♪ noon. abc 7 news at on your side. >> we begin with the weather. a bit cleanup underway after heavy rain and wind toppled trees and damaged buildings last night. much more on that coming up. we are not in the clear. a live look outside right now, more wet weather and possible thunderstorms this afternoon. let's get to molly cochran for more on what we can expect.

it looks sunny and bright now but under a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms later today . mainly around 3:00 to 7:00. now, not much going on, a few showers to the northwest and buture of clouds and sun the heating of the day, dew points in the 50's and 60's, key ingredients to help fuel thunderstorms. on futurecast, around 4:00 to 6:00 tonight is when we could be talking gusty thunderstorms. some could bring in a quick downpour where we see the shades of red, thunder, and also smaller sized hail and damaging winds. the main and fax moving forward through this evening. my 8:00 tonight, moving to the east. the good thing about the storms, very quick. we will have more on this in a bit and my extended forecast. stay tuned. back to you. lindsey:

as people continue to cleanup from yesterday storms. the winds were so strong that it uprooted trees and knocked down power lines. and prince george's county, people were forced from their homes after a wall in their apartment collapsed. john gonzales has more. or microburst is how some residents and prince george's county describing what came through overnight. one high-rise shook so badly that it had to be evacuated to check for structural damage. >> it look like it was snowing because it was blowing hard. like a bad poor movie. -- horror movie. significant, is windows from apartments and townhomes shattered and trees landed on structures, cars, and power lines. roads and major intersections closed. >> all of a sudden we saw the wind and things were shaking.

it came out of nowhere. it dropped right on us. >> most of the region was hit with heavy wind and strong rain but adelphi was apparently struck with something greater, that is what it felt like. >> felt like the last day of my life. >> the trees have been snapped in half but look at this massive tree. it looks like it was twisted out of the ground and landed on top of two vehicles, bringing down utility poles. the wood chipper has arrived and the cleanup will take days. it could be weeks if not months before the damage is repaired and replaced. >> i did not think there would be this much damage and this many trees down. >> in a delphi, john gonzalez. lindsey: this just in, we know the identity of the young woman depicted in this get she was murdered and prince george's county.

easter morning. i say she knocked on a stranger's door looking for help before collapsing in the front yard. police are searching for a suspect. anyone with information should call prince george's county police. turning to the war on terror. we are learning more about the deadly attack in paris. a gunman opened fire in one of the most popular tourist bought in the world. one police officer is dead and to hurt. isis has claimed responsibility. molly hunter is at the scene in paris. >> shots fired on the tad cummins. chaos -- shots fired in the champs-elysees and chaos. >> absolute chaos. panic. with all the people on the street, people were falling down. >> the attack started thursday night on the city's famous avenue. a gunman pulling up alongside a police

opened fire. police called it a military style weapon. >> over here, about 10 feet from the shooter. we saw the shooter and black, have a black rifle, look like an ar-15. it sounded like an ar-15. right now 10 shots towards the police on the road. at that time, my wife yelled, run. >> the attacker killed one police officer and wounded two others and a bystander. investigators found a shotgun and nine inside the attack are. the suspect was shot dead. a 39-year-old man from an eastern suburb of paris reportedly spent years in prison for attempting to kill two police officers. released in 2015. earlier this year, brought back in for questioning but not enough to hold him and no sign of radicalization. a claim of responsibility from isis, saying the attacker was belgian and not french.

know the attacker and are withholding his identity until they determine whether the government had accomplices. traffic slowing as security up after -- before the presidential election on sunday. the candidates were debating last night when the news broke. one of the biggest issues on the table was how to prevent terror attacks like this. molly hunter, abc news. lindsey: german police have arrested a 28-year-old man for trying to blow up a bus carrying a professional soccer team earlier this month. he may have done it for money. the federal prosecutor's office in germany says the men have speculated on the team's share value dropping after the attack. they say prior to the explosion, there was an abnormalcy in the stock market with someone buying options, expecting a sharp decrease in prices. he is the only person involved. one of t

injured. a memorial for the army specialist killed and the black hawk helicopter crash. the service for him was held this morning at a chapel in fort belvoir. the chopper went down on a golf course on monday. two others were injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. parents are on edge in prince george's county, where a substitute teacher and coach is facing child pornography charges . he worked at bradbury heights elementary school, as a coach with south county sports academy . sam sweeney has more on the investigation. >> prince george's county police have been working on this case for months, originally tipped off in december by the internet company, dropbox, an online filesharing service. when they showed up to his house yesterday, he admitted to having more than 150 videos of children as young as five years old and six years old performing acts on one another

working with prince george's county public schools for the last nine years as a substitute teacher and a basketball coach. he had video of -- on his ipad, computer, cell phone. his social media has most of his pictures are with him and young children. resume or believe the ones he worked with at bradberry heights elementary school. investigators say it is just too early to tell if any of the children at bradberry heights are a part of the videos. this will be a lengthy investigation and this morning, investigators are asking parents in the area, if your child or children may have dealt with him , they are asking you to contact police. in prince george's county, sam sweeney. up, --: coming >> he will not be ok. lindsey: mother demanding

autism was handcuffed and arrested at school. a tennessee teenager will be reunited with her family after being kidnapped by her former teacher. what we are learning about their five weeks on the run. later, it is called iceberg alley, the natural beauty that has tourists flocking to one canadian town. let's get a check on the traffic. we are looking at a delay on the beltway, new hampshire avenue, roadwork back on the outer loop. after new hampshire avenue before university boulevard on the right slowed through the work zone. 95 in virginia, south of springfield, delays often on southbound 95. there were two different work zones which have been picked up but still pretty slow. somebody in building on the interlude, -- some volume building on the interlude -- interloop. 66 is pretty

123 westbound.

♪ >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> excuse me, do you have paperwork or anything to say to me? >> a mother from florida is outraged after her 10-year-old son who has autism was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car, and taken from his school. she captured video of the incident and posted it on facebook. she admits her son kicked a professional but says the punishment when the on the crime. -- went beyond the crime. >>

school grounds in front of other students and personnel, during could haves, they come to my house at anytime and told me what was going on. lindsey: she says the school needs better resources to handle children with behavioral problems. district officials are sticking by their decision to call police , saying they did not want to put any other students or staff in danger. arkansas has executed its first inmate in more than a decade. the convicted killer was pronounced dead last night at 11:56 p.m., just four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire. a comes after a legal battle over the state use of lethal injection drugs. that controversy spare the life of three other death row inmates . the u.s. supreme court cleared the room -- wait for the execution. authorities in massachusetts say hernandez's brain is being dilated to science, they will study the brain to determine

degenerative same brain disease that have affected other nflson -- two players. the family believes brain damage could have led to his suicide. new developments in the kidnapping case that sparked a nationwide manhunt. after more than five weeks, the 15-year-old girl will come home today. authorities found her in a remote california cabin with the former teacher accused of kidnapping her. we have the latest. >> the nationwide manhunt for elizabeth thomas is finally over . after the 15-year-old tennessee teenager was found deep in the woods of california. nearly 2500 miles away from her tennessee home. >> we could not be happier to tell you she will soon be on her way back home to tenne

>> safe but having lived through a harrowing journey, her teacher, 50-year-old tad cummins is accused of kidnapping her. authorities received a text that the two were hiding out in upstate california, in an isolated cabin. >> as daylight broke, they took tad cummins and recovered -- into custody and recovered elizabeth. >> they went by fake names. tad cummins told him the team was 24 and the girl remained silent. >> she was standoffish. he was talking for her and keeping her away. >> once he realized who they were, he called 911. after five weeks and 1500 leads from all 50 states, with sightings of them from tennessee to georgia to oklahoma, all the way to their final dti

police finally are bringing elizabeth home. >> we will be patient with her. we have to get her the help she needs. faces state and federal charges, including aggravated kidnapping and a mandatory of 10 years if convicted and possibly much longer. lindsey:

then things taper off and temperatures in the 70's. expecting a cool down this weekend. 63 on saturday and maybe a passing morning shower. a stop in the rain with heavier rainfall about 7:00, 8:00 saturday night through early sunday morning. the daytime high in the upper-50's. from 82 today into the 50's on sunday. a noticeable change. you will need the rain gear. the

monday and tuesday, a few showers continue. we will by wednesday, have some sunshine returning and temperatures above average. looking forward to the following weekend for outside activities. you.ey: thank happening tonight, the washington capitals returning to the verizon center for game five against the toronto maple leafs. the series is tied 2-2. hot drops -- puck drops at 7:00 tonight. football news, the redskins have released their 2017 schedule. they will face the philadelphia eagles and the home opener on september 10. other highlights include a thanksgiving matchup against the new york giants. and the dallas cowboys will come to town october 29. check out the entire lineup on our

newl ahead on abc 7, fallout for fox news amid reports of the millions of dollars in a payout to former anchor bill o'reilly. how his accusers are reacting. ♪

ur creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. lindsey: we are back with new fallout at fox news after reports that former host bill o'reilly will receive millions of dollars in severance pay. this is despite sexual-harassment allegations he denied. we are at fox news headquarters in new york with the latest. >> you are about to enter thezone. -- the no pspin zone. >>

million richer. leaving fox news with a massive golden parachute. >> bill o'reilly must go! >> following protests and an advertiser revolt. the top executives decided bill o'reilly had to go as more accusers came forward. >> i am minding my own business and he walks past me and says, hey hot chocolate. >> she worked as a temp at fo x, sharing her story. >> i was mortified. >> bill o'reilly's attorneys not commenting on the claims. fox has paid out more than 80 $5 million related to sexual harassment allegations, most of which has gone to the men accused of doing the harassing. halting outrage. ella running -- bill o'reilly with the second-biggest payout after roger ailes left

both men deny the allegations. lindsey: today marks one year since the death of pop star prince. prince are gathering to honor him. that is that is minneapolis recording complex where he lived. other gatherings are planned throughout the city. "rain -- "purple rain." a live look outside. a warm and possibly stormy afternoon. molly cochran has a final check of the forecast when we come back. ♪

>> i ran out and there were no tags or hangers. it was just a wedding dress. lindsey: a beautiful wedding dress, a woman found it on the side of the road in massachusetts. it is worth more than $600. she is turning to social media in hopes of finding the owner. hopefully it is post-wedding. molly: i hope so because that would not be a good thing. rain coming to town this weekend , a potential for severe thunderstorms later today. lindsey: thank you for joining us. watch abc news at 4:00.

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