[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] during critical moments. a childhood in a fire engine instead of an ambulance. >> that was very bold and brazen. duringrrifying rape daylight hours. police say it could be a hate crime. >> we were frantic for two hours. >> a frantic ordeal and the response, next. >> now, abc news at 11:00, on your side. major concerns about emergency response in the district following the death of medicalduring a emergency. the child was transported part of the way to the hospital in a fire truck. jay korff is joining us with the investigation that is being launched right now. everyone out there is a this is

unacceptable. jay: the fire department is also saying that they had serious can learns about what happened. they have launched their own inquiry into what transpired. that thean told me closest amulets at the time of the call was seven miles away. they also tell me that the department, well, they have had shortage all week. inside this home on hilltown road in southeast washington, a young child, for reasons unknown , had a seizure and lost consciousness. fire officials say a fire engine rushed to the scene can arrive within six minutes of the initial call. thene 30 was left with child because the closest ambulance was seven miles away. they say all the other ambulances with advanced lights -- life-support capability, or

on other calls. call, theyafter the sent a different ambulance while in route to the hospital. the child was transported to the hospital, where the child died. call volume was heavy at the time and the full complement of ambulances was available. sources tell abc 7 news 39 ambulances are not enough to service a bitty city -- a busy city like washington. admits that an few months ago, there were 10 additional ambulances on the street. for unspecified reasons, those units are out of service. certainly do not have access to all the medical information. all of that information is going to be gathered. the bottom line is, we do not know if the events of this day contributed directly to this child's passing, but it is being

investigated. jonathan: thank you. police are investigating a rape that took place at gunpoint. officers say the victim was forced into a car and attacked at another location. the scariest detail is the abduction happened at 6:30 in the morning, just steps from a police station. chris tells us about the search for who did this. chris: the police report says it in black and white. this is a suspected hate crime. the man accused of rape was allegedly anti-lesbian. police say the suspect pulled up next to a woman at this bus stop. he brandished a gun and told her to get in. what i take public transportation all the time so it is very frightening that someone could be snatched from the bus stop. chris: she also cannot believe where it happened. >> it is a main thoroughfare and

the police station is right there. chris: district headquarters less than a block away. the fire vehicle repair shop is across the street. just a couple of blocks from nats park. the man allegedly drove the woman across the anacostia and sexually assaulted her in a parking area. there should have been a lot of people around. in this case, exercising. >> it is scary. it could have been someone -- i was out here running or working out. chris: released say they could not tell us if the suspect or victim knew each other. there were no details about why they suspect this was a hate crime due to the victim's sexual orientation. jonathan: the suspect was last seen driving a silver. ram pickup truck. it also had temporary tags.

if you have any information, the police would like to hear from you. another school bus mistake in prince george's county. a three-year-old girl with special needs was dropped off at a bus lot after the driver mr. stop and-- missed her that led to frantic moments for her family. this is two in one week. richard: that is right. was supposed to be dropped off at her house at 12:30. instead, the school district admits the bus driver got lost and nobody knew where she was for two hours. braceyear-old symphani is back home safe now. >> we were frantic for two hours. richard: what should have been a routine bus ride turned into an afterschool ordeal. >> very frightening.

-- attends a chance this early childhood center. up backe did not show at her house, her mother began making calls. >> the bus depot said she did not get on the bus. the school said they put her on the bus. richard: it turns out symphani was on her bus. the driver got lost and could not find her drop-off location. >> they need to go back and say, i am lost, or something like that. theard: the driver took all other students home before dropping symphani at this bus lot. protocol says he should have called in if he had issues. >> i was reading something happened to her. richard: the mayor of the neighborhood got her home after two hours.

>> i am not happy with the way it went down. i am happy that she is here. richard: the school district knows that symphani was always with an adult. they also say that we deeply regret the error and want to assure the community that we are taking measures to make sure our students continue to be trans-ported in a safe and timely manner. we are told the principal is being ordered to talk about all of this with school bus drivers about their drop-off policies. we are also told the school bus driver has been reprimanded. jonathan: thank you. want to update you on a related story that you first saw here on 7. prince george's county schools say the teachers put a four-year-old on the wrong bus have been disciplined. on child was dismissed tuesday, placed on the wrong bus. he was missing for over an hour. to the schoold

and reunited with his family safely. no word on exact actions taken against that teachers eight. after being grilled over last month's the relevant, metro's chief safety officer resigned. >> it is more of an oversight role. doherty: that is james answering questions today. he did not talk like a man who was about to resign from his job. after the meeting, it was announced that he was gone. metro officials knew that the track had an issue and the train could go off, but they did not take action. , you your own testimony had no information about what goes on operationally. what is the point of having a safety department if you are not deeply embedded in the organization? jonathan: lewis brown will serve as acting chief safety officer until a permanent replacement is

found. happening in california, police are searching neighborhoods around the primitive city knowledge for the gunman who shot one person to death. two other person -- people were wounded. at least one of the victims was a student. this is a huge two-year community college just south of sacramento. they have an enrollment of about 23,000 units. after a pharmacy in montgomery county was robbed at gunpoint. watch this. clarksburg pharmacy on stringtown road. police say the thieves stole prescription drugs and ran off. u.s. parkand the place helicopter were called in to help the search, but the man disappeared. this humid weather is leaving us . before we feel cooler air, we may have to deal with rain and storms. how long will the storms stick around? steve: not that long. just during the day tomorrow.

the holiday weekend, things get a lot brighter and cooler. a few showers around the capital beltway. tomorrow morning, sunglasses early in the day. umbrellas for the afternoon hours. a cold front moves across the mid-atlantic. highs in the 80's and a lot of humidity. talking about the cooldown, plus another warm-up next week. details on that in just a few minutes. jonathan: a roller coaster for the redskins and the season has not given target. tonight, they tried to focus on the game of football. robert is joining us with a look at how they came together to overlook all the other noise. robert: if you are a good player, you have got to jonathan: pros got to do that. robert: most of the starters did not play tonight. we will start in the first

quarter, where one guy has been the difference maker. he caught his fourth touchdown pass of the season. that is a 19-yard touchdown pass . the redskins would add another touchdown but ended up losing 17-16, wrapping of the preseason 3-1. coming up later, we will hear from the head coach and the players as the preseason is over and the next game is for real. that will be against the miami dolphins. suh cannot wait for that one. jonathan: should be a good game. still ahead, tsa officers accused of groping travelers. what the head of the agency is saying. closer to

>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. jonathan: another scandal in the tsa. new video shows a female officer in denver manipulating a script

-- a scanning machine so that travelers that a male tsa officer found attractive were sent to him. those officers were fired in the spring. it is not an isolated incident. there have been 10 cases over several months. last week, a tsa supervisor fondled a young woman and is facing charges. the agency administrator says there are some bad apples, what did not say if he would change the way officers are hired. a safety review ordered for several defense department last labs after anthrax was discovered outside its containment area in utah last week. there is no says evidence of exposure. earlier this year, they inadvertently shipped live anthrax to a lab in nine different states. the safety review will ensure abs aret are -- l following proper procedures. a county clerk is in jail tonight in kentucky. kim davis refuses to issue

marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite an order from the highest order in the country, the supreme court. she says she cannot violate her religious beliefs. five deputy clerks in her office said they would issue the licenses in her place. a judge said she will remain in custody until she follows the law or some type of agreement is reached. some campaign news to share with you -- donald trump making a big promise. today, he pledged his loyalty to the gop in writing. his loyalty was questioned after he promised not to run as an independent during the last debate. his pledge is not legally binding. sources close to trouble say he does not have to stick to it. he did it because the republican party has been fair to him. a proposal that is being floated could change parking rules in arlington and it could cost you.

the idea is to extend the meter time by two hours. that would mean paying to park between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. the other side says it could hurt small businesses. the plan will be presented to the county board sometime next month. theurn our attention to weather. we are going into a holiday weekend. a lot of folks would like to see less humidity and cooler temperatures. steve: a little bit of both on the way. i only wish today was friday. one more day of the hot weather and committee and if you thunderstorms on the way. as we had outside right now, it is dry for most of the area. just a few scattered showers. it is warm outside. 80 degrees still at reagan national airport. the humidity and the feels like temperature in the middle 80's. our high today, two degrees shy of a record at 96 degrees. the record was 98 in 1953. look at our average for today,

84 degrees. we will cut the heat tomorrow and a lot more comes on saturday. the humidity, we will not be able to totally get rid of it, at least not yet. 75 in fredericksburg. over to lexington park, maryland, 74 degrees. measure ofevels, the moisture in the air, upper 60's, lower 70's. when you walk outside, it feels like you can cut the air. that will change late tomorrow afternoon as a backdoor cold front moves overhead. temperatures inside the beltway around 74, 75 degrees. partly cloudy skies and winds out of the northwest at around five miles per hour. this is what it will look like on our futurecast. grab your sunglasses. you will not need them very long, but the umbrella will be

handed during the overnight hours. a frontal system moves in from the north and east and this is what will trigger showers and thunderstorms. if wed not be surprised do not see if you severe thunderstorm warnings. we had a severe thunderstorm warning earlier this evening. did not amount to that much. pretty much the same situation as you move through tomorrow afternoon. high pressure is going to start to settle in. cooler and slightly drier air for the holiday weekend. coolerbit temperature-wise. wind out of the east. take a look at this beach forecast. ocean city, for those of you who have your last weekend for your rental, temperatures will be upper 70's. just a little warmer towards the south. if you are staying in town, 84 and a beautiful labor

day for picnics and outdoor activities. isn the heat and humidity back. on tuesday, all the kids are back to school. temperatures will hit the lower 90's on wednesday. jonathan: we turn our attention now to sports and the redskins. the real games are going to start. robert: it is still a game though. yet onhave not shown out the skins roster, tonight was the night. that is next in sports.

>> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: final preseason game for the redskins. kirk cousins suited up on the sidelines.

tonight was mainly for those trying to make the final 53-man roster. we start in the first quarter. oss caught his fourth touchdown pass of the preseason. over the a 7-0 lead jags. first and goal for the jaguars. 5-yard score. win with a field goal. with 10 catches and 103 yards, everyone was talking about wrist shot ross -- rashad ross. >> he is doing a great job. we talk about taking advantage of opportunities. the guy really has opened our eyes. >> just sitting at home like, why me all the time? it cannot be nobody else. it has got to be the, you know

what i'm saying? robert: the game that you saw a , ravens.e on abc 7 the falcons hold off baltimore 2 0-19. some close ones here. the nats putting on a hitting clinic against the braves. it was not even a game tonight. up two runs in the first. they took a 7-1 lead and scored two or more runs in five innings. nats win, the final 15-1. this is basketball coach andy kennedy doing thatnawe -- the nae nae.

upcomingromo for the basketball season. -- the mysticse are in l.a., taking on candace parker and the sparks. that game is just under way. do you think they are going to win a bunch of games? robert: i do. jonathan: preseason, a lot of the guys do not make the cut. a lot of guys are sitting out. politicians are not fans of sharing the spotlight, but one of them had no choice. coming up, this whale of a photobomb and how it is not

jonathan: metro's chief safety officer steps down after a heated hearing. also, another school bus mistake in prince george's county and more comfortable weather will be back now. you can read all of these stories and the full or cast over on wjla.com. lots of us have been photobombed before, but how about by a whale? a guest dropped in during one of his appearances today. june tryingle named to steal the spotlight.

not the first time. he even swam to the beach of a merit -- the beat of a marriott to ban -- mariachi band.,

jonathan: how great is it? tomorrow is friday, holiday weekend, the weather is great. steve: the showers out of the way by the afternoon hours. once they are out of here, a nice weekend. a good monday. labor day is good for picnics, barbecues, family get-togethers, or just hanging out by yourself. 90, 91 for tuesday and wednesday. jonathan: redskins 3-1 to finish off the preseason. that is going to do it for us.

>> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, andrew garfield -- from "sex & drugs & rock & roll," liz gillies -- "this week in unnecessary censorship" -- and music from faith no more. with cleto and the cletones. and now, if the truth be known, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪