pain. on-air am buck, shots fired as alison parker wrapped up a live interview with photographer adam ward. >> let us not forget they grew up in this area. they were part of our community. jeff: ward was part of finding his own killer. his camera continued to roll after he fell to the ground. capturing images of vester flanagan, the man suspected of killing them both and also identified as a former wdbj employee who went by the name bryce williams on air. police do not know whether he specifically targeted his former colleagues. >> did he know before this morning they would be located at this remote location doing a broadcast? did he see it? jeff: many saw a twitter account bearing williams name live tweeting the tragedy, including graphic video of the shooting itself and claims about the victims. the shooter later captured an hour outside washington, d.c. flanagan dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being taken to the

hospital. >> this gentleman was disturbed in some way, the way things transpired at some point in his life. i would appear things were spiraling out of control. jeff: he sent a 23-page letter to abc news saying he was motivated by the racism shown in the recent charleston church shooting and expressing admiration for the guantanamo in the virginia tech and the columbines many kers. -- columbines massacres. the colleagues are forced to mourn as they continue covering the news. >> we are in a state of shock here. you can hear people behind us in the newsroom crying. it's hard to -- >> it's really hard to even comprehend. jeff: parker's boyfriend the wdbj evening anchor tweeted the heartbreak and a picture calling alison the most radiant movie he ever met and consoling adam ward's fiancée who worked as a producer at

the station. >> i can't tell you much they were loved by the wdbj7 team. they both were in love with other members of the team here. our hearts are broken. jeff: vicki gardner the tourism official who was being interviewed by ward and parker this morning was also injured during this shooting. she remains in stable condition surrounded by family and friends at an area hospital. live in moneta, virginia, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. kimberly: now after a short chase, the shooter vester flanagan was caught in northern virginia along i-66. his car ran off the road in faquier county. north of markham. that is where diane cho is live tonight to pick up our team coverage. diane? diane: well, kimberly, this all came to an end in less than ten minutes. the moment the trooper realized she wasn't far from the suspect's car until the moment troopers say he left

the roadway and hit an embankment here along i-66. they say the suspect did not change his behavior at all. once they activated the sirens. except he was driving in the center of the roadway the entire time. in the eastbound direction of i-66. we are told troopers were in front of him and behind him at this point where no other drivers around as they tried to pull the car over. but they say the suspect would not stop. they followed him for less than two miles this morning before it all came to an end near the 17.1 mile marker in faquier county. we are told as soon as one of the troopers entered one of the possible vehicles for the suspect into the license plate reader it hit, showing that the car just passed her less than three minutes earlier. >> i exited my vehicle with several other troopers and we approached the vehicle. >> what did you find? >> a person sufficienting from self-inflicked gunshot

wound -- self-inflicted gunshot wound. diane: they would not go into detail where the wound was or what was recovered in his vehicle. kimberly: we will elaborate more on what she talked about. the virginia state trooper who found nan flan's car is speaking -- found flanagan's car speaking out about the moment that led up to him being caught. she spotted the car with a silence plate reader. they are outif ited with the front and -- outfitted with front and rear facing cameras. >> we have some of the best training in the world. the only thing that kicks in is the training. you don't have time to think about the personal emotions. you think what is my next step if this would happen? kimberly: flanagan crashed his car after trying to drive away from police. he was found inside with what would end up being fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound. leon: before taking his own life, vester flanagan went on a rant on social media posting comments about his former

colleagues. even a video he recorded of the shooting. "7 on your side" iteam investigator joce sterman is in the newsroom now with a look at some of what he posted. and dozens of pages of a manifesto. joce: that is right. flanagan essentially and gruesomely live tweeted the killing of his colleagues. posting a video we are choosing not to show you because of the graphic nature. he tweeted out the claims you see here that alison parker made racist comments to him and that adam ward had taken him to human resources after working with him just one time. that is what we have seen online here. the "7 on your side" iteam has dug out documents that paint his motivation for the day as well. we want to tell you about that. vester flanagan tweets were the last thing he talked about with regard to this shooting this morning. about an hour before, he sent a 23-page fax to abc news claiming he faced racism, sexual harassment and bullying at work. the "7 on your side" item are

claims similar to the ones he made in a lawsuit filed against two of his former employers including wdbj. we uncovered records that he was offered $36,000 to work as a journalist. he was disciplined several locations after losing his temper and leaving the coworkers feeling threatenedded on several occasions. he was required to contact and meet with a health advocate following confrontations at wdbj the employees there. but his lawsuit against his former station was dismissed. following a settlement. he had another suit filed for discrimination against a florida station owned by our parent company sinclair. that case we are told was resolved. but flanagan was not satisfied. in the papers he sent to abc news, he said the anger had been steadily building and the racism tied to the charleston church shooting sent him over the top. so he put a deposit on a gun two days later and talked about admiring the virginia tech and the columbine

shooters. he said he was a powder keg waiting to go boom. we know that happened today. just moments after he posted these tweets and the video, the grewsome video on twitter his account was taken down. the same thing happened on facebook moments later. live in the newsroom, joce sterman, abc7 news. kimberly: the general manager of the station where alison parker and adam ward worked says they are irreplaceable. they were doing a feature report about the 50th anniversary of smith mountain lake when they were killed. this happened at bridgewater plaza in moneta, popular shopping center along the lake there. that is where brad bell is live with reaction to the killings tonight. brad? brad: they were two young people doing what morning news crews do. getting up early, going to remote locations and sharing with their community the lighter side of life. a team, alison parker and adam

ward. 24 and 27 years old. friends say they were like brother and sister. >> i cannot tell you how much they were loved, alison and adam. >> the sheriff charged with investigating their murders says he knew them well. >> sheriff overton: it was difficult this morning. i did a remote with miss parker and adam about three weeks ago. brad: like many in the roanoke area, he, too, was watching this morning. >> it really stopped me in my tracks. i couldn't understand what was happening myself. brad: as the reality of the murder sank in, the colleagues at wdbj7 had to do the unthinkable. report the news of deaths in their own family. >> adam graduated from salem high school. went to virginia tech. alison, martinsville high school, graduated early from her class. graduated j.m.u. brad: cameraman adam ward was engaged to be married to a coworker on the morning shift.

alison was dating an anchor at the straights. -- station. her family issued a state saying in part "her spirit will always be with us." leon: brad bell reporting from moneta. the white house watching what was happening and playing out there. press secretary reacted to the shooting in the briefing at the white house. >> this is another example of gun violence that is becoming all too common in communities large and small. all across the united states. while there is no piece of legislation that will end all violence in this country, there are common sense things that only congress can do that we know would have a tangible impact in reducing gun violence in this country. leon: candidates running for president in both parties shared condolences on twitter. alison parker and adam ward's

colleagues stayed on the air after the shooting. amazingly. coming up at 5:30 we will share with you their emotional reaction. kimberly: leon, we are following a developing story out of the national zoo tonight. where one of the newborn giant panda cubs died. it happened three hours ago. the zoo held a press conference in the last hour and chris papst joins us live with what happened. chris? chris: even though the smaller of the panda cubs died the director of the national zoo told me this is still considered a success. it's rare for pandas in captivity to give birth and even more rare when they give birth to twins and both of them survive. so to a certain extent this was expected. the smaller of the two twins which weighed 2 upses born on -- 3 ounces born on saturday, the other weighed 4.8 ounces. died at 2:05 this an. the chief veterinarian said this morning it looked like both twins were doing well.

they were switching them back and forth between the mother so the mother could get used to raising both of them and not get used to raising one. later in the morning the one twin took a turn for the worse and by early afternoon they couldn't resuscitate it and had to let it go at 2:05. the director calls this a big loss for the zoo but at the same time, it's still a learning experience. what they learned this time could help save a panda in the future. >> a lot of people came out as procedure of this event. they have seen the baby pandas bottle raised and seen the baby pandas swapped out. that whole group of people, some of which are young in the field can go elsewhere and test the best practices and help the other institutions. chris: the other baby panda, they call it "it" because it's too small to know the gender. they call it robust and healthy and are optimistic for the future. live at the national zoo,

chris papst, abc7 news. leon: thanks, chris. a lot of us rooting for the little guy. kimberly: all of washington. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- stuck in traffic. kimberly: find out how the region compares when it comes to time spent in our cars. beautiful weather. warm temperatures and low humidity. how many days before heat and the humidity will return? and it will return. that's the forecast still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00". maureen: i'm maureen bunyan live at the white house where i just finished talking with president obama. he is trying to fend off critics of his iran nuclear deal, a deal he says can guarantee there will never be all-out war in the middle

kimberly: that is the sound of the closing bell at the new york stock exchange. you heard cheers in there because the stocks are rebounding from a six-day slump prompted by concerns over china's economy. here is a look at the numbers. the dow joneses average rose 619 points. the s&p jumped 72. the nasdaq surged 191 points. leon: critics blamed president obama's policy with china for

some of the stock market troubles of late and taken aim at the administration nuclear deal with iran. today the colleague maureen bunyan had a chance to speak with the commander in chief and joins us live from the white house to tell us about that. hi. no shortage to sit down and talk to the president about today. that is for sure. maureen: a lot going on, especially at the white house. leon and kimberly, as you know, it took the president and the international community nearly two years to reach this deal with iran that helped to guarantee it will never acquire nuclear weapons. i spoke with the president this afternoon, who is now on a campaign that takes just three weeks to convince the american people that this deal is good. how can miles per hours -- americans stomach a deal with a country like that? president obama: we don't want them to get nuclear weapons. it's precisely because iran has been antagonistic to us and friends like israel we have to make sure they don't get a nuclear weapon. that has been something that has been a top priority of my

administration and also previous democratic and republican administrations. that is why we set up five years of the toughest sanctions ever imposed on iran. which forced them to negotiate. that doesn't mean that we trust iran. it means that we set up such a vigorous system to inspect and verify that they are not getting a nuclear weapon, making them shut down facilities that would give us cause for concern. that we and most nuclear experts are able to see into what they are doing. maureen: you mentioned israel. our staunchest ally in the middle east. completely, adamantly opposed to this agreement. what are we doing to allow that -- not to allow our relationship with israel to deteriorate further? president obama: keep in mind, our relationship militarily in terms of intelligence cooperation with israel has never been stronger. there is a policy disagreement

between this administration and everybody else in the world. and prime minister netanyahu of israel. and while i respect his legitimate concerns about iran, he is wrong on this issue. maureen: the president is also lobbying capitol hill because members of congress have potential to derail the deal. i spoke with the president on this and we'll have more on that later. leon: you got it. sounds interesting. kimberly: maureen bunyan reporting live from the white house. leon: she also gets to be outside. kimberly: where it is stunningly beautiful. leon: the most beautiful day ever. >> low humidity, comfortable temperatures. by the weekend it will get hot and humid again but this is a pattern. every few days we get a shot of beautiful weather. then goes right back to summer again. let me give you details. we will start with a live look around the area right now.

from alexandria, belle haven country club. pretty. fair weather clouds, low humidity. comfortable temperatures. no threat of rain in our area until sunday afternoon. about that time frame. 80 degrees at the reagan international airport as we speak. northerly breeze at 14. it feels warm across the area. looking elsewhere, a lot of 70's on the map from gaithersburg to frederick and hagerstown. mountains and the bay. a lot of 70's as well. comfortable conditions due to a large area of high pressure. yesterday we were reporting the pollen count. mold spores and ragweed as the main problem with the weeds. in the high range. the pollen today, 80% is ragweed. it's prime season for ragweed. there is the high i talk about. it's big. it has been around and it will shift east. as it shifts east the winds will continue to have a northerly play. but it's dry and comfortable

but by the weekend it's offshore and the winds will turn back to south/southeast to bring up the heat. bring up the humidity one more time. not a lot of tremendously hot weather because of the scope of the high pressure. coolest air is around the lake. 67 in chicago and detroit. circulation takes coolest temperatures to new england. we will hold with what we have. comfortably warm. for the weekend temperatures start to climb a bit. take you down to tropics to give you update on tropical storm erika. the latest fix from the national hurricane center in miami has location to the east of the lesser antilles. at 5:00, the official position. the forecast is to move northwestward and intensify in the next several days. moving west now at 15. will come over the islands on the way across the bahamas. approaching the u.s. east coast. the latest prediction has the center of 75-mile-per-hour

winds to west palm beach by sunday afternoon. but the latest report today had it move to miami. so it's shifting north/northeast. it's interesting tonight to see if they make the landfall. a lot to watch for. category one only. 75-mile-per-hour. tonight the nats game, perfect weather down at the park as well. mostly clear skies. the temperatures about 79 degrees at the first pitch. holding to the 70's for the rest of the game. 56 to 66over night. comfortable with partly cloudy skies. check out the next seven days, because indeed the heat and the humidity will come back. with the high sitting off the shore on sunday afternoon, monday and tuesday. with the heat and the humidity comes a daily chance of showers and thunderstorms each of those days. >> i'm glad summer is hanging around a little longer. leon: no argument here. we worry when we see colors outside, in the trees. that is coming. kimberly: so the school says it is about a dozen people but the teachers say it's more like 30. the latest on the fight over

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kimberly: do not let the dog days of august fool you where the commute is so easy. drivers are spending more time in the cars than anywhere else in the country. traffic congestion hit a new high around the country last year. we the dubious distinction of being at the very top of that list. brianne carter is live in southwest d.c. with a check on the misery. that is a reliable spot where you are, brianne. brianne: absolutely, kimberly! according to the latest report, traffic in urban areas like hours has gotten so bad you are expected to plan twice as much time as it would take to get to your destination on time. proof of it right here behind me. take a look. we have eight lanes of traffic. majority of them at a slow crawl. just slowing down. we are right at the top. bumper to bumper on the beltway or congestion.

d.c. is known for the constant tie-ups and the traffic troubles. now according to a new report, d.c. has the worst gridlock in the country beating out new york and l.a. according to the latest urban mobility scorecard, data collected by the researchers at texas a.m.e. church, transportation institute and the data technology company d.c. drivers waste more fuel and more time in traffic congestion. >> washington, d.c., not a surprise at all. >> according to the report in 2014, drivers wasted 82 hours and 35 gallons of gas in slowdowns. the delays are said to be costly. according to the report it totals more than $1,800 for rush hour commuter. the statistic is not surprising to people behind the wheel today. >> i have worked the corridor for 15 years. always been that way. bumper to bumper. brianne: some drivers say their time in backups is getting out of control. >> hour and 15 minutes, hour and a half. brianne: what is behind it

all? according to the report the economy plays a role. more jobs means more people moving in the area which equals more cars out on the road. now the state and the local agencies doing things to try to ease the congestion. the report says as long as the economy stays good, the traffic could stay bad. reporting live brianne carter, abc7 news. kimberly: that is a double-edge sword. you can always check traffic cameras and the metro conditions at the wjla.com. leon: all right. coming up ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- more of the exclusive interview with president obama at the white house today. scott: i'm scott thuman, in the room with the president while maureen bunyan interviewed him. i spoke to his top advisers today. we have analysis and insight we haven't heard before coming up in a bit. >> this kind of loss will resonate for a long, long time. kimberly: but first, the heartbreak following an on-air

ambush. how the wdbj newsroom had to work through the tears following the loss of two of

kimberly: it was supposed to be aim is story, about a water park, something fun but turned into an ambush in roanoke. alison parker and adam ward were interviewing vicki gardner the head of the smith

mountain lake regional chamber of commerce when all three were shot. garder was shot in the back. she is expected to survive. but parker and ward were killed. a former coworker vester flanagan shot video of the shootings as he pulled the trigger and later shot himself on i-66 in faquier county and died at inova fairfax hospital. tonight, the museum dedicated display to alison parker and adam ward. newsrooms around the country create second families. we spend more time here than with our real families and we see the best and the worst of humanity together. we cry together and laugh together. we develop such close bonds. that was especially true at wdbj in roanoke, where loved ones watched loved ones die on live television today. split seconds after the shooting, morning anchor kimberly manages to maintain her composure. >> we will let you know as soon as we find out. kimberly: breaking news often means someone's heart is

broken. >> sad duty to report that -- kimberly: on this day, heart of the entire wdbj7 news family. >> alison and adam died this morning. kimberly: general manager paint two portraits of two journalists in love. 24-year-old reporter alison parker was living with the fellow news anchor chris hurst who told marks -- >> i can't just tell you one thing. she was everything. kimberly: 27-year-old photographer adam ward was engaged to the morning show producer who watched those moments from the control room. this newscast was the last before taking a new job. >> adam just told me i'm going to get out of news. i think i'm going to do something else. following his fiancée to charlotte. kimberly: veteran anchor fights back the tears showing freely off camera. >> we're in a state of shock. you can hear people in the newsroom. tough to cover it when you

don't know the people. but two of your own. kimberly: no one imagined they would become the suspect of the hard news lead story. >> these two were more than what you saw here on tv. they were much, much more. it's their family and we lost two members of the family. kimberly: in place of the staff meeting with good news, memorial gathering on a day of tragic news. leon: amazing day. amazing that they were able to carry on, on the set there. we sit here and try to imagine what it would have been like to be in that situation to watch a colleague die before your eyes. i just can't. >> not just colleagues. loved ones. the producer who is sitting in the booth and literally heard the gunshots that took the life of her fiance. and possibly the evening anchor watching his girlfriend and they wanted to get married. so, so many dreams come crashing down and a tight knit group of people. the general manager said it was, it is the best group of people he has worked with in

45 years. so at least they take solace as a family together. leon: they rally together as a family. we have a live picture now of a memorial set up there. just sort of grown throughout the afternoon there. this is just outside of the station studio wdbj there in roanoke. as you can see, the station and the community coming together. the community needs that station to be there doing what it does. in a moment like this, that station needs that commity to be there for them. kimberly: the two young journalists were born and raised in that community. they went to high school there. went to schools in virginia. they were back in their hometown doing exactly what they love. leon: like the rest of us who do this for a living you always imagine going in a situation where you cover a story and you have to keep your eyes and ears pealed because of what is happening behind you, the story and the people you are covering. something may come up. but you never imagine that it's one of your own that does this. kimberly: not during a beautiful day on smith mountain lake. it was a feature, supposed to

be a happy day. it ends in tragedy. our team coverage of the on-air ambush continues at 6:00 with jeff goldberg and brad bell in moneta and jay korff at inova fairfax hospital. leon: all right. you are in our hearts, wdbj. now in the midst of the days of breaking news our colleague maureen bunyan had an opportunity to speak with president obama one-on-one. she joins us now live from the white house with the second part of her interview. maureen? maureen: this is an interesting story. a complicated story. first of all, the president does not need to get congressional approval of the iran nuclear deal. however, congress could derail a deal and force a rare presidential veto. the president doesn't want that. that is why he told me this afternoon he is going to spend the next three weeks assuring and reassuring skeptical congressional delegates. president obama: we don't want to have iran get a nuclear weapon. and every credible expert who looked at this says this is

the best path for us not to get a nuclear weapon. what we do have to continue to do, though, recognize even with iran not having a nuclear weapon, they are still engaging in activities that are adverse to the interests and our values. we have to work with, not just israel but other partners in the region to make sure that iran is not sending shipments to terrorist organizations like hezbollah. to make sure they are not destabilizing countries that are very important to us. that is something that we are already doing. and will continue to be committed to doing in years ahead. maureen: in the years when you were promoting the affordable care act, you had a lot of allies in congress who were standing at your side and doing some heavy lifting for you. in the case of this iran deal, it seems as if you are not getting that kind of support from congress and you are having to do a lot of this yourself. a little arm twisting here and there we understand. president obama: the truth is, this is probably going to be

challenging but not as challenging as getting the affordable care act done. we have terrific senators like tim kaine of virginia who stood up and made a clear case as to why this is important to do. and i am very confident that this deal will go forward. it's unfortunate that wehad republicans who immediately uniformly opposed the deal and before they read it. the politics of these things today will be very different that the politics a year or two years from now when people see that we have been able to shut off iran's nuclear program from advancing in a way that could pose a threat to us. maureen: now, my colleague scott thuman is here with me at the white house. scott covers the white house all the time. he knows the complications of these type of deals. now the president did something unusual today in inviting local media to come to talk to him. also to talk with the people who actually negotiate the

treaty. scott: who brokered the deal. this is interesting because it's not rare for the journalists to be invited and have a day at the white house and have time with the commander-in-chief. it is, however, very rare for that day to be focus on foreign policy. the president really using this opportunity to delve into a difficult topic in hopes that the media from several markets would be able to take that message to their viewers and kind of pitch the case. why that is interesting because in our area, maryland, of course, playing a big part of our viewer ship. and senator ben carden one of those who is high-ranking and not yet decided how he will vote. they hope by having time with us that they can actually get that message out there. but that is of course making sure that the critics don't outlast them. maureen: scott, thank you. we'll have more at 6:00. leon: you got it. thanks, mo, thanks scott. you can see her entire interview with the

commander-in-chief at wjla.com. check that out for sure. check us out. coming up here at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> what do we got here? [cheering] leon: this week's harris' hero. how a unique camp is helping hundreds of children score in their battle against cancer. >> nearly a week after learning the first day of school has been canceled, parents and staff members of jericho christian academy are still in legal limbo. i'm mike carter-conneen seeking answers from the school administration. an update is next. kimberly: a smile on his face. >> he loved to cover the news. kimberly: tonight at 2:00, we will take you back live to moneta, virginia, for the latest on today's on-air ambush. that killed a reporter and

steve: i'm steve rudin. we are looking at the weekend. always looking to the weekend. a chance of thunderstorms moving in the day on sunday. the beach forecast, the beach weekends are dwindling down. around 80 degrees. lower 80's saturday and sunday for the outer bank of north

carolina with a chance for a few thunderstorms. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" c

leon: for many children sleep-away camp is a given. normal part of the summer. but normal isn't something that children battling cancer get to enjoy or take for granted. that is why a free week-long camp in northern virginia is up and running for hundreds of 7 to 17-year-olds. that makes catch fantastic and special love -- makes camp fantastic and special love, the non-profit that runs it, is this week's harris' heroes. tucked in the foothill of the blue ridge mountain, a special camp. it's called camp fantastic. and the more than 100 youngsters share a common bond. they all have or had cancer. >> nobody understands the emotional effect it has on them. leon: tom baker founded the camp after losing his 13-year-old daughter to cancer. >> it's a week. you have the kids, and help them with what they are going through. leon: there is horseback riding, canoeing, sports, even a glamour studio. but most importantly for one

week, the campers say they feel accepted. >> it's one of the places where i can be normal. nobody will ask me what is this? >> i have met people that will be the life-long friends. and it's just been once in a lifetime experience. >> it's a really great feeling to know that everybody here cares. leon: many of the campers do. >> in a word of magic, they come here and were bonded instantly. the week is about having fun. >> i want to help the kids because i give back to those who helped me. leon: it sends a powerful message. >> if you meet other kids that survive this, it gives you hope and a reason to want to get better. most doctors agree wanting to get better is half the battle. leon: more than 50 doctors and nurses, many of them from the national institute of health

volunteer to staff the camp around the clock. nearly 2,000 children benefited from the catch fantastic over the years. 33 years now running. in addition to the special program, special love have weekend retreat for siblings and families throughout the year. kimberly: breaking news for you now. the washington monument has closed once again because of the nagging elevator problem. 23 people needed to be escorted down. it will not reopen tonight. this is the second time in as many days. yesterday more than 60 people were stuck on the top of the washington monument. two of those people were pregnant. they all had to be walked down. in case you are counting 897 steps in the washington monument. so it's helpful to have the elevator working. we will let you know when it's back up and running. right flou 23 people inside the washington mopment having to be walked down because the elevator not functioning again. time for a check of the roads. jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: we have big delays. 295 northbound.

keep in mind this is where we have the off-ramp to the 11th street bridge with the accident activity. the 11th street bridge, that is closed until further notice. unfortunately we have big delays. this is a terrible time for this to happen. really, when is it a good time? but this is rough for the afternoon commute. run through how heavy we are. you can see the 11th street bridge. then you see the solid red line. that is 295. so working your way northbound from the 11th street bridge passing by eastern avenue. closer to the b.w. parkway will take you just under 20 minutes. moving now to talk about the beltway, the stretch from the virginia to maryland getting to the 270 spurt, in the teens. typical. no crashes to report here. take a look at how much red we are seeing. it is slow. so let's talk about 395. we are down to 10 miles per hour. live look will show you the traffic right near ridge road. you get a good idea here. sorry, not the best shot. a little sun glare this afternoon. but you do get a good

afternoon of how heavy and how much volume we're seeing now. slow traffic. at least a little bit of sun glare out there. back to you. kimberly: thank you. quick programming note for you right now. dish network subscribers cannot watch abc7. talks broke off yesterday when sinclair broadcast group, the parent company of this station, and dish network. now, dish network made the decision to remove abc7 from the line-up. we apologize to the viewers like bruce who texted me out in faquier county. he is upset. he wants to watch us. we apologize for the inconvenience. we hope to return to homes with dish network soon. the station is available on directv, local cable providers and for free over the air. leon: we will not apologize for the weather today. kimberly: absolutely not. leon: doug hill truly delivered. doug: you can't go wrong. a big high weather system. sunny, pleasant days, warm temperatures, below average and dry air. that is what we have at st. mary's in annapolis. 79 degrees.

gorgeous. breeze out there. 77 in gaithersburg. martinsburg at 76. culpeper. and across the board the upper 70's to 80 degrees. well below average for this time of august. most of the country is in pretty good shape. cool in the midwest. we are warmer but it will stay pleasant until we see a change over the weekend when a warm front comes up from the south. the leading edge from the south. 79 degrees at 7:00. 69 at midnight. 66 in the morning. we cruise through the next few days it looks like delightful. heat and humidity coming monday and tuesday. more at 6:00. robert burton? robert: doug, thank you. we'll talk football. the redskins new pass rusher junior galette has already been hit by the injury bug and it happened today in practice. the redskins say galette was carted off late in the practice at redskins park suffering an apparent injury

to his left ankle/foot area. jay gruden told reporters there is a good chance that galette will be unable to make the redskins debut saturday against the ravens. gruden said he is very concerned about galette injury. multiple report fear he has torn his achilles. >> i'm worried about him as a person. he loves the game. he feels like he is letting people down. that is how much he care about the teammail and everybody around him. >> union did everything we have asked him to do. a guy that is excited to be here. appreciative of the opportunity he has. we hope to get him back soon. robert: speaking of injuries we are hoping to find out if rgiii will be ready to go by saturday. he will be examined by a neurologist tomorrow. two other quarterbacks have an opportunity to show what they

can do. which has the upper hand? they can't make that determination until after the fourth preseason game. baseball, good night for the nats. 8-3 win over the padres after zimmerman smacked a grand slam. his fifth career grand slam. the first night the nats had the full line-up. the mets are playing their best baseball. they have won five straight. but anything can happen. don't gonzalez try to lead them to the fourth straight win. nats have the full lineup in the game for the first time last night. we see what can happen when the line-up is in there. leon: they still needed luck with the one call, foul ball. get another chance at the plate. we'll take it. robert: exactly. kimberly: thank you. the fighting is on over the position and pay. when we come back a look at the dispute that has teachers and parents up in arms. leon: then new at 6:00 --

continuing coverage of the on-air ambush in

kimberly: nearly a week ago, parents and staff members of jericho christian academy in landover was told the first day of class would be canceled monday. tonight they don't know if school will open at all. all year. but as mike carter-conneen reports teachers are still gathering on campus every day. [singing] mike: since school was canceled monday a few dozen jericho christian academy teachers who have been locked out of the building are still reporting to work because they're in legal limbo. they are struggling to pay bills, having missed a paycheck already and they may not have jobs because of an ongoing court battle between the funds of the current and the former owner. over the weekend they removed the word "jr. r injuryco" from the building -- word "jericho"

from the building. both sides sympathize with the students and the staff and are blaming each other for the mess. parents are scrambling to enroll the children elsewhere. >> i miss my friends. micro: -- mike: it's unclear when they will get tuition back. >> they should be ashamed. this is terrible. >> a week later it's still unknown when or if the academy will reopen. not having access to the fanses today, august 26, 2015 does not bode well. church resume sunday with the return of by shop peeble -- bishop joe peebles but they will also be greeted with dozen osstaff members and the members of academy who plan to hold a rally demanding answers and money. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news.

kimberly: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". we are following three big stories at 6:00. >> they were part of our community. >> i cannot tell you how much they were loved. our hearts are broken. kimberly: murdered on live tv. reporter and a photographer ambushed by a disgruntled former colleague. why he says he did it. plus, sorrow at the national zoo after one of the twin panda cubs dies. maureen: i'm maureen bunyan live at the white house where i just spoke to president obama about the exclusive and the unprecedented iran nuclear deal. i will have a live report coming up. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. land a photographer near roanoke, virginia. alison parker and photographer adam ward were doing a live interview for wdbj tv when unknown to them a man police

have identified as a former colleague sneaked up on them with a handgun and opened fire. he posted an entire video he reported of the -- recorded of the shooting to his twitter paid. both parker and ward died. the woman they were interviewing was shot and is in the hospital now. the accused gunman fled the scene and committed suicide in a police chase 200 miles away near front royal. abc7 has team coverage from across the state. we begin with northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg at the scene of the shooting in moneta. what a stunning day there. jeff: absolutely stunning. so much sadness and shock in the community. so many questions in terms of the investigation, where it will go and the questions about why this happened. the area where the shooting aned still remains closed off. this is bridgewater plaza in moneta. you can see the wdbj live truck used in broadcast still parked in the lot at the plaza. the call of shots fired coming in to 911 at 6:43 this