you can tell. the bomb techs are on the vene. it's not a full call-out with a lot of response but enough to assess the situation and take care of the suspicious device. the 7600 block of weathersfield place in beltsville, maryland. prince george's county fire department on the scene. we'll watch this and let you know what happens here. leon: you can't see them but you can hear them. more than 5,000 shots ringing out. that is just from the police. tonight two terror suspects are dead. another seven in custody. after the early morning raid in the paris suburb. alison: the fate of the man accused of planning last friday's deadly attacks is still in question right now. jonathan elias monitoring the latest development in the war on terror tonight. jonathan: prosecutors said today that abdelhamid abaaoud was not one of the seven people arrested in saint-denis

but it doesn't mean he is not one of the go people killed in the raid. the reason they say that, a woman detonated one of the vests and blew apart herself and the guy next to her. police say the raid stopped a terror cell ready to attack again. this time they would target the businesses. >> we are at war. jonathan: wednesday was a day of offense. police picking up on a telephone wiretap leading them to the apartment in the suburb not far from where the attack happened on friday. the wiretap suggesting a relative of abdelhamid abaaoud could be in the apartment. outside the building, a clear buildup. heavily armed officers coming in by the truck load. for an hour's long operation. inside in another apartment hid with her baby. >> they said to stay laid down on the floor. don't move. turn off all lights. that's what i did. i hid. >> gunfire and explosions shook the building until they announced the raid was over.

>> operation, that was particularly dangerous. and heavy. has just ended. two people died including a woman by explosive. jonathan: in the meantime, hours ago, five syrian citizens were detained in honduras tries to use stolen greek passports to enter the country. local authorities say those men plan to travel through central america to mexico and to the united states. >> we know that whenever terror like this strikes the world community will rally together. terror will not prevail. but these events should serve as a reminder. there is still evil out there. jonathan: paris was the latest in the series of attacks isis is claiming responsibility for. something happened today that will give you a chill in your spine. the group isis release video of the bomb they say brought down the rusan passenger plane in egypt last month. look at this. it's a can. it's a beer can. 224 people killed after that plane was ripped apart up in the air. the picture claims that the

bomb was planted in a can of nonalcoholic beer marketed in egypt. secretary of service confirming that the plane was brought down by a bomb. while isis is getting a lot of attention it's not the deadliest terror group in the world. the latest group is boca raton -- the latest group is boko haram who are responsible for 52% of the deaths byer the rar last year. they operate in africa. leon: so man people are on edge in the wake of the deadly attacks. tuesday morning our own suzanne kennedy on a flight from b.w.i. marshall airport that had to go back to the gate after four people were thought to be acting suspiciously. that was four incident involving planes yesterday. suzanne kennedy is now live at reagan national airport with a look at whether this is the new normal for us now. what are you hearing?

>> two-paris bound flights. bothdy universitied. hours after four people were removed for suspicious behavior. air travelers are nervous as they take to the sky. >> everywhere. >> i don't like it at all. it scares me to think that they are taking over. >> it's a mentality eerily similar to the weeks and the months post-9/11. when airlines saw a drop in the number of passengers. aviation safety consultant says we can expect to see airlines erring more frequently on the side of caution. >> the mood is what it is. it will be for sometime after an event like 9/11 or paris.

authorities, the government airlines are going to act as conservatively as the situation parents. suzanne: the mcconnells were flying home to st. louis today. they see the incidents of the past 24 hours as part of the new normal. >> as a traveler, it's some things that you just have to deal with as thenew norm. hopefully eventually we will beat isis. >> would you rather miss the next flight or be blown up midair? suzanne: those delayed due to heightened awareness are likely to be significantly impacted by a spike in air travel in the holiday season. reporting live in reagan normal airport, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: thank you. so tonight the council on american islamic relations is demanding an apology for the middle eastern woman removed from that flight at b.w.i. yesterday morning. and the local muslim groups tell abc7 they are concerned

that this is just the tip of the iceberg. when it comes to profiling potential discrimination. northern virginia chief jeff goldberg picks up the story. jeff: since 9/11 muslim groups across america have had to answer questions that deal with backlash following terrorists incidents. the same s true in e wake of the attack in paris. in northern virginia, muslims we speak with view this as an opportunity to educate. today we visited the adam center in sterling, which is part of the second largest mosque in the u.s. thankfully members say we have not seen any incidents of anti-muslim vandalism or intimidation in this region in the past week. but incidents have taken place in other part of the country. at the adams center, members are expressing deep sympathy for the victims in paris along with condemning those who carried out the attacks. isis inspired terrorists are not following the true teaching of islam. meanwhile leaders there see

themselves as partners in fighting terrorism in the u.s. >> it is our obligation to focus on national security. we believe we are partners in national security and educate people so that misconceptions are alleviated as well. >> coming up at 6:00, we speak with an administrator from the learning center there in sterling who explains why the paris attacks are especially difficult for muslims on two different levels. also more on the anti-muslim incidents happening in other part of the country. live in the satellite center, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, washgton college in kent county maryland was closed for a third day today out of a abundance of caution. that is after a student made threats. we will take you live on campus in about ten minutes for a look at how fear is spreading there. how long the school will remain closed. leon: we are on storm watch

tonight. there is rain heading through the area. doug hill has a look at the forecast now. >> it's cloudy. but not chilly at all. the temperatures are in the 60's outside the weather center. we get through the night, we will see a chance of rain moving in the area. temperatures in the mid-60's around the region. the steadier rain arrives overnight. area of shower in the local area. farther west and the sprinkles will compare to fade away by comparison to this. in is moving quickly east. rain will arrive overnight.

it takes all dale for the clouds to move out. they will. but then a different weather pattern heading to the weekend. i'll have those details in a few minutes. leon: a crime alert in georgetown where police are look for a group of teenagers who attacked a woman as she got in the s.u.v. this is the latest in a spike in crime there the city. the surge having crime replace the economy and the education as the number one concern. stephen tschida reporting now on why so many in the city are worried now about the safety. the answer mirrors the "washington post" poll. urder. crime. >> depending on the neighborhood you worry about e.im step but fear touches every part of the city. along with the oaring homicide rate and the muggings. the atatcks at the hands of teens or bands of children.

2:30 on monday afternoon. stephen: she was mugged and left with a bad leg. >> they were wealthy looking and had great clothes on. stefs this has not cause -- stephen: this has not caused mayor bowser support. >> we have to stay focus on the crime fighting tools. with need more tools in some cases. >> one in four feel not at all save. one in three says crime is d.c.'s biggest problem. two to one believe police do a good job. the poll found 51% of blacks believe police are not tough enough. 10% higher than the white residents. only 5% think the police are too tough on crime. >> you can't be easy on crime. >> the police chief cathy lanier amongst the popular city leaders does appear to

take a hit according to the poll. still her approval rating hovers above 60 president. they would lose their lives. alison: find out how she says the failures cost three people their lives. leon: plus -- >> all over the highway. leon: look at that! winds whipped. find out where the winds were howling and the wicked weather spread. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in northwest washington where a ground-breaking was held for the first major process in a redevelopment of the old walter reed center. coming up we look at the timeline and what the coming up we look at the timeline and what the residents h

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plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. leon: after years of discussion, development at the old walter reed campus appears to be moving forward. today is the first round of a fire station there. but as mike carter-conneen reports, district planners say the rest of the campus along georgia avenue will take a decade or longer to redevelop. mike: $12 million d.c. fire station will replace walter

reed. once an outpatient ward. they say moving engine 22 north ten blocks will reduce emergency response times. >> coming up as well as the ambulance. mike: the district government agreed to pay the army $22 milliofor the 62 acres along georgia avenue where the developers will create 3 million square feet of residential office and retail space. >> we have the opportunity to stop the leakage of our retail dollars to silver spring. we like silver spring. don't get me wrong. let's keep it right here. >> after years of waiting neighbors are anxious to see the ghost town come back to life. >> a historicte that should be utilized by the community. >> many say they are most excited to find out which grocery store might open. >> it's not finalized yet but we are optimistic. >> deputy mayor for planning and the economic development says the iconic building behind me, once was the main

campus, will be demolished. but ten will be preserved and reused because they are historic or they were built recently and are in good condition. >> a lot of people have jobs here when they open up. >> first, the council must approve the development proposal. >> move swiftly and smoothly through the city council mike: the country says construction could start in the spring. redevelopment an entire site could face ten or 15 years. in northwest, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: fairfax mayor scott silverthorn made an announcement on the 50th birthday. he has cancer. he made the announce in the last night's city council meeting. he has a common skin cancer. he is not planning to take any time off but he is planning to run for a third term this spring. silver thorn credit maryland governor larry hogan for inspiring him to go public. hon was diagnosed five months ago and announce he is

cancer free on monday. leon: country music legend willie nelson is in the district to receive a special award. he will be honored with the dershwin prize for popular song. nelson is the first country music artist to receive the award. i wonder how le will celebrate in the district. actor warren beattie thought the song was about him. carmen simon revealed one of the biggiest mysteries and she confirms to "eople" magazine that the second verse of "you're so vain" is about beatty but the first and the third are about two other guys. she was --

alison: so another mystery. leon: okay. open mystery. didn't even know that already? alison: i think so. i think so. doug: all right. alison: what is the weather? is it going to start to cool down? doug: it is slow through tomorrow and friday. chillier for the weekend. first story, the rain is coming late tonight overnight. let's get started. a time lapse. from the vantage point of the weather bug headquarters. 270 to germantown. 61 now. widespread cloud cover. ahead of the the cold front with the rain moving in our direction. we will head through the late night, overnight hours. 54 in annapolis. 626 in fredericksburg. there is a few areas of showers on the radar.

this amount of rain is incon consequencable for what is coming our way. a cold front moving through ohio, kentucky, east tennessee. the band has thunderstorm to the south. it is going to move east. ere is psibility of isoled storms.evlong. in the past couple of hours the ystem movesastward. this is something to keean eye on. the rain is an issue orf the morning commute. running aheadof ifcold front the winds continue of the south. breezy and we will see teh temperatures drop a few degrees tonight. middays early ternoon. cold air behind the front is lacking behind. we won't turn cooler until friday. another cold front comes through saturday night. that is when the chilly air

starts to arrive. most of the rain will be out of here. how much rain will fall between the time it starts later tonight and ends tomorrow? according to this model an inch. 1.6 is the projection. generally an inch. the lesser amount is the farther north and west you go for the area. the day planner for thursday. rain is likely. temperatures are still climbing. 68 degrees. maybe as we get through the afternoon. maybe sunshine. friday is breezy. the next cold front saturday night. blustery for sunday. highs to the mid-to-upper 40's. alison: thank you very much. doug: that's it for now. alison: we want to remind you to stick with the team for

full coverage of the rain tomorrow. we hit the air early. 4:24 to get the latest on good morning washington. leon: coming up, a great escape makes for great tv. alison: and why the efforts to clean the famous wall of gum in seattle. well, it doesn't seem to be paying off afterall. brad: there are fears of what a disupon doesn't student might do. i'm brad bell with the latest.

leon: we are following a developing story on maryland eastern shore where washington college closed for the third day today. in the last two hours the administrators say the school is shut down and will stay closed until after the thanksgiving break. maryland bureau chief brad bellis there to explain what is going on. what isgoing on there? brad: this all has to do with a 19-year-old sophomore. the school officials describe as troubled. he left campus monday. he went to his parent's house in pennsylvania and got a gun. the fear he would come back here so powerful tonight that the school, the historic school decided to give up on seven instructional days.

yesterday, 1,500 students evacuated campus. today, washington college remains closed. empty. no professors or students. across the street, is same is true at tracy's smoothies. no students. >> we have to roll with this. >> next door at the barber shot, also having a quiet day. >> i'm just, i'm baffled with the whole thing. >> in fears surrounding missing student jason marberger and the possibility he could come to campus to do harm. chester-up to police chief andrew baker. >> we are going to err on the side of caution. >> until recent weeks he was a highly regarded student here. but after being foundin possession of a handgun on campus he was suspended, kicked out of his fraternity and lost his student government position. monday he left campusdecember upon doesn't and believed -- let campus despondent and believed to have take an gun from his parent's home before vanishing. yesterday the college closed

and yesterday evacuated. >> we're trying tobe proactive. brad: at the smoothie shop, tracy is praying for a happy ending. >> just because somebody is having a hard time we don't exclude people having a hard time. we hope for a safe return. >> police tell us that this young man made no explicit threats toward school. sources are telling us they have not heard from him since monday. they do not belve he is moving or the car he is in, in being driven. as you heard the police chief say. they want to be careful about the students at this school. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- high priority. leon: later, you move and change your address. but what happens if you go back to the old neighborhood

to try to vote? find out what happened when "7 on your side" did just that. put it to the test. >> i'm sam ford. triple murder in prince george's county and the victim's family member says the suspect should never have been free on the street. that story is next

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: three people died in a hail of gunfire in oxon hill

over the weekend. but the family of the victim says it didn't have to happen. sam ford is live near the scene with a story you'll see only on 7. sam? sam: sam: an ex-boyfriend with a violent history allegedly went on a murderous rampage at the forest hills apart in oxon hill across the d.c. line. the question for many people is who is to blame for him being on the street. >> he threatened them with guns on numerous occasions. tell my niece if she was to leave him he woulkill her. >> from the northwest d.c. apartment, malcolm told us abouther loved ones murdered in a fit of rage last friday. allegedly by her niece's ex-boyfriend. dead are the niece, walters, 25, her mother, 40, a family friend james gibson 45.

allegedly shot to death when playing cards. by the boyfriend clifford brown jr. >> what did he get out of -- what did you get out of it? you took away from me.i ould ne. sam: picture from happier times. she said brown ad brutal. >> put her in the hospital d down the steps. >> blames maryland authorities for not doing more to stop him. >> sad they have to lose their lives. >> she withdraw a case against him. spokesman for the state attorneyaid. >> unfortunately she did not want to go forward with the case. we have a written statement where she saids she did not want to press charges and did not feel in danger from him. sam: with only a neighbor to teify brawn got off with five years pro base. >> people cry out for help in

a domestic violence case. take it seriously. this is what can happen. sam: walters left behind four children ages 10 to 3. now the spokesman for the county attorney's office, the prince george's county attorney said at some point recently she did file for a stay-away order against brown. hearing was set for monday. by she, her mother, family friend were killed here the friday before. sam ford, abc7 news. leon: thank you, sam. a virginia judge grant delay in a high profile murder case. convicted sex offender is charged with killing the lyon sisters. the industrial has been re -- the industrial has been rescheduled for march -- the trial has been rescheduled for march 16, 2016. they disappeared from a maryland mall in 1975. their bodies were never found. alison: now a "7 on your side" consumer alert.

federal regulven vehicles from a dozen car-makers top priority in replacing takata a inflators. honda has nine models on the list,the most of any car company. the list consists of cars and trucks from 2008 and before. you can find the list of all of the recalled vehicles and those that are the top priority on wjla.com. leon: to vote 2016 news. a new poll shows hillary clinton could have big problems in colorado when it comes to votes in next year's presidential race. she trails three of the leading g.o.p. rivals. she trails marco rubio and ben carson by 14 points each. donald trump had an 11-point lead over the former secretary of state. the company behind the now rejected keystone xl pipeline says it is committed to completing the project. transcanada announcement came

as it withdrew an application. it reserves the right to reapply after president obama leaves office. the president rejected it citing environmental concerns. leon: a west virginia jury debating the fate of done blankenship who is accused of conspiring to break line safety laws. he ran energy when the west virginia mine exploded in 2010 killing 29 workers. he is facing up to 30 years in prison if convicted. alison: crews went to work last week cleaning up a sticky situation in seattle. the city's famed gum wall was clean for the first time in two decades. the work finished up last week but lo and behold gum is showing up on the wall at the pike place market again. officials at the market say they expect people to use the chewed remnants again but maybe not this quickly.

alison: you have been there. leon: you lived there. alison: we knew it would happen. leon: nastiest thing. alison: disgusting. leon: but you had to go. alison: people are back. >> this is much more tasteful. a man declaring his love for patty labelle. that created a big frenzy. more than 2 million patty pies flew off the shelves over the weekend. wal-mart are sold out. they cost $4 each and are selling $45 on ebay. alison: perfect for thanksgiving. a group of penguins made a daring escape attempt at a zoo in denmark and caught on camera. employees posted the video on youtube. they knew something was up when they spotted tracks in the snow. it became more intense when the jailbirds were concerned.

they didn't get far. the misthieves bunch may have been ispired by the penguins ofadagascar. leon: if only they had an uber app. alison: could have made a run for it. leon: all right. coming up at 5:00 -- >> this week harris' hero, a local non-profit that is turning youngsters to engineering and the father sparked it all. alison: plus, rain and snow. it's all pummeling the western u.s. we will take a look at the damage. >> coming up at 6:00, metro is going to ease congestion. how it would work and the roadblocks on the way.

steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin live in northwest d.c. let's talk about the upcoming weekend forecast. big changes are on the way. daytime high temperatures on saturday, middle 50's. by sunday, we are talking a high of 47 degrees. a lot going on this weekend. we have the big turkey trot. of course, brian van de graaff and julie wright will emcee that. not the turkey trot. it will be the thanksgiving parade in silver springs. temperatures startoff on the chilly side but they will eventually rebound to the 50's. take a look at the next seven days the focus on wednesday of next week. a busy travel day. temperatures then in the upper 50's. we are back

leon: what started out as a search for the robotic program for a man's three sons has grown to a non-profit to get hundreds of youngsters excited in the d.c. area. that makeshem this week's harris' hero. these young students might not even be able to read the instruction manual. but thanks to randy mccain, they are learning how to build and program robots. ultimately compete in robotics competitions. locally and nationally.

>> yeah. this is a new competition we're going to be doing. i'm a sports guy. leon: he started them three years ago in the d.c. area. he wanted to get his sons interested in science and technology but since then, it has become his passion. he is sparking the same excitement in the students. >> ohh! >> i'm doing good. i almost got the ball. >> now it's really fun. >> they teach me stuff i want to know. >> instead of sitting in front of a computer, they cane what they r te others have done to build the games. >> mccain says he is just giving the youngsters tools to be successful in life with a message. >> your vision, your dream can

take you anywhere. don't underestimate. leon: they are getting the message, too. in three years since he started it, it has expnded to 15 schools in d.c., maryland and virginia. a group of 10- to 12-year-olds for emergency flood relief they designed for a robotic competition. alison: a perfect opportunity of learning and games. alison: makes it school to be a geek. i love that. leon: we have people who would agree. leon: we have people who would agree. alison: yeah, right.

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alison: in less than a year america will go to the polls and vote for a new president. millions of voters what they know it or not will have an opportunity to vote multiple times. as of now, "7 on your side"'s chris papst is one of them. chris?

chris: voting twice is illegal. in the month in the mid-term election i learned it's easy to do -- easy to do. like many americans, every november i vote. i take it seriously. >> but last year, after moving to virginia, i learned there are serious flaws. >> i registered my ballot. i'm going to see if i can vote again. chris: two hours later i was at the old polling place in pennsylvania where i haven't lived for a year. by state law it'not legal. but i'm going in to see if i'm registered. i gave the clerk my name and pulled it up. i easily could have voted twice. >> this is one of the biggest problems you face. linda is a director of elections in arlington. when i registered in her office i signed a document saying i was previously

registered in another state. that form was put in an envelope and mailed to pennsylvania. >> it's an antiquated system in a modern world. chris: this process, she says, can not keep pace with the increasingly mobile lives. in her election office paper is still king. >> this is the problem with the integrity of the voter rolls. chris: he is the registrar. he operating 28 states states tt share the voter rolls. in 2014 they found the 17 voters registered for multiple states. this increases the point of the voter fraud. in his state more than a hundred people appeared to vote twice.

>> you look at the larger group of the 28 states. thousands of double votes. chris: voting twice is illegal with heavy fine and possible jailtime. she downplays the impact but she does agree. the system needs to be modernized. >> it make sense we should modernize the election system in the 21st century. >> the 26 states plus d.c. will have the online votr registration. but there is no national data base. leon: good stuff. see what is on the roads. jamie? jamie: this looks bad right now trying to get to d.c., 395. it is bumper to bumper traffic. we are seeing this cross the bridge to the freeway.

crash on the freeway although not eastbound. westbound actually. so this is everyone trying to get in the district. let's move to the maps. we have the practice near the capitol street. you can get by. we are still seeing that delay on the freeway. to go south on 395 to the springfield interchange it's still a slow ride. 66 bumper to bumper from the beltway continuing to fairfax. it will take you 30 minutes. traveling on the beltway. getting closer to the american legion bridge we are only at 5 miles per hour. no crashes on the beltway. we had a jackknifed tractor trailer that was stuck at the memorial bridge. traveling on 270 to work north to german town. ow spots. that is a look at traffic.

back to you. alison: all right. lets check in with doug to see how cold it will be getting. >> we are talking about a weekend. highs in the 40's by sunday. in the meantime this is nice. it's mid-60's at this hour. cloudy skies and breezy. 46 as we speak in the capitol. that is when the cold front comes in. it will be breezy. the rain could get heavy at times through a good portion of the rush hour tomorrow. most of the rain is contained along the cold front. but farther west. what is happening here in the past hour or so, we have a large concentrated area of rain and thunderstorms. heavy storms in the atlantic area. the likelihood of rain is 100%. timing is more interesting here. some models move this through quickly tomorrow but others we can show you to linger the

chance of the showers and more downpours in the afternoon hours. here is what we have. tomorrow is 7:30. good chance of rain to be heavy at times. 7:30 through the rush hour. we see the clearing to the west. a second is coming through for part of the area. heading to 4:30 or 5:00. then it clears out and we're in good shape. one thing that is going to happen. we have the two cold fronts. the first coming through tomorrow and a second one through saturday night. the saturday night one you will feel as the weekend moves on. take a look here. move out of the way to check out the next seven days. through friday. 55. sunny and breezy. about the same on saturday. cooler and breezy and sunday. modest warmup after this. we have more on the weather coming our way. in the meantime, mr. robert burton. robert: thank you for the intro. we saw the last time that the skins faced an undefeated

team. but a little confidence booster for kirk cousins leading up to sunday. he was named the nfc offensive player of the week. twice this season he received honor. he has 20 of 25 passing. 25 yards in the win over the saints. is this the guy now in washington? are we talking long-term? today he is focused on the game. if you didn't see this last night you missed one for the ages. this will be talked about for years. this was a knockdown and a dragout. maryland beat georgetown 75-71 in an historic battle. >> what a game. first, i want to praise the fans. the fans were phenomenal. >> i don't think anything to be competitive. >> this is a game we will be talking about for a while. this was cool. i don't think we could have

wrote a better script. georgetown would like to change the outcome. the way it was played at high level and the great atmosphere. went down to the wire. terrific. >> as bad as i feel right now, in the long run, this will help us out. but i do think it is important for the sport. doing this for the good of the college fans. >> how can you not play this every year? >> because you're not the coach. do you realize what i went through today? a 9:00 start. we had to win. home game. it wasn't a fun day for me. we'll see. we will enjoy tonight. robert: rebirth of a great rivalry. alison: it was tied every time i looked at the score. leon: amazing.

it is what college basketball needs. rivalry in this hotbed. robert: ridiculous. alison: thank you. we have been lucky in the last few weeks with our mild weather around here. see what mother nature is lashing out big-time. coming up

alison: a developing story as severe weather hits states across the country. hurricane force winds pummeling people in denver and another wind storm in the northwest that killed three people and cut power to more than a million others. brand brand has the latest -- brandi hitt has the latest. brandi: dramatic high-water rescue by tractor. in washington state. >> i tried to get her to calm down and told her help is on the way. >> it's just one of several flash flood rescues in the last 24 hours. >> we pulled her out of the window. >> a deadly storm system

dumped heavy rain across the pacific northwest. with the wind gusts of more than 1020 miles per hour. toppling -- 100 miles per hour. toppling one tree to the next. >> it sounded like a bomb. >> at least three people have been killed by falling trees. the driver of this s.u.v. lost control of the wet road and slammed into a busy daycare center. >> right there. so it's a miracle that nothing happened to anybody. >> in the south, heavy downpours hammered arkansas, mississippi appetences. eight tornadoes touched down. >> the severe weather heading to alabama, georgia, florida bringing with it the threat of more tornadoes and flooding. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00".

on your side. [knocking] maureen: more than 5,000 gunshot fired ina raid this morning that french officials said thwarted another terror attack. a big question tonight said whether the police raid killed the man believed to have been the ring leader of the friday attacks in paris. leon: this is as we learn of more floodshed in france. scott thuman is back from paris. he is tracking the development for us here tonight. scott, what is the latest? scott: well, the newest incident taking place just in the past few hours here. in marseiile. a jewish school teacher attacked in a stabbing by three men one of which was wearing a shirt with isis logo on it. the big headline, though, today is the raid. french investigators following up on several leads that brought them to the paris suburb near the soccer stadium. i just passed by there yesterday morning in the neighborhood that was hit. they engaged in a chaotic

firefight lasting about an hour. two suspects are dead and seven others so far arrested. french prosecutor won't say if the supposed mastermind of the weekend's attacks abaaoud was there and killed. but says he was not among those detained at the scene. it was from the tapped telephone conversation and surveillance they were able to hit the particular safehouse. that is one of 414 raids. we showing you military as well. because they continue to pound sites inside syria using fighter jets. that is thee nights in a row. the french aircraftcarrier here has been dispatched to the region. president hollande saying sayins is a global issue now and calling for more coalition effort in the fight to take it right to them in syria. leon? leon: thank you, scott. nice hustle there. get to breaking news tonight on what has become sign of the times these days. neighborhood in beltsville locked down while prince