northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg spent the day getting answers. >> the federal indictment handed down yesterday targets one man. el hassan. but the criminal investigation is deeper. >> the most important part is identifying many people as possible. >> brad is a terrorism analyst and former f.b.i. agent and says the arrest of someone like him could open the door to future arrest. >> the people involved have a piece of the action. they don't know the big picture. they may have the information attached to them that will take you to somebody up the chain. >> according to investigators, the 26-year-old cab driver from woodbridge worked with 28-year-old owe receive farouk also of woodbridge. he drove to help him fly

overseas. >> you never think you have a terrorist across the street. >> this woman who did not want to reveal her identity saw the police activity when he was arrested in the family town gnome woodbridge. >> the mom says he surprised to hear of the arrest calling him a kind young man. >> we never got a response. he will be arraigned at federal court a week from today. he could face 48 years in prison. in alexandria, jeff goldberg. maureen: history made in hiroshima today as barack obama became the first sitting president to visit the japanese city the u.s. bombed to help end wonder warii. >> we have a shared responsibility to look in the eye of

ask what we must do differently to curb suffering again. >> president obama laid a wreath and paid his respects to the victims of the bombing in 1945. at the world war ii memorial in d.c. veterans on an honor flight trip had mixed reactions. >> it's horrible. it's so out of place. >> as long as he not making apologies for what happened. that is fine. try to make apologies, i am against that 100%. that had to be done. >> both the u.s. and the japanese government acknowledge the controversial nature of the president's trip but hope it will help build better relations between the former enemies. >> the president visit c

day weekend. today thousands of bikers started arrive and ride in town for the rolling thunder activity we have seen year after year. kimberly suiters is live at one of the gathering points. it has to be quite a scene. >> these bikes will be here 6:00 a.m. sunday morning for big ride. they come out to admire the bikes and for fun and friendship. but mostly they come out of freedom. >> they roll in from all over the u.s. this you rolled in from tennessee? >> we did. >> they will line up 10,000 strong. >> if you ride by yourself it is cool. but if you have a few thousand it's phenomenal thing to have

you feel like you are on top of world. kimberly: ridiculously cool. trying to make me into a harley girl. >> a tough spring to sell motorcycles in virginia. >> a nasty four-letter word. >> the g.m. mike patrick served for 30 years. >> side-by-side, veteran of around and of the ride. >> it's hard to worry about anything. when you ride a bike. >> this is emotional. this is amazing. >> a lot of people complain about the noise. when you are on it you feel

it. >> when you hear it, remember who and what they are riding for. >> they expect hundreds of thousands of riders. just as many spectators and the crowds. on the roads and the bikes. they want them to be experienced. which i am. no they want you to know what you are doing for the important ride. >> don't touch anything. a few hundred book part in the blessing of the bikes this afternoon. the ceremony held at the national cathedral. an hour ago. in addition, they offered prayers up for the riders, the families and the comrades that didn't make it home. this is the third

maureen: the newest officer in the u.s. military received commissions in annapolis today. they swore to defend the constitution against all enemies. a quarter the 176 graduates with women. leon: house and the senate passed version of a bill to require women to register for the draft. a signature will open the call of duty to all 18-year-olds. this sunday sharyl attkisson looks at equality on the battlefield. maureen: coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- not quite working for the weekend. find out which metro station will be closed and what line won't be running at all. >> a plaque missing in the john wilson building of the world war i

restored. i'm sam ford. that's next. >> a little girl in fight of her life. >> sunshine on the way. we give you timing of the changes we expect over the weekend. it's coming up right here on abc7 after this.

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leon: we are tracking a developing story after 150 health experts sent a message to the world health organization about zika. they want the group to start thinking about moving or postponing the summer's olympic games in brazil because of the zika outbreak. experts sent an open letter to the united nations health agency calling for the drastic move in the name of public health. zika carried by motorcycles and has been linked to birth defects and neurological problems. a major government study seems to end the debate on cell phone and cancer. the $25 million study by the national toxicology program found a link between using a cell phone and developing cancers. the researchers studies rats for several years and found the male rats developed two type of brain tumors but the female rats didn't develop any. maureen: by the age of 3,

chloe williams undergone three brain surgeries and try spinal surgeries. now the little girl is 6. her class maths in suitland spent -- her classmates in suitland spent the day celebrating her strength as she battles a rare form of brain cancer. >> this is above and beyond anything i could have expected for her. maureen: lined the halls inside and the street outside. the creative and performing arts academy in suitland. the goal is bring a smile to the girl they call a ray of sunshine. >> trying to make her happy while she is having cancershow can forget she is sick. >> it wasn't in the plans for how life is supposed to be. it's been very difficult. maureen: chloe was declared prince george's county fire chief for a day. and her school plans to plant a cherry tree in honor of the first grader. leon: how about that? mre

best. leon: you can tell by the spirit of hers. she is fighting. all those people coming together, that is going to help her. maureen: coming up at 6:00 -- leon: chief meteorologist doug hill is back here with a check on the forecast on this holiday weekend. so don't go away. ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me

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maureen: southbound commuter rail passengers can expect some delays after a fire on the c.s.x. rail bridge between the virginia and the district. v.r.e. train just started leaving union station in the last 20 minutes. the last word from amtrak and c.s.x. is the trains are still being held. metro rail is not affected. no one was injured in the fire. and the cause is under investigation. leon: covering metro tonight now a warning that this weekend there won't be service on the orange line. the silver line is operating between new carrollton and wheely reston

but west fall church station will be closed. today is a week until metro will start closing down the entire system as midnight as part of a safe track program. maureen: look what metro found on the track at the fort fort totten station. the gray and black tabby found under the third rail of southbound track of the yellow and the green lines. metro briefly cut the power to the third rail so animal control officers could reach the kitten. he is being evaluated for adoption and has free fares on metro. leon: speaking of finding things. members of the d.c. council are hoping to find a missing piece to complete the wilson building. sam ford reports the mystery has been brewing for 20 years. >> search of the closet of the john wilson building six years ago revealed shard of a 1940's plaque honoring d.c. government employees who served in world war ii. but where was the rest of

>> so these are two views of the plaque. in the original location. >> the plaque was on the wall in photos. but when the building was renovated in the 1990's it had not been preserved. >> we searched at the d.c. archives. we searched the other closets in the building. conversations with people. >> they located most of it and the city officials called a news conference today to show the newspaper announcements from 1942 about the plaque. how it involved 1869 names painted on black glass. they have not found the top panel that says, "roll of honor" and they believe in the renovation someone swiped it. >> it a esin someone's basement or man cave or the backyard. we will not prosecute. we will not ask any questions. we would love to have this back. >> for the council chairman this is a question of d.c. pride. residents who gave. >> the service and in some cases their lives to this country. do so without having the full ri

>> the names include richard e. smith, earl need, helen spencer. the plan is to restore the plaque to the original place at the wilson building by veterans day of this year. they hope if any of the people are still alive or relatives know about them, it will be good to have them involved as well. reporting from the john wilson building i'm sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: d.c. mayor muriel bowser helped kick off the pool season in the district this afternoon. the mayor took a plunge at the oxon run pool. all the cities outdoor pools open officially tomorrow. the city has 18 outdoor pool. 24 spray park and one children's pool. the pools will be open from noon to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, sunday and monday in time for great pool weather. doug: the weather is perfect tomorrow for the pool. sunday early in day. early in afternoon. after that the showers and the storms will be something to deal with sunday and monday. leon: we have to get the mayor

i haven't seen very many black women who jump in a pool and let their hair get that wet. she went completely under >> we'll make sure she gets your message. leon: give her credit for that one. doug: the weekend holiday weather. 84 at reagan national. the winds are now out of the south. what happens is we will see temperatures drop quickly. two or three, four degrees this time of year when the wind direction changes and comes across the water. the water is so much cooler. as far as the official high today. 88 degrees. second day in a row. 78 is the average high. we are looking here. we are cooking with the temperatures. we will turn 85 or 86 for the high. cooler sunday. cooler monday. of 6:00 still reporting 90 degrees in leesburg and frederick. 89 in fredericksburg. 84 in baltimore. 86 in the midshore in easton. 85 at andrews bare force base. sorry. joint base andrews.

and storm wise. nothing in the metro or the suburbs. we are watching the possibility shower could develop. we had flood warning in effect for southwestern portion of northeastern shenandoah and southwestern frederick county. but now it has drifted east to warrenton county. so the area will continue until 8:15. it's a long line of the showers and storms. generally they are inching eastward. most moves southwest and northeast. that bodes well for most of the metro. the southern and the eastern suburb. the storm system we are monitoring the u.s. hurricane hunter flew in the system today. it's result of the findings uptrad -- upgraded to tropical depression number two and will be trop tall -- tropical storm bonnie tomorrow. it's only expected to reach

sustained wind. minor storm. but winds and rip currents and waves. the weekend forecast beautiful tomorrow. 87. sunshine. still 80 with sunshine early. increasing clouds, and afternoon showers and storms on sunday. better chance of showers and storms on monday. at the beaches, similar. beautiful tomorrow. cooler. showers and the storms develop late. a rainy monday. next seven days we will continue the chance of the showers and the storms tuesday. the tropical system may meander northward and clearing skies andable is weather wednesday, thursday, friday. back to you. leon: all right. maureen: thank you. leon: we heard about the showers. someone today got showered with a lot of this. robert: he would be a happy man this summer. leon: better be. robert: bradley beal could get what he wanted after all. a lot of money. kirk cousins helping to launch a new video game. we tell you about that next in sports.

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robert: we will start off with a couple of maxes, starting with max scherzer. he is on the mound for the cardinals. now talk about another max. big money max. mr. max contract. bradley beal. it sounds like he is getting into money this summer. multiple reports

him the max contract he has been asking for. five-year deal for maximum amount allowed under the salary cap. as soon as the free agent negotiating begins july 1. in soccer, d.c. united is expected to get a huge piece back together against sporting k.c. that game tack pushed back to 9:30. and bill could play in the first game of the season. he has been out because a knee injury. he just wants to play. >> i'm itching to always play and get on the field. and do what i love. show what i can do to the world. i'm happy i am back now. i'm happy that i am clear to play. hopefully when i get back in goal, i can continue to form i have had for the past few years. robert: maryland women lacrosse have made it to the final four 23 times. that is an ncaa record. they play syracuse tonight for a third straight final four matchup. each time t

orange. they are going for the third straight national title. instead of you like that? it's you save that. kirk cousins became financial adviser to high schoolers in bowie. he is teaming up with the congressman to launch a financial football interactive money management video game. a lot of kids like that. that is how you teach them. final note. nadal pulled out of the third round of french open with a wrist injury. wish him speedy recovery. leon: breaking down. doug: nice evening out. big weekend coming weather wise. steve rudin back from swimming pool and will update the weekend forecast and watching the tropics for the influence of the weather that could have on the upcoming holiday weekend. maureen: a lot to hear about. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next.

just as we come on tonight, as millions now travel, the tropical storm warning just issued. will it hit the coast this holiday? also tonight, the other system. severe storms across several states at this hour. two dead, several others missing. swept away in the flash floods. also at this hour, the heavy security tonight. hundreds of protesters gathering with donald trump near the u.s./mexico border. the motorcade barreling through a police barricade. and tonight, trump suddenly pulling his offer to debate bernie sanders. sanders firing back moments ago. the deadly police confrontation, under investigation. the officer jumping on the hood, firing through the windshield. the air scare. the passenger jet. the engine going up in flames. hundreds of passengers rushing from the plane. the new headline tonight about cancer and your cell