announcer: at noon, on your side. learning about the metro train derailment that snarled at the commute for thousands. the report was released two hours ago. brianne carter joins us live with the errors highlighted in the report. report and have the we have been poring through the pages of the last hour and a the derailment happened between smithsonian station and federal triangle. take a look at these photos in

the report. railng real damage -- damage. it snarled commutes for so many. cause of the derailment was the failure of fasteners that place.e rails in a contributing factor was track condition. it was released that measure out new about the derailment. today, new insight into that. employee operating the track geometry vehicle, the tgv, that identified the rail defect, he mistakenly deleted that information from the report. it means it needed immediate attention. no attention was given because it was deleted. we do not know how to problem continue to go undetected.

metro inspected the area multiple times between that run on july 9 and the artist six derailment. metro says it is under investigation. employeesat two metro has since resigned after all of this. we understand in a statement released by metro, the safety committee chairman michael in part that such a serious error was undetected with no checks and balances in place reveals gaps in metro's safety policies and procedures. we are continuing to look through the report and will have more on abc 7 news. brianne carter, abc 7 news. ofa developing story out frederick the police on the scene of a double stabbing at the apartments at alban court. brad bell is live at the scene. what can you tell us? there was we know is

essentially an ambush at about 8:00 this morning. , albans right here area. frederick heights officers had a bloodhound track. they believe the assailant got away on foot. about 8:20 this morning the call came in. police did find a man and a woman who had been stabbed. what we have learned from witnesses is that the man and woman stepped out for a little while. they left a child inside. when they came back to the --rtment, they were ambushed three hispanic males waiting inside. the man and woman both stabbed. the man in serious condition and woman with non-life-threatening injuries. not something the neighbors expected. what is going on right now is a

manhunt. be bloodhound was tracking a sent. they are focusing on this area over here. we don't know if that is going to lead to the suspect. two people stabbed, 3 suspects on the loose. they are saying they do not believe this was a random incident. they believe there could have been some sort of relationship between the assailants and the victims. we will bring you the latest later on. in frederick, brad bell, abc 7 news. on the loose in prince george's county and a manhunt underway. the department of public safety says james norris walked away from a home visit. norris is a convicted sex offender with a violent past. jeannette reyes is in hyattsville. manhunt continues for a violent sect offender last seen off of annapolis road.

junior, a former inmate, was on a home visit also of cooper lane when he got away yesterday. the 40-year-old has a violent past. found court records indicating he served in prison for battery, rape and assault. to be recently found mentally unstable. county and state officials led the search yesterday evening using bloodhounds to help pick up a scent. lacks last seen wearing a track suit with a white stripe down the sleeve, blue jeans and new balance sneakers. he's five foot seven and 170 pounds. tamika is a local mother of three. >> you pray that god watches over them. jeanette: in hyattsville, jeannette reyes, abc 7 kelleye: news. kelleye: in the district, police will be out as the city steps up a fight against the crime rate.

sam sweeney is in southeast with details. statistically speaking, this is one of the most violent weekends of the summer and that is why police chief cathy lanier has activated the all hands on deck initiative. here's how it works, every officer in the district will be working this weekend. it starts at 3:00 this afternoon and runs through sunday morning. they will be walking the streets and talking with neighbors. up,ctives will be following police recruits will be passing out information to help fight crime. this is about increasing visibility. it has been a bloody summer in the district, 103 lives lost to murder. it to stop.nts but most of all, the residence in southwest and southeast are desperate for help. >> it is a good initiative. it needs to be longer than a weekend. we are on the going to have safe grounds for a weekend versus the whole year. >> it might work. you got to have faith.

a lot of people have faith things will begin to change but they are also skeptical. this area has seen a spike in homicides, up 95% year-over-year. last night there were 2 shootings looting three people injured. policee grateful for the initiative and they say they hope it brings peace, if only for the weekend. in southeast, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. bethesda, a deadly accident involving a bicyclist the man was struck by a car on block of massachusetts avenue. we do not know who the person is. police say the driver did stay after the accident. the road is now open. the latest on the on air ambush, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is at wdbj-tv sharing his condolences for the loss of two employees.

we are learning exclusive details from the only survivor of the attack, vicki gardner, the chamber of commerce director wardalison parker and adam were interviewing is now out of a medically induced coma. husband, sheher says investor flanagan tried to shoot her several more times, but his gun misfired and she said flanagan was wearing body armor. we are tracking tropical storm erika as it slams puerto rico with heavy rains and wind. four people dead and 20 others missing on the island of dominica. rick scott, florida governor, has declared a state of emergency. people are stocking up on food, water gas and other supplies. now with as here look at the forecast. doug: -- devin: i'm in for doug this

afternoon. the. to the day. -- beautiful start to the day. edit crisp. upper 50's in the suburbs. a beautiful day. dew points, dry air in place. when those numbers go up, mid 60's, it starts to get more humid. nationals forecast, first pitcher versus miami marlins, temperatures falling back into the 70's. the nationals with the full roster playing well against the padres. the rest of our forecast, august was going to have to return. heat and humidity. we are tracking a chance of a storm within the weekend outlook. we will have a complete forecast in a few minutes. kelleye: see you soon.

let's head over to jamie. jamie: not a terrible ride, midday afternoon. take a look near 201 and you get a good idea of how light our volume is. it is a gorgeous day. no problems on the outer loop. towards college park, we did have an earlier crash that is gone. let's take a look and figure out where we have heavy spots in 295,in or out on kenilworth avenue, in the teens. on d.c. freeways, a disabled vehicle at the case bridge not causing a big delay. yellow line on the 14th street bridge in approaching the freeway, in the 30's. not a terrible ride along the national mall and quiet through montgomery county. 270 we are still ok.

happy friday. kelleye: happy friday to you. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, panda paternity test. the national zoo's newest cub. remembering the devastation. marking 10 years since hurricane katrina. on air ambush, a closer look at the devastating shooting and the new information revealed in the gunman's manifesto. a sunny start to the weekend. gunman's manifesto. a sunny start to the weekend. devon is

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john gonzales with the announcement of who the father is. john: proud papa tian tian is celebrating with a blue crate. biologists and zookeepers in northwest d.c. has announced the newborn panda cub is a healthy baby boy and the son of tian tian. toher mei xiang gave birth two cubs and was inseminated from cells from two pandas. in pandaic diversity conference of asian, the other panda what has been a better choice. having the father with the newborn is essential for development and healthy progress. 167 gramsb weighs and is growing fast. already very attached to its mother. evening,ut 8:15 last

mei xiang started putting down the cubs and was trying to leave the den. the cub would squeal and she would run and pick it up. john: officials determined the panda that died was a male and the father was tian tian as well. the cause of death was nursing problems that lead to pneumonia. the good news is that there is a full family, mother and father and a third cub. shan, thehind us, tai boy, and now another male with the name undetermined. at the national zoo, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. kelleye: saturday marks 10 years since hurricane katrina made landfall in new orleans. more than 1800 people were killed, one million were forced from homes. george w. bush will be traveling to the new orleans area. bill clinton will be visiting tomorrow.

president obama visited yesterday. it's 12:15, time to get a check of the local weather. it is almost like the weekend with me beside you. it has felt like fall the last several days. some cool starts to the morning. into the 50's. real-time, into the upper 70's and we will top the 80 mark today. today begins the return to summertime. gaithersburg up 20 degrees. a live look outside at national harbor, you can see the breeze blowing our american flag, a calm day. winds southeast to return the warm-up. if you have beach plans, one of the more popular beach weekends with school starting this week. , tons of folks.

let's get right to a beach forecast. from oceanaches city, atlantic city, warm water temperatures. no chance of rain. lower 80's on the water. and one, mid 80's. sunday is the day humidity returns. virginia beach to the outer banks, a slight chance of a storm saturday. farther south towards cape hatteras, a high rip current set, the effects of erika, to make landfall towards miami this weekend. it would be a long ways before it could have impact here if any at all. the midwest. into we have the return of the south flow and temperatures warming up. it is still really nice, humidity is not too bad as we start tomorrow. that is the bigger picture. overnight towards tomorrow morning, we will get 50's in

some spots. 60's downtown if you happen to be up early on a saturday morning. it is going to be warm tomorrow. temperatures doing ok because the humidity is down. mid to upper 80's. you notice the improvement, a little bit of moisture coming in -- maybe that is not an improvement but it is coming your way. sunday returns the south winds. even more humid. temperature pushing 90 degrees in some spots. upper 80's to around 90 and 91, it will feel hotter with humidity in the mix. 85 today, a fine friday heading into the weekend. saturday is getting warmer, humidity is not bad. humidity back sunday. chance of an isolated shower or storm at some of the mountains. the shenandoah valley might get a storm. of widely scattered storms monday, wednesday there

might be chances around but it is mostly about the return to summer. several days that we get some 90's. humidity, it will feel towards the mid-90's. kelleye: still not as hot as usual, we cannot complain. devon: we've had a fine artist. kelleye: -- fine august. kelleye: that to the on air ambush, 2020 is taking a new look, putting details from the 23 page manifesto. deborah joins us with a sneak peek. good afternoon. us are trying to figure out what happened, what went wrong. especially those of us in this business many of us can recall looking at small local stations. what could have set off the shooting? you seen a lot of details day after day. tonight, 2020 digs deeper. we want to figure out what made bryce williams tick, what

happened before he got to roanoke? we span the country and look at his former workplaces. a lot of small stations he worked at over the years. we will give you some details you have not heard before. a lot of details about his personal life and professional life. former bosses, former colleagues and friends. you may be surprised to know a little bit about his background. not many people really saw him and him would have ever guessed they would have seen this kind of behavior we witnessed. we also take you deeper into the lives of those two young reporters. you heard the connection they had, having worked there together. both of them having loved ones at the station who witnessed the horrible act live on television. canwhy, and also, workplaces do anything about this? a look at workplace safety.

what can employers due to try to keep you safe at work? could anything have been done to prevent this? tonight, we go a little deeper and introduce you to some people you have never met, including the husband of the woman, vicki gardner -- the lone survivor of the shooting. andear what he has to say how his wife seems to be coming through this. 2020, a lotails on of new details and a deeper exploration of this horrible shooting. kelleye: we are looking forward to seeing the program. thank you. and 2020 errors tonight at 10:00, followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. news at noon,bc 7 the amazing survival story of a group of women in california. pants gets pushed back at a massachusetts hi

women were found after surviving in the california wilderness for nearly a week. the women turned off the road for a day trip, they wondered off from their car carrying two bottles of water and a towel. 5 days later they found 2 cowboys tending to their herd who helped them. a massachusetts teenager fighting back against a dress code policy banning yoga pants. 16-year-old emily organized the protest at her cape cod high schoolafter the issued a policy forcing girls to wear shorts or skirts over spandex tights. the principal says it is about preparing girls to be successful in the workplace. emily says the policy body shames teenage girls.

coming up, devon with a look at.

kelleye: how is the weekend looking? devon: looks great. typical summer weather. heat and humidity will make the return. steve has more at 4:00.

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