just off of eastern avenue. all this happened around 3:00 this afternoon when d.c. police arrived they found one adult male had been shot. he was conscious and breathing and if you were people on the run. it happened again near the campus of the archdiocese of washington. facility when it to his self-imposed lockdown mode and advised folks to stay with for windows and not to leave the facility until they had gotten the all clear. there has been a pretty active search. no helicopter anymore but a number of investigators out here at k-9 units. they have been searching the tall grass area as well as the wooded area. part of the challenge for them was it is a large, densely wooded area and on the other side it is maryland. it is prince george's county. they are still looking for a shooter. one person in the hospital. we will have the latest for you coming up later tonight.

maureen: thank you so much. that shooting comes just a few hours after he married -- d.c. mayor burial -- said, a small number of people -- initiatives mayor's are intended to fight back against a spiking homicide rate and hit any parts the district this summer. there have been 103 homicides this year, nearly equal to the 105 homicides all the last year. there has been a 95% increase in the seventh police district which includes anacostia. stephen tschida is there with white efforts to fight back is making some people angry. reporter: this was supposed to be a highly choreographed rollout of a crime-fighting initiative. when the mayor started talking about situations like this for we have round-the-clock police

presence of the street, she encountered a loud chorus of criticism. matter! lives reporter: announcing the plan for more police, partial penalties -- parser penalties, activist rose up against the mayor. >> black lives matter more than just a #. undeterred, she would utter strategy to stem a spiking homicide rate. among her top hernandez was keeping guns out of the hands of prior violent offenders. >> we should do all we can to make sure they have no access to a gun. [applause] reporter: the heated exchange went down in a hot auditorium. thousands plans to turn into a rec center. some say more police on the street is the wrong the process to fighting gun violence. [indiscernible] after enduring a

course of anger, bowser addressed her critics pointedly. >> i supported and encouraged policies to put that slogan into action. no matter how much they shout i will do that. some of the mayor's initiatives will require city council approval. she says she expects the council to take of these measures when he returns from the summer break. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. maureen: an emotional day in roanoke as the tv station pays tribute to a reporter and photographer killed during a live broadcast yesterday morning. >> holding here's -- hands here on the desk. we are ending this moment with our continued thanks for all of us -- for all of you at home. we will with time in the blessings of her many friends out there for all of you, we will heal from this. maureen: that should be was

preceded by a moment from silence it 6:45 this morning. that is the moment a former colleague killed reporter allison parker and her photographer adam ward. it was just part of the outpouring of support from the community. live withid joins us a tv stations leader spoke out this afternoon. reporter: so much emotion today. even now people are arriving here at the front of the television station where the have this memorial. a continues to grow. we learned new information about vester flanigan. outside the station there have been hugs and embraces. the memorial grows by the hour. dealing with the loss of reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward. we learned the search of flanigan's apartment turned up evidence of a long-term plan of the shooting. ,olice said they found a gun

ammunition, and disguising his car. the station manager says flanigan, a former reporter at the station, had anger performance issues and was ordered to enroll in a employee assistance program. one day later, this is still a difficult time. together, but one for the front of the other. neverg our loss, forgetting allison and adam and realizing that they died in the performance of their duty and we're not going to shark that duty as we go forward. >> you wake up and hope it was a bad nightmare. you check your phone and your like this is real. it is this really tough. >> trying to forgive.

that's up and so violent and evil happened. reporter: look at all those balloons. employees at the station also wore ribbons in honor of their fallen colleagues. no live shots here yesterday or today. the station is actively looking into security issues. how to keep people safe out of the field. richard reid, abc 7 news. maureen: today the heartbroken father of the murdered reporter is speaking out. she says -- he says the u.s. you do a better job of stopping gun violence. andhe was so loved by all my heart is broken. if i have to be the john walsh of gun control, i am for the second amendment but there has politiciansto force

that are cowards and in the pockets of the nra to come to grips and make sense -- have sensible laws so the crazy people cannot get gun. reporter: he said his daughter would often text them after her newscast to ask if you liked her story. maureen: we will hear more from mr. parker in the growing calls for and against gun control in our continuing coverage later in this newscast. , the milestone00 for a maryland boy who made history when doctors gave him two new hands. one of the men who stopped a gunman on a train in france is coming home. what he said when he got back on american soil. tropical storm erika on the move in the impact it could have on the united states. that's coming up on abc seven news at 6:00.

maureen: one of the three men helped stop an attack on a train in europe is back. the city's mayor, former nba start kevin johnson introduced sadler at a news conference. he said he is happy you back on american soil. >> this is my home and i'm glad

to be back here to see everybody. it is overwhelming for me. i did not inspect all of this happened. maureen: he in two of his friends over howard a terror suspect on a train from amsterdam to paris last friday. a little boy who made history is only home in maryland. harvey.you about zion he underwent a double hand transplant in philadelphia. he is the youngest person to endure the procedure. we are told he left the hospital yesterday for his home and we will continue to get -- he will continue physical therapy. -- from the hubble space telescope. this view is what is being called a cosmic butterfly. scientists call it a twin jet nebula. it is native of expanding gases

of a dying star. at 6:00,bc 7 news calls for change after a deadly shooting on live tv. what we know about how the gunman got his hands on a weapon and what some say is the core issue that must be addressed. and how long the perfect weather the last and what is the east coast should expect from the storm now growing in the tropics. lou: the nats are playing ok baseball but the mets are playing better. baseball but the mets are playing better. on the way as wow. this thank you .ectacular. we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out ofhat tiny house? yeah you know when we realized how great the furniture could be, we knew we wanted more space. how much more space? we went from a hundred square feet to... three thousand! (whispers) three thousand! we still have the original structuture. she uses it as a yoga studio. it's more like a tool shed. reesh your space with an extra one-hundred dollars

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of aen: the on air murder tv reporter and her photographer is reigniting a national debate about how we deal with until helping guns. as diane cho explains, the debate starts right here in virginia. reporter: the father of one of the victims gunned down during a live broadcast is now calling for tougher gun-control laws in the wake of the tragedy. >> how many new towns are going to have? how many sandy hook's?

reporter: he is pushing for commonsense laws. many of those measures were rejected in a state in committee earlier this year and a republican-controlled general assembly. gun rights advocates say it intrudes on the second minute right. >> there are individuals in this country who should not be allowed to own a firearm. reporter: in 2014 the law center to prevent gun violence gave virginia a degrading in their in their d rating annual scorecard. >> that is not a part of the problem. that is a universal problem. reporter: authorities say 41-year-old vester flanigan legally purchased the gun used in the shooting. he complied and was fired a year later performance issues. republican presidential candidate donald trump says it

is not about guns. >> it is about mental instability. you have people with great mental instability. reporter: medical director of the american psychiatric association says one out of four will be affected by mental illness in their lives for that everyone is getting the health they -- help they need >>. > you just on of coverage in your health insurance policies. maureen: our coverage of the on-air ambush continues on wjla.com. you can watch the entire emotional tribute to allison parker and adam ward. as well as the details about what was found inside the gunman's car. healing theama is new orleans recovery for the most devastating hurricanes in recent history. touredsident toward -- the city two days after the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina's landfall.

he says the change chose the spirit of the city. ago aent obama: not long gathering in the lower nine would've seen unlikely. the notion that there would be anything left seemed unimaginable at the time. today this new community center stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of this city. maureen: hurricane katrina killed close to 2000 people. president obama also said the storm exposed inequalities in the city in the nation that must be addressed. somber anniversary. we don't have anything like that to face. except there is a tropical storm. steve: i want to give you the latest on that with the newest updates that have just come in. the wind is picking up a little bit. we will look at the graphics showing winds now at 45 miles per hour.

we have gusts up to 58 miles per hour. look what happens as you move through the next few days. it will hug the eastern coast of florida. this is what the models are saying right now. by 2:00 tuesday afternoon it could be just off the coast of jacksonville. this needs to be watched carefully. you can always check it wjla.com for the latest updates. what a beautiful day and evening out there. a few clouds of filters sunshine. it is a go. one is your percent. -- 100%. dinner outside. the winds is out of the north at seven miles per hour. a little below average for this time of year but we will not complain. for the end of august, temperatures and humidity low. mold in the moderate range. trees and grass is nothing to

worry about as we head to the next several days. here is what is going on temperature wise. 70's mainly to the north and west of us. a little bit warmer further south. charles koch coming in at 80 degrees. ille coming in at 80 degrees. we are talking upper 60's, around 70 degrees. that is where it feels accountable outside with the humidity and the sticky factor. around 65 degrees in downtown d.c. under mostly clear skies. as we look at our futurecast, not a whole lot going on for tomorrow. sunglasses absolutely you will need them from morning him afternoon, into early evening. keep them handy in the upcoming weekend. our next best chance for showers will not come until sunday afternoon. 85 for a high on our friday. partly cloudy skies.

the perfect day -- waiting in the workday for some. upper 80's on saturday and lower 90's on sunday. late sunday afternoon may see a few thunderstorms in the mountains. that's around 90 degrees on monday. lower 90's tuesday and wednesday. any chance for a few storms. maureen: that's a beautiful weather forecast but what about the redskins? lou: they need to improve. it's not the robert griffin. we have more issues than just the health of the starting order back. the total offense needs to focus on saturday against the ravens.

>> and now between the sports desk brought you by your local twitter dealers. lou: if the offense of light is not improve we will unfortunately see more quarterbacks leaving the game due to injury. jay gruden company preparing for the all-important third preseason game for the starters are expected to get significant work. not too long before it is all for jay gruden in your number two. his basic challenge is quarterback and first-team

offensive unit for saturday. >> we have struggled with the first group. i challenged the offense. i'm sick of hearing about it. they want to go out and prove something. it is the most -- is the most important do or die game? no, but as a quarterback you should take every plate equally -- every plate equally. all that cushion to figure out what is going on with the washington nationals is over. they are playing some decent baseball but there was one problem. the team they are trailing is out of their minds. the nationals could win the series setting is a padres but the mets have a nice 6.5 game lead. matt williams is taking it one game at a time. >> we know the big picture is part of it. in order to get to the big for you to concentrate every single day.

it starts all over again today. it is groundhog day every day. lou: it is always seven part of your childhood passes away. and so it is for me and countless others who were said and if you're of the death of darryl dawkins to an apparent heart attack. his back toward shattering ounce one in one of the best monikers and sports. chocolate thunder. many don't know he was the first to go straight from high school to the nba 35 years ago. dead at the age of 58. now,e ninth inning right trailing by 5-1. a sad day in sports with darryl dawkins. i loved the way he -- chocolate thunder. he put it down. maureen: we are going to miss chocolate thunder but we are not have any bad weather. steve: we will have an update on

have any bad weather. steve: we will have an update on old -- at 11:00 on

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