southwest through the southwestern virginia. where there could be storms now. so the future cast looks at 7:30. sees the lines of the storm growing to the west. then they break apart. there is a slight chance of the severe weather involved. this will blow out of here overnight. more to say about this coming up. >> now is a good time to download the stormwatch7 app. alison: we move on to breaking news on the university of the texas campus where the multiple people have been stabbed. one person is deadly. nancy has the breaking

custody. they say he had a machete knife outside a gym. one was standing in line and the man with the knife stabbed a person behind her. three people were sent to the hospital with if serious injuries. there are reports of other people treated treated with ther cuts on the scene. we'll stay on top of the story for details. >> the rally coming six days in the race. >> two of the protests took place in the capital. steven has a

demonstrateddors want. >> in lafayette square, in front of the white house, show you what is happening here. there are hundreds the if not somehows of people coming to denounce the trump administration policies on immigration. the wall and the policy of departing undocumented immigrants. what brought you here today? >> i want to be a voice. i want to speak out against the trump administration. >> the purpose is the hope that someone in the white house, trump administration will hear voices and change the policy. that is the latest. reporting live. stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank

wednesday on a bipartisan agreement to fund the government through september and avoid a shutdown. it has $15 billion increase in spending. the deal does not include money for border wall nor for the cuts to obamacare insurance sub studies. the white house sounds confident they can cover the bill. but some in his party have their own concerns. >> i have concerns about the healthcare bill in the current form. the amendment offered weaken protections for people with the preexisting conditions. >> we will get healthcare to the floor of the house. larry: the states would have to meet criteria such as a hi

such pools failed in the past and they warrant that they could charge higher premiums. >> we have a developing story here tonight. there are three incidents a it a building and a bus stop on the campus. we have the latest. >> shock and anger by students. the administration here. you can see that close to the campus right now. this happen only the last day of classes. >> if nooses hung on three locations. with banana and a sign "aka." those are the initials for alpha kappa alpha. a sorority here. word spread quickly. the nooses at a shuttle buses

east quad building. this is after an incident last year where the bananas were thrown at or left at the doors of the african-american students. no one claimed responsibility for the latest incident but the students are concerned. >> i shouldn't fear for my life. >> this is supposed to be a safe place for people to learn. not to feel threatened. >> the administration releasing a statement that says in part the racist hateful messages have no place in the community. the department of public safety investigating. they are going through the surveillance video to found

african-american head, woman, head of the student government here called it disheartening and frustrating. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. two months after what was a nasty scene in front of a charter school, more protests as the trump administration visited a school in virginia. this time it was less intense. >> of all the students eating lunch toped with the agriculture secretary sonny perdue at catoctin elementary school, charlie and tyler were not among them. >> we do not agree with what is going on here today at our school. we didn't want the kids to be part of it. >> she is here with the other parents and granteds protesting changes to the school lunches by secretary perdue. >> the quality should change. they need fresh food. >> seeing tries

>> that is one of the main reasons for proclamation today. the federal government will delay requirement to lower the sodium amounts in school lunches and the exemptions for the whole grain products and now they can serve 1% milk. >> the meal and the caloric intake and the capacity is just as great. we hope more palatable. >> there are three things that make sense. >> today's changes would roll back the rolls promoted by the former first lady michelle obama. >> i see a roll back. we are going backwards. this is the not acceptable. >> make school meals

again. the changes take effect next fall. alison: new information in the search for escaped inmate in maryland. today the u.s. marshal service took over the investigation. brad bell? brad: they turn it over to the marshals. not in desperation but the next step. they don't know where he is. after he jumped out of a van there he likely came through the woods and crossed to anne arundel county. he is very identifiable and easy to recognize because of the tattoos. oh has the word "sin" on the back of his hand. then a number 187 right down his forearm. that often is codefo

this one "evil" is on the back of his neck. for four days he has managed to avoid capture. he eluded scores of the police, tracking dog and the helicopters with the high-tech sensing gear to vanish out of the heavily commercial zone of the warehouses, rail yards, prison. >> we can confirm that there have been no sightings of david watson. no indications to us he has remained in the area. >> so now they hand over the manhunt to the u.s. marshal service, they are asking businesses to take a second look around for the sign of his presence. >> we want them to look and see if it looks as if there is a break-in or if someone meeting the corruption description is spotted on the video camera

one personnel. >> so bizarre. this area is heavy industrial. commercial. look at the buildings. fenced in secure areas. when we come back i will share with you one of the theories how he got out. and why the police are thinking it's just unlikely. >> thank you, brad. all clear on the red line after the report of a fire and a tunnel in montgomery county. the fire crews were called to the scene at the medical center station and they found the problem was a maintenance issue. the full service is now restored. >> a shootout in san diego.

did this to more than 30 cars. up next i will tell you why some think they will get off easy. >> first, severe weather sweeps across the-up. a look at the damage and what could be coming our way next. >> a good chance to remind you to sign up for the text alerts before the severe weather rolls in. do th

>> the whole house started shaking. >> this is what it looked like in texas after the tornado touched down. east of dallas over the weekend. 14 people died in tornadoes. heavy flooding across the south and the midwest. nancy is in the stormwatch7 weather center. >> the massive storm system exploded over south central united states. four tornadoes touched down in dallas. it brought flooding to arkansas, missouri, illinois. everyone snow to colora

kansas. >> this is crazy. now the system heading our way. that is why chief meteorologist doug hill is here with this. what do we expect, doug? >> we are impressed with the satellite match. the cold front is associated with the storm center. the dynamics of the atmosphere is shifting well north and west. we will get thunderstorms and maybe severe. the greatest threat is not in the viewing area it's north and west. but we won't let our guard down. this is a big area in yellow from new york state to western maryland. there is a tornadoes warning even.

the developing showers and the thunderstorms southwest. there is the not inial for for more to develop. as we get to the seven or the 8:00, 9:00 we are going to monitor issues down south. the windy afternoon could keep down the possibility. but steve rudin is dealing with the gusty winds. what do you have for us in this report? steve: this is windy. straight to the weather graphics for you. i will sho

20 to 30 miles per hour. you have outdoor plans. going for a picnic. you want to keep the eye to a sky. we are likely to see more thunderstorms. this is quiet here now. the planes are coming in. they are taking off. there are no delays here. some of the planes are doing rocking motion. it is looking great out here for now. we head back inside to chief meteorologist doug hill. >> it's well west. we are monitoring the areas south and west of the

warrenton. at 7:30 we should have a good line west of the metro. we advance to 9:00 tonight. there is nothing widespread. but we could have wind and the rotation to have isolated severe thunderstorm or the possibility of a small tornado. the threat will end moving south and east. by 9:00, the center line is east and southeast. it will flare up across southern maryland. in the storms the highest threat is high winds.

this is one of the many times we have a severe weather talk. the part of the country and the time of the year that the storms will pop up. in the past close to the 35 years or so i have been around here, we see increase in the summertime activity. but keep an eye open tonight. tomorrow will be beauty, breezy. 76. thursday showers will develop. notice the temperatures are cooler for thursday. over the weekend it will show cooling a bit. sunday is dry. cloudy and chilly. lows in the

that is chilly. larry: after warnings to a local school netflix rethinks a popular series. >> this is it. is your mic on? alison: kelly's new co-host for "live" every morning on abc7. >> but first a look at what is coming up tonight. alison: and autria godfrey with a preview of thunderstorm's "good morning washington." >> tomorrow, a big warning before you hit the beach. how to spot steins of skin cancer before it's too late. >> it's thrilled week. we are checking out all the hottest drives. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow at 4:25 on "good

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larry: breaking news out of dallas, the mayor says two bodies have been found in a house after paramedic found. michelle marsh has the latest. michelle: they believe that one of the bodies is the person who shot the paramedics. dozens of the police cars and the ambulances swarmed the scene after they responded to a call about a civilian shot. they led the first responders and the heavily armed officers deployed in the ballistic gear. the federal a.t.f. agents were

reinforcements. the police helicopters scoured the neighborhood from skies overhead. you are seeing the pictures now. but despite the road blocks and the massive police dragnet at the crime scene, gunman eluded capture. the paramedic is in critical but stable condition undergoing surgery. i'll send it back to you. alison: meanwhile today a woman is dead and seven others are hurt following a shooting rampage at a birthday pool party in san diego. the 489-year-old shooter was -- the 49-year-old shooter was distraught over a recent breakup and called her in the shooting. he was shot and killed by police after pointing a gun at them. >> construction crews are surveying

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>> it looks like somebody stomped on it until it broke. kevin: yellow police tape marked 36 vehicles in the montgomery village neighborhood battered overnight by three teens. all males. the we have insurance but we have a $500 deductible. so that is out of my pocket. kevin: her windshield left shattered and the baby blue hyundai. >> the police said they sounded like they were having fun. that is unimaginable to me. they used

cracked the windshields. >> i felt vandalize and i felt like they were in my house. >> annette watched as the you to truck hauled away her battered camry. a possession that is essential for her work. the police arrested the teens. one this, the other two 15. during the foot chase at 3:00 a.m. the damage likely topped $10,000. >> the kids are angry. >> they need the help. the police say the teens won't be charged as adults and that has victims concerned that the teens will get off easy. >> reporting in montgomery village, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: now the owe top stories today. a person is dead and three others are seriously

texas campus in austin. police have one person in custody. it's unclear if the suspect is a student. and what the motivation may have been. larry: investigation is underway at american university after someone left bananas hanging from the nooses around the campus. they had the letters "aka" on them and may refer to the alpha kappa alpha sorority whose members are neighborly african-american women. alison: and the storm moves east, people are dealing with the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes and the flooding. it dropped a foot of snow in kansas. larry: questions about the latest invitation from the white house. some aren't excited about the president trump plan to meat with the leader of the philippines. >> who will president trump not meet with? he says he will sit down with the controversial leader of the philippines in

at the white house briefing. does trump have a thing for totalitarian leaders? >> the white house is defending the outreach to president of the philippines pelling bloomberg news that the country is important to him strategically and militarily. he spoke to the president saturday and they spoke of how the government is fighting to rid it of drugs. but they have been accused of carrying out killings as part of a crackdown. the white house says this is building alliances but it doesn't mean that the human rights don't matter. >> this is not either/or. this is a question of pirates and balance. >> this is as trump says he would be honor to sit down with kim jong un but if it was appropriate, under the right circumstances. as to explain how it would be an honor to meet with

who threatened to destroy the united states and starves his own people, spicer said he is a head of state. the philippine president hasn't accepted president trump's invitation yet. he is busy. alison: join us tomorrow for the report card at 7:00 on sister station newschannel8. larry: the free parking on the national mall coming to an end. they will begin bork on the 1,200 pay to park spots. they will be cost $2 an hour. larry: april the giraffe's

tajiri that means "hope" in swahili. the announcement made on abc7 in "good morning america." alison: april is like hope i don't get pregnant again. larry: exactly. ca ras out of my face. c'mon, please. alison: did you catch the big reveal this morning on abc7? announcer: now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! alison: there you go. ryan seacrest joining kelly ripa as co-host of "live" every morning. she has had a revolving door of the co-hosts and seacrest says he does not plan to back away from any of his other 800 jobs. larry: they are going build a radio studio for him so he can do it there. make millions and keep the day jo

larry: you can be a college dropout and a multi-millionaire. i love it. the clock is ticking on talks to keep the writers guild of america going on strike. that is the union for the people writing the television shows and the movies. the contract is set to expire a minute after midnight. they don't have more information if they are closer to a deal. alison: after a public battle with breast cancer, actress shannon dougherty said she is in he remission. what a moment? what does remission mean? she said heard the and i have no idea how to react. good news, of course. she is overwhelmed and happy there is no more waiting to hear the word. she is 46. best known to all of us for her role on "beverly hills 90210." larry: we wish her luck. no question. other health news out of hollywood. months d

kilmer said he had a healing of cancer, his words. he was doing a q&a and asked about the health. he implied he battled oral cancer writing his tongue is still swollen but is hearing.

steve: i'm steve rudin live at gravelly point where the skies are crowddy. the planes are still coming in on time, on schedule. we have storms out there. we are looking at thunderstorms across western maryland, garrett and algany county. that is where the strongest storms are located. there is nothing around the immediate metro area. let's talk about the next few days. the temperatures tomorrow are not as humid. but still in the 70

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he is wanted for reckless handling of a firearm. and apparently no stranger to law enforcement. he is wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon. if you are watching, the prince george's county police want you to turn yourself in now. if you are at home and you recognize the man, call the police. we will see you next week with another edition of "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. i'm q mccray. alison: we have nuggets with the netflix series "13 reasons why." we told you about the concerns that the local school systems are raising about the program on 2007 best selling book about a high school student who kills herself and leaves behind 13 audiotapes detailing why she did it. netflix says the 13-episode series rated t.v. m.a. but they are writing an episode. we are writing language about the content in the series. larry: still ahead

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larry: back with a look at a pretty big day in history. on this day in 1971, amtrak started service. in 1939, batman debuted in the detective comics. eight years before that empire state building opened and on the date, great britain was formed. alison: this is also the landmark for the youngest member of the british monarchy. look at her. princess charlotte. she turns 2 tomorrow. the parents released a new picture this morning. taken last month by the mother the duchess of cambridge. she takes the family photos and they are beautiful. gorgeous. larry: great camera work. all right. what do you get for the "star wars" fan with everything and money is no option? how about a darth vader mask made of gold?

the life-size mask made of 24-carat gold and will go on sale in japan. the price is $1.5 million. alison: i can't think of one place to wear that other than to watch the movie. larry: you need the cape and everything else with it. you can't just have a gold and black and everything else, right? alison: good point. switching gears, locally, a week later and the huge apartment fire is considered accidental, they don't know what started it. they show us the challenges that the firefighters are still facing at the scene. >> as the construction crews clean up the damage, the firefighters are heading out to remove equipment inside apartment building since monday. >> 48 hours since we had a flare-up of the members on the roof. >> the prince george's county fire depa

the berwin house road on college park since the massive five-alarm fire burned for days and consumed a top floor of the apartment building under construction. >> the building is unsafe. the structural integrity, we don't want to put someone in there unnecessarily and have them injured. >> it's a challenge to conduct a hands on investigation. fire investigators are working with the building owner and the insurance company using the ladder trucks to document the damage. >> we have gone up to the exterior trucks and looking through the windows. not on the inside. but we used camera work. >> most of the roof collapsed to the top floor. it's unstable inside there. part of the building will be demolished. how much? with no sprinklers working yet it cost $40 million in damage. the most recorded in the history of the department. >> i think the fire

together and come up with a definitive cause of this. >> in college park, ryan hughes, abc7 news. larry: ahead at 6:00, out on prison and on the lam. update on the fugitive eluding police. and heart-stopping video from texas. and we show you two jewelry stores thieves who pick a wrong store to try to break in at 6:00. alison: coming up tonight, every year when the weather turns warm you expect birds, bees and scam artists to come out tonight. , "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes look at the top springtime scams to be on the lookout for and he has advice. horst -- horace: they start with a knock on the door. on the other side there is someone a great deal that seem too hard to pass up. it deals with the home improvement. if you see your roof as a problem or the driveway needs

for a song and a dance. >> they come to your home unannounced saying we are in the neighborhood. we have the leftover materials. fix what you need done. >> tonight we tell you the story of a cup that fell for the truck and -- couple that fell for the trick and lost $70,000. other scams to be on the lookout. some you may not have heard about before. we will tell you about them and how to arm yourself on how to protect yourself. watch that tonight at 11:00. i'll be up. larry: you had me at $70,000. all right. see you at 11:00. d.c. transportation crews are getting to work tonight spraying the ginco tree to keep them from stinking up the area. it comes from spring pod. this is on washington boulevard at

it has been chopped up and remove and the traffic is moving in both directions in arlington. larry: get it done before this weather hits tonight. let's see what the latest is now. what is going on? >> we are watching the showers and the thunderstorms build north and west. now southwest. we have no watches or warnings up for the immediate metro. but we have the new severe thunderstorm warnings over southside virginia to southwest virginia. the areas in orange are the severe thunderstorm warning across pennsylvania. the yellow area is tornado watch across the areas as well. doppler radar we are tracking this new area of the storms that are coming out to ruckersville. if we extend on the current movement northeast the times we have for you. this is complex. it looks like before the top of the hour. it will pass through rutgersville. 6:51 warrenton. close to

notice for the short-term the action will stay west of the immediate metro area. there will be dirk chances later -- additional chances later as more storms will develop farther south and west and track up. the heavy duty action is way north and west and we stay there. we could have the localized isolated thunderstorms and a risk of the isolated severe thunderstorm heading through 8:00 to 10:00 tonight. across most viewing area. the storms will come in heavy rain and the strong winds. slight chance of the isolated tornado. this is a map at 9:45. most activity should come through town. we cannot rule out the thunderstorms or severe thunderstorms. overnight the skies will clear. we will be in good shape. any storms will have the damaging winds. slight risk of the isolated tornado and

downpours as well. the next few days, big change. the next chance of the showers move in with the schooler temperatures on thursday. let's finish up with a look at the next ten days here. we will start out mild. cooler. warm up briefly on friday with the morning showers and the storms. brief shower saturday. turning cooler. pay attention to the highs as we head through sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. highs in the mid-60's. night time lows in the 40's. chilly again. that is all i'll say about it now. back to you. [laughter] alison: all right. well, a lot to say about the caps. robert: a lot to say and a lot to worry about. or should we not worry? i don't want to be negative. stay it's a must win. if they lose it's not over but if they do, it kind of is. they are down 2-0 in pittsburgh tonight. caps on the ice for the skate-around. they know this is a big

toughest game of the career. we are hear from the head coach later at 6:00. the adults are getting ready and kids, too. erin hawksworth shows us why rocking the red can pay off. erin: guess who is ready to rock the red? >> they rocked the red so hard they won a contest and they got to host a pep rally today. >> i was surprised when the teacher told me. everyone was screammy and happy. >> this is the video they submitted to show case the spirit. >> this is my first time playing hockey, actually. i enjoy it

play hockey here? >> it's fun. i play hockey in the winter. this is fun to play it in the summer, too. erin: i everybody joyed in and played hockey with -- i even joined in. and played played with the kids. the p.e. teacher helped create this video. >> everyone slapshot made an appearance. >> that is what i want to see when they come in the gym. erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. >> she had no pads on. be careful. it could get dangerous. >> cute story. thank you. >> a different type of the signing day being celebrated in the prince george's county today. >> see how the star students are planning out the future and inspiring younger students in the process.

see the wizardsch watch -- just watch "good morning washington" tomorrow. larry will be there. you can win a tickets for thursday against the celtics. larry: dark and early. see you then.

today is the is z of may. instead of focusing on the past four years, mike carter-conneen show us how students are pushed to create post secondary plans for the future. >> a district wide tradition in prince george's county public schools. >> you am going to george mason university. >> the students declare a commitment to the four-year university,

vow to do their best to celebrate any scholarships they receive. >> a full ride. a day they look forward to. >> after four years of hard work it pays off. this is the time to celebrate. >> the staff and the teachers were encouraged to wear the shirts and the hats. >> it is now time. >> at the high school, this is no accident younger students attend assembly. if you ask the graduating seniors it's working. >> motivate me. >> 12 seniors will join the military and 271 will enroll at two or a four-year institution. many get scholarships. 43 are

jonathan: right now -- >> this you have to see. a family trapped under water. the heart stopping moment they found out that the baby they pulled from the truck was not breathing. >> a severe weather alert. thunderstorm watch issued and we have the timing of the storms on the way. >> there are new clues of the search convicted of trying to kill a police officer. we begin with doug hill. >> a couple of minutes ago, they put a large portion under severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00. they have the broken bands. it will continue to move northeast to the metro

this is a closeup of the jurisdictions of the viewing area and then some. so there is nothing well are monitoring close. but we have broken segments and the lines that are moving north. there will be more to come as we show areas across north carolina with the storms there. there is isolated severe thunderstorms. with those, there is the possibility of winds. there may be an isolated tornado. it will clear out overnight but between now and 11:00, we are watching for a threat index of the strong winds, the isolated tornado important and possibility of hail. be back with the latest on where the storms are and where they are