when school is out at the children's guild, the place is full of buses for special needs children. one is 7-year-old thomas townsend who is autistic and unable to speak. his grandmother tanya was outraged when the school told her she what been assaulted by a bus attendant. >> i just broke down crying. i couldn't believe it. >> the spokesman would only talk off-camera but said earlier one of the attendants smacked thomas on as but bus and an older child brought a recording of the incident to him. >> it didn't show her actually popping up. but the children seen her pop him. you can hear the pop. like a smack. sam: the school spokesman said they refuse to allow the children to get back on the bus, plus call state education authorities and child and family services. tanya filed a police report. >> i don't feel

are safe. who is to say it hadn't happened before? sam: the bus season oversees by a d.c. education board who said in a statement, "we have been in touch with the student family and we're investigating the incident." thomas seemed happy today. he has received a certificate from his school. his grandmother hopes one day he will be able to speak. >> he utters sounds but he doesn't talk. sam: he couldn't tell you what happened? >> no. sam: so if this child hadn't put this on some kind of video, nobody -- >> i would haven't known. sam: the school did not release the video. the state department of education, the people said would not comment on this. and the bus drive were put on -- bus driver put on administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. reporting live in northeast washington, i'm sam

news. alison: thank you very much. the painful goodbyes have begun. six days after a terror attack. and an act of hate. inside the orlando nightclub. "time" magazine you see here has released the new cover that shows each of the victims and the names. 20 of the survivors remain hospitalized. one today got a big lift when e met the police officer -- he met the police officer who saved his life. >> i'm so glad you are alive. >> i don't know if we were being shot at. i heard screaming in pain. agony. but just had to pull him out. alison: we have learned 166 people called 911 in the three-hour long attack. that is just part of the new information we're learning about that night. the chief political

here with some of the new developments we are learning. scott? scott t.: first, in orlando, the investigation getting a first-hand look by the f.b.i. director james comey. went to orlando. got a direct briefing on the case. as they consider how to move forward. we know they do continue to look at omar mateen's wife. and whether or not she should be charged for possibly knowing ahead of time about the attack and not alerting law enforcement. they are getting a better idea of moment by moment what took place inside the club now that abc news is reporting there is surveillance video from inside both nightclubs neighborhood are reviewing it. alison: let's talk about back at home in d.c. are they doing anything here moving forward? scott t.: they are. we will see a big day on monday on capitol hill. there will be four competing measures that will be brought to the floor, possibly for votes on monday. they are competing. they conflict a little bit. on gun control, whether to expand background checks and whether or not to delay the sale of a gun to someone who

a watch list. very controversial. anytime you talk about the gun control on capitol hill. or background checks. we don't know how it will play out yet. emotions take a role in this. we keep a close eye on capitol hill. alison: keep us up to date. thank you very much. meanwhile, we want to show you something also from here in d.c. look at what the human rights campaign has done. they are honoring the victims of the orlando mass shooting by hanging images of the victims in the windows of the h.r.c. headquarters in d.c. they are large scale photos of all 49 victims that can be seen by everyone who passes by 17th street northwest. in a statement the h.r.c. says the tribute will serve as a public symbol of the work left to do. the photos will be displayed through early next week. leon: one year since another crime of hate. community wide memorial service was held to remember the victims of the charleston church shooting. [

you may recall the scene one year ago today. dylann roof shot and killed nine members of a bible study group at the historic black church. governor nikki haley and senator scott spoke today. roof is facing the death penalty for the killings. alison: new at 5:00 tonight, a woodbridge man suspected of attacking three women in arlington is held without bond. police arrested 34-year-old justin poe today. they say he sexually assaulted a woman at her home on north edgewood street in arlington last month. d.n.a. evidence linked poe to two unsolveed attempted abductions in arlington in 2007. in each case a woman said a man attempted to cover her face with a plastic bag. both women escaped unharmed. leon: we are getting a fresh look at the aftermath of the powerful storms that ripped across the area 24 hours ago. middleburg, virginia, saw the most extensive damage. the

in leaves and debris. now a 180-degree difference. meteorologist steve rudin now with a first look at the weekend outlook for us now. much better ahead. steve: a huge difference compared to yesterday at the same time. look at the temperatures outside. if you have any plans this evening, go for it. we are talking upper 70's to the lower 80's. outdoor activities. signing outside. barbecuing. a official go with the temperatures that will stay in the middle to the upper 70's. of course don't forget to download the stormwatch7 weather app to stay ahead of the next round of severe weather. nothing like that we have on the way. not anytime soon. satellite and radar, the clouds dissipating moving south and west. that means clearing skies for the overnight hours and a beautiful night ahead. and early morning tomorrow. this is what it looks like from sunrise until -- sunset till sunrise. overnight you may see a spotty cloud here or there. not amounting to a lot. temperatures waking up

the lower 60's. we talk about the rest of father's day weekend and a big warmup on the way with temperatures, are you ready for this, in the 90's. more onthat coming up in a few minutes. leon: you got it. now this area far from the only community cleaning up from the damage from yesterday. here is what it looked like around richmond last night. century-old trees snapped, damaged homes and cars. coming up in ten minutes we take a closer look at the clean-up efforts underway here. alison: one person is dead after a horrifying crash that shut down a busy montgomery county road for most of the day. now police are working to determine if the deadly crash is related to a separate crash that was a mile away, where everyone inside the s.u.v. jumped out and ran. chris papst joins us live from the scene in colesville to pick up the story from there. chris? chris: the two crashes you are discussing shut down this section of eastbound randolph of road for eight hours today in montgomery county. as police try to figure out if

we know one person is dead. two are in custody. two more are on the loose. it happened at 7:00 this morning. 2009 toyota camry violently crashed and flipped over near the 100 block of randolph of road in montgomery county. the one person inside the car died instantly. one minute later, about one mile away a 2005 s.u.v. crashed into a pole. police say both vehicles were driving fast. >> he came and then at the same speed he turned to the right. >> never slowed down? >> never slowed down. >> how fast? >> 60 miles. chris: george saw it all happen. four young men were inside the s.u.v. where police found drugs. after the crash, once of the passengers approached george as he sat in his vehicle. >> you come close to me and then i was closing my door. i don't know what he had, i don't want to talk to him. >> i was actually inside when it happened. chris: this woman who asked

where the first car flipped over. and the person died. >> the car hit a tree. it was just unrecognizable. tires in places where you didn't think the car could bend that way. chris: the two people in custody from 20 and 22 years old. drug charges could be possible. chris papst, abc7 news. leon: we are in the final commute before the next safetrack surge. the next one prince george's county leaders are warning will be "horrific" for commuters. we have found that a lot of people out there are not ready. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter is covering metro for us on this friday. the word we are getting is monday will be a rough one. brianne: come monday there will be many riders coming off the escalators to travel do

the top side and the curb side as well. where they will be boarding buses. the key thing to remember here while a train can hold 1,000 people. each bus can only hold 50 to 60 folks. so this is expected to be congested and crowded. the message continues tonight for riders. if you can find an alternate way to get to work, that is the focus. that is because shuttle buses will be in fact replacing trains between here at the station at eastern market to benning road and also minnesota avenue. both of those metro stations. meanwhile, the potomac avenue and station armory stadium will be shut down so track work can be done on that stretch of track. this is in addition to arlington. there will be a closure between arlington national cemetery and rosslyn. there will not be was shuttle service happening between there. the best option according to metro is take the yellow line to get in the city. what if you are just trying to get from one stretch of

city seven additional stops to get around that closure and back to the other side. for orange line riders who have been dealing with the safetrack surge one and single tracking, many say they are feeling weary. >> it's affected my trip. my trip has gone up in the last two weeks. went up from 30 minutes to an hour and a half sometimes. then today they said safetrack ended but this was the longest trip i have had since. brianne: now coming up tonight at 6:00, we are only hours away from the 16-day shut down. the most surprising thing we found when talking to riders about it all today. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you. now the abc7 web team put in overtime building up a great web page dedicated to help you navigate safetrack with as little pain as possible. check it out. go to wjla.com/safetrack and you can get warned of any problems on metro signing up for the text alert.

43817. alison: still ahead -- tonight at 5:00. a driver fleeing police kills an 9-year-old child in a crosswalk. what we found out about the driver that is just as shocking. leon: escaping in the nick of time. how the driver is doing after the commute turned into a scramble for his life. alison: you have to see this one. the father gets the drop on his children for a big surprise. how he was able to surprise them after spending months deployed with the army. >> guys, there is so much hail damage in one virginia town. it is hard to find something that wasn't damaged or hit by flying ice.

alison: what a difference 24 hours can make. remember this? this was this time yesterday. in martinsburg, west virginia. the severe weather was moving through. while the weather outside is sunny and mild today, what happened yesterday? well, the damage has been done. leon: serious damage as a matter of fact. our jay korff. we to middleburg, virginia, where a hailstorm there left significant damage.

underway in cleaning up the day. we saw incredible scenes with the broken windshields and the back windows of cars there. jay: indeed. gorgeous day in middleburg. car after car after car in the neighborhood pummeled. check this out. this real delivers you evidence of how mother nature can leave her mark. you can literally see the golf ball size hail impact points. >> well, middleburg is a mess. jay: the quaint town of middleburg and so many of the vehicles took a pounding thursday night from the likes of which haven't been seen in years. >> the noise. the noise was simply amazing. bang, bang, bang on the car. jay: in fact, it's hard to find a car not damaged here. >> i drove through hail larger than the size of a golf ball. jay: that was last night. when peggy stewart arrived to the antique store, the skylights were

>> the rug is soaked. jay: the picture tell the story. huge golf ball size ice pellets rained down from the sky, covering yards and in some cases covering entire streets. it could be say more chunks of hail crashed into cars than there are residents in middleburg. >> unbelievable. jay: now to the clean-up and the damage assessment. for curtis murray, the view from his front porch is a tough one. >> i don't know what to make of it. i'm still in shock. >> eight family cars. six owned by him were throtened by the storm -- throttled by the storm. >> broke all the windows out of the car. the front windows damaged. crazy. never seen nothing like it. jay: another big concern, roofs. middleburg is one of the towns where most of the homes have, the older ones have

newer ones have a metal roof on top. all of those got pummeled to some degree. not sure of the extent of damage but people are concerned. live in middleburg, jay korff, abc7 news. leon: those pictures are something else. alison: today is beautiful. steve: huge difference. great day to be outside. leon: that is right. guess who is outside now? our new best friend, veronica johnson is outside. hey, looking good out there. alison: hi. veronica: hey, guys. in a couple of minutes i get to introduce the first act that will take the stage as they kick off the d.c. jazz festival here from the yards park. take a look around. look at that. the wading pool. it is packed out here. you know, i almost, almost want to stick any toes in there. maybe i will by the time we get through the newscast here. the temperatures have been around 80 degrees. it has been gorgeous.

through 60 venues around d.c. all eight districts or all wards that is. let me get on over here to see this gentleman. where are you from? >> washington, d.c., enjoying ourselves down here at the yard at the lovely d.c. jazz festival. we'll have a great time. veronica: i want to know. how did you pick the perfect spot? >> i just came here, i got here early. when i got here, it was wide open. there is my spot! i landed right here. veronica: i must say i was shocked you got the perfect spot. ladies, where are you from? >> hi, we are from atlanta, georgia. veronica: i know they have jazz festivals down there, too. but you came to this one because it's special, right? >> absolutely. perfect time for a vacation. veronica: our weather here is much better. a little less humidity. look at the stage and we will talk about the forecast for the everything. the band is getting ready to set up in the next few minutes. temperatures this everything are 75 to 80

now. sunshine across the area. i'd say it doesn't get much better than that. but the fact is this weekend we will have nice weather as well. steve, i know you have the forecast to kick us off getting ready to approach the first day of summer. steve: absolutely. welcome to the team. glad to have you here. we are looking at ocean city, maryland, right now. a beautiful evening shaping up there. a few clouds right now. not going to amount to a lot. 68 degrees. if you are headed to the delmarva beaches moving through the weekend. lower 70's tomorrow. lower 70's on sunday. monday we will be in the upper 70's. notice what is missing. rain and clouds. make sure you have a lot of sun screen out there. a nice weekend at the delmarva beaches. look at the temperatures across the region now. warmer to the north and east of d.c. lower 80's. the further south and west you go, we are talking temperatures that are lower to middle 70's.

south and west is because it has taken extra time to get the cloud cover out of here. you can see the clouds drifting to the southwest. high pressure will build across the midatlantic. that will bring us the nice weather for the upcoming weekend. lots of sunshine. low humidity. temperatures around 80 degrees or so. for tonight we are talking 56 to 62. mainly clear skies. winds at around 5 miles per hour. waking up tomorrow morning it will be on the cool side. temperatures wrap up rapidly. especially during the mid-morning hours. taste of reston is tonight. temperatures are 70's. tomorrow around 82 degrees. we will see the temperatures going to remain on the comfortable side all day long. sunshine throughout the morning hours. mid-afternoon and into the everything. 84 on father's day. fantastic weather to go to the

pool. monday is the first day of summer. as long as we don't have a long stretch of days in the 90's i can deal with one or two here and there. leon: you are not alone. alison: i thought you might not be here today. too tired from the storms yesterday. steve: we are well trained for that. got to do the cardio every day. it doesn't show, but i do it. leon: cardio on your lips. way to go, steve. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- from a morning commute to a race for your life. how a driver is doing after his car burst into flames in the district. >> two boys get the surprise of a lifetime when the soldier father returns home. i'll have that

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why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me. leon: deployed for eight months. today a soldier father returnedded home and was able to surprise his sons. alison: we can never get enough of the happy reunions.

surprise. amy: for 7-year-old lucas and 6-year-old sebastian, friday started as any other school day. [singing] but a special appearance from the school's mascot would change that. >> let's do this. amy: it has been eight months. sergeant first class was deployed. the first stop key school in arlington. >> what? no hug? amy: a welcome home unlike any other. >> i want to give him a big hug. i missed him. i've been gone for a while. amy: just about every day he said he would wake up at 3:00 a.m. in kuwait to read the boys a bedtime story. >> it's amazing to see them again. him to be on top of me the entire time, which is awesome. amy: after serving more than 14 years he says moments like this are what it's all about. >> i was overwhelmed. they were so surprised. their faces were like -- they didn't know what to do. they were so, th

ready for it. amy: after initial shock, pure happiness. >> i have been so brave. >> you have been. amy: catching up where they left off. >> i'm just glad that the family is together. amy: together again after months apart. >> you are pretty strong, man. have you been working out a lot? amy: amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: perfect father's day. right there. leon: we could do one of those every day. alison: i know. leon: two of those every day. three of those. alison: i love it. so wonderful. thinking of them this weekend. leon: you know it. alison: well, still ahead here at 5:00 -- helping young children make a difference. what inspired a woman to work with children so they can help charities. the moment she knew she had the right decision. leon: plus, this is distressing. a driver fleeing police hits and killed a little girl. why police says the driver cannot face criminal charges. alison: plus this driver condition after he escaped his burning car during the

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burns on the arms. the driver is expected to be okay. now word how it started. alison: new information now on the terribly sad story from baltimore tonight. a 9-year-old girl killed by a driver fleeing from police. now we have learned that driver was just a child himself. michelle marsh is following the developing story in the newsroom. michelle: a stunning story here. a couple of hours ago, baltimore police held a news conference to announce that the person behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle that struck and killed 9-year-old kinlaw was just 14 years old. police are not identifying the drive because he is a juvenile but said he was driving stolen survivor when he ran through a red light when he hit kenlaw and the crossing guard. he ran from the scene. >> a 14-year-old area from the immediate area where the incident occurred. the suspect will be charged as a

manslaughter, auto theft and host of other traffic-related charges. michelle: there are counselors at stuart hill academy where she was in the third grade. family members are planning a vigil in her memory tomorrow at 5:00. for the crossing guard who was struck, that person is expected to be okay. in the newsroom, michelle marsh, abc7 news. leon: thank you. closing arguments are scheduled to start monday morning in officer caesar goodson's trial. he is the officer that drove the police van that freddie gray was loaded into after being arrested last year in baltimore. gray later died of his injuries sustained in the arrest and the van ride. the defense rested after calling alwayser nero to the stand. officer nero was the arresting officer and was acquitted for his role in the case last month. the stafford county sheriff deputy shot in the line of duty last week is out of the hospital. police haven't released the deputy's name but say he should make a full recovery. 18

shot him four times and was arrested after fleeing the scene and is now held without bond. alison: tonight police need your help to find a man who robbed a 7-eleven in alexandria. take a moment now. we have the surveillance photos and they are pretty good here. they show you inside the store on fairhaven avenue last tuesday morning. no one was hurt but the man got away with two cash drawers from the register. the same store was robbed again saturday. but this time by two men. no word if the police think there is a connection here. if you have any information in the case, please call police. leon: new figures from the centers for disease control and prevention about the spread of zika in the u.s. 234 pregnant women have become infected. the c.d.c. is not saying how many of them are giving birth. but the agency is beginning to report when a woman with zika loses a baby or delivers a baby with birth defect. local through there were four new cases of

bringing it to 25. virginia has 26 confirmed cases with one reported last week. d.c. had no knew cases last week so the total is six. zika is carried by mosquitoes but there is no evidence that the breed of mosquito was here in the area right now. coming up ahead at 5:00 -- how philadelphia managed to do something other states couldn't do. the new soda tax. how the money will be spent. >> we will help people who sometimes can't get food. alison: in tonight's working woman meet the founder of a prog

alison: now that summer is in full swing and looking for something to do, how about an active to teach them to give back and help others? today's working woman is a mother who left a successful career in corporate america to create little loving hands, a way for even the littlest children to learn about charitable giving. she and her husband enjoy two successful cereals and her children are having a -- successful careers and her children are having a great

childhood. >> i spoil them. i want them to be grateful and the importance of helping others. alison: but she looks for opportunities for kids to work with charities she found very few. she had an idea. why not let them create crafts that the charities can use? come up with a different one each month. that is how little loving hands was born. >> we are going to help people who sometimes can't get food. alison: i brought my 2-year-old eva to work on one of the crafts with her daughter payton. they were decorating canvas bags for the food bank and making flowers to put on the table. >> yellow or white? >> white. alison: the first time she awe a young girl get a treat in the the hospital and opened one of the orange boxes she knew she was doing the right thing. >> i remember the little girl picking it up, looking at the bag and read the name and said is this my new friend? >> now she has customers on website from all over the country. she stepped away from working at a fortune 500 company to focus on growing little

hands. when each shipment goes back to someone in need, it seems to make everyone involved happier. >> it's amazing. every time they make it they tell me to put it in the envelope and send it away. they want to give back to the child in need. alison: so she offers different subscriptions monthly, yearly, one time purchases as well. if you want more information go to our website wjla.com. it comes in an orange box like this. if you create excitement around it for your kids. the box is here. what are we going to do? talk to them about helping other people. it's a great idea. leon: i have seen it on your desk. i wondered what it was. i thought it was cupcakes. alison: those would be gone. leon: is there a limit how young is too young? alison: her feeling is you are never too young to at least talk about it. they may not fully understand it at a really young age but why not start talking? leon: never too early to do good. alison: exactly. leon

alison: i will. leon: ahead here at 5:00 -- california wildfires. the new threat tonight as the fire doubled in size. alison: philly succeeds where other states failed. the new soda tax and where the money will

leon: the coast guard took to the sky earlier this afternoon for a quick flyover of the area. nothing to worry about. part of a celebration of the aviation centennial of the coast guard. nine aircraft from the current fleet took part in the performance. some of which had paint jobs identical to historical aircraft. they flew out over nats park, pentagon and arlington national cemetery. perfect day to be out flying. now, how about for a day to be out driving? check to see how the roads are shaping up. eric smith is watching it. this does not look good. this is 270? eric: you got it. tough ride here. it's been like this for most of the afternoon. delays from rockville up this way to 109. it's all connected with big delays. looking at traffic on 395 out of virginia. heading across the 14th street bridge. this sho

virginia. starting up near 110. good news with the big delays, of course. 95 in virginia northbound past fairfax parkway holding on to a bit of a jam here. heading up to springfield. southbound traffic out of woodbridge is slow. off and on to fredericksburg. lengthy jam. part of it here at the truck weigh station. the exit is almost blocked with the truck to the shoulder. but that is a distraction overall. heading this way. also looking at the beltway outer loop out of springfield. you see on the right side of the spring the outer loom is jam pack -- outer loop is jack paced from the wilson bridge. similar stretch on the inner loan on the right of the screen. that is slow out of tysons, north of dulles toll road across the legion bridge. if you head to maryland, either way you go today. everyone else is heading that way at the same time. so be aware of big delays. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. alison: okay. thank you very much. philadelphia city council just

seems that some people not very happy about it. [applause] others are. the city of brotherly love became the first major american city with a soda tax. consumers will pay 1.5-cent per ounce for sugary beverages. 36 states failed to pass similar proposals. only berkeley, california, has a similar law. despite the cheers not everyone is excited for the bill. including the soda companies. >> this tax will be passed onto retailers. as you have heard from many small businesses they will pass the tax to consumers. alison: the measure passed. despite multimillion campaign by the beverage industry to block it. the mayor jim kenny says the estimated $90 million in new tax revenue next year will pay for prekindergarten, communit

schools and recreation centers. leon: coming up tonight at 6:00, people in maryland will soon have new licenses. plus how uber is offering select free rids in certain locations around the city. we have that and more coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". alison: raging fire near santa barbara, california, giving the fire crews a difficult time. as they work to try to contain it. as stephanie ramos shows us the fire is at 4,000 acres and growing. reporter: it's day three. the raging brush fire in california is out of control. firefighters are up against high heat, rough terrain and dry conditions as they try to put out roaring flames 20 miles north of santa barbara. >> things can change rapidly and do change rapidly in the evening. reporter: this is the first fire up in the canyon in more than 60 years. about 1,200 firefighters are working to contain it, including a fleet of aircraft. dropping water

on what is named sherpa fire. the blaze got going wednesday afternoon and quickly spread to 4,000 acres by friday. prompting evacuations of homes, branches and camp sites across the canyon. >> we are at the mercy of weather. this is rough country. a lot of wing last night. reporter: authorities are forced to shut down the 101 freeway, the main coastal route between southern and northern california. >> there will probably be more closures. reporter: to the east, firefighters in arizona working nonstop to contain this fire and facing challenges. next door, in new mexico, the fire there exploding to 16,000 acres fueled by high winds and dry conditions. a huge heatwave is expected throughout the weekend. in most of the areas dealing with the wildfires. here in california, that triple digit heat that is coming our way and the air quality combined is a big concern for firefighters on the ground. stephanie ramos, abc news, los angeles.

have used what we had here yesterday. alison: big change, though. what a difference a day makes. leon: gorgeous out there. steve: it's wonderful this evening. if you have outdoor plans, firm go. a lot of the pools are open. all the pools are now open. so get out there and enjoy it. winds out of the northwest 10 miles per hour. at 10:00 in the morning we rebound to the middle 70's. tomorrow air and space family day at the udvar-hazy center. they are already lining the planes up.

mid-atlantic. the next few days, father's day is great. summer arrives on monday once we get the cold front out of here wednesday, thursday, friday looks stunning. for this time of year in washington, temperatures in the lower to the middle 80's. not as humid. this might go down as a summer to remember. leon: now to sports. alison: what is going on? robert: the father's day feature right here. mike tebow and sons. father's day this sunday. time to get a last-minute gift for

one of the dad's greatest gifts is always on the sideline. a one-two punch in the form of father and son. mystics head coach mike tebow gets two for one on the sideline. gets a son as an assistant coach. >> right away. >> for big tebow, game day is father's day. but initially had reservations bringing on his son eric. >> i almost didn't hire him. you worry how people view it. nepotism. i have older players in connecticut who told me i would be crazy not to hire him full-time. it gives me over it. >> but mike tried to steer his son in a different direction. >> once early in

tried to talk him out of it. he is a terrific writer. started out in college in journalism. kind of got out of it. but he always had basketball in his blood. once i saw his passion for it and how good he was, i stopped doing it. he had to do what he loved. >> he has supported me my entire life and given me freedom to do whatever i want to do. never pushed me toward it. >> i hope he learned good things from me. that i can leaf some good impression -- leave some good impressions with him. i will probably appreciate it more when i'm away from it some day. robert: eric could have been at the desk with us. alison: could have gone either way. leon: could have gone for this seat here. robert: good choice. way to go. keep up the good work! alison: great story! very cool. thank you. leon: still ahead at 5:00, te

sort. the federal program that teaches men and women who wear the uniform how to respond to an attack when out of

alison: british leaders paying respects to murdered colleague today. prime minister david cameron and labor party leader both visited memorial to jo cox late thursday. they both left flowers there. cox was killed yesterday shortly after a public meeting on whether britain should leave the european union. it's unclear if her murder had anything to do with the debate. one person in custody. leon: as mass shootings become more commonplace, law enforcement agencies are looking for faster way to get help to the scene. federally funded program is training how to take out a threat. joce sterman reports that confusion in the heat of the moment is the biggest

challenge. joce: when a crisis like pulse nightclub shooting happen, they run toward the gunshot. >> when something bad is happening we want to be part of the solution. joce: but eliminating the threat can't always be done by officers in blue. s.w.a.t. officer in san marcos, texas, knows that and he is training how to take out a shooter and not become a victim of friendly fire when they show up off the clock dressed like everybody else. >> when you are out of uniform, a lot of those same instincts on how to problem solve still exist. joce: this is special taught by alert, at texas state.

>> they encourage them to carry off-duty so they will intervene if something happens. joce: local and state and federal agencies have gone through the train something now they are more prepared to step in any shooter scenario. while law enforcement unions support the effort they know it comes with risks. in march a so-called blue on blue shooting took the life of an officer outside d.c. jacai colson was outside and the police thought he was the suspect. but a off-duty cop ended a mall shooting in 2007 in utah. >> above all else to preserve life and protect other people is the paramount concern. joce: joce sterman. alison: right now at 6:00 -- officials say it could be chaos. we are just hours away

safetrack surge two shut down. surprising reaction from some riders today. >> we did contact authorities and let them know we just had a suspicious person in here. leon: new information coming in on the gunman in the nightclub terror attack and the probe in his past. alison: just in the newsroom, new details on a deadly crash in montgomery county and the bizarre circumstances surrounding it. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: the countdown is on. now we are only six hours away from surge two of metro safetrack repairs. leon: that is right. the next phase is expected to have a much bigger impact on commuters affecting 70,000 riders. transportation reporter brianne carter is covering metro. live from the eastern market stas in southeast. she has been talking to folks out there. a lot of folks are telling you they didn't know this phase was coming? brianne: can you imagine? all that has been out there. and some

to hear this is happening. what is this? some stations we are talking about no service. at other stations we are talking about a 60% reduction in the number of trains. tonight within the last half hour, we have learned that ddot will set up a commuter lot at r.f.k. if you don't have to drive or use the rails, find another way. the final preparations are in place for the station shutdown now hours away. >> very chaotic. a lot of unhappy riders. brianne: at eastern market the bike share station has been moved to make it easier for thousands to load on to shuttle buses. soon signs like these go up along additional streets downtown to ease congestion. >> i thought it was over. brianne: some commuters are learning they need to find alternate way to get to work come monday. artie picket has been dealing with single tracking on the orange line for two weeks. since his commute will continue