>> and vicious plan that could bring help to commuters, extending the i-95 express lane and commuter rail services. but first, terry mcauliffe has to sign a way to pay for it. jeff goldberg is live near i-95 in springfield. what does the governor hope to do? : the governor says he's the eternal optimist and that's the case with this transportation project which will depend on hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to come through and make it happen. on 95ese driver stuck single day, they probably hope the governor is right. for commuters, extending the express lane south sounds like a good idea. what sounds even better is a plan to do more than just help the highway.

attention. reporter: the governor detailing what he says would be the biggest transportation project in virginia history. the so-called atlantic gateway project would extend the 95 hot miles to it is not 10 fredericksburg and eight miles north from alexandria to the 14th street ridge. he says it would help fix bridges, add buses and parking spaces and extend train services. >> more trains every single day, reliable and on time. reporter: but the planned ends on receiving a $200 million grant from the u.s. department of transportation. we can fix this and we are within days of finding out whether we can have it. reporter: regular users of the hot lanes are all for extending them to the north and south. >> it makes the trips more editable and improves safety, it's a good idea. reporter:

predict ability and less traffic is a good way forward. >> who wants to be sitting there , especially if you are in a hurry? reporter: the governor says we will find out in the next few days whether the federal grant will come through in that could go along with $1.2 billion in public and private investment in the commonwealth of virginia. the projects would take years to complete the governor says construction can begin almost immediately. while we are waiting to hear whether the grant will come through, commuters can count on the abc 7 traffic watch theme to watch for traffic jams. get alerts sent to your cell phone. tonight taking you inside the terrifying moments when three terrorists set off bombs at an istanbul airport.

rise. turkish officials were quick to blame the coordinated attack on isis, but we are learning how such a deadly attack was carried out in spite of the intense security there. reporter: turkish authorities are increasingly convinced that islam asked a is behind these attacks and we heard some tough talk from the turkish president today, essentially foreshadowing retaliation, saying the group has repaired its place in hell. the chaos inside the airport appears to be the result of a plan to cause as much confusion and as many casualties as possible. next people were shooting and we all ran the other way. >> it was nonstop automatic rifle for sure. say the: police attackers arrived

targeting the screening level and a third person waiting outside to that nate his bomb as people fled. >> year into one direction and some he called no, they are over there. turkey is a major u.s. out why, taking part in airstrikes in syria since joining the effort last fall. some believe it may be a message from isis of intimidation. it's ant obama: indication of how little these vicious organizations have to offer, that beyond killing they are continually losing ground. reporter: u.s. officials vowing continuous support to our partners, vowing the relationship will be key to any success. >> these attacks only enforce our determination to work with the government of turkey to counter the score just

department had reissued a travel warning for americans headed to turkey just a day before hand, they said that there was an up tick in some of the warnings and concerns, but there was no reason to believe an attack was imminent. -- they are still looking into that. vice president joe biden is sending a message of support to those affected by the terror attacks in turkey. these are live pictures from the turkish embassy in northwest washington with a vice president signing the condolence book. 42 people died in the attack yesterday. so far, none of those killed have been identified as american. a vigil is planned tonight to rebuild lives lost in those forever changed by the attacks in turkey. that is at 7:30 in dupont circle. we will have the latest coming

now to breaking news from oklahoma city where a roller coaster is stuck at the frontier city amusement park. showinge live pictures firefighters helping the dozen or so people who are trapped. right now, there are no reports of injuries. ec publicllor of the school system is stepping down after nearly six years on the job. of thetinued many programs from her predecessor. her style earned her praise and support. the chief of schools, john davis, will serve until a permanent chancellor is selected. a staggering number of criminal charges against the prince charles county school aid accused of abusing students. a 270 count indictment includes sex offenses, abuse and child photography. prosecutors say they have identified 23

are possible. and choirolunteer aid director. he is facing life in prison if convicted. a former fairfax county police officer convicted of manslaughter is a free man tonight. he left the county jail five days after being sentenced. he had served 10 months and in virginia, time served count towards a sentence. in 2013john deer responding to a disturbance call at his home. -- via has shown he had his hands up at the time of the shooting. still ahead, the efforts underway to help those who lost everything to flooding in west virginia. leon: plus the virginia governor response to a glaring mistake. why he calls it understandable and what he is asking for. maureen:

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wreckage of two freight trains in texas. a third railway employee is feared dead after the fiery collision near amarillo. one person survived and remains hospitalized. the national transportation safety board is investigating why the trains were on the same track. leon: terry is responding to a glittering newspaper mistake that put him in the crosshairs in an arresting way. page for theront free lance star -- you can see it reads mcauliffe's bribery charges tossed. as you can see, that is bob mcdonald. mcdonnell's corruption conviction was thrown out. mcauliffe is taking the gaffe in stride. >> we are both emcees, we are catholics -- i've asked for a copies like and have it framed in my office. le

apologize for the mistake saying it used new software, but they said it's no excuse for a massive and embarrassing error. could be worth money to some collectors someday. leon: just ahead, the outpouring of support for west virginia flood victims and includes a big gift coming from our area. the storms are gone but the risk is still in our area. we have the timing of the next weather changes. veryt: coming up, a special day for young baseball fans. why today was even better.

leon: despite the efforts of countless volunteers and donations coming from all over the country, it's going to be a long time before life in flood ravaged west virginia returns to normal. the loss to the economy will likely be $10 million. help from the federal ve

that. last week's record flooding killed 23 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1200 homes. an ambulance from maryland his health saving lives in west virginia. the wheaton squad donated the amulets. we hear it's already in service. maureen: they need it badly. leon: it is just part of the outpouring of support coming from our area for -- from our area. maureen: we have a look at the major effort to help west virginia. >> please send help. the pictures will not do any justice for top reporter: a desperate plea from this group of all in tears.

tear. reporter: members have been stocking this tractor-trailer bed with supplies. it will head to west virginia on friday and they have been promised corporate assistance. >> we have groups like lowe's aidwalmart, costco, right and food lion. justter: and is not large-scale donors but individual ones as well. the idea came from a school librarian. >> i saw the pictures on the news and on facebook and it is absolutely devastating. as word spread, karen and her children pitched in. >> i told my kids about the disaster and that we need to go help. reporter: jimmy collected money from

diapers, paper towels, toilet tissue and dog food. yourter: organizers say if want to help, there's a long list of items still needed. the church sending it to west virginia but on saturday morning, a second team of volunteer workers. the weather here is perfect. the festival is now underway and this year celebrates the culture of ask country. leon: what tradition is that? maureen: i don't know. we have to go there and find out. doug:

hopefully the occurrences of rain will be kind of minor. we will lay out the bays that do have rain chances and those that don't. no chance of rain, it's absolutely beautiful. fairweather clouds and i think we will remain mostly clear through the evening hours. no problem, just great outdoor weather for everything. clear skies continuing through the day tomorrow. south andzone to the that could yield some afternoon thunderstorms. maybe over southeast virginia, isolated showers and thunderstorms will increase with winds out of the south. will feel even warmer than

and a cold front will move through with an additional chance of showers and storms. sunny clear skies, mostly and later in the day, humidity levels starting to creep up a bit. clouds, and pretty much any time during the day and in the evening hours when the cold front moves through the region. sunshine in the forecast. mid-80's on saturday and sunday and as we get in to the weekend and the fourth, showers possible with highs above 83 and a few lingering showers. , theng to the beaches beautiful weather only comes sunday night and day and that's when we get the possibility for a few scattered storms. looking awfully nice for this upcoming weekend. leon: i bet the

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robert: the mats and nets tonight. not sure on the mound tonight. -- max schirmer on the mound tonight. that is joe larocco and it is a day he will never forget. the nats got a hold of the video and invited joe and his father down to the game. even letting him on the field during batting practice. >> i'm going to be on the field during batting practice and maybe see a couple of players. it's going to be a great day. >> it all started because it was being polite. he said nice game and matt said let's have a catch. it was once-in-a-lifetime.

converting and being a nationals fan? >> second. robert: i don't think you can be fans of those. switching to tennis, the british qualifier today at wimbledon, robert -- roger federer. he captivated the nation with his improbable run. while the result was never in doubt, he so that the day for all it was worth. match buthave won the he won the crowd. taking on the san antonio stars. one nice all movement. washington has

last five. lebron james has up it out of his contract with the caps but he says he expects to sign with the world champs. but thathe cavaliers, he expects to sign with the world champs. maureen: let's hear the good news about this weekend. doug: we start off with more sunshine. friday, hot and humid. the weekend forecast, lots of sunshine and mid 80's. not as warm but muggy with spot showers and storms. we will update your fourth of july forecast. maureen: looking good. world news tonight is coming up next. leon: we will see you back here at 11:00.

tonight, the airport terror attack. new details about the suicide bombi bombings. more than 40 killed. security video captures the horrifying moments. including an image of one of the bombers. those three terrorists launched a well-planned assault. terry moran takes us inside the airport. on alert. the terminal at a majormerican airport evacuated. a major warning from the cia chief about possible attacks here at home. white house takedown. newly released video shows a shooting outside the white house. the gunman refuses to drop his weapon. the secret service opens fire. tonight, what we're learning about the gunman. extreme weather. 1 100-mile-an-hour wind gusts and hail shoveled out of the stadium. the new round of storms we're tracking tonight. and hitting the books. children reading to a