4:00". on your side. jonathan: it was the scare at joint base andrews. it was apparently all sparked by a miscommunication. michelle: the base on lockdown for a couple of hours this morning after a reported active shooter near the malcolm grow medical center. alison: all of this just moments before a scheduled drill was supposed to take place. so the incident today even delayed vice president joe biden's departure to ohio. maryland bureau chief brad bell at joint base andrews. this is a massive area, a massive complex to try to secure. brad: yeah. andrews air force base, we called it joint base andrews now is huge. i should tell you that about a mile in that direction is where the flight operations are. that is where air force one is. right here is the malcolm grow medical clinics. this was the center of activity today. the center, as we said, of confusion. [sirens] it was an alarming scene. the sprawling base on lo

turned away at the gate. given brusque orders by guards. >> he said get out. you can be anywhere but you can't be here. brad: the reason, this tweet from the base itself. "j.b.a. is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter." then came word that the incident was ongoing in this building. malcolm grow medical center. beyond the perimeter fencing, we can see military personnel escorting people out with their hands in the air. >> it was kind of nerve-racking. brad: then confusion. the base informed officials they would conduct an active shooter drill. was this the drill? was it real? finally the explanation. it was both. a drill had been planned but then somebody at the hospital reported a possible gunman. the response to that was real and what we witnessed. the base explained there was a miscommunication of the

conducting the routine inspection. the all-clear sounded after more than an hour of tension. the only impact we can tell you on transportation, the v.i.p.'s to go in and out. vice president biden was scheduled to fly out. his departure was delayed a little bit. when we come back at 5:00, we will tell you what the base commander is saying about this. he released his comments via social media and says no harm, no foul. his people acted out of an abundance of caution. joint base andrews, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: if they were looking for a training exercise. mission accomplished. get breaking news and updates on stories like this when they happen even when you away from the tv. it's easy to do. log on to the website wjla.com/text. enter your phone number. the text will be sent right to you. developing this afternoon in montgomery county, police are shutting down one lane along the intercounty connector after an officer opened fire making a traffic stop. this is near shad

interchange. that is where montgomery county reporter kevin lewis joins us live at the scene. what happened out there? kevin: well, 12:45 this afternoon, a maryland transportation authority police officer stopped a car that was speeding along the i.c.c. you can see two police officers sweeping the grassy embankment with metal detectors looking for evidence. and just beyond them, you can see where the drive, a 31-year-old silver spring man stopped his black four-door car on the westbound shoulder of the i.c.c. m.t.a. say, police say that is when the driver exited his car, walk toward the officer with a nave in hand. clearly feeling threaten -- with a knife in hand. clearly feeling threatenedened e officer demanded he drop the knife. when he refused the officer grabbed the gun fired one shot. the bullet did not hit the driverer but he quickly

and allowing the officer to handcuff him. despite one blocked lane of traffic and the occasional gawker, traffic hasn't been terribly affected by the lively scene. simply because the i.c.c. doesn't handle that much traffic volume. here now is a snippet of while responding officers heard en route to the shooting. >> assault in area of shady grove road. from i.c.c. dispatch. five shots fired. the suspect is in custody. the last update is the scene is secure. kevin: the police department had around 600 sworn officers. it's the seventh largest police agency in the state and patrols b.w.i. airport, in addition to tunnel, bridges and highways like the i.c.c. at this point in time, no one was injured we are still

alleged motive of the knife-wielding man. live in derwood, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. all eyes turning to the 4th of july holiday weekend. that monday evening fireworks forecast is looking simply gorgeous out there right now. hoping to stay dry. we have been checking for showers on monday. what does it look like now? doug: showers on monday. better chances then than the other days. but the changes are coming. started with the winds in the southwest. southerly direction bringing in more moisture. we are seeing effect in the cloudiness now. temperature is 82 degrees. through the evening it will stay cloudy at times and be muggy. the temperatures are not hot. low 80's now and will they have for the first pitch on the park this evening. as far as what is coming next it's a matter of time before the moisture increases and a warm front moves in our direction. that may, in fact, give us a few showers later tonight in the late night, overnight

5 miles per hour. tomorrow a chance of showers and storms but this is really all about the timing. we have a few showers and storms but it is important to give you the timing of which days are most likely dry and which portions likely not. that is in the extended forecast in a couple of minutes. jonathan: thank you very much. last friday was a horrible crime. we had videotape we released earlier this week. a big break in the triple murder we told you about. police released the video of the suspected gunman earlier in the week. now they hit paydirt. michelle: today, prince george county's office believe they have the guy. alison: roz plater has the developments from today. roz: d.c. police believe they made a quick arrest in part because of the surveillance video they released and also because of the feedback from the public. tips that came in. show you the suspected shooter. police say he is a capital heights man, 24-year-old lawrence rogers arrested last night in southeast d.c. at the home of one

acquaintances. that deadly shooting took place friday night. police say rogers opened fire shooting five people, killing three of them. 60-year-old allen rowelett. 50-year-old carlina gray. 54-year-old jan parks. monday, police released home surveillance video showing a suspect with a gun walking through neighborhood after the crime and climbing a fence. they also released surveillance picture of the same suspect before the shooting at a liquor store. the tips began pouring in. now police say when that suspect was arrested, they found a .9-millimeter handgun. that is currently tested to see if it indeed is the murder weapon. meanwhile, what they do not yet know is why this happened. >> we have not developed a motive. sometimes on murder scenes the motive are in front of us. this one we are still working through it. now we have him arrested and we can delve into his background to see what the connection is. roz: in the meantime since he

is in custody in d.c. at the moment until the extradition process begins. he is facing charges, three counts of first-degree murder. live in palmer park, i'm roz plater, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. metro's red line trains are back running again and serving the brooklyn catholic university metro stop. what happened was a break in a four-inch gas line near the station prompted metro to stop service there for a shorttime this afternoon. this evening however, we checked and the trains are back on time for the red line. michelle: pepco recently bought out by exelon is requesting a rate hike for the d.c. customers. "7 on your side" chris papst at the "live desk" with how much it could cost city residents and businesses. chris? chris: this proposed rate hike is significant. they estimate it will cost rate-payers $85 million. which translates to $5 more per month. as of now, this is just a request submitted to the public service commission. it only

residents. in a statement to "7 on your side," pepco spokesperson said the increase is to cover reliability and infrastructure upgrades. pepco points out it hasn't asked for three years an increase in rate. as part of the merger you may remember that pepco proposed a credit to shield d.c. residents from paying the higher rates through 2019. but that is also just a request. so as of now, pepco has proposed a rate increase of $85 million. rate credit to temporarily offset some of that. we will have to wait to see which if either is approved. chris papst. jonathan: thank you, chris. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00", a huge change in policy at the pentagon. michelle: feds issue a new warning involving takata air bags. the new list of cars with a potential

>> if you are going to the fireworks at the national mall, what you can and can't bring coming up. alison: cookie dough warning. jonathan: no! alison: the surprising reason the f.d.a. is saying do not eat it.

alison: well, we all know one of the biggest draws every year. the independence day fireworks and the show on the national mall. with the recent terror attacks abroad and in the u.s., we are wondering if you feel concerned about security there on the mall. that is the subject of the abc7 instapoll. head to wjla.com/votenow. in the meantime, security preps are well underway on the mall. richard reeve is live now with the latest. how does it look? richard: hi, alison. these are calling this an all-hands on deck situation. you can see they already have some barricades here on the national mall. the washington monument. this is in the stir -- center of the secured area. that is the secured area near the monument. you will have to be wanded and checked to get in. tourists are already arriving for the big weekend. hundreds of thousands of people here. here are the basics. no guns, no alcohol, no

marijuana. no glass containers. we are told there will be eight access points to the secured area. 15th street, constitution avenue, independence avenue, henry bacon drive. the fireworks are to begin at 9:09. it's recommended you come here several hours earlier. now we asked authorities what about security in the wake of what happened this morning at joint base andrews and in istanbul this past tuesday? they say they are prepared. >> the daily security presence is always robust. if you have been here for a large scale special events it's dramatically increased. precautions have been taken, planning has been going on for months. coordinated multiagency event. richard: one of the other prohibited items is one of these guys. drones. you can't have these things on the national mall or within 15 miles of r

we will explain why authorities are so concerned about the devices, especially in the holiday vent at 5:00. report -- holiday event at 5:00. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: a scathing critique of the u.s. navy following capture of sailors by iran in january. remember the photos? they are on their knees with the hands on their head in january. they drifted too close to iranian waters. that's what we were told. the report out today says the mission was plagued by mistakes from beginning to end. citing undermanned and undermaintained boats. the report calls it a leadership failure but blames iran for violating international law, which they say the sailors did not do. >> one important note that the investigation stated was that if the guidance provided by the commander had been followed, this event could have been prevented. jonathan: the report does continue o

sailors were not properly trained or briefed on this mission. two officers have been fired and more could be forthcoming. michelle: from the pentagon today the u.s. military will allow transgender individuals to openly serve. a similar ban had been lifted for gay and lesbian service members but at the time the military did not address the ban on transgender people. >> although relatively few in number, we are talking about talented and trained americans who are serving their country with honor and distinction. michelle: the changes will be phased in over a year but by october 1 transgender troops should get medical care and begin to formally change the gender identification in the personnel system. alison: 24 hours after d.c. public schools chancellor henderson announces she is stepping down the d.c. bureau chief sam ford has a preview of the

with henderson. sam: we are in front of the d.c. school headquarters where we told you yesterday about chancellor henderson's resignation. we caught up with her today and asked why. >> i'm resigning because i think it's the right time to pass the baton on to another leader. i have had nine really successful years here at d.c. public school. i would like to do something different. rest for a while. this means running 90 miles per hour, seven days a week, 365 days a year. after nine years at some point you want to do something different. sam: her last day is september 30. we have more of the interview at "abc7 news at 5:00". sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: this is a warning who will disappoint anyone who likes to sneak a taste of

everyone. the government says people should not eat raw doe or batter of any kind -- should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind. they just shouldn't. alison: that is due to ongoing outbreak of illnesses that are said to be related to a strain of e. coli bacteria found in some batches of flour. michelle: the c.d.c. is advising restaurants not to give kids raw dough to play with wile waiting for meals. who hasn't like making a cake, you know, taste the cake batter. jonathan: take all the fun out of this. alison: maybe's temporary. jonathan: most people are not adhere to this warning. just saying. alison: one kind of related note here. the owner of cadbury chocolate and the nabisco oreos had its eyes on hershey, too. the "wall street journal" reported the potential merge. however, her i have's board unanimously rejected it -- hershey's board unanimously rejected it and said there is no basis for

discussion. jonathan: merge hershey's, oreos, imagine what would happen if that happened? michelle: overload. you ate a whole pack the other day. jonathan: it was like four double stuffs. that's all i could handle. alison: check on the traffic with jamie sullivan. jamie: i don't think that's true, jonathan but good michelle has your back. she kept silent there. they are reopening martin luther king avenue between talbert and howard. it was scheduled to wrap up at 4:00. in the teens right now traveling from springfield closer to woodrow wilson bridge. take a live look here. you can see how much heavy traffic we have on the inner loop and the outer loop right now. no crashes associated with this. this is just slowing. in the district you can see the red spots popping up.

spot we have is on the beltway. crash reported on the g.w. parkway. this is just before you get to the capital beltway. we may start to see the volume building in as you head north from spout run. keep in mind that it's just a crash reported. 66; same thing. we had an earlier accident but it's gone. you have the great green arrows heading outbound but still slow traffic and quite a bit of sun glare, too, this afternoon. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: thanks. i'm still -- i can't get over the cookie dough thing. hereherecan't eat eggs, can't dk wine and now no cookie dough. doug: it's just bags of flour. they'll figure it out. alison: the weather, low humidity. doug: it's turn. in the last few hours the winds changed direction. yesterday at this time we talk about theyear anniversary. we listed numbers and i told you then what the hi

gust one. that is the trivia question. i think this science center will show you the exact moment the winds changed direction. pay attention to the cloud type. michelle: now! now! doug: we go from cirrus to boom, cumulus clouds! the winds turned south. the humidity climbed up. was that compelling? michelle: took my breath away. jonathan: michelle got excited there. alison: a budding meteorologist here. doug: i thought it was cool. jonathan: very cool. doug: i guess weather geeks only. sorry. through the evening we'll be muggy. the temperatures drop in the 70's. no rain, just a few clouds and a touch of fog. future cast shows late tonight, probably after midnight,

could pop up. tomorrow we will see sunshine and also showers there. could be an isolated thunderstorm in the morning but the better chance is ahead of a cold front tomorrow afternoon and evening. there could be heavy downpours as they move through the area. we head through late tomorrow night it starts to clear out as the winds turn northwest. we get drier air in here for the weekend. tomorrow clouds. it's going to be 88, warm and muggy in the afternoon. the showers and the thunderstorms are possible. 40% chance. for the holiday weekend around the metro area, most of the viewing area is sunny, delightful. 85 on saturday. 83 on sunday with the clouds increasing in the afternoon. showers and the thunderstorms are more likely through the day and the evening on monday. about the same with the beaches, too. here is the question. what is the highest wind gust recorded in the outbreak of the derecho a year ago? 102 miles per hour in columbus? 91-mile-per-hour in fort wayne? or bethesda up the street at 84 miles per ho

minutes. the next seven days we will get through the holiday weekend with the first few days of the weekend rain-free. the showers and the storms linger tuesday and wednesday. jonathan: fast winds even for the slowest on the bunch. doug: if you were watching and taking notes as you should every day. get a note pad and take notes. jonathan: by the way the clouds was cool. don't have to be a weather geek. doug: cookie boy. michelle: coming up for us at abc7 news at 4:30 -- the latest in the takata recall. turns out the exploding air bag canisters are more dangerous in certain cars than others. the moals highlighted by the -- the models highlighted by the feds coming up. first, the team player of the week made a name for herself in high school, college and now the pros. erin hawksworth will show us how hometown hero joanna lohman is playing with

michelle: this week's toyota team player was big ten player of the year in college. alison: now joanna lohman plays for the washington spirit. she lives up to the team's name. erin hawksworth has more from

erin: for 33-year-old joanna lohman of the washington spirit, the road hasn't always been easy. >> i like to do the dirty work nobody else likes to do. erin: she is a silver spring native and reached the pinnacle of her sport. with low salaries and constant instability in the league, the women's professional soccer team isn't always glamorous. >> i think i can take a step back to appreciate where the league has come from. i came out of college and the first league folded when i was coming out of college. then i was in the second league. and now the third league. seeing how successful it is you have a true appreciation for how much the sport has grown. erin: while she is not rolling in the dough, she feels like one of the richest athletes in the world because she is doing what she loves. >> i think i have the best job in the world. i say it every day. erin: not only does she have the best gig but she gets to do it in her hometown. >> i grew here.

this is my 12th year in the league. so to come back and play at home in front of my family and friends is like a dream come true. erin: with our team player, i'm erin hawksworth. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a new warning about takata. those exploding air bag canisters more susceptible in certain models. which vehicles are more at risk with the deadly defect? we will tell you coming up. michelle: is apple trying to block concert bootleg? the patent it requested and how it might stop the live snap from a big show. that's ahead. alison: one last look at the weather trivia question before we go to break. doug hill will be here with the answer and the forecast. that's all coming up. "why are you checking your credit score? "well you don't want to live with mom and dad forever, do you?" "then she says...bazang!"

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: welcome back. we want to give you one more look at the trivia question before you lock in your answer. doug: yeah. the clean-up from the derecho, yesterday was the fourth anniversary. today was the clean-up. what was the highest wind gust in the derecho that started in the upper midwest and came through the area late at night? 102 miles per hour in columbus, ohio?

91 miles per hour in fort wayne, indiana? 84 miles per hour in bethesda. what do you think? alison: i remember you said 104 degree, we broke the record for the temperature. i'm going to go with 102 miles per hour. jonathan: i join alison. >> i'm going to be the rogue answer and go with 91 miles per hour. doug: the answer is -- we have a winner! jonathan: you rogue! [laughter] doug: let's get you started over the next couple of days. we have weather changes. some have begun this afternoon with a change in wind direction around the area. tell you how it impacts things tonight. first pitch at the park will be about 82. clouds and sunshine. muggy but no rain threat in the game. however, overnight and the morning, isolated thundershowers possible. better chances tomorrow afternoon. ahead of a cold front. for tomorrow afternoon,

9:00. best chance of scattered showers with a high of 80 degrees. plenty of sunshine on saturday. lower humidity, too. high of 85. 82 on sunday. increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. monday, partly to maybe mostly cloudy. muggy, cooler of 82 with the increasing chance of showers and storms up to 40% by the late afternoon. up to 60% by monday night and through the day on tuesday. if you will head to the beaches, bright and sunny at the rehoboth beach at the moment -- at the delmarva beaches at the moment. on monday the cold front will eventually get there and we will see more clouds of 81 and a chance of showers and storms as well. the next seven days, 88 tomorrow with the heat and the humidity. beautiful saturday and sunday. clouds increase on the fourth with chances of showers and storms through the night and tuesday. lingering you showers and storms wednesday. by this time next week we are back to sunshine and highs of 85 degrees. we'll go back to jonathan, alison and the winner! michelle: thank you, doug. >> i'm feeling so

alison: we're the losers now. jonathan: "7 on your side" tonight with an update on the largest recall in american history. alison: the national transportation safety board says there are even more vehicles now with takata air bag inflators that could rupture. michelle: senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher is at the live desk with the details. lisa: as bad as the situation is for owners of vehicles with takata air bags, tonight's announcement takes it to a new level. new test data on a subset of defected inflators show seven different vehicles in the honda line have as high as 50% chance of a dangerous air bag inflator rupture. remember, at least 11 people have been killed by deadly shrapnel that flies out of the rupturedded inflators. the vehicles that they identified as high risk -- 2001 and 2002 honda civic and accord. 2002 honda crv and odyssey. 2003 and

and the honda pilot. if you didn't job it down, don't worry. if you have or if you know someone with the vehicle go to the website wjla.com. we will link you to all the details. the u.s. secretary of transportation said today unless you are taking these vehicles straight to the dealership for immediate repair, they should not be driven. this is a very dangerous defect. one of the problems with all of the takata recalls is that the auto-makers have had trouble locating all the owners. so the biggest take-away tonight, spread the word. jonathan: tough one. all right, thank you. u.s. warplanes are keeping up the pressure on isis fighters trying to get away from fallujah. iraq defense minister says the u.s. did hit a convoy of 500 vehicles killing dozen of firefighters. this is on the heels of yesterday where 250 fighters were killed. the strikes have been taken place since monday. iraq announced they had retaken fallujah

fallujah was the last major stronghold in western iraq. they killed 250 of the folk, isis members and 40 vehicles were destroyed. alison: new details are emerging about the week's deadly terror attack in turkey. more than 40 killed at atatürk airport. michelle: terror raids, arrest and urgent investigation underway. jonathan: as marci gonzalez reports, isis is still believed to be behind the attack but so far still nobody has come forward claiming responsibility. marci: new images of the chaos at istanbul's airport. security footage from tuesday apparently showing terrified travelers running from one of the three attackers near the check-in counter of international terminal. >> just the sea of people screaming, running, tripping, police with guns drawn. it became clear something nasty happened. this wasn't a drill. this wasn't a hoax. marci: two days later, raids in istanbul and more than a dozen arrests. turkish authorities trying to find anyone with lin

terrorist who fired assault weapons and detonated three suicide vests killing more than 40 people. >> they knew the places they wanted to be, that they appeared to act in a coordinated fashion. all of those are indications this was a well-plan and well-orchestrated attack. marci: funerals now being held and a memorial at the airport growing. honoring those killed and the more than 230 people who were inred including one american. authorities say in response there will be increased security this holiday weekend in the u.s. >> continue to go to public events but be aware and vigilant. marci: the authorities agree it appears isis was behind the attack, though no group claimed responsibility. marci gonzalez, abc7 news. jonathan: stay with abc7. we will have much more and many more updates from istanbul right here and online at w

nuclear text alerts. once you do -- for breaking news text alerts. alison: at home, day care tragedy. a perfectly healthy child put down for a nap, but she didn't wake up. today her parents are speaking out to make sure that daycares in maryland follow the rules. our maryland bureau chief brad bell has the story. one you will only see here on abc7. brad: for summer and her husband, their 4-month-old baby was in every sense their bundle of joy. >> she was a really good baby. she didn't cry much. she was well-tempered. she loved to eat. she loved to giggle. she was a healthy baby. brad: her doctor confirmed as much at a well baby visit two weeks ago. the day before they took her to the college park in-home daycare, the day before summer answered the call to rush to a hospital.

died. >> somebody came out and escorted me into the room and a doctor was there. they have been told she had been put down for a nap and she hadn't woken up from the nap. >> she was a perfectly healthy baby and on friday she was gone. brad: then they learned the little angels daycare provider was allegedly in violation of state rules. alone caring for four children under the age of 2. the max is two children. >> it's two under the age of 2. she had four. double that. who is watching my kid when -- it's bad. i'm to the stage i guess of anger that goes with the grief of burying your daughter. >> police sources say there is no sign of foul play. though it's not confirmed, police and the birks suggest she may have died from sudden infant death syndrome. they are speaking out because they want other daycare providers and paren

the rules are in place for a reason. >> if there had been two adults maybe they would have found her sooner or c.p.r. would have been started sooner. >> the daycare license has been revoked and the owner not answering the knock at the door or returning the calls for comment. she has 30 days to appeal. in college park, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: turning now to a look at the news from around the nation. wow! what a close call there. frightening scene out of illinois. here it is again. another camera angle there. the car slams through the front window of a salon just outside chicago. three people were hurt but they are expected to recover. the driver told police she hit the gas instead of the brakes. the salon has only been in this location for seven months and they were back open today. jonathan: amazing. goodness. ohio woman using tough love to

get her son straight. a relative saw temple washington's son on a news story about a store robbery. when she saw the surveillance video, she knew somebody was in it. her boy. that was him. so what did she do? she called police and turned him in. >> it wasn't easy for me to call. i knew it was the right thing for me to do. jonathan: washington says her son has battled drug addiction for years. she says knowing he is in jail brings her comfort because she knows where he is while he is battling the disease. coming up next here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- facebook changing its news feed. the prioritized post that you will soon start seeing. odds are, you won't be disappointed. michelle: plus, apple filing for a patent that would prevent you from recording at concerts. the technology apple wants to use to block bootlegging. alison: then new at 5:00, the housing headache for a local couple after they dumped $100,000 into what

"7 on your side" stepping in now to try and help. that is tonight at 5:00. i'll see you then.

fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport, she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch while she's... up in the air. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and downloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. jonathan: it appears that facebook is getting back to basics. i will be focusing much more on your real friends and family. michelle: good idea. the plan is to update

feed algorithm to make posts from people you care about appear hideer on the feed. what are user -- appear higher on the feed. what are they seeing more that prompted the change? news and media posts. good news for those of you trying to reach mass audiences. facebook says it's more of a weak than an overhaul and there shouldn't be much of a drop in reach if at all. jonathan: there you go. michelle: well, performers routinely complain about concert-goers recording the show on their cell phones. jonathan: you see it all the time now. they stand there with the phone like this. apple may have a solution to the problem. the company now as patented technology that would disable video recording at concerts. venues would use infrared beam to disable the iphone cameras. it's not clear if apple intends to make the technology available to the public so your snapchat is safe for now. have you ever seen anyone recording a concert on their phone that looked good? michelle: but i

freedom. don't control my phone. that's why we have android. >> monster jackpots heading to the weekend. how much you could win if you take home the powerball and the megamillions. we have that coming up. sam: i'm sam ford at the folk life festival that got underway. the focus is on the culture among other things. we have that story next on abc7 news.

jonathan: the megamillion jackpot is up to $40 million. tomorrow's drawing is 11:00. no won one powerball either so it's climbed up to $243 million. that drawing is scheduled for saturday night. a lot of money between the two. michelle: i know. what if somebody won both? that would be wild! jonathan: nobody would believe it. all right. we have had star power in the studio today. actor omari hardwick known for his role as "ghost" from the tv show "power."

talks" that showcases the struggle from homeless to the leading man he is today. he hopes that it will help inspire others to dream. >> you have interns here, watching ourinterview. they are all working on the craft box. their tool box. really, you know and i know we have lived long enough to know that the life experiences are the best tools to get out of that box. so i went through a lot of bumps and bruises. i don't know how to play the complicated characters if i hadn't gone through the stuff. michelle: if you interested to see "icon talks" that features media mogul kathy hughes an reverend jesse l. jackson, it's going to be tomorrow on newschannel8. jonathan: the annual folk life festival on the national mall is open. despite having less real estate than usual it is expected to be another huge draw. michelle: d.c. bureau chief sam ford takes us inside

through the weekend. sam: the pop and the whip was so loud some of the cops thought it was a gunshot. with the californian mexican-american group leading the way, the folk life festival is alive on the mall. the theme is the tultures of california and -- cultures of california and the basque culture of europe. >> we didn't want to make it fusion. we wanted it to be a conversation. so each form is true to its own self. >> the spectators came in families. >> i like it because there are different things here. >> in groups like these kids from a summer program in annapolis. >> we come every year. they light the art and crafts. >> to d.c. police with the summer youth workers on an outing today. >> the basques say they were the first whalers and they featured the boat-making, the pride they feel just being here. >> for someone like me for a sq

martin luther king said he had a dream. for the basque we have dream. sam: this features their games. among them is one they call anvil lifting. i will do it for a minute. this is 20 pounds. i did it for a minute. i think it was more like two minutes. the festival lasts for the nex two weeks. 1.3 million visitors are expected. on the national mall, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. doug: i'm impressed, sam. time to look at the weekend forecast. the beach travel weather tomorrow. a big get-away day. cool in the morning. 68. muggy. sunshine through the day. highs will hit 88. but showers and thunderstorms possible early in the morning. likely in the late afternoon and the everything hours. for fourth of july for most of the area it will be dry through the day on saturday and sunday. low to mid-80's. however monday on the fourth,

showers and thunderstorms will be more likely through the day, especially by the everything and the nighttime hours. if you are headed to the mountains for weekend, beautiful weather. highs in the 70's saturday and sunday but the showers and the storms likely in the day on monday the fourth. if you are headed to the beaches, it looks just fine on saturday and sunday. plenty of sun. low 80's. water temperatures, lower 70's. monday on the way home showers and thunderstorms look like they could continue through the evening hours. jamie sullivan, any signs people are starting a day early for the big holiday? jamie: you know what? they are not. 50 looks great as you head outbound crossing the severn river bridge. talk 95 in virginia to start. if you are heading start this is before you get to route one. you can see crews on scene. the tow truck with an accident. no lanes are blocked. let's move to the maps. this is 10 miles per hour in some areas. woodbridge south to stafford is the pace you will beat

heading out of the city. this is passing by nutley street. you still have stop-and-go to centreville. capital beltway heavy from virginia to maryland. in the district, the same thing. happy to report that it's just the slowing we are dealing with and a crash on 95 in the shoulder. michelle? michelle: thank you very much. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you know her from "law and orer s.v.u." stephanie march opens up about a plastic surgery nightmare.

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alison: "law and order" star stephanie march is opening up about a difficult time in her life. michelle: we have the essay of which she discusses the difficult decision. >> she is best known as the role as the assistant district attorney "law and order: svu." now she is revealing a dangerous situation in her personal life. a severe complication she experienced after having breast implants. >> i think that she is in a place now where she is feeling healed. she is feeling confident again. she is ready to share the story. reporter: in a candid essay for "refinery 29" march explains the decision to undergo the surgery in a

saying, "my marriage of nearly ten years was falling apart. nothing was helping me cope. i decided to change my body because i couldn't change my life." but after two months she says, "my right implant was infect and the seams of the scar on my right breast burst." >> the procedure she thought would fix the problems in her life made everything more complicated. she realized it was time to move on. reporter: she finally had them removed saying, "i kept trying to fix my body and it kept telling me to leave it alone. i have accepted this episode as part of my larger story and i refuse to be ashamed of it." march telling abc news "i am overwhelm and moved by the positive response to the article." leon: tonight, weapons at the ready and hands in the air during a tension-filled morning at joint base andrews. how a day of practice for a shooter turned into the real thing. urgent call for drivers to replace dangerous air bag,

certain vehicles. newcomers and teary-eyed parents say goodbyes in annapolis. >> my baby. bitter sweet. leon: the fleeb class of 2020 -- the plebe class of 2020 prepares for day one. right now at 5:00, one lane still closed along the i.c.c. after a transit officer opened fire after pulling a car over. this happened right near shady grove road. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis live on the scene, monitoring the developing story for us right now. what is the latest? kevin: well, leon, the driver allegedly threatened the officer with a knife, prompting this midday shooting along one of montgomery montgomy county's busiest roadways. >> number 24. units to respond for assault in the area. shady grove road. it was five shots fired. kevin: 12:45 this afternoon. a

authority police officer sounds his lights and sirens. pulling over this black four-door sedan for speeding. all is normal until police say the driver, a 31-year-old silver spring man exits his car and walks toward the officer with a knife in hand. the officer taking no chances grabs hold of his gun, aims and fires a single shot. the suspect isn't hit. the gunshot alone convinces him to drop the knife and surrender. >> responding. the suspect is in custody. last update for us is the scene is secure. kevin: for the last four hours the police scowered the scene for evidence -- scowered the scene for -- scoured the scene for evidence. using their eyes and metal detector. there are gawkers as well. but traffic isn't terribly impacted as the inner county connector doesn't come close to handling the volume of the beltway, 66 or