82 leesburg and higher humidity to go with it, spark and spawn storms. you can see the severe thunderstorm watch north and east but nothing in the way of the severe thunderstorm threat yet. if we had a stronger storm, stronger wind gust to come through. match for justice coming in. beautiful weather coming on the national mall. we will talk about a beautiful columbus day weekend in the complete forecast a few minutes away. alison: we'll see you then. stay a step ahead with the weather at wjla.com. you can also monitor the facebook page and the twitter feed. or you can download the storm watch 7 weather app to the tablet or smartphone to have a forecast at your fingertips. jonathan: ruthann lobado husband took the stand at the trial today. norm was on the stand for half an hour. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg was in the courtroom. i expect the defense didn't ask any questions. what happened there? jeff: they did not ask him any

questions. norm ledado took the stand at 2:30. when he did everyone in court sat up. everybody's focus intensifying knowing he was going to speak. norm was calm and composed. recalling the moment found out that something was terribly wrong. he describes getting a call from a neighbor who said there was an incident at your house and you need to get home right away. he rushed home to find police everywhere. when asked about their history, he said they had been married nearly 37 years, meeting in alexandria at elementary school. ruthann lived on their street for her entire life. she was a well-known and well-loved music teacher for years norm said. she had no enemies. he also testified that ruthann's father and brother are judges in alexandria, which is key to the prosecution contention that charles severance hated members of the system and

wanted to commit violence against them. today we heard from authorities that investigated the shooting. officer patrick lennon holding up a bloody shirt recovered from the home. testifying also that he discovered intact .22-caliber bullet in the kitchen and living room as well as bullet fragments. also a police sur jent who rode with her to the ambulance before airlifted to the hospital center and she was gasping for air, moaning as if she was in severe pain. we also heard from investigators who said they found no d.n.a. evidence or fingerprints of charles severance at the lodado home. perhaps the prosecution wanting to underscore to jurors that there will be no d.n.a. or fingerprints connecting austin stephanos to any of the three -- connecting charles severance to any of the three murders. we saw a very unusual piece of evidence brought in the courtroom. more on that at 6:00, until

then live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: okay, jeff. see you at 6:00. thank you. two police departments investigating three different police involved shootings in the last 24 hours. one this morning in howard county. the other, two, in the district. early this morning and late last night. stephen tschida live at one of those scenes along bladensburg road northeast. stephen: who police-involved shootings. one in southeast and the other here on bladensburg road this morning. one suspect is in custody. that is when a man with a bullet wound showed up at a hospital. other suspect remains at large. two times within hours d.c. police opened fire on suspects. one of them apparently took a bullet. in both incidents, police say the suspect pulled guns on the officers. >> terrible, terrible, that's terrible. stephen: the first incident went down in southeast d.c. 9:30 last night. while police chased a suspect they say he turned and opened

fire. one of the officers shot back. the suspect got away. the officers did recover a couple of guns. >> even here, innocent people could have been hurt. stephen: before 1:00, northeast d.c., in a traffic stop on bladensburg road, a suspect pulled a gun. police say he took aim at the officer. the officer pulled his service weapon and fired. the suspect pulled off and crashed a couple of blocks away. then fled on foot. a while later a man walked into an emergency room with a bullet wound in his arm. police arrested him. meanwhile, along bladensburg road today some residents are anxious for a slowdown in the number of shootings. >> it's become so common. stephen: police say they did recover a gun, apparently in vehicle of the suspect who took off on food.

now that suspect that was apprehended does face assaulting an officer. charges with the other suspect from southeast d.c., the search for him continues tonight. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: thank you. also one man is dead following a police involved shooting in columbia, maryland. this was shortly before 11:00 this morning. officers were called to a home where they were threatening someone with a knife. the officer shot and killed him when he refused to drop the knife. the man's name has not been released. leon: one person is dead and two others in custody after a shatting near texas state university this an. this came less than 24 hours after another shooting at northern arizona university claimed the lay of a man from maryland. diane gallagher has more. >> this is too much. this isn't true. >> it's going to happen. diane: just before 1:30 friday morning, 189-year-old freshman -- an 18-year-old freshman shot four students at

arizona university after an argument in a parking lot. one of the students died. the campus police chief called it'slated incident but -- >> prohibit anyone carrying guns on campus. the arizona law allows you to have a gun in your car in a locked compartment on campus. but that is where it has to stay. die yang: a second deadly shooting happened friday near texas southern university. that as president obama was on his way to roseburg, oregon, where eight days ago a 26-year-old student shot and killed nine people at umpqua community college before killing himself. >> i don't think he should be here. diane: some there protested the visit because of president obama's call for gun control in the aftermath of recent mass shooting. >> this is a mental health issue. a young man screaming out for help. slipped through the cracks. this is not a gun issue or a political issue. diane: andy parker whose daughter was shot and killed on live tv in august

disagrees. >> every country in the world has people with mental health. we have the market cornered on people with mental health issues that can have access to guns. that is the common denominator. diane: the white house says the president's visit is intended to comfort the survivors and the families. leon: abc7 cameras on the scene this morning when a drone landed on ellipse near the white house. secret service agents and the park police officers there fanned out to investigate after it land and they found howard solomon iii of b.c. saying he was trying to take picture of the washington monument when the winds carried the drone across the street. police confiscated the zone and slapped him with $85 fine. alison: meanwhile, down the street on the ill, a bit of leadership almost bow, to -- leadership limbo. the republican party in search of a speaker of the house. the heir apparent dropped out of the race and the push appears to be on to draft another person for the

position. >> paul ryan answered the call when he was asked by mitt romney to be vice president. i believe he is going home to soul search with his family about whether or not he can in fact accept the job, a job he doesn't want, he isn't seeking but is seeking him. alison: house republicans did meet this morning to discuss the next steps. congressman kevin mccarthy who dropped out yesterday who said that he thinks congressman ryan would make, "a great speaker." as you might imagine the leadership limbo is fueling comments online. congressman tweeted "music blaring in the house gym. another one bites the dust." as the colleagues exercise i suggested they consider another song." and another tweet was the race in the house is more riveting and unpredictable and bloody than "shark week." that prompted the former maryland lieutenant governor and head of the republican national committee to reply, "at least the sharks know what

they are doing." leon: 20 years ago this month the million man march enveloped the nation's capitol organizers plan to follow that up with the justice or else march. and sam ford joins us live with a look at others planning a return trip of their own. hi, sam. sam: hello, leon. the music is loud down here as they are getting ready. for many, the million man march 20 years ago was a unique historical event that can never be repeated. but it is different this time. it's not a million man march but it is for everyone. it is expected not to be as big. but to have a lot of meetings for the many people who will attend this time. >> the people preparing for tomorrow's march came from many walks of life? some were member of the men in the 1995 at the first million

man march and have come back again. >> i saw them shedding tears and embracing each other. >> they came together for prayer and fellowship today. some distance away from a man who said he was in prison at the time of the last march and came with his wife and four children by greyhound bus from an indan preservation in montana and arrived today. >> two days. >> it was four days. >> however many days they are here. no hotel, living in the elements. barrett says for this moment. >> these are my children. i don't want my children to have to go through what i went through. i believe that change. sam: also here the sister and mother of sandra brand, the woman died in police custody in texas after a minor traffic stop. they are protesting her death. >> we came to get justice for sandra. it's now women as well.

we stand in solidarity with the mothers and the parents. i needed to be here. >> they reject the police claim she committed suicide in jail. so a number of groups, black lives matter, and others will be involved in this march this time. as for traffic tomorrow, if you don't have to be around the capitol, well, maybe you shouldn't be around the capitol. a number of streets along the capitol, independence, constitution, fourth, third will be closed for this march. check further if you'd like but at this point a lot of people expected to be here. so, traffic nightmare i you are not -- if your destination is not the march. reporting live from the u.s. capitol, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: all right, sam. thank you. leon: thanks, sam. alison: coming up, "7 on your side" in record time. find out how long it took for hour crew to get action after workers left unfinished on one local street for a year.

leon: wrong directions with deadly consequences. why a man says an app is to blame for his wife's death. alison: but first -- >> i want the nfl to know that pink is not the only color. alison: a frederick woman takes on the nfl to raise awareness of all kind of cancer.

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leon: the washington capitals take to the ice. but the practice rink belongs to the "good morning washington" team. check them out. they are all on the ice. check them out. they have their own jerseys with their names on them today. alison: very cool. leon: you can see the skills on display on the facebook page. alison: hopefully no hockey style fights. leon: hope nobody lost a tooth. tune in tomorrow to find out. folks you have probably seen the nfl players wearing lots of pink on the last few games. they are marking breast cancer awareness month as they do every season in the nfl. alison: but a woman thinks the league should include all colors in the pink campaign. we explain why. >> since she was child she has

loved boston's team. >> i'm a huge patriots fan. reporter: but she is at odds with the nfl. but for different reasons. >> i want the nfl to know that pink is not the only color. >> you don't have to go far on the nfl web page to see pink. it's breast cancer awareness drive. but she is now on the offense as she launches her own mark on the campaign. >> it's bile duct cancer. >> it's her own opponent now. a very rare cancer. >> once it metastasises they give people six to eight months to live. >> the only hope a medical hail mary. liver transplant. >> she is the reason i am alive today. >> while she is undergoing

brutal chemotherapy schedule she launched a crusade to get the nfl to expand the program. >> that is what it boils down to. not being against color pink and breast cancer but every type of cancer needs awareness and research and the money. reporter: she hopes the nfl will hear her plea. why couldn't each team for instance take on a different color ribbon and take a different type of cancer and build awareness. reporter: our calls to the nfl about the topic were not return. she meanwhile has taken to the web. hoping professional football can tackle all cancers for what she calls a win-win. in frederick county, abc7 news. alison: well, the self-proclaimed fat guy across america has made it to the east coast. eric heights who weighed 567 pounds when his wife left him. he was 40 years old. he was unemployed. he decided to mike across the country to win his wife back

and lose some weight. well, he started riding in massachusetts in early june and has lost 70 pounds. he also won his wife back. she met him in rhode island last month and joined him on the ride. leon: all right. alison: all working out. leon: left quite a bit of halftimes in rhode island -- bit of himself in rhode island. looking good. alison: congratulations. >> inspiration from a tom hanks film from way back then. we are tracking the possibility of storms coming in. the latest indications are we should see the storms explode like doppler radar. heaviest storms from the north/northeast. thunderstorm warning earlier. severe thunderstorm watch in new jersey. this is usually the case in some setup. once the showers move out of the blue ridge, start to sea them explode moving in the warmer, humid air. from now until 6:30 we will closely watch what is going on northwest of washington.

the heaviest storms outside the official viewing area. carroll county. frederick. charlestown. you have the rain moving your way. winchester getting the rain right now. it's rain at this time. you can see it moves in. that is when you expect it to blossom and the timing of which you will go through. take a look at the warm, more humid day. made it to 80. at one point leesburg 82 today. a look at the line. moving east/southeast at 20, 30 miles per hour. so at that rate where the storms are putting in front of the washington metro is 30 miles away here. so thatmeans we are looking at one hour until we expect the storms to be here. immediately downtown. 6:15. beyond that southeastern zone it's 7:15 from there. wider view. you can see the cold front is responsible to spark up the showers. the thunderstorms there now. bigger picture. two days. heading to the weekend. saturday and sunday is

different tomorrow. whether he get a lot of sunshine but cooler. second half of the weekend it will go back up but the temperatures are cool until we get to the afternoon. columbus day looks fantastic. resetting the forecast back to tomorrow morning. low temperatures. chill will move in from the north. a completely sunny day. you don't have to worry about the storms. the forecast, everybody is equal. mid, mid-to-upper 60's. these are the high temperatures. not the lows from a couple of days ago. fredericksburg is 66. southward is 63. 65 in culpeper. highs tomorrow. sunday, almost a completely sunny day. allowing the temperatures to go back up. gorgeous day. ending up at 72 for the afternoon. rising to the 60's. you might call at it cool day, mild. look at how it gets up where you are. we have a couple of the last clouds around tomorrow morning but the daybreak will push the last of the clouds away.

57 downtown. go throughout the day to push away the last of the clouds. sunny skies coming back. gorgeous end to the day. little cool to kick off the holiday weekend. we have been watching on abc7. in the weather center. graphic and the computer system. go through the weekend. you cap off columbus day at 75. the next chance of rain holding off until tuesday. for the meantime, don't get caught off-guard. stay away from the rain. it will develop and blossom up and move in the metro in an hour. alison: thank you for the warning. >> clock is ticking. leon: thank you. this next story has stuff that music dreams are made of. 0 lucky fans got a chance to watch prince serenade madonna. the intimate concert took place last night at paisley park in minnesota. prince was there. madonna was there due to tour.

she came on the stage. >> we can't s it. we can imagine it. leon: we can't see it or hear it but we believe it. alison: so between a march, race and holiday, major changes ahead for metro coming up this weekend. leon: plus flying by. we'll explain what i the planes made an appearance over d.c. today. >> a year-long problem coming to an end. i'm chris papst. coming up, how "7 on your side" got fast results from the north east d.c. neighborhood. alison: but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc.

alison: we got complaints of unfinished work. chris papst has more. reporter: hours after "7 on your side" reached out to washington gas asking why the street was not fully prepared after the maintenance work was done a year ago those guys show up to fully repair. this sound is too familiar.

a year ago washington gas did work on the street. never finished. this part of the road was left as a hole. >> when did it get hit? >> a few months ago. somebody was avoiding that. >> the neighbors say they contacted washington gas and nothing was getting done. chris: to try to get some help, she contacted us during a phone bank and we contacted washington gas on her behalf. minutes later this man arrived in the neighborhood with signs saying fix the street as scheduled. >> that was fast. >> really fast. if you need help call "7 on

your side." thank you. chris: washington gas released a statement with "7 on your side" saying it regrets how long it took to complete the work. and that this is not a representation of the commitment to the customers. in northeast d.c., chris papst, abc7 news. alison: you can contact "7 on your side" with your stories by calling 866-236-2301 or e-mail tips@wjla.com. leon: coming up, on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a long weekend means closing on metro. find out which ones. scott: i'm scott thuman. what happens at this refugee camp called "the jungle" may seem a world away but could have a major impact on the united states. >> gone in the blink of an eye. i'm horace holmes. worried family and friends gathered on this county park to pray for a missing 80-year-old man. how you can help up next.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". "7 on your side." leon: he walked away from a senior picnic three weeks ago today. tonight, friends and family are still holding out home that he is out there somewhere safe. horace holmes is in upper marlboro tonight where the family is gathered for a vigil right now. horace: we are at watkins park. this is the last place he was seen three weeks ago.

every day since he disappeared his family has come out here, searched the entire park. right now friends are joining them to pray. >> it's more than three weeks than michelle is scared for her father's sake. >> i am just hoping that we will find him safe. our life has been turned upside down. >> from the center where he lived. known as l.p., he is 80 years old and he suffers from dementia, his family doesn't know where he is. phipps moved in the woodmore assisted living home in upper marlboro shortly after he moved here from the united states virgin islands five years ago. employees at the facility took him and other residents to elder picnic in watkins park three weeks ago. his daughter says he asked to go to bathroom while there. >> it seems that the person sitting there with him didn't look to see which direction he was going.

and didn't escort him. horace: he hasn't been seen since then. but the family and friends have searched the area around the park and the assisted living center. they have gone from rural to d.c. to find him and get answers. >> we check here every day here at washington park, every day. he can be anywhere at this point. and we're just asking people to keep an eye out and keep looking for him. >> so if you will, take another close look at this picture. his family says he is out there somewhere. he has been missing for three weeks. we have talked to the assisted living center where he was staying. brought him out here to the park. they had no comment today. reporting live in upper marlboro, horace holmes, abc7 news. alison: thank you. a special tribute in the skies today to honor our nation's veterans. the 17 world warii-era

aircraft took part in what is called the potomac flight. flew over the potomac river. the flight took the aircraft over the pentagon and arlington national cemetery. this special event is part of the pepco airfest that kicks off tomorrow. leon: if you are ready for the metro stations to close over the weekend. they will be closing after midnight tonight. they will be reopening on monday morning. that is not the only change to deal with on the rails. the system will open up at 5:00 on sunday morning to help people get in the miler. on monday the trains will run on saturday schedule between 5:00 a.m. and midnight. the parking is free on columbus day. if four-wheel transportation is more your style, check this out. they may have the model for you. they unveiled a car made

completely out of cardboard. at the home innovation show in britain, it was built with 1,600 sheet of coregated cardboard. alison: there are new concerns today over security around rio de janeiro. ahead of next year's olympics. this is after a man says the g.p.s. is to blame for his wife's murder in that area. francisco and his wife were headed to dinner in the city of niederoy. but when he typed the address in the app he striped street instead of avenue and the couple ended up driving in a gang-infested neighborhood. someone fired several shots at the couple's car killing his wife. translator: i'm here today. i don't know how. maybe regina was in front of

me and saved me. i don't know. alison: police are offering reward for a suspect in the it shooing. they will meat with the officials in rio to discuss the risk of driving in that area. leon: the maryland highway administration looking for missing snowplows. 23 of them. the "baltimore sun" reported that they noticed they were missing in june. they know they were moved but they don't know if they were stolen. they are now upgrading security. we know what snow does for the commute here but imagine this. 15 lanes of gridlock. leading up to a toll plaza. this is south of beijing in china. this picture was taken wednesday in an area where 50 lanes converge to 20 at the end of a week-long national holiday and people were getting back home. alison: fun way to end your vacation. leon: awful. alison: today is the first

furball friday at abc7. we want to thank all of you who submitted photos to pics@wjla.com. that includes ken who e-mailed in this picture of hattie. nancy willis e-mailed us this picture of her cat. although she didn't include the critter's name. pretty cute. check out this little girl with her dog. you know who that is? jeanette reyes when she was a child with her little dog. isn't that cute? we had, of course, steve rudin and gus at 4:00. you missed it. leon: sorry i missed that. alison: you can see the photos sent in at wjla.com. leon: she was a camera mound even back then. alison: she looks cute. leon: we have the moments when we drink. alison: but still ahead find out what some are admitting to that could surprise you. plus -- >> i went to burtonsville. and silver springs. leon: a search is underway

right now to try to ensure that the kids have happy holidays at the end of the year. alison: later, an entertainment icon goes behind closed doors to answer questions about the sexual assault allegations against him. leon: coming up at 6:00, the sentence for the inmate that prompted a manhunt across d.c., maryland and virginia. stay tuned.

devon: hi there. meteorologist devon lucie with the weekend outlook. the most noticeable aspect is the cooler air for saturday. highs of 67. sunday we start recovering and the temperatures go back up. but there is a army ten-miler coming in. starting off chilly but i hear from the best runners that is the perfect running condition. columbus day on monday is beautiful weather. sunny skies and highs recovering through the mid-70's at that

alison: "7 on your side" with an appeal from a charity in need of help. the montgomery county toys-for-tots program lost the warehouse space it used for last year's toy drive. now with christmas two and a half months away they are in despite need of space.

currently they are renting a locker at a storage facility but they need something bigger. >> we don't have a place to go this year. it means there will be no toys-for-tots in montgomery county for the children. alison: so if you have warehouse space and you would like to donate. toys-for-tots would love to hear from you. keep in mind that donation would be tax deductible. leon: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. check your fridge, folks. whole foods is recalling some of the cheese over possible listeria contamination. this recall applies to cut, wade, pal pillion. organic roquefort cheese. people choosing to be vegetarians tend to be fir in their conviction. given liquor and it all goes out the window. a new study found one in three vegetarians admit to eating meat after having too much to

drink. 1,800 people in britain took part in the survey. alison: they just want a burger after a beer. little kale. leon: i don't think so. alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- back in action. caps prepare to head back to the ice. leon: but first -- scott thuman heads to france to find out how the europe

leon: as the refugee crisis grows so do concern over terrorism and role of radical schism slowing the asigh number process. scott thuman went on assignment for the new show "full measure" with sharyl attkisson and bring together at the front line what is will happen for thousands in need. scott: it's known as "the jungle." the refugee camp on the outskirts. the last hope for thousands. one of many spreading across the middle east for crush of

people risking their lives to move west. thigh are trying to hop a train. they made it across. >> you know people who have done that, gotten away? >> yeah. >> all the way to the u.k.? >> yeah. yeah. >> though many are caught by police in what is a needle in a haystack challenge, these two women found stowing away in a semi. how long were you in the truck? refugees tell me they escape the so-called "jungle recreation successfully every day. whether it's by getting through the barbed wire and on to trucks or ferries or something more extreme. like human traffickers. >> do you know much about the scruglers? >> not really.

they're powerful people. scott: 4,000 jihadists snuck through. lebanese suggested 1 in 50 are operatives. unproven the barriers get bigger and the optimism smaller. a former sniper in the syrian army he says he left rather than keep killing the government's mentortured him. making sure he -- the government men tortured him, making sure he could et get back to either side. >> they beat him with a hammer. scott: according to experts this is not the reason to worry. >> we learned a lesson from what happened with the migrants that came over post-world war ii in europe. the youngsters or the grandchildren. there is a potential lack of identity. scott: that place of confusion

he says leads to the next generation, potentially open to radicalization. >> i think -- [inaudible] scott: the worry results in an indefinite wait for thousands beg for a new country amid disease and despair. in france, scott thuman. leon: coming up this sunday morning on "full measure" with sharyl attkisson scott takes us back to europe to show us why some say turning our blacks on refugees could be the biggest mistake at all. that's 9:30 sunday on abc7. alison: check on the roadways. robert altman on traffic watch for us tonight. robert? hey, robert? all right. clearly, robert is very quiet. robert, are you there? robert: i am here. leon: there he is. robert: a little technical difficulty. northbound i-95 near 198.

the accident is blocking two left lanes. three cars involved. one of them is an overturned s.u.v. delays are solid from the beltway to make 29 and 295 that much slower. southbound 295 near 32. report of a car fire on southbound side near fort meade. 123, stalled car tying things up. beltway stop and go continues. 66 to college park and route 60. eastbound 50 jammed up around 97 over the severn river bridge. that is the latest in the traffic center. back to you. leon: ahead at 6:00, why metro won't be taken over by the got anytime soon. and the search for a house speaker. the rule that many of you may not know that has everybody from mitt romney to newt gingrich rumored for the powerful position. plus, the major drug bust aimed to combat violent crime. all of that coming your way

here at 6:00. alison: first, let's talk about the weather. it will be a busy weekend in d.c. leon: right. devon: a ton going on. we have the march for justice. we have the army ten-miler on sunday. oktoberfest. at few of them right now. heavier rain in gaithersburg. we have it over ashburn. it will move to sterling. haymarket and the immediate washington metro. up through 6:00 on cue with how we are tracking the storms from yesterday set to move back in. we have rain that is cooler tomorrow. much cooler. highs in the 60's.

the temperature res cover to 70 degrees. beautiful sunny day. restarting, retracking forecast to now and much closer view up until 7:00. expect showers to be here. then they are gone. right after this high temperature, the low temperatures tomorrow. low to mid-50's to 60. high temperatures tomorrow only in the 60's. we are in for some gorgeous skies. take a look at what we wake up with tomorrow. the last of the clouds pushing away as you look up. you have to be up to sunrise on saturday morning. a little crisp. temperature down to 57. by the afternoon, a lot of sunshine going throughout the day. the high temperature up to 67. under gorgeous crystal blue skies. we will have a complete look at the forecast. details and the storms again in the full forecast at 6:00. robert? robert: thanks. look good on sunday. it's official. redskins will be missing big pieces on sunday against the falcons on the offensive and the defensive side of the ball. there was a possibility receiver desean jackson could be back but he has been ruled for sunday with a hamstring

injury. reed has been ruled out with a con us can. defensive side, cornerback culliver is out with a knee injury. we are reports from atlanta. caps losing game seven with the rangers when they had the series in the bag. starting from square one with the home opener tomorrow at horizon. erin hawksworth spent time with the team this morning. erin: the wait is almost over. >> we are itching to get going. >> the capitols have had six days off between the preseason and tomorrow's home opener against the devils. >> strange break here. it's not usual. it will give us a few more days. >> waiting for your chance. we're confident in the group. >> last season it didn't seem to matter where the caps played, their home and away

record were almost identical. >> it's so much fun to play at home. fun to play on the road. the atmosphere inside the building. you see the fans here for practice. erin: capitals host their first ever red carpet from 3-5 saturday before the home opener on f street. it is open to the public. the best part is it's free. >> they have to have something fun now. i would go on the closet and figure it out. >> that is not my style. i don't know. i haven't done a red carpet. i put on a suit that isn't wrinkles. >> i have three suits. erin: erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. >> hard to find a suit tha

leon: today marks the 105th

birthday. lined up around the world to honor. alison: bill cosby testified under oath for the first time since mounting allegation of sexual abuse. the embattled comedian gave a deposition today in a california courtroom. brandi hitt has the latest. brandi: bill cosby ordered to answer questions on camera and under oath. the comedic television star is deposed today about allegation he sexually abused judy in the playboy mansion in 1970's when she was 15. >> the lawsuit is moving forward. alison: this is part of a civil lawsuit against cosby. more than 15 women who has come forward to accuse him of drugging and sexually assaulting them.

he has never been charged with a crime. cosby's lawyers call this an unmerited unsupported 40-year-old claim. >> this is something i didn't think could happen to me. just knowing there are others out there. there was another civil suit that claiming she was assaulted by the playboy mansion in 2008. she may pursue criminal charges. >> she is squarely within the statue of limitations. >> this isn't cosby's first deposition either. in documents released from a 2005 civil lawsuit cosby admitted to obtaining quaaludes to give to women. that case was settled out of court. >> malcolm jamal warner who played his son said the allegations tarnished the hit series legacy. bill cosby's deposition location is kept secret and the content will be sealed until december and a judge

could decide if any of it could be made public. in los angeles, brandi hitt, abc7 news. alison: that is it for us at 5:00. but "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now on storm watch. maureen: first at 6:00, storms push their way in the area. leon: you could feel the effects for hours to come. let's get to the weather center now and meteorologist devon lucie on storm watch for us. what are you seeing out there? devon: we have the beginning of storms coming in the washington metro. at the belfort furniture weather center. we will show you where the storms are on live doppler 7. severe thunderstorm warnings well outside the washington viewing area. more toward baltimore. we zoom in toward the showers, the heavier showers. a lightning strike is reported. there is the southeastern movement. the storm was severe. north columbia, howard county. hefty storms. this hit glenburg to anne

arundel county as well. here is the immediate washington metro to rockville. gaithersburg. back to fairfax. loudoun county. seeing the heavier rain. a couple of lightning strikes starting to show up and move toward the washington metro. the rate of movement is east/southeast at 30 miles per hour. that means for the next hour to hour and a half we will see the showers and the storms finally enter the washington metro. the bigger picture, this is all along a cold front. after the cold front is through we are better weather coming our way. we have beautiful fall weather set to come. cooler to start off the holiday weekend. sunshine up to 75. we will retract the heavier showers and the storms. the complete forecast on the way. >> you got it. folks remember you can track severe weather away from your tv. download the storm watch weather app or the smart phone. we have it for you. download