after a salt gave monday, we do it all over again tuesday. jonathan: and new clues about what happened here. nancy: federal police on edge. -- federal employees on edge. a government shutdown potentially just four days away. jonathan: we start right away on

nancy: today's rain and clouds are sticking around tonight, but are we looking at a messy morning drive? josh knight is here with the latest. i thinkfortunately, that is what we are settling in for. more of us will see the dry weather tonight, and just in time for tomorrow morning another heavy band of rain moves in. right now, the same area of low pressure the past couple days very slowly working its way over the coast, ultimately towards new england. at this point, mostly dry weather, if you shower south of d.c. heading our way overnight. tomorrow morning the rain is a bit heavier. morning,into tomorrow just before 7 a.m., the next round of heavier rain just south of d.c. right through about the bus stop time is when the heaviest band is coming through. later in the week temperatures more like summer. jonathan:

scene in college park. all this damage from the fire come in nearly $40 million. the structure that was going to be home for hundreds is now on hold. tom roussey has the latest. thatthe damage estimate you just gave makes it the most expensive fire in the history of prince george's county, and even now, well over 12 hours after the fire department got here, they are still throwing water on this thing and they plan to do so all night long and into the morning. on one of thell largest fires in prince george's county history, many fire crews remain. throughout the day, more than 200 firefighters from prince george's plus d.c. and surrounding counties fought it. a state property record search shows that wood partners brought this property for $3 million in 2015. it

mixed-use project with hundreds of apartments. >> people were about ready to move in about mid-may. >> it's suffocating. tom: the smoke led to the evacuation of seniors living in spellman house next door. >> you could smell it on campus. in a rare move, the university of maryland canceled classes in the afternoon. from thed smell it third floor of my apartment building on campus, a mile away. building did not have working sprinklers yet and parts of it were tough to get to. this fire trucks sank into the mud trying to get in the back and had to be towed away. firefighters say before they can get in there and investigate what caused this giant fire, they have to finish what they are doing now, which will take a while. there were only three injuries today, two minor

injuries to firefighters and one of the senior citizens living nearby had to be treated for difficulty breathing. the seniors have in allowed back home tonight. live from college park, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: a man was arrested for flying a drone and restricted airspace near the fire. the police say that trayvon in theflew his drone direct path of a state police helicopter. he is charged with interfering with police response and reckless endangerment. there is a long investigation ahead. stay with abc 7 for breaking news updates. nancy: right now, crews are responding to a water main break in south arlington that means low or no water pressure. this is affecting a whole lot of people, tim. tim: it was, but the good news is they are cleaning this up real fast. this is the columbia parkway. this is dinwiddie

street. the water main is right down the road. were were three trees that torn down because one of them was in danger of falling down. water hasews is the been restored. county officials cannot say how many people were with low water pressure tonight, but so many people called the emergency county line that it stopped working. a portion of the road will be shut down so that crews can access the other trees and assess them and fix the break. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: this just into the a singer the mother of and songwriter who disappeared two weeks ago has been found safe and sound. got a toll violation notice from the day she vanished. that information was a big reason helen johnson was found safely tonight. nancy: two air force service members charged with sex

base. they are charged with sexual abuse of a minor. washington is accused of paying money to have sex with a 15-year-old girl, and caesar is accused of participating. anyone with information is asked to call the fbi. jonathan: a warning tonight about a drug that is 5000 times stronger than street heroin. ands called carfentinol just a tiny amount can be deadly. it is used to tranquilizing elephants, and now people are using it and it suspected to be behind three deadly overdoses in maryland. >> it does not discriminate and it will kill you. can snort, injected, but it is incredibly lethal. the drug the dea says is made in china but is trafficked into the u.s. through mexico. nancy: troubling numbers when it comes to a

the united states, the anti-defamation league says the number of incidents is 86% higher the first three months of this year compared with the same timeframe last year. 161 bomb threats. ben cardinnator weighing in on president trump's immigration crackdown during an event in bethesda. speaking to a packed crowd at ethel synagogue, he said the administration's policies are wrong and hurtful. the travel ban remains held up in the courts. >> diversity is our strength. we are a stronger country today because people had the courage to come to this country. nancy: unlike recent town halls around the country, there were no disruptions or outbursts and the crowd was largely supportive of cardin. jonathan:

down to a government shutdown. nancy: what are the sticking points that could put us into a shutdown friday? michelle marsh has the answer from the live desk. michelle: with a vote on a new health care bill unlikely this week, they are trying to pass a spending bill. any bill would require 60 votes to pass the senate. that means at least eight democrats will have to supportive. so far democrats are holding firm against any funding for the president's border wall with mexico. the negotiations have been positive and they feel confident that will not happen. throws thisesident monkeywrench called a border wall into it, that will not be supported. michelle: there are some signals the white house may not push for a border wall funding until later this year. while the administration says it is confident there will not be a

personnel management is working with agencies to prepare just in case. the last government shutdown in october 2013 lasted 16 days. 100 members of the u.s. senate will be at the white house wednesday. lawmakers will be briefed about excavating tensions -- escalating tensions with north korea. typically take place on capitol hill. problem, aig world problem we have to try to solve. now it's time to solve the problem. jonathan: north korea is said to be preparing for a new nuclear missile test. was the weekend, a teacher arrested as he was preparing to board a plane out of the country. nancy: the state department has taken down a blog

mar-a-lago, featuring photos of his resort and featured on sha reamerica.gov. before it wases taken down a few hours ago amid mounting criticism from ethics watchdog groups and congressional democrats. the post had been online for three weeks. jonathan: the secret service is expected to name its next director tomorrow. sources say he will be a retired two star general. the secret service general is appointed by the president and does not need to be confirmed by the senate. the agency dealing with a series of scandals recently, including for visiting aed prostitute on his own time. nancy: president obama did not mention his successor in his first public appearance in january. instead he spoke at the university of chicago about getting involved in issues they care about. >>

this community gave me a lot more than i was able to give back. because this community taught me that ordinary people, when working together, can do extraordinary things. nancy: the former president will give his first post-presidential speech may 7, when he receives the profile in courage award from the kennedy library. a moratorium for metro, shape up or lose funding.

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.

nancy: 7 on your side with concerns about a popular device used to track your exercise habits. a woman in wisconsin said that her fitbit exploded on her wrist while she was reading. off the she ripped bracelet but not before getting second-degree burns. or ifthey are exploding there is some type of malfunction with them

mean, i'm going to have a scar from this probably. can you imagine what it would do to a child? nancy: fitbit said they are investigating and have offered a free replacement. jonathan: metro workers are in danger and a federal agency is stepping in. nancy: a new ultimatum is turning to the transit agency or hurt its funding. years, metro has been blessed it for a poor safety culture that has endangered passengers. monday the federal transit administration sent a scathing letter pointing out safety issues putting workers lives at risk. practices"unsafe exist that present the substantial risk of death or injury to roadway workers. unauthorized workers on the roadway and trains entering protected work zones at track speed." abc 7

number of recent near misses with trains running red lights. federal officials warned that if metro does not address the safety concerns within five days, they will risk losing millions in funding. "thero spokesperson said agency shares the fta concerns and is strengthening safety procedures as we speak." jack evans, also the chair of the metro board, said leadership is working diligently on safety issues. the recent incidents are a concern and must be addressed. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: that letter today came as metro tested technology to keep workers safe, which is a two-way system connecting track workers with train operators. a worker on the tracks wearing beep when thel train is approaching and lights inside the train will illuminate to warn the driver. developments about th

accused of kidnapping a 15 euros student. tad cummins had planned to run away to mexico, according to a motion filed in court today. cummins had plotted their getaway from the moment he was suspected of having an improper relationship with her. they were found last week in a remote california cabin. , workers inernight new orleans took down a monument that was attributed to white people revolted against the racial integration of the police department. why the nighttime work? the mayor said because there were death threats from protesters. >> there was no vote! vote, they would not be taking it down in the middle of the night! >> welcome to democracy, it's coming down! the workers were wearing kevlar helmets and bulletproof jackets. the mayor said other monuments will be

hours as well. nancy: the news a lot of people have been waiting for. ♪ nancy: we are dancing and grooving. we finally know when "hamilton" will make its d.c. debut. jonathan: the broadway super hit will take the stage of the kennedy center for 14 weeks next year, june 12 until september 16. don't get your credit cards ready yet. tickets will not be on sale until march of next year. we just wanted to give you a really advanced heads up. josh: and we're talking about a heads up tomorrow morning with the rain, and today most of us -- the just numbers are actually kind of small, just under a quarter inch d.c., so not too much rain today. i think tomorrow's numbers will be bigger. a little bit of activity through the rest of the overnight.

us that will make the tuesday morning commute a bit of a messy one. the to the wide picture, wave of low pressure, the counterclockwise flow. this batch of rain is working its way through north carolina, bringing us the wet commute tomorrow. intong through this, 11:30 tuesday morning, as the low gets closer, really takes its time moving in. in theround 6:30 morning, the rain coming through d.c. the further north, you may avoid the rain. by about 9:00, 10:00, we are all dealing with it, and the lunch hour still hanging on with the rain. the clouds are with us tuesday night into wednesday. just a few isolated showers wednesday morning. mostly a dry start, but the clouds in place through the afternoon. once they clear outcome of the temperatures warm up quickly from west to east, mid 70's wednesday. throug

in the morning rush, 52, heavier rain likely for us, cloudy and cool. a little breezier as well. lunchtime, grabbed the umbrella, don't walk too far for lunch. the drive home, 59, with cloudy skies. we will get some breaks in the rain tuesday evening. wednesday, we go from the 50's to 75 d.c., 76 frederick, close to 80 fredericksburg. as we head into the weekend, we are close to 90. winchester, the apple blossom festival friday. 84 degrees. one of the drier days come a few thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon and evening saturday and sunday. the weekend, these are types of storms that you want to track with the stormwatch 7 weather app. 86 degrees next monday. if you think summer is here too

closer to normal the middle part of next week. nancy: josh, thank you. this is a second copy of the declaration of independence that was found in england. the original document, of course, is behind glass at the national archives safe and sound, but researchers found the parchment manuscript in a records office in sussex county that was believed to be produced a decade after the original. not real they were thrilled about that. amazing new technology coming to light. both of these are available this year. we can only tell you the price of one, next.

nancy: a pair of innovations. -- aflying car ready for takeoff . the catch, the aircraft needs to be overwater to lift off, and you a

license to use it and it be flown in areas with traffic. but it is going on sale by the end of the year. the price has not been determined yet. jonathan: we do know the price of this futuristic camera. virtual reality camera system costs -- ahem -- $17,000. it lets you weave the photos into a 360-degree view. $18,000. take anan't you just iphone and spin around really fast? jonathan: and it's 360 degrees. robert: coming up, we will update you on the wizards and hawks.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: game four tonight, wiz-hawks. it was ok starting out. lockdown defense, john wall with the steal, and one on the other end. straight to the fourth quarter, bradley beal had a heck of a night.

32 on the night. but you have to rebound, cannot just hit shots. if you don't rebound come you don't win. the wizards do not fox out, paul "crybaby" millsap gets the putback full stop the wizards drop game four. game five is wednesday night at verizon. verysically we have two good bask ball teams fighting for their playoff lives. the series is tied. now it's basically the first to two now. robert: the national starting a four-game series in colorado. the nationals up until this happens. charlie blackmon unloads on the pitch, down the line. the eighthd 7-4 in inning at the moment. reds hosting the orioles.

baltimore gets the best of tampa, 6-3. held on toskins free-agent linebacker will compton.

nancy: rainy day today and tomorrow. the heaviest stuff is coming down early tomorrow morning, so be ready for a slow go on the roads. is wednesday, warming into the mid-80's thursday and friday. 90s weekend, close to degrees. with that, the chance of thunderstorms, so a very summary pattern heading into the weekend. -- a very summery pattern heading into the weekend. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next.

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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- eric stonestreet. from "the night of," riz ahmed. lena dunham. and music from cold war kids. and now, as scheduled, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. i appreciate it. we have -- i don't want to be rude but we have a lot to get to tonight, we do not have a moment to waste. guillermo, we have no time to waste tonight, do you understand that? >> guillermo: yes, let's get to -- >>im