announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> right off the top, we are on storm watch. here is a live look right now where it has been another chilly morning. cool temperatures are about to make way for rain. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: everything is arriving on

have been tracking for a few days. if you lightning strikes, and that is an elevated convection. you may not see all the lightning but a few lightning strikes are here. not a lot of strong wind at the surface although we have had a steady flow of head of the front during the day. the line will come and go through the day. portions of loudoun county and there are a few cells northeast of marshall. then the cold front itself will move through this evening. so if you separate chances of rain forest. in new england and -- some rain is falling and snow. that time of year. the good news is the rain gets out of here tonight and we will see rapid clearing. so tonight, scattered showers with may a rumble of thunder.

the weekend forecast is updated in seven--- 7-8 minutes. melanie: the northbound lanes of the bw parkway are back open after a motorcycle accident close them for more than four hours. the victim was thrown from his bike after another accident with another vehicle. he was taken to the hospital in critical but not life the countdown to election day continues. and with 12 days to go, newly leaked documents that targeted bill clinton from wikileaks. this comes as hillary clinton and michelle obama campaign together for the first time. >> donald trump is campaigning in ohio today. the state he has spent the most time in.

the. >> overnight, a new issue for the clinton campaign. a new batch of e-mails from one of clinton's longtime aides. abc news has not been able to validate the documents. the efforts called bill clinton -- the wikileaks documents have been tied to russian government hackers trying to interfere in the u.s. election. in an exclusive interview with donald stephanopoulos him about that connection. >> why don't you believe it? >> i don't know and they are public relations. let me explain something. i don't know what he said. hacking is very interesting. hacking is hard to determine who did what. >> during that interview, donald trump repeated his controversial

hero killed in iraq. >> if i were president during that time, captain khan would be alive today. >> his father called those comments cool. >> there isair t in these remarks. >> this race is only getting tighter. clinton and trump are separated by six months in the latest poll. the clinton campaign says their biggest concern is that her supporters will choose to stay home. but in an optimistic move, they have looked her venue for election night and she will literally be standing underneath a glass ceiling. melanie: thank you. while there are a lot of negative views of both presidential candidates, the majority of americans seem pretty happy with the current one.

and 54% say the country is doing well. the most positive view since 2007. today, polls are open for early voting in maryland and we want to ask you, have you made your choice? go to wjla.com to answer the good morning washington question of the day. john gonzalez is live in rockville. how are the lines looking? john: the war room, if you will. we are at the sick and of office building in rockville, one of 10 polling places in montgomery county and the line has been long the entire morning. we are told in the first four hours of voting, close to 700 people have come through. this is the ballot being used in maryland. only two pages. the first vote you cast is for president. donald trump followed by hillary

stein. take a look at the crowd. it has been this way all morning long. election officials are not that surprised. during april primary, more than two and you 50,000 people voted early in maryland, a state record. and in the presidential election, 16% voted early and it is a big day. same-day voter registration is also being allowed. polls opened early voting in maryland will run until november 3. >> we have to vote. there is no getting around that. >> i am voting early because i want to get it over with and i want to show that i care enough and i don't want to wait for the lines on election day. >> i am 81 years old. it makes it convenient for us.

barbara mikulski seat is up for grabs. on the house side you have delaney and for the first time in a long time, you may notice there are no more touchscreens. everything is being done by tenant paper. if you mess up, you have to start all over again. reporting in rockville, back to you. melanie: a lot of people are interested in the early voting. to the eight wards in the district. polls will be open in d.c. from 8:30 in the morning every day through november the fourth. happening now in montgomery county, the drunk driver who struck and killed a police officer is being sentenced. last december, he went to a hooters on rockville pike and got behind the wheel. a short time later, he had the

new developments in last night shooting outside a movie theater in waldorf. the victim has died. police responded after 8:00 last night. investigators tell us the victim was with friends behind the theater and then the victim stopped to talk to the suspect who suddenly took out a gun and shot him. the alleged shooter is in custody. next story will upset a lot of animal lovers. somebody in the district left an elderly dog to die by throwing her in a trashcan. the humane society is offering a reward to find the person responsible. suzanne kennedy has the story. >> we are in the 4200 block of mead street and this is where the yorkie was found a week ago today in this alley inside a trashcan.

the humane rescue alliance had to euthanize the animal the day after she was found and the searches on for the person responsible for injuring the animal and dumping it in the garbage can. >> the dog was in really horrible condition. dental disease. a prolapsed rectum. covered in maggots. just a horrible sight. it could be a felony. based on the nature of what happened. they jail time and we want to know what happened. >> they are offered at $2000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in this case. if you know anything you are asked to call the humane law enforcement department. back to you. melanie: new at noon, busted. the department of justice has announced a call center scam targeting tens of thousands of

people in the united states have been arrested. suspects in person it themselves as being part of the irs or part of immigration services. scams cost hundreds of millions of dollars. happening today, action is being taken by people forced out of their condominiums in temple hills because the power was shut off. a rally is scheduled for 1:00 this afternoon at the county administrative building. this is a story that 7 on your weeks. the former management owes more than $1 million in unpaid utility bills. coming up, we are hearing from the woman who went on a police ride which turned into a chase, which turned into shots being fired. what was going through her mind? >> and more than 80 retail shops

we will have the story on that coming up when the news continues. melanie: and mariah carey's diva ways may have been too much for her former billionaire fiance.

>> you are watching abc seven news at new in on your side. melanie: a six alarm fire in new york city has left a person dead. flames engulfed a building on the opry side and flames spread through the building. several people were hurt and dozens were evacuated. the woman who was riding along

when their car was shot at is speaking about the scary experience. she says she took part in the ride along as part of her citizens academy course. she had no idea a simple traffic stop could turn into a shootout. the men drove out and the officer gave chase and that is when the men fired gunshots at the car but missed her and the officer with inches. >> the only thing i could think of was my kid i really thought i was going to die. melanie: police say that two people have now been arrested in the shooting. they say that -- was driving the stolen car and this guy was the passenger who stuck the gun out the window and started shooting. this is an exciting day for many bargain shoppers in montgomery

are open and it is the first outlet shopping center in the county. sam sweeney was there. sam: it is being called a destination. officials say this puts clarksburg on the map. this time last year, clarksburg road was a dirt hole but today, more than 80 retailers open their door for the first time. diane golden wanted to be here first. >> it is pretty, upscale stores and water flow >> the ceremonial ribbon was cut. >> and shoppers were off. company officials say shoppers will save up to 65% on retail. >> some of the stores we have here is some of the best ranch names international and national luxury fashion and designer rants. >> the new outlet center created

roxana it isn't about the jobs or the economic impact, it is about the shopping. >> it is closer to home and it is set up for families and it is amazing. sam: if you want to check it out, doors open friday, saturday and sunday at 10:00. there will be live entertainment and gift giveaways every single hour. happy shopping. melanie: after a flight in his wing suit went wrong. take a look. wow. he had his camera rolling as he based jumped off the mountain in the french alps. he says something went wrong and he started to run out of airspeed and altitude. he woke up in a hospital after

a tree and fell to the ground and left a debris trail 300 feet long. he broke a bunch of bones and has brain trauma that other than that, he says he's ok. wow. that is scary to look at. and how fast he is going. that guy is lucky to be alive. doug: my father would have said that if we were meant to fly, we would b it must be a rush? melanie: i guess that is why they do it. doug: you might get wet outside that in the past few minutes we have noticed the rain moving through is breaking up a little bit. that is the weather story. it won't hurt to take a rain coat with you. this is the country club in bethesda. you can see cloudy skies and you might see a little patch of

everywhere and we do see an area of rain moving in ahead of a friend. the heaviest downpour is northeast of warrenton. we did have lightning strikes popping up here on the radar. you see the line moving through and i will zoom in a little bit and show you that in the past 30 minutes we have only had five lightning strikes recorded so not a lot. but do keep it in mind. if you live west of the metro area, you may hear a rumble of thunder. showers because we are showing a gap here between the leading edge and the actual cold front. a couple of shower opportunities but not widespread. and quickly behind that, wind changes direction and we pick up clearing. that will move into our area this afternoon and this evening. this afternoon, mainly cloudy skies with breezy and 64 degrees, average for late

tomorrow, the sunshine comes back with gusty northwesterly wind around the area. the next seven days has fairly quiet weather. a 60% chance we will see showers today. breezy and sunny tomorrow. saturday looks beautiful. by the time we get through the day on sunday, it looks as though we will see sunshine followed by increasing cloudiness with a slight afternoon or evening. that is it. and we will see temperatures at 74 degrees. the weather in the morning for the marine corps marathon should be fine. then into halloween on monday, and for the trick-or-treaters. afternoon temperatures will be 62 degrees. partly cloudy for trick-or-treating with temperatures through the 50's and looking ahead to tuesday and

john delaney: this was my dad's pickup - he was a union electrician. i grew up working on his jobsites where he taught me the value of hard work and teamwork. that's how i built two businesses from scratch right here in maryland and created thousands of jobs. in congress, i work across party lines - from rebuilding roads to creating jobs and to strengthening social security.

i'll keep doing in congress. i'm john delaney and i approve this message. >> vote track 2016 is in its ll woodbridge. this beautiful, historic town is decorated for halloween. there is a big event tomorrow that they hope people will come into town for. we have spoken to a number of folks here in occoquan and business owners tell us they are voting for donald trump because they believe that a community like this needs the kind of change that he is offering. we have also heard from people who say they are supporting hillary clinton because they

in occoquan at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. again, this is your voice and your future. melanie: we know that on average women get paid less than men and now, a new study finds that they work more than men and some of the work goes unpaid. women worldwide work 50 minutes a day longer than men included in that number is the number of time that women spend working for their children. however, the number is smaller in the u.s. where women work an average of 13 minutes more than men and day. when you call 911 in an emergency, you wonder if they will get there in time. chances are, you don't wonder whether they will get there at all. calling from a cell phone, there is a good chance in emergency crew won't be able to find you

responder. tonight on abc seven news, lisa shows us how this problem can be avoided. tune in for that at 11:00. coming up next, a man has his car towed to get it fixed but he didn't head straight to the

melanie: mariah carey's wedding is off.

because of her reality show, which has been chronicling their relationship. and there are reports that he has grown tired of her "extravagant spending p or co she gets to keep the engagement ring. a had been engaged for less than a year. >> oh my god. melanie: a tow truck driver he said he had his car towed on sunday to a dealership to get the transmission checked when he got his car back, he noticed a few things were missing. so he checked the -- camera and saw the tow truck driver rocked the car to his house and had some fun, even calling up his

>> hey, everybody, i'm so glad you've joined us, because on today's show we've got a special guest: celebrity chef carla hall, who you know as one of the co-hosts of "the chew." she's here to play for her favorite charity. is a million-dollar winner on today's menu? let's find out. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ? ? hey everybody. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] let's get to it. today's special celebrity contestant is a chef, restaurant owner, and co-host of one of my favorite shows, "the chew." she's also no stranger to this stage. from washington, d.c., please welcome my good friend carla hall. [cheers and applause] hello. >> hello! >> good to have you.