bay. that severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:30. we have seen the hail the size of golfballs in places and we have seen dangerous wind gusts. under the gun from 468 to 2. and to chesapeake beach, the heaviest cell is pushing over the bay and will dissipate. in the evening, the showers will taper off. 70's give way to 60's an eventually 50's. we are fairly calm tonight and the weekend is unsettled. cool with on and off showers. i will give you the best timeline when the rain will fall and the best shot to see drier air if you want to get outdoors saturday and sunday. that is coming up. jonathan: see you then. last night's storms left the mark all across the area. in adelphi, a change of pressure blew out the windows and caused damage to the condominium. this is rare! strong winds knocking down the power lines, brought the tree branches down to cars and even into

>> you are by yourself. nobody around. but i am here. jonathan: she is not alone. there are no report of serious injuries with the storms. you can get alert if there is severe weather moving to the area. just go to wjla.com/text. if the weather changes you will be aware of it right away. the arborist monitored the trees after a tree fell and killed a man. they are now doing the additional evaluations and there is a lot to do. there are more than 4,300 trees on the entire capitol grounds. 30-year-old matt mcclanahan working on irrigation pipe when he was killed by the falling branch. michelle: tonight a man is found dead at a

at springfield. the fairfax county police are looking for a killer. it happened at the little river glen senior center. 77-year-old cong huu nguyen was found dead in his apartment yesterday morning. the death is now ruled a homicide. jonathan: thousand of people are expected in d.c. for the march for science and many are already here. we are joined with the protesters' message and how much they cost d.c. a pretty penny. richard: it is. they are hoping to fill the area around the capitol and they are talking maybe 150,000 people participating to gather on the national mall and march to union square right behind me. but as you said, there is a price for the protests like this. the security fences are up. the stage literally set. >> science not silence. richard: for the 2017 march for science. >> i definitely think that the planet is getting warmer. because of that certain things

richard: 150,000 people expected to gather on the mall and march to the capitol. >> it's politicized in a way that is not right. richard: this is among a series of protests. saturday event. celebration of earth day and raise awareness about climb change. >> i am skeptical. richard: walt is not a true environmental believer. >> i wish could rely on what they tell me to make informed decision. >> there is a price for the many protests in the nation's capitol. [sirens] >> the security and the police overtime costs millions. this year they budgeted $12.9 billion. on inaugural event, $3.8 million spent so far. inauguration alone was budgeted for $19.9 million but cost $29.9 million. d.c. still trying to get reimbursed from the federal government. >> no other place here. we need to absorb the cost. so people can say what is

way to mobilize and give a voice to the scientific community. >> they are also concerned that the administration might roll back the e.p.a. administrations. they hope if there are large numbers out here tomorrow it would send a message to the white house. richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. federal judge signed off on $3 million trillion fine against volkswagen for cheating on emission tests. volkswagen pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice earlier in year. several employees face charges and v.w. is also paying out $1.5 billion in a civil case and spending $11 billion buying back impacted vehicles. jonathan: the continuing fight over obamacare could lead to a government shutdown that could happen next week. congress has until friday to pass a spending bill. compounding matters the house may vote next week on a new bill to replace obamacare. some republicans want the spending bill to end

sub studies to the insurance -- subsidies to insurance companies. democrats say they will block the bill and end the payment that includes funding for border wall with mexico. michelle: champs élysees reopened in paris. people left flowers for the victims and the police raided the gunman's home. the attacker killed in the shooting was a french national with a long criminal record. jonathan: we talked about what was happening with the storm. we know a tree came down on a house in chevy chase. that is a huge tree! stephen: there is a lot of mess here, too. check out the tree. massive tree. it fell on to

when the bought the tree down. the storm suffered severe damage. you can see the power lines down out here. bower out in the area. we -- power is out in the area. we know from the authorities at the scene the occupants, none of them was injured. you can see them on the other side of the tree talking to authorities. the lynnwood place off connecticut avenue. not far from the beltway. this storm hit the neighborhood hard. we will be on top of this and the other downed trees and problems throughout the evening. back to you. jonathan: a big tree. thank you. held captive for three years and now in the oval office the amazing story of freedom and who she is crediting for it. michelle: and the caps return to the verizon center. will home ice be the advantage? we are live for the important game five! jonathan: also monitoring the moving storm and the damage that is left behind. back with more on the stormwatch7 coverage after

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jonathan: this was the scene on monday when the blackhawk helicopter went down on the golf course in leonardtown. today the memorial held for the army specialist killed in this crash. the private service for jeremy tomlin of tennessee held this morning at chapel at fort belvoir. two others on t

trying to figure out why that helicopter went down. michelle: an aide worker from virginia and her husband are back home after three years in an egyptian prison. president trump welcomed aya hijazi to the white house after a court acquitted her on child abuse charges. president trump: happy to have aya back home. a great honor to have her in the oval office with her brother. michelle: the falls church native and her husband were jailed in a wide-ranging crackdown after egypt's military overthrew the elected president in 2013. for friends and the family the couple's return to the u.s. was overwhelming. >> heresheer joy. michelle: the court decision freed hijazi, the white house says it worked with egypt's president to secure the couple's release and that of four other aid workers. similar efforts by the previous administration were unsuccessful. on monday, barack obama will make

appearance since leaving office. he will take part in a town hall type discussion at the university of chicago. for the past few months obama has had down time, vacationing with the family, richard branson and oprah to name a few. the obamas are still living in d.c. until the youngest daughter finishes high school in 2019. jonathan: forget chips and soda. where you can get a full-size car from a vending machine. michelle: the battle over the backyard chickens in the district. why a city law needs to be

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jonathan: you can stop at vending machine to get chips and soda. how about a car? yep. you can do it too. car vending machine are in a dozen cities and another being build in raleigh, north carolina. you pick out the car online. you pick it up on the site from the vending machine. no wheeling or dealing, no car dealership and no nothing. michelle: i like wheeling and dealing. making sure i get the best deal and negotiate the price. jonathan: then the vending machine is not for you. michelle: no. jonathan: tomorrow will bring relief to drivers and pedestrians anyone trying to get around northwest d.c.

ramp on i-395 south will open. it's a milestone for the capitol crossing, a new development under construction on top of the third street tunnel. it is set to open at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. jonathan: well, d.c. employees are upset the day of the week that paycheck they get. it has change and they say they weren't told of it. they usually get paid on fridays and they expected their check today. instead, they are not getting paid until tuesday because of a change in the system. spokesman for the agency insists the employees were told about this. employees shared with us a letter they received but it doesn't mention the pay date change. oops. michelle: chicken fight is under way in d.c. should they be allowed in the backyards of the city dwellers or stay strictly on the farm? stephen tschida explains why the current law is ruffling feathers. stephen: this flock flourished in northwest d.c.

but the health department gave of town.rs in april to jim fought and won a reprieve for his birds. he says they are pets and live in an pemably proper coup -- impeccably proper coup. there are no roosters so there is no crowing. he says the neighbors can't hear the chicken but he knows they love them. >> people think it's great to have chicken. it improves urban life. stephen: alison says it brings joy to her family. >> we started it as a hobby for the children and we enjoy the fresh eggs. stephen: she and her family also fought and won but the mayor maintains it's illegal to keep chickens in the city and wants to pass legislation to clarify the law. >> it's legal in the district to have chickens and they would haven't to change the law if it wasn't that way now.

family. it's difficult to break them up. none of the chicken owners with whom we spoke has any idea where the birds will go if the city forces them out. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: well, late today a health department rep told us that the city banned non-domestic animals 30 years ago. the new legislation would clarify that chickens are not a domestic animal. they will take this off may 5. jonathan: put in a turtle to the famous joke. why did the turtle try to cross the road? he is fast! they released this showing police rescue a turtle trying to cross the road. the turtle is not happy. but in the end everybody made it across fine. michelle: he is like i can do it myself. jona

brian: watch your fingers. michelle: you are busy tonight. >> this is one cell that is almost done. it works across the city. jonathan: powerful! it's huge! brian: yeah. i have video here. the trees in the neighborhoods have big trees there. the roots are not as deep. so the locations are saying that the winds can bring it down. but the direction of the tree. straight line winds situation. the heavy winds and the hail was a factor for us throughout the day. juxtapose this. this is the udvar-hazy center. we in a drought and we will get some deeper in the weekend. look at the shot here. heavier showers moving to the water. we caught a lightning strike a while ago. this is looking to the bay. they are seeing the last of the showers. this is the capital wheel.

through. another shot from the viewers. thanks to my friend here who september me this picture. ellen burstyn. hail on the deck in bowie. piled up! look at the clouds out there. they are starting to thin out. loaf 80's across -- low 80's across the area. a little cell and a few more south. the showers should start to dissipate. widen the view. central virginia to richmond. we will watch this west to east movement. heavier stuff in the evening when the sun goes down that should stay south. we are not out of the woods. tomorrow more action moving in here. i think tomorrow is the rainiest day for the weekend. early risers with the clouds but through the day the showers develop and become more numerous. heaviest rain tomorrow night through early sunday. heavy

but sunday through the midday, i think the rain will end. just to the south. still gray and one thing you notice, it is cool. temperatures in the 60's and the 50's later tonight. we cool off. the showers and the storms come to an end eventually. as we head through the weekend it's the rain. anywhere from a half inch to maybe an inch and a half. be a cutoff. the heaviest from the south and the lesser amount to the north. i think the cutoff is south of the district. but we will see in the next day or so the big beneficial rain that is headed our way with the period of rain through most of saturday. sundays is mainly early. i don't think the gray skies break up. on sunday, 58 may be too warm. the average high is closer to 70 degrees but not this weekend. next week we have have an unsettled pattern. below average in the low 60's. still shower chances. good rain for the first half of next week. by wednesday 70's. then we break into the sunshine and mid-to-upper 80's. some models show by next weekend we could flir

90. back to you. jonathan: that is hot. michelle: sudden! yeah. we like it. thank you. we have the home ice advantage. jonathan: this is a game five we have to win. erin: absolutely! home cooking is good but i noticed there are a ton of maple leaf fans here tonight. i'm going to show you them coming up next.

jonathan: skytrak7 over takoma park, maryland. take a look at the picture. see the tree. this is jackson avenue. the storm that blew through was a small cell but a powerful one. we are getting reports of damage. we saw a tree down into a house. we also have seen the trees that were falling into cars. so there has been some damage done out is there. we are keeping an eye on things to let you know. so far no injuries reported. erin: we are about 30 minutes away from game five here at the verizon center. fans are just strolling in right now. i want to show you all of these leaf fans here this time. take a look at this see of blue. i tell you, these fans were not here for games one and two. but they must have realized that we have got a seri

i don't think anybody expected all the games to be one-goal affairs. the leafs have ten players who have never been to the playoffs before. so they really don't know any better. they had no pressure coming in to this series. on the flip side, the caps, they were built to win this year. they know what pressure is all about. which makes tonight's game five crucial. i caught up with the voice of the caps earlier today john walton to bring it all down. >> sometimes it's just crazy bounces that have gone toronto's way. a goal off the skate. a goal off of a linesman. they built momentum from that. it is tough because hockey is a game of ebbs and flows. caps did a good job early to harness that for themselves and then they haven't been able to hold on to it because toronto grabs it back. erin: talk about the crazy bounces how does braden holtsby not let it get him

john: like a closer in baseball. you have to have a short memory. he hasn't done a lot wrong but goals added up because it hasn't gone his way. if anyone has mental toughness to do is that, he does. i look forward to seeing a good outing for him. maybe the best outing of the series. it will come down to goal-scoring. they have been great. we have two good teams here. we knew it going in the series. toronto is better than advertised. but it is time for the caps to jump up and grab it. erin: hopefully they will get it done in the regulation. stick around for abc7 news at 11:00 for post-game reaction. >> edge of our seats. thanks very much. brian: no active warnings now but more thunderstorms will push through this evening. the weekend is about wet weather. we will detail that at 11:00. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the city. the american city plunging into darkness. traffic lights out. workers trapped. and the window washers stranded. authorities call it a, quote, "catastrophic" failure. the fbi moves in tonight. the teacher accused of abducting his student, a 15-year-old girl, he's now in federal custody. our team with new details from inside the cabin. the terror attack. we have new video captured in the middle of the attack. and the americans who were right there on the champs elysees. the new video emerging tonight. the retired librarian accidentally shot and killed during a police training exercise. the new