Pride takeover of the business section. Great to have you here. Great to be here. We are going to get into that in a moment. Let us talk about the pride issue. Here we are almost 50 years after stonewall. We thought this was the moment to market that moment with this cover and package of stories. Jason how do you choose the stories . What we wanted to look at was a consumer element but also how companies and also elements of the workplace and courts are impacting a lot of this. It is a little bit of a smorgasbord and that was the intent because there is so much we could possibly say on this topic. Carol as the reporting shows, there is still a lot of legal pushback when it comes to the Lgbtq Community. Joel there is still some Supreme Court cases that will be heard that could fundamentally change the nature of gay rights in america. Still. Jason joel weber, stick with us because you will be back with us to talk to us about where we are in harvard. Carol staying with this weeks special
Right now on news4 this week, investigations going digital. Ho a local Maryland County is using digital forsics to solve crime cases. Also a witness to history. A longtime d. C. Journalistre ects on the 50th anniversary of the washington plays and the stories told about the lgbtq community. Plus women giving back. Aan local orgation helping to provide clothing for women, and how it inspired one woman to help others in need. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hello, everyoneeo im l harris. There is a new team of cyber sleuths in Charles County. The Sheriffs Office there just opened up the doors to a new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. As derrick ward explains, this new invtigative tool is the result of Lessons Learned from a disturbing case in the county. As technology grows, the Sheriffs Office and Law Enforcement entities have to grow alongha with technology. Reporter the Charles County Sheriffs Office just unveiled its new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. Its meticulous work. N
Great to have you here. Great to be here. Joel isnt this amazing . Carol it is amazing. Lets talk about the lineup. Here we are almost 50 years after stonewall. We thought this was the moment to mark that moment with this cover and package of stories. Jason how do you choose the stories . It is for a global at the end of the day. What we wanted to look at was a consumer element but also how companies and also elements of how the workplace and courts are impacting a lot of this. It is a little bit of a smorgasbord and that was the intent because there is so much we could possibly say on this topic. Carol i thought the legal aspect was interesting. As the reporting shows, there is still a lot of legal pushback when it comes to the Lgbtq Community. Joel there is still some Supreme Court cases that will be heard that could fundamentally change the nature of gay rights still. In america that is one to watch and a great story. Jason joel weber, stick with us because you will be back with us
Announcer news4 midday starts now. Good morning, thas for joining us on news4 midday. Im molette green. And im melissa mollet. Kick off with t forecast. Lauryn ricketts has what you need to know into the. Unch hour hello out there. Oh, my goodness, i is so beautiful out there right now. Were lookin at blue skie for the most part. With just very nice conditions. Low humidity, a little bit of a breeze in the air but it is absolutely gorgeous out there and it is going to continue to stay like that through the remainder of the day. Current temperatures out there right now, it is feeling good. Maybe even a little cool with the breeze. Temperatures from the 60s to low 70s. N 64inchester seems to be the cool spot right now. High pressure right over topf us so that is pushing the clouds out. Now we had some rain overnight but you could see the cloud deck, that frontal system is defined right here pushing off into the atlantic. While weke clearing bacff to the west. So again looking beautiful o
Were not close to be officious or bureaucratic. He was scrubbing toilets, stocking toilet paper. Hes been in custody two years waiting to tell his story, waiting to connect with the jury, waiting to tell the truth. Reporter families of the victims were upset. If youre in court and you hear what people are saying inside court and they come out here, they lie about what people have said. They always twist what people have said. Reporter this afternoon harris described his escape from the warehouse the night of the fair, testifying he tried using a fire extinguisher that failed to do much. And called 911 as he ran out yelling, fire, fire. Harris will be back on the stand in the morning. I also spoke with the attorney for the other ghost ship defendant derrick almena. He saysal men a will also take the stand and address the jury. Thats likely next week. In oakland, im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Leslie, thank you. In San Francisco, a man is reported to be in Critical Condition after being