now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: it's being treated as an act of terror. tonight two major searches are underway. the first in the mediterranean sea where egyptair flight from paris to cairo vanished. scott thuman is following the story from the terrorism alert desk. scott? scott: the late e, there is widespread speculation that this is a terror attack. that a bomb took down the egyptair flight with 66 people on board. but at this hour no one claimed responsibility. the flight heading to cairo and just around the time that it made its way to egyptian air space, it made a sudden 790-degree turn. then 360-degree turn in the other direction plummeted and eventually disappeared from radar. whether it was fine. the pilot was said to be experienced. had a fine reputation and seemed in good spirits i

radio conversations. greek, egyptian, parisian military teams are searching for wreckage and answers. >> let's not try to jump to decide to identify this as a technical failure. if you analyze the situation properly the possibility of having a different action abroad of having a terror attack is higher than having a technical problem. >> we have learned a lot since 9/11 about what is necessary to protect the aviation system. it has not diminished the desire of extremist organizations to try to carry out attacks against the aviation system. scott: a lot has been made of the fact that the plane left charles de gaulle airport in paris. i have been there half a dozen times in the past year. security is very tight. thorough for passengers. what about the ground crew? that is being investigated at this moment. and, of course, the fact that this was the fifth leg of the flight for this

it had come from tunisia, and they are trying to find out if anything unusual occurred in those places. a lot to lack into. maureen: scott, thank you so much. today's news comes almost two months after a major security breach on egyptair. in march a man hijacked a flight saying he had a bomb. i turned out to be fake and no one was hurt. also, last october a bomb exploded on a metro jet flight bound from sharm el-sheikh, egypt to st. petersburg, russia. a bomb killed everyone on board. the group liminged to isis took responsibility. leon: closer to home, donald trump convention delegate is facing child porn, weapon and explosive charges. they indicted 30-year-old caleb bailey of waldorf. investigators seized illegal machine gun from bailey's home and

child pornography and illegally shipping explosives by mail. maureen: d.c. fire and e.m.s. officer facing chargeses of processing drug and illegal firearm. they arrested captain brian michael grace yesterday who lives in centreville, maryland is free pending the next court date in august. leon: we now know the major changes coming to metro starting in 15 days. that is when the year-long safety blitz called safe track will begin with a shutdown of a major stretch of track. metro released a final version of the plan today. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter is looking at it and joins us with a look at what the riders need to know about this. tell us about this. brianne: well, leon it means the riders in boston will be the first to experience the long-term single tracking. then on the heels of that comes the first shutdown. section will be shut down on the

16 days. throughout the time, the riders could see the service cut by 70-80%. >> delay and major disruption for commuters for a year. >> well, you know, i mean i guess we will figure out something. >> pam rides the rails daily to get from ballston to work downtown. in a matter of days, her stretch along the orange and the silver line will be single tracking continuously for two weeks. she plans to take the bus. >> it adds a lot. it goes through georgetown. not so bad in the morning but in the afternoon it takes a long time. brianne: the first of five shut down happens from benning road to minnesota avenue. perhaps a greater impact will come in the fall when a section of the red line will be closed for 23 days. impacting more than 100,000 trips. >> if it says i have to do

brianne: even if your station is impacted there could still be fewer trains throughout the system. reduced by 70% at some time. >> that is the extreme. if you manage to use the bus, you will not be a real problem. brianne: metro's general manager knows it will be difficult for commuters. he says this is the schedule. the days it take to complete the work would be impacted. >> there are a lot of things that could happen between now and when we finish this. brianne: it's complicated work. weather could be a factor. once they get on the track they could find more things than they plan for. but they believe they did the homework and they scheduled it out in a timely manner. for the full list to check out how this could impact your commute starting june 4, head to wjla.com. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: arlington is now considering a bus-only

commuters in the melt met construction. that lane would -- metro construction. it would run along lee highway in the morning rush from courthouse to rosslyn. community meeting on the proposal is planned for june 1. must-see video tonight from capitol hill. viewer shot this video moments after an s.u.v. burst into flames outside the capitol hill hyatt hotel. they tell abc7 faulty brakes are likely to blame for the fire. no one was hurt. firefighters quickly doused the flames. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> very soon all drunk drivers caught in the state of maryland will be required to have these. because of a new bill. signed by governor larry hogan today. i'm brad bell. that story is coming up. leon: also coming up, new information on a teenager held in captivity allegedly by her own stepfather. the conditions that little girl faced and what she told the woman who

doug: the weekend approaches and a chance of more rain. heavy at that. the all-important timing of the weekend weather event coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00".

leon: she spent a year locked in her own home forced to use a bucket as a toilet. that

girl at the hands of her stepfather and stepbrother. today, ciboros face charges in ohio court. this is what the victim told the neighbor. >> she has a 50-point and if she loses 50 points she will go to the basement and gets handcuffed. you can see the handcuffs on her ankles. leon: police say when they arrived at the home the family was in a van, possibly trying to flee. police found a gun inside the van, inside the home they found shackles and a bucket that appeared to contain human waste. maureen? maureen: a jury heard opening statements today in the trial of an attorney accused of assaulting a mclean couple at their home. police say andrew schmuhl and his wife forced their way in the home and assaulted leo fisher and sue duncan in november 2014. prosecutors say that the schmuhls wanted revenge against alecia schmuhl's former boss and his w

the defense said andrew schmuhl actions were influencedded by prescription drugs. leon: a verdict is expected to come on monday in the trial of the baltimore police officer edward nero who is facing charges stemming from freddie gray's arrest and death. the lawyers made the closing argument today before judge williams. nero chose to have a bench trial rather than let a jury hear the case. nero is charged with assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. gray as you may know died of injuries he suffered in police custody following the arrest in april 2015. maureen: up next, a family tries to tighten drunk drivg laws. >> it shouldn't take so many lost lives and it shouldn't take noah leotta for this to happen. maureen: what still bothers him about the effort to toughen the drunk driving laws. leon: start planning now for indoor events. timing of a heavy dose of rain headed here this weekend.

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indianapolis today brought hugs to the family of montgomery county police officer noah leotta. that signing makes noah's law a reality. maryland bureau chief brad bell reports on the law that will require ignition interlock for anyone convicted of drunk driving in maryland. brad: for rich leotta it has been a painful journey. today, standing behind governor larry hogan as he signs a bill named for leotta's fallen officer son -- >> drunk driving act of 2016. noah's law. brad: -- he is able to declare victory. >> a good day for us and the state of maryland. brad: this story bess ginning in rockville pike in december. montgomery county police officer noah leotta pulled over a car and suddenly he is struck and killed by a repeat offender/drunk driver named luis reluzco. after a period of intense grief, rich leotta focuses all of his energy on passing what became known as "noah's law." to require breathalyzer ignition interlock for

>> it's not just the legacy, it's the legacy of all the people that lost their lives unnecessarily because of reckless and irresponsible people. brad: leotta has the full support of the police chief tom manger. >> there is no better strategy to reduce number of impaired drivers on the road than the interlock. brad: yet, noah leotta's father is bothered that he had to force the passage with the constant and public pressure. >> it shouldn't take so many lost lives and it shouldn't take a noah leotta for this to happen. brad: as a result of the bill, the devices, the ignition interlock breathalyzers will be mandatory for all drunk drivers in the state of maryland starting in october. in annapolis, brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: this comes one day

in august. virginia is toughening the drunk driving laws. governor terry mcauliffe approved rules requiring ignition interlock to come equip with cameras. that is to ensure the person taking the breathalyzer test is the vehicle's driver. leon: oklahoma legislator has approved a bill to make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. in addition to that, any physician who performs an abortion would be barred from obtaining or renewing a medical license in oklahoma. the spokesman for governor mary fallin will withhold comment until she reviews the bill. maureen: scott morley safer pasd away today, a week after he retired. the retirement was prompted in part by failing health. hi joined "60 minutes" in 1970. in vietnam war

u.s. marines. doug: just part of the sunday night viewing. this is typical of the scenes across the area. it's beautiful. partly sunny skies. the pollen count today is climbing back up for the tree pollen in the high range. moderate level of the grass pollen. mold spores in the high level as well. with sunshine we are able to pull out of the low

at reagan national airport. if you are headed out this everything, no weather worries. delightful. the wind are light. jackets are needed. the sunset will call in the 60's. the air is nice and dry. watch for patch of fog overnight. the winds are light to calm. the skies are clear. the temperatures are cool. that is a setup for the patches of fog here and there. the skies will clear quickly. high pressure moves in overhead. later in the afternoon the clouds will increase. not from this area of rain but from this area that will intensify and organize and move northeast. probability of rain saturday here.

the afternoon and the everything the clouds roll in. heavy overcast by 9:00 tomorrow night. then through the overnight and the early morning hurs the rain will get closer. the orange and the yellow shows the heavier rain as the storm system passes well south. that is where most of the heavy rain will stay. by mid-afternoon, the heaviest rain in this model should be east of town. still plenty of rain to go. that means as we get through the late afternoon and the everything, the chance of rain in baltimore for the preakness. showers for the day on sunday. then it will turn sunny thereafter and 71. getting ahead to wednesday and thursday closer to the start of the memorial day weekend. it's going to feel like late may here with the temperatures lower 80's. erin: there is a catch that you have got to see to believe in bowie.

plus, we knew max scherzer was larger than life. nats took the express to a whole new level today. the details when we come back. leon: coming up tonight on newschannel8 at so:00, a child orders a soda and ends one a glass of booze. how it happen and what the restaurant served him the alcohol is saying now. tonight at 10:00 with michelle marsh, jonathan elias and meteorologist steve rudin.

erin: we begin with the nationals in new york. last night the nationals and the mets, 7-1. before the game, max took time from the warmup to play catch with a young mets fan. he was nice enough to send the video of his son and scherzer. afterwards, he tweeted "they may be met fans but they're life-long max fans as well." i love that story. back in washington, 15 fans received free tickets to monday's national game at home against the mets. they just have to show up at the square and take a selfie with a life-size max scherzer bobble head. tweet out the pick with the

all the fun earlier today. >> you are too excited. ridiculously awesome? >> yeah. my world is rocked. >> would you rather a ticket or the life-size max scherzer bobblehead? be honest. >> i can always buy tickets. >> this goes in my living room. >> i don't care what my wife would say. >> i don't care either. erin: orioles and mariners was close until the sixth. they broke this open. seattle takes two out of three from the birds. 7-2 was the final in that one. now you have to hand it to

heck of a catch. bare-handed grab on the comebacker. after the game he admitted the grab probably wasn't the smartest thing to do. nfl is returning taxpayers money paid to the teams for sponsoring the military tributes. that story came out last fall. good to know they are repaying that. leon: never do it with your pitching hand! what is he thinking? erin: i'm sure he got an earful from the manager. maureen: mixed bag ahead, hey? doug: yes. tonight is clear. good day. 47 to 53 overnight. sunny and pleasant tomorrow for bike to work day. we have the forecast for that and the timing of heavy rain possible saturday. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next.

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