alison: we begin tonight with breaking news from silver spring. a seventh victim has been found in the rubble of last week's apartment explosion. the victims have not been identified at this time, and nobody else is believed to be missing. dozens remain displaced as investigators try to pinpoint the cause.

help the victims, go to our website, wjla.com. jonathan: prince georges hospital center say they have found more of a potentially deadly bacteria in the hospital. the week we told you about presence of this bacteria in the hospital in a water pipe in the nicu unit. babies had to be transported out of the unit. the hospital found the bacteria in one patient care area outside of the nicu unit, so they may are now looking at disinfecting and monitoring for that bacteria. infectious disease experts are trying to trace the exact source of it. alison: also breaking tonight, a person missing in the potomac river near great falls. sky track 7 flew over the scene. the search was called off for the night because of darkness. it will resume in the morning at about 8:00.

disappearance, but stay with us and we will bring you updates. jonathan: the top story, thousands across the dmv cannot call 911 from their cell phones. the chaos started after this transformer blew up. that was the fire last night. tim barber is at the scene in northwest. the officials are still not saying when this problem could be fixed. tim: no, and we asked a couple of times tonight. you can still see some of the damage from the fire that they are trying to fix. what you cannot see is the damage this is causing to sprint customers. fire and smoke shoot out of the ground. d.c. fire and ems recorded the video after an underground transport arm or - -transformer burst into flames. hours later it is still causing problems. it

power and air conditioning today, and the cleanup created a traffic nightmare during rush hour. more troublesome, it is blocking sprint customers from calling 911. >> i don't even know how that is possible. jim: she had no idea about the problem until we told her. lifeline. my i think that is true for most of us. causedrint said that it some of its wireline and data services to be impacted. d.c., customers in montgomery county, prince george's, and arlington counties may get a busy signal if they dial 911. was resolved,e emergency officials say that sprint customers should use a landline, call from another provider, or call the nonemergency line. >> if i do have a number since a sounds like i need to switch providers. street issection of l still blocked. emergency officials

people not to call 911 to test their cell phones because they do not what to clog up the lines. tim barber, abc 7 news. few showers dotting doppler radar at this hour. not amounting to a whole lot. to the west, winchester, looking at light shower activity right now. hagerstown is going to get into the action in the next half hour, 45 minutes. all of this moves to the north and east. nothing expected to be severe, but it will stay warm and humid overnight. daytime highs tomorrow back into the lower to middle 90's, with the heat index closer to 100 degrees. we have a cooldown on the way. i'm tracking the timing of the thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and the impact on your rush-hour commute coming up. alison: speaking of thunderstorms, right now neighbors in lorton are still dealing with a big mess from last night's thunderstorms.

straight-line wind uprooted trees, sent them crashing down, smashing onto cars and leaving a path of damage. jay korff shows us the cleanup still in progress. >> this is mason neck, the best place in the world to live. view along river drive in mason that change dramatically overnight. >> every once in a while we get these big storms and it takes all that it can in its path. jay: strong straight-line wind to plow through the section of fairfax county, unleashing damage to homes and property. >> leaves, branches. we headed to the basement. jay: when they emerge from their home, this massive tree was in their front yard, landing in between houses. >> it is big. we had people all day taking pictures of it. jay: she is worried about what happened around the corner. >> the wind came through, twisted the oak

jay: another tree crushed a pickup truck. the yield of this vehicle we are told is on vacation. >> the thunderstorm cell was very red and large. jay: the age away president broke the news to him. >> we were without power for about 22 hours. jay: we want to the potomac river, where another dozen trees came down. now it's time to clean up the mess, and be thankful that monday's summer storm did not any injured people today. alison: tragic developments in a murder-suicide involving a child. fairfax county police have identified a toddler they believe was killed by her father. before he took his own life. investigators say that roy rums ey shot his daughter, kyra,

before setting their home on fire and shooting himself on july 27. investigators have not revealed a motive for the crime. isathan: a nationwide search about to begin for d.c.'s next police chief. said she islanier leaving the department that she has led for nearly a decade. the new surprised many in the wilson building and that police headquarters. perhaps more surprising was her next job. sher 26 years with mpd, will become the nfl's new head of security. in that role, she will coordinate security between the league, the 32 teams, and dozens of local, state, and federal agencies. league insider say that cathy lanier is a perfect choice given her experience dealing with large events and multiple agencies in the region. chief lanier: no place in the sense oferves a

i feel like the transition to the nfl -- it is america's favorite sport. and that also deserves that same sense of safety. so i'm looking forward to it. but it is bittersweet, heartbreaking. this is the city i grew up in. mayor muriel bowser will name and interim police chief in the coming days with a national search for a permanent replacement following. chief lanier will be based at the nfl's new york officers. her last day in d.c. will be september 17. michelle marsh, abc 7 news. jonathan: federal judge dismissed a major lawsuit against fort dietrich. the lawsuit claimed the army's reckless handling of toxins cause death and illness to people living at the army base in frederick, but a judge said the plaintiffs did not prove the army lacked discretion. they plan to appeal. alison: more than two months into safe track and metro has adjusted the rebuildin

closures. track or currently happening on the red line was supposed to end days, but it will now last at least into the weekend for stop there will be single tracking until then, when the red line will shut down from shady grove all the way down to grow snare. metro has also pushed back the dates of future safe track projects and added we can shut downs for some of them. there is a complete list of the changes at wjla.com. jonathan: a local officer is going viral for his impressive rendition of a famous song and dance by queen bee. tom roussey spoke with the officer about his affinity for beyoncé. he is amazing to watch. yeah, he puts the rest of us to shame, definitely. i met with him at the stafford county shearer's office just a few hours ago. a heck of a nice guy, but also does a heck of a beyoncé.

10 it -- stafford county onutenant diggs doing a spot beyoncé and person nation at an event to hand out school supplies for the kids. sealed hisdiggs victory by doing the splits, completely unplanned. >> i knew i had to do something because the others were close. i said i have to step it up. it came out. tom: the video is going viral and diggs is suddenly a celebrity. >> they came up and gave me a hug. diggs is a huge beyoncé fan. >> i followed her since destiny's child. tom: the song is controversy all, including references to the police. some think that is

>> people have different interpretations. i do not take it as anti-cop. i like the song. thinks the song was a great way to reach out to the community, especially now. >> there is a lot going on nationally. we are really focused on bridging the gap and listening to people. tom: this is the second straight year that lieutenant diggs won the lip-synching contest. last year he did beyoncé as well, doing "all the single ladies" back then. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: love it. jonathan: that just makes you smile. still ahead -- we all know that notorious drug lord el chapo is notorious for crimes and getaways. now his son is a victim of a crime. alison: children sent falling from a

is talking about the horrifying ordeal.

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and prince george's county say they have made a major bust of a human trafficking ring involving 40 victims, some of them just teenagers. and joshua jones have been criminally charged. the police say they threatened and manipulated women to perform sex acts for money. talking not only about young women, but in some instances young children. believe: investigators the crimes happened in hotels, including the oconto lodge in laurel and the days inn in college park. alison: we are hearing from the family of two victims of last week's frightening call from a ferris wheel -- fall from a see ferris wheel. they were dropped from the basket of the ferris wheel. one suffered

sister is in stable condition. for the whole family, the pain of their fear is fresh. >> when it started to happen, it was really scary. it was terrifying. >> it was a nightmare. it was completely shocking. and trying to get to my kids fast enough. there are no words that can describe what you are feeling at that moment. alison: inspectors blamed a mechanical failure for the incident. drug lord elxican chapo was among those kidnapped from a trendy tourist restaurant in mexico. he was abducted from the restaurant. there are unconfirmed reports a second drug lord's children was also kidnapped. the people were

crime gang. el chapo is famous for a series of high stakes prison breaks. jonathan: entire neighborhoods in southern louisiana remain underwater. the death toll has risen to 11, the number of missing not known. an estimated 40,000 homes have been either damaged or completely destroyed. in one county, 80% of the buildings or structures had some type of water damage. >> this is an historic flooding event. this,ou have a storm like it was not a tropical storm, it was not a hurricane. a lot of times people underestimate the impact it would have. jonathan: some 40,000 people have signed up for help from fema. flooding forced the governor and his family to evacuate the governor's mansion when water began filling the basement. was the highrees temperature at reagan national, ma

we hit 90 degrees or better. tomorrow will make 42, well above average for this date. temperatures falling through the evening and overnight, upper 70's in frederick. they had showers and thunderstorms. the heat index values now at 95 degrees at reagan national airport. the heat index values for the district will fall into the middle 80's overnight. still an uncomfortable evening. i suggest keeping the air-conditioning on one more night if you can. showers and thunder storms to the west, really not amounting to a whole lot. there are a delight, not looking for anything severe. showers beginning to exit charles town, frederick county, northern montgomery county. that will be in the next hour or so. the district, around the capital beltway, it is dry right now. a few raindrops later tonight if you are going out for a late-night dog walk. 72 to 78

storms end, patchy fog in the morning. the heat index values tomorrow not going to be extreme, but still quite uncomfortable. dress for comfort. grab the umbrella heading out the door. heat index values of 100 degrees midday and afternoon, cooling down later in the day as showers and thunderstorms begin to arrive, part of the frontal boundary that will bring some relief from the heat and humidity. hereof this will be out of by early thursday morning with a few lingering showers during the day thursday. the main event will be tomorrow afternoon into the evening. the high temperatures tomorrow, 90 to 95, a good time to download the stormwatch 7 weather app and stay ahead of the storms. some storms tomorrow afternoon capable of creating gusty wind and heavy downpours. at the beach, early friday upper 80's, ocean city, rehobeth, and

dewey middle 80's, a chance of thunderstorms sunday, but not a washout. closer to home, a break in the heatdewey wave thursday. highs in the upper 80's. back into the lower 90's friday and saturday. relief from the humidity will not come until the middle of next week. and we cut the humidity, the upper 80's, it will not feel so sticky and uncomfortable. alison: ok. jonathan: steve, thank you. the football players are ready. erin: and i saw that you raised it to degrees for friday's game. i had my eye on that. is the ravens joe flacco ready to play? and jayson werth enters the nationals record books. or does a?

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erin: the nationals continued their series tonight in colorado. jayson werth had a chance at team history. if he reached base safely, it would be the 44th game in a row. his second at-bat, that is a line drive single to center. a new national team record. but there is a catch. later in the inning, nats up 1-0,2-0 nationals. here is the catch -- right now they are in rain delay in the third tied at 2-2. moreey don't play a couple innings to make it an official game, the record will not count so he will have to try again tomorrow. the orioles-red sox, camden yards. mookie betts did it again to the birds. two home runs, five rbis. he has homered seven times at camden yards, the most

an opposing player in a season. quarterback joe flacco does not know if he will play saturday in the preseason game. he said that his knee is still not 100%. he sat out of thursday's preseason opener against the panthers. he has not spoken with head coach john harbaugh about pulling in the second game yet, but he does not seem to care either way. joe: i'm not worried about it. i've played plenty of games. i think the biggest reason to get back in live action and see what it feels like again, but it does not take too long to do that. whatever we do do it, it will be for a reason. so nonchalant, but i kind of don't blame him. the ravens take on the colts saturday night. kickoff is at 7:00. coverage starts at 6:30. the maryland terrapins with their annual media day. th

rains, and his high-energy approach has brought a different level of intensity in practice. he has apparently tried to make things as hard as possible on his new team. >> we are demanding every way. i'm trying to create adversity. it's not just to be difficult, but to see how they respond. there are times in the season when the guys have responded really well. erin: he said they practice at high noon just to have the challenge of the heat. riosimone biles ends the games with four gold medals and one bronze. an impressive story. jonathan: every member of that squad is so impressive. ansumer news next, including new video call service from google.

alison: 7 on your side with consumer news, google trying to compete with facetime. today the company launched a free video service, calling service. it lets you make calls between ios and android devices, which facetime cannot do. another difference, you can see what you look like before you make the call. check your makeup before you call.

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steve: take a look -- tomorrow, another hot day, 90 tonight if five degrees, a little break thursday. the heat returns thursday and friday. jonathan: it will be nice to get rid of the humidity next week. thank you for joining .

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