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the police managed to catch this guy. it's too early to tell if this was an act of terror but there is a long criminal history and has made posts about hating white people and the government. we will mon for for updates. michelle: former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital. he is being hospitalized near houston as a precaution. the elder bush spent almost two weeks in the hospital battling new moania. jonathan: he is accused of slashing his wife to death in a dunkin' donuts and then disappearing. the escalation in the search for bhadreshkumar chetanghai patel. they are trying to find him and now he is on the ten most wanted list. this case now has a substantial
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to come forward. brad: this is $100,000 for information leading to the arrest. across the street the maryland live casino is just beyond. you can't see it. the dunkin' donuts where the murder took place is across the veet. for the ten most wanted fugitive list, that means that there are flyers like this with the man's picture on it. basically all over the globe. the arranged marriage of 21-year-old palak patel toer husband bhadreshkumar patel was unhappy one. she wanted to go home to india. he wantedded to stay in the u.s. everyone though his vissia had run out. it all came to a head in the dunkin' donuts where both worked. >> the violence in this case was stark. it
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brad: security video chaptures the moments before he slashed his wife to death. seconds after the murder he is seen quickly leaving. police have no idea where he went. >> we need help. that is obvious. two years later and he is not in handcuffs. brad: so today they added them to the global ten most wanted list. there is a $100,000 reward. >> the notoriety that goes with this nationally and the internationally is significant. so a after this alleged murder the f.b.i. says that he left the dunkin' donuts and he went across the street to an apartment he was sharing at the time with his wife. then he caught a cab to newark new jersey. he spent th
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it is possible he is in the home country of india and that is why getting him on the list is so important. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. he isn't the only marylander on the most wantedded list. bishop is added to the list. the former foreign service officer would be 80 if he is still alive. michelle: the nationwide manhunt is over for a man accused of killing someone and posting the video to facebook. >> we have a closure in regard to the search for steve stephens. michelle: he killed himself. the drive-t
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stalled him and told him that the fries were still cooking. q: when it comes to the questionable content, how is it responsible to get it deleted? they rely on you to let them know that something is wrong. but experts say it shouldn't be a responsibility. you can come across anything. even murder. >> we will do all we can to prevent tragedies from happening. >> mark zuckerberg admits that it is a problem. the founder of the center for ethic and the policy agrees. >> the strategy has been to say well, we will leave it up to you the users help police the site.
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>> flagging the questionable content is encouraged. i took facebook three hours to remove steve stephens' video. they think that they should hire a chief ethicist to handle what if. >> how are we harming people? how can it be used in the ways we have not thought of initially and what can we take to help people. back to you. jonathan: a freak accident that killed a worker outside the capitol. look how huge this is. that came down and hit a worker this morning crushing him. minutes later as the c
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were rolling, watch this. these are massive limbs from the tree. the first branch that fell killed a man who was a father of two working for the pipefitter. they are now working down the rest of the tree. paul ryan released a statement and called it unimaginable. one of the lines was touching a live wire. that killed him. michelle: investigators are back on the scene of a crash of an army blackhawk helicopter in st. mary's county, maryland. the chopper went down in a training
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a school bus that is full of the high school students went up in flames in leonardtown but the driver was able to get everyone off safely. the investigators say the engine was smoking when they arrived. it is not clear what caused the fire. jonathan: must-see video from albany. the is violence video catching this plow through the pumps and through the station. it happened this morning. the building was empty. only the driver was hurt. the driver was drunk. michelle: dangerous in disguise. the pack of smoke with police on alert. jonathan: he wanted m&m's and he is now in handcuffs. temper tantrum he threw, well, he got them. they have the story coming up. michelle: sunny and mild for tuesday evening but changes are coming. clouds, shower and drizzle. we have the timing and look ahead for the weekend and the next ten days at "abc7 news
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jonathan: a tantrum for the ages. he is screaming and he smacked the guy in the head. here, here is a banana. you know what it was about? he had a bag of m&m's and gave them a credit card and it got declined so he threw a temper tantrum. that is good surveillance video. so good they caught him.
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what a knucklehead. michelle: metro transit identified the four men wanted for beating up a man on a red line train. the victim says he was attacked when he refused to give them the cell phone. jonathan: next time if you talk to a police officer don't be surprised if they are weary. that looks like cigarettes but they found this in a traffic stop. but it's not. watch. they kept asking to grab a soak. michelle: police in the prince george's county hopes a composite sketch helps detectives identify a woman stabbed to death sunday morning. she died after collapsing outside
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a black woman who weighed 125 pounds wearing dark jeans and black and white t-shirt. she is in her early 20's they believe. they are canvassing the neighborhood to hope for a break in the case. the police have not made an arrest. jonathan: porch pirate caught. not stealing boxes. this fellow. yikes! the gator wasn't giving up without a fight. michelle: off-duty firefighter's house goes up in flames. why he called 911
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michelle: charred wood is all that remains of a bridge. they believe someone set fire to bridge. it is a replacement to the original destroyed by arson 25 years ago. i was the inspiration for the best-selling novel and the movie. jonathan: indiana firefighter brett mcbride just got home and he saw the smoke at the back of his house.
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they got there so he drove to the fire truck and came back and put it out. >> i wanted to help fight it. jonathan: his brother also lived in the home with his family also responded. nobody was hurt. the family did lose most of what they owned. they are collecting donations to help the family. michelle: feeling ripped off? has a company taken advantage of you? "7 on your side" is here to help. live for the call to action partners. call us until 6:30. the number on your screen. jonathan: roadway listed among the worst commuteer route is getting upgrade. this is moving along nicely now but there are times that it never
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>> absolutely! anybody that drives it experiences it locally. if you look at the local lanes, those on the farther screen you can see the crawl they experience every day. new plan tomorrow. >> in the morning this is congested. i don't like to sit in it. last year hogan announced the plans up for grabs. tomorrow the winning bid is expected to be announced. according to information sent to the metropolitan washington of government, the plan calls for roadway improvement. including road improvement. among those are adding a lane rt
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the montrose and the democracy boulevard. ry con firing lanes for three lanes on the 270. >> anything would help. >> it calls to add meter on and the off-ramp. and the speed limit to adjust the traffic flow. >> i'm not sure how much of a difference it would make. but it could help. construction could begin this year. governor hogan is expected to make a formal announcement tomorrow at a press conference at 11:00 a.m. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. check out this video. a gator that is content to stay where he was. on the front porch. chilling by the rocking chair but the animal control says it won't happen. he is t
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they dragged him away. the gator wranglers in texas. michelle: that is a big boy. jonathan: imagine opening your door to see that. michelle: surprise! doug: alligator pay attention to the restraining order? jonathan: i don't think so. doug: don't come back. doug: tomorrow is damp and chilly and then colder. jonathan: a little bit of everything. doug: get a pen and paper. take notes on the phone. we start with a time lapse. this is 67 degrees at the weather monitoring station. this has been nothing but sunshine. but it dissipates because the air is
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the tree pollen. a big story today. this is not a high range. sweet gum is the major contributor. this is comfortable with the sunshine. what is next is the change. high pressure gave us gorgeous weather is moving out to allow the cloudiness from the south and west. this is a sure bet for cloudy skies tomorrow. cooler than today. then rain west of 81. patchy rain and drizzle and maybe more fog. thursday and friday it will change.
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this will warm up noticeably. thursday and friday is the same pattern. both days are in the 80's. the temperatures are cooler. this is not a pleasant forecast. good chance of rain. cool for the 50's. that is it. this will clear to 66. then a nice run. we'll have comfortable temperatures. stay with us. "abc7 news at 6:00" continues after this.
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erin: a postseason success, john wall and bradley beal believe anything can happen in the playoffs isms' only one game but the wizards put away the hawks 114-107 b
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their back. >> we embrace it and want to get the job done. we understand that the team won't move unless we do. erin: before the playoff started if you asked which would go further wizards or the capitals, most say the caps. they were the number within seed and the best seed in the nhl in the regular season but after a young maple leafs team who no one expected to be in the playoffs took a lead over washington, i think it's easy to get down. but they remain confident. >> we are look forward to tomorrow. it should be a fantastic game. erin: it
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the nationals will open a three-game series in atlanta. jonathan: we were expecting -- michelle: yeah. >> the way this is going. all the games have gone to overtime. it's close. jonathan: shouldn't be. >> give the leafs credit. jonathan: a lot of credit. erin: they are playing very well. michelle: interesting. see what happens. look at tonight. >> this is clear for tonight and comfortable. tomorrow we have patches of drizzle and 64. 82 on thursday and friday. the partly sunny skies. then in weekend we a split decision. better day on saturday and evening shower. partly cloudy. 63. rain on sunday. we'll have more at 11:00. michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. have a great night.
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tonight, breaking news. the deadly shooting spree in broad daylight. several people killed. the gunman opening fire in four locations. what the police chief says the suspect was yelling. also developing, the alleged facebook killer. the police chase. and the suspect's final moments. tonight, the worker at mcdonald's. what they told the suspect at the drive-through window to keep him there. president trump's new executive order. buy american, hire american. tonight, our brian ross on how much american they're buying in the new trump hotel. the officer killed in the line of duty. the scene turning deadly as he served an eviction notice. the major medical headline tonight on cholesterol and how to lower your risk of a heart attack. and, the breaking development. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital.

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