public record shows khatun had been cited for offenses not using child restraint devices in a car and speeding. investigators say in her visit with c.p.s., khatun didn't have the baby with her and refused to say where she was. she was last seen driving a blue 2011 toyota sienna. after she left c.p.s. called police who have a criminal parental abduction warrant for khatun. they are especially concerned about the child's safety. >> it's a 6-week-old baby. they are tender and fragile. with the court order to take the baby if mom has her and she is deemed by the court as unfit there is concern there. richard: sources say the search widened to maryland. there is another element in the story. we got word about the amber alert at 12:30. our cell phones did not ping with the alert until

authorities say they are investigating this to find out if it involved the authorities who were involved in this investigation. we'll have you much more at 6:00. that urgent search continues. if you have any information call 911 or your local police. in falls church, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: reminder that you can get breaking news text alerts from abc7 news on your phone. by signing up at wjla.com. leon: turning to storm watch as the weather team tracks chance for pop-up storms. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look at the forecast. how does it look going into tonight? doug: hot and humid. but so far most storms are well west or east of washington. give you an update on doppler radar. 90 degrees at reagan national. dew point is 71 so it feels like 94 or 95. that is the drill for the next couple days. look at feels like temperatures. feels like 97 at reagan national. 98 at manassas.

afternoon. the bigger questions are the storms. we have storms to the west. generally west. storms of interstate 91. closer to the metro, a few popping over prince george's county. eastern shore has been dealing with the storms all afternoon. here is the latest. they are moving southeast. this area is moving to chesapeake beach and north beach before long. stretching all the way up toward annapolis. we will keep an eye on the showers and the storms. generally partly cloudy. to the east we have storms but sooner or later rumble of downpour is possible in the viewing area. alison: all right, doug. thank you very much. well, to other news now. three of the four recent robberies on the university of maryland campus overnight has something in common. the victims were focused on playing pokémon go. instead of on their surroundings. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live on campus with the latest on the investigation. brad? brad: we have been out here all

we are watching people walking around like this playing their games. we are not the opt one who noticed. last night a gunman came here and specifically targeted those immersed in the game. the university of maryland is a campus of landmarks. ideal for pokémon go. >> the perfect game to play for a college campus. you are already walking around anyway. it's fun to play while you walk. brad: on campus we meet dozens like him playing this, trying to catch the virtual pokémon. sadly it's also the perfect place for the bad guys blacking to catch pokémon players oblivious to the surroundings. last night between 789:00 and 10:00 -- 9:00 and 10:00, a string of three armed robberies of four people. all immersed in the game. >> you have n

brad: in each case the gunman approaches the student from behind and implies or shows a gun and takes the cell phone. with the campus busy with the orientation and summer camps the police chief dave mitchell says get your nose out of the phone. >> try to be out in pairs of three or fours if you are playing the game. if you start to feel uncomfortable and you are being lured into an area for some reason does not have great lighting, don't go there. plain and simple. brad: back live on campus, there are 400 security cameras just like the ones you are looking at now. the police are looking at the footage from the cameras last night to see if they can get a good look at the gunmen. they are going to beef up patrols. the chief is reminding people the blue emergency pylons are everywhere. if there is a problem you just hit the one emergency button and he

bottom line is the chief is not saying this is a bad game. he just says you got to be aware of your surroundings. the university of maryland, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad. new information tonight after tuesday's lockdown on capitol hill. abc7's cameras were the first on the scene as they took a man in custody 24 hours ago. today learn who had the three men arrested are. and they made the first appearance in court. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was also in the courtroom. he checks in now live. what did we learn today? sam: well, we are still waiting. a lot of times you get the latest people brought through. if the crime is the most serious. that seems to be the case today. we are still waiting. not just on those three but for another man who shot at the police earlier in the day yesterday. after a chaotic day for police with a chase and two separate incidents of gunmen shooting at the police,f

are in arraignment court this afternoon. 22-year-old albertson shot at police as they interrupted his carjacking and abduction of five people yesterday morning. police were alerted by the shotspotters. no officer was hit but he was shot in the leg. also to be arraigned three men involved in a high speed chase from southwest to northwest yesterday afternoon. police say one of the defendants 19-year-old edwards fired a machine gun at pursuing officers in the chase. the incident ended near the u.s. capitol placed on lockdown for half an hour by the chaos. long-time about vig said she is stunned by -- activist said she is stunned by two cases in one day. >> i was surprised. someone told me. i saw it on my news itself. actually shooting at the

police. >> so the four defendants are in there. we will go in there and try to find out exactly what is going to happen. i would be surprised if they were let out. but nevertheless, four defendants are before the judge. you alison: he was stuck in indianapolis because of a flat tire on the plane so donald trump and family met with indiana governor mike pence. the presumptive republican nominee met with newt gingrich and chris christie. then they saw jeff sessions at the car arriving at the hotel where trump was waiting for the plane to be repaired. he is expected to announce the pick by the end of the week. supreme court justice ramzi binalshibh

justice ruth bader ginsberg is not mincing her words when it comes to what she feels about donald trump. he is firing right back with. michelle marsh has more. michelle: this started with interviews by ginsberg calling trump unqualified to be president and saying she would move to new zealand if he wins in november. ginsberg isn't pulling any punches calling trump a faker who really has an ego. trump fired back with an early morning tweet saying ginsberg embarrassed all by making dumb political statements about me. her mind is shot. resign. he told the "new york times" he found the comments inappropriate. a sentiment echoed by paul ryan. >> it's out of place for appointed branch of government. that shows bias to me. michelle: today, former democratic candidate bernie sanders says he

but he wouldn't say if he thought it was appropriate for her to make them. scott thuman will have a closer look at the war of words at 6:00 and whether a justice should be weighing in at all. at the live desk. michelle marsh, back to you. alison: thank you. now a possible crimp in plans for folks trying to get to the democratic national convention at the end of the month. late last night, worker at philadelphia's airport voted to strike at the end of the month. they haven't set an act wait date but the convention is july 25-28. leon: speaking of getting around, we're covering metro tonight and an investigation into a train running a red light. this happened this morning near the reagan normal airport station that is a station already impacted by the current safetrack surge. the transportation reporter brianne carter is live with the latest. brianne:

overrun issue is something investigated already by the f.t.a. as part of one of the safety blitzes this year. now tonight they are investigating another incident. whether or not a train like this one went past the red light. >> they told us there was an emergency at reagan national. they told us i have to bring us back to braddock. brianne: she was forced to sit on the tracks outside the reagan national airport metro station this morning after the operator of another train possibly ran a red light signal. metro officials tell abc7 the yellow line train was pulling in at a low rate of speed when computers at the rail operations control center showed the train passed the red light at the edge of the platform. both the federal transit administration and metro are investigating. passengers were offloaded. no one was injured. the train operator was removed from service. due to safetrack surge four there were no trains ahead on the track

red light. that is unbelievable. brianne: the incident comes a ween after near-miss incident at the glen mont station when a train operator went through a red signal putting his train on the same tracks as oncoming passenger train. that train operator was fired. >> they need to do what they are expected to do. we rely on them. we expect them to do their job so we can get to where we need to go. >> need to understand it does have to be done differently. people can change but sometimes you have to hit them over the head a couple times before they get the message. brianne: this is still in the investigation phase. they are looking into what happened here. the f.t.a. is conducting a larger investigation in the red signal overruns saying they are looking into more than 50 of those since 2012. they expect to release a larger report this summer.

carter, abc7 news. leon: thanks. folks get text alerts about the safetrack on your phone from abc7. text us the word "metro" to 43817. you can sign up at wjla.com. coming up at 5:00 -- this is really stunning. shots ring out in the middle of the facebook live stream. what police are saying about this. >> the incident that changed the life of a northern virginia teenager. now hundreds of people are stepping forward to help. including two survivors of the boston marathon bombing. i'm jeff goldberg. details coming up. >> fredericksburg, 911. what is your emergency? alison: then later, "7 on your side" after questions about our item investigation into a 911 call that went unanswered. leon: plus, out with the old and in with the new. the change of power in the

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smith, senior corporate lorne ahrens and dart officer brent thompson were laid to rest today. the men were killed a week ago by the sniper as they protected marching protesters. service for the other two officer are set for friday and saturday. civil unrest continues to roll out across the country. president obama is now looking for a middle ground between civil rights leaders and police. meeting at the white house wrapped up not long ago. there the president met with law enforcement officials, activists and faith leaders to talk about building a bridge and ensuring justice for all americans. this is coming after the shootings of alton sterling and philando castile last week and sub meant shootings of the five dallas officers. alison: it has been more than a week since a virginia man was injured stepping on a firework in new york central park. as the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg reports now survivors of the boston marathon bombing are offering words of inspiration to h

>> there are many words that can be used to describe 18-year-old connor golden. >> kind. well-meaning. >> a very strong person. >> which is why terry and her son ryan, close friends of him could not believe it after finding out connor's left leg had to be amputated below his knee last week after he jumped from a rock in central park and unknowingly detonated what police describe as homemade fireworks. >> shocked and saddened by this. >> we felt like we wanted to help but we were helpless. >> last week, they started a go fund me page to help pay for medical costs. it has raised nearly $50,000 from nearly 600 people. donations from northern virginia, new york and from jessica, amputee as a result of the boston marathon bombing. she and a fellow survivor assuring connor there is a bright light at the end of the dark tu

father kevin offering sincere thanks to supporters. the word of concern posted on the site lifted his spirits each day. connor a music major at the university of miami remains at bellevue hospital in new york and suffered complications from a recent surgery that has led to an infection. >> he is a very strong person. they are a strong family. absolutely he will come through this. >> in a statement the family says they don't believe the source of the explosion was fireworks that someone left in the park. authorities in new york have not named suspicious but the golden family is anxious for that to happen and police to make an arrest. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: six flags reopened in upper marlboro two hours ago after being closed for most of today. police scoured the park for hours after not one but two suspicious packages were found. in the end, neither posed any threat.

that would be a nice play to be in a water spot. alison: it's humid today. doug: tomorrow is higher temperatures. noticeably higher temperatures and higher heat index or feel like numbers. tomorrow is a tough day weather wise. jump into it on a wednesday to tell you our weather story. time lapse from the high school in laurel. 77 is warmer but you will see why it's cooler. showers formed up and moved overhead. they dropped rain and moved out. the skies brightened and then more showers in the area. the winds are calm. we have an atmosphere trying to produce the showers and the storms but most are split west and east of metro washington. big picture for you. showers and storms northwest of interstate 81. charlottesville and farther south in virginia. a couple individual ones showing up now in foothills. off to the west. east of washington we have showers and we have had per analysis tent heavy aaron. we -- heavy rain. this is a flood warningi

arundel county. they have had heavy rain. more showers and storms are stretching to northern calvert. more popping up south and east of b.w.i. this funny line. this is precipitation. it's a boundary that could be outflow from these storms. warm front is separating the hot stuff here and cooler stuff here. so often times in the situation the boundary will act as a focus in the atmosphere to develop new showers and storms. we keep a close eye on the metro corridor in the next hour or so. otherwise the heaviest action continues south. some of this could survive the trip over the mountains to bring leftover showers with a warm and a muggy night overhead. the future cast has a neof southerly winds to keep us humid overnight. scattered showers north and west. as we get through the day tomo

opportunity for showers and storms to pop up here and there. the main thing is the heat and the humidity in the middle 90's. it's feeling hotter than that. we clear out late thursday and friday. for friday, most of the rain will stay south of the metro area. might get a dry day. look in the future for the computer models here about what it feels like for the dale or two. this is the feels like temperature at this hour. 98 or 99 degrees across the immediate metro area. overnight it's muggy. by 8:30 in the morning it will feel like 86 in the morning. that much humidity in the air. through the afternoon hours we could see heat index or the feels like temperatures that range between 102 and 105 over the greater washington area. with a chance of afternoon shower or storm. forecast high is 95 tomorrow with the afternoon thunderstorms possible around the area. that is we get through the next seven days it looks like the probability will drop off. there could be a loan shower on friday. majority o

south. over the weekend, hot, about 90. then lower 90's next week and we will settle in old fashioned july weather pattern. the average high is 89. when we hit 90 no big deal. around average. we could use some dry days. i wouldn't mind a few. alison: yeah. all right. you are not greedy. doug: not a bit. leon: beautiful display against a stunning backdrop. we'll show you what we're talking about when we come back. alison: hollywood reaction after jennifer aniston takes a real stand against the paparazzi. >> a sleigh ship brought right here to maryland. i'm amy aubert and i wil

leon: by now you have probably seen construction by the national mall. in just over a matter of months, maybe two or months or so the smithsonian of african-american of history and culture will open the doors. amy aubert has a sneak peek at the history waiting inside. amy: it's not yet completed. but some of the history is almost ready to go. discovered off the coast of south africa from a portuguese slave ship that sank in the

>> this is the first documented wreck of a ship carrying enslaved africans. amy: the findings inside the doors. a journey years in the making. >> thought becoming a little bit like your children. amy: he was there when the remnant of the ship's history were discovered. he says they pulled the iron pieces from the water in 2014. >> this is incredibly profound moment. these things are heavy. they are heavy physically. they are heavy emotionally. amy: resurfacing and helping to tell a story. >> an object like this makes it tangible and real. it makes it personal and human. 500 enslaved africans were on

200 killed in the wreck. the findings are prepping to go on display when the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and canture opens -- culture opens its doors in september. leon: by the way the museum is set to open september 24. >> coming up here at 5:00 -- >> i do believe that today the country is much stronger. alison: changing of the guard at the top of the british government. leon: later "7 on your side" gets results after hundreds of exposed electrical wires along a busy road. >> how confident are you in the 911 system? i'm chris papst. coming up, we will give you something to t

leon: could technology have saved the life of a man in fredericksburg who called 911 and no one responded? we learned that the call was dismissed as a pocket dial or butt dial. chris papst has an update. chris: they are still conducting their internal investigation. but as we wait for results we have learned there is technology available that could have helped in this situation. but fredericksburg city dispatch as well as many others in the area don't have it

it's called next gen 911. only in the past few years has dispatch centers started to adopt it. it does many things. i allows dispatchers to text a number back to see if it was a butt call. it will allow dispatcher access to medical records to know if the caller is sick. plus, next gen 911 has voice technology to make the audio clearer. that is important. so calls like the one we are talking about can be sent to an expert and be analyzed to see if a response has to be sent. all of this could have been used when robert dialed 911 and the call was labeled a pocket call or a butt dial. nothing else was done. no help was sent. he died. brian with the national emergency numbers association in alexandria. his group set standards for 911 dispatch centers around the country. he says the next gen 911 is ready to go but few call centers hav

>> the bigger picture is we need leadership. we need resources. at all levels of government to ensure that 911 keeps pace with the technology. public safety, we'll have public safety field responders will have at their fingertips. chris: fredericksburg dispatch told the item they are working on the instruction to support next gen 911 but there are no plans to purchase it now. it is expensive. in the newsroom, chris papst, abc7 news. alison: interesting. thank you. we are following a developing story out of norfolk tonight where the police are investigating a shooting captured on facebook live. this was the scene. it was last night that left three men suffering from significant injuries. at least 30 shots were fired in a 22-second span into the car the men were sitting in. police are turning to the community for information in

the investigation. leon: it may not be over. the battle over hillary clinton's e-mails is headed to court at the judge is going to hear arguments from the lawyers that want to depose the presidential candidate. scott thuman has the latest. >> the first thing a new president does is take an oath. scott: while hillary clinton hopes to take the oath in january there is a chance she could take a different oath sooner. now that a judge is willing to hear more arguing over the controversial e-mails and if she should be deposed. judicial watch filed civil suit requesting she testify and this week, clinton's lawyers filed papers fighting back. a first for them according to politico. calling it superfluous and unnecessary. >> now is time to get her under oath describing what she knows and why she did

made a decision and that this is a witch hunt. >> they answered concerns over security crime but we are in court over an open records question. mrs. clinton absconded with federal records. scott: they originally ordered seven staff members to testify. it could come at a highly delegate time with polls tightening between her and donald trump. >> if elected hillary clinton would become the first president of the united states who wouldn't be able to pass a background check. >> for what happens next legal briefs may be exchanged on thursday and at district court on monday. a scheduling hearing. judicial watch says if victorious it could lead to the deposition of hillary clinton something that the group says it would make

in northwest washington, scott thuman, abc7 news. leon: overseas now. david cameron stepped down as britt mchenry's prime minister today. -- britain's prime minister today. theresa may addressed reporters from the same spot after meeting with the queen as well and she plans to continue cameron's legacy of social justice while navigating the country's exit from the e.u. alison: one question burned hotter than the rest. what would be the fate of larry the cat once david cameron left 10 downing street? i know you wonder about this. the chief mouser in residence is staying put. he insisted he does like the cat but the cat stays with the job. leon: what if the cat is conservative

feel. they are probably attached to the pet. leon: cold mooded. they will get -- cold blooded. alison: we cover the important issues. leon: coming up at 5:00, all the seeds are flowers. >> the kids aren't getting their hands dirty. we tell you how a local non-profit is creating future philanthropist this way. >> a plane crashes on the belly at an airport in bowie. it looks real but it's for a t show. i'm ryan hughes with the story coming up. >> they always say they can't. in sports we say that can. give us the same chance. alison: better together. it will introduce you to a new inspirational soccer team in town. find out how the goal goes way beyond the playing field. leon: then tonight on abc7 --

steve: we are inching our way closer to the weekend. don't forget the city open is saturday. qualifying rounds are at 10:00. temperatures saturday afternoon are 90 degrees. it's not going to be a washout. don't forget about the craft beer festival. tysons corner saturday and sunday. the temperatures are upper 80's to 90. take you out to look at the beach forecast. looking good for friday and saturday. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this

leon: a small non-profit is inspiring a new generation to ask what can we do to help? through dozens of summer and afternoon programs the organization reaches out to under served youth to empower them. it makes the non-profit so what else this week's "harris' hero." at a nearby park, the youngsters are off and running but this isn't

summer day camp. there is an important component. community service. >> we're making seed balls. >> instead of plans seeds in the dirt the children learn how to make their own dirt. by grinding chunks of claw. mixing it with the seeds and water. >> to make seed balls. fun activity but it has a message. >> our goal is to create little humanitarians. >> david is one of the founder of a non-profit called so what else that runs the catch. >> we want to teach concept of service. there are ways that they can serve here. >> from picking up trash in the park to making sandwiches to donate to a local shelter. it's making an impact. >> if everybody litters, there is not going to be a beautiful space like this. >> if people don't have food or house you can donate your clothes or food that you

want. >> they make hard to make us better people. >> if you make the peers better, you do better and volunteer to help kid. >> like planning a seed -- >> we hope to empower them to make a difference and be good people. the base of our programming. >> let's hear a round of applause. >> so what else serves close to 3,000 youth and maryland in d.c. through summer camp and the afternoon school programs. it's free to kids. cool stuff. >> getting outdoors. leon: they are not chasing pokémon. alison: put their phone away. coming up next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- jennifer aniston is fed up. the tabloid rumors that made her say

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alison: "7 on your side" getting results tonight. weeks ago we told you about a shocking problem literally. exposed wires at dozen of light poles in montgomery county. the fix is happening now. >> last month "7 on your side" discovered route 28 in rockville had more than 100 street lights with exposed electrical wires. we used a noncontact value tage detector to determine most of the wires were hot. "7 on your side" contacted montgomery county which promised results. it took nearly three weeks but we can now safely report that work crews faced the gray covers on every light pole in question along route 28. montgomery county says earlier

transportation determined the street lights were not receiving electricity. it called pepco to restore power. the utility company did just that but failed to properly replace the safety covers causing the snaffu. rockville resident henry mozack brought the attention attention -- brought the issue to our attention. >> they did see the report. that elevate and made them speed it up. a lot of times the government and the press come together on an issue and things get resolved. >> in all, montgomery county identified 500 street lights with the missing covers. repair work will continue in other part of the county through the end of july. reporting in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. back to you. leon: thank you, kevin. get a check of the roads right now with jamie sullivan. she is on traffic watch now. looks like it's stacking up.

you can see this on 395 getting past the pentagon. continuing further south. stop and go traffic. 25 minutes it takes you from the district continuing outbound to the springfield interchange. a reminder still closed off as 19 street northwest in the district between dupont circle and q street. openfully -- hopefully it will reopen soon. in the meantime, traveling through prince george's county closer to branch avenue. you are okay here near st. barnabus road. a lot of slowing happy to report. no major accidents. back to you. alison: okay. thank you. actress jennifer aniston is out with a powerful message. the body shaming and pregnancy rumors have to stop. in an editorial in huffington post aniston says the focus on her body sets a bad example for young girls. for years tabloids spread pregnancy rumors about the actress. in a

it frustrating. >> i was in the grocery store and laughing. literally on the cover, you're pregnant again. >> what is it like to bo b focus of rumors? >> i'm not a fan of it. alison: in the op-ed she wrote yesterday said the focus on her body reflects a warped way we calculate a woman's worth. several celebrities applauded her comments today. i love how she talks about an idea she can't be happy until she has kids that society is putting on her. we all have our own happily ever after and there shouldn't be this pressure. leon: she is on movie screens all around the world. she has plenty of enough to be happy with. alison: gives her a position what people says about her. leon: any publicity is good

publicity is what they say. group of kayakers got a treat. up close and personal look at whale feeding frenzy. they were near angel island in california on sunday with the group of whales rose up for an afternoon snack. that may have included them at one point. the whales went at it for half an hour before heading to the pacific. alison: that is incredible. leon: i can't believe how steady the camera is. alison: surprised. leon: do you want to kayak with that? alison: no. surprised it wasn't dropped in the water. leon: i'm telling you. hope we don't have water coming to the skies for us here. we had some come through a while ago. how does it look now? doug: most of the precipitation is well east and west of the area. 90 degrees at reagan national. we have cloudiness with the sunshine. typical summer afternoon. it's at the point where we have had the moisture return to look at the feels-like temperature rather

this is the real deal. it feels like 100 in leesburg and fredericksburg. cooler in the low to mid-80's with the heavier rain. 98 is the feels like for frederick. for outdoor dining, most of the area is partly cloudy. warm and muggy. slow drop from upper 80's to low 80's with isolated thundershower possible. we have the showers and the storms west of interstate 81. showers and storms on the eastern shore where they are hanging out all day. in between not much. there is a little northern section of fauquier county. little thunderstorm trying to brew but otherwise not a lot. the rest of the green stuff are atmospheric boundaries. no rain in the metro area. tonight is warm and muggy. forecast is hot and humid. highs near 95. it will feel over 100 at time with the chance of more around everything showers and storms. that is the weather. find out about sports with

sports people with intellectual abilities discover new strength and abilities. d.c. united making it more possible with the new unified team that will compete in the very first match this saturday. >> the sport is soccer. >> i'm excited. >> the goal is bigger. >> it's about special olympians placed on the same field of play as non-special olympians. each side grows from the experience. >> d.c. united signed contract s. in all 15 players. to the inaugural special olympics unified team. >> i could cry. >> bringing together players with beckett wall disabilities. >> -- with intellectual disabilities. >> and players who are not. united on

field. true teammates helping each other grow. >> i learn how to work with others. how to be patient. how to work as a team. the team will travel to this weekend d.c. united-columbus match and will play their own game against unified team. winners already breaking down barriers one kick at a time. they say they can't. in sports we say they can. give us the same chance. erin: i love that. the first game is this weekend in columbus. go out and support them. >> i love to see the emotion. >> thank you. >> a pretty

the sky over prince george's county today. leon: what in the world was going on in bowie and why it

leon: it looked like a plane crash and it was. but not a real one. it's the work of a local production company. ryan: the cockpit of a small plane is on fire. flames are shooting in the air. smoke could be seen in nearby homes. it appears that it crashed in ground. you can see a man dressed in uniform rush in. but the heroic rescue is scripted. the crash is staged. >> it's cool to see it actually happen in front of you. ryan: cars line church road outside the area

recreate a plane crash for upcoming tv show. we are told it's a new series about real life rescues to air on msnbc. but the production officials wouldn't reveal much more. >> they say it will be a bunch of smoke around noise. i want to take a look at it. >> filming will last until friday evening. special effects have thick column of black smoke and explosions heard around the area. that's why prince george's county is warning residents. >> it's near route 50. once they get flames high enough and generating the smoke you can see it from route 50. ryan: even though the plane crash is fake, they still have a fire trunk here at the airport in case the flames get out of control. >> signs are warning drivers this is a mock crash. officials will be out here on thursday when the smoke and pyrotechnics are expected to grow more intense. >> i think it's exciting. in bowie, ryan hughes. leon: we ag

that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". we have breaking news at 6:00 after police find the little girl whose abduction triggered an amber alert we are speaking to the person who tipped off police. high-speed chase and shots fired at the capitol. what we learn about the men in custody one day later. plus three robbery victims on the university of maryland campus have in common and where they took place. first, "abc7 news at 6:00" begins with the breaking news. announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. maureen: we begin with the breaking news spanning two states. a 6-week-old girl has been found safe after her abduction triggered an amber alert. richard reeve has been following the story from falls church. we understand you just spoke with a person who help lead police to the little girl? richard: right. we spoke to the gentleman a few minutes ago and he urged the mother to stay at

that is not what happened. he believes he took the child to another residence, a new residence where she lives in hyattsville, maryland, where she was located by police. show you pictures why this was urgent. what happened. this mother identified as 31-year-old flora khatun had met with the child protective services as of yesterday. they filed a civil complaint because they were concerned because they didn't know where the child was. they had gotten word that this mother was not acting correctly with her daughter. but she would not reveal where that child was. she was declared an unfit mother after she left that c.p.s. office yesterday. they called police. they issued a warrant looking for the mother trying to find her. they did come to this residence in falls church where we are now searching for