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kimberly: right now -- are talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- flaring asempers democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton square off in michigan. we will have a live report.
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d.c. bus stop. searchest on the for the shooter tonight. and remembering nancy reagan. at the former first lady with those who knew her best. 11:00, on 7 news at your side. kimberly: good evening. i'm kimberly suiters. hery reagan died today in los angeles home. she is being remembered as an advisor and fierce protector of her husband. as well as her charitable causes. and omens is continue to pour in from friends and politicians. has a closer look at her lasting legacy and the message from the president and mrs. obama, i understand? ndeed, tonight the president and first lady issued a statement crediting nancy reagan for prepa
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them to live in the white house both by her example and her warm and gracious advice. we also heard from a former press secretary. she was nancy reagan's press secretary during president reagan's first term. >> she was a wonderful first lady, dedicated to what she did, worked hard. she cared about what she was doing. she was a wonderful representative of america. of: nancy reagan spent some her early years living with relatives in bethesda, attending sidwell friends school. after college, she headed to hollywood and became an actress. one of for last films she played opposite ronald reagan. in 1967, he began his second career in politics, first as governor of california, then as president. nancy reagan put her own stamp on the role of first lady. proponent an ardent of educating people about youth
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the druglaunched prevention program with the catch phrase, "just say no." nancy reagan was always by her husband's side, his advisor, protector, and the love of his life. >> a bunch of us girls at the white house would get together and say, why can't we have that kind of relationship that they had. they had the most wonderful relationship. it was just wonderful to be in their presence and watch it and see it. they truly loved each other. roz: funeral arrangements have not been announced. we know that she will be buried alongside of her husband at the ronald reagan presidential library in california. roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: thank you, roz. we are looking at springlike weather for the week ahead.
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warm-up. close to 80 degrees? devon: in some cases. we have a chance of doing 80 degrees wednesday and thursday. a cold start tonight, then the warm-up begins. the national harbor, clear skies. a few clouds at times. sunshine sunday, 52. stanton today was 60 degrees. the real-time metro temperature update, we have dropped below the morning low in centreville, 31, freezing. hill, 37.y, aspen 40 degrees officially at reagan national. culpeper and manassas going down to 30. there are no real weather features except the southwest wind, the warm structure, and sunshine. the bus stop forecast, 34 in the morning, but quickly moving up
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, 56 at recess. 64 heading home. 70's on track tuesday and wednesday. that is about the warmest day we have. how warm and when that is in the complete forecast in just minutes. kimberly: developing now, the search is on for gunman in a deadly shooting in southeast washington. multiple shots shattered glass and windows. one person was killed, another injured. ow has the latest in the investigation and the calls for action. >> it's crazy, isn't it? scene of the drive-by shooting today in a busy commercial area in southeast washington. a shooting that left one person dead, another wounded. humidity members are startled at the brazenness of the attack -- community members are startled at
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it was in broad daylight on naylor road. both victims, a man and woman, were waiting at the bus stop when the shooting started. one victim was taken to the hospital with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries. the second victim, and as yet unidentified woman, was pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital. >> i've never seen anything like that before, broad daylight. not: the shooting does appear to be random and they are confident the people responsible will be arrested. this community leader says he hopes so. safe to walkfeel outside and being subjected to being killed or walking into gunfire? was the thirdthis murder in the neighborhood in the past week. >> they do not deserve that. the: he is calling on residence, the police, and elected officials to stand up and end the violence. >>
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prevent these ignorant folk who have no respect for life or anything to come out shooting? the police say they are looking for at least two gunmen, possibly three, all of them believed to be armed. investigators say they are driving a green honda odyssey van. anybody with information should call the police. prince george's county police need your help finding a missing baby and her mother. the police say the leaven-month-old was last seen -- the 11-month-old was last seen saturday on annapolis road in landover hills will stop she was with her mother, 18-year-old tenisha moss, who does not have full custody of the baby. investigators do not suspect foul play, but anybody with information should call prince george's county police. race foropments in the the white house, bernie sanders and hillary clinton taking their swings tonight.
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debate in flint, michigan. the economy and water crisis taking center stage. ur sister station has more on the high stakes. the higher the stakes, the more the mud slings, right? reporter: it certainly is. good evening. within the last hour, hillary clinton and bernie sanders participate in the bareknuckle debate in flint. the positions were not new and neither were the positions. tonight was the most contentious debate yet. sunday's debate was held in the whereed city of flint, lead has poisoned the tap water, the michigan governor in the crosshairs. of duty, aion responsible. he should resign. >> i want us to have an absolute commitment to getting rid of lead. nick: they fought
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support for free trade policy. >> she supported virtually every one of these disastrous trade agreements. >> he voted against the money that ended up saving the automobile industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know -- >> excuse me, i'm talking. charged clinton as too cozy with business. >> i don't give speeches to wall street. >> i have said repeatedly no bank is too big to fail, no executive to big to jail. nick: this weekend, bernie of threeon two out contest, but hillary clinton has a large lead in delegates. she has a double-digit lead in michigan's primary
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tuesday in the polls. sanders has pledged to keep going until the democratic convention this summer even if clinton has clinched enough delegates to win the nomination. of tonight'srter debate was focused on the water crisis in michigan. later in the debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders also talked about gun regulations. we saw the shooting in kalamazoo that killed six people and left two people injured. hillary clinton reiterated her support for tougher gun regulations, while bernie sanders reiterated his support for tougher background checks on people purchasing guns. thank you very much. and the hardo truth in a letter to the public from the new general manager and ceo. says metro has to "restore trust and safety, make the trains and buses run on time, and manage effectively and
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customer affairs and public assets." some of the biggest complaints are accurate wait times and mouth auctioning equipment. >> there needs to be some way. waiting here not knowing is the most frustrating feeling. kimberly: metro aims to improve reliability and security by increasing police patrols and developing an app with accurate department time -- departure times. wiedefeld says to stay on budget, they will need to increase fares 6% annually over the next 10 years. of theiedefeld's outline future. we will carry his speech at the natural press club luncheon on our sister station, news channel 8. coming up next, from tragedy a call for change. two fathers opening up for the first time after losing their sons to a dwi crash following an underaged party. new
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this week. an injured bald eagle is healing. in update on his condition today. update on his condition. at a darin
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>> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00, on your side. sendoff forhometown a prince william county police officer killed on her first day on the job stop a long line of officers attended the way for ashley guindon in massachusetts sunday. her funeral is tomorrow. investigators say that ronald hamilton shot his wife, crystal, otherhot guindon and two officers responding to the domestic violence call. hamilton faces capital murder and other charges. the week ahead, maryland's house judiciary committee will consider a bill to target adults who host underage drinking parties. here is why come it was inspired by the deaths of two teenagers killed in a dwi crash
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potomac last year after attending an underaged raking party hosted by an adult. the fathers of these young people talked with us for the first time since the accident. >> you never think it's going to happen to you. this completely changed our world. >> you see things and it reminds you of calvin all the time. it's very difficult. >> after seeing the story, with what happened, and speaking to constituents, we just realized there was a very big lapse of law. kimberly: the bill would increase fines and include possible jail time, including one year for a first offense and two years for a second offense. a companion bill passed unanimously in the state senate last week. former president jimmy carter says he no longer needs cancer treatment. the 91-year-old makes the announcement
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class that he teaches in georgia. he says he will continue to get scans and will resume treatment if needed. he had an aggressive form of melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain. an update on a story that we brought friday -- montgomery county animal services officer rescued an injured bald eagle. the eagle was taken to a raptor center in boyd. the director says the eagle, named trust, has a fractured left shoulder, which is used for flying. they say the bird is not out of the woods yet, but she is alert and on her feet. they are giving the injured eagle the best possible chance for a full recovery. a 7 on your side consumer alert -- gas prices are on the rise. according to aaa, the average price of gas jumped seven cents in the past two weeks. the national average is $1.81 per gallon. still pretty cheap.
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always, $1.90. maryland is one other $.78. virginia is $1.59. despite the increase, experts say the prices are about $.70 per gallon cheaper than a year ago. is saying, devon after the refinery fire, prices are going up. severe storms are pummeling the west coast, california storms triggering deadly storms and water rescues. >> it is a big mess. a sacramento woman died after her car got stuck trying to drive through the floodwaters. some homeowners are barricaded by waterlogged roads, downed trees and power lines. apartmentated an building after massive waves caused it to dental overwrite -- dangle over a cliff. get anything,n't
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kimberly: the competitive iditarod -- can we go to that video? devon: they had to bring in the snow. kimberly: for the iditarod? are we doing that are going to the weather? let's do the weather. no, let's do the iditarod. signed up for the race, crossing long stretches of terrain. in nome,r is expected alaska, and about nine days. there, kind of thin on the snow. devon: they actually had to truck it in. thank el niño for that, taking the snow away from alaska, bring the rain to california. they get everything or nothing, no in between. for us, we have great weather. , kind of thin on the sn
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coming in will be from the same storm system slumming it to california now. manassas 28. 40 degrees washington, charlottesville. we have to get past another cold start tomorrow morning. then we will have the warm-up. the main weather features, the satellite and radar together, tons of sunshine to the south. sunshine the next several days, southwest wind. i don't care where you are in the country -- sunshine and southwest wind, that is the warmest pattern you can get. the big picture the next few days, we have the cold start monday morning. then we realize the warm-up in the afternoon. overnight monday into tuesday morning, mild. then warmer tuesday. still warmer wednesday into thursday. i will tell you the latest numbers that just came in, closer to 80, anybody? the highly specific and detailed
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numbers to reflect where we are. we are already down to 27, passed the cold start, plenty of sunshine and southwest breeze come and watch the zone forecast. 70 winchester, 66 darnestown and d.c. 64, upper marlboro 63. la plata, accokeek, 66. 68 woodstock, shenandoah county. a look at the sunshine come continuing with the southwest wind, morning clouds clearing away to sunshine. tuesday, in the 70's. stanton is closer to 80. i saw a number for tuesday putting 78 on the board in washington. monday, 60's, 70's tuesday and wednesday, closer to 80 in washington. morning clouds, 37 tomorrow mo
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afternoon, 64 degrees. just a gorgeous day after the cold. think about that -- at reagan national, light rain, but dulles airport had snowflakes earlier this morning in the morning. so we go from the last throes of winter, maybe, to the spring. 76 is the warmest day thursday right now. next we can come a sure sign of spring, daylight savings time, setting the clock ahead one hour. kimberly: i thought you were going to say tournament time, basketball. robert: 73 tuesday, my off day. i'm feeling better. no problems for the maryland women.
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game for the terps. not an easy task, 12th-ranked indiana today. first half, the terps up. melo trimble kicking the pocket, pulls up for the long two. he had 17 in the game. they trailed 41-28 at the half of stop second half, hoosiers up. morgan with the layup. that put indiana up 13. maryland falls, 60-62. women's hoops, maryland-michigan state. spartans turned it over, mostly takes advantage. no foul called. the terps up by six. fourth quarter, 49-38, the terps with the lead. knocks the ball away, she is awarded the other way with the layup full stop maryland takes
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coming up after this, "abc 7 sports sunday." that starts after this. be there. and a quick note -- the nationals beat the cards and play, 5-2.league kimberly: nats are looking good, winning everything. robert: we're almost at baseball season. hang in there. kimberly:
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