bring the fight, abortion opponents call on congress to cancel $500 million a year in funding for planned parenthood. heavy hitter with sights on the white house are lining up. >> a tough vote on the floor and a president who would veto it. rapid: it's dif -- rand: it's difficult. nobody arguing it's not democrat. we will do the best we can. >> every democrat should be asked by abc7 news on camera if they support taxpayers funds for an organization that has been caught on tape in what appears to be carrying out a pattern multiple felony. scott: supporters of planned parenthood told us they have no concern over the video or the threat to eliminate funds. >> this is a political stunt for people who will lose elections in the next few cycles. my job to make sure they lose the election. i'm pretty good at my job. scott: but the elections is what the mostly republican crowd say are helping their cause. reigniting debate over an

age-old issue and say the support and the donations are rolling in. >> this has turned up the heat real quick. people can see the barbaric things done. >> what i see is the video unite the pro life organization. the pro-life movement behind one goal. >> if you were president would you defund planned parenthood? >> i would certainly lead the charge. scott: it could be tough but senator paul tells me it will get to the floor for debate in the next few days. before the big august recess. live on capitol hill scott thuman, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, scott. the video that ignited the controversy is under scrutiny. california's attorney general is investigating whether the group that shot the video broke any laws. as for planned parenthood it hasn't commented on today's protest. it has hired a high profile d.c. public relations firm. leon: we are following two breaking stories coming in from the district this hour. d.c. mayor muriel bowser

assigning the death of the toddler in -- citing the death of a toddler to overhaul the emergency response center. a family called 911 because a toddler was choking on a grape. but it took seven minutes for an emergency crew to arrive. the child later died. one lieutenant has been sent to a trial board for discipline. the mayor has ordered changes to improve emergency communication and response times. we will have more on how to accomplish that coming up tonight at 11:00. maureen: also breaking at this hour, six people are being treated for injuries after someone sprayed pepper spray on a metro bus. abc7 crews were on the scene minutes after the call to 911. police say a woman sprayed a man after an argument on the bus. we spoke with a man who said that woman interrupted a conversation he was having. and escalated as they got off the was at the corner of georgia avenue and irving street northwest. >> so as she was leaving the bus, he is got up and said

something -- she got up and said something. she said something. so of i said something back. out of nowhere she started to mace even like it's air freshener. maureen: the six injured passengers were taken to the hospital as a precaution. leon: metro is trying to ease concerns after report revealed the presence of asbestos in all of the 1000 series cars. a small amount of the carcinogen is in a mechanical area on the outside of the cars. the revelation was included a contract for a company to dispose of the 40-year-old cars as they are removed from service. metro says the tom health risk -- the only health risk is testimonyson sawed their way through the asbestos. the installation of asbestos has been tied to lung diseases including cancer. smoke was seen coming from the roof of a popular restaurant. they discovered the problem was in an air conditioning unit. the restaurant is back hope tonight. maureen: a crime alert in

arlington tonight after a woman told police she had to fight off an attacker near courthouse. it happened early saturday morning while the woman was walking along 15th street. after a night out in clarendon. the woman told police a machine pushed her to bushes, grabbed and molested her. she fought him off. leon: three months after a woman was sexually assaulted in mitchellville, police have a name to go with the description given by the victim. investigators say 34-year-old michael harris as the suspect in the april attack on lake arbor way. our brad bell is life near the scene with what he has learned about harris and the attack. brad what have you learned? brad: you know what? we have learned a lot of people here are relieved that the police now have a suspect that they can try to track down. lake arbor is a big busy community. a lot of people coming and going. a lot of houses. but it also has the big open spaces where the lake arbor golf course used to be.

this is where the attack happened. this was a brutal crime. 5:40 a.m. april 29. 19-year-old woman walks in the 1100 block of lake arbor way mitchellville, near the open areas between houses. suddenly a man grabbed the woman from behind. >> he approached the victim and he implied that he had a gun and made her perform a sex act and took off running. >> within days they developed a sketch. this is the photograph. his name is michael deangelo harris. he is 34. he live unless suitland. a warrant has been issued for his arrest. >> we are halfway there. we now need to find the guy. reporter: according to the court documents harris busy been linked to the crime by d.n.a. evidence. he is also a suspect in a carjacking attempted sex assault in the same area a month earlier. those who live here say an arrest would ease fears. >> definitely.

especially for my wife. she likes to jog and here a lot. >> he will do it to somebody else. reporter: we have learned from the online records that mr. harris has a prior for indecent exposure. again, police are asking for the community's help. if you know where the guy is please give him a call to get him into custody before he strikes again. mitchellville lake arbor community, brad bell, [ music leon: thank you brad. new information on a hit-and-run that left a leesburg man critically injured. they are searching for this man. 47-year-old jose reyes. investigators say they believe that he was behind the wheel of a she i have silverado -- chevrolet silverado when it hit acorta. who was taken to the hospital by helicopter with life-threatening injuries. they have impounded reyes' truck and he is charged with felony hit-and-run. >> still ahead on the "abc7 news at 6:00" --

montgomery county slashes $54 million from the budget. what it means for residents and schools coming up. leon: plus the warning secretary of state john kerry delivered to congress in the debate over the iran nuclear deal. maureen: and "7 on your side" is taking your calls right now live in our newsroom. if you have a story and you would like investigated or a news tip give us a call at 703-236-9220. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. get you up to date on what is happening with the rain in the area. heavy downpours across the region right now. the biggest concern is areas south of fredericksburg where there have been repeat showers and shattered all over the place. the situation is there is enough rain to cause a flash flood warning in effect until 8:30 tonight. i will be back in a few minutes with more on the rain, the forecast and the rest of the week and the weekend right here on "abc7 news at 6:00". we'll be right

leon: a libyan court sentenced muammar gaddafi's son. saif al-islam gaddafi is currently being held by militia who is refusing to surrender him to the current government. today secretary of state john kerry implored member of congress to support the nuclear deal reached with

iran. he defended the commitment before the house affairs committee and joined by the secretary of state of energy and the treasury secretary. kerry said scrapping the deal would mean a nuclear armed iran. secretary kerry: let me underscore the alternative to deal we have reached is not some kind of unicorn fantasy that contemplates iran complete capitulation. leon: kerry tried to convince republicans and skeptical democrats that the agreement is based on verification and not trust. congress has until september 17 to either endorse or reject the deal. maureen: two in names appear. they were added to the memorial this weekend. medina and hugg s died in a helicopter crash in earthquake

relief mission in nepal. hall of heroes recognize those in the communication field who died serving their country. leon: coming up new at 6:00. just what the montgomery county leaders plan to slash $54 million out of the budget and what it means for the taxpayers. maureen: and if you haven't noticed we are at the start of the heatwave. how long will it last and the worst day to be outside? doug will have that in the forecast. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports can tiger use his own tournament to get back on a role? it's worst case scenario for patriots. details on why roger goodell is upholding the four-game suspension as "abc7 news at 6:00" continues.

kimberly: i'm kimberly suiters in the "7 on your side" health center where you are calling in with your tips and concerns. our entire team is here to take your call personally. the number to call 703-236-9220. we have heard from a nurse who has had a workers' comp issue, a twom who still has bees in her chimney and a man who says he was told he could win

$7,000 if he took $250 to wal-mart first. clearly a scam. you don't want to do that. we want to hear from you and we will try to get to all of your calls before 6:30 tonight. back to you. maureen: thank you. montgomery county leaders have a problem. they voted to slash $54 million from the county budget. diane cho explains where the cuts are being made and how the county ended up so deeply in the red. >> this has been a tough task. diane: the montgomery county council president admits there is a possibility that they could be back with a saving plan despite the cuts approved this an. $3 million more and the county executive proposed earlier this month after declining income tax revenues with the supreme court decision that affected the 2016 budget. >> i think it is clear that the councilmembers care passionately about the items that we include in the budget. we don't do it in a casual way.

diane: the council president george leventhal agreed with some of the recommendations in some areas and disagrees in others trying to inflict the least amount of harm on the residents who need their help the most. >> when it comes to all of if different reductions, they all affect us in society as a whole. it's a shared pape going around. so i think it's unfortunate. diane: one area they agreed on slashing $10 million from the montgomery county school system. but when it came to the montgomery county college they made $2.5 million in cuts opposed to the $5 million the county executive proposed. >> a substantial savings come from delaying from the capitol project. we also made reductions throughout the different agencies. diane: one group that came out on top takoma park residents. they decided to restore the funds for the community pool inside the elementary school that serves many children and the community. the council restored funding to provide housing for homeless veterans while

increasing hours at two public libraries but they also agreed to delay full implementation of the body cameras for the police department. no rockville, diane cho abc7 news. leon: people who drive in around arlington can weigh in on a proposed overall of i-395 and the interchange. the renovation planned begin there next year. there a public meeting tonight. maureen: how about the heat? doug: we'll show you the areas in red that jump out at you. that is the area of heavy rain and lightning and thunder south of beltway on south side of the city. this is drifting west. other pockets. the area south we have highlighted here a flash flood warning until 8:30 tonight. for the previous heavy rain.

some of this is diminishing. not so much moving north and drifting this way. once we get to sunset a lot of the energy and the atmosphere will dissipate and we will see the showers come to an end. there is a warning area until 8:30 this evening. time lapse for you from the bell haven country club in alexandria. 78 degrees there. we have seen the clouds get close. but everything to the south side of the city. spotsylvania 1.3 inches of rain this afternoon so far. .65 in springfield. you get farther away east to la plata and the west in manassas. only .34. i think manassas will get more rain here before long the way the radar is indicating. the temperatures are definitely up there. 90 degrees. right now at reagan national airport. that is the average high. a couple of degrees higher than average. 90 degrees for eastern shore. plenty of 80's. fredericksburg only 78. they have had sustained heavy rain cooling them down a bit. the bigger number today is the

heat index the way it feels outside. still at this hour with mostly cloudy skies in washington. it feels like 100 degrees. feels like 100 degrees in easton. upper 80's and 90's all over the place. this is a pattern to get used to. combination of heat and humidity. i don't think we will rise to the heat advisory levels but we could be close every now and then. the sat lie/radar shows most of the action south and west. high pressure will build by tuesday the next frontal system will come to give us a

chance of the showers a and storms as well. that is latest. leon: thank you doug. big news for patriots. robert: training camp starts thursday. they getter get the backup ready because it look like tom brady won't be there. details on that story. and can tiger spark tourn-around at his own tourney? we

leon: there is a lot of sun block down there. robert: exactly. maureen: no basketball outside. doug: you can play but it's fine. look at the doppler radar. we will show you the heavy rain continues to zoom in south of washington. the area heaviest rain now. stretches from just to the south of alexandria and westward to springfield. it's drifting around. slowly trying to drift south. that is the story tonight. isolated showers. they will end shortly. i think it will be in good shape. steve rudin will have more on what to expect toward the end of the week and the weekend at 11:00. leon: sounds good. maure

>> tonight the stunning confession right here. the woman at the center of the prison escape breaking down in court today, pleading guilty. revealing the sexual relationship, the real plan with those two escaped killers and the pills she was supposed to give to her husband. also breaking tonight, the bombshell, the nfl saying quarterback tom brady destroyed his cell phone and nearly 10,000 text messages gone. while they were investigating. the emergency call. the pilot of a passenger plane and his call for help. the plane, he said had less than five minutes left of the fuel. capsized boat two boys missing at sea. a pilot radioing in what he saw. and the american dentist who paid to kill one of the most beloved lions in the world. the global outrage tonight.