toxic turf? your kids may come home covered with it. we uncover what could be a danger on the field. and the program being cut that could affect how you get through airport security, next. >> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. leon: a possible break in the mother, of an arlington the suspect is the victim's estranged woman. -- estranged husband. alison: bonnie black's ex-husband, david black, is in custody. leon: jay korff has the latebreaking details. tonight, that humidity relieved. they have been frustrated for a long time, waiting for this arrest. david black and died afternoon by arlington county authorities who i been working tirelessly on

this case, making the arrest tonight without incident. , charged withdy the murder of bonnie black, who was stabbed to death back in april inside of her home. they believed this occurred while her two young children were present, three and five years old. they are ok. the police had said fairly early on in this disturbing case that david black was a suspect. they have been working for a long time, collecting hundreds of pieces of evidence. they were waiting for dna results to come back. we expect his court appearance tomorrow. live from arlington, jay korff, abc 7 news. it is on thousands of fields across the country, including at least 50 public school facilities in our area. in-fillk crumb rubber that comes home stuck to your kids uniforms or cleats may be dangerous. leon: joce sterman discovered

major health concerns about the turf, including questions about why federal studies are not being done even though experts wonder if crumb rubber could have a link with cancer. as a college and professional keeper, steve lord hath his life learning the goal. he is concerned about protecting his kids. and athletes like him. >> i would like to be part of the solution in moving forward in parks and other facilities, moving away from crumb rubber. joce: crumb rubber is essentially shredded tires used on thousands of athletic fields across the country, including this one in fairfax county. as its use spreads across the country, so to the questions about the potential impact on health. especially for somebody like powers, who spent years diving onto crumb rubber before getting cancer. >> it turns out that the fields that i used to play on and coach on were a factor in me getting

cancer. that is a tough pill to swallow. amy griffin, soccer coach at the university of washington, is keeping a list that includes more than 160 people, including 80 goalies like powers. they all have one thing in common -- they played sports on crumb rubber fields and they got cancer. >> we are dealing with a very small sample. millions of people have played on and used synthetic turf. turf councilthetic points to several studies that say crumb rubber is not a hazard. evidence not seen any it is a problem. evidencetics say the has been piecemeal. no copperheads a federal study has ever evaluated the health impact of crumb rubber. you think the federal government has failed on this issue? >> absolutely. joce: the president of

environmental and human health has been fighting for a crumb rubber ban since 2006. >> we said give us 10 years and we will start to see cancer. joce: a recent yale study looked findingr tire infill, 96 chemicals, known carcinogens, and chemicals with risks. >> the government at both federal and state levels have toowed a cancer experiment affect a whole generation of children and athletes. >> it's enough to make you cry. the first reaction is we missed it, we do not fight hard enough. joce: the fight is changing. in a congressional hearing this summer, the consumer products safety administration stepped back from statements on crumb bber, stepping back and saying it is ok to play on. >> i don't think we should have conveyed that. joce: the cpsc once more

testing, but it has not been done. >> why should any county be left to their own devices. this is science. that is beyond what we can do. joce: montgomery county recently announced it will no longer provide public funding for crumb rubber fields. fairfax county schools went all-in, installing synthetic turf at every high school in the district. although they would not talk why,7 on your side about referring us instead to scientific studies. >> we need to take a hard look at this. i'm shocked they are dragging their feet not doing so. how can they not? joce: joce sterman, abc 7 news. alison: the state of california and epa are working on a study that experts believe will be the most comprehensive. epa previously studied crumb rubber, but it was not a comprehensive look. last week congress sent a letter to epa asking questions about

specific information about crumb rubber and cancer. do you want to know if your school uses crumb rubber on it that's athletic fields -- on its athletic fields? for the story. leon: temperatures will drop heading into the weekend. meteorologist steve rudin has the outlook. a treat today, temperatures in the lower 70's. outside the belfort furniture weather center, mainly clear skies, the temperatures cooling down quickly. manassas,r, 52 frederick county middle 60's, 61 inside the beltway. a chilly start tomorrow, daytime highs only in the 60's. the trick or treat forecast, plus daylight savings time coming to an end, in just a few minutes. alison: a chilling cold case, a

man shot to death as he walked into his home. moments before, he was holding the door for the suspect. one year later, that gun man is still on the loose. richard reeve has the new efforts to bring justice for hollis johnson. police continue their investigation, and emotional gathering at westgate elementary. hollis johnson, the victim in this case, walked through these very doors as a youngster, played basketball here, so it was here that families and friends gather to remember him a year after his murder. >> we are just overwhelmed how much he meant to you all and how much you meant to him. was usedthe word love many time at this gathering. >> he gave to everybody. the life ofebrating

36-year-old hollis johnson. >> he was my best friend, but he was best friends with so many people. richard: a year ago, he was gunned down in his chillum apartment building. the police believe he had unsuspectingly held the door for his killer. >> his first thoughts were probably not something is up. >> they say that it was so fast in the door was broken, so we don't know. richard: the authorities have released surveillance video of the suspect and his getaway car. a believe robbery was the motive. robbery was the motive. this vigil at westgate elementary school where at eight years old he learned to play basketball. >> it just grew into a friendship. richard: a fitting tribute to a life lost. >> i believe something will come up at some time in we will know who did this horrible thing.

tough to think that johnson walked through these very doors as a youngster. after a year-long investigation, the authority still have no suspects. if you have information, call prince george's county police. live in manassas, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: new tonight, more than 100 arrests in prince george's county. several law enforcement agencies conducted a sweep targeting suspects in domestic violence crimes. the authorities knocked on 400 doors. they arrested 124 people, and now 146 outstanding warns are closed. alison: this was sony is taking new steps to help new moms, starting a new lactation policy to give workers more space and privacy to pump breastmilk -- at the smithsonian. the smithsonian says the policy will be fully implemented at the end of next month. leon: something that appears to be a racial slur that was

supposed to be a celebratory shirt, but the stafford county school district is not laughing about this. girls are wearing a shirt that appears to show the n-word. that shirt is standing for racing, which we do not believe in or tolerate. leon: the shirts also say "we referencean apparent to a song. the school district said they would not approve of the type of language in that photo. still ahead -- sat scores delayed. what is holding up the results. tom: the tsa has made changes that could lead to you standing in line longer. alison: built-in protection? hospitals blocking infections.

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consumer news for air travelers. no more cutting in line for security. alison: the tsa is cutting back on a pre-check program, which could mean a longer line for your next trip. tom roussey has how the change could impact us. good evening. if you have flown recently from or bwi, you may have noticed longer lines. this, the tsa pre-check program. basically it let you get through the security line to get to your flight faster. are still going to be able to do it if you pay $85 for five years and qualify. in the past, folks have been able to do it for free. that has largely been done away with. one passenger is not happy to hear that. >> i think it was fine being free. i don't think we should have to pay to go through security. that's what i think. post"the washington

reports this is already led to slightly longer lines at airports. the tsa says this is about improving security at airports. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. sat scores are critical, of course, for getting into college, but i pulled up his leaving some students in limbo. there has been a delay delivering scores to some schools. the collegeut to board, who said the majority of scores have been delivered, but it says they are reaching out to colleges with early decision deadlines and encouraging them to be flexible if the scores arrive late. tonight, george washington university says it will not penalize students if there scores arrive late. leon: 7 on your side with health matters and how a hospital fall may fight infection. that's right, they are inventing a paint that kill surface bacteria. it has been certified by the

epa, still being tested. they say that the paint products can kill 99.9% of bacteria after two hours of exposure on it surfaces. alison: coming up monday, 7 on your side is putting more contractors to our hidden camera test. in the spring you might remember it was electricians. now we are seeing if plumbers can fix a simple leak and how much it could cost you to get the leak stopped. troubleshooter horace holmes and his team rented a home in d, filling it with hidden cameras, and then they watched to see how seven plumbers that we hired would handle the problem. >> when i came it was leaking. horace: and it was leaking underneath. >> i could not get it tight. alison: some surprising results. we will have information that is really important as you will know what questions to ask before you hire a contractor.

a plumber's test, abce 7 new monday at 11:00. a quick shout out to our friends at critical exposure, raising a lot of money to help at-risk teens. i promised i would give them a shutout. -- i promise i would give them a shout out. alison: good job, guys. steve: a little bit of a shock to the system tomorrow. it will be in the lower 60's. that is a good 10 degree drop from today. at this hour at reagan national, 61 degrees, just a few passing clouds. the high made it to 73 degrees. the average this time of year is 64, so tomorrow below average readings. 54oss the board, falling to frederick, 57 winchester, luray 51.fredericksburg the colder air is slowly advancing from the north and west. pittsburgh, columbus,

indianapolis, detroit. we are still moving into the low 60's at least right now. it will not hang around like that all night. the satellite and radar, skies clearing, temperatures will really fall. tomorrow morning inside the capital beltway, 46 degrees. mainly clear skies, the wind out of the northwest at 5 to 10. most of you will see temperatures in the lower 40's. bethesda, gaithersburg, middleburg. a further west, especially the hiram elevations, talking upper 30's -- especially the higher elevations, talking upper 30's in the morning. a good day in terms of sunshine. read the sunglasses, you will need them all day. sunset at 6:15. saturday, halloween. clouds increase in the evening, and the clouds will actually help us keep the temperatures up rather than down. we are looking at upper 57:00 saturday evening.

waking up early tomorrow morning, 49 degrees. the sun will rise at about 7:15. daytime highs in the lower 60's with just a few scattered clouds. the seven day outlook, halloween, daytime high of 60. sunday, we are looking at middle 60's, a chance of a pop-up shower. showers may continue into monday. the best for last, back into the lower 70's tuesday through thursday next week. another reminder, and we will say it all the way to saturday, daylight savings time. alison: ok. steve: fall back one hour. alison: love that weather. thank you. leon: we have a lot to choose from tonight. robert: fun stuff, a little college football. including west virginia, looking for their first conference win of the season.

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quarterback keeps it, flips over the defender, two yard touchdown. the horned frog up 14-0. west virginia do not have a tonight. thed quarter, boykin, sidearm pass, nine yard touchdown. 288 yards passing and three touchdowns for boykin. tcu wins. at pitt.rt -- uncs at breaks free, launches it downfield. the tar heels upset pittsburgh, 26-19. wizards are on the road tomorrow against the milwaukee bucks. knicks and hawks in the third quarter, check out the rookie , spin move, and the dunk.

watch out for that man. spurson't call the hawks of the eastern conference for nothing. putting on a show. the hawks win, 112-101. pacers and grizz, in indianapolis. i think it is safe to say that paul george is officially back. aftercers go up 93-92 that three. former hoya seth green was big down the stretch. memphis wins 112-103. what would you like on your c rayons? fan had to figure that out when the ravens lost sunday. since baltimore lost to the cardinals, he said he would use a purple crown for every one of their loss this season. crayons.x purple

he added toppings. he said it was not bad with old bay seasoning. everything is better with old bay. wererd on if the crayons non-toxic. good luck, son. and the royals and mets are in new york for game three tomorrow. the mets are down 0-2. they will need a boost from the home crowd. did that.og it was fun picking up after. [laughter] alison: that cannot be healthy, i'm sorry. bad, bad. thanks for that. robert: you are welcome. steve: time for a midnight snack. leon: the halloween fun is starting early in vienna.

alison: are kids playing on toxic turf. that is the top trending story on wjla.com. d.c. teenager talks to "good morning washington" about her dance off with a police officer. in steve's forecast and more at wjla.com. vienna held its

annual halloween parade tonight, following a rain delay. it was pushed back from last night. tonight the weather cooperated and hundreds of people lined up maple avenue to see it. the town awards prizes to best-dressed in several categories. this is the 69th annual halloween parade. is that brian van de graaff running down the street in high heels again? alison: no, totally different scene. fun to see the kids all dressed up. we got to see your halloween costumes and activities. send your photos to costum[ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going.

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cake, noting kidding. upper 50's on halloween. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. parker: my daughter alison and her cameraman were gunned down on live television. i know we can't stop all gun violence, but we can save lives if our leaders take action. narrator: but we can't count on hal parrish to act. he gets an "a" from the gun lobby, they fund his candidacy... while fighting against background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. parrish will make us less safe. parker: politicians' condolences aren'tnough. it's time for them to act. feinblatt: everytownor gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live". tonight -- harrison ford. from "scandal", katie lowes. our 10th annual half-and-half halloween pageant. and "this week in unnecessary censorship." with cleto and the cletones. and now, do not be afraid, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪