plenty when you get back to the mountains. that has been the story for most of the day here. most of the heavy activity is along east of 81. several pocket of heavy thunderstorms in the area near frederick maryland. they continue to spread east and southeast a little bit. they will be scattered through the evening hours but they will come to an endment to as an upper air disturbance causing them moves out of the area. those with the rain cooling off like 74 in hagerstown. but steamy in gaithersburg. 91 in andrews and fredericksburg as well. moisture level is so high, that the heat index value is still at 96 degrees in fredericksburg. 95 at andrews. 96 in washington. feels like 92 in frederick. though the storms are a couple of miles north and east of the county seat. tonight the showers and the storms come to an end. we see muggy conditions and fog in areas with the rain. we will stay muggy all night long. will it clear out for the holiday weekend?

we will let you know. leon: you folks out there at home are the best eyes and the ears out there when there is severe weather in the area. if you the take a picture of a video without putting yourself in harm's way, do that and e-mail us the video and pictures at pics@wjla.com. kimberly: it was a chaotic scene on metro orange line today as a woman tried to frab a -- grab a 2-year-old out of her stroller and run. two things got in the way. the child was strapped in and another passenger jumped in to help. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live outside the foggy bottom station where the woman was arrested. sam? sam: well, kimberly, the drama played out on a metro train that travels under potomac river between virginia and d.c. the passengers detained a woman who stepped way over the line by grabbing somebody else's child. they held her until the train stopped here at the foggy bottom station and the police arrived. the mother and her 2-year-old

daughter whose identity we are concealing left the matt form shaken but not injured. according to the metro after the orange line train left rosslyn station for foggy bottom a strange acting woman was walking the aisles. >> going up and down the rail car. making incoherent stations as the train approached the foggy bottom station. >> metro says the child was strapped in the stroller when the woman grabbed her. a passenger brandon carroll tweeted out on social media the baby was crying hysterically and so was the mom. passengers moved in on the woman who frabbed the baby and wrestled her to the snore and held her until the train stopped and the police arrived. the metro transit police arrested the woman and put her in back of a vehicle. >> uncooperative. booked at a local facility. >> outside a talk of a foggy bottom station. >> crazy people go around trying to snatch up babies.

>> the world changes. that is so horrible. >> the mother and the child left the scene with the police and the metro officials who we believe was a family member. >> the police chief said it is not unheard of for feuding parents and one parent grab a parent from another parent in the metro system. but said for a stranger to take someone's child is something he has not heard of. leon: investigators have just released a photo of a man in connection with a metro bus shooting last month. brown is considered armed and dangerous and accused of shooting a bus in elgin road. a person was hit and that forced them to detour buses for several days. kimberly: developing now a manhunt is expanding in illinois as police search for the gunman who shot and killed a police officer.

lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz died in the town of fox lake. he was chasing three suspects when he lost contact with dispatch. a vague description of the three suspects is all investigators have to go on right now. they have scouring surveillance video and pleading for any witnesses to come forward. we understand that the schools s in the area are under lockdown. leon: in the last half hour the judge ruled that six police officers charged in freddie gray's death will get separate trials. that is one of three motions considered today in court. we have team coverage of that from baltimore tonight. begin with the maryland pure row chief brad bell who was in the court. tell us about what happened today? brad: that is breaking news. defense attorney did not want the six police officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray to be charged together. the judge agreed so as you said, there will be six

separate trials. there was tension today. the defense attorneys trying to get the case thrown out. >> no one is above the law. >> on may 1 after two weeks of civil unrest, baltimore city state attorney announced against six cops. >> the findings of the thorough and the independent investigation coupled with the medical examiner's determination that mr. gray's death was a homicide led us to believe we have probable cause to file criminal charges. brad: the lawyers for the officers say it was a pep rally to call for payback

against the cops and it tainted the potential jury pool. so all charges should be dismissed. that she milled misconduct and should be dismissed dismissed fe case. after a one hour hearing judge call it would defense arguments mindboggling and denied the motion. prominent defense attorney gordon said the ruling is no surprise. >> this case didn't involve prosecutorial misconduct nor anything that require the prosecutorial office be recused. she did her job. brad: 20 minutes ago the state attorney left. none of the parties spoke out publicly at all today. we will be back here next week. the police will be on alert again. because there is going to be another hearing where the judge will be asked to decide whether or not the six trials

will take place here in baltimore or whether it will be impossible to seat impartial jury and they have to do a change of venue to move it somewhere else. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: all right, brad. just that discussion of a motion to dismiss or reduce charges against the six officers had the police on edge in baltimore. protesters set up outside the courthouse in the hearing. stephen tschida has more. tell us about it. stephen: 20 minutes ago the mayor and the chief of police addressed the media and the mayor thanked the police for the actions containing the demonstration. the chief of police said one demonstrator was arrested and charged with assaulting an

officer. >> they tore through baltimore heading toward the courthouse. riled up for the prospect that they could reduce charges against police officers charged in freddie gray's death. a man fell or somehow wound up on the ground. >> the police game to help him he lashed out at the police. >> the baltimore police arrested the man for allegedly kicking an officer in the face. meanwhile they continues to swarm the courthouse warning of the dire consequences should a judge make a move to accommodate six police officers. the tensions diminish when the prosecutor announced a roster of charges and they waned again today when the judge

upheld charges against the six officers. >> we want all six police. no justice -- >> no peace. >> the baltimore police are expected to line the courthouse next week when the judge hears the arguments about change of venues for the six officers. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. kimberly: the district is calling it one of the largest bust of synthetic drug in city's history. will it make a difference in the spike of crime? we have more about the announcement two hours and what it means around d.c. brianne carter? brianne: absolutely. the police talking about the impact directly here to d.c. the authorities telling us they believe that the sin themmic drugs were bound for the streets here in d.c. while this isn't the first time this has happened, say in 2013 they seized 1,082 packets. but now they have 19,000

packets of drugs off the street. two men are behind bars and the largest drug seizure in the city's history. >> we are certain that most of this was targeted for the street of the district of columbia. so it looks like something that was going be distributed in mostly if not exclusively in the district. brianne: according to the charging documents the police working along federal agencies intercepted a shipment of the synthetic drugs last week in howard county maryland. according to the charges documents they were tested and delivered to a warehouse in northwest washington. charging documents two put the 14 boxes of drug with estimated street value of $2.3 million in a storage unit at

the warehouse. the two were both arrested and charged. the staid sure of drugs will make an -- says sure of -- the seizure of the drugs will make an impact. >> the sin themmic drug problem -- sin thetic drug problem is contributing to the violence. brianne: the law enforcement authorities say the two men did make an appearance in court today. both were held. and are expected to be back in court next week. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. kimberly: thank you. today james madison university held a vigil to honor wdbj reporter and alumni alison parker. it took place at 6:45 this morning. just around the time the gunman opened fire last wednesday. killing parker and the photo journalist adam ward. parker was a 2012 graduate. leon: two days after losing his job at the starting quarterback for the washington

redskins, robert griffin iii made his first public comments today. he received the redskins salute of war. recognized for the off-field work he does supporting the military. the ceremony was part of the annual welcome home luncheon. he comes from a military family and he spoke about the honor. >> this is an honor to be in this position and have this platform to give back in a positive way. that is a choice you have to make. i am blessed to have teammates that led me in the right direction to use the platform for a positive thing. in the military, one thing you have is your word. i give my word to familiar i will, the washington redskins, teammate and the military i will be there for them. appreciate you guys. leon: with that he received a standing ovation from the crowd as recipient. but coming up in sports stay tuned because robert burton has more of the lunchen and

the first words from griffin after the benching. kimberly: more on the pink pants. leon: you would notice that. kimberly: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- make or break. the rule a local lawmaker is taking as the president pushes the iran nuclear deal. leon: then a little later good news for the local members of the military who lost their cars at sea. kimberly: first the name. find out what is changing about denali. >> plus, senior citizens are literally feeling the heat inside a silver spring apartment building. up next i will tell you why they are bringing to management.

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kimberly: the tallest mountain in north america has a new height to go with the new official name. denali the alaskan mountain formerly known as mount mckinley is ten feet shorter. the u.s. gee log call survey says den -- geological survey says it is shorter from the 1953 survey. leon: so the difference is the technology used. kimberly: unless it's melting. i don't know. do they count the snow at the

top? leon: like all of us. as we get older we get shorter. kimberly: it's cool at the top of denali. not at home. leon: opposite here. the residents of the charter house in silver spring took to the parking lot to protest they have days there without the air conditioning or water. if you believe that. kevin lewis live there now with the developing story. kevin? kevin: after members of the media showed up the management restored air conditioning 12:30 this afternoon. this is the apartment building we are talking about. at the heat of the outage, the 14th floor tents topped 100 degrees. >> it's hard. cooler outside. kevin: residents are no longer

fan of management. >> a woman's apartment last night was 99. kevin: for the last three days no air canning left unreliable water pressure. >> we are miserable right now. >> tenants like linda thomas say it is because the aging building as a lackluster maintenance record. >> over 60 your body doesn't react the same way. i sweat all night. two fans going. ketch: today the residents huddled in the lobby where the air temp was cooler. >> a couple of folks get sick when they go in their apartment. that's wrong. kevin: chris helps those who feel they are being neglected. he has become a popular man. >> they ought to receive compensation, month-free rent or a care package. kevin: before the newscast i spoke to management.

despite a number of residents saying it was out for three days the management says it was only 24-hour outage but either way it profusely apologized and said there should be no more issues moving forward. kimberly: that is good news. so i checked and you were right. denali did not shrink. the technology for measuring it got better. >> getting older, just as good. doug: big mountain. four miles high. leon: we wouldn't mind having the snow on top here. doug: give it a few more months. we are working to get rain. we haven't had much rain in the past few weeks. some temperatures are getting downpours now. tell you the wednesday weather story. the showers came through this afternoon. it's still wet but the temperatures dropped dramatically after the heavy rain and the thunderstorms move through the area.

in north of hagerstown they have had an inch of rain. dropping to 74. 72 degrees now. 72 at winchester. 77 in manassas. if you have the heavy rain a cooldown. there is more down south. it's going to be hit-or-miss. then the showers and the storms will come to an end as the weather disturbance moves out. check the temperatures. you can pick which area has the rain. fredericksburg have a downpour. but the humidity levels are higher. upper 60's feels like it's 95. 90 degrees in the washington

dulles and gaithersburg. through the evening the skies will clear. we have haze in the air and nothing. overhead is partly cloudy. overnight reading 69 to 70 degrees. a look at the satellite and the radar together. the storm activity is an upper level disturbance. rolling in from the hot and the humid air. once disturbance moves through that is the end of the showers and the storms. there is sunshine tomorrow. a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon to the west of the metro washington area. this is a time lapse. the future cast. showing where it could be tomorrow an. there are showers south of washington. whether it happens we'll see.

but they will be isolated farther west. a cold front comes in from the north. showers of storms then. hot and humid. 94 and partly cloudy skies. friday. 40% chance of showers and storms on a front. look what happens after the front goes through friday night. look at this. partly cloudy and pleasant weather for labor day weekend. temperatures for the mid-80's. saturday and sunday. warmer labor day. >> go into a pay packet if you hook us up on the weekend. doug: really? leon: no. kimberly: we'll bring you ice cream. for better or worse. some stories just get people talking. still ahead, find out why the pig is making freen with envy. leon: -- green with envy. leon: later preparing for pope. a look as the work me gins on the pondum for the pontiff.

kimberly: but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc.

leon: tonight on the hill, barbara mikulski holds the key to the nuclear deal. the outgoing to democrat is giving the president the margin he needs to sustain the veto. kimberly: the iran nuclear

deal is secure. >> the senate votes are in to make sure the agreement makes it through the congressional challenge. 34 senators say they will back obama's veto of a republican resolution to disapprove the deal. in a statement, senator barbara mikulski who provided the deciding vote says no deal is perfect. i have concluded that the joint catch henceive action is -- comprehensive action is the best to block them from getting a bomb. >> we started to be bombarded by myths about what the agreement will and won't do. >> secretary of state defended details of the deal in philadelphia. >> judge for yourself the difference where we were two years ago and where we are now and where we can be in the future. reporter: even reached today's goal the administration continue the efforts to drum up support on capitol hill. there are ten democratic senators who have not said how they will vote. >> if this agreement is voting

down those who vote no will not be able to tell you how many centrifuges iran will have next year or the year after. >> kerry adds trust and hope is not part of the deal and based on specific matters that will be verified for the lifetime of the agreement. >> without the disagreement, the iranians will have several potential pathways to a bomb. with it, they won't have any. >> in two weeks, the lawmakers will vote on a resolution of disapproval. most republicans say they will vote against the deal. in northwest, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- senior political reporter scott thuman just back from turkey. give us a glimpse of how they are dealing with isil in the midst of the unrest. >> cargo ship fire delayed delivery of cars to military members. we finally now he bad the damage is. coming up, we will tell you

how the cars are a total loss. >> details of recall for a popular frozen side

kimberly: this summer, "7 on your side" told you about a ship carrying vehicles of u.s. military member caught fire at sea leaving those back here at home without any wheels. tonight, we are learning how bad the damage actually is.

joce sterman is with us, you have gone trying to track down vehicles for months. >> we got the information and it is not good. half of the 400 cars aboard the could remember are no good for the military families counting on them in the states. for some, the items that would have filled their homes also toast. the reason for this was a fire in june aboard the boat, courage. which was transporting cars and household goods for military members moving back to the u.s. it's contracted out to a company called international auto logistics. the "7 on your side" iteam first told you that the company had massive problems, big delays delivering cars on the first million dollar contract with the military. the service members were left waiting and wondering where the cars were. this caused a delay in delivery on the summer second surge but this time it's not i.a.l.'s fault but the company

has to deal with the aftermath. the damage was extensive. we want to break down the numbers for you. 461 vehicles aboard the boat. according to the army. 220 are considered a total loss. 241 were not impacted. the stuff in their kitchen and the couches. the 210 packages on board. there were 25 that had smoke damage and 36 are sitting right now in baltimore. half to be environmentally tested before they can be shipped out to the military family that they belong to. some military family didn't get the good news they were hoping for when the ship rolled in. but the army says everyone's car was torched has already settled with the insurance company representing this contractor. joce sterman, abc7 news. kimberly: all right. this video just in to the

newsroom. the d.c. police need your help tracking down the two people here. police say that the two held up another man with a gun. it happened in the 11 block, 1100 block rather of florida a northwest. early saturday morning on august 22nd. contact the d.c. police if you have any information. look at it one more time. it's quick, not that clear. leon: marylanders paying respect to the former governor who died sunday. public viewing happening with the statehouse in annapolis. mandel's family and larry hogan and other leaders have been among the vistors there. governor larry hogan says he feels strong and the prognosis is great. he posted this on the facebook

payment. the governor said he has two months of treatment left. so far he has had three minor surgical procedures, three spinal tap and 20 chemotherapy sessions. he is still in good spirits. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. 9,000 cases of frozen corn are recalled due to listeria fears. bondwell usa issued a recall after a product tested positive for the bacteria in tennessee. distribution of frozen corn has been halted as the company works with the f.d.a. to find out the source of the contamination. the label in the recall with wild wood market basket, bountiful harvest. check your freezers. local celebrity chef feeling the heat now. not in the kitchen. the former "top chef" contestnant being sued by two of the former cooks who allege he didn't pay them for hours they worked for him. the suit claim that he came in early and left late and were told not to clock in or out.

kimberly: we have been wondering and it's still not easy being green. judging by kermit the frog's personal life. harping out with another pretty pig denise seen here led to speculation that they are dating. kermit took to twitter as one does in these situation and said denise is just a close friend. this comes less than a month after kermit and the long-time love miss piggy announced the sad breakup. judge for yourself when the premier september 22 at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. even though they broken up you know miss pig by is not going to take it lightly. no. she won't take it lying down. kimberly: no way. >> bring out the boxing gloves. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- just ahead. leon: this week harris' hero taking aim at a fatal disease. how an organization out there helping those at rick.

>> when the pope comes to town he will celebrate mass at a specially made altar. i'm kellye lynn. i will give you a sneak peek coming up. >> new at 6:00, historic launch in russia. what makes this soyuz mission so special and why it is carrying toys to the international space station.

steve: i'm steve rudin in alexandria. it's hot and humid and changes on the way. just in time for the extended holiday weekend. take a look at the forecast. we are looking at the daytime highs in the middle 80's. for sunday, a lot of sunday. labor day looking at 87 for a high temperature. lucky enough to head to the beaches we are talking about the temperatures upper 70's to

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kimberly: arlington public schools gave abc7 a look inside discovery elementary school.

the first elementary school built in arlington in more than a decade. it's designed to be net zero. that means the amount of energy produced opposite, the renewable energy sources equals the amount of energy used. leon: having a parent with a fatal illness is hard on any child. but what if the youngster is at risk for developing the same disease? in southern maryland a first of its kind camp brought together teams and the young adults who are impacted by huntington's disease. rare genetic disorder. the youth organization spear headed the camp. that makes them this week's harris' hero. this peaceful setting masks the pain that they face every day. almost everyone here including the coup sell lores is impacted by huntington's disease a genetic brain disorder where there is no cure. >> my dad has it and i watch

him progress and pass away. leon: matt founded this a few years ago and set out to fill a void he felt growing up. >> not just the family members but they deserve support and they need support. there are people there to support them. leon: the camp provides education, and something more important. >> this is the happiest i have been in a long time. >> it will always be someone we can talk to. it's a really good thing we have this. >> we have to do what they can so they move forward.

doing what they want to do. leon: the most beautiful thing you will hear today is those children laughing. more than 40 teams and the young adults from the u.s. and canada attended the catch. they hope to make at it nearly event and hope to pull it off. 30 to 50,000 people in the u.s. have huntington's disease or the gene that causes it. kimberly: make you forget the circumstances. coming up next on "abc7 news at 5:00". is the partnership between turkey and the u.s. the key to winning the war on terror? scott thuman travels to the middle east to find out. that is next. leon: later, feeling the pressure? we will talk to kirk cousins about getting the nod to lead the skins.

leon: devastating images out of turkey. clothing piledded up on a beach where syrian refugees were trying to clear homes running to safety. the u.s. forces stationed in turkey are launching airstrikes against islamic terror groups in the region.

senior political reporter scott thuman traveled to turkey to examine the partnership between the two countries and whether it's the best strategy were the defeating isil. scott: in turkey, a peaceful picturesque up to where tourists fill the sky seeking the ultimate escape. there is a growing dark cloud of concern. brutal attacks have the tourism slowing and the inability rising. again they look to america. >> do something together. scott: he runs a hotel and he says it's a decimation of those threatening the life. >> it's a super power. it's life for turkey in the name of peace. scott: not far away they are

building a wall to keep the terrorists out and the such thesers delivering weapons. even closer american f-16s found a new home on turkish bases. >> in this tiny town 300 miles from the syrian border there is relief when the turks look to the skies to see the u.s. fighter jets. with the relief comes new concerns and a new set of problems. >> in many eyes, partnering with america, they are partnering with one of isil most hated enmies. in the bustling still of istanbul, most applaud the partnership. harder to find those willing to criticize the strategy on camera. this muslim is willing. >> how do you feel about the united states? >> the united states people are good. >> he and other muslims that build mosque and the religious site of turkey believe the

country is being used by the u.s. u.s. >> both are focused on fighting terrorism. see the coalition as the key. in istanbul, turkey. scott thuman. leon: he was able to make the trip and come back in one piece. glad to see you. you were there when the violence was breaking out over there. i heard many of the people you talk to had a lot to stay about the u.s. did they say much about their own leadership? scott: every person i talked to was dishearted and discouragedded by the leadership, the political leadership by president. they think he is lead by the desire to attack the kurds, the kurdish independent rebel and thinks they don't have the greater interest at good. they want new elections. it looks like they will have those. but a huge level of discontent

in cur i can. -- turkey. leon: we could talk about this all night long but we have to move on. we'll talk in the newsroom. nice work. kimberly: very nice work. time for check of the roads and jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: a slow go on 66. in virginia a great idea of the volume in both directions. nothing that is bumper to bumper traffic not moving because we don't have crashes causing that. this is a normal congestion we are used to. nothing out of the ordinary. let's move to the map to focus in on how heavy the traffic is. we are in the single digits from the stretch from the capital beltway near vienna metro. we are still on the brakes in centreville working to gainesville and manassas. the commute on 66 is slow. we are bumper to bumper to get to maryland from american legion bridge from 66. it will take you under 30 minutes. the commute in maryland through montgomery county on

the 270 a slow-go near 370 continuing the clarksburg to take you under 30 minutes. in d.c., the heavy traffic for you, the nine miles per hour. a low go. wet spots. doug: the immediate metro area has been spared rain. north and south and to the west. the hiest rain is spot spot and -- the heaviest rain is spotsylvania. washington county over an inch of rain there. 81 in winchester. 78 in manassas. lesser rainfall. it's scattered and sporadic. the similartarily today and tomorrow is the high heat and the humidity. 791 at reagan national with no

rain. the heat index values are only a big factor in the areas that have not had the rain. standing out among the crowd, the reagan national still feels like 95. muggy tonight. partly cloudy. patchy fog. the future cast shows a quieter day tomorrow. hot and humid. isolated shower. friday offers a bitter chance of a cold front to come in and bring showers and thunderstorms on friday. tomorrow is hot and humid. saturday, sunday and labor day. sunshine, low to mid-80's. no rain. rain holds off to the middle of next week. that is the latest. talk sports with robert burton. robert: the redskins had the welcome home lunchen to benefit the work of the redskins charitable foundation. rgiii was honored for the

community. griffin is the son of two u.s. army sergeants. he knows a thing or two about the military lifestyle. fashion is a different story. he commented after receiving the award. >> this is an honor to be in the position to have the platform and give back in a positive way. that is a choice you have to make. i'm blessed to have the teammate to led me in the right direction. if you give your word to somebody you follow through. i give my word to family, washington redskins, teammate, military i'll be there for them. appreciate you. robert: good stuff. kirk cousins has only been the starter for two days. we talk about the new role with the skins.

it just is what it is. let the chips fall where they may. leon. robert: talk tennis. serena cruised through the first set. end of the set here would go in a tie-break. we know how this ends up. she comes out on top. burtonsville try to get over the net. too much, though. takes that. she advances to the third round. kimberly, tell robert to give you the pants back. not cool. leon: you are a socks guy. not a pants guy. kimberly: what color are you wearing today? robert: pink socks. leon: he didn't stay anything about serena's hot pink. robert: stay away from that. kimberly: we have to move on to the pope. he will be here in three weeks. when we come back a look at

the progress preparing for his arrival.

kimberly: pretend it's a snow day. the pontiff will celebrate mass at the basilica at the shrine of the immaculate conception in the time in washington and kellye lynn takes him there for a look at the pope altar hand painted today. >> peace, be with you. kellye: when pope benedict celebrated mass at nationals park if 2008 he did so at the altar created by this man. he created this altar for the

shrine of immaculate conception. >> i want to be something he'd appreciate. >> it was designed to stand for the basilica. he has been assigned to paint it to be made by fiberboard and topped with italian marble. >> the columns have the first glaze on them. put a clear finish on top of that. kellye: ten coats of paint applied. >> it has to look perfect. >> after the mass on september 23, the altar will move here. at the basilica at the national shrine, i'm kellye lynn, abc7 news. kimberly: stay with abc7 and wjla.com for everything you need to know about the pope's

upcoming trip. that is it for the "abc7 news at 5:00". coming up next at 6:00 -- d.c. police chief goes to part of the area seeing a surge in crime even as some of her own officers call her ability into question. plus more protests as the police officers accused in brave -- accused in freddie gray's death. we are tracking thunderstorms after a miserably hot day. when we clear out and what the weekend will hold when "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: the fight to stop a surge in violent crime in the district is going to one of the hardest hit areas. police chief cathy lanier preparing to meet with residents in the fifth district in an hour.

it has seen the second most homicides this every year. richard reeve is live where residents want to fight back against crime. we know this is an important meeting for chief lanier. richard: this is a vital meeting for chief lanier. the first public meeting since the police union had the no confidence vote earlier this week. all this summer we have been reported about this, about the skyrocketing homicide rate. it has been a violent summer. we have video to show you. 105 homicides that you referred to, maureen. that is a big increase from last year. police telling us most of these are domestic homicides or personal disagreements that escalate. also synthetic drugs is a big issue. as you mentioned, here in 5d and 7d, they account for 90% of the homicide in the district. a lot of people are afraid to be out on the street. we have had the start of all hands on deck. there were ten shootings in a