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Jay Thirunarayanapuram was 16 when he died. His parents believe his obsession with Instagram likes led to his death.

A D.C. area teen was killed while attempting a dangerous social media trend known as subway surfing. That's when people climb and ride on top of moving trains.

And once again, the "Big Guy" and his bureaus are doing everything to assist him.

By blood and tradition the heirs of rebels and revolutionaries who overthrew kings and tyrants, and we must never forget who we are. [applause] i >> i studied congress and saw the kind of member that i had in mind, who a member of congress is, what they are like. it's pretty much exactly who j.d. raskin is. [applause] graciously intellectual, relentlessly principled, eminently compassionate, and able to quote jefferson as the -- [applause] >> i have always felt the politics at its best is about education. so when i first ran for office i started democracy summer. [applause] it's about teaching...

Was what he was running for. ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> we can now efficiently project that the democrats will take control of the house -- >> now for the first time don trump will have an effective opposition party that will be able to thwart his agenda. [applause] >> all right, our next speaker is a very special people. if you guys would listen up for a second and pay attention for one second, i am bringing on two of my three kids, who are going to introduce me so i can make my speech. please welcome tommy raskin and tabatha raskin tonight. come on up. >> good evening, everybody.