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OU graduate students are carrying on a 41-year tradition, putting on the 2021 Alternatives exhibition from start to finish. The process was not easy however, as all aspects of the exhibition have been touched by the pandemic.

aaron gilchrist explains why, and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. >> reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen dont go home. >> sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. >> reporter: hanson clar...

and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. >> reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen dont go home. >> sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. >> reporter: hanson clark is a freshman representative...

aaron gilchrist explains why, and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. >> reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen dont go home. >> sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. >> reporter: hanson clar...

pat collins talked to the victim and he joins us from metro headquarters in northwest washington with the exclusive story. pat? >> reporter: dorene, at a metro station, a man sees a beating. he goes to call 911, and he becomes victim number two. for robert joy, its hard to talk. you see, his two front teeth were knocked out. he had six stitches inside his mouth, two stuch stitches outside. his right eye, black, blue and bloodied. >> its a tragedy. that, i mean, for innocent people to g...

said she couldnt believe that more people werent seriously injured. and she says that very well may have been her last ride on a metro escalator. as passengers at the plaza metro station ride down the escalator, it speeds up, then comes to a sudden and jarring stop. riders are thrown to the ground. some are stepped on. theres a surge of passengers as they scramble to avoid being trampled. >> it was just very chaotic. yeah, im surprised more people didnt get hurt. >> reporter: leslie wa...