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[gunfire] michelle: you can hear the panic and people were yelling to get back. police are not saying what condition the man is in right now. witnesses say he was yelling at alwaysers daring them -- officers daring them to shoot. that caused chaos at the airport. the woman in the car having the rock thrown at her, she was not hurt. the security administration predicts it will take five hours to get everyone back through the security. ed a the "live desk" -- at the "live desk," michelle marsh, back to you. alison: thank you. reaction to the 20-year prison sentence for a young man who killed two classmates while drinking and driving. the judge suspended all but four years of the sentence for sam ellis. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in rockville. kevin, some are asking why the judge sealed r
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that is a move that seems to protect the defendant here. kevin: certainly alison. notably, jailhouse phone calls where mcelroy was record -- ellis was recording telling his cyster he -- anotherer he wanted to be at the beach. they want all 20 hours of his phone calls released to the public. but the problem is montgomery county circuit court judge robert greenberg will not lift the court-ordered seal. kevin: the consensus is that samuel ellis got off easy he had faced up to 20 years in prison for facing two friends in a drunk driving crash. the judge sentenced to teen the four years with a chance of parole after one. >> what is more, ellis had
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january 2014, marijuana with the intent to distribute. february 2015, drunk, fake i.d. and vomiting in cop car. march 15, possession of alcohol. june 15, drunk fighting in ocean city. >> this kid didn't learn too much. >> bruce stern whose daughter attended wootton high school with ellis watched the entire four-hour long sentencing. >> in reaching a decision, judge greenberg stated he didn't think his decision would have a deterrent effect on anyone in the county. i disagree with the judge. a stiff sentence would have sent a strong message to young people about the consequences of drinking and driving. kevin: they cited another phone call where samuel ellis talked about concocting a somebody
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the judge. they would like to air the phone call but the judge did not allow them played in the courtroom and sealed them from the case file. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: "7 on your side" on your side with important information for washington gas customer. the utility recently upgraded the building system. you may be paying ontime it might not be going through. >> this have affected tens of thousands of customers. the problem is with the online billing system where the bills are not sent out. >> it's not a lot to do. in december washington gas installed new online billing software. since then the customers like andrew middle top have had problems. >> i don't know what
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believe. >> for many customers the payments never went through without them knowing. others like middalton didn't receive a bill for months and then got one for $600. >> i had to dip in my emergency fund. >> 18,000 e-service accounts are still affected. utility told abc7, "we are committed to delivering a better online experience. and regret that we have fallen short." >> we want to make sure that the rights were being protect ed. >> the d.c. office found 31,000 or 21% of the washington gas customers in the district were affected by the error. some were sent termination notices. a few h
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>> this number, 31,000, we have never seen that many at one time. >> i don't know what to believe. i will look at the meter and go back to each bill to see whether the meter reading is correct. >> the office of the people's council advises to check your online account if you have washington account. if you see a problem, we have information that you need as far as who to contact on the website. wjla.com. head to the website. information will come up at the bottom. >> thank you. leon: if you have any other problem let us know how 7 can be on your side. he can't wait to help you out. call the team. you can e-mail us at tips@wjla.com. abc7 is on storm watch tonight. we get ready for a change in our weather.
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here now with the forecast. we don't want this to change. doug: i know. perfect to keep the warm and the dry weather through the weekend. but it will get hot. yes, there is a chance of the scattered thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and everything but i don't think it's widespread at all. nats are back in town. over the homestand. 7:05 against the phillies. first pitch at 7:05. sunny, beautiful, breezy, 78 degrees for first pitch. tomorrow morning is in the 60's. 63 in winchester and leesburg. 62 degrees early tomorrow morning in frederick. in the metro look at 66, 67 inside the city. comfortal start. through the day the heat machine is turned on high. high pressure move south and east. turn the winds west and southwest to bring us warm air from the ohio valley. it will hit lowe
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spotty storms are the possibility through the afternoon. more about the beaches and the weekends and all event in a few minutes. leon: thank you. beautiful day outside. but a day of sadness. as the world prepares to say goodbye today to a sports icon. perhaps the greatest of them all. flowers line the street up to the cemetery where muhammad ali will be buried. people ran up to the hearse that was carrying the body of the greatest, as the procession made its way through the streets of louisville. estimated 100,000 people turned out to watch the funeral procession for the legendary boxer. >> showing respect for the great man. leon: for many it wasn't his action in the ring but the actions in life brought them to pay respects. >> thanks for the inspiration. i could do anything. and it doesn't matter you come
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from. be anything you want to be. leon: will smith and mike tyson among the pallbearers. bill clinton and billy crystal among those scheduled to speak. 15,000 people are packing the yum center in louisville. inside tens of thousands more waiting outside. >> it may have been a tough and a tenacious man in the ring but he was compassionate tender around those he loved. leon: the champ planned the detail of his funeral years ago. it's still going on right now. you see one of his daughters at the podium. let's listen in. >> you will be greatly missed. but now we send you off in celebration. a blown kiss and prayers as you enter the final round. god's last boxing bell will sound in heaven. i love you, we all love you. thank you very
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leon: you can watch the live stream of the service at wjla.com. and on the sister station newschannel8. once the service finally wraps up. procession with the friends and the guest at the muhammad ali center in louisville. alison: you know dulles airport was the backdrop for a family's brush with muhammad ali. the man that brought it to our attention calls it greatest picture he wasn't in. >> as a preteen in the 1970's, eric was a big man of foxing. >> it may seem strange that he isn't pictured in his most cherished family photo. the reason for his exclusion is a remarkable one. >> we repeat the story every
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>> they are flying from l.a. to d.c. then 12-year-old eric asks ali for an autograph while the champ is dining at a cafe in the l.a. airport. he said the champ grabbed this napkin and signed away. they board the same flight and land at dulles international airport and hop on a tram. that's when it happened. ali puts eric's 4-year-old sister gina on his lap for a picture. soon before the mother snaps away a young woman, stranger, beats eric to his seat. it's taken without eric in it. old school photo bomb. >> i am bitter i'm not in the picture. >> maybe he got something better. moments later he walked up to ali and grabbed his hand. they walked together for a few moments hand in hand. >> it sounds funny to say. but you know, you are so star struck. i grabbed ali's
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>> a titan of sport with a gentle soul. that is how he will remember the greatest. >> the most famous person on earth. he didn't hesitate. there is no wall between him and people. >> jay korff, abc7 news. alison: it has been so many years and he is still so emotional about the moment. wonderful. president obama wasn't able to attend the funeral because his daughter malia graduated from school in d.c. today but he sent a video tribute. it was played at the service. you can watch it on the website wjla.com. leon: the afternoon of icons another one to talk about now. the university of minnesota says the plan now to honor music legend prince with a 'hue mouse honorary -- posthumous honorary degree. the process began before his death in
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alison: coming up at 5:00. remembering the victim. the debate over how to memorialize people who lose lives to violence in the district. >> later, the candidates come to washington. donald trump and what hillary clinton were doing in d.c. alison: plus -- >> we got word from the concerned metro passengers. we got in touch with metro. now m
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leon: this is one week since metro began safetrack. the instapoll is asking how you think things are going. wjla.com/votenow. safetrack is designed to do much-needed maintenance on the metro system. alison: but the abc7 cameras caught evidence of damage on tracks that are not scheduled for the surge. "7 on your side" with stephen tschida live at the rosslyn station. what is metro telling you? stephen: first of all, we heard from passengers who were concerned about the stretches of exposed third rail. a couple of hours ago i got an e-mail from a representative from metro saying that system will be repaired fast. >> safetrack causes
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for some computers. the naked third rails scare them. >> it does concern me stephen: we checked them out in several spots. something torn the covers off. you can see them on the ground. there are also suspect marks near the missing covers. >> it seems like it could be unsafe. >> i don't know how they have been knocked off. what is going wrong to make the covers knocked off? stephen: a metro spokesperson said a missing cover is not a problem. this reassured some passengers. >> this just a cover on top of a rail that presents stuff from contacting it. there is nothing here to contact it in this space. it doesn't bother me. >> but others express concern about a possible metal link between the highly charged third rail and the ground. especially inlight of the metro re
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>> they have had electrical problems and fires. they have had issues with that. that is concerning is how do they know? >> the e-mail from metro clarifies that the detached covers will be reattached by a crew working tonight. alison: you can text "metro" to 43817 to get alerts to your phone. that will keep you one step ahead of safetrack and any problems that are out there. leon: if you are in the area don't be surprised if the canal looks like it sprung a leak. it is being drained temporarily. it will be a foundation for the scaffolding to put up for construction in 3200 of grace street. the setup will take five
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alison: i am worried about the duck. leon: got to find some place to go. alison: that is where the express came from. doug: duck out of water. for a while. all right. big weekend, so many events. the story will be the heat. a little humidity. we are talking about jumping from being so cool, 90 to warmer on sunday. it will be a breeze but it will be a hot one. let's get started. brian van de graaff took hike down to lake ridge to visit his friend, principal extraordinaire. he talked to the second graders about the weather. a lot of us will go do schools. brian does a road show. a lot of entertainment and fun. hello second graders. have a great weekend! let's talk about the weekend. a big one is the national science
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on the mall between 6:00 to 11:00, the weather is perfect. haze overhead. overnight is cloudy. the winds will turn south and southwest. there is humidity. not oppressive humidity but you will feel it in the morning. in the day an area to watch is along the maryland pennsylvania line. there could be isolated thunderstorms. the timing is the late afternoon or the everything for that. otherwise a pop-up shower here and there. as the warmer air and the warm front will move in. at
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isolated thunderstorms through the area. that should be that. we will be back in the country. breezy and warm weather through the day on sunday. the earlier the tee tomorrow for the golfers the better. by the early to the mid-afternoon it's around 90. it may feel warmer than that. that is the story. capital pride parade, it will be hot. if you're standing in the sunshine, keep hydrated. it will feel like 95 degrees. we will cool down tomorrow night. the twilight festival. four-miller. tomorrow at 7:00 in ashburn. it will be hot and humid. the dew points will hold in the mid-60's. through the evening hours it will feel warmer than thermometer will indicate.
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91 tomorrow. there is an isolated thunderstorm in the day. sunny, breezy and hot for the day on sunday. >> i on monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday the highs do turn cooler each day but the weather pattern will keep us with a chance, a 30% chance each of the day for afternoon or the early everything showers or thunderstorms. alison: thank you. leon: something else in the air to keep an eye out for. low lying planes around for the area. for tomorrow. alison: we have the details on that coming up. also, how the university of maryland is looking to invest in the community. >> visitor parking passes in d.c. are targeted by the people who want to make a buck. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we tell you more about the scam. ♪ ♪ alison: members of d.c. were rocking outside the studios in arlington this morning ahead of
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so this sunday the group will be part of a free show that is taking place at the kennedy center. we want to let you know next week on "good morning washington," tune in as veronica takes us on a seven-day get-away. more to come next week. a bit more as we head to break. ♪ ♪ for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers 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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alison: we hope you will join abc7 as we celebrate pride this weekend. watch the capital pride parade tomorrow at 4:30. we will be streaming it live on the website wjla.com. leon: finding a place to park is tough enough, when there isn't a big event going on. but without a zone permit it can be impossible in some neighborhoods. now the passes are becoming such a hot commodity they're being stolen from cars. cheryl: a city perk. people in congested areas in southeast d.c. can apply for a resident parking pass and get visitor pass for guests. they are free but tracy says
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and it's not worth it. >> you see glass where they busted the windows out. cheryl: she pays property taxes and she is entitled to one. >> give me $100. cheryl: thieves tried to sell her a pass that appeared to be stolen. >> they start out saying i'm so sorry, i heard your car was broken into. >> we spotted a year-long pass handed out by the department of transportation. there are bar codes that coordinate with the person who requested the pass. paper ones granted by police to make the license plate number more of course. this is a mile walk from nats park. they sell them to fans who don't want to pay the high-price parking with the stadium. >> $48 to park. to watch a game. it's valuable. cheryl: d.c. department of transportation say 20 pas
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have been reported missing this year. ddot says parking officers are supposed to enforce how they are used but in this case it's still a high price to pay for mcguire. >> there is always a twist. >> on barracks row, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: the f.a.a. will conduct low-level inspection flights near national airport tomorrow morning. they are part of the visual guidance system. the plane will be a learjet with tail n-59. the flights begin early at 6:30 a.m. and they will finish around 10:00. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- some people are cutting to court, but not like this. "7 on your side" troubleshooter stepping in after a repair turned to a monster headache. >> a family wants to replace a street memorial to a loved one killed her with a permanent plaque, but they are
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into opposition. i have the controversy coming up. alison: a d.c. nation with the nation abuzz about vice presidential pick. join us thursday. we have a roundtable discussion about the role that women play in the november election. the woman card airs thursday at 7:00 on n ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help.
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leon: you see them all over the city popping up. small memorial, flowers, balloons, stuffed animals paying tribute to people killed by violence in the district. there is a debate how long they should stay in place or if they should be made permanent. sam ford has a story you will see only on 7. >> i'm in the 600 block of o street northwest. the city told the family that this memorial to their mother, 13-year-old sister, daughter, must be gone by july 1. the family wants to replace it with a permanent memorial. some marker has been on this spot sin
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a young woman and her friends were having a cookout, and they were shot. a stray bullet. and a community in mourning. street videographer had images of her alive and showed the community grief following her senseless death. >> she was an innocent bystander. sam: but a year later the city says it has to go. >> it has been there for a year. no one touched it. we maintained it. i asked them not to put alcohol bottles there. >> the mother says they will move out but the family wants a permanent plaque where the daughter was killed. >> i want a plaque there. >> that requires city approval and reaction from some residents. >> if we are going to honor one person with a permanent plaque we have to honor patrick shaw, matt slonsky and the other people killed in the community. it's inappropriate. shaw is not a temtary. sam: a.n.c. members don't like the precedent. >> if we put a plaque or a memorial on every spot in the
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neighborhood, where someone lost their life it would be a trail of tears. >> you know why they don't want it? it hasn't touched them. >> i understand everybody else. this is my daughter. i'm fighting for my daughter. zach she says another reason she wants a plaque here there are people in this neighborhood who know who fired that stray bullet that killed her daughter but they have not been cooperating with the police. so this is a reminder that a killer remains at large. >> a lot to think about there. "7 on your side" to fight back against crime. log on to wjla.com and check crime in your neighborhood with the spot crime map. alison: we turn to vote 2016 today. the presidential candidate came to washington. donald trump was in town to address the faith and the freedom
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clinton spoke to planned parenthood. both took swipes at each other. >> she will appointed are call judges who will legislate from the bench to override congress. the will of the people will mean nothing. >> trump would take us in the wrong direction on so many issues we care about. economic justice, workers right, civil rights, human rights, the environment. all of that is on the line in this selection. alison: today, secretary clinton met with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren fueling the debate whether she could join the democratic ticket. leon: well if you look to start a business, one study says there is no other place in america better than in the district. the washington metro area tops the list for the second straight
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austin was second. columbus third. nashville in the top five. the university system of maryland looking to cash in. the system approved a $25 million fund to invest in the new businesses created by the students, faculty and the graduates of maryland. they will offer investment from $50,000 to $500,000. they have to invest 10 million in the next four years with the rest wisconsined by the venture and the state funds. alison: coming up at 5:00. >> i was launched out from the vehicle. >> i was thrown 25 feet away. >> scott thuman introduces us to a wound -- scott abraham introduces to us a wounded warrior who turned to sports to help heal wounds. alison: but first, 7 salutes. a local program helping military families deal with the distance between them. >> tonight at "abc7 news at 6:
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with the baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. the admission that caesar goodson's lawyer got from the person who did gray's autopsy. stay tuned for "world news tonight" with david muir. alison: what are you working on tonight? >> with the president behind her, hillary turns to donald trump and the general election fight. plus, celebrating muhammad ali. the greatest of all time laid to rest. special coverage from louisville tonight on "world news tonight" with david muir.
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doug: perfect baseball weather. temperatures in the 70's all weekend long. the weekend will get hot. 91 tomorrow. same story on sunday. breezy both days. tomorrow afternoon there will be a chance of isolated mid-day showers. late afternoon and the evening thunderstorms are a probability as well. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" will be right back.
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alison: tonight abc7 salutes a program that helps families dealing with separation. every member of our military will at one time or another be far away from their friends and loved ones as part of the sacrifice. it's hard. jonathan elias shows us a
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wonders to help bridge the distance of both space and time. >> i missed first day of school and early reading. most of the milestones through age 8. jonathan: his kids grew up without seeing him at all. they grew one pictures of him on the computer. >> i was guilty and upset about the things i couldn't do and resolve the missing moments. jonathan: travis is no different than so many others in the military. eight years away from home for training and deployment. >> i would get to the driveway. they would take me ten minutes to get my courage to come inside the house. because i had an overwhelming sense i wasn't going to catch up. >> something as simple as reading a book changed everything. >> even though he wasn't physically present. he was still there. we could still see him. it was, it'sn
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jonathan: emma's dad took part in a program united through reading. video recording stations where he would read to his children via video. >> they could see him, they could hear him. even when he reads he turns the book around. just like he is there in person. >> it was nice for them to see the dad with a push of a button. >> it's on the dvd. the kids can plug it in the player themselves and take control over the interaction. jonathan: that was the goal. this program started 30 years ago when the young daughter of a navy surgeon didn't even recognize her own father. now, thousands of deployed use the simple idea to keep the families together, even when they can't be. yeah. it made all the difference for how we got started to reconnect. >> it meant a lot. you could put it on and say oh, i saw my dad today. it makes you feel like he is there. jonathan: jonathan elias, abc7 news. alison: so
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only helps parents be there for the kids when they can't but it also reinforces the importance of reading. books become an important thing in a child's life for a variety of reasons. so we salute united through reading. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- oops. that is never something that you want to hear from someone working on your house. but "7 on your side" got results up next. alison: we are gearing up for game four in the nba finals. we have a preview as the cavaliers try to stay alive next in sports. leon: abc is the only way to watch the game tonight at 9:00. then stay tuned for abc7 news at 11:00, or
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leon: they started to drill holes and make repairs and that is when the trouble began. a week later the family was out of thousands of dollars and left in the dark. literally. but they had enough power on the cell phone to call "7 on your
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horace holmes got them huge results. horace: to say they were at the wits' end and fed up with the cable provider of 17 years, cox communication, may be an understatement. >> i am at a loss. a lot. horace: it started when the cable went out. cox technician responded. >> he drilled a hole from my kitchen to the outside. and he drilled into the main power source to the house. horace: then a crack. sparks flew. >> relatively new siding was burned. horace: they say cox technician left with the power on but the main power line was cut. after a night of worrying they called dominion power. >> they seemed so stressed by the whole thing they cut the power to the house. horace: hours
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temperature rising in the home. food spoiling in the fridge and the freezer. >> all the food here is no longer any good. horace: call after call to cox produced no help they claim other than to tell them to call an electrician. they did. $1,1200 later the power line was fixed. while "7 on your side" was there the county inspector gave them the thumbs up. >> called the lady at the office. she can't expedite how you can get the power turned back on. horace: but still no promises from cox about making good on the electrician's bill, for week-long inconvenience, loss of time from work, eating out, oh, all the spoiled food? "7 on your side" made one phone call to cox headquarters and -- >> we got the check. we got the check! horace: hand delivered check. reimbursing everything. on top of that, give them a discount on the cable service. >> now we see your programs and stuff on the news. and what you do. i was like who
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my husband decided to call. now i'm a believer. getting that support. we feel supported by you. that's for sure. horace: horace holmes, abc7 news. leon: well, with that, they couldn't be happier. they will continue to do business with cox communication and will continue to watch "7 on your side." alison: i bet. all right. we hope you will continue to watch, too. in fact, join us this sunday at 5:30. we will have a "7 on your side" special. we will be highlighting recent stories. showing you how to protect against identity theft. and how to avoid paying extra for products simply because you are a woman. leon: all right. just ahead at 6 of:00, a brutal beating caught on video in updale part of the district. also coming up a long-awaited change at rehoboth beach to make life easier for families. join us at 6:00 and we will tell you all about it. alison: here we are ahead of the weekend. it will be a hot one. the pool is
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doug: all kind of things to do this weekend with this weather. jump-start the summer. temperatures are climbing to 90 or higher. look at tonight. it's ideal weather for any outdoor activity. grilling out. outside dinner, walking around town or your backyard. sunshine and a few clouds. the forecast overnight is for partly cloudy. mild conditions. we look for a change of the wind direction in the south and southwest to bring us more humid air to keep temperatures up to 68 degrees. we have a air quality alert. code orange unhealthy for sensitive groups. not surprising here with a light air speeds that are developing and the much warmer air. the capital pride parade 4:30 to 7:30. it will be hot. no way around it. on top of it in the city we have enough humidity to make it feel like 95. there could be isolated midday shower and 30% chance of thunderstorms 6:00 to 8:00. the
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taste of what is coming. wind change from south to southwest. this model has a shower passing over the baltimore metro at 11:00. line of showers work through the evening. 30% chance of storms tomorrow. sunny hot and breezy on sunday. cooler monday. back to you. alison: thank you. leon: tonight will be raining jump-shots. >> game four is tipping off tonight. if you look at the bottom of the screen tonight. we have an abc7 instapoll going on. grab your phone. tablet or go to the desktop. who do you like in game
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tonight's showdown will go a long way to determine the outcome. momentum in the balance. win tonight by the warriors and they can return home to try to clinch in the bay area. lebron james and the cavs, though, just one more victory away from tieing the series. at two games apiece. game four is here on abc7 at 9:00. join us on facebook live. we will have a game four preview. my man leon harris will be joining us on facebook live. 8:00 start. leon: call me anything but not late for pizza. scott: love it. friday night. that means that our abc7 rising star series has a spotlight. we are hitting the track with a wounded warrior despite nearly losing his life overseas, staff sergeant isaac gallegos turn to sports to bring back the competitive energy. this week's rising star takes us to the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. like father, like son. >>
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a lot of my family marines. >> august 20, 2006. serving in iraq, the vehicle of isaac gallegos ran over an i.e.d. >> i was launched out from the vehicle. thrown, i think it was 25 feet away. set on fire. >> majority of his body covered in burn. >> we did graphs with pigskin and shark skin. >> he has gravitated to sports. >> i had a privilege to compete with the marine trials. it was mazing to see the marines. >> he is a fighter. so next week in west point he will be representing the marines at the warrior games. paralympic style event for the injured, wounded and ill in the military. they have a saying pain is
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temporary, pride is forever. it's not about the short-term. it's the long-term. >> looking past scars of ten years ago. >> i look at them here and i see my old self. a lot of it still in me. >> forging ahead to a bright future. >> amazing, amazing man. the true definition of an inspiration. leon: you have done a few of those overcoming but i don't think we have seen anyone overcome more than that. amazing. alison: puts it in perspective. scott: he feels fortunate to be here today and glad to have an outlet for sports leon. pride is forever. we have a lot for him as well. glad to have them represent. >> no question. thank you for that. >> muhammad ali one of two sports legends remembered today. >> look at
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mr. hockey, gordie howe when
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alison: he was known as mr. hockey and became beloved ambassador for the game after playing for decades. gordie howe died today at age 88 following a series of strokes. we have a look at the life of a man who had an impact on countless number of hockey fans. reporter: known to fans simply as "mr. hockey." gordie howe, without a doubt the most durable hockey player of all times passed away tuesday after suffering a series of recent strokes. he played 26 seasons in the national hockey league. almost all with the detroit red wings. >> the six-time nhl m.v.p. won six scoring title and led them to seven straight league and four stanley cup wins, the last in 1955. tireless, aggressive, temperamental. his career almost came to a halt in the first playoff game of the 18949-1950 season. a
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crashing in the boards head first. he lay unconscious with a fractured skull. detroit went on to win the cup that year. he went on to play for years and retired from the nhl in 1971. by 1973 he joined his son returning to the ice in the houston arrows with the upstart hockey association. in 1979 when the nhl merged with the w.h.a. he played one final season to play all 88 games with the whalers. many of the records would eventually be broken by the most player who most idolized him. >> i wanted his sweater and his hockey card. >> wayne gretzky and howe became dear friends. howe traveled with the great one to watch all the bench marks fall, including his goal record. gretzky never beat the combined goal mark of .975. another record likely to remain unsurpassed is playing professional hockey across
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decades. the last game coming in 1997 at age 70. >> my goal in life at the time was to last a couple of years in detroit. but it is humbling when they tell you, you are the greatest. reporter: abc news, washington. alison: that is it for us at 5:00. but next at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- chaos at an airport in dallas. shots fired. causing some passengers to run through security. in a panic. new video coming in to the newsroom. a vicious attack in an upscale part of the district. we have more on that. beating the traffic. what some are doing to deal with the safetrack program and it may make your commute easier, too. >> now. "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. [gunfire] >> right off the top at 6:00, we continue to follow a developing story out of dallas. dramatic video there showing
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field airport where the police shot a man outside the baggage claim area. michelle marsh has the latest. >> the police say this started when a man receiverred attacking a woman outside dallas love airport. the man was throwing large rocks and yelling "shoot me, shoot me, i dare you." that is when police moved in and started firing. nine shots can be heard in this video. take a listen. the incident did not cause the airport to be shut down. it did create a panic with no passengers. >> we believe folks in the security line were startled. so they went through the security line without being checked. e

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