announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. scott: right now at 4:00, we are learning more information about what happened in orlando, including acts of heroism and survival. alison: in all, 49 people were killed but several victims are still in critical condition at the hospital. michelle: we are also learning more about the gunman and his personal life leading up to the nightclub massacre. greg angel is back with us in orlando. an emotional couple of days, especially as we begin to hear stories of the survivors describing hiding under bodies to make it out alive. reporter: it's pretty gruesome. the accounts from the survivors we heard from are startling. most of them told us they didn't know if they would get out alive. >> all i could hear was the

shotgun. greg: angel colon recounts the massacre from early sunday morning inside the popular gay orlando nightclub pulse. this is where gunman walked in and unleashed terror. >> i can see him shooting at everyone. and i can hear the shotgun is closer. i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. i'm just there laying down and i'm thinking, i'm dead. greg: colon was shot three times before being rescued by police. >> it's still not read to me yet. greg: patience clark also narrowly escaped with her life after hiding with others in a bathroom. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting a machine gun. we're all screaming at the top of our lungs when he was in there for the first time. then people are getting hit by bullets. blood is everywhere. greg: clark says in the bathroom is where the gunman made the infamous call to 911 pledging allegiance to isis.

and got us and that the police would come through at that point in time and save us all. greg: really tough to hear the accounts. as startling as they are the survivors say this is their message to the world. first, they will not be deterred by terrorists, they will move forward on in their lives. the other message is thank you to the doctors, the nurses, the first responders, the police and anyone and everyone from around the world who have come forward to try to lend a helping hand. meanwhile tonight i spoke with an official from the white house who are still working on logistics for president obama to travel here thursday to meet with some of the family members killed in the nightclub massacre. that is the latest, reporting live in orlando. i'm greg angel, back to you. alison: thank you so much. while this investigation continues, it's the people who lost their lives, or rushed to help the injured club-goers grabbing headline today. michelle: those are the stories that

families and friends gather. scott: karen travers brings us more stories from inside pulse. >> they weren't brought in by ambulances. they were being dropped off in truckloads. karen: norman was getting ready to leave pulse nightclub when he heard the first gunshot. he told "good morning america" he crawled in a bathroom but the gunman followed. he was shot twice. >> the only thing i was able to put out with the last few seconds of my phone was mom, dad, i've been shot. you know, i love you guys. karen: for others the terrifying phone calls or texts were the last contact they had with loved ones. mina justice got a message from her son eddie trapped inside the club with the gunman. >> he said he was going to kill us. karen: eddie was one of the 49 victims. powerful tributes to those killed. in london, duke and duchess of cambridges

book. hundreds gathering in paris to show solidarity. the fact that a trauma center was blocks from the nightclub made a huge difference and saved lives. reporting from northwest, karen traverse, abc7 news. scott: back at home, a look at the washington, d.c. is on your side banner we are sending to orlando. it's been completely filled up with positive messages. the banner is going to an organization called "the center" in opened that is there to promote and em -- in orlando that is there to promote and empower the lgbt community through ally, education and support. alison: ahead of a trip to orlando later this week, president obama met with top advisers on the fight against isis. today he said there is still no indication that the shooter in orlando was connected to the terror group. he provided an update on the fight against isis. and had pointed words for donald trump, who you may remember yesterday had plenty of criticism for the president's handling of isis threats. president obama: so far we have

top isil leaders and commanders. our message is clear. if you target america and our allies, you will not be safe. you will never be safe. this is a country founded on basic freedoms. including freedom of religion. we don't have religious tests here. alison: scott thuman is here, our chief political correspondent. up until recently the president hasn't given donald trump specifically a lot of attention. but today he really directly referenced yesterday's speech including what we have heard so much about, what he says is the president's refusal to say "radical islam." so is what he is doing a campaign strategy? or is this simply him responding to yesterday's comments? scott t.: a little bit of both. what you heard today was a clearly frustrated president obama. he is fed up with the amount of criticism that this administration

terrorism enough. he listed victories and he talked about the drop in foreign fighters who have been going overseas recently. and in talking about drying up some of isil's funding. but look, this was a coordinated effort in some degree. you also had hillary clinton in an hour going out and making similar comments against donald trump. both of them saying that the rhetoric, that is their word, the rhetoric they are hearing from the right specifically from donald trump is divisive and dangerous. so they are really saying no one is ignoring terrorism. we are going after it. if you think we aren't aggressive enough ask the thousands of people taken off the battlefield by arrest or by being killed. alison: i want to ask briefly about the president going to orlando. obviously you can't always win. nobody will be happy no matter what he does. some people support it. what are you hearing? scott t.: a little bit of both. this is the difficulty. you never do win. the president g

show his support, you have got an already tasked law enforcement body down there that has been working nonstop every hour of the day. and, of course, some of them will now have to tend to a presidential visit. at the same time you look at what george b. -- george w. bush did in katrina. he was criticized for not caring after he didn't want to tax the law enforcement. but the president made it clear that the intentions moving forward to try to defeat isil and prevent other attacks from happening. alison: thank you for your perspective. we hope you will stay with abc7. we will have continuing coverage on the nightclub terror attack. we will take you back to orlando at 4:30. we are also updating the website all the time. wjla.com. scott: developing overseas, isis claimed responsibility in a deadly stabbing. two police officers killed in france. police say the suspect burst into the home of a police officer stabbing him as well

officials say the attacker then barricaded himself inside the house and recorded the whole thing, which he posted live on facebook. the attacker was killed. two others detained. tense moments inside an amarillo, texas, wal-mart today. s.w.a.t. teams called to the store after a man with the gun was spotted. police shot and killed him. we are told no one else were hurt. original report had it as a potential hostage situation but no other known injuries. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- three navy helicopter crew members survive a crash. who came to the rescue is next. michelle: plus, donald trump revokes press credentials from our city's biggest paper, "washington post." we have the paper's response. alison: the announcement we have been waiting for from the zoo. an orangutan pregnant? you won't believe howth

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a civilian brought a boat and brought the three aboard. you can see when the crew members got to land and taken to hospital for evaluation. michelle: the donald trump campaign has stripped the "washington post" of its credentials to cover the presumptive republican presidential nominee campaign. the campaign released this statement -- michelle: the statement goes on to say -- the "washington post" is just the latest in a very long list of the media organizations that have at some point had credentials revoked. so how is the biggest paper in the nation's capital handling all of this? media critic

the post joins us. you wrote yesterday that "washington post" becomes the umpteenth news outlet to get the trump access card stiff arm. were you surprised by this decision? erik: a little bit. a little bit. i mean i think one of the reasons why it has gotten so much attention is that trump has done this to various outlets but they have generally been much smaller newsrooms than the "washington post." or somewhat smaller newsroom than the "washington post." he has done it to the huffington post and done it to places like "des moines register," "buzz feed." the "post" is bigger so that's why it has gotten attention. the "post" has done investigative work on trump. but there is no real -- i didn't see a logical sort of sequence or a log call lead-up to -- logical lead-up to this decision. it came

is another reason perhaps it got so much attention. michelle: erik, the headline in question following the orlando shooting and president obama's position was later adjusted. somewhat in a tamer tone. why do you suspect they decided to change the headline? erik: well, i think trump, to begin with, trump's comments on "fox and friends" were circuitous and vague. it was really hard to figure out what he was saying. he was saying something conspiratorial about president obama with respect to the attacks. some news outlets interpreted him saying that obama was conspiring. some of them said it was sympathizing with terrorists. some feel that he just didn't want to take a hard line against them. i was unclear. but i think the "post" was uncomfortable a little bit with the language involved and wanted to say that he suggested connection. in both cases i

because they couldn't really tell exactly what trump was saying. and the "fox and friends" host didn't press him on what he meant. michelle: we are just pushing toward the general election season. how do you expect this will impact the paper's ability to cover the trump campaign looking ahead, in the days ahead in the future? erik: you know, i think that the "post" and many other news organizations no matter what trump does will continue to report on him. it's not that hard to find stories on trump. he has an enormous career, enormous business career and careers on the margins of politics. he has done a lot of media appearances. this is a tremendous trail out there. there are so many ways to cover donald trump. if he denies access to an event or two, that is not a big deal. it's unfortunate and news organizations want as much access as possible but i believe it do

michelle: so they are still able to do their job. erik pemple, media critic for the "washington post." thank you so much. erik: thank you. michelle: abc7 is proud to host a round table discussion two days away. that is thursday night. the topic the role female voters will play in november. tune in for the "woman card." i will be the host thursday at 7:00 on our sister station newschannel8 and streaming online at wjla.com. scott: all right. we waited with baited breath after the national zoo posted a picture of a positive pregnancy test. alison: there it is there. it's actually a human test. that is the one they used. the announcement coming soon. the zoo will be having a baby orangutan. >> we just gave you a little hint of what the teaser picture was yesterday. there are only a few animals at the zoo where the human pregnancy test would be accurate.

test is accurate for orangutans. one of the zoo's six orangutans batang is expecting. the zoo made an announcement in a live video on the facebook page this afternoon. they even did a live sonogram showing us the baby due in september. this will be the first baby orangutan born at the national zoo -- listen to this -- in 25 years. now that is exciting news. alison: i can't imagine how adorable that is going to be. if it's anything like with the baby panda, everybody will go crazy. scott:ly be curious if they do a little naming contest, voting to see what they name the baby. alison: probably. a lot of fun for the people at the zoo. scott: it will be exciting for them. alison: let's get a check on traffic. eric smith is here with us in the abc7 traffic center. hi, eric. eric: hey there, alison. it will be a heavy ride already on the rush hour. looking at the outer loop at the capital beltway.

just clear a few moments ago. the delays off 355 are heavy. you are slow again to the legion bridge where the inner loop is slow out of virginia. as you head from the dulles toll road to the 270 spur, typical. solid delays are still in place. also somewhat nearby, 270, the northbound traffic is slow. past the spur. merge to through rockville. gaithersburg to clarke are jam-packed as well this afternoon. so not much letting up sor fa. also 95 in virginia southbound through springfield, a little slow. below fairfax county parkway is a crawl. a usual choke point at wood bridge that you narrow from four to three lanes. be aware of the volume. 66 westbound from the capital beltway is a big crawl. no accidents. just a ton of volume heading this way. that is all from the traffic center. back to you alison: thank you. multiple reports today that the russian governments had hackers break

democratic national committee computer system. that compromised information including opposition research against donald trump. that is according to politico today. the "washington post" first reported the d.n.c. was aware of suspicious activity. it appears no personal or donor information was at risk. this news comes ironically the day that the water gate hotel had its big grand reopening. that, of course, the site of one of washington's biggest scandal, if not the biggest ever in presidential politics. more than 330 upscale hotel rooms including two presidential suites became available. the lowest rates begin at $425 a night. that is not even for the presidential suite. the watergate handed out a cassette today that is really usb drive alluding to the phones that were wiretapped and recorded. scott: it's not cheap but they had a good

michelle: a prime location. i'd love to stay there. steve: great view of rosslyn, the river, georgetown and all of that. great evening to be outside and so much to do when the weather is nice. take advantage of it now while you can. tomorrow and thursday and friday clouds and showers, back in the forecast. i bet scott abraham would like to be out there today. alison likes golfing. alison: no. michelle: i don't mind it. steve: third time the charge. belle haven country club. a lot of sunshine. 79 degrees. the dew point levels, how sticky it feels out there, not so bad. we are only in upper 40's. in the 70 degree range is when it doesn't feel so great. the temperatures will hold through 70's. sunshine until 8:30. that is when the sun will set. barbecue fan, go for it. go for

there is hardly anything on satellite and radar going on. this time tomorrow it will look different. 58 to 65 for overnight lows. the skies will turn mostly cloudy. the wake-up temperatures on the mild side. in the 60's. not saying in the 60's long. we warm in 70's by mid-morning. light jacket early on. a range coat later in the day with an umbrella. this is what it looks like at 9:00 in the morning. mostly cloudy skies. showers popping up in the noontime. heavy shower activity. embedded thunderstorm by the everything. not looking for anything to become severe. weather wet here tomorrow night and it also returns for the day on thursday. even in the day on friday. so your forecast for tomorrow is sunglasses, probably not needed. at least not during the past noontime hour. we will see partly sunny skies. isolated thundershowers later in the day. winds at the south/southeast. the seven-day outlook shows 79 on thursday.

with the best chance for showers and the areas of heavier rain. for the father's day holiday weekend, it looks good. lower 80's on sunday and picnic and outdoor events, it looks fantastic. summer begins on monday. it will feel like that. we will have more humidity and hotter temperatures next week. alison: ready for the weekend. michelle: i saw you put the time in there. scott: dads have a good day. michelle: thank you. alison: coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the three biggest changes coming with apple new operating system on computers, phones and watches. we will explain. michelle: still ahead latest on safetrack including an accident today. the mishap on repairs on the orange and t

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michelle: apple is adding a few new features to the products. the popular siri voice assistant will come to the mac computers. they will allow app developers to incorporate siri in their apps. larger emojis will be added to the messaging apps with the other enhancements as well. finally the apple watch getting a software update with enhanced navigation, and all new fitness and health capabilities. scott: microsoft is making some changes to its xbox 1 gaming console. the company revealed plans to reveal a smaller, faster version of the system in august. the xbos 1s is a new design with a built-in power supply and will start at $300. microsoft says they are also working on a new high fidelity virtual reality console that will arrive before the holidays next year. well, coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- as we begin to wrap up the first surge of accidents in

to get you ready for surge two. michelle: he will head to orlando for the latest on the situation there. look for updates on the investigation and the patients still recovering in the hospital. we'll have all of that coming up on the other side of the break. breaking news from fairfax, virginia, andrew schmuhl, a lawyer accused of tying up a couple in their home just found guilty. on all seven counts. this just coming in to the newsroom. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in the courthouse and will be out shortly with the conclusion to the very bizarre trial. we will hear from him shortly.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. alison: as the investigation in the florida mass shooter reveals new detail about his background and his motivation, the city of orlando is rallying behind the victims. several of them still in the hospital critically injured today. dianne gallagher has more on today's developments. i know now several days later some of the victims are speaking out about their experience. dianne: alison, the stuff they said today, this

just, it was stunning. hearing the tales of how they were able to get out. one man, angel colon, was shot three times in the leg, once in the hip, once in the hand. he said that a police officer had to drag him through because he couldn't walk. his leg was shattered. ground that was full of glass, his blood and other people's blood to safety and leave him out there to go in and try to get other people. mr. colon also talked about seeing the shooter shoot people when they were on the ground to make sure that they were dead. he was afraid that was going to happen to him. the shooter tried to shoot him in the head and missed. that is when his hip got hit. some of the stories from the survivors are just absolutely harrowing to hear. also so uplifting to hear the stories of heroism, the people who saved them. the doctors who say the training work. trauma centers across the nation trained for this. it worked. alison: a few things struck me

the survivor's guilt that is already setting in for her. did you hear them talk about that? dianne: yeah. yeah. you heard some of the people talk about fight or flight, what do i do? how do i make this happen? how do i fight for my life? how do i make sure that i am can save myself and if i can possibly save anybody else around me, i will do so. i can tell you we also just got some numbers from orlando regional medical center saying that as of this morning when they held the press conference there were still five people in critical condition. that number has now changed to four. so, they said that you know the death toll may change. but at this point, it looks like they are working, they are trying to get people out of the hospital. the doctors have been working around the clock. they really are heroes. alison: okay. thank you for your reporting there in orlando. we'll be watching those survivors. thank you very much. meanwhile in moscow

dozens of people placing flowers outside the u.s. embassy as a memorial for the victims in the orlando attack. this tribute, though, drew relatively small numbers because russia's own gay community contends with frequent hate crimes. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the nightclub attack. we take you back to orlando at 5:00. we are updating wjla.com around the clock. scott: all right. steve rudin, you are making friends in the last couple of days. low humidity, a lot of sunshine. was good night for baseball. steve: it's great. enjoy yourself. it will fade quickly. the sunshine tomorrow won't stick around long. the baseball forecast looks great. temperatures are 70's early on. we will slowly fall through the later innings. as we move through the 11:00 hour, 70 degrees or so. beautiful weather tonight. unfortunately it's not going to stick around for a lot loer

no problems there now. if you are just getting home and contemplating going for a jog or eating dinner outside or taking your dog for a walk, grab the sunglasses. you will need them. overnight the clouds will begin to increase. the temperatures from the upper 50's to 65 degrees downtown d.c. tomorrow, easy drive in to work tomorrow. mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy skies through the middle of the day. likely to squeeze out a few showers through the evening hours to tomorrow night with embedded thunderstorm. right now it appears that mainly west of d.c. take you out to look at the next seven days. 79 degrees on thursday. 75 on friday. coolest of the next seven. look at the weekend. father's day around the corner. lower 80's. summer begins on monday. highs in the mid-80's. added humidity. michelle: all right, steve. thank you.

safetrack work ends this week. phase two starts saturday with full station closures along the blue orange and the silver lines in prince george's county. transportation reporter brianne carter takes a look at how this could be one of the most difficult stretches to navigate. it doesn't sound pretty. brianne: no. imagine the crowded rail car you have been on. now add an additional 25 to 75 people. in the second safety surge, between rosslyn and eastern market will be cut by more than 50%. continue down the road to the benning road station heading east and service will be reduced by more than 60%.

to no rail or bus service between arlington national cemetery and rosslyn station. >> we can only handle 30 to 50% of the peak load in rush hour using those shuttle buses. is it utmost important for people to understand their alternatives. brianne: this comes as we have learned this morning a piece of equipment used in the first safety at east falls church and ballston, the rail metro officials telling us that this all happened just after midnight when it was first reported. they say this is a spiker. like this one you see here. derailed where the track work is done. a passing silver line train to single tracking that made contact with the equipment but it was safe. no one was

scott: thank you. protesters are calling on congress to erase the confederate flag. the actress that stars in "quantico" is leading the charge to remove the symbol. she talked about it this morning on the "good morning washington" and said this is a national issue. all americans are taxed for it and it affects all children. >> my niece and nephew are the loves of my life. i don't want them going to school, which they do now and have to walk under the flag, which very succinctly entails them that the lives have no value beyond cattle. that is understand acceptable for the country. not mississippi, for the country. scott: mississippi is the only state with the flag that still includes the confederate battle emblem. alison: 4,000 people in california were without power after the large warehouse fire

100 firefighters were called to maywood to battle the flames. witnesses heard three explosions in the building. fire crews were able to keep the fire from spreading. power was restored by noon. the cause of the fire is under investigation. michelle: the newest smithsonian museum opened in 100 days and it seems that everyone wants a peek. the museum for african-american culture is 100 years old but the work didn't begin in earnest until 2004. a slave cabin, a plane by the tuskegee airmen and even the convertible cadillac among the thousands of the artifacts inside. >> it's at a time when issues of race that we once thought we had begun to bridge tend to divide us again. and there are so many issues to help us understand where we are going as a country.

people can wrestle with the difficult issues. talk across the racial lines and maybe, just maybe find that reconciliation and heal. michelle: it's built on the swampland near the washington monument. it had to be reengineered in the building process. get this, it will be propech wally be pump -- perpetually be pumping swamp water out of the building. september 24 is the grand opening. alison: the national aquarium in baltimore meanwhile planning to retire the eight bottle-nose dolphins. aquarium officials say the dolphins will be moved to a protected habitat by the end of 2020. they haven't decided on an exact location. they stopped performing in 2012 but they remain on display. they will be in human care since seven of the eight were born in captivity. scott: all right. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- this animal

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michelle: back to breaking news out of fairfax in the andrew schmuhl trial. the lawyer accused of tying up a couple in their home found guilty of all charges. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in fairfax where the verdict just came down. jeff? jeff: michelle, just got out of the courtroom moments ago. dandan shulman found guilty of all seven charges against him related to the 2014 violent home invasion in mclean, virginia. no real reaction from mr. schmuhl when he was read the verdict. he looked straight ahead but didn't have a lot of reaction. leo fisher, one of the victims in the case after the verdict was announced was hugging relatives that were there. relatives and friends with him inside the coutr

again, andrew schmuhl was accused on november 9, 2014, bursting through the home of sue duncan and leo fisher, tasing mr. fisher, beating, stabbing both of the victims, shooting at sue duncan. and essentially according to prosecutors wanted to kill both of them. at one point, andrew schmuhl allegedly fired a gunshot at sue duncan. she played dead and was able to trip the alarm as a result of playing dead. later authorities caught up with andrew schmuhl. now the apparent motive according to prosecutors was that andrew's wife alecia schmuhl has recently been fired from her law job, from her lawyer job at a firm in arlington by leo fisher. again, that was the alleged motive for this crime. the get-away car did include alecia schmuhl and andrew schmuhl. they were arrested in springfield. andrew schmuhl was found to only be wearing a diaper at the time of his arrest. no comment from any of the victims. no comments from defense at

prosecutors who still have to try this case of alecia schmuhl in september. the sentencing recommendation hearing for andrew schmuhl is going to take place thursday morning in fairfax. michelle, back to you in the studio. michelle: jeff goldberg walking us through the next steps of the process. thank you, jeff. las vegas land mark is now a pile of rubble. these implosions always impressive to watch. scott: the monaco tower, look at that. impressive video. shuttered riviera hotel casino no more. it opened in 1955 as the first high-rise on the strip, drawing stars like frank sinatra, elvis presley. the las vegas convention and visitors authority bought it last year. the authority is planning to use the site for $2.3 billion expansion in the city convention center. michelle: there it goes. all right. now to something equally entertaining. we have all seen the clips of american ninja warrior. i can't even talk about

contestants dressed up this time to make this older video seem even more prehistoric. scott: it looks like a scene from "jurassic park." this contestant is dressed in a t-rex suit. this dinosaur has skills. he is not just running it. he is killing the course. unbelievable. look at that. michelle: yeah, he has some good jumping skills. the clip has gone viral on social media leaving us all of us mammals in awe. that is tough enough to accomplish in this ridiculous costume. scott: i was telling you in the break, i have watched "america ninja warrior," this san obstacle course and it's tough enough to do it without a costume. i can't imagine doing that. michelle: the head bobbling around. scott: i tell you. it never ceases to amaze me. ahead, maria sharapova appeals her two-year performance enhancing drug ban. timeline for a ruling in the key tournament she could be available fo

suspension is thrown out. kellye: a high school graduation today for a family is extra special. i'll have t

scott: tennis star maria sharapova officially appealed her two-year doping ban submitting to the highest court in sports. sharapova tested positive for a banned substance, one recently added to the list. the court of arbitration for sports says it will have a ruling by july 18. at the international tennis federation ban is thrown out, she could compete in the upcoming rio summer olympics. michelle: for the wilson high school class of 2016 today marked a big day. in today's spotlight on education, as amy aubert shows us, for one graduate walking across the stage was extra special. >> in a sea of white caps and gowns, you will find a big smile. >> so much. i am so proud of what i've done. amy: she is not only graduating with honors she is

>> i'm just really proud she can serve as a symbol in the community of hope and promise. and the possibilities for kids who are following in her wake. >> it means so much. amy: she says getting to this point hasn't always been easy. >> i have a good motivation for what i do. >> she is determined to do her best and be her best. amy: alongside her, her younger brother zack. >> i'm happy we did it together. amy: a support system she calls "her rock." from here, madison's next step is college. she is hoping to one day help children with disabilities. >> special kids should not be separated from the whole student body. amy: changes she is hoping

tomorrow taken today. >> don't give up. this is your moment to shine. don't let anything stand in your way. amy: amy aubert, abc7 news. scott: i tell you what, that was awesome to see. congrats to madison. she has a bright future ahead. speaking of bright -- michelle: we have bright sunshine. steve: the near future looks good. the rest of the week i have concerns about and the upcoming weekend looking better. a lot of folks are getting home, walking the dog. forecast around 80 early on. we will drop in 70's for the evening hours. forecast tomorrow around 82. partly sunny skies will turn mostly cloudy later in the day with showers. maybe thunder showers. we have a lot this weekend. d.c. jazz-fest. friday is probably the worst of the three days. showers then and then the skies clear saturday and sunday. downtown d.c. don't forget the test of reston. friday around 75 degrees. dodging the raindrops again. around 80 on saturday.

if you have time, check it out. don't forget about the air and space family day near dulles airport. mostly sunny skies on saturday. comfortable temperatures. around 80 degrees. our final stop will take you for the run, the zero prostate cancer run at pentagon row on sunday. temperatures start in 60's. rebound to the middle 70's. if you like heat and humidity, you will love what is on the way as we move to early next week. the temperatures around 85 degrees on monday and tuesday. michelle: thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a savage beating caught on camera. today the convict finds out how long he will be behind bars. we want to warn you, this video gets even worse. we'll have much more ahead on the developing story. for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked.

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scott: two and a half years ago velazquez was beat outside a convenience store and the video is graphic. today the man who beat him found out he will be in jail for a long time. we're live with the victim's story. brad bell? brad: because the sentencing happened today. all of the court proceedings are over, this video was in fact released to us. in this video age we often see the crimes caught on camera.

here is among the worst i have ever seen. the rorfying vide -- horrifying videos begins as the victims guzman and velazquez pull in the 7-eleven. there are others already there. words are exchange and as guzman tries to walk in the store, smith and miller attack. guzman shakes free and runs. but mimer slams velazquez to the ground. his brutality unrelenting. the victim is knocked out. but the pummeling continues. >> i actually don't remember nothing, anything from that night. brad: somehow he survives the january 2014 attack. and today sees miller sentenced to 15 years in prison for the assault. a sentence above state guidelines because of what happens next in that video. with ve

his pockets emptied by smith, miller runs back. we will freeze the video there. before miller stomps his victim six times in the face. >> obviously i think he wanted me to die that night. brad: in court today, miller spoke out and offered an apology for his actions. and an explanation. he actually says that he felt that he was the victim. wi will have that at 6:00. leon: tonight, i was prepared to just stay there. laying down so he won't know i'm alive. leon: two days after the orlando massacre, new marrowing accounts from survivors. angry president obama pulls no punches. it has been over two month since d.c. started leaning on private ambulances for help. as the city troubled

system turned a corner. a famed d.c. landmark reopens with a flare and modern twist on notorious scandal. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: words from the survivors of the attack in the orlando nightclub. alison: we heard from president obama who slammed those who criticize handling of the terror threats. kevin lewis has the story. kevin: president obama is pushing back against those taking him to task for not using the term "radical islam." instead mr. obama is accusing republicans for fostering resentment against muslims that could in turn generate future attacks. president obama: what exactly would using this label accomplish? what exactly would

kevin: today, president obama addressed the term "radical islam." suggesting it unfairly maligns the entire islamic faith. president obama: calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. kevin: meanwhile on capitol hill, top congressional republicans urge democrats to support a bill to prohibit suspected terrorists from purchasing guns or explosives. >> keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of people who wish to do our country harm is a solution that we should all be able to get behind. kevin: also today emerging questions about orlando shooter omar mateen's sexuality. amid reports he visited the pulse nightclub dozens of times before. >> i have introduced myself once before. when we first saw him there. me and a security guard that used to work at pulse. we said hello. he was friendly. kevin: all the while this man says mateen messaged him on a gay dating