>> from abc 7, this is a breaking news alert. jummy: that breaking news coming out of afghanistan this noon where the american university of afghanistan is under attack. andnumber of students professors inside right now i'm known as the identity of the attackers are unknown as well. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] jummy: a photographer for the associated press tweeted that he was inside. we will bring you more as more comes into our newsroom. a powerful earthquake in italy striking overnight while people were sleeping.

widespread, and some aerial footage taken from a drone is giving us a much better look at the devastation there. at least 73 people are dead. that number is expected to rise, and right now, the searches on to find survivors who may be trapped under the rubble. abc's ray road monday have the latest. ay: it lasted just seconds, but the emotional impact will be felt for a lifetime. the shock seen on the faces of those who have lived through it. right now, the desperate race against the clock to find people trapped underneath debris. calm thistries to woman, asking if she can breathe before pleading with her to remain calm. this person, pulled out alive on stretcher by rescuers. those who experienced the violent tremors now sharing the horrifying moments. >> there is a terrible frustration of

the ground below your feet moving and having no clue what to do. ray: the 6.2-magnitude quake struck just before 4:00 in the morning. the tremors felt across a vast area of the country. >> we are alive because we escaped from the window. the aftermath seen here, walls ripped from homes, chunks of cements now blanketing roadways, makeshift triage centers formed to care for those injured, the italian prime minister vowing to rebuild. family, no city, no hamlet will be left alone. the seconds earthquake in seven years to hit this region of italy. in 2009, an earthquake killed 300 people and demolished town theater in new york, ray raimundi, abc news. jummy: the impact is

in our region. suzanne kennedy continues team coverage with that part of the story. suzanne: there are heavy hearts here in the italian embassy in northwest washington where the flags are at half staff. italians in the united states are learning of the devastation overseas that took place overnight. we will work to find a information for residents here in the u.s. who had family and friends impacted by this natural disaster. the video of the damages are to watch, made even more challenging by limited information coming out of the areas hardest hit. a pastor at holy rosary church and anhwest arkansas italian immigrant spoke with us about what it is like to see what has happened in his home country. >> unfortunately, italy had a major earthquake not too long ago, and when i heard, i thought please, god, not again. suzanne:

father is trying to find a silver lining in all of this, one of them being the fact that the earthquake hit a part of the country where there are mostly small villages, so while damage to buildings maybe heavier, the death toll is lower than if it were in a more populated area. suzanne kennedy, back to you. jummy: another earthquake rocking asian country myanmar this morning, killing three people and damaging more than 100 ancient buddhist pagodas. was6.8-magnitude quake centered about 15 miles from cha. we will continue to follow the stories for you. to sign upcom/text for breaking news alerts and get the latest updates sent straight to your phone. back here at home, fire causing heavy damage to a home in fairfax.

the view from sky trax 7 above the scene on wrought iron court. the fire just ripped through that house. because of the fire is unknown -- the cause of the fire is unknown to her let's turn weather. a little better news. chief meteorologist doug hill is here. doug: it is beautiful out there, jummy. temperatures may be a degree or two warmer than yesterday. humidity levels may pick up a bit. it is absolutely gorgeous your looking at the sky from nationals park, 82 degrees, southwesterly breeze. 81 degrees in manassas. 84 in dale city. a little cooler in largo, 79 degrees. edgewater at 81. 82 now in believe. as you get through this wednesday afternoon, plenty of sunshine, seasonal temperatures. a high of 87, right near our

the first two games in baltimore not too good. it is reckoning night at nationals park. of them. w, two i've doing my part -- the weather will be particularly will talk about the weekend and beyond in a few minutes, jimmy. jummy: thanks, doug. main street from ellicott to court avenue will be opened. old columbia pike will also reopen down to main street. parking is still prohibited, though. the changes will allow businesses at the west end of the street to get back to work. meanwhile, the rest of the street will remain closed as crews start to rebuild the infrastructure in that area. to montgomery county now were a shooting has left one person dead, and now investigators are trying to determine what led to the crime in burtonsville. our john gonzalez is near the scene this noon with the latest. john:

side of route 198. this is sandy spring road in maryland. this type of crime is very rare for this section of montgomery county. we will take a look at the police cruisers that remain this afternoon here in front of his home. a number of detectives with the major crimes division have been here at the home all morning unit has beenk-9 here sniffing around, collecting clues. shots were reported just before 11:00 last night. officers arrived, they found a man in his early 20's inside the home here, suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the chest. this afternoon still no motive, but authorities here in montgomery county believe the young victim knew his attacker. we spoke to a next-door neighbor who says her family almost bought the phone -- the home where this happened. >> it is shocking. you have a neighbor, and you are told --

we have boys. their -- they are teenagers. john: you can see bags of trash and multiple mailboxes. the current owner tells us off-camera that he does rent this property, police telling us that there were a number of people inside the home when the shooting occurred late last night. sources telling us that there is a possible lookout for two silver mercedes. john gonzalez. back to you. jummy: now to the war on terror. andey says special forces tanks were sent into syria marking the most involved into the country. hundreds of syrian opposition fighters took part in the fight. the turkish president said the move was a response to a number of attacks in turkey, including a suicide bombing that killed 54 people. dozens of union members are maki t

noon in front of the national institutes of health. contract shuttle bus drivers have been without a contract for years, and today it really boils over. our sam sweeney tells us what and how much they are fighting for. their energy is probable, and their message is clear. >> we will not live in poverty. the this union represents drivers who shuttle thousands of people around the campus of nih. they said they have not had a contract in four years. >> we are asking for a raise and a fair contract. the company does not want to give a fair contract, they have refused to come to the table fairly. sam: most of the people you see you behind me are not actually drivers. these people are union employees and other union members. they say the actual drivers for this contractor are too afraid to come out here because they may lose their job. , once t terminated

on the campus with a driver, they are in fear. sam: the company says the union is manipulating their company bad employees. they go on to say they pay drivers about $19 and hour, three dollars an hour higher than regulations call for. as for those rallying today, they pled to head bad to -- plan to head to nih to put pressure. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. that providespany the shuttle buses shared its a side of the negotiations. you can see that on our website, just head to wjla.com. norton plans to meet with park officials to discuss ongoing elevator problems that is currently shut down until at least monday because of more issues. the elevator broke seven times recently, trapping people inside, and forcing dozens to evacuate the monument.

officials hope to come up with some sort of solution at today's meeting. let's get a check of traffic now with jamie sullivan. jamie? jamie: jmy,officials hope to co, i'm happy to report that this morning, we had a really big issue on the inner loop of the capital beltway with an overturned tractor-trailer. it was lying on its side pass this point, by the old dominion, but it was actually right before river road. you may have heard about this. arehappy to report things moving. 12 minutes to get from 66 continuing to the american legion bridge, which is pretty normal, especially at this time it is the afternoon. it just slipped to being clear. inare not seeing any slowing that stretch. even see on the bw parkway, traffic looks good. a little slowing heading inbound on 66. a little bit of volume as you get through east falls church, continuing into arlington -- not bad. if you cross the keys to bridge getting into georgetown, no issues right now in d.c. i want to show you issues in

we had at one point all lanes blocked with fire activity right near downtown bethesda at wisconsin and bradley. if you live in the area of chevy chase or bethesda, you may have seen selectivity. now they are letting everyone get through no issues. that is a look at traffic. jummy, back to you. jummy: all right, julie, thank you. donald trump may be changing his position on an issue he built his campaign on. we'll have the latest on that. also coming up, important health news to tell you about when it comes to your children and

newsu are watching abc 7 at noon, on your side. jummy: the race for the white house continues with the trump campaign trying to call out the clinton

the clinton campaign fund-raising with stores in los angeles. abc's maggie really has the latest. maggie: donald trump is making it clear -- he is changing his hard-line stance on illegal immigration. thmr. trump: we will let people come and legally. maggie: he made no mention of his proposed deportation idea, a talkinging point -- key points for. mr. trump: we are building the wall. the wall is going to be built. maggie: most republicans did not approve of his hard-line stance in the primary. mississippi, one of only two states where a majority supports mass deportation. his campaign is jumping on an investigation by the associated press. they report more than half the people outside of government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state also gave money to the

clinton foundation. as much as 150 $6 million. the chief strategist for the clinton campaign tells cnn the ap report relied on flawed data. >> they looked at 185 meetings and try to draw a conclusion from that fear to think it is one of the most massive misrepresentations you can see. maggie: but trump calling it a pay to play enterprise. mr. trump: it is on bob henley clear that clinton set up a business to -- it is abundantly clear that clinton set up a business to profit from office. maggie: although his campaign says he never profited from a pay to play situation. maggie ruli, abc news, washington. care at abc 7, we want to connect you with the candidates. we have reached out to all of the candidates, not just us, but our 65 sister stations across the country. yourvoice@wjla.com. all right, now for a check of the forecast.

the past few days have been great. doug: we are getting spoiled. we will ramp up the heat and humidity the next couple of days. awful. not be it will just be august. weatherbug camera in woodbridge in prince william county, 81 degrees right now. a few clouds this morning giving away too abundant sunshine. and nowction of clouds, just gorgeous sunshine, a few fair weather clouds. no rain in the forecast, a slight chance late tomorrow but probably friday with a frontal system approaching. noon, 82 at the nation's capital, 81 in frederick, 81 degrees in baltimore, annapolis, andrews air force base. the dew points -- we show this a lot because it is really the best way to get a comparison of what the air is really like. when it is hot and dry, that is one thing. when it is hot and humid, that is another. we have dew points running in the 60's, a few middle

60's. places like frederick -- i am not sure if that is a real number or not. you start to see a little but of the moisture in the air, and that will be the story for the next days. but for this day, it will be just fine. high about 86, about average this time of year in august. plenty of sunshine through today day, clear skies tonight. sun goes down about 7:51, so the amount of daylight hours are slowly but surely starting to drop off a little bit. as far as the weather features, what we have causing the weather, the same high pressure system that started building in on sunday after that strong cold front went through, now it is positioned off the coast, and that is causing winds to turn more to the south, and this time of year, it brings in more heat and humidity. that will be the story on the edge. that is the one we will deal with mostly on friday. it could cause a few scattered showers around the area. i want to give you an update on the tropics. this is guest on -- gaon

east of bermuda and well out over the atlantic. this is a tropical system we're keeping an eye on, the hurricane center is. it has some earmarks of gusty winds. it may develop into a tropical depression and could become quickly a tropical storm. winds now at about --miles for our, just at miles per hour, just that hurricane strength. 74 it has to hit officially to be classified from a tropical storm for a hurricane. and then attracts into the north, northwest, it may turn into a category to bring hurricane way off in the middle of the atlantic. more interesting is the system we will keep an eye on, the hurricane center will continue to investigate as it moves to the north northwest, and this is a spaghetti plot. again, it is an idea of general motion of what it develops to be. it is something we will keep a close eye on. in the meantime,

a bit muggier here. lower 90's on friday with a stray shower or thunderstorm, a warm, humid, but dry weekend. next chance of rain comes on tuesday. jummy: ok, we can take that. doug, thank you. tonight, bethesda's own katie ledecky, the gold medalist swimmer, throwing out the first pitch at nationals park. the nats have dropped the first game of the beltway series of against the orioles. first pitch tonight -- 7:05. coming up, important health news to tell you about when it comes to your children and how m

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sponsored by paralyzed veterans of america. jummy: imported news now for parents regarding the amount of added sugar your kids should eat each day. the new recommendation from the american heart association shows children ages 2 to 18 should not be consuming more than 6 teaspoons a day, equivalent to 25 grams. a sugar-ridden diet is strongly associated with obesity, abnormal cholesterol, and fatty liver disease, which ultimately increases future cardiovascular risks. a psychologist in london found there could be a link between an unhealthy pregnancy diet and adhd in kids. there could be an increase in conduct problems such as lying, fighting, and stealing. it could have to do with changes to a chines -- a child's dna. researchers

are saying it is best to consume foods high in fiber as well as omega fatty acids. now 7 is on your side, looking for viewers who want to become smart shoppers. areif you are about to make a r expenditure like a new roof, furniture, or even vet services for your pet, go online to shoppingsurvey, and we you saveif we can help big bucks. we can also show you how viewers onome smart shoppers later this fall. coming up after the break, a final check of the forecast, and after the break, one

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jummy: take a look at this -- a filipino fishermen's the luck charm may turn out to be the world's largest natural pearl. the fisherman, who was unaware of the perl's value, was kept under his bed. if authentic, it will be worth more than $100 million. doug: that would not work on a 24 carat necklace, would it? [laughter] jummy: no. doug: wow. good for him. tomorrow,87, sunshine, 90, a bit more humid. 93 on friday. maybe a late day shower. jummy: we will see

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