexis sanchez, he starts

charges he has denied. >> i trusted usa gymnastics. i was sexually abused.letes. >> reporter: dr. naser is awaiting trial on sexual assault charges in another case and pleaded not guilty. former gymnasts, not sexually abused, described humiliation. >> everybody around us knew that abuses were going on, but they chose not to act because it became part of the cultural norm. >> reporter: usa gymnastics did not send a witness, but instead this statement. we are dealing with a serious problem and we recommit ourselves to promote a safe environment for our athletes. usa gymnastics and former gymnasts support a new bill which would make it mandatory to immediately report sexual abuse of amateur athletes to law enforcement. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, the growing list of tv shows in line for reboot. >>> and another summer blockbuster trailer just dropped. we'll show it to you. "the skinny" is next. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. almost everything. you know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaste

usa! usa! usa! usa! >> we are also working to protect our citizens from terrorism.station at home from 9/11 to boston to san bernardino and many, many other places. we've seen attacks overseas in france. in germany, in belgium, it's time for intelligence and common sense to be used. the single best way to protect and you have to do this, you have to do this, and to keep foreign terrorists from attacking our country is to keep these foreign terrorists from entering our country in the first place. and we will stop radical islamic terrorism. we will stop it. not going to let it happen. not here. not going to let it happen. finally, we want a very big tax cut, but cannot do that until we keep our promise to repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. [ cheers [ cheers ] >> and we're going to be working very closely with our leader mitch mcconnell to get that job done. paul ryan, everybody, they are going to be working very hard and congressman andy bar, jamie, i have to thank them for their help and their support as we move toward the crucial house vote on thurs

joining us on the phone is a liza collins of usa today. collins of usa today. can you give us some insight as to what the plan is for this replacement for the affordable care act? ?ny details guest: there are not any details right now, but there have been reports that they have plans to introduce their bill sometime this week. they have been working with the white house to come up with something that is a stark contrast of other things that have been rolled down. apparently they have been working very well together and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has promised it will get through the senate and passed by the april recess. we just all know what is in the bill and conservatives have already raised alarms about certain provisions that were in, a few weeks ago. conservatives can really hold this hostage. host: you mean legislators and if that is the case, who are we looking at? there are a couple of groups of conservatives, particularly in the house that have enough people that they have power, because the house freedom caucus has 40 members and house rep

and that the usa gymnastics organization cared more for medals than for the children. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: emotional testimony on capitol hill today about sexual abuse in usa gymnastics. >> now i know that i was not alone. more than 100 women have come forward and shared stories that are shockingly similar to mine. >> reporter: bronze medalist jamie dantzscher and fellow gymnast like jessica howard recount alleged abuse as teenagers at the hands of larry nassar, team usa's doctor for 19 years. charges he has denied. >> i trusted usa gymnastics, but i was sexually abused, as were so many other athletes. >> reporter: dr. nassar is now i waits charges and has pleaded not guilty. but former gymnasts like dominique moceanu, who was not sexually abused herself, described a culture of intimidation and humiliation. >> everybody around us knew that abuses were going on but they chose not to act because it became part of the cultural norm. >> reporter: usa gymnastics did not send a witness instead this statement. "we are dealing with a serious problem, and we

[applause] [chanting "usa"] >> amazing. is no place i would rather be than with all of you here tonight with the wonderful, hard working citizens of our country. [applause] >> i would much rather spend time with you than any of the pundits, consultants, or special interests, and certainly of reporters from washington, d.c. [applause] it is patriotic americans like country run this and run well. you raise your families, love your country, and send your bravest to fight in our wars. [applause] >> all you want is a government that shows you the same loyalty in return. it is time that washington heard your voice, and believe me, on november 8th, they heard your voice. [applause] [chanting "trump"] >> the forgotten men and women of our country will never be forgotten again. believe me. [applause] >> i want to thank so many of your state leaders. state party chairman, scott golden, congressman scott djella, congresswoman marcia blackburn, congresswoman dianne black, congressman jimmy duncan, right from the beginning, governor bil

usa hockey would have to pay a fine if they don't play.uld look bad in front of all the international teams in michigan. not having a host team, it has been going on for 4.5 hours. there has been no progress and time is ticking down. i know that technically, the men don't earn that much more than the women, but actually the male players have a lot more cash, don't they. yeah, 98 nhl players have played in the olympics. if you are 18 usa player, you make millions in the nhl, there is a leak here that has been around for two yea rs here that has been around for two years for the women, and it has a top pay of 20,000 or $30,000. it is not really apples and apples.“ women don't get the living wage that they are asking for, and the championship is in a few days, what does american hockey do? it's been tough. they've been trying since last thursday to fill the team with players they have gotten from the under 18 ‘s and under 16 ‘s. they have gone down to high school and reached out of players that have been out of the game for a few yea rs. been

my gran used to say, what they get in the usa eventually comes to the uk.our weather later this week. high pressure will be giving us fine conditions, patchy rain through northern england and wales to begin the day, following that brighter skies for scotland, plenty of showers in the far north with strong winds gusting in excess of 70 mph, impacting on travel. central part of england seeing the best of the sunshine, possibly 18 celsius or more in south—east england. as we go into wednesday, high pressure bulges back northwards again, so a lot of dry weather, cloudy again, outbreaks of rain in northern scotland, the lion's share of the sunshine will be in northern and eastern england on wednesday. 0n in northern and eastern england on wednesday. on thursday, many of us start dry, the weather front weakening as it pushes southwards, but stronger systems to come, as the weather turns more active at the end of the week and for the weekend. why? we go back to what is going on in the usa, and this is the big picture for tuesday, this storm drags loads of moisture

this would qualify as a bilateral agreement between the eu and usa if we had it. question is, would it be i benefit to both is, would it be of benefit to both countries? let me be very honest. a free—trade agreement with the usa has not always been popular germany either. there have been fewer demonstrations against this free—trade agreement in the usa than in europe. and also in germany. so i am glad to note that apparently the on that has changed a perspective on that has changed a little bit at least in germany as well. thank you very much. it was a great honour. there we are. a a few comments about the wider range of subjects there and taking questions from all of those reporters, who been waiting some time. angola merkel saying that she and donald trump had an exchange of views on refugees and immigration. on trade, donald trump said he denied being an isolationist, but said the united states have been unfairly treated and what he wanted was free and fair trade. angela merkel said she hoped negotiations between the eu and the us on trade could raise. presiden

if anything, they idolized the usa.y idolized what is going on here, places like google, they can never do over there. i called my dad today and asked him, because he just got back from china and japan, when you were there, or people embarrassed about this country? he said, no, they were pretty amazed at how politics and how we could go from such extreme chapters, eight years under obama to this movement under trump, and i think places like china are fascinated by that because their system doesn't change. >> bill: you do it my way or be hurt you. gillian, overseas, i would think it would be fair if senator murphy were a responsible man, which -- i don't know him, but that statement was irresponsible to say. there are some countries that are worried about donald trump, no question about that. i think that is a legitimate statement. we all have to see how it plays out, correct? >> correct. you said to abby a moment ago, where is this all going. where are these kinds of politically motivated insults going. and i think the

team usa against puerto rico. giants and a's fans among the 51,000 at dodger stadium, puerto rico undefeated coming in. third inning, americans get on the board. it's 2-0 usa. his mom is puerto rican, he could have pitched for them, and years ago said he would. he grew up in new york, chose the u.s. had a no hitter through 6, was named the tournament mvp. in the fifth, brandon diaz, nice throw to get the out across his body. the giants shortstop would add -- two out bases loaded single. 6-0 usa. fast forward to the final out, david robertson gets carlos correa and team usa wins the wbc for the first time. >> we've been playing for years together. we have a strong camaraderie. and we developed that over the course of two weeks. for the country, for the squad, this was pretty special. this is something we'll remember forever. >> giants and brewers, cactus league action. another so-so start for matt pcain. three hits came in the first, domingo santana with the rbi single. third inning, denard span. here it comes, and

team usa against puerto rico.nd a's fans among the 51,000 at dodger stadium, puerto rico undefeated coming in. third inning, americans get on the board. it's 2-0 usa. his mom is puerto rican, he could have pitched for them, and years ago said he would. he grew up in new york, chose the u.s. had a no hitter through 6, was named the tournament mvp. in the fifth, brandon diaz, nice throw to get the out across his body. the giants shortstop would add -- two out bases loaded single. 6-0 usa. fast forward to the final out, david robertson gets carlos correa and team usa wins the wbc for the first time. >> we've been playing for years together. we have a strong camaraderie. and we developed that over the course of two weeks. for the country, for the squad, this was pretty special. this is something we'll remember forever. >> giants and brewers, cactus league action. another so-so start for matt pcain. three hits came in the first, domingo santana with the rbi single. third inning, denard span. here it comes, and there it

the documents in the archives on this are stunning, almost as if the boys at ct usa wanted to report back to the boys in attackingt they were liberal causes. and here's one. the 1920 presidential election. this is from the united communist party. don't vote, strike. boycott the election. overthrow the capitalist government. establish the soviet government. not just another political party. not just another political party. when you strike, the court enjoins you. the police beat you. the shoulders -- soldiers shoot you. that is the capital the government is for. the united communist party is the only party that put up candidates for this purpose. boycott the election, don't vote, strike. standby soviet russia. here is communist labor, put out by the communist labor party of america, february of 1920. guess who is on the front? woodrow wilson, who they are portraying as an indian carrying a scalp. ok? that is what they thought of the progressives. liberals, communists are not your friends. quit defending these guys. the anti-communists were right. here they are in 1933, mayday, protest

bogart, and also, as you will notice in the appendix of the book, i found a bogart in the communist usa archives, and i look at that very carefully as to whether that could be humphrey bogart. that is something we could also talk about during the q&a. first, why i did this. three components. scholarship, partisanship, and redemption. i noticed nobody had ever done a book on the role of dupes in american history. i did a google search on the term, and may be two or three books in the library of congress have the word in the title, and yet it's a word that goes back to the founding of the republic itself. you would probably be surprised to know that george washington used the word in his farewell address. adam smith, who was not an american, of course, but was around at the founding, in his book "the wealth of nations, talks about dupes. but it took an ugly upsurge with the bolshevik revolution in russia in october of 1917, and then after that, even more specifically, with the founding of the common term in march of 1919. if you are following this chronologically, it gets really bad with

wetter weather and nothing —— but nothing on the scale of what we're in the usa.ing in the usa. hello and welcome to one hundred days. the turkish president blames the dutch for one of the worst massacres in modern european history. as the row with the netherlands intensifies, after turkish ministers were banned from political rallies there, president erdogan makes this inflammatory claim. we know the netherlands and the dutch people from the srebreniza massacre. we know how rotten their character is from their massacre of 8,000 bosnians there. the prime minister of the netherlands says the comments were a vile misrepresentation. the row looks set to overshadow tomorrow's dutch election. the president of turkey is behaving increasingly more hysterical hour by hour and i want him to tone down and to calm down. in washington the republican plan to replace 0bamacare would increase

made in the usa, who would it hurt and who would it help and could it cost you money? the rise of row boats, should you let a machine make big decisions when it comes to your retirement? "on the money" starts right now. this is "on the money", your money, your life, your future. now, becky quick. >> we begin with made in america, president trump is promising to bring jobs back. could u.s. workers fill jobs here that moved overseas? and what would it mean for your wallet. as courtney reagan reports, there are costs and benefits for american made. that's our cover story. >> building set brackets is 100% made in the usa, to assembly to packaging, the toy industry association says small businesses are the brains behind most u.s. made toys. but that's a small sliver of the $25 billion spent annually. >> everyone says you're made in the u.s., how did you do it? we support you. the conversation turns to is it cost competitive on my store shelf. >> domestic production comes at a higher cost and that's also the case when manufacturing apparel where made in the usa is it rare. i

there's also this on the front page of "usa today." a lengthy piece written by usa today.ere is the headline. second trump network tied to alleged russian mob. company's have been linked to 10 wealthy former soviet businessman with alleged ties to criminal organizations or money laundering. trump's russian connections are of heightened interest because an fbi investigation into possible collusion between the campaign and russian operatives interfering in last fall's election. this is a lengthy piece within the "usa today." leo in amarillo, texas. independent. caller: good morning, ma'am. that theto mention most toxic thing we have going butus not only as a nation -- the forming of opinions and having a hard line on an issue topict understanding the or having no desire to learn. evidence and of dangerous to our as the person who straps explosives to themselves thinking they're doing god's work. the individual who called earlier talking about the three frank, to be perfectly you should explain to him that that is not how it works. host: you get to call in and do that yoursel

. >> i think they should have a special counsel here, but i don't agree with usa today. trying to get anybody in congress from both sides to work together, i think it is going to end up in another drawnout benghazi situation. larger that people are tired of these long drawn out -- peoplenal hearings are tired out of these long drawn out congressional hearings. of hearing it, i'm tired of looking at it. reason i like your channel. nois what it is and there is sides being taken on the news to report any information. the thing is this is the democrats benghazi. them a chance to get back at the republicans for all they did with benghazi hearings. the thing that troubles me is where were the democrats for the last two years when the russians computers allng over the place in america and they didn't do anything. it seems like a convenient time when they awaited to see what the results of the election would be. >> the leader of the democrats was at a politico breakfast. here is what she had to say about attorney general jeff sessions yesterday recusing himself and possible inve

james cotton was 81 years old. >>> well, the president of usa gymnastics steps down and sentencing insted california kidnapping case. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. the los angeles times reports the sentencing of a former lawyer in a bizarre kidnapping. matthew muller was handed a 40-year term yesterday in sacramento. he admits drugging and sexually assaulting denise huskins for two days in 2015 after a home invasion. vallejo police initially said she had staged a hoax, but later apologized to the victim. she is suing the department. >>> the indianapolis star reports the resignation of usa gymnastics president steve penny, the us olympic committee turned a blind eye to sex abuse allegations. more than 80 say they were assaulted by a long-time team doctor. >>> the guardian of britain says a letter bomb sent to a paris office came from greece. a worker was hurt yesterday when the device blew up at the headquarters of the international monetary fund. there is no claim of responsibility. the imf has been criticized in greece for its handling of the nation's deb

usa today says a recent senate spat inspired the title chelsea clinton's new children's book.ersisted is about women and girls who didn't take no for an answer. the title is the phrase majority leader mitch mcconnell used to explain why he silenced massachusetts democrat elizabeth warren. >>> and the atlanta journal constitution explains an odd discovery in a texas park. it looks like the kind of flower dr. seuss might have drawn. folks have flocked to the park since word got out. but it's not a plant at all. it's a kind of protected cocoon that grows when a certain was p lays eggs in a white oak tree. >>> watch it now, when they start to hatch you want to get out of there. >>> still to come, a new voice on injury phone. the virtual assistant alexa can help you more than just with help you more than just with your amazon purchases. it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, n make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden s

it is turning cooler into the north—east of the usa.he forecast. let's m ove o nto more snow in the forecast. let's move onto europe now. this is the scene across europe and this with low pressure shows some wet, windy weather affecting western parts of europe. this is all set to change as we look further ahead, you'll be able to replace that big area of low pressure with high pressure. but that's a story for half an hour, in the weather for the week ahead. this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm tim willcox. shoes off, no liquids, and now, no laptops. why britain isjoining the united states in banning some from bombs to the ballot box — northern ireland's martin mcguinness dies at 66. he leaves a complicated legacy. and, back where they belong. the van gogh museum in amsterdam welcomes home two stolen paintings worth tens of millions of dollars. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and also around the globe. for millions of airline passengers long haul flights could soon seem a whole lot longer

it's 6-0 usa and team usa goes on to win the wbc for the first time ever by a final of 8-0.s all smiles this morning in scottsdale, arizona. talking about his new role with the giants. he's a special adviser. he feels this is where he's supposed to be. it's been ten years since barry played for the giants, last season serving as the hitting coach for the marlins. he'll work with young players in the minors, also serve as a community ambassador. >> sometimes i believe you need to get away from the game as a player as well. and regroup on everything. think about all that's gone on. and what's gone around you, and, you know, you need time to mature why areself, and realize what's best for you. and i've been away now for quite some time, and i had -- i had an opportunity to coach for the marlins and stuff, and i really feel like this is what i'm supposed to be doing. >> giants and brewers in cactus league action today. denard span, high and deep, and aloha. off jimmy nelson, two-run shot the giants trail 3-2. pinch hitting, opposite way. two-run jack, and the giants go on to win

go, usa! >> go, usa! "usausa! usa! usa! q: back to you. michelle: we're rooting for them. thanks. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a corner rivalry. two gas stations fight for customers. the price wars bringing down prices to under a buck a gallon ahead. alison: coming up new at 5:00, a new milestone for a d.c. centenarian who made a flash. remember the dance at the white house? we have a announcer: countdown to spring brought to you by -- announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on jonathan: a lot of flowers in our area but it will change. this is several inches of snow in the midwest. that is the scene. traffic going slow in wisconsin through chicago. that was the morning commute. it was a mess. michelle: that system is part of what could bring us snow as well. chief meteorologist doug hill with the forecast. maryland bureau chief brad bell in frederick getting ready for snow as well. jonathan: jay korff is in mobiletrak7 as the evening rush hour is warming up. let's go first to abc7's chief meteorologist doug hill and the forecast. what are we looking at? doug: the clouds

usa goes onto win 8-0 to take the world baseball classic title. congratulations.l fans commissioner feels your pain, wrote a letter to fan says he too is annoyed and all the commercials that interrupt action on the field, says broadcasters will have more flexibility when they air commercials in order to speed up the game time. he also said the league plans to use a play clock after the extra point to get back to the action faster. lauren: coming up, thall shall not steal specially from the pope. you're watching fbn:am when you have something you love, you want to protect it. at legalzoom, our network of attorneys can help you every step of the way. with an estate plan including wills or a living trust that grows along with you and your family. legalzoom. legal help is here. ( ♪ ) upstate new york is a good place to pursue your dreams. at vicarious visions, i get to be creative, work with awesome people, and we get to make great games. ( ♪ ) what i like about the area, feels like everybody knows each other. and i can go to my local coffee shop and they know who i a

>> jimmy: usa! usa! usa! [ audience chanting usa ] that's right, yeah. was a lot of drinking today. so, for once, it wasn't a big deal when sean spicer showed up to his white house press briefing with a flask. [ laughter and applause ] you know, that's normal. actually, it turns out, president trump is a big fan of the irish. that's why yesterday he sported the colors of their flag. there you go. he's got green tie, white shirt, orange chin. [ applause ] it's perfect. >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: the whole combo. that was very thoughtful. >> steve: yeah, very thoughtful of him. >> jimmy: but it turns out everyone in the trump administration loves st. patrick's day, and several members took part in the festivities. for example, attorney general jeff sessions dressed up as the lucky charms leprechaun and nobody noticed. [ laughter and applause ] no one. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: not one person. >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: next treasury secretary steve mnuchin. he put glasses on a potato behind his desk then went out and got dru-nunk? [ laughter and applause ] dru-n

when you see it going on in the usa you think — is that coming here? not get a snowstorm, our weather pattern will getan impact snowstorm, our weather pattern will get an impact from this. cold air will strengthen the jetstream across the atlantic and bringing weather systems towards us. it will be cooler, wetter and windier. a change, but not a snowstorm. it will be very different from what we have at the moment. another gorgeous view from today. it's been windy today in northern scotland. a gust of 7a miles per hour, but the wind will ease, showers around. cloud will increase in the west. for the northern half of the uk and the countryside where you are clear there could be frost into tomorrow morning. cooler night. tomorrow some sunny spells to begin the day. a lot of cloud in the west, damp and drizzly in northern ireland. aspects of rain moving into western scotland. cloud for the far west of england and west wales. there will be bright and sunny breaks coming through. where you get that it will feel warm, 16 or 17 celsius. going into wednesday ev