>> now abc 7 news at noon. on your side. lindsey: a meeting at american university following a disturbing scene on campus, bananas hanging from nooses. the campusez is at were so many people are shocked and outraged. >> messages of hatred and bigotry on campus in northwest d.c.. by using a popular fruit. there is a community

getting underway on campus at the chapel. for an incident they are describing as a racist threat. several bananas have been found at three different locations on campus. all hanging by a news with the it. haramba written on the person or persons behind it wrote aka, referring to a predominantly black sorority at american university. a cruel and hateful message -- they were also found on monday, the same day the newly elected student government president took office, the first african-american woman to hold that role on campus. she happens to be a member of output -- alpha kappa alpha. >> i think it is ridiculous, i came to

student because it was one of the most diverse schools i applied to. liberal and accepting and they talked about accepting everyone. the fact this is the second time this year a banana incident has happened that has targeted minority students, it is on excitable. -- unacceptable. >> many students we talked to, believe the administration is not doing enough. months ago, and incident, bananas thrown at some black students inside their dorms at american university. that meeting going on right now. d.c. police are working with campus police trying to figure at who is responsible and looking at surveillance cameras from around the campus. reporting live at american university, john gonzalez. moment in thes last hour after neighbors told firefighters that people were trapped in a burning h

it happened on avalon place in hyattsville. the fire gutted the house. firefighters got word of possible people trapped and went into the burning house. all the searches were negative and no one was inside. minutes ago, the homeowner who raced to the scene from work told us that he lives in the house alone. how the fire started has not been determined. inders of the top airlines the country are testifying on capitol hill about customer service issues. the most notable name is the united ceo oscar munoz. he addressed the house transportation committee about that incident involving a passenger who was dragged off a plane last month. suzanne kennedy has more on those capitol hill hotseat. >> lawmakers on capitol hill says this is all about restoring cap -- customer service to an industry that has lost it as part of its business model. members of the house

this is an issue that is not going away and the airlines will be held accountable. airlines, the major including united, alaska, southwest, and american, testified today. lawmakers told the industry leaders people are being crammed on aircraft like never before and that is testing the patience of passengers and flight attendants. the hearing is a result of a series of high-profile incidences, most notably this one on april 9 when dr. david dao was forcibly removed from a united airlines flight 3411. the united ceo said what happened on the aircraft was a breach of public trust and vowed to do better for customers. >> this has to be a turning point for the 87,000 people and professionals at united and it is my mission to make sure we make the changes needed to provide our customers with the highest levels of service you come to accept, reliability and a deeper sense of respect and trust.

proposed legislation that would prevent the and life from overbooking flights and from removing passengers once they are seated on an aircraft. of two- this is one hearings, the second will be thursday. lindsey: happening today, president trump will speak with the russian president for the third time since taking office. the phone call after he is facing backlash for inviting the president of the philippines, and accused human rights violator, to the white house. he would beump said honored to meet with the north korean dictator. somebody who was starved has on people and threaten to destroy the united states, how could he be honored to meet with kim jong-un? >> someone understands the threat north korea proposes and will do whatever is

under the right circumstances to protect our country from the threats they pose. lindsey: the president called kim jong-un a smart cookie as north korea has warned it will increase the speed of its nuclear tests to a maximum case. -- pace. reversal in south carolina from a former police officer caught on camera shooting an unarmed black man in the back. the former officer michael slater is expected to plead guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of walter scott. state prosecutors as part of the deal would drop a murder charge. right now, the search continues for the state inmate in maryland . the u.s. marshals office has taken over the hunt and a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to his capture. he is on the right-hand side of your screen. 28-year-old david watson last seen friday in the area of dorsey run in howard

for attended murder, skate while being -- is skate while being transported to a psychiatric hospital. covering metro, a new push for line,ticipated purple advocates for the light rail linking prince george's county and montgomery county letting their voices be heard. q mccray has more on what was addressed. >> it was an impassioned and energetic rally in silver spring. a lot of the people were frustrated, a large crowd cheering on the lawmakers and city and county officials who were here to push for action. they want federal funds, approximately $900 million to build the much anticipated purple line, a light rail that would connect bethesda and new trawled and. connecting prince george's county and montgomery county. a federal judge thought the fed -- what the federal funds and sa

into account ridership levels on metro, that was five months ago but yesterday the congressional budget set aside money for the purple line extension project. officials today want the federal judge to release the money now. >> i cannot begin to tell you how frustrated we are by the inaction of this judge. he was given two choices, either make a decision to allow the project to go forward, or he can keep other issues on the table. >> the purple line extension project will cost upwards of $3 billion to complete. one-stop would be here at the new silver spring library. officials today say there is no way to stop this project. they have artist to spend $400 million on it. the question is -- when will he get the federal funds they need to continue to project? we will keep you posted. turning to the weather, a gorgeous

sunshine and good news, a bit of a break from the humidity. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: a break in temperatures, closer to normal for early may after being so warm for so long. by the end of the week, the weekend and next week, very chilly. gorgeous right now. looking at montgomery college, temperatures in the upper-60's with a couple of spots in the low-70's. fredericksburg at -- 75 at reagan national. 72 in quantico and frederick. gusty breezes and plenty of sunshine. wind gusts, 23 miles per hour. mile-per-hour gusts at reagan national and 33 mile-per-hour gusts -- 31 mile-per-hour gusts in frederick. breezy and dry. tons of sunshine. 75 is the high temperature.

60's. through the overnight, a bit cooler than recent days. this is the storm center from yesterday that caused the problem on the gulf couple of days earlier over ontario province which is moving out. this is what is left of a cold front that is moving out -- a nice run of temperatures. board tomorrow and maybe as low as 50 degrees tomorrow morning in germantown and 51 in manassas. downtown. in sunshine and cooler tomorrow with upper-60's. clouds increase thursday. showers, thunderstorms, friday, 72 and cool stuff comes in. we will check out the next 10 days in seven minutes. >> call 911! lindsey: dramatic rescue caught on camera in texas, how complete strangers turned into heroes. and -- >>

something that happened last week. lindsey: taking a break from the last, the emotional message from jimmy kimmel after a scare with his newborn. first, a check on the traffic with angela foster. roads, traveling between the dulles toll road and interstate 66 on virginia 28, one of the many areas where we have midday work zones that may tie you up momentarily. the capital beltway, a work zone in fairfax county. you can see, on the live camera, delays off and on for folks traveling on interstate 95, not bad here but a reason -- a rehabilitation project 95 southbound into dumfries and back in the district, the same scenario on pennsylvania avenue northwest. the alert near rock creek parkway. road work on the capital beltway, traveling between 95 and or

boulevard. we will be back with another check of the forecast and more news.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. lindsey: a happy update to the dramatic rescue in texas. good samaritans racing against time saved to children from a flooded car and their parents are now saying thank you. jesse palmer as the story. >> there is a baby inside. >> the heart stopping moment a nightmare nearly became a reality for two texas parents. >> we have a baby, call 911! >> inside a truck,

rushing in. >> i am screaming, get my children out of the truck. >> good samaritans rushing to help. >> they were doing everything they could. >> racing every -- against time to save the family. >> everybody came together to get doors open and the children out. >> it is mind-boggling they did that for us. >> i am glad i was there. >> this is the moment they met two of those helpers. >> thomas mitchell recorded that video seen over 16 million times before jumping in to give the children cpr. >> i do not feel like a hero. i felt like i was able to help some people. >> baby marshall released from the hospital. >> big sister addy is still recovering at children's medical center dallas. >> off the breathing machine but she is laughing. >>

the strangers turned hero say they were just in the right place at the right time. >> words cannot explain. blessed to be a blessing to someone else. lindsey: wonderful those people stepped in. the writers guild of america and the motion picture association have reached a deal that will keep hollywood at work. there have been a threat of a strike, the first in one decade. i've heard it after a marathon agotiation -- averted after marathon negotiation, the writers cannot work on multiple shows for season. details about the specifics of the agreement have yet to be disclosed. a consumer alert this noon about popular post on facebook, the 10 concerts question your friends are posting. security experts those answers could be a gift to hackers.

of nine gigs they have been two and one they have not. hackers may be watching the answers closely to find out what was your first concert. because it is a security question. coloradok gone wrong, teenager facing criminal charges over a step for social media. take a close look as the teenager jumps into a tank of fish at bass pro shops. bass pro shops wants to prosecute the teenager even though no fish were hurt and the teenager has been ordered to met with -- meet with detectives. lucky there was not a shark or alligator. doug: what have been a different story. i like what is happening, humidity gone, high temperatures backing off. by this time next week, downright cll

this from nationals park on the roof, 71 degrees. during the morning, leftover clouds finally clear and in good shape. a few fair weather clouds at time but breezy and warm and less humid across the entire area for most of the day. pollen update, high range for trees. high.between moderate and we'd in the low range and mold spores in the high range. it is just miserable for people allergic to those allergens in the air being blown around by the wind. 76 degrees flip of the of sunshine today with augusta breezes still gusty, 25-30 miles per hour during the day. the nationals are back home, a homestretch tonight, arizona coming to town with the first 7:05.at seven: 05 -- a

breezes and sunshine, breezes out of the west. the left over of the storm pattern moving out tonight and tomorrow morning, tomorrow, gorgeous, cooler, upper-60's and the weather opens the door for the next storm. a chance of rain late thursday through friday. some of the range of the heavy. generally one inch, much-needed rain. the timing may not be the best for plans but we need the rain, make it some heavy rain. that should taper off friday midday or afternoon. as things turn cooler over the weekend, lingering showers saturday and partly cloudy sunday, monday come into next week. highs only in the 50's with some clouds, cannot rule out a sprinkle or shower. the complete opposite pattern of what we enjoy today. that is for a good chunk of next week. lindsey: friday, lightning. doug:

for thunderstorms. lindsey: thank you. whatg up -- a preview of to expect tonight at 5:00. >> tonight at 5:00, we introduce you to a local marathoner who pulled up a jaw-dropping feat of endurance to benefit children battling brain cancer. she literally ran in their shoes while walking in their shoes. seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. all with brain cancer. that story

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something that happened to our family last week, i am sorry. >> the audience silent as jimmy kimmel held back tears as he recounted the moment nurse's new -- something was wrong. untilseemed to be healthy three hours, we moved the recovery room when a very attentive nurse at cedars-sinai hospital was checking him out and heard a murmur in his heart which is common with newborn babies. she also noticed he was purple, which is not common. they didn't echocardiogram, a sonogram of the heart and found he was born with a heart disease. it is hard to explain, the pulmonary valve was completely blocked and he has a role in the wall between the left a

and right side of his heart. we put the baby and am blessed to children's hospital los angeles and on monday morning, dr. scarns fixed one of the two defects. the operation was a success, the longest three hours of my life. [applause] >> this is what he looked like on monday. this is what he looked like yesterday. [applause] only did he get a bad heart, he got my face. [laughter] after surgery,er we brought his home and he is doing great coming eating and sleeping and he peed on his mother today. >> the jokes started right back up. i am sam sweeney. >> honored with six edward r

doug: looks good, plenty of sunshine, breeze, dry air, a lot cooler by the weekend. next week, updating the 10 day outlook at 4:00. lindsey: excited about the less humidity and my hair is happy. thank you for joining us and watch abc 7 news at 4:00. have a great day.

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>> welcome to teacher appreciation week. each day, we're taking some of america's best teachers and putting them to the test. and if they can ace it, they'll walk out of here $1 million richer. don't move, it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome. it's teacher appreciation week here on "who wants to be a millionaire." love this week. love celebrating teachers. today's teacher has received national recognition for changing her students' lives in more ways than you could ever imagine. and we are hoping today that we can make it all pay off with a million dollars. from albuquerque, new mexico, please welcome sonya romero. how you doing? >> i'm well. how are you? >> so good to see you.