Plans to begin a Bombing Campaign in syria. We dont telegraphure punches, but i think you can rest assured that the leadership here in the pentagon understands the threat posed by this group. The white house says it considers the brutal beheading of jushlist james foley a terrorist attack against the united states. Foleys heartbroken parents say they are now praying for the safe release of the second american journalist isis terrorist are also threatening to kill. We pray strongly that Everything Possible can be done to save steven soklov and other american hostages. Yeah. We just pray that they will be set free and that jim will live on. Were going establish a fund in his memory. As the u. S. Weighs more military options, another warship, the u. S. S. Carl vincent has set sale from san diego to the middle east. 6,200 sailors are part of that group. The white house says air strikes will continue in iraq and now possibly syria. Swren fer johnson, nbc news, washington. In hindsight it seems unbearably optimist ebbing, but the parents of jim foley also say they were encouraged by the chilling email his kidnappers sent back in december. Isis emailed foley to demand 132 million ransom. They broke contact until last wednesday when they set another when they said foley would be executed as a direct result of isis targets in iraq. I was excited to see an email despite the conclusion that they would execute jim. I underestimated that i did not realize how brutal they were, and i actually hope we could engage in negotiations with them if they were willing to send us any sort of communication because we had none prior. Shortly after that interview we learned the foleys have viewed the horrific video of their sons murder. John foley told the New York Daily News that he and his wife avoided the tape at first, but ultimately decided they had to watch it because in his words, we just needed to know. Still ahead tonight, nbcs senior white house krbt p Chris Jansing will join us to talk about the ongoing threat from isis and what the Obama Administration is doing to fight it. Plus, well address the controversy surrounding the president s vacation in the middle of the crisis. Thats coming up at 6 15. Court adjourned for a busy wx week in richmond, virginia, today. Bob mcdonnells testimony focused on those loans and gifts he received from businessman Johnny Williams. Over and over again the former governor says he didnt think he did anything inappropriate. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey is live outside the courthouse with todays developments. Julie. Well, bob mcdobld did admit on the witness stand today he made some mistakes in the way he had counted for some of the john where i williams gifts. Mainly the golf clubs and golf outings. He told jurors repeatedly he never took any official action that would benefit Johnny Williams, and his company star scientific. I felt that i needed to give. For more than two days bob mcdonald answered his Defense Attorneys questions, and the last two questions today may be among the most important. At the former governors lawyer, in your heart and mind are you innocent of the charges . Mcdonald, absolutely. I know that in my heart. I spent 38 years in public service, and i wouldnt give that up for a round of golf. His attorney, whats the most important gift you ever got . Mcdonald, it was spending time with my family. Mcdonalds testimony has laid bare the broken marriage thats now been painfully revealed to that family. Todays questions, though, focused on his explanation for nearly every gift, loan, or trip from Johnny Williams. Mcdonald personally negotiated two of the three loans from the businessman, a 50,000 loan in march of 2012 and a 20,000 loan in may of that year. Both checks came out of williams Starwood Trust account and were written to mobo realty, a small Real Estate Company the governor operates with his sister. That company faced red ink, and mcdonald said they decided to turn to personal loans rather than bank loans to deal with the operating loss. As mcdonalds lawyer, did you feel it was inappropriate to take a loan for mr. Williams for mobo . Mcdonald replied simply, no. Prosecutors allege that mcdonald tried to hide the loan, never disclosing them on the statement of economic Interest Form he filed each year. Mcdonald responded they were corporate liabilities. On the statement of economic interests, i always understood it to be personal liability. The open question . Whether the jury believes mcdonalds explanation. Do they think this was a reasonable way of operating your finances or do they think that bob mcdonald would try to find some way to utilize Johnny Williams in order to make up for what were some poor Financial Decisions he and his sister made . Now, in the final question today, bob mcdobld was also asked who he blames for the situation he is now in. Does he blame Johnny Williams . He said in part. He said, i misjudged Johnny Williams. I thought he was a true friend. I had no idea he would come into federal court and make false statements against me to save himself. Bob mcdonald said he does not blame his wife, and he said, i hoemd hold myself accountable. I got my life out of balance. He will be back on the stand monday when his wifes attorney will get their chance to ask questions and after that the crossexamination for prosecutors. Reporting live from richmond, im julie carey, news 4. Sdmrimplts Police Return to a maryland neighborhood today hoping to find some new leads in a still unsolved murder case. Two years ago somebody shot and killed chandra stanley. She had dreams of becoming a doctor someday. She was the first of six students in Prince Georges County who were killed that school year. Investigators say while there have been no arrests, they are closer than err to making an arrest in the case. Now to a developing story south of richmond where the search is still on tonight after a shooting near the campus of Virginia State university. Police tell us someone shot a teenager early this morning in an area just off that schools main campus here in petersburg, virginia. The victim is not a vsu student. Neighbors say a party had ended just before they heard gunfire. The school was put on rockdown, and everything is back to normal now. If you live in the district, its almost time for your kids to head back to school. Some parents are already thinking about next school year. Thats when a potentially huge shakeup could come to d. C. Schools now that mayor gray has approved a plan to change School Boundaries. News 4 Kristen Wright is outside Wilson High School in northwest d. C. With more. Kristen. Wilson high school is one of the most sought after Public Schools in the district. Its one parents want to send their children to. If they can. Now based on these new School Boundaries for next year. Weve got people from all over the city wanting to second their kids to deal and wilson because those are the best schools. I understand why they want to do that, but we cant have just two good schools in the entire city. As a 40year resident in moubt pleasant, the future of the city is something he cares about. He is active in the fight over School Boundaries. Some parents will keep access to coveted schools like Wilson High School and deal middle. Others lose it. Social worker Marquitta Smith says they want this ultimately. If theyre in a poverty area, and the schools their children do well in school. They should be able to go anywhere they want to. Especially if they have academic standing. Some feel in limbo. Were being sent to a school that doesnt exist. We dont know if it will be better or worse. If our families say they want to be able to walk to a School Building or they want high quality schools no matter what neighborhood they live in, its incumbent upon us to provide that for them and so im excited about the recommendations, and i think theyll allow dcpf to become even more effective over time. Our website nbcwashington. Com has links. Just search School Boundaries. We should mention that two of the candidates for mayor have been very vocal about this issue until today. Today david katan pretty good. That saturday forecast, however, i have that coming up in just a bit. Thank you, doug. Relative calm on the streets of ferguson, missouri, right now. The questions remain after the Police Shooting of an unarmed black teenager how long it could take before a grand jury decides who is at fault. A prostitution bust that started in this fairbanks county Office Building some five years ago. Police say today it has since spread to several other locations, and theyve now arrested the woman they say is behind it all. Im david. Coming up well tell you what officers found on her when they took her into custody. Kicked out of his office but refusing to back down. Hear from a local mayor who is Getting National attention now after pitching this tent outside of city hall and what he plans to do next. Sgroirchgts tonight the nationals go for history, but the guys arent feeling any pressure what soar. Ill tell you why co a lot of p. There are headlines in the u. K. As well. Asking a similar question. In fact, they said, you know crisis, isis . Look, heres what the white house says. They dont think that americans begrudge him vacation with his family. They also say the president can be the president anywhere. All that being true, there are democrats who will say privately that they think the optics particularly on wednesday when we saw the video of the american who was being beheaded, the optics are very bad for the president. Theres no plan to change it. Its extraordinary what these folks do. Many of them auto do this every year. Its something he has done district officials tell us economic problems are the big reason. There was also a rise in international students, including unaccompanied immigrant children. Once School Begins next week, many of those students will receive help from the districts after school programs. There should be a big crowd at the national zoo tomorrow. Theyre celebrating the birthday of the baby panda bao bo who turns 1 tomorrow. We all recall the panda mania that has hooked our area, and the world when the little cub was born here. A year later local businesses tell news 4 theyre still feeling the bao bao boost in sales. We just got in a new line that features in the window of panda things, but as of now, were bringing in also another line of pabda products with puzzles and as you can see water globes. Stuffed animals, and other things. Key chains and other trinkets. Hotel in our area have also cashed i mayor over and over and over again. A small crowd of supporters gathered for the mayors announcement today. Among them a member of the citys Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee job is to investigate any charges against the city council and the mayor. We were never informed, and i dont understand why. The Seat Pleasant city administrator released this statement saying, the city council simply voted to revoke mayor brants privilege of having a fulltime office space at city hall, a privilege that is not enjoyed by any other elected official of the is he. The mayor has not been barred from using office space at city hall to meet with constituents. Indeed, mayor grant has keys to city hall and has continued to meet with ton constituents inside city hall. The mayor says he is the very many of injustice. It is a traversy of justice to remove the office of the hello im a kid. And us kids have an Important Message for our grown ups. Three grams daily of betaglucan. A soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. And where can you find betaglucan . In oats
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