Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At Noon 20150505 : vimarsan

Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At Noon 20150505

Right now. What the concern is what is happening in eastern West Virginia and southern pennsylvania. Just starting to see a couple showers starting to pop over the last hour, 90 minutes. The big batch of rain is north of the turnpike. But garrett county, we have stuff in the elkins area. And everything moving east at about 30 miles per hour. And i expect the cells to be met with other cells through the afternoon. And more activity, the daytime heat, its like boiling water. Start with a bubble or two and pretty soon, the whole pot is boiling. So coming in here, traveling that way, crossing 70 in the next 15 minutes. Heating up nice expri thats going to contribute to the development of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. And not expecting anything severe but upper 70s and low 80s. And looks like the mid to Late Afternoon will be the worst part of it. And i will be back in a few minutes with the rest of the forecast. Thank you. A washington, d. C. Police officer accused of sexually abusing a minor appeared in court this afternoon. He is accused of assaulting a 16yearold girl in three separate instances. Police say the 45yearold was the pastor of her church and was off duty at the time. And in court, the government said its located several photographs of the victim so theyll be filing child pornography charges against him. The case was continued until june 2nd. A former fbi special agent will be in federal court today. The 38yearold was an agent from 2004 to 2010. This is a picture of her posted on facebook. According to court records, she drove the to cia and nsa headquarters last thursday to test their security. She allegedly made threats to kill officers and told them she wanted to die by police brutality. She has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation and will be in court at 2 00 this afternoon. The riot sparked by the death of riots sparked by the death of freddie gray happened on her First Official day on the job. She will meet with city officials, members of congress, Law Enforcement officials as well as faith and community leaders. The city is still recovering from the unrest stemming from the death of freddie gray. The fbi and Justice Department are investigating for possible civil rights violations. And in the coming week, federal investigators are expected to release their results of a separate review of the Police Departments use of force. Six officers have been charged in connection with grays death. The store sprinklers helped control a fire this morning in a bed, bath and beyond in montgomery county. Workers discovered the smoke earlier in the store on middlebrook road. All the employees made it out safely. There were no injuries. We are waiting to hear what sparked the fire. And its been a busy day for firefighters. They were also called to battle a house fire. The Fire Department says the house on mcdonald drive was unoccupied at the time. In this case too, its unclear what sparked the fire. The suspect in an assault on apian elderly man at the on an elderly man at the metro station will be in court this afternoon. The 19yearold was arrested overnight. He was connected to a robbery and attack on a well known local actor in silver spring. And he will face charges today stemming from an assault on an elderly man that left him unconscious last month. Today a judge is expected to set a new trial date in the Hannah Graham murder case. She is accused of killing the 18yearold university of virginia student. His trial was set to begin june 29th but the defense asked for more time for a dna expert. Isis is climbing responsibility for an attack in texas on a art drawing contest. This afternoon the mother of one of the gunman says she understands why police had to kill her son. Heres more from garland, texas. We say to america, the defender of the c what is coming will be even worse. Reporter an audio statement on isiss audio station warned the u. S. Of more attacks like the one in garland, texas. Its the first time the group has claimed responsibility for an attack on american soil. The radio addressed the 34year old and 30yearold as heroes. But its not clear if they had any direct connection to isis or just inspired by the organization. Police say the two men arrived at this dallas area conference cent where an art contest depicting the prophet mohammed was being held. They were armed with assault rifles and opened fire, wounding a security guard. Both men were shot dead by police. I cant imagine what went through his mind. Or reporter she says her son was a devote muslim but she never thought he would hurt anyone. I mean, to be convinced to do Something Like this is beyond, just beyond me. Reporter the men drove a thousand miles from arizona to this event space in garland, texas. The building reopened today. The fbi started investigating him nine years ago. As investigators searched the suspects apartment in phoenix for more evidence on monday, Law Enforcement sources say he was never on their radar. Cbs news, garland, texas. And right now, we are taking you live to the white house where president barack obama hazzan nominated the marine general to be president barack obama has the marine general to be the next joint chief of staff. He has he was responsible for leading the Afghanistan War coalition. The new York City Police department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The 25yearold brian moore was shot in the head over the weekend. The suspect under arrest has an extensive criminal background. Moore is the fifth city officer shot in the last five months. His death comes amid months of mounting tension between the public and police. And the Police Commissioner says antipolice sentiment is at a historic high. Hundreds of Law Enforcement officers from around the country are in town today for the annual blue mass. The Service Honors officers and first responders. The mass took place at the catholic church. Some streets in the area will be closed until 2 00 this afternoon. Coming up on wusa 9, president barack obama makes one last visit to David Letterman and the late show. A sixth republican joins the race for the white house today. Turning now to 2016 and the president ial race. Hoping he does better than the last president ial contest, Mike Huckabee formally joins the race today on the republican ticket. Favorability numbers are down for hillary clinton. A book released today questions donations made to the Clinton Foundation while mrs. Clinton served as secretary of state. We are tracking all the political developments. Reporter republican Mike Huckabee chose his hometown, hope, arkansas, to officially announce hes entering the 2016 president ial race. It seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that i announce that i am a candidate for president of the United States of america. . Reporter the former arkansas governor and preacher won the 2008 Iowa Caucuses with the support of social conservatives. And he joins five other republicans already in the race including ben carson and the former ceo who announced monday. Each candidate is also drawing a contrast with hillary clinton, the front runner for the Democratic New Mexico nation. She is on the campaign trail today in nevada. She is using Cinco De Mayo to court hispanic voters. Her vaas vegas stop comes as a book hits store shelves, clinton cash raises questions about the connections to the foundation while she served as the secretary of state. It stirs the republican base. This book reminds republicans of some of the things they dislike about hillary clinton. Reporter the Clinton Campaign is rolling out an online rebuttal called the briefing to refute claims in the book. Cbs news, washington. And secretary of state clinton will address another controversial issue on may 18th when she testifies before congress about the terrorist attack on the u. S. Consulate in libya. Its what some observers believe is the latest twist in the long and difficult history of u. S. Involvement in somal. Why today secretary of state kerry paid a surprise visit. He is the highest level diplomat ever to visit somalia. The trip was arranged only a day ago. The United States is attemping to show support for somalias president who is athe tempting to drive terrorists from his who is attempting to drive terrorists from his country. David lettermans farewell to the late show is bringing out president barack obama. The two talked about everything from Race Relations in america to their retirement plans. Heres more on the big night from the ed sullivan theater. Reporter president barack obama addressed the relationship between Law Enforcement and community members. In which too many communities dont have a relationship of trust with the police. And if you just have a handful of police not doing the right thing, that makes the job tougher for all the other Police Officers out there. You believe that Race Relations in this country are better, stronger . I think they are better. My kids and your kids are growing up in an mesh where, you in an america where the attitudes of the next generation make you hopeful. Reporter but it wasnt all serious. I know you like michelle more than me. My gosh. Which is okay. Reporter the pair discussed what they would like to do in their upcoming retirements. What will you do when youre not president . Well, i was thinking you and me, we could play dominoes together. And i plan to teach law at columbia. Thats good. Thats good. [ applause ] thats good. I, yeah, i would be interested in sitting in on that class. Reporter the 44th president thanked the comedy legend for his 33 yearyear career on late night tv. Knowing youve been there to give us a little bit of joy, a little bit of laughter, it has meant so much. And you are part of all of us. Well, thank you. That you know very much. You have given us a great gift and we love you. Reporter the world is filled with air. But for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. If you have copd, ask your doctor about oncedaily anoro ellipta. It helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. Anoro ellipta is the first fdaapproved product containing two longacting bronchodilators in one inhaler. Anoro is not for asthma. Anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. It is not known if this risk is increased in copd. Anoro wont replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. Tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, prostate or bladder problems, or problems passing urine as anoro may make these problems worse. Call your doctor right away if you have worsened breathing chest pain, swelling of your mouth or tongue, problems urinating or eye problems including vision changes or eye pain while taking anoro. Nothing can reverse copd. The world is filled with air and anoro is helping people with copd breath air better. Get your first prescription free at anoro. Com. In england, its all about celebrating charlotte. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the name of the new princess. Reporter there is a predictability to the ariel of royal baby, the guns boom, the tourists screech a real live person. Reporter and the bands play. In this case, a version of stevie wonder. Reporter and thenfor the royal lovely, the last part of the ritual, the name game. The speculation starts even before the kid is born. Robert, royal writer if you like a front line princess for 65 years. Who knows what its going to be. Although i would say elizabeth will be in the mix somewhere. Reporter good call, charlotte Elizabeth Diana it is. And theres no mystery where elizabeth comes from. There hasnt been a charlotte many a while, not since george the thirds wife. , who married the english king in 176 1. And a Princess Charlotte in the next generation but the name had gone out of favor since then. But now its back with the connection to the grandfather, prince charles, charlotte being the female version of the name and to the babys aunt, pippa middleton, its her middle name, so a connection to both families and the last name, and theres no mystery erwhe that comes from either. Williams mother remains popular with the public almost 18 years after her death but her legacy is still controversial and means it was never going to be the first name says a royal watcher. I think the feeling is that it just would have been too much had she been princess diana. The royal family and william would have felt that would have loomed too large. Reporter still, the resurgence in royal popularity owes a great deal to dianas memory and dianas children and now what would have been her grand child. In some way, the fairly tale ended with her death but this brings to life a new beautiful happy ending. And Queen Elizabeth the second has traveled to meet the 3dayold princess and her eighth great grand child. Hello howard. And you know, the tree pollen is still high. The grass pollen is still moderate. So none of the medicine is making a difference. Well, making a difference but Mother Nature not making it easier. And the humidity is up. So the air is thicker. And not nearly as blue. Still, a warm one. Temperature into the mid80s once again. And top thousand on this yellow alert tuesday. Its tracking some shower activity. No thunderstorms really in pennsylvania and back in ohio. And zoom in closer to West Virginia, western maryland, starting to see the first showers of the afternoon develop. And a couple of moderate downpours here northeast. But the only thing tracking close by and this has weakened just a little bit. Crossing in toward here. 12 37, clear springs. Other than that, the radar at the molt is quiet. But i expect it to become more active with showers and thunderstorms for the afternoon. And temperatures into the mid 80s. 84 degrees by 4 00. And i think that will be close to the high. We may see a couple spot, 85, 86. And then the threat of the afternoon showers and storms which might impact the nats game, if there was a rain delay, wouldnt surprise me. 70 by midnight. And a warm night tonight, muggy with low in the low to mid60s. Showers and storms this afternoon. And we are going to see more showers tomorrow. But the air doesnt look nearly as unsettled. More stable air in place. So fewer storms, and cooler for thursday, in the 70s. And more heat this weekend. Mid if not upper 80s saturday and mothers day. And right now, already 81 in lees burg. And still many the 60s on the bay. But everybody else, mid70s to low 80s at this noon hour. And 78, feeling like 80 as we become more humid with dew points in the lower 60s. And nationally, this system to the west with the rain in west texas. And more rain up across areas of wisconsin and michigan. And the front with this is going to head toward us and thats going to give us the shower threat for this afternoon and evening and wednesday. And 84 today if not 85, 86. And scattered showers storms. Hopefully doesnt ruin your late plans. And closer to 60 north and west. And tomorrow, 82. And mainly afternoon showers and the best chance of rain will be west of dc. Thursday, cooler in the upper 70s. And we head toward friday, 83 degrees. And then this weekend, heat comes back, mid to upper 80s, isolated storm mothers day and scattered storms on monday. Back the Smithsonians National museum of American History is offering a new twist on happy hour. Here with us now is susan evan, director of the American Foods history project. Thank you for being with us. On the website, you have this interesting quote, exploring history one bite at a time. Help us make that connection. Yeah, we think understanding food is understanding history. Actually by eating the foods of the past or learning more about the food the past, we think people can understand the foods of today and shaping the foods of tomorrow. The American History food project. But we have sushi in front of us so how did it become part of the American History story . Well, in some ways this is the most American Food. This i picked up from the supermarket. When i see food in unlikely places, i will go to the supermarket and see sushi, my first thought is, how does that get here . We will explore that question after the after Hours Program on may 13th. We have a whole plate. Give us a hint, how did it get there . Well, theres a long history of sushi coming to america. A lot of the collecting around history that we have done has been with the one person credited to bringing it to american supermarkets. And actually this familiar shape of packaging and type of packaging is something he helped to introduce to america is. The happy hour the 19, where and how do we get in . May 14th at the smithsonian the National Museum of American History. And we will have a talk and tasting and samplings and wonderful things including sushi. And tikes are available on the website, theyre 40 and all the proceeds go to support the ongoing research, collecting and education of the American Food history project. And not just the afterhours, you have an actual kitchen the first floor of the museum so you show all the time. What are some food trends or trends that have define what had our history is . Well, the kitchen is opening on jewel 1st. And one of the things we are following this year is invasion and f

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