diane: the impact of the crash reduced the bricks to tiny pieces. you can see how close the tables and the chairs were when the car came barreling inside. >> he said he heard a bomb going off. >> woke me up. >> wendy's employees say there were 20 to 30 customers inside before 1:00 when the driver of the honda suddenly came crashing into the restaurant. >> jumped the curb. runs into the glass wall. knocks three customers to the ground. diane: three customers were taken to the hospital. >> two of them were running. they have been downgraded to non-life threatening. diane: he called 911. >> other customers were helping. took clean towels to wipe up the blood and put ice on

anywhere they were hurting. diane: the workers are trying to clean up the mess right now. we are told the driver is doing okay but it's not clear how he ended up inside the restaurant. three people were injure and they all suffered non-life threatening injuries. diane cho, abc7 news. alison: wow! what a scene. thank you. f.b.i. agent hits a teenage sending the boy flying across a sidewalk. tonight that agent is facing ten years in jail. we have the video of the entire exchange. maryland bureau chief brad bell live in rockville to show it to you. brad? brad: this is the video played in court. six minutes long. it shows an off-duty f.b.i. agent starting a argument with the finding but what led to the guilt finding is a 16-year-old boy approached the agent. the agent striking him like

that, sending him flying. see for yourself. >> it begins with a handoff of a baby from a father to a mother. and then f.b.i. agent steps in view. the tall man with the shaved head. the friend of the mother's friend. annoyed that the father is late. he has words for the man and his girlfriend. the conflict escalates. then watch what happens as the woman's 15-year-old son tries to intervene. >> oh! oh! >> he has yet to identify himself as an agent. he tussles with the boy and he pulls his gun. >> get on the ground. get on the ground. get on the ground. >> he defends his actions.

last week a jury found the agent guilty of the second-degree assault for the incident. he was foundnot guilty of reckless endangerment and first-degree assault. the case brought by the state's attorneys office after a complaint was filed by the victim. he is a 20-year veteran f.b.i. agent assigned to counterterrorism unit and he mains on the full duty status pending sentencing and f.b.i. internal review and he faces a maximum of ten years. >> you just cannot misuse your authority as a police officer and not be held accountable. >> in court today the state told the judge that they believe the f.b.i. agent should lose access to his weapon. if judge disagreed. the f.b.i. agent still has his gun. is still on active duty. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad.

developing now the takata corporation facing $70 million in fines. and they will add more if takata doesn't obey terms of the five-year agreement reached under the issue. i was exploding to send shrapnel throughout the vehicle and has been linked to seven deaths. starting to sound like the same song, different tune for metro. what is next now that neil cohen won't be the transit agency's new general manager? brianne carter covering this live. what is going on now? brianne: happening right now, we have a major metro board event happening here. at the bethesda metro station. many of the questions being asked is what is happening with the general manager. just talking to board members, she says the process is ongoing. but now word with one man out, and another man soon be

signing on. another attempt to find a new manager for metro. >> they have finalists and they are turning to a second finalist. >> it appears that they are turning to the short list to find a new leader. this move after wmata announced monday afternoon neil cohen believed to be the choice for the job decided not to sign on to the position. metro board chair mort downey says the decision was mutual between mr. cohen and metro. according to reports, board member jack evans told the fellow councilmembers the job was bigger than he thought it was. >> part of it the extent of the dysfunction at wmata is part of what turned off the person that they identified. brianne: this is the first

time since 2014 the agency has been close to hiring somebody and not. they say getting the right person in place is what is important. people riding the rails today seem to agree. >> as society we place too much on the leader. the organization's have to work period. >> take a live look at. the board member talking to riders. coming up tonight at 6:00, what they are asking about and expressing concerns. we will have more on that in the next hour. alison: just in. the national zoo will change the hours. this is january 1. the exhibits will open an hour earlier at 9:00 a.m. they will close half an hour earlier at 4:30. the zoo grounds will open at 8:00 and close at 5:00 p.m.

the closing hours are extended when the summer arrived. leon: we just fell back on the clock and they are moving the schedule up. alison: it's because of the panda. maybe it's a request. what a day. leon: great day to go out there. alison: really. gorgeous to be outside anywhere. the cameras found plenty of people taking in the sunshine. some folks were out fishing. boating or just taking a walk. doug, say it's not ending soon. doug: it won't end tomorrow. it will be a nice week. a clear sky outside the weather center. the sun going down at the moment. a live look right now. we have haze on the horizon. a beautiful evening. light wind and mild still. 70 another this hour. 67 at andrews. 71 in hagerstown and 69 in the nation's capitol.

by tomorrow morning we will be in the 40's in north and west of the city. closer to 50 in downtown washington. clear sky and light win. through the day tomorrow, bright sunshine. through the morning. the temperatures will slowly warm. in fact, we will see the numbers climb. maybe even ten degrees above average. what about the weekend? we have that coming up in details. leon: new development in the chipotle e. coli investigation. a number of the confirmed cases include been. so far they are concerned to washington state. six restaurants are involved this. but it closed down 43 restaurants as a precaution. alison: residents in clinton are preparing a petition to call a busy intersection deadly. this is after a two-car crash killed a 9-year-old girl.

just last night. the corner in question is where kevin lewis joins us to explain. kevin? kevin: the speed limit is 40 miles per hour but cars top 50 or 60. last night it cost a girl her life. it is tough to get in and out the neighborhood when the cars are going that fast. her 9-year-old daughter was killed. >> that is my only child. i love my only baby. i miss my baby. kevin: she was rushed to the hospital but no amount of

c.p.r. would do. >> come back to mommy, baby. come back to mommy. but i guess god had other plans for her. >> i heard a boom. kevin: lauren green heard the crash and dialed 911. she wants change. >> terrible that this had to happen for us to voice the pain and get what we want. so it can control and monitor the traffic. >> brown remembering her daughter as a girl who loved to sing, dance, and play the violin. >> she was with someone who loved her and cares for her. >> she wasn't at school. she was with me. that is the worst. >> this afternoon resident spend time to sweep up the grass and the car debris in

the trash can you are looking at. we heard from the police and they tell us that she turned into oncoming traffic and caused the crash. that said, she has not been charged with any crime. the residents are now working to set up candlelight vigil for her late daughter. live in clinton, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. alison: heart breaking. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- end the paterism? why the moments that make up pride at the sporting events may be getting a clack eye. leon: later, taking the helm. reaction to the nationals' choice of a new skipper. alison: plus questions about how obsessive the security screenings are at the nation's airports. >> one day after the verdict in the charles severance murder trial. we sit down with two family members of one of the

alison: the alexandria murders trial is now over and tonight the families of nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne lodato are taking steps to move past the horrors of what happened to their loved ones and in

court. one of ruthanne lodato's daughters works with us at abc7 and she and her sister sat down with our northern virginia chief jeff goldberg earlier today. jeff? >> the family of the victims in the case have not spoken out too much in the past several years but after yesterday's verdict, they did talk about how the ruling bring justice to them and the loved ones they have lost. today, two of the family members talk about the decision they waited for so long to hear. jeff: they take a stroll in the park in old town built for their mother. a well-known and beloved music teacher in alexandria who was killed a year and a half ago. >> the whole thing is surreal. like the fact that this even happened in the first place. i still can't believe it. it's just the strangest thing. you don't feel like it will happen to you. jeff: but the jury found charles severance guilty of all ten counts related to the

murders of lodato, ron kirby and nancy dunning. >> we awe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the ten guilty. >> i think so. it's also a relief that this is over. you can move forward. jeff: carmen who is an employee at abc7 news said the families found strength in one another and had great faith in the case presented by prosecutor brian porter and throughout the trial they say, they, their sister gina and their father norm were not alone. >> we really felt our mom with us throughout all of this. this is justice for her. what she deserved. >> think maze their mother ruthanne every day and are still trying to figure out how to move on without her but they know the best way is to honor her spirit. focus on the family and love and how she lived her life.

>> the family and the dunning family went out of their way to express the deep appreciation yesterday for the support of the police prosecutors? it is a tight knit community. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you. brave girls. at least three people are dead after a powerful typhoon in yemen. towns are swamped. we are working to get video from the region. as soon as it comes in, we will share it with you. incredible stuff. several years of rain in one day. alison: that is hard to imagine. doug: desert areas. yeah. crazy.

doug: this is october weather. leon: this is with the peak color. >> only for a few more days. let's start with a time lapse from the silver spring maryland. 66 degrees there right now. throughout the day, can't find a cloud out there. getting close to 70 degrees. 65 in great falls now. 65 in rockville and waldorf. 69 in frederick. some areas like frederick with a low of 34. won't be as chilly tomorrow morning but a crisp, cool day. this is beautiful fall color. but northwest the trees are starting to lose the leaves quickly. we are peak in most areas. this could go to the potomac

and the mountains to the west are past through. the leaves are falling off the trees. may surprise the mold spore is a big deal. pollen count. moderate to the high range for the mold spores. everything else is low level around control. temperatures are comfortable. the average high is 63. it is 69 in the district. 66 in baltimore. 63 in annapolis. for the mid-atlantic and much of the midwest, the temperatures again are comfortable. mild. 72 in columbus. 76 in charleston, west virginia. we will pick up milder temperatures. 72, 74 in many areas tomorrow afternoon. with a lot of sunshine. tomorrow with sunshine. some clouds are increasing late in the day.

we have a fair amount of cloud cover thursday afternoon but it should move out of the way thursday night and open the door for friday, the warmest day of the week. we could be at 76, 77 degrees on friday the sunshine if we hit 78 we will tie the record high for the date on friday in the nation's capital. sol for tomorrow, lots of sunshine. around 73 degrees. we head to the next seven days a 30% challenge of the showers on thursday -- 30% chance of showers on thursday. chance of showers are 30% for friday night with a cold front. clouds could linker to saturday morning and clearing. a beautiful saturday afternoon. mid-to-upper 50's on sunday. alison: we are loving this. see you soon. thank you. you can say it's a hairy situation shaping up in the nation's capital. leon: we will explain that

coming up. the way the redskins are depending the trademark. that is coming up. alison: but first -- seven passengers are crying foul after being escorted from an airplane. find out what they are saying happened next. leon: for now a look at what is coming up tonight at abc.

leon: mechanics say too much oil could have caused the smoke that led to the chopper's emergency landing in potomac. it serves all the tv stations in d.c. flying over a large house fire in potomac when the firefighters below on the ground noticed smoke out of the aircraft. they were able to land safely in a nearby field and are okay. and a new report that has been released by the accountability office. the agency suggests that there is no solid proof that screenings are effective. a house committee held a hearing on the alleged shortcomings today. >> there was significant pressure that cleared the passengers at risk that doesn't result in alarm. the analysis revealed the officers did not fully understand the capability of the equipment.

leon: the agency says they have trained officers to use equipment properly but he calls for better solutions to improve security. alison: speaking of the airlines, seven passengers were kicked off a spirit airlines plane. now they are claiming a flight attendant of racial discrimination and the flight attendant is claiming they were unruly. this started over a seat. brandi hitt has the story. brandi: tension on the spirit airline jet captured on cell phone leading to claim of the racial discrimination. >> a black passenger and his companion were escort by the officers off the flight from l.a. to dallas monday after an argument with the flight attendant over a seat. >> the guy says i'm not

talking to you. don't talk to me. >> but it doesn't end there. that is when according to the officers, five other black passengers caused a disturbance and claim a white flight attendant accused them of being a threat. >> all five were kicked off the plane. >> there were so many other people you can were talking about it. it lets me know it was discrimination. >> despite requests spirit airline did not issue an official statement. they offered another flight. some witnesses say the passengers escorted off never threatened the flight attendant. other travelers believe the situation was handled appropriately. alison: abc7 is broad to bring you a documentary on the crash of t.w.a. flight 514.

that plane went down 41 years ago in northern virginia. killing 92 people. the only place to watch the deck mentary -- documentary is wjla.com. it's worth the time. leon: fascinating. alison: it is. leon: just ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- paying to be patriotic. we delve in the debate over the sporting events. alison: a teenager injured in a hit-and-run accident. >> who was behind the wheel? i'm suzanne kennedy. i will have

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: tonight a 17-year-old is recovering after being hit by a car. that car did not stop. it happened last night along columbia pike at tech road in silver spring. suzanne kennedy is live in our satellite center with new developments in the search for the driver today. suzanne: this has all been unfolding throughout the afternoon. talking with her insurance company the driver came forward to police this afternoon. authorities say the woman behind the wheel was san da carvolo, 53 years old from burtonsville, maryland. police have taken custody of the vehicle used in the accident that took place 10:30 last night. they say it is a gray 2006 honda pilot. the driver has not been charged as the investigation is ongoing.

police aren't releasing where he was going or coming from or why she didn't stop. the 17-year-old is in critical condition this evening. live in the satellite center, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: thank you. d.c. police responding to a story we brought you at 4:00 today. 21-year-old mcmillen died in a shoot-out with police last week after she allegedly tried to rob a northwest liquor store with another person. the family says they are not getting any answers from police. a spokesperson tells abc7 news they provided the family with a contact within the police department. at this hour no words if they have spoken yet. we'll keep you posted. leon: police arrested four people involved in a daring protest at last night's monday night football game. protesters repelled from the upper deck of bank of america in charlotte.

leon: they are lifting many companies with offensive names. the team is appealing the order to cancel the trademark registration. today the judge ruled that the redskins could be offensive to native americans. trending now a change for twitter. forget clicking the stars to show you that you like something. now the social media network says it is changing that symbol over to hearts. instead of favoriting a tweet. now you like one. the change is designed to make it easier for new users to understand. alison: well, you may have heard about the push for men not to shave in the month of november. a lot of groups use this month to push for charitable contributions. well, we have our fair share

of bearded fellows at abc7. we are showing you all of our friends and their beautiful beards. there is joe, too. apparently d.c. is the best place in the country to sport facial hair. look at scott thuman and all of our friends. d.c. is the most beard-friendly city in the nation. it's not clear what the rankings are based on, but hey, we'll take the title. leon: number one in something. finally. alison: everybody is looking good. leon: we're number one in something. traffic, too. there you go. alison: traffic and beards. we got that wrapped up. leon: traffic is hairy, too. coming up at 5:00 here just ahead -- >> is this a drama class or a language class? i'm kellye lynn at the capitol heights elementary school. i will tell you how bringing arts in classroom is helping children learn. that story is coming up.

leon: coming up new at 6:00, a mystery on capitol hill. a man and a woman shot to death inside their home. we will have a live report with the latest on

steve: i'm abc7 steve rudin. hope you are enjoying the nice weather we have. big changes on the way for the upcoming weekend. take a look at the forecast. upper 50's on sunday. don't forget we have a chesapeake bridge 10k on sunday. temperatures will be in the 40's and the lower 50's with gusty wisconsin upward of 25 miles per hour -- winds upward of 25 miles per hour. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this.

leon: the nfl supports thes the military in the season. alison: but a new reports show how much the pentagon is paying for the patriotism. we are looking at the developing story. you think when you have patriotic symbols on the field what is that about is that all the teams wearing camouflage and member of the military

that are carrying flags are common after the september 1111 attack. rehave learned -- we have learned that the pentagon is paying for the patriotic displays. the report due out tomorrow. pentagon have military men and women to carry the flag to the buffalo bills game. sing the national anthem at the boston bruins game. throw out the pitch at the brewers game. or throw out a rope to drop the puck at the minnesota wild game. >> the teams do good work. if activities are paid for by the taxpayer it cheapens what else they do. jonathan: after they called it paid patriotism in spring, the congress demanded all the reports. the teams are denying they charge for the display saying they were free add-on to

contracts. the brewers say these were place-holder amounts. >> we have the specific contracts spelling out $20,000 for a salute to the hometown hero specifying how long something had to be on the jumbo tran. >> they are being told to stop the practice. >> in appearance that they are paid, only truly patriotic activity on the field. >> the place holder, some are the contacts with the pentagon with the team. they are launching an audit to see if it helped the moment. on its size they plan to have the oversight of the marketing

and the advertising contracts. we are yet to hear back from the major league baseball or hockey. a lot to think about, especially if it's taxpayer money used for this. leon: you still have time to get to the polls to vote in 2015. alison: polls are open in virginia until 7:00 and 8:00 in maryland. >> all the seats in virginia are up for grabs. if the 40 seats are split evenly the governor can serve as a tie breaker. he is a democrat. that could help the agenda as he moving forward the medicaid expense and the gun control

effort. those were the hot topic. the republican parish and the democrat compete to replace retiring senator a democrat. we are also watching virginia races. they lost the democratic nomination to the vice mayor silverberg who is running a writing campaign. big question in the next couple of days what will the board of election consider valid vote? misspells or abbreviations that they accept for him. tonight we watch for history in the city of college park. no matter the outcome in the city council members running for mayor. the first black vale mayor.

in the newsroom, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: thank you. leon: a new man at the helm. we'll get reaction to hiring dusty baker. >> d.c. community is calling for the public to boycott quentin tarantino's

alison: our college kidd o'shea in nashville for the country music abards. you can watch the show tomorrow and his live report will begin tomorrow on good morning, washington. tune in at 4:24. leon: calls to protest the latest quentin tarantino movie. the director says he won't be intimidated by the police group that have been calling for a boycott after his comments on police brutality. as sam ford tonight the city's fraternal order of police is joining the boycott call.

sam: the trailer is out for quentin tarantino's new movie "hateful eight" open christmas day. the police unions from coast to coast are urging people to boycott it because he participated in a police brutality rally october 24 and use the word "murderer" referring to police. d.c. police union chairman is supporting the boycott. >> show our displeasure with the terms he is using to describe members of the law enforcement community. >> tarantino's words, "when i see murders, i do not stand by. i have to call a murderer a murderer and i have to call the murdered the murdered. >> police officers are not murders. it's unfortunate when they have to use deadly force. the impact on the police officers is tremendous. >> we found people who know who tarantino is and like his movies don't plan to boycott the next one. >> what the police did is more

offensive than what tarantino said. he is in the right here. >> you are not going to boycott the movie? >> no. >> we all have our own opinion. >> tarantino plans to respond to the police criticism. in northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: the national park service with the 17th street levy in place this morning. it will finished earlier this year. it doesn't close with the push of a button. the crews have to put pieces of the wall in place when they are needed. get a check on how the roads are moving tonight. jamie sullivan is here on traffic watch. jamie: not moving fast.

westbound is jammed. we don't have accidents now. we had an earlier crash on 66 which has added to the congestion. the average speed right now is in the teens. it will take 30 minutes right now which is typical for the afternoon. we are seeing a delay on 395. where it drops down to 18 miles per hour. 295, the same thing. the closure in d.c. keep in mind the police activity has the roads blocked in both directions between 8th and hillside road. the best alternate 46th and 45th street. i give you both because they are one way in each direction. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: all right. thank you, jamie. let's look at what is happening at 6:00. a deadly shooting on capitol

hill. a car crashes into a wendy's restaurant and injures three people. a new poll puts carson in front of the g.o.p. pack. alison: it's already looking like a winter wonder land in some part of the country. check out this video from yosemite national park. falling snow. quickly coating the roads on monday. california highway patrol officers are reminding people who travel through there it is time to scary snow chains. leon: it's coming. alison: it is. but it doesn't feel like it here right now. leon: no. we have a taste of something feeling closer to summertime before the week is out. alison: so pleasant. leon: love it. doug: we are enjoying it every minute. 69 at reagan national airport. 70 at manassas. 71 in hagerstown.

tomorrow, we could be warmer. 42 to 52 by early tomorrow morning. picks at wjla.com. this is northwest washington. absolutely gorgeous. we have two sycamore trees outside the weather center. these trees don't usually have bright colors but this is gorgeous. we are at peak color in the metro area. another day tomorrow if you want to go leaf watching. this is a good day for it. a nice general breeze from the southwest. highs at 73 degrees in the afternoon. a look at the next seven days. going forward. 70 degrees tomorrow. 70 thursday. more clouds and maybe a passing shower in the afternoon.

friday, partly cloudy. it will start to turn cooler and then sunshine and a warming trend for next week. alison: we'll take it. looking good. thank you. leon: the nats have a right guy but they have a goofy way to get it. erin: it was a bizarre turn of event for the nationals. they failed to reach contract agreement with bud black the first reported choice to succeed matt williams and instead signed the second choice dusty baker to a multiyear deal. to steal a baseball term this feels like a double switch. >> next, the 106.7 the fan. the nationals have a manager, and it's not who you thought it would be. the nationals reportedly hired bud black. but announced today that the team hired dusty baker instead. >> it's a bad situation.

the person who is supposed to made the decision was cut out of the decision. especially it's report that they made a low ball offer to bud black. now in comes dusty baker. it's the talk of town and beyond. on twitter, reaction was mixed. who the heck are the nats doing? asked one fan. "usa today" baseball columnist said the nats land a great one in dusty baker but the manage ideal search process and -- managerial search process and low pay wreaks of arrogance. and analyst tweeted that baker will be a breath of positive, nuencative relax -- communicative relaxed fun that the nats are starving for. >> terrible manager. there are certain things he does that make me want to pull my hair out but he has a way to get along with the guys and communicating, something that matt williams struggled to do. erin: a guy that likes the move is bryce harper. he tweeted out his support

saying good old defensivey, welcome to d.c., skip. let's make some history. #dcornothing. speaking of nothing. that is what happened to robert griffin iii at the nfl trade deadline which was 4:00 p.m. today. redskins could have traded rgiii but they didn't receive any interest in the former franchise quarterback. any team that would have acquired griffin would have been on the hook for the more than $16 million salary in 2016, which is guaranteed even if he gets injured. so i kept thinking i wonder if rgiii is at home like please, please, i want to get traded. i want to get traded. leon: again, it ould mean $16 million payday for him at least. alison: all right. thank you. leon: still to come tonight, educating through art. alison: we are going to show you the new program that is

aiming to put spotlight on education coming up.

maureen: in the quest to improve achievements, they are infusing art where you would least expect to find it. kellye lynn shows you how music, drama and the arts are blended with the traditional subjects. >> this is three dimensional art. >> but this is not an art class. the third grade math students at the elementary school are using art to shape the understanding of multiplication. what is three times five? >> seven, eight, nine, ten,11, 12, 13, 14, 15. >> they are retaining the information better because they do things with their hand. >> using art for visual math

equation and drama in science class to demonstrate the life cycle of a plant. >> art integration is when you teach in and through the arts. it engages the student. it's eninteracttive. the students are excited about learning. >> the pilot program started last year at 15 schools in the county. this year it has expanded to 41 schools. >> with the goal of improving academic achievement. research shows arts integration can positively affect learning especially in subjects like reading and math. >> we do it with graphics and the pictures so it helps you understand better. >> they make it easy to learn and makes it more fun. kellye: in capitol heights, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: that will do it for us tonight. coming up at "abc7 news at

6:00" -- a mystery on capitol hill. a man and woman shot to death inside a home. we'll have new developments in that case. plus, three hurt when a car slams into a wendy's restaurant. we're live at the scene with the latest there. and in one year, we will be picking a new president. tonight there is a new poll revealing a new front runner. details as "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. ♪ ♪ announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: up first at 6:00, two people shot to death on capitol hill. we have just learned that this has been determined as a murder-suicide. maureen: the man and woman were found inside a home in the 200 block of tennessee avenue north east. stephen tschida spoke with the male victim's sister. he is live with the investigation happening now. stephen? stephen: maureen, for the last 24 hours the family friends of the young man and woman were renovating this home.

they wondered what happened here. they struggle to comprehend. 50 minutes ago i received an e-mail from d.c. police who have now deemed it murder-suicide. while police work the case, the family of the victims grieve. >> i just want to know what happened to my brother. stephen: she says her 37-year-old brother john robinson is the man who police found dead inside the home yesterday. neighbors identified the woman who owns the house as desiree cooper. >> she is very nice, very pleasant. she had a good energy about herself. stephen: neighbors say cooper bought the house a year ago. they often saw a man and she working on the home. >> i thought they were good in the house. it was constant in the pickup truck and coming back to get another load. stephen: she knows her brother had a girlfriend but didn't know the woman. there are no signs of forced