, this one at or near a giant food store. this was connecticut avenue, aspen hill road. the police confirmed that there has been an injury, a shooting victim in this. we're going to follow this. we have no idea if these two are related but again one shooting at montgomery mall, another shooting at a giants near connecticut avenue and aspen hill road. ann bennett was at the mall. she saw the commotion. ann, are you there? >> i'm here. >> tell us what you saw. when were you there? were you on the way into the mall? on the wisconsin out? where were you? >> i'm a sales row. i was on my way into the mall to pick up a lunch for an office i was going to, and a bunch of police vehicles rolled up behind me. i thought maybe i had taken an illegal turning by fire vehicles police vehicles, and basically sort of locked in for a moment until i got some word about what was happening. and i was just asked to park and shelter in place. >> did you hear any shots? did you see anybody transported in an ambulance while you were there? did you just see police cars? >> i did see -- there were three ambul

like to be a trump supporter in a deep blue state. we go on the ground in connecticut. ♪ ♪ john: donald j trump, billionaire is expected to win , the connecticut primary tomorrow. it is a democratic state, so we sent our filmmaker 135 miles north of here to a rural, economically depressed area of connecticut to learn one thing. what is it like being a donald trump supporter in connecticut these days? >> i can say what are you , hearing? birds, nice breeze. it doesn't get much better than this. reporter: jeff lives in rural eastern connecticut. >> how are we going to retire? what is our quality of life going to be? it is tougher and tougher every year, and it is all about family. my wife and i, we babysit our grandson four to five days a a week, because my son and his wife, we work for jobs trying to stay even and get ahead. reporter: the largest town in this area is wyndham, population of 125,000. >> historically, when you look at the town, it is an old mill town. >> the mills moved out, so the population that was here just can't find jobs. >> we have high unemployment. eastern

as connecticut, maine, and minnesota. so far, there are have been no cases of mosquito born cases in the u.s. >>> the first passengers to sail from the u.s. to cuba in some 40 kbreers began their second day of an eight-day visit this morning. carnival cruise's adonia arrived in havana yesterday after a 17-hour crossing of the florida states. the trip became possible when cuban-american relations improved in 2014. 15 cuban-americans made the trip. >>> fans of a perennial underdog in british soccer are overjoyed this morning. they'll be doing that all day long, i'm sure. the leicester city foxes are champions for the first time in their 132-year history. they clinched the english premier league title last night when a rival was held to a tie. before the season, leicester was a 5,000 to 1 shot to win it all. maybe somebody made some big bucks off that. >>> coming up on "the morning news," preserving a crime scene. why the smithsonian is interested in the gazebo where tamir rice was killed by police. >>> and later, we'll take you to the met gala, where a-list celebrities brought their fa

public information officer saying this one is on connecticut avenue near a giant store. shooting, a second shooting in montgomery county in the last hour, ems is on the scene and we will keep you updated. other news, one man dead after a stabbing in alexandria, not far from the landmark mall. this before 10:00 last night, police say the men had been stabbed multiple times and he later died at the hospital. no details about a suspect or a possible motive. a somber anniversa died while fighting a fire one year ago. he suffered a heart attack while responding to a high-rise fire last year. this morning, firefighters gathered in his honor, dedicating a fire alarm box at the intersection of seventh and o street where he died. let's get a check on the roads. afternoon, a very messy ride today in several spots with the rain. the breaking news not helping in montgomery county. starting off on i-95 in virginia, some solid delays for both directions. the overpass is close. both north and southbound between the octagon and springfield, a lot of extra volume appeared beltway year the springfiel

. >> all right. thanks, jamie. >>> up next on "action news" at 11:30, pregnant woman in connecticut affected with zika speaks out about her fear and plans. >>> it was a night to remember, two best friend remember the day that they thought that this would never happen, attending a prom, that and much more when "action news" comes right back. sick a. >> testing. >>> welcome back. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. donald trump goes after the clinton but he had to say how he plans to get g.o.p. hold outs back on his side. >>> zika and u.s., hear from the pregnant woman in connecticut who was infect. >>> mother's wish come true, see their children best friend heading off to the prom, it was a day they thought might never come. >>> but first tonight it has been a dreary week but sun will come out tomorrow just in time for mothers day. it looks like a sun well make a rhea experience. meteorologist melissa magee is here with the first check of the accu weather forecast. >> hi there walter. we have good news for mom on mothers day and it does look like that sunshine, making

connecticut, two left lanes getting by the work zone here after colesville. the right lane is the only thing getting by that paving project. we have three lanes shut down there. prince george's county, overall everything is rolling along pretty well. see you back here at 4:41. >>> 4:33 right now. and a sad loss for a hyattsville family. prin 16-year-old died of her injuries after being hit by a car in chillum on may 4th. police say the teen was in the crosswalk but did not have a walk signal at the time of the crash. the driver has not been charged. >>> and federal investigators will now be working to find out what caused the plane to crash in orange county, virginia, killing two people on board. that single-engine plane went down around 4:30 yesterday in roseville south of culpeper. state police have not released the names of the victims. >>> we continue to monitor president obama's travels through asia. we know he just left ho chi minh city, vietnam, earlier this morning. he's in the air on air force one but we'll get video from the departure. he's on his way to japan. we just g

time is coming. more now from dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: it was cloudy and cool in connecticut today, but phil armstrong was thinking about warm weather and mosquitoes. he heads up mosquito surveillance for the state of connecticut. the c.d.c. says the hive aedes aegypti mosquito could extend into connecticut connecticut this summer. but armstrong is more concerned about another species, aedes albopictus, also known as the asian tiger mosquito. almost two weeks ago, for the first time during the current outbreak, the virus was found in albopictus mosquitoes in mexico. that species is very common in connecticut. >> in the last five years, the number of aedes albopictus have increased substantially. the numbers are still relatively low compared to other mosquitoes in the state, but the trends are that that mosquito is increasing. >> reporter: armstrong says mosquito season in connecticut ramps up in june. >> and the way it attracts a mosquito --. >> reporter: that's when special traps will begin trapping albopictus and his lab will study them. with more than 50 species in the state, ar

being investigate as a hate crime. this happened next week on connecticut avenue. surveillance shows a woman walk up to the victim and that's when the victim told her i'm voting for donald trump saying things came fromch the victim claims the suspect poured an unloan liquid over her head. >> police want to you see three help they say rolled up to a mcdonald's, hopped out of the car with guns, attacked the mcdonald's employee and jumped through the drive-thru window robbing. it this was in d.c. on i street southeast. if you have any information you're asked to call police. >> former washington redskins defensive lineman dana stuble field is facing rain kharns he allegedly raped a developmentally delayed woman. the woman was there intervie interviewing for a babycying job when the assaults happened. he face as i "stnl prison sentence if convicted" he's a free man after paying $250,000 sglail lets go to the ice. tough game three for caps. they were in pittsburgh facing offer against penguins and without bruce penguins took the early lead in the first appeared. back-to-back goals a minutes

medal of technology and innovation university of connecticut, connecticut. for seminal work in the engineering of musculoskeletal work and extraordinary work in promoting diversity and excellence in science. [ applause ] jonathan mark rothford [ applause ] >> national medal of technology and innovation for cat lizer corporation and yale school of medicine, connecticut. commercialization for dna sequencing technology making access easier, faster and more cost effective for researchers across the world. [ applause ] >> let's give another big round of applause to our honorees. [ applause ] >> let's give a big round of applause to my military aide who had to read those citations with complicated phrases in them. [ applause ] >> you were practicing weren't you? [ laughter ] >> well, it just goes to show, we can all learn science. science rocks. so, thank you very much, erveds. please enjoy the reception. congratulations to our honorees, have a wondserful afternoon. thank you very much, everybody. [ applause ] ♪ >>> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issue

now. 4:35 we're taking a live look at inner loop at connecticut avenue and hard to make out because it's so dark. there are some cones taking out the right and keep us left as you head past connecticut avenue this morning. let's go ahead and switch it over for a look at maps. dealing with ongoing overnight construction. >> when i do --. >> road another upper loop construction stone. aside from that more roadwork we're tracking now as you make your way to 395. ongoing construction zone. northbound side between duke and seminary road. southbound traffic looking goo good. and however, despite the construction zone from the beltway to the 14 street bridge you're in the green zone. nothing slowing you down and light volume as you cross the 14 street bridge, 11th street bridge. key bridge, roosevelt bridge. all the area bridges are in shape and no usual congestion. same torrey 4 and 301 to the beltway and things are also looking nice on 210 as you make your way through for the washington this morning and taking a look at bottom side of the beltway across the wilson bridge quiet. any quest

connecticut. this is a long-term investment for us. his you are investing in infrastructure of universities and the feeling of how people want to run their day-to-day life. those are positives. that stuff you can't quantify. it is much more important than anything else. >> i think we have the most enlightened government in the country. >> that is not saying a lot right now. [laughter] fair enough. >> that is a pretty low bar. >> better than not being the most enlightened. at least we had that. but the governor and america worker closely. great community to work with. you will be very welcome and happy here. you made the right decision and i think massachusetts is going through a renaissance. . period. it is the best place to be in the world. we are super happy to have you. yet, butite number one we can be number one. >> let's open it up for questions. around?cs being passed >> i am joanne simonsen, we support 7000 people with his abilities in massachusetts. i have a hypothetical question. suppose my husband worked for g for 29 years eight months and 13 days, and he invested 99% of his 01k s

construction really to speak of through that area either. inner loop after connecticut avenue, two left lanes getting by the work zone. you can see up top of the beltway where connecticut avenue hits, we don't have any yellow or orange to worry about. 270 at montgomery village avenue, look quite good. taking a look at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, no worries. take you about nine minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. 95 here at triangltriangle, loo good. going to be very different as folks start heading out of town >>> coming up on 4:34. a former fairfax county fire investigator is taking her ex-co-workers to court. this is the latest allegation of a hostile work environment for female firefighters. patricia worked for the department for 20 years. she's now seeing 17 firefighters after she says she endured bullying and sexual harassment. some says it started when she became a firefighter in 196 and only on news 4, she said that harassment continued for years. >> on a number of occasions, i had a couple of firefighters co

representative from connecticut will join us about the opioid crisis and the debates in congress for funds to combat the situation. ♪ ♪ on american history tv on c-span three, >> there has never been a full public accounting of f the idea mastic intelligence operations. therefore, this committee has undertaken such an investigation. america, 1970 five church committee hearing convened to investigate the intelligence activities of the cia, fbi, irs and the nsa saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the commission questions committee staffers. they detail fbi abuses including attempted intimidation of martin luther king jr. >> there is only one thing left for you to do and you know what it is. you have 34 days in which to do it. this exact number has been selected for a specific reason. it has practical significance. it was ready four days before the award. you are done. >> the associate fbi director admits to some of the excesses while defending a number of other f guy practices. at 8:00 p.m. on lectures in history -- see hundreds. us there is a first patterns or shifts in people g

connecticut, mr. courtney. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you to congresswoman clark for organizing this really important discussion here this evening. the scope of they have problem in terms of what's facing our nation is pretty astonishing when you look at the statistics from the center for disease control. in 2004, 7,000 americans lost their lives to heroin overdoses, fast forward 10 year that number is now over 27,000. again, the statistics land in suburban america, rural america, or urban america. but at the end of the day, behind every one of those numbers is the story of a human being and a family and that's why this discussion is so important tonight. next to me i have a chart showing the face of justice kelly a 21-year-old from connecticut. from holland connecticut. it's the quintessential small town new england community about five miles from where i live. her mother, jennifer, moved there hoping that this was going to be a great community to raise her child and she went through the public school system. battling depression, she fell victim to heroin addiction a

things up. outer loop at connecticut, still have a crash on the right side that is hanging around for us here this morning. 109, old hundredo at fogth all the fog.w, look that's what you can expect for the commute this morning. not a lot of rain, but the roads are wet from yesterday's showers and now the thick fog out there. temperatures in the mid-50s. we should break out into some sunshine this afternoon and that will inspire quite the warm-up. mid to upper 70s. might be near 80 today with a risk of a couple thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. we'll show you those on future weather coming up. >>> it is 5:14 right now. and today the maryland man accused of fatally stabbing his 95-year-old neighbor will go on trial. montgomery county police say 60r- he's also accused ofg to figure found in tripps run died. someone had reported a body in the creek near dashville road sunday morning. the man has not been identified yet. the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. >>> a historic voyage cuba is under way. for the first time in more than 50 years, an american cruise

. >> reporter: it was cloudy and cool in connecticut today, but phil armstrong was thinking about warm weather and mosquitoes. he head up mosquito surveillance for state of connecticut. the cdc says the aedes aegypti, the main species that carries zika could extend into connecticut this summer. armstrong is more concerned about another species, aedes albopictus, also known as the asian tiger mosquito. about two weeks ago, for the first time during the current outbreak, the virus was found in albopictus in mexico. that species is very common in connecticut. >> in the last five years the numbers of aedes albopictus has increased substantially. and the numbers are still relatively low compared to other mosquitoes we have in the state. but the trend are, that, that number, mosquito is increasing. >> reporter: armstrong says mosquito season in connecticut ramps up in june. >> the way it attracts -- >> reporter: when special traps will catch aedes albopictus and his lab will begin testing for zika. but with more than 50 species of mosquitoes in the state, armstrong will not be taking any chances. >>

. thank you to my family for joining me here today. the connecticut delegation, the water very public school district and especially my john f. kennedy family back home. thank you to president obama, secretary king for hosting us this afternoon and for your unwavering commitment to public education. thank you to my mother. [applause] who is amazing and left me dearly. like every teacher i started as a student. like many students around the country, i know what it feels like to have a dream and to exist in an environment where nothing is expected to thrive. where nothing was done to support a dream. i know what it feels like to struggle to find sunlight, and constantly be met with concrete terriers. i see myself as one of those students. i carry my experiences as a reminder i have to be better. [cheers] i have to seize every encounter as an opportunity to create a positive memory for a child. i remember vividly the teachers who created those memories for me and encouraged me to challenge myself. i remember the adults in my community that inspired me to get back to others. that is what

earlier crash activity didr cra clear by connecticut but it's a parking lot on most of ourf inbound routes this morning. back to you, holly and allison. >> ♪ >> race for the president isdnts now focused on the hoosiersi state.st tomorrow voters in indianaats in will head to the polls. pol on the republican sidon trump sd trump says completing againstst his rival ted of time that could running matem carly, who c her rival bernie sanders says he's staying in the race despitete recent losses.ce l >> developing right now powerful storms causing a lotin of damage from the plains tofrom the southern united states.ted heavy rain and wind broader and down trees and w caused deadly -- brought down trees t and caused flooding from texas t to georgia and the region unfortunately is not out of nott the woods yet.ods y wisdom martin is back inack studio with a look at theooat aftermath.afte >> yeah, just seems like texasem just keeps getting hit. h >> pummeled, right. rht. >> we wish them the best asshm h they try to deal with all ofll this. th this morning these communitiesnt e of cleaning up

pennsylvania. so we won pennsylvania. we won connecticut. and in connecticut in won everything from greenwich of the poorest areas. they said, he won greenwich, we have very wealthy people. and he won the poorest areas. i won with men, i won with women. very important. these people, you know, the media is the most dishonest group of people. but boy, they're killing me with the women. and i think i am doing great. you know, every state i've won with women, big -- i've won with men and women, rich and poor, highly educated, less than highly educated. white, african-american, we have won with every category. so i won the five states. and then, i won indiana. so, we won all of the stuff, and then it was all of a sudden like they just had enough. the could not stand trump winning. and they could not stand the fact that a person that has never done this politically before, and a person that is self funding his campaign -- i don't take the contributions -- [applause] mr. trump: and by the way, for the general election, i am going to help raise money for the party, and they'll work with us

report 114-551. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? ms. esty: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 13 printed in house report 114-551, offered by ms. esty of connecticut. the chair: pursuant to the resolution, the gentlewoman from connecticut and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. esty: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in support of my amendment which would empower the interagency task force to help communities spread awareness about the dangers of drug addiction through consumer education and help medical providers more effectively and safely address patient pain management. along with my colleague, representative knight, i proudly introduce this amendment that was inspired by bipartisan legislation that i introduced earlier this year with representatives knight and costello and that was identified as a legislative priority by the bipartisan task force to combat the heroin epidemic that i proudly

clinton winning the state by seven points. it's one pom. we seen this, think of connecticut, we had the connecticut primary. it was a state barack obama won the primary in 2008. it's a heavily white state. it's a closed primary state. in 2016, hillary clinton turned it around by ten points points and won it. if she win, there will be a bit of a precedent. >> fascinating. seeing this will be important in politics. when the sanders campaign describes it's narrow, narrow, uphill path. there is no way they can describe that path without winning oregon tonight. if, in fact, oregon is going to be a tougher battle tonight, then everybody has been supposeing then this next half an hour will be a hugely big deal in residential politics. priek. >> democratic races in oregon and there is a republican race in oregon as well as the only republican left, the results in the race, donald trump has the advantage of not having to bother with the primary anymore. that doesn't mean he's having an easy time of it right now. over the past week, it's been a roulette we'll from donald trump's past. heading to

at university of connecticut women's basketball today and just how dominant they are and those young ladies, they make it look easy but it's not. i think they work hard enough, they perfect their trade and their skill to the point that it looks easy. i remember watching magic johnson play and larry bird play and bill russell and cream abdul-jabbar, jerry west and these guys were around, most of them when i was in junior high and high school and they would make it look so easy, but it's not easy. those men and women are challenged every day and like i said, the university of connecticut, the women's basketball team, they won five championships. i remember when ucla, back in the day had an 88 game winning streak. keith wilkes in those days of college basketball, again, and 88 game winning streak doesn't tell me that those men or women at the university of connecticut are just on a winning streak. it tells me that they have paid a pretty special price, and if i don't like losing to them, it tells me one thing, i have i have to get better if i'm going to compete with the university of co

ago was finally arrested in connecticut last week. robert stackowitz is now asking georgia officials to commute the remainder of his sentence because he says going back to prison would amount to a death sentence. demarco morgan is in danbury, connecticut. he spoke to the former fugitive. demarco, what did he tell you? >> reporter: elaine, 71-year-old robert stackowitz says he can barely walk. he is battling heart disease, bladder cancer, kidney disease, and diabetes. but in his better days he was living a normal life here in connecticut, even teaching at this technical school behind me for two years. in his first television interview, stacko wits told us a trip back to georgia to finish his 17-year sentence would be fatal but we wanted to know how he was able to stay under the radar for as long as he did. tell us about the day when you walked out of prison. >> somebody gave me a ride to the atlanta airport. i got on a plane, flew home. >> reporter: just that easy. >> well, back then, they didn't have any-- any terrorist checks or anything. >> reporter: and nearly five decades later,

undercover officers had spotted that suspect, at dunkinh is on the other side connecticut bond this shell station that you can see in the picture here. that is where they spotted him. and we actually spoke to a member of that tactical team who told us they were keeping a very close eye on him and his movements for at least 20 minutes before they finally moved in on him, but where arrest actually happened, was in thispa custody. take a look at this video, because we were live on the air, my photographer and i were standing on some stairs, with a high vantage point of the area. we saw those officers rushing to the other shopping center with their weapons drawn. they were looking at us, telling us to get down and get out of the way now it is because we could have potentially been in the crossfire if there had been any shots fired. we now know 62 year old eulalio tordil was taken into custody in this parking lot at that time. once the activity calmed down a bitty was able to approach and i saw t into handcuffs behind thear that for, in cuffs, and i can tell you he looked calm. he wasn't fight

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been calling me specially over the last week because we had the win in new york, connecticut, maryland, we had massive wins and everybody is calling me trying to get on and one in particular said horrible things. i said, how can you do that. he said no problem. you know, they're politicians, they can do that. >> what do you like about donald? >> the wall. >> okay. the wall. >> that's the main thing. >> immigration. >> hold on a second. do you know on the wall that donald told that he's not going to build a wall and deporting anyone. >> lying ted. >> more on the final day of campaigning for donald trump and ted cruz from our jeff flock. >> this was the scene at the last rally of the day for donald trump with the century in south bend, indiana, going inside this rally trump with only two appearances in indiana on the last day of campaigning two big rallies, one in carmel just north of indianapolis and one in south tty significant antitrump group as well. maybe some kind of nasty signs across and a lot of people shouting with bull horns and the rest although fairly calm situatio

with a rich rand up for the then we went to the five states you went to connecticut and had to maryland. had every single one in a landslide. because if we win and the indiana live in rivers over with. -- it is over with. [cheers and applause] but remember we began with 17 and one by one they were off a governor and the senator and the senator and a governor what happened and. now we're down they are hanging on by their fingernails. it has been unbelievable i have bad here a lot with many friends i have met such amazing people. we have such incredible ride to the head right into the corridors of the big room shift we're going to make america great again we have everything. but the truth is that the trump proudly the safest place you can be because we lookout for each other and for everybody. 31,000 people recently it was unbelievable did you read about that you read the had some problems outside. i don't want them dirty the american flag. not the people inside that the people outside that were agitators'. many were professionals highberger you don't see it california was unbeli

will not be any better. we have seen it with state-by-state numbers and connecticut went up 20% according to the office of chief medical examiner's. it hits rural america, urban republican districts and democratic districts, it does not make a difference. a package of bills came forward. they were in many instances concentrated in terms of policy changes, some of which are good here it there are restrictions in terms of what physicians can describe in terms of medication trawl, evenivid methadone. primary care providers like practitioners are almost completely limited in doing any prescribing. to boostof trying treatment, informing those are all good. there are a number of task forces created. programs for potential future treatment, there really are no resources that are part of the package, which again, as someone who comes from a state hard-hit, from new england, new hampshire, down to long island, the numbers are pretty sickening. there is a disbelief that a problem like this, which dwarfs really any harm done by a natural disaster, certainly anything with that magnitude hi

veronique. here's this week's top story. >> this report is brought to you by a grant from the connecticut tobacco & health trust fund. >> while tv commercials for cigarettes have been banned for more than 40 years, tobacco companies are still finding ways to advertise their products, especially to teens. joining me to discuss this are gustavo torrez and magi linscott. they dedicate their time to keeping kids and teens tobacco free. welcome. >> hi! thank you so much for having us. >> yes, thank you. >> magi, let's start with how tobacco companies are advertising, since they're not allowed to do so on tv. >> since they're not allowed to do so on tv, we see them advertising in other ways. every time you open up a magazine or walk into a convenience store, those messages, the tobacco advertisements are right there. and they're really, really eye-catching, especially to youth and teens. teens are definitely being still marketed to and targeted in different ways. we're just seeing it a little bit different nowadays. >> in 2009, president obama passed the tobacco control act, which put new restr

. >>> people who call in bogus bomb threats at connecticut schools could soon face 10 years in prison. the house of representatives voted overwhelmingly today in favor of legislation that makes it a class c felony for intending to cause the evacuation of school property while students are on campus. this stems from a recent wave of bomb threats, including this swatting incident in fairfield last october. that bill now heads to the senate. >>> a connecticut high school is remembering a classmate today whose life was taken by another student, all because she wouldn't go to prom with him. for the second year in a row, jonathan law high school last year the event raised $50,000 in college scholarships. this year twice as many inflatables and a craft fair was added. music as well as a 5k race. thousands lined up at the starting line. many were from marin's graduating class. >> i think about her every day. i wear her bracelet on my wrist, so every time i look at it, i think about her. >> chris rascon admitted stabbing her. she is in prison for life. >>> get drid ready for some wet, cold, na

s.e.a.l. his father was a financial planner. >>> the plane was flying from south carolina to connecticut. the pilot radioed a distress call saying he was having trouble with the instrument panel just before the accident. he was killed along with two passengers. the plane crashed near two public schools in a resident neighborhood but no one on the ground hurt. >>> schools in detroit re-open after the teachers there agreed to end their sick-out. classes had been canceled monday and tuesday because of the teachers' action. they were protesting the possibility of not being paid for work they'd already done. that issue has been resolved. >>> a connecticut woman who got pregnant while traveling to central america has been diagnosed with the zika virus. the woman has since returned to central america. the virus is mostly spread by mosquito bites and is especially dangerous for pregnant women because it can lead to birth defects. in the meantime, a baseball series between the marlins and the pirates in puerto rico is in jeopardy this morning because of growing concerns over the virus' spread the

on "action news." approaches one man in connecticut has uncovered some details from a sailor's life in his attic. >> christopher funk doesn't know the sailor or his family but wants to return some special mementos that document a life in military service. scott mcdonald from our new haven affiliate shares his story. >> flashlight reflected off the gold navy seal. >> reporter: it's been over a decade since anyone climbed into the attic at chris funk's home in seymour. >> then i opened up the box and found all the other stuff. >> reporter: letter, documents, pictures. >> i guess they give to the parents that he was accepted into the navy. >> reporter: a navy sailor's story. >> raymond frances harrigan. >> reporter: a plaque from time serving on board a submarine, the "uss hundley." he has letters back home to seymour. >> i'm up on deck, first time today. the water is as an ink blue, a grassy green where it's broken up by the screwsrd world war ii and korean war had ended and vietnam hadn't begun. >> out here the air is clear and everything just seems to stop. it gives you a chance to

connecticut and north carolina's hugh williams. in his notes, madison summarized the exchange. the third section -- vice president shall be ex officio president of the senate, being thus considered. mr. jerry, mr. jerry opposed this regulation. we might as well put the president himself as the head of the legislature. this makes it absolutely improper. he, meaning jerry, as against having any vice president. mr. sherman, member of the committee of 11 -- he saw no danger in this case. if the vice president or not president of the senate, he would be without employment. mr. randolph, remember, he introduced the virginia plan. mr. randolph concurred in opposition. mr. williamson from the committee of 11 observed such an office of vice president was not wanted. he was introduced merely for the sake of the valuable mode of election which required to be chosen two to be chosen at the same time. that is the proponent. mason thought the office mixed too much of legislative and executive, which ought to be cut in separate offices. that is the exchange we have from the convention. and then i

between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue with lanes blocked. also a crash just happened near connecticut avenue. it's not bad on georgia avenue. we are not seeing a huge backup, but this traffic may start to throughout the afternoon. just a heads up if you are planning to get out this afternoon and travel -- you may see some delays. thank you so much. we want to head to metro, and the troubled transit agency is in trouble. the transit secretary threatened to shut down the transit system if those problems do not get fixed. it puts extra pressure on the general manager. intensifying. if tre dmv i do not want to be, it is paul because the weight of the world is on his shoulders. in the last 24 hours, the transportation secretary has laid down a very serious plan, metro.he will shut down this strong rhetoric comes a few days after that video was released from the federal center metro station where we see a fireball come out from the third rail. we've also learned federal inspectors were denied access to the station after that incident. we caught up with a metro board member to se

could just put some context around that, originally grew up in connecticut and that's almost the entire population of women and girls to live in connecticut, rhode island, vermont and massachusetts. the entire population of women and girls could so, we have been tractable problems here in california and they area is leading. women here are red winners were co--breadwinners in 60% of our families which means that they're responsible for their families well-being. but women are also two thirds of minimum wage workers, two thirds of part-time workers, and two thirds of its workers. the reality is, california women are trying to win bread for their families, but the size of the loaf is shrinking. for some it's disappearing altogether. today, 40% of single mothers in our state are living in poverty and we know that has to change. at the women's foundation of california, we been working for more than 3 decades for more than 35 years, strengthening women's economic security, removing barriers to women's economic well-being and expanding opportunities for our economic mobility. we've never done

fishermen are hoping the water is cool and they see more squid back by mid june. >> connecticut mom snatched these pictures every un want unwanted guest trying to get in to the screen porch. the momma and baby cubs showed up yesterday and eventually got inside. she was safely behind a patio door, she said the mom and baby managed to get back out and take off. she is also very glad her young daughter was not on the porch when those bears came a calling. >> oh, if that were me, like this is your house now, have fun. now the proud owner after house, mama and baby bear. >> in connecticut. >> enjoy. >> well, that's "eyewitness news" at noon, today, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas, for katie all every us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues ata . we're always on line at cbsphilly.com. >> the young and the restless is next. [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. angel soft. >> sharon: oh, and look at that smile. [ chuckles ] just a ray of sunshine. well, we're gonna need that sunshine today, little boy. >

44-year-old johanna hayes, a high school history teacher in waterbury, connecticut. president obama said hayes' life story is an inspiration and shows overcome big obstacles. hayes had a baby while in high school. but she graduated and went on to earn a four-year degree to realize her degree of becoming -- dream of becoming a teacher. and what a great moment for her there. >>> people across the area are still talking about last night's hailstorms and caused a lot of damage in our area, right? many say they've never seen anything like it before. >> topper is among them. but didn't come without a price. stephanie ramirez has a closeup look at the damage in the area. >> i want you to see this. this is one of the few signs i found battered like this, after last night's hailstorms in prince williams county. >> i want to go up there. whoa. >> it was mesmerizing. quarter- to golf ball sized hail. >> i have never seen a hailstorm this significant, in this area since we've lived here. >> that fascination quickly turned to panic. the two were stuck at a gas something else at home. >> our bran

. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, u.s. senator from connecticut, the honorable richard blumenthal. [applause] rep. blumenthal: muchas gracias. [speaking spanish] i can't speak more, because i'm going to be followed by marco rubio, who will correct me when i get it wrong. [laughter] i want to thank senator rubio for his partnership in this effort, as well as my colleagues senator mcconnell and senator reid, who were so inched mental in making possible -- were so instrumental in making possible this day. there are very few magic moments in this place. but this time is one of them. it was made possible by truly, a bipartisan effort. we ought to see more like it in the u.s. congress. [applause] i want to thank the borinqueneers who are here today, particularly my friends from connecticut. thank you for being here. [applause] they inspired me in connecticut, and then when i visited the borinqueneers in puerto rico, to see their history displayed in photographs and to hear from them the stories of their bravery and others of men who did not come back. they are american warriors. they ar

studied good and evil my whole life.he is . . next call for connecticut. jim go ahead. >> thanks for having me on. i appreciate the opportunity because this is a topic that fascinates me. after listening more, i have a whole bunch of other questions but i'm going to stick with the one i called about. that is reframing the question you had, can you be spiritual but not religious. my question is can you believe in god but not be religious because frankly the god that i see are cartoons.s. i understand that an affable god is a pointless god, but god god is ineffable by definition. he's infinite he is not mortal. he or she or it is not mortal but we turned god into this cartoon. unfortunately that is why people who think, who apparently he doesn't appreciate liberals, but they reject that cartoonish god. that god that justifies very unchristian politics. >> consume, consume, consume, consume because it's good. i'm going to stop. mr. gregor has some interesting ideas but for me for anyone to call themselves a christian and not see that love is at the core of christianity and not see that

yourself, your spouse and your children. >> host: next call from dennis prager, jim in connecticut, go ahead. >> caller: thanks for having me on. i appreciate the opportunity. this is a topic that fascinates me. after listening to dennis prager i have a bunch of other questions but i will stick with the when i originally called about and that is reframing the question you asked, can you be spiritual but not religious. my question is can you believe in god but not be religious? because frankly the gods that i see, especially the abraham x religions, our cartoons. they are anthropomorphic. some -- an inevitable god is a pointless god but god is ineffable by definition. infinite, he is not mortal, he or she or it is not limited but we have turned god into this cartoon. we can see how that has unfortunately that is why people who think, who dennis prager doesn't appreciate, liberals, reject that cartoon is god, that anthropomorphic gogod, that god that justifies very unchristian politics of consume consume consume because it is good. i could go on and on. i will stop, because dennis prager