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the purchase jewels missing. jonathan: jumping into action and working to save lives, our exclusive look into canine rescue training. alison: and a 7 on your side report, $12,000, $100,000. his cash waiting for you -- is cash wedding for you? jonathan: there has been a full day of soaking rain, and it's not over. alison: steve is here with the timeline of more wet weather this weekend. steve: it will end just in time for mother's day. showers right now are greatly diminished. tomorrow morning may have a few showers, but it will be another cool day with highs only in the 50's, well below average this time
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late tomorrow night into saturday. the timing of that, talking about mother's day, and gearing up for a big-time warm-up. we are talking highs near 90 degrees. eveneat index values hotter than that. all you need to know coming up in the full forecast in a few minutes. jonathan: breaking news right now -- a tree down on power lines in north our arlington. avoidth arlington for cap area of wilson boulevard and manchester straight. we know that a couple dozen people do not have power. with severenected weather when it rolls through with the stormwatch team. follow us on twitter, facebook, wjla.com, and download the stormwatch app. alison: 7 on your side stepping in, a family heirloom gone, medstar washington apologizing tonight after a patient's
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her room. her family is desperate for answers about who walked off with these rings worth $14,000. that is where tom roussey comes in with the family's story. >> my mother. tom: jennifer gruber said that her mother broke barriers, getting a masters in education during a time women did not do that. >> she never did anything halfway. tom: at 88, she was fit enough to do zumba, but she was treated for a heart infection on a trip to d.c. at medstar hospital center, the family noticed the platinum diamond wedding band and engagement ring from her father were gone. on here rings were finger 67 years. she never took them all. tom: jennifer believe somebody took advantage of her mother's condition and forced them off. >>
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that some stranger came into her room and assaulted my mother -- it's awful. it's awful to think about. would you want your mother going to this hospital? a search police a that turned up nothing and there were no security cameras on the floor. as for the hospital? >> we have not heard anything since the day after it happened. tom: in a statement, the hospital said, "we are very sorry we cannot locate the ring. we know this was of personal importance to her and the family and we regretted has not been found." >> even when they sent an apology, they did not send us an apology? that is unbelievable. gruber passed away a week after the rings disappeared. far as the investigation into the disappearance, d.c. police say it is still an active case and they encourage anyone with info
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live in northwest washington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: so sad for that family. this just into the newsroom, and amber alert for this baby from hampton, va. that chloe think johnson is an extreme danger. her mother is also missing and may have been abducted. if you see them call the police right away. jonathan: new troubling claims against howard university. alison: among them, a rapist targeted a second victim. a young woman said she was sexually assaulted. jonathan: another woman said she was abused by campus police. anna-lysa gayle has how the school is responding. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: the shocking new details come days before hundreds are scheduled to graduate on top of the hill at howard university. that is a privilege the young women in this laws
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was jeopardized after safety concerns and the reported they were sexually assaulted. >>. i think it is frightening anna-lysa: we are learning more about five sexual assault investigations on howard university's campus. >> my clients repeatedly asked the status of the investigations and were told they were going on. anna-lysa: she represents five young women who reportedly between 2014 and 2016 while they were students at howard. they were3 say attacked. one said that she was abused by campus police officer. two others say they were raped by the same resident assistant. >> if they had investigated properly, and effectively, the second student may not have been attacked.
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center told my client she was judged through her file. >> if a student has a problem, they should trust to the administrators. anna-lysa: jonathan and alison, howard university released a statement that says the university has been and remains committed to investigating any such allegations to ensure a safe and healthy humidity for faculty, staff, and students." anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: also new tonight, another campus facing a lawsuit. the university of mary washington accused of allowing a sexually hostile environment. five former students are bringing the lawsuit, saying the school permitted sexual-harassment against members of the group called feminists united for stop them or say the were verbally attacked and threatened so an online social media app called yik-yak. university says
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secure campus. jonathan: we are standing by for more details about an fbi raid in annapolis. republican consulting firm was rated in connection with the virginia governor's race. work that the firm did for ken cuccinelli. ken cuccinelli says he has not been interviewed by law enforcement. it was also a raid in arlington connected with the case. the 2015 amtrak derailment, the conductor will be charged. prosecutors earlier this week said they do not bring charges against the engineer because they do not have enough evidence. toay a judge ordered the da charge him with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. eight people were killed when the train came flying off the tracks. alison: a noose found at a middle school today, and the police want you to see these pictures. they say these are the
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may be responsible for hanging this noose at crofton middle school. it was found hanging from a light fixture outside the building. if you can identify these people, call the police. jonathan: two fires under investigation, both that jehovah witnesses halls, both believed to be arsons. they believe that someone he set fire to a hall in arlington come and yesterday similar investigation in falls church. if you have information, the police want to talk to you. nancy: friends and family gathering tonight to honor two men killed in district heights one year ago today. they were shot inside of a in may 2016. a man died at the scene. another man was found shot a short distance from the car. detectives today going door to door to find a new information. no one has been arrested.
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information to come forward. fathern will lose his and a mother won't lose her son. nancy: the police say this is an active investigation. if you have information, officers want to talk to you. nancy chen, abc 7 news. alison: meanwhile, new developments in a cold case that baffled investigators for nearly 30 years. officials now say that a woman from fairfax was the jane doe who was unidentified since she was killed in 1990. she was crossing a highway in huntington beach, california, when she was struck and killed by two cars. she was 26 at the time. her family just thankful to finally know what happened to her. jonathan: president trump contradicting the white house about firing fbi director james comey, saying it was his idea to fire comey. the white house had
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firing was recommended by the deputy attorney general. went on to call comey a showboat leading an agency in turmoil. looking ahead on the matter of possible russian interference in the election, the president said the firing of comey would not have an impact on that probe. only on 7, exclusive access to elite rescue training, the spotlight has to do with the rescuers. alison: tim barber shows us how some local pups will soon be saving lives. tim: the blackhawk descends quickly. the door opens. search dogs jump into action. part of an integral virginia task force one. mark is his partner. >> he has his own mission and we can read each other. stagehe team scours this disaster zone, sniffing for signs of life. >> there is jo
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working with these dogs. tim: all night they use the turning facility to hone their skills. finding people posing as patients. this feels like a game for pippen, but mark in the task force know that it is so much more. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: luxury cars suddenly catching fire under investigation right now. alison: and knocking on the door to tell you about free money. 7 on your side is surprising people with thousands as we investigate unclaimed cash. steve: e showersnd -- showers end overnight and
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alison: this is amazing, rare footage of a tornado in oklahoma. the dark funnel cloud is forming as a storm chaser drives along. there was damaging wind and hail. no reports of serious injury. jonathan: here is something else you don't to s
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that is a great white shark. it is a bunch of them. several great white sharks were spotted in the shallow waters 10 feet off the coast of long beach. no attacks, but they are being told to be careful. captain obvious. alison: a warning for bmw owners after several cars burst into flames, happening dozens of times. bmw's catching fire without warning, in each case the cars parked with the engine turned off. some had been sitting for several hours. in one incident, the family's house burned down when the bmw caught fire inside the garage. >> there was black smoke, snap, crackle, pop, and flames. weren: bmw first said they unaware of the fires, then conducted an investigation that they say did not sw
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jonathan: imagine that you had a lottery for a ton of money, very exciting. tonight, we have something even better. alison: cold hard cash just waiting for people in maryland, virginia, and d.c. to pick up. scott taylor shows us with the easy money is and how you can claim it. steve: 7 on your side taking you along as we knock on door after door, trying to track down people in maryland, virginia, and d.c. with huge amounts of unclaimed cash heading their way. many have no idea it is even there. >> is this a joke? >scott: it's not a joke. the i-team dug into a database we got from d.c. with more than 18,000 names. others aow as $50, whopping $300,000. pamela had a tough time believing we were legit. did you know you
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with the district of columbia, waiting for you to pick up? >> no. scott: let me show you. is that your name? >> yes, it is. scott: look at that, $12,000. >> why are you playing a game? scott: we are not playing a game. that money is there. the unclaimed property department for the district of columbia said the unclaimed cash comes from uncashed paychecks, stocks, old utility deposit, were a safe deposit box that was unclaimed. 1.6 million records or more. wendy, at the ms. senior america pageant in 2015. now, $21,000 is walking a per driveway in unclaimed cash. >> is a godsend. scott:
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by a company alerting her to the money, but it wanted a 10% cut. some people we track down thought it had to be a scam. this person says it does not cost you anything to cut out the middleman. us, they canme to get their property the same length of time, same property, and we don't charge a fee. >> 7 on your side is fantastic. you guys are always looking out for the little guys. scott: we spent the last several weeks trying to put faces with thousands of names. mary is one of the biggest winners, collecting more than $100,000. >> i was absolutely thrilled. i had no idea. scott: could you be on the list of unclaimed funds in maryland, virginia, or d.c.? i want you to know you have almost $28,000 in unclaimed funds waiting for you to pick up. >> i'm flabbergasted. scott:
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aw, thank you. that was very wheat of you, honey. i do not expect that, wow. scott taylor, abc 7 news. alison: very funny. if you want to check to see if you have money waiting for you, log on to wjla.com. we have links to the unclaimed cash in d.c., virginia, and maryland. and remember, you do not have to pay anyone to search the database for you. jonathan: if he knocks on my door and tells me that, i will hug him, too. 7 on your side with consumer news. how about a case that lets you make and pour coffee out of your phone? you heard that. the phone battery heats a cartridge that makes espresso in the phone. the makers say they want to start mass production soon. steve: i don't think i'm ready for that. the weather thursday
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50's. has not moved a lot the last couple hours. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, lingering showers out there. the showers we had earlier that canceled the nats game are gone for now and it is dry around the capital beltway. the cloud cover sticks around overnight. we fall into the upper 40's, lower 50's. pretty much where we are right now. futurecast, big changes on the way. we start tomorrow with a mixer of clouds and maybe some peaks of sunshine, especially across southern maryland. by midday, mostly cloudy skies across the dmv. by tomorrow night come heavier rains arrive. tomorrow, middle to upper 50's, near 60. we are looking at 1, 2 inches of rainfall tomorrow night into early saturday morning. this is the culprit over here.
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6 p.m. tomorrow, should be dry around the capital beltway, rain on the back doorstep. this over spreads tomorrow night into early saturday. then it is finally out of here. that means better conditions for the weekend. saturday, 59 degrees. mother's day, 72. if you like the heat and humidity, we've got it. it will warm up big time. check out the 10-day outlook, middle to upper 80's wednesday and thursday of next week. the heat index values may surpass 90 degrees. we stay in the mid-80's friday through sunday the following weekend. mother's day looking a-ok for all the moms. a bit breezy with temperatures around 72. alison: steve, thank you. the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. jonathan: the secularist to celebrated a win.
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jonathan: check outcome a short-lived celebration. he is so happy that he crosses the line -- i did it, yeah! he thinks that he won the race. he is celebrating. -- he: there is a problem had another lap to go. even the announcers are stunned, saying, no, no, no. in the other racers past him and he ultimately finished in 148th
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jonathan: i do, too. erin: and we are showing it all over the world. alison: he was so focused. jonathan: well, not that focused. erin: i don't know how it happens, but i guess it did. home court has been kind to the wizards so far. how they
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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. and he won't let donald trump stop us.
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought you by your local toyota dealers. the nationalsrs and orioles will have to wait until next month to complete their series, because tonight's the series finale was postponed because of rain and has been rescheduled to june 8. forwizards are back home game six against the celtics. washington had a chance to take control of the series but are now down 3-2 to boston. not only are the wizards facing elimination, but even if they win game six, a have not been able to win in boston at all this series. >> it seems like each team has a comfort level at home. hopefully that remains until the last game. don't know why. i don't know. last night i thought we would come out better. we have to
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and play better friday night. erin: the washington mystics season tips off sunday against san antonio. they have a player who is a favorite to win the m.v.p. award the season. according to a recent poll of the league general managers, she has one eye on the wizards and offered this advice. havem sure all the coaches come up with all the different causes so many mismatches, just try not to give up opposed to him. erin: i'm sure they will try.
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alison: more rain? steve: more rain. at least the heaviest of the rain will hold off until af
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tomorrow night into early saturday morning, it will be very wet, 1, 2 inches of rain. mother's day looks brighter and warmer, lower 70's. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next.
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did you happen to have a certified letter? just so you understand. i'm not just saying that. i've given the letter. i've given the letter to senator lindsey graham. he has the letter. i think frankly -- i assume he's going to give the letter out. it says i am not involved in russia. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, ewan mcgregor. from "scandal," katie lowes. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from at the drive-in. and now, stay right where you are. here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. hi, i'm

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