time, aa really hard sad time, but we are hopeful. leon: a young firefighter missing at a national park. nobody has seen nicole mittendorff since wednesday. cupidity joins in prayer as rescue crews continue

was found. jay korff has the story. tonight, fellow church members told me that nicole was always the kind of person who is there for them, to protect them. now they want to be there to pray for her protection. ope is what we have right now and the power of hope and prayer for everyone to survive. jay: at the vigil inside st. paul's methodist church, they form a prayer circle. with candles in hand, they lift up missing fairfax county firefighter nicole mittendorff in prayer. the 31-year-old has not been heard from since wednesday. her car was found at the white oak trail head two hours away in shenandoah national park. search teams have combed the rugged trail for days with no luck.

know nicole during a faith service. >> she is uplifting and it's important to all of us. jay: her husband, stephen, works for the virginia state police. hurting right now, sad. he is a wonderful man. ♪ songthe vigil ended in and tears, as they wrapped their arms around her husband. search teams plan to resume looking for nicole mittendorff at first light. it is also our understanding that fairfax county fire officials will be holding a press conference tomorrow morning at her fire station about 15 minutes up the road, fire station 32. live in woodbridge, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: a tragic mistake, investigor

an accident. died in theider shooting friday night at double hills. "family does not begin to describe the sense of feeling i feel towards firefighter families. my husband listed each and every one of them is a hero." the other victim, kevin swain, is recovering from surgery. fire officials say they responded to a call from a man who was worried that his brother was suffering a diabetic injury. investigators say they believe the man inside feared it was a home invasion and fired his gun, hitting all three firefighters. no charges are being filed. to aax will be presented grand jury. fire officials are promising a new look as to how the calls are handled. alison:

now, shot on by job, a mail carrier hit gunfire, the double shooting happening in broad daylight. it's not the only shooting in southeast tonight, where roz plater joins us with the investigation. alison, i met the seventh district police station. where theock away is second shooting of the night happened, the same street where a seven-year-old girl was shot 10 days ago. are so on edge that the neighborhood church canceled prayer meetings tonight. one of the shootings happened at 16th and galen street at 5 p.m. a car rolled up and somebody inside just started shooting. on this busy street on a warm day with children playing outside. two people were struck in the leg, when a juvenile, another a mail carrier. so far they have little to go on.

say there was another shooting, somebody opening fire on knox play southeast, and one of the bullets struck a juvenile. the neighbor said they are living in fear. >> broad daylight, people coming home from work, their kids coming home from school. it's like they have no regard for life. roz: this is the same street where a seven-year-old girl was hit with a bullet just 10 days ago walking home from her family -- walking home with her family and community members are first-rate it. >> no person in their right mind would do this. roz: they are asking why there cannot be beefed up police presence as a deterrent. time, the seventh district is right on the corner. it should be an embarrassment to every single one of them until this stops. roz: all three victims have non-life-threatening injuries. that is the good news. anybody with

asked to call the police. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: he is accused in a horrible child born in school investigation, even confessed, but deonte carraway's lawyers want the confession tossed out. their claim is he did not understand. tom roussey has the new developments in this case. the latest, tom? tom: deonte carraway's attorneys have filed for pages trying to get his confession thrown out, and four more pages trying to get the evidence thrown out that will make up much of the prosecution's case. the authority say that on two cell phones owned by deonte found videos is of children having sex with each other and deonte carraway directing them. his lawyers say the police violated his fourth amendment privacy rights

phone and the was not probable cause to search the other >. >> i'm very angry. tom: her son was not a victim, but she said that carraway's rights are not being violated. >> i think you violated these kids, that's what i think. attorneys also want to throw a confession that carraway wrote. the attorneys say the 22-year-old attended special education classes in school and has an iq of 63, considered in the deficient range. they say his confession therefore was not voluntary, saying that numerous cases hold limited intelligence and disability weighing heavily against a finding of voluntary- ness. inraway has been charged connection with 17 alleged victims in the elementary school

. most of the charges are in federal court and the latest filings deal with the federal cases. tom roussey, abc 7 news. into thehis just newsroom -- inspectors with the federal transit administration have found basic safety protection lacking on metro, that according to a letter from to metro general motors or paul wiedefeld. inspectors found nonworking fire extent wishers, blocked escape routes, broken shut off switches. all of these problems which the says need to be fixed immediately were found during the ongoing safety blitz. more unseasonable warmth they had tomorrow. will re-reach -- will we reach 80 degrees? reallyone more day of warm weather, then a

the week. tomorrow, bright sunshine, grab the sunglasses. 80 degrees by midafternoon. any light jacket in the morning, you will shed those quickly. lookingwn, and always ahead to the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes. leon: thanks, steve. the evil of a big decision, new york's primary set for tomorrow in the candidates are racing for last-minute support. for the democrats, 291 delegates are at stake. 91 delegatesns, are at stake. what have the results tomorrow night. -- we will have the results tomorrow night. alison: donald trump on social a slips having fun with of the tongue. he spoke in buffalo and referred to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as "something else." >>

is very close to my heart, because i went down there. i was down there at 7/11. alison: within minutes, the "7/11" line went viral. did not correct himself and continue delivering the speech. of bernie sanders most famous supporters spoke at gw tonight. they spoke about sanders and the role of money in politics. ofy also handed out samples ice cream, ben & jerry's. they are meant to mirror some of bernie's principles. they take the 1% of chocolate on top and redistributed for their enjoyment. ice, from ice cream to the rock the red with a commanding win for the caps on the road. the caps beat the flyers 6-1 in

philly, putting the caps up in the series 3-0. scott abraham has all the highlights live from philadelphia. what a big surprise, scott. scott: a big-time win by the capitals, convincing. just one more win away from finishing the series. , he is pretty good at hockey, my friends, the game tied at 1-1. in the second, the first of two goals on the night. the caps looking awfully good in this series. we want to win, and they will come even harder and stronger and faster the next game. we have to raise our level, too. scott: we will have more from this game later in sports. the caps, one win away from advancing to the eastern conference semis. leon: that is huge. very exciting. scott, thank you. still ahead -

our most popular museums. the price tag though, may drop your jaw. the i-team investigation. and devastation around the world, a rising death toll from flooding and earthquakes.

leon: natural disasters causing distraction across the world, hundreds are dead from an earthquake in ecuador. texas, theycome in are surveying damage from major flooding that left drivers trapped and in need of rescue. an american is among the 400 people dead the ecuadoran qu ake. help is arriving from all over the world as the country deals with its worst natural disaster in decades. three members of virginia task force one search and rescue are on their way. there have been more than 230 aftershocks since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. alison: r

are ongoing in houston, more than 20 inches of rain have fallen in just the past two days. have died, including a couple who drove around barricades blocking a flooded underpass. the authorities are warning people not to venture out unless they need to seek higher ground. police officer pleads guilty to shooting a man to death during a standoff. the shooting death of john gear shook the fairfax county community and prompted changes in the police department. jonathan elias has more. there is mixed reaction to the deal, former pled guilty torres to involuntary manslaughter with one year in jail. john gere was yelling and throwing furniture during a domestic argument, leading to a police standoff. he was standing with his hands up,

the chest. his father on whether the plea deal delivers justice. >> i will never feel that justice is done, but that is just the personal feeling of a father. jonathan: officer torres admitted to having a fight with his wife before responding to the call. today he apologized, saying he is heartbroken and there are no words to express his remorse. jonathan elias. back to you. sad news in the entertainment world, well-known actress doris roberts has died at the age of 90. known for her role as the beloved mother in "everybody loves raymond." alison: back at home, the 7 on i-team is investigating the cost of renovating the air and space museum, in need of a facelift. they are conditioning and mechanical systems need to be replaced, among other renovations, but the price tag -- hard to b

million. that is 10 times the original cost of the construction, more than double the price of building the american indian museum. construction is expected to last about nine years. the museum will stay open, but some sections may have temporary closures. leon: so if it was a car, we would say that it was totaled. it's going to cost more to repair then build? alison: hard to believe. steve: it's a big building, though, and popular, too. shenandoah national park, there is a 2000 acre fire. you can see the plume of smoke all the way from outer space. on twitter, this is what it looked like during the day. this is what it looked like this evening, just before sunset. the flames over here, they are trying to get it under control. skyline drive is closed

near bald mountain, well south and west of here. 85 degrees was the high earlier today. we will stay above average at least the next couple days. the highs, the tree pollen, low grass pollen, weeds and mold, not much of a problem. at 6311:00, we are degrees leesburg, 55 manassas, 60 fredericksburg. quiet and drive. a huge area of high pressure leaving the moisture well to the north and west. the wet weather is on its way towards the end of the week, for just one day. to 5555 overnight, -- 45 overnight. we'll need a light sweater or jacket early on, but the temperatures rebound through the midday. near 75 degrees by noontime, outdoor recess for the kids, may consider

breaks at the lunch hour. near 80 degrees with a mixture of sun and clouds in the afternoon. the next seven days, cooler wednesday, 69 degrees. the 70 degreel in range, and a chance of showers friday. only a 40% risk. it will not be a washout, just enough to get the pollen out of the year. the week and is looking fantastic with a high temperature of 70 both days. alison: love talking about the weekend on monday. excellent. thank you. leon: we have been saying and hoping at the same time that this team may go further. this might be the team. robert: one more win. leon: i'm on the bandwagon. robert: they were throwing stuff on the ice, classy, philly. the cap sleeve their mark in philadelphia.

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and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. are only oneaps win away from sweeping the flyers. they, tied at 1-1 after first. in the second, the flyers get caught winning the wrong way, alex ovechkin does the rest. 2-1 washington. that was the first of two for him. justin williams sends it in, the goalie cannot handle it. gathered and scores. 3-1 caps. later, the caps on the power play, which has been working very well. john carlson blitzes the slapper to the back of the net. 4-1 caps, his third goal of the playoffs. washington wins 6-1 and takes a commanding 3-1 series lead. for more on the

go to scott abraham and wells fargo. the caps found a way to pull this out even though the emotions were high. yeah, robert, the washington capitals delivered a big-time statement win tonight in philadelphia, a lot of rattled and the caps off six unanswered goals come including five on the power play, a franchise record. the series, they know they are in the driver seat but their work is far from finished. >> in the first, they threw a lot at us. it was an emotional game. they wanted to come out hard. >> we have to forget about it and move forward. the next one is a big one. >> there are plenty of comebacks in history, and we don't want to be part of that. we will focus on the next game and look at the series as 0-0 and keep pushing forward doing the things that have made a successful.

difference maker in the series, the cap's power play 12-12 in this series. game four is wednesday and it. scott abraham, abc 7 sports. robert: thanks, scott. the marlins accomplish something that has been hard to do, keeping bryce harper from going yard. he has homered in four straight before tonight. this evening, giancarlo stanton launches a rocket. that puts up the marlins 5-1. miami wins 6-1. and a final note, the nets will try to end their two-game slide tomorrow when they send stephen strasburg to the mound. caps' series is going. leon: not talking sweep yet.

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