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

entry. >> the police told me he was dead. that is it. i don't know. stephen: cooper's death determined a homicide. robinson, suicide. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. scary scene in the lunch hour at a wendy's restaurant in chantilly. a driver slammed a car in the front of a restaurant injuring three customers. now police are trying to figure out just what happened. diane cho is live at the scene tonight. diane: crews are still out here trying to clean up the mess. they have been able to make a pile out of some of the rubble here, the debris and the bricks that were caused from the impact of the crash. i want to show you the tables and the chairs here behind this window. how blows they are behind the window and how close they were on the other side. they injured people standing or sits at the time that

happened before 1:00 today. there were 30 people inside when a driver crashed in a restaurant. they are trying to figure out how it happened. a building is trying to clean understood and block off the section that happened to open up tomorrow. we talked to an employee who was inside when this happened and said it sounded like a bomb going off. >> the customers were helping. to get clean towels to wipe the blood and get ice on wherever they were hurting. >> customers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and we are told the driver is doing okay. in chantilly, diane cho, abc7 news. leon: new poll numbers getting reaction on the campaign trail tonight. the candidates for 2016 see shifts after the latest debate. senior political reporter

scott thuman with the vitriolic coming from the candidates. one person is happy with the numbers. scott: there is always one happy, right? the polls come and go. we know this. you start to take note when there is a trend or a pattern. it's too early to call this a pat in. but donald trump now in second place. the first time we have seen it happen more than once before and after the colorado debate. as donald trump was doling out autographs at the book signing tuesday he took time to dish out jabs. >> my jeb impression? no, i don't want to do that. i don't like to show a person sleeping at a podium. scott: bush is trying inject enthusiasm in lagging campaign. >> i promisely turn washington, d.c. upside down not to have a partisan victory but to fix the system. scott: trump can feel confident about his 15-point lead at the former governor but he is taking swipes at ben

carson. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows the threat is real. second national survey to have carson on top this time by six points. why they are facing off from states away they will do in person in a week in the next g.o.p. debate in wisconsin. forum republicans are hoping for change. >> there is no perfect question. but you need a format that provides you an opportunity to really put out you philosophy. >> hillary had only softballs, all night long. like this. here, hillary. hit this one over the park. scott: she could boast about the scoreboard a bit since new numbers show her up 2-1 over bernie sanders national. though the lead negligible three points in new hampshire which will be one of the first states to weigh in. in new hampshire that is a seven-point jump for hillary clinton. that means she is leapfrogging bernie sanders putting him in second place temporarily. the reason there is

significance there is because it is the first time she has had the lead in new hampshire which is voting believe it or not in three months' time. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. leon: all right. thanks scott. meantime, we have quoting going on here. voters in virginia have less than an hour to cast the ballots. all 140 seats in the general assembly are up for grabs now. democrats are looking to regain control of the state senate now. alexandria mayor looking to keep his job with a write-in campaign after losing in june primary. races for mayor and city council held in several maryland communities, rockville, college park and gaithersburg. maureen: you can stay with abc7 and wjla.com throughout the evening for updates on all the races happening in our area. we will have complete coverage tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. leon: the house is planning on a long summer vacation next year. house majority leader kevin mccarthy released a legislative calendar today to show that the house with

adjourn on july 15 and not active until september 6. there is another break for the beginning of november. the house is in session for 111 days compared to 132 days this year. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- an f.b.i. special agent accused of assaulting a teenager and the whole thing caught on camera. tonight what he is convicted of and when he will be sentenced. plus -- >> we were really please that it all turned out the way it did. maureen: emotional week, serial killer convicted of murdering their mother. now a family is trying to heal. >> here they are. the specific responsibilities for the general manager job at metro. now one candidate says he is out. who could metro look at now? that is coming up at abc7 news. doug: clear skies outside the belfort furniture weather center right now. more sunshine in the forecast tomorrow.

what about the weekend? i will have that for you up next on "abc7 ne

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: an f.b.i. agent faces up to ten years in prison for punching a teenager. it happened when the 15-year-old intervenes in an argument between the agent, the teen's mother and another man.

the agent defended his actions saying he felt threatened by the 15-year-old. the montgomery county jury found him guilty of second-degree assault. he will be sentenced in january. maureen: charles severance may spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced for the murders of ruthanne lodato, ron kirby and nancy dunning. with the trial behind them now, the victims' families are reflects on the past and looking toward the futurement one of ruthanne lodato's daughters works with us here at abc7. she and her sister spoke with us today. >> it's something that you hope no one ever has to go to, but to have all gone through a similar experience with this really brought us closer together. a lot of people kept us going. maureen: charles severance will be sentenced in january. the jury recommended three life sentences plus 38 years. leon: one person is in custody tonight accused of trying to rob a worker at the outlet mall in washington county. police tell us that bryce

house had a gun on him when he walked up to an employee last night and repeatedly demanded the store's deposit. the employee didn't have them. house took off from the scene but he is facing several charges including armed robbery now. the victim reported a woman was with house in the incident. if you have any information, washington county police want to talk with you as soon as possible. up next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- metro's top pick is out. so now what happens? how wmata plans to fill their top spot. maureen: 70 degrees and sunny. hard to believe it's november. you can help -- we can help you plan for the rest of the week in doug's full forecast next. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. the nationals finally have their man and the caps are in new york. looking for a little payback. this is all when abc7 news continues.

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we fly today. leon: metro scrambling to find a new general manager. this week the top candidate dropped out. tonight we are learning new details about the search process. this comes as metro rolls out an effort to improve the rider experience as well. brianne carter live with the rest of the story. brianne: leon, here it is. this is the job description for the general manager of the job they still haven't been able to fill. how did we get here? take a look. november 2014. that is when we understand they first posted the job after charles said he was leaving. july 8, 2015, they resumed the search. now today we understand the top candidate saying he is not going to take the job and the search for a general manager continues. another attempt today to find a new general manager for metro. >> the selection committee identified a couple of finalists. brianne: it appears the board

will returning to the short list to find a new leader after wmata announce monday afternoon neil cohen who was believed to be the number one choice for job decided not to sign on to the position. the board says the decision was mutual. but evans told councilmembers the job was bigger than he thought it was. >> part so what is disturbing is evidently the extent of the dysfunction at wmat is part of what turned off the person who they fided. brianne: this is the second time since november 2014 when metro first began searching fent that the agency has come close to hiring someone and not. the counsel chair says getting the right person in place is what is important. people riding the rails today

agree. >> as society we place too much on the leader. organizations have to work, period. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: looking like christmas at the national harbor. the lights are going on. the national harbor tree lighting takes place november 15. all-day event. at noon, carolers, fireworks and of course a santa claus or two or three. maybe reindeer who knows. maureen: i don't know. how is the tree going to fare in the weather? doug: i don't know. but i will be there for the lighting. it will be fun. maureen: you might be in your

bathing suit. doug: rather that than a parka and snow boats. this weather is spectacular. more beautiful weather ahead. clear all day. we hit 70 or higher in many locations this afternoon. bump in the road weather wise on thursday and then back to warm weather and sunshine by friday. 72 is the official high at reagan national. 63 and 45 are the averages. 80 and 29 are the records for the date. as far as the numbers at this hour, after the sunset and the clear skies we expect the temperatures will drop. 55 in culpeper. 62 at reagan normal. the temperatures will continue to drop overnight. by the morning the east will have the warmest temperature.

the rain is slipping off the coast. we have clear skies tomorrow. future cast shows it will change a little bit. i think we are good for 73 or 74 for the high in most of the region tomorrow. clouds will filter north. disturbance of the off of north carolina. in the next couple of days in thursday, some of the moisture might get pulled up in our direction. it will make tracks quickly to the east. we will have a cloudy day on thursday. isolated shower or two. we get to sunshine friday. temperatures are warming in the upper 70's. the day planner for wednesday. sunshine start to finish. 48 is the average temperature in the morning. 68 by midday. 73 in the afternoon. 70's with clouds and showers that are possible thursday. partly sunny, breezy, warm. 77 on friday.

there will be a 30% chance of the showers as we head through friday afternoon and a cold front. clouds lingering saturday morning. then they clear. beautiful day on sunday. chilly. 57 with sunshine. monday, tuesday, warming trend will return to the area. back to you. leon: almost every team is town making news. erin: never a dull moment in d.c. when it comes to sports. rgiii gets up holding his breath, the caps hold the grudge and hold the phone. the nats hired a new manager. the slowdown on dusty baker when we come back.

announcer: now the toyota sports desk brought to you by local toyota dealer. erin: at first we thought the nationals were going to hire bud black to succeed matt williams but now dusty baker is their man. the 66-year-old will take over for matt williams who was fired after his lack of experience proved to be a problem as the nats who were expected to go to the world

series didn't even make the playoffs. baker brings nearly 50 years of professional baseball experience to the nats including 20 years as a major league manager. he is a three-time national league manager of the year. baker is also the 17th winningest manager in baseball history. washington will be baker's fourth managerial stop. meantime the capitols arem coming off the -- the capitals are coming off the best october in franchise history and will start november in new york against the rangers. the caps lost to the rangers in the eastern conference semi-finals a series that went seven games and ended in an overtime loss at madison square garden. the team still hasn't forgotten the emotion of losing that series. >> i was asked does it still hurt when you lose out? yeah. absolutely. you don't go through getting knocked out any round without having pain. the pain doesn't go away.

erin: the nfl trade deadline came and went and the redskins are standing pat. that includes keeping robert griffin iii. they reportedly didn't receive any interest in the former franchise q.b. that may be because any team that would have acquired griffin would have also been on the hook for more than $16 million. that could be his salary next season. meantime royals with thousands of fans painted the town blue today in kansas city. in celebration of the team's first world series trophy in 30 years. the royals beat the new york mets four games to one. the wizards are off today but back at it tomorrow as they lost the san antonio spurs. they have lamarcus aldridge now adding to their squad. so it will be interesting to see how the spurs who are still kicking, how they are doing now. leon: interesting to see what the wizards. they are looking good now. erin: yes. maureen: this is more like surfing weather around here. doug: we are in great shape weather wise.

the next seven days tomorrow is similar to today. lots of sunshine, blue sky and a breeze. 73 on thursday. we warm up for friday. breezy. the record high is 78 for friday so it will be close. 30% chance of showers moving in friday night with a cold front. saturday the clouds are early. breezing. cooler. 65 on saturday. cooler with sunshine on sunday. a bit of the warming trend that develops early next week. next week we could be in 70-degree range again. we talk about record tying temperature on friday and cool weekend ahead. details at 11:00. maureen: cherish these days. they will change. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. with the latest in the

tonight, the new polls here. and what they reveal about donald trump. can he regain the top spot? tonight, you will hear him ripping into his two key rivals. the new clue in the midair ka as the strophe. the passenger jet that broke apart. the heat flash seen on radar, and what it reveals. here at home, the plane tumbling from the sky. the pilot, a former chief of walmart, using a parachute there attached to the plane, then crashing into a truck with a woman and children inside. at this hour, the e. coli scare now worsening. the number of sick and the list of restaurants now closed growing. and our exclusive. robin williams' widow. what she believes led him to take his own life. the condition revealed in his autopsy, and what she wants everyone to know.