when i woke up at walter reed, it was not my life plan to become a member of congress. i was perfectly happy jumping out of planes and kicking in doors and jumping out of helicopters. but that was not in the cards anymore at that and that was point. difficult to swallow. for any person, i think if you think you are losing your purpose in life, it ranks amongst the most difficult things you can lose. i was laying in my hospital bed talking to my wife about how it would find another battlefield to fight on, at that time, i was having a lot of members of the house and senate and staffers visiting through walter reed. and that is where i came to the idea that maybe my next battlefield would be here as a member of congress. that is where i started to think about it. >> how did you get from there to here? rep.-elect. mast: i thought like a military person about a mission took up his. that was my next goal, my next mission and part of how to show how i would best become a good representative. at that point, i had spent a career in the military. i think that is a good backgroun

for about a week until i woke up in walter reed medical center here in washington, and easy >> when you are recovering, when you think back to that now, are you surprised that here you are about to be a new member of the house of representatives? >> i am honored i get to be a new member but it was that moment in time that brought me to this moment in time. when i will cop in a hospital bed and walter reed, it was not my life dream to become a member of congress. i was happy jumping out of planes, kicking in doors and jumping out of helicopters but it was no longer in the cards at that point. it was difficult. your purposesing in life it ranks among the most difficult you can lose. i was talking to my wife trying to determine how i do not lose my focus, how i find another battlefield to focus on and i was having a lot of the house, senate, staffers visit through so ir reed and that is came to the realization that maybe my next battlefield would be here is a member of hamas. ask how did you get from their to hear? >> i think when any military person starts to think about what they want to

assistant chief of the hospital immunology service at walter reed from 1985 to 1989. director of the u.s. military hiv research program from walter reed from '96 to 2005, rose to rank of colonel during that time and helped lead one of the most influential hiv vaccine trials in history. and then the director of cdc's division of global hiv/aids from 2005 to 2014, led the implementation of pepfar programs there, around the world, and managed the annual budget there of more than $1.5 billion. why did you start this work? >> you know, i went into medicine -- and thank you for going through that, because now you know i'm very old. >> sorry. experienced is what i was trying to get at. >> when i started in medicine, i was trying to decide what i wanted to do. i was so intrigued by the immune system, because it sealed like everythi seemed like everybody came to that, whether the inflames that leads to cardiovascular disease, auto immunities, immunological abnormalities. i studied immunology. in the middle of studying immunology, i got a call about -- and i was working on prim

sharyl: microbiologist patrick mc gann leads a research team at walter reed army institute of research. where they comb through samples sent from hospitals around the country looking for signs of dangerous superbugs. last may, one of the most-feared bacteria, first discovered last year in china, turned up in the u.s. it was it. patrick mc gann: i think i used an expletive when i responded back immediately, you know. are you, you know, are you serious? sharyl: there's a run for the border, the u.s. border, by citizens around the world. they may be trying to get in under the wire before an anticipated tightening of border security under the trump administration. i've looked at the numbers you've given me and it looks like, in many categories, there's a big uptick in congressman henry cuellar: there are countries from all over the world, not only mexico and central america. so, it's a u.n. type of diversity, if i can say that. ? joce sterman: from the street musicians wailing out jazz to the fern-covered balconies of the french quarter, new orleans is the place where america lets the good

with spouses because i've been through it. >> in 1943 she melt her late husband gus at the old walter reed. he was a special after recovering from a leg afternoon tigs after serving in world war ii. >> it's a pleasure to do this for me. thank god that i can walk and talk and do stuff. >> mary is 92 but doesn't act like this. >> 21-year-old donna shaw said thursdays are the highlight of her week because she gets to volunteer with mary. she has witnessed her interaction with the patients. >> they are just so happy they always are giving her hugs, i've seen them give her kisses on the cheek. she jokes around saying that she has about 10 boyfriends. >> no surprise that mary plans to continue bringing joy to service members for as long as she can. >> the best part is seeing them week after week getting better. >> hello, hello. >> in beth and bethesda, andrea mccarren, wusa 9. >> mary is a great grandmother who was recently honored by the governor of maryland for her service. she's also volunteered at the children's nih for 25 years. >> she's truly extraordinary. >>> coming up, the five special

he died december 6 at walter reed national medical center. two other soldiers were killed in an attack. jummy: thing triggered and giving back -- the brand-new way you can make a difference by remembering what it -- by remembering one of professional basketball new this morning, a colorful way to give back. a collection of craig sager pins goes on sale to benefit the sager foundation fight against cancer. he was the nba sideline reporter known for his loud suits and insightful interviews. he died two weeks ago today after a long battle with leukemia. about thest talking colorful warm-up shirts that the nba teams have been wearing. larry: iran into adam silver -- , checking adam silver out the african-american history museum. jummy: he should stay. the wizards have won seven in a row at home. larry: don't go anywhere, adam. veronica: speaking of color, we have had a colorful radar this morning. we have had blue and pink showing the sleet. a few pockets of light snow. but now that is gone. some rain, moderate to heavy, in areas of anne arundel

a block away from the old walter reed army hospital on busy georgia avenue northwest. >> at all hours it buzzes with activity. >> now that it happened on a holiday, i don't feel safe. >> according to a d.c. police report on christmas eve a driver making a turn passed a red sedan going the opposite direction. sedan began honking. the victim tells police he thought nothing of it. he pulled up to the apartment building to pick up a friend. that is when he says the red sedan pulled up next to his vehicle. the suspect wearing a ski mask leaned out the passenger side window and started to fire at him with a silver handgun. residents heard several shots rapid fire. police recovered seven .40-caliber casings and the victim's car was hit four times. >> the passenger was not hurt. but the motesive still under investigation. they informed him it was reported as road rage. this raises legitimate concerns among neighbors for public safety in the community. a block away they are redeveloping the walter reed sites and overall crime is down. >> hectic and wild. it's calmer than it was. >> police are

assistant chief of the hospital immunology service at walter reed from 1985 to 1989. director of the u.s. military hiv research program from walter reed from '96 to 2005, rose to rank of colonel during that time and helped lead one of the most influential hiv vaccine trials in history. and then the director of cdc's division of global hiv/aids from 2005 to 2014, led the implementation of pepfar programs there, around the world, and managed the annual budget there of more than $1.5 io

meeting comes after two recent shootings, one saturday night - the other monday -- near the old walter reedf georgia avenue. no one was hurt in either incident... the same vehicle, a red, late-model hyundai, may have been involved. not far away, a man was shot and kileld outside a 7-eleven. police are looking for two men in connection with the shooting. tonight's community meeting will be at seven o-clock at the fourth district police station. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. kidd is off this morning..but we are still keeping you in the now! john? metro transit police are looking for kidd is off this morning..but we are still keeping you in the now! is a new "king" on broadway. and a best-seller for hte late carrie fisher. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. monitor that hazmat announcer: now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. sheriff's deputy shot, now in surgery, in critical condition. the overnight incident that ended in gunfire. larry: more heartbreak in hollywood. debbie reynolds dies a day after her daughter, carr

soldier left walter reed this afternoon and was driven by ambulance to tipton airport in odenton maryland and plane flew a shoulder and, doctor to the funeral in virginia beach and he's returning to walter reed after the funeral. >>> "fox5" is in the district with show of support for northwest pizza parlor targeted by a ghaun over a fake news for a fundraising event a week after a north carolina man fired shots and pointed gun at employee. he claims it was response to fake news article that alleged the restaurant was a front for a child sex trafficking ring run by the clinton campaign. police say those claims are not true. >> there's nothing here it's completely fictitious and this is a great business and you know the fact that anyone would sunsetling but we have to tell those folks listen it's not funny you know what i mean and you need to stop. >> i'm just wanting to come out and show that the community supports everybody here and we do not accept this harassment. >> fundraiser will continue through the weekend and money raised will help pay for damage and lost business following the in

your family. >> as he was saying earlier, only one family member is allowed to stay with you at walter reed my mom and dad back home because obviously wore them out a little bit. so they would almost change shifts, and luke's wings came in and provided the flights for us. >> how are you doing? >> i'm doing excellent. i can't complain at all. >> so good to hear that. i'm sure, fletcher, that's music to your ears that you helped a family, you helped this man that sacrificed so much for our country. you've got the program, no soldier spends christmas alone. how does that work and where do you see in the next couple of days? >> thank you. in the last week or two we provided 145 flights making sure our wounded warriors are with their families on christmas morning. we also provide flights throughout the year, and of course it is a busy time for us, too. our veterans in hospice care, so they're never alone as they're passing away, and we're rolling out a new program for our fallen officers. so any police officer who is attacked, you know, on a blue lives matter type of situation, we can step in an

i was with him a day before he died at walter reed. and that's very familiar because they are closing walter reed. we just became very close friends. and even we played golf together. we played hard exhibitions. we did all that kind of stuff. and then when the doctor told him that he really should not play golf any more, so he used to call. he would spend his winters in palm springs. and he would call me and he would say arnie, what are you doing. i said well i'm going to go play golf, i think. he said oh, he says if you get time, stop at the house and we'll have a beer. well, i wouldn't play golf. i would go over and sit with him and we'd just talk about golf and business and military and the whole thing, country. >> rose: you have passion for that, that is what made it possible lar. >> you can say that in spades. >> rose: then there was jfk. >> uh-huh. >> rose: who also sought you out. >> yeah. >> rose: i want to you look at his swing. >> right. >> rose: because he was a guy who loved winners. >> he was a good golfer. >> rose: when y

sergeant first class alan brown died earlier this month at walter reed national medical center. brown was one of three soldiers injured after an improvised explosive device went off november 12th, the 46-year-old from takoma park with part of operation freedom sentinel in afghanistan. two other soldiers and two american contractors were killed in the incident. the pentagon said brown was among the 16 u.s. service members injured in that attack. >>> people around the world are ready to usher in 2017, a sense of fear comes along with the festivities especially in the wake of what we saw in berlin. as kitty logan tells us, authorities are working hard to make sure new years eve stays safe. >> an estimated 1 million people are expected to be in new york's time square for the world famous countdown to the new year. strict security measures will be in place for those waiting hours for the ball to drop and streets surrounding the area will be closed. >> we have extraordinary can capacity here to protect on our people. and we are vigilant against such attacks. >> reporter: police in the

he died at walter reed medical center. jonathan: the story will make you smile -- a video seen nearly a million times online. a man is singing outside of the gallery place metro station. connection with a little girl. >> ♪ every step gayle talkeda-lysa with the girl and her mother to erenadeho said the sara is what the world needs now. anna-lysa: in this section of chinatown, one thing you can always count on is music. >> ♪ the world will change my name is kenny. i've been doing music since i was five years old. anna-lysa: he goes by the stage name kenny sway and spends the day performing for anyone willing to watch. wednesday afternoon, he caught m eye. evelyn's the 11-year-old who suffers from raleigh, north carolina. >> we want to get a drink and we heard the music. anna-lysa: her mom was standing by her side when this happened. >> she kind of walked up to me. i pulled her in. ♪ evelyn held onto his hand as he ciare serenaded her. it was streamed live on facebook. it has more than 900,000 views. it's a moment that mary

sergeant first class allan brown died yesterday at walter reed national medical center. he was from takoma park. sergeant brown was injured when militants attacked bagram air field. a suicide bomber got onto the airbase and targeted a crowd that was getting together for a post veteran's day fun run. two other u.s. service members and two u.s. contractors were also killed. >>> tonight a manhunt for a ma accused of shooting two police officers in a college campus in georgia. one of the officers died. the other is in critical condition. police are looking for ming rel limric. the officers responded to a domestic alert this morning. police say they when the suspect opened fire and took off. he was already wanted for kidnapping. >>> in reno nevada tonight a high school student is in critical condition after being video that shows the opportunity wielding a knife. the 14-year-old was allegedly threatening classmates. the school district officer shot him after he failed to follow commands. police are trying to get more video of the incident. >>> some help is on tap for a commun

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meeting comes after two recent shootings, one saturday night - the other monday -- near the old walter reedvenue. no one was hurt in either incident... but police believe the same vehicle, a red, late-model hyundai, may have been involved. not far away, a man was shot and kileld outside a 7-eleven. police are looking for two men in connection with the shooting. tonight's community meeting will be at seven o-clock at the fourth district police station. it was a memorable scene -- water raging down the escalator and stairs... flooding part of the cleveland park metro station. now work is underway to stop that from happening again. d-c's department of transportation is now boring for soil determine how much water the ground there can handle. that search for answers though, comes at a cost. parking on connecticut avenue could be off-limits during business hours -- until january sixth. it's xx and we're just getting started. good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm jummy olabanji... in for autria this morning. that breaking news out of queen anne's county, where a police officer has bee

he worked for walter reed.he was the fruit fly and navigate maggot guy have loved nature and all of its forms. i should explain in a once they perforengland theyperform this f they eat the dead tissue that encourages the growth of new t tissue to fight infection. it's typically done surgically but soldiers would come in with these portable wounds and then they were not infected so he was looking to use this for some of these iud injuries. [laughter] >> a few weeks ago jeff said talk of soldiers that have been hurt by iud injuries. [laughter] sorry i'm sorry. anyway, yes, when it goes off because it is very explosive and blasts all this debris and sandt and dirt into the wounded and there's a lot of infections sayd he was looking at bringing maggot and get people okay with that.. he had me over to dinner and said i will leave some for you and when you drive it will be the same age as those that we introduce into the wounds. so i was finish my dinner and he came back with what looked like a glass bowl of chocolat

. >> the president was at walter reed on tuesday. we're told he met with 13 soldiers and awarded the purple heart to 12 of them. is that something the president does routinely, directly award purple hearts? >> i know it's something that he has done routinely when he's visited walter reed and i know there have been other occasions where he's been able to offer those kinds of military honors to our men and women in uniforms. >> can you give us any capacity of what role they were serving in and in what theaters? >> i can check. >> last time he was there was in 2014 which he said the american forces that have been deployed to fight isol do not and will not have a combat mission. you've said this a number of times. if we are not engaged in combat operations, how is it that american troops are being injured due to hostile fire? >> greg, this is something that we've discussed a lot. it's important for people to understand exactly what the president's approach is here. and it's -- it's simply this, the men and women in our army that have bee

i have held the hands of our wounded warriors at walter reed.ave met the caskets of the fallen at dover. and that is why i make no apologies for only sending our troops into harm's way when there is a clear mission that is achievable, and when it is absolutely necessary. number three, we need the wisdom to see that upholding our values and adhering to the rule of law is not a weakness in the long-term, it is our greatest strength. [applause] pres. obama: the whole objective of these terrorists is to scare us into changing the nature of who we are and our democracy. the fact is, people and nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. these terrorists can never directly destroy our way of life. but we can do it for them if we lose track of who we are and the values that this nation was founded upon. [applause] pres. obama: and i always remind myself that as commander-in-chief, i must protect our people, but i also swore an oath to defend our constitution. and over these last eight years, we have demonstrated that staying true t

allen brown was injured by an ied explosion in afghanistan last month pretty he died yesterday at walter reed medical center. two other soldiers were also killed. brown, who was 46 years old and joined the military in 2004, was on his fifth deployment. connection with a deadly wildfires in tennessee, both charged with aggravated arson. prosecutors are deciding whether or not to try them as adults. the flames left areas completely flattened and caused thousands of residents to run for their lives. no word exactly how, when, or why the teenagers started the fire. dolly parton has organized a music telethon to raise money for the victims of the fire. the event will air next tuesday on great american country. kenny rogers, with mcintyre, -- reba mcentire, and alison krauss. autria: coming up here, temperatures dropping. adding to that, the wind is picking up. veronica johnson is tracking the winter weather headed our way. and "good morning washington" is - i am the power of one. - i am the power of one. - we are the power of one. - by agreeing to have my... both: our... - novec power bill rounded

sergeant brown was being treated at walter reed national medical center in bethesda and he died yesterday. jonathan: well, coming up for us here at "abc7 news at air force one pilot at arlington's national ceremony. alison: as plans for water filtration system moves forward find out why not everyone is excited about the change. >> after 45 years, though, it's time to say goodbye to elected office. but not to service. jonathan: why maryland senator barbara mikulski says today's speech on the s >> and what do hockey and baseball have in common? jonathan: back with an update. backyard synthetic ice skating troubles last september. kevin lewis is live with a look where the rink stands now. will the kids be skating this year or what? kevin: absolutely, jonathan. the story goes mark khan approached the jewish community center here in rockaway saying hey, i have a $40,000 synthetic ice rink. i have nothing to do with it. do you want it? as you can see, the answer was an overwhelming yes! moving and reassembling his labor of love named "mel's rink" in honor of his daughter melanie who loved hocke

so now someone gets cancer in the military, they go t hospital at walter reed, they get their human genome sequenced. it gets put into watton. watton in a matter of hours can show you every field on that type of cancer toinar oat field exponentially what will work better. there are all kinds of things beginning to happen. the biggest thing is change the culture of sharing data, sharing information, not hording it. and we're beginning to break and i think we're going to make enormous progress. >> stephen: well, one of the things that-- ( applause ) one of the things that gives me hope is that on this issue at least, you and the president and leaders from the other side have been able to bring people together. there's a bill that has now passed the house and it just passed the senate and it's anything to be going to the president's desk for signature allocating $1.8 effort of the moonshot, along with other research. and mitch mcconnell, the majority leader for the republicans, did something that i thought was a beautiful gesture. >> i agree. >> stephen: and named the bill for your son. >> he

sergeant first-class allen brown died on tuesday at walter reed military hospital. he was from takoma park. brown was injured when militants attacked bagram air field. a suicide bomber got on to the base and targeted a crowd getting ready for a post veteran's day fun run. also killed. >>> this morning we're working to learn if a truck driver will face charges in a deadly crash in frederick. first 4 traffic brought you this as breaking news yesterday morning. 40-year-old ross michaels died after a tractor-trailer driver lost control and crashed into his car where i-70 meets i-270. maryland state police say the truck driver couldn't slow down in time, and hit his brakes abruptly. michaels was the father of two children, he was headed home after picking up a computer from his >>> and paramedics had to take ten people to the hospital after a metro bus hit a car. the crash happened in southeast d.c. last night. just before 7:00. when the w 4 bus was turning on to south capitol street from malcolm x boulevard. police say no one was seriously injured in that accident. >>>

. >> he has had tremendous numbers of surgeries and rehabilitative efforts at walter reed in washingtonc but that is tough for the family to get together, isn't it? >> it was a miraculous journey for my husband. he is a miracle. he suffered many injuries, he can speak and talk for two years almost. it has been very amazing for profits supporting our journey and that is all together. jenna: not only the amputation between 2 strokes and two heart attacks during this process. that is where your organization comes in blue your mission is to make sure no soldier, no wounded soldier spends holidays alone. how do you accomplish that? >> merry christmas to you, wonderful to see you. 2008, we have been providing flights to families like claudia absent lewis, we have done thousands of flights around the holidays, we reach out to 12 military hospitals, the public and our other channels and want to make sure no soldier spends christmas alone. leading up to sunday, christmas, we will be booking hundreds of flights, we have done almost 140 flights in the last few weeks. i want you to know this christ

sergeant first class allan brown died tuesday at walter reed military hospital. he was from takoma park. brown was injured when militants attacked bag gram airfield, a suicide bomber went on to the base and targeted a crowd that was getting together for a post veterans day fun run. two other u.s. service members and two u.s. contractors were also killed. >>> for a secretary of state continues today. he will meet with retired add firm james stavardis. trump has nominated scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. trump will visit ohio state university today to meet with the first responders and victims of last month's attack there. >>> hillary clinton will are your honor to capitol hill today, she will attend and speak at the portrait unveiling of senate democratic leader harry this session of congress. reed's portrait was painted by a local artist. clinton's public appearances have been rare since she conceded the election last month. >>> more charges could be charged against two juveniles accused of starting the deadly wildfires in tennessee. auth

he was being treated at walter reed medical center when he died from his injuries yete >>> a day of infamy smeared into the memories of civilians and veterans. today hundreds of survivors of the attack on pearl harbor, a special commemoration 75 years after that day. nbc news' jay gray in honolulu now where tributes to some of our country's greatest heroes. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jim. see the memorial to the "u.s.s. arizona" over our shoulder here, the final resting place for more than a thousand sailors and marines. it's also been the centerpiece in the tribute today to those lost as well as those survivors you talk about. many who will tell you they are here to make sure the nation and the world never forgets pearl harbor. the toll of a single bell. the grace and power that comes with a moment of followed by a missing man flyover honoring some of our nation's greatest heroes. >> and you earn our commitment to always remember pearl harbor. your life changed on the morning of december 7th, 1941, and after that day, you would change the world forever. >> reporter: 75 years later, thou

sergeant first class allan brown died on tuesday at walter reed national military center. he was from tack mow park. he was injured when militants attacked bag gram airfield. fun run. two u.s. contractors were also killed. >>> today the man kicked to run d.c. schools will try to win the approval of the d.c. council and the public. muriel bowser nominated antoine wilson to be chancellor of d.c. public schools last week. wilson is from california where he was superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. he visited tubman elementary school in northwest yesterday morning, the council must approve him henderson. >>> today you will have a chance to with a he in on the future of the superintendent for false church schools. the school board wants parents to explain what qualifications and characteristics they're looking for in a district leader. that meeting is at 7:00 become p.m. at thomas jefferson elementary school on oak street. >>> part of northern virginia still under a water warning, still ahead where you can stock up on your bottled water supply for

dozens were injured and many are reco recuperating at walter reed. >> this public legitimacy that russia lends to the taliban is not based on fact but it is used as a way to essentially undermine the afghan government and bolster the belligerent. >> now, shep, we mentioned earlier there are five americans being held hostage. three of them you mentioned yesterday. that was kaitlyn coleman and her two young sons born in four years of captivity. she has a canadian husband. they are also holding an american professor kidnapped from kabul in august. a few days later, there was a failed hostage rescue by u.s. operations forces when the americans hit the target, they killed eight members but when they searched, the professor was gone. the fifth held is a man from massachusetts, we don't know much about him. a short time ago the taliban said they wanted to restart peace talks and they said they want the afghans to take the lead. >> lucas tomlinson at the pentagon, thank you. >>> with weeks to go in the office, president obama is looking to shore up his legacy. yesterday, president obama banned o

alan brown died on tuesday at walter reed medical center. he was in active service for 12 years and earned several awards while serving in the army. >>> 6:04. a kid is accused of taking a loaded gun to school. deputies say they arrested 17-year-old robert shirley jr. yesterday afternoon at oakdale high school. he is being charged as an adult. deputies say other students alerted the teacher after shirley posted videos on social media with the handgun. they say there is no evidence that he was planning an attack. >>> police say a d.c. contractor may have threatened to shoot up the office of the chief technolo court documents accuse edwin melton of calling a co-worker earlier this month to make that threat. he was apparently upset that his contract was not being renewed. police say when they arrested melton they did not find any guns but they did con if i skfit guns but they did con if i skfse phone that may have been used. >>> more families grieving as the death toll rises. 33 people died in the blast, 12 people are still missing. so that numb

i've held the hands of our wounded warriors at walter reed. i've met the caskets of the fallen at dover. and that's why i make no apologies for only sending our troops into harm's way when there is a clear mission that is achievable and when it is absolutely necessary. number three. we need the wisdom to see that upholding our values and adhering to the rule of law is not a weakness in the left-wing te long term, it is our greatest strength. [ applause ] the whole object of these terrorists is to scare us into changing the nature of who we are and our democracy. and the fact is people and nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. these terrorists can never directly destroy our way of life. but we can do it for them if we lose track of who we are and the values that this nation was founded upon. [ applause ] and i always remind myself that as commander in chief i must protect our people but i also swore an oath to defend our constitution. and over these last eight years we've demonstrated that staying true to our traditio

i've they told hands of our wounded warriors at walter reed.et the caskets of the fallen at dover. that's why i make no apologies for only sending our trumans into harm's way when there is a clear mission that is achievable and when it is absolutely necessary. >> in one of his final speeches as commander in chief, he said the united states has made progress countering terrorism. >> isil has lost more than half its territory. isil has lost control of major population centers. its morale is plummeting. its recruitment is drying up. its commanders and external plotters are being taken out and local populations are turning against them. >> he also acknowledged that threats from isis and others may always remain. >> to say that we've made progress is not to say that the job is done. we know that a deadly threat exists. we know that in some form, this violent extremism will be with us for years to come. >> reporter: without naming the president-elect, president obama warned against potential practices which he said run counter to american values and

he died while being treated at walter reed medical center. governor larry hogan ordered flags to be lowered tomorrow from sunrise to sunset in honor of sergeant brown. two other u.s. service members and two american contractors were also killed in that nbc news has just confirmed that actress debbie reynolds has been taken to a hospital in los angeles. law enforcement would only confirm that she was having difficulty breathing. this comes just a day after reynolds' daughter, carrie fisher, died of a heart attack. no word tonight on debbie reynolds' condition. >>> carrie fisher's books have shot to the top of the bestseller list following her death. fisher's book "the princess diarists" is the number one on amazon today, "wishful drinking" and "postcards," and "shockaholic" ranked at number 57. fisher suffered a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles. >>> and while she's best known for the "star wars" franchise, you may be interested to know th that carrie fisher does not have a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> some fans hav

i will be ending that war by the end of 2014, but every time i go walter reed and visit wounded troops and every time i sign a letter for a casualty of that war i'm reminded that there are costs and we have to take those into account and we try to work within an international framework to do everything we can to see assad ousted somebody who lost credibility range store a democratic process and stability inside of egypt. >> interesting contlesht. let's bring in editor of chief of hindu stand times. we included the part about afghanistan because we thought that would be over in 2014. things are more complex. now, so i pushed the president about this. what else do you need to see? how could they not have crossed it. he said we had a to go slow. within 72 hours the president decides to do military strikes. then happens? we have a graphic to put up the steps. he decides to go to congress. okay. because congress at the time had been saying we want a voice in these actions. they wound up not taking a vote. and that's where everything got mireed down. the u.s. and allies decided not to take m

. >> new jersey transit service suspended between the walter reed transportation center, which is right there in camden, camden, that's the main hub, over to 36th street. that's all we know at the moment. we're trying to find out whether new jersey transit will put shuttle buses in play, whether or not any injuries, and of course keep on it, but that's all we know at the moment. rough go for new jersey transit river line commuters this morning, waking up in the poconos, obviously 5 inches of snow in some spots, heading north, road conditions, are going to change secondary roads will be delayed, as women. now, here is a live look at the roosevelt boulevard. this is southbound on the boulevard. the onramp right at fox street, looks like multi vehicle crash. the cars got to squeeze in to the travel lanes. live lock at the 42 freeway northbound. heading in toward philadelphia. bumper to bumper because after accident right near 295. causing delay all the way in toward philadelphia. do you have your lights up? for the christmas season yet? come on, you better have them up. you better take a p

he died while being treated at walter reed medical center. governor larry hogan ordered flags to be lowered tomorrow from sunrise to sunset in sergeant brown's honor. two other u.s. service members and two american contractors were also killed in the blast. >>> new video tonight of a woman who has been connected to the disappearance of a man earlier this month in this video you see right there shows the woman walking into a hyattsville target and using his credit card at a nearby beauty salon. police say the woman charged more than $700 to the credit card. 36-year-old john donahoe went missing december 13th. he was last seen by family members at his auburn avenue home. police say they also have not found his car. if you have any information, please give montgomery county police a call. >>> a reminder as you think about your new year's eve plans. metro will be open later than it has been more months. on saturday, metro will open at 7:00 a.m. and trains will keep running through 3:00 a.m. on sunday. new year's day. it's a one-night exception to

american flag, you have to go visit a wounded veteran at walt every reed, you have to go to a -- walter reedmilitary funeral because this flag is a symbol of patriotism, for what our veterans fight and die for, men, women, all races since the beginning of this country. i have a huge vintage american flag, it's very meaningful to me, and the idea that you would desecrate a flag, it symbolizes so much more. and i agree, it's beyond bums. it's -- and i agree with you, julie, because liberals need to understand it's every ugly stereotype about liberals. it's everything conservatives hate about liberals, and it's only making it worse. melissa: so they're out there burning this flag while he's getting the wheels of the economy rolling again for everyone. it's interesting that they would sort of take the time to stand there and set the flag on fire and this is what you're going to do with your busy day, and he's out there, you know, making deals and getting people into action in order to get the rust off the wheels of our economy and raise the fortunes of every single person in this whole, entire c

roughly a dozen were badly wounded, many still recovering at the walter reed medical center outside washington, d.c. the taliban says it wants to restart peace talks with the united states. the state department wants the afghan government to take the lead. >> what we support is an afghan led reconciliation process. we believe that's the right approach. we have always believed that's the right approach. >> reporter: complicating matters, the top u.s. commander says the taliban is getting help from iran and russia. >> this public legitimacy that russia lends to the taliban is not based on fact but it is used as a way to undermine the afghan government and the nato effort. >> reporter: the general says he has forced over the horizon that can launch on a moment's notice should they be needed. among the five american hostages held, a taliban fangs are katelyn and her two young children both born in captivity. they were kidnapped four years ago. she was pregnant at the time. the u.s. government considered them the most lethal group in afghanistan responsible for killing hundreds of u.s. forces. it's

i've held the hands of our wounded warriors at walter reed. i've met the caskets of the fallen at dover. and that's why i make no apologies for only sending our troops into harm's way when there is a clear mission, that is achievable and when it is absolutely necessary. number three, we need the wisdom to see that upholding our values and adhering to the rule of law is not a weakness in the long-term, it is our greatest strength. [ applause ] the whole objective of these terrorists is to scare us into changing the nature of who we are and our democracy. and the fact is, people and nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. these terrorists did never directly destroy our way of life. but we can do it for them, if we lose track of who we are and the values that this nation was founded upon. [ applause ] and i always remind myself that as commander in chief, i must protect our people, but i also swore an oath to defend our constitution. and over these last eight years, we've demonstrated that staying true to our traditions a

i have held the hands of our wounded warriors at walter reed. i have met the caskets of the fallen at dover. and that's why i make no apologies for only sending our troops into harm's way when there is a clear mission that is achievable and when it is absolutely necessary. number three, we need the wisdom to see that upholding our values and adhering to the rule of law is not a weakness in the long term, it is our greatest strength. [ applause ] the whole objective of these terrorists is to scare us into changing the nature of who we are and our democracy. and the fact is, people and nations do not make good decisions when they are driven by fear. these terrorists can never directly destroy our way of life. but we can do it for them if we lose track of who we are and the values that this nation was founded upon. [ applause ] and i always remind myself that, as commander in chief, i must protect our people, but i also swore an oath to defend our constitution. and over these last eight years we've demonstrated that staying true to our traditions a

sharyl: microbiologist patrick mc gann leads a research team at walter reed army institute of research. where they comb through samples sent from hospitals around the country looking for signs of dangerous superbugs. last may, one of the most-feared bacteria, first discovered last year in china, turned up in the u.s. it was it. patrick mc gann: i think i used an expletive when i responded back immediately, you know. are you, you know, are you serious? sharyl: there's a run for the border, the u.s. border, by citizens around the world. they may be trying to get in under the wire before an anticipated tightening of border security under the trump administration. i've looked at the numbers you've given me and it looks like, in many categories, there's a big uptick in

service member injured in last plonts's attack atti at bagram has died at walter reed. "hardball." >>> welcome back. donald trump ramped up his criticism of "saturday night live" this morning on the "today" show when asked about his tweets critiquing the show and trump impersonator alec baldwin. >> well, i hosted snl when it was a good show. but it's not a good show anymore. first of all, nothing to do with me. there is nothing funny about it. skits are terrible. i like alec, but his imitation of me is mean spirited and not very good. and i do like him and i like him as an actor, but i don't think that his imitation of me gets me at all and it's meant to be very mean spirited. which is very biased. >> trump's truly a pop culture president who has his hand on the pulse of social media. he's the ultimate reality star. and now he's producing if you will the show of a lifetime, his presidential transition. the "new york times" reported that at a funds raiser this morning in manhattan, trump teased the audience with festivities planned for his presidential inauguration. the