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were people i gathered to watch fireworks. moments later, they were running for their lives. leon: jay korff has the latest. jay: french president francis holland believes the truck attack was an act of terror, though no group has taken responsibility yet. said they will be stronger than the fanatics. the picturesque promenade in nice turned into a savage scene of horror. people walking home from a fireworks display thursday night. witnesses say the driver of this white truck used his vehicle as a killing machine, striking and killing dozens. one woman described the driver as maneuvering the truck to mow down the maximum amount of people. >> we did not know what was going on. this was the time

panel truck was going right across the area in front of us. peragging, 25, 30 miles hour, and it did so, just mowing through. the police say the driver was firing at the crowd from his truck. >> i saw a big white truck going through the pedestrians. the roads were blocked so cars could not go through. then more gunfire in shooting and running. jay: the police shot and killed the driver. the police also say they found weapons and grenades inside the truck. officials placed this french riviera city on block down the mid-antiterrorism protocols, but nobody has claimed responsibility. multiple french news agencies say the driver was in his 30's from nice.

have not heard from. president obama said he condemned the attack and stands in solidarity with the french people. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: closer to home, breaking news from baltimore, where the police are at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on the west side of town. our sister station is reporting at least one man had an assault rifle and shot at the police. the windowhattered of the cruiser but the officers were not injured. we are expecting a news conference soon and we will bring you those updates. and breaking news and fairfax county, where there is an active search for a lost swimmer in lake barcroft along columbia pike in falls church. no word on the circumstances that led to the disappearance. officials have not yet released the name of the swimmer. 7 andstay with abc

by now, the dangerous heat has settled in. ofay was the hottest day 2016, and the scorching temperatures are not going away. steve rudin has what we can expect tomorrow. bad tomorrow, but still hot and humid. right now, still in the middle 80's, the heat index in the lower 90's inside the capital beltway. pool, looksto the like a good day, 90 to 95 degrees, partly cloudy, the heat index from 95 to 100. a chance of showers and thunderstorms over the weekend, then another bump in temperatures early next week. metro, withg now to our first inside look at how many problems have been found on the rails and the data we are

administration is troubling. as of today, there have been a efects and,24 dwefects hundreds of those issue still need to be addressed. jay: the federal transit agency took over safety oversight of metro in 2015. there have been more than 1100 defects found. hundreds of those defects have not been fixed. is fta says that a defect defined as a violation of metro's own safety standards. they range in seriousness, but some problems could have led to derailment if not remedied. a spokesperson insists many major safety issues were addressed immediately. theples of defects include fact that rail ties, missing track fasteners, and various safety concerns related to the movement of trains. >>

are taking steps to address it. i'm surprised it has taken this long. jay: federal inspectors found more than 100 issues during the stages of safe track, designed to improve safety and reliability. noted 15 time since october, metro employees refused to allow federal inspectors to enter a train or the operation center so they could conduct an inspection. after informing the metro general manager of this problem, that issue has been resolved. jay korff, abc 7 news. and now following up on concerns we first raised right here on abc 7 last night. a six-week-old infant believed to be in danger last night, but several local communities never got the amber alert. it turns out it was because of human error. a virginia state police sergeant mistakenly left alexandria and arlington off the

notification list. the authorities say it was a clerical oversight and has been remedied. the child was found. her mother was taken into custody. leon: now the campaign trail and a vice presidential selection. sources tell abc news donald trump has selected indiana governor mike pence as his running mate. aboutow some fast facts tense. he was in his first term as indiana's governor. he spent 12 years in congress and is well-liked by social conservatives. in march he sighed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. donald trump is supposed to make the official announcement tomorrow at 11 a.m., but he delayed the announcement because of the attacks in france. we will learn more about pence in the next week. we will not know hillary clinton's vice pressured and joe pick until late next week, but today she

someone considered to be on her short list with virginia senator tim kaine in annandale today. issues of race and policing front and center during a town hall meeting hosted by president obama that air tonight during prime time right here on abc 7. president obama heard concerns from people who said they had and profiled by the police also police officials and elected leaders who want to help ensure officer safety. the president said he was pleased to see so many people from different backgrounds willing to sit down and talk about the issues. if we can just: acknowledge this is not just a matter of us versus them but a matter of all of us together as americans working to solve this problem, then i think we will solve it. alison: president obama said community policing and training officers to deescalate conflict will help relations, but noted that cities will have to find

leon: new at 11:00 -- >> black lives matter, black lives matter! unrest in the of u.s., the country still reeling after a pair of police shootings triggered protests, ending in a massacre. tonight, a new set of voices on the capital. their mission differed, including gun violence and police brutality, but the goal for all of them is the same -- peace. roz plater tonight with the rally. leon, the protesters came from across the country and they get theg -- trying to pressure on loud enough and long enough to pressure congress to make changes. house, ag at the white coalition of groups giving voice to several different causes. some protesting police brutality -- >> i feel this is a civil rights movement we are going through. >> the events from last

catastrophic and have hit really hard. roz: others calling for stricter gun laws, like this former astor of south carolina's manual church where nine african-americans were shot and killed last year. police say the shooter had hoped to launch a race war. >> we are looking for people to realize the power of having firearms in the responsibility of goes with it. protesters took off, marching to the west lawn withe capital to converge hundreds of other protesters at a rally sponsored by the congressional black caucus. the appeals at this one made by families of lost loved ones to gun violence. >> we are losing children every day! that is our next generation, and we are losing them! roz: the protest

calling for a national day of action across the country next thursday in there will be daily protests, mostly here in d.c. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: still ahead -- tim: it appears the pokémon go crazy is taking over.

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alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert and another recall from ikea. recallingesolve -- safety gates and extensions. the concern is the locking mechanism can unexpectedly open and cause it to fall. you should immediately stop using the product and return them. a massivetly issued recall after six children were killed by dressers that fell. read the full list of recalled products, go to wjla.com. leon: charging more for being in polite? there is a coffee shop in roanoke that is rewarding good behavior. if you go inside and say, one small coffee, that

dollars. but if you go inside and say hello, i would like one small coffee, please, the charge drops to just $1.75. that's going viral. alison: very specific. you are hate it, maybe confused by it, but it's the game taking over the country. we are talking about pokémon go, which has kids and adults alike walking like zombies to try to capture pokémon. tonight, fans of the game were invited to catch them all on the national, the hunt also including history and reflection it famous national landmarks. tim barber went along on their mission as he joins us live. how was it, tim? tim: it was interesting, i will tell you that. we are live on the mall. you are used to come out here to snap a picture. what you are not used to was what you were saying a lot now, which is people lookin

pokémon creatures. the national mall service in the park rangers decided they would join in on the fun. abraham lincoln, thomas jefferson, and pikachu? it feels like the pokémon go craze is taking over the world. the players, like zombies, descending on d.c. this is one of the millions who downloaded the mobile app this month in hopes of catching as many digital critters he can. >> it takes me to places i normally would not go to. tim: his first trip to the jefferson memorial. other players have been disrespectful, playing in arlington cemetery or the holocaust museum. thenational park service sided to try to find a way to play along to teach players about history and about how to play the game appropriately. >> we don't want to kill the party. we want to embrace the party and

tim: they want people to enjoy the memorials like the jefferson, but once you step inside, they want you to put your phone away so you can soak up history and out of respect to everyone else. >> you get the history and you get to play the videogame for stop tim: saturday and sunday, park rangers will be in front of jefferson, lincoln, and smithsonian metro to help with the game in history. >> this sounds really fun. i would like to do some of that. are the events out here expected to start at 2 p.m. saturday and sunday. they are expected to last a couple hours. live on the national mall, tim barber, abc 7 news. was the highrees earlier in the day, making it the hottest day so far this year. well above average this time of year, two degrees shy of tying the record of 100 in 1954. if you have not been outside the

84 degrees at reagan national, but that is the first part of the story. the heat index value still on the low 90's inside the capital beltway. a little cooler to the west, frederick in leesburg, manassas, even cooler in luray where they had showers earlier this evening. partly cloudy skies out there right now. it'll stay warm and muggy overnight, with temperatures falling into the 70's, the heat index values likely not dropping below 80 degrees. early tomorrow morning, the feels-like temperature's, middle to upper 80's inside the beltway. the heat indices will be in the middle to upper 90's, near 100 tomorrow. not quite as hot as earlier the day, no active heat advisories right now for the metro area. cooler saturday, feels like temperatures saturday evening falling into the middle 80's. if you have outdoor

saturday night looks a lot more comfortable. niceorecast tomorrow, a mixture of sun and clouds in the morning, grabbed the sunglasses and sunscreen if you are heading to the poll. -- if you're heading to the pool. drink plenty of water, near 95 degrees, the heat index values in the middle to upper 90's. the beach forecast, 90 ocean city, showers and thunderstorms saturday, sunday near 85 degrees. of course, the citi open, starts saturday, upper 80's, a chance of storms, a couple storms sunday, but not a washout, upper 80's, near 90 degrees. days, 94 monday, and we look for cooler temperatures as we move into the middle of next week. inn i say cooler, that means near average this time of year, upper 80's, near 90 degrees. that is where we should be.

tuesday. the hottest day, including today, of the next seven, it was definitely today. 98 degrees, it was a sizzler. you could walk through the air and it felt like slicing through it. erin: not as hot as las vegas, where the wizards are. leon: yes, but it is a "dry" heat. washington's new arena football team finally has a name. the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection.ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. with crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. subway. fresh is what we do.

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is what the team hopes to build when they unveil themselves next spring. >> the military and the warriors in just the whole community. to all thee access families to come to our game, and valor just captures the spirit of what this is about, trying to be brave, integrity. the: across the pond at british open, phil mickelson played one of the best rounds of his career, but he admitted that he wanted to cry after the opening round. he drains this putt, he would have been the first player in 437 major championships to shoot the mythical 62. it lips out. 28th player to carb day 63. still not bad. >> to shed a tear down. that putt

on 18 was a chance to do something historical. i knew it. i thought i had done it. i had the surge of adrenaline that i had just shot 62. and then i had the heartbreak that i didn't. erin: gosh, just not fair. las vegas, the wizards have made it to the summer league quarterfinals. a great summer. ubre led all scorers. jerome eddie with the dagger. the wizards advance to the quarterfinals. staged well of the tour de france, and there was a collision with a motorcycle. the defending champion to run without a bike. can you imagine? he was overtaken in the incident, but officials ruled he should maintain his overall lead because it was not fair or his fault.

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leon: one week after a fire at a steakhouse in alexandria's del ray neighborhood, residents stepped in. but i, the del ray business sociation hosted a fundraiser for the owners -- this was held tonight. burgers tonight was transformed. all of tonight's proceeds go to the restaurant owners to help them rebuild. >> i'm in awe. i'm eternally grateful. thank you so much for your support and coming to help. leon: the restaurant was damaged in a fire a week ago today, the same day that it opened after being closed several months for remodeling. so far, no word on how much they made tonight. alison:

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steve: not as hot tomorrow, after being super hot today, 98 degrees, the heat index around 105. tomorrow the heat index value 95 to 100. not that five degrees is a huge difference, but -- alison: we will take it. steve: a chance of pop up thunderstorms saturday. sunday back to 90. slightly cooler wednesday and thursday. no active heat advisories right now, but they will be in bright and early tomorrow morning with "good morning washington" with the latest updates. alison: and it will be. friday leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a great night.

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