alison: an inferno spreads to a dozen homes. everywhere you look, fires are breaking out. alison: being called a war zone. jonathan: criminals caught in the act. high ticket items they left behind. alison: and childcare confusion. have a child

wrong home, next. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. alison: caught on camera, new video showing three men swiping 35 guns at a gun store. jonathan: the police say the three men are the same in who stole from gun stores in fredericksburg and spotsylvania county, and now they are in jail. alison: scott, what broke open the case? scott: atf investigators got a tip and tracked these guys down and arrested them. earlier, when they got in the store, they were in and out like that. the burglaries were fast and thieves got away with dozens of guns at three firearms dealers in virginia. justin holmes and month you jones -- and matthew jones, and daniel quarrels are charged in connection with the three

to smash cases with a hammer and walk out with 35 guns in chantilly on march 11. thatunshot this thrilled the tips came in that led to quick arrests. >> it's absolutely fantastic they caught these guys. scott: three days later, investigators say the men hit two stores in fredericksburg. them where they stole hundred dollars, and another where the can i get through the steel door. >> i don't think they knew exactly what they wanted, so they grabbed what was closest to the front door. store stealing from a like this is different from stealing from somebody at home. the suspects are in federal court and they could face up to 10 years in prison. scott taylor, abc 7 news. jonathan: the three men are not charged

happened march 9 in rockville. these two guys got away with more than 30 weapons. again, they were out the door in just minutes. alison: according to published reports, nearly a thousand 9/11 survivors and families are suing. filed in federal court, blocks from the world trade center the, the lawsuit accuses saudi royal family of complicity in the 2001 attack. the justice against terrorism act allows victims families to sue foreign governments for involvement in suspected terrorism. jonathan: fearing terrorists couldn't place explosive into electronic devices, laptops, tablets, and large devices will have to be placed in checked luggage. this change will involve direct flights to the united states from nearly a dozen airports in the middle east and africa. no

impacted by this. we expect more developments tomorrow, so tune into "good morning washington" for the latest. alison: developing now ,abc 7 has learned one of the rockville high school students accused of raping a classmate in school was caught entering the country illegally in august but was waiting for a court hearing. both students have been arrested. 18-year-old henry sanchez and canton oh, and they have outstanding immigration orders. jonathan: officers and prince george's county arrested more than a dozen people in a huge drug bust. they seized heroin, cocaine, pcp, and marijuana. result of a year-long investigation sparked by several overdoses that happened in alexandria. a prison guard is off the job and behind bars. fredericksburg police arrested calvin whitaker saturday. they say that he tried to strangle a woman that he knew. alison:

overhauling how and when they will use force, this after d.c. eaders made dozens of recommendations. shooting the sterling to the inauguration day protests, sometimes mpd officers are the target of use of force complaints. last year, there were 38 recommendations to cut down on the use of force problems. hasreport shows what mpd changed so far, what it is working for, and what it will not change. the department said it should not investigate every time an officer takes somebody down. thatso disagreed investigations must be complete within six months. classify the restraints a serious uses of force and agrees to cut back on the numb o

we put all 38 recommendations and the report on wjla.com. live in the newsroom, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. wordavy veteran keep our will be replayed -- keith harwood will be repaid. hogan hasarry authorized the money, but if he sues the state he cannot accept the damages. jonathan: this is a robot moving around the grounds in front of the white house, checking the trunk of a car. this was the third security threat at the white house and barely more than a week. the man who drove that car three security checkpoint saturday faced a judge today. he said that he communicated telepathically with the president. the judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation.

fbi director james comey peppered with questions about trump, russia, and wiretaps. kentucky,trump in rattling supporters for the gop health care plan, and not talking about the bombshell testimony on capitol hill. >> thursday is our chance to end obamacare. jonathan: comey confirmed the fbi's investigating any ties between russia and president trump's campaign. d secretary clinton so much, he had a clear preference towards the other candidate. jonathan: but no comment from comey or the nsa chief, mike rogers. to look for something that does not exist, it does not matter. jonathan: house intelligence committee republicans mostly highlighted the leaks of classified information. the democrats focused on the russian investigation and this moment. >>

president's tweets about alleged wiretapping, i have no information that supports those tweets. jonathan: comey shut down donald trump's unsubstantiated claims that obama wiretapped him. the president has insisted that he meant surveillance. >> we are in the first chapter of this process. jonathan: director comey said in 2020, with the midterm elections, russia will be trying to interfere again. alison: direct questioning will begin tomorrow in the confirmation hearing of the presidents forced to fill the vacant seat of the supreme court. he delivered his opening statement this afternoon. the seat has been empty since antonin scalia up died last february and senate republicans refuse to consider president obama's nominee to fill the position. >> now your stormwatch 7 forecast. steve: watching showers to the

further to the south and east, clipping the southern portions of the capital beltway later tonight come into the early morning. 60's,ooking good, middle with sunshine later in the day. the big cold out on the way is set to arrive wednesday, -- the big cooldown on the way is set to arrive wednesday, but we have temperatures in 70's in the weekend. alison: happening now, dozens of firefighters are knocking out hotspots after a monster fire near kansas city at a construction site that jumped from home to home. michelle marsh is standing by and has been tracking the story. what's the latest? this was incredible video. michelle: it was truly stunning when you watch the apartment building go up in flames. jat is even more

the expanded shot. fire officials say at least a dozen homes in the oberland park neighborhood caught fire. this started in an apartment complex that luckily was under construction, so nobody was inside. the abc affiliate in kansas city paints an amazing picture of how fast the fire destroyed the building, less than two hours. it was reduced to rubble. despite so many fires, the fire department said nobody was hurt. the cause has not yet been determined. jonathan: remember last week's rockville explosion that absolutely leveled the home? suicide is suspected in the explosion, where a man was found dead on the scene. owner deadthe former in the basement. they believe that he first killed his dog, then himself. the home is supposed to go up for auction the day of the blast. alison: a rally calling on

as president trump plans to go to capitol hill to push for the law's repeal. tom roussey now with the police to protect the existing health care law -- with the plea to protect the existing health care law. expected the a vote thursday, there is a sense of urgency tonight. several hundred act gaithersburg high's cafeteria to rally against the republican plan to undo obamacare. >> i think momentum is building to stop this. tom: there is concern over costs and the gop plan for older people, and john delaney says that is having an effect. >> every democrat is against the bill going forward. unfortunately, we are starting to see republican colleagues for a in their support. great, but wenot

we don't need to do something like the ahca. you may be saving money, but you are putting hundreds of millions of lives at stake. tom: over the weekend, the gop house speaker says he is open to changes in the bill. >> we believe we should have more assistance tom:. tom roussey, abc 7 news. ahead, a legendary hollywood stoner gives up meat. >> somebody has taken my daughter. jonathan: a ridiculous mistake that had a mother frantically calling 911. alison: and a driver mistoo

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>> you are watching abc 7 news side.00, on your jonathan: this guy is working a convenience store and a man walks in with a purple knife. the owner pulls out a bat. the guy tries it again, and the bat comes back. the owner of the store, h

and child were the store with him. his wife is suffering from cancer, and he decided he was not going to be a victim. alison: happening now come investigators in tennessee say they have no credible leads in the disappearance of a 15-year-old, despite hundreds of tips. elizabeth thomas disappeared one week ago and investigators believe that she was kidnapped by tad cummins, one of her teachers. >> the lack of confirmed sightings makes us believe that cummins may have her hidden from view from the general public or far away from tennessee. alison: an amber alert was issued. cummins took out a large loan before they vanished. a texas teacher has turned herself in on charges she had a sexual relationship with a student. her relationship with the 17 euro student came to light just as spring break began. the

not return to the school system. jonathan: it appears inspectors may have found what was causing homes along the metro green line in d.c. to shake. the likely culprit, fasteners designed to reduce vibrations. recent inspections found some parts snapped off. the inspections were ordered after noise complaints after the introduction of the heavier 7000 series trains on the green line. trembles.t, room >> at first, we thought it was just us. then we had other neighbors complaining. jonathan: the report says that toitional braking needed stop the heavier rail cars could be a contributing factor. the attic shaking has not -- the added shaking has not caused any property damage so far. alison: a case of road rage in missouri. this

wiping out at 80 miles per hour, slamming into a guardrail and flipping over. amazingly, the driver was not hurt. california, a visual reminder not to drink and drive. -- the driverld said he told authorities he was going to take a turn onto canal street, but the problem is it was a real canal with rushing water. amazingly, he escaped unharmed, but he did get handcuffed when he got up on the side of the bank. steve: cloudy skies right now and showers trying to make their way around the dmv. most of the shower activity will remain south and east of us through the overnight. watching this area right over here along the virginia-west virginia border, moving to the south and east. most of it should miss the immediate metro area. fredericksburg and points

overnight, but not a whole lot for the immediate metro. tomorrow morning, cloudy skies with temperatures in the 40's. we don't stay there very long. a warm day ahead with cloud sticking around. 9:00 a.m., dry for the rush-hour commute. recess,just in time for grabbing lunch at a food truck, skies gradually clearing and lots of sunshine for the drivetime home tomorrow and a nice sunset tomorrow evening. the colder air on the way. daytime highs in the middle 60's. culpeper may even see temperatures in the upper 60's, but a cold front will move through late in the day tomorrow, changing the wind direction more to the north and northwest. you will feel it wednesday. highs tomorrow middle 60's, sunshine in the afternoon. i hate to show you this, but the windchill factors wednesday will start off in the upper 20's at 8

temperatures rebounding into the middle 30's by about 4 p.m. real concerns for the cherry blossoms early thursday morning, with wake-up temperatures in the middle 20's. we rebound nicely towards the upcoming weekend, waking up early saturday morning near 50 degrees. it only gets better. high0 day outlook, 45 the wednesday, really gusty wind, upwards of 30 miles per hour. upper 40's and not as windy thursday, warmer still friday. saturday, 72 degrees. sunday with much-needed rain coming through. middle 50's monday, but back near 70 the middle of next week. alison: love that saturday forecast. an update on the cherry blossoms -- the national park

service still expects them to reach peak bloom this coming weekend. the blossom bus is up and running. jonathan: which legendary pothead gives up the herb? alison: and a shocking mistake at a daycare that since a child to the wrong home, next.

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alison: a 911 call is giving a glimpse of a mother's fears coming to life. >> i'm at the daycare and somebody has taken my daughter. alison: that somebody was supposed to pick up a different child. another parent asked a coworker to pick up their child, filled out the paperwork, and somehow left with the wrong little girl. the mistake did not come to light until the child who w

only child left inside. jonathan: how does that happen? terrifying. super bowl jersey has been found. we can all exhale now. the jersey from super bowl xlix and super bowl 51 were found in mexico. the former director of a mexican tabloid was caught on video in the locker room, accused of swiping the souvenir. a have required both jerseys. a shocking story from hollywood -- legendary marijuana pothead, stoner -- you come up with the , woody harrelson says he will stop smoking pot. he said he partied way too hard for 30 years. really, took 30 years to find this out? he said he has been clean a year. he still supports marijuana legalization. when asked about

said he felt himself being emotionally unavailable and that's why he is giving it up. alison: ok. erin: 30 years off partying can do that, i guess. the wizards took the show on the road tonight. it got a l

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-- the wizards have lost two straight games now. second quarter, brandon jennings playing tight. stops in gets run over. both players slapped with technicals. then things calmed down. in the fourth, bradley beal turns it over. the celtics take the other way. the isaiah thomas shot is no good, but our orford puts it away. -- but al horford puts it away. wizards lose. ncaa tournament, oregon comes up with an upset, taking down second-seeded duke. the terps will take on the ducks saturday in connecticut. the yankees in west palm beach, ronald toreas,

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>> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- adam carolla, from "black-ish", yar ashahidi, and it's mash up monday with music from ice-t.i. and now, all at once, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ jimmy kimmel live [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. thank you. welcome. all right. thank you for coming. thank you for -- thank you for joining us. today, if you don't know, today is officially the first day of spring. magica