we learned that police and prosecutors believe that tordil planned this spree for about a month. but in the end, he was caught as much as anything because he lost his glasses. tort -- eulalio tordil will remain bars until his trial after his hearing today that revealed new details about the man who allegedly murdered three people and wounded three more. why, for instance, a suspect who planned die in a shoot-out with cops was spotted by police a block from the third murder scene. on a security camera video. walking to his car. and giving up without a fight when suddenly surrounded by police. well, it seems he was out of bullets after dropping a loaded magazine during the shooting. and had also lost his glasses. >> because his glasses had been lost in the struggle he didn't feel he could adequately see to drive. that is what i said in court

the police. brad: that is right. the 62-year-old according to court documents had been planning the alleged crime spree for a month couldn't run anymore because he needed glasses to drive his get-away car. >> there was a .40 glock handgun mentioned in open court. it was recovered from the vehicle. it has been ballistically linked to both of the kills here in montgomery county. brad: now we also learned that authorities believe that tordil purchased that glock legally in las vegas in 2014. he was required to turn it in, in march when his wife had a protective order against him. he violated that. we'll be back at 5:00 about more about what we learned about his time on the run. in rockville, brad bell, abc7

jonathan: over the weekend a vigil was held for claudina molina who was killed steps from where the gunman was finally taken into custody. her family and witnesses are still in shock. >> we are suffering. great loss. tragic. my family is torn apart about it. jonathan: two others killed and three others wounded in the shooting spree. tonight at 7:00, a vigil to pray for all six and their families will be held at the united methodist church in gaithersburg. michelle: many of you might have heard first about the shooting spree from one of our text messages be. the first to learn when breaking news happens. log on to wjla.com/text and enter your number for updates from the newsroom straight to your phone. our other developing story today. the weather. here we go again. another week that is gray and gloomy. doug hill is in the

keep umbrellas handy again. >> it's looking that way after a rainy week last week. we have another one underway now. the rain began the week before that. cloudy skies. southwest of washington small showers. rain might not be a surprise. today at the reagan national airport there was rain that marked the 13th consecutive day of measure rabble rainfall. that is a record for any month for washington d.c. the previous record was ten straight days. b.w.i. may tie the record tomorrow. as far as the temperatures go, cool side. most of the rain has moved out of the area for now. keeping an eye on showers. there is plenty of chances of rain. we will highlight it day-by-day in a few minutes. jonathan: see you then. we have you covered on all platforms when it comes to weather.

providing forecast update on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, the website. the stormwatch7 app you can download to your phone to keep you up to speed around the clock so you are nerve surprised about what is coming our way. >> taking metro was a mess. if you are stuck on it, i feel bad for you. commercial power outage made it so customers at the farragut west station could only get on one way each. then there was this disabled train. was going on above benning road outside of the stadium armory stop. more smoke and fire. single tracking on blue, orange lines. jummy olabanji went one-on-one with paul wiedefeld after experimenting the delays this morning. jummy: eight. that is the number of the smoke and fire related incidents on metro since april 23rd. including this one

at -- the federal transit called the response slow. days ago they tasked metro with implementing four safety mandates by may 16. one includes training workers to put the safety over convenience. >> safety over convenience. we have to focus on safety first. a lot of the issues are decades of work not done. jummy: the metro chief safety officer starts the job today. tomorrow, current general manager paul wiedefeld plans to meet with all 650 metro managers. he told me it's the first time in metro history that has happened. tomorrow, the agenda is outlining the top priorities so everyone is held accountable. >> some of the events we have had, i want to drill home how

do every day. >> we talk to the riders stuck in even more metro mess today. they are frustrated but confident in wiedefeld's ability to get things done. many riders say while metro work on long-term fix they want to fares to come down. >> the work you see done is paid for by the fares. catch-22. jummy: jummy olabanji, abc7 news. michelle: we have the entire interview at wjla.com. ahead at 5:00, transportation reporter brianne carter has a look of where it stands for the evening commute. state officials in maryland among other states are considering a new technique dealing with the heroin users. letting them shoot up. once considered radical, u.s. leaders are considering creating facilities to let people use heroin under medical supervision to prevent overdose. similar facilities have been used overseas for years. now leaders in maryland, new york, california wan

political challenges. >> this year, this service seems so much more important. >> crowds gathered for a service honoring the law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. the names recently added to the national law enforcement officers memorial one of the fallen montgomery county officer noah leotta, whose father visited his son's engraverred name on the wall for the first time. we will take you inside that ceremony this evening at 5:00. let's talk politics now. the race for the white house returns to battleground virginia despite the primary that seems decades ago. hillary clinton was back making the rounds. this time in loudoun county. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is there now. clinton is looking to the general election. it doesn't seem so long ago that the primary was held. i was so long ago. >> it feels like

the super tuesday win for hillary clinton. the eyes focused on the general election in november, even though the primary battle is still going on with bernie sanders. she does have the victory in hand. a huge crowd here. hundreds deep kept in the area by the secret service. plenty of people waiting for secretary of state clinton to walk out of the backdoor of the mug and muffin. where a few minute ago she wrapped up an hour long conversation. speaking with the younger families of the parents, talking about a range of substantive issues in the conversation. higher education funding, college debt, equal pay, cancer research. voters in loudoun county will be critical for the general

election come november. this is one of secretary clinton comments about a critical issue to the campaign. equal pay for women. >> people in the workforce say well, women's lives are different. they take time off when they have a newborn. or they may take time out of the workforce when the children are little. really, if you hold constant for all the different factors there still is a range of discrimination hard to explain or justify by any other explanation. jeff: talking about equal pay. a huge issue for female votes. many looking at the presumptive republican nominee, donald trump, who has a high unfavorability rating to the female voters. wi are still waiting for her to walk out. it's amazing to note how many pele

former secretary of state in loudoun county. obviously a critical county in the critical swing state of virginia. we will have an update soon. the reaction which will be lively when she walks out. >> absolutely! >> a lot of excitement. we'll have more at 5:00. live in stone ridge, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: sanders not out yet and he spent the morning campaign in atlantic city. due across the country tonight. he has a rally scheduled for sacramento, california. he has a lead in west virginia. that primary is expected tomorrow. michelle: on the other side of the ticket, donald trump continues his move to a general election. chris papstie will serve as -- chris christie will serve as transition chairman and help trump take over the white house if he wins the election. elsewhere today, north

department of justice. he is standing behind the state so-called, "bathroom bill." demanding they use the restroom according to the sex at birth. the state could lose $1 billion in education funding in this fight. the winner of the powerball jackpot has not come forward. one lucky player bought the only ticket matching all six numbers in saturday's drawing. it was sold at 7-eleven in trentton, new jersey. they believe they know who bought the winning ticket. >> it's residential. we have repeat customers every day. the odds are we likely know who the person is. but we're still so excited for winner. >>

forward and we'll keep it safe for you. michelle: everybody is smiling in the video. in new jersey lottery winners have to be revealed. we'll eventually learn who the person is. they have a year to claim the prize. the second biggest jackpot won by a single ticket and sixth largest in power ball history. jonathan: you can tell why the folks at the shop are happy. they got $30,000. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- photo flash. why this picture of the cadets raising their fist is sparking an investigation at west point. >> that is one of her favorite things. she was there. michelle: boy, carnival concerns. how a little girl's hair got stuck in a ride and how she survived it. jonathan: kentucky derby winner nyquist. we will head to pimlico for the horse's arrival as he continues a quest for triple crown glory.

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while in uniform. >> your beliefs are your beliefs. if you want to identify with the b.l.m. group that is your individual right, but while in uniform it is not. you are a representative of the united states army. that is the bottom line of it. >> why can't they raise their fists? why does it have to be negative perception? that burden is not on them. it's on american people. jonathan: we are asking what you think. is this an issue with the photo? are there rules that they vite lad here? go to twitter. it's 2-1 a nonissue. our poll is open all evening where you can vote and interact with fellow viewers. check us out. @abc7news. michelle: powerful moment over the weekend. opening ceremonies from the invictus game in orlando. team usa entering the stadium there. wounded warriors from across the world competing all while

all right. well, if you are going to hop a plane anytime in the near future. you want to play close attention to troubleshooter horace holmes. jonathan: misplacing one small piece of paper could leave you in the whole world of trouble. who knew? he joins us with a warning about something you discard. get a ticket, put it in your pocket and forget about it. >> you get a pass and forget about it. michelle: some leave it behind. horace: most people forget about the boarding passes once they are on the plane. that might be one of the worst things you can do. there is a bar code. you see it here on the front of most passes. security experts say it's fertile ground for identity thieves. getting your information off that bar code, well a piece of cake if you have the right tools. >> there is the information displayed. it's easy. horace: bingo! just that easy. just like that. there are way

yourself. tonight on abc7 news at 11:00 we will show you how easy it is for anyone to unlock the information on the boarding pass. we tell you what information is there and what you should do with the pass after you are finished with it. that's tonight at abc7 news. jonathan: we'll be watching. thank you. this is stone ridge, virginia. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is leaving the mug and the muffin. that is her. she is surrounded by tall guys. you see the blonde head walking around there. she is making rounds in virginia. again stumping for votes. it will come in handy for the general election. she has to bet past bernie sanders who is leading in west virginia. he is on the way to california. he has an event in sacramento. hillary clinton, fans out there getting pictures. michelle: all the cell phones out there. personal picture. >> you can't see her. hands up and all the tall guys. keep an eye on it for you. moving on. mic

because the volters want the company to fingerprint drivers. majority of those want stricter background checks when it comes to the drivers. the ride sharing companies don't want to change the rules claiming that the standards are strict enough. combined uber and lyft spent $8 million on ads, calls and text messages to try to sway voters. jonathan: get a look at the traffic situation this sunday. jamie sullivan has an eye on the roads. jamie: we are seeing slowing. the wazers reporting north from tysons you have a slow traffic. as you continue a little further. get into maryland. you can still see the solid red line, all the way to the 270 spur. as we move to our maps we will show you about the average speed. 11 miles per hour. you do clear out. continuing on the inner loop. in virginia, bottom side of the beltway near van doran street. we have some of that volume. but nothing major a

the crashes. delays on the earlier line. there was a malfunction at potomac. the earlier malfunction at wheaton. expect delays in both direction. heads up if you are traveling near georgia avenue, the traffic looks good both directions here. continuing closer to 95 in maryland. a clear shot headed north. no crashes to report. nothing major. minor injuries and everything is a minor fender bender we will say. that is a look at traffic. back to you. >> wow! look at that! >> just look at your screen for a second. can you imagine being out on the road and seeing that in the distance? especially in front of you. you don't want to see it behind you. this was going on in colorado. massive funnel clouds dropping down. and consuming everything in its path. seven tornadoes touched down this weekend. we have no deaths reported. but a few people were hurt. i think it goes back to the saying that the technology and the weather folks now

a great job. they save lives and they tell people this is what is coming. michelle: i am looking at this thinking this is a storm chaser, professional but that is scary. doug: classic super cell thunderstorm. signature is unmistakable. you can see it from 30 to 40 miles away long before you see tornadoes. awful. jonathan: they put the alert out on the radio. doug: the people know they mean business. a lot of people live in the situations. don't mess around with it either. here, nothing terrible. if it seems libel it's rained every -- if it seems like it has rained every day. 13 straight days of rain and two more in a row before we possibly get a break. check out the numbers with the clouds and the rain. no surprise. temperatures are cooler. 63 at reagan national airport. 59 in hagerstown. 59 in luray. 61 in culpeper. 63 in fredericksburg. rainfall total quarter inch. quantico

this is cooler than this time of may. the showers this morning were steady along the warm front to the north. now only a couple of light showers around the area to keep an eye on. in the early evening, a few scattered showers north and west of the metro area. later tonight more rain is expected. future cast will stop at 7:00 in the morning with the areas of rain moving through. wet rush hour in the morning. cloudy for most of the day. tomorrow everything the rain moves back. some could be on the heavy side as well later in the night. early wednesday it looks like showers in the morning. as we get through the day on wednesday, 30% chance of showers continuing in the afternoon and the evening hours. we have forecast wise for tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies and showers early. most of the day we think is dry, but cloudy. showers may not be as early as 5:00. the western superbs 5:00 to 6:00 to see a shower or two. 66. rain chances ramp up

night early on the day on wednesday. give you a look at the next seven days. 40% chance of rain in the morning. evening and the night time hours. 30%. 70 on wednesday. 70's thursday, friday, saturday. maybe a slight chance of shower on thursday. better chance of storms friday and saturday. cooler but dry, sunny weather returns by sunday. that is the latest. jonathan: thanks. the odds-makers nailed it this weekend. nyquist hanging on to win the kentucky derby. look at it go. michelle: it got close at the end for the horse that has dominated so far in his career. will we see back-to-back triple crowns, though? that is a question a lot of folks are wondering. jonathan: this horse has never lost. go to bruce cunningham at pimlico. big arrival for nyquist. this horse has not lost a race yet. bruce: the horse is unbeaten. this is a remarkable story. there are a lot of remarkable

he should be touches down at b.w.i. now. load him in a van with a police escort. battle his way to baltimore traffic to pimlico and the stakes barn area. normally stall 40 is reserved for the derby winner but that is across the way. trainer doug o'neil likes to do things his own way so they will be here in the other stakes barn. barn "d." that is where they will spend the next two weeks. it's unorthodox. the derby winner usually rives wednesday of race week at the earliest. that is not the way doug out neil does things. you see in 2012 he won the derby with i'm have another. he shifted here to baltimore. i'll have another won the preakness. o'neil like most of the folks in the game tends to stay with what works. nyquist will get a nice long visit to baltimore. everyone here at pimlico is buzzing about the arrival. he should be here in an hour. after all the beauty of the preakness is the t

this year the shot goes to nyquist who should be here as we said in an hour. that is the story from here at pimlico. jonathan: do you know when they stake the odds? what are the odds on the horse winning the race? bruce: no, the odds don't come out until wednesday before the race. which would be a week from wednesday at the draw. so anything you see right now is unofficial. i would estimate nyquist would be 3-1 or 2-1. low like that. jonathan: all right. thanks for the time. michelle: interesting. jonathan: winning horse. michelle: make a lot of money. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you might be on tv. yeah, you. the "jeopardy" teachers tournament airs tonight. go behind the scene with the buzzer, answer board and get up close with the teachers competing for a big classroom prize. jonathan: also ahead -- a deadly street race. three killed in 2013. now the men responsible find out their fate. plus why prosecutors said the crash was so bad they had no other case to

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virginia to play right here in the nation's capital. jonathan: this was a dream come true to be part of the tournament. >> we found out it was washington, d.c. that was even better. >> shooting the episode took a week. now this group of features gets to watch how they did on the popular game show. >> i think we are all gobsmacked that they are nice people, talented people. an honor to be

>> buzzers ready to go, the educators get walk away with the experience and test of a lifetime. i want this to be a story my kids take and use to draw inspiration from. michelle: the shows were taped in d.c. if you went watch for yourself on tv. jonathan: catch "jeopardy" tonight and all week on abc7. 7:30 after "wheel of fortune." coming up for us, if you are afraid of flying this is not for you. part of an airplane falling off mid-flight. that is never good. we'll let you know what went off the plane and how it came loose. >> these two people aren't allowed to drive a motor vehicle for 25 years. i'll tell you why when "abc7 news at 4:00" continues.

jonathan: a crash was so horrible prosecutors said they had no other case to compare it to. you can see the debris on the street. today a judge sentenced two drivers responsible for that wreck that killed three people including a little girl. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is joining us live in rockville with more on the story. kevin? kevin: prosecutors said this was a good family and car destroyed by two these people. wakefield and sanchez.

wakefield and sanchez who did not know one another started to race down georgia avenue when a nissan sentra made a left-hand turn on the roadway. wakefield and sanchez slammed into the sentra, ejecting all four people inside, killing three, including ramos and 4-year-old elizabeth pictured here. they discovered wakefield was driving 77 miles per hour. sanchez was doing 106. today, the judge said the crash will forever be sered in his brain. the ejected car seat with little elizabeth's body strapped inside. he sentenced to both drivers to 20 years in prison, plus five years of supervised pro base. in that time, wakefield and sanchez will not be able to drive or own a motor vehicle. >> there were parts strewn about the road. mangled shells of what could

cars. looking at them, you wouldn't know. kevin: new at 6:00, i will explain why sanchez and his attorneys say they will file an appeal. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: top stories today eulalio tordil in court for the first time since being taken into custody friday. he is being held without bond. tordil stands accused of killing his estranged wife and two others over three-day shooting spree. jonathan: another mess on metro this morning. disabled train and track fire bringing service to a grind on the blue, orange, silver lines. that's been resolved. now we are keeping an eye on the evening commute. you can see the one-on-one with the metro general manager online at wjla.com. michelle: look outside now. the heaviest of today's rain moving through in the lunch rush. more is on the way. doug hill is back with a look at the forecast. we can't shake this. doug: no. the 13th consecutive day of rain here.

a few showers north and west of washington. the best chance of rain will come later tonight. a few hours here in the evening may not be so bad. show everybody the image now where it is 57 degrees with louddy skies in -- cloudy skies in rockville. a cool day. get a warm front in the next couple of days to warm things up. until then, bit on the cool side. 59 in silver springs. college park at 60. 59 in largo. 60 in ashburn. for the nationals tonight, we are going to keep our fingers crossed. it looks like skies should be cloudy and damp. cool. take a jacket. 61 degrees at game time. tigers come to town. now as far as what is happening with the warm front, analyze south of the metro. farther south to the carolinas it's warmer in a hurry. further north the temperatures are cooler. at time the front lifts northward. for now the front is acting as a focus of the development of more showers. they come in batches tonight. later tomorrow morning. you see in the fut

rain through the area. then we get a break. by late in the day, especially tomorrow evening, tomorrow night, more rain moving through the area. a few heavier downpours. the same story as we get part of the region wednesday morning. unsettled week. the next three days look like this. rain tomorrow. 66. partly sunny. showers possible wednesday. 70 degrees. maybe a glimpse of sun. 74. can't rule out a shower even on thursday. michelle: thank you. taking a look around the nation now. delta air lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville after a part of it ripped off 28,000 feet in the air. it happened yesterday on a flight headed from atlanta to chicago. part of the plane that covers the engine was lost during turbulence. delta is investigating the incident. what started off as a fun trip to the carnival ends with a girl in the hospital with injuries that may never heal. jonathan: a horrible picture

her hair got caught in ride during the ride. ayala joins us -- alison starling joins us with the story. this is heart-breaking. alison: this is so terrible. we are learning more about the young girl as her parents are speaking out for the first time. i took these pictures. lulu. alison: the affectionate nickname for 11-year-old elizabeth. the girl with the long red hair. >> that is one of her favorite things. she loves her hair. alison: after sliding off a carnival ride seat her hair was caught in the still spinning mechanism and it yanked her entire scalp off. >> it went on for five to ten minutes. pull my daughter around. they don't even know if my daughter will be able to see again. that is our

from the nearby shop shows the moment the ride starts to slow. this mother runs to physically stop the ride. the family calls her a hero. >> i didn't know the child was without hair. i didn't know it was my child. there was a child that needed help. alison: the operator of the ride is seen running from the chaos. possibly to get help. but the family shocked he didn't act sooner. >> i don't understand how this man did not notice my daughter laying on the ground. >> she was tortured. alison: though she was emotional sunday night the mom is trying to hide tears in the hospital room. >> i can't let my daughter see it. i have to stay strong. strong and thankful for her daughter's doctors. >> everybody saved the girl's life, saved my daughter's life. i can't thank them enough. alison: just awful. elizabeth is still in the hospital. doctors say she s

but she is getting better. the carnival company meanwhile cooperating with the investigation trying to determine exactly what happened on this ride. jonathan: horrible. alison, thank you. coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- who is scooping up coffee and doughnuts? krispy kreme for sale. what would you pay to own the company? that's up next. michelle: plus, johnny depp and the war on terriers. as in doggings. it's -- as in dogs. the star mocking australia. >> i would really like to apologize for not smuggle my dogs. michelle: he shared how he really felt about

michelle: how much would you pay for krispy kreme? not a dozen. the whole company. jonathan: it has been bought for $1.35 billion. expensive doughnut. a lot of doughnuts for that money, too. j.a.b. beach paying $25 a share for the company. krispy kreme is now the perfect match for j.a.b. because they just bought keurig green mountain

kreme. michelle: genius. jonathan: heaven. new developments in johnny depp's dog debacle. michelle: the actor is now mocking the so-called war on terrier. earlier in year depp and his wife made headlines when they smuggled the two yorkshire terriers to australia. yesterday, depp was in england promoting the new film "alice: through the looking glass" when he apologized for not smuggling the dogs pistol and boo in that country as well. >> thev australians, you know. >> i feel like johnny's dogs were here? weren't they with you on set? >> they're dead. i just sat on them. >> truly sorry that pistol and boo were

protecting australia is important. michelle: so many places to laugh. jonathan: you have to laugh. michelle: they only avoided jailtime by issuing a stone face video apology about the importance of protecting australia biodiversity. a big turn around there. jonathan: keep in mind this is a country with kangaroos, crocodiles, they got everything there. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- report of e-cigarette poisoning among children. it's skyrocketing. driving force behind the potentially deadly accident. we will have it coming up. kellye: i'm kellye lynn at cresswood middle school in frederick where the p.e. students are benefiting from a generous d

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and what has happened to the teamer involved in that experiment. michelle: a generous gift changing physical activity classes. jonathan: in the "spotlight on education" elkel show -- kellye lynn shows us how it impacts students. kellye: increased enthusiasm in the fitness room. brand new bikes and rowers. this is the old equipment. it has been here for 13 years and is pretty bad condition. >> the students didn't want to be on equipment they couldn't look at an indicator of how long they have been jogging on a treadmill or use the bike that worked at all. >> the strap things on all of them, some of them were broke. kellye: p.e. teacher barry who works part-time as a cook at the main cup in middletown told his boss about the situation. what he didn't know

the george l. shields foundation. >> it was january. i get new funding in the new year. i was like wow, what do you need? kellye: the foundation donated $10,000 for new fitness equipment. four rowers and three top of the line stationary bikes. >> s enjoy working out. >> i felt -- now students enjoy working out. >> i felt better. >> motivation for the students. the excitement to come back in the class. and fitness levels. we have kids active. kellye: thanks to the kindness of one. in frederick, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: this sunt happen often. mercury passing in front of the sun. it's a hot place to be. that happened just today. michelle: seven-hour trek. unfortunately cloudy here. nasa revealed a photo passing between the sun. it happens once in a decade. but again in three years. it's planetary transit. jonathan: the best way to use it

filter on the binocular or telescope. i wonder what s.p.f. you need for cruising on mercury. steve: not going to happen. michelle: why bother at that point. jonathan: exactly. steve: rain on the way. today is day number 13. i believe we probably going to see, well we are going to see 14 and day 15 and day 16. a good indication on what is on the way. 63 degrees at reagan national airport. the temperatures are on the cool side. this was beautiful. 63 in manassas. wildly scattered showers out there. not going to amount to a lot. night time lows from 50 to 57 degrees. heavier downpours in time for the rush hour commute. we have

the middle 60's. show you what is going on. the national police week 5k saturday morning. temperatures are in the middle 60's. by sunday we will call for the temperatures that will be around 66 degrees. next seven days we will show rain. wednesday, thursday, friday. even into saturday. check on traffic. dry out there now. jamie: we echo what you said. single digits from the capital beltway from virginia to maryland. live look from the bottom of the beltway near telegraph road and van doran. single lane closures. delays are possible because on the blue and the silver line to stadium armry

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john: if you need customer service in your town you call city hall. what if you need help with a facebook page? a bomb trying to call facebook was almost taken for $100 and wants to warn you about it. angie had a problem with the facebook page. she decided to call facebook for help. >> i went to google and i typed in "facebook customer service." facebook customer service. and the first company that populated looked very reputable to me. john: the number took her to this web page with a phone number for facebook customer care service. she called. >> a man answered the phone. he was very difficult to understand. i then explained the situation. john: but she was stunned by his response. >> he said sure, i can do that for you for a nominal fee of $99. i said, you know, that is ridiculous. that's

he is like well, that is how it works. john: this number was not really for facebook so i decided to try. is this facebook? all i got, though, was a recording saying the mailbox was full. facebook does have corporate phone numbers but they are not for members. facebook posted a statement saying we have 1 billion members which makes it impossible to service customers personally. she learned all the numbers -- >> plethora of numbers out there. john: are people trying to profit from the facebook popularity. maybe they are not scams. or somebody making a buck. but you don't know who they are and if you can trust them. be careful giving out a credit card. leon: tonight, a shooting spree suspect loses something important to leave him stranded near the third murder scene. >> either yo

tunnel for 20 minutes -- leon: another day, another mess. >> or they kick you off the train without saying anything so. that we count the problems plaguing metro today. >> it's three or four shots. leon: quiet now. but the d.c. row house was a place of chaos like neighbors never seen. graduation weekend party gone too wild. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. ja police say -- alison: police say he lost his glasses to leave him stranded at a shopping center where he shot and killed a woman trying to steal her car. that is how the investigators caught up with eulalio tordil after three shootings in less than 24 hours late last week. we have team coverage after new information came out at tordil's first court appearance. mike carter-conneen in gaithersburg where a victim is scheduled for the victims of the shootings tonight. we begin with maryland bureau chief brad bell in court for the hearing four hours ago.

brad: we were in court. tordil appeared via closed circuit tv. he had his hands cuffed behind his back. as the state's attorney told the story of crime he lowered his head down, down, down. like that. he listened as the state's attorney said what you just told us. that ultimately he was caught police believe because he lost his ammunition. and the glasses he needed to drive. before his dramatic caught-on-camera capture friday afternoon, eulalio tordil had plans to die in a gunfight with police. >> there were some notes seized after the first killing in prince george's county that indicated that the defendant might be suicidal. or might attempt to be involved in a shoot-out with the police. >> montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy revealing today after a bond review hearing that tordil was in near constant motion last thursday night. at the all