>> a toddler choked to death in d.c., and now a firefighter named partly to blame. plus and attempted rape in a busy neighborhood. the search for suspects now. >> and asbestos in metro cars, how the agency is taking action, next. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on

your side. >> neglect, incompetence, and failure to help. we first ou about the incident at -- back in march. chris is live with the case against the lieutenant and just how the little boy's death is prompting changes to the emergency response system. >> that lieutenant's name has been redacted from this report. what we do know is that he worked inside this fire station here in tenleytown. we just want to make clear that the charges were talking about our department charges that will eventually be heard by an internal trial board. human error and issues of technical training. that is what a recent report says cause delayed emergency response back on march 13 when a toddler begin choking on a grape . according to the report, 911 was

called at 8:36, but an ambulance did not arrive for several minutes. the young boy later died at the hospital. afterwards, an investigation was launched into what went wrong. it says the delayed response was due to the wrong emergency crews being dispatched. partly because of a software error and partly because a lieutenant, who is now been charged by the department, did not promptly notify dispatchers that his medical unit was closer. to try to remedy this and other recent problems, a statement today by the mayor said 44 new firefighters and emts will be hired in the coming months. more money has been allocated for your emergency equipment and changes are coming and how the department communicates with 911 dispatch. in addition to those changes the mayor also announced that three liaison officers have recently been added to three

d.c. hospitals to get ambulance crews back on the street quicker after they dropped some money off. >> happening now, police are investigating a shooting in southeast, and the scene has been active for several hours now. police say an adult male was unconscious and not breathing when they found him there. no arrests have been made. developing now, a manhunt for the person who tried to rape a woman in arlington neighborhood. the woman said she was attacked over the weekend on the 1900 block of 15th street north. mike has new details on the case. it's just a couple of blocks away from the courthouse itself. >> just up the street here, and detectives just interviewed this woman again tonight. she told him she was coming home very early saturday at around 15th and courthouses where she first encountered this man.

she rebuffed his advances and kept walking. it's unclear where exactly it happen. she said he ran up and shoved her into some bushes. >> i walk home all the time, so i'm just really shocked to hear about this. >> young women in this neighborhood are shaken up after police are investigating a case of attempted rape along this block. around 1:00 a.m. saturday, a 25 euro woman told investigators a man started following her. she said he shoved her down into some bushes and grabbed at her groin area trying to put his hand down her pants. chief ought back, kicking and screaming. she said when she hit him in his groin, he stopped and walked away. she said during the struggle she dropped her cell phone, but she flagged down a passing car, who then called 911. neighbors say with so many young arlington residents visiting the

nearby clarendon bar scene it not uncommon to see groups and sometimes individuals walking home late at night. thanks you would imagine this would be one of the safer neighborhoods. >> police say travel and well lit neighborhoods and with friends and if you're ever followed by someone suspicious call 911. >> they have to be careful. >> police say the woman was not physically injured. they are working with her to develop a composite of the suspect, described as a hispanic man about 20-30 years old physically fit with a baby face and a prominent jawline and eyebrows. also said to have dark medium length hair. leon: developing now, the search for suspect three months after a sexual assault in mitchellville. police are saying they have a name. they are looking for michael

harris. the incident happened in april. police say harris threatened a 19-year-old woman with a gun and then made her perform a sex act. police would like to talk with you as soon as possible if you have any information about the case. i guess you noticed we are in another heat wave. expect more humidity and temperatures in the 90's tomorrow. >> here we are at the end of july and temperatures are really beginning to warm up. heat and humidity not only for tomorrow but for the rest of the with -- rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. we had a few showers earlier but that is beginning to fizzle out. thankfully the heavier showers and storms we had earlier this evening into the georgetown area parts of arlington fairfax are now long gone. waking up tomorrow morning temperatures in the lower 70's. we will talk more about the heat

and humidity and just a few minutes. leon: new concerns about asbestos on metro cars. metro insisting there is no hazard to the riders. jay korff live with what happens next. jay: metro has put out a bid and they want to get a contractor in who can safely remove the asbestos that is in these 1000 series cars. again they stress this is not a health hazard to riders, but when you say the word asbestos people worry. according to this recent contract proposal, metro is looking for a vendor to remove and dispose of as best the 1000 series railcars that are being replaced by the new 7000 series cars. 280 at these cars still remain

in use throughout the system. it only took us minutes to see 1000 series cars pull into the courthouse metro station. metro officials say an extremely small amount of asbestos is located in a mechanical area of the cars. they stressed the material is outside of the passenger cabin and is not accessible to rider thus posing nos hazard or concern. the danger of asbestos comes when released in -- released into the air and pulled into the loanungs. >> it is important that you tell people and basically tried to keep them away from it if you are going to move it. >> it's a hazard. it clings to your body like velcro. >> the 1000 series cars are the fleet costs oldest. federal regulators have blasted metro for years for not replacing the cars quicker.

they had a tendency to fold like an accordion during a crash. once a vendor is chosen, we aretold this contract to remove and safely dispose of the asbestos should last about two years. jay korff abc 7 eyewitness news. leon: six people were treated after someone released peppers they -- pepper spray on a metro bus. witnesses tell us it all started with an argument but the cloud of spray with a nasty surprise. >> as she was leaving the bus she got up and said something. so i said something back. and out of nowhere, she just started misting everybody like it was air freshener. >> six people taken to the hospital, but only as a precaution. rallies a call it -- across country calling for an end to taxpayer funding of planned

parenthood. several republican presidential candidates attended the rally and promise of vote would come soon on the floor. on the other so the issue supporters of planned parenthood argued that one in five women in the united states -- planned parenthood gets taxpayer funding. >> a network serves hundreds of military and civilian personnel. was taken down over the weekend. u.s. military cyber command is investigating just what happened. no classified systems were affected and senior officials say they have been given a way to work around the problem. it's one of the more stressful parts of high school, preparing for standardized tests. now george washington university is dropping the test as part of its admissions process. gw says not everyone does well on those it, even great students. the new policy will take effect

on august 1. with a few exceptions like homeschooling and specific programs hundreds of schools around the country are following suit. we have footage from inside the jail where sandra bland died. my police say they are releasing it now. plus, face exercise? and killer robots. top u.s. signed to say the threat is real

leon: new developments in the sandra bland case. new videos of sandra bland in jail have been released. investigators say three days later, she committed suicide by hanging herself in a jail cell using a trash bag. >> the reason we are doing this is because of the misinformation that has been put out both through social media and even through mainstream media that has led to the rumors that

sandra bland was in some way deceased or harmed or not well when she was brought into the wall or county jail. >> her family now challenges the claim and said that police -- cam video is actual proof that her arrest was illegal. a prison worker pleaded guilty to helping to inmates escape in upstate new york. joyce mitchell admitted to providing chisels and blades to help them break out. it is believed she was also supposed to be there getaway driver, but backed out at the last in it. richard matt was shot to death last and the other was recaptured. >> authorities say walter palmer and his guide faith poaching charges for killing cecil. investigators say the group lured that famous 13-year-old

lion out of a nature preserve so that palmer could kill it with a bow and arrow. palmer claims he thought the trip was legal. he pleaded guilty to poaching charges for killing a black bear back in 1996. tech experts are warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence. elon musk and stephen hawking are among those who have signed a letter calling for a band -- for a ban on these machines. the united nations will be discussing the topic of artificial intelligence at a summit this fall. tricking yourody into thinking it is actually exercising when it has not. that's the concept behind the research in england. science is a day have created a molecule that prompt you to increase your metabolism similar to what happens on a cellular level when you workout. researchers say they will have to test it out over time.

the tom brady deflategate decision has been upheld. quarterback will sit out for four games because he had a role in using underinflated football spirit patriots were fined $1 million in two draft picks. brady did appeal and it was rejected today, in part because it was discovered brady had destroyed a cell phone that was full of information officials were seeking at the time. his agent calls the entire process a sham. it's not over yet. can you imagine being outside in this stuff? training camp starts on thursday. >> it's going to be hot down there. heat and humidity through next week. 11:17 right now and were looking at 81 degrees. when's out of the southwest at

three miles per hour, giving us little relief from the heat and humidity. 94 degrees was the high earlier today, making the the 30th day at 90 degrees are better at reagan national airport. well above average for this time of year. annapolis now at 78. one degree warmer in fredericksburg, but it feels like a different story, it feels like close to 80 in gaithersburg, 87 at reagan national airport. in the district, a couple of degrees hotter than that due to all the concrete. another hot day ahead tomorrow. a lot of the heat and humidity as well to the south and west of us. 90 degrees in st. louis. it also brought a scattered showers and thunderstorms earlier this evening. most of those have now fizzled out but we did have some heavier cells over northwest d.c., arlington, loudon and fairfax

county. the heavy storms well to the south and west of us. those others beginning to fizzle out. we will wake up to some patchy fog early tomorrow morning. later in the day, a chance of a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms once again, but limited to about 30%. most of you will not see anything at all. your cache shows the clouds rolling in during the midday hours and a few showers hopping up on radar. keep in mind this is just a computer simulation. temperatures will still be in the lower 90's for daytime high. i assume are around 95 degrees. it feels closer to 100. winds out of the south at 5-10. 93 on thursday and the cold

front brings a two degree drop. we will be in the lower 90's on saturday and sunday. after thursday, our best chance of rain will not come until tuesday of next week. it looks great at the beaches this weekend. >> interesting on the nats, changes in the lineup. more changes are to come. that's coming up in sports.

>> and now, the toyota sports desk. >> in baseball, another addition to the nats teaching staff announced. they've acquired closer jonathan papelbon from philadelphia.

drew storen will move to a set of program to have bond made it clear he would accept a trade -- would not accept a trade him as he was going to remain the closer. he is 17 417 and save chances this season. nats and marlins almost back it will string. ryan zimmerman was back in the lineup tonight against the marlins and they were strong tonight. a good return for both of those guys but heartened prado would come through -- margin product would come through in the bottom of the sixth. -- martin prado would come through in the bottom of the six. raves and owes at camden yards. chris davis, bottom of the second, a two-run shot. the owes go on to win this one, the final 7-3.

the quicken loans national tees off this earth day. hoping to spark a resurrection of what's left of tiger's career. i think it's safe to say he's been a little off his game. last year he miss the cut after the second round. same story for the past couple of years. today tiger said he understands the struggle is real. barcelona flying high then things are tied it to. nobody said it was easy. here's another look at it. the pain was worth it, chelsea would go on to win 4-2 after penalty kicks. football player seem tough, but they get scared, too. one of the players pretended to be a mannequin, so let's watch everybody squirm.

got him. last but not least he tried to take him down last season, but he just old right there. that trick never gets old. a final note, washington capitals lose to the austan aces19-16. >> remnants of winter in the middle of the summer. believe it or not

leon: metro needs to remove it as hundreds of rail cars. also george washington university drop standardized test for admission. and more heat and humidity ahead. here's one you got to see to believe. struggling with a 90 degree heat and humidity, would you believe there is still no in buffalo? this is an abandon lot there. trucks delivered this note there after freak storm dumped seven

feet on the region. up to 11,000 truckloads were taken to the don't. one of the mounds is still over 10 feet high. it's going to be august in a few hours. we hear is creating a swamp in the surrounding area.

>> the swamps of low. grexit beautiful time of year in new york. it's going to stay hot and humid tomorrow wednesday, but thursday, we have a cold front. a better chance of storms behind that cold front. saturday and sunday will be dry. also great in the mountains. leon:

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