>> i wake up one day and think it'll be back to normal, but that's not the way it's happened. paralyzed byally west nile virus, a young mother speaks about her battle. plus, excessive force? >> he grabbed me, threw me to the floor. alison: and gunfire in d.c.

>> people are actually using a gun? alison: the investigation happening now, next. onnow abc 7 news at 11:00, your side. d.c. police are at the scene of a double shooting in southeast. one of the victims has died. alison: the police are trying to determine what led to the gunfire. one of the mothers leaves the motive was robbery. roz plater is at the scene with the investigation happening now. : still a very active crime scene, investigators here where the double shooting, which we now know left one person dead, happened at 7:30 tonight. a woman said that she was one of that her son was one of the young men shot. back in the old

neighborhood, visiting friends. they were standing in the backyard of a home when a man approached come asking for money. when they refused, the man pulled out a gun, shot her son and another young man. she is heartbroken, saying she moved out of the neighborhood to try to keep her five son safe and she is struggling tonight to understand the wave of violence in d.c. and why there seems to be no regard for human life. , yout sink in thinking know, about, i will pull this trigger, i'm taking a life. or the fact when i pull this trigger, i'm taking my life as well. i want justice, i want peace, i want to know my child is all right. i want stuff like this to stop happening in our community. that mother stood on the sidewalk and prayed for the survival of her son. he celebrated his 20th birthday just yesterday. live in southeast, roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: getting back to normal

on metro tonight after a track issue, forcing single tracking on the red line near the friendship heights station. there were initial reports of an arcing insulator. the fire department was called as a precaution. now,han: developing punched by the police, a 29-year-old woman said that an officer used excessive force during a bladensburg incident over the summer. the officer's painting a different picture. now we have video of the arrest. jay korff is joining us with the sides of the argument. jay: jonathan, every once in a while you run across a story where they are diametrically opposed. that is the case here. the bladensburg police officers said, look, i had to subdue a woman who was violent, resisting arrest. the woman told us tonight she did not need to be beaten. the surveillance video is jumpy and dark. a local woman claims it shows

the bladensburg police officer grabbing her by the neck, throwing her to the ground, and punching her multiple times in the face, knocking her unconscious. >> i thought, why is he doing this to me. i've done nothing to him. tells us on july 12, security escorted her out of a restaurant after her sister was involved in a fight inside. security officer was telling the police officer outside i was being disorderly. moments later, a bladensburg police officer working security tried to arrest her. she alleges that is when he used excessive force. the officer in a criminal complaint shared a different story. he was advised the woman was throwing beer bottles in the restaurant, that he smelled a strong odor of alcohol from her breath. the complaint goes on to say that she began to spit, punch, and grab him in the face and chest. safety, ior my

delivered several closed strikes until he stopn striking me that she stop striking me. >> he was hitting me in the face. the only time i raised my hands was when i was trying to protect myself. the officer remains on the job as an internal investigation is concluded. , she facesuribe serious charges, including felony assault and resisting arrest. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: a mosquito bite that changed a manassas mother's life. we first told you about her the summer when she was diagnosed with west nile virus. since then, at least one other maryland person has died from this mosquito borne sickness. tonight, she is speaking about her struggles to regain control of her body. >> to go back and move forward again. ice, everyor amy r

step, every hand movement is a struggle. manassas mother of two is an intense physical casepy after a threatening of west nile virus left her paralyzed from the neck down. >> one little bug bite, and, yeah, paralyzed. been in the hospital a couple months. richard: that mosquito bite outside of her home last july. >> i could not breathe at all. my dad called 911. wrenching.eart i knew she was sick, very sick. >> she is not able to move her limbs and she is not able to breathe, she is completely paralyzed. richard: after seven weeks of the hospital, three in rehab, she is getting feeling back in her legs and hands. at this clinic, she undergoes clinical and occupational therapy five days a week. brain totraining the

do the functions that it does with regular muscles. richard: she cannot raise her arms or feed herself, but she is holding onto hope. >> i would like to get everything back. i don't know how long that will take. eventually we will get there. richard: virginia health officials say that only one of as west nile cases are severe. she is improving, but there is no guarantee she will get complete use of her limbs. they could take a euro more. alison: a health alert in atederick, a fourth rabid b has been found. they have all been found within less than a mile radius. anybody who came in contact with a bat should go to the doctor. pets who may have been exposed will need a booster shot and may need to be quarantined. jonathan: there are lawsuits against fig and olive

restaurants on both coasts after a salmonella outbreak. in l a woman is suing the popular restaurant, in addition to the two locations being sued in northwest watching 10. dozens were made ill. we are entering a pattern of unsettled weather this week, which means a good chance of soaking. steve rudin is joining us with a timeline and how much we may see. steve steve: a lot going on in the belfort furniture weather center. tomorrow, a little bit of sunshine. clouds quickly increase, 70 degrees. midday temperatures in the middle 70's. by the time we wind down, a cold front on the doorstep. showers, thunderstorms, heavy rain on the way. storm juakim could have a big impact over the

weekend. we will talk about what to expect as this storm begins to take shape. it looks mighty interesting when you look at this map. more on that coming up. alison: we will see you then, steve, thank you. a dramatic rescue caught on video. news chopper 7 was there when the man was airlifted from the side of sugarloaf mountain in frederick county. man had fallen during a hike. rescuers climb down the side of the mountain secured him to a stretcher before airlifting him to the chopper. no word on his condition tonight. jonathan: changing emergency response of the district could affect emergency response times. mayor bowser putting a plan on the table. she is submitting a plan that would hire a private contractor to handle non-life-threatening calls. the d.c. fire chief estimates that four out of five calls are night and life-threatening. under the plan, emergency crews would evaluate the patient and transport only the sickest. the second would wait for a

private ambulance to arrive to take them to the hospital. the proposal needs to be approved by the d.c. counsel first. alison: the columbia heights have association could gondola like railway above columbia pike, one of the many ideas people have suggested to ease congestion. supporters say the system could be built within a year. the arlington county board canceled the columbia pike streetcar project last year. forward and a step averting a government shutdown, what is it just kicking the can? our watchdog team investigates. jonathan: and new fallout from the dugout werbrawl.

alison: congress has just about 48 hours left to reach an agreement on a budget to avoid a government shutdown, the second in two years. jonathan: the effort took a big

step forward, the senate advancing the spending bill to keep washington open for business. but as chris papst has learned, this is far from over. spending bill keeps the federal government open, but only until december 11, meaning this fight 2-d fund planned parenthood is likely to continue. 79-19, the a vote of senate passed a bill to keep washington open through december 11. in the measure, planned parenthood remains funded. that sets the stage for another showdown. >> the american people are more closely watching what happens. recent video showed planned parenthood officials discussing the sale of body parts of aborted fetuses, which if true would be a legal. some have said they are willing to shut down the government to defund them unless it happens. >> we feel like a pawn.

we are kicked back-and-forth with no control. last: in 2013, when the shutdown occurred over obamacare, it lasted 16 days. 800,000 federal workers stayed home, many furloughed. national parks were closed. standard & poor's estimated that it cost the economy $1.5 billion per day. the board of trade set our area was hit the hardest. >> now we are up and things are going well, we see improvement. to crush it again would be an unfortunate thing to do. the spending bill advanced through the senate. it now goes to the house. they have until wednesday, midnight, to avoid a shutdown. chris papst, abc 7 news. jonathan: the threat of a government shutdown in either this week or in december hangs over the race for a new house speaker. majority leader kevin mccarthy declared his candidacy today. are expected to

enter as well. speaker john boehner plans to retire at the end of next month. the announcement on the elections could come as early as tomorrow. alison: the discovery of a liquid water on mars is boosting hopes of finding life on the red planet. nasa says that data supports the theory that salt water flowed down martian slopes each summer. mars once had an atmosphere closer to that of earth and was covered with oceans, lakes, and rivers. in 2008, scientist confirmed the existence of frozen water in the polar ice caps. i just think it is suspicious that movie is coming out. jonathan: the timing. steve: have you seen that commercial? dog has add, so it was good that it could focus. on thewe had heavy rain way tomorrow, and a brand-new whichal storm, joaquin

could impact the sooner rather than later. 73 degrees at reagan national at this hour. if you have not been outside the past couple hours, you have probably noticed it is humid and warm. we keep that going as we move through the day tomorrow. the high today, 83 degrees, well above average this time of year. the long-standing record, 91 in 1886. they cap the records in downtown d.c. -- they kept records of downtown d.c. 73 leesburg, 68 cumberland, going down to 64 elkins, west virginia. low 70's annapolis, andrews 70 degrees. the satellite radar, showers remain right now. really not amounting to a lot. generally lifting off to the north. impacting winchester, parts of western maryland if they hold together.

capital beltway, no problems overnight with the exception of patchy fog that may develop early in the morning. nothing that will bring us any type of travel delays early on. the said late radar, a lot of moisture to the south and west. this moves our way late tomorrow. we have to get this out of your by midday wednesday. then the skies begin to clear just a little bit. it, a push of slightly cooler air as the cold front moves across the mid-atlantic. the futurecast, tomorrow morning, grabbed the umbrella, mostly cloudy skies. will havee midday, we heavier rain developing, especially south and west. as that moves overhead, look at the band of heavy rain setting up, harrisonburg, woodstock, winchester, hagerstown, well to the north and west of d.c., montgomery county, where we could have two to three inches of rain. if you see that much rain over a short time, could have localized flooding. we will keep you updated.

"good morning washington" with eileen whelan will update you. the heavy rain as we move through the late-night, across the metro. then finally we get this out of here by midday wednesday. an update on tropical storm joaquin, the wind at 40 miles per hour. ,his is the preliminary track saturday evening possibly just off the delmarva. we will keep you updated on this. a lot can change between now and saturday. the express forecast, the temperatures fall through the 60's. waking up tomorrow, 70 degrees. daytime highs only in the 60's later in the week. a lot of questions saturday and sunday. alison: thank you. jonathan: thanks, steve. alison: what is going on with the fight with the nats. jonathan: they're supposed to be

fighting the other team, not each other. robert: that's what i'm talking about. when you don't make the playoffs , it's a thing. the postseason is out of reach for the nats.

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rizzo: we felt was more at fault based on the punishment. bryce: just being part of what went on, like i said, i don't want to stay out of the lineup, i don't want to be out of the lineup, but something happened in its part of the game. ts had no problems making the headlines tonight for trying --easons, they than they were trying to get in there for good reasons. max scherzer, the kind of performance they neutered earlier in the seasons. nats beat the reds 5-1. scary moment for the cardinals, eighth-inning. peir rookie outfielder iscotty collided with a teammate. here is a replay. fieldty was taken off the

on a stretcher, taken to the hospital for treatment. he did wave as he was carted off the field. backup quarterback colt mccoy missed practice with an undisclosed injury. coach gruden said he would not elaborate until wednesday. ,oday was media day at verizon basketball season right around the corner for stop the was earned start training camp tomorrow. a lot of questions, especially after losing paul pierce to the clippers. we talked to john wall on overcoming the wall that holds the wizards back. john: the most important thing is you have to have a little bit of luck in the playoffs. we have to keep coming to town defense, rebounding the ball, pushing the ball, sharing the ball. we have a lot of guys who can get into double figures. robert: john wall donated

$400,000 to a homeless shelter, bright beginnings, for children. goingan: next year, bryce to be here, jonathan papelbon going to be here? robert: one of them will not be here, i will say that much. jonathan: that is a bold production. alison: i'm guessing they will not be on the team together. still to come -- bringing beer to breakfast? jonathan: yes!

jonathan: jonathan papelbon suspended after a dugout fight with bryce harper is the top trending story on wjla.com. nasa says there is water on mars, which means there could be life, too. workatching rain for the week. steve's full forecast and much more at wjla.com. alison: you have probably heard of cakes and eggs, but how about pancakes and pilsners? this person from kentucky created beer syrup. they were trying to make a new

that it wasecided better as a pancake topping. topping. he says the product can also be used as a glaze on meat and fish. jonathan: so you concerned that the hair of the dog if you have had a rough night before. alison: those will sell out in college towns.

steve: tomorrow will be dry in the morning, by the afternoon clouds increase, heavy rain south and west of d.c., northwest of d.c. in the evening. the rest of the week, a big cool down on the way thursday and friday, upp

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