kellye: a hospital worker killed, a suspect on the loose. emotional gathering remembering the woman many say will be hard to forget. plus, a lovers fight taking a deadly turn. the desperate rescue efforts just minutes after a woman runs down her partner. two new proud host to cubs. how the capital's newest twins

are doing tonight. the news at 11:00 starts now. 11:00, on 7 news at your side. people and southeast d.c. remember a woman who made a world of difference, the physician assistant loved among never, it and killed friday in it. patients and coworkers at united medical center are heartbroken. she had worked at the hospital for years. dozens of friends and family members, many overcome with grief, came together to mourn the sudden loss of their friend. >> i lost my partner of 31 years. my wife, my best half. a wonderful person. roz: friday evening, she was hit

and killed by a hit-and-run driver. she had just left work. she was crossing southern avenue, on her way to metro. supervisor said she worked at the hospital for 10 years as a physician assistant, often caring for the indigent. >> she was so dedicated to all the underprivileged patients. i'm so humbled to have worked with her. active inas also their ethiopian community, often helping others get settled. >> she made america beautiful. she was like a mother to the second generation. z: friday, police released this photo of a person of interest. wasvehicle that struck her a newer model black chevy tahoe. her family now wants to see justice served. >> i don't want people to die

senseless. we are human beings. roz: d.c. police a this is still an active investigation. anybody with information is asked to call them. roz plater, abc 7 news. kellye: a woman is in police custody after a fatal crash in lanham. investigators say that it appears she ran over a man on purpose. the police believe they were romantically involved in got into an argument. saw thelater, witnesses man running for his life as the woman drove towards him in an suv. aunt is a doctor, so i asked her to come out. she comes out and he was not breathing. she checked for us and nothing. everybody moved back. witnesses try to lift the vehicle off the man, some ton coming out with tools

try to help. the police have not released the name of the victim or the woman. we now know a virginia man was on the train that was nearly shot up by a terror suspect in france. abc news reporting an artist based in richmond was the first person to disarm the 25-year-old terrorist. he was shot once in the neck. that was the only time the suspect managed to fire his ak-47, and that is when others jumped into subdue him. an off-duty servicemember used his finger to stop the man from bleeding out. >> i really did not feel my injuries. i knew i was bleeding, but i did not know they were that bad. i just went over and push down. kellye: european authorities say the terrorist had been known as a potential threat. france had put him on a watchlist in 2014, but his lawyer says the 25-year-old only planned to rob people on the train. france says it will award all three americans the legion of

honor tomorrow, the country's highest honor. in update on the crackdown by d.c. police on street prostitution. earlyrs arrested nine men this morning. that brings the total number of suspected john's arrested in the past month to 224. "washington" says that many are from other states. today marks for your since the magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked the east coast, causing more than $200 million of damage. it led to play the repairs of the washington monument and national cathedral. there were no deaths and only minor injuries. the shaking was felt as far away as georgia and illinois. a picture-perfect weekend to enjoy the sunshine, but some changes are on the way for the work week. let's go to devon lucie for the first check of the forecast. devon: it was warmer on sunday for some, but cloud cover held temperatures back.

85 in washington. the belfort furniture weather center, sunday was doable. the humidity was back ever so slightly, real-time temps after 11:00. low to mid 70's. previous nights we had been into the 60's. the dew point, the best measure of humidity, in the 60's, more humidity. measuring the invisible water in the air, the water vapor. when you get toward 70, it feels humid. back to school, frederick, howard county, and the district. when the afternoon. frederick county, frederick has the best chances of scattered showers and storms come a chance of rain monday. most of us should not expect a lot. amid this weather pattern dropping in, but it is getting dry in some instances. the full forecast minutes away. kellye: thank you, devon.

[crying] kellye: that sound is music to and a lovers' ears. mei xiang gave birth to twins saturday evening. tonight, you can still feel the excitement. jay korff is live, and it has been a big 24 hours in the district. has, folks have been so excited. and is coming along, it is like pandemonium out here. >> it does not happen very often. you never hear about it. zz about giant panda mei xiang giving birth saturday night. >> i turned and said, wait a minute, twins? jay: the cubs are believed to be

in good health. the rare sight of giant panda twins is drawing sites from around the world. >> i think the and of being born on the planet cam is incredible. : zookeepers are swapping them out to give them quality time with the mother. while one is with mom, the others being cap warm and an inky and being bottle-fed. sunday marked bao bao's second birthday. >> they gave bao bao a huge ice cream cake. dozens, extra boxes all over the enclosure. jay: zoo officials say it will take some time to get the long-term health sense of these cubs, but so far, so good. live outside of the national zoo in northwest washington, jay korff, abc 7 news. mentioned, the national zoo's celebrating bao bao's second birthday.

a included all of her favorite treats, including honey, apple juice, treats, and bamboo. and we are staying on top of the growing developments of the panda family. follow mei xiang and her family at wjla.com and by using the #pandastory. school for back to d.c. police schools. howard and frederick counties also getting ready to head back to class, as well as anne arundel county, some graceful stop there is a full list on our website, wjla.com. still to come, a site nobody expected. where people are dealing with snow before the end of august. and a different site out west. drastic measures as wildfires are burning out of control. and an army deep up in flames. depot up in flames.

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army officials in japan working to figure out what set off this massive blast at a supply depot, 25 miles outside of tokyo at noon eastern time, 1:00 in the morning for japan. the pentagon said it was not storing ammo or hazardous materials. so far, no reports of injuries. for makingn arrested violent threats against people attending the pokémon championship in boston. there are being held on gun charges. the police found a shotgun, a rifle, and ammunition. they are set to be arraigned tomorrow. president obama and the first family back in washington. they left martha's vineyard this afternoon. a president spent most of the two-week summer vacation on the golf course and at the beach. he now has a full schedule for

the fall, including a showdown with congress over the iran nuclear deal. also on his schedule after vacation, the president getting set to have lunch with joe biden tomorrow. saturday night, biden held in off the books meeting at the naval observatory with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, fanning the flames he could be running for the oval office. governor martin o'malley weighed in on the possible biden campaign. he is a very good and decent man. it would be nice to have another lifelong democrat in the race. >> i think the personal situation he is going through and hillary clinton is weighed in, i don't think he gets it. kellye: biden said he will make his decision in the coming weeks. a memo to supporters does not ask for money but asks for democrats to keep an open mind about a biden candidacy.

days after opening up about his battle with melanoma, jimmy carter was back doing what he loves to do, teaching sunday schools. he does this at least 40 weakens a year, and this time the line stretched down the street to support the former president. carter started radiation treatment thursday. happening now, firefighters calling for any help they can get as they battle the western wildfires. officials in washington state about out the call for qualified volunteers, anyone can help fight the fires. more resources are on the way. crews from australia, experts and fires fueled by dry conditions, could be on the fire lines as early as tomorrow. at least 3000 people have responded, national guard units from as far away as minnesota have also been called in. a different scene up north, no doubt that it feels way to early for this, summer snow flurries. breaking out in alberta, canada.

the snow flurries only lasted a few hours, the temperature staying below 40 degrees friday evening when this video was taken. calgary lasts in year were in early september. nothing i want to see here. devon: no! we will have plenty of opportunity to see that. did you see the kid in the short sleeves, the snow coming to? no, we are having a tough enough time getting back to school tomorrow, forget about the weather. let's start with the key meet forecast -- the commute forecast, 66 to 68 degrees, georgetown could be 69. closer tothe district catholic university, 84 midday. we will be hot by the afternoon. the rain chances, clouds coming back. will be spotty,

light showers at best in the afternoon, evening. the best shot we will show you in a second. real-time temps tonight, low to mid 70's, 76 washington. allok at the capital wheel lit up, clouds have come back. the high temperature sunday, 85 degrees in nashville. many times we look at the temperatures in nashville and st. louis, that will be our day the next day. that is a great guide to go through. rain showers and storms ahead of the decent cold front, but tomorrow will be about the humidity. nicey and tuesday, rounding out sunday, but more humid. hot and humid, just not enough moisture with widespread showers and storms. tuesday, milder air, much drier conditions. we get specifics on the storms coming. back up the forecast, reset overnight.

spots in the suburbs, gaithersburg, manassas 61, 70 downtown. likely willst, most need help with the local melons, catoctin melons, blue ridge, the allegheny range. better than 50/50 shot of storms in the mountains. lightred sprinkles, showers, but going with more more stripling yeast. there will be redeveloping showers and storms, but that is much later. it is mostly about getting warmer and more humidity returning. 92 is getting pretty hot, at least 90 in many cases. tuesday, the west wind behind the front, one of the warmer winds that we can get, much drier air. 88 degrees, that will feel a lot better than the 92 tomorrow. the lack of humidity, very dry

air will be in place. the rain chances, the media metro, 30% shot of light sprinkles and scattered showers at best. if we don't get rain monday, it will be a long while until we even have a chance of rain. it will be this time next week before we even get a chance in the forecast. in between, great weather for august. kellye: what did you think of the nationals' performance? devon: i loved it, winning a second series in a row. kellye: we are pleased. somethingget to that, happening on "good morning washington." we're giving away three trips to america, two tickets, and $1000 cash. watch "good morning washington" for the secret word. the winner oning friday for stop is the secret word for the nats? lou: playoffs.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. lou: it is all about winning series in major league baseball. is on an, the curly w upswing, winning the series in colorado, today winning another against the brewers. in the first,-0 ryan zimmerman helps get it back, all the wall, jayson werth scores easily. nats down 2-1. bottom of the third, tied at espinosa off the top

of the wall, the basis cleared. 5-2 nats. in the fifth, wilson ramos with the solo jack to right center. they have taken two of three from milwaukee. matt williams talked about another series victory. coach williams: today, the authors really picked up zim. he pitched well, but they got some off of him. n good outing by stras i colorado. it starts with the guy who takes the bump in the first inning. they are good pitchers. even though it does not feel like it because of the injuries, the redskins are 2-0 in the preseason, with a game

against the ravens in six days. noncontactred for today, redskins fan day. all the initial concussion tests passed as he and the burgundy and gold move closer to the all-important third preseason game, which historically has been an offensive dress rehearsal for the regular season. game three better be better than game two against the lions. we are the new right side of the line, tight end issues, and a new left tackle. we had some guys who needed the work. it was not very effective, to say the least. we had 16 plays, one first down, and the quarterback got hit a few times. a lot to work on. not a finished product by any stretch, but we are moving forward. a timeere used to be when if you knew tiger woods was anywhere near the lead sunday, it was a wrap.

if you do not believe those days were gone before, believe it now. on ther for tiger would 11th hole of the championships, overshoots the green, could not chip out of the rough, wound up with a to a bogey. ends his chances of winning, finishing at 13 under par. tiger needed the win to continue his fedex cup season. the winner, davis love iii, shooting six under 64, the third oldest winner in pga tour history at the age of 51. mystics hosting the chicago sky, pond dexter drives and scores. final shot has one for washington, short. the mystics lose, 66-64. in college football, ohio state was named the unanimous number preseason in the

country by all media members. college football season starts next week in. kellye: coming up, and emotional homecoming.

kellye: some 100 maryland

national guard soldiers are back home tonight. the spent the past year maintaining aircraft in afghanistan. of an armyy was part national guard effort to publicly recognize the sacrifices of the soldiers and their families.

kellye: the heat and humidity coming back. a little hotl get and humid tomorrow, very short-lived and quick. the rain chances, not a terrible idea to have a small umbrella, but the chances in the afternoon. that's chances of storms to the west, redeveloping in the east. eileen whelan tomorrow morning will give you the back to school

and work forecast. kidse: we hope all of the have a great first day back to school. lou: i don't want to go. kellye: you are ready for it. thanks so much for joining us.

kellye: there have been more than 100 homicides in d.c. this year, a 30% increase over 2014. jennifer donelan looks at how one neighborhood is going old-school to fight back against crime. as the ongoing time rave crosses over the district -- >> i'm concerned about the uptick in crime. jennifer: ward 4 council members want new eyes for an old program. >>