alison: after a bombshell firing. >> unfathomable. alison: the fbi's director is out. jonathan: horror at a frat house. 911 tapes and disturbing new details. and scuffle in the sky, tussles in the terminal. is it a shaky time to fly? >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00 am on your side. jonathan: first, big news, lots of folks talking about it, reaction flooding the web tonight after the white house fires fbi director james comey. rump says it is a new beginning. others say that it is a cover-up and abuse of power. jonathan: we start with jay korff. james comey did not find out about his firing in washington. he was in los angeles addressing

he thought it was a prank. no prank. in washington, some u.s. senators calling it nixonian, others say that it stinks of a cover-up. fbi has beene looking into whether the trump campaign colluded with russians. a very serious offense. investigations getting too close to home for the president? only hours after president donald trump fired fbi director james comey, a letter was released. appreciate you telling me on three separate occasions i am not under investigation, you're asked to leave the bureau. fbi officials say that he was primarily that go for his poor handling of hillary clinton's u se of a private email server and the investigation that followed.

reopened the investigation only days before the election. administration officials say it is about the credibility of the fbi. >> he is taking the recommendation of his deputy attorney general and the attorney general of the united states that it is time for first leadership and to restore integrity at the fbi. this is what leaders do, they take decisive action. sources are telling abc 7 news that field agents are devastated at the news of comey's firing, saying he was a great motivator and manager. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: just into the newsroom, president trump reacting to senator schumer's statement this evening with a tweet. fbion: comey is the first director to be fired in nearly a quarter century, but it is

just as president trump took office. attorneys general sally yates and mike flynn were let go. female to the first hold the chief of sure position was fired. -- the chief usher position was fired. clinton is not commenting on the firing of comey, but her former running mate is. senator tim kaine said the firing shows the white house is frightened over the russian investigation, saying it is part of a "growing pattern by the white house to cover up a truth." steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, the temperatures not as cold as they were last night at this time. the reason why, we have a bit of cloud cover. tomorrow, a bit warmer for the daytime highs come eventually into the lower 70's by the afternoon. grab the sunglas

we have rain all the way on the 10-day outlook and the impact on the friday morning rush-hour commute. plus, mother's day weekend and a warming trend. more on that in a few minutes. alison: steve, thank you. a warning for your metro commute, crooks targeting your while that tugging at your heartstrings. it starts with a flyer asking you to donate money for youth sports. it seems innocent enough, but it is a scam. anna-lysa gayle has what you need to know. withwas on the metro trade my family and a young man was walking around the train with a flyer. at the top it said roosevelt roughriders. anna-lysa: after being handed a piece of paper, the at large d.c. councilmember decided to have it examined. >> i contacted my chief of staff and said i was upset that students would have to resort to essentially panhandling. anna-lysa: the

they are raising money for it the sports teams. what did you find out? >> i found out just yesterday afternoon that it was a scam. anna-lysa: the address on the flyer is correct, but the phone number is not linked to the school. did you know your number is on a flyer? >> i don't know nothing about that. anna-lysa: according to a note on the school website, all fundraising is done on school grounds under the direct supervision of staff members. >> i was incredibly angry people would try to take advantage of our residents and i think it is unfair and i hope we can catch the person or people doing it. anna-lysa: councilman dwight believes the young man who was carrying the flyer was about 18 years old. another tip, if you are trying to figure out if a fundraiser is real or not, call the organization. theodore roosevelt high school also tweets

fundraisers. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: emotional new reaction to the story of erin hernandez, an innocent man after his death. the judge throughout his murder conviction, based on legal precedent in the state of massachusetts. aaron hernandez had in appeal in process before his suicide. he's guilty, and he will always be guilty. . don't know i know one day i'm going to see my son. jonathan: lawyers for the former nfl player said his prison death is still being investigated. nancy: for the first time, we are hearinth

hours after a 19-year-old fraternity pledge fell headfirst down the stairs at penn state, following heavy drinking and aid in alleged -- and in alleged fraternity hazing incident. >> he has not moved. >> how old is he? >> 19. >> is he breathing? >> he is breathing. >> was there alcohol involved? >> yes. nancy: 18 members of the fraternity are facing charges after tim piazza die during a party in february. surveillance cameras captured much of what happened after the fall, including the morning when for members finally called the police. say students tried to appear to make them appear healthier, including dressing him in clean clothing. at the live desk, nancy chen, abc 7 news. jonathan:

a deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. tonight, official word no criminal charges will be filed against the engineer of that train. the train was going more than double the speed limit and the engineer was distracted. prosecutors say there is no evidence of criminal intent or recklessness. a people were killed in the 2015 crash. alison: students in south carolina are safe tonight thanks to their school bus driver. look at this scene. the driver got everyone off the school bus before it erupted into flames this morning for stop nobody was hurt. exactly how this happened we still don't know. iss week, 7 on your side giving you an exclusive look at an elite rescue group. jonathan: they are called virginia task force one, made up of local volunteers to rush into danger all over the world. is flyingm barber with them out west for their intense week of training. >>

purpose. helicopter in bus crashes make it look like a disaster zone, but that is the purpose. >> we want to make sure that it is fresh all the time. tim: he is part of virginia task force one. the organization is one of two u.s. groups that respond to disasters across the world, including the east coast earthquake. >> they would have to breach here. tim: 7 on your side is flying with the firefighters and medics to los angeles for an intense week of training. right now, the group trains at this former detention center in fairfax county. simulateseek's trip the challenges of an international trip, from crossing the border to setting up camps and rescuing victims and piles of rubble. why should people around this area care about what you are doing in l.a.? >> when

we travel, we represent fairfax county and the entire northern virginia region. alison: canceled flights led to chaos at the fort we travel, lae airport this week. the spirit airline passengers fought with airline employees after the discount carrier grounded nearly a dozen flights. spirit said a work slowdown by pilots left it no choice. it was a mess. operations at the fort lauderdale airport return to normal today after spirit got a court order forcing pilots to end their work slowdown. three people were arrested monday. very crazy. the police arrested one person after this fight on a southwest flight from dallas to burbank, california, that broke out as the airplane was taxiing to the gate. no word on why this started. the victim suffered an injury to his left eye, a cut on his nose, and a chipped tooth. happening

huge day. jonathan: huge. alison: for d.c. sports fans. game seven of the capitals versus the penguins. that's huge. that is win or go home. that will be a thriller at the phone booth. alison: and the wizards play on the road in boston in game five. we will have a preview coming up and sports. jonathan: because of the capitals at the verizon center and the game at nats part, metro -- at nationals park, mentor is canceling maintenance plans. -- metro is canceling maintenance plans. alison: how about $60 per day to go 60 miles per hour? jonathan:

rrator: "the time is to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day.

alison: 7 on your side is looking into skyrocketing prices on the 495 hot lanes in virginia. we have seen prices from $20 up to $30 for a one-way trip. trends urban which operates the express lanes says that

is getting heavier and that is why prices are going up, and fewer people are taking metro, pushing drivers into the express lanes, but some commuters say they have had enough. a day just to try to beat traffic does not make sense. >> more people are coming back to the express lanes because they are saving time and they are finding value. alison: trends urban says they urbano keep -- tanrans says they need to keep prices high to keep traffic flowing. jonathan: an arrest warrant is out for a former urban says redskins great and some buddy who was popular. alison: tom roussey has the story about clinton portis. tom: a couple nights into the new year, clinton portis was driving in downtown bethesda at this intersection at woodmont avenue and old georgetown, pulled over by a montgomery county cop.

he got pulled over with something that he was supposed to go to court for today, but he did not. in the mid to late 2000's, clinton portis was one of the redskins' biggest stars, drawing attention as a running back and his outrageous press conferences for stop he last played in 2010, but is no stranger to the d.c. area. tweet from d.c. police, he is reading to kids. montgomery county police met him at this intersection in january. court records say that portis was driving a florida vehicle without a valid license or registration. records say the florida resident's florida license was suspended for failing to appear in court -- the same thing he is accused of doing today. a warrant was issued for portis after he did not show up.

to get in touch with portis, but the number we had for him did not work. we contacted a man on the internet who said he is an agent who represents them, but he got back to us and basically said he just runs his website. he cannot say anything about the war that has been issued for portis in montgomery county. live in bethesda, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. a call for an unusual apology for him the arboretum to some first-graders. fromcall for an apology the arboretum to some first-graders. karen say the kids were waiting back to school when a staffer yelled at them for being in a restricted area. the parents said they had no idea because there were no signs of letting them know they were out of place. i cannot blame them if you cannot get welcoming treatment at a place lik t

which by the way i spend lots of money trying to get money for. security apologized, security t parents say the staff still went too far. group that runs the arboretum said they will take future action as warranted. security apologized, but parents say the staff still went too far. group that runs the arboretum said they will take future action as warranted. jonathan: such a peaceful setting. alison: especially in first grade. how in the world you get more retweets than ellen degeneres? be a teenager hungry for nuggets. wendy's: this kid asked how many retweets he had to get to get free nuggets for a year. wendy's responded 18 million. he fell short, but he still got 4 million retweets and a month, so wendy's gave him the nuggets. withecord reset the record

alison: some of the most powerful weapons and forecasting hurricanes were on display today. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration showed off the hurricane hunter aircraft at reagan national airport. it was a chance for crew members to talk about their jobs and raise awareness about hurricane preparedness. hurricane season starts june 1. steve: and a cool event that was. unfortunately it was only here one day. the next best chance of rain until the dmv is not thursday, but friday is going to be a slow go for the rush-hour commutes both in the morning and evening. saturday, while it will not be a washout come is not picture-perfect. now inperatures right the 40's and 50's, not quite as cold as last night when we had mainly clear skies. the cloud cover right

stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, and it stays dry. it stays dry early tomorrow morning through the day tomorrow. 44 to 52 for a daytime high, partly cloudy skies -- actually, that is the nighttime low. the temperatures tomorrow come a chilly start getting up early, a light jacket is all you will need. don't forget the sunglasses. by midmorning, the temperatures warm nicely. you can probably toss the jacket because it will warm up in the afternoon. sunshine nine, noontime looking good. gaithersburg and there' west virginia, filtered sunshine in the late afternoon into the early evening, but it will stay dry. if you have outdoor plans , norrow afternoon, sports problems. highs tomorrow in the lower 70's, a big improvement to

the best chance of rain early saturday morning, clearing out nicely mother's day. it will be a little breezy. if you have an outdoor picnic or barbecue planned, cooking outside will be fine, but if you are planning on setting a table, might run into a few problems with breezy conditions. the 10-day outlook, back into the lower 80's by the middle and end of next week. alison: steve, thank you. they see their bus driver every single day, but how they stepped up to support him is remarkable. jonathan: a

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jonathan: such a touching act of kindness on a wisconsin transit bus. a driver was back to work after grieving the loss of his mother. a passenger wanted to show support so passed around a sympathy card. >> i've never gotten a card from anybody, so i was blown away. >> i firmly believe everybody who got off the bus that day, their outlook was completely different than when they got on the bus. jonathan: he has a lot of regular customers, but some were strangers and they all signed the card. alison: a special guy. jonathan: good stuff. erin: the wizards are a great story, too, taking their show

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, but the orioles scored twice in the ninth. greg gentry ties it up and sends this to extra's. 12th forded in the mark trumbo, lines the single into left come a walkoff win for the o's, 5-4. they meet again tomorrow as the series shifts to nationals park. after back-to-back blowout wins at the verizon center, the wizards take on the celtics tomorrow in a pivotal game five. at home the was was have proven they can slow down celtics guard isaiah thomas. the question is, can they do it on the road? the wizards will need to win at least one game in boston. >> we have to be better than the first two games. it support for those guys going back

weortunity to win there, could close it out here, so they aggressive.t and be erin: they sure are. and the capitals host the penguins for aggressive. erin: they sure game seven tomow night at the verizon center. i w (announcer) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view.

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