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which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] kellye: two men are dead after they opened fire at an art event that dip did -- that depicted the prophet mohammed. ryan owens is in texas. ryan: people run for their lives when gunfire breaks out outside of dallas. the police with guns drawn swarm the scene. >> there were multiple gunshots and then cops everywhere. ryan:a a group called american defense initiative was holding a contest for the best cartoon depicting the prophet mohammed. a statement from the city of garland said that two men drove up to the front of the building and began shooting at a security officer. the officer was shot in the leg and already out of the hospital. the statement says that garland
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police officer shot and killed both gunmen. the bomb squad was called to the scene, a nearby businesses evacuated. in january, 12 people were killed by islamic gunmen in an attack on the paris office of a newspaper that satirized islam and depicted the prophet mohammed, considered blast pehmous by muslims. kellye: friday, maryland governor john delaney created a securities are. that will oversee government responses. congressman delaney first proposed the legislation on abc seven news last week after we learned that an american hostage was killed in a u.s. drone strike against al qaeda. from rockville, which is in delaney's district, the
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legislation would not change the long-standing policy not to negotiate with terrorists. irrational republicans have push legislation through the house -- congressional republicans have pushed legislation through the house with a local versus federal conflict that raises many issues about the economy abortion rights, and religious liberties. reporter: house lawmakers voted mostly along party lines to block the recently passed reproductive health nondiscrimination act. democrats have accused republicans of a war on women saying that attacking a local law prevents women from using birth control or abortion services. because the d.c. law takes effect saturday, the gop led effort is largely symbolic. it is not likely the senate will consider the measure in time in the wind has always already threatened a veto.
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this would give employers the ability to fire employees because of reproductive health but the republicans pushed it through. >> the issue was one of religious liberty. reporter: antiabortion groups and political organization say this law would force them to fire job -- higher job applicants who do not support abortion rights. >> this is a blatant political attack. and there is no exemption in the bill. reporter: mayor muriel bowser said the d.c. council clarified the law for religious liberty concerns. she dismisses the congressional action as political posturing. mayor: there are people in the legislature that want to use d.c. to make political statements in their states or their presidential campaigns. mike: mike conneen, abc 7 news. kellye: new information about a
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vicious attack at a metro station. the man in this video throwing the punches is elijah smith. abc 7 news has learned he was arrested after a local actor was attacked in silver spring about one year ago. the police say right now they do not have elijah smith in custody. the man behind a series of movie theater bottle bombings will spend 18 years in jail. manual joyner-bell hit theaters in maryland and virginia that were filled to capacity. prosecutors read text messages that he sent that day making fun of the moviegoers who ran out in panic. nobody was hurt in the attacks. even if you never met him, you know his name. monsignor leonard hurley died this week at the age of 84. he is the namesake of the father
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hurley boulevard, named after him after his work in germantown helped shape the community into what it is today. coming up on washington weekly, drunk and still driving, a staggering number of repeat offenders and why one bill that could stop them is facing a huge hold up. devon: a fine summer day today. we will track more heat and storm chances. the forecast coming up. lets say this is your tv and these are the channels you pay for with cable but these are the types of channels you actually want to watch what if you u could pay for what you want, and not for what you don't so you could get kids channels sports... or entertainment mix and match, or get them all. now fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv
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the influence arrest can a person get? a lot, critics argue, if you drive in maryland. a proposed law to toughen the law, and abc 7 is on your side with fighting back against crime investigator jennifer donelan. jennifer: critics say that maryland is a great place to drive drunk. >> you can drive and be a repeat offender countless times and not be charged with a felony until you kill somebody. jennifer: mothers against drunk driving says maryland is one of five states that does not have a felony dui statute, nor does d.c. while alleged drunk drivers are being locked up, they keep drinking and driving. we saw first on a warm april night in montgomery county with
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the maryland state police. . records reveal it was his third dui arrest. here we are, wrapping up the arrest of one drunk driver when the driver of that red blazer literally crashed into the back of another state police vehicle. >> not one drink whatsoever? are you sure about that? jennifer: records show that it is his second dui arrest. we asked to repeat offenders what it would take to get them to stop drinking and driving. madd believes part of the solution is a proposed solution mandating a condition interlocks on the first dui conviction, breathalyzers in cars. drunk in the car will not start. >> only 5% mortality in arizona. that is what we need in arizona. jennifer: the alcohol regulation
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board disagrees. delegate ben cramer of montgomery county got a majority of the house judiciary committee to cosponsor the bill. why has it been so tough to get this passed? >> i'm at a loss. jennifer: madd points the finger squarely at joe valerio, who is a defense attorney by trade. the most sobering of all arguments for tough drunk driving laws his death. last year, a 22-year-old university of maryland student was run over and killed on route one by a two-time drunk driver. he got two years on a plea deal. pushing for more what have been a struggle. >> it did not help solve or bring corey back. we just took the police. jennifer: one after the other? >> this is a normal night.
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jennifer: critics say trying to make roads safer in maryland will stumble on until there is a better answer. jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. kellye: two former aides to new jersey governor chris christie have been indicted, stemming from the 2013 bridge-gate incident. they are accused of creating politically motivated traffic jams on the george washington bridge. a port authority official implicated days as part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors. mayor muriel bowser has announced an expansion of the summer youth employment program. this will be available to people up to the age of 24. today was the career exploration fair, with employers meeting with potential employees. >> to give kids an opportunity to get a job, not be on the streets. >> i'm glad they extended the age range because that gives
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people like me an opportunity to work longer and get more experience. kellye: 23,000 people applied for the program this year. 16,000 were deemed eligible to participate. coming up -- rocking the red while staying in the black. the new trick that scammers are using to root out your cash while you cheer for the
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kellye: a judge is blaming federal authorities for the flooding from hurricane katrina saying that there was catastrophic flooding from a channel used by the army corps of engineers that contributed to the flooding of st. bernard parish and the lower ninth ward. a hearing is set for next week. just a beautiful weather in our area. devon: it was beautiful, low humidity. kellye: but rain could be headed our way? devon: we have a couple of chances, but first a few more days like this. not middle of summer time oppressive humidity, but the first day that you may notice that it's more humid on tuesday. real-time temps, 65 washington, 50's in some spots.
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the air is so dry that the temperatures will fall quickly. up and down the east coast washington was the warmest city come even warmer than charleston, south carolina. as warm as jackson, mississippi. the heat extends to the plains, 83 kansas city. cold front brings us our storm chances. a little chance tuesday evening it will not be a washout. the next two days, still warm the warmer temperatures, further into the 80's, slight chance of a storm tuesday, tuesday afternoon, evening. more wednesday as the front rolls through, with a chance of scattered showers and storms. sunny sky starting off, getting off to the work and school week,
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temps smiled. -- temps mild, mid to upper 50's in the morning. you may need a light jacket, but dress in layers because we are warm in the afternoon. everybody is over 80 degrees low to mid 80's without humidity. it will be nice. tuesday, this is the day where we could have strong southwest wind, widely scattered if not isolated showers possible, may even feel hot, pushing mid 80's close to 90 with a stronger southwest wind. chance of a storm tuesday evening, more likely a chance of scattered storms wednesday. what is not showing out going into next weekend is we may have a tropical-like system. it's not truly tropical in the way that a hurricane or tropical storm forms, but this could
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influence showers and thunderstorms. meteorologist eileen whelan will be here bright and early to track the next couple days and the possibilities of rain chances. kellye: i'm loving that word, it's not warm, but heat. the capitals are getting deeper into the postseason and scalpers are trying to get deeper into your pockets. kimberly suiters reports on what fans need to watch out for. kimberly: a jaw-dropping last-second, game-winning goal. >> when aiming -- winning in new york, it's not better than that. kimberly: inspiring cap stands to go searching for seats for the semifinals. make you want to go buy tickets? >> yes, i'm very excited. kimberly: make you want to buy tickets for monday's game?
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>> yeah, it does for stop are you selling? kimberly: i'm not, but people on craigslist and stub hub are. >> i've been looking on the secondary market for stop tivoli -- the secondary market. kimberly: the capitals are warning of fraud, substantially increased in the postseason for stop how can cap's fans make sure they have a legitimate ticket? >> number one, make sure that you don't buy tickets from craigslist. there are no refunds at all. you don't know who you're dealing with an most of the transactions are in cash. kimberly: if you are sold bad tickets, the national consumer league urges you to reported. >> they are taking time but also money. and they are committing a crime. kimberly: but people may still take a chance. >> i'm a fan of craigslist, but
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after seeing this, maybe not. kellye: coming up -- a staple gone from prom.
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kellye: it is from season and
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high schoolers are thinking about what they are wearing, but there is one item that may not be part for some. suzanne: it's a right of passage for high school students but there is something missing from this time-honored tradition. >> i did not wear the corsage. suzanne: some area students are forgoing the flowers. >>this gonzaga high school senior came up with the idea when he was picking up yet another corsage for yet another dance knowing up at the end of the night it would end up in the trash. >> i thought, why cannot we turn prom, something so trivial, into something that can help others. suzanne: the flowers can run anywhere from $20 to $30 each, and the students decided to put that to more permanent use by donating to catholic charities.
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instead of wearing the flowers they wear pins and then they make a donation. students are trying to put others'needs ahead of their own desires. >> it's a tradition to wear a flower, but why can't this be the tradition? suzanne: the president of catholic charities praises the movement, saying that he hopes to spread the idea across the country. >> these are kids were saying i'm having a good time, but others are not as lucky. suzanne: the high school will host their prom in may. or students wearing items like these means more help for the community, all because of thoughtful teenagers. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news.
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