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>> this is a breaking news alert. jummy: polys making an arrest in the murder of a young artist in the district. we are live in northwest with the more on the man police have in custody. d.c. superior court is where we expect a 28-year-old man to be, he was arrested yesterday and later on charged with the murder of corrina meheil whose body was found in her northeast department last tuesday. she was a visiting artist from north carolina. polys did put out some surveillance images of the
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the interim police chief said tips were crucial in the rest. -- in the arrest. this is what he had to say about the relationship between the victim and suspect. >> right now, we do not have a strong motive in the case. the only thing i can share is we do not have information to suggest the victim knew the suspect. expect the suspect to be here later this afternoon, a homicide case usually comes later in the day and we expect to learn more about what investigators believe led to this killing and more details about the suspect. jummy: we are following breaking news at the white house. the all clear given after a suspicious package was found. we are live near the white house. what gain you tell us
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>> the secret service officers are working on something and possibly that was the suspicious package. there were several things on the ground in front of the treasury department. the secret service tells us that they have made an arrest in this case. the situation went on for more than one hour. the shutdown part of the white house, particularly the north part of the white house, including the area where reporters do their standups to talk about white house issues and the pressroom was evacuated. they were concerned about this package. after one hour, we saw some of the firefighters and they said it is over. the streets around the white house, for a block in every direction, were shut down to traffic, a standoff. they were just watching and examining.
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who are photographing something on the ground. as they look at it. we understand that this situation is over. according to the secret service, one person was arrested in this situation. reporting live from the white house, i am sam ford, abc 7 news. jummy: a student transported to the hospital after the school bus he was riding in was rear-ended on i-95 near the powder mill road ramp. first responders saint none of the injuries were serious and the other students placed on another bus and taken to school. we turn to the skies and the forecast. damp around the dmv. i slight chance for thunderstorms. doug hill is here with the forecast. doug: we had a fair number of showers and thunderstorms this morning but now they have broken
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we have a couple in the area and in the afternoon, a little more sunshine and warm up to 70 or warmer and we will watch a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon with the heaviest up in pennsylvania. locally, a line trying to form in fairfax and back to the west at along 66 which will move to the easy-southeast and space out. southt-southeast and stay . thunderstorms will stay farther to the south. we have cloud cover, the dark areas are areas of clear skies and sunshine. we have the humidity, enough energy that a little bit of sunshine could spark more showers or thunderstorms. through the afternoon, the best chance of anything heavier will be south of the metro. our futurecast shows by 4:30 this afternoon, scattered showers east of doubt and maybe have your wants and was thought that would attract worse the fredericksburg area. we
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cannot guarantee exact placement but the general timing is late afternoon through this evening as the cold front approaches and scattered showers and storms with the best chance being south of the metro. jummy: thank you. one man is dead after a police involved shooting in montgomery village, officers responding to reports of a theft on death late last night. the officer on scene requested backup and then shots were fired . the suspect died at the hospital and the officer involved has been placed on paid administrative leave. policei where to opposites are recovering after they were shot during an undercover operation. they were brought to the hospital in a pickup truck. both were in plainclothes when they were ambushed. one was shot in the arm and the other in the leg and both are in stable condition. i clear whether the gunman knew they were police officers. the suspects are on the run. at home, an 18-year-old daughter student is
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from a planned killing spree at a high school. john gonzalez with more on this twisted plot foiled in the nick of time. it was her father returned to ring in frederick county and police say it was her journal that gave step-by-step details upper plot. she spoke of a shotgun with ammunition and bomb material, even setting a date of april 5. she spoke about the schools of emergency plan. it was her own high school in thurmont where authorities went last thursday and removed her from class. police searched the home of nichole cevario and found a journal for this mass shooting. police recovering the shotgun and ammunition. shrapnel, fireworks, magnesium take, use material. police believe she had been planning this for months and plans to die if her attack was executed the way it was brought up.
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and work alone. police say. there is no doubt any shares mind that a major disaster was averted. >> i give all the credit in the world to the parents of this young lady, they helped us over a tragedy. >> she is a beautiful and caring person that literally cry at the thought of hurting anyone. john: her friends not wanting to show their faces. nichole cevario is an frederick memorial hospital undergoing a mental evaluation. once released, she will be formally charged with possession of explosives and incendiary materials with the intent to create a bomb. authorities assuring the public that no weapons or explosives made it into school. back to you. jummy: the final goodbye for baltimore cardinal william keeler. toserved baltimore from 1987
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college of cardinals in 1994 by pope john paul ii, making him the third archbishop of baltimore. he built strong interfaith bonds and established a catholic-jewish partnership. he was 86 years old. it seems to be more interested in protecting the president than in seeking the truth. jummy: on the hot seat, democrats calling for congressman devin nunes to step aside from overseeing the investigation in the russian meddling after he held a secret meeting on white house grounds with an undisclosed source the day before sharing details about surveillance he says was unintentionally collected on age of president trump. we have the latest in this whirlwind at the white house. >> the chairman of the house intelligence committee said he will not step down and will not recu h
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russian ties. >> we are doing a thorough job on this investigation. this russia issue, we have been on it for years and we will continue to be on the issue. >> democratics safety -- democrats say he affected his impartiality after he met with a source from the white house last week. >> mr. president, it could be the case that devin nunes was briefing members of the administration about an investigation of which they are the subject. >> paul ryan waiting in. >> should devin nunes recuse himself from the rest an investigation and do you know the source of his information? paul ryan: no and ano. -- then nunes that president talking about tapping trump tower, that -- we do not have evidence that replace. >> that was muddied last week when
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met with president trump and said the wiretapping claim for somewhat vindicated and one day before that, nunes met with somebody at the white house but he will not say who. jared kushner is set to speak with the senate intelligence committee about meetings he had with russians, including a bank executive with direct ties to let nick putin. -- vladimir putin. jummy: coming up at noon, beating up on the ground, more u.s. troops on the way to iraq to help against the fight against isis but was it the right decision? the los angeles raiders are headed to sin city, what comes next for the city of oakland. plus, how a child turned his backyard into the back nine. let's get a check on traffic with angela foster. on the roads, doing ok, not as many dd
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interstate 66. the big picture map, mostly green despite the fact that we are dealing with a crash in the district. police have what they westbound street on thehat approach to new jersey avenue and still on scene directing traffic. ,he earlier crash interstate 66 you can see everything is back to normal so far. we had gridlock about 10 minutes ago, blocking to lanes as you approached nutley street. that some southbound delays as you head through newington. keep it right here, we have more news after the .
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>> you are watching abc seven news at noon. on your side. jummy: the wife of the man behind the terror attack in london is breaking her silence. she told authorities she is saddened and shocked and expressed condolences to the families of the victims that died. her husband went on a deadly rep page outside parliament, driving a car into pedestrians and fatally stabbing a police officer before he was shot and killed. isis has claimed responsibility. ono new, more u.s. troops their way to assist in the fight against isis in most -- mosul. molly hunter with more on the fight. >> with the civilian death toll skyrocketing, the u.s. is under fire.
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calling on iraqi and u.s. led coalition forces to review their tactics to protect civilians and to abide by international law. saidman rights chief bodies were showing up in buildings where isis had reportedly held civilians as human shields that were later targeted in airstrikes. , amnestyhing report international accused the coalition forces of failing to prevent civilian debts. they said the iraqi army pulls -- fulls to stay put civilians to stay put as marches -- 112 bodies pulled from the wreckage, reports of many more, and there were confirmed coalition airstrikes in the area. the u.s. army chief of staff speaking monday in baghdad, saying it is possible isis is to blame
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event. , there aret know investigators on the ground. some degree of certainty will be known in the coming days while we investigate. >> the pentagon reviewing more than 700 video feeds of airstrikes on wes mosul, trying to figure out what role coalition airstrikes had played on the uptick of civilian deaths. molly hunter, abc news, london. jummy: happening today, a possible sign of progress in the lead water crisis in flint michigan. a judge will hold a hearing on a plan to replace water lines in 18,000 homes. under the proposal, the state and federal government would pay nearly $100 million to replace the lid or galvanized steel line serving homes. water has been tainted with lead for over a year as the city cap the flint river but did not treat the water to reduce corrosion.
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on monday, the nfl gave the greenlight light to the oakland raiders to move down to sin city. they are leaving oakland for the second time, the first game in 1982 when they left for los angeles. it comes after the city of oakland refused to use taxpayer money for a new stadium. the las vegas promise $750 million from taurus tax, but still concerned -- tourist tax. but still concerns. >> the nfl has publicly been against gambling. >> we do not want to see a relocation of a franchise. is notthe move immediate, the raiders had two more seasons on their lease with oakland. all the golf ball-sized hail that hit texas this week, one child put it to good use, turning his backyard into a driving range. check them out. some of the hailstones were as big as baseballs. residents are still trying to clean them up.
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golf in your backyard. rerouteu don't have to getting the balls you lose, they just melt. there areimages show some breaks in the cloud cover, we make it sunshine later, 60's not and will warm up with the sunshine with showers and storms possible this afternoon but i do not think as numerous as they were this morning. let's go to lunch, i am done. i will talk longer. the motion is split, one area north of leesburg with some showers moving northward. another area of showers developing south and west and moving southeast. this is common in this weather pattern. difficult to pinpoint who will get the showers and who will not. for this time, most of the city activity to the northeast with the next batch east of charlottesville which is moving towards the fredericksburg aa.
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storms. once we get breaks in the overcast heated up with a cold front approaching from the west, that can business with more showers and isolated under. of thetures down because cloud cover, 57 in frederick and hagerstown. 68 in washington and it will not take much for the sunshine to get temperatures above 70. good rainfall last night, this morning, 7/10 in manassas. west of the metro, showers and thunderstorms. the rest of the day, we keep the center and a scattered shower or thunderstorm a possibility until the front losses later tonight, 70-ish depending on how much sunshine we get. afternoon, anything heavy downpours will be south of the metro, tomorrow, sunny and breezy, 60's, much cooler as the winds are not the latest version. into thursday, ahead of a another front
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of low pressure warm front and cold front is friday and friday shaping up to be a rainy day around the area. for the next 10 days, a good chance of scattered showers and isolated thunder later this afternoon. lots of sunshine tomorrow and pleasant. cool on thursday. friday, we will see some rain and maybe showers lingering into saturday but most of the weekend looks good. opening day weather for the nationals on monday, looks great, partly to mostly sunny and the. a cooling trend by the middle and end of next week. all is well. jummy: at least it is not freezing or raining for opening day. doug: looks .
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jummy: week two of "dancing with the stars" and they are down one star after the first elimination last night. an early injury that plagued one death couple as romance rumors swirl for another. george pennacchio has more. >> chris antonetti. >> chris good dan is the first tan had to hang up his shoes but he was moved by the experience. >> i do not think it would be as impactful of an evening on television. >> he is inspirational and that was his journey. >> looking a lot longer for this singer and the football star shar jennings to share the top of the leaderboard. >> can you win? >>
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fun. i just want to grow. >> this is something new and each week i am going into it humble. >> one person who did not dance monday night is heather morrison's partner who suffered a calf injury that will keep them out of the competition for now. >> pretty severe, whether it goes away with good attention to it, we will see. >> one thing being played out, whether or not able writer and his partner -- bowl writer -- bull rider and his partner are an item. >> no one is thinking that we are the front runner. we have potential as a team. >> 11 couples returned to get another week and next week's theme is las vegas.
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