graaff with an eye on what is to come. nancy: let's go to brian and the storm center popping up right now. brian: a few of them are popping up. watching them on the radar. just a few cells here and there. that's how it happened yesterday. they came together in a loan. that's what we keep an eye on this afternoon. talk about the numbers. it's warmed up today. there is not just heat but you can feel the mugginess bubbling up. it's 58 in culpeper. fredericksburg 85. we should be in the upper 60's. so the heat is building. there is humidity in the atmosphere. this is a cell to leesburg over off of 15. definitely seeing the lightning strikes. moving east at 15 to 20 miles per hour. we will keep an eye on showers and the future cast says they may come through before it's said and done. weekend is a calm rain. we will have more damage. brad bell is standing by with the latest on the clean-up. they got wal

microburst. we are checking into that. brad: a lot of people want to know what it is. i do. this is strange. a small area and a bunch of trees down. look at this -- [audio interference] the damage is not widespread but where it is, it's done harm. this tree crashed to the neighboring townhouses. it looks bad on the outside. inside is frightening. in the kitchen, a splintered log just missed the refrigerator. in the master bedroom a stub of a branch blasted through the roof and the ceiling. >> one night tried to see my window and and i saw the tree coming in here. what happened? brad: she lives in an apartment and fallen trees shattered her window and those several floors above her. and just take a look at h

>> total loss. total loss. brad: her nephew and housemate rushed home in the storm when his aunt called in a panic. >> she was really scared. she couldn't talk to much. >> like i say god bless me i'm here. i can replace whatever but i'm here. brad: terrifying for her. battery died on the intro. i wanted to show you the big tree. it came down and squished this vehicle and another one. up there, you can't see it but the power lines are down. the utility crews are down here working on the road. when we come back at 5:00, i will show you something else that happened to a high-rise. i got to tell you, i have never seen this before. this was a really bizarre little weather incident. in adelphi, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: looking forward to that. don't let the storms catch you by surprise.

get instant updates no matter where you are. on google play and the app store. greeted by the president, aya hijazi back in the united states after she and her husband were imprisoned in egypt for three years. weeks of negotiations paying off there. new at 4:00, jeff goldberg has the emotional return. jeff? jeff: well, aya hijazi, 30 years old from falls church. not that long ago, it would have seemed like a distant possibility for aya to be sitting safely inside the white house to so many people who worked so hard on her case. people worked tirelessly. today it all paid off. president trump: we are happy to have aya back home. it's a great honor to have her in the oval office with her brother. jeff: for the past year, this is the type of scene that wade mcmullen spent countless hours working to mak

>> i'm thrilled. i couldn't be more thrilled. >> he is an attorney with the robert f. kennedy human rights in d.c., a group that coordinated with the government and the human right officials to free 30-year-old aya hijazi of falls church, plus her husband and seven other volunteers jailed in cairo, egypt, for the past three years. they were working to help street children in cairo but had been accused of child abuse and trafficking. >> complete fabrication. jeff: on sunday, all eight defendants were acquitted and freed. >> i never lost hope. but these things in egypt you never know how they will turn out. jeff: mcmullen says the obama administration worked to free aya but it was not until president trump met with egyptian presidencies analysis this month and pressed for -- president el-sisi this month and pressed for her relief that her freedom seemed in reach. >> president trump deserves credit and we are grateful for his personal

aya's case. jeff: wade mcmullen was with aya and her family last night when she came home to the states. she and her husband. he said it was a powerful moment. we'm hear more at 5:00. plus hearing from a classmate of aya from george mason university about her efforts as well to bring aya home. live at the white house, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. brian: i showed you the storm at the top of the show. now there is a warning. it's on the edge and east of leesburg. western portion of the county. this is near lanesdown moving east at 30 -- this is near landsdowne. there have been the wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. if you are in the path of the storm, there is a warning unti

this is the beginning of the weekend. the weekend shoutment be severe but -- weekend shouldn't severe. jonathan: maryland governor larry hogan received condolences all over the country following the death of his father. former congressman larry hogan sr. died last night following a stroke he suffered a week ago. the governor announced his father's passing in a facebook post calling him a hero. michelle: a memorial -- nancy: a memorial to remember the army specialist killed in the blackhawk helicopter crash. jeremy tomlin's service held in a chapel. the chopper went on monday. the cause is under investigation. jonathan: a crime alert to tell you about. ruling in a nursing home. the death of an 85-year-old man was no accident. this happened at

river senior senior. his name is cong huu nguyen. he had signs of trauma according to the m.e. when we get more information we'll pass it to you. nancy: a piece of an sunday murder mystery solved the. the woman killed last week was identified as gaston chaissac. -- te'yja chase. jonathan: the john champe highés in the attack. nancy: now we are learning more about the fallen officer. >> the attacker carried a note carried a note praising isis and he was arrested before trying to attack police in the past. >> along the avenue where the gunman opened fire, police

fallen comrade. the investigators search for glues including inside the attacker's home. >> there was chaos and panic. >> people were falling down. >> he was feet away where the attacker pulled up and opened fire with automatic military style weapon. >> we saw the shooter. he rang out ten shots toward the police on the road. my wife yelled "run." >> when it was over one police officer was dead and two others injured. security stepped up. france's president met with his defense council this

>> this attack is coming days before the country begins the presidential election and it could have an impact on the results. >> thanks. german police arrested 28-year-old man trying to blow up a bus carrying a professional soccer team this month. we are learning it may not be terrorism. i may be a case for money. the man tried to short the team value and then profit from their demise. prior to the explosion there was an abnormality in the stock market with somebody buying options in bulling. meaning they were expecting a sharp decrease in prices when it comes to the value of the team nancy: this weekend could bring one of the largest protests we have seen since shortly after the election. march for science. the approved permit has 100,000 people listed. richard reeve has more. richard: they are hoping to fill the area in

capitol. maybe 150,000 will participate. they will march to union square. the fences, the stage society up. they will march here at the capitol at 2:00. this is not only to celebrate the earth day but advocate for what they call "evidence based science" including the issue of climate change. president trump has voiced skepticism as they are looking to voice the accord. people taking part hope it is a wakeup call. >> i hope it will give a voice to the scientific community to stand up for things good for the world. >> many folks are concerned that the administration may try to gut the e.p.a. th

protest in the district. it's costing million of dollars. at 6:00, we will break it down and the price of protest. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. coming up next at 4:00, unbelievable lottery luck. nancy: and the campaign launched from a college dorm. jonathan: also this. >> i'm glad i got to help. jonathan: meet the man who broke up the cross-country kidnapping case up next. erin: game five. can you believe it's tied up with two games apiece? hear from the players next. brian: pulling out of fairfax and loudoun now but for maryland, darnestown. we'll talk about that more coming up.

jonathan: a former substitute teacher and basketball coach in prince george's county will remain in jail without bond. christopher speights made his first court appearance and is charged with counts of distributing child pornography. he worked at bradbury heights high school and the south county sports academy. new details in the kidnapping case that sparked a nationwide manhunt. after five weeks,

elizabeth thomas is now on her way home. nancy: they found in a remote california cabin with the former teacher accused of kidnapping her. we have your homecoming and the man that helped the police find the two. reporter: the nationwide manhunt is over. tad cummins is in federal custody. >> the federal officials came in and arrested him on a federal warrant and took custody of him. >> the 50-year-old teacher found with his student, 15-year-old elizabeth thomas. deep in the woods of upstate california. 2,500 miles from the tennessee home. >> they received a tip that they were hiding out in the isolated cabin in california. they went by fake names. he told him that she was 24. she remained

>> he was standoffish. >> once he realized who they were, he called 911. after more than five weeks with 1,500 leads from all 50 states, with the sightings of the pair from tennessee to organize to oklahoma. all the way to their find destination in california. they are finally bringing her home. >> we have to be patient and get her the help she needs. >> tad cummins is now in sacramento where he is held in federal custody facing charges that include aggravated kidnapping and is expected to be seen in court on monday. jonathan: minneapolis. look at this. glowing in purple lights to honor late prince. a year ago today the music superstar was found dead at the paisley park studios in minneapolis. paisley mark has since turned into a museum. it's scheduled four days of events to pay tribute to prince. the downtown club he

key parts of "purple rain" is hosting late night dance parties tonight and tomorrow. nancy: seven ohio residents are feeling lucky because they have reportedly won the state lottery more than 100 times in the last three years. the officials say one man 150 times since 2014 to cash in on a total of $154,000. sounds like a lot, right? that is not close to the most. one man took home $500,000. >> if you ask about the odds of that occurring it would be considered an outlier. nancy: i'd say. lottery officials say majority were purchased in northeast ohio. that is where you should go. the winnings don't look to be suspicious but looking into them. jonathan: i need to talk to him! speaking of a game of chance now to a game of the skill. looking at them. the caps fast start paid off in game

tied up at two. erin hawksworth is live with a preview. looking good. >> this is the momentum for game five. erin: absolutely! this is good so far. this is best of three series now. >> nice to be home. >> spend time with them. this is focusing on game five. >> fires and scores! >> with the season on the line, the capitals responded in game four and shown a resilience against a maple leafs team. >> we have to play desperate, angry. there has to be a desperation level in the playoffs. you have to have the urge

focus is to get off to another fast start. >> urgency. come out of the gate. if they come out and participate, you feel they are on your heels. we have to be on our toes and go after them from the start. go after them and put them on their heels and us stay on our toes. >> i thought we had 40 good minutes. go up to 60. erin: all four games have been one-goal affairs. the last one is the only where you know that got go to overtime. i don't know. we could see o.t. again. jonathan: hope it doesn't go there. we need them to close them out. >> it takes years off of jonathan's life. jonathan: it does. erin: get it done in regulation. jonathan: thanks. you can share your capitals and the wizard playoff pride by uploading your pictures at burst.com/wjla. we want to see your best game faces. some of you have gotten creative. thank you for sharing.

those. wizards and the hawks will play tomorrow. this is ryan and the perfect start for the wizards. jonathan: he will grow into that hat. talk about the weather. it's getting bumpy. what is happening? brian: it's warm and muggy. not typical for april. i'm supposed to ease in the welcome. welcome. my family is from outside of boston. watched you for several person. nancy: oh good to see you in person. brian: this could go deeper in the evening. the frontal system is sinking southward. once it gets through here the atmosphere is etalling down. the weekend is up not stormy but wet and cool. it's just not nice. but we are dry. we could use a rain. on top of that, the pollen could get washed

there are cells we are watching. another is down to stafford we will get to in a second. you are out of it, loudoun. it's the edge of loudoun. we are putting together a track to give you an idea of the areas that are impacted. gaithersburg, 4:25. aspen hill at 4:51. the current warning runs until 4:45. meanwhile here, you can see the lightning bolt and the downpour. the biggest thread inside the cell is the wind gust. widen out the view. we will watch here. future cast says for an hour or two, the cells could come together and form a line. thunderstorms could linger south and east. this is part of a front that

the cooler numbers will replace the 80's. it's 70's and partly cloudy with the thunderstorms out there. a few more showers tonight. it will taper off. the weekend is not pretty. saturday is fairly gray! there could be a sprinkle or two. through the day the shower chances increase. sunday afternoon the rain should taper off. i think there is time to get out of doors and it's not wet for the weekend. but we should be where we should be. how much rain? en inch. it's a wet weekend. monday and tuesday, total system is off the coast. too warm for anything than just rain. but late next week some hint at 90.

>> nothing is ready to pay for that. >> next at 4:00, revealing the royal life isn't always a fairly tale and their plan to help with the mental health issues. jonathan: look at the fireball. what is on fire and what started this? that's up next.

jonathan: kate middleton is often seen and seldom heard. she is opening up. nancy: she is talking about becoming parents and what it is like to lose one. we have the personal campaign. reporter: kate middleton, mother of two has rarely talked about the challenges of raising her son and daughter. but this morning she is opening up up about life as a mm and the difficulties she has faced. >> the first child is a life changing moment. nothing can prepare you for that. i remember the first days with little georgie, and no idea what you are doing. no many how many books you read. >> there is no training that teaches you how to do it. >> we have had a couple of weeks of family support and then they all get back to work. >> when you have children it really does put emotions and the life in p

trauma william and harry suffered after their mother's tragic death in a paris car crash. >> everything that you went through in the formative years i think it's incredible how strong and how you have been able to cope really. i put it down to your parents. >> even her and i have not talked enough about our mother. >> never enough. >> the campaign makes you realize that. >> i think so. i thought to myself what is point of bringing up the past and something to make you sad? it ain't going to change it or bring it back. but it's damaging. you said you have to sit down and think about the memories. >> coming up ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- d.c. celebrating ate day early. the event already underway. ahead this weekend, all across the area. >> plus coming up short in the war on terror.

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announcer: this is a stormwatch7 severe weather alert. brian: if we look outside, we have

there is action to the south. a few will pop up here. pop over the map. first things first we have a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45. this is for central area of montgomery county. clouds pillowing up. biggest threat of the cell looking at the guidance here is the winds. they could gust up to 65 miles per hour. you can see south of gaithersburg there is closer and most impacted shortly. rockville, potomac falls to 270. this is moving east. these seem more sporadic but there could be the wind gusts. the wee

wet. there are gray skies and cooler temperatures this weekend. jonathan: tomorrow is earth day but today there were a number of events. this is d.c. bureau chief sam ford with a look. sam: from the sweets to the streets they celebrated earth day. mayor bowser gave away seeds. >> it's important to plant native plants around the city. >> earth day was an opportunity to get rid of the junk. >> ewant to make this simple to do the right thing. >> he books the recyclers years in advance. set up booth in the lobby. >> to pro

that are biodegradable. >> smithsonian sponsored an earth optimism summit. one of them roadmap.org. forget government. saving the earth is critical. >> if you care about the oceans and the food, everyone finds themselves in the road map. >> earth day is tomorrow. there are many events here and calling it earth week. reporting from northwest washington, i'm sam ford. jonathan: how about this? britain national grid is trying to power the country without coal today. if it reaches 24 hours off-coal on work day this would be the first time since the industrial revolution. britain wants to be offcoal by 2025. nancy: they could see the elec tri bill go down but they have

they are arguing on a 2015 law that froze rates. that kept the rates from going up but also going down. energy costs are lower. if the freeze is lifted customers would save $70. the wreckage of the malaysia airlines flight 370 is likely north of the now abandoned search zone. they used the replica airliner part. the search ended in january but it could spark a new search. jonathan: must see video now. surveillance video showing off-duty officer detained in taipei. she made it through the t.s.a., the security in los angeles. she had a gun and it got through. they say she accidently left it in

>> this is an intense fire in oklahoma. it broke out in storage tank in el reno and it took several hours to get this under control. they believe the lightning strike may have sparked the mess. jonathan: wells fargo spending $32 million to set the claim over the fake and the fraudulent scandal. the pay back is $142 million. on top of the fines they have paid. nancy: another alert. odds are your dream home may not be on the market. last month they bought homes at fastest pace in a decade. jonathan: getting the right information to the right people at the right time is crucial to national

that can mean more for decades operated independently. kristine frazao shows a new report shows there is room for improvement. >> connecting the dots on crime often means forging connections in other ways as well. especially when it comes to fighting terrorism in the modern day. >> the mandate was to investigate crime. kristine: he led the investigation after 9/11 and says sinister ror attacks that has changed. preventing terror now a top priority. from orlando to san bernardino to the abacks at the boston marathon. lessonings learn are better intelligence sharing among agencies and with the state and local agencies as

>> a joint report made 23 recommendations to try to prevent glaring issues. at the department of homeland security they found a look of community and look of consolidated strategy at the department of justice. and difficulties controlling the region and a look of vision. but intelligence sharing has come a long way. there is room for improvement but progress has been made. the numbers are highlighted by homeland security john kelly this week. >> as i speak the words, the f.b.i. opened terrorism investigation in all the 50 states. there have been 37 isis link plots to attack the country. kristine: numbers he points to as

in washington, kristine frazao, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up, a crash course in politics. launching a campaign from the college dorm room. >> my generation has a lot to say. a vision for the future. >> the race he is jumping into and the obstacle he identified as one thing that should hold him back. nancy: still ahead, ordering from amazon but what you get from someone else. the third party companies to look out for before you buy. autria godfrey has how to start next week with "good morning washington." >> thanks, nancy. monday on "good morning washington," april is world autism month and autism is on the rise. now a local therapist shows how music is changing the lives of children with autism. >> plus, say hello to the nutrition rainbow. seven colorful foods to eat. >> and traffic and weather every ten minutes starting at 4:25 on "good morning

brian: right now at 4:38 a severe thunderstorm warning expanded eastward. the cell is moving east and d.c., montgomery until 5:is a. coming up we have the latest track and the towns will be impacted when the "abc7 news at 4:00" continues after this.

nancy: welcome back. the election of president trump motivated people who never thought about entering politics to run for office. jonathan: this is one of those individuals. casey harm, 20 years old, sophomore. he is challenging the incumbent republican for a state senate seat in iowa. >> if you want to do it, you have to dive in and figure it out. jonathan: sophomore in college. he is a democrat and so far the biggest obstacle is raising money for the campaign. iowa law requires members of the house to be 21 years old. harm will turn 22 the day before election day in 2018. he does have to raise a lot of money. that is part of politics. it gives expensive. i'm not sure how much money he has got. nancy: you save money in a small space. but the textbooks i imagine when you come to college that get you. jonathan: that sets you back. talk about the extreme weather. >> over the district, t

district. northwestern d.c. this is the sell that came out and the warning is shifted eastward until 5:15. d.c. portions of the montgomery county and the prince george's county are under the warning. we talk about the areas from langely park. there are wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. we have the towns impacted after the break.

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nancy: tomorrow through wednesday the holocaust memorial will read the names of the victims remembering the days of comemrance. this year's event will hold a special meeting for a tour guide that discovered new information on the own holocaust experience. >> she wondered what happened to her parents. they survived the concentration cam

too painful to discuss. >> everybody knew not to ask a lot of questions. >> now they are deceased. >> the clues and the breadcrumbs i could find. >> with access to the tracing service archive the 69-year-old bethesda residentdy covered the i.d. card featuring a rare photo of her mother in the youth. mirror imagine of the 17-year-old grandson. >> i see my grandson staring back at me. this was amazing to me. still is. >> she accumulated 400 pages of family history. her mother avoid nazis using false christian papers and her father spent time at auschwitz. and then a camp. on her father's

other in the camp. >> now we know the prisoner number. i didn't know the name of my mother's mother. i learned the address of where my father family lived in poland before the war. >> get requests throughout the month. >> there is a huge hunger. in many ways they know east of all. >> more and more survivors die each year, they say the effort to collect accurate and complete information is more urgent to help the families fill in the blanks in a search for answers. >> a "7 on your side" consumer alert. 501(c)(3) -- volkswagen's agreement was approved by a

the $12 billion to settle the civil case and the buybacks. they admit half a million cars were programmed to try to fool emission tests. tesla recalling the vehicles because the parking brake can get stuff. that means the car doesn't move. this is only in the ones built between of last year there. haven't been the accidents that are related to the problem. if you are looking for something fun -- >> but even if the weather could be better than what we have coming there is a lot to do. we have the weekend kickoff. kidd: let's begin with the beer festival that returns to nationals park tomorrow to bring together craft breweries and featuring seasonal beers. they have a cousin food trucks. admission is $45 with a choic

12:00 noon to 3:00 and 5:00 too 8:00. it includes unlimited tasting and the food sold separately. the arlington festival of arts takes place on washington boulevard to transform to art lover's paradise. artists are displaying the works across the show. it will have hand crafted apparel and decor. the caps are playing tonight. that means the chris brown concert that was supposed to be tonight moved to the next date sunday. whatever you do, i hope you do something to make you happen. if i'm kidd o'shea. have a great weekend. brian: welcome back. we get in the afternoon and we have a thunderstorm warning expanded to 5:15 in

northwest d.c. there are cells to the south at the western half of prince george's county. this is bethesda. you can see the dark skies there. we have a warning in effect for d.c., montgomery county as this is moving east/southeast. there is lightning here to langely park. this cell is moving east/southeast at 30 miles per hour. heavy downpours and the frequent lightning. the biggest concern is the wind gusts. could gust up to 60 miles per hour. but coming to congested areas on the north of the beltway. people in the commute will be impacted by the heavy rain and the winds. talk about what is happening with the storms. once they push out of here, it will calm in the evening. these will taper off once the sun goes down. the weekend looks wet. there are showers here

there. possibly develop up to an inch of rain this weekend. know that it is wet. by sunday morning is when they are the heaviest. it's a total washout but there are dry hours on saturday. part on sunday. the weekend is not completely washed out. but cooler for sure. next week the system off the coast will swirl to bring us chillier numbers and more rain. but we could make a run to 80's or even 90. let's check the roads. julie wright has the traffic update. >> happy weekend. headed downtown tonight this is the capitals playing host to the maple leafs. looking for a sweep of the leafs as the puck drops at 7:00. avoid the hassle. rock the red on metro redline. quickly again, we will move you to the

construction for the water main valves. this is something that you want to watch out for. there are load closures in place across the mall from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. that's the traffic watch for the weekend. i'm julie wright. jonathan: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- jonathan: if you open from amazon, where does it really come from? they are working with both sides. nancy: fear the turret? that is right. do you wanted to pay attention for this one? jonathan: that is a big turtle. brian will be back in a matter

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john: a warning to anyone ordering from amazon or wal-mart online. are you sure you are ordering from them? or is it a third party seller? one couple learned why you need to check out the thirty party sellers carefully. amanda and erin like to see what they are getting before

they buy. whether it's a burger or a $300d it on the spot. >> four chairs and a bench. it matched perfectly and i placed the order. >> but we never received anything but the table. john: this is all they got. so they called and got bad news. >> they said we had to purchase the chairs separately. that was not the prescription i read when i purchased the table. john: imagine that. you order a set and find out the chairs are extra. they didn't buy from wal-mart but a third party vendor selling on wal-mart and amazon the seller said they'd have to pay shipping and restronging fee. >> 30% restocking

that is more than the cost of the table. >> they are both filled with third party sellers these days and a lot get complaints so check out their ratings carefully. they don't have the money for the additional chairs. after we contacted wal-mart the store agreed to provide them no cost. check the reviews so you don't waste your money. >> tonight abc7 on storm watch tracking more severe weather a day after the storm took out the anger on a town that cause'sed damage -- caused damage. a student finds herself in the oval office after 789 o -- 900 -day in

middle east. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. michelle: severe weather is bringing a bumpy start to the weekend. this is a live picture where you can see the rain coming down. meteorologist brian van de graaff on storm watch for us. brian? brian: we have been watching this. this is a weather bug camera where we saw the dark clouds billowing up. the rain showers hitting the lens. we have watched a cell mature. the strong one is severe and it's tracking east/southeast. there are warnings in effect for the district and prince george's county. this is a very intense return to lead me to believe we could be seeing hail. i just got off the chat from the national weather service and they are seeing dime-size hail in the portions of aspen hill. one of the

gust part of this as we are going through the afternoon. this is a look at the cell. looking at the last tracker to paint that on ethis is -- this is 116 strikes of lightning. silver spring is 5:08. the winds and the hail is the biggest threat. more on what is coming up next. nancy: thank you. cars smashed and it damaged the homes and n the storms that battered the area. they were even blamed for the splintering walls inside. that's made for clean-up for thousands of people. brad bell shows us the efforts underway in adelphia. brad: the sound of chainsaw echoing off the building. you c