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flash bangs at a riot on the west coast. jonathan: racist symbols on campus. now calls for change. alison: inside the mind of a fugitive. >> my guess would be not far away. alison: as he enters a fifth day on the run. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00 am on your side. jonathan: we begin inside the storm watch weather center. a few storms out there, but nothing severe. alison: and this is making way for a great day tomorrow. steve: and windy. the watches and warnings are long gone, that is the good news. bigger changes are on the way tomorrow. lingering showers, not amounting to a whole lot more. if you find yourself under one of the showers, taking the dog out for a walk, not going to last very long. inside the cit
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will be gone in a matter of hours, replaced by sunshine early tomorrow morning. grab the sunglasses, it will be windy. daytime highs eventually into the middle 70's. the next best chance of showers around the dmv and a cooler weekend ahead, coming up. jonathan: this just in -- look at the weather they have been dealing with in the southern plains. toll, 18 people dead, being blamed on the storm's. people are picking up after tornadoes tore through, flooding, and rising rivers as well. >> we were at the church, so started praying. of the siblings who lost a child, i cannot imagine. >> we are not used to tornados, but one of this
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jonathan: that same system dropped more than a foot of snow in western kansas. alison: and breaking news now -- several arrests after a tense may day protest in portland. the police say protesters tossed molotov cocktails at officers. jonathan: we have the very latest from portland. that was busy and dangerous. nancy: absolutely, three people were arrested in downtown portland. these officers were in riot gear. the day was supposed to be family-friendly and in sync with dozens of other marchers across the country. hours later, it evolved into a riot. the police say that some anarchists attacked officers, fires were set, windows smashed in downtown businesses. there are no reports of serious injuries, but we are keeping a close eye on
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jonathan: nancy, thanks. tens of thousands took part in aroundl may day protests the country for stop traditionally it's focused on workers rights, but they estimate 10,000 people protested in d.c. with the demonstrations mostly focused on opposition to president trump. alison: the state department has issued a travel alert for all americans traveling to europe this summer. americanse says that should be vigilant and prepared for the possibility of terrorist attacks with little or no warnings. the alerts last through august. outrage tonight over racist symbolism on the american university campus. >> a lot of anxiety. jonathan: all over campus, they found bananas hanging from nooses. jay korff has been speaking with students. what have they said?
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crestfallen. , but alsoisgusted determined to make a change. very late tonight, the a.u. released a powerful statement that reads in part, " acts like these are done to induce fear and intimidation, but it does not reflect what a.u. is." i really believe there is no place for these types of cowardly, disgusting acts. jay: students are taking time away to talk about how to -- about the bananas hanging from nooses near a african americans were already on campus. >> we are doing papers and projects, and we have this with noosesl drama hanging around campus. jay:
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among the many emotions. >> it's something that brings a lot of anxiety to the campus. outraged seeing as last fall bananas were also used in racially fueled incidents on campus. >> i'm tired of being quiet. my people have been quiet for 400 years. you all are going to stop and listen to what i have to say now. we have learned these incidents occurred on the very first day and black woman, also a member of a sorority, began her tenure at a.u. as student body president. alison: right now, and all else search for the convict to escape his guards in jessup friday. this is the face we have been telling you to look out for. as tom roussey reports, the intensity of the search and the reward for information are both going up. >>
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we would like it to be. tom: raising the award to 10 grand and bringing in the u.s. marshals. >> we have received no reports of sightings that have turned out to be valid. tom: he was in this parking lot, running into these woods, and howard county police say that dogs tracked them into nearby anne arundel county. industrial area and initially they thought he might have jumped into a tractor-trailer. that did not pan out. and all of these are train tracks, but officials say they searched trains going through the area and they don't think he was on one of those either. with lots ofsays distinctive tattoos, he cannot go out in public much without being spotted. >> my sense is he has found a place to hide. either somebody's basement, a barn, probably something that law enforcement does not know about. tom:
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years for attempted murder in delaware -- for murder charges in delaware. do i.e., where do i sleep come how do i move around. that is when we usually capture fugitives. information come it appears a deadly stabbing at a college in texas was random. one person is dead, three others injured after the attack at the university of texas in austin. the police say that a 21-year-old student with a large hunting knife stabbed people, apparently at random, before surrendering to the police. >> do not move or you will be tased. alison: the motive is still under investigation. jonathan: a mystery elsewhere in texas, a gun man who shot a paramedic was found dead along with a second body tonight. this may have started with a disagreement among nei
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shot his neighbor and a paramedic was rushing to the scene to help. the paramedic is still in critical condition. alison: you may have to spend more at the pump to pay for roads. president trump says he is open to raising taxes on gasoline to pay for infrastructure like highways. the gas tax was last raised 24 years ago. thatresident today said truckers support the idea, but nothing is in writing yet. jonathan: president trump under fire tonight over his foreign-policy. first, a surprise decision to invite the controversial philippines leader to the white house come human rights leaders slamming that, but the administration says they are a key ally with rising tensions in north korea. and president trump said he would be honored to meet with the north korean leader under the right conditions. when asked what those conditions were, there was no elaboration. alison:
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bono and amazon's jeff bezos are investing in a local technology company. jonathan: it is a software company. alison: tim barber takes us inside of the software company. of: you may not have heard the company, but you may know a student who has benefited from it software. jeff bezos,'s twitter's evan williams, and rockstar bono all put money into the business which just received $190 million in private donations. ofwe reach hundreds thousands of students, millions of students every year. tim: from georgetown to american university, 60 million students have taken the company's courses that deal with problems like bankruptcy, sexual assault, and addiction. >> getting real feedback help solidify the learning. tim:
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now they will reach even more students because of the $190 million. >> they idea of building an institutional standalone i can be used for a long time and do it anyway that has not been tried before. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: some good news -- there is still hope. jonathan: we have to call these guys the cardiac kids. alison: the caps beat the penguins come in overtime tonight. jonathan: 3-2. caps are still behind in the series 2-1. the next game is wednesday. alison: and now is your chance, right now, to win big. we are giving away a set of tickets to "dancing with the stars" live at national harbor june 29. call the number on your screen right now and we will announce the winner a little later in this newscast. it is the season for home improvement. jonathan: it is also when con ais
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back to the breaking news from oregon. more than two dozen people have been arrested during the may day riots. are setting fires, throwing molotov cocktails. no reports over the injuries. jonathan: turbulence so bad that there were broken bones. nearly 30 people hurt on a flight from moscow to bangkok today. your plane hit what is called an air hole, which is clear turbulence. most of those who were hurt were not wearing seat belts. alison: another shakeup at fox news. copresident bill shine resigned
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with therk is dealing fallout from sexual harassment scandals that caused roger ailes and bill o'reilly to lose their jobs. they are also facing gender and racial discrimination lawsuits from former employees. jonathan: many of us are looking to put our homes back in shape. 7 on your side troubleshooter horace holmes says we need to be where. that is also when con artists come out of the woodwork looking to take your money. here are some of the top springtime scams. when the weather turns warm, the sunshine's brightly, and scam artists come out of the woodwork. >> they showed up unannounced. : they are a couple of empty nestors looking to keep their home secure. a knock at the door. on the other side -- >> a wonderful deal.
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medical alert. it sounded good, but there was one option that close the deal. they would do the work and canceled the contract with their old company. that never happened and they are now stuck paying two different companies for one security company -- one security system. the better business bureau says the security systems which is one of the bbb's top spring scams. >> they're getting your personal information, tracking your credit card, and people are having a tough time canceling the charges. two scam,hhe number storm chasers, or woodchucks. >> they say they have leftover material. horace: in the police are trying to track down scammers. the police were able to arrest these two men.
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fisk. they are charged with tricking an elderly couple that lives in this neighborhood. >> said they were in need of emergency repairs, that their home was in danger of catching on fire. paid $60,000ouple before they realized a little to no work had been done on their house. and the next scam? people selling fake magazine subscriptions. if the deal sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true. suspects have been convicted and are serving time in jail for stop if you want advice on how to protect yourself from these scams, we have information on our website, wjla.com. horace holmes, abc 7 news. jonathan: 7 on your side with a health alert -- it is not too soon to start protecting yourself from the spread of the mosquito borne zika virus. clear your yard of standing water to keep mosquitos out.
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fax. time tospring is prime visit the national mall, but starting this year you have to pay to park. 90 pay stations are being installed. the national park service hopes that they meters will control people who over stay the three-hour limit. steve: 84 degrees was the high earlier today. the cold front on our back door step, middle 60's cumberland. compare that to 75 reagan national and 76 fredericksburg. the wind will kick up later tonight come into the day tomorrow. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, lingering showers across southern maryland, not amounting to a whole lot. closer to the d.c. metro, it's but dry, but in the skies gradually clear. gradual clearing, the wind out of the southwest at 10 to 15. wind gusts tonight
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lower 60's for the air temperatures. a light jacket early on. the wind will make it feel cooler. if you are wearing a hat tomorrow morning, hold on to it because it will be windy, especially in the mid afternoon. futurecast, dry all day, starting in the morning. grab the sunglasses as you head out the door. it will be a bright, sunny, windy day, in noticeably less humid and cooler. tomorrow evening, outdoor plans, a barbecue in the backyard, looks fantastic, although still a little breezy. futurecast, wind gusts tomorrow morning 25 miles per hour. we increase a bit in the late afternoon. wind gusts of about 30 miles per hour, even higher to the west. we could even see some wind advisories for the higher elevations. "good morning washington" starts
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tomorrow, cooler temperatures, only into the middle 70's. the wind will kick up, making it feel even cooler. the 10 day outlook, 71 wednesday, middle 60's thursday. about a 30% chance of showers during the afternoon. a few morning showers friday. highs of 70. and the weekend, back into the 60's for daytime highs, staying in the 60's the remainder of next week, nighttime lows in the upper 40's, lower 50's. jonathan: sleeping is the new exercising. there is an exercise we can get behind. we are getting our first look at ze room.rciz -- nap-erci you can does off for about 45 minutes. the best part is you burn calories while sleeping. alison: really? jonathan:
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firm lowered the temperatures to a level that promotes calorie burning while you sleep. alison: sign me up. the best news i've heard all day. this is an exciting moment -- the siblings got a chance to throw out the first pitches at a minor-league game. jonathan: the real thrill comes when the catcher walks up and takes off his mask.
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congratulations to the winner of "dancing with the stars" live this summer at the national harbor. watch all this week for your chance to win. jonathan: the look on their face is priceless. alison: this brother and sister got a chance to throw the first pitches at a minor-league game in north carolina. , that isexcitement their dad catching the ball. he is near for service member who came back from a six-month deployment and surprised them. how great is that. and the hug they share is beautiful. a team spokesman said there was not a dry eye in the house. jonathan: never get tired watching those reunions. alison: exciting game tonight. robert: it's not over until it's over. the
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bag. closing minutes of the third, the penguins pulled their goalie. pens on the board, 2-1. no way they could score again. schultz powersin it passed braden holtby. tied at 2-2. not so fast. and over time the capitals on the power play. kevinshed and kurt -- denkirk lets it fly. this was a game the capitals had to win. >> we took a deep breath, thought about what we had been doing well in the game. we were applying a lot of pressure. we had a couple go off the net. we were lucky to get in there and regroup and came out well in the overtime. >> and a lot of guys have been around for a long time, and w
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