leon: at first, they stumbled upon the scene and may have saved lives. police officers save the lives. theon: they were walking kids home from school when they found the scene in southeast. richard reeves has the heroic

rescues and the investigation happening now. richard: talking about right place, right time, the officers were just walking through the neighborhood, just happened to be there when an alert citizen ran up and told them about the fire. they ran to the building and began making rescues. there were smiles of relief and words of thanks at this fire scene. >> the smoke was really black. richard: it broke out on the third floor of this minnesota avenue apartment building. >> the glass was popping and the smoke and flames were coming out the balcony. richard: inside, 12 to 15 residents. >> i knew that i was in trouble. richard: including the 72-year-old woman, a stroke patient. >> she called me, panicking, zynga was a fire. moment, at that very these officers were down the street, escorting kids home from school. they rushed into the burning building. >> the police

my door saying open the door. residentshey got the safely out. >> the smoke catches you in the face. richard: likely several lives saved tonight. >> i appreciate what they did. i'm glad to be alive. richard: everyone got out, but two people were transported, a resident and firefighter, most likely from smoke inhalation. everyone agrees that if the police had not been there, this could have been much worse. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: d.c. police are investigating a serious shooting in southeast. the victim was unconscious and not breathing when he was found. no arrest has been made. developing now, an elementary school worker in silver spring arrested for child abuse. anthony's miss an assistant building services

smith. the school sent a letter to parents saying that smith is on administrative leave. leon: all the talk tonight, the summer weather in the middle of march. there is record warmth ahead. we get a look at that with steve rudin. steve: absolutely, and no complaints come it is warm right now. nighttimesummertime temperatures right now, 64 leesburg, 62 downtown, 66 manassas. and this is just after 11 p.m. the wind out of the south overnight. that will ease a little bit, but mild overnight and very mild tomorrow. daytime high temperatures into the lower 80's. if that happens, we will break records at all three local major airports. we will talk about that

chance of rain. it may be sooner than you think, coming up. alison: we will see you then, steve, thank you. heated democratic debate, front runner hillary clinton facing off against a new the resurgent bernie sanders. he picked up a moral victory of ints by beating clinton michigan, but will tonight's performance mean momentum, or will hillary shut it down? scott thuman is live in miami with more. hi, scott. debate just concluded. you raised very good questions. first, it was a lively debate the eighthse two, and final before florida and other big states go to the polls. bernie sanders a little more pep in his step after the upset in michigan. he and at times the moderator going after hillary clinton on some big but sensitive subjects

street. here are just a few of the exchanges. obviously it's painful for me to hear that. and i do take responsibility. when you are in public life, even if you believe that it's not an opinion that you think is fair or found it, you do have to take responsibility and i do. $225,000. paid that means that speech must have been an extraordinarily wonderful speech. i would think that a speech so great that you got paid so much money for you would like to share it with the american people. all right, so that one little exchange, but there were plenty more. will have announcements tomorrow morning on "gd

the hard-hitting topic of immigration. in south florida, few are as important to the audience. we will talk about that in the morning. an interesting evening in miami, florida. back to you. leon: thanks, scott. on the other side, donald trump leading two of his rivals in their home states, poll showing he is ahead of senator marco rubio in florida and john kasich in ohio. if he wins those, the nomination may be a foregone conclusion. last night he had three decisive victories, so now he is honing in on next tuesday's primaries. tomorrow night, the republicans debate in miami. highlights and analysis with chief political correspondent scott thuman. alison: new tonight, southeast residents say they are living in filthy, slum light conditions and they want to fight back. tonight the residence

rallied over redevelopment and how it is affecting their lives. they say the city is spending hundreds of millions on things like a basketball stadium, but neglecting tenants who are living in poor conditions. they say that developers are trying to force them out. happy that people in dcr taking a stand against what's happening. are taking a stand against what's happening. people got pushed out in left. alison: the chairman of the zoning commission said the area around the buildings have been serious state of disrepair to evict students. countyrince george's police are searching for a pair of suspects in robberies. tom roussey is live in clinton with images of who the offices are looking for, tom? tom: those images come from behind me, leon.

convenience store connect it with this shell station. they had another restaurant a quarter-mile that way on woodyard road. two of four places they hit in four days. these pictures show the suspects robbing the store and clinton. the next day, armed robbery again at this camp springs 7-eleven on suitland road. the surveillance video from a shows a gunman trying to rob a wendy's in silver hill road. an employee who asked us not to identify him said the suspects did not get away with money this time. >> i ran out the back door and called the police and try to get help. tom: monday, they allegedly struck for the fourth time in four days. >> i was not really scared until i saw the gun. tom: for the second time, they hit woodyard roa

this time a popeyes. >> it seemed like a joke at first. then he brought out the gun. tom: the employee we talked to believed the same guys robbed the restaurant a year ago. she said they need to be stop. >> they could do the same thing, i don't like that. tom: the police say that it all started here friday. they believe the same suspects struck saturday, sunday, and monday. prince george's county police would really like to stop them before they strike again. if you have information to help identify them, call prince george's county police or crimestoppers. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. two baltimore police officers facing charges after a fight at a school called on cell phone video. we first told you about the case last week. an officer is seen slapping and kicking a

school. now the officer is charged with assault and child abuse. a second officer was also charged. they are out on bond and will be back in court next month. in st. crime alert mary's county, where the police are looking for the victims of someone who has been shooting a five. at cars near route officers say this is a crime pattern they are seeing. victims report hearing a bang, then sing their window damaged by appellate. if that has happened to you are if you have information, call the police right away. alison: 7 on your side with consumer news and fallout from the vw emissions scandal. the chief executive of vw group of america is resigning immediately. he is stepping down after the automaker admitted to installing software to cheat on emissions tests. it is believed the cup and he could face tens of billions in penalties.

result in american job losses. leon: still ahead, a terrifying explosion that leveled three businesses in seattle. the startling account from a news photographer who was at the scene. plus -- the district brings in nearly a quarter billion dollars in traffic tickets in 2015. we will tell you how much

leon: a massive explosion in seattle has been ruled accidental. fire investigators say it was caused by a natural gas leak on the outside of a building. at least 36 businesses were damaged or destroyed. nine firefighters were injured. a local news crew just happened to be on the scene shooting video when they became part of the story. .> we could hear it hissing i was thrown on the ground and there is broken glass. the kamar man next to me was saying, run, run as fast as you can. leon: seattle's mayor said the city will help the neighborhood

at home, nearly a quarter billion dollars, that is how much money washington, d.c., issued in traffic tickets last year. as 7 on your side government watchdog investigative reporter chris papst learned, that is not the only number. a story that you will see only here on abc 7. the nearly quarter billion dollars the district issued in's be the, traffic, and other violations is impressive. what is also impressive is how much of that has not been paid. speed cameras, red light cameras, parking, patrol officers. obtained byumbers the i-team show they all combined in 2015 to issue million tickets, worth nearly a quarter billion dollars. that is up $46 million from 2014. what is also up as the number of tickets not paid, which last year totaled $84 million.

prior. >> it's probably a form of protest. chris: john townsend believes motor's are protesting what they see as an unfair moneymaker. >> it's saying we don't believe the ticketing process is valid. that this is all about the money come you crave money. chris: d.c. councilmember mary vcheh views it differently. she said most of the unpaid tickets are unpaid because they are being challenged. with the fine doubling after 30 days and with other penalties for not paying, she says tickets are not worth protesting. >> it is best to clear it up for stop people are being caught, which they don't like. they have to pay the money. residents have the most unpaid tickets, totaling $36 million. of d.c. and virginia

leon: the world's most interesting man is retiring. dos equis missing in goodbye to the iconic campaign. has played the most interesting man in the world and commercial since 2007. turns out he was a garbage truck driver before he got his start in western movies. how they will go with the next partnership. they are talking about college football, so most likely not the old guys. alison: i never really got that whole thing. i guess i was not the target audience. leon: i guess not. alison: everybody is loving the weather. steve: they love the weather, but i have not heard complaints about it being too hot yet. i saw some funny people though. if the allergies are not

to bother you very soon. toe pollen in the moderate high range. that will explode over the neck several days, especially with the temperatures well above average. nationals at reagan this afternoon, one degrees shy of the long-standing record of 80 degrees set act in 1964. we broke the records at dulles airport and bwi marshall. i think tomorrow all three airports will break records. 62 right now at reagan national. hard to believe past 11:00 we are still in the low 60's. middle to upper 60's springfield and burke, 70's manassas. college park now at 64. let's pull out a little bit. to the west, the blue ridge and shenandoah, middle 60's. if you are looking for cooler air, it is not out there right now. the wind is out of the south, southwest. it will stay that way overnight into the day

right over here, across michigan, chicago. that will eventually move through early friday morning. it may bring a little bit of rain across the area, but most of it should be gone by the early morning of friday. satellite and radar, no problems this evening. tomorrow, you will need the sunglasses, not only for the morning but into the afternoon and evening. 57.ght, 52 to i think we may have to move these up a little bit in the morning. temperaturese right now, mainly clear skies, the wind out of the south and west. forecast highs tomorrow, 82 reagan national and dulles, 80 bwi marshall. these are the long-standing records, upper 70's for all the airport. those are all in jeopardy, especially if we get 80-degrees-plus. overnight through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine early tomorrow morning.

tot of the rain will stay the north during the day. as we move tomorrow night into early friday morning, some of the showers may drift overhead. once again, look at the timestamp, 3:00 a.m. friday, then it is out of here by the evening -- i should say the morning rush hour. the day planner tomorrow, highs in the lower 80's, lots of sunshine. clouds later in the day. we cool off friday come into the 60's, same for the weekend. daylight savings time begins sunday morning when we spring ahead. back into the 70's the middle of next week. i think we have turned the corner. alison: i think you are right. lots of leaping at the verizon center. robert: yes, christmas time for all of the people who are craving basketball. rg iii is no longer with the redskins. why is there still drama in the district?

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: the big east tournament, this would be georgetown's only chance of making the big dance. tonight against the paul -- depaul. smith-rivera, one of four three-pointers on the night. he did not just do it on the offense come he was also one defense. thesteal, the hoop, harm. hoyas win. george mason-st. louis. 63-60 two street louis. that is as close as they would get. --

mason loses, 83-78. robert griffin iii is no longer with the redskins, but that does not mean the drama has gone away. we saw him take hit after hit on the field. now he is taking another one, this time from former redskins tight end chris cooley. he ruffled some feathers yesterday on his radio show saying, "the offensive line did not like robert griffin iii," so his former teammates tweeted bum offying, "get this the radio and tv, police." please."and tv, the rumor bill is heavy with potential landing spots for rg iii. one of them is denver. now that their former quarterback

texans, there is a vacancy. according to nfl insiders, rg iii is on the list of replacement quarterbacks. the championship game, potomac with a nice lead. the panthers hit for straight long balls. 31-20 lead. 17-point lead. potomac wins 67-61. the second state championship in three years. a dynasty. the caps are still out west, taking on the la kings full stop a trail three have an zero in the first. got a signed jersey & shoes from kobe bryant himself. leon: the only difference is, he might where it. coming up, she is more than just a pretty face.

alison: a happy ending after a long journey for a young seal pup. the pup was rescued with an inch embedded image into her neck. that was three months ago in british columbia.

after making a full recovery. her release into the wild drew a crowd of fans and photographers. animal experts hope that her story will raise awareness to keep the waters clean. she was named after an olympic snowboarder. leon: the sad thing is this they have toften come up with a way to help them

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