the allegations against cosby and how a community that loved him so much is reacting to the news. kimberly? kimberly: we have had the opportunity to read through the criminal complaint. but people here at ben's chili bowl, some didn't hear about the news. the general reaction is they are sad about it. his photos on the wall. the image on a mural outside. contrast that to this. the 78-year-old actor's mugshot taking wednesday. >> he is charged with aggravated indecent assault. kimberly: cosby appeared frail after the court appearance. bond set at $1 million for alleged sexual assault at the philadelphia area home in 2004. >> i'm truly shocked.

>> not everyone knew about the indictment. >> preach about being brave. kimberly: no customer rushed to the defense of the america tv dad but they cautioned a rush to judgment. >> we have to let the process we have in this country continue. >> it's too bad. kimberly: he had been a friend and a celebrity cheerleader for ben's chili bowl. there are some here still cheering for him. >> we don't know what he did. they all say that.

>> there is a defamation against the -- defamation case after calling accusers a liar. what you have read and heard cosby say, what stands out as helpful to your women? >> admission by mr. cosby he used drugs and had sex with the women. that is something that he believes could still be consensual and the prosecutors see it as otherwise. kimberly: is it the beginning of the end for the legal road for bill cosby? >> it will be a bumpy road. i can't say the beginning of the end but bumpy. kimberly: much more at 6:00. for now, we are live in northwest, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. leon: thank you. the iconic mural on the side of ben's chili bowl has been a

target of protests. someone once put the face of kim jong un over bill cosby's face. but the owner took it down. alison: incredible image of the devastation washing across missouri. look at this. a home carried right down the meramac river. we have this live image right now. this is near st. louis. this gives you such a picture of what they are dealing with, with the flood there, the water covering the roadways completely. the u.s. army corps of engineers warning that 19 levees are now vulnerable to flooding. that prompted ordinaries for hundreds of homes to be evacuated. it's the worst flooding in this part of the country since 1993. but the residents say comparisons end there. >> in 1993 we had a week's

notice it would get bad. this happened in two days. alison: people have been killed from the rising water, most of which were in cars and the rising roadways. but let's go closer to home. a gray and a wet day outside. doug hill is tracking rain and changes on the way. >> there is light rain outside the weather center here in roz ross. in arlington, virginia, the temperatures are around 50-52 all day long. we notice the cell that is moving along the chesapeake bay. lightning strike detected with that one. otherwise, pockets of rain. heavy downpours that are moving through the area.

that is the story. several more hours of patches of rained drizzle. temperatures are steady. 50 degrees and won't change much. later the rain will end and overnight we have a break in the overcast before sunrise. 40-47 degrees. new year a eve, partly cloudy and breezy. 55 degrees. new year's eve night we have a few clouds. cool temperatures and a light breeze welcoming in 2016. looking at the next seven days for you in a couple of minutes. leon: the war on terror canceled celebration in brussels. the fireworks display has been canceled due to the risk of a terror attack. this is how the terror changing how we live. scott thuman has a look for

us. scott: 24 hours ago we were here reporting that two men had been arrested in belgium for plotting a new year's attack. this is adds we make changes going about our daily lives. bomb-making equipment and esexplosive device in the back pack are some of what was found after they arrested two men accused to plot a new year eve attack. terrorism alteration of the daily lives is only increasing. >> i trust that the t.s.a. and everyone else is taking extra measures to make sure we enjoy the holidays. scott: weary travelers have to get ready as they august meanting the screening for airport and airline employees. new york city will see 6,000 police officers on times square festivities to protect

the 1 million revelers expected. the graduating class of nypd reminded they will need more than just weapons to prevent attacks. >> i encourage you to build bridges to the communities in this city that the islamic state is attempting to target recruitment. scott: disney world has a slightly less welcoming look as they are sporadically using metal detectors on guests. there is no room for inaction. it is important that people understand that as long as those external attack planners are operating, the united states military will hunt them. scott: the military spokesperson said there had been success to take out the terror leaders. mostly the airstrikes. they are going after the head of the snake, he warned that it still has the fangs which is why everyone needs to be vigilant.

follow the mantra of see something, say something. leon: scott thuman reporting. thank you, scott. tonight, don't miss another town hall rounds table discussion. your voice, your future. terrorism at home. tackle the issue of terrorism in america. watch that live at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8. alison: the district is joining the list of american citizens outfidding the police officers with body cameras. d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed legislation approving the devices today. horace holmes live in northwest washington on whether you will be able to see the body cam video. horace? horace: the short answer is if you are captured on body cam video in the district you will get a chance to see it. the mayor calls this the most transparent law in the country. video swept the nation. at times they cause

controversy. >> it's an epidemic. >> they provide critical evidence for a look at how police intersections can go right or terribly wrong. >> this is a snapshot. doesn't one piece of the puzzle, that can help us understand police and community interaction. [applause] >> today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed into law what she calls the comprehensive transparent police body camera in the country. but june of next year, 2,800 m.p.d. officers will be required to wear specially designed police body cameras. >> this is all out -- >> yeah. we have a record of it. >> two weeks ago mayor bowser ordered a video of a licensed d.c. security guard restraining teacher alonzo smith released. bowser was originally against making videos of this public.

but now under the city's program, anyone capture opt a police body camera video can go to police and ask to view it. bowser says she will order sensitive videos that have been first screened by police released to the public if she feels it necessary. >> people live in fear of times. it will make everyone feel more comfortable when they get pulled over. >> if it makes everyone more accountable, then great. horace: bottom line is simply by filing a freedom of information act or request, you or news organization like abc7 can obtain practically any body cam video. reporting live in northwest washington, horace holmes, [ music ] leon: a federal investigation underway in what the prosecutors call an elaborate plot to make profit off luxury vehicles in north bethesda. it's caught with someone else's credit. this is a story we broke first. kevin lewis joins us now to tell us about it. how does this work?

>> well, leon, earlier this year, montgomery authorities filed charges but the case is so coplex that the feds had to step in. they are now probing an exemployee at this luxury car dealership to accuse him of concocting an illegal strategy to make a lot of extra cash. >> the feds are investigating the former sales manager at the manhattan imported cars in bethesda for fraud. special agents say the manager was part of an international crime syndicate that bought fancy cars hiring phony customersed in other cases used random people stolen identity. the vehicle, many range rovers were shipped overseas and sold three times the u.s. sticker price. >> represents 220 d.c. area car dealers and says this is a

problem. >> 30,000 issue is not an issue -- $30,000 value is not an issue. the higher price point the bigger the issue. >> it impacts their foreign sales so they are finding dealerships whose cars end up overseas. the annual fines can near $1 million. >> the manufacturer really can't expect the dialer to police every buyer who appears to be a normal citizen. >> in north bethesda case alone, they track $900,000 in ad laundered money. >> bottom line is it a problem. that doesn't appear to have an answer. >> the owner here at manhattan imported cars had no idea of the alleged fraud. he considered his family-owned business to be a victim, as it will likely now have to pay heavy fines to range rover.

alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a lobbyist accused of abducting a computer repairman. what police say happened and how the suspect's wife is fighting back. >> plus, a video that went viral. you may have seen this. motorcycles shutting down the beltway. what police are doing to catch those involved. alison: we will take you live to st. louis where hundreds are now fleeing their homes in the worst flooding there in 20 years. leon: first, though, fishermen have the boat capsized leaving them to fight for their lives. the call for help and the one thing they say saved their lives.

alison: a partially submerged boat. search teams are looking for someone who may have gone missing while duck hunting. a vote filled with hunting gear was found on the virginia side of the river. empty life jacket was found floating nearby. leon: a different situation for fishermen. a life jacket that inflate automatically. they made a big difference for a pair of fishermen days before christmas.

>> you say you see the aircraft overhead, sir? leon: that was a dramatic 911 call from one of the men as the boat was sinking. they ended up in the potomac river after the boat capsized. the doctors treated both for hypothermia after the rescue. >> the water is getting closer. it's dark. you are floating around like an empty water bottle in the water. wondering if anyone heard you. >> the key point here rescuers say is it should serve as a reminder while the air temperatures outside may be unseasonably warm the rivers and the streams are still dangerously cold if you are in them. alison: meanwhile, power images of survival out of missouri. this is where historic flooding is underway. look at the video. a man and his dog rescued from the roof of their home. and we are told they spent the night up there. it took coaching to get the dog to come. so much, in fact, the man fell

into the water. elizabeth hur looking at the damage. is there are fears for safety and also the drinking water supply. tell us about that. reporter: yes, alison. it's true. we are told, the authorities just announced today and asked the residents to conserve drinking water because a water treatment plant is not working. so until they remedy that, people are asked to conserve drinking water. as far as what we are seeing, we are running into these. road closure signs. we are in st. louis along the mississippi river. the walking trails are

submerged. you only know that there are trails because of the street signs. people are taking pictures because they are in awe of what they are seeing. what is more amazing to the local residents here is that this water hasn't crested yet. so that is what the authorities are keeping a close eye on. this is still rising. this is not expected to crest until a day or two. that is why the authorities are asking residents to stay vigilant. we have people taking pictures of the wears. the officials are warning residents to give the room for the emergency crews to get where they need to, to help those in need. the governor here declared a state of emergency, activated the national guard. they are in position to respond to the emergencies but they can't do that if people are in their way.

alison? alison: thank you very much. leon: here is the run of the mill rain. take a look at the mobile track 7. we have that out there. near the mixing boum. people are moving. slowly. but they are moving in the rain. doug the 30th of december is not that different from the volume wise the day before christmas eve. people taking a four-day holiday. the rain is not helping. the traffic is slow. rain will move out but that is not happening until later tonight. get started with the information about the flooding we have been reporting. the green on the map represent rivers through the middle of the country. mid-mississippi valley on the active flood warnings right now. it's widespread.

this is the worst flooding since 1993. the first 30 days of the month of december. st. louis had a foot of rain. some of the areas like st. louis, nine inches above average for the month. we have rain in the metro area. the winds are out of the east at six miles per hour. temperatures are steady all day long. with heavy cloud cover are. this won't change much tonight. later tonight after the skies clear in the overnight hours we will drop to the 40's. the wake-up temperatures are 43 in brentwood and aspen hill. the latest radar, we have batches of rain. all the source of it is way

south in the carolina. as it moves to the north and east. we see heavier areas south and east of the city. almost to brandywine. more across the shore. it shows that the area. it's near andrews air force base. stationary front to pump out of the gulf of mexico to the east coast. the skies are clear something it's lined up for clearing overnight and skies becoming partly sunny through the day. 55. high for the last day of december. last day of 2015.

not bad. then we ring from in the new year. then it's 46. so it will change for the foreseeable future. tomorrow is above average. then with more regular temperatures. 40's for highs and 20's for lows. sunshine. alison: that's nice. thank you. still to come, he came to fix a computer and instead, found himself held against his will. those are the allegations against computer repairman. and he is making against a lobbyist. we'll get both sides of the story coming up. leon: first, though, the steps taken to stop a repeat of this scene over the weekend. that brought the beltway to a screechin wow, you changed my old bedroom. with a little help from a havertys designer. he helped us, uh...reinvent the whole space. and it is perfect. i'm sure it was perfect then too, because you're perfect.

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leon: maryland state police are stepping up patrols on beltway after more than a hundred motorcycles took over the inner loop in prince george's county on sunday. alison: the video has gone viral of this. the "7 on your side"'s chris papst has an update for us. chris? chris: in this video you are seeing here, the maryland state police were criticized for what some feel was a weak response. but now that is changing.

a large group of motorcycles brought it to a standstill. they were popping wheelies and taking selfies so much that plume of smoke could be seen above the cars. immediately the cars started to come in 911 and troopers were dispatched. up like d.c. and prince george's county, can that cannot pursue, maryland state police troopers can and they could have chased the bikes depending on the circumstance. by the time they arrived the bikes were gone. now msp is trying to find them. >> our investigators are working right now very diligently to start identifying some of the people who were causing destruction. chris: coming up at 6:00, we will tell you more about the investigation and what other steps they are taking to stop this from happening again. chris papst, abc7 news. alison: scary stuff. thank you. well, still ahead tonight at 5:00, could this be your ring? the discovery from our area

that has ignited a cross-country search for the rightful owner. leon: plus, why the so-called affluenza teen and his mother won't be extradited to the u.s. just yet. >> police say a northern virginia man threatened the life of a computer technician but the man's wife says it's a lie. i'm jeff goldberg. both sides of

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: an attempt to get a computer fixed ends with the computer's owner in jail charged with abducting the repairman. but the suspect's wife says that is not the whole story. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in arlington with both sides of the bizarre story. jeff? >> it is, alison. 50-year-old joseph vondella granted bond this morning in court. he has yet to post a bond so he remains in the arlington county jail on abduction charges. he was taken into custody by police on monday while his wife and son watched the whole thing unfold. >> we don't know how this is happening to us. >> she says her husband joseph, lobbyist and lawyer sits in jail in total disbelief. she is overwhelmed. >> i'm sorry for my husband and my son.

i can't believe it's happening. >> on monday morning a computer technician came to the home to fix the computer but mondello said he made it worse. >> we had to get out of our house. >> the technician said joseph would not let the man leave until the computer was fixed. allegedly holding the gun and threatening his life. >> abry kateing everything. he felt insulted and decided to get back at us. >> arlington police include the swat team members arrived in force and made contact with mondello eventually convincing him to urrender. the police spokesman said that he allegedly said this to technician. >> along the lines of i will kill you slowly if you don't fix the computer. >> a toy replica gun they say was not usd but regardless the technician believed the gun was real.

his life was in jeopardy. >> how do we get our reputation back. how do we do that? >> we tried to get in touch with the computer technician to get his side of the story but could not track him down. >> the next could recall hearing was for march. his wife said in the meantime the charges can be dropped and the family can move on from the incident. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: check today's top stories. bill cosby free on jail. he was arraigned on aggravated indecent assault charges. he did not enter a plea. he was forced to surrender the passport. the case surrounds a woman who said that cosby assaulted her in 2004. the statue of limitation is running out next month. dozens of women have come forward to accuse cosby of drugging and raining them. alison: fab drugging and raping them.

alison: water levels are rising in missouri. teams have dozen of rescues including saving a dog trapped on a roof. leon: the d.c. mayor signed a bill to put body camera on the street. the law increases officers from cameras to 400 to 2800. it balances transparency and the right of the public to the police officers. alison: ethan couch known to most as the affluenza scene will be staying in mexico for now. they will both return to face justice. >> ethan will be in the facility to held in the detention hearing and there is a warrant that will be served as soon as tanya's feet his u.s. soil.

alison: video obtained by abc news showed the affluenza teen before his capture. at his 2014 trial the defense argued that the teen was unaware of the consequences of the actions. because his wealthy parents protected him while growing up. the woman accused of can i feeling a person and injuring others after plowing her car in people on the israel strip tested positive for marijuana. lakeisha holloway had active marijuana in the system if crash that happened this month. the toxicology report does not affect the murder charge filed against her. she is due back in court january 20. leon: four secret service agents are recovering after a fatal car crash in new hampshire. police say a driver crossed the center line and hit the agent's car head on. the driver of the other car died at the scene.

people at nearby diner realized quickly that something bad had happened. >> we knew it was pretty severe because the amount of the emergency vehicles. lots of them. a lot of fire truck, ambulances, state trooper, sheriff, local police officers. leon: the agents were providing protection to democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. clinton released a statement expressing prayers and condolences to those involve and the families. alison: friends, family, colleagues, all gathered to say goodbye to a new york police detective killed in afghanistan. funeral services were held for 45-year-old joe receive limb. he was a 15-year veteran at the n.y.p.d. and a member of the air national guard. he served tours in afghanistan and iraq. lemm was one of six u.s. service men killed monday in a suicide bombing outside u.s. air force base. still ahead right here at

5:00, she ordered jeans but she got a wedding ring. how the search for the rightful owner is igniting a cross-country search. >> there is testing. five, six, seven, eights, times a day. you know you have to do it. leon: this week's harris' hero. garage full of old car and a father and son who share an obsession with them. turning this into a mission to fix a disease.

steve: gearing up for an extended weekend moving in the new year. 55 for daytime high tomorrow. at the stroke of midnight tomorrow night, the temperatures will be in the lower 40's. a few passing clouds. for the first day of 2016, talking temperatures near average for this time of the year. middle 40's. saturday and sunday the temperatures around 44 to 47 degrees. that is near average again. a lot of sunshine to enjoy.

take you out to look at the next seven days. 40's on monday, tuesday, wednesday of next week. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after

leon: a virginia teen is on a

mission to fix something bigger. diabetes. using cars to do it. when he was 12 he organized a car show. not just the cars in his family garage. but by attracting dozens of other classic trucks and motorcycles to join in the cause. now, meet michael sevilla the young founder of cars for cure to end diabetes and this week's harris' heroes. >> it will take the hood off. 31. leon: inside their garage is a car-lover's paradise. >> this is one of henry ford originals. leon: a dozen antique and classic cars and motorcycles dating back to 1931. >> this is my favorite seat in the whole house. leon: three years ago michael was diagnosed with type i diabetes. >> insulin pen. leon: while in the hospital he came one a plan. >> we didn't know much about diabetes but we knew a lot about cars so we decided to put them to good use to try to fix it. >> pull forward.

there you go. leon: that marked the start -- [horn] of their cars for the cure. annual car, truck, motorcycle show to raise money and awareness for type i diabetes research. >> they are a poster child example of what our organization is about and how committed they are to the mission of a world without type i diabetes. leon: michael father is said it started with obsession on old cars and has given it new moonal and united the familiar -- new meaning and united the family. >> we have a mission. doing something important to let them know what it is all about. >> there you go. leon: amazing. more than 500 people came out to the show, which featured130 different vehicles, antique fire truck, bat mobile and horse-drawn stagecoach. in three years since the diagnosis they are raised $130,000. michael and his dad already brainstorming now how to make next year's car, truck,

motorcycle show bigger. i bet they pull it off. >> good for them. leon: how about that? 12 when he came up with the idea. love it. way to go. alison: still to come here at 5:00 -- >> obama, obama. alison: protest that led all the way to the white house. what the crowd says the u.s. has to change. leon: next, the online purchase that ignited a cross-country search for whoever is missing a

alison: the search is on. new york woman trying to reunite the wedding ring with the owner. it was in the pocket of a pair of jeans shipped from a local store. presumably lost on a shopping trip in virginia. jeanette reyes has the latest on the mission to return the ring to the owner. jeanette: all the woman ordered was a pair of jeans but she got more than that. she got a wedding ring. this afternoon, she is hoping to find the rightful owner. she ordered a pair of jeans from niemi for her husband at a christmas present. the package arrived yesterday at her home in new york city.

her husband tried the jeans on and pus his hands in the pocket found -- put his hand in pocket and found the ring. it's white gold or sterling silver with a date engraved on it. the brand name for the jeans is 7 for all man kind. they are a size 38. were shipped from niemi at tysons galleria mall. >> this is something is -- shipped shipped from neiman marcus at tysons galleria mall. >> i lost a ring and i haven't found it. this is delosse to my heart. i want to find the owner. jeanette: we got the off with neiman marcus and they are just made aware of it and are working to find the owner of the ring. they hope it will be a late christmas present for the owner. reporting in the newsroom, jeanette reyes, abc7 news. leon: yeah. nice to have the ring to ring in the new year. northbound i-95 is back open after a tractor trailer carrying milk overturned

today. three people were taken to maryland shock trauma. another person to the area hospital. road is back open. check the other roads in the area. trinise bishop is on trash watch for us -- on traffic watch for us. how is it looking? >> much better on 95. but 95 southbound through virginia where we have a problem through woodbridge. an accident near prince william parkway to block at least one lane making your way through the area. if we can go to the next camera here on the traffic land cam. i can show you some traffic for folks on 66. 66, the issue is near the 123 exit. it is slow. making your way to 123 on 66 eastbound lane. making a way to the capital beltway. for folks elsewhere, we are having a problem with d.c. 295. it's slow as well. that is due to a crash southbound at capital street.

you are jammed there. it doesn't look bad at the eastern and kenoworth but a slow trip nonetheless. at ninth to make a way out of the city to the b.w. parkway or 295 in either direction. jammed up for folks to make a way to maryland or virginia on the capital beltway as well. back to you. leon: thank you. folks are getting away for the holidays today. alison: the rain is not helping with that, right, doug? doug: no. it is slowing us down. but the rain is showing signs of breaking up and moving out. we thought heaviest rain would stay south and east. it is working out. the doppler radar shows rain east of the city over the by a. more south and southeast. the heaviest stuff has moved west, east, getting out of here to the eastern shore. before it heads to the open waters of the atlantic ocean. pulling the view back, see what i am talking about. the heaviest rain shift south and east. patch back west, keep an eye on it. once we get beyond that, maybe

three hours of now we are done. 51 in district. 53 in hagerstown. 52 in fredericksburg and manassas. 50 in annapolis. forecast heading through the next three or four hours the rain will come to an end from west to east. overnight we will get clearing. the winds are west/northwesterly. 40 to 47 tomorrow morning. it's new year's eve. a great way weather wise to end 2015 with partly sunny skies. highs in the mid-50's. cooler. by tomorrow night for time we ring in the new year. 42 degrees any year's day, partly cloudy. 47 on sunday. looking ahead to the first workweek of the new year we will be chilly for a few days. plenty of sunshine. nice and dry. chilly days and frosty nights like it should be strangely enough in early january.

that is the latest. alison, leon, robert. leon: it will feel strange. alison: hey, robert. robert: what is going on? leon: a lot going on tonight. robert: redskins, here is the question. do you rest your starters on sunday against dallas? i think you do. alison: i think you do. robert: that is me. leon: not that simple. robert: exaly, that's why we don't play football. one more game left in the regular season. dallas week. everyone wondering if the players will rest instead of playing on sunday. jay gruden said he will play whoever is healthy but it could be anybody. if you rest your starters does it hurt the momentum? williams doesn't think so. >> i don't believe in that. week 17, we are allables here. we are grown men. i don't believe in the getting rusty. i think that is a cop-out. for people woes -- whose plan didn't work out. >> it's up to the coaches. whatever decision they make i'll be ready.

>> good and bad in playing, not playing. see both sides of it? >> i do. i see both sides. i see my side but i'm not going to say it. and i see the other side. robert: for a little while the redskins just couldn't get the running game together. they tried to create an identity. it didn't work out. one hoping to change that, pierre thomas. they signed thomas december 11. next thing you know he has seven receptions for 67 yards against the eagles on saturday. won a bowles with saints in 2009. >> i worked my butt off preparing for this when i got out of college. riding a bike. you never forget. i have friends and the family members in my ear pushing me. i didn't need a coach. i know what i need to do and what it took to get back and keep myself in shape.

when i got that call. who would have thought. one day sit on my house at the couch. >> he has figured it out. now chip kelly is sitting on a couch. robert: couch! leon: coming up next, trapped under 12 felt of snow for 20 hours. we will tell you how a couple was saved. alison: fear sparked protest in the district. deportation plan that has people marching to the white house. that is ne

leon: a new mexico couple spent time under a car trapped around foot of snow. >> 911. what is your emergency? >> we are stuck. leon: now, jimmy and betty say

the week's powerful winter storm knocked the car off the road and in a ditch. once an hour they called the local police department to let them know they were still alive. searchers braved the blizzard conditions to go out and look for them there. with the help of the tracker, bulldozers and a military vehicle the andersons were saved. ja kellye lynn reports that demonstrators outside the white house are concerned about the adults and the children from central american

countries. they came shouting, expressing concerns. >> they have been here for ten years. i had to grow up with the fear of going home and not seeing them. >> that is why we are here today. >> adoring to the "washington post" the operation would affect those ordere to remove from the u.s. by immigration judge. >> there are fears fears that te government will take her away. it stretched from the democratic national headquarters in southeast to the immigration and the customs in southwest.

then to the white house. >> mothers like reyes who worry about broken families and danger in the home country. >> what will happen when parents get to the country they don't know full of poverty and crime and violence. what will happen to them and the children? >> they plan to push others with a similar demonstration planned for next month. at the white house, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: that is it for us at "abc7 news at 5:00". here is what is ahead at 6:00 -- bill cosby charged. his bail and what is next as he faces sexual assault charges. what the maryland police will do after 100 motorcycles take over the beltway and brought the traffic to a stand still. and historic floods. how bad it is in the midwest and the rain that is headed our way. the news at 6:00 starts right

now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: maryland state police are stepping up patrols on the beltway after more than a hundred motorcycles took over the interloop in prince george's county on sunday. maureen: "7 on your side" chris papst was with the patrols and will tell us whether anyone else will be arrested. chris? chris: that video you are showing has gone viral. soon after it first hit the internet maryland state place were criticized about what some felt was a weak response. but that has changed. it happened after they brought it to a standstill. the riders are popping wheelies, taking selfies and spinning the tires so much that the plumes of smoke can be seen above the car.