but knockout game returns in a quiet neighborhood. >> no bill! >> no breaks! >> the house will be in order. the chair wishes to make an announcement regarding the decorum in the house chamber. alison: breaking news, chaos erupts in the house chambers as lawmakers are chanting, holding signs, all to try to force a vote on gun control.

now. the democrats have been hosting this citizen for 11 hours now. you saw just then, house speaker paul ryan tried to reconvene on other matters, triggering anger and chaos. we are live on capitol hill with the latest in just a moment. leon: amazing scene. first, we start on stormwatch as strong storms are approaching the region with some having the potential to be severe. alison: we have the chance of gusty wind and heavy rain triggering a flash flood watch in some parts. leon: steve rudin, what is the word tonight? steve: the futurecast just in, with showers and heavy rain in the early morning hours from about 7 a.m., the heaviest activity off to the west. comes across the district in southern maryland, then over the bay, and that is just the beginning. we have mo

potentially become strong to severe. i will track the storms and let you know where they are coming up. 7 when stay with abc there is severe weather on the radar. we have you covered as soon as you wake up with "good morning washington" having team coverage with veronica johnson, eileen whelan, and jacqui jeras. and we have updated forecasts around the clock at wjla.com. leon: something happening right now, democrats taking a stand on capitol hill, lawmakers sitting in to demand house republicans take action on gun control. they had been going at this for 11 hours now, a dramatic demonstration with it, but will it lead to results? tom roussey is live on capitol hill with the latest. tom, what is going on down there? tom: leon, we know there will not be a vote tonight, but we still have a lot going o

the sit in protest goes on, even though the speaker of the house reconvened, took a vote, and re-adjourned for the night. the protest continues here as well. this crowd is supporting the democrats, who have been doing the citizen through the day. this crowd has been growing through the night on what has been a very long and controversial day on capitol hill. >> we will be here all night and all week. tom: house democrats start at the sit in at 11:30 a.m., calling for expanded background checks to block some suspected terrorist from buying guns. while that went on inside, outside -- a growing group of people rallied in support of the city. one ellicott city woman brought two kids. >> it's sad my kids are in school having to go through lockdown drills. they should not have to think about those things. tom: house m

in the sit in came to speak. >> this is a publicity stunt. tom: the speaker of the house criticized the bill the democrats want to vote on. >> we will not bring about a bill that takes away constitutional rights without due process. we don't agree with that. tom: how do you respond? >> i think he is wrong. we are having the debate that ought to happen. live, this is a group that gathered to support the democrats doing the sit in inside the capital, and the crowd has been growing through the night. and aad been chanting, few minutes ago some of the folks who had been participating in the sit in inside the capital came out and spoke to the crowd outside. that somein the story of these protesters are vowing to stay through the night and beyond. we know the gun-control measure they want the vote on will not be voted on

doubtful if it will ever be voted on, based on the way things are going. live outside the capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: ok, tom, let us know if anything happens. now, a prince george's county elementary school teacher accused of prostitution. was arrestedhe during a prostitution sting operation this week. his name is martin brown and he teaches at langley park mccormick elementary school in hyattsville. solicited a prostitute and rented a room that was used for prostitution. he is charged with prostitution and human trafficking. prince schools say they are cooperating with the investigation. a quiet silver spring neighborhood on edge after a pair of attacks similar to the knockout game. they are a group of teenagers. the police are taking action. with one of the victims don't night and live with the lates

tim: never saw it coming. he is a 19-year-old who was walking home when he was jumped about a mile down the road. pershing drive is a popular place for pedestrians, but last friday, sam's stroll turned violent. >> i had my your buds on in the next thing i know, somebody socked me in my face. tim: he was sucker punched by a group of teens when he was walking home. >> i was like, wow, that is a big impact. tim: a similar attack happened here on june 5 two a 35-year-old. >> it's a little surprising, a random things like this happen. tim: both victims had minor injuries. the bad news is the police do not have a good description of the group of teenagers who they be

their faces because he was taken by surprise and then ran for help. understand what goes through somebody's head who makes them want to cause pain in somebody. investigators believe the teenagers could be posting videos of the attacks online. if you see any of these videos, call the police. live in montgomery county, tim robert, abc 7 news. in alexandria,s van dorn street shut down after a water main break. the cleanup could affect the morning commute. jay korff is live at the latest on what we need to know. yeah, leon, still a major mess, a massive gaping hole on its own road caused by this -- on edsel caused by the water main break. the water has been flowing for hours. >>

jay: wednesday evening, a 12 inch water main ruptured on edsel road near south van dorn, sending gallons of water down the road. street is shining because of all the water. jay: why the water main burst is uncertain. >> this is a big mess. >> i see this. it is crazier and crazier. they have tried turning it off multiple times, multiple locations, and they cannot stop it. later, theive hours flow of water finally started to slow. some fear they will not have water in the morning, while others were concerned about their commute. >> i don't know what happened. i want them to get it fixed as soon as possible. i'm thinking

to go through to get to work. >> i just hope i have water in the morning. a spokesperson for the utility in charge, virginia american, they tell me a simple fix on a water main takes about six hours, and this is no simple fix. they expect to be working all through the night. the concern is this could still be a mess in the morning. they hope to reopen the street by then, but we will have to wait and see. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: happening tomorrow, a big ruling in baltimore. tomorrow morning a judge is expected to announce a verdict in the trial of baltimore police officer caesar goodson, charged with murder in the death of freddie gray. goodson was driving the van when gray suffer the fatal spinal injury. the maryland national guard is being brought in in case of protest. the verdict is expected at 10 a.m. also in baltimore, the man

scare will not stand trial. he will be taken to a hospital instead after being ruled not criminally responsible for his actions. the police say he was wearing a panda suit last month when he set his car on fire at the station in baltimore, then he claim to have a bomb that turned out to be candy bars wrapped in aluminum foil. es of robberies with a strange weapon. the suspect they are looking for is threading store employees with a screwdriver. four believed to be behind robberies last month, all of them in prince george's county full stop he targeted two 711s, sunoco.id, and a none of the store and boys have been hurt, but the police want to talk to you if you have information. alison: the university of maryland searching for a person of interest after a voyeurism incident in the li

when a student reported seeing a camera being held above him while using the bathroom at the mckeldin library. they say the person in this photo is a person of interest, so if you have information, call the police. still ahead -- a sophisticated crime ring involving an unexpected household product. the growing problem with counterfeit detergents. aim atonald trump taking his opponent, hillary clinton, about a possible v.p. selection.

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leon: incredible images from colorado, a grass fire destroying a train trestle. it also shut down part of the main road. crews extinguished the fire quickly. nobody was hurt and the cause is under investigation. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert, and police departments across the country are finding fake laundry detergent. sellers

detergent for about five dollars, then they sell it for about five times the amount. it usually shows up at swap meets, yard sales, and online. because the detergent is counterfeit, there is no way to tell what's inside. leon: to the race for the white house, both candidates ramping up attacks on each other. donald trump picking headlines for one specific insult against hillary clinton. jonathan elias has where things stand tonight. jonathan: things are getting interesting and ugly of the same time, dueling speeches as donald trump tries to retool his campaign and unify the republican party. today trump took game with a much touted speech of her credibility, calling her a world-class liar. the clinton campaign responding, rebutting the claims, with the democratic nominee firing back with an hours of his speech. mr.

hillary clinton wants to be president, but she does not have the temperament, or as bernie sanders said very strongly, the judgment to be president. clinton: he is going after me personally because he has no answers on the substance. willhan: tomorrow, trump be heading to scotland, visiting two of his golf courses. hillary clinton's campaign announced they will have an event next week with possible v.p. pick senator elizabeth warren from massachusetts. meanwhile, major cleanup efforts underway in maryland, 24 hours after major storms rolled through. a tornado actually touchdown last night. with wind of 80 miles per hour. in its wake, 13 miles of destruction, trees, power lines knock-down, debris scattered. neighbs

leon: and that's the aftermath. how about as the storm happens? check out this video. metro released video from inside the cleveland park tro station. this is a time lapse video. people on the stairs in the escalator as the water just begins to build up and pileup, then pour down. down the escalator, down the stairs. metro did close the station for several hours to try to dry things out. nobody was injured and they found no problems. all that water. alison: just crazy. leon: still no issues, can you believe that? alison: this video made the rounds on the national news did it for its crazy. steve: did you see the lady dragging her book bag? alison: i know, but what choice do you have? leon: you have no choice. alison: what about tomorrow? leon: we don't want to see that agai

saw 3, 4 inches of rain over a short time in that one location, so all the water backed up. tomorrow, the heavy rain will be a big issue, as opposed to widespread severe weather. we will have some severe thunderstorm warnings, even the potential of a tornado warning. a lot going on. it is all day tomorrow. a busy day. tonight, if you have to head outside to walk the dog or grab something at the market, no problems, 65 to 72. the clouds increasing. rain will develop by dawn to the west and east. nothing right now, but the area shaded in green, they are under a flash flood watch overnight into the day tomorrow. the heavier rains across the immediate metro. they are likely to expand that should flooding start to occur. the big story to the north and west. this right here is the system you have heard so much about the past coupl

already spawned several tornadoes, several funnel clouds around chicago. that is continuing to the east at about 50 miles per hour, moving towards fort wayne, indiana, lower michigan. wind,nd packing powerful and we will see this gradually move our way overnight. the doppler radar showing path of the storm and how it's beginning to develop as it moves closer to the east. it has a ways to go. miles away, so about nine hours from now this will be close to our area and modify a bit, especially across the higher elevations of the mountains to the west. that's why i believe we are looking at it more of a heavy rain event rather than a large-scale severe weather outbreak. we are under a slight risk tomorrow, likely to be upgraded to the south as we move through the day tomorrow. we will keep you updated on "good morning washington."

this, the rush-hour commute, the heaviest of the rain out of here by noontime. a little bit of a lull, maybe some sunshine. themore sun we see makes atmosphere unstable, possibly stronger showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. the forecast highs tomorrow in the 80's. the extent that outlook, the temperatures eventually make it into the middle ladies for the upcoming weekend -- the middle 80's for the upcoming weekend. and jacquiileen, jeras will be covering the severe weather forecast in the morning. robert: hoping that we will see some golf tomorrow. we won't see tiger playing, that's for sure. when will tiger woods play again? he gives us his best guess. plus, a couple of cap's go to vegas and will be coming home big winners. leon:

following the breaking news on capitol hill, chaos in the house chamber, democrats trying to force a vote on gun control, staging a sit in. this is facebook video because the cameras inside were shut down. some say they will stay there all night long. outside the capital, crowd has gathered as well.

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the jack adams award for best coach, the third time he was nominated, the first time he came home with a hardware. how about that. the quicken loans national starts tomorrow, tiger woods sitting out on the sidelines, just like the rest of us. you better believe the media try to get a timetable on when he would return. tiger: i'm trying to get there. as fast as i can. in trying to do it right at the same time. as you know, i've pushed through a lot of injuries and rehabs in the past. in to do it correctly this time. robert: baseball, the national still on the west coast, finishing up their series against the doctors, trying to avoid a sweep. right now it is tied at 2-2 in the fourth. padres, fully ready is not known for his power stroke, but trying to change that -- flaherty is. they ebat

beat the padres 6-2. approximately 1.3 million people came out to celebrate in cleveland. it took more than four hours for the cavs to get down 9th street. in rolls-royceg s. some of those players still have their shirts off, by the way, don't know why. mystics trying to win their third straight tonight, facing the indiana fever. starts and stops, starts again. again, 76-52.n in the nba, the knicks announced they have received derrick rose from chicago in exchange for a couple other players and a couple of

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situation in the house chamber, now spilling outside. these are live pictures outside of the capital, where democrats inside tried to force a vote on gun control. 11, 12 hoursarted ago now. a large crowd gathered outside of what has become a rally against gun violence. lawmakers in the 11th hour of the sit in say they will stay all night long. speaker paul ryan tried to reconvene. that ended with more shouting, singing, chanting. we are watching this play out live. here is one of the representatives on periscope. stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage of what happens.

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