Present. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey outside the courthouse where mcdonnell is still testifying. Reporter today Bob Mcdonnell told jurors things he has never told his closest friends before. The story of how his marriage disinteated becoming worse with each year in elected office. We learned more about why the first couple comes and goes. Bob mcdonnell testified a week before the trial he moved out and into a local rectory with a priest who is a friend of his and said he couldnt face going home to maureen each night to rehash the case. 38 years of Public Service i never thought i would be having to testify in a trial like this. Reporter Bob Mcdonnells words. For nearly two hours he walked jurors through his 22 years of Elective Office and admitted with each step he was away from home more and communications broke down and his wife, maureen, was stressed especially as she assumed the role of first lady and says the troubles came to a head in one weekend in 2011. He set as
This began around 10 00 today, earth day event, with lots of big groups here. Mary j. Blige, all pushing very serious causes and issues. I did speak to a few of the folks around here. Take a look at what we saw and heard today. Reporter wearing a global citizens earth day shirt, the lead singer for the band train was just one of several huge stars joined by dignitaries from across the world. This is a really powerful campaign. Reporter together, they energized the crowds in the fight against extreme poverty, climate change, and several other issues people say plague the earth, like fracking. See it every day in the northern pa area. Its polluting farms, polluting waterways. Clean water for everyone. Thats one of the most important things. This is the only earth we got citizens can take action. Reporter everything about today is about bringing awareness even down to the port a potties, saying 1 billion people do not have to have access to running water. These are all things they say the
Coast, wednesday, july 1st. Were past the Halfway Point of this year. Theres new signs growing resurgence of coronavirus will be harder to beat back than the initial wave. Almost 45,000 cases reported in the u. S. Yesterday just shy of fridays record. The last six days marked the six highest totals during the entire pandemic. California, one of the states where cases and hospitalizations are at records. The governor said new restrictions are coming today. We bent the curve in the state of california once. Well bend the curve again. Mark my words. Well crush this pandemic. Well annihilate it. Well get past it. We have to be tougher and smarter. The month of june saw huge set backs in the battle against the coronavirus. Just look at this map and the amount of red on it. Entire south and west losing major ground. A lot of it driven by young people who are not social distancing. Dr. Anthony fauci said the pandemic is not under control. I have to say the numbers speak for themselves. Im ver
Reporter the same central was loving and caring sandra has started paying their respects with flowers. She seemed to care a lot about her daughter crying reporter those from the federal defenders offices that sandra swart believed that no person should be judged only by the worst act that he or she has committed. As for randy and lana the person of interest in this case we only know that he is behind bars on separate charges involving a paroled. We did reporter not know if she was abused or insulted in or what type of condition she was found in print found and. Found in. Reporter is tough to go there because i spoke with at least a half dozen people at least to throw down crime when i spoke with them. This is stating that this is someone that was such a kind heard and did not deserve anything like this. Reporter she is someone that they kept of the line like we have not seen pictures or comment. Probably for a good reason. Pam more on this case think you j. R. Pam a woman was hit and k
Wow. Engineers turned on the new l. E. D. Lights tonight. The lights are custom built for the bridge, each to focus the light exactly where the engineers want those lights to shine. They will be brighter than the old bridge and much more uniform than the old bridge. Tonight, the lights turned off are the lights that will be on to light up the bridge decks. There will be more to light up the tower and shine on the suspension cables. We soon get on opening date for the span. We might. It sees no reason to delay the opening of the bridge, once a retro fit of bolts is completed. Were waiting for a final decision on when its going to open. The ballots have been countied. And Santa Clara County workers will strike if necessary. Theyre members of the local 521. The union represents about 5,000 workers. Many at the valley medical center. The doctors and nurses not part of the union. Tonight, we learn 96 of its member reject the countys latest contract offer. And authorized its Bargaining Team