[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. pres. trump: he was not doing a good job, very simply. lindsey: that was president trump moments ago directing his decision to fire fbi director james comey. do you agree with the president of the decision to fire comey? yes or no? you can go to wjla.com/votenow. livehile, sam sweeney is for protesters are demanding an independent investigation. sam? "serial mo

ey, good afternoon to you can see a crowd year of about 100 or so holding signs and a couple hundred more in front of them, some from the media here. the online invitation from moveon.org has about 500 registered people saying they are going to show up here in the next hour, so one of the people who came out here early is karen from alexandria. karen, what made you drive out here to come out to this? karen: i think this is very important. people are falling for this crap. excuse me. sam: you seem very emotional about it. karen: i just got that wagered i think it is great news for the country. sam: when you heard the news that the director has been fired, what went through your mind? well, it reminded me of watergate, as i'm sure

a lot of people. obviously he is covering up something, and we just want the truth to come out. sam: thank you so much feared that if the setting here for so many people. they are angry and want their voices heard. this is a small crowd right now, but they're asking people to come out and spread the message in front of the executive mansion. i am sam sweeney. back to you inside. lindsey: thank you. that bombshell of james comey's ousting dropped late tuesday. the president is blaming the firing on how he handled the investigation into hillary ails, but some are not sure seeing as how comey was in charge of trump's campaign and possible collusion with the russians. janai: "the russian collusion story is a total hoax. when will this taxpayer-paid charade end/" president trump tweeted that

investigation, "you are hereby terminated." comey: we are conducting an investigation to find out if there is any coronation between and the campaign. janai: first, trump claiming he was wiretapped by obama and then forming a counterintelligence operation. himreatly appreciate informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation." ." >> that is a tale that shows that the news is tightening, and that is why he let jim comey go. "comeytrump tweeting, has lost the confidence of everyone in

washington." >> democratic colleagues complained by the removal of an fbi director whom they themselves repeatedly and sharply criticized -- julie: but democrats alleging a cover-up. the inescapable conclusion from the circumstantial evidence as is the president wanted to stop or stifle this investigation. sen. schumer: this administration has now removed several officials that conduct independent investigations of the president and his administration. julie: democrats and some republicans -- janai: democrats and the republicans are asking to take over the investigation. jeff sessions has recused himself, so it would fall to his deputy. janai norman, abc news, washington. lindsey: and just into the abc 7 newsroom, alarming video of two men barging into a d.c. convenience store in southeast. the first one is holding a big gun. the second guy comes in as

reinforcement. both were able to get away. over to northwest, two guys coveredces are barely walk into a right eight and rub the place. this happened last week. he suspects jumped the counter in the store. one of them hit a worker. after the gathered what they wanted in their backpacks, they took off. here is another robbery police need your help with, this time in northeast. onee men walk into a store, state at the front acting as a lookout, the other two went to the back. you can see the one in the hood pull out a gun on workers and shoppers what the other graph the loot. blackook off with a nissan altima with maryland plates. police need your help finding them. right now, the search for whoever did this. an atm in southeast d.c. is stolenfrom its frame and overnight. q mccray has more on the search for the people responsible. q: here it is -- this is what it looks like when he tried to steal and a

we are at a guess station at the intersection of 41st and alabama in southeast. this happened early this more and run 3:00 a.m. that is according to the worker who was here at the time and saw this all happen. he explained to me that was around the time he noticed a truck pull up here to the gas station with three guys. they got out, attached a change of their truck him and took that chain and wrapped it around this atm, and then tried to drive with it.h it -- away the worker told he make contact with one of the crooks. >> it was so scary, but thank god they did not even try to come inside. the worker tells me the crooks got away with absolutely no money. isyou can see here, the safe

as for they are looking for, the metropolitan police department is working on a description of them and the truck as we speak. southeast, i'm q mccray for abc 7 news. you.ey: thank mayor muriel bowser addressed the recent cleanup of d.c. streets to rid them of several illegal drugs and guns. suzanne kennedy has more on how the mayor plans to tackle more crime. suzanne: the mayor and the new chief of police say they are having great success in getting a legal guns and drugs off the streets of washington, d.c. mayor bowser and chief newsham announcing in a press conference at the arctic's enforcement used has already recovered -- narcotics enforcement unit has already recovered more guns here mandated in 2016 to last year, they seized 42 monster so far this year, they have 49. the unit has changed the focus from low-level drug users to suppliers who distribute drugs in d.c. communities. mayor bowser:

public safety officials with the tools they need to crack down on ensurers, and two, to that residents get connected to resources they need to fight and recover from drug use and addiction. chief newsham: today, we would like to commend the narcotics enforcement unit for the respectful, safe work that they have done, and we would like to re-emphasize commitment to reducing violence in the district of columbia. suzanne: the metropolitan police department is set to begin its summer crime initiative, an initiative that they identify six areas and the city where they want to intensify police presence. this year, the program will go on with the laser focus getting guns off the streets of d.c. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. lindsey: finally, a taste of warm weather. out there.day chief meteorologist meteorologis

doug: a lot warmer today than noontime the past couple of days. blue skies and sunshine. at reagane way national airport, 69 all the way in warrenton, 64 in annapolis. 74.average high today is we will get close to that, within a couple of degrees, but it would get cooler over the next couple of days and rainier as well. high-pressure giving into beautiful weather here, albeit cool, moving out. moisture is going to run down this front. we thought originally it would be tomorrow afternoon we would get some showers. it looks like now it will be tomorrow morning. i suggest enjoying every minute of this day. 72, a few clouds, lots of sun, the winds will be nice and light. it'll be great at the ballpark, 70 degrees the first pitch as the orioles come to down at nationals park. then it is a matter of what is coming our way -- rain. this is by 7:30 a.m. tomorrow.

the entire day on friday and into the weekend, but this weather story has a happy ending for mother's day. i will be happy to share that in about seven minutes. lindsey: thank you. happening tonight, capitals and penguins game seven of the eastern conference semifinals at the verizon center. the winner moves on, the loser goes home. john gonzalez has a preview. washington capitals are on the ice, a short practice today as they get ready for a huge game, or has the biggest game in caps history coming up right here at verizon center. it is a home game, and that is huge. how long has it been? 19 years. to put things in perspective, titanic was the number one movie. the shipow that ends, sinking. some familiar, pittsburgh fans? this is what the boys looked like back in 1998. they did not even wear any red.

of old, look at this old picture, alex ovechkin, 12 years old the last time the capitals made a pass the second round. we spoke to the assistant general manager about home ice advantage. >> we got home ice tonight. we worked all year for the accurate i think it is great that game 7 will be in washington, it will not be in pittsburgh, and we have got to make that stand for something. if the fans, loud and proud, if we get behind, i hope the fans are behind us. that can make all the difference. john: this is the fourth time the two teams face off in a game seven. log in theow another alkin, the center for pittsburgh, pretty much guaranteed a win tonight. if you are going to begin, make sure you know who he is and where he is at all times. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. lindsey: coming up on abc 7 news at

flight.on a another while incident caught on camera. plus, flames scorch a school bus. what the bus driver do to save a life. and not in my house. a god holds down the four, chasing a wild bear -- a dog holds down the fort, chasing down a wild bear. regional to miss this. first, angela with traffickers angela with traffic your angela: we have been tracking an accident in least on u.s. 15, southbound lanes remain blocked. not a whole lot of color. mostly done with midday construction construction zones will track your on the capital beltway. a live look at the delays approaching new hampshire avenue cured we have worked on the northwest branch again today. we are blocking a lane, both the inner and outer loop, between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard. we are seeing delays on the approach. we have a pretty busy works on

those on the 28th. also blocking a lane in each direction as you make your way through that work zone as well. that is a look at traffic watch.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. lindsey: fists were flying aboard the southwest airlines inn -- flight as it landed california. this is the latest example of rage aboard a flight across the u.s. emily has more on the mayhem. emily: police called it a near riot in fort lauderdale when spirit airlines canceled or delayed dozens

monday, the airline bringing the -- blaming the pilot for work slowdown in the middle of contract talks. >> very tense, very angry people. everybody had places to be. emily: that move prompted a temporaryssue a restraining order to the pilots back to work and tensions below boiling. this brawl on board a southwest jet that landed in burbank shows a flight attendant caught in the middle. >> you see the stewardess trapped below come in between the seats on the ground, and she is being pummeled. emily: southwest giving props to its employees, calling them everyday heroes. but this kansas city nurse not feeling the love from united. >> i am going to need to go. this is urgent. i have an overactive bladder. can i use the restroom? emily: she says there was no mercy from the flight attendant, leaving her no choice but to

>> there was just no customer service, no compassion. emily: that woman posting her story on facebook because she said she could not get united to acknowledge her complaint. both cell phone video and social media playing big part in this ongoing story. and caught in camera -- a school bus fully engulfed in flames in south carolina, and now parents are thinking the driver for her quick action. she got all students off the bus in the nick of time. two students said they smelled smoke coming from the back of the bus. the driver immediately got ever be off. minutes later, that bus caught fire. this is a wild scene out west. a bear on the loose in california met his match. this dog chased after the bear, which is more than twice its size. finally, the bear is that it did a dip in someone's backyard pool

and eventually search through the trash for goodies. tot there is known neighbors and attacked cured i think i would move. doug: that is part of it. lindsey: that would be it for me. doug: all kinds of wild creatures -- coyotes, jaguars -- not jaguars, bobcats. lindsey: here we have to worry about some rain. doug: i tell you what, tomorrow kind of a rainy day, unexpected. now the rain could move in the morning and be a rainy day. midday on this wednesday, a look in laurel, absolutely gorgeous skies. 68 degrees already, and it looks like this afternoon's temperatures in the lower 70's a bit later will be the warmest we will see for a few days as not only does rain moving but cooler temperatures return. degrees insas, 68 baltimore, 64 in martinsburg, and 63 in

cloudiness, and probably more cloudiness later this afternoon. we will be pushed to 72 degrees in most areas. we thought we would see range eric to become out of the ohio valley, tennessee region and spread eastward, but it looks like the upper-level winds bring the rain from the midwest, south chicago, and right overhead, tomorrow i'm a early at evan 30 8 a.m. -- 7:38 a.m. this is futurecast at this hour. there is the target of rain, where it is supposed to be. through the day tonight and into tomorrow, as we get through late tonight, the steadier cloudiness will move in, and by tomorrow, we have this, heavier downpours and rain throughout the entire day. it will be cooler on in the 60's, and the rain for the rush hour in the evening. right now, it looks likes that are showers through friday morning, and as we get through friday afternoon, possibly more areas of rain, even lasting into saturday. rainfall

maybe two inches of rainfall by the time the whole pattern gets out of here sometime on saturday afternoon. for today, no rain, sunshine, a few clouds, 72. 66 tomorrow with showers developing throw today and periods of rain, highs only near 60 degrees. looking ahead to the weekend, only 59 for a high on of rangersth periods showers could hang in until later in the afternoon, but most all models went to the fact that by sunday, we turn breezier and warmer with sunshine and highs about 72 degrees. here is a look at the next seven days. we will add three more for you. as we see the numbers go down a bit, but mother's day, we pop back up to 72. even though we have rain, we think by the time d.c. united takes on philadelphia on saturday evening, things will be starting to clear up a bit. next week looks gorgeous, plenty of sunshine, temperatures at above

may-like patterns year still six weeks before summer begins, so it is about that time that temperatures should come back up again. lindsey: we have got to enjoy it while we got it. doug, thank you. we have much more on abc 7 news at noon, but first, let's get a preview of what is coming up tonight at 11:00. nancy: good afternoon, everyone. 11:00, an abc 7 at exclusive mission, 7 on your side travels side-by-side with this elite disaster team for a close-up look at what it takes to be the best when things are at their worst. that is tonight on abc 7 at 11:00.

an emergency in washington state after a tunnel ,ollapses -- inside nuclear material. here is matt gutman. >> respond to the tunnel for a possible collapse. "make trouble 200 miles -- matt: 200 miles from seattle, a portion of a tunnel collapsed where radioactive material is stored. >> they told us to take over to make sure we were all safe and accounted for. matt: in these areas, you can see right into the tunnel holding the radioactive material, now a gaping hole, triggering fears of a radioactive leak. facilityace near a where plutonium is extracted for -- was extracted for nuclear weapons back in the 1980's. the only worked there the cleanup of enough radioactive debris to fill the superdome.

significant federal workforce and state oversight to clean up the enormous mess left by the weapons production process. matt: the energy department says while the cleanup is ongoing, there is no indication of a release of contaminants at this point. crews are still testing the area. it is a contamination test site, yes. it has spread beyond that. matt: because of the cave and remains a mystery. >> to re

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