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. tells abc seven they can

detect missiles from 340 miles away. since being deployed two years ago no missiles have been spotted. in 400,000 hours of operation yesterday was the first mishap. how it happened is being investigated. >> it's really symbolic of a much deeper problem at the department of defense. reporter: the president of citizens against government waste was not surprised to see it floating away. . he says the defense department has a reputation for losing expensive equipment he points to one report that the pentagon recently lost $500 billion in military equipment in yemen. $586 millionsays was lost in afghanistan between 2012 and 2013. >> i doubt anyone will get fired. that is the problem. there are consequences to failing to manage our taxpayers money. reporter: raytheon designed and

built the blimp. they declined to comment. toreen: count on abc 7 news pressure for inches in the investigation into the breakaway blimp. we have a complete report on wjla.com. leon: a stafford county teen is in police custody tonight after authorities say he threatened his classmates. the 15-year-old is a student at breeooke point high school. he also allegedly threatened to harm a female student unless she helped him with the attack. police searched his home and found all the families firearms were locked up in accounted for. maureen: the jury has gone home for the night without a verdict in the trial of accused serial killer charles severance. deliberations began after 10:00 this morning. he is accused of killing three people over a 10-year span. the jurors twice asked the judge

the evidence they resume deliberations tomorrow. be the first to know when a verdict in the case is reached. follow abc 7 jeff goldberg on twitter. he is tweeting daily inside the courtroom. leon: prince george's county is the latest community to outfit all of its police officers with body cameras. stephen tschida is live with when they can escape the streets -- with when the cameras could hit the streets. crime is down more than 17% in the counties of our this year. what got a lot of attention was body cameras. they could be coming for prince george's county police officers and a matter of months. body cameras. a lot of people believe they are the key to better policing and better relations between officers and those they serve. >> it shows with the police are doing and with a person is doing all times. i think it's a good thing.

reporter: at a hearing today, prince george's county members heard from the police chief about a move to test body cameras here. >> the timeframe we are looking at hopefully is sometime in march starting a private program. reporter: initially 50 officers will get body cameras. there remain many unknowns. the department will use panasonic cameras which are compatible with the technology that the department current dash cam's use. >> we have people on staff that already understand the technology. reporter: they will explore overall costs and other questions such as the privacy matters in what eventually becomes of the video recording . that she says there is one test that is most important. >> really change behavior? not only hours, the police department got -- department, but community members? reporter: there is a lot of

study an assessment that needs to be done. he also said he believes that body cameras are a direction the department needs to take. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. maureen: the d.c. police department is changing his policy on these of tasers after a case of alleged police brutality. >> get down! maureen: this cell phone video shows police officers using batons to take on a man who appeared to be in a drug fueled rage. the situation could've been avoided with tasers. d.c. officers do not carry them. chief lanier says supervisors without carry tasers although critics say the supervisors might not arrive quickly enough at the scene to take down a suspect. not pullingyan is any punches on his first day on the job. >> the house is broken. we are not solving problems, we

are adding to them. leon: he was sworn in today's the 54th speaker of the house. at the age of 45 he is the other person to hold the post in 140 years. he replaces john boehner who is resigning. he says his goal is to put an end to the partisan bickering that tries to derail the work of the congress. still ahead at 6:00, eight police officer's confrontation. and the white house is weighing in on this dance off seen around the world. maureen: danger on the pitch? growing concerns over synthetic turf and those that could be at the highest risk. leon: the t-shirt message condemned by a local school system. doug: skies are clear right now. will it last into the holiday weekend? i will let you know here on abc 7 news at 6:00

leon: mobile track 7 is patrolling the streets for breaking news and traffic. you can count on abc 7 to alert you when news breaks out on the road. a school bus ran over a childhood in silver spring. the incident is not life-threatening. if you see news

happening and can safely take a picture, share with us. pics@wjla.com. a stafford county high school is getting national attention tonight after a controversial picture appeared on social media. this photo appeared on in your daily news -- "new york daily news" writer's twitter page. glance it appears to slur, followed by the words "we made it." shirts andondemn the they say appropriate action has been taken. the usse navy says ronald reagan scramble fighter jets after two russian aircraft flew within one mile of the aircraft carrier. this happened on tuesday in international waters east of the korean peninsula. . it was on the wrist with the south korean ships of the time the navy says officials try to make radio contact with the

russian planes but got no response. a navy ship followed the plaintiff they left the area. china is any the nation's child policy and will now allow couples there to have a second child. they instituted a policy back in 1979 to help curb the surging population and conserve resources. it's blame for skewing the gender balance on the forcing them into unwanted abortions, and bringing about a rapidly aging workforce. they did not say when the policy will be changed. next, trick-or-treating time. leon: doug hill has the hour-by-hour forecast. robert: is not official yet the nest could be introducing a new manager. i will explain when abc 7 news

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hosting a private party when the doc gave away. everyone has been accounted for. no one was seriously injured in the cost of collapses under investigation. leon: the worried about your kids when they play sports. concussions and broken bones are not the only concern now. the team discovered that the field that the athletes are playing on could be making them sick. , tell us about this connection. robert, --rumb rubber, you don't even notice it at a distance. but cliques are taking the step all all day long. they are counting down on it, ingesting it, potentially breathing it in. then you take it home. health advocates worry they could be linked to something much worse. all summer long at schools across fairfax county machines like this when across the field. they were putting down crumb ru

bber. >> we have a whole generation now of our children playing on a surface that is filled with carcinogens. reporter: health advocates have fought for years for comprehensive federal testing defendant the impact of playing rubber, which is made of shredded tires. it's being used on at least 50 schools in the d.c. area. >> i were member of getting in my eyes in trying to get it out with goalie gloves on. there is a dozen your shoes, on your socks. you are reading it in and ingesting it for sure. reporter: he says he got sick after playing as a coach and goalkeeper in maryland. we explore the stunning number of athletes just like him connected by two things, crumb rubber and cancer. >> i never want to discover those people have gone through. we are dealing with a very small

sampling of a very, very large population of individuals that are played on synthetic turf. there is a significant and compelling body of knowledge that indicates that synthetic turf is safe. is notr: this debate settled for once and for all. we are going to dig into those bigger questions and talk about the athletes involved and hear from some the nations leading researchers on this issue. that is coming up tonight at 11:00. wjla.com if you want to know if years will has these fields, good for website, wjla.com. leon: thanks. a viral video we first brought you on abc 7 news at 11:00 has brought smiles to the white house. [laughter] alya that his 17-year-old

taylor and it ends up within mpd officer. confront the teens, she told them they could stay if they beat her in a dance off. she said he would rather stay anonymous but taylor told her story this morning on "good morning washington." she said she could -- never to cops to do that. president obama is praising the officer in a tweet. if you would see it and more, and see "good morning washington" team's of dance off, go to wjla.com. if i were to try that in the 1970's when i was a prince george's, i would've been doing the hustle.

maybe there are some drums somewhere in there. let's get into it. skies are clearing right now. look at this. national harbor. is that gorgeous or what? some high clouds trailing behind the cold front from this afternoon. we will see clearing skies tonight as chilly temperatures. if you like to keep score at home, this is what we have. . 73 for the hyatt reagan national, a morning with 62 the average is 64 and 46 degrees. 67 at reagan national. 63 in frederick, maryland. gaithersburg at 65 degrees right now. as we head to the evening hours we will see more in the way of clearing as the cloud bands continued to than out. some showers over the great lakes. that will not make it this far south. mostly clear skies tonight and

mostly sunny skies for the day tomorrow. we will start with clear skies it willhine and the range between 39 and 49 degrees tomorrow morning. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. . about 57 at midday 62 in the afternoon. nothing more than a few fairweather clouds but mostly sunny is the forecast for friday. for the weekend we will keep a lot of sunshine here on saturday. just a test cooler, about 63 degrees of the high temperature. as we head through sunday, clouds will be increasing. 30% chance of showers. about 66 degrees in a reminder to fall back one hour saturday night. we were returning to eastern standard time. we will look for a few clouds gathering. no rain. temperatures falling back to the 50's. as far as the next seven days here is what we have. an increasing chance of showers of 30% by sunday afternoon. monday, temperatures at about 67

degrees and a bit more cloudy as we head for the afternoon. thfinal few days, look at this. back into the 70's with highs of 72, 73 degrees. it all looks good. leon: thank you. making some news tonight. >> a new manager possibly. good be-- who the nats introducing as their new manager. details when we come back.

>> and now the toyota sports desk bought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> we will start with baseball. several reports say they will then former padres manager bud black is the new skipper. he was fired by the padres and never reach the playoffs during his tenure. he did when manager of the year in 2010 after beating the padres 28 90-72 record. are is where the nats betting on him to take them, the world series. game three will be in new york. time to panic for the mets. only two teams of ever come back from it oh-two deficit -- 0-2 deficit. it's probably too early to be

talking in the nba, but after watching the game against the maverick -- magic you could imagine it. young set a 5-5 game. according at least five in five categories. 22 point, six assists, three steals, and five blocks. win for d.c.ehind united yesterday beating doing that revolution 2-1. . united.kick on d.c. it was definitely the goal of the night. united got the win. wait until your with this guy won after kneeling the half-court shot at the cleveland cap leaders game. -- cavaliers game. a lifetime supply of tater tots. now the number for breakfast every morning.

-- a final note, nationals named national league gold glove finalist. leon: i feel sorry for his mom. doug: it will clear up tonight in the chilean clear in the morning. take a look at the next three days around the area. 62. sunny on saturday and 60 degrees. skies may be cloudy for the trick-or-treaters in the evening will remain dry as temperatures drop to the 50's. milder on sunday with a gentlelady showers. steve will be out at 11:00 tonight to talk about seasonal temperatures returning and the halloween weather outlook update. --reen: "release tonight" "world news tonight" is

tonight, the passenger plane bursting into flames. the fire after a warning from a pilot in another plane that you're leaking fuel. passengers racing down the emergency slide. also breaking news. the manhunt right now. authorities warn he's armed and dangerous. the rapist now accused of shooting at police in two states. word coming in at this hour, he's now been spotted. the fiery debate. this evening, the moment between jeb bush and marco rubio, many say it backfired. and taking on the moderators. you will hear ted cruz, chris christie and donald trump lashing out at them. the verdict is in in the case of the high school boy accused of assaulting a freshman. his family begging for mercy. tonight, the judge's decision. and breaking free from the church. actress leah remini from "king of