leon: first, some say that it is a vital part of early childhood education, but in prince george's county a series of scandals have put the head start program in question. the county lost millions in funding because of abuse and a collect charges against teachers , insecurity asked abc 7 to leave the property for a

what will happen to headstart? tom roussey has the very latest. tom, what is the latest? this is a very big deal to the parents of the 900-plus children who are in headstart. it is supposed to start this coming monday. tonight, the chairman of the school board vowed that it would start monday. however, how to pay for it, he did not offer details, especially after they lost $6 million from the federal government for it. as a result, it appears the prince george's county board of ppeal a not a decision to strip it of over $6 million for headstart. they vowed that headstart would still begin as planned monday. >> everyone at the board of education was deeply disturbed. tom: the federal government

the federal government found abuse and neglect, including a four-year-old forced to mop his own urine as a teacher took pictures. they were demanding resignations, accusing board leaders of a cover-up. >> the board chair, the vice chair, the ceo, and the individual who had full iswledge of that report saying that prince george's county children's lives do not matter. the judgment was not made by the feds. they did their jobs. it is this administration. tom: as mentioned, the school board shared to not offer a way to pay for headstart to continue, just that it would for the coming school year. he said the school system would be meeting with county government about headstart. live in upper marlboro, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom.

for help after they investigate a deadly hit and run crash in northwest. a 25-year-old was crossing the street friday when he was struck and killed at new hampshire avenue and m street. the car they are looking for is a dark-colored car with damage to the driver side, the hood, fender, and windshield. if you have an tradition, the police want to talk with you right away. chainopical smoothie cafe is facing a lawsuit following an outbreak of hepatitis a in virginia, tracked to strawberry's from egypt. claims that they breach safety for goods and was negligent in complying with regulations. we go and eat, we rely on people to do the right thing to ensure their products are safe for human consumption.

take that responsibility seriously. leon: virginia officials report 28 cases of hepatitis a statewide, 10 of them in northern virginia. a second victim identified in the deadly explosion, 34-year-old found dead in the wreckage. five other victims have been identified, including two children. has not yetvictim been identified. the official cause of the blast is under investigation, but it is believed to be tied to a gas leak. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com from the latest updates. happening now, high alert on the trail. w&od fast-moving developments in cases of attacks, including a composite sketch of a suspect. anna-lysa gayle has the investigation. what's the latest? anna-lysa: leon, tonight

i handful of people are here themng pokemon go, many of together, and that is what the fairfax county police are asking them to do. we learned there was an attempted break-in at a nearby business at about the same time as this incident. leesburg residents are using caution while exercising less than 24 hours after leesburg police released this sketch. >> there were about eight police cars parked in one of the parking lots, blocking both sides of the trail. we heard a helicopter back-and-forth overhead. anna-lysa: he was driving by when the police responded to the trail thursday morning for an attempted assault on an off-duty deputy of the loudoun county sheriff's office. the deputy describe this man in this sketch as the person who attacked her with a box cutter while she was jogging. she managed to run away from the suspect without being hurt.

we will not be going out after dark anymore unless there are a lot of people. anna-lysa: the attack is days after a woman was assaulted by two men on the same trail in sterling. >> i hope they catch him. >> it was a long day. anna-lysa: battery warehouse, the owner noticed suspicious activity less than an hour before the attempted salt. the attempted assault. he said some and he tried to break into his business and he's met the day trying to fix his door. >> where do you feel safe? anna-lysa: the police do not believe last week's assault is connected to today's attempted assault. take a look once more at the sketch. the suspect is described as a medium complexion, between 6'1" and 6'2", about 220 pounds. anybody with information should call leesburg police. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. leon:

come an explosion reported at the sportscenter in belgium. there are reports at least one personal the scene is dead. this happened about 75 miles south of brussels. early indications are that it was a gas leak and not an attack. stay with us for updates on that. steve: looking at the forecast for those of you staying up late tonight. the temperatures not fully a lot, upper 70's, near 80 inside the capital beltway at 4 a.m. gearing up for a hot and humid day tomorrow, a high-impact day in terms of the feels like temperatures, upper 90's near 103, with the actual air temperatures in the middle 90's. tomorrow will be the hottest of the next seven, but it will not cool down a lot on the 70 outlook. more on that, plus the beach forecast, coming up. leon: 7 on your side inveig

never, and it's right in our backyards. synthetic drugs are not new, but the police the chemicals in the drugs are. tim barber tells us with the detectives are doing to get these drugs off the streets. tim: last june the department started a unit to focus on synthetic drugs. in the first seven months, they made nearly 140 arrests. this year they have already made more than 150. >> if you light up one of these, you have a possibility of dying. tim: he is talking about synthetic drugs. you might remember the colorful packets at convenience stores. but the metropolitan police department says the drugs are becoming more dangerous. orewe are seeing a mr heroin-type high. which is leading to unconsciousness. tim: the problem is the formula keeps changing, so it is hard to know what is in each hit.

berry, the son of the late marion barry, died of a drug overdose. it witness described him smoking pcp and a synthetic drug k2, but the autopsy has not been released. years,the last couple law enforcement and district officials crack on businesses selling synthetic drugs. now street dealers are selling the chemicals in cigars and cigarettes, usually for just five dollars a pop. >> in 2013, i don't think a lot of people new with this drug was and what the effects would be. i think by recognition of the now definitely at the forefront in terms of the drug problem in d.c. tim: investigators say that treatment is a big part of fixing the problem. i have information on wjla.com about how you can help law enforcement. live in the newsroom, tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tim.

officially charged ryan lochte with falsely reporting a crime. the topic swimmer -- the yellow swimmer the olympic made a false police report after he vandalized a bathroom. 7 on your side with health matters and the battle over the price of epipens. tonight the maker is promising some patients a discount. the price went up from $100 in 2009 to more than $600 today. some families are being forced to choose between paying their mortgage and purchasing an epipen for their child. the maker said that they would release a $300 savings card and have an assistance program. salary increased nearly 700% in that time, but she blamed the price increase on

the problem,art of but we need all of the stakeholders at the table. leon: they say the money goes to research and also bringing drugs to market. a heartwarming tradition for a group of kids in need. these children do not have a home and in many cases do not have shelter. today, thanks to donations, they got a back to school shopping spree with a fairfax county sheriff's office, and they got some fashion tips also. this is the 25th year of that program. dogs leftd -- homeless by severe flooding in louisiana. a local organization stepping in to help. and what the president is

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now, devastation in italy. the death toll is now 250. more than 360

are injured in that central part of the country. a 4.1 magnitude earthquake aftershock struck today. rescuers are racing against the clock with hopes that some survivors are still waiting to be rescued. closer to home, a major cleanup effort underway in indiana. today, a confirmation that five tornadoes touched down yesterday. there was severe damage to structures. at least 400 people have been forced to leave their homes as well. the road to recovery for them will be a long and expensive one. there is good news -- no reports of deaths or serious injuries. are cleaning they up from disastrous flooding, many still without homes tonight, including pets. one rescue team from waldorf, the trek tode louisiana to meet up with shelters affected by the flooding in that state, taking in anils in need. last chance animal rescue took in 66 dogs and puppies and 12 cats.

friends. the animals in need. we just help they tiny portion because the need is so great down there. leon: the next step is to find forever homes for these animals. they are holding adoption events in alexandria and columbia, maryland. for more information, go to wjla.com. 7 on your side with the consumer alert about vw. the automaker has agreed to compensate dealers for cars that were rigged to cheat emissions tests. affects 652 dealerships. the settlement still needs to be approved by a federal judge. a remarkable scene on the national mall to celebrate the 100thal park service's birthday. hundreds gathered to form the symbol of the national park service. thats on this date in 1916

created the service. today, and celebration with, what else, cake and ice cream. of park service is in charge national parks and monuments. one of those national parks is the reason for this. this is president obama watching te vacation through the virtual-reality video. it is a partnership with occulus. now viewers can get an up close, 360-degree experience alongside the commander-in-chief of stop we have a link to that on wjla.com. cool, nott is pretty that we can say that about the weather. 82 degrees right now at reagan national, 70's manassas, culpeper, luray, 75 winchester. partly cloudy skies right now, mainly clear just off to the west

if you are thinking about opening the windows for a few hours overnight, the wind out of the southwest at 5 will not give a lot of relief. may as well keep the air-conditioning on and get it a head start on the day tomorrow, it will be a sizzler. early in the morning, upper 80's, lower 90's. midday, into the afternoon, the feels-like temperature's e thecket to near 105 insid capital beltway, just a couple degrees cooler further south across southern maryland. warm and humid tomorrow evening. we may squeeze out an isolated shower, but right now it does not look like it will amount to a whole lot. if you're contemplating grabbing the umbrella before heading outdoors tomorrow, i would leave it at home. these will be very limited showers, may hear some thunder, but they will not last long, maybe 20 minutes tops. st

the culprit will be a very weak cold front swinging through the mid-atlantic. once that moves through, the high-pressure rebuilds and the heat and humidity is here for the entire weekend. it will stick around for a good part of next week also come with the next best chance of showers and thunderstorms thursday and friday of next week. degrees at 11 a.m., rebounding into the middle 90's by midafternoon, the heat index near 100 if not hotter. if you have kids going to camp or school, football practice, it will be very warm. the beach forecast looking good, 86friday for ocean city, saturday, middle 80's sunday. the next seven days, the heat wave indeed with consecutive days at 90 degrees or better. 90r 91 degrees saturday, sunday, lower

tuesday. showers and thunderstorms likely wednesday and thursday with high still in the lower 90's. 70's for overnight lows. the daylight hours are striking. 50. sunset now is now 7: leon: it is coming, fall that is. are the nats going to be ready tonight? robert: a nice shutout tonight. the nationals needed to get winning.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: the nats were trying to avoid being swept by the o's and losing their fifth straight. we picked this up in the fourth

duel.s pitcher's in the eighth inning, some insurance, bryce harper goes the other way come off the wall. two runs score. max scherzer goes eight innings, 10 k's, nats win 4-0. coach baker: the key thing is that we won the game. maxie pitched awesome. he had it from the opening pitch. that's what we need to do. robert: last night, katie ledecky threw out the first pitch. tonight, the first american woman to win an olympic gold medal in wrestling. we spoke with her today. she said she is keeping that hardware to herself. >>

ier won to my parents, but told them this one i'm keeping for myself because it's so cool. hold the medal. robert: that is have a! -- that is heavy! that is crazy. >> you just look at the medal, and that is so cool. robert: and surprisingly heavy. a special practice for the redskins today at joint base andrews for the military. practicing in front of military service member, keeping tradition alive. people cannot wait to see the latest edition of the team. reports, the new center has

issues, but jay gruden is ok with that. coach gruden: i like angry linemen, honestly. all i know is he can play football. robert: tony romo had an early exit from tonight's preseason game against the seahawks after taking a big hit. it's already begun. people will talk about this all day tomorrow. leon: i'm sure you do not notice it, but i heard the clink when you picked up the gold medal. robert: that's a wedding band. leon: if you've been wondering where he has been the last few days. robert: if you cannot see the shine -- leon: congratulations. robert: thank you. leon: and to you, jeanette, as well. their job was to clean up, but they never expected to find this.

squad trying to clean up a neighborhood sunday vintage car from the 1940's next to an abandoned gas station in flint, michigan. a 1946 chevrolet that was abandoned and had trees growing through it. the folks who discovered it

say they will try to find somebody to restore it. wonder how long it has been there. may want to open the trunk, see if jimmy hoffa is there. robert: "we found have."

here, 95e heat is degrees tomorrow, a little cooler saturday, 91 the hive. 90'snday, lower monday and tuesday. tracking the heat and humidity bright and early tomorrow morning on "good morning washington" at 4:24. news, you is the good can close your eyes and imagine the temperatures.

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