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as a result. you can see the smoke in the distance. we do not know what kind of plane. we don't know what happened. whether it was on approach or departure. we are working to get more information. as soon as we do, we will update the story and pass it along to you. we'll also update on the website wjla.com. right now at 4:00, concern for the children aboard a bus that flipped over on interstate 95. alison: abc7 has been following the developing story since it broke at 9:30 this morning. nancy: a field trip ruined. 30 people aboard the bus. 26 were students and all survived. jonathan: this is what has developed. all lens reopened. alison: abc7's kevin lewis is at the hospital. what did they say? kevin: they tell us that 17 people were taken. the more seriously wounded air lifted to hospitals in baltimore and in
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a short time ago we saw a young girl walk to the car, with a bruise on her arm and eye pack on her right eye. bus was taking eighth graders from the philadelphia area to d.c. for an all-day field trip. they were going to visit the monuments and see the new smithsonian african-american museum. around 9:30, maryland state police say a blue honda lost control trying to pass the bus causing the crash. prosecutors are reviewing the case. southbound lanes along i-95 blocked for nearly five hours. shoes, water bottles, box of tissues and other items could be seen strewn across the pavement. parents have been trickling in and out of the hospital all day long including this man. >> she thought she was dreaming. prior to that she was napping. when the bus began to flip
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it was a dream. >> 95 is no place to be. not to go off on a tangent. when i'm the incident commander i'm shutting it down so none of my people are killed on my watch. kevin: the first responders tell us that the injuries that the students and the adults suffer include head wounds, broken bones and a few asthma attacks. new at 5:00, we will tell you how the philadelphia police department will lend a big hand this morning. live in harford county. kevin lewis. alison: the u.s. park police are trying to figure out what caused a crash on the suitland parkway in prince george's county. this morning after 2:00 a.m. police say two cars collided sparking a huge fire there. three people were killed. a fourth person taken to the hospital. no word on their injuries.
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an issue right away sign up for text alerts. it will help you navigate the commute. alison: also today, abc7 alerted you on friday kenneth kelly ditched a sentencing hearing. nancy: he killed five people two and a half years ago in a drunk driving crash on bail but never showed up to court. brad bell reports that kelly was supposed to be fitted for a g.p.s. monitor. what went wrong here? brad: that is what we are trying to figure out. everybody thought he was wearing an ankle bracelet but he was not. we uncovered documents that seemed to prove if order was never issued. back in october 2014 in what many first responders called the worst crash they have seen, drunk driver kenneth kelly killed five people including two children when he rear ended a stopped car a
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highway. last friday the family of his victims expected to see kelly sentenced to up 50 years. burr he didn't show up in court. >> if he had any remorse or heart, he would have been here. >> the judge signed a warrant for his arrest and revoked the $100,000 bond allowing him to be free. but then came the questions. who gives somebody bond for killing five people? brad: the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney were all under the impression that kelly had been wearing a g.p.s. location monitor when he was granted bond in the pretrial release. he wasn't. now we learned he apparently never was. we found release 0er documents that make clear beyond the bond there were no special restrictions. no g.p.s. it says "none" under conditions of release. at
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understands why. >> we right now are pulling the transcripts from the bond hearing last november. from the plea hearing to review everything said. brad: we are expecting an update. we are pushing on the story pretty hard. in fairness, so are the court officials. they are trying to get to the bottom of how the documents came to be. we hope to have an update at 6:00. i will also show you what happened when we knocked on kelly's door. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: a lot to answer, brad. thank you. new at 4:00, an arrest in a pharmacy robbery in d.c. the man in custody is linked to another. carlos zachary just picked up this morning accused of ripping off the pharmacy in the 33 "o" block of new mex -- 33 o 0 block of new mexico avenue. he is one of a couple of
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and started to pull prescriptions from the shelves. no word on any other arrests right now. jonathan: also new at 4:00, a montgomery county school security officer facing child sex abuse charges. he is accused of having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl. she goes to colonel e. brook lee middle school in silver spring. that is where richard reeve joins us to explain what happened and how the county is responding. >> the school superintendent is angered and troubled by the allegations. 21-year-old security officer accused of having sex multiple times with a 14-year-old student who went to classes here. the charging documents say it was the girl who initiated and produced herself to the security guard here at brook lee middle school where the security guard, 21-year-old mike levan worked. records show he worked there since february.
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began dating in march after she gave him her phone numbers. the doctors say that he and the 14-year-old girl had sex five times including four times at her home. the relationship was discover when the girl found the couple in the daughter's bedroom in april. >> we are asking any parents who suspects that their child was involved with the suspect to come forward and contact our police department. >> a school spokesperson said he had gone through a criminal background and finger print check. there were no red flags. the parents are livid. we'll hear from them at 5:00. >> thank you. the white house as well as the department of justice vetting candidates for the top spot at the f.b.i. the white house hoping to nominate a replacement
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several candidates have been interviewed and president trump says the search is going well. no hints from president trump on who the front runner might be we are joined by abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman on the hill. what are you hearing about the search and how the politics could come into play? >> politics will come into play. they know how polarizing it is to fire james comey. they are trying to select someone where there will be confidence from both sides of the aisle that there is not a need for immediate change again. you have reports as eight candidates interviewed or had an appearance with the department of justice. not cig falls who is prime among the
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the white house deflecting in the process saying it's a d.o.j. system and they are going through the typical procedures. we also don't know a time line. we don't know if they will rule it out before the president is on a big overseas trip on friday or if it takes longer than that. they have to be very meticulous. nancy: there are also reports of shakeup in the staff at the white house but so far it appears business as usual. alison: we have not seen -- scott: we have not seen major moves despite reports there is a gray cloud over the white house and a firing is imminent. names are popping up in the various report from steve bannon to reince priebus to sean spicer. we don't know that there will be another shoe to drop as people allege. if you look at the history and the campaign trail we saw corey lewandowski
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manafort and neither one of them made it to the finish line. we have more coming up at 6:00. >> the judge deciding if the revise travel ban is legal. ninth circuit court of appeals in seattle heard arguments from both sides. the executive order that bans travel from other muslim nations never took effect as the courts block it. next at 4:00, global cyber chaos is spreading. people and companies booting up the computers. just how bad ransom wear is getting and what you need to do to protect yourself. alison: it's probably the center of your morning routine or afternoon for us. coffee. up next, the "7 on your side" team has a reason to say no to the cup of joe. >> spectacular
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ready or not, here i come.ek.) ♪ anyone can dream. making it a reality is the hard part. northrop grumman command and control systems always let you see the complete picture. and we're looking for a few dreamers to join us. jonathan: now to growing concern over the worldwide computer virus that is spreading. at least 150 countries involved. officials are now calling it
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the history of the internet. reporter: an unprecedented cyber attack spreading across the globe. hiting 200,000 hospitals, government agencies across six continue -- continents, holding data hostage and demanding ransom. >> we are bringing all the capabilities on the issue and working side-by-side with the partners in the private sector and the international partners. reporter: fedex, the first company falling victim to the wanna cry virus. >> the problem with fedex, you have hundreds if not thousands of computers that can talk to each other. if one gets infect and it moves to the other, you have a see of infected computers. >> so far, no sign of a second wave. >> they are in no hurry. >> but the fallout is far reaching. in britain the
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forced to cancel are you tone surgeries, blood test and general appointments until the system is back up and running. >> this is a heinous crime. reporter: experts warning that the large scale cyber spell will not be the last. >> this is a world that this is an everyday occurrence. >> the white house officials saying they believe this cyber attack is under control. but represents a serious threat. jonathan: while the global ransom attack now is getting attention of many people for the first time it's not the first time the techniques have been deployed. alison: the senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher is looking into this. nancy: we understand this attack has been happening under the public radar in the united states. lisa: you are right. happening with very little public attention. for the last few years they have been yielding ransom wear to extort hospitals, police departments and schools.
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individual targets like you and the credit card. they found easier way to make money. accord dog the top cyber security experts they are targeting subset of society, most likely to pay the demand. >> is it fair to call them infrastructure hitmen? >> yes. >> why bitcoin? >> it's more anonymous. harder to trace. lisa: since 2013, hackers hit police departments in seven states holding the records and the files hostage until departments pay up. last year hospital presbyterian hospital and the l.a. county health department had their records held hostage. the ransom are often on the smaller side. by design. that increases likelihood the criminals get the money. study reports last year the community of christ church in hillsborough, oregon, paid $570 to get the records released. the melrose police department in massachusetts paid
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the horary county school district in south carolina paid $8,500 to get the key to descent their servers. in the same study they found that the cyber criminal exes or theists found $10,000 as the sweet spot for what the organizations are willing to pay and what law enforcement are reluctant to investigate. the study warns we ale see more in the future. >> the sum of money with the ransom and the sensitive material held hostage many go unreported. with the groups paying up to gain access. jonathan: what is the easiest way to fix the problem? not opening the malware e-mail? lisa: it would be nice if it was that easy but they are putting things that look authentic. there is a patch
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if it looks at all suspicious don't open it up. nancy: interesting that $10,000 was the sweet spot. wjla.com is a great resource for the information on the cyber attack. search "malware" for all of our reporting on that. >> president trump will unveil the infrastructure package in the coming wee weeks. this is seen as a rare opportunity for bipartisan compromise in congress. we will see if that happens. remember this? the massive fire on interstate 85 in atlanta? that was a mess. today northbound and the southbound lanes reopened for the morning rush hour. a blaze beneath the bridge burned so hot it caused the steal and the concrete to collapse. it was more than a month ahead of schedule. alison: mother's day to remember for a new mom in k
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her husband rushed out the door when the water broke. on the highway making their way to the hospital. they realized the little one had no plans to wait. >> we were in the car. then my body started pushing involuntarily. i tried to reason with him and said we need to hold on. my body kept pushing. alison: not the last time she will try to reason with him. minutes later oliver arrived weighing in at 6 pounds and 10 ounces. mom and the baby are happy and healthy and the backseat delivery is an experience they will never forget. nancy: definitely not. there is new video of the plane crash we told you about. look at this video here. that looks like an
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learjet crashed a quarter mile from the airport. there is still no word on who is on board or if cause of this. something we will look into. alison: perfect day. doug: a nice turn-around. gusty wind, cool and breezy. this will be mid-summer here. 90's. the entire month of may last year in washington we never hit 90 even once. this week we could do it price or three times. a live look from st. john's regional catholic school. beautiful across southern maryland. comfortable temperatures
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wednesday and thursday. that is the latest. jonathan: this everything a man is recovering from a vicious beating a it the gallery place metro staoght at e rush hour. this past friay. a lot of people around. not only is he baffñled by the attack but he is thankful for a man who stepped in a possibly changed his life. stephen tschidawith the crime alert.
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