wright gets him. >> mitch: and wright made a really good pitch there. fastball.y moss could not get extended. right under his hands. >> rich: there is one of the many looks the astros have had of they have changed their look this year. they've gone more with the orange. and a little bit deeper blue. >> mitch: i like the look of their new uniform. >> rich: chris young grew up watching the killer bees. biggio, bagwell, berkman. young as always in houston. has swung it well tonight. three hits tonight. >> mitch: you talked about. that it does hit so well in this ballpark. you wonder if it because he is at home or if he sees the ball really well. >> rich: he said this morning in the houston chronicle, he said it is just being comfortable, being home, having 30 or 40 family members in the ballpark. that's always a dilemma for a general manager in baseball. when there is one that hammers you, your tendency at first instinct is to go get that guy. every time you see him, he's hurting you. >> mitch: then you wonder whether or not the family becomes a distraction. i'm be

kelly wright with the newest details on the benghazi investigation. but we start with anna kooiman and the government seizure of secret procedures. unprecedented violation of the freedom of the press. the justice department under fire as attorneys for the associated press say it secretly obtained records for 20 phone lines both work and personal. they scanned several bureaus the press gallery and house of representatives. more than 140 reporters work in the offices where the records were taken. >> they haven't told us what they were looking for or why we didn't get prior notice. this seems to be very broad and we don't really know what it's about. >> the white house saying it has no knowledge of the doj inquiry. jay carney said we have no knowledge of any attempts by the justice department to seek phone records of the ap. we are not involved with decisions involved with criminal investigations. the justice department refuses to say why it fought the records. prosecutors said they are investigating who leaked details about a al qaeda plot during the on

id >> let's check in with julie wright. >> reporter: you're not getting in the water. water. telling you, you get in the water you will need more thane n just diapers.just di >> that is tucker in the diapers, not me. >> reporter: he is in: he is college, that was last weekend, i saw those pictures on facebook. inbound 50 this morning, lanes are open with no issues tosues o report coming inbound leaving coming north toward the kenilworth split, a nice easy ne drive, the beltway is running rn with ease as you continuecontine between prince george's countygo and the exit at the wilson wilso bridge. no problems to report inbound on 270. from germantown headed towardeda the split, light volume volu continues out toward the pelt way and so far in -- beltway and so far no issues reported on the beltway. belt eastbound along 66, the lanes tl are open, headed to manassas,ma, leaving vienna to the beltway, we are at speeds. folks traveling between quanticu and dumfries, no issues reported leaving newington, heading back out to the beltway. >>> can you imagine waking up a millionaire, a

wright. if i had good sense, i would eep my seat here this morning. i'm going to spend a few minutes with you this morning offering the commencement address. let me begin by thanking the president. president tisdal certain a visionary leader, a good friend and one whom i admire and respect a great deal. i thank his lovely wife, the first lady of this institution. i thank members of the board of trustees for their tremendous leadership. i want to thank those participants in the program here this morning. vice chairman bennett, mayor

joining me is robin wright with the raise hope for congo campaign and campaign manager j.d. steer.obin, how did you get involved in your work on behalf of the congo? >> when i first learned that my phone was and does contain minerals that was fueling rape and war in eastern congo, i just felt it was my duty to act. >> and tell us more about that connection. >> when i got involved with the raise help for congo campaign i didn't understand why these women were being raped, what was going on, on the ground and i was told that minerals that come out of this country are literally fueling war. we are purchasing, we the consumers are purchasing these minerals, and i thought why not get on board somehow be the voice for the congolese people and travel to congo, meet these grassroots leaders and try to garner more attention for them, be their mega phone, be their voice. >> j.d., what is the united states doing diplomatically to help fight the scourge? >> when we traveled to the congo with the raise hope for congo campaign we partnered with grassroots leaders, congolese and international act

we will check with julie wright on the traffic in just a bit. >>> good morning, i'm sarah simmons. >>> i'm wisdom martin. >>> let's get a check of thek oe weather and this upcoming upco weekend with tucker barnes. bare >>> happy friday.>> most of the fireworks are donede with, although we will be be dealing with cloud cover, get ready for a cooler day. you might need a jacket if you u are susceptible to cooler temperatures as i know someow people are.ople we had a thunderstorm here in in washington at 11:00 last night. you slept sarah and wisdom, butu that switched off to the east. left over showers and sprinkles notice off to the east, we are e still dealing with a back end o the cold front. we will have more clouds today.o winds will pick up from therom north and west, but we're stilll set up for a fantastic weekend. the weekend still looking greata temperatures right now are in the 60s. 60s. let's see at reagan national, it is 65 degrees, 65, so we're we'e cooling down, 63 dulles, 64bw 64 marshall and cooler than yesterday. back to you at the desk. desk. >>> tucker, thank you very

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david wright, abc news, hollywood. >> our thanks to david wright there. >>> "good morning america" firstng in the morning. diane sawyer right back here tomorrow night. and so is "made in america." i'll see you here for that. in the meantime, have a great week ahead. from all of us here at abc news, have a good evening. good night. >> breaking news. shots fire outside a mcdonald's. several people are wounded. >>> new video tonight of the scene of the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge. >> also, an important safety step investigators in the south bay say were not taken when a boat sank. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. let's get right to the breakings news. at least six people have been injured during a shooting outside a mcdonald's in east palo alto. sir overquintana has the latest. reporter: investigators are still on scene. they are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. now, from sky 7, let's go ahead and show you the view from above this scene. police tell us gunfire erupted at this mcdonald's just before 3 pl in east palo alto. six people inju

this is wilbur wright elementary school.was wilbur wright middle school, where gina dejesus went to school. it looks like a lovely place for your child to go to school. but on that date, 2004, something dreadful happened. gina, a special education student, decided to walk home from school. she walk left the school and vanished, in broad daylight in areas that looked perfectly safe. this is where it happened, 2007 seymour street. if you look down the street, you can see the fbi is still processing the white houses where the three women and a young child apparently have been for many, many years. neighbors give all sorts of different stories. some neighbors describe the man who lived there, castro, as an ordinary guy. but the story that we hear from everybody is how surprised they were. they never in their wildest dreams believed that those three women would be held captive in that particular house. been on the investigation of the missing girls now women from almost the beginning. right after 14-year-old gina dejesus vanished

daniel harmon-wright was convicted of shooting a woman in her car in parking lot. harmon-wright says he fired when she rolled up the window up on his arm and started to drive away. the jury suggested a total of three years in prison for harmon rig wright. >> a man is accused of attacking a taxi driver who is a iraq vet. >> the driver took video you saw of the confrontation. the man called him a terrorist and then punched him just because he's muslim. we learned the man in this video is ed dahlberg, president of emerald aviation in manassas. his lawyer says he regrets his comments but denies getting physical. >>> churches across the country are opening doors early to begin a national day of prayer held every may. this year president obama is asking churches to pray specifically for the victims and survivors of the boston bombings, texas fertilizer plant explosion and newtown shootings. there is controversy. gay rights groups are protesting the event's honorary chairman pastor greg laurie set to speak at the pentagon as part of the day's events but protesters want th

this morning i received a fax copy of additional protests by this miss wright. i believe i provide that to the board this morning. she's on behalf of -- let me find -- you know what? i gave my copy to the [inaudible]. i believe she was a cohen tower residence, which is 666 post street. so the central /phreults station is opposed to this apply -- application, so the alu recommendation is denial. >> can you summarize what the main reasoning for that is? >> on all transfer, the local resident within 500 feet to have a right together protest the transfer of new license of type [inaudible] license and that's in rule 61 of the abc code and their protest will be verified by the abc. [inaudible] on this letter protest that i received this morning by miss wright of 666 post street based on [inaudible] the business is operating unlawfully out of compliance of the /kurpbts license /kph-s a restaurant of beer and wine. type 41 and the [inaudible] which was stated that they must have kitchen facility. the food must be prepared on premise and here the sales shall be greater t

james wright. dr. wright is the son of a world war ii veteran. he joined the marines at age 17 and served three years, primarily the first brigade in hawaii and japan. he earned a ph.d. from the university of wisconsin madison, became a history professor of dartmouth college in 1969 and served as the president from 1998 to 2009 off he began a series of visits in washington, d.c. where he met marines and other personnel who had been wounded in the course of service and iraq and afghanistan. over two dozen visits he often encouraged the injured servicemen and women to continue their education and subsequently to land in establishing and assumed responsibility for raising funds to support and education found to the counseling program from veterans. severely injured veterans who failed to meet their dreams. it's now being offered through the american council on education. the president worked with senator john warner and chuck hagel on language for the g.i. bill passed by congress and signed by president bush in june of 2008. his interest was to prov

kelly wright is live with more on this. >> when that shocking allegation comes forward a lot of people will watch closely seeing how this confirms or they were saying hillary clinton was aa ban -- aband donning the state department. in the 9-11 attacks four americans were killed among them chris stevens. there was great deelt al of confusion about exactly what happened. obama administration let susan rice go on sunday talk shows to tell the american people what happened but her explanations were from talking points that had been scrubbed. >> they certainly weren't accurate. i don't know what the process was there. they were false, they were wrong. there were no protests outside of the benghazi compound there. this was a deliberate and strategic attack on the consulate over there. >> the house over site xhith tee one of the witnesses on april 11th, hicks was the deputy in chief for the u.s. embassy in tripoli at the time of the benghazi attack on 9-11. he was the number two diplomat behind as bam dorr stevens. ambassador rice she did the sunday shows in advance of that. truly you were,

he quoted jeremiah wright is not martin luther king. we're not turning them into the right.but there's more that they are thinking that resonates with jeremiah wright come if you read most of his speeches, which is something tava smiley also said. so yes, i know, diane can be a bad as well. you are pushing me but it's a good point that there is a long tradition and african-american theology and preaching that has prophetic chastisement and there is the loving grace of the city. they are all part of king. they are there, the rebuke and electric that is why he said to me, look, he's telling them of the evil because that's what a preacher does and it prophet us, because they can be redeemed. and one way to think about it is dominant, but that's why the transition is in this point. when king is basically done explaining. and that to me is the most significant part. he gets all that reasonable part under the way, and if you just read from where he says i must confess my jewish and christian brothers, and then, boom, it reminds you how complicated king's relationship was because h

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: she is a mind-sized problem solver with a big personality. ♪- >> reporter: host of her own show on youtube. do it yourself science projects for kids. >> oh. >> reporter: more than 1.5 million views so far. how old are you? >> i'm 11. >> reporter: not bad for 11. >> thank you. >> we'll need the stick. >> reporter: sylvia todd's show is very much a family production. >> me and my dad put together the script. he likes to solder. he's the guy behind the camera. >> reporter: when the u.s. lags far behind other countries in science education, especially for girls she's a role model. >> there you go. >> gotten e-mails and tweets from kids and parents and gotten some teachers who are like your show in class is very good. >> reporter: last week she was invited to take part in the white house science fair. >> what do we got here? >> reporter: the president seemed impressed by her waterchlorobought. >> you did a great job. >> reporter: and her school friends were impressed by that. do they treat you differently. >> sort of. they're still -- my friends are

we will have details coming up.p >>> time to check in with julie wright.ure it's very busy, but ifi it's not now it will be. it >> reporter: i got in honor, happy memorial day weekend.end. i'm ready for the three daye weekend because he just graduated. >> congratulation.>> c >>> unfortunately with the good comes the bad.y here is the bad news on the ramp to go on 270, an accident one oe car off the road into the woodss so the ramp is open, but boy s there's activity to see as you u work your way. way. let's hop on the cameras, let's, see what else is on the roads. d as wisdom is talking about. abo. it's starting to fee get busy h southbound lanes are open, 14th street and still tied ill t up with a sink hole. hole. northbound the lanes are ar blocked, and southbound the so lanes are open.e open. and folks headed on route 50, a spot that is going to be heavili traveled later today. right now it's clear. cear. that's a fox 5 on time traffic.. >>> a dramatic video, look at at this out of washington state.at. investigators are trying toat figure out whator cau

we'll get toll julie wright with traffic.ting and recovering this weekend you were busy. what was up? >> busy with the girls on the run program at montgomery mall.m it helps to promote positivity, energy, fun, teamwork, friendship with the young girlsl yesterday in spite of weather,, tucker, they were racing at montgomery county at the mall. it was a 5k race and here are the pictures there. t there's one dad running with the girls. he's decked out. i love it. for the first 5k and some of ths them the second time. a great organization. well, maybe a run is what yout might want to do today instead of sitting in bump whyer to t bumper traffic. we're dealing with slow traffic becausewi of watermain break northbound 123. two left lanes tied up there. slowdowns on the toll road. eastbound 66. still trouble at 16 miles per hour from 286. quick peek at the cameras and you know slow traffic continues on the inner loop of beltway leaving 210. leaving new hampshire avenuee a through silver spring and delays continue on 395 beltway to ki

robin wright, your thoughts on that? it's a limited bit of information. it could be rifles, could be grenades. who knows. >> i suspect at this point there is a very small quantity or very small type of weaponry. the real problem is a quarter century after we armed the mujahide,n, we are still buying back parts of stinger missiles and there's a real concern about we you arm any faction, how can you control and prevent those arms from going to other militias, being sold to other people, other parties, and extremist groups in syria? there's a real concern. >> charlie wilson's war became osama bin laden's war. with the same weapons. >> absolutely. the idea of a no-fly zone also is full of problems. look at when we were in iraq, we were there in a no-fly zone for over five years and took a another ten-year war to get saddam hussein out of power. the idea a no-fly zone is going to be decisive in any rapid way in changing the dynamics on the ground, adding to pressure on president bashar al assad is vulnerable. there's no quick fix. that's the problem. >> richar

dion wrote a column about jeff maya wright, and he said jeremiah wright isn't martin luther king, we're not turning him into that. and neither is rieder. but there's more in king that resonates with jeremiah wright if you read most of wright's speeches which is something tavis smiley also said. so, yes, i know -- see, diane can be a bad ass as well, so you're pushing me. but it's a good point that there is a long tradition in african-american theology, in preaching that has prophetic chastisement, and there is the loving grace of the savior, and they're all part of king. they're all there. the rebuke and the love. and that's why c.t. said to me, he said, look, he's telling them of their evil because that's what a preacher does and a prophet does because they can be redeemed. and one way to think about it is, you know, that's why that transition at the midpoint when king is basically done explaining x. that, to me, is the most significant part. he gets all that reasonable part under the way, and if you just read from where he says i must confess, my jewish and christian brothers, and the

>> reporter: david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> so great for girls to watch.ds hours thinking of her idea for her online show, but it only costs $100. and all that inspiration and fun. thanks so much for watching us tonight. we're always working for you at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later at itself new time, 12:25 a.m. eastern, and we'll see right back here again tomorrow night. goodnight. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ wheel... of...

harry reid and small businesses start [ man ] on december 17, 1903, the wright brothers became the firstn flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi. [ baby fussing ] ♪ neil: even harry reid says this needs more money. can you blame small businesses that want no part of that. they are suing the government. that is effectively part of this. well providing small businesses to provide health care. good to have you. >> obamacare is quite clear that the states when were in these exchanges for small businesses and individuals, then employers will be required to offer conforming insurance. but if the federal government ran these exchanges, they didn't have to. it's quite clear on the face of the statue. thirty-three states have elected not to run it, which means the federal government is fining employers for not offering the insurance of the obamacare demands. neil: senator reid and senator

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> what an incredible adventure. >>> that's all for us tonight. the premiere of abc's "the lookout." it's a new show all about getting more out of your money. that's at 10:00 p.m. eastern. i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." >>> tonight sexz of the new bay bridge that don't line up. caltrans with a list of foul ups. >> out reach in chinatown about a scheme praying on ancient superstitions. you'll hear from the one victim who has come forward. >> the parents of a 12-year-old murder suspect are asking a zwrouj let their son come home. >> what a developer has in mind for revitalizing a crime ridden neighborhood. new plans for the old building once home to abc 7. >> i think it's incredible. i called her a hero. i believe so. >> san francisco district attorney heepz praise on this woman, brave enough to admit she was the victim of a chinatown swindle. good evening, everyone. >> it's such a cruel crime. it's costing people a fortune. hundreds gathered today worried they, too, could be taken. abc 7 news spoke with the woman who helped police arrest one of a

>> reporter: david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> so great for girls to watch.ds hours thinking of her ideas for her online show, but it only costs $100 and all that inspiration and fun. >> thanks so much for watching us tonight. we're always working for you at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern, and we will see you right back here again tomorrow night. goodnight. >>> tonight the bay earmarks may day in a big way. taking you live to all major demonstrations happening now around the bay area. >> all of california is on fire watch tonight. what is being done to fight the flames now erupting on both ends of the state. >> red flag warning for the bay area extended until noon. i'll give you a look for fire danger. >> a lab is greener fuel for cars. one thing in the way of getting it into your tank. >> sky 7 above a huge may day march through the streets of san jose. good evening, everyone. >> san jose san francisco and elsewhere, demonstrations have become a may day tradition. this is the big may day march that took pl

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. >> reporter: wright was trained with canine companions to help alex get around, pick things up and live her life. wright is not trained to deal with people who pose their pets as service animals. >> our dogs are submissive. if there is another dog set on being aggressive and confrontational, that puts my dog at risk. she's not going to fight back. >> reporter: alex says she's seen owners outfit their dogs to pass them off as service animals. it is easy to )'do. plenty of websites will sell i.d. cards and official looking vests to anyone. >> you don't see people faking life threatening illnesses for make-a-wish foundation. you don't do that. you don't take advantage of the perks of someone else's disadvantage that way. >> i'd like to say -- >> reporter: he's not the only one taking advantage. we went undercover in san francisco. and found people claimed to be confused by the law. >> who really knows? i've just kind of over -- >> reporter: while others explained how to get around it . >> reporter: business owners can ask two questions when someone with an animal walks in. is this a

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: at a cannes film festival fund-raiser, every bit as fabulouse of the great gatsby's parties -- >> you were there all along. >> reporter: a pitch that sounded a bit like a sci-fi sequel to "catch me if you can." ♪ let's fly ♪ let's fly away >> well, how would you like to go to space with leonardo dicaprio? >> reporter: a ticket for the maiden voyage of virgin galactic, sitting right next to leonardo dicaprio. his first role in a space suit. not as an actor, but a passenger. >> to go with leonardo dicaprio for three days training and into outer space. >> reporter: the flight set to take off from the new mexico desert this fall, detach from the mother ship and launch all the way into sub-orbital space. a commercial successor to the space shuttle. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: nasa used to say that the space shuttle astronauts had a 1 in 100 chance of dying. 1 in 100. the question is, how does this new vessel for space tourists compare? >> a million two going twice -- we're selling. >> reporter: $1.5 million. the lucky winner, a russian billionaire

joining me tonight, robin wright in the woodrow wilson center. she's also the author of "rock the casbah" and the reporter for "newsweek" and the daily beast. i want to start with your reaction of the news today. it seemed to me a classic bureaucratic battle between the two elements of government, the state department and the cia wrestling over what was being told, it seemed to me each one pointing the finger@othe at the other. pointing fingers is a fairly mundane and common quality. >> it's common, but it also reflects a basic truth, and that is that the fog of terrorism is as bad as the fog of war. to expect within fife days to have all the answers of what happened in benghazi, who was responsible, was totally unrealistic. this did happen in the climate of other attacks first at the american embassy in cairo and later in the same period. this seemed part and parcel of the controversy over a film by an egyptian who was living in the united states that was particularly controversial in the eyes of muslims. and so in trying to sort out what happen

this is wilber wright elementary school. back on april 2, 2004, it was wilbur wright middle school.this is where gina dejesus went to school. looks like a lovely place for your child to go to school. but on that date, april 2, 2004, something dreadful happened. gina, who was a special education student, decided she would walk home from school. she left the school, never to arrive back at home. on august 23, 2002, in this area, michelle knight, who was then about 18 years old, was last scene. no one knew what happened to her after that date, where she went, whether she was dead, whether she was alive. she simply vanished. what is particularly interesting about this is about eight months later, about three blocks down lorraine, is the burger king where amanda berry disappeared about eight months later and they all just vanished from areas in broad daylight that looked perfectly safe. this is where it happened, 2207 seymour street. if you look down the street you see the fbi is still processing the white house where's the three women and a young child apparently have been for many, man

the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how likeimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi. [ baby fussing ] ♪ >> these are the words "i'm alive, please rescue me" that workers heard this morning. here it was. 16 days after a building collapsed in bangladesh rescuers found. this woman still buried in the rubble alive. suffering but alive. it took them one hour to get her out safely. we only know her name right now as reshma, and she is one of 2,400 people who did survive that ordeal, but her survival is nothing short of a miracle. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta will have more on how that is possible coming up next hour on newsroom international. meanwhile, the death toll is not as pleasing of a story. now well over 1,000 people dying in that tragedy, and certainly that tragedy putting the spotlight on awful conditions in which millions of people work in banglade bangladesh's garment fact

harry reid and small businesses start [ man ] on december 17, 1903, the wright brothers became the firstflight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi. [ baby fussing ] ♪ [ pizza dodging man's mouth ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums freshers. concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. ♪ tum...tum...tum... tum...tums! ♪ tums freshers. fast heartburn relief and minty fresh breath. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we

abc's david wright starts us off with an abc news exclusive. firefighters on the front lines, allowing us to come along with them. >> reporter: one of the most scenic highways in america. today, the front line of the biggest wildfire in the west. today, abc news cameras got right into the heat of the day's biggest hot spots. a blaze pushed in one direction by hot wind from the desert. >> i'm not worried about what's in front of us. >> reporter: and now pushed the other way by a cool ocean breeze. >> it's swirling around. it comes from every direction. the wind is just shifting continuously. >> reporter: whipping up walls of flame, 150 feet tall. helicopters attack from the air, but there are only eight of them to cover 10,000 acres. on the ground, 1,000 firefighters form the infantry. they have to be plumbers, as well as foot soldiers. bringing the water right into the flames. stopping the fire in its tracks. today, they raced to save a coastal naval base. kabc reporter john gregory was there. >> there are structure protection crews from all ov

wright began a series of visits to u.s. military medical facilities where he met marines and other u.s. military personnel who had been wounded in the course of service in iraq in afghanistan. in over two dozen visits, says than the often encourages the injured servicemen and women to continue their education, and he subsequently joined in establishing and assumed responsibility for raising funds to support educational counseling program for one the u.s. veterans. severely injured military veterans. it is now being offered to the american council on education. the president worked with senators jim webb, john warner, and check payable on language for the gi bill those passed by congress and signed by president bush in june 2008. his interest was to provide a means for private institutions to partner with veterans affairs in supporting veterans who matriculated at these institutions. this is known as the yellow ribbon program. dr. wright's book, among one of the reasons he is here at the colby military writers' symposium, th

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wright says. it's hard to make the individual experience political. it is about what people with disabilities did. it is what feminists did. it is what people with aids did when each of the people revised their relationships with their doctors. putting individual experience into a broader context enabling change to happen. >> the second passage shifts gears a little bit this chapter 7, modern day in terms of chronology looking at technology and social media. we can look at the influence of research and better treem and more refined methods and better diagnostics, and all of these yielded significant and incremental breakthroughs with parties of chronic illness, but we can't overlook importance and impact of the internet and health 2.0 technologies, any social media, interpret platforms allowing patients to connect with one another and health care providers to exchange health care information. patients blog and connect with each other that way, share experiences and advice, advocate, and more and more, being able to share information immediately and ha

kelly wright is live in washington with this story.ng to be a busy week in washington. >> indeed it will be. the three wiles blowers are members of the u.s. state department. the number two diplomat in libya at the time of the benghazi attack claimed certain aids of the obama administration lied in the benghazi attack in the public statement about it. chairman of the committee darrel issa praises hicks for coming forward. >> he even talks in his testimony about calling the state department and saying what susan rice says it couldn't have been true, how did they do it? his statements were unwanted and ever since then it has been even harder on him. >> another whistleblower is mark tomb sob who worked in the counter-terrorism bureau. thompson claims secretary of state hillary clinton was trying to marginalize his role and response and decision making involved in benghazi. former counter-terrorism chief daniel benjamin said quote i ran the bureau then and i can say now with certainty as former coordinator for counter-terrorism that this c

wright. [applause] dr. david mcintyre, colonel mcintyre is a distinguished visiting fellow at the studies and analysis institute in washington, d.c. and a bipartisan terrorism research center in washington, d.c. as well as the director of homeland security and defense programs at the national graduate school. he presently serves on the editorial board of the journal of homeland security education and writes a regular column for inside homeland security. dr. mcintyre was appointed to the security board by president bush in 2008. he previously served on the national board of directors of the guard national members public-private partnership with the fbi. as academic adviser to the university and colleges committee at the international association of emergency managers, on the steering committee of the defense educational consortium coming in on the 2002, 2003 defense science board summer study on homeland security. he has taught homeland security at the elliott school of george washington university and the u

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> you know who i can see doing that? >> who?nd you know my response, nada, nope, not going to happen. you and i talked about what chickens we are. >> i'll ride a really tall roller coaster. you'll never see me in a real squirrel suit ever. >> climbing the mountain is so 2012, die ain. you've got to jump off it af >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. here's the top headlines we're following for you this morning on "world news now." >>> two letters containing the deadly poison ricin were sent to mayor michael bloomberg in new york and his gun control group in washington. the letters were postmarked in louisiana. >>> one of the men seen wielding bloody knives after the attack on a british soldier in london last week has been charged. michael adebowale is facing murder charges for the hacking death of lee rigby. >>> tea party favorite michele bachmann, it comes as a surprise to her supporters she will not seek a fifth term in congress. she insists it has nothing to do with cam

as wright work labor laws, no state income tax.omes to education, texas has the nation's fourth highest high school graduation week. 86% of texas students graduate. gerri: i have to tell you that a lot of good things come out of texas. >> you are right. well, the president, to me it is just utterly crazy. because texas is booming and he should be down there listening to those folks instead of preaching to them. we are following the president again in his defense of obamacare. gun violence that is, law enforcement, the denver police department, newtown, connecticut families. gun control. now he is using women t tap obamacare. you know what women really think about that. gerri: i certainly do. gerri: what is on your show tonight? >> the president of cold where -- coldwell banker. and what his outlook is for the industry nation. it is certainly important to our prosperity. and cody wilson. he has an online blueprint and we will talk about what makes an anarchy as to exactly what the government tells them to her. gerri: still on for th

wilbur wright elementary school. back on april 2, 2004 it was wilbur wright middle school and this is where gina dejesus went to school. looks leak a lovely place for your child to go to school. on that date, april 2, 2004, something dreadful happened. gina who was a special education student decided she would walk home from school. left the school never to arrive home and they all just vanished in areas in broad daylight that looked perfectly safe. this is where it happened. 2207 seymour street and if you look down the street you can see the fbi is still processing the white houses where the three women and a young child apparently have been for many, many years. neighbors give all sorts of different stories. some describe the man who lives there castro as an ordinary guy but the story that sort of we hear from everybody is how surprised they were. they never in their wildest dreams believed that those three women would be held captive in that particular house. >> on the record has been on the investigation of the m