c.com captions paid for by cbs television distribution announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: right now at 4:00, graduation day at clarksburg high school in machine machine county has take -- in montgomery county has take an somber turn. alison: three high school students die on the eve of the school's graduation. michelle: the students had one more year left. the time, this time next year, they would have been the ones walking just like their older classmates. jonathan: so sad. we have team coverage this afternoon for you. maryland bureau chief brad bell at the crash scene. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis outside the school. alison: we begin along a winding road where kingstead road and burnt hill road meet. that's where brad bell is standing now. brad? brad: well, this is where that collision happened. take a look at the trees over

this is what the pickup truck carrying the three teens slammed into. you can see the flowers, the football balloons have been placed there. this orange vest i'm wearing is company policy near a roadway. we often feel awkward wearing it. here, it's a necessity. this curve is treacherous. cars come flying down this road. police are telling us this is one of the contributing factors. grief-stricken high school students gather at the crash scene. they look at the old trees scarred by the high-speed impact and remember the young faces. jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and cary greene. all juniors at clarksburg high, all killed in the late-night collision. >> these guys were great men. they were leaders on the team on and off the field. they were role models. you could look up to them when you needed something on or off the field. brad: the three friends were in jacob dennis' pride and joy pickup truck. they had been to a party to

high graduation. dennis apparently losing control as his 1989 truck entered a tight curve on burnt hill road, skidding sideways into the woodline. police do not believe alcohol was a factor. >> indications are speed could be a factor but i think more inexperience. it was a young teenager drive on a country road late at night. we know from past experiences that that is when tragedies occur. brad: captain of the montgomery county police you were hearing from there know the pain collisions like this can cause. he lost his own son in 2008 in an eerily similar crash. when we come back at 5:00, more from him, including some advice to parents that he thinks can save lives. in clarksburg, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: all right, brad. thank you. so at clarksburg high's graduation, a moment of silence today held for jacob dennis, patrick shifflett

cary greene. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis continues our team coverage from clarksburg. kevin, such a sad beginning to what should have been a celebration. kevin: yeah. administrators really had to walk a fine line today. on one hand they wanted to honor the lives of the three teenagers but on the other hand they wanted to make sure the commencement ceremonies were kept upbeat and positive. at 10:00, this morning, 400 clarksburg high school seniors filed the athletic complex at mount st. mary's university. the principal made remarks about jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and cary greene and then caused for a moment of silence. dennis and shifflett were on the clarksburg varsity football team. shifflett was a defensive end and an -- a guard. greene played

attending damascus high school in freshman and sophomore years and he transferred to clarksburg this year. the principal knew all three young men well. >> i was the principal of rocky hill middle school when they were in middle school so i have known them since they were 11 years old. it's very difficult. we as a community band together. we come together at times like this. we take care of each other. kevin: clarksburg high school did not have class because of graduation. the students will return tomorrow. the grief counselors will be on hand. in the last hour we have learned that a candlelight vigil will take place tonight at 7:30. at difference-maker church in damascus. it is open to the public. we are live in clarksburg, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. we did some checking. memorial day was the start

deadliest days of the year. more than 1,000 people are killed over that stretch in crashes involving teenage drivers. that is an average over five years. according to the data compiled by the national traffic highway safety administration, more than half of those killed were teens.

longer in the area? >> that is right. this happened over my shoulder next to the tree on the sidewalk here on montgomery street. after talking with witnesses police say they believe the suspect left this area. there is no immediate threat to the community they say. in the past hour crime scene tape came down here on this block. traffic moving through. investigators say it happened around 12:30 this afternoon. witnesses tell me they heard six gunshots in rapid succession. they looked outside and saw the victim's body here. there was no noise, no shouting or altercation before they heard the gunshot sound. police responded to several 911 calls. found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. he was transported to a nearby hospital. pronounced dead an hour later around 1:30 p.m. there is no victim i.d. at this point yet. they are still trying to notify family members but say he is in his late 20's. >> we understand any acts of violence in a community are going to cause some concerns and so we will be in the community.

community. we will ensure that we continue to be here to let the community know we will do whatever it takes to not only bring this person to justice who committed this act but to ensure they feel safe in the community. mike: we are still seeking a suspect description in the homicide investigation. the motive is unclear. coming up at 5:00 on abc7, reaction from neighbors who say they are fed up with the late-night activity, public drinking and in some cases violence on this block. reporting live in old town alexandria, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile, a bethesda chevy chase high school teacher is in police custody accused of taking pictures of girls. todd scriber according to police took pictures of at least three teenage girls in the classroom. one student telling police when she went to ask a question in the test he had his phone under her skirt. he was placed on leave in to

school. "7 on your side" fighting back against crime. to see what is happening in your neighborhood log on to wjla.com. click on the "on your side" tab and check out the spot crime map. each report posted there goes right down to the block. jonathan: break news coming in the newsroom from tel aviv in israel. a deadly shooting has taken place. leon harris is at the "live desk" there. san all-all manhunt going on? what happened? leon: the hunt for whoever else may be involved. the word is four people were killed in a shooting in central tel aviv in a market there, that is widely known of the largest shopping center in the area in tel aviv. we hear this is described by the police as being aimed specifically against israelis. at least five are wounded. two are in serious or severe conditions in hospitals right now. police are telling us that at least two terrorists have b

caught or neutralized, which means they were killed or detained. no word on the type of the number of the weapons used. there is no discussion about whether or not automatic weapons were used. the two attackers are described being cousins from the hebron area and they were known to israeli authorities. they have been described in one case that at least one of the attackers was disguised as ultra orthodox jew. police are searching the area to make sure there are no other attackers. there are concerns about how much coordination there may have been involved in these two or any other groups. at this point no other group claimed responsibility. we will keep an eye on the story and let it know what we learn here. back to you. jonathan: thanks. five bicyclists dead. all of them nowed down by a truck drive. this mapped in michigan yesterday everything. the man behind the wheel has been taken in custody. lauren springer from the sister station wwmt is in cooper township, michig

happened? do we have a motive? reporter: that is the question of the hour. a question that police can't answer for us just yet. they do not know exactly what caused this to happen. what they can tell us is a 50-year-old man was arrested. not far from the scene last night. this, of course, after he ran over nine people out on a bike ride killing five. of course, leaving the scene. now calls of the pickup truck, the suspect was driving started coming in about a driver driving erratically. this started early yesterday evening. three different police agencies out looking for the truck before this hit-and-run. this is just another round of heartbreak for the kalamazoo community. the second mass casualty we have seen here in just months. all of this following a shooting spree in february, killing six and wounding two others. >> they are different in lots

the emotional trauma it is causing to people in the community. and to the community. you don't ever expect it to happen. i never expected there to be another one of those late night, overnight five people dead, six people dead events. certainly not in the span of four months. reporter: it's very tough time for the west michigan community. we have just within the last ten minutes learned the names of the five victims that were killed. three women, two men ranging from their early 40's to the late 70's. all member of the change gang bike club in the kalamazoo area. the fourth survivor in two hospitals and three in serious and one in fair condition. the suspect is expected to be charged tomorrow. facing once again a long list of charges from murder to fleeing the scene of an accident cain

township, lauren springer, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you for that. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a would-be kidnapper as bold as they come. look at the video. a man trying to drag a girl out of the store in front of his mother. we'll show you how it played out. michelle: a tennis superstar sidelined. how long maria sharapova is banned from playing. alison: and we will talk about changing habits. what metro's safetrack program is making more people do to get to work. doug: this is more like after this morning's cold gusty cold front through the area. sunshine, fair weather clouds. i think you will like the next couple of days at least. coming up at "abc7 news

jonathan: melvin pate died in 2012 after a shooting. recently, though, he was able to testify in a case against his suspected murderer. sam ford explains how pate was able to secure a conviction identifying the gunman despite the fact he was dead. >> i want to show you a picture. if you see the person, blink one hard for yes. okay? sam: this is video from five years ago after melvin pate had been shot, paralyzed and unable to speak. pate in an earlier photo died two years later before the case could get to court. today, after many appeals over the video, five and a half years later -- >> we

prince george's county jury yesterday returned a verdict of guilty. sam: -- the jurors found jermaine hailes guilty of first-degree murder. court papers say he shot and robbed pate at the capital heights building in what was to be the sale of half a pound of marijuana. jurors saw him close his eyes tight when the picture was shown to him. >> is this the person that shot you? this is the person that shot you? yes? sam: the prosecutor noted it's not often they meet the victim before he dies. >> we went to see him in the hospital once we were assigned to this five and a half years ago. >> this really does highlight how special the prosecutors in this case are, how hard they worked. this is a very satisfying verdict. not just for this family. this is a very satisfying verdict for this office. sam: according to the prosecutors this is only the fourth time in u.s. history that blinking has been used as a dying declaration.

maryland. jermaine hailes, the man convicted faces life plus 20 years. reporting from prince george's county, maryland, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: let's talk tennis. tennis star maria sharapova is planning to appeal a two-year ban that has been handed down this morning. the international tennis federation instituted the ban after the russian star failed a drug test back in january. that is when she tested positive for meldonium at the australian open. sharapova has been taking the medicine since 2006. but the substance was banned this year. jonathan: there is another sports star that will be missing missing in action who is a shame because he is fun to watch play. he is pulling out for health reasons. tiger woods says he will not tee it up in the u.s. open or the quicken loans national. the former world number one golfer says he is getting better but he is still not full

back surgeries. although he won't play, tiger does say he will be in town to host quicken loans national. he will be here. alison: that helps. just knowing he is in town helps the local businesses. jonathan: absolutely. people love tiger woods. this is the third weekday of the metro safetrack. i don't know about you. i saw a lot of cars on the road. michelle: a lot of folks are counting the days. some people decided to take measures into their own hands by grabbing handlebars. yammer good weather for it today. jay korff show us more people are hopping on bicycles for the commute. jay: we are in rosslyn, virginia, right next to the trail. >> two-wheel commuters are storming the d.c. area streets and it may be due to the mess on metro rails. safetrack, the year-long minutes plan to mend the transit system is causing considerable delays for the morning and the evening riders. maybe that is why you are seeing more of these riders.

jay: rob started commuting via bike a year ago. he is glad he did. >> i just love it. i love the exercise. i love the time on a bike instead of in a car. jay: more crowded trains typically push the rail riders to drive more, clogging the area roadways. >> to avoid the traffic i will ride more this week than i would normally. jay: metro's first monday for safetrack proved a bonanza for bicyclist advocates. the director of bike arlington points to this bike-o-meter near key bridge as proof. monday it recorded 2,325 bike trips. double the normal monday for may. the hope is the bike commuters will stay on two wheels long after safetrack is over. >> it's the most dependable way to get to work. jay: jay korff, abc7

alison: we have everything you need to know about safetrack on a special page. if you want metro updates texted directly to your phone, text "metro" to 43817. let's go ahead and check traffic for the vehicles out there. jamie sullivan is standing by with details. jamie: a few problems. i want to begin in d.c. so a disabled tractor trailer. this is blocking three lanes heading northbound on m street southeast near 12th street. even heading southbound there is a lane blocked as well. we also want to watch an accident. reservoir road northwest closed between 39 and 44 street. canal road is a good option as an alternate. slowing on the freeway. we can see that as well on kenilworth avenue. southbound 295 in the teens as you continue closer to national harbor. here is 66. so far we are okay. as you head outbound. it will be a lot of that normal volume mixed in with a lot of people who drove because of the safetrack. that will be the norm for the next

if you are traveling in the area, single lane closures for a few days. saturday from barry place to florida avenue. we will look at the waze maps. i want to show you headed inbound, the solid red line approaching an accident near 123. you can see pretty heavy traffic as you head in now on the g.w. starting near the beltway. that is a look at traffic. jonathan: i could listen to that all day. on a day like today. the soothing sounds of the ocean. ahh. by the way, today is world's oceans day. the official u.n. designated day to celebrate the world's largest body of water. we need them to tell us to celebrate oceans. health concern, healthy planet. the effort to stop plastic pollution making its way to the ocean. alison: perfect day for the beach. >> it's gorgeous. it is breezy in my opinion. no, no, no. it's

michelle: my hair went crazy. alison: you don't have that problem. jonathan: i don't have much hair. it works out all right. doug: tomorrow is chilly in the morning. real chill. but pleasant. a big change over the heat and the humidity. by the way will come back over the weekend in a big way. look closely at the screen. this is southern frederick county, maryland. this started this morning. if you see the sunshine dissipate. the clouds roll in. did you see it? that was a cold front moving through. it was a fast day. now we are back to sunshine. with the frontal passage we have strong wind gusts. 54-mile-per-hour gusts. 54 at children's hospital. 51 in frederick. cresswood middle school. higher elevation there at 49 miles per hour. the temperatures now are in

a chill because the cold front and a dry, chilly northwesterly winds continue to the area. mid-60's now in hagerstown westward. 72 in leesburg. 70 in baltimore and annapolis. 70 in andrews. 71 at reagan national. wind gust in the past 30 minutes or so, still getting your attention outside. 33-mile-per-hour registered in leesburg. 32-mile-per-hour at andrews. 24-mile-per-hour gust at reagan national. if you are grilling out tonight there will be a breeze. it will be cool. the combination of 60's and the clear skies, the rain is pushing offshore. we will be in good shape. the forecast clear and cool tonight. upper 70's tomorrow. sunny and dry. friday 80 degrees. it will turn warmer and more humid in the weekend. the weekend forecast, partly cloudy. warm and humid. 89 degrees. it will feel warmer with the humidity. increasing chances for the late afternoon evening and the nighttime hours. scattered showers and storms. sunday looks great.

of sunshine in the area. michelle: very nice. thank you, doug. still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- it was almost a kidnapping. but mom fights back. stopping a stranger. more of this video at 4:30. jonathan: but first, time to honor the coach of the week. who leads the players on the court and looks out for them off of it? special relationship between h.d. woodson prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant.

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michelle: it is time to recognize one of the great teachers and the mentors from our area. trey mines is the boys basketball coach at h.d. woodson in the district. coach mines leads his players on the court and looks out for them off of it. here is robert burton with our coach of the week. robert: where do you think if coach mines wasn't in your life and trying to mold and shape you? >> only god knows. robert: that was boyd's response when asked about this guy, his basketball coach trey mines. mines isn't just a coach. he is the definition of a big brother to make sure the players stay out of trouble, not just through the school year but during the summer as the a.a.u. program. >> i'm more involved than some would be. for comfort.

have up. for me this is watching the kids go from where they were when i got them. watch them break through everything and do things that people say that because of where you are from they can't do. robert: like avoiding gangs, violence. they say with coach mines armed it's nothing less than a blessing. >> go play in a gang. it's not that smart. he says stay here, stay in the gym. i just get better instead of going to waste my time. robert: mines is good at putting them in front of college coaches throughout the country which helps to prevent trouble. >> if you are just sitting around not doing anything. you have no reason to not work out. no reason to treat your body right. michelle: they

them to stay on the right past. jonathan: great coaches the job doesn't end at the end of the day or the game. it's a nonstop around the clock job. he cares so much about the lives. michelle: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- alison: have you seen this? a mother fighting back. this could have been a kidnapping. >> mom was on. he was getting his butt kicked by mom. >> holding on to her daughter for dear life. today we are learning apt the suspect's criminal history. we will take you inside this store and break down the video coming up next. jonathan: still ahead for us, leave the baby deer alone. wildlife officials say it's okay if it looks alone. it's not lonely. the problem caused by the families thinking they are doing the right thing when they (rothat cigarette smokingght just messed up your lungs. i never thought that at only 45, it would give me a heart attack. my tip is,

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michelle: have you seen this? a man attempting to kidnap a girl. the camera rolling the entire time. alison: police describe it as one of the worst things they have seen play out. thankfully the teenage girl's mother steps

she win asterfying tug-of-war. we go inside the dollar general store. reporter: surveillance video capture a man dragging a girl through a store in an attempted kidnapping the teen's mother holding on for dear life. >> he searched out his victim. he stretched and he went after that child. reporter: we are learning more about craig, the man seen shopping in the video and suddenly pouncing on the 13-year-old dragging her to the exit. the teen's mother grabbed the daughter's other arm refusing to let go. >> why mom was on him. he was getting his butt kicked by mom. reporter: the would-be kidnapper is not listed on a sex offender list but has a criminal history including charges of trespassing and aggravated battery on a police officer. he is now facing kidnapping and child abuse charges. he tried to get away but was

in the parking lot. >> he fought but when he realized i had the upper edge he complied. >> deputy jonathan bennan hailed a hero and girl's mother mended for her quick response -- mended -- commended for her quick response. >> it's your child. you do what you have to do. >> authorities tell us neither the mother nor the daughter was harmed in the incident. in new york, abc news. alison: taking one more look at the video. you see the man pull the 13-year-old girl away from her mother there. you hear about a suspect running when there is a commotion. he certainly does not. the mother is able to hold on until the off-duty officer steps in to help. the timing of having the off-duty officer there was incredible. the mom was not letting go. michelle: so often, like you

stories. normally the guy was run off. when he sees a response from the mom. jonathan: i have to believe if there were more people in the store they would have come face to face with him. i can't see this. i'm glad he got caught. he wasn't even in the system. didn't have him in the system for anything. michelle: now they got him. jonathan: doug, we are watching this saying we would have helped her out. doug: it turned out okay. we are looking at congressional country club. absolutely gorgeous. windy up there. if it gets high enough in the air. free ride. as far as the sky it's a gorgeous blue skies. no rain. we will see fair weather

in the meantime it's cool. look at the wake-up temperatures. forecast tomorrow in the western zone. 49 in martinsburg. hancock. going to be chilly indeed. the western superbs are 50 degrees. even the suburbs close to washington, frederick and leesburg. the metro area will do better. low to mid-50's. we will forecast sunny, breezy weather. low humidity. near 80 on friday. saturday we are looking at a chance of showers in the afternoon. capital pride parade will get off fine but later in the afternoon and the evening after 6:00 to 9:00 some thunderstorms could roll through the area. back to warm weather for sunday. alison: thank you. now to the story about a sheriff's deputy. michelle: it happened in stafford county. he is recovering after being shot several times. authorities say they responded to a call about a fight between a mo

last night. when deputies arrived they were shot at by 18-year-old joshua sumter. one of the deputies was hit four times including a shot to his chest. he is expected to survive. sumter was arrested, charged with attempted capital murder. alison: another case of domestic violence and two people are dead at the 1300 block of gray street. police shooting and killing the man who opened fire after his estranged wife tried to run away. cheryl conner explains what happened. cheryl: the woman trying to run away from her estrangedded husband came out of this home and ran a few doors down. that is where two people were shot and killed. it all happened around 9:00 tuesday night on gray street in culpeper county. 49-year-old willis walker followed the woman to his home

sheriff scott jenkins says walker shot and killed a 74-year-old man. he then "violently assaulted" his estranged wife to a point he thought she was dead. another woman in the house called 911. when deputies arrived the sheriff says walker would not drop his gun while approaching them. so a sergeant shot and killed him. the neighbors remember the man killed was the best on the block. >> he was the best in neighborhood. he took care of everybody. it's just crazy it happened here. >> the 51-year-old estranged wife is expected to survive. the other woman inside the house was not hurt. no deputies were injured. coming up at 5:00, you will hear more about the tense moments. cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: for some the first reaction when you see an abandoned baby de

rescue the animal. the wildlife group in virginia has a message for those people. leave the fawns alone. fawn rescues have been an issue in the roanoke area. the wildlife center there says it gets about a call an hour from people worried about fawns. pete may have good intention -- people may have good intentions but when they try to rescue the baby deer they are harming them. >> this time of year, mom will leave them because they are too young to keep one her. so she will forage throughout the day and come back to feed them periodically. michelle: it is best to call before assuming an animal is in trouble. alison: now to hutchinson, kansas. this is quite a story. surprise delivery. last thursday, gina hilltop gave birth to a baby boy weighing 14.4 pounds. jonathan: linebacker! alison: may be one day. they were expecting a big baby consider

weighed nine pounds but they were not prepared for baby moses. not only was he heavy, he was 22 inches long. michelle: my gosh! alison: that is two or three inches longer than average. >> they took him out and the nurse said it's a mini sumo wrestler. they showed me. that is a sumo wrestler. michelle: moses is already wearing clothes size for 6 to 9-month-olds. alison: his parents are thinking about the future. they can see him playing linebacker. maybe basketball. the sky is the limit for baby moses. jonathan: no binkie or bottles. he is already eating steak. alison: using a knife and fork. jonathan: all right. how about this one? hundreds of people lined up outside the k.f.c. yum center. not for a sporting vent. all looking to get a ticket to attend the memorial for muhammad ali. distribution of the tickets was supposed to begin this morning but the line began

i was packed. so officials thought you know what? let's hasn't it out early. they were given out on first come, first serve basis. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- police wipe out a truck in a chase. this thing flipped overred a few times. what happens next when the officers confront the woman behind the wheel. michelle: still ahead for us, military officials search for wreckage of two f-16's that crashed midair. pilots survived. it has been a bad couple of weeks for the pentagon. how many fighter jets crashed in two weeks? find out ahead. alison: right now i'm going to step away to get ready for what is coming up at 5:00, but here is something new for us at 5:00 tonight. "7 on your side" taking a closer look at some construction projects around the metro area. projects that may look like they have been abandoned. we'll tell you what is going on with this tonight at 5:00. see you then.

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wildlife authorities. jonathan: this monkey puts $150 in his mouth. this guy is saying this is my mon. trying to coax him to give up the money. no. michelle: this is a police chase that is caught on camera. this is out of the world! bad. bad. jonathan: a woman accused of stealing a pickup truck. spun out and the truck hit the ditch and flipped. what happens next. she is pinned under the car with the news chopper still focused.

able to get the truck upright or get to her at least. pull her out. minor injuries. they will arrest her and now she faces a bunch of charges. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- military personnel once again trying to figure out what two of the planes went down. the pilot survived. how military officials are responding to questions about the aircraft safety after four crashes in two weeks. michelle: plus, the nba finals. they continue tonight right here on abc. can the cavs pull off a comback or should get out the brooms? we get you ready for the game. game three. th in this

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jonathan: two f-16 fighter jet collide midflight. the pilot punched out our vived. the south carolina air national guard says it was a routine night flying operation. the pilots did eject. is there a systemic issue with the military aircraft fleet after four crashes in two weeks? >> when you operate high

the realities is that accidents happen. this is an individual or separate incident. we are handling it as such. i don't believe you will see any linkage. jonathan: last week a navy blue angel pilot was killed when the f-18 crashed in tennessee. hours earlier an air force f-16 pilot ejected from his aircraft after performing for air force academy graduation. may 26, two f/a-18's collided off the coast. all four of those crew members survived. that is six jets lost in two and a half weeks. michelle: talk about the basketball now. nba finals continue tonight. this time in cleveland. right here on abc7 at 9:00. jonathan: something to share with us? michelle: yeah. we will get to it. jonathan: cavs are hoping home kooking can turn the tide. the defending champs own them. tonight's game three is the suspect of the abc7 instapoll. michelle: get out your phone, tablet or head to your desk

go to wjla.com/votenow. the question are the cavs done? go online and vote. your results will come up at the bottom of the screen. john and i agree we believe this is a sweep. we found a broom. we looked high and low. robert: what is with the hate? michelle: you don't agree? robert: i don't think it is a sweep. michelle: you are good at it. jonathan: they lost by over 30 points. robert: but they are in cleveland. anything is possible. michelle: the warriors have so much gas. robert: they do and a good bench. jonathan: what is this? robert: the broom matches your outfit. michelle: and the warriors. robert: no love for the cavs. literally. love is out with a con suggestion. he is told by a team official he will not return for tonight's matchup. he took a hard hit from harrison barnes in the back of the head. he left after

returned. they would lose that game 110-77. basically someone has to step up for cleveland if not everyone. lebron says it is about leaving it on the floor no matter what the case is. all the conversations you have on a daily basis, you have to go out and play. lay it on the floor and lay it on the line and live with the results. >> it can be reversed pretty quickly. we have been on the other side of that. we have to stay aggressive, stay locked in. honestly be a better team than we were in game one and two. robert: tonight at 8:00, join us on facebook. it's the tailgate on facebook live. it will be a party. we asked you, you answered. are the cavs done? quick look at the instapoll. we will check back. you can see right there. 57% say the cavs are toast. look, i disagree. i think they will win one in cleveland. jonathan: it just c

robert: exactly. i will give your broom back. jamie sullivan doesn't like it. you want to take it? jonathan: you do know when steph curry says we should be better and play better in game one and two that is frightening. michelle: trouble. robert: we are talking about the best player in the world. lebron james. a nice cleveland yellow dress. michelle: i would love to see more basketball but i think it will be a sweep. robert: you got a point. we want to see more basketball. jonathan: bye, robert. thank you. bring in doug hill to talk about the weather. something we all agree on. a fantastic day. doug: nice. we had showers. cold front blew through. it's delightful. it doesn't feel like june. the winds will diminish. by morning, 48 to 58 degrees. tomorrow looks fine. winds are eight to 15 and

forecast high of 78 degrees. the air is nice and dry. that is good stuff. heading through the weekend, friday through sunday is the d.c. jazz-fest. the time period is from 6:00 saturday everything through late night with the possible thunderstorms. it will get hot and humid through the weekend as well. if you are going to the beach, whether he be in the 70's -- the weather will be 70's and nice. it's all looking fine around the area. we leave you with a seven-day. the hot stuff coming in over the weekend. then we will calm down to a nice pattern early next week. how about the traffic pattern? jamie? jamie: it's not terrible. but 66 is where of course the pattern has been totally messed up because we have seen the safetrack put in place and the lower traffic. i want to remind you that the single lane closures that go in place tonight. both directions. georgia and barry place and florida avenue. that is a project overnight until saturday. inside the beltway 66 looks good. outside the beltway different story near the vienna metro. we'll

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michelle: every summer libraries kick off the summer reading program. today it happened in prince george's county. as kellye lynn tells us, this year there is a bonus. virtual library card called "link." kellye: every opportunity in the school system gets a virtual library card, a number to allow them to ch

about late fees. >> we created a special card with special status for students that says what you take out, you won't be billed for. you won't have to pay the fine. >> racecars and cowboys. motorcycle books. >> how dis it feel to have your own library card? >> it feels rewarding. >> the first 5,000 students sign up by june 15 get a t-shirt. they also have a chance to win prizes depending on how many books they read. in largo, kellye lynn, abc7 news. leon: tonight, a tragic accident on a winding road. >> you think it will be your kids. it's just not fair. leon: three lives lost and a cloud of sorrow left hanging over a high school graduation. the safetrack effect. >> i didn't expect it to be this long. it was excruciating. >> a tale of frustration in

rail. plus a first of its kind tax on the horizon. it's not going down well. on stage irritation. what beyoncé did in the middle of a show that is generating a worldwide buzz. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: it has been called the deadliest 100 days for teenagers. the time around proms and graduations. late last night, three local high school students got in a truck and did not make it home. they left a party. the night before clarksburg high school graduation. the pickup truck they were in crashed on curvey burnt hill road before kingstead road. that's where brad bell is live tonight. brad? brad: yeah, the crash happening just about where i am now. this is where we believe the truck lost control. slamming into the trees. you can see the police have the road closed off so that young people can come and pay their

sadness all day long. it happens in the blink of an eye. three teens in a pickup truck believed to be speeding down a winding country road. there is a hill. the truck slams head on in a tree. juniors jacob dennis at his passengers patrick shifflett and cary greene are killed. >> heaven gained three amazing angels. brad: ryan among the many students, friends and parents drawn to the crash scene today. >> anybody who goes through this but you never think it will be your kids. it's just not fair. >> these were good kids. presumably coming in a social event. trying to go home. they made a minor mistake. and three kids lost their lives. brad: montgomery county police captain says there is no indication alcohol was