alison: we begin with breaking news tonight and the war on terror. fighters250 isis reportedly killed by a u.s. strike in iraq, part of a series of strikes targeting the islamic state in the aftermath of the terror in istanbul. the strikes took place near the

confirmed and there is no word on if they were specifically targeted. leon: new developments in the deadly airport attack in istanbul. 42 people killed, more than 200 injured. tonight, a more clear timeline of what happened as the attackers arrived in a taxi at 10 p.m., then scattered to carry out the bombing. the attack has global airports on alert with extra security. a complicated investigation and a tale of horror and heroism. >> that is what i found a tea kettle with hot water, and i figured if she open the door, i would wrestle him to the ground. leon: although the bombers have not been identified, top officials say it has the hallmark of islamic state terrace. authorities try

secure airports around the world, others are focusing on honoring the memories of the victims. tonight, a vigil in dupont circle to remember the dozens who lost their lives in this senseless act of violence. tributes organized by the american turkish association of washington, d.c. tim barber joins us now. gatherings a small come just a few dozen people by this statue, but also an emotional gathering filled with hugs, kisses, and tears. i spoke with a tertiary's man -- i spoke with a turkish man who had family members going through the istanbul airport just a day ago. tuesday, three suicide bombers killed 42 people and injured 239 others. the american turkish association organized the vigil. believe that isis is behind the attack, but there are details coming in and we will gather information.

we will let you know. live in the district, tim barber, abc 7 news. 00, cries for11: change when it comes to guns in america. less than a month ago, a gun man carried out the worst mass shooting in modern american history. a huge debate is now playing out among lawmakers, creating headlines but not action. tonight, relatives of victims of gun violence spoke up and hopes of changing that. this 16-year-old was walking to a friend's house when she was gunned down with an ak-47. i have to passo, the location where my only child took her last breath. tim: tonight, family members spoke out. >> he was my best friend. tim: they joined d.c. police chief cathy lanier and democratic delegate

holmes norton, who both spoke about how guns from neighboring states are turning up in the district. >> without a national gun safety law, people get immediately undermined. speaking at the martin luther king jr. library, with similar calls for action around the country. house speaker paul ryan called the move last week a risky stunt. >> this was already defeated in the u.s. senate. number three, we will not take away a citizen's due process rights. tim: they still believe something has to change. >> my daughter is dead. there is nothing i can do for my daughter. i'm fighting for my community, my country, all americans. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. josh: turning to the forecast committee beautiful evening on tap.

the 60's. reston, in d.c., 69 annapolis 71. tomorrow morning, we will be in the 50's and 60's in some of the cooler spots. another great day with a low humidity, just a few degrees warmer. 81 at lunchtime, 85 by 4:00. of d.c., but around town we stay dry. we will timeout the forecast coming up in a few minutes. alison: a grand jury throws the book at a teacher's aide accused of child sex abuse. deonte carraway indicted on 270 counts of child abuse and child porn. the police say that he forced kids to perform sex acts and recorded them. the count of victims is up to 23 children from the ages of 9 to 13. he worked as a volunteer at sylvain jo woods --

sylvain your woods elementary school. developing now, he used to be a court official, now he is facing prison time. , and he is daniel read was found guilty of trying to have sex with a minor. tom roussey has the case against him. tom? to be a court commissioner at district court. he would handle things like setting bond and was also involved with criminal charges. he even handled ones similar to the ones that he was charged with. today he was across the street, being convicted. >> this is a cautionary tale. tom: the state's attorney said that he thought he was using the relationship app grinder to chat with a 15-year-old boy. he was actually an undercover montgomery county police officer. he was found guilty of sexual solicitation of a minor.

and forth. the defense attorney said that the police and trapped him. early in the chat, he wanted to cuddle, and the undercover officer brings up sex. but after several weeks of chatting and sending pictures, some of which were naked, eventually reid suggest having sex. >> in the end, and that is why he was convicted, he took the initiative to set up a meeting. tom: they agreed to meet at a germantown mcdonald's and then go to a nearby apartment. when he pulled into the parking lot, the police were waiting. reid said that sex with a minor could lead to 10 years in jail. now that is the maximum sentence he will face at sentencing in august. attorney the a defense by phone tonight. he said it was a difficult day for his client, but his client is grateful to get the chance to explain himself in front of a judge.

move on with his life, but sentencing is scheduled at the circuit court house in august. live in rockville, tom roussey, abc 7 news. the chancellor of d.c. public schools is stepping down after nearly six years on the job. they continued many of the form of her apprentice, michelle read. a more low-key style, earning national praise and local support. his last they will be september 30. the chief of schools john davis will be serving in the interim until a permanent chancellor is selected. alison: a fresh start for a veteran tonight, fired for stopping a robbery. infirst told you about joe february. he confronted armed robbers at a cvs store where he was working and then lost his job. tonight, as jay korff reports, he has a new beginning. jay: joe returns to the

cvs with a roller coaster story. >> it's bittersweet. i was just in the store talking to some of my old employees. returnedebruary, he from afghanistan and get a job at cvs. while managing the storen prince george's county, he stopped and disarmed two robbers who were trying to steal narcotics from the pharmacy, but cvs fired him because of a company policy preventing employees from confronting criminals. the story aired, we got hundreds of calls. >> phone calls, e-mails. i did not know how people were getting my information, but it was great. jay: he lost count of all the job interviews he received. four months later he landed a government contractor, a dream position. he said the long wait between jobs was trying, but the

received pulled him through, reminding him of the value of doing the right thing. >> i do not think anything worse could happen. when you lose your one source of income and you have to pay you for your car and mortgage, everything, i was like, what am i going to do? out of nowhere, there was light at the end of the tunnel. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: good for him, great news. the federal government is considering whether to give virginia 200 million dollars for a variety of transportation projects. the grant would extend the i-95 express lanes all the way to fredericksburg and rebuild a bridge and expand rail service across the state. the department of transportation is expected to award the grant in the next week or so. still ahead -- a severe weather outbreak in the plains creating had a expanding states. the cleanup happening now. leon: it may not look like

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stranded 100 feet in the air, tonight eight people are so happy to be back on the ground safely. they were stuck on a roller coaster in oklahoma city. the silver bullet roller coaster malfunctioned and stopped for some reason. that is under investigation still, but they are all home safely. just into the newsroom, a disturbing discovery near the site of the him a big games. parts of a mutilated body washed up on the sands of a beach in rio de janeiro, just yards away from where the beach volleyball athletes will be competing. not beenhas identified, but it is the latest in a series of health and crime concerns that have plagued the tolympics

discovery, helium. it is not just used for balloons. it is a key element with medical applications. now a major helium gas field has been found in teens in the. -- in tanzania. it is believed that there is enough there to build the world's global supply. alison: there are changes to the miss teen usa pageant. no more swimsuit show. it is being replaced with wear.ic i don't know if they will be in baggy sweat suits. leon: not that kind of athletic gear. right now, severe storms are moving through the northern plains, the second night of wild weather for some. jonathan elias has some amazing

think that it is winter time. it look like winter in the rockies. the ground crew had to use equipment normally reserved for snow to clear hail from the field. when the rain started, it was coming down in its. -- it was coming down in buckets. wind gusts of up to nearly 100 pummeled oner nebraska town, not just for a little while but several hours. on the other side of the country, the national weather service is looking into whether this was a tornado or microburst that leveled a farm in pennsylvania. one building was ripped from its foundation. this is the third night that the plains are dealing with this kind of severe weather. they are hoping to get a break soon, but thunderstorms are supposed to be moving east tomorrow.

desk. jonathan elias. back to you. leon: an outpouring of help today for victims of the devastating floods in west virginia. a church group from fredericksburg is on the ground and one of the hardest hit regions and they need your help wil. ofir tractor-trailer full supplies is set to be going friday. they are depending on corporate help and the generosity of individuals. here is hoping the weather will cool operate. alison: around here, though, not bad. josh: not at all. today was about as perfect as it gets for almost july. you expect much more humidity, but not tomorrow. dry weather right now. nice, cool temperatures tonight as well. 72 is where we are

are in the 60's. the dew point, measuring the moisture in the air, how humid it feels, mid 50's this time of year is great, relatively dry air, allowing temperatures to drop overnight. frederick, 61 leesburg, 58 winchester tomorrow morning. d.c., downtown, warmer, mid 60's, but still a cool, refreshing start in the morning. 68 gaithersburg, 62 fairfax, marlboro 66, upper hanging around 63. to the south, low-to-mid 60's. a few places almost worth grabbing long sleeves to get started, but sunrise at 5:45, and then we warm quickly. mid 60's most of the rush, but cool and refreshing. lunchtime tomorrow, another awesome day. 81 degrees, still humidity not too bad, feels nice.

we will be dry around d.c., but we are watching for a few showers popping up further west, closer to the blue ridge mountains. the temperatures warmer, tomorrow, near 85. today we hit 82. the next chance of showers is friday. the cloud cover friday morning, just a few spotty showers, not a washout. the on and off chance sticks around a lot of the day, especially into the afternoon and evening. that is one we have a better chance of thunderstorms. saturday, all of this s dropped further to the south and we have drier weather showing up saturday and sunday. the breakdown is more sunshine saturday, 86 degrees. sunday, extra cloud cover, but still dry. by the fourth of july, unfortunately the storm system looks on track to bring scattered showers and butter storms later in the afternoon and evening. we will be watching for that

around fireworks time downtown for step tomorrow, another great day, 85, low humidity. friday, 30%ggy chance of showers. saturday and sunday, drier. the better swimming pool day will be saturday. monday, the fourth, watch again for scattered showers and storms. alison: we will see what happens. thank you, josh. leon: the nationals had me nervous at the end. robert: it's ok, they got the suite. when is the last time we had a broom onset? -- it's ok, they got the sweep. sports is coming up. the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection.ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. with crumbled feta and cool,

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tonight against the mets. yet may becision picking up second baseman daniel murphy. facing his old team, murphy sends one to write, a solo shot, his 13th of the year. dave the nats a 1-0 lead. later, eighth-inning, another one. a2 run shot -- a two-run shot. nats take the 4-0 lead. nats get the sweep, 4-2. max scherzer playing catch with a young mets fan in new york in may. that is joe, a day that he will never forget. dad was right there, getting the whole thing on video. nats got a hold of the video and invited joe and his father down to the game tonight. he was a special guest, with the vip treatment, even though ey

erin hawksworth caught up with them before the game. as a fan of the mets, you're supposed to hate the phillies and hate the nationals. i don't hate the nationals. dugout, walk out of the warming up, turn around and wink at a kid, that means everything. erin: are you thinking about converting to being a national stand? >> my second team. erin: what if your dad was not listening, would you say nationals? [laughter] robert: dad does not hate the nats. leon: but he hates the phillies. robert: mark trumbo with his league-leading 23rd bomb of the season, beating san diego 12-6. katie ledecky is already competing for the u.s. olympic team. tonight, she won the 200-meter freestyle.

phelps, theel 200-meter butterfly final, the first american to qualify for five olympic games. the capitals holding fan fest tonight, starting with an alumni game. kolzig and others were there to participate. first scrimmage is saturday morning. and kevin durant is speaking with the oklahoma city thunder tomorrow. still no meeting scheduled with the wizards. leon: don't think that is going to happen? robert: i don't see what we half for him to come here to washington, d.c. leon:

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