right nowaking news in laurel. an apartment building is up in flames. this two-alarm fire is burning .n south laurel drive brad bell is on the scene gathering information for us and will have a report for us in just a few moments. again, an apartment building up in flames. more details coming up shortly. antinuing on, right now

deadly fire in quantico being investigated by homicide detectives and the fire marshall's office. fire detectives were called to the 200 block of broadway street just after 7:00. one person was found dead. five others that out ok. sam sweeney is live on the scene with more details. good afternoon. when firefighters arrived at about 7:30, flames and smoke were shooting from the windows of that apartment building right there. peoplehters rescued 4 from the second floor. one person was able to walk out on their own, but sadly, another man who was bedridden, living in that apartment where those black marks are above the window, was not able to make it out alive. useer fighters were able to ground letters to get everyone that they could, but again, that one man was trapped -- firefighters were able to use ground ladders. working thecies are

scene including the atf, marine base quantico, and prince william county. the owner of the building was also one of those inside this morning. we just spoke to a friend of hers who says she is devastated by the loss of the man she took care of. >> you are in a state of shock. upset about losing someone here and that she could not get to him. that was her biggest tng, that she could not get to him. she said she tried and the smoke was so bad she just could not do it. ; right now, police are not releasing the name of the victim pending notification of his family members. this is the same home where a retired marine killed his son in 2000 one. many may remember the murder because of the unusual circumstances. that man killed his son, went to a nearby bar, ordered a beer, and told the bartender he need to use the phone because he just

killed his son. investigators tell me they will remain on the scene gathering evidence throughout the day and into this evening. thank you. breaking news in the case against former virginia governor bob mcdonnell just this moment. a judge ruling he must go to jail during his appeals process. he was convicted of corruption and is appealing to the u.s. supreme court. his lawyers argue he is not a flight risk and poses no public threat. he could start serving 18 of-year sentence in a matter of days. us forth us -- stay with updates on this breaking news. you will need the umbrella today . scattered showers have possible storms headed our way. brian van de graaff headed our way. brian: we have a few hefty but they did become more numerous as we had throughout the afternoon. , 12:0 three, a flash flood watch in effect for

several counties including fairfax, montgomery, anne arundel, howard, with the potential for an intro to what brain to accumulate later on in the day. we got some appreciable rains last night and more could be on the way. .6 right now at dulles 83 at lexington park. through the afternoon, scattered showers and storms. he heaviest will probably be after 4:00 two about bedtime, so keep an eye out for potential isolated flooding here and there. behind this front, drier, coleman weather moving in, and with lower humidity, we have a pretty spectacular stretch headed into the weekend -- drier, calmer weather moving in. about new information president jimmy carter's cancer diagnosis. he says he will undergo his first treatment for melanoma in his brain this afternoon. has details on

his condition. president jimmy carter still smiling as he details his cancer diagnosis, first discovered during liver surgery. doctors found it had spread. carter: i would say that night until the next day until i came back up to memory, i just thought i had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. you know, i've had a wonderful life. speaking this morning, the 90-year-old explaining he is fighting the disease, going in for his first radiation treatment on his brain today. president carter: i feel good. i haven't felt any weakness or debility. the pain has been very slight. marci: carter's father and three siblings died of angry at a cancer. america's dirty knife president

talking about his family -- america's 39th president talking about his family and his regret. president carter: i wish i'd had one more helicopter to 50 hostages in. i would have been reelected. [laughter] but that may have interfered with the foundation of the carter center. he and his wife are taking a step back from their humanitarian work at the carter center and continuing to focus on their way as they take on their health battle -- continuing to focus on their faith. at the same time, he is hopeful, saying he still has a lot of work left to do. larry: wildfires out west have turned hedley. three firefighters died while battling a blaze in washington state. authorities say wind shifted unexpectedly, turning back on the crews battling that blaze and overtaking their vehicle.

4 other firefighters were injured. to more quickly spread than 1500 acres. >> owes a hailstorm, and the winds were blowing in every direction -- it was a hailstorm. larry: at least 1000 residents .rdered to leave their home president barack obama has ordered his administration to stay in touch with eight and local officials to provide federal assistance is necessary. around here, an early morning fire forcing people from their home this morning just before 5:00 a.m. near georgia avenue. , and theyrs arrived say smoke was billowing from the home. what caused the fire, but police believe it did start on the second floor. the man accused of murdering university of virginia student court.graham will be in the most notable request, a call on the judge to ban people in from wearing lapel pens or

ribbons supporting hannah graham . .tay with abc 7 and wjla.com we will keep you updated on what happens. time now for a check on the roads. jamie sullivan joins us with a look at traffic. jamie: it's not a terrible ride. we have a few different things going on. heads up if you travel on the blue line. track work, about a 15-minute delay, so you want to make sure you head out the door in a timely fashion. the red line, that track work between rhode island avenue and noma gal you that -- noma galla udet. keep in mind you may see a few delays. . crass traveling west it's an overturned with injuries. police are on scene. as we pull out a little bit, you

get a better idea of the beltway, not too bad right now through montgomery county. we're in pretty good shape. on the gw parkway, no delays. 95 in virginia. france story. let's take a live look outside. you get a really good idea out .ere how heavy we actually are moving back to the map, this stretch is slow from morton .ontinuing south you can get a better idea of how slow we are in this stretch right there traveling in the teens right now, and a crash to watch out for in woodbridge. carefuls blocked, so be getting by. larry: let's get back to the breaking news we talked about at the top of the hour. a2-alarm fire at an apartment building on south laurel drive -- a two-alarm fire at an

apartment building on south laurel drive. >> you can see this is a three-story garden style apartment building. the worst of the damage is up on the third floor. you can will see smoke pouring from that unit. inside in the window, a firefighter doing his job right here right now trying to get the fire put out. it is described as out, but there is still smoke coming from the ceiling. firefighters struggle because irish tend to get in that roof fires tend to get in that roof area. three firefighters have an injured battling the blaze. two were part of the initial attack, the guys they grab poses and go right -- because they grab poses -- the guys that grab hoses and go right in. note,ar more serious

these firefighters may suffer some injuries. a third firefighter suffered injuries to his ankle. we saw him a moment ago, and he gave us a thumbs-up. some people have been displaced, but we do not want to intrude too terribly on their privacy, but there are a number of people that have been displaced from their unit. obviously, they are in distress at this point. operations are still ongoing to get this fire put out. thefighters use some of exit ran to save some of their gear. the fire is now out. up stagein the mop trying to make sure it is completely put out. firefighters did suffer some burns. we are told the burns are serious in nature, though not life-threatening. they have then taken to the burn unit -- they have been taken to

the burn unit. bery: everyone is going to ok, looks like. thank you for that. coming up, the race continues to heat up in the battle brewing now between two republican candidates. new charges in a botched breast -- a botched bust. bounty hunterhat rate at the wrong house. and a flash flood watch in effect.

larry: a popular movie theater

making a policy change in the name of safe. -- the name of safety. regal says it will now check customers' bags. john: could this be a sign of things to come? in the wake of violent attacks, regal entertainment group says it is making the security adjustment. customers have noticed the changes at turnstiles and some of the cinemas in texas, florida, ohio, and here in virginia. the nation's largest theater operates some 75 theaters around the country. the company says security issues have become a daily part of americans' lives. bags are subject to inspection before the movie. earlier this month, a man with a history of mental illness armed with a pelican, hatchet, and pepper spray attacked guests at

a movie theater -- armed with a pellet gun, hatchet, and pepper spray. last month, colorado theater shooter james holmes was sentenced to life in prison for killing 12 people and injuring 70 three years ago. days ago, security was hiked at the los angeles premiere of compton."outta invited guests were forced to navigate through medical sectors and barricades before picking up their tickets -- metal detectors and barricades before picking up their tickets. is outhillary clinton with a new ad today going after both donald trump and jeb bush. reporter: a dominant donald trump on the cover of "time" magazine today after a biddle battle with jeb bush in new hampshire -- after a bitter

battle with jeb bush in new hampshire. the blows thrown at their town hall held at the same time just miles apart. bush: he has given more money to democrats than he has given to republicans. reporter: jeb bush critical of trumps political past and his brash language on immigration that could hurt the gop with hispanic voters. rich riallanguage is it for sure. trump: --reporter: trump planning to build a wall along the mexican border. trump: were going to get them out so fast and so quick, and it's going to be tough -- we are going to get them out so fast and so quick. a new poll shows trump ahead of former governor bush in bush's home state of florida, the same state where trump surpasses hillary clinton in a

new poll. clinton is out with a new ad slamming both trump and bush for ,"ing the term "anchor babies but trump insists his language will not change. also found vice president joe biden doing as well as clinton against republicans in key swing states. a new twist in the case of a bounty hunter who rated -- an arizonahome of police chief. a rival bounty hunter is under arrest accused of setting the whole thing up. he's accused of sending his competition to the police chief's home on purpose with a false tip that the fugitive they were hunting was inside. according to police, he allegedly used a burner app on his cell phone. he's now been arrested under suspicion of computer tampering. right now, the number one

priority for the redskins is staying healthy. the head coach probably will not play starters in the first quarter. kickoff at fedex field at 7:30. i know today is kind of rough, but i like what you're talking about for the weekend. brian: that preseason game tonight is going to be wet. there could be showers and storms -- just nasty. not good for fans. right now, 80 degrees. a fair amount of low clouds hanging out there. we had some hefty showers last night, and a few locales were isolated. but some places picked up over an inch and a half of rain. the south that 15 -- wind out of the south at 15. we're going to talk about the flood threat from fairfax to montgomery.

around the beltway, north and east, that's the area with the highest likelihood of some flooding potential. way to check out our radar -- stormwatch seven live doppler . you can even do it on our app. you can check it out on wjla.com and see this exact radar. we can show you some of these communities seeing these exact showers. i see some showers over near columbia, to baltimore, down towards annapolis on the eastern side of town. of showerg pockets activity of toward frederick and hagerstown, but i think we will see more moisture building into the area later in the afternoon. 79 in frederick. dulles, 76. 82 in annapolis. low to mid 80's. it will feel warmer because of the maginnis, but we have a cold --nt swinging through later it will feel warmer because of iness, but we have a

cold front swinging through later. it will be rather pleasant as we head into the upcoming weekend. tomorrow, clouds should move out and some nice weather emerges. looking to the latest model of dates, most of the area sees a quarter to half an inch, inch and a half a possibility. we will watch that carefully as we head through the afternoon. danny is our first storm we had in recent times. it will be headed towards the caribbean into the weekend and early next week. still too early to tell what impact it will have around the continental united states. plenty of sunshine tomorrow and gorgeous through the weekend. mid 80's and lots of sunshine. if you are going to the redskins game, just have patience. thanks so much. coming up, a potential breakthrough in the fight against als. the new discovery

7 is on your side with a health matters update about the als ice bucket challenge. scientists say that successful campaign has helped them make a tangible breakthrough in the fight against als. they save the disease impacts a protein that is not doing its job in the neurons of patients -- they say the disease impacts a protein that is not doing its job in the neurons of patients, but they say that it can be fixed. that ice bucket challenge really is paying off for everyone. brian

larry: one more check of our forecast. pig skins and ponchos tonight. brian: definitely going to be wet out there. maybe not the whole time, but definitely some periods of rain and maybe some flooding rain. the good news is by tomorrow, drier air and sunshine. larry: we will take

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