>> now, abc seven news at 11:00, on your side. >> crazy, don't know what the world is coming to. news into the investigation of larry dawson, who allegedly fired shots at the u.s. capitol visitor center, sending dozens running to safety and putting the capital on lockdown. alison:

new information about dawson's past. inlives in this home antioch, tennessee, just south of nashville. he has a record there. he lost his license to be a funeral home director in 2004 and the board denied him because of his moral character. he was also a school bus driver for a time, but was fired in 2001 when he allegedly wrote inappropriate letters to a student. the investigation is just ahead, but first -- leon: tom roussey is live at the u.s. capitol and has the investigation happening now. tom: leon, tonight sources are telling abc 7 that dawson had a bb gun that look like a real gun when this happened. the police believe he parked in this parking spot and at some point made his way to the other side of the capital, the east

center entrance is, and that is when all heck broke loose. after dark, the police investigated the truck they believe belongs to larry dawson of tennessee. they then towed it away. >> the police were running up the stairs saying go, go, go. tom: dawson allegedly pointed what appeared to be a gun at the police at a capitol visitor center security checkpoint. >> an officer fired and struck the suspect, who was treated by medical personnel. dawson was taken to the hospital. a nearby adult female had minor injuries. >> in 30 seconds, we would have been in their. happened on easter monday, one of the busiest days of the year. the visitor center was jammed packed. about 20 capitol police running past us to pursue the shooter. they told us to get out of there. tom: se

wild to realize this was real. >> we were think it was a drill because there was an active shooter drill this morning. were more sirens this morning, as opposed to the drill come and we could also hear a helicopter. tom: some say this could have been worse. >> a little shaken up, but at the end of the day, you are thankful your family is safe. the the police say that suspect, dawson, is still in the hospital at this hour, in critical but stable condition. multiple local charges, including assault on a police officer while armed and assault with a deadly weapon. live outside the u.s. capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. lots of questions tonight about the motive, but the 7 on your side i-team did some digging into the past of the man the police have identified as the shooter. chris papst reports. reportedbc news

is larry dawson of tennessee. he was taken to washington hospital center under police escort and is being reported as a man familiar to capitol police. some digging and we found this video last october wistar's withwson unlawful contact and assault on a police officer after an outburst in the u.s. house chambers. in the video of the session, the man brought the session to a stop as he yelled. the person leading the session had him removed. at that point, it's likely dawson had a violent incident with a police officer, bus one of those charges. that day, dawson was arraigned in court. a judge issued a "stay away" order, barring him from the u.s. capitol and all other congressional buildings. a few weeks later, a bench warrant was issued when he did not show up for court. for

charges, dawson was represented by d.c.-based attorney. we reached out to that attorney, but we have not heard back. chris papst, abc 7 news. firedthose shots were when the u.s. capitol grounds were crawling with workers and visitors. one of those people shot this frantic video. jay korff spoke with him tonight. did they recover? yeah, some folks were literally paralyzed with fear, others were feeling like they were terrorized. i spoke with a father and son and they witnessed the chaos firsthand. >> people were yelling and screaming. jay: you can see the concern on dennis sanchez's face while his 14-year-old son video tapes him and others running for cover. >> the secret service or somebody was running ahead with machine guns drawn, saying get down, get down. jay: the father

from los angeles were in line with countless others when chaos erupted. they sheltered in place in a theater. by thise touched terrifying ordeal. including those at the white house, where there was an unrelated security concern. >> immediately they started telling everybody, up h street. jay: some pondered the fear that many share, that washington, d.c., is a target. is an inevitable situation that is some point it's going to happen. its, on as a city on monday of unexpected mayhem. >> a scary moment for the family break.it wasng something we will remember for the rest of our lives, that's for sure. jay: the capitol visitor center reopens to

opportunity to get some of their belongings, bags they left behind at the visitor center during this afternoon's chaos. jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: the reopening tomorrow will be a reassuring event. as mentioned comes to lots of questions on the table, including a motive and the weapon used. stay with us on abc 7 and wjla.com for new information as soon as we get it. developing news tonight about a computer virus that is targeting the medstar hospital chain, including the hospital center in northwest washington. right now that computer system is shut down. roz plater has been on the story since it broke this afternoon. tell us about the impact tonight. roz: we are talking about more than a dozen hospitals, of which washington hospital center is one, dozens more clinics and doctors offices. it is a system that has dats

ta on thousands of patients. log on tors try to e-mail, they got a message saying they would have to pay to get access. --a statement, medstar said "the i.t. system was affected by a virus that prevents certain users from logging into our system." medstar moved quickly to shut down the computer network. the facilities in d.c. and baltimore remained open, but sources say the outage slowed things down, forcing doctors and nurses to write everything by hand. the fbi is leading the investigation and says it has no evidence information has been compromised. this istell abc 7 believed to be a ransom-ware attack, in which hackers install a virus before restoring it to normal after demanding a ransom.

>> there is a significant level of vulnerability. roz: we spoke with a cyber security expert with the critical institute technology. he says there is a reason hospitals are targeted. outdatedy are using and 30-plus-year-old technology, which in many cases most of them are, to provide a level of protection, that is not sufficient. roz: the hospitals and clinics will see patients, but no updates on whether the computers will be up and operating. roz plater, abc 7 news. a blustery day across the aria, but a short time ago the wind advisory was canceled. steve rudin has what you need to know for the morning commute. steve: it will stay breezy at least the next few hours. when gusts anywhere between 25 and 35,

advisory canceled out a little early. tomorrow morning, grab the sunglasses, a light jacket. you will need that early on with temperatures in the middle 40's. outdoor recess looks like a go with temperatures near 58 to 60. through the afternoon come early evening, we will be in the lower 60's. we have a cool down all the way, a chance of thunderstorms. i will tell you about that, plus the pollen count is going to get worse. more on that coming up. alison: and important update about the san bernardino shooters iphone. apple fought back against theests for a to break into phone. tonight, the fbi announced it has access the phone without apple's help. jonathan elias is live in the satellite center with more. jonathan: the fbi did not give specifics, but they used a mysterious tack -- technique to hack into the phone.

apple to help the fbi hack into the phone. it was his work-issued iphone. a test off a debate about digital privacy and national security. last was headed to court month, but the court order was vacated late this afternoon. questions tonight, who show the fbi how to break into the phone and how did the government by pass security features apple spent millions to build into the products? we will bring you that information as soon as we get it. leon: big traffic problems on the way for portions of the district this week because leaders for more than 50 countries are arriving the district for the nuclear security summit. most of the happenings will be around the convention center. walking and biking will also be restricted. will also affect metro trains. starting wednesday night, ll

be stopping at convention center. alison: back to square one? to the authorities have start over in their investigation into the brussels terror attacks. leon: we will tell you about that. --is it, your phone telling you it's time to update? you may want to say no to the latest invitation.

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leon: belgian authorities are back to square one after releasing a man who was arrested in the wake of last week's terror attacks. enoughy they do not have evidence to detain the man come who they believe the was in the brussels airport before exploded. authorities are re-releasing the video of the man in the black hat and white jacket, hoping that some can identify this person. the syrian government fought back against isis today and won way, recapturing the ancient syrian city of palm myra, occupied by isis since last may.

alison: gop leader donald trump and ted cruz continue their argument over who targeted whose wife first, both men asking the other for an apology. on the democratic side, hillary clinton back on the campaign trail after suffering losses to bernie sanders over the weekend. states, butthree clinton did not take aim at him today, instead targeting trump. >> he says wages for working people are too high and we should not raise the minimum wage. what would that mean for working people? tilting in favor of powerful corporations. trump areinton and still projected to win their parties. weekends,sanders'big -- despite bernie sanders big weekend, he would still have to win 70% of the states lef

broadcast have been displayed since last year. the app allows you to use your phone to stream live video and images. more than 30,000 people visited the white house for the 138th easter egg roll today. in addition to the kids and families, celebrity guests showed up, including jc, beyoncé, shaquille o'neal, it and cast of "blackish." featured fivell of themeggs, four stamped with the president and first lady signatures, and an o's paul sonny and b prince. alison: families gathered for easter

zoo. it started as an alternative to african-american families who were not allowed at the white house easter egg roll. changed,gh that has the zoo never wavered. because of the rain this morning mixed with high wind, it sent a lot of the cherry blossom blooms flying. 8 areand news channel proud sponsors of this year's festival. leon: because of the wind come a couple days from now, it will look like a snowstorm. steve: we had a wind advisory earlier today that has canceled out. still breezy, but nothing compared with earlier. if your allergies are bothering you, it's because we have a high pollen count for the trees come and the breezes will keep going for the next few hours. when you gusts upwards of 33

winchester, 30 cumberland. if you are heading out, expect the wind, and then it will ease later tonight. what a beauty today once the system moved out this morning. we hit 70 degrees at reagan national, 10 degrees above average for this time of year. cooling into the middle 50's right now, the wind out of the west northwest at 18. the temperatures across the board come if you are looking for the cooler air, head to the mason-dixon line, hagerstown 48, cumberland 48. around the capital beltway, holding in the middle 50's. cooler air just off to the north and west. that will arrive tomorrow. instead of highs in the lower 70's, we will knock off about 7, 8 degrees. real cool air will hold off until the weekend. stayatellite and radar, we dry overnight, mainly clear skies around the d.c. metro.

county, allegheny county, may have a sprinkle, but not a whole lot. overnight,38 to 45 the wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15. the futurecast through the overnight, through the morning come into the afternoon, grabbed the sunglasses, a light jacket early on. through the midday and afternoon, probably will shed the jacket. the sunshine returns wednesday. high tomorrow, lots of sunshine, breezy at times, wind gusts upwards of 20 miles per hour. wereext seven days, the 60's wednesday, near 70 with a chance of thunderstorms thursday. we cool down for the upcoming weekend. only in the middle 50's early next week. alison: wow, thank you very much. leon: what do you have for us? of theirginia may be out dance,

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were going to do some things, we have published them so far, and we still have some things to accomplish. the season is not over. erin: no champagne party, come on, barry. the annual teen picture, and the result was to stand out. that award this year goes to justin williams. that is not a wig. i think he teased his hair to make it extra poofy. e is toothink ovi enthused about that. college hoops, one local teams still alive, gw still dancing, the colonials headed to the nit final four. they are going to the big apple to play san diego state in madison square garden tomorrow. even though gw did not make it into the ncaa tournament, they

this far. >> these will be memories the rest of our lives. having the opportunity to play at madison square garden. >> i'm going to enjoy myself. this is my last ride, so i will just soak everything in, just in, andeverything hopefully we win two games. erin: we wish them the best. cactus league, mariners-orioles. outstanding catch to rob clint varmus of the extra -- to rob clint barmes of a next her base hit. finally, the gw women's basketball coach has resigned, but he is expected to take over the women's team at wisconsin. apple users, some information you will want to hear before you update your iphone or ipad

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7 on your side with a consumer alert -- information that may make you think twice about the latest ios update from apple. after it released version 9.3, many people reported usage issues with iphones an

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alison: final look at the weather? nice, lots ofw, sunshine, lower 60's the daytime highs. sunglasses all day long. all day wednesday. thursday, grabbed the umbrella late in the afternoon, through the day friday. temperatures only in the upper 50's, lower 60's the latter half of the weekend. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night.

>> dicky: from hollywood -- it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- ashton kutcher trailer park boys and music from david gilmour with cleto and the cletones. and now, by the way, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪