video and dropped the spire case. >> were you afraid you would be convicted on two counts of murder? >> i was. i ain't going to lie. when i was in there, i thought i'd be gone for the second day in there. i thought they are going to have me in for something i didn't do. >> to this day he asserts he was recording rap music in georgetown at the time of the killings. the fact remains the true killer is at large. >> i'm home and this is a blessing. i shouldn't have been in there. i was in there for three months and it was something i didn't do. people see ms. a different person. they put a mark on my head. kevin: the police say they are committed to finding the killer but this evening there are no viable suspects in this case. for angelo jackson he tells me hi

school and explore a career in culinary arts. live in rock vil, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: thank you. we are keeping a close eye on new developments in the murder of an artist in d.c. police arrested a man on hamlin treat where they found corrina meheil's car last week. stephen tschida is live where the man appeared in court this afternoon. >> moments ago he appeared a judge ordered that el hadji toure held without bond. he is charged with the murder of the 34-year-old corrina meheil. he maintained that he stalked her as she was moving out of the apartment, the temporary apartment in northeast d.c. he stabbed

her spleen and spine and slashed her throat. she was found stabbed in her temporary northeast department. 34-year-old corrina meheil, a north carolina resident came to d.c. to work on the project. the vicious murder raised questions. did she know the man wanted for the killing? >> we don't have information to suggest that the victim new the suspect. >> the police made the arrest yesterday. 28-year-old el hadji toure is wanted on a probation violation for tennessee robbery. the investigators believe he stayed in the homeless shelters in the area. put out images for the surveillance video of the suspect as well as stills. >> we live in the city. we have to be scareful. this is surprising it's across the street and we know we have to be

>> investigators maintain that toure withdrew hundreds of hundreds of dollars from the bank account. the break in the case came yesterday when toure went back to where he held a temporary job. he saw people there. he implicated himself in the killing and then witnesses called 911 to report him to authorities. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. doug: on tuesday afternoon we have showers out there. the temperatures in the 70's. the doppler radar shows showers from winchester. 81. south of maryland and northern neck. all the areas of the showers but not the number that i thought we would have. looking at the sky, you can see the air is starting to turn drier. this will change noticeably later tonight because the front will come through. the chances of the shower

until then for a few more hours the showers are possible. nothing heavy expected. then it will change and the skies clear and the temperatures drop. we set up nicely for the next couple of days of the weather. not in the 70's by nice. 73 in the sunshine in washington. 67 in annapolis and 7 o reported with the sunshine in downtown baltimore. when you wake up the temperatures are in the 40's to 50. we have nice weather and rain chances for later in the week. we'll have it in the ten-day forecast in 12 minutes. alison: we will see you then. look at this. category four cyclone making itswua through the coast of australia whipping up the gusts of up to 160-mile-per-hour. cyclone debbie is so massive you can see that the satellite pick it up from space.

without power and dubbed a great deal of rain on northeast us australia. larry: wild weather across the u.s. to cause scenes like this in tennessee. a huge tree came down. a house fire started when the home was hit by lightning. happy to report in that case no one was hurt. alison: to a developing story now. a search continues across the country for a missing teenager from tennessee who investigators believe was kidnapped by her former teacher. 15-year-old elizabeth thomas has been missing for two weeks. draft e-mails they found between thomas and the former teacher 50-year-old tad cummins showed they had a romantic interest in each other. >> she is a high school freshman. he is a former teacher. this is and was not a romance. this was

they add that thomas may not realize she is a victim. today, president trump carried out a big campaign promise on the 68th day of the first 100 days in office. he signed an executive order rolling back most of the obama administration work on global warming. he says the goal here is to create more jobs. brianne carter is live outside the white house with a lot of protesters who do not agree. brianne: that is right. folks gathered here to call this an attack on the public health. many of the folks get egg here outside the white house in opposition to today's executive order. speaking out with signs in hand hoping to have the opposition heard. >> you know what it says? you are going back to work. brianne: environmental

executive order calling what he call a new era in energy production. >> i'm taking historic steps to lift restrictions on the american energy. to cancel job killing regulation. >> it calls for the e.p.a. to pull back from the clean power plan. it will lift moratorium on coal leases and trump says it will deliver more jobs but opponents say it's not true. they believe it will undo the progress fighting climate change and undermine environmental protections. >> the messages are echoed here tonight outside of

larry: this is 24 hours after the maryland senators voted to ban hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas critics say it causes environmental concerns. supports say it creates jobs. the house passed the bill and governor hogan said that he will sign it. alison: no word if governor hogan will sign a bill that protects funding for the planned parenthood. the measure passed the senate today and on the way to the governor desk. i -- it is designed to protect family planning service if congress eliminates funding at the federal level. planned parenthood has ten health centers in maryland. larry: frederick county people are trying to come to turns the the news an 18-year-old student at catoctin high school had plans to blow up the school. maryland bureau chief brad bell live in

information in the investigation. brad? brad: the police went to the house and found stuff like this. galvanizedded pipe, threaded. harmless until it is put together and then it can become a pipe bomb. for some in the community surrounding catoctin high school, the high school is seeking in. >> i would never think growing up in thurmont it would happen to a school i graduated at. >> according to the sheriff an 18-year-old catoctin high student nichole cevario had a stockpile to make bombs and had spent months planning a suicidal attack on her own school. her father tipped off the school and he became concerned about her behavior. the school system spokesman says there were no prior warning

>> we had no indication this would happen. brad: this afternoon cevario is in a hospital to undergo treatment. the friends said the woman they know is not violent. >> she is one of the most beautiful people that i've ever met in my entire life. i want her to be happy. and i want her to be safe. and i want her to be healthy. >> that is a sentiment we hear repeated in town. more compassion than anger. >> show her that she is worth it and she has somebody behind her. the sheriff says they believe she was acting alone. today we don't find that the community is angered. we are finding compassion and hope s

she is in the hospital tonight. in thurmont, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: hank you. coming up at 5:00 -- >> how can it happen? larry: a family comes home to hate and why they say they will never live there again. alison: plus, why the walls came tumbling down in part of d.c. >> this investigation continues as you chairman. >> why would it not? larry: later the house intelligence committee chair under fire in the midst of an investigation into russia's action in the last u.s. election. cheryl: i'm cheryl conner with what is new at nats park this year. if payable isn't your favorite pastime, food may be including the specialty tater tots. we have a tour coming up. two become one.

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larry: check out the scene in northwest d.c. a large chunk of a two-story home crashing to the ground. look at that. opening up a big hole in the house. no one was home at the

no one nearby was hurt. the home has structural issues. that is obvious to all of us now. alison: unbelievable. the baseball now. today the nationals announce that president trump will not throw out the first pitch on opening day. that is not really that unusual for the commander-in-chief to skip the celebration at nationals park. cheryl conner takes a look at what you can expect at nats park this season. cheryl: you won't see trump on the field opening day. the nationals team management invited him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch but he declined due to a scheduling conflict. you will see the new features at nats park including eight m.g.m. seats alongside the dugout. >> they are promotional. >> it will add to the bobblehead, daniel murphy, tray turner and tanner is

fedora will be handed out to 25,000 fans on july 26. >> it's new and a recommendation and a request by fans. >> chewbacca koozie is part of the line-up for "star wars" day may 27. >> my favorite is the backyard barbecue. tater tots packed with mac 'n' cheese. cheryl: the food may be your passion. chicken and waffles. brussels sprouts and a salad are some of the new selections. also new is something that fids me well for the next month is the maternity line. you can find this at the team's home plate store is on deck. >> 40% of the ticket buyers are female. >> we don't know who will take the mound for the first pitch on opening day. but the team is going to impress fans. at nats park, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: who else is hungry now? larry:

doug: forget about the game. alison: really. larry: sign me up. good deal. alison: the weather today, i know it started out wet but it's beautiful. doug: the showers and the storms will work out well. this morning when there were showers, our own brian van de graaff took a trip. he visited the kids at fun shine preschool in arlington. he came out there with snowtrak7 because one of the other team members was in stormtrak7. he talked about the weather and they were excited to ee him. look at this. brian has experience with his own kids. the kids had fun. they talked about the thunder going on and why lightning hits the tallest building. alison: that is the youngest class ever. doug: it's

grade. didn't have a lot of snow to track this winter. alison: not much. doug: getting the wheels spun. the story today by the pictures of the time lapse of the northwest washington. the point along washington avenue. 65. shower on the lens. skies clear and then in the lower 70's. after beautiful afternoon. most of the showers come to an end shortly. pleasant weather as well. baltimore is 70. 68 in luray. the showers flare up but then they lose a little steam. they are yellow and then they will rain themselves out. that has been the pat western the heavierciousers staying well south of the metro area. we think that will be the drill here for the r

evening. if you live in manassas, there are showers to your direction. we need rain. friday is the more significant rain. the cold front through pittsburgh will come in loiter this evening. this is going to set the stage for a few nice days before the next storm comes in. 45 to 52 for the overnight. partly cloudy and breezy weather. when you wake up, the high pressure in control. we will be rid of the rain. tomorrow morning we have the sunshine. northerly breezes. thursday afternoon it will change. a storm will affect us on friday. some of this is national. we need some rain.

friday. 56 on friday. the weekend outlook, lingering showers saturday morning and turning partly sunny and 65. in the weekend the average high is up to 62. 105 on monday at the park. the first pitch should be 65 and sunshine. a look at the extended outlook shows the temperatures turn cooler tomorrow behind a front. after that we are good to go. the next ten days look sweet. spring temperatures and sunshine. happy. alison: we're happy if you are heavy. larry: a little rain. we'll take that. we need. doug: friday is a rainy day. larry: we'll take it. alison: here is something you may not he thought of

games when you were growing up? larry: now you are dating me. doug: we didn't have them, alison. alison: doug says he didn't have them. larry: exactly. [laughter] find out which ones make the cut for this year's hall of fame. alison: but first we will tell you about olympic athletes that are heading to the hill. find out why they were testifying. that is next. larry: but first a look at what is coming up tonight. alison: and autria godfrey with a look at what is coming up on "good morning washington." >> thank you, alison. tomorrow, on "good morning washington," mildred muhammad, the ex-wife of the d.c. sniper joins us with her story on what led to the deadly attacks nearly 15 years ago. >> plus, discover the secret to keeping your makeup looking fresh in sweaty gym workouts. >> keep it here for the traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington."

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larry: breaking news. d.c. fire and e.m.s. tell us we have a high angle incident on the 1200 block of first street southeast. those are workers stranded in the boom lift right there. ten stories up. so again, a high angle rescue. we have the fire officials on the way. this is in southeast washington. alison: we want to tell you the new d

regard the u.s. hockey team. according to the nfl network, women's hockey has a deal in place to end their boycott of the upcoming world championships. the team was on strike asking to be paid a living wage. usa hockey tried to replace them with young players. larry: retired u.s. gymnasts sharing stories of being sexually, and verbally abuse by an official. this comes as the committee discusses a bill to reshape sexual abuse reporting guidelines in olympic sports. >> the experience as the olympic and the national gymnast marred by what they say happened behind closed doors. >> they were in control of taking my dream away in a second. >> dozening of female athletes dating back to 1986 claiming to be abusessed by dr.

nasser, the team's usa gymnastics physician for 18 years treang some of the biggest stars and is now facing 22 criminal charges of sexual abuse. >> the 2000 olympic bronze medalist, and rhythmic champion jessica howard sharing the abuse of the senate committee. >> he expertly abused me under the guise of treatment. >> they are considering a bill with anyone with suspicion of the abuse to report it immediately or have penalties for not doing so. that is something that never happened to naser. >> it would prevent purpose traitors to move to -- perpetrators to move to a different gym. after some questioned how he had access to so many elite athletes in the country for so many

>> if it's a law it will be a federal crime not to report abuse. alison: the argentina soccer team game against bolivia is wrapping up. maybe you noticed that joseph messa never took the field -- lionel messi never took the field because he is banned for the next four world cup qualifying. fifa handed down the ruling after he insulted an assistant referee. it will last through the game with peru on october 5. larry: to fix water for thousands of homes in flint. >> it's proven in my opinion they can't run fair investigation. >> to recuse himself from the

>> a couple arrives home to find anti-muslim words on their wall. i have details coming up

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larry: an alexandria family won't live in their apartment again after someone broke in and left anti-muslim graffiti on the wall. jeff goldberg has the latest tonight. jeff: this happened at an apartment building next to the huntington metro at a unit on a ground level on the street here. the fairfax county police have been investigating all afternoon. the couple in the apartment is still in disbelief. >> this is a bad dream. >> this can't be real. >> how can it happen? >> they are dealing with the reality that the apartment was burglarized and the words of anti-muslim help written on the wall. the quran torn in pieces. >> this this will happen here, it shows bad people are everywhere. >> the couple and the two young children were visiting fami

morning they got the call about the break-in. they rushed home. the cash and the valuable is missing. >> they are investigating this as a burglary and a biased incident because of the anti-muslim actions. thigh are looking at two other unrelated bias cases, graffiti of swastikas in springfield. they believe that the thieves forced their way in and then noticed the muslim decorations. >> we won't live here again. >> the shock and the pain is powerful but so is their resilience. >> we are not running away. jeff: there are no video cameras on this side of the apartment. they

apartment so there is no video evidence of this taking place. there are no suspects in the case. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: secret service arrest a man after a suspicious package was found near the white house this morning. roads were closed for the investigation. no word on what was in the package. we are happy to report everything is back to normal tonight. alison: the white house is denying reports that it blocked sally yates testifying about russia and the administration. yates was scheduled to testify today before chairman canceled the hearing. kristen holmes have the latest. >> house intelligence chairman devin nunes remaining defiant amidst growing call from democrats to recuse himself from the committee's investigation into alleged trump campaign ties with

russia. after there was reports that he visited the white house one day before presenting evidence that they picked up communication from people in the transition team. perhaps, even the president himself. going to the president before even alerting members of his own committee. top democrats says nunes needs to step aside. >> it's proven that he can't run a fair investigation. >> nunes brushed away the concerns. >> that is their problem. >> the white house is urging congress to investigate claims of wiretapping and paul ryan says he has confident in nunes. >> should nunes recuse himself? do you know the source of the information? >> no. >> some republicans on the senate side are

>> following a link for house investigation is like a mystery novel. >> something has to change. >> intel committee hearing have been canceled for today. >> meanwhile, ivanka trump and betsy devos spoke to students at the national air and space museum today to encourage girls to pursue careers in s.t.e.m. women make up 40% of workforce but only 24% hold careers in s.t.e.m. fields. this comes as the trump administration is proposing further cut to education and science. larry: the finalist for the version of hall of fame games.

and portal, resident evil. street fighter two. tomb raider and wii sports. the international committee looks like the class is inducted on may 4. alison: you have teenagers. you have probably seen all of them. larry: quite a few. alison: we now know how thieves got a giant coin out of a berlin museum. this is no regular coin. it's 221 pounds. worth $5 million. they believe they rolled it down a window, town a ladder to the elevated railroad tracks but they fear they will melt the coin down before they find it. larry: oh, wow! breaking news

banking scandal. this just in. wells fargo will pay $110 million to settle class action lawsuit on the unauthorized account. the employees open 2 million debit and the credit card accounts that may not have been authorized. they were open and that is now paying $110 million. okay. still ahead at 5:00, getting in the spirit. we take you on board an old favorite ready to push off in the potomac. >> he said mom you have to keep doing it. you are part of the light. alison: but first, a son's wish for a mother as e tried to fight an illness few survive. larry: new at 6:00, incredible video you to see more than once to believe. a motorcyclist flies off a cliff and lives to tell about it. what he told his friends while they waited for the ambulance.

steve: moving through the week. now for tuesday, and working our way to friday, saturday and sunday. friday, middle 50's. rebound for saturday and sunday with the highs around 65. the nats home opener monday with t

alison: "7 on your side" with health news for people suffering from eczema. the f.d.a. approved the first ever injected medication to treat severe cases of eczema. the skin condition causes red rashes. two large test saw decrease in the iing and the clearer skin in four to ten patients. it will cost $37,000 per year. larry: wow! this is an exclusive that is detailing a mom's discovery. while trying to fight cancer she tried to find a you are coo. she has no medical training but she uncovered better treatment for the children with cancer.

invaded his leg. his mother and sister rallied to get him through arduous treatment. >> if you don't do chemotherapy, all the kids die. with chemo, come make it. larry: but it's hard to treat. and those who relapse like daniel has little chance to survive. his surgeon -- >> it's terrible. you know you are failing them. you can't do anything. you are trying your best but there are no happy endings. larry: despite the best care and strong support system daniel passed away last august at the age of 13. >> he suffered horribly. he used to tell me that, he used to tell me look for the light, momma. he said mom, you have to keep doing this. you are part of

larry: it turned out teresa was the light. in the final weeks of daniel's life, this mom with no medical training went to remarkable lengths to find a treatment, maybe a cure for her son and other children suffering needlessly. through a powerful exclusive, find out what the mother discovered and what she does for a living that gave her the confidence to confirm months what they had been trying to understand for a generation. dr. kaplan at the national cancer institute. >> to take the information and help another patient is transformative. it's startling. larry: you can watch the entire story on the website, wjla.com. alison: stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith.

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alison: new developments today as a federal judge approved a deal to replace water lines for 18,000 homes in flint, michigan. city will be responsibl

replacing the line. but the state and the federal government will pick up the nearly $100 million tab. flint's water was tainted with lead as you know and the state changed the source of the city's water supply in 2014. larry: fairfax county police tonight releasing the new video showing a woman stealing dozens of phones from the target store. we have the latest on the investigation. amy? amy: you can see a woman pushing a cart out of the target store. jumped after that. the surveillance footage cuts to a person loading items in an s.u.v. the police are asking for the public's help to find out who that is and tracking them down. it all happened two weeks ago. target on richmond highway across the beltway to alexandria.

employee to get access to the stock room and put $40,000 of iphones in a box and walked out. they are asking for anyone with information contact them. amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. let's check on the roadways with the trenice bishop who is on traffic watch. hi, trenice. trenice: we have lingering incidents on the beltway. heavy volume on the top side between maryland, virginia and the bottom of the beltway as well. closer to the wilson bridge we go to the big picture map. we are slow leaving alexandria to prince george's county. local lanes had an issue to the shoulder. we can take a life picture. this is heading out to the police assistance. the other place branch avenue is sta

trailer blocking the right lane. larry: coming up, the boom in the cameras that could help solve crime in d.c. caught on video. motorist's wild ride. he survived. talk about what went wrong after he went over a cliff. plus -- >> failure to pay d.c. parking ticket in 30 days results in a doubling of the fine. but that could change if the pending council legislation is approved. i'm mike carter-conneen in northwest washington. coming up, the details on which drivers could benefit and which would not. alison: first time for the weather. we hit the jackpot. we have two lunchbox weather. doesn't get better than that. doug: brian was in preschool this morning. and eileen was in bethesda with fourth graders having a great time. show the kids how to present it on the television, the video. taugh

because the severe weather season is coming. they showed us the weather experiment they are working on. she explains the best we can everybody we do here. sergio ran the kid cam and we have a weather question from bea and samantha. >> if we did not have electronics to predict the weather how do you do the forecast? doug: that is not only a good question but a scary question to us. how would you know what the forecast was if we didn't have electronics? we'd use weather instruments. but we don't really have. we'd haver thermometers and barometers and some instruments to observe the clouds, precipitation, look at the sky. but it wouldn't be an accurate forecast. do it in the old days like in the 1800's. before there were telegraphs to communicate. great question. scary. coming to work one day and the office is empty. nothi

there. alison: imagine life without a cell phone. that is what it would feel like. larry: do you say the wind is blowing this way? alison: get out the sun dial. doug: that's the way it works. alison: great questions as always. thank you. moving to sports. a young man fell in a coma but he fought his way back on the basketball court. larry: robert burton has this amazing story in sports. robert: scott abraham finds the good ones. you can't get a good guy down. this is true. no problems with the academics or the behavior but one of health. the good guy wins in the end. we have this week's rising star. scott: harris has a love for basketball. >> the smell, the crowd, the team being like a family. scott: last january, basketball was taken away from

>> went out to eat. i threw up. went back to the hospital. i went into a coma. scott: the 18-year-old was in coma for two and a half weeks with a bacterial infection that attacks the bloodstream. he had to learn how to walk again. he lost 60 pounds in the hospital stay. >> i woke up and prayed. i kept praying and praying. it got better. >> he has had a long journey back to the basketball game. he is a key component to the success of the eagles. but now the teammates and the head coach cole view him as inspiration. >> ready to face the life's next challenge. >> there is always another door to open

>> i'm scott abraham with the rising star. larry: does it with a smile. robert: definitely! if you know someone overcoming adversity we want to hear from you. that person could be featured in the upcoming story. >> he was in our studios. he is standing 6'6". get at hair cut, too.

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larry: native american tribes remain confident that a judge will eventually shut down the controversial dakota access pipeline. the developer says there is now oil in the pipeline and it could be fully operational in three weeks. the tribe argue that the pipeline threatens the cultural site and local water

washington ready to hit the potomac again. q mccray live along the southwest water front to explain. hi, q. q: hey, guys. i'm on the boat now. they just raise the anchor. it is moving. we are having a blast. all the beautiful here are here to celebrate the spirit of washington. in the back, show you the wharf. this is where the boat is located. if not for the redevelopment project going on there we might not have a new boat to tell you about. according to the boat's owner, a company called entertainment cruises, if not for the hundreds of millions invested in the wharf now they may not spent as much money to get a large boat. called spirit of washington here for everybody to enjoy. that is the good news. people are having a good time. we also have the video to show you of the christening. take a

[applause] >> that was the d.c. mayor muriel bowser. cracking a bottle of champagne on the side of the new kristened spirit of -- christened spirit of washington. that is a tradition as many know. so she was talk about how this is not only a great addition to the wharf of but this creates dozens of jobs. a lot of people ben it having from the jobs are on the boat working now. this is creating jobs and a new lifestyle here at the wharf. >> it has gone through an extraordinary renovation that feeds into what the guests want to do today. it has vibrancy and the movability around. then it's beautiful ship on the outside. q: on the top

third floor. this is a yacht that is 175-feet long. come enjoy it tomorrow. that is when it opens to the publicment reporting live from southwest, q mccray, back to you. jonathan: breaking at 6:00, stuck ten stories up. the race to rescue workers trapped feet from safety. michelle: arrest in an artist murder. how changing technology may have played a role in breaking open the case. >> oh, [bleep]! jonathan: exactly. caught on video. a brush with death. what the man on that motorcycle says went wrong moments before the harrowing crash. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news awe letter. jonathan: first at 6:00, a live look eight now at a complicated rescue. if you look up there the workers look bored. but they are rescued because they were trapped ten stories up baf the

boom lift broke down. the workers are okay. but they were stuck up there and they had to wait for the firefighters to pull them to safety. they put the harnesses on them. they have to pull them over the edge one at a time. we are live streaming this on the wjla facebook page. we will let you know when they are taken to safety. michelle: a brutal murder. an artist tied to a share and stabbed to death in northeast d.c. after that crime, corrina meheil's body was found. police say they caught the man responsible. he apparently never knew the victim. el hadji toure faces charges ranging for murder to probation violations for a robbery conviction in tennessee. police do not have a motive. jonathan: if hours and the days after the killing the police release surveillance video and the images like behind me showing the man wanted for the killing. the detectives credit the tips from the community for breaking open the case.