leon: a first, navigating downtown d.c. is becoming a real challenge right now. the 2016 nuclear summit is underway, meaning road closures and metro shutdowns. alison: for our traffic alert right now, tom roussey is an mobile track 7

convention center. how are things looking right now? tom: let me switch the camera and i will show you. , one of manytreet roads that are blocked. ande make this right turn we go just one block down the street, you will see the same thing happening again. closed all around the convention center and we are in for a rough couple days. after 7 p.m., the police began shutting down roads for the nuclear summit. all of the streets near the convention center will be closed until saturday at noon. in addition to those streets, starting thursday, d.c. police say several roads near the state department and the white house will be closed. lots of motorcades as there will be leaders from more than 50 countries here and roads closed near some hotels. >> i

tom: the closures would be tough to deal with any time, but this is already one of the busiest tourism traffic weeks of the year. plusook these people two- hours to get to the tidal basin from bethesda, and that was before the road closures. they will not return during the nuclear summit. >> absolutely not, i'm going back home. tom: a live look at the situation at 10th and m. there is a roadblock. you cannot go very far to the left, but if we try to go forward, there is another roadblock up here with concrete barriers. it is a mess in downtown washington, and it will stay that way the next couple days. plan ahead if you are headed down here. live in mobile track seven, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: we have been warned, thanks, tom. for specific road

the schedule for the next few days for metro, go to wjla.com. we have everything posted there that you need to know. alison: a police chase ends near the bay bridge and shut down roads. the chase started in dundalk when a driver being pulled over sped off. it and it with a crash on the bay bridge. no word on injuries. we are awaiting word from the police why the driver took off. we are told that the lanes have since reopened. leon: new developments in a disturbing case of child abuse. tenew lawsuit against deon caraway that he threatened a victim that he would kill her if she told anyone. the abuse happened on school grounds. the alleged victim in this case, an 11-year-old girl, claims that caraway recorded her engaging in

students. vigil in memory of a 15-year-old who was shot to death in front of his mother and sister at a metro station. the chilling murder shook his community and now they are coming together. richard reeve has the tribute to washington tonight. richard? richard: so much emotion, davonte shot on the train platform come his mother and siblings inside the platform shelter, just feet away. many say the gun violence has to stop. >> wrap your loving arms around each and every family member. richard: an emotional vigil, with hugs and tears everywhere. >> it hurts. richard: as hundreds gathered to remember da

>> it is senseless, so we want to get the point across they need to stop the violence. richard: just 15, he was gunned down saturday afternoon at the metro station. he was sitting with his mother and siblings on a bench when according to court documents 17-year-old maurice bellamy walked up and shot devonte after they made eye contact. >> both of them lost their lives. richard: now the community is in mourning, the mother and family members asking not to be shown on camera, speaking out. >> i appreciate everybody coming out here. richard: others are calling for adults to step forward. >> help us get to our young people and adults who are having these things with senseless killings. >> people not thinking, just reacting and thinking later, and it's to

maurice bellamy is in jail on murder charges. family members say they were taking devonte out the day that he was shot to get a haircut. a man charged with kidnapping a six-year-old girl in wheaton on monterey drive. ,he police say that this man salami, tried to grab the child and carried her out. the victim's mother saw it and intervened. the police say that salami left but came back moments later and started to pound on their door, saying he wanted to give the girl a hug and say sorry. he is now in jail. aison: the police canvassing neighborhood after the shooting death of an 83-year-old man, murdered earlier this month on river drive in lorton. the police have stepped up patrols and a community meeting is in the works. officers have not released any

suspect or motive. they are asking anybody with information to come forward. leon: time for a first look at the weather, clear and cool today, but watching for chances of rain and thunderstorms tomorrow. meteorologist steve rudin has the outlook and who is going to get the most rain. steve: dry weather overnight, the temperatures not falling a lot, 55 leesburg, 54 manassas, andrews 51. tomorrow heading out the door, grabbed the sunglasses early on. if you are not headed out until later in the day, cloud cover, showers, not amounting to a lot and it you may want to take the umbrella just in case it the daytime highs near 75. a huge warm-up on the way friday. i will talk about the weekend and an even bigger cooldown coming up. steve, thank

happening now, reagan national airport employees going on strike. worker say that low wages and high turnover are threatening the safety and quality of service. the strike includes baggage handlers, check point agents, cabin cleaners. workers at 10 other airports are taking part in similar events. it was supposed to start last week but was postponed because of the brussels terror attack. the campaign trail, donald trump backpedaling on his latest blunder. today he said that women who have abortions should be punished. hours later he clarified the statement area jay korff has the outcry and the impact. do we know what he really thinks now? jay: according to a statement, he clarified what he said earlier. the abortion issue took center stage wednesday during an msnbc interview with the gop presidential hopeful donald trump. >> you

>> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yeah, some form of punishment. >> 10 years? >> i don't know. >> why not? interviewion to the drew condemnation from pro-choice america. >> while this is for a fine, it's not exactly surprising. hisld trump has built entire campaign on the meeting women in belittling them. jay: the camp later clarified his position saying that the doctor or any person performing an illegal act of the woman would be held legally responsible. woman is a victim in this case, as is the life in her womb. >> i don't know how he will get out of this, but the public knows what he said. >> the pro-life movement has never advocated punishing the woman who got an abortion.

she said the amended position is similar to that of the it the abortion movement. >> women are not to be considered criminals. it is the abortionist killing the baby who should be held responsible. trump's updated statement, "like ronald reagan, i am pro-life with exceptions." withn: 7 on your side health matters and new information about the so-called abortion pill. the fda is allowing that drug to be taken later in pregnancy, with fewer doctor visits. this undermines some state laws aimed at restricting medical abortions. has been deemed safe and effective at terminating a pregnancy. leon: metro riders may need to brace for more shutdowns. today, a summit to talk about safety and efficiency. metro board chair jack evans told abc 7 back to

down again. any decision on that will come from the general manager. he has previously said he would not rule that out. alison: upgrades to the 911 system in the city of alexandria , and now you can text as well as call 911. it is designed for people who may have a disability or think that making a voice call may put them in greater danger. 911,tter how you contact you should describe your location and the nature of the emergency. leon: still ahead -- a scary up session, a house for sale. a home supposedly watched by a letter-writing stalker is back on the market. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert about headlights. are they really helping your night vision?

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we still are. i lost my dad to alzheimer's. preventing alzheimer's is within our grasp. let's double the budget of nih and get it done. i'm david trone and i approve this message. tapen: a brutal attack on caught at iversen mall.

the teenager struck again march 11. three teenagers have been arrested so far, but the rest of this group is still on the loose. with a beautiful home frightening secret, a million-dollar mansion back on the market in new jersey. it is because the family that bought it is too afraid of the house to move in. the family has been getting ominous letters from someone calling themselves "the watcher," threatening their children, so now they are suing the people who sold them the house for not revealing the fact they were also receiving letters. the original homeowner said they did not think their letters were threatening. no word on who was sending the letters. alison: strange. this is the selfie seen around the world. bomber whouicide hijacked an egyptair flight earlier this week, most passengers terrified. one of

he stood right next to the alleged hijacker, grinning ear to ear. he told the newspaper he asked the hijacker to stay cheerful in the face of adversity. the suspect is in jail facing several charges including hijacking and kidnapping. leon: may not be the brightest bulb in the box. 7 on your side with a consumer alert about your headlights. most of them are not doing a job of helping you see the dark road after all, according to a new rating of 30 different car models. jonathan elias breaks it down. thethan: just talking about one dim bulb i have some others. nearly half of all the accidents happen in the dark or at night. the first-ever headlight testing by the insurance institute. researchers say that low beam should reach out 330 feet on a straight road. the worst rated in the test, the bmw three series. the best, the toyotarius 5.

a good rating. if you are having trouble seeing, common sense, click on the high beams, but it see only 18% of drivers actually turn on their high beams. jonathan elias. back to you. alison: nearly 9 million americans are now braving severe conditions as serious storms are threatening parts of the south tonight, all the way from kansas to louisiana. hail storms, massive flooding wreaking havoc. hailstormsxas, two caused an estimated $1 billion in damage, part of a massive storm system moving to the east. leon: how far east is the question? steve: arkansas and tennessee. what beautiful weather we have had. it has been breezy and mild. leon: will we keep it that way? steve:

court. nice flowers and trees, getting ready to bloom. if your allergies are bothering you, good reason, the tree pollen in the high category. degrees.igh today, 62 we will take that, near average this time of year. 54 degrees at the airport, but the wind out of the south at 18. that will keep temperatures up as we head into the overnight. middle to upper 40's, lower 50's. .8 culpeper, near 60 winchester southern maryland, now in the lower 50's. the satellite and radar, it is quiet and dry right now, just a few scattered clouds. to the south and west, the stronger storms developed earlier in the day. these are continuing to th

e east, northeast. a few reports of tornadoes warnings at this time. for us, nothing to worry about. heading to bed, set aside the sunglasses and an umbrella for tomorrow. sunglasses early on, the umbrella later in the day. 52 overnight, the wind out of the south at 5 to 15. southerly wind keeps us mild overnight, cloud cover at about 10 a.m., should stay dry up. outdoor recess at noon time. through the afternoon, widely scattered showers. hard to pinpoint where they will fall. just bring the umbrella and stay dry. they will not last long. tomorrow night through early friday morning, more showers, maybe even some embedded thunderstorms. the showers and thunderstorms continue through the entire day, daytime high temperature near 80 degrees.

friday will be your day. if you like cool and breezy, saturday and sunday will really be the day. tomorrow, a little bit of sunshine, clouds increase. 70 to 75. the next seven days, i promised colder, cooler air, highs only in the 50's sunday. only right at 50, that is it, sunday. the cherry blossoms after friday, not really blossoms anymore. alison: have to wait until next year. they will be back. leon: speaking of waiting until next year, opening day is coming. robert: we have spring baseball. an up-and-down day for ryan zimmerman. it may not have been the playoffs, but it felt like it.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: caps on and flyers tonight, and we could be seeing a first round matchup. scoreless in the third, the caps on the power play, alex ovechkin , his 44th goal of the season. 1-0 caps. late in the third, the flyers with the advantage. redirectedapper, past braden holtby. the flyers go on to win this and issued out, 2-1. is usually the good, the bad, and ugly. today for ryan zimmerman, there

here is the bad. popped up, zimmerman takes a spill. we replay that three times to make sure that you don't miss it. nats win 12-1. it's all good. don't miss the countdown to the nats special.ur everything that you need to get pumped up for the upcoming baseball season this saturday at 7 p.m. this would be baseball's version of an easter egg hunt, a home run ball to center field in surprise, arizona. 30,kid turns into 10, then trouncing all over the beautiful flowers. eventually, the ball was found. congrats to him. poor flowers, though.

these kids can jump. off the glass for the windmill slam. and d.c. united on the practice field today looking for answers. they are off to a slow start, when was the first four games of the season. ride to a long plane san jose. that will be saturday night. while the head coach knows there is plenty of season ahead, time to turn things around. >> it's important to stay calm, but also renovated up a bit and have a sense of urgency -- but andrev it up a little bit have a sense of urgency that we need to get results. that game saturday night on our sister station, news channel 8, covered starting at 10 p.m. alison: he

rev it up. that is a challenge. leon: stop, let's go. still ahead, a grandmother, an amazing story.

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you'd see this, or not. this is surely web from illinois, 70 years old, weightlifting champion, dead 0 pounds.8 grandmother and owns the state record for her age group. two years ago, she could barely walk up a flight of stairs. look at her now. leon: if that grandmother says

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