originating over southeast pennsylvania. had a severe rain, one reported earlier that was canceled earlier. so these are not severe. but they are seeing lightning and hail. right now the heaviest storms across calvert county. they moved across the bay. even the small hail reported. other patch of rain near baltimore. everything pushing south and west. we have ten and maybe up to three more hours of scattered showers and storms before it settles down. right now light for viewers that we have the area to watch closely. over the next few minutes. in fact, this indication may indicate the things are getting close to severe levels across portion of calvert county. we have an update in a few minutes. in the meantime we look forward to sunnier days ahead. for the short-term the gnats are in town. first pitch at 7:05. showers and storm could play a role in the early part of the game went look ahead to

next seven days in a few minutes. leon: you got it. now to a story you saw first on 7. police say a woman was raped on a red line metro train at 10:00 on tuesday morning. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was the first to report the story and he is live in the glenmont metro station and has a look at the timeline of events here in this case. fill us in. kevin: well, this alleged rape happened on tuesday april 12. that is nearly six weeks ago. metro transit police made a quick arrest. no one notified the public. then this morning i received a tip from a source who felt it was important that riders knew that this happened. here is what prosecutors say occurred. 39-year-old john hicks of northeast washington approached a woman who was sleeping on a red line train. he then brandished a knife, dragged her to the back of the train car and forced her to take off her pants. police say hicks raped the woman while the

to station. a lot of people have asked why didn't anyone interview and stop the attack. prosecutors say hicks and the victim were in the train car alone, allowing the race to continue. this ended at the glenmont station. hicks ran off but used the smart trip card to exit so they snatched the data base with the security cameras at glenmont and quickly identified the suspect. >> a horrific thing. he accosts her and assaults her with the knife. >> people commuting in the morning should not worry about the safety. we argued that in court. the judge agreeed. kevin: prosecutors said hicks had three previous sexual assault convictions two against children. he was living northwest d.c. with his mother. he has four children of his

he is now in jail with no bond. live in silver spring, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. tonight virginia's governor is target of a federal investigation. that investigation led by the department of justice is putting governor terry mcauliffe's campaign under heavy scrutiny. jonathan elias is at the "live desk" with more. jonathan: the f.b.i. and the justice department investigating whether or not some campaign donation to governor mcauliffe violated campaign law according to cnn. the report says he received $120,000 donation from a chinese businessman that drew attention. under election law, foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to state elections. however cnn was told the chinese businessman has the u.s. permanent resident status. spokesperson for the governor tells cnn they have not been notified by investigators and they will cooperate fully if they are contacted. we have reached out to mcauliffe's office a

we will let you know what he says. in the newsroom, i'm jonathan elias, back to you. >> he is not living and breathing today. >> what is the judge talking about? leon: a snapshot of the angeer that played out after the baltimore courthouse after the judge exonerated one of the six officers accused in the death of freddie gray last year. protests have remained peaceful. brad bell explains now the judge's reason for the not guilty verdict in trial of officer edward nero. brad: a handful of protesters reacting to the verdict. some angry. like naacp baltimore president tessa hill-aston hoping for a different outcome in the remaining five police trials. >> african-american man. it can happen to them, too.

[000:04:58;00] we want justice. we want the police to know they have to do better in our community. >> in the eyes of judge barry williams, officer nero's role in the arrest and the transport of freddie gray was minimal. his actions in line with those of a reasonable police officer and those reasons he is not guilty of assault or reckless endangerment or misconduct in office. williams suggested that if there is criminal liability it's with the officers who actually arrested gray and drove the transport van. gray family attorney billy murphy saying his clients only want justice and are urging calm as the cases play out. >> the public should bear no ill will to either side about the outcome of this case. you can't win them all. all you can say is that the prosecution tried valiantly.

the defense tried valiantly. today was the defendant's day. brad: live in baltimore. to five additional trials. if all goes as scheduled now the next police officer to go on trial is expected to be caesar goodson, the driver of the police van in which freddie gray died. that is scheduled to begin next month. but at this point, much of this is up in the air. for instance, whether or not judge barry williams to stay on the cases. now tonight in baltimore, as we said, in this driving rain, all in this area and across the city remain quiet. and calm. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, brad. now while the criminal case for officer edward nero is over his future is uncertain. moments after the verdict, the baltimore police department released a statement saying their interim investigation will continue. officer nero will remain on administrative duty until the investigation is complete. that will not be until all six cases are resolved we are told. stay with abc7 news for coverage of all of the

officers'tr the day on wjla.com. maureen? maureen: the ground crew that keep arlington national cemetery looking pristine are threatening to strike before memorial day. the union representing 45 workers say contract talks have gone on for months. stim ahead at 6:00, tra -- still ahead at 6:00 -- how long it took plebes to conquer the herndon climb and celebration that followed. leon: attack of a student steps away from prestigious school.

>> doug hill tracking storms and when we could see the coming up. ♪ hey! ♪ they go ooh ooh. ♪ hey! ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪

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♪ get down, get down. leon: police want your help to find three people involved in a robbery outside georgetown day high school. it apriled april 27 on davenport in northwest d.c. surveillance video shows three people assaulting a student and stealing his phone and

wallet. the students to make sure the students are safe in and around the school. maureen: firefighters in prince george's county could soon wear body armor. today, fire chief marc bashoor tweeted photos of himself and doubleday wearing the vests. last month a man shot two prince george's county firefighters entering the home. john ulmschneider died after being shot and another is recovering. leon: bud walker arrested last year after allegedly uploading child pornography to a website. maureen: how long how long

thousands wait for chance to skip the lines at airports. leon: plus,

thunderstorms in the area before we see sun and warm temperatures? leon: images like these send trill down the spines of travelers. now since we first showed you the surge for the t.s.a. precheck program underway. as the abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter shows us now that program is now seeing its own delays. brianne: waiting in one line to avoid another. brianne: people without an appointment were left waiting for hours. simmons waited two hours to submit fingerprints. >> it's worth it. i lasts five years. brianne: they have seen a surge for those applying for

t.s.a. 7,000 a day was rare. now it's climbed to over 13,000. after seeing the long lines in chicago last week, laura and her husband made appointments and she went through the screening process in under 20 minutes. her husband couldn't leave work. so while laura waits for the precheck number her husband will have to wait until after their upcoming trip for his appointment. >> we canceled his pint -- his appointment. and the dates are three and four weeks from now. maureen: metro keeping speed restriction on orange, blue, silver lines longer. slower speeds in mcpherson square remain in effect through friday. leon: metro completed

environmental impact statement of the potential will release the result with the design and the construction impact on the city of alexandria. the open house is held tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the charles houston recreation center. maureen: it's gainst the law for women to be charged more than men for the same item but the so-called "pink tax" still appears to be in effect. abc7's consumer investigator kimberly suiters went undercover to several stores and found countless of examples of women paying more than men for the same product. "7 on your side" is pushing for a change of the law. where the push stands in our report on the pink tax on abc7 news at 11:00. leon: all right. how about a grease tax in over an hour of hard-fought trial and error in annapolis, the naval academy plebes joining the ranks of the upper classman. they fought through 200 pounds of lard on the herndon

monument there as they do every year. they knock the plebe dixie cup off the top of the 20-foot tall obolist. then they replaced it with the mid-shipman hat to trigger celebration on campus. maureen: we are still watching the eaglets. they are found stretching out their wings. they have grown! leon: they have. maureen: a live about talent birds. not ready to take flight. but they are expected to take off anytime now. they have not left the next since they were hatched in march. doug: the mom and dad will say kids, the anacostia river and the fish are there. leon: on your own. he is doing a rain dance. doug: pretty much. maureen: they still have the

baby feathers on. watching the storms affecting the area. get you started here. show you what is happening around the region here. >> my an thenta fell -- my antenna fell out. it happens sometimes. this area in the northeast is a area of the heavy rain in baltimore. i will head south and southwest. everything is traveling in the line. all afternoon. northeast to southwest. some of these are heavy. we have the severe weather of the storms now over western calvert county.

the persistence of the s imagine that there will be a chance around game time or after at the park on south capitol street. the nats have to deal with the rain or the thunderstorm briefly across the region. keep a close eye on it for you as well. what is coming next is a dramatic turn-around in the weather pattern here. we move through the next couple of days. we have warmer temperatures our way as well. lower 80's and the middle 80's the temperatures will be. going through the next several days as well. getting up to the, oh, i don't

know the 85 or 87 degrees. it's going to turn dry and warm. we turn up the humidity on thursday and friday and have middle to the upper 80's. the afternoon thunderstorms are a possibility. dry and warm on saturday. sunday and monday is a chance of the showers and the storms. temperatures are 80 or so. a storm system could work were the coastal system. enjoy the sun in the morning. maureen: i didn't recognize it. leon: wake up and we'll see you. nats are in action tonight. erin: they are. if it's not raining. the nationals get ready for round two of the mets on their own turf. plus, was the kick on purpose? or was it an accident? draymmond green gives his side

of the st guess which airline added more nonstop straight-shot flights hey, d.c., than any other out of reagan national last year? here's a hint. did ya catch it? no? here's another. their colors are yellow, red, and blue, and they save you tons of green. still nothing? that's okay. just go to southwest.com for the answer. on this airline, everybody wins.

sfx: clap, clap, ding erin: nats are back in town. max scherzer threw eight impressive innings.

it will be gio gonzalez on the mound and the mets hope >> i want to keep playing good ball as a team. playing good ball as a club. we will be all right. the marathon. first place is great. we know how much road ahead of us. erin: continue it's game four and cavs have 2-1 series lead. western conference final, there was drama there. the big question surrounds draymond green. could he be suspended for game four? he kicked steven adams in the groin. earlier today green insisted it was accidental. >> i can see how someone could think it is intentional. nobody can go in my head and said he is thinking about

kicking him and i walked back and clapped everyone's hands. why is the dude on the floor? in tennis, roland garros is on. if you can't make it to paris watch it on a screen in d.c. viewing party is hope to the public at the woodrow wilson plaza may 23 to 27th. it's free. earlier today andy murray trying to avoid a first round upset. trailing 2-1 sets. when play was suspended due to darkness. it will resume in the morning. leon: thank you. doug: quick thunderstorm warning for charles county and calvert county expected to expire shortly. culpeper county and madison

county stays up to 7:15. steve will maureen: one more day, one more night. "world news tonight" with

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♪ stand by me tonight, several breaking stories. the severe weather outbreak. 30 reported tornadoes already. tonight, millions bracing for more. the fire ignited. >> let's go! >> and the new watches just issued. also breaking at this hour, the deadly plane crash. the plane barely visible in the water. and the other scare. there is late word of an emergency landing. a bird strike. the passenger jet from denver to california. not guilty. a police officer cleared tonight on all charges related to the death of freddie gray. additional police now sent into baltimore. a dead heat tonight. the new abc news poll. donald trump and hillary clinton, neck and neck, as trump now unleashes his most personal attack yet against the former president. is the clinton camp ready for this? and the controversial