kimberly: it sounds like rolling thunder is going to be ok, thunder later in the evening? josh: the dinnertime plans, sunday night, that is more the issue.

monday morning, then we dry out just in time for the parade, optimistic about memorial day. tuesday, if you thunderstorms, then bringing back the rain. kimberly: robert is going to go watch the basketball game, but we are sticking around.

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four people are dead, after heavysing rain in the southern plains, but that is not the only region facing a threat of flooding. this will be a memorial day of bad memories in texas. just watching the water. we have nowhere to go. reporter: as streets became rivers, they dialed 911. >> the fire department came and got us. reporter: first responders

from the rising waters. in 2416 inches of rain hours submerged cars. five are missing after days of storms,. in wichita, an 11-year-old boy is missing after trying to cross a swollen creek. in the southeast, they are bracing for tropical storm bonnie. that is rolling through at about 6 a.m. in south carolina with high wind and high surf. the lifeguards are on high alert. the big concern, potentially deadly tides. little rest, but not terrible yet. i think it will get worse. reporter: residence hitting stores to stock up.

holiday. disturbing revelations about a man who the police say pointed a gun at them. the man was taken into custody after quite a struggle. driver and his criminal history was extensive. how did he get approved? kevin lewis has that story. last week, undercover cops swarmed this office complex in gaithersburg to arrest jonathan hamming on a drug warrant. he allegedly grabbed a homemade pistol from his car and try to shoot multiple officers. we discover the 52-year-old works as an uber driver. he has a criminal record in at least three states. his rap sheet includes arson, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, destruction of

and attempted first and second degree murder. >> to have a person of that type of criminal record driving people around, it's a calls of concern. noyou expect them to have record or be a model citizen. alln: uber requires applicants to submit to a background check, so how did he get approved, how long had he been driving, and what was his star rating? we e-mailed them, but got no response. we attended an unrelated press conference. a spokeswoman would only tell us this. my particular area of expertise, but i can say we take this responsibility extraordinarily seriously. nning remainst, hebn locked up, but his uber placard was still in place on his car. kimberly:

video while the time, but look at this. ons is a gamestop robbery colesville road in silver spring. a little boy tries to stop, even punching the guys trying to rob the store. the robbers got away with cash, and games. everyone in the store including the boy r.o.k.. they are offering a $10,000 reward for information about the case. there is nothing worse than coming out of your car and finding a ticket on the dashboard, something that happens to thousands of people in northern virginia. avoiding the meter maid can be done. i-teamur side investigator joce sterman did the math, looking at thousands of tickets to help you avoid citations. joce: they are the arbiters of enforcement, doling out parking justice one ticket at a time. >> make sure the meter maid is not working. joce: they are beloved by none, feared by

loose with the time left on the meter. >> the minute it expires. joce: the ticking clock is the motivation -- >> it makes me want to hurry up and get out of here. joce: or misfortune. but what if there was a way to figure out how to win the parking battle? >> more power to the people. joce: the 7 on your side is empowering you. we crunch the numbers on nearly 200,000 parking tickets last year in alexandria and arlington county's, figuring out when you are most likely to get the ticket and where. >> amazing. joce: what is stunning as the number of tickets issued for stop and arlington county in 2015, more than 109,000 parking citations handed out. officers burn the midnight oil, issuing tickets as late as 1 a.m. and as early as 5:10 a.m. if you need another reason to hate hot

discovered you are most likely a windshield greeting wednesdays and arlington. the most common places, this block of taylor street had more than 1600 citations. the strip by northside social in clarendon was number two at nearly 2000. the number one spot, the lot across from the police station. in 2015, they had 4000 parking tickets. >> what! joce: what about alexandria? some of the tickets were as much as $200. >> that is too much. joce: thursday was the most common day for tickets. you will not get the royal treatment on king street, the 500 block of king and old town having more than 1000 tickets in 2015, just two blocks up, 2400 citations. columbus street had more than 2500. >>

of living in a popular area. joce: before you fall victim, keep in mind even with 7 on your side, beating the system does not take much. >> pay the meter and get out of here on time to avoid the ticket. kimberly: kind of like a driving tax. coming up next --7 on your side goes undercover to see how people react when we send an actress in with a pretend baby bump to go drinking at local bars. josh: and i will time the rain for the rest

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kimberly: baby bumps and booze is taboo, yes, but it is legal. pregnant women cannot be refused alcohol in a bar. pose asid an actress to a pregnant woman and asked for some drinks and bars. a glass of cabernet, please. kimberly: 7 on your side paid haley to strap on a seven-month urlly and order booze at foru arlington bars. the r

notice -- >> give her water. kimberly: from outrage. >> that would not cross my mind as ok. kimberly: two encouragement. >> whoo! the cdc warns against drinking while pregnant. no amount of alcohol is advisable. 18 states including virginia consider substance abuse while pregnant child abuse, but women still have a right to drink. >> we cannot discriminate. >> you definitely feel the looks. atberly: the bartender liberty tavern said to pretend pregnant woman caused concern. >> at first nobody cared, but in the second drink everybody gasped. foundly: 7 on your side that women had the strongest opinions. >> that's a responsible. if you saw a

and 10-year-old walking into a bar, you would not give them a drink. that is ridiculous. i had half a glass of wine here and there. kimberly: people wanted to say something, but did not. >> it something you don't what to see. >> it's hard not to judge. kimberly: you said it was an isolating experience. i felt like at normal happy hours you might have a conversation with a person next to you. in a conversation i tried to start, nobody was interested. kimberly: only one woman and one bar confronted her. told her, you cannot drink that. the kind of tough love you would expect from a grandmother. we wanted to share our actors had two

confronted. one come is my body, my right. two, she was glad somebody cared enough to say something directly to her. knownahead -- maryland is for its fame as blue crabs, and they are just coming into season. how are the numbers this year?

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new class of naval academy students are now midshipman. tradition tasks to climb the obelisk and swap out a dixie cup with a midshipman hat. in one hour, 12 minutes, which is not bad considering the monument is covered in vegetable shortening. here and thes numbers in the chesapeake bay are better than in nearly two decades. brad bell shows us how the season is kicking off. brad: a dozen crabs, sunshine, and a seat b i theay. as good as it gets. >> does not get any better than this. year, there may be a of crabs in the bay. scientists estimate the populaon

last year, 38% more than the year before. highest counts in 20 years. >> the crabs are doing better. brad: the scientist says there are a few limits. >> habitats are good. the winter was more mild, so a better supply. but i think the science-based management of the fisheries is kicking in. eventually that should mean lower prices, but all of the rain and cold has also slowed progress. this kent island waterman went to work at 3:30 a.m. >> that is what i got today. brad: all of the crabs are still being shipped in from texas and louisiana, but in a few weeks, and abundance of bay crabs will be hitting the steamers. brad bell, abc 7 news. kimberly:

josh: mm-hmm. kimberly: there will be some sunshine tomorrow morning to have some crabs. tomorrow isy, and not a washout, but as we head into the evening, we will have rain and thunderstorms. right now, the temperatures are mild. dropping into the low 70's tonight. keeping that in mind, a great start for the morning sunday. the sunshine will be with is briefly, then the clouds build in. tropical storm bonnie is still spinning off the coast of south carolina. rain is way far south of us, just into north carolina, but it is starting to move cloud cover our way. tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening is when the rain makes its way here. staysorm itself really further to the south through the rest of the holiday weekend. still dry at 8 a.m., the cloud cover lifting. not until about 3 p.m.

it sticks with us through the evening. hanging onto the rain from about 3:00 until about midnight, and then as we work our way into monday morning, most of this is pushing over to the east. if you have plans early memorial day, probably need the rain jacket ready just in case. drying out in the afternoon. the timing works out well for the parade. the cold front pushes across, bringing a chance of a few early evening showers and thunderstorms later in the day memorial day. overnight, partly cloudy. tomorrow topping out near 80 degrees. sunshine in the morning, the clouds build in. the best chance of rain starts after 3:00. many of us waiting until closer to dinnertime to see the heavier downpours. the heaviest rain sunday night into early monday morning, 76 memorial day. 83 tuesday, back into the 80's. into wednesday and

looks like the driest days this weekend. a better chance of rain towards the end of the week. kimberly: memorial day, that is a big area, let rain all day? josh: i think in the morning most of us have a good chance, but the first bit pushes off the east coast. then we get rain back in the second part of the day. the middle of the day looks the best. kimberly: very good. up next, from the field to the classroom, a baseball lege

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kimberly: over the course of his sports career, bernie williams was known for some big hits with the yankees, but he is a renowned musician. his other hits, helping children in class. erin hawksworth shows us how. ♪ erin: southeast washington hosted a new york legend and a chicago classic. , former yankee star and acclaimed guitarist, visited friendship tech prep academy. >> expose them to rhythm and music and hopefully spark some interest in them. erin: he shared the virtues of music with middle schoolers. >> the kids learn better when they are exposed to music. it has been proven scientifically. erin:

of music merchants provided instruments and instructors. whether it was perrcussion or power cords from that famous song by chicago, the event was a hit. >> they were so excited. to bring music in changes the whole dynamic. >> music is like a universal line which. >> it's fun, loving, peaceful. erin: students tuning in to music, maybe for good. >> it will make their lives a lot richer for that.