video is stunning. a group of teenagers stalking a victim, strikes from behind. man goes down hard. out cold. today; the officer lopez shares his story. >> he said it was real bad. he felt it the blow to the back of his head but in terms of this thing, he remembers he woke up and all he saw was police around him. brad: that was march 9. group of teens struck again. >> march 11, same thing, same time. this gentleman was able to fight them off a little bit. he identified three of them and we made the arrests. >> those arrested are 15, 16, 17 years old. the rest of the group is on the loose. that is why police released the video. and why the victim whose identity we are protecting is sharing his story. we show him the security video for the first time. he shutters. he thought he had escaped the violence in honduras. now he is afraid to walk

>> he thought he was in america safe. but because of the delinquent youth that has done this to him, he doesn't know what to feel. >> since the attack happened on him he doesn't walk home anymore. he catches a ride with a friend to get home safely. brad: now again, that is where the attack happened. the bad guys were seen running this direction back into this neighborhood. police believe that somebody out there knows who they are. perhaps a parent who might recognize something on that video. or realize that their kids were out and about at 10:00 on the 9th and the 11th near iverson mall. at iverson mall, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad. now we have this just in from montgomery county. police want you to take a good look at this picture. right now this man is accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl after he was hired as a day laborer to work her family's home. they fear there ma

he worked often at the 7-eleven on north frederick avenue in gaithersburg if you know the area. alison: two lives have been lost in a matter of hours. in two unrelated house fires. early this morning, fire ripped through a home in northwest washington. right near american university. firefighters found a man trapped inside. rushed him to the hospital where he later died. neighbors say he was in his 60's. his name has not been released. the cause is still under investigation. three hours earlier firefighters battling a town home fire in gaithersburg made a grim discovery. a man dead inside one of the homes that collapsed. two other people on the second floor of one of the homes escaped unarmed. ahead at 5:30 tonight, what we just learned about the victim from one of the best friends. leon: the occupational and health facile city

person. this is as we learn more about those trapped inside and the company that owns the manassas facility. we'll check in with the i-team investigator chris papst on the company's past in a moment. but let's start the evening with the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg sanding by at the site of the collapse. jeff, what a grisly day at work for workers yesterday. jeff: it's just awful. quiet day at reinhart foodservice. not much activity following yesterday's incident. prince william county police have not identified the -- not released the identity of the man killed but the people here say it was rubio. a wonderful, beloved man. father of a 1-year-old daughter with another child on the way. >> i had trouble sleeping last night. of course, because of what i saw. jeff: what marcus yates saw is nothing short of horrific. >> i seen employees crushed before my eyes. jeff: a forklift operator said

suffered a concussion in the accident that happened yesterday afternoon before 4:00. >> i was trying to figure out how i could get out. jeff: a row of huge shelving racks 30 feet high, 200 feet long holding thousands of pounds of the boxed frozen food tipped over and crashed. frantic 911 calls followed. >> they realized that they had a catastrophic collapse. >> i was like in shock. i kept repeating "oh, god, oh, god." jeff: rescue crews worked for hours to remove the body of andy rubio the worker who died in the crash. several others employees were hurt. two of them remain at inova fairfax hospital with serious inches. >> i was in complete shock. jeff: he thinks of two things. andy rubio. >> optimistic about life. jeff: and the concerns that yates shared with the supervisor two days ago that the massive shelves were not properly secured. >> we lost a friend. we lost an employee that is a father. senseless.

that. jeff: we tried to get a comment about reinhart foodservice about what happened but never got a response. the virginia department of labor and industry is investigating this incident. spokesperson telling me today a final report on exactly what happened will be issued within six months. live from manassas, jeffs, abc7 news. for jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now we want to see what the "7 on your side" i-team found today. investigator chris papst in the newsroom. you found other instances at problems at some reinhart foodservice work site? chris: the i-team learned yesterday's death at reinhart food in virginia is at least the company's second workplace fatality in eight years. reinhart foodservice according to the website has 29 locations from boston to new orleans. it calls itself one of the largest food distributors in the country. in 2008, a man and a distribution center in central pennsylvania was killed. media reports from the incident say th

between two trailers when he got pinned between them, crushed and suffocated. there is nobody around to help. the man was dead for an hour before his body was found. now background in the company the item learned that reinhart over the last five years has been cited by the osha 29 times for workplace violations, totaling $67,000 in fines. that is throughout the entire company. the manassas location where yesterday's fatality happened was inspected in july of 2015. after osha received a complaint for safety concerns. but in that instance, no violations were issued. leon: breaking newell. gas leak that forced an evacuation.

stephen tschida, what is going on out there? >> bring you up to date. see the construction on the spring garden apartments. it forced the evacuation of some of the units. at this time, you can see that those are the washington gas workers. the occupants sent back to the unit. the residents headed back to the opportunity. all clear is given. the heavy smell of gas permeated the area.

alison: this is breaking news. a car crashed to the 7-eleven. news chopper 7 over the scene right now. so far we heard no one was hurt. this is damaged at the 7-eleven in wheaton. we will follow the breaking news as well. leon: virginia will not legalize discrimination. the legislation would have prevented the state from punishing religious groups who refused services related to same sex couples. he's about protecting the first amendment rights. opponents say it's an attack on the lgbt community. in the same game, protesters against a law they view as chris name thattory. it violates people using bathrooms that don't match their biological

>> there is hypocrisy. syracuse is playing in houston this weekend. in a city that rejected the ordinance by 61% of the vote. >> the civil right group filed a lawsuit challenging the law. north carolina attorney general who is a democrat said he will not defend that law in court. after delay, the largest company in the state bank of america come out in opposition of the legislation. alison: after a cool start we got back to feeling like spring again. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look today. doug: it's noticeable change of temperatures. a brief change.

59 degrees there. the temperatures are in the 60's. 66 in leesburg, manassas fredericksburg. western zone. 50 degree low. forecast for winchester and ashburn. southerly winds. 50 degree by college park. the southern zone is mild from 40's to low 50's. warmer weather. security is tightening up across the district. it may affect how you get around town for

the roads will stay closed until noon on saturday. biking and walking around is restricted. the metro buses around the area and the trains are not stoppal at the convention center. it includes ten-foot tall barricade. we have a list of everything fected by the summit on wjla.com. alison: two weeks after the rail system was shut down for a day there is a new warning to tell you about. drastic action such as the shutting down an entire line for months is not out of the question. brianne carter covering metro for us tonight. >> today paul wiedefeld says the m

to deal with the hard truths. we may have got a glimpse for what he is talking about. gates like this may have to road with the possibility of a multi-day closure on part of the system. >> the system to do the maintenance that needs to be done can't be done three hours a night and on weekends. it can't. >> today, jack evans said a solution to complete the much-needed work on metro could be multi-day closures up to six months on a stretch of a single line. >> we may have to close the blue line for six months. hard decisions have to be made to get it fixed. >> wiedefeld hasn't made any plan for shutdown but he is looking to long-term shutdown and single

today he told other officials, business and community leaders at the metro summit the metro still has to confront additional hard truths about the system. progress is being made but the approach to deal with the problems like the track and the car maintenance isn't working. >> we have to be held accountable. we are accountable. they have a war to play. they recognize that. willing to do it. >> what do the riders think? >> get it in one fail swoop than incrementally. >> blue line is an example that nothing specific discussed at this point. they are again talking about the funding to say they will need additional funding to

alison: still ahead at 5:00, victims' friends open up as the investigators search for a cause. leon: plus, a mother's sacrifice. how a gut-wrenching decision is giving scientists valuable new information in fight against the zika virus. alison: new discovery about siblings and obesity. why your birth order may play a role in your weight as an adult. leon: another day with controversy on the campaign trail. abortion getting in the mix. that's up next on "abc7 news at 5:00".

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there has to be some port of punishment for the woman. there has to be some form. >> donald trump wading into controversy inciting anger on the abortion debate. they came at an msnbc town hall set to air tonight as trump does damage control on another scandal.

campaign manager. >> donald trump standing by his man corey lewandowski in wisconsin wednesday. >> you need somebody to be loyal to the country and yourselves. the security video appearing to show lewandowski grabbing her arm at florida campaign event. fileds showed bruises caused by lewandowski. but then two days later trump suggesting nothing happened. >> now trump implying that fielding may be a threat to him. >> she walked through secret service. >> mrs. cruz joining her husband at women for cruz

rally. >> listen to donald trump. he says demeaning and degrading things about women. >> tize's primary is major presidential contest. alison: one more note. donald trump, id a statement. in part it says this, if congress were to pass legislation to make abortion illegal and federal court upheld the legislation, or any state were allowed to ban abortion, the doctor or any other person performing the act would be held responsible. not the woman. >> good news for tourist in town. the washington monument is back open today after being shut down yesterday afternoon. the ill v

stories up. trapping 19 people on board. they had to walk all the way down and they made it out safely. the technicians have not told the national park service officials what caused the stoppage this time around. they say the elevator was safe to resume operations. ride at your own risk. alison: it happened before. leon: today is a nice day to go up there and get stuck. alison: if you had to get stuck. doug: in my 20's i walked up the steps. never happen again. alison: a couple of years ago. >> that's president eisenhower said. let's get started. beautiful day. watch the sun getting ready. on the final approach to landing. sun sets at

this is perfect. check this out from the supreme court. spectacular. beautiful weather to be outside. late tomorrow and the rain is a consideration. 65 in culpeper. a cooler 55 in baltimore. 67 at b.w.i. thurgood marshal. ellicott city is 83. it is turning cooler in the mountain west. we will get a taste of the cooler weather to move in saturday and sunday. but in the meantime we pick up a warmer numbers in south and the tennessee valley

tomorrow is southerly. friday is westerly. upper 70's for 80 on friday. tomorrow afternoon 30% chance for scattered showers and the future cast. there will be showers popping. overnight to friday morning. we will see the showers and an isolated thunderstorms that could be with us for friday. rain is not always the best thing for outside. but we are low rainfall wise. 1.8 inches below average. inch and a half below where we should be at thurgood

sunshine early and a losing proposition. seeing the numbers climb through the afternoon. the clouds will increase. 30% chance of hours in the afternoon. turning cooler. this will be chilly on sunday. highs near 50 degrees. shower and another front on monday. 58. slow parm-up tuesday, wednesday, next week. close to 70 for next weekend. will go up and stay up. leon: once we get in the neighborhood that is where we want to stay. leon: still ahead at 5:00. a key finding about obesity. whether you have siblings may ay

way as an adult. alison: next in health matter. critical information the fight against the zika virus. because of a local yvette: i was running for my life. he was flicking matches on me... my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, because domestic violence can never be tolerated. yvette: mr. ivey showed compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side.

stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. alison: frightening findings the effect the zika virus has

mother's sacrifice. michelle marsh is following this for us. this is the earliest prenatal diagnosis of congenital zika inif -- virus? michelle: yes. this woman traveled to belize and mex owe early in her pregnancy and became infected. the woman was symptomatic at 12 weeks gestation. fetal ultrasound showed no evidence of the microcephaly despite the mother testing positive for zika. at 19 weeks, the doctor at the hospital found brain am normality in the fetus. at that point the mother still tested positive for the zika

virus. it had been seven weeks since she was first similar though mattic. prior to this case the longest they saw the virus in blood was 11 days. we wi sume the reason she was positive she had a constant infection replicated in the fee cuss and the placenta. michelle: 21 weeks the pregnancy was terminated and they found the fetus tested positive for the zika virus. i may change the way they look to zika and how it's diagnosed and microcephaly may not be the first symptom. if the mother is positive through the pregnancy it may suggest that the baby is infected. we are continuing to learn new information.

alison: still ahead an act of love. who has come forward to adopt a dog we introduced you last night named for police officers. >> i'm cheryl conner live in front of the gaithersburg home that caught on fire to kill a but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress o's authored landmark ogressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: to people were able to escape a townhouse fire in gaithersburg but a man in a neighboring townhome died. we are learning more about the man. alison: boards are over the windows and the crews are working here throughout the day. if you look left and right you can see the stickers on the door that say the people inside the home will not be able to go home for a few weeks. >> dayli

damage inside the town home. two floors collapsed. one went on the basement. >> they found the man's body two hours after the initial 911 call that the fire scene from the news chopper 7 was intense. >> they had the heavy fire. there was a working smoke alarm to alert two people on the second floor. they made it out safely. >> all they had left was the clothes on their back. the victim used to own a jewelry store. neighbors heard an explosion. >> the homes were damage but they say the gas could have made the fire worse. >> there are no gas feeds to

bottles that accelerated the fire. >> the gas bot in the a fire that left home in -- hole in a home and many hearts. >> friends told he the name of the victim but we won't report it until the officials do. two should know more on the cause and the role that gas played in the fire. life in gaithersburg, cheryl conner, abc7 news. leon: thank you. a lowell galindo man is in custody after they say he tried to hire a hitman to have his wife murdered. they met three times and discussed to make it look like

alison: police say a newborn baby on a porch was not abandoned. the mother is a teenager who lived at the home where the baby was found. she made up a story about finding a random baby there. no charges charges will be file. >> the first responders go above and beyond the call of duty. sometimes they go further than that. i had the honor of emceeing the 38th valor awards to the fairfax county service member. each recipient had a unique story to tell. >> push in the front door for the safe zone. >> those recognized is the virginia task force one out of

fairfax. there are stories that came back with them and the scenes like that are amazing. today honored with the highest honor possible. they deserve the recognition. alison: trouble tonight in a haven for artists. the changes at a torpedo factory that has the artists there on the offensive. >> you got it. one more, one more. leon: this week's' harris hero is a police officer. score big points on and off the you are the co. alison: coming up at 6:00 -- a teen shot to death at a metro station. tonight loved ones are

a live report for the vigil from

steve: i'm steve rudin. day halftime high tomorrow 73 degrees. 8 o on friday with a chance of showers and the thunderstorm activity. saturday, lower 60's. by sunday a daytime high of 60 degrees. it will be gusty and cool with the nighttime lows in the 30's. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model,

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leon: we often hear about the negative news about the police relation with youth. it's important to find positive stories. there is some out there. like this one today. this is about a local police officer who is building strong bonds with the youngsters in the community. all it took was shooting hoops. meet fairfax county police officer clark. >> several times a week corely clark volunteers with the middle school in alexandria but the talk isn't all about basketball.

>> he is a patrol officer and for one hour he leads students in the drills. >> gets in on the action himself. along with getting a workout, he is building friendship with the kids and hopefully changing the negative perception that some have of the police officers. >> he helps us out if we're down. >> shows them another side. >> for clark helping the community is what being police officer is all about. schwab my hand. tell them how the day is

leon: when the schedules permit other officers from the station join in as well. a great way to build the bonds with the community. alison: definitely. leon: and he will go to them. they don't have to find him. alison: really smart. leon: good stuff. an act to honor the fallen police officers that generated act of love. alison: we will tell you who is stepping forward now to adopt one of the puppies after they saw hour story. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in old town alexandria. several artists are fighting the management structure yvette: i was running for my life. he was flicking matches on me... my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences,

compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side.

alison: there is proposed changes to the management structure. the changes were recommended in a controversial report by the outside

a handful of artists have been here from the beginning. 42 years. >> a wonderful community. >> there are concerns after cultural planning group called for self-appointing board of directors. the current board is made of 15 members, artist and some nonartists some appointed by the city council. >> it wouldn't a ral cad change. >> i haven't seen a sign they want to turn it into something different than it is. >> they are not lon lifickic. many express concerns about the proposed changes taking away the voice and the influence on the future of the tornado

>> it would make it easier to attract artist. >> on the same page more than not. have we improved? we can always improve. everybody can improve things. we need to maintain decision-making decision? >> in old town alexandria, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: having a younger sibling could be better for the wasteline. this in the american academy of the pediatrics only children in the first grade are three times more likely to be obese than first grader with a sibling.

could take care-giver role. >> care-giver/or mentor. that is what you do if you are the oldest. play dates are important. to chase your brother through traffic is a good thing. alison: not through traffic! leon: speaking of traffic. >> you will get by. a few cars here are here with the flashers on. everyone looking over to see what is happening. move to the maps to talk about how slow 66 is.

30 minutes it will take you. 395 out of the city valueium. inner loop is the same stretch of the slowing from montgomery county. 295 leaving kenilworth avenue. same thing. wisconsin wases map and talk about the volume tonight. the red and the white dots are the closures that will go into place around the convention center. i'm jamie sullivan. back to you. alison: thank you. update to a story we brought you yesterday. the aunt of officer ashley guindon wants to adopt a dog named for her niece. we told you about am woman naming litter of puppies after the fallen officers. after the

aunt called -- guindon's aunt called and wants to give the dog a good home. puppy named after montgomery county officer noah leotta is going home with his family as well. leon: if we tell that story every day by the end of the week every puppy will have a home. alison: talk about the weather out there. >> what is the word? >> warmer temperatures, nice warmup in the 70's. i will turn cooler by the weekend. first things first. the current conditions around the area. skies with the high thin clouds overhead. 62 at reagan national. winds out of the south at 17. strong winds. that will keep the temperatures fairly mild tonight. we have high clouds around the area. that will help to keep temperatures up. 64 in leesburg and manassas. 67 in fredericksburg. 62 at andre

63 in winchester. tonight at the international space station making a fly over, that is over the metro area. 8:55 it is directly overhead about 45 degrees up. this is worth going to look outside and something to talk about. this frontal system coming our way. temperatures in the low 70's. scattered showers in the afternoon. showers and the thunderstorms friday morning. friday afternoon we could approach 80 with the clearing

leon: unfortunately robert burton is here. >> and i love you guys. >> i love you. robert: d.c. united looking for the first win of the season. this could be an opportunity to step up. >> taylor kemp played defense. at first blush the nickname may not make sense. shooter. because of his deadly left foot. >> scored long distance shots. he doesn't score a lot. he is fourth year pro out of maryland. that is coming into his own. >> they slow cook.

now he is hitting his stride to become a better leftback in the lead. >> the early season struggle not lost on the guy they call shooter. >> we're not making drastic decisions on the first couple of games. we have a good group to win games this year. coverage begins at 10:00. other football, remember this in? the bubble doesn't have to suffer anytime. this is gone. bubble restingpeacefully in a dumpster now. this is

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>> texas officer shot a man but it turned out he was holding a barbecue fork. >> on the left you see fort worth police officer courtney johnson armed with a shotgun. on the right, craig adams. the newly released dash cam camera shows adams get on his knees before being shot outside his parent's house. >> we believe that the officer acted in a way that demonstrated to us it was unintentional. >> officer johnson c

he was responding to a call of a prowler armed with a knife. it turns out adams was holding a barbecue fork and was shot in the shoulder. adam admits he was off his meds. a grand jury indicted him with aggravated assault by a public servant. he pumped the shotgun as a warning. >> you can see the officer run to the his side to call for medical aid. the police department releasing the footage to secure transparency. >> we take our job seriously. >> the fort worth police department insists the race was not a

>> adam continues to recover at a rehab facility. >> that is all for "abc7 news at 5:00". coming up at 6:00 -- world leaders in washington. >> a vigil for a teenager shot to death at metro station. how davonte washington being remembered. as "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. leon: up forth tonight. high stake meeting of the minds. world leaders in town for the 2016 nuclear summit. maureen: with

traffic alert. road closure's in effect. >> get the latest on the elfing commute. we are checking things out for us. near the convention center now, mike? >> we. a couple of blocks remurphed from the washington convention center. in an hour we will see the road closures in effect. the parking restrictions are in place for a couple of days now. parking, driving, in this area is challenging. they are encouragingstep working during the summit. most of the road closures at 7:00 p.m. more closures around the white