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friday night, but the good news is things are looking drier for the weekend. devon lucie is here to tell us more. devon: in the belfort furniture us homecenter, most of from the evening rush before the storms came. ,ive super doppler seven radar the last of the showers hanging on towards northern neck. earlier it was toward st. mary's county, calvert county. they are out of there now. that is it for the rain. we are just watching scattered showers the rest of tonight. we are already seeing breaks in the clouds around the region. a cold front coming through right now, picking up the wind a little bit, dropping temperatures as well. the entire holiday weekend forecast right here.
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beurday, the hike up to will 67, down about 15 degrees from today. the big event on the national mall, the march for justice, 60's and sunny skies. the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. leon: the secret service agent credited with saving president ronald reagan has died. jerry parr was 85 years old. he was with president reagan during the assassination attempt at the washington hotel in 1981. parr was called a hero for getting the president quickly off to the hospital after he was shot. wasy reagan said that parr a true hero. two instances of gunfire on college campuses, eight days after the massacre at the oregon community college. family members are grieving another student shot to death in arizona. roz plater is live in annapolis here that young man once attended high school. roz: his name was colin brough.
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he last attended high school here four years ago. the athletic director says that it still hits hard because it brings the school shooting too close to home. inin brough was majoring business marketing at arizona university. anile accounts he was still avid lacrosse player. he played jv high school at broad neck road's goal in annapolis. he was shot and killed friday morning on a parking lot -- in a parking lot on campus. three fraternity brothers were injured. investigators say that it was a fistfight between two groups of students win one of them went to his car and got a gun. >> this is too much. roz: 10 hours later, another deadly school shooting. this time a student housing complex at texas southern university. a student was killed, one student injured.
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both deadly incidents on the same day president obama was in roseburg, oregon, were eight days before a student shot and at umpquae people community college before turning the gun on himself is that .resident obama president obama: we have to come together as a country. the president was met with protesters opposed to his call for going control. >> this is a mental health issue. this is a young man who was screaming out for help and slip through the cracks. this is not a gun issue. this is not a political issue. tonight, the president is said to be considering a controversy all move, the possibility of using an executive order to tighten background checks, something he could do without waiting for congress to act. roz plater, abc 7 news. arizonaday's gunfire at
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marked the 47th shooting to take place on a school campus so far this year according to gun control efficacy group every town for gun safety. the total number of shootings is actually lower than it was at this point last year. d.c. gearing up for massive crowds for a big march for justice, marking 20 year since the million man march in d.c. tonight, as final preparations went underway, a church service brought people together. richard reeve is live in northwest with the details. richard: this is kind of the , downtowne the march d.c. quiet right now except for a few barricades. a couple miles away, people are getting fired up. ♪ this rousing song-filled service at new bethel baptist church --
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>> a real call to action. richard: just a preview of saturday's justice or else march. the police cars, the concrete and metal barricades all in preparation of the 20th anniversary of the million man march. >> it was a sea of people that was moving from everywhere. richard: the nation of islam remains the driving source. concerns about unemployment and humanity-police relations. ,> as a former police officer there are rules that need to be changed. richard: this is no longer just a men's event. it is about family. sean brought his twin 13-year-old son's to learn powerful lessons. >> i really want to learn how black men and boys have gone together. richard: security very much in evidence on the national mall.
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this 20th anniversary event has an additional motivation -- hope. >> we can make a change. we can turn this around for richard: the nation of islam says this be a peaceful event. we do not know how many will show up, but we know the difference from 20 years ago, it is men, women, and children taking part. in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. friends held ad candlelight vigil for an upper marlboro man who is been missing for three weeks. hasear-old lubin phipps dementia. he was last seen at a senior outing. did not return from a trip to the bathroom. family members have searched the park and other areas everyday since he disappeared. if you have seen him or have information, the police want to talk to you immediately. unannounced inspections and enhanced oversight on the way
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for metro, today the transportation secretary anthony foxx transferred safety oversight authority to the federal transit administration. the ntsb had requested that oversight went to the federal railroad organization. this came after a to realm and a fire in september. a psychic arrested for duping a client with a tall tale. you will not believe how much the police say she tried to get away with. tom roussey has more of this story. this is a really strange case. yeah, this supposed to psychic is accused of scamming a woman of nearly $80,000. year theon a busy twinbrook neighborhood behind me. neighbors say from day one, they thought there were something awfully shady going on. when new neighbors moved to this house, at first nearby resident
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quarter was excited. >> i was going to go with a pie or something. i was going to welcome them to the neighborhood. they were not talking to anybody, doing their own thing. then the psychic signs went up, along with a big neon open sign. itwe did not like it because was shining and our window and it looked kind of shady. little did she know that the woman living there, who went by the name psychic gena, would be accused of cheating a woman out of 77 grand of cass and property -- cash and property for stop she told the woman that she was cursed and she knew the money to remove the curse. she fled rockville earlier this year. these are pictures of her being arrested a dollar store last week iby nypd. at aad set up in queens place called sunnyside to psychic. forhad been on the lam
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months after her family suddenly disappeared. >> i thought they could not their rent and just took off. tom: they say that she skipped out on her rent. when they moved in, they found what appeared to be satanic symbols in the home. that, at one point they turned their lawn basically into a car dealership. also, the hot water heater blew up and when they left the types frozen the place flooded. not exactly candidates for neighbor of the year. bell is on rikers island in new york awaiting extradition back to montgomery county. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. a scramble on the hill, republicans pushing and rushing to fill a surprise leadership void. first house speaker boehner announced he is living, then the front runner for his job, kevin mccarthy, bowed out of the race. tonight, word that wisconsin
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representative paul ryan will throw his ring into the hat. no word on when a vote will take place. the white house has a new look tonight. the iconic home turned pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month. according to the american cancer society, more than 39,000 u.s. women are expected to die of breast cancer this year. all women to perform self exams and schedule mammograms. still ahead -- emotional new testimony in the trial of an accused serial killer. with the victims husband told jurors. plus, going on the record. bill cosby interviewed about sexual assault accusations. and bad news about pumpkins. this year's harvest falling way short.
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evidence, and emotional testimony from a victim's husband. takener: this photo was in february. he was coming home when there was a frantic call from a neighbor. there has been an incident at your house and you need to get home right away. theosed and direct on witness stand, he answered questions about his wife of nearly 37 years, a well-known and well liked music teacher. loadto also testifying -- lodato also testifying that her father was and her brother is a judge, which is key evidence saying hatedharles severance members of "the system" and wanted to commit violence against them. on his bumper, a sticker reading "assassination city derby."
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the commonwealth tried to prove that his car was the same one seen on surveillance video near the lodato home the day of the murder. investigators made it clear there is no dna evidence or fingerprints connecting him with the murder of ruthann l odato, and made it clear they should not expect any dna evidence or fingerprints connecting severance with any of the three murders. columbus day holiday is monday, so the trial resumes tuesday morning. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. leon: bill cosby giving his side of the story, answering questions on camera and undergrowth. today's deposition is for a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who say she was abused by cosby at the playboy mansion when she was just 15. cosby is accused of praying on more than 50 women. ughes' claimhat h
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has no merit. 7 on your side with consumer news. apple pay is expanding. starbucks started a pilot program and says they want to use a pay at all stores by next year. li's have set a deadline of next spring. fans,ws for pumpkin pie the crop is growing short. pumpkin crops are down by about half compared with last year. ibby's is the leader in the canned pumpkin market. they said they will have enough to make it through think's giving this year, but if they sell out they may not have enough next year. 90% of all the pumpkins in the nation are grown within 90 miles of p your area, illinois. devon: interesting. -- within 90 miles of p your
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eoiria, illinois. devon: a live look outside from the nation's capital, the eu would jima memorial, marine corps memorial, from earlier today. last time we discussed the timing of the storms. was 6:00, almost right in the middle, when we expect the storms. the cold front coming through right now. the bigger picture, this cold front extends all the way into canada, while the way to the southeastern united states. the next few days, huge difference in the high temperature. 80 degrees, today, tomorrow will be in the 60's, sunday the temperatures are going back up. let's reset, go back overnight tonight and tomorrow morning.
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morningend, 50 tomorrow . sunshine, mostly sunny skies through the day. everybody is much cooler. mid 60's tomorrow, rising through the upper 50's, getting to the 60's by about 3:00. 66 fredericksburg. luray aboutange, 65. it is a little chilly compared with this week. the high temperatures in the lower 70's, borderline cool most of the day. weatherhe newest graphic systems we have is the skycast. the last of the clouds hanging around at sunrise, 57 downtown. we clear the clouds out, beautiful blue skies with sunshine, a gorgeous saturday afternoon, 67. forecast,ay weekend
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storms came through with the perfect timing, most of the rush hour over, which means we get home, and in, you got beautiful weekend on tap. the army 10 my laurent sunday. -- the army 10 miler on sunday. i'm told by some of the best runners -- and i'm not one of them -- perfect running temperatures. a little chilly. leon: they like it like that. right now, the redskins are going south. robert: a-t-l. the redskins leave for atlanta short-handed. sports is coming up. oh, well that's a good price.
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in preseasonizards action, on the run. john wall dishes, the finish. melo only played 25 minutes, but went 10-15 from the field, including this three from the wing. bradley beal showing some explosiveness. that caught me off guard. the drive in the gym. 115-104.n, though, it's official, the redskins will be missing some big players sunday on both offense and defense. sean jackson was hoping to make it back for this game, but has been pulled out with a hamstring injury. is out.d reed chris culliver is out with a knee injury on the defensive side. college football, virginia tech in n.c. state. with threerterback
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touchdown passes, and this one to the new freshmen, the play of the night, 59 yards, down the sidelines for the touchdown. hokies win 28-13. postseason. wednesday, the cubs beat the pirates. today, a date with archrival st. louis cardinals. john lackey had a no-hitter going through six for the cards. he was almost unhittable. tommy sam goes yard to give the cards more breathing room. one,ouis wins, nlds game 4-0. astros-royals and kansas city. tied up at 4-4. ben zobrist with a single to center. that brings home escobar.
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royals win, tying the series at 1-1. game three is sunday and houston for stop blue jays-rangers. anser innings, top 15, h alberto puts it in the perfect spot. , taking as win 6-4 2-0 series lead. and check out all the high school football action on news channel 8 at 11:30. leon: before you go, we have to show this. the cutest thing that you will see this weekend.
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leon: big crowds expected for the million man march anniversary event. emotional testimony as we continue to follow the trial of accused killer charles severance. and a nice weekend ahead. read the forecast and more at wjla.com. here is the friday night dose of cuteness. to, of all clinging things, a stuffed animal. she thinks it is her mom. she is an orphan, found on the
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