4:00". on your side. jonathan: unfirst this afternoon you have heard the buzz words by now. they have all gone viral today. alison: the fallout is just starting. donald trump saying he won't necessarily accept the result of the election. michelle: today trump clarified. he said, "of course i'll accept the results if i win." jonathan: there is that. karen travers gets us up to speed on the race for the white house now. he had a big announcement but it came with a big caveat. mr. trump: i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. karen: the republican nominee seeming to lay the ground work for a court fight. mr. trump: of course i would accept a clear election result but i would also reserve my

legal challenge in the case of a questionable result. karen: the debate was trump's last big opportunity to take back control of the race. instead the headlines today focusing on what trump will do on november 9. hillary clinton and democrats pounced. secretary clinton: he is denigrating. he is talking down our democracy. michelle: we'll have more on that coming up for you. showdown the #debateheadache was trending. whether it's fascination, or frustration, social media lights unwhen hillary clinton and donald trump slowdown. lindsey mastis is live in the newsroom. lindsey: if you think about it, you could watch the debate anywhere. i was live streaming on twitter. we live streamed it's well on the wjla account, facebook. according to facebook there

comments, like, shares by people in the u.s. talking about the final debate. now according to twitter, trump got a larger percentage of the conversation. but when you look at the follower growth, hillary clinton got more followers during that last debate. hillary clinton today is claiming she won. according to trump he is saying overall when he is looking at certain polls he is saying he is doing better. when it comes to the debate, well today. i -- a lot of memes. the "bad hombres" is going around and that started to trend as soon as he said it. back to you. alison: one more note here about the election. voters in virginia have until tomorrow now to register to vote. a federal judge extended the state's voter registration deadline after a voter advocacy group sued state officials. the group claims that computer glitches prevented many people

the judge said the extension should be long enough to make unfor -- to make up for the glitches. michelle: we have been enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures but it's about to end. let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill with the change in the forecast. doug: it will get real through tomorrow and the weekend. summer weather will come to a halt. look at the numbers now. third day in a row, delightful. current temperatures range through the low 80's. look at this so i don't block half the screen for you. 82 at manassas. 82 at reagan national. 75 at annapolis. and 84 at leesburg. the numbers so far are good enough to tie the high at washington dulles. we have fallen short at b.w.i. marshall and we won't make the record at reagan national. the pink blob across pennsylvania? that is severe thunderstorm watch.

mid-lev winds coming with a cold front. that will set the stage for severe weather possible. the rain coming tomorrow and along with that is a drop of temperatures. and more so for the weekend. quick look at the future cast shows southeasterly winds by midnight. as the front approaching in the day tomorrow the clouds become colder and thicker. rain through midday, afternoon and at times through tomorrow night. it will clear out for the weekend. get blustery around the entire in detail in a couple of minutes. alison: we will see you then, doug. thank you. this just in the abc7 newsroom. plans for a new medical center in prince george's county are moving forward. today the maryland healthcare commission approved a certificate of need for a new center in largo. the plan is to build a state-of-the-art hospital to serve people in prince george's county. it could open in 2020. jonathan: a tragic developing story in prince george's county. parents arrested in the murder

developments not just about the crime but how the pair tried to hide it. stephen tschida is joining us with the investigation that is happening now. where does the case stand? stephen: this is one of the most disturbing i have covered. on tuesday they tracked down antoine petty and geneice petty again. they say that he informed them quickly he murdered the couple's 2-month-old son and they disposed of the body. parkdale high school. the reason geneice petty is charged in connection with this homicide is that apparently she was present while her husband allegedly beat the baby to death. tragic discovery. baby's body in a shallow grave. the police say the 2-month-old's father told them where he and the child's mother disposed of the body. antoine petty said four weeks

with his closed fist to make him stop cried. he then put the bloodied and unconscious baby in his car for 24 hours and police said petty that he and the child's mother geneice petty went to an area behind the high school and buried the boy. >> that hurt. stephen: back live now. reaction from neighbors. many of them really troubled. said if she had heard anything or known what was going on she would have intervened. obviously she would have rushed to the child's aid. both of the pettys are behind bars tonight. they will appear before a judge tomorrow for a bond hearing where prosecutors are expected to request they both be held without bond. if they are convicted they will be looking at lengthy prison sentences. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: a sad story, thank

service on metro. metro wants to keep closing at midnight to allow for more repair work but complaints are piling unas -- piling up as riders and officials demand for service returning to 3:00 a.m. there is a hearing today with all the options on the table. brianne carter is joining us live with what is being discuss and what happens next. brianne? brianne: we are just about halfway through this hearing that is going to continue for several hos chance to express their opinion to the metro board members on what they would like to see with metro moving forward and its operating hours. there are four different proposals on the table. we started to hear opinions roll in. about 12:30 this afternoon. now it is a mix of advocacy groups and folks who live in and around the region. talking about their views on each one of these proposals. majority of those who have been testifying before the board in the public hearing

many have said it has already impacted the service industry and the hospitality industry here in the district. just since safetrack went into effect starting last june. take a listen. the folks say they want to see the 3:00 a.m. closings return. >> we thank you in advance to consider restoring late night weekend rail service and safety in the region. >> police con to a credit card, debit card to get a list or uber -- lyft or uber. consider those people when you make your decision. brianne: it has been a slow stream of folks. they expect it to pick unslight -- pick up slightly when the normal hours end. they had this time allotted so everyone no matter what schedule they worked would get a chance to weigh in.

comments or written commenteds through october 25. the board will take unall the issues in december. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: we knew it was a limited time only. now young panda bao bao is almost time to say bye-bye. the time is almost over. early next year, he has to go home. amy aubert will explain why. amy: for some visitors and locals, that is the main event. >> i'm here and i was like i have seen you on 8,000 miles away. i'm this close to you. better than meeting a celebrity. amy: she came from india to get a close up look at bao bao. the giant panda that has stolen the hearts of visitors since her debut three years ago. >> i got here, they were displaying outside. this is a dream come true.

the giant panda is moving to china in early 20137. >> we know her better than anyone but it is exciting to return her to china and she can join the breeding program there. amy: part of the agreement with the association is all cubs born at the zoo move to china by the time they are 4. >> you understand it but you're sad. we don't have that many pandas. >> i'm sad. i didn't know they had to go back. amy: for bao bao's biggest fans saying goodbye is bitter-sweet. >> it's a good thing. but i am hoping china will have a live cam and i can see her. >> the zoo is planning goodbye events for bao bao but no dates have been announced. at the smithsonian national zoo, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: when bao bao was born it was the biggest deal ever.

now. michelle: see her one more time. jonathan: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- former congresswoman gabrielle giffords in loudoun county and the message she delivered to a crowd. plus -- >> m.p.d. investigating two indecent exposure cases. one outside an elementary school. the suspect right inside this house. we will explain in a live report coming up. alison: still to come on a lighter note. of the clue crew today. we are talking about "jeopardy." we will tell you why alex trebek and the "jeopardy" team

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michelle: developing now. investigators are trying to determine what caused a crash between a car and a dump truck. skytrack7 flew over the scene in lothian, maryland, today. a woman was flown to the hospital with critical injuries. no word what triggered the crash. jonathan: school bus aide indicted for abusing children. michael patopie accused of molesting two children on a school buzz in -- school bus. the children are 4 and 5 years old. this is the latest on a series

abuse of children. alison: closer to home, the search for a man who exposed himself to young girls in northwest washington and he did it through the window of a vacant home. richard reeve live now with the investigation happening now. rich? richard, yeah, m.p.d. investigating two indecent exposure. one outside of the lafayette elementary school. as you mention the suspect was inside the home which is refurbished. this was again the second of two incidents that happened here. the thirst one just -- if first one tuesday around 4:30 to 5:00, students from blessed about va meant school not far from -- blessed sacrament school not far from here walking home. the man exposed himself. he did not approach the children. in an unrelated case a man inside a car and exposed

woman down the street until she hid behind another car. needless to say, many parents here are concerned. >> it highlights how important it is to teach your child. no matter where you are. it is up to them to stay with someone keep them safe. stay with an adult. richard: both schools putting out letters urging parents to talk to their kids about stranger danger and be on alert and even walk with school. coming up at 5:00, we mention how this home, where this suspect was staying. he broke in that home. we will speak to the homeowner coming up at 5:00. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. time to check on the traffic situation. trenice bishop has details. how is it flowing out there? trenice: not great for folks that use the i.c.c. to go home this afternoon, jonathan. the issue has closed the

no one close to the fire. it's extinguished but you can see a live shot in the traffic land cameras. fire department is still on the scene. we have all eastbound lanes closed on i.c.c. this afternoon for the large vehicle fire. elsewhere for folks we had other issues if you are traveling on the beltway. earlier disaged tractor-trailer on inter -- inner loop. folks were sides for a while. slow on prince george's county. delays from i-95 to take you to the temple hills area. for folks on 270, early volume picking un. making the northbound trip from the beltway to montrose. more volume making your way through gaithersburg. you will trap the break around cloper road. elsewhere in bethesda, report of a gas leak with a crew on the scene.

lane. back to you. jonathan: thanks. michelle: another great day out there. alison: beautiful. so warm. surprisingly warm. we knew it would be this way but it doesn't feel like october. doug: no. lower 80's again. the average high is 67. we are way above the board. we tied a record at washington dulles but that is it so far. it will get cooler. this is this is a treasure, it's a national wilderness area in eastern west virginia. spectacular this time of year with the view and color. we are wrapping unthe fall foliage contest -- wrapping up the fall foliage contest. take the picture and send it to burst.com/wjla.

winner for the week. tomorrow morning on "good morning washington" it will be announced and the pictures will be put on air and online. we will send you goodies from the storm watch 7 weather team. big changes are headed our way. first un, the first change is we have veer thunderstorm watch mid-october, this doesn't happen often. but with the air that combines with the mid-level wind and colder air behind it the stage is set for the possibility of showers to develop a heavy and the severe thunderstorms this evening. we don't expect it here but we expect gusty winds, clouds and rain tomorrow with the front. tonight is cloudy. temperatures in the 60's. west of the metro area shower tonight. timing of the future cast suggests the leading edge will be approaching the western slope of the mountain late tonight. through the morning hours we will stay dry for a while but closer to noon we think the area of rain will move in from the west and turn from

cooler and breezy straight through friday. the friday night games will feature rain and gusty winds and chilly temperatures but it will clear out on saturday. look at the dramatic change. we have a few days in a row in the 80's. tomorrow is 70 at best. falling in the afternoon. 80% chance of rain. gusty winds. saturday is partly cloudy and windy. high of 59. sunday and breezy is 64. milder on monday. another cold front comes through monday afternoon and will drop the temperatures again. tuesday, classic autumn temperatures with the highs in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees. michelle: that is where we should be. doug: pretty much. closer to where we should be for this time of year. jonathan: nice to have breakout warm days like this. doug: i don't mind them but enough is enough. time for fall. alison: still to come at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- there is excitement as we get closer to the opening of the m.g.m. casino at national harbor. with it, of course, comes concerns about traffic.

service. hoping to alleviate it. jonathan: do you remember the moment that alex trebek called a contestant a loser? he does. we asked him about it. we're one-on-one with him

michelle: well, beloved "jeopardy" host alex trebek. alison: he is in town and recording segments in d.c.

went viral. michelle: here is kidd o'shea. kidd: earlier this month on "jeopardy," suzanne cole from bowie, maryland became internet sensation after alex trebek called her a loser on national tv. take a look. >> suzanne cole from bowie, maryland, and her favorite type of music is something i never heard of but it doesn't sound like fun. >> i think it's very fun. nerd core hip-hop. >> nerd core hip-hop? >> yes. peop rapping about the things they love. video game, science fiction, having hard time meeting romantic partners. you know. it's catchy and fun. >> losers in other words. kidd: we caught unwith alex this morning to -- we caught up with alex this morning to ask how he found out it went viral. >> i saw a little bit of the it. oddly enough someone came to me the other day and pulled up

you're on facebook." i said why? what did i do? it was a joke. it just got a lot of publicity. i don't know why. kidd: alex said this is not the first time that he has gotten attention about something he has done on the show. >> when i shaverred off -- i shaved off my mustache. 12 or 13 years ago. that got so much press. yet, there was so much of importance going on america. no, they are talking about the mustache. people get a little silly. kidd: "people get a little silly." you can watch "jeopardy" tonight at 7:30 on abc7. i'm "good morning washington's" kidd o'shea. we'll see you tomorrow men you wake up. alison: all right. since the entire "jeopardy" crew is in town i had a privilege of joining the agenda clue crew today.

crew. we got to tape clues. i can't tell you what they are. if i told you, i'd have to kill you. but it was fun. we don't know when they will air but it's exciting to represent washington on a popular show. michelle: awesome. jonathan: and the backdrop. the hall -- the mall and the new museum. alison: what a day for it! jonathan: it's funny he says, "i don't know why it went viral." really? but it touched nerves. jonathan: i heard some of the music. it's not that bad at all. i called it unbecause i never heard it before. wasn't too bad. michelle: still coming up for us. it is what everyone is talking about. new reaction to last night's last presidential debate. and what it means for the road ahead. alison: larry smith will be here with us at 5:00. we'll return then. here is what we are working on for that.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: this is safe to say. the race for the white house has generated a lot of opinions and reaction from voters. michelle: so what are people saying now that the final presidential debate is in the books? john gonzalez reports from capitol hill. john: that is right. we are on capitol hill getting opinions and getting essentially reflections from last night's final debate. the third debate. it is fitting vegas. the city known for heavyweight prize fights. that is what the atmosphere was like at unlv. we are on pennsylvania avenue a block from the u.s. capitol. we have some guests. we have donald trump and hillary clinton. they are not shaking hands. they didn't shake hands yesterday either. many folks telling us here in d.c. they thought this was the better of the three debates. more subdue and more civil. most people we have been talking to on the hill saying they thought this was donald

let's talk to one of the d.c. residents here who did watch the debate. dan, what did you think. third and final debate? >> i would agree it's donald trump's best debate but he is coming from a level that was so low we are still talking about a lower performance. hillary clinton also did better. john: we have a scoreboard. you jot down two words for the >> hillary crushed it. john: crushed it? >> she did a much better job of as i said going on the offensive. >> i'll go with imbecilic. john: we are less than three weeks away before we vote for one of two for president of the united states. back to you. jonathan: thanks. unscientific.

pulse of the voters in cities. brad bell is in allentown, pennsylvania. what can you tell us? brad: one of the interesting things is the opinion will vary from region to region. in one area they all agree and in another area they completely disagree. that is what we are finding. we are in allentown. we have come here with something we have tried to do is find something unique about the town. this is it right here in allentown. a massive farmer's market. as you walk in, you can see the bakery on the right and off to the left you can see the barbecue chicken stands. you can also sense there are opinions everywhere. >> they view themselves as a city on a rise. building armed revitalized downtown.

the steel industry and the jobs. >> a lot of warehouses now. a lot of the iron works. now it's warehouses. brad: dan has seen it all. he owns the city's massive farmer's market. >> the market opened in 1953. i have been here since 1955. brad: thursday, friday, saturday it's a gathers place to shop for produce and barbecue chicken and a place to stop and chat. the political opinions varied as the food. >> i don't like the fact she took all hillary clinton took off the money from the other country. >> it's a shape that there is so many people that are so misinformed. that is the shame of the election. brad: back live now. look at those. those are the chicken pies. large ones. $12.75. all natural. no preservetives. votetrak 2016 is always on the move.

the city. we will set una soap box to give people -- set up a soap box and give people an open mic to sound off at 5:00. in allentown, pennsylvania, brad bell. jonathan: we will look where the race heads from here. you can watch "your voice, your future" at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8. wjla.com. michelle: local officials joined metro officials to an leading to the national harbor. the nh-2 bus route will run from king street and old town and huntington metro to the m.g.m. national harbor. the casino is open 24 hours a day but metro rail service currently closes at midnight. if it remains that way the transportation access to casino could be limited for some people. >> it's safety and has to get done. we know the track maintenance has to get done.

jonathan: let's turn to the weather where it was gorgeous out. if you look at the picture, the boats are still, they should be out. one of those days on the river. doug: it won't be long for a lot of them are out of the water and wrapped unfor the season. summer comes back. every year. so mixed feelings about the weather. i like it but yesterday was hot walking around the metro area. it will get chilly and windy. no mistake about it. you will know it is autumn this weekend. it's beautiful in alexandria. 82 at the reagan national airport. southerly wind, 8 miles per hour. now the forecast, remember the temperatures now in the lower 80's in spots. temperatures tonight are only going to drop in the 60's.

cooler than in the lower 50's. so we will wake up to 66 degrees in the brentwood neighborhood of the city. 63 in largo and aspen hill. 61 in manassas. 65 in dale city. so a mild morning. clouds will start to increase from the west. this is ahead of a cold front. we will get sunshine at pick up time at the bus stop. 65 degrees. 68 and recess as the clouds roll in. anytime after lunchtime we expect rain to roll in from the west. good chance that kid them up. the highs in 70's but fall in the afternoon. a big change coming. we are using a computer model to forecast the future wind speeds. front passing through tomorrow afternoon and everything the winds will shift from south to southeast and the west/northwest. and gusts at 20 miles per hour. forecast 7:30 tomorrow night in district, annapolis and baltimore. higher north and west. winds will pick up in the

hour are common. gusts up to 40 miles per hour. it will be windy and then chilly saturday morning. look at the forecast across the region. there is a wind chill involved so it will feel like the 30's on saturday morning. the thermometer will lie to you. it will say one thing but fee it will be 41 in culpeper. 47 in downtown washington. early in the morning. let's look ahead for the next few days for you. 70's, that is probably by late morning. the temperatures will fall with the clouds and the rain in the afternoon. saturday is a windy day. partly sunny skies. highs of 59. sunday is bright and sunny. still breezy. highs of 64. a look ahead for the next sevendies the big drop starts -- seven days. the big drop starts tomorrow.

another cold front comes in and it will drop temperatures but not drop rain on us. tuesday and wednesday, bright and sunny. same for early thursday but chilly again. highs only in the upper 50's to 60 degrees. that is what we look at now. steve rudin will be back with a concentration of the weekend and the weekend events in a few minutes. michelle: thank you. we are getting off easy when you look at scenes like this. devastation in the philippines today after a powerful typhoon made at least seven people were killed. thousands of people are now in evacuation centers after they were forced to leave their homes. this is the second major storm to hit. it's headed to china but it is losing strength. jonathan: "7 on your side" with health matters. if you have migraines you will find this interesting. a new study about migraines. researchers found migraines could be blamed on bacteria living in your mouth.

like hot dog and lunch meat. research published by the american society of micro biology. michelle: can't make it to the gym? new research says it may not be important when it comes to overall health. researchers a in the c.d.c. saying being active throughout the day no matter how intense it is, is better for you than a gym session. continuous activity was found to be more strongly linked insulin resistance, precursor to diabetes than high-intenseity exercise. you are always getting on me for not making it to the gym. but may not be that bad. i'll still active. jonathan: a lot of people are walking to places they used to drive. that's what they are talking about. get the body going. michelle: take the stairs. jonathan: then people in the office with the stand up desks. i don't know if i can go that far yet.

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county daycare worker arrested for abuse. d'aira thompson faces charges. police say she slammed a 3-year-old boy's head onto a table at a daycare in upper marlboro. if you have any information about thompson you are asked to call police right away. jonathan: life in prison without the possibility of parole for the man who shot his ex-wife to death in a target parking lot in georgetown. michelle: the judge laying into the killer today saying he treated a human like an animal. jonathan: kevin lewis is live with what was said in court and what kevin? kevin: today the judge said the premeditated, barbaric and unapologetic actions sentenced to him with life without parole. that means he will die in prison. no questions asked. this was a case of domestic violence dating back to june 2015.

follow -- broke up with bricker following a short romantic relationship. he is met to hear him out one last time. he was carrying a replica black powder pistol. in court today prosecutors played surveillance video of the murder. we highlighted the white car where he sat talking with bricker. when she reiterated that the relationship was over bricker fired a shot she jumped f rounds. one hitting his ex-girlfriend in the back, and another square in the face. his inexplicable excuse for the third and fatal shot he wanted to put her out of pain. >> that is the first time i watched the video. to see my sister get out of the car and be gunned down, it

but because of a gap in the system he ordered a replica black powder revolver and that was the weapon he used to murder her. kevin: state's attorney john mccarthy went on to say he is committed to closing the loophole in annapolis. utter confusion. kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. thank you. still ahead for us tonight, nine touchdowns in one game. can you believe that? we will introduce you to the team player of the week coming up. michelle: get ready for a big change in the weather. how much cooler it will get and how fast. another look at the storm

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erin: at first glance, adrian platt doesn't look like the typical running back. >> competing is what i do the most. makes me feel alive. erin: but at 5'7" this running back recently broke the maryland state record for most touchdowns in a game. he had nine. >> when i'm competing in the zone i feel like i can do a lot of things. i don't pay attention to i didn't know i had eight touchdowns at halftime. they wanted men to break the record. >> he has broken every record for running back record, scoring record that was held by really outstanding running backs in the past. he has been a big part of our success. erin: one thing they respect most is his humility. >> for the ability he has he is one of the most humble,

man in the program. >> i couldn't have done it with my team. linemen and the wide receiverrers. they help med out. erin: congratulations, adrian, you are this week's team player. jonathan: when a guy has nine touchdowns. huddle un, -- huddle up, give it to him. michelle: you want to contribute. >> but you don't get the ball if a guy is running like that. steve: we look at the video from that. the weather was so big changes for if weekend for those going out to football games and decorating your house for halloween. we have steve's spooky spots. michelle: i love this. jonathan: cue the music. hold on. steve: drop off the pictures. upload them and download them. send it to us at the abc7 app. like the music. click see it and send it. next thursday, friday or halloween night i may show

jonathan: spooky voice. steve: i don't have a good one. i'm always like this. i would love to see the houses. send the pictures in. temperatures this evening, take advantage of the really nice weather while you can. crank unthe barbecue -- crank up the barbecue. eat dinner outside. a few clouds here and there. look at the forecast tomorrow. changes on the way part of a cold front. mostly cloudy skies. cooler by the temperatures will fall. there is color in motion on saturday at the r.f.k. stadium. these are the temperatures in the 50's. windchill factors upper 40's to 50's. wind gusts unward of 35 miles per hour -- upward of 35 miles per hour. the boo at the zoo is saturday and sunday evening.

look at the traffic. upper 50's for saturday. and then cooler by the middle of next week. a check of traffic with trenice bishop. what is going on? trenice: this afternoon we have quite a few things going on. 270 northbound and early volume if you are headed home through bethesda to gaithersburg. maybe german town. look at the traffic land cameras. you can see delays making your way from montgomery village avenue. under speed we have report of an accident for 355. this is northbound at the beltway. that does block two right lanes through bethesda. there was an earlier issue on the i.c.c. there is a truck off the roadway. it was fully engulfed at one point. the travel lights is out. they are back to moving at speed through silver speed near new hampshire avenue.

city southbound at eastern. you kind of see on the left side of the screen a car is blocking the left lane in sun glare delays as well. you will need sunglasses and extra patience for the ride home this afternoon. back to you. michelle: thank you. coming up next. she became a symbol of hope during a dark time. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords survived and recovered after a terrifying mass shooting.

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i'm luann bennett and i approve this message. jonathan: if you thought you had a bad day, i am going to make you feel better. a guy flying from sacramento to lax and he hit major turbulence before he got off the ground. fernando got on the flight in sacramento. but it wasn't heading to lax. in fact, it went to dallas. fernando went down the wrong plane. didn't know about it until right before take-off. that was too late. the bigger issue here and you are probably asking this question is how did he get on the flight in the first place? american airlines said they are aware of the problem and they are investigating this incident. by the way, the 1400-mile oops out of the way. michelle: oh, no. well, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords was in loudoun county today. gif, a mass shooting survivor is lobbying for gun law reform

as cheryl conner reports today's event is part of a big tour to get the message out. [applause] cheryl: a standing o for congresswoman gabrielle giffords who became the symbol of a survivor when she was shot in the head in 2011. gabrielle giffords retired from congress a year later but now is in the crossfire of the american gun debate. >> we must never stop fighting [applause] cheryl: they call themselves a vocal majority. bus tour stopping in 14 states to push for gun regulation. today they are at the cascade public library in looking cloud county. >> now is the time to come together be. responsible. cheryl: she was surrounded by those in office and those hoping for a cease along with

shot in the head in the virginia tech mass shooting and survived. she says tightening up background checks should be supported by democrats and republicans. >> we know background checks work. cheryl: donald trump argued against expanding background checks and says we first need to fix the system in place. >> we have to balance the gun rights with background checks. cheryl: gabrielle giffords spoke in d.c. today. >> be the nation is counting on you. cheryl: the bus is on the road until november 8, election day. in loudoun county, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: tonight -- >> we are so pleased with the decision. alison: a killer boyfriend gets the maximum and more from an angry judge. a shocker in the case of a man stealing documents. the word "breath-taking" is

but it doesn't make it easier. when we will have to say so long to a national zoo favorite. announcer: "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: first tonight, the greenbelt couple held behind bars accused of the unthinkable. they say the couple beat their 2-month-old baby to death because he wouldn't stop crying. antoine petty and geneice petty face charges of murder. this case is sickening. ep stephen: it is so deeply troubling. now family members apparently grew concerned when they hadn't seen the baby for a month. they reported the family missing monday. tuesday police tracked them down. they say that is when antoine petty told them he beat the baby to death. and the couple disposed of the body by burying the little boy in a shallow grave near parkdale high school. inside the apartment at this

petty told police two months his son started to scream and cry. so he took the child to the balcony and punched him. he came back in the apartment and continued to mel and bloody -- pummel and bloody the baby until it was unresponsive. >> i don't know how you hurt an infant. that hurts. stephen: he says he put the unresponsive child in car of the parking lot in the complex. baby's mother geneice petty took the body to parkdale high school and buried it in a secluded area. >> i'm just devastated. i'm as shocked as anybody else is. devastated. stephen: the woman who lives next door is haunted by the murder of a baby. she says had she known what was happening she would have intervened. >> i heard nothing. stephen: antoine petty and geneice petty are behind bars and looking at the possibility