Coming. We at p and p have been working with lizner awe tore yum putting auditorium putting on large author events. Were glad to have such a space schuss facility here in Downtown Washington and what terrific crowd this evening. I have to marvel at the size of this audience and what it says about dan rathers continued popularity. For those of us of a certain generation who grew up watching dan report the news on cbs for 44 years i can appreciate his appeal and the indelible mark that hes left on our consciousness but i see a lot of younger faces out there this evening and you all are a testament to dans amazing ability still to connect with and communicate to people of all ages. Dan himself has expressed surprise at the Significant Impact hes had in recent months especially via social media. His identity had been so tied up with cbs over so many years that when he left the network just over a decade ago amid some controversy he wasnt sure what ed do next but dan has always had a passio
Control after an alleged incident of racial profiling. Two africanamerican women who were recording the incident. They were accused of eating there the previous day and leaving without paying for their food. The woman said they had never eaten at that applebees before. This was part of the discussion they had with the officer. Can we just pay for our food and leave . We havent done anything. Lets do a role reversal here. Put yourself in my shoes. What would you do . Youre doing your job, but this restaurant is not doing its job. Because this is my first time being here. Im from st. Lewis, missouri. They are going to make a decision. Relax. What theyre telling me is that they want you to pay your bill and leave and not come back. Thats perfectly fine. Not come back to applebees ever again. Applebees has fired a manager, a server and another employee because of that incident. The chain is apologizing and saying sorry, directly, to those women. A statement says they dont tolerate racism,
Up to 100 miles an hour. Tonight, the carmakers response. Your money tonight. President trumps cabinet. Taxpayers paying for first class tickets, trips to the vatican and morocco. Even a 25,000 secure phone booth. And chloe kim stealing the show, along with her dad. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. And we begin with the Domestic Abuse firestorm consuming the west wing again tonight. This evening, the fbi contradicting the timeline given by the white house, saying they informed the white house four times about rob porters past. The president asked again tonight, after offering words of support for porter, does he have any message for the women . Two exwives accusing porter of abuse. The white house claiming it only fully learned about the allegations last week. But that is not what fbi director Christopher Wray said today. Abcs senior whouls correspondent cecilia vega leading us off. Reporter President Trumps own fbi director today publi
Against the counter and the car. And the people trying to drag me out. Reporter four customers were inside the restaurant when oakland park fire rescue said a driver who witnesses identified as this woman lost control of her suv. The only thing is meoming to the floor, the car coming past me and him being slammed against the wall. Reporter both he and his fiancee were released from the hospital within hours. Ten stables all in allnd i got some right here. Eporter herbert st. Louis is a cook working at the time. He rushed to help. The restaurantsowner said another customer was knocked unconscious. I put water on it and she went away. Repororr she left before First Responders arrived. Investigators havent said what caused the woman to lose control of her suv. He was on the wall for a long time. Thats the one thing ill never reporter they arere thankful this wasnt worst. Im glad it was really okay. I was afraid somebody could have gotten killed. Reporter the driver has been identified as
Accounting for any issues, delays or accidents on that stretch of 202. A few accidents to tell you about. This is on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound, right past norristown. If youre headed in that area, the accident is off to the shoulder, but the vehicle is facing the wrong direction. So, it might be a little alarming to see that, but crews are out there trying to get that cleaned up. We also have an accident in Montgomery County, bryn athyn, cathedral road right at huntingdon pike. Its been out there for a little bit and i just checked, its still there. So, be aware of that if youre headed in that area. Also, we are following things in new jersey, route 42 right at creek road. Headlights are going northbound up to the area bridges in center city, philadelphia. No issues to report in new jersey or delaware. We are following breaking news in a philadelphia neighborhood where Police Believe a woman has been abducted. Nbc 10s matt delucia is live in germantown. Matt, what can you tel