he has been at washington university for most of his career. he completed college, medical school and residency at the same university. washington university also saved his life against all odds. in children, a ll is treatable. it is often fatal in adults. survival rates are slim. data for double relapse don't even exist. so when wortman developed it for a third time in 2011 when he was 33 years old, known known known known treatment could save him. his colleagues knew the odds were against his surviving but they wanted to do something, anything to save their colleague. they decided to do something never done before. sequence both the deoxy ruben, dna and rna from his cancer cells. then sequence dna from his skin sample as well so they could compare the dna between his healthy cells and the kenya cells. all cancers begin with damaged dna. the dna becomes damaged through time. where environmental factors like cigarette smoke and as a result it mutates. with cancer, the mutated dna and rna which work together to make protein are malfunctioning. th

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laura brown from the graduate school of political management from george washington university >>> half a million in syria are living in besieged areas. many lived under a siege imposed by i.s.i.l. al jazeera al jazeera's zeina khodr has been telling us about the people of deir az zor, about how they are starving and living in fear. >> they are from deir az zor. it's the young men escaping. they hide their identities to protect activists back home, who helped them broadcast to the world what otherwise would not be seen. activists that call themselves deir az zor slotted provided images from the i.s.i.l. controlled province. al jazeera is not able to verify the videos. in deir az zor, the harsh rule is brutal, because it's facing resistance. >> translation: we don't feel safe because people are fighting back. there are sleeper cells targetting i.s.i.l. members. many join i.s.i.l., they are not loyal. they join out of fear or to get a salary. >> reporter: life is just as hard in the province sal capital. people are poor and hungry. i.s.i.l. besieged areas where 200,000 live. food is scarc

samuel achilefu, a professor of radiology at washington university invented the cancer goggles. ledford 00:15:15 this is the new see through goggle device. they are much smaller and lighter now than the heavy, clunky design originally created. 00:01:07-00:01: it should be simple. it should be easy. it that we do not need to retrain the surgeon on what they already know how to do. the goal, dr. achilefu says -- is to use the space age technology .. for all types of solid cancer and remove all of it .. during one procedure giving patients peace of mind. 00:06:01-00:06:06 the welfare of the patient is critical. do they live in fear after surgery that it may be coming back? do they live in fear that there may be residual tumors? do they live in fear that it may relapse? those are all uncertainties that most cancer patients face. dr. achilefu is being showered with recognition for his groundbreaking invention. video id 769740 he was recently honored .. with an endowed .. professorship at washington university, the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member for his work. 00:28:59-00:2

. >> tonight, the app would you describe launch ds at george washington university and it offers help. it features a panic button, an alertz button that shares your precise location with friends and a local resource button for information in wh >>> they doentz necessarily know where to go. having a resource that had before, during and after services officer all eight district ds in columbia is the first of its kinds. with. >> many of them don't even know about this app. it's goods to get if words out. you can tell your family and friends about it. live here atz gw, shomari stone chltz . >> tomorrow's debate, setting their eyes on the primary. >> both dats. hillside push for criminal tusds tis reform chltz. >> fresh awful of hillside linds slands vick ri chltz . >> big changes coming to your drive on one of our region's worst traffic bottlenecks. how soon you'll have to pay to drive on i-66. >> plus, nudes form consumer recordse. >> so this is legitimate? > >>> developing tonight, tods, health officials tolds congress that they pounds zika in two brazilian babies who had microcephally.

she's currently studying at the george washington university in d-c.... so getting to work shouldn't be too much of a problem! and this pronghorn antelope shows a drone who's boss! the drone was following the animal on a texas ranch - when it decided it had had turned and came running at the drone - and head- butted it out of the sky! we're told that the antelope ran away and wasn't hurt... but the drone needed a new prop. an antelope teaching a drone pilot a little lesson... a week ago - a huge rockslide shut down i-70 in glenwood canyon. now - cdot says it's making progress on getting drivers through the canyon. amelia will guide us through the closures that are still in place... in >>> we have a lot of work to do. you know, i clearly understand that you can't fix a problem unless you can identify it. >> it's a big problem. a crime wave hit every denver neighborhood in 2015. now we are asking denver police chief what he plans to do to make the city safer >>> and police in aurora has a street padlocked off. >>> and closing arguments will happen today for

(speaking native language) second narrator: as a faculty member at washington university medical school, dr. manary founded project peanut butter to bring the most effective malnutrition therapy to the children who need it most. alefa is 7 months old. she is just entering the critical 6-month-to-two-year-old window where children are most vulnerable to the impact of malnutrition. jason: alefa is, uh, severely malnourished and, um, (unclear), as you can see from the extremely small arms. second narrator: severely malnourished children at this age are at great risk. untreated, more than half will die. pilirani is two years old. severely malnourished kids often swell up with edema, a painful build-up of fluid under the skin. pilirani's swelling is so severe he can barely walk. until recently, the best treatment available for pilirani and alefa was one to two months of hospitalization. but even in the best rural hospitals, only 25% to 40% of children fully recover. project peanut butter gets much better results by distributing a special ready-to-use theraputic food to the mothers who will t

. >>> applications are soaring at george washington university. the school ditched the s.a.t.equirement last year and applications spiked. gw says it saw more applications from african-american and hispanic students. experts say s.a.t. requirements discourage students from applying. george washington university is the latest school to go test option optional. >>> planning to skip work on monday because of the big game? get this, 16 million people are planning to skip work. 10.5 million workers already asked for the day off in advance, which is what i recommend. among those who manage to make it to work, 7.5 million will show up late. >> that is bogus. it is a 6:00 start. >> i took the day off. >> not here? >> you took the day off because you thought it was the patriots. >> when the red sox lost the world series in 1986, i was a freshman in high school. i cannot go to school the next day. there's a difference. i was really sad. >> john. it's just a game. >> it's not just a game. i don't know what you're saying. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> sparks fly at the democra

according to a study by george washington university- the went up 43-percent between 2003 and 2011. experts say some doctors are quick to prescribe medication. "it's easier to treat adhd with a medication than to treat it with behavioral intervention." intervention."doctors say the best way to know if your child has a-d-h-d is through a evaluation. signs of a-d-h-d include inattention ... hyper-activity ... fidgeting ... and having trouble staying seated. chances are - you nibbled on some sweets for valentines day. unfortunately those little chocolate hearts add up.the *elite daily* broke down how much exercising you'll have to do - to work off that sugar. if you ate five dove chocolate hearts: you have to do 27 minutes of zumba. ten pieces of conversation hearts - means about 20 minutes of aerobics. to work off one red velvet cupcake - you'll have to run much more to come on 9 on your side at 5:30.here's anchor tanay o'rourke with what we're working on. carol... a mother's murder is top priority in butler county. county.and tonight - investigators are questioning a person of intere

at 28 years old, she had degrees from aeronautical university in florida and from george washington university. she was a marine reservist. it's not the first time her family has faced tragedy. there are local reports her father took his own life after returning from military service in iraq. >> if somebody can pull the card down, i know he's got a long gun. we have some people who need assistance over here. things are. the police chief says. the whole incident unfolded before the community. >> it broke my heart. i didn't see his mom come out. i don't know what happened. he ran so fast. i can't imagine how scared he must have been. i just feel wad for him. >> police say they recovered a handgun and rifles from the scene. stay with news 4 and washington.com for continuing coverage. the suspected killer is scheduled to be in court tomorrow morning and we will be there for his appearance. >>> tomorrow will be a rough morning at walt whitman high school. there will be one less face in their high school. their friend, tommy. a principal looking for one of their ohm. tommy was a senior at walt whitm

she had gldegrees from embree middle aeronautical and george washington university.as a marine reservist. >> because that was the essence of ashley and who she was. and service was infused in very being. >> this is not the first time her family has faced tragedy. their local newspaper in in that thp reports that begguindon's father took his own life after returning from military service in iraq. >> and crystal hamilton made the 911 call that brought police to her house and her husband killed her. their 11-year-old son was inside the house when this happened. he was not hurt. crystal's sister visited the neighborhood yesterday and thanked the officers for trying to help her loved ones. >> the officer that sacrificed her life for my sister and my nephew, i thank you and god bless your family. >> neighbors have set up a memorial for crystal outside of her home. >>> 6:52. we want to turn to the forecast. 54 outside our studios. pretty decent way to start on a monday. >> 60s yesterday, 60s today and tomorrow. turned the corner on winter -- >> yes! >> not necessarily. ther

> and those numbers are greater according to a study by the program on extremism at george washington university. citing federal sources, 2550 americans have traveled or attempted to travel to join isis. social media plays a crucial role and american isis sympathizers are active on twitter. >> it's a tactical effort to recruit. syria, many times starts on >> it continues to grooming process until he can really get an understanding about who her real intentions are or how he can get her to travel. >> we asked the fbi to analyze a social media discussion discovered by us. it shows a recruiter from isis. >> further down in the conversation, he starts to compliments her. >> they lure females with marriage and males with the flag. >> absolutely. >> other common themes include appealing to emotions and creating belonggng and identifying personal conflicts purpose. >> it's very akin to what pedophiles do to when they're grooming kids online. it's not somethiig that's going away, we're facing big challenges and they're using these free platforming. >> u.s. attorney said attempts to block isis recruiting

leon: george washington university is no longer accepting donation to the body donor program. they are acknowledging remanges have been misidentified or can't be identified. mike carter-conneen reports a g.w. journalism student helped bring the problems to life. >> i extend my deepest and my most insere apologies. mike: in the video statement he explains they could not positive identify certain remains in the school body donor program that uses 30-40 cadavers later returned to the donor family. >> we learned the management of 2 body donor program was not consistent with the standards that the donors and the families deserve and expect. >> g.w. sophomore says the statement came a couple of weeks after she started to ask questions. prompted by anonymous tip to the school newspaper. >> we made multiple requests and they asked to us sit on it. >> it was not until last week the university started to notify the next of skin. >> there was a mixup in the cadaver department. mike: following the wishes of colleen's grandmother the body was donated last spring. >> i'm in shock. >> the de

the commute is a walk in the park for this three- time cross country all-american at western washington university. his alternative transportation plan has also kept this soft spoken sprinter in shape and allowed him to run through another door. >> i recently qualified for the olympic trials in los angeles on february 13th. >> reporter: he is a top u.s. marathoner. >> it is weird to think of myself that way. >> reporter: thanks to the less traveled. >> it is fun when i get to watch myself pass cars that have been sitting there. >> reporter: one step, one foot, one commute. >> rain our shine. >> reporter: at a time. >> i'm not into jogging. i'd have to do like a segway or what is the other stuff. >> a bicycle? >> the hover board. >>> historic opening. a hotel paves the way for more tourists and more traffic. but can the city's downtown handle the growth? >>> you know the drill rushing through x-rays to catch a plane. you would be surprised to know what else goes into making your flight a safe one. >>> good evening everyone. i'm reginald roundtree. >> i'm dion lim. thank you for staying with us. >>>

. >> reporter: a new study from george washington university found isis is somewhat retreating on social media. the number of users in the network appears to have declined partly because of suspensions. and jeff hart says fear of losing is why isis is now threatening the tech leader s with this new video. >> if it wasn't successful, you wouldn't see that video. >> silicon valley has spoken out publicly against terrorism. >>> all this comes as apple is fighting the fbi over orders to help the feds hack into a terrorist iphone. >> the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we viewed as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. we think it's bad news to write. we would never write it. we have never written it. and that is what is said here. >> there have been rallies across the bay area in support of apple. >>> apple engineers are developing software that would make it basically impossible to hack into a lost iphone. the new technology keeps customers' data safe. but it would be a huge roadblock for law enforcement. >>> one of oakland's own has been arrested and accuse

to learn more, we're joined by william lawrence of george washington university, north africa director for an international risk consultancy, joining us from dubai. thank you for speaking to us. very well.rth africa you have lived there and are a former diplomat. is the u.s. getting drawn in now to a long protracted conflict there in libyan soil, in your view? >> it has been engaged in libya thefour years now, and attacks they have been making against, particularly, leaders of the extreme groups have been going on for four years. clearent obama has been that he does not want to get drawn in to a long protracted conflict that involves u.s. boots on the ground or a great engagement there. notably, he turned down, earlier this week, according to reports in washington, an attack on the islamic state headquarters in libya, their main central holding, which is the city where gaddafi, his stronghold. clear that they are trying to contain the islamic state without getting deeply engaged. >> it is a vast territory we're talking about. libya is a very large country indeed. individualng these top

the app launched at george washington university wednesday. it features a panic button that will call 911. and you can share your location with friends and find resources if you are assaulted. >> it is a resource app and it houses all of the resources on campus specific to the campuses that we serve for students to use and access. >> the nonprofit group men can stop rape created the app. they hope to expand this to other college campuses nationwide. >>> coming up on 4:37. hillary clinton has a chance to reteam herself tonight after a larger than expected loss to bernie sanders in new hampshire. debate at 9:00 in milwaukee, both candidates ramped up their attacks right before the fnew hampshire primary. clinton has a stronger base in south carolina where bernie sanders is polling at about 32% right now. and then there were six. the republican race is narrowing. both new jersey governor chris christie and business woman carly fiorina called it quits. new hampshire winner donald trump, senator ted cruz who worp the eye caucuses, marco rubio, jeb

it out of the hands of andrew johnson, the president, who wanted to rename the smithsonian washington university for the benefit of indigent children of the district of columbia. now, perhaps his greatest achievement in washington is surviving for 30 years from 1846-1878 as secretary. that's no mean feat, especially as joseph henry in the civil war was a man of decidedly southern sympathies. but he stayed on and he served and he survives, and the smithsonian thrived because of him. so that's why thank yous, but if you want to also tell you why i wrote this book and what this book he means, at least to me. i began writing this book as a young child, standing up as about five and six years old in the back of my father's 1946 studebaker as he drove from philadelphia to virginia, and would come in on what i later realized was new york avenue into the capital, and i would see it and be quite stunned by it. and then later as a young, and indolent schoolchild, i had a little bit of an argument with my high school teacher who said, who told me that washington people could not vote. and i said, that does

it's all outlined in the isis in america report.geoe washington university's center for cyber and homeland security has been at the forefront of tracking isis related arrests in the u-s - in which there is some connection, either trying to leave the country to support isis or committing crimim in the terrorist groups name" according to the isis in america report, there have now been a total of 80 people in the unitedtates who have been arrested for having ties to isis. that's just since march of 2014."we're getting to the point where this is becoming untenable for the fbi they honestly cannot arrest everyone who expresses their support for isisthe obama administration has just announced a revamp to its efforts to counter exexemism - adding new staff and tens of millions of dollars to fight terrorism, financing and online propaganda"the goal here is to find additional ways to work togeth to make it even hardereror terrorists cyberspace"but much more may be needed, since hughes says isis now encouraging followers to stay put." they're saying do whwh you can where you are and the question bec

. >> reporter: but a new study from george washington university found isis is somewhat retreating on social media. the number of users in the network who are based in iraq and syria appears to have declined over time partly because of suspensions. jeff harp says fear of losing is why isis is now threatening the tech leaders with this new video. >> if it wasn't successful, you wouldn't see the video. >> reporter: mark kelly, kpix 5. >> all this comes as apple is fighting the fbi over orders to help the feds hack into a terrorist iphone. apple's ceo tim cook had this to say on abc's world news last night. >> the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. we think it's bad news to write. we would never write it. we have never written it and that's what's at stake here. >> there have been rallies across the bay area and across the country in support of apple. the "new york times" reports apple engineers are developing software that would make it impossible to hack into a lost iphone. the new technology keeps customers

jm merger who is with the george washington university on extremism these are the people to validate our efforts and i think he published a report last march that said supporting social network has been significantly constrained. we are not the people to be the orders produced for academics to talk about this and finally social media is one part of the system. they're still face-to-face interaction and the question of territory. the da'ish territory it is recognized by academics. >> all three of your companies have spent a huge amount of money-making yourselves more profitable and generating more advertising and have been successful in the services you provide. can you get this committee and idea of how high up your list of priorities, adding isis. >> obviously you have covered this in the evidence he gave us just a word is fine. >> is of fundamental importance. we don't want a platform to be an unsafe place in our ongoing success is critical. >> keeping people safe for. it's not the only extremist organization or behavior we care about. >> this is taken seriously across the top bras

. >>> she got accepted to american university, george washington, university of virginia and a few others. then the situation once again reared its ugly head. nadia couldn't afford the tuition of american, her school of choice. the university of cincinnati stepped in. >> they reached out to me, college was probably not going to happen. that's very unfair because i earned it. a lot of kids aren't earning it and someone has to do something. i want to be one of the people that wants to make it happen. >> last month, nadia started the spring semester. she is majoring in political science and studying international affairs. not all foster children are as fortunate. between the midwest study, 10-20 percent of foster kids, start higher education. only 3 percent graduate with a bachelor's degree. she says she wants to prove people could accomplish. >> a lot of people let the circumstances define what they do and where they go. i don't want to be one of the people. no matter where you come from, you could always get where you want to be. >> she has one goal to graduate. she still talks to her adop

lucas has been at washington university for most of his career completing college and medical schools and residency a seat -- a washington univ. they also save his life against all odds. in children it is treatable but often fatal and adults. survival rights for the first relapse are slim in data for double relapse doesn't even exist. so when he developed all for the third time no known treatment to save him his colleagues knew the end -- the odds were against him but they wanted to do something or anything to save their colleague. they decided to do something never done before. sequencing dna and rna from his cancer cells. then sequence from his skin sample to compare the to retrieve his healthy and leukemia cells. all cancers begin with damage dna becomes damaged through time for environmental factors like cigarette smoke and as a result of mutates. with cancer said dna and rna are malfunctioning in failing to control the growth of and healthy cells creating a tumor or feeling to allow themselves to become cancerous. scientist want to know if the protein is malfunctioning because th

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 that had 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 one another. 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'

the trinity washington university student was on her way to class and a half-dozen girls attacked her for a cell phone and cash. no arrests have been made. back to you. >>> the latest on these stories and other news when the breaks go to wusa 9 app. >>> the denver broncos fans are still floating on cloud nine this morning after last night's win over the north carolina panthers. they were underdogs going in, but the final score, 24-10 broncos. mikea turner has been speaking to fans in the district. >> reporter: yeah. a lot of people tell me that, well for the people rooting for the panthers they are so proud of them and encourage them to keep their heads up and get back into the game next year and hopes of making it to this game again. a lot of people were surprised by the outcome. many of them would have thought the panthers came out for a win. but the 24-10 left a lot of people disappointed. some people have made their voices heard on-line. a lot of comments about last night's supreme court game. now, we caught up with a guy who was surprised by the outcome, and he wishes the team th

political leaders like washington and lee's university alumnus congressman bob goodlatte spoke. another key not speaker was political analyst ann coulter they spoke at tonight's 26th washington and lee mock convention. 05:47:36:22 nats "second legislative session has begun," the energy inside the warren center at washington and lee university is electrifying. 05:47:25:11 nats "roll tide" many students participated in the 26th washington and lee mock convention. and some even dressed the part to represent their state. 05:42:31:04 nats "god bless the great state of texas" wilson miller is a junior at w&l. he says this is his first mock convention and he wanted to make sure he wouldn't forget. tie with the lone star state flag. wilson miller/mock convention texas delegate 37-42 05:40:58:01 "we're excited for this convention it comes around once every four years and we're here to represent out state so we got to do it big," other students who attended the convention say this is their way to show that millennials can take a proactive approach to getting involved with politics :37:11:1

writing in "psychology today," a neurologist at george washington university said that ted cruz's face is notably unsettling and exhibits atypical expressions. what's not to like about this face? (laughter) it's like a bad high school yearbook photo where the photographer was like, "chin up just a bit. ok, now look extremely constipated. perfect." i mean, he looks like a balloon two weeks after a party. the neurologist who conducted this study has said that he's never actually seen a conventional smile out of ted cruz. to be fair, the neurologist who did this study was ben carson. i mean, you have to be really weird looking to be the weird looking guy in a presidential race that also includes this face. actually, let's see how donald trump described ted cruz in a recent msnbc interview where he response. >> ted cruz. i was going to say n.s.a.y, he's not really n.s.a.y. he's been very nice. he goes on and off. i'll say nasty. >> james: i think what we've just learned is that donald definitely doesn't have resting bitch face. he has active bitch mouth. shall we see who our guests are ton

-6, and the baseball players, have whacky ways of killing times during the rain delay, the washington university and delaware state, turning toto jousting like the knights of the roundtable, and this player, ended it the old fashioned way and just grab your opponent and bring him down. >> the first place panthers will lead, and host the arizona coyotes, and will announce a contract, e eension for the key, veteran player, tomorrow that is back after this. >> belkys: that is a wrap for us first atten, chow chow i'm belkys nerey >> craig: i'm craig stevens, is next. >> two teens hit by gun firi and one would not survive. >> two teens arrested accused and shooting and killing ai first grader, tonight his parents reacting to the break in the case. >> phil: a front movin across south florida at this hour, colder air behind that, how cold will it get? >> rorter: and a pilot trying to make it to the airport when his plane goes down in a south florida, neighborhood, tonight, that pilot talking about that hard landing >> belkys: i'm belkys nerey >> craig: and i'm craig stevens, and seven news continues no

. >>> she got accepted into american university george, wash whacker washington, university of virginia, and a few others, and her situation once again reared its ugly head. the nadia couldn't afford the tuition at american her school of choice, but the school of cincinnati stepped in. >> if you didn't reach out to college, it was probably going to not happen, that is very unfair, because i earned it and a the although of kids are earning it. someone has to do something, and i want to be one of those people that helps make it happen. >> reporter: last month nadia started the spring semester at uc. she is majoring in political science and studying international affairs. nadia came out on the other side, not all foster children are as fortunate. according to the midwest study start higher education, but only 3% graduate with a bachelor's degree. she wants to prove statistics don't dictate what people can accomplish. >> a lot of people let their circumstances define what they do, and where they go, i don't want to be one of those people. i want to prove that no matter where you come from,

it is holding a public workshop at trinity washington university from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight heating fheat meeting focuses onwards 1 to 5. ddot is working on a study part of a two year plan. >>> cruz, clinton and the caucuses. this morning a winner on both sides in iowa. so whyre they already focusing their sights on another state? aaron gilchrist will join us there today hoides moines. >>> and not in maine, a change in mental health. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. >>> we have a winner. just into the newsroom this morning, we're learning which democrat is claiming victory in the iowa caucuses. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff. aaron gilchrist will join us with more of his coverage from iowa this morning. but first, let's check in with chuck bell. >>> not a

so universities, the universities that we see now, georgetown, american university, george washington, they were exclusively white institutions. university of maryland, college park, my father was the first black professor there in 1964. when we arrived in hyattsville, there is a crisis of a black family moving in. the neighborhood demands to meet with the industry department to ask, who are these negroes moving and? where the coming? how long of a saying and how many children did they have? i moved into a hostile place. i did not think i would ever want to live here. nobody spoke to us. i have lived in hostile new york, but i had not experienced this. joe: what was the significance, what do you think came out of the speech that we are celebrating here? courtland: what is amazing to me is that martin luther king, jr. was 33 years old. think of another 33-year-old person who not only faced what judy talked about and what john is talking about and what simeon wrote about, and you talk about hostile environments, he had to craft a message and a strategy, and a way of approaching that so

michelle: a trinity, washington, university student was hospitalled. today the dean of the school is speaking out and stephen tschida has the plea to stop the violence. stephen: this was on michigan avenue at 6:30 at night. the victim a student on her way to class when a group of teenage girls in school uniforms attacked her. the assault so vicious the young woman was hospitalized. the president of trinity washington was outraged over the incident and other assaults on teenagers in metro and across the city. she put the anger to good use and she reached out to principal of area middle school rapid high school and says the response from the principals surprised her. >> every single school principal can tell a tale of some of their students being harassed and victimized by some of the groups of teenagers who seem to have nothing better to do than harass, intimidate and assault other people. stephen: in early march the principals and the president of trinity expect to get together here and brainstorm about ways to try to curtail or corral the marauding te

writing in "psychology today," a neurologist at george washington university said that ted cruz's face is notably unsettling and exhibits atypical expressions. i mean, come on. what's not to like about this face? (laughter) it's like a bad high school photographer was like, "chin up just a bit. ok, now look extremely constipated. perfect." i mean, he looks like a balloon two weeks after a party. the neurologist who conducted this study has said that he's never actually seen a conventional smile out of ted cruz. to be fair, the neurologist who did this study was ben carson. i mean, you have to be really weird looking to be the weird looking guy in a presidential race that also includes this face. actually, let's see how donald trump described ted cruz in a recent msnbc interview where he was given candidates' names and asked to give a one-word response. >> ted cruz. i was going to say n.s.a.y, he's been very nice.

she had her degree from embry-riddle air nautical university and george washington university. in 2015, she was a reservist. >> that is who she was, and service was infused in her very being. >> it's not the first time the guindon family faced tragedy. their local paper in new hampshire reports her father took his own life after military service in iraq. the chief says 38-year-old david mcgowin and 30-year-old have a road of recovery before them. >>> her sister visited the neighborhood yesterday and thanked the officers for trying to help her sister. >> she was an officer who sacrificed her life for my sister and her nephew. i thank you and god bless your family. >> neighbors have set up a memorial for crystal outside her home. she made the 911 call that brought police to her house. police say her husband killed her. their 11-year-old son was inside the house when all of this happened. he was not hurt. >>> sunshine now climbing into the low 60s and a at national harbor overlooking the capitol wheel. you can see the wind-whipped waters there of the potomac river. the clouds are

three years ago george washington university celebrated the 30th anniversary of the march on washington. we had a number of the civil rights people come back and we invited students to come. one of the things that really surprised me was, number one, a lot of the students didn't come. those who did said, in the end, why have you not done these kinds of things before? what are you telling us here, this is the first we've heard of it. and if you don't tell us about what it was like and what the struggle has been and what we have achieved, we just assume this is the way it's been. these were like high school and undergraduate students telling us these things. so part of the problem is ours. we have not been vigilant about making sure that future generations understand what it was like and what the struggle was and how much we've achieved. >> i've also heard people of the younger generation and not quite so young, 20s and 30s, say i'm tired of this stuff. >> right. you hear them say it about -- this is the way it's always been. i don't care about the struggle. et cetera, et cetera. what i t

. >>> applications soaring at george washington university. the school ditched the s.a.t.t is about 6,000 more students compared to last year. gw saw more applications from african-american and hispanic students and also from students who would be the first in their family to go to college. experts say s.a.t. requirements discourage low income and minority students from applying. gw is the latest school to go test optional. they focus on grades and the like. >>> planning to skip work monday because of sunday's big game? you will not be alone. 16.5 million people may miss work the day after the super bowl. 10.5 million workers asked for the day off in advance. those who manage to make it to work, 7.5 million of them will show up late. >>> 58 minutes past the hour. hillary clinton and bernie sanders debate one-on-one for the very first time. sharpening their attacks and defense. "new day" picks it up now. >> i never sent or received any classified >>> i never september or received any classified material. doing the same thing to secretary powell and secretary rice's aides. >

which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948.wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through saturday. you can catch a live check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of peake filmed the video from his spot in

every four years, washington and lee university hosts mock con - a convention aimed at predicting who the party currently out of office will nominate to run for president of course, this time around it's the republican party which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948. wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. top...courtesy of british astronaut tim peake. check out this video... released tuesday ... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of brit tim peake. peake filming the video from his spot in the international space station...captured the storms as they crossed through europe and africa. peake is in the midst of a six- month mission in the i-s-s for over the ohio just in case you didn't know just in case you just in case you didn't know today is ash wednesday, so many christians around the world will begin observing lent. the 40-day lent period lasts until midnight on easter sunday.during that time, many believers will give up

the app launched at george washington university on wednesday. it feature as panic button that will call 911. the app also lets you share your gps location where your friends and helps you find resources if you are assaulted. >> sometimes when these things happen, violence happens to students on campus, they don't necessarily know where to go or what to do. >> the nonprofit group men can stop rape created this app. they hope to expand this to other college campuses nationwide. >>> construction on the purple line could start this year. new homeowners who live along the planned route may have to make some changes to your property. the light rail will connect bethesda and new carrollton. right now there is still no word on who will pild the purple line or whether funding is even in place. homeowners have until the end of april to remove sheds and tree house $3,000 to help them out. >>> smoking a cigarette in a car while there are children in that car may soon cost you some money. if new legislation proposed by a virginia house republican becomes law

university in missouri. this summer he will take over at mary washington. it comes after a difficult year for the university. in april of 2015, student grace man was killed. another student is accused in her murder. >> i think there's always a time that a university has to heal and i think from what i understand that mary washington has gone through that process. >> reporter: during that semester, students filed a complaint with the u.s. department of education. they accused the administration of failing to respond to cyber threats, threats of rape and murder against its members. some of those members acknowledging the difficult year. >> it was hard. it was definitely very hard. >> reporter: but they're hopeful more frequent dialogue will happen with this new administration. >> i really want to be at a place where students are finding their voice. >> reporter: students carry some high expectations for the new president. ahead on news4 at 6:00, we'll tell you what specifically they're pushing for as he assumes his new role. in fredericksburg, i'm david culver

george washington university is at the top of the list. right there in washington. so much to do. >> you said it best. d.c. from federal agencies to corporate headquarters. more interns from g.w. than any other school in metro d.c. >> university of georgia. >> this is a big campus in athens. fabulous school. services available for the students, it is astounding. intern for a day program, is one of our favorites. >> one of the best college towns >> that's right. >> strong alumni activity. dartmouth. is this something perspective students think about? >> i think they're thinking about it more now. the idea of return on your investment. in school for four years but you want great internships and job upon graduation. dartmouth is doing that. students say, our alum are hire hiring us after graduation. >> we'll get back to the books. for more, go to today.com. good to see you. >> i didn't take calculus all semester, what? >>> we're joined by ben feldman him captain rootmetrics, in the nation's largest independent study, tested wireless performance across the country. veriz

wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican convention to ultimately determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through feed of the event at wlu.edu. check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of british astronaut tim peake. peake filmed the video from

the app launched at george washington university but is wired for all area college students. the app allows you to share your gps location with friends and find resources if you're assaulted. >> it is a resource app and it houses all of the resources on campus specific to the campuses that we serve for students to use and access. >> the nonprofit group men can stop rape create the app. they hope to expand it nationwide. >>> d.c. police have investigating a number of car break ins at howard university. several cars have been broken into on and around that campus. howard is reminding you not to leave personal items in plain view inside your car. you should also avoid parking in >>> today metro wants your input on the proposed greenbelt development project. facilities it at the greenbelt will change if they're selected as the new fbi headquarters. staff will be on hand today to hear your tefeedback between 5: and 7:00 this evening. you can also take and online survey. >>> you probably noticed how cheap gas is lately and if you're like us, you probably like it. in parts of kansas