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a bar. the shocking reason that he survived. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. jonathan: first, a patient wielding a box cutter terrifying a hospital worker. alison: tim barber is life at medstar washington hospital center with what happened. tim? tim: it all started inside of the emergency, but investigators say that it ended outside with a suspect in handcuffs. emergency rooms can be chaotic. patientes say that a admits are washington hospital center posed as a fire extinction or -- fire extinguisher inspector to gain access to the emirates is your room. he then tried to stab a hospital worker with a box cutter, twice.
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telling a worker, "you are coming with me," before forcing her to find his sister in the hospital. she tried to get somebody's attention, but she was afraid. >> that a shocking news. forced theder hospital worker to call his sister. it's not clear why. instead, the victim called for help and alexander ran away. investigators found the suspect at a nearby bus stop. she is facing kidnapping charges. hospital officials say safety is their priority and they are launching a comprehensive review. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: breaking news from at&t, we have learned that a 911 outage on the sell your network -- on the cellular network has been resolved. it impacted cities around the country.
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able to call 911 without issue. alison: an active investigation after a shooting in southwest. camera's spot at more than a dozen shell casings on the ground. nobody was hurt but there is possible property damage. no arrests have been made. stay with us for updates. jonathan: it was a terrible loss that forced a high school community together in grief. alison: the westlake class of 2017 has lost four members in killed in months, two a car crash friday. tom roussey attended the very large vigil. tom: of the four students who died, all of them belonged to the class of 2017. tonight, classmates were also dealing with the loss of two members in the last week. ♪
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tom: it has been eight months of one tragedy after another for the westlake high senior class. the latest was friday when the law enforcement believe that colin bipat was driving too fast and slammed into a utility pole. colin died, along with 17-year-old student desmond cooke. otherlso remembered two seniors who died, one who died from a heart condition, the other who was murdered in october. >> we cannot even imagine the loss of four friends. try to encourage the senior class that has dealt with so much. >> we are all hurting, so stick together. >> take every moment and live in
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♪ tom: another westlake student, caleb marshall, was in the car that crashed friday. the charles county sure of's office said he is still in the hospital but he is recovering. -- the charles county sheriff's office said he is recovering. tom roussey, abc 7 news. kimberly: a major gun bust in new york city. they broke up a gun running ring that exposed laws in virginia. they arrested 22 people in virginia, onein d.c., and another in new york. disturbing new developments in scandal involvingan the marine corps.
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moved. jonathan: and now the photos are up on another site? kimberly: now we are hearing voices of the women who have been impacted. the secret group is still sharing nude photos of female marines, veterans, and other women without consent. a new page was created after the original facebook page was shut down. though sharing photos and instant messages mocking the idea that investigators and family members could show up on the site. >> as a marine corps veteran, i am disheartened and discussed it. >> my privacy had been taken away for me. kimberly: even their addresses were published. the naval criminal investigative service is on the hunt tonight. so far a contract employee working for the marine corps is the only person punished in connection with the photo sharing. he is now banned on
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any military contracts. the victim of in, a suspected hate crime shooting in kansas is speaking out. he said his friends who are indian were being harassed at a sports bar. he tried to intervene and that is when the gunfire rang out. witnesses say the shooter yelled "you'd out of my country" before opening fire. country" before opening fire. his two friends were killed. he said the shooter stood over him and try to fired another shot at his head but he was out of bullets. the gunman has been charged with murder. alison: members of the u.s. olympic committee are calling for the resignation of the usa gymnastics president and ceo, this amid a sex abe scandal. havethan 80 gymnasts accused dr. larry nassar of sexual abuse. he was the team physician.
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ceo to resign over concerns of how he dealt with the allegations. >> now the stormwatch 7 forecast. steve: if you liked the weather today, you will love tomorrow. a bit breezy, but eventually in the middle to upper 60's with a lot of sunshine. , cold front on the way trekking that late night into the day tomorrow. eventually is moving through early, early friday morning. that will sure in the colder air from the northwest. windchill factors in the teens and 20's. more on that coming up. alison: ok, steve, thank you. pretty incredible video to show you from wisconsin, where the wind toppled a tanker truck on a major highway. the wisconsin department of transportation said at least 13
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over by the high wind. there were no reports of injuries. strong winds making a mess in new york. this video from rock chester shows power lines and trees down. tens of thousands are without power. jonathan: turning now to the president's first 100 days. it is one of his biggest missions to repeal and replace obamacare. to gain support, vice president mike pence appeared live on abc 7 earlier this evening with scott thuman. have: fewer people may health care. how is this not a step backwards? >> more consumer choice, more resources and flexibility in states for medicaid. this reflects president trump's priorities, and we look forward to a good, open, vigorous debate on capitol hill in the coming weeks
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trump signing the legislation. jonathan: watch the entire interview one our website, wjla.com. alison: you might remember last month the president claimed maryland congressman elijah cummings skipped a meeting they had scheduled. cummings denied the allegation. after some back-and-forth, they met for about an hour today. >> when you are talking about the african-american community, i want you to realize that all african-american communities are not places of depression, where people are being harmed. said that hengs and the president discussed ways to give the government authority to negotiate drug prices. the president said they had a great discussion. the day without a woman protest is drawing to a close tonight. rallies were held all over the country to show solidarity
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the movement for women's rights. women were encouraged to stay home from work. unity.re red to show >> women's rights have a long way to go. alison: today, this -- a bronze statue called "fearless girl" appeared facing down the wall new york city and an iconic image of a girl dressed up as a superhero. some of the stories from international woman's day. we have all coverage on wjla.com . jonathan: following developing news about the washington redskins. espn or is reporting the gm is no longer involved in the team -- espn is reporting the gm is no longer involved in the team decision-making. alison: they thought they had lost their best friend. jonathan: four months
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labrador retriever blind and lost in the woods. there is a good ending. sage wandered away from her california home it was missing for several days. eight days later, sage was spotted by a man who was hiking. >> i put my arms around her and hugged her and carried her up the mountain. jonathan: he scooped her up and brought her back to her family. they were very happy. alison: thank goodness. now, they had lost all hope after losing their beloved dog. jonathan: four months later and 100 miles away, there she was. reports, it gayle was thanks to an important piece of technology and a rising soccer star. anna-lysa: when nine-year-old areli went missing in november,
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never see him again. away, times he would get he would return right away, but this was very long. sometimes he has seizures. i thought maybe he was in the backyard. anna-lysa: that was not the case. tuesday night, areli showed up. and a place she least expect it. -- in a place she least expect ed it. >> i waited 30 minutes with him to see if anyone was looking, and no one was looking. so i took him home. anna-lysa: the next day, duncan brought areli to the veterinarian. he was able to use this machine to scan the microchip, and that is how he found sharee. >> this is a win-win. >> i really appreciate it. anna-lysa: areli was greeted in
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>> excited. we have one of our family members back. >> i was happy for them. if my dog was missing, i would be just like them. anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: love it. 7 on your side, and we are waiting for test results at a school bus lot. workers in prince george's county say that mold is growing inside of their office and lounge. it is making them sick. the school system says if there is a problem they will fix it. we will keep you posted. she says it is a reminder that good can come from evil. jonathan: a crime brought an unlikely pair together in faith. a 60-year-old woman had her purse snatched. the fairfax county police responded. in the report, the woman said among the things stolen was a rosary belonging to a friend's mom who had passed away.
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grandmother, so i felt obligated to make sure she had it returned. jonathan: talk about good police work. he got a rouge or a from a priest and showed up at the woman's home. she was so grateful she sent a thank you card and letter to the officer's boss. alison: what a nice story. the white house easter egg roll will happen april 17. there is still no word on the ticket lottery. we should find out about that very soon. ak bloom for the cherry blossoms is now predicted to be march 19 through the 22nd. the peak bloom was changed because of the forecast. are7 and news channel 8 very proud sponsors of the cherry blossom festival. the blossoms are gorgeous. steve:
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outside right now, it is comfortable considering the time of year and day. the high today at reagan national was 67. satellite and radar, quiet and dry, mainly clear skies. it will stay that way overnight. the temperatures eventually fall between ro and 48, the wind out of the southwest that 5, but they are increasing. -- the temperatures eventually fall between 40 and 48. e sunglasses all day, at least to start the day. the temperatures rebound quickly in the middle to upper 60's, some areas close to 70 degrees. unfortunately, it will not last that long. a cold front on the way. futurecast tomorrow morning, sunshine midday. late afternoon, clouds increase along the mason-dixon line.
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front moves through. we could be looking at moderate rain, at least for the rush-hour commute, slowing things down friday morning, mixing with some snowflakes montgomery county and frederick county, along the mason-dixon line. all of this out of here by midmorning. by noon time sunshine and clearing in the afternoon. the timing of the cold front early friday morning, just to the south and east. saturday will be the coldest of the next 10. highs will only be in the middle to upper 30's. the wind chill on saturday will be in the teens and low 20's. a cold day saturday, warming up a little bit through the early part of next week, but not a whole lot. friday in the morning, falling through the day into the 40's. upper 30's saturday. daylight
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spring ahead one hour, the sunset after 7:00 sunday. middle 40'sonday, tuesday and wednesday. st. patrick's day next friday, 50 degrees. the really warm weather is out of the picture after tomorrow. jonathan: how about this, ultraluxury meets sustainability. a runy is giving tesla for its money. the price tag is somewhere $400,000.00,000 and alison: but you really save on gas. a cruiseship is a beautiful sight, right? not if it is cruising into your
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and a cruiseship barreling right towards it. this couple lives near fort lauderdale and had never seen anything like this. the ship had to stop and reverse. cruiseship said that nobody was in danger. jonathan: the best part of it, the dogs were wagging their tails. erin: that guy looks so frustrated. i don't know what he was going to do to stop it, but he was making noise. jonathan: reverse! erin: speaking of making noise, the redskins, football team or soap opera? the latest, next.
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: everything surrounding the redskins right now seems to be fast-moving, it it feels like it has gone from bad to worse. according to multiple reports, scot mccloughan is no longer involved in the team's decision-making, including re-signing kirk cousins. espn is reporting that mccloughan's
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will meet to discuss the situation. he has not been at redskins park for several weeks and was not at the nfl combine. when we reached out to the redskins tonight, they're only comment was come "we are focusing on free agency." georgetown-st. john's, st. john's crashing the boards. the follow jam, and then things got worse for the hoyas. takes exception to a hard foul, tensions flare. the coaches start yelling at each other. both teams had to be restrained, but no punches were thrown. the hoyas lose to st. john by one point. the wizards continued their west coast trip tonight in denver. out,ngs to wall, look barrels through, gets fouled, and still gets the basket. the wizards win again,
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the team re-signed tight end vernon davis today. that was the only good news. alison: really. jonathan: the wiz are playing great on the road. erin: (vo) love. i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. ve is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe.
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to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree. pennington smart seed. guaranteed to grow with 30% less water. reclaim your turf. alison: another warm day tomorrow? steve: upper 60's, near 70. outdoor activities, the tennis courts, golfing, taking the day all for, i don't know -- taking the day off of work, i don't know, it will be a good day. on, but50 degrees early by the afternoon only of the 40's. only in the 30's saturday. we spring ahead one hour sunday. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a good night.
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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, brie larson -- from "designated survivor," kal penn -- and music from spoon. and now, hold tight -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. hola. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for coming. i'm glad you're here. as soon as we get started i want to take a moment to recognize and acknowledge international woman's day which was marked today. [ cheers and applause ]
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