controversy around it. >> the anger was on display today at a protest for an appearance for larry hogan and education secretary betsy devos. most were concerned about funding but others had immigration and the rockville high rape on their mind. >> it's important the governor knows we want to support immigrant families. brad: inside the school he couldn't hear the protesters as he read to sembled grader -- second graders. so we asked about the rape of a 14-year-old girl allegedly by two 17 and 18-year-olds in rockville high. >> it's an ongoing investigation. brad: then we asked one more question. should there be a link between immigration and a crime? >> there is a

>> the idea that someone would say they want to shoot illegals in the schools makes everyone uncomfortable and doesn't reflect the value of montgomery county. brad: hogan made official comments about the threat. there is no room for hate speech in the community and everybody needs to calm down. alison: we are following breaking news of a tragedy in calvert county. an 8-month-old boy has been killed after a dog attack. it happened where a family friend was watching a little boy. deputies arrived within a minute of the 911 call, they shot and killed the dog but

was too late for the child. >> just in, a police officer facing drunk driving charges after crashing the cruiser on the beltway. it's not the first time it happened. investigators say this morning, officer first class christopher brown slid out of control and slammed in a guardrail. he left the zane and returned and was arrested. this officer was arrested in 2012 from crashing a different cruiser under the influence. in that case he pleaded guilty and disciplined but not fired. >> new information coming to light about the man blamed now for yesterday's attack in london that killed three people. this as police carry out raids across the country. that have netted eight arrests so far. amy aubert is here following this developing story for us. amy: today police named the attacker that drove a car in a crowd of peopleas

responsibility. today officials and the passerbys paying respect 'the victims of wednesday's terror attack in london. >> a terrorist came to the place where people of all nationalities and cultures gathered to celebrate what it means to be free. amy: the attacker khalid masood officials say was known to intelligence services. but was not in the current intelligence picture. thursday isis claiming responsibility. for the attack that killed four people. kurt cochran killed as celebrating the wedding anniversary. his wife among those hurt. >> they were happy. amy: another officer keith palmer stabbed by the attacker. >> doing the job he loves and protecting the city. protecting parliament. amy: police carrying out raids overnight and arresting eight people.

and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. amy: the attacker was born in britain. alison: we are learning more about the american killed in the attack. kurt cochran grew up in cumberland, maryland, was in london celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary. his neighbors were shocked. >> we live every day and we walk around and we know these people. then one day you wake up and it's your neighbor. alison: hi

in the attack. the couple was supposed to fly home today. in belgium a man was captured after driving his car to busy shopping area forcing people to jump out of the way. shotgun, fives and unknown liquid found inside the car. police believe the man identified as muhammad r. was trying to carry out an attack similar to the one in london and other european cities. larry: the chairman of the house intelligence committee apologizing to the colleagues for briefing president trump about the wiretapping investigation. representative nunez telling the president intelligence agencies gathered communication from the trump transition team as part of the investigation into russian meddling in the election. >> the president didn't innovate me over. i called down and invited myself. i thought he needed to understand what i saw and try to get the

larry: some democrats say nunez compromised the investigation and are calling for independent probe. alison: developing now, protesters who rallied outside the white house may be getting their wish for now. these protesters rallied in support of obamacare. well, now, we are learning a planned vote to repeal and replace the affordable care act is on hold. >> confusion and congressional chaos all day on capitol hill until the afternoon when the republican leadership postponed the healthcare bill. >> he discussed options that would bring more yeses than no to the table. >> a final all hands on deck huddle for the house republicans ahead of the vote abruptly canceled. >> republicans are rushing to find common grounds to

healthcare bill passed. >> time is of the essence. we are on a rescue mission. this is just another path in the process of repealing and replacing obamacare. >> speaker paul ryan pulling out all the stops with the president and the vice president who have been working with phones even making in-person pitches. >> we continue to make progress every day. we walked out with more members in up is mort of the american healthcare act today than we started with. >> but it's an uphill battle. they need 216 votes to pass it. by the latest count they're still short. the republican leadership and the white house say this bill is their best chance. >> at the end of the day we can't force someone to vote. >> they are open to negotiations but it's a tricky balance as they try to appease the conservative representatives and they risk angering the moderate republicans, a group whose support is wavering.

the republican leadership and the white house are scrambling to see how they can repeal and replace obamacare to fulfill the campaign promise. larry: you can follow along by following us on facebook and twitter or wjla.com. we want to tell you a road block appears to be forming against the president supreme court nominee. top senate democrat chuck schumer says he will lead a filibuster against judge gorsuch. the republicans countered with the nuclear option that requires only minority. but typically they require 60 votes for confirmation. larry: we are starting to see color along the tidal basin as the cherry blossoms rush to people bloom. the weather to see them could be near perfect. chief meteorologist doug hill has a quick look. doug: we enjoyed a ton of sunshine today across the area. still now in la

the deal with the weather if you spend any times outdoors it's cold for this time of march with the temperatures holding in the 40's. 47 at quantico and washington. only 48 in frederick. 51 in warrenton. 41 in annapolis. we go through the evening we hang on to the clear skies. the temperatures will drop in the 30's. but they will hold in 30's overnight in the area. not like the teens and the low 20's we saw this morning. so a big improvement. the southerly winds take over. high pressure gave us cold air and the sunshine. warm front on the way. computer model show us with only clouds. we talk about that. we'll look at the next ten days in five minutes. larry: talk to you soon. tonight a hunt for a killer after an artist was found tied to a chair and stabbed to death in northwest washington. corrina mehiel's body found tuesday. tonight her car is still missing. d.c. bureau chief sam ford joins us live with the la

sam? sam: we are in northwest washington not far from george washington university where we spoke with a mel chin, the visiting professor who brought mehiel here to help with the corcoran art gallery. i appears he was one of the last people to see herself alive. >> we had dinner sunday night. sam: mel chin working with the corcoran gallery said corrina mehiel came from north carolina where they worked together on another project. she came to helm him and was on the way back sunday when he last saw her. >> she was supposed to leave the next morning. sam: she never made it out of d.c. found tied up and stabbed to death in an apartment she was staying. her car missing, presumed to be taken from the killer. the police put out this interest as a person of interest seen insaid this 7-eleven

where route 1 crosses belts avenue. in capitol hill, the neighbor believes he saw her prius leaving the street as part of the city surveillance program and he said he turned images over to police. we are withholding the images he believe it's of the suspect unless police confirm them. chin was asked why mehiel staying here in the apartment. >> a generous gift of friends who were living there. her need to be independent was established. she could have stayed with anybody in d.c. i felt. sam: this affected people in a number of communities. in cincinnati where she was an ajunction professor. in around north carolina where she was active in the art community and here. chin described her as brillianted and said she embodied a life of kindness and generosity. of course the police are seeking the public's help finding her

sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. today the metro board voted to raise fares. so this means the prayses for metro trains will increase so cents in peak hours. off-peak hours is 25 cents. for metro buses the price jumps from $1.75 to $2.00. in metro trains run every six minutes now but will start running every eight. this change takes place in july. larry: a thief tries to swipe jewelry from sears. how the police caught the man as he hid out inside the store. alison: coming up, a husband big charitable mistake that has him in the doghouse with his bride. larry: changing of the guard coming

the oust of john thompson iii and where the program goes from here. that's up next. >> they are a sure sign of spring but the cherry blossoms forced to weather another round of cold last night and this morning. we will tell you how they made out and what it needs for the weekend up next. credit karma? why are you checking your credit score? you don't want to drive old blue forever, do you? [brakes squeak] credit karma, huh?

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alison: welcome back. let's look at the tidal basin. this is how it is looking as we approach the peak bloom of the beloved cherry blossoms. this year we had lots of concerns that the bloom might not happen. we had a warm february and a biter cold snap. larry: the fears magnified with another cold night last night. ryan hughes has a progress report. how is it looking? ryan: the cherry blossoms getting another test of the cold. but no damage last night or this morning. but it is a little bit of a different rook this year.

despite the roller coaster season i they are still attracting visitors to the tidal basin. >> they are breath-taking. this is the first time i've been to washington. ryan: they weathered another cold night able cold morning. >> it's stayed high enough we haven't seen additional damage. ryan: they are calling it the marble effect. dead brown blossoms on one branch and white blossoms near the peak on another. >> they are a little dry. >> especially along the jefferson memorial are very, very sparse. last year they were in full bloom. ryan: kent has been to the cherry blossom festival before but this year's wild weather taking a toll on the petals. >> compared to last year it's disappointing. ryan: last week's cold snap

some of the yoshino trees are bouncing back. but this year's peak is expected to be less dense with less color. >> this is something we have not experienced in the 105-year history of the cherry blossoms. ryan: peak bloom is expected to happen this weekend. it will feel like spring with the warmer weather. it will still be a sight to see. live at the tidal basin, ryan hughes. larry: so exciting. we want to see your pictures so share them with us by going to burst.com/wjla. alison: time to talk about the weather. nice the cherry blossoms made it through the night. doug: they will be fine tonight. alison: then we have saturday which is 70 degrees. doug: 73 or so. delightful. it won't be mild for sunday and monday, rain chances increase sunday and monday so saturday might be the day to go.

beautiful from damascus elementary school. 47 degrees. chilly. nothing but sunshine throughout the area. more sunshine, too. the temperatures are headed in one direction tonight. that is down. 52 in luray. 50 in leesburg and fredericksburg. 41 in annapolis. 41 at the patuxent river naval air station. 47 at reagan national airport. it's thursday we have the drought monitor update. so now we have an orange area from culpeper through manassas. up to montgomery county. a severe drought in effect. we need moisture in the soil. the temperatures will drop but it's not as cold as last night. most areas will stay above freezing, especially in the city. no fear of the blossoms freezing

not going to happen. the front will deliver warmer temperatures. that is how we get to 73 on saturday. in the process, we see cloudiness increase tomorrow through the morning and a chance of a few showers. one of the hayne commuter models -- one of computer models we rely on has shown rain through the area. but this run is just clouds and no rain. who knows? we keep a chance of the scattered showers in the forecast through the morning. by 10:00, the front is over the top of us. most precipitation is to the north. there is a chance of the scattered showers. the winds will turn south/southwesterly later in the day friday to saturday. that will pump up the temperatures. so by saturday afternoon, partly sunny skies. the temperatures are 73 degrees. so 62 tomorrow afternoon. 73 saturday. that is improvement. sunday we have this system to deal with. another one to the south, which will move eastward and could produce scattered showers, period of rain later in the afternoon and sunday, sunday night. it's maryland day 2017 for annapolis and anne arundel county, around the a

57 tomorrow. outdoor event and activities throughout the weekend. the weather should cooperate for that as well. for the weekend, most of the metro. we start with the cloud and showers. 62 tomorrow afternoon. southerly winds and 73 on saturday. sunday is fine. 67. but outdoor activities get them done in the morning. but the early afternoon to the mid-afternoon we will expect to see the chances of the rain increase. period of rain sunday night. isolated showers in the day on monday. here is how it shakes out for the next ten days around the area. look at the number headed upwards. monday is mild again. there is a chance of a shower or two, even in tuesday. can't rule out the showers. tuesday a better chance. 40%. 70-degree temperatures. right now wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, looks pretty good. co

day. that is how we make the transition. >> you know what april showers bring? >> may flowers. alison: something like that. but not many cherry blossoms. larry: not this year. thanks. just ahead, a mistake that busted a man who tried to steal jewelry from sears. alison: a husband's act of charity has him in the doghouse with his wife. how he gave away her wedding dress. larry: what is

larry: developing now, legendary name out at georgetown. they announced they have fired the basketball coach john thompson iii. abc sports anchor robert burton is here. historic changing of the guard. robert: i just told you this. shocking to me because his last name is thompson. no one thought it would happen but it happened. jtiii no longer the head coach of georgetown. fired after 123 seasons. the hoyas finished 13-18 this season, 5-13 in the big east. he leaves with eight ncaa tournament appearances but they have not made the tournament three of the past four years.

season, the hoyas top recruit waters requested release from the letter of intent. a lot of things just sort of, i guess you could say, everything is falling out now. if you want to talk about replacement for jtiii. the name a lot of people talking about are patrick ewing. considered the best player in school history. this years of experience. assistant coach in the nba. why not? his son is also on the coaching staff. we'll see what happens. a lot of names out there now. larry: no other name out there excites me the way patrick ewing. you are talking about the legacy. maybe you have discussions. you waited two weeks after the season is over. robert: we will see what happens. larry: interesting stuff. alison: thank you. the general services administration says president trump's washington hotel does not violate its lease terms. the lease bars government officials to

from profiting. because trump has transferred control of the business holding to his adult children. larry: coming up -- >> all i hear is a woman. >> we go one-on-one with a trail blazer who stands shoulder to shoulder with those who stand guard of the tomb of the unknown soldier. alison: it is national puppy day. this is just a small fraction of the pictures we are seeing today of people with their best friend. share yours by going to burst.com/wjla.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: breaking news from london right now where a fourth victim died after yesterday's terror attack outside parliament. the 75-year-old victim was one of the several injured on westminster bridge when the isis sympathizer drove a car through a crowd of people. the man behind the wheel was shot and killed by police. eight others have been arrested so far. larry: police in chesapeake bay had a burglar to catch. a man broke in a home on old

bayside road and stole a gun and backs ax. they found him at a laundromat hiding behind a dryer. they arrested brandon johnson is now facing burglary charges. alison: checking today's top stories now. protesters who rallied outside the white house in support of obamacare may be getting their wish for now. a planned vote to repeal and replace the affordable care act has been postponed. there were doubts that the bill may not pass. 28 republicans were ready to vote know if the vote happened tonight. >> police officer in prince george's county is facing drunk driving charges after crashing his cruiser on the beltway. officer first glass christopher brown clipped a tractor trailer, lost control and hit a guardrail. he was arrested in 2012 for a similar accident. he pleaded guilty then but was not fired. alison: one of the victims in the te ror attack in london has ties to our area. kurt cochran lived in utah but grew up in cumberland,

school. he was killed in the attack. his wife was among the victims injured. larry: new information in a homicide in prince george's county. take a look at the composite sketch. police believe this man shot and killed banks in an attempted robbery in october. this all happened in a 10,000 block in upper marlboro. $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. alison: tonight police say a jewish man with dual u.s.-israeli citizen is behind doesessens of security -- dozens of security related threats to jewish community centers and schools. the 19-year-old suspect was arrested in israel this morning. the f.b.i. says it has no information that the suspect made contact with any institutions in our area but he did make threats to australia, the u.k. and new zealand. authorities say he used camouflage techniques to hide his locations and disguise his voice. larry: c

husband's good deed gets him in the doghouse. how he accidently gave away his wife's wedding dress. oops. >> the book burning that ends up with the homes going up in flames. that is next. larry: coming up at 6:00, find out who is suing. alison: you jummy olabanji has a look at what the "good morning washington" team is working on for friday. jummy: thank you, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," we face the serious problem of missing girls of color in the d.c. area. >> the devastating impact on families and the solutions to bring home missing children. >> from the hottest beauty products to worldwide snacks. find out how to get in on the subscription box craze. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:24 on "good morning washington."

doug: plenty of sunshine today. the warming trend begins with a warm front in the morning bringing clouds and maybe showers. 62 degrees. that is the beginning. check out the weekend. partly sunny skies. 73 on saturday. on sunday, skill 67. very, very mild weather but the temperatures look like they will continue to stay on the mild side even with the much-needed rain through saturday afternoon and saturday night. we urge you to send your photos. the cherry blossoms or other pictures to burst.com/wjla. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" ret

alison: fire was man-made. a man was burning books and it gout of hand and started 400-acre wildfire that destroyed 15 homes and forced 150 people to evacuate. some homeowners chose to stay behind and others mourn what they were leaving behind. >> i'm fixing to lose everything we have that we worked hard for. there are things we can't replace. pictures. furniture that was my grand mother's and different things. my grand children's pictures. a lot of stuff. alison: officials say the fire is 65% contained. as for the man behind this, he is facing fi

larry: next time throw the books away. be safe. well, good advice for all married men out there. don't throw away or burn your wife's wedding dress. that is exactly what happened to a couple in north carolina. natalie gilbert says she put the dress in a bag to keep it clean and preserved it as family heirloom but her husband thought it was a donation bag and gave it away. >> babe, where is my dress at? ready to take it to david bridal. he lost all the color in his face and looked panic. larry: sure he did. they contacted the store but the dress was no longer there. an employee told them it was sold over the weekend. gnat lie is hoping -- natalie hopes the post on social media will find the person who bought it. to make it worse, the couple says the $1,000 dress is still not paid off. alison: no! larry: i feel bad for him. alison: i feel really bad for him. larry: that is a doghouse you ar

alison: it seems like an honest mistake. larry: it is. alison: but i guess he should have looked in the bag to double check. larry: he learned. alison: the hard way. larry: yeah. alison: coming up next at 5:00, president trump was snubbed but there was a nod to the chicago cubs. the top five of the world leaders list. larry: also coming up -- >> a guard at the tomb of the unknown soldiers surprises visitors when she turns and shows she has a bun. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, a one-on-one interfere about her role as the female guard at arlington national cemetery. announcer: countdown to fist pitch brought to you by --

alison: well, during this women's history month a guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier look like every other soldier except for her hair. cheryl conner shows us to history being made at arlington national cemetery in tonight's 7 salutes. cheryl: the uniform is

perfect. every step is precise. the words are commanding. so much that visitors thought a man wore these shoes. until they spotted her hair wrapped into a bun. >> i'm wearing a male uniform so we all look the same out there except for my hair. cheryl: army staff sergeant ruth hanks doesn't see herself as different but the wall of guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier shows she is one of just four women to serve as a sentinel. >> i feel like one of the guys when i'm down here but i do understand the message it comes out of a woman being able to do whatever you want to do. chyles sergeant hanks is throwing off some visitors to arlington national cemetery. >> i know it's a hair bun and i thought it was odd until the person turned toward me and i realized it was a woman. cheryl: she escorted students from new jerseyk in a wreath-laying ceremony. >> realizing how far we hav

come. cheryl: it is more than a day's work. she started her shift 4:30 thursday morning and she will change the guard every hour until 7:30 friday morning. the guards have not missed a day since the 24-hour vigil began july 2, 1937. her steps just happen to make history. >> it's just about paying respect to those who served and gave everything for the country to do what we do today. cheryl: at arlington national cemetery, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: wow! former cardinal of baltimore passed a away at a eare tirement home at the age of 86. he retired in develop after leading the country's oldest catholic diocese for 18 years. he was best known trying to improve relations from catholics and people from other face. trenice bishop has a look at traffic watch tonight. trenice: w

incidents and a regular volume delay that may look scary when we get to big picture map. that is the regular ride home for most folks. we can go to the big map to show the red on the screen. no green. traveling between the dulles toll road and the 270 spur on the inner and the outer loops. heavy volume there and the sun glare not helping for the ride. we take you to the live pictures. if you are making your way through arlington it's heavy coming across a key bridge in both directions. in the same corridor, there is report of an issue. outbounds canal road before the whitehurst freeway, a stalled car blocks a right lane. through the district, d.c. 295 jammed northbound from national harbor to the 11th street bridge. northbound to make a trip back to the b.w. parkway. looking for an incident here north of eastern avenue. before you get to the split merge it is causing extra delays for the ride home there this afternoon. 395 is jammed leaving the city and trying to

outbound here, volume from the 11th street bridge to make it to the bridge span. northbound with a stall but the travel lanes are back open. back to you. larry: thanks. time to go to school. alison: another installment of lunchbox weather today. doug: this morning molly headed to georgetown for lunchbox weather program. she got there and talked to the kids about the storms. it's almost that time of year for the severe weather season. she took them outside to see the stormtrak7. they had a chance to show off the wind instruments here to measure the wind speeds. they had a great time. think they are camera shy? i don't think so. jaylen running the kid cam. we had a question from daniel. >> hi, my name is daniel. i'm in fourth

i have one question to ask you. why do we study the weather? doug: good question. we never thought about it before. but we tried to come one a good answer. to study the weather it helps understand the processes that create the weather. the more you learn about the weather the better it "it" helps us make good predictions. so it hit helps you to predict the weather. but the ultimate goal is to save lives. we learn to keep you safe and make good decisions because weather affects everyone. great question. made us think. we didn't do a lot of thinking sometimes. auto pilot. today why are we doing this? alison: he just cut to the chase. doug: i never made the pro baseball career i dreamed of.

punt. alison: thank you. good question. larry: all right. alison: when you think of the great world leaders a lot of names probably come to mind. the pope maybe, the dalai lama. elected leader like angela merkel. larry: those are good. "fortune" magazine says they are not close. they are close but not the top leader. the number one is man credited for this. that is right. if you don't remember that is the cubs ending the 108-year drought and winning the world series. the club's president theo epstein broke the curse in boston as well. curse of the bambino. so "fortune" magazine said it boosted the interest in baseball and transformed the team so he is number one, top five on the fortune list. no elected leaders on

post" owner jeff bezos came in fifth. the first lead at wjla.com. alison: there is a difference in world leaders and -- robert: i'm with you. alison: and leaders in the world. when you think world leaders, that wouldn't be it. robert: world series leader. alison: maybe that's the mistake. larry: his decisions won't start wars. alison: right. robert: exactly. we are talking about georgetown basketball. probably shocking news. it's true. if your last name is thompson you can be fired from georgetown. john thompson iii fired from georgetown today. this is after 13 seasons. this year the hoyas finished 14-18. 5-13 in conference play. they finished 278-151. that is his record at georgetown. eight ncaa o

have not made the tournament three of the last four years. part of thompson's statement issued through the attorney -- i am grateful for the fans of georgetown for their tremendous support. georgetown basketball has been part of my life since 1972 which makes the moment even more impactful but i look forward to my next chapter. something to think about. a name popping up for years now as someone who would fit right in at georgetown. none other than patrick ewing. 14 years as an nba assistant coach. won a championship with georgetown in the 1980's. considered the best player in school history. why not? also his son is on the coaching staff currently. meanwhile, we wanted to hear what you thought about john thompson iii's firing so we went up the street to georgetown to get reaction. >> i didn't know anybody who are ardent of supporters of his to be honest. it's unfortunate. he had a winning record in his tenure but enwhat it soured

inevitable. >> i'm shocked. i haven't heard much of the basketball team. since he has been fired hopefully it puts them on the upward climb. >> i'm surprised. >> why? >> the thompson legacy is amazing. there is time for change. we will see what comes of it. robert: the guy that talked about the legacy. there is only five years since 1972 they haven't had a thompson in charge there. so it will be a little weird. alison: very long time. larry: very strange. alison: we'll see what happens next. larry: thank you. alison: thank you. well, back to the news now. a man has been arrested, accused of an unusual crime. police say he hid inside a sears and tried to make off with more than $800,000 in jewelry. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is following the story in

he almost got away with it. kevin: sure did but it was thwarted by the fast-acting patrol officers who didn't shut it off as a false burglary alarm but rather the real deal. >> i can't imagine they have that much in their whole store. kevin: st. patrick's day night at a sears in white oak nearly presented daniel grant with a handsome pot of gold. police say the 34-year-old entered the one story department store and hid from employees. after the store closed, grant allegedly used a hammer he had grabbed from the hardware section and smashed open jewelry cases. his total loot a whopping $830,000. >> sears has that much jewelry? okay. is that the question? kevin: you're surprised? >> absolutely! >> $800,000. kevin: gra

silent alarm. patrol officers caught the silver spring resident as he ran out the front door wearing all black clothing. gloves and a sky mask. >> he put some thought into. if he had done that much in a little investment or something honest, maybe the return wouldn't have been as much but he wouldn't be detained. kevin: according to the court records, he is no stranger to law enforcement. investigators asked him where he hit inside the sears but so far he is not offering up the secret spot. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: okay. coming up next at 5:00 -- >> i'm mike carter-conneen outside the a.t.f. headquartereds in washington. they unveiled a one of a kind mobile unit to help

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alison: they were in and out in 80 seconds. thieves escaping with 3 is guns from the rockville gun store this month. so far, there are no arrests in that case. but it's one of several burglaries and other crimes that police fear will add more illegal guns to the streets. but as mike carter-conneen reports when the guns are used in a crime, the a.t.f. has a new tool to fight back. >> the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives unveiled the first mobile crime lab. >> it's the national integrated ballistic information network. >> d.c. police, montgomery and prince george's county have the program in a network of 137 sites nationwide. now they can travel the country in the new fully equipped van to help the law enforcement agencies process crime scene. after mass shooting in spikes in gun violence or some part of the country

ballistic technology is not easily accessible. >> these are unique marking to each firearm. >> like fingerprints the firing pin and the explosion in each gun leave behind microscopic markings that are uploaded to a national data base. when the markings match they can link two or more crimes to the same weapon and maybe the same gunman. >> you can see how the marks continue. >> the mobile unit has test fire capabilities in the trailer in the back. the investigators can fire a weapon in the tank and capture cartridges and study thought. >> handle all handgun ammunition. >> the a.f.t. calls this a beta project, costing $290,000 for the vehicle and everything inside. there are plans to build another van, maybe more to make it more accessible and help pol

in northeast washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. >> the waiting game begins. the healthcare repeal vote canceled tonight. will it happen? michelle: get ready to pay more to ride metro. that is not the only change riders can expect. horace: and an overnight crash on the beltway leads to the arrest of a local officer. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: no healthcare vote. that is the word from capitol hill. horace: after weeks of debating, bargaining, explaining. the vote on the g.o.p. healthcare plan to repeal obamacare is delayed. richard reeve has more. richard: an amazing day. frantic push by the republicans but in the end it was not enough. a big warning sign the meeting between president trump and the conservative house freedom caucus unable to reach an agreement with the white hoe.

politicians and reporters going back and forth between the meetings trying to strike a deal. just this morning there was a final all hands on deck huddle for the house republicans abruptly canceled. then the house leadership postponed the vote. speaker paul ryan does not have the vote he needs. at the last count 28 republicans still a firm no on the measure. the vote suddenly scrapped. >> we have discussed options that would bring more yeses than noes to the table. >> this is a tax cut for the wealthy disguised as a really bad so-called healthcare bill. richard: the white house told conservatives this is a final offer but even republicans vowed to vote against the bill. so now they have to come one a new strategy to repeal and replace obamacare. from the "live desk," richard reeve, abc7 news.