unveiled to this budget proposal. it includes $1 million in funding. this comes in the wake of recent tragic events, one million dollars toward the mastic violence prevention, awareness, and resources. this will go to the department of family services and the department of social services as well. this is brand-new funding, not just an increase year to date, but new funding. unveiled in the last half-hour. increasing of those over the past years as well. tohave just spoken individuals in prince george's county about exactly what that money would do. they plan on having a multifaceted approach of where this money will go once it's allocated. they pla

communities and apartment complexes to speak to individuals, bringing resources rather than having to seek them out. as the county executive said moments ago, stop it before it occurs. we have more on the specifics about how this $1 million is scheduled to be used if it is approved by the county council. more on that coming up tonight at 6:00. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> developing now in northwest washington, police investigating a sexual assault that happened at 10:00 last night. a woman says she was attacked by who sheho said said tried to sexually assault her. we will have more details at 5:00. >> inmates are no longer allowed to receive

photographs from friends and family. in aare being soaked liquid form of a drug used to treat addiction. the inmates are chewing on the pictures. the jail has banned all non-white paper. groups ineech virginia are asking governor mcauliffe to veto a bill they believe would ban classic literature from schools. the bill would for schools to notify -- force schools to notify parents when classes plan to read literature with sexual content. another nice day in the books for us before things start to change heading into the weekend. doug hill has a look at the forecast. : hey, michelle. every now and then the sunshine's through. breaking through

the 4:00 temperature at reagan national with strong southwesterly winds. we have tied the record at reagan national. the wind out of the south keeping us cool but temperatures have climbed a little bit a cold front will come through tonight was showers that will push the warm air back to the coast. it will be mild but cooler. thear as numbers around area, low 80's to the west. 77 in culpeper, 79 in manassas. and the effect of the breeze over the bay, 59 degrees. we are enjoying the sunshine up the road in clarington. got some records set today. steve: unbelievable. we knew it would happen. the winds were out of the southwest and we had a record high at reagan national. we broke the record at dulles. bwi

breaking the old record of 77. the warm weather and breezy conditions, the tree pollen is going crazy. nothing to worry about with mold, -- with mold. a lot of folks are out and about, enjoying themselves, and these folks have just had ice cream. we are going to move a little further north. suzanne, are you enjoying the nice weather? suzanne: what is not to enjoy? fantastic. the sun is starting to peek through. what you need on a day like today is a pair of running shoes so you can head out to the track . these guys are getting a good old-fashioned work out. a lot of people got out early and wanted to get a jump on theiga

to falls church to the garden center, where they had a chance to look at all of the annuals and perennials, try to get their garden ready. to plantle were trying seeds inside. others wanted to freshen up their garden. a fabulous time of year, but you have to know what you can and to't do when it comes planting in march. >> when it comes to seasonals are annuals, we have a lot of pansies in stock. those are fine to plant. other seasonals we don't have in yet. a couple ofthem in weeks and we need to keep an eye on the forecast. >> it is hard to believe how great the weather has been. tomorrow will be lower than today, but still above seasonal averages. it will feel not quite as nice as t

you, suzanne. stay with abc seven is this nice weather will be gone before you know it. doug hill and the stormwatch team are posting up eight on facebook, twitter, wjla.com and on the stormwatch app. developing right now in maryland, four bank robberies, three and montgomery county, a fourth in prince george's. are not ready to connect all of these just yet, right? >> they are not. so far, montgomery county police are connecting two of them. the first two happened this morning. we are at a third location. after 11:00 this morning. it's something montgomery county police have not seen in recent memory. least two of them are connected to the same guy. three bank robberies in 15 minutes, all within a few miles.

the first, 1120 sunday morning. the suntrust bank on chevy chase avenue. bank -- suntrust bank in chevy chase. in montgomery county, police say he hit the bb&t bank in kensington. saw a lot of cops everywhere. >> what did you think? >> what's going on? >> are you looking for one suspect? thee believe all of robberies were committed by the same suspect or suspects. >> police are not saying if the suspect used a weapon or got away with cash. it's hot. we want to be able to bring her out. if people are out here doing crazy things, we can't do that. >> montgomery county police are hoping surveillance

help them make an arrest. right now, the suspect information is brief. police a he is a black man in his 30's wearing dark clothing at the type -- say he is a black man in his 30's wearing dark clothing at the time of the robbery. for twoearch is on gunmen who opened fire on a barbecue. five people were killed and two others wounded. people started running, but they and up running right toward the shooters. >> five dead. one person was pregnant, so we lost six lives. the murders are planned, calculated, brutal. >> investigators are looking for the motive. one possible motive -- drugs. news in the war on terror. in isis whistleblower has leaked the identities of more than 20,000 members of isis.

that isis membership spans at least 51 countries. asked to state their preferred role with positions ranging from suicide bomber to footsoldier. s did it last night. tonight, the republicans. the big question, can marco rubio defend his home turf? we have a look at what we should look for. campaign hinges on that success. the first bullet point, rubio's woes. is throughroad florida specifically. he has to perform well here. perhaps it is his last opportunity, seeing as how he is down double digits in the polls to donald trump in florida. if he doesn't have the strong night here or come up with some sort of upset, it could mean

end of his campaign moving forward. secondly, ted cruz landed the first endorsement of another member of the u.s. senate. it came from senator mike lee of utah. hisaid this is now, in mind, about substance over slogans. he was taking a not-so-subtle dig it toddled graham -- dig at , saying ted cruz had more substantive issues that we could grab onto and rally around. he said he is the first of many senators he believes will eventually get on board with ted cruz. the final thing he wants to talk about is the pg rating. head ofre-bus -- the the rnc said the last one got immature at times with schoolyard level insults going back and forth. there needs to be a new town taken at this debate before t

he said he would like to see a pg rating tonight. we will see if that takes place and we will have that for you throughout the evening. we will have more coming up for you at 6:00. hehelle: we heard trump say plans to have a softer town. what are the other candidates saying. will they take the same approach? they really have to prove themselves. this is the last debate before super tuesday part two or three. >> it's a good point. i believe you will see that from him because he is trying to prove he can more presidential and thoughtful in his responses. we may see some of that from donald trump. marco rubio has said he is ashamed of his own behavior. he knows he needs to be on the attack against donald trump, that it works for him to some degree, that that he can't go down the road he went earlier

that he regrets making. has always been aggressive against donald trump. john kasich continues to play the nice guy. he needs to say that he can move forward but ohio is a state he has to win. realut ohio, he is in trouble. you never know how the attitude is going to come out. forelle: scott thuman live us in miami. thank you. >> we are getting more information on the breaking news we started off the newscast with. this is what is going on in maryland. a man was hit by a falling tree at a construction site. he has died. this picture came from the prince george's county fire department. a man was out working. the tree fell on top of him and he was killed. we have a news crew headed that way and will try to figure out what happened. coming up at 4:00, an ambitious

of virginia. also ahead, thousands of feet in the air, a dramatic brawl and what they say started it all. >> and the mysterious death of 13 bald eagles in maryland. where this michelle: investigation is headed next. michelle:-- where this invest

>> no question, six hours flying across country can be tents. tempers can flare and that fromned on a flight baltimore to los angeles. leon harris has more. leon: six hours on a plane that was -- that had probably the least amount of leg room in the u.s. consider this another reason to always have your headphones with you when you fly. two women started playing music loudly. the women were asked to turn the music down, so what did they do? they jacked it up and began

hair was being pulled, fists .tarted flying police at lax met the plane at the gate and five women were removed. but the fbi says no one was arrested or charged. the flight originated at bwi. jonathan: noise canceling headphones are lifesavers. put them in your case. more news on the investigation -- 13 deaden dead bald eagles. authorities at first thought they were poisoned. a $25,000 reward remains on the table who can -- for anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. michelle: some people think letting your pet sit in your lap while you are driving shoul

considered a distraction on the road. one person says it is just as dangerous as texting while driving. those sentiments are shared by some in law enforcement. >> has much as people care for their pets, i would think they should try to take some sort of action, whether it is a call carrier -- car carrier or something. areas liken certain asheville, if you get in an accident and your pet is considered a distraction, you can be charged with careless and reckless driving. check on let's get a the traffic situation. how is it moving out there, denise? denise: some folks are moving, others not so well. on 66 back toward centreville. it looks like we had a stalled car blocking the central lane after 123. these are that the ladies you can see just east

enter loop delays are picking up. you will be jammed from virginia to maryland. watch for brake lights. , around the beltway, dw parkway northbound, a stall reported there as well. heavy volumesome delays there from 123. elsewhere in gaithersburg thomas torii of the -- in gaithersburg, , trafficthe afternoon affected on flower hill way. 270 not too bad, but picking up some volume northbound as well. four people have been killed and at least 3500 homes have been evacuated as widespread flooding bears down on parts of the south. the governor of louisiana has declared a state of emergency. the national guard is there to help with water rescue. >> it was kind of chaotic at

it seems like there was a better game plan in starting out early. donehan: the rain is not with that area for a while. louisiana and other parts of the south could see rain all the way until saturday. michelle: i feel for those folks when we have such gorgeous weather here. jonathan: this is summer weather. doug: we are not going to be called. it's thursday at 4:00 and we sometimes do trivia questions. we have not hit 80 yet. the question for today is, when was the first time last year we hit the 80 degree mark. 2015.g at one of those days was our first 80 degree day. take a guess in a little bit. jonathan: sounds good. doug: that gives you a chance to google. i know how you play this game. jonathan: i don't google. i don't do it. doug: partly

cloudy skies. a bit of a breeze. -- the high of 78 at reagan national ties the record. rolls through later this evening. as far as temperatures around the area, very comfortable. 79 in manassas. 78 in fredericksburg and culpeper. 59 in annapolis. , at just goes to show you little breeze across the river chills things off. time ofeffect this year, warm air blowing over chilly water. as far as records go, we have tied the record of 78. it's possible we could go a degree or so higher. we will see where we go there. we have set a record of 80 at washington dulles and 78 at bwi. across the atlantic, 83 in virginia beach right now. that's summary.

60 in columbus behind the cold front. 50 in indianapolis. slightly cooler or coming here tonight. the warm air flow of the past couple of days will move offshore. we may see showers or sprinkles, but during the day tomorrow, we expect the moisture to quickly and in the morning. skies will begin to clear we think during the daylight hours. a northerly wind could keep us cooler. 60-60 five. this front is going to bend back and mess with us eventually. 52-59 overnight. tomorrow, we are looking for skies to become sunny with a high of 68 degrees. for the next couple of days, temperatures will get cooler, especially saturday. out, 70-70 four on tuesday and wednesday. jonathan:

were out today walking along the river. it was great to see. doug: i wish i was one of them. michelle: that makes two of us. up ahead, who should go first, the man or the woman in the world of online ♪ these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke -

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goodbye to nancy reagan today at the reagan library where she lives in repose. michelle: at tomorrow's private dignitaries such as michelle obama and george w. bush will pay their respects. in the reaganered library to pay their final respects to nancy reagan, here lying in repose. made itsan's casket solemn and ceremonious arrival wednesday. >> in your hands, oh lord, we commend our sister, nancy. >> busloads of people followed shortly after to remember the former first lady. >> peaceful, serene. couple.were a great they inspired the country. i want to pay to review to them. greg she was totally behind her husband, and i think that's a beautiful thing to see.

than 50 years of marriage, and soon she will lie beside him in this tomb. after a funeral procession . reagan to the library, a private funeral will be held. >> security will be very tight. we have many important dignitaries coming to the service. ,> diane sawyer, tom brokaw james baker, and the former prime minister of canada will all be speaking. michelle: coming up, the father of a murder victim speaking out against violence after another shooting just steps from where his daughter was killed. the changes he wants to see, ahead. bell in annapolis were

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in his name. family and friends say the bill with his name on it doesn't do enough. brad bell is in annapolis with the fight over no was law. brad: even as we speak, richly out a is in a senate office building sharing his start -- rich is in a senate office building sharing his story. he says that when his son died, he left the country. he wanted to get away. he didn't want to have anything to do with us in the media. then he came home and realized he had to speak out. rich was retired, playing golf, enjoying life until that terrible december night. hit by a drunk driver. days later, rich was at his bedside as his only son slipped away. at first, he wanted to run away and hide, but

>> we needed to find a purpose. >> that purpose, fighting drunk driving. now rich is a powerful task force of one and he once you to his message. >> most of us have driven drunk at some point in our lives, so we tend not to think of it as a crime, but it is a crime against humanity. today, he is trying to pass a son's name. to do it. i have to do it for no up. liata thought he had a a couple of weeks ago, but the bill the house passed

says, was heavily amended and water down. coming up, we will tell you what happens next with noah's law. jonathan: time to talk weather and trivia. was the first day last year we hit the 80 degree mark? what do you think? jonathan: i am going with april 1. michelle: i am going with lucky 13. april 13. it is.hat's what there was an outside chance we could hit 80 today. fairly early in the year. than april 13ier last year, but it all gets us in the mood that spring is around the corner. with that said, we do have setbacks and later in march and april we will have some chilly stretches. but that is not the case now. college

degrees, 79 in potomac. in aspen hill, the sun is breaking out, a comfortable afternoon. new record of 80 at washington dulles and a new record of 78 at bwi. and front will push through move the warm air away for a while. high pressure will build in behind that tomorrow so it will be cooler in the 60's, but we will line -- wind up with a lot sunshine tomorrow afternoon. as we get through the day tomorrow, things will brighten up considerably. we are calling for weather to be very pleasant. steve rudin back in a bic with a look at the weekend. jonathan: thank you. sure niece was shot to death last summer at a d.c. bus stop. she was an innocent bystander. months later, another shooting

back. has his plea. sam: i am in the 2700 block of naylor road. we are passing out these flyers with the latest victim of one and charnise milton on the other side. across the street is where ivy smith was killed last sunday. this afternoon, community leaders and fathers held a news conference to call for more community involvement in solving these crimes. they prayed and passed out flyers seeking the public's help in solving the murders. ivy smith was shot while she was waiting for a bus on sunday. milton was killed

opposite side of the street waiting for a bus last may. a van pulled up. a male was shot and killed in that incident. in the case of milton, she may have been used as a human shield. neither crime has been solved. this community can't wait any longer for someone downtown to do something for them that they can do for themselves -- can't do for themselves. it is going to require the empowerment of citizens here in washington, d.c., not only to turn in tips, but to make sure those downtown provide the resources we need. homicides wef the have had going on in the city, we talked to the brother of one young man arrested for homicide last week. he talked about the culture of murder in the city. for

their daily lives. sam, thank you. canadian prime minister justin trudeau and president obama our meeting today. this is the first official visit to the u.s. at the joint press conference this morning, the leaders pledged to make it easier to trade and invest with each other. trudeau: we want a clean growth economy that continues to provide good jobs and good opportunities for all of our citizens. michelle: a state dinner will follow this evening. this is the first visit by a ken canadian prime minister in nearly 20 years. wasthan: the metro budget approved today. customers now will be able to exit the same station they en

if you forgot something in your car and want to run back, you will have 15 minutes from the time you go into a station to leave for free. right now, you get charged the base rail fare depending on peak or off-peak timing. the new policy goes into effect july 1. to tell youlert about. pistachios are being recalled due to an out rake of salmonella. cash and of salmonella. outbreaks sold -- an of salmonella. the names sold under wonderful, paramount farms, and if usedoe's with a best by date of october 27 to november 4 2016. so far, 11 people have gotten sick in nine states. michelle:

is a potential recall due to glass in foods. in fayetteville, a good story, a north carolina video of a younger or older ordering chicken nuggets is going viral. here's why. cynthia is deaf and usually doesn't get to order her own food because most cashiers don't know sign language. when her parents heard about a cashier at a local chick-fil-a who does sign, they took her there to place her own order. she was overjoyed by the experience. ed at meind of look like, is this working? am i really doing this? she really enjoyed it and is looking forward to going back. >> the cashier says she has two family members who are deaf

who used to babysit her, so she had to learn sign language. gofundme page to raise $30,000 for a service dog. it's something you and i take for granted and its such a big difference in her world. we like that story. still ahead, the three things you should do when picking the right doctors for your health. who you should rely on, coming up. aboutan: you have heard not in my backyard.

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jonathan: parents and taxes are speaking out about a newly opened strip club. michelle: it is located right next to a school bus stop. the new owner has turned it into a byob gentleman's club. it opened friday right next to a students get on and off the bus every day. parents are upset, but the mayor says the club has the proper permits. it the type

for the love of your life online? coming up, a role reversal. who really should make the first move and the data one site says backs up their claim. jonathan: while we are searching for someone important, what about the right doctor? that's important. that's coming up next.

jonathan: there is new research about finding love online that is making headlines. a new study reveals that ladies should go first. michelle: women should be making the first move online. alison starling has the data to back that up. >> ring up the kurds to send the first message. sendeping it -- courage to the first message. >> keeping it casual. >> it's a move that many dread. okcupid said it took a look at user data and found that women who initiate conversations are

to get a response than men who make the first move. not only that, the responses will be for more desirable men. >> do you ever make the first move? no. this and scientific analysis, which may only apply to okcupid, the report said that women who initiated more contact lead to more conversation. >> base because, they have so much to gain. they speak up, they have so much to gain. man tostill wants the make the first move. >> not so for ashley. >> i think it's empowering to know that the success rate for women is higher if they make the first move. >> alison starling come abc 7 news. 4

how do you know if you are choosing the right doctor? you can ask for referrals, family, friends, coworkers, maybe a doctor you visited in the past, but that doesn't always work out. a face-to-face meeting with the doctor you are considering to see if that dr. suits you and if you get a long. to a prettyw extraordinary discovery in montgomery county. a rare flower rediscovered after 100 12 years. it's called the riverbank golden rod. found just west of bethesda in 2015 and recently confirmed. the plant hasn't been seen in maryland since 1903. jonathan: good omen. michelle: let's check in with steve.

up his sleeves -- he doesn't have sleeves today. jonathan: i am in a great place in arlington. , pour it in,ogen and that's the ice cream. how great is that on a day when we tied the record high at reagan national airport. thanks so much, we appreciate it. let's take a look at what is happening in our forecast. 77 as you head to winchester. leesburg looking at 78. in terms of what we expect for our forecast for the overnight hours, 52-59, mostly cloudy skies. we might see an isolated shower or two, but don't expect a whole lot. tomorrow, upper 60's, a little cooler, sti

for this time of year. looking at the upcoming weekend, temperatures will be in the 60's. don't forget, daylight savings time begins early sunday morning. we spring ahead one hour. and we end with a look at the seven day outlook. as we move into the weekend, we are back into the lower to middle 70's by tuesday and wednesday of next week or a beautiful afternoon here in clarendon. let's get a check on this evening's rush-hour commute. denise: thanks, steve, and links for the reminder to change the clock -- thanks for the reminder to change the clock's this weekend. we had a report of a stall that was blocking a left shoulder. take a look as you make your way through landmark. heavy delays. the 66, some delays there.

the top right corner of your screen. your delays start from the beltway. elsewhere on the beltway outer loop, we still have a crash on the left shoulder. jonathan: coming up next, rosslyn and redeveloped. change over the next 25 years will radically view over the potomac. we will show you. michelle:

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during the workday, but -- 5:00, it is a ghost town. jeff: which is why word of a big transformation comes as big -- good news. a 25 year redevelopment plan would include new retail, residential, and hotels, improved metro and pedestrian access, and connections to the potomac. older structures will be demolished over time and replaced with five new buildings, all of it part of a larger master plan for rosslyn. >> this fits in very nicely with that. duffy says all the new construction happening now in rosslyn will blend nicely with the new plan on deck. next this project has all the successful ingredients o

rosslyn has been striving for for many years. >> people might come to the area a little more. >> the goal is to make rosslyn a 24-hour destination just across the river from d.c., and those who live and work here say it's about time. the plan goes before the arlington county board on saturday, and it is expected to pass. pretty soon, it looks like it will be out with the old and in with the new. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> tonight, survivors and victims families urge survivors to stop playing politics with drunk driving. boss at anhe insurance company says employees must come to work packing.

>> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. hill, a man temple was killed about an hour and a half ago by a falling tree. we have the very latest. j? me.he scene is just behind i going to step out of the way. workers were clearing trees here on this site when something went wrong and the tree accidentally hit and killed and a. mail. you can't actually see it from here because -- an adult male. it fromt actually see here because of the streambed. there is large machinery down near the ravine. we should say this is not a construction site per se. this is a stream stabilization project. according to a neighbor, several

there were some drainage issues, and the land literally dropped 20-25 feet. holmes had to be moved. people had to move away. over the past few years, the project has stabilized to the area and that is the project they are working on now. it is not a construction site, per se. we know law enforcement is on the scene. in a death investigation, they have to determine if proper policies and procedures were followed in accordance to the law. we are waiting for word on that. jonathan: thank you, keep us posted. supporters of noah's law were back in annapolis today calling for stronger legislation to stop drunk driving. some say as much as they want changes, they shouldn't come with all the amendments in the the house.ust passed >> a hearing is still going on