smoke. all firefighters come to help. this is across the street from the university of maryland. we know now this evening that the classes have been canceled. the biggest campus in the area does not want the students walking arounded a breathing in that smoke. nancy: nearby buildings were evacuated. brad bell is right outside the fire line. ryan hughes on campus. stephen tschida at a senior center that was forced to evacuate. let's start by going to brad bell with the latest on the firefight. brad: this is still a firefight. it began at 10:00 this morning, and they are still putting huge amount of water on it. take a look back here. you can see the tower truck. each capable of 1,000 gallons of water a minute on the fire. you can still see the brown smoke, the dark smoke. the fire spread and still building on back of the building that they can't get to. now

structural integrity of the building. the rest of the building from the fire and the water. a terrible blaze. just after 10:00 a.m., the smoke begins to spill the sky. flames roaring high above the roof of the under construction building. a nightmare for firefighters. and an entire college campus. for fire crews the building's design is the greatest challenge. brick is only on the facade, interior and the roof system. all lumber. fueling the rapid spread of the flames. >> no sprinkleer system, no alarm system. dangerous to fight a fire in a building under construction. the safeguards are not in place. >> for those on the outside it's the smoke, enough to force the university of maryland campus to close for the day. enough to make the lungs burn. >> i can smell the smoke in my apartment a little bit. i heard reports from friends on campus most of the building. brad: now back live now you can see the firefighters up there on the truck.

putting water on the fire. you can still see that smoke. that smoke traveling from here, the wind carrying it to the college park campus. that is where my colleague ryan hughes is to pick up the story there about the decision to shut down for the day. >> brad, you can still feel and smell the spoke, just hanging here over the campus. students telling me you could smell it inside the classrooms. it's coming through the air conditioning unit. ghost town. a few buses making their way home after the classes were canceled around 1:00 this afternoon. that came through an e-mail this afternoon, the university letting them know that the come pus is closing down due to the poor air quality from the fire. the university of police have been directing traffic. several roads are shut down. baltimoremore avenue closed northbound. students on campus are told to stay inside and closed the wi

especially those that are told not to walk around the campus. students we spoke with say they think the university made the right decision. canceling classes. take a listen. >> you get light headed. it's like you walk around and a big bonfire or campfire. it's reminiscent of that. it's annoying. you get that itch in your throat and stuff. >> the smoke pretty much made it through the classroom buildings. even now walking here, through like the classrooms you can still smell the smoke there. >> all parking lots on campus are unrestricted until 6:00 tomorrow morning. the campus will be on tomorrow. they posted on twitter they plan release more details a about that soon. for now live in college park, ryan hughes, abc7 news. nancy: ryan, thank you.

right here. if you have to step away sign up for the abc7 text alerts. go to wjla.com/subscribe and get alerts from the newsroom to your phone. abc7 on storm watch tonight. a wet and a cloudy weekend stretching into the work week. you can see how it is now. you will need the rain gear for one more day. storm watch 7 meteorologist brian van de graaff monitoring the system for us. brian: this is not so pretty of a day out there. yesterday, we were able to get some sunshine. you can see from the national harbor cam. rain drop on the lens. not so nice. temperatures staying behind where we are. where should we be? 69 is typical. 54 right now downtown. low 50's from warrenton. 54 in winchester. quantity go at 53. the batches of rain permeating through here. through the evening what you see is what you get. off and on rain showers

divisional day with the warmer weather on the back side of the system. we talk about how warm we get, look at the ten-day outlook coming up in a bit. jonathan: the spread of a deadly drug. you heard o fentanyl fixed with heroin. now a more potent mixture. richard reeve has more with the federal and the local agencies trying to crack down on this. tell us about it. richard: they call it car-fentanyl. a super fentanyl. responsible for three overdoses this past month. take a look. pictures and video from vided by the drug enforcement administration. look how tiny the pieces are. contact with the equivalent of a half dash of salt can be deadly. this has a legal use, to tranquilize elephants and other large animals. the d.e.a. says it made its way to china, through mexico and is appearing on the street in the u.s. on april 7, 53-year-old frederick man found dead in the apartment. the

car-fentanyl in the system. they are investigating two other cases in pasadena and lindsey linhium. >> we told the officers if they have come into a white powder substance unknown to them, take precautions. richard: that includes any skin contact, inhaling the stuff. coming up, are ordinary citizens paying attention to this. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: a man hurt badly. a trench collapsed on h street. trapping four in the ditch. they got three out but the other worker is in critical

condition. nancy: president trump reaching the 100 day mark this weekend. the deadline holds special meeting. it's the same day the government would shut down if no budget plan is approved. we are a look on what is happening on the hill. >> a push to push points on the board ahead of trump's 10 o days. >> this is an exciting time for the country. you see what happens with the country in terms of jobs and businesses and there is such excitement and such enthusiasm. >> it could be a countdown to chaos. they have until midnight before to pass trillion-dollar spending bill to prevent government shutdown but it could be complicated. >> we are pushing for healthcare reform. >> this week the president again pushing healthcare reform tweeting today if our healthcare plan is approved you will see real he

obamacare is in a death spiral. trump plans to unveil the tax cut plan and wants to see a budget with funding for proposed wall along the u.s.-mexico border. so far the temperatures are refusing. >> i'm not going to comment on the specifics of that. but they are working hard to keep it open. >> trump isal falling short on the promises he made to voters, the administration is out touting less important bills and executive orders as sign of success. >> think what he started. moving forward on tax reform, healthcare, trade, it has been a hugely successful first 100 days. >> press secretary sean spicer says he can't guarantee there will be a shutdown but went on to say negotiations have been positive and the top officials are confident it won't

abc news; washington. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, a big company with open jobs. nancy: plus, one of the top leaders of one of the top companies an i got to sit down and go one-on-one with the facebook c.e.o. >> next at 4:00, she opens up to me about losing her husband. and how to help others cope with loss. what happened if you rent a charter bus? you pay in full and there is a problem. you never get your money back. you send "7 on your side" to find out who is in charge. and why he refuses to pay up.

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blew my mind. jonathan: i can imagine how surreal and terrifying it must have been. this is in arkansas. the back of the bus, it opens up and 4-year-old girl falls out of the back of the bus to the highway. the driver of the bus had no clue and kept going. talk about luck. a certified e.m.t. and the volunteer firefighter was driving behind the bush and he rushes

>> the adrenaline and the shock in her little body, she started kicking and screaming, where is my mommy and things like that. that is heartbreaking. jonathan: the girl has a broken jaw. she will undergoing surgery. but she will otherwise be okay. the church officials are investigating and no longer using the bus. while he did a great thing, the recommendation is if this happens to somebody you don't want to pick them up. if there is damage to the neck or spine, at the moment he wanted to get her out of the road. it's amazing she is going to be okay. nancy: terrifying to see the video. jonathan: no question. michelle: a "7 on your side" i-team investigation. tourist buses are available but how do you guarantee it will show up? jonathan: or that you get your money back if there this is a problem. kimberly suiters has a month-long investigation of a charter

kimberly: cautionary team from everybody. this essentials from two consumers that called to complain. they never got to ride on their charter buses and they have no luck getting thousands of dollars back. one was a wedding bus to transport the guests. the morning of the event, the bus did not show up. for a martial arts school it was supposed to be a field trip for the children. the bus had no air conditioning, middle of summer. both crust hers promised refunds they never veeved. >> do you feel like the $3,703 was stolen from you? >> i feel like more was stolen for me. kimberly: we would bed for months to track down the man. it's not easy. the bus company goes by different names and it led to different businesses and the home addresses. we did finally track down the bus company owner criminal background. the look of

right there, finally the man. coming up, you will hear his explanation. because of our investigation, police departments launched their own inquiries. jonathan: i can't imagine how frustrating that must be. you shell out that money and have the bus not show up. kimberly: with the internet and people's domain names you don't if the headquarters are and if they are real or how to find them. michelle: it looks like you put in work. kimberly: hopefully people will learn from it and they will look at the reviews and the real recommendations. jonathan: look forward to seeing the story. thank you. now "7 on your side" consumer alert. if you happen to be looking for a job, you might want to look at panera. they plan to add 10,000 employees with a focus on delivery. the chain wants to double restaurants that will bring your food to you. and one more thing. look at these. new uniforms at mcdonald's. what do you

comfort and contemporary professionalism. not everybody is in love with them or understands them. on social media they are bashing them saying soul-crushing and mcdeath star. nancy: facebook c.e.o. sheryl sandberg out with a new book. "option b." she opens up about her husband's sudden death in a trip to mexico. i got to talk to her about that and what the option b means to her. >> a few weeks after dave died my dear friend and i were talking about a father-son activity that dave wasn't there to do. i said i want dave. he said option a is not available. let's kick into option b. we all live some form of option b. no one's life is perfect. big stuff, cancer

real depression, death in our lives, losing a job or the daily challenges we face real as well. we need to know we can support each other to get there. nancy: fascinating woman and conversation. catch the interview on wjla.com. head there if you want to hear more about how she is coping with the loss of her husband. i also talked about getting more women in into the tech industry. an inspirational woman. jonathan: look closely at the screen. see the speck? there is a planet. that is a planet. it's earth. that is us. can you see yourself? michelle: i'm waving. jonathan: the rings, saturn. that is how small we are. point of light to get a different perspective. this is from the cassini spacecraft 870 million miles away.

the moon alongside earth. nasa shared the pictures on earth day. it does put things this perspective. michelle: i was going to say the same thing. nancy: president trump parking an hisser lick -- historic milestone. this morning peggy whitson said the record for the most days in space consecutively in american surpassing the previous record of 534 days. the president also got lesson of how recycling in space. >> water is such a precious resource up here that we also will cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. it's not as bad as it sounds. president trump: that's good. i'm glad to hear that. better you than me. [laughter] nancy: "better you than me." okay. the previous record held by the astronaut jeff williams alongside the president in the oval of

kate ruben. we have all learned something today. jonathan: we have. i don't want to go to the i.s.s. now. brianne: i'm bringing my own water. jonathan: she has been up there for so long i'm sure in that gravity, not zero but it's close, you can lift anything. she comes back to earth everything will feel heavy. this pencil is really -- brian: it's a transition. we are transitioning too. we are in a soggy pattern but the weekend we be 90. we don't do anything in the middle. yesterday turned out to be all right. sunday is okay. the wet weather moving back in here. take a look from the time lapse. camera in arlington. the friends in washington, ryan miller, look at the showers working across the lens. 50 degrees currently. we want to show you the rain totals today. impressive. arlington, boston elementary school. almost an inch of rain fallen there.

cooler to the west. our friends in rappahannock. they are 49. but they picked up a half an inch of rain. fauquier county, 49, .4 of an inch of rain. .3 of an inch for southern maryland. the clouds are here. when we get the north/northeast wind flow, it socks us in. the temperatures held back. low 50's, annapolis, leesburg, winchester. it's just cool, damp and raw. rain comes in waves. there are times that it's dry. then more rain filters back in. 66 westbound. if you are heading home there are showers from fairfax. 123 toward mclean and tysons. few more through fairfax. if you are heading home through 70, 270 to 340 and 50, brunswick and showers on and off today and the coming days. in fact the storm system to

the south will meander north. there are periods of rain but by wednesday it will start to exit. that is when we see improvement. tomorrow more of the same. 50's and wet. wednesday, 76 degrees. later this weekend, festivals here. the wine and the food festival at national harbor. look at the highs saturday, sunday. 89 on saturday. it will feel summer like but a storm or two could fire up in the afternoon. so one more wet day and transitional wednesday. through the end of the week feeling much milder. >> thank you. coming up next for us at 4:00, a new argument on

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nancy: they are looking for your help to find the mother of a well-known songwriter. the mother of meshell ndegeocello has been missing for more than a week. today we spoke to the family members about the search. >> her jewelry, clothing and purse left behind. it has been 14 day since they left the house in austin hill and hasn't returned. >> mom, if you are out there, you know, let us know you are okay. >> is that definitely the car? >> that is the car right there. >> she went through the dulles toll road or someone did with the car. >> with the cameras rolling, her son opened violation from the dulles toll road that shows a picture or-kear is also miss -- of the car that is also missing. gray ford taurus th

trips on the toll road hours after she went missing. >> i'm worried. hard to sleep now. patessing now. >> the 72-year-old has been dealing with depression since last september after her husband of more than 50 years lost the battle with cancer. this is a family of musicians. her daughter is well-known vocalist meshell ndegeocello. on tour in europe. >> she has been interacting with the police and calling different places. she is really concerned. >> exactly two weeks ago today jacques, her son, watched from the window as his mom drove away. he thought about going after her but she has done it before. usually goes around the block and comes back. this time she didn't. in oxon hill, john gonzalez, abc7

nancy: using hands-on activities. kellye: i have that story coming up in "spotlight on education." >> a fire near the university of maryland has some students coughing. and the senior citizens scrambling for cover. i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you just checking my free credit score at credit karma. what the? you're welcome. i just helped you dodge a bullet. but i was just checking my... shhhhh... don't you know that checking your credit score lowers it. just be cool. actually, checking your credit score with credit karma doesn't affect it at all. are you sure? positive. huh, so i guess i could just check my credit score then.

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jonathan: i was saying monday started like mondays feel. dreary, raining. one nice part about that. you go outside and everything is so screen. brian: lush. we like that. wednesday is the transitional day. then you will be wishing it was cool. it will be get hot. take a look. i'll show you the pictures. this is the next few days. we jump from 59 today, we could be pushing 89 or even the first 90-degree day by the weekend. a big temperature swing. cool tomorrow. much like today with the cloud and the showers. mid-70's. we will keep a close eye on. we could start with clouds and a sprinkle. but we should get in more sunshine throughout the day on wednesday. to allow temperatures to climb. thursday and friday. mid-80's both days.

we are dry. the next chance of rain is not until the weekend. overnight, mostly cloudy. damp and cool. low to mid-50's tonight. tomorrow is a similar set-up. off and on rain. 50 to near 60. we are in the pattern for two days. get to a summer-like field. before you know it, it will be too warm. look at the forecast for the next fen days in a -- ten days in a bit. nancy: quite the transition. we are following a story out of college park, massive fire at apartment complex under construction. the university of maryland canceled the classes over air quality concerns. several buildings were evacuated including a senior center. stephen tschida with the effort to take care of the most vulnerable in college park. stephen: they are still not great here. but check out skies above me. this is where it was the worst. right over the spelman senior c

it was blanketed in black smoke. a lot of students walked by there. they were coughing and covering their faces. thick black smoke consumed the university of maryland campus. the students covered their faces and struggled to breathe. >> it's really foggy. >> some students head to class complained about the air and wondered why the fire continued to rage after the smoke appeared. >> it's overbearing. the campus is foggy. it smells really bad. it's not safe to be out in this condition. >> the house for senior citizens is next to apartment building under construction where the fire broke out. when the smoke started filling it, the senior res debits evac -- senior residence evacuated. >> we had to move; constantly move. it was flooring toward you. constantly. you could hardly bre

>> we are waiting concerns of the senior citizens. we have learned from the fire officials in the past 25 minutes or so that the fire has been contained. but still mopping up. awaiting the return of the senior citizens. a real inconvenience for the senior citizens. we'll be back at the top of the hour to give you an update. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. stay with us for updates here. if you have to step away, sign up for the text alerts. go to wjla.com/subscribe to get alerts from the newsroom to your phone. nancy: looking at the war on terror, another round of evacuations in syria as they are looking to reclaim opposition-held neighborhood. rebels are leaving to allow the government to take back the city for the first time in

this comes as the united states issued new sanctions. jonathan: in the wake of the white house attempt to limit travel from the middle east, qatar airlines have seen a dip in passengers booking flights to the united states. the airline says the decline is "manageable" but they said long-term they are expanding the u.s. night flights. nancy: hundreds of school students were on a campus for college to improve their understanding of science. i covered baking to giving back to the community. >> trying to finds a source of radiation. right here. kellye: the science fair at johns hopkins university in rockville featured man -- mannequins and creepy crawlies. >> press it, roll it forward. kellye: they started with a

arthur flour. >> i had bit of flour, sticky dough. i am all set to knead. we give fourth grade students a real-life application. they learn how to make bread. >> a great mathematic through measuring and making scientific observations. kellye: project-based learning mixes in community service. students go home with flour, recipe book, yeast and bread bag with a special assignment. >> bake two loaves of bread. one to share with the families and another bringing back to school to donated to a local food pantry. >> that makes me feel good. i know i can help people. >> giving back to the community while gaining a better understanding of staff. in rockville, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: college student in michigan, look at this. this is a great moment. hugging his mom. i did it! but he

he would never graduate. the response has gone viral. he graduated saturday from eastern michigan university and tweeted, "my stepdad told me it was point to orientation. i wasn't going to graduate." nice guy. four years later, he's in jail. >> it was ironic. like i was saying. the situations we are in. two black male statistics. he is the bad statistic. negative. i'm at the positive end. graduated college. jonathan: you did great. congratulations to you. he says it is people like his mother and mentor that helped him stay on track. he has a degree in the criminal justice with a minor in military science. congratulations to him. apparently that was the motivation when he heard the stepdad say that about him -- nancy: prove himself. jonathan: no question. fuel that pushed him through four years to graduate. nancy: congratulations to him. great young man. next at abc7 -- >> i want to thank

harbraugh. >> 14-year-old that battled brain cancer. jonathan: now autria godfrey with a look at what is coming up at "good morning washington" tomorrow -- >> thank you, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington," feeling a bit sluggish? 7 sure-fire ways to turbo charge your me fablism for higher -- metabolism for higher energy. >> the ultimate detox to combat stress and feel your best. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes starting at 4:25 on "go

nancy: typically what happens in vegas stays in vegas. this comes to us from slotzilla. jonathan: look at this. go through the downtown area. this is the experience. this is 6 or seven stories high. if you haven't been to downtown las vegas in a long time they have redone it. i used to be the seedy four queens. not anymore. you can see what they have done. nancy: i have been to vegas recently but i don't remember that. jonathan: there are people that have done that and they don't remember that either. this is what it looks like when the caps finds their mojo. >> marcus johansson had the

caps to the second round. >> they will take on the penguin. playoff pride. you can rock your red or show us the wizards gear. they are doing the job in the postseason for the nba. share it with us. nancy: sends us the pictures by uploading them to burst.com/wjla. a dream coming true for a big ravens fan. a 14-year-old is battling a rare farm of brain cancer -- rare form of brain cancer. jonathan: we wanted to go to draft and announce a draft pick. check out the message from the baltimore head coach. watch. >> your wish will be granted in philadelphia at the draft! how about that? [applause]

>> he will announce the first pick, number 16, and the cancer the last time we checked in remission. good luck. congratulationsk to him. nancy: absolutely! jonathan: that will be fun. coming up next here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a fight on a flight goes viral. this is not united. nancy: no. it's not. passengers say a flight did to a young mother holding her child. american airlines response next. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, will take you inside the

jonathan: a group of seniors call themselves the young conservatives organized america monday. the students say the school administrators considered squashing the idea because of concerns that the day might get political. students took their concerns to social media saying "america monday" will go on. >> the liberties we enjoy are unlike everywhere else in

world. >> they never rejected the plan because the teens never brought it to them. they don't want it to be political. a game of baseball between family and friends ends in tragedy. this is a horrible story. 9-year-old pitching on the mound in boston. a ball was hit directly back at him and struck him on the left side of the chest. where his heart is. it knocked him unconscious. he is currently in critical condition. nancy: new orleans like many cities in the south working to erase symbol of the confederacy. in the middle of the night, the workers took down liberty place monument to draw crowds for and against. there are more controversy that the statues are coming down. we have reaction from both sides. >> wearing the masks and the bulletproof vests, the city crews in new orleans work to

liberty place monument. >> it's tribute to those who revolted against the integration of the police department but to others it's a symbol of hate. >> there is no fault. if there was at fault, wouldn't be taking it down in the middle of the night. >> welcome to nuclear. it is coming down. >> we will no longer allow the confederacy in a pedestal in the heart of our city. >> the mayor is making it clear where he stands on the issue. but some supporters are not happy with how it is playing out. >> we are happy to see it taken down but disappointed it's done in the middle of the night so people can't come celebrate. reporter: the mayor ba

timeing from the death threats saying that the crews will continue the work to remove the other monuments at night to keep the process as safe as possible. >> this is the first slated for removal. in new york, abc news. jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert. the supreme court denying an appeal from general motors that wants to block lawsuits over the deadly faulty ignition switch problem. this could expose g.m. to billions in payouts. another week, another airline and another video that has gone viral. >> a passenger starts recording and they say a stroller was ripped from a

almost hitting the baby but hit her in the head. so another passenger jumps out of his chair and goes face to face with the attendant. >> hey, bud. you do that to me and i will knock you flat. >> c'mon. >> see apparently people are savvy. they won't sit in the chairs when it plays out. they are confronting the folks. this guy yanked the stroller out of her hands while she had a baby in her other arm and the stroller hit her in the head. everybody witnessed it. they started to record. and the guy jumped up to defend the mom. american airlines immediately removed the crew member from duty and upgraded the mother to first class with a full refund. this is days after passenger was dragged and almost beaten in the united airlines flight

probably cost them millions of dollars. nancy: not good. frito lay recalling potato products for possible salmonella products. it includes the jalapeno lays kettle cooked potato chips and miss vicky jalapeno kettle cook chips. they say the seasoning has potentially tainted jalapeno powder. they have a guaranteed fresh date of july 4 or earlier. her ishey plans to cut calories in products by the end of 2022. half to individual wrapped standard and the king size sweets will have 200 or fewer than that. right now with the standard hershey bar is 210 calories. they are going to reformulate the treat and adjust the size of some products. so the question is will we notice the taste?

you can cut it down to one size. jonathan: but it is going to take five years? nancy: i like the full-fat, king size crunch bar. jonathan: but maybe it's amazing chocolate with calories. nancy: it's the future, ladies and gentlemen. brian: the future is now. let's talk about the weather out there. you may want to sit home and stuff yourself through a bonn-bonn or her i have. i don't know. it's not the best of weather. this is an interesting fact. we got a pollen report. the pollen is still high even with the rain. take a look outside right now. reagan national, 50's. drizzly, wet, damp across the capitol. not pretty. this is the way it will loo

days. mid-50's across the area. notice the by a is 61. good sign of the season changing. as the bay warms up. focus on the wind. this is the staple, the less stable air to make not so nice of a pat earn. the temperatures will dip in low 50's. there are pockets of rain across the beltway. heavier pockets here and there. the rain is coming in wavers. we will see it off and on. tomorrow, tomorrow night and then the system pulls out of here by the time we get to wednesday. that is the transitional day. there is warmth that is starting to build in the

it will improve. overnight the temperatures will slip back to 40's and 50's. the period of rain and we can't even rule out isolated rumble of thunder tomorrow. late in week and the weekend the temperatures will skyrocket. still warm for wednesday. and then it's rather pleasant. for the weekend not just the heat but the humidity could bubble up. the next cooling wave next week. a couple of seasons in a couple of days. nancy: sounds like it. thank you, brian. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- going out of business. the great closing deals. we see them all. how about the catch? three things you guarantee before you buy. jonathan: ahead at 5:00,

look at the damage in a hard-hit town of virginia coming up with larry and michigan at 5:00 -- larry and michelle at 5:00.

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john: does ever of stores announcing closings so far, retails across the area

the going out of business sale and marking down the merchandise. but we have an important alert to save you time and money. hundreds of store closings. sears, jcpenney, macy's. and the biggest so far is the ainfluence retailer closing during appliance retailer closing 200 stores in 19 states. the chopper line-up for the deals. this mom hoping for a deal but with the discount at 10 to 15% she walked out empty handed. >> it's tempting to grab the bargain but realize the normal buyer protection may not exist. >> take a close look at the merchandi

packaging isn't damaged. >> ask what happens if the item is defective or if you have bought an extended warranty who will handle it once the store closes? >> read the fine print and use the gift cards as soon as possible. you may want to wait longer for the bigger markdown. >> it's probably not safe to be out in this condition. larry: the smoke filled sky in college park. a massive fire at it an apartment building but the impact is felt for miles. her fitness exploded while wearing it. >> i got piece of plastic burned in my arm. >> this woman's warning to others. >> a charter bus company that didn't finish the job and kept thousands. "7 on your side" investigation found hidden dots that took us months to

larry: right now this is still burning. five-alarm fire in apartment building under construction near the university of maryland. it forced senior citizens to evacuate the home. we have team coverage. ryan hughes is at university of maryland and stephen tschida with those evacuating seniors. but we begin with brad bell and the latest on the massive firefighting effort. brad? brad: i got here not long after 10:00 a.m. this fire is still burning. in the latter trucks, they are still pouring 1,000 gallons a minute to the fire but it won't go out.

fire. six stories up. in a building under construction. at the most vulnerable phase. built mostly of wood. the springiers not hooked up with the limited access for the fire trucks. >> we can see today how much of a problem it is. >> massive water seem to do it will to slow the spread of the flame across the roof of the apartment building. they are the of the ones in danger. the senior living center evacuated. the classes are canceled for the day at 1:00 p.m. >> it's all over college park to be honest. >> you can't even breathe. it hurts your eyes. it