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>> abc seven news at 11 news. breaking news from southeast d.c. where shots were fired at a police cruiser. nobody was hurt, but there is damage to the car. to the a crew on the way scene and we will bring you a live report comic looting what the police are looking for. jonathan: we're also watching two big stories, one that could affect your morning commute. the other could affect paychecks for thousands of people. first, averting a possible government shutdown, it looks like congress will pass a budget extension to stop a shot down by midnight. there are still some sticking points, one of those funding trump's border wall.
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to be passed sometime tomorrow. alison: are we on the verge of a metro shutdown? frustrated metro workers stormed out of a board meeting today. there is tensions between workers and metro. requests for500 absences tomorrow, and they say your commute tomorrow will be normal. tune into julie wright's traffic reports before you head out the door tomorrow on " good morning washington." nancy: and developing news, more felony indictments tied to the riots after the inauguration. have been indicted on felony charges over the violent protest sin downtown d.c. january 20. the protests of inciting a riot as well as destruction of property. this happened o
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windows, burned vehicles, and fights with the police. one group will be arraigned tomorrow morning. endthan: a bill to conversion therapy targeting the lgbtq community has support from 70 lawmakers. takes athis as abc 7 close look at a woman who went through religion-based therapy to stop her from being gay. she shares her experience with jay korff. a story that you will see only on 7. >> you question your own faith. racquel cameold out in high school. the decision was ostracizing. >> i was faced with these feelings, what do i do. jay: now she is trying to piece together her fractured faith at a congregation that supports
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out, she was sent to a couple of sessions with church-based therapists, who used scripture to try to convince her to not be gay. is at me tell you why gay sin, let's pray the gay away, let's talk about the bible and what it says about homosexuals and how they are not getting into heaven. only rejected these attempts but found her voice, now an outspoken advocate for expanding gay rights, and -- being that ring day gay and christian are not mutually exclusive. alison: stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for more in-depth reporting on erika and her partner, alyssa. steve: if you showers lifting to the north and east, over the district, eventually towards baltimore. tomorrow, bigger changes on the way. may start off with some patchy fog.
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delays. a look at the highs, back into the middle 80's. if you like the heat and love the community, -- and love the humidity, you will love saturday. broadan: a rape in daylight just a mile from a high school in montgomery county that happened at a time when students would be heading home. alison: the police have arrested a man in this case, but many are asking how a brutal crime could have happened near a busy road in the middle of the afternoon. jonathan: tim barber has the latest on the investigation. is sleeping kamara behind bars come accused of raping a woman in these woods. >> i walk your with my dogs. that is surprising. say that aives 32-year-old woman was walking on castle boulevard yesterday afternoon when antonio kamara try to talk to her. the woman said
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kamara pushed her into the woods, raped her, and threatened to kill her if she screamed. >> it's scary because i live here and i have kids and i don't like to see anything bad. tim: castle boulevard is pretty busy during the day, a bus stop, lots of cars, but just step a couple of feet into the woods and you cannot see much. when the suspect ran away, the victim flagged down somebody who called for help. officers got a suspect description, then spotted antonio kamara on the other side of the woods, where he ran away before he was chased down and arrested. jonathan: falls church police investigating after scary moments at a clinic that provides abortions. the police got a call because of an explosion. turned out somebody set off firecrackers in the elevator. found a worker two notes containing the word " tom." the building was evacuated and nothing was found that was suspicious -- the notes said
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members said they were pressured to target undocumented immigrants. >> they would find the easiest targets, immigrants who do not speak english, the elderly who were hard of hearing, young college students. alison: new court documents have some workers claiming they were told to pay "day laborers" to go into the branches, talk them into opening accounts. wells fargo says the claims are "offensive." a federal appeals court said it is ok for women to be paid less than their male counterparts as long as it's consistent. this ruling overturned a lower court's ruling that says it's discriminatory. jonathan: middle school students sharing a xanax-laced cocktail inside of a classroom. parents were livid about this. sterling,y is live in
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looking for answers tonight, tom. tom: they definitely did, a lot of them. police say that seven students who friday drank a xanax-laced drink may have gotten it down at potomac heights high school. >> there is some indication there are some folks at the high school who may have been responsible for providing the xanax to the kids. tom: loudoun county sheriff mike chapman says it appears the xanax was put into an eyedropper, then put into drinks. seven riverbend middle school student strength him friday. tonight, more than 100 came to a crime meeting at the school, many of them concerned parents. >> extremely scary. tom: what troubles the parents the most? >> how young the kids were and how accessible the prescription medication was to them. parentss has led many to talk to their kids about not doing with their schoolmates
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are going to have that discussion with a 12-year-old, but here we are. tom: some were happy that so many came out to hear from the sheriff's office. >> the community is coming together to make a difference and stop this. tom: we learned tonight earlier this month there was another incident at the middle school rank four students to drink apparently laced with xanax. as far as what happened friday, that is still officially under investigation, but there could potentially be charges against some of the juveniles involved. live in loudoun county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: 7 on your side with a health alert, growing concern over a deadly superbug. the cdc calls this a serious global health read because it is resistant to all three major medications that are supposed to treat it. in sixave been 61 cases states since 2013, but 60% of the people infected around the
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a hospital bed and months on the skin, so doctors say that handwashing is key to keeping it away. jonathan: care for thousands of veterans is changing. the president's order focuses on increasing accountability at the v.a., creating an office for that task. today the v.a. secretary introduced a task force to target fraud, waste, and abuse. alison: environment the outsiders stop traffic of the trump international hotel in downtown washington. shot this video, protesters blocking pennsylvania avenue with a native american dance. this is an advance of saturday's people climb up -- people's climate watch. ckingsay that forakk endangers lives in the environment.
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damage estimate of $40 million on this nearly complete building was ruled an accident. investigators do not know how or where the fire started. if you took photos of the fire before crews got there, investigators would like to see them. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert for pickup truck drivers. toyota is recalling nearly issue0 tacomas over an that could force you to lose control while behind the wheel. 7his applies to 2016 and 201 models and the issue involves a set of gears that power the rear wheels. toyota is not saying if they have report of injuries because of this, but they are notifying all truck owners. someone shows up at your doorstep in a yellow vest carrying what looks like proper equipment, but how often do you ask the right questions before letting them into your home? >> i was sleeping. alison: you might say that it could not happen to you, but a
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news at 11:00, on your side. exposes: 7 on your side a scam that anybody could easily fall for. aison: have you ever had utility worker come to your door asking to come inside to check a problem. jonathan: horace holmes has an eye-opening report with astounding results. if this man claimed to be from the water company knocked on your door, what would you do, let him in? what you think this homeowner did? the man never went inside and i immediately identified himself, with our seven on your side producer opposing -- posing as a worker. he asked that we not identify this annapolis homeowner. says, can we go and turn on the hot water in the kitchen? horace: it turned into a real crime. >>
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i was in deep sleep when she rang the bell for the . horace: once inside, the accomplish rummaged through the house. you may think this would never happen to you or nobody in my family would let someone in our house, no questions asked. think again. with the help of the prince george's county police department, 7 on your side went undercover. in the area had water pressure problems. horace: homeowner after homeowner let our producer in, but there are no decals on his truck,ad, nothing on his and the id around his neck is a press pass. he never said what utility he worked for. across the street is the prince george's county police captain. >>
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our phony utility worker went door to door, the captain was shocked. this woman even told the producer to go inside while she stood outside of the front porch. >> you thought he was from the water department? >> that's what i thought. >> have you had problems with the water? >> no. horace: it was not until two hours in that we got a no. >> no, you cannot come in. horace: if you don't have an appointment with the utility company to come to your house, don't let them in. fakeople were conducting is this to get into your home. out of the 10 homeowners in this neighborhood who answered the door, seven offer to let our fake utility worker in. it takes just a moment of indecision when there is a knock on your door tle
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alison: great information. this passenger got paid, but we don't know how much. united airlines reached a settlement with a passenger who was violently removed from the overbooked flight. the airline did not disclose the settlement. the april 9 incident sparked outrage and united has since apologized. meanwhile, southwest airlines says it will no longer overbook flights. southwest joint jetblue in assuring anybody who buys a ticket will be assured a seat. it is standard airline practice to sell more tickets than seats available because ticketed passengers sometimes don't show up. steve: the high temperature today, 83 degrees. the average high this time of year is 70. right now, we are at 74 degrees. if you showers across the area, meaning heavier showers, thunderstorms to the west. the temperatures have cooled.
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degrees. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few showers around the immediate metro, capital beltway, not amounting to a whole lot. you may hear a rumble of thunder, but don't count on that. all of this is moving to the north and east. once this moves through, just a few lingering showers. end,u are watching west cleveland park, the showers are finally ending. old town alexandria, oxon hill, college park, give it a few minutes and things will improve. morning, mayorrow be looking at patchy fog, nothing that will amount to air travel delays. lower 60's. they will not say that way -- they will not stay that way very long full stop sunshine through the mid afternoon. outdoor recess for the kids. make sure everyone has sunscreen .
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burn you. very warm again tomorrow, a little warmer than today. sunshine during the early evening, beautiful sunset tomorrow evening. outdoor barbecues to kick off the weekend, go for it. a really hot day saturday. the highs tomorrow eventually into the middle 80's, lots of sunshine through the day. then there is saturday. it will feel a lot light summer -- a lot like summer, the heat index near 90, lower 90's. this front over here will stall across the mid-atlantic as we move into the day sunday. depending on which side of the front you are on will determine how warm it gets. looking at temperature still well above average. upper 80's, near 90 saturday, a chance of thunderstorms later in the day. sunday, depending on where you are with the front, north of the front, north of the dist
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alison: great news to share tonight. 10 week old puppy that was left to die in a trash bin has been adopted. we brought you his story last month when he was discovered in columbia, maryland. today we are told he is a whole new puppy, walking great, playing well come in just happy to be going to his new home. you knew it would not take long for someone to adopt him. jonathan: what a difference love makes. good stuff. alisonthe penguins came to town. alison: scott abraham has the wrap up. not what we want to hear. scott: a tough loss to the capitals. you win some, you lose some. caps on played pittsburgh in this one, but not outdone on the scoreboard.
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nobody was hurt. the police are looking for a green mazda sedan with a redskins sticker on the car. if you see that vehicle, you are urged to call the police so they can figure out who shot at the police car. live in southeast washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. think.n: tim, be the first to know about breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham at the verizon center. a first reading night for the capitals. they tied the game -- a frustrating night for the capitals, they tied the game at 2-2, but it was not enough, dropping game one to the pittsburgh penguins, and losing home ice advantage in the process. let show you how it went down inside of the verizon center. in the
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pass come easy finish. this game is tied at 2-2. caps fired up. four minutes later, washington caught out of position. that would turn out to be the game-winner. caps drop the series opener, 3-2. >> i don't think we are frustrated. i think we played a really strong game. if wek we can do better are going to have success, and that's the bottom line. scott: some great chances in the third, their goalie made some big saves. was that the difference? >> yeah, it was kind of a weird game. you just have to fight through it and put the puck in. scott: the caps rightfully disappointed, game two at the verizon center saturday night, face-off that 8:00. the nfl
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