obama's box will be left empty to honor victims of gun violence. 3 george washington university is the latest institution to rescind the honorary degree of said it made the decision in light of - quote - "renewed distress" for students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. last october, the school said it did not rescind honorary degrees. dozens of women have accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them over the years. 3 3 3 prosecutors say no charges will be filed against former nba star lamar odom, following his near fatal drug overdose in a nevada brothel. in october, the 36-year-old former n-b-a star was rushed to the hospital after he was found unconscious. authorities say a blood sample shows odom had cocaine in his system. prosecutors say they can not prove possession or that odom took the drug while 3 intense video out of texas. a scaffolding broke loose on a high-rise building, leaving two people stuck on the platform. firefighters pulled the workers through the 71st floor of downtown houston's tallest skyscraper. thankfully both of them are o-k. investigat

leon: a change of heart at george washington university. today the school announced it will revoke bill cosby's honorary degree. this is a change because the school originally said it would not pull its degree. cheryl connor is live in washington with that story. why the about-face now? l: the change comes after the president of the university heard from students, survivors of sexual assault. the college prides itself on statues of george washington all across campus. the students we spoke to hope they take part in shaping their own history. on the campus of george washington university, there was excitement from students who feel they made a difference. >> i was overjoyed. gotyl: the students just back from winter break to learn the news. the president of gw was taking back the honorary degree awarded to bill cosby. for them, it's personal. >> i was assaulted the summer before he came to college. cheryl: those students met with it gw president when he said was never the university's practice to rescind a degree based on later information. t

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other schools that have banned hoverboards include george mason university, george washington university and american university. after a very rough start to the new year, u.s. stocks have been inching upward today, as investors find encourageme nt in the latest job numbers. analysts had expected an increase of 200-thousand jobs last month, but the actual number was close to 300-thousand. stocks aren't making large gains, but the buying is widespread. lost almost 400-points yesterday, and is down about 900 points for the week. but it's a different story in japan, where stocks fell again today, extending losses for a fifth day and marking the worst start since world war two. japan's finance minister attributed the fall to china's economy. tanking stock prices in china have spooked investors and fanned concern over the country's economic future. stocks stabilized slightly after the people's bank of china stepped in saying it would act to maintain the level of its currency. tomorrow night's powerball jackpot prize is crushing all expectations. it is now estimated at 800-million dollars! tic

accepted into the medical school at washington university. now it is a nonbinding acceptance, so she can keep other options open. after all she is only a freshman. >> >>> welcome back. we are continuing to follow a developing story. police have taken a suspect into custody after a search through a residential neighborhood. chopper 4 was over the scene at the area, officers had shut down the area and asked residents to stay indoors. police are not releasing details about the man taken into custody, all they are saying is he is wanted to commit august felony. >>> also developing overnight the u.s. military says 10 sailors briefly held by iran are back in amican hands. the navy said there are no indications the sailors were harmed. the nine men and one woman were on their way to bahrain. >>> a quick wrap-up of the rest >>> two men are in jail after causing chaos in north miami beach. the shooting took place near biscayne boulevard and 136th street. their car plowed into an suv. the men took off on foot but were later captured by police. >>> pres

lara brown - associate professor at george washington university - that means addressing another key audience. ( dr. lara brown/assoc. professor, george washington university) "in some ways the most important aspect of the state of the union isnt going to be what the president says it is going to be what the candidates on the campaign trail say about the speech." (craig boswell/cbs news/capitol hill) there are also silent, but powerful messages sent through the lady - a lead plaintiff in the supreme court case that legalized same-sex marriage. not to be outdone - house republicans have invited kim davis - the kentucky county clerk who went to jail defying court-orders to issue marriage licenses to same- sex couples./// ((craig boswell)) > south carolina governor nikki haley will deliver tonight's republican response. ((denise valdez)) > is it possible the president could lay out a plan from more possible executive actions before he leaves office? ((craig boswell)) ((paul joncich)) > ((tedd ((tedd florendo)) cold and dropping to near freezing overnight. some neighborhoods were in the

georgia washington university is the latest university to rescind the honorary degree of actor bill cosby. the school made the decision in light of renewed distress for students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. last october the school said it did not rescind honorary degrees. dozens of women accuse cosby of >> in october, the 36-year-old former nba star was rushed to the hospital after he was found unconscious. authorities say a blood sample shows odom did have cocaine in his system. prosecutors say he had possession or odom took the drug while he was in their jurisdiction. >> rupert murdock and jerry hall are engaged. the news came with the in the newspaper. hall is known for having a long time relationship with mick jagger. they have four children together. >> nothing says comfort like a pasta dish. this is perfect for filling you up. >> a move to reinvent the mcdonald's brand. turn around plan. >> welcome into the carolina kitchen. we are happy to have you. >> we are cooking bacon. this is pancetta. it is an italian bacon. we'll do a pasta carbonara which is an american

nats: same sex marriage cheers matthew dallek, george washington university: "it does become a little more of a legacy speech in terms of defining what has been achieved." there will also be plenty of pomp and pageantry and a long list of guests sitting with first lady michelle obama to includ....a refugee from war torn syria... to army reserve major lisa jaster....one of just three women to complete the vigorous army ranger course. a chair in mrs. obama's box will be left empty to honor victims gun violence. jessica rae: if you miss the not to worry, amazon has you covered! . the whitithouse and amazon have struck a deal to put the speech on amazon's online video site. it'll be available to all customers starting on wednesday through the end of the week. the state of the union will not be connected to amazon prime. instead, the speech will be free. and speaking of the presidnet... tomorrow ( he will be in omaha making a speech on gun control. but if you were thinking about attending ....unfortunately it's too late all 8,000 tickets to the eventat the university of neb-omaha are sold

george washington university is the latest institution to rescind the legendary comedian's honorary degree. the school said it made the decision because of quote and alumni... who are survivors of sexual assault. dozens of women have accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. a lot more news coming up on action news live at 3-30, including the search for a new police chief in boulder city. we''ll tell you why he left his job, and what the city plans to do next. and everyone is hoping to win big.. the powerball jackpot is now at in primm. he'll join us in minutes. 3:30... a big blow to parents state- wide... who were were getting ready to get thousands of dollars for their kid's education. the education savings program is on hold! hear what governor brian sandoval says needs to happen so you can get your money. but we begin with terror in istanbul. a powerful explosion has left at least 11 dead and 14 others wounded.. and and breaking right now..

nats: same sex marriage cheers soundbite: matthew dallek, george washington university: "it does become a little more of a legacy speech in terms of achieved." and a long list of guests sitting with first lady michelle obama to includes....a refugee from war torn syria... to army reserve major lisa jaster....one of just three women to complete the vigorous army ranger course. a chair in mrs. obama's box will be left empty to honor victims of gun violence. ramos on-camera tag: south carolinas governor nikki haley will give the republican response to president obama's state of the union address. haley is seen as a potential running mate for the eventual gop nominee. another guest who will be sitting with the first lady is veteran cynthia dias from las vegas. dias is a navy veteran who served during the vietnam war in a hospital ship as a registered nurse. now, diaz is a volunteer at the 'veteran's village' -- a non-profit in vegas that provides resources to homeless veterans. and a reminder that because of the state of the union... our evening newscast schedule has changed a bit. abc worl

that's the finding of a new study from george washington university. only 10% of medicaid got antismoking medication. researchers find that some states make it harder for smokers to get antismoking medication partially could have had by medicaid. >>> new findings are out that could cut hospital costs for some cancer patients. the study finds that people who are seriously ill and immediate with palliative care givers within two days of hospitalization cut who is opt costs often average 22%. this comes out of new york's mound sinai hospital. >> people living along the banks of the mississippi river are breathing a sigh of relief. that's because the river is not expected to crest as high as it did in the 2011 floods. the lower predictions has some long time residents vowing to stay put. >> so, that's -- so i don't really think it's going to be that high up, even fit comes across the railroad. >> emergency officials are still concerned about what will happen if there is additional rain between now and the expected peak date of january 15th. right now, the

george washington university is now the latest to rescind bill cosby's honorary degree. the school changed it mind after hearing from former and current students who are survivors of sexual assault. in the meantime, cosby continues to push to throw out the charges against him. his lawyers say the prosecutors are flip-flopping in the agreement that prompted cosby to testify in a related civil suit. a federal panel of experts finalizing the guidelines now for mammogram screenings. >> ahead, the relation -- recommendations for woman. >> need help finding your lost pet? there is now an app for, that >> just really a small, quick-hitting storm but certain areas being impacted a lot more r from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better pso you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. p and try puffs softpack today. fact. advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. any better than t

. >>> george washington university taking away the honorary degree they gave to bill cosby in 1997, cosby is facing a sexual assault charge in pennsylvania, back in 2004. the campus president sent a letter saying whether he is guilty or not, it renewed pain for students and alumni who are sexual assault survivors. the first time the gw has taken away an honorary degree. >>> the montgomery county executive are threatening local police will not be cooperating with federal immigration raids. the obama administration is targeting recent illegal immigrants, some wim sxn children that left violence in central america. many have been deported without adequate legal representation and the county executive worries it will keep some from cooperate wg local police. -- cooperating with local police. >> it will be counterproductive. >> they have come to my apartment, knocked on my door but i haven't opened and i know that my neighbors haven't opened either. >> the obama administration plans to continue the raids, officials hope the round up's send a message and prevent another surge in illegal border

we're talking about au and the george washington university campus.recent days both schools told students they're banning them because of potential fire risks. so if you attend either school, leave your hover boards at home. >> all right. some stuff times right now for madonna. the material girl is in the middle of a custody battle over her 15-year-old son rocco. tmz reports rocco wants to live with his dad. he claims his mom is too controlling. who would believe that? a new york judge has ordered rocco back in the u.s. for a hearing in february. wow. >> everyone can relate to that, right? a lot of split families trying to make it work. even if you're madonna it can happen. >> on the 7-day forecast i have our coldest day which is tomorrow. starting out in the single digits with the wind chills our warmest day is saturday. we recover to 54 degrees not bad. 52 degrees isn't bad but there will be a pretty good chance of showers. >> it's like a helping serving here. >> we're being overserved. >> exactly. >> thank you very much sue. stay tuned for tmz, it'

matthew dallek is assistant professor at the george washington university graduate management. obama will likely list tuesday, and go talking about where the kind of policies that he haschampioned, and what has been the result, and then want to get done in his final year. president -- i think hillary would be worse than obama. a lot of the republicans are kind of fact-adverse. this is why hillary clinton can't win in 2016. cutting through campaign noise, especially with a boisterous crop of candidates jockeying to succeed him. the goal-in-chief -- to set the table for a hasn't happened for either of the last two, two-term presidents. while technology has quickly changed how americans consume and react to the address, the president's delivery has remained the same. there's something important about the ceremony of it, as well, that even republicans and democrats can come together and listen - in most cases, politely - to a president, lay out his or her agenda. whether it's the first time -- one year ago, i took office... -- or the final time. in washington, i'm karin caifa " jen

the mayor will start the tour today by visiting the didn't of forensic sciences at george washington university. she'll also meet with small business owners about the importance of security cameras to combat crime. >>> today the d.c. council and church of scientology will face off in church. they recently denied trout run. they want to continue running it as a rehab center but trout run is not zoned for that. becoming a historic property allows it to go around the rule. the hearing will held this morning at 10:00 a.m. >>> right now national guard troops and federal aid workers are assisting in the cleanup efforts in missouri. some people are coming home for the first time in a week after last week's massive flooding. the waters have mostly receded but hundreds of homes are beyond repair. the people assessing the damage say it could take months for places to rebuild. >>> for the first time we're getting look at a cargo ship that sank during a hurricane last october. the el faro sank. they're hoping to find the ship's black fwoks learn more about what happened. they say they have not recovered an

. >>> speaking of cosby, he no longer holds that honorary degree from george washington university. the school said it made that decision in light of "renewed distress" for students and alumni who were survivors of assault. >>> the mother of the so-called of a lieu enza teenager is out of jail after the judge reduced her bail to $75,000. she must aware an electronic ankle monitor and will have to undergo a mental exam because her lawyer says she's not competent to stand trial. she's accused of helping her son flee to mexico to avoid jail time or a probation violation. her son is being charged as a people in that drunk driving cihe s 16. madd launched an online tionon he be tried as an adult. the petition can be found, you can see it yourself, at madd.org. >>> good news for lamar odom, prosecutors say they will not file charges after he almost died from a drug overdose in a nevada brothel. despite a blood sample showing cocaine in his system, prosecutors say they couldn't prove possession or he took the drug while he wws in their jurisdiction. >>> tonight president obama delivers his

in the wake of the sex assault scandal, george washington university is pulling the comedians degree, th say out of respect for those who have survived sexual assault. last year they declined to take the degree away, but in light of the cases, they changed their mind. cosby is now facing several lawsuits. >>> the music world is mourning legend david bowie. we talked about this yesterday. social media very much alive over the news of bowie's death. came as a surprise to a whole lot of people. his facebook page announcing he died after an 18-month battle with cancer. not sure what kind of cancer right now. the 69-year-old made his mark everywhere, through what he wore, his performance, his lyric lyrics lyrics, everything, across the board. his rise to fame started with "stardust," cat putting him to a whole different level of stardom. >> he was an icon. a gift. >> his influence as an artist has been amazing. >> bowie's final albumas released not very long ago called "blackstar" released last week. he recorded it while he was sick. he was married twice, leaves behind two kids and a whole

. >> reporter: this hover board broke out in flames last week, at a washington university e. so far, the boards have been banned from nearly 30 campuses. will usf join that trend? officials have not taken a stance to ban them yet. why not? >> the safety of our students is pair mounts. >> reporter: the wheels on the joyride will keep turning for now. >> i would be kind of upset, definitely upset, because i can't use it. but, i mean, i just have to go back to walking like i used to. >> reporter: so this meeting tomorrow will include student affairs representatives from housing, and environmental it is a private meeting, and it starts at 1:00. keith? >> that the freshman student is pretty good on his hover board, this discussion, are they going to ban particular areas for the hover boards? what -- little more detail on that. >> reporter: so, keith, basically what they could recommend out of this meeting tomorrow is to either just ban them from the dorms on campus, or they could tell students that they're not allowed to bring them on the property at all. >> all right, the -- than

a new study done by price water house cooper and george washington university, shows millennials have an alarmingly low level of financial literacy. only 8% answered 5 out of 5 financial questions correctly in the survey. 24% answered 3 correctly, 30% have overdrawn their checking accounts and 4 out of 5 have major debts like student loans. >>> colorado big band mu decision, glenn miller be joining a select few in the -`chattanooga choo choo and in the mood. he led the army air force band in world war ii. in 1944, he boarded a plane that disappeared and never heard from again. and did you know glenn miller -`went to, kr u boulder, miller will be inducted at cu-boulder's glenn miller ball room, named after him. he will name six other artists inducted. >>> many republicans bblieve the over. in this new poll, 64% of republicans expect donald trump to win the party's nomination, that number up dramatically in the past two months. he landed another big endorsement from liberty university jerry fall well, abc news political analysts says the billionaire could take it all. >> donald trump is

washington university pulled his degree saying it's out of respect for people who have survived sexual assault. >> fighting back against the feds. a new ruling will now clear the way for graham spanier to sue the fbi. why he is going after the bureau. it's the end of the road for these elephants. we'll tell you when one of the biggest circuses in the country is pulling down the curtain on the elephant act. >>> got a cold one this morning. they are making snow in the pocono mountains. we should see the real stuff falling during the day today. the temperatures they really have come down, 20 minutes before 6:00 right now. we're looking for much of the area in the teens. including northeast philadelphia. 19 degrees, the wind is calm but we're going to get a warm-up as southerly winds kick in and the warm-up will come even though the clouds are moving in. and the warm-up will come before this arrives. snow showers in western pennsylvania, likely to pop up in some areas this afternoon. hour by hour forecast, 7:00 this morning, completely dry. and still cold but look at the warm-up that happe

have bans over restricted hoverboard use on campus, including american university and george washington university, both in washington. >>> also happening today, the philadelphia police foundation will unveil a few scholarship fund for children of officers worn killed in the line of duty or disabled in the line of duty. the conley foundation is providing $300,000 for the scholarships. >>> it's 4:34. 29 degrees outside and today skiers and snowborders can finally hit the slopes at one ski resort in the poconos. nbc 10 katy zachry is live there at camelback which opens today. good morning, katy. >> reporter: hi, tracy. what a welcome site for all the skiers out there. take a look behind me. what beauty, really t.r. the snow making at camel intak what people have been waiting for so far this winter. here at camelback because of the cold temperatures we've had over the last few day, they can finally make snow. today is opening day. we visited the mountains earlier this week with the arrival of the cold temperatures. there was a lot of excitement of what was happening today. in years passed, camelback

matthew dallek is assistant professor at the george washington university graduate school of political management. he says president obama will likely forego a laundry list tuesday, and go bigger picture. talking about where the country is, and the kind of policies that he haschampioned, and what has been the result, and then also what does he want to get done in his final year. another challenge for a final-year president -- i think hillary would be worse than obama. republicans are kind of fact-adverse. this is why hillary clinton can't win in 2016. cutting through campaign noise, especially with a boisterous crop of to succeed him. the goal-in-chief -- to set the table for a successor from his own party, which hasn't happened for either of the last two, two-term presidents. while technology has quickly changed how americans consume and react to the address, the president's delivery has remained the same. there's something important about the ceremony of it, as well, that even republicans and democrats can come together and listen - in most cases, politely - to a president, lay out h

. >>> sex crime allegations against comedian bill cosby has prompted george washington university to take back his honorary degree. cosby received a degree nearly 20 years ago. right now, he is facing a criminal sexual assault charge in pennsylvania, as well as allegations from scores of women. gw's president says the controversy over the gree has quote become a renewed stress for our students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. >>> friends of a florida native found dead in her apartment in florence italy say she stayed behind when they left. allen pizzey has more from rome. >> reporter: a poignant reminder, this is as much a tragedy as a murder mystery, ashley olsen's father walter laid a floral tribute outside the door of the building she lived in. the apartment has been sealed where her body was found. according to police sources, olsen was not killed with bare hands. the apartment was in chaos. broken glass. a smashed chair and clothes strewn apart and olsen was wearing only socks. >> the land lady who entered the apartment with him says the boyfriend tried to revive

, d-c banning them including george mason, american, and george washington universities. a housing director at the university of iowa says he's very worried about fires. :29 - :39 von fire breaks out, i mean it could damage the room, joining rooms, and things like that. fires burn hot, and it can damage a lot of property." the consumer product safety board is currently investigating several hoverboard fires. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. isolated showers. mostly in the afternoon/evening. highs will be in the mid 50s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. spotty showers. lows will be in the mid 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. saturday: mostly cloudy. a few late showers. highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. winds east 5- 10mph. we'll see lots of tomorrow. there may be a few spotty showers today. temps will be mild this afternoon. today the winds are still out of the northeast. however, tomorrow they will be more out of the east. so we will warm up a little more (upper 50s to low 60s). more widespread rain will move in late saturday into saturday ni

. >> reporter: seamus hughes, deputy director of the george washington university's program on extremism, is the co-author of "isis in america: from retweets to raqqa." ey are not finding it atd they mosques and community centers. >> reporter: hughes says radical messages online are like an echo chamber. >> we look at about 300 accounts of americans we believe to be isis supporters online over a six-month period, and what we saw is, they didn't hear dissenting voices, they only heard what they wanted to hear. they were only pushing the propaganda that they believed in. so, when you have people trying to interject themselves into the conversation, they were quickly pushed out. >> reporter: last year, hughes monitored an alleged isis supporter, an ohio man who called himself "lone wolf" on twitter. twitter regularly suspended his account, only to see "lone wol"" return again and again. the user was eventually arrested after he allegedly released the home addresses of u.s. soldiers and urged people to kill them. >> it's very hard to try to figure out when someone's going to make that leap o

eastern, university of wisconsin professor william p. jones and his book "the march on washington: jobs, freedom and the forgotten history of civil rights." >> when a. phillip randolph went to reorganize this march that he had called off back in 1941, everybody said, well, you'd better get martin luther king. you need to get his support. and he went to martin luther king. and martin luther king said, well, i will support you, but let's expand the goals of the march. the march is not just about winning equal access to jobs, fighting empty discrimination, it's also about winning the right to vote in the south. >> and at 8:30, georgia representative john lewis recalls his involvement in the civil rights movement in his book "march book two." the second part of an illustrated adaptation of his life. and on american history tv on c-span3, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, roham alvandi on iran's cold war partnership with the united states. >> iran had to look to a third power to preserve its independence and its sovereignty against the imperial ambitions of britain and russia. in the 1930s, iran h

matthew dallek is assistant professor at the george washington university graduate school of political management. he says president obama will likely forego a laundry list tuesday, and go bigger picture. talking about where the country is, and the kind of policies that he haschampioned, and what has been the result, and then also what does he want to get done in his final year. another challenge for a final-year president -- i think hillary would be worse than obama. a lot of the republicans are kind of fact-adverse. cutting through campaign noise, especially with a boisterous crop of candidates jockeying to succeed him. the goal-in-chief -- to set the table for a successor from his own party, which hasn't happened for either of the last two, two-term presidents. while technology has quickly changed how americans consume and react to the address, the president's delivery has remained the same. there's something important about the ceremony of it, as well, that even republicans and democrats can come together and listen - in most cases, politely - to a president, lay out his or her age

. ♪ good evening, i'm gwen ifill... ( cheering and applause ) welcome to washington university in st.ssouri to the first and only 2008 vice presidential debate between the republican nominee, governor sarah palin of alaska, and the democratic nominee, joe biden of delaware. let's welcome the candidates. ( cheering and applause ) how are you? hey, can i call you "joe"? of course. okay, 'cause i practiced a couple of zingers where i call you "joe"! now, tonight's discussion will cover a wide range of topics, including domestic and foreign policy matters. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to a direct question, and then an additional two minutes for rebuttal and follow-up. as moderator, i will not ask any follow-up questions beyond "do you agree?" or "your response?", so as not to appear biased for barack obama in light of my new book, the breakthrough: politics of race in the age of obama,

. -- george washington university. >> thank you so much. what used to be a group that preferred to remain anonymous like ghost writers, students are own experience at george washington university, i just came for my speech writing class. students are lining up to get into my courses. the regarded as exciting, professional prospects for them. they don't know quite how to make it work, there is no clear career at latter. they have leads if we have any good students who might -- networks to be able to take it vantage of these opportunities. it is a lot of fun. learn aboutstudents speech writing from the west wing tv show. it romanticizes. fit with thed parental -- panel because i did not work directly on big crisis speeches. sometimes rescuing comments that might have in a time of national emotion gotten in the wrong direction, not only be able to rescue them, sometimes adding my own little touch. thought thatt related to a big crisis was in 1972. one and it oh that quickly came to my mind, i had worked quite hard with a lot of people on the p

. >> meantime, cosby is losing another one of his honorary degrees, george washington university pulled cosby's degree yesterday. officials say it is out of respect for people who have survived sexual assault. >> it's 4:37. happening today leah still will be discharged from children's hospital of philadelphia after finishing her last cancer treatment. her father devin still tweeted she really beat cancer. beyond thankful for all the support y'all showed us. the nfl player announced the 5-year-old declared cancer free in december. she was first diagnosed in 2014. doctors only gave her a 50-50 chance. the little girl and her father won the heart of page cross the country with her fight. retirement did not last long for former philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. nbc 10 was there as he agreed to join the fight against crime in delaware. hear how he now plans to help wilmington police. and frozen. good luck desising this ride soon. why one driver chose a poor parking spot. >> i guess the defroster wasn't working. look at the snow being made in the pocono mountains. this afternoo

george washington university said it made the "renewed distress" for students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. cosby was recently charged with sexual assault. cosby's attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him. they claim the charges were illegally, improperly, and unethically filed. this afternoon we're hearing from the family of a man shot and killed by waterloo police. derrick ambrose junior was shot by officer kyle law in 2012. a grand jury found the officer's use of force was justified. through a settlement -- the city is now paying two and a half million dollars to the parents of ambrose and a lawyer in a wrongful death lawsuit... "the economics part can never put a value on my son, my son was up and going, he was with me in my custody, and derrick jr was with me and going to school up and finishing school up" this is believed to be the largest city settlement of a police-shooting lawsuit in iowa history. isn't uncommon... but what this fugitive does to put a good face forward is a bit extreme. police in ohio are looking for this man... donald pug

george washington university and now american university issued the bans after safety concerns had been raised. hoverboards have been known to over heat and catch fire. it is also the issue of people getting hurt from falling off them. however, some student don't seem concerned. >> a loft my friends are treating it mostly as a joke. they are posting it on social media, casino every like making fun of it, posting screen shots through e-mail. basically not taking it serious. >> i don't think it is really going do anything. i mean, a hoverboard is just like a skateboard, or a pair of roller skates. some people don't know how to ride them. some people do. i understand like there is the whole wore that i some of them have like caught fire and stuff like that. but that's really probably from the misuse of the hoverboards. >> george washington, and american university, part of growing list of institutions, and are banning those devices. >> fire crews on their way to apartment fire going to the wrong address. what happened, plus the victim who lost her home speaking out. mike? >> well, very col

she goes to class it does her homework and even plans to join a sorority and at washington university in st. louis but some parts of her life or anything but typical. >> i'm on a trial currently to take oral medication,every day cycle every month and go to the doctor there. >> it's because lauren had cancer stage iv which spread throughout her entire body. >> it was a grueling and scary experience. >> her experience with a frightening disease it started when she was a 14-year-old student at coral plays high school. >> my mother told me one day and started tickling me and we felt without was a mass fully were positive that's what it was. went into the hospital and they found a six and a half pound mass in my abdomen. >> she had a surgery to remove the cancerous mass and began 18 months of intensive treatment including chemotherapy radiation and asked -- a stem cell transplant. the former dancer spent her entire sophomore year of high school in isolation. >> it became the new normal and it sounds will -- weird because it seems difficult but i guess staying positive and accepting it for

northern virginia and washington, d-c banning them including george mason, american, and george washington universities. a housing director at the university of iowa says he's very worried about fires. :29 - :39 von stange/university of iowa housing director "if a fire breaks out, that's our main concern. if a fire breaks out, i mean it could damage the room, joining rooms, and things like that. fires burn hot, and it can damage a lot of property." safety board is currently investigating several hoverboard fires. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. isolated showers. mostly in the afternoon/evening. highs will be in the mid 50s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. spotty showers. lows will be in the mid 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. saturday: mostly cloudy. a few late showers. highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. winds east 5- 10mph. we'll see lots of clouds again today and tomorrow. there may be a few spotty showers today. temps will be mild this afternoon. today the winds are still out of the northeast. however, tomorrow they will be rain will move in late saturday into saturday

according to researchers at george washington university, the age group with the lowest financial knowledge. pawnshops and payday loans. their checking accounts and nearly 30% have taken out loans account in the last year. their influence on the economy is expected to grow over the next decade. researchers say if the bad money habits continue, we'll all eventually feel it. >>> right now the government is trying to help you cut the cost of your cable bill, proposing letting you swap your cable box for a tablet or smart tv instead. you would still have to pay for cable, but not the box which you're forced to rent for more than $200 a year on average. the cable industry is opposed, saying government mandates could undermine the tv market. lego. figure at a toy fair in it's part of the fun at the june. the new figure comes after an online petition called for lego to make a more diverse set of figures. >>> this weekend at legoland, it's the world premier of a new lego 4d movie debuting here first. theme park. sounds like something maybe the grandkids want to see, bill. >> i think so. legos are g

think it affect the me as a student in graduate school because i was able to go to george washington university, university of maryland. i even took courses from uva. and if thatted that happened ten years ago, ten years earlier, i would not have been able to do so. it affected me by really focusing on equal educational opportunities and that you shouldn't judge a person's ability to learn by the color of their skin. and so when i finally taught in those integrated schools, i treated my children as equals. and i say to my children, that's who they were, that they can learn just like anyone else. i tried to use the opportunity to help all sides learn more about oned on. respect one another. appreciate one another. and understand that we can learn. because you've got to remember too that i came along at the time when basically the impression was, we couldn't learn. that we didn't have the intelligence to learn. and i can remember sitting in classes and the white kids thinking that the black kids couldn't learn, the black kids thinking that white kids were arrogant and racist. so as a teacher you'

a new study from george washington university finds a shocking 42- percent of millennials took out a payday loan or auto title loan, used a pawnshop, got an advance on a tax refund or bought a rent-to- own product in the past five years. on top of thatnearly one in three millennials are overdrawing on their checking accounts. and just 36% of millennials have a retirement account, and 17% of those took a loan and 14 percent took a hardship withdrawal against that account in the past year! the simply money point: millennials need to learn about money. there are a lot of free online resourceslike khan academythat'll teach you the basics. there are also free apps like mintthat can help you keep your spendingand bill payment on track. for fox 19 now and simply money, i'm nathan bachrach. another single digit morning.... but the big weather story is the snow frank will update your forecast next. plus... lots of talk about the newest jelly belly flavors... mostly because they sound awful! we'll explain coming up. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19 now.

george washington university and loy loyala university have similar bans. the consumer product safety commission is investigating at least 28 hover board fires in 19 states. my best friend bought one of those for christmas. >> we have one in my house. >> have you been on it? >> no, i don't plan to i just don't want to trip over it. >> one time is enough for me. >>> we're back with the app that can help you decide why your baby is crying. you can watch news4 midday anywhere. all you need is your smartphone or tablet. >> open the nbc washington app, hit watch live tv now. >>> right now hospital staff and officials are celebrating the opening of the new inova women's hospital. a ribbon cutting was held a few minutes ago. the facility has new labor and delivery rooms, testing centers and a neonatal intensive care unit. these are artist renderings of the space. the new facility will fully open later this month. >>> when your baby is crying you want to know what it needs to be calm again. a new app says it can tell you. megan pringle decided to check if the infan

washington. he attended the university of washington where he earned a degree in political science. for two years after graduating, he sold cartoons on a freelance basis to the washington newspaper while working as an insurance salesman. he began his cartooning career with the greenville news in south carolina in 1984 and moved to the new orleans times later that year. in 1989, he began his career with the atlantic journal constitution where he continues today. while at the atlanta journal-constitution, mike won the 1995 pulitzer prize and 2006 pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning. wonderful cartoons that the pulitzer committee acknowledged during the two thousand six submissions including katrina, 9/11, and the war in iraq. our wonderful panel will start with my comments on saying that this will be different than other sections you have attended. a lot of the comments of the panelists you have heard before this session are couched, to put this in context, or -- on the one hand, very carefully nuanced explanations and assessments of the bush presidency. this session is the antido

matthew dallek / assistant professor at george washington university "talking about where the country is, and the kind of policies that he haschampioned, and what has been the result, and then also what does he want to get done in his final year." president obama is expected to outline domestic and build on what he's done in office. you can hear what the president has to say in the state of the union right here on wavy-tv 10. it begins tonight at 9:00. south carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response. and coming up on today, the entire team will be at the white house ahead tonight's state of the union. matt lauer will interview president obama before his last speech. savannah guthrie will sit down with vice president joe biden. you can watch "today at the white house" after wavy news 10 today starting at 7:00 this morning. looking ahead, state lawmakers head back to work tomorrow for the general assembly. 10 on your side's erin kelly is heading to richmond today ahead of the legislative session. she'll be covering everything from transportation to sea level rise.

nats: same sex marriage cheers soundbite: matthew dallek, george washington university: "it does become a little more of a legacy speech in terms of defining what has been achieved." and a long list of guests sitting with first lady michelle obama to includes....a refugee from war torn syria... to army reserve major lisa jaster....one of just three women to complete the vigorous army ranger course. a chair in mrs. obama's box will be left empty to honor victims of gun violence. another guest who will lady is veteran cynthia dias from las vegas. dias is a navy veteran who served during the vietnam war in a hospital ship as a registered nurse. now, diaz is a volunteer at the 'veteran's village' -- a non-profit in vegas that provides resources to homeless veterans. and a reminder that because of the state of the union... our evening newscast schedule has changed a bit. abc world news will be on at 4:30 p.m. you can catch kolo 8 news now's 5 o'clock news at the same time. followed by the state of the union at 6 o'clock. new details are emerging in the capture of drug kingpin "el chapo." now