shaken up after hearing that the arrest. a parent we talked to said they are glad the student who heard about it came forward. leslie says she got a call from the school today after authorities say a 15-year-old student threatened to bomb brightpoint high school and shoot students. on tuesday a student told the principal the 15-year-old boy told her if she did not accept a gun he was going to bring her and helped carry out his plan, he would shoot her. >> they are going to fear for their safety. every she came forward. reporter: deputies say the 15-year-old brother the threat at school and they say that students and others who overheard it told their parents who in turn reported it to the principal. investigators after executing the search warrant at the home and on his computer, they did not find anyvidence of a written plan. deputies say they found guns in the home but they were secured and locked.

investigators say the teen was angry because he had trouble developing relationships with other students. >> you see it in the movies and hear about it in the news but not here. his name is not being releasedecause of his age. we are told he's being held in a regional juvenile this -- detention center. weekend inast spotsylvania county to teens were charged after authorities say the plant to call in a bomb threat at a school there and then she people as they evacuated. diane cho, abc 7 news. leon: a controversial photo of two students at mountain view high school is getting a lot of attention after was posted on social media. this is only "new york daily news" twitter page. with -- wearing shirts "we made it."

one student says he doesn't know them but says it's a reference to a song by the rapper drake. >> i think it is very disrespectful. it does not show we embody as a we stand for pride and honor and integrity, in that shirt is standing for racism which we don't believe in and do not tolerate it our school. stafford county public schools release a statement saying it does not condone or prove the type of light which implied in that photograph. the incident has been investigated inappropriate actions were taken . alison: new information about that blimp that broke loose from aberdeen proving ground. state police needed to use shotguns ttry to finish the flaking the blimp. chris papst looked into the cost of all of this. let's begin with brad bell. he is live in aberdeen. tworter: here in aberdeen

blimps were familiar sight in the sky. we know one got away and the other was pulled down yesterday. in pennsylvania the effort is focused on coiling up 6000 feet of tethers attached to the length. about one inch and the question everyone wants answered is what happened? managed to find fleeting freedom from its tether but he could not escape capture by dozens of cell phone cameras across central pennsylvania. >> i couldn't believe it when i seen it. reporter: the $182 million aero stat plopped down in a ravine. then the pennsylvania state police blast it full of holes with shotguns to let the helium

escape. >> after we complete the deflation we will work on the next step which is removal. reporter: that could take days given the rough terrain. and now questions about the program which uses two football mps that usesli electronics to detect incoming missiles were drones. >> could sound like something was careless in securing the blimp. reporter: the military spokesman says nobody knows what went wrong. >> the investigation is ongoing. reporter: university of maryland homeland security expert michael greenberger says after this incident the government should reconsider the whole system. andt is totally ineffective it is a white elephant. i can also tell you that at least one hartford county official says he wants some answers about safety before these balloons get back up in

the sky. in aberdeen, brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: it's part of a $2.8 billion project designed to protect our region. are we getting our money's worth? chris papst is in the abc 7 satellite center and he has that part of this story. reporter: that $2.8 billion is just for two surveillance blimps in aberdeen. the one that broke for yesterday cost $1.4 billion to develop and then to ploy. ns.s program is called j-le they were recently deployed by the department of defense specifically to detect cruise missiles. norad, which oversees the project, tells abc 7 they can detect missiles from 340 miles away over the ocean over the

horizon. since being deployed two years ago no missiles haven't spotted, and in 400,000 hours of operation yesterday was the first mishap. broke free is being investigated but some say it does not matter. -- chances of some a somebody being held accountable for this is slim. >> there is no incentive to keep track of these things. there is not much penalty when it disappears. congress has to step in and make it more of a priority. reporter: this is not the first and the department of defense has lost these very expensive equipment. at 6:00 we will go over a few other recent incidents that cost taxpayers in the billions. chris papst, abc 7 news. leon: keeping a close eye on a developing story in gaithersburg. a trash truck caught fire. the flames are out of the damage to rush-hour is still lingering and probably will for some time

to come. jennifer is on the scene. how does it look out there? all that things must pass. let's get some live look from the camera on the front of global track 7. traffic is slowing. we have a closer look. some people are speeding towards the cones not realizing they are there. we have four lanes open for traffic. let's look at video from this afternoon. 2:30 the trash truck is driving down the street in the load catches on fire. the safest thing to do was to drop the load on the side of the road and call the fire department and that is what happened. when you have hazardous materials involved. they have to be really careful about cleaning up that in making sure the fire is out. they have a front loader that scooped it all up. we understand the fire is out. they got the trash truck out of here. back here in mobile track 7 it's been quite a change in the

last five minutes. alison: good luck to you. you cannot as for a nicer day weather-wise for the last week of october. leon: all good things must come to an end. doug hill is standing by in stormwatch seven weather center. something more seasonable in the forecast ahead? doug: you will like our forecast for the next week. we will be back into the 70's. in the short term it is going to get chilly. cloudy skies outside of the weather center. some things we are keeping an eye on on this thursday afternoon. definitely a cooler night ahead. saturday evening for the trick-or-treating looks dry and we will fall back to daylight savings time, back to eastern standard time. current temperature with cloudy skies is 68 at reagan national. 66 at culpeper. through the evening hours we will see clearing skies. chilly by morning. 39-49 degrees the overnight temperatures. skies will clear quickly this

evening and we will be good to go. just a bit on the poolside tomorrow. 62 degrees. and updated weekend forecast in just a few minutes. alison: a change in leadership on the hill today. paul ryan was sworn in sb grow the house. he called the housebroken and said lawmakers must do what they can to help americans. >> we are not solving problems, we are adding to them. i am not interested in laying blame. we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate clean. alison: he is replacing john boehner who is retiring. ryan is 45 years old and he becomes the youngest speaker in 140 years. he says he plans to overhaul internal house procedures, including restructuring of powerful committees that select committee assignments. a bit of a quits for people trying to leave colorado after last night's republican debate. it was held in boulder which is

primarily serviced by the denver international airport. this morning there was a power issue and a cost powers for the trains that serve the concourse. buses were used for about one hour into the problem can be resolved. leon: can't blame that on the media. kasich joined people in 50 cities around the country calling for some -- we will explain coming up. alison: how kirk cousins is helping the international charity capitalize on the buzz surrounding his response to outbursts on tv. leon: flames from an airplane on a runway. we will tell you how that happened. alison: a look you may possibly be stepping into the numeral at metro.

reporter: welcome back to abc 7 news. the jury deliberations in the murder trial of charles severance who is accused in the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne ludel.

ending about 15 minute to go. jurors going home with no verdict so far. they do have some requests for the judge. they requested the entire list of evidence exhibits presented during the trial. the judge in a charity to provide only specific exhibits when requested. jurors also asking for police reports related to the murder of ruthanne ludado. the judge denying that request saying they had all the evidence they would get in the case. they also asked and received instructionsf jury and office supplies. we don't a look into it too much. these requests suggest they might have a lot more work to do. deliberations resume tomorrow morning at 10:00. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. limbo, after months in tonight we will know who will be metro's next general manager. will have a full

plate it and when he takes on the job. brianne carter it covering tonight to its plain white. reporter: the transit agency has found a new leader. someone who doesn't have rail experience that has years of transportation experience. sources, ao abc 7's man with years of transportation expense is inspected to take the top job at metro. >> i think operations is really the most important thing with delays and train failures. reporter: he is said to have not only operational but financial instruments. he began working at the second vice president and chief financial officer of portable -- orbital back in 2013. he previously worked for northwest airlines and u.s. airways. he comes in at a too much will -- tumultuous time. it sounds like that person may have the experience.

reporter: the recently expect -- -- what do they think about the man picked to turn metro around. >> we are cautiously optimistic. reporter: jenkins says getting the financial house is important but getting people around has to be the priority of the new general manager. union hopes he can make changes to the transit agency. >> if he takes responsibility to heart, that this will be his system to make a break, that means he puts forward a good public effort for doing that and i think it will go a long way to restoring goodwill. reporter: big union tells me they would like to know whether or not he rarely rides the rail. if they do not, they would like to see them get on the bus and rail soon spirits with a do everyday. brianne carter, back to you. leon: forget kicking the can. a new study says virginia may be pushing all of its traffic down the road. the study five extension of

express lanes on interstate 95 has eased congestions in manassas, but only to create a new chokepoint and stafford or the merge back together. the virginia department of urbanortation and transit . they are confident an agreement will be reached in the will start sometime next year. alison: let's talk about the weather now. it was very warm today. leon: it did not feel like october. doug: 70-71 in spots this afternoon. a lot cooler but a lot clearer tomorrow. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, in the 70's. want to start with another gorgeous image. we've and asking people to sin and great weather pictures to pics@wjla.com. certainly want to thank angela lynn from white plains in charles county. absolutely gorgeous around the area. fall colors reaching the conditions in many parts of the area. you go towards the appalachians,

the color is a little bit more muted. thank you so much angela. this is a live image from hagerstown, maryland. it's late in the david can see the colors are kind of muted. temperatures are comfortable. still 68 degrees at reagan national. 69 in fredericksburg at this hour. 61 at lexington park. 66 degrees in baltimore. temperatures have turned cool across the lower great lakes and some of those cooler will be coming to our area tomorrow morning. 40's by tomorrow. a little bit of a breeze of the northwest a pretty typical late october weather heading here. the weekend is looking pretty good as well. the cloudiness you see is from the second cold front across the area. we had one yesterday that cost pockets of heavy rain and in the second one coming to this afternoon. still some clouds associated with all the rain associated

with the cold air behind the front well to the north. we will see clearing skies across the entire area tonight. by tomorrow morning wake up with sunshine. temperatures between 39 and 49 degrees. there the afternoon we will enjoy a full day of sunshine. 60 degrees on saturday with lots of sunshine and on sunday it looks like the class will become predominant in the sky. milder and 66. a chance of showers by sunday afternoon. turn the clocks back one hour on saturday evening before going to bed as we return to eastern standard time. a difference in the times, sunrise and sunset saturday. at 7:34 and sunset at 6:09. the daylight hours are getting shorter and shorter right to the end of december. for the kids, you lucked out for halloween. temperatures in the 50's in pretty comfortable for trick-or-treating. for the next seven days, 62

tomorrow with a full day of sunshine. a few clouds in the evening. beking to sunday it will mostly cloudy any 30% chance of showers late in the day. high temperature around 66 degrees and 67 on monday with a 40% chance of showers. tuesday through thursday or friday it will be back in the 70's with sunshine. something for everyone. alison: you mentioned halloween and it sounds good for everybody. take a look at this. her husband and son are inseparable and she will prove that this halloween. she sent us this picture of her husband and her son. senior is a police officer and all his son wanted to be for halloween was just like dad. isn't that cute? he considers halloween pictures at pics@wjla.com. we will share some of them in galleries on-air and online over the next few days. we want to remind you that

tomorrow join in for a special halloween good morning washington. 70with the crew is they get towards of the scariest and most haunted places in washington. did you see this? here is a dance off that the " good morning washington team" did this morning. if the dance up with a d.c. police officer that is being talked about all over the world. love it. leon: lots of dignity going down the drain this morning. [laughter] alison: glad it was not me. coming up -- that could not be adamant the picture because he is at home. alison: engagement photos making rounds in the internet. talking about their photo happy dog coming up. leon: people whose paychecks for health hostage by a glitch.

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are following breaking news out of northwest washington were police are investigating a stabbing near logan circle. it happened near vermont avenue and n street northwest. the victim is expected to be ok but a suspect is on the loose. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com/

you will have updates as soon as they are available. leon: breaking news out of montgomery county. jennifer is an mobile track 7. uses up to the scene of an incident involving a school bus and a child? a seven euro boy has been hit by a school bus. pictures to these live from our rooftop camera atop mobile track 7. a montgomery county school bus. according to preliminary information we have received from montgomery county police, a seven-year-old boy was hit by the bus. he suffered a foot injury. we been told it is not a serious injury. he has been taken to the hospital. montgomery county police on scene. we are seeing some accident investigators taking pictures of this bus. this is happening at the 3600

block of bell tree road. the bus still on scene and the child of the hospital. that is the latest right now. we are just arriving on scene and i will give you what we can as soon as we can. leon: good hustle and keep us posted. the fort lauderdale, florida hollywood international airport as they close down. the faa says the pilot reported a fuel leak just as they were preparing to depart for venezuela when the engine caught fire. passengers were evacuated by the slide down to the taxiway. several injured were -- injuries were reported. alison: it's been three years since superstorm sandy made landfall. many families still have not returned to their homes. several homeowners are camping out new the new jersey statehouse to demand action. they say it's an endless tangle of red tape as they fight with insurance companies, banks, even

fema for help. >> there are still a lot of us that are not back home. we still need help. it has not been finished yet and we need the job done. alison: the office of governor chris christie says they continue to work with sandy victims and help them recover. the american red cross received lots of money to respond to superstorm sandy. donations to the organization dropped by 32% just one year later. according to the chronicle of philanthropy, the red cross fell from ninth to 20 first place on the list of the nation's best supported nonprofits. that is lowest ranking since the survey began in 1991. researchers say big factor is attracting new and younger donors. still the come on abc 7 news at 5:00, testing the waters. how the district plans to make sure the new levy is ready for its job. leon: fighting back with local business owners after they become the targets of ugly

criticism. reporter: a d.c. man will be sentence for murder tomorrow. family members from another victim will be here observing as well.

alison: tomorrow marks 12 years since she lost her son in a shooting just outside of anacostia high school. it will also mark the day that the murder is sentenced for another chilling.

sam ford is live outside of d.c. superior court to explain. will be: eric postel sentenced tomorrow for these murder of paul danzo. also here will be members of another family, including the mother of a son he killed. a mother who met him after he killed her son. newsd when i heard on the that he took someone else's life, it really hurt me. reporter: she is talking about eric postel, featured in a washingtonian magazine article a few years ago about when he was 15 and started shooting at a rival, missed, and killed her son. >> shot in the chest in front of anacostia high school after a pep rally. reporter: person was a high school football star. an innocent bystander who is loved by the city. she met in for gave his killer

who promised to change. >> he deserve a second chance. the only thing i asked of him was to change his lifestyle. reporter: the article said he's been almost no time in lockup, when to college, unknown march 24 and that led to the murder of paul danozo outside of a club in downtown d.c. >> shot him in the head. reporter: police eventually rested -- arrested eric postel. a jury convicted him. >> i wondered if all the time i knew him -- at the time i did. reporter: after the murder she says she met postel's mother and they became friends. at the time they said her son was in the wrong place at the wrong time. she said he was in the right

place at the right time at school. sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. an early heads-up for drivers. part of 17th street will close next tuesday. is the stretch along the national mall between constitution an independent 70's. the national park service will be testing the new 17th street levee. major weight around all of that when it happens. leon: low voter turn out is inspected for the election in virginia on tuesday. no statewide or congressional seat of her grab. one quirky racing on andrea is getting some attention. the incumbent mayor is running as a write-in candidate against cyclical newcomer. critiquing the city's waterfront plan and other developing projects. >> for development that are

appropriate and careful. conceded yule never and decided challenge silverberg in the general election. >> this is not an ego thing on my part. people were encouraging me to consider the right in -- write in. >> i have the proven leadership and ms. silberberg does not. >> he is a lifelong politician and i am not. reporter: >> that is baloney to be blunt. reporter: he says he's back with developers, small business owners, and grassroots supporters. >> i'm pleased with his development plan. reporter: other voters want a change in city hall. >> it will lead to more jobs. reporter: only her name appears on the ballot which is why yule emphasizes his name.

if a voter rights that phonetically, yule, should that count? >> i would say yes but that is not for me to determine. reporter: the court-appointed oratorio board will follow out -- virginia code. an abbreviation, misspelling, rather violation must be accepted as a valid vote. the review process will begin thursday morning and could take days to determine a winner. mike carter-conneen,. leon: a presidential candidate got in the national cap day -- cat day. uber was offering to bring gets you in 50 cities. they took advantage of the deal today and tweeted out this. kasich visitors to team headquarters thanks to uber on national cat day. the department of emergency management got in on this. this is from bosko the cap.

that cat. about ms. -- tweet plants rate that during an emergency. alison: that is so funny with the two of them. this is really the funny story of the day involving a dog. a minnesota couple's engagement photo shoot going viral. take a look at this. it was supposed to be a romantic fall photo shoot near st. paul. until the couple saw the final pictures in a look like their sexual oxon libby -- da-year-old docs and -- chsu stole the shownd. >> i did not know he was that much in the shot. alison: the couple says that is

just his personality and they will just laugh about it. the pictures went viral immediately when they were posted to social media. you should check them out online. leon: and now the dog has an agent and it will be in the next bond movie. will not see the end of him. oneon: coming up at 5:00, day after taking a walk in space astronaut scott kelly marks a bigger

steve: one more day to go until the weekend. lots of sunshine on saturday and a little on the cool side but temperatures around 60 degrees. . middle 60's for sunday with a few added clouds and maybe a shower the ever important trick-or-treat forecast shows temperatures in the 50's. the kids should have a good go

leon: when your kids at the field you are you about "a concussion. health advocate safety should be concerned about something else. the potential for cancer from something you sent thousands of athletic fields. alison: joce sterman is live to explain why they're raising

alarm about what might actually be toxic turf. reporter: absolutely right. these kinds of fields like this one in fairfax county, very popular for a number of reasons. you can play in them all year long. they have a lot of bounce to them which is a good thing because it's supposed to prevent injuries. health advocates worry this which provides the cushioning to be a potential link to cancer. >> when you find out there are 96 chemicals in the product the children are playing on and half of them have no testing at all, i would say i was overwhelmed. that is why health advocates are calling for the federal government to finally step in and do copper into crumb robert.m -- -- rubber. at least 50 public schools have it out there on the field.

more than 50 studies have shown no sign of harm or cancer links, but tonight at 11:00 the 7 on has lingering questions about why federal testing is not been done even though it could settle the debate about your children's safety once and for all. do you think the government has failed the making people on this issue? >> absolutely. the government at the federal and state levels have allowed a cancer experiment with a whole generation of children and athletes. this unsettled debate is all about this rubber which comes right onto the field that your kids are playing on. tonight at 11:00 we will take exactly where the fields are they could impact your kids and let you know how many players are on a list tracking cancer cases across the country. joce sterman, abc 7 news. leon: thank you. that will get a lot of

parents'attention. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- >> their idea was to put it on a t-shirt and try to raise funds and awareness and see it goes viral as it has. reporter: albers kirk cousins' going viral around the world. reporter: so nasty comments about two women's bodies. i will tell you what the reaction discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children

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leon: new settlements have been reached with rush card. the company is creating a multimillion dollar fund to help cover costs that is customer suffered when it had technical issues. it will complicate late fees tied to bills or other financial setbacks as a result of finances been locked up. alison: how does it feel as somebody you did on it was criticizing you, even calling you fast. that it to local fitness instructors and business owners are dealing with after getting publicity in an area newspaper. as suzanne kennedy shows us,

they are trying to turn a woman's angry actions into something positive. >> and exhale. reporter: the owners could not been happier when a new business was written up in the local frederick paper. that was until someone sent the clippings back to them with hateful comments. >> it shocked me. reporter: statements like "you are fat, bordering on obese." you are overweight and not modeling a healthy lifestyle." >> she saw that article in the newspaper and just judge just by our appearance. , they did not know anything about his trouble we might be overcoming or have overcome. they wrote se of the most hateful things i've ever had said about me. reporter: the negative feedback has opened up a conversation about body shaming. hasio owner karen cisco battled an eating disorder in it

was one of the two women targeted. >> women tearing down women has got to stop. body shaming, fat insults, picking people apart has got to stop. we should be building each other up. reporter: participants can't believe someone would be so mean. >> it is so tough for women these days to be out there. that wish everybody would support each other. reporter: i don't -- >> for somebody to do that is appalling. reporter: the woman who made these comments left her name and the return address for the owners of the studio said they do not want to out her. they don't want to talk to her about what.she said they want people to realize the negative impact of body shaming. in frederick, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. leon: let's take a break now get a check on the roads with jamie sullivan. how is it looking? jamie: we had a big issue with the trash truck fire on the icc. all of that is gone. all lanes are reopened near shady grove road. , for you traveling in the area

you will get a little bit of a break now heading eastbound on the icc. we have this in d.c.. minnesota avenue. you might see some activity. typical delays in d.c. on the freeway. to 95 in both directions and if we look at the overview, 10 miles per hour outbound on 395. northwest stretch, basic delays in the area getting from the gw parkway closer to the 270 spur. a live look your connecticut avenue shows you the delay. we have volume and possibly -- alison: thank you very much. scott kelly now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight. h consecutives 216t day in space, longer than any other nasa astronaut. this was yesterday at the international space station. along with his fellow astronauts. he has been there since march. he will spend a total of 342

days of the international space station. leon: i think that might be a quarter of the way to mars. that is amazing. alison: let's talk about the weather now. we have halloween to look forward to. doug: i think we will be in good shape for halloween evening with cloudy skies. it is beautiful outside right now. gorgeous weather across the area as the sun goes down. tomorrow will be a much sunnier day than today. the cold front is moving through now. upper 60's at this hour. 67 degrees at andrews. 68 at manassas. we will see temperatures start to drop off. let's talk about the 69th annual parade coming up her halloween na.iana -- in viena later damages dropping into the 50's. a little cool but nice for the

end of october. 64 and sunshine tomorrow. a few clouds tomorrow afternoon. he will be cloudy at night. 60 for the afternoon and on sunday he will be milder and in the mid-60's. showers.nce of mostly cloudy skies and should be just fine around the area. turn your clocks back one hour. times.r sunset-sunrise sun comes up 6:35 on sunday morning and says it 5:08 p.m. alison: thank you. leon: we like that. erin: 10 years ago kirk cousins was that his dad's church in her from the founder of the international mission, a nonprofit that protects the poor from violence around the world. immediately he wanted to help

and now he has his chance. >> it was like you like that! erin: is the phrase in every redskins fan is heart. >> you like that! he shouted at the camera. erin: he made national news sunday, not only for leaving his team to the best comeback in franchise history, before his now famous "you like that!" after the game. kirk and his wife julie realize how big this logan had become an wanted to use the opportunity to help his favorite charity. >> their idea was let's put it on a t-shirt and try to raise funds and awareness and see it goes viral as it has the last two days. it something we have been sharing over here and celebrating. erin: the international justice mission is a global organization that protects the poor from violence in the developing world. >> each year we rescue thousands of people and protect millions

around the world. erin: they advertise on represent.com. supported the shirts in support of cousins and ij. >> his original goal was 500 t-shirts. as of this morning, 2500 sold. >> it's the dream. for us of a nonprofit it depends on opportunities to help us continue the work and get the awareness growing around the country. it out of the water. erin: the shirts in hoodies will only be sold until november 10. if your interested, don't wait. unless they decide to extend it. you know that hoodies? bill belichick. leon: with the sleeves cut off. how many shirts with a cell if they win in new england? erin: hopefully 25,000.

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alison: they have been in a temporary building since a fire two years ago. the d.c. historic hardware home home --wilson becoming will soon be going home. reporter: they are going back to their old spot on capitol hill. >> we found out yesterday morning. reporter: is great news for manager ricky silverstein and other longtime employees and customers. >>. it's a big burden off the shoulders. >> you can find anything you want here.

things they don't make any more, you can find them. reporter: it was more than twos ago that the store went up in smoke with many of its loyal customers stand by watching. some with tears in their eyes. the people who bought the site yesterday was a d.c.-based perseus realty. >> we will build behind it and go up from there. reporter: the building was so badly damaged no one can enter it. perseus will not only got the place but will put in an underground garage, 40-50 luxury apartments, a restaurant and fragers with a 25 year lease. they have spread out. the garden store here, the paint store down there. this will bring them all back together. no word on when this will be completed. >> the process is just starting out. time engaging the

community and with the review board. reporter: they could only say several years from completion. abc 7 news sam fordabc 7 news,. alison: that will do it for abc 7 news at 5:00. right now at 6:00. shotgun blasts rang out as crews work to recover that military blimp that went on a wild ride. the teachers that are causing outrage at one local high school. and a teenager gets into a dance off with a d.c. cop. what she and president obama are saying about it. that's on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. the recovery of a $1 billion military tool is underway tonight. the football field-sized eas rostat blimp crashed yesterday in muncie,. the military's other function

surveillance went could be seen it averaging. -- seen at aberdeen. investigators, chris, this is a billion dollar question. what happened? reporter: it was a very expensive mistake. we have learned that the one blimp cost the american taxpayer $1.4 billion to develop and deploy. gunshots ring out today in rural pennsylvania as the defense department work to deflate and recover its $1.4 billion investment. in got loose yesterday and floated away. is one of is -- blimp two launched at aberdeen, maryland to detect cruise missiles. norad