the driver took off. there is an active search underway. alison: richard reeve is along the scene at capello avenue. a very activeis scene, the police trying to figure out what happened. they know that a person was struck here at about 9 p.m. this evening. the police now have a lookout for a dark-colored sedan. right now they are going over the area, trying to gather clues. this is a fairly dark street. they have police lights out here lighting things up, but this is a very dark street. we do not know what this person was doing. the person's body is near the edge of the street right now in the police are trying to figure out why he was struck on this very quiet street in burke. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon:

more breaking news, this in prince george's county, two condition, the other six with non-life-threatening injuries on crain highway southwest. no word on what led to the crash, but stay with us for updates as we get the information. also tonight, the obama administration will be issuing a directive when it comes to bathroom use by transgendered people. it will tell every public school district to allow transgendered students to use bathrooms that matched their gender identity. this letter will be side by officials at the justice department and the department of education. while not legally binding, schools that do not comply would be sued. the controversy started when north carolina passed a law requiring everyone to use bathrooms based on their gender at earth. north carolina

department are suing each other over the issue. cameras were rolling when a woman was taken into custody after a bomb threat at joint base andrews. the woman is accused of having a claim of a bomb strapped to her chest as she entered the visitor center. jay korff has how the situation was handled. jay: a terrifying, bizarre ordeal may be over, but the big question is, why? were the only ones they are when a woman was taken into custody in the wake of a bomb scare at joint base andrews. a base spokesperson said the woman entered this building, the visitor center, at about 5 p.m. she insisted she had a bomb strapped to her chest. the main gate was placed on lockdown. security forces and the explosive ordinance disposal

bomb. >> a woman walked in and claim that she had a bomb strapped to her body. the scene, according the area, and made sure everybody was safe. they swept the area for safety and then apprehended the individual. jay: military personnel who train for the scenario combed the area, including this vehicle parked in the visitor center, and found and no additional threats. at this hour, the woman accused of making this bomb threat has not been identified. jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, jay. turning to the weather, we are on storm watch as the stretch rolls, more rain and storms coming in. steve rudin will let us know what it looks like. just a fewhing scattered showers, well south and west of the d.c. metro. early

the umbrella, we have a cold front on the way. the cold front arrives midday. do not be surprised if you hear rumbles of thunder. beginut 4 p.m., the skies to clear, and another cold front is on the way. more on that in the weekend forecast coming up. inson: right now, travelers a nightmare in arizona, passengers in the air, their bags on the ground. thousands of them are piled up at the sky harbor airport parking lot. it is about 90 degrees there. this is being called an unprecedented a glitch in the tsa computer server to check bags forks closest -- that checks bags for explosives. the tsa is working to fix the issue. targeting yourre wallet, claiming that you have a past-due parking ticket in the district and it is time to pay up. richard reeve explains. richard:

paying parking tickets -- almost unavoidable in d.c. now the department of motor vehicles is warning about a phishing scam to separate you from your money for past-due tickets. customers receive an e-mail with a notice of overdue parking violations in the subject lines, saying it must be paid immediately. they are worn if they don't, their car could be impounded, then they are directed to a website. that is where hackers grab your personal information. the the you and the says the scam letter gives the impression it is issued by an agency called the d.c. parking authority -- an agency that does not exist. the tagline,with "you ticket -- we ticket, you pay." c. says the federal trade commission can give you detailed information on how to handle these scams. alison:

a new campaign controversy tonight, he worked as donald trump's butler for 17 years. tonight, he posted that president obama should have been shot on facebook. the secret service is investigating, trump is dissident singh himself. is roussey explains -- from is distancingp himself. tom: he is in hot water formidable posts on facebook, calling for the president to be killed. he worked as donald trump's butler at his club in florida. cnn said that he admitted that he wrote a facebook post saying the military should have killed president obama in his first term. nearly two years ago, he had a similar post saying

should be hanged for treason. then he used an anti-muslim slur . he said that he did not speak for trump and that it was his personal opinion. although seneca worked for trump in florida, he is known for being the mayor of martinsburg, west virginia, in the 1990's. the news about the 84-year-old former butler comes on the same was an d.c. for a meeting with house speaker paul ryan, who has not endorsed him. trump's campaign spokesman condemned the statements, saying that tony sent a guy has not worked for donald trump four years, and they disavow the horrible statements made by him regarding the president and first family. "the new york times" says that he retired as a butler in 2009, but donald trump liked him so much that he was kept

club. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: a shakeup in metro's big plans to repair the rails and make your commute safer, the schedule being moved up. federal authorities say they cannot wait. three sections are in need of repair right now, meaning closures and some places for nearly two weeks. there was another arcing insulator tonight at the friendship heights station. will get the ntsb report on a daily amtrak crash in philadelphia that happened one year ago tonight. the train derailed in ,hiladelphia, killing eight injuring 200. it was traveling nearly twice the speed limit at the time. the engineer told investigators he has no memory of what happened. alison: the police officer who arrested freddie gray is now on trial. baltimore officer edward nero facing charges in the arrest that automate lead to gray's

moments in court. jonathan: we have all seen the video, but we now know that edward nero is the person who andgray in leg shackles lifted him into the van, facedown without a seatbelt. nero's lawyer said that no crime was committed. the most rheumatic moment in court today, video of a -- the most dramatic moment in court today, video of a reenactment that shows a around thet moving van despite being shackled. some say it was not a fair comparison, saying the cadet was in perfect health. wooden it be nice if your speed camera tickets were taken care of? for most of us, that is fantasy, but not if you are a montgomery county police officer. a 7 on your side

found that on-duty cops are getting their speed camera fines dismissed or reduced. chris papst has this exclusive story. lewis like many drivers, hates getting speed camera tickets. >> i don't entirely trust the speed camera system. chris: at a recent speed camera hearing, in montgomery county, it furthered his skepticism. as he waited to fight his ticket, he watched a man that she watched four police officer's violations dismissed. the men admitted they were not on a call. we obtain the court audio. >> i don't have an argument, other than they were working. i would confer they were on duty, but not on calls. >> the court marks the file dismissed. chris: all four

took one minute, 48 seconds. >> it was very obvious that the system was being circumvented. how many other times is this happening? chris:: the i-team wondered the same thing, so we dug in and requested every speed camera case in montgomery county since january 2013. we checked thousands of names and found 138 police officers who got 151 tickets. every one of those tickets was either dismissed or reduced. in all, nearly $5,000 in fines were waived. what remained was paid by the officers. >>. they pay their tickets or go to court chris: this captain runs the montgomery county traffic division for set when officers get caught speeding, he issues the ticket. it happens after that, he says, is out of his control. >> fair enough, it is our system of judgment.

happening before? >> this is the first time. thes: by comparison, frederick county sheriffs said in his county when officers get speeding tickets, he expects them to be paid in full. the same holds true for other neighboring departments. montgomery county officers are the only ones who regularly fight tickets. >> we are out there to set the example. we are not above the law. how can we enforce the law if we do not obey the law. >> i think i was treated unfairly. chris: did you see why this would make people mad? in voice that you heard court was this man, the attorney for the county police union, who represents any officer who gets a ticket. >> these officers put their lives on the line every day. they are in the car 8, 10 hours per day. the officers feel very strongly they should not be ticket when they are working. chris: is that a valid argument? >>

an agency we want to hold officers accountable, but we recognize they do have their day in court. captain went on to say the issue was not what the police department but rather the judges who ruled in favor of the police officers. we reached out to all 12 judges at montgomery county district who hears beat camera cases, but none of them were willing to talk to us. chris papst, abc 7 news. leon: this videonot quite the thrill that guests at busch gardens intent but expected today. an electrical issue stranded 64 riders on the top of the steep incline. nobody was hurt, but it took about two hours to get everybody safely back to the station. a safety review was underway. alison: 7 on your side with a health alert for parents. adults know to check their own skin for melanoma, but did you know that kids could be at risk as well?

have skin cancer risks from a mole or birthmark. this nine-year-old from ohio found skin cancer after a birthmark on her head started to color.in size and the birthmark needed to be removed by a plastic surgeon. she is on the mend, but she knows there are risks ahead. >> i feel a little scared and embarrassed because i'm going for another surgery. alison: her family says there is an important message to the story -- if you see any changes in your children's skin, go to a doctor right away. how about giving birth in her 70's? india gave birth to her first child with the help of in vitro fertilization. the clinic says she is 72. dr. said she was too old to undergo the procedure, but the baby is healthy, a little boy, and the woman isre

leon: ok. nothing. for the bruce springsteen concert tomorrow at night stadium go on sale tomorrow. anybody who has ever ordered tickets knows the disappointment . tonight, horace holmes has four secrets at getting good seats at big-name shows. horace: when garth brooks announced his 2016 world war, this person knew they had to be there. >> we saw him in 1997. as ticketmaster started selling tickets, she clicked "best seats available." >> you will lose your place in the imaginary line. horace: she opened more browsers. nothing. >> i went to the mobile, text messaging him. horace: a

along with other frustrated fans who cannot get through. field is notg level, ordinary fans are disadvantaged. : the new york attorney general released a scathing investigation saying that most tickets are held back for insiders. less than half of the tickets are made available to the general public. ticketmaster says there is a way to win it offers tips for getting the best seats. use the website, but don't use wi-fi, it will slow you down. also try the ticketmaster app. watch for presales from fan clubs and critical companies. and use more than one computer, but use only one browser on each device. >> magically, i got through on my phone. an hour later, they got tickets behind the stage. but they bought them. they tried again. >>

night floor seats. horace: in the end, they paid for four tickets and sold two. >> it's difficult to get through. leon: now you know how to get your tickets online. what is up with the high fee you are often stuck with paying for tickets? horace holmes is back at 5:00 tomorrow with advice about that. an inside look at the national museum of african american history. doors will open in september. 11 exhibits will span hundreds of years of hundreds of years of african american history, from the slave trade to the black lives matter movement of today. one of the biggest artifacts is the very first plane used by the tuskegee airmen. unbelievable.

stories tomorrow on "good morning washington." alison: there is a lot of talk about the acclaimed broadway musical "hamilton" coming to d.c. the kennedy center has new details. don't expect to see it soon. show will be at the opera house from mid-june to mid december of 2018. it will run for 14 weeks. leon: don't get in line until october. alison: i plan on camping out. leon: don't set up in the parking lot. alison: gives me plenty of time to learn every word. we broke our straight? steve: we did, today was the end of it, no rain. we have about 40 minutes left and it looks like we are not giving rain at the rain gauge at reagan national. 15 days in a row, that's it. i'm good with it. april 20 seven until yesterday,

63 degrees right now at reagan national. across the region, holding in the lower 60's across much of the area. that is because of the cloud cover. 63 leesburg and fredericks, manassas 63, across the bay, lower 60's. the satellite and radar, this frontal system moves off to the east as we move through the day tomorrow. that will bring showers, thunderstorms, but nothing right now that will amount to a whole lot. just widely scattered showers. 58 to 63 overnight. watch out for patchy fog in the morning. don't believe that will cause any significant travel delays tomorrow, but may want to get up a few minutes early to stay ahead of problems. on,recast, it is dry early keep the umbrella handy for the midday. the front moves closer to the area, showers develop from north

eventually crossing the district. thunderstorms embedded by late afternoon, but most of the storms would be across the bay by about 4:00, skies gradually clear, and all be surprised if you see the sun, and a lot of it, late afternoon into the early evening. unfortunately, saturday we start out dry in the morning, 9:00 if you about your plans, soccer games, baseball games, walked the dog, but a cold front is on the way during the midday. showers and thunderstorms likely to develop. the nationals are pulling the marlin saturday afternoon. could be a factor in terms of the rainfall. may not be able to get the game in on time. the forecast tomorrow, showers during the late morning into early midday, upper 70's by late afternoon. once the front moves through, the wind out of the west that 10. we have the taste of arlington sunday. the temperatures will be in the 60's.

cooler temperatures sunday, but also breezy conditions, wind gusts upwards of 25. we will stay cool early next week, back into the 70's by the middle of next week. sunday and monday, something we have not seen in a long time -- two days in a row with no rain. amazing. alison: we cannot wait. leon: what is up? robert: you were not at the game last night. leon: and what happened? robert: you're going to the game tomorrow? max scherzer had his way last night with the tigers.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a day of rest for the nationals, they begin a four-game series with the marlins tomorrow. while the nets will remember last night's record performance, 20 strikeouts by max scherzer, the tigers are probably eager to forget it. next up for detroit, a short trip north to face the o's the o 's did not strike the tigers out, but they outhit them. into the corner, chris davis, pedro alvarez rubble home. jonathan schoop with a triple. o's win 7-5.

talking cap's, the amazing regular season and the disappointing postseason. when i say to spawning, those are not my words. >> i look at it as a failure. i don't want to beat around the bush. i came here to try to help this team win. -- id not do it, so i mean, people may be upset about me calling that a failure, gets to one team di finish the season with a win, and we were not it this year. quarter,ba, fourth westbrook on the break to kevin durant. the dunk in his face. that look says a lot. this may be the last go around. the spurs are eliminated. and

united tailgate tomorrow at rfk, starting at 4:30 p.m. until game time 7:00 tomorrow night. they face the new york red birds. and with tim duncan, that look says it all. should be fun tomorrow. tim duncan, when he puts his head down like that -- taking another trip to shonda rimes land. she is getting a new show on the network.

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my giant. alison: abc announcing changes to the lineup. "nashville" was canceled along with "castle." producer shonda rimes will produce a period drama. leon: shonda rimes

alison: back to the rain? steve: tomorrow we will see your rain during the midday, but that will be a new streak. 78 degrees the high tomorrow. a cold front midday bring showers and a rumble of thunder by the afternoon.

game midday. showers and storms, but then sunday and monday,two days in a row without showers. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next.

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