to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. noon., abc 7 news at on your side. lindsey: we begin with the weather, hot and humid with possible thunderstorms. doug: nothing but sunshine, very warm and temperatures in the upper-80's. closes forms over west virginia and kentucky.

fredericksburg. 89 at reagan national airport. humidity levels going up and the combination is making it uncomfortable. showers and storms forming and more of this will develop through the afternoon and approach our area. a cold front of working from the north and west will bring its own energy. , or :00,t will be clusters of showers and storms. they will continue to this evening and table rock in the overnight. behind the front comes a big change in the weather, much cooler. it will feel more like april. mid-april for the weekend, we will let you what -- know what that means number wife coming up. [inaudible] -- number wise coming up. lindsey: ambulance turned himself

very latest. >> ambulance appeared in federal court -- anthony weiner is now officially a felon, he pleaded guilty to one count of transmission of obscene material to a minor. he sent erotic pictures of himself to a 15-year-old girl in north carolina. he was exposed by a british tabloid. according to court documents, he did live erotic videos with her. he is married to hillary clinton's top eight -- aid. the fbi reopened the hillary clinton email investigation because of this. he faces 21-27 months in prison and he will have to register as a sex offender. he will be formally sentenced this september. lindsey: this afternoon, president trump

president. nine days in five countries in the middle east and europe. has your opinion of the president changed this week? go to wjla.com/votenow and let us know. we have the latest on his possible russia ties. >> the white house tries to move forward from its latest headache, lawmakers on capitol hill are doubling down. the deputy attorney general spent a second day briefing lawmakers behind closed doors, explaining the president's controversial decision to fire the fbi director james comey and sharing quite he selected a special counsel. >> what a special prosecutor have the following -- ability to follow leads? i was satisfied that that was answered. >> the special counsel, robert mueller, is in charge of investigating russian meddling in the election and any possible coec

the white house denies these accusations. >> it has been the witchhunt and there is no collusion between myself and my campaign. >> there has been nothing but praise for the decision from democrats. >> i was pleased with the selection of mr. mueller, you will not push him around, he is a straight shooter. >> even most republicans giving their cautious approval. matthew dowd says this is just the beginning. bigger problem in the long term, like a tree, you think the tree is just russia and you start digging, there is a root system that will go through this and he could go in any direction that robert mueller wants to take it. >> this is coming as the president leaves office first foreign trip as commander-in-chief, taking off today for saudi arabia. noon,y: new at

in northwest. drivers should avoid the area of street,r boulevard at q crews are still working to back fill the whole and roadway restoration will last through the weekend. the pipe was more than 150 years old. prince george's county, police led on a high-speed chase this morning. they were pursuing a stolen ambulance. the suspect grabbed the ambulance that an emt left running. suzanne kennedy as more. >> this is where the joyride ended, in the 6300 block of allentown road. the investigation has stopped. the road is back open that authorities are trying to figure out why this man allegedly stole this vehicle. behind the wheel, william, he drives the stolen ambulance northbound around 7:00 this morning

stolen after 6:00 this morning after police took the suspect who was acting erratically to the hospital overnight. >> he was taken to the hospital for treatment and the hospital discharged him. after he was discharged, he had access to and ambulance and took it. >> he drove it through the county, first south on 210, and they punctured his tires on the county line, he headed boxedound and a b -- they him in. >> we had three cars, one jumped in front of him. he tried to pull off but he could not do it because they tighten everything up. >> k-9 unit were used to help catch him and residents watched as he was quickly captured >>. he was scared. he did not know what to do. he was backing up away from the crime scene.

>> authorities are not certain of what charges he will what happened in the last few hours and say they want to learn more about his mental state before they make the determination. in prince george's county, suzanne kennedy. lindsey: a developing story in manassas, police shot and 18-year-old after a chase into a park. we are in prince william county with the latest. >> manassas city police officers involved, the 18-year-old in the hospital suffering from serious injuries. this was a police case that turned into a police involved shooting. the unmarked police car with heavy front end damage and another police cruiser with damage and police still collecting evidence. that is the black suv, driven by the 18-year-old suspect which started around 12:40 this morning with reports of shots fired. police attempted to make a traffic

the driver of the suv refused to stop and there was a chase which ended with two police officers discharging their weapons. the suspect left the vehicle, had a weapon, shots were exchanged. the suspect was hit and eight was rendered by both city police and he was flown to fairfax hospital. >> shots were exchanged? >> we fired shots, undetermined if he shot. he did display a weapon. >> police said there was a female juvenile inside the black suv who was not harmed. it was unclear if charges have been filed. the police officers involved were also uninjured. in prince william county, john gonzalez. >> a fatal hit and run overnight in clinton, maryland, prince george's county police say

midnight on route 210. the first driver to go but the second driver state and called 911. anyone with information should call prince george's county police. two firefighters hurt following a house fire in college park. students from maryland workforce to run from the flames. ryan hughes gives us a look at the aftermath. >> those firefighters and students are lucky to be alive, the home now condemned after the fire. look at the damage. the windows are blown out and part of the roof is gone. we are told that three university of maryland students were inside at the time and managed to escape. we said there was a party last night which stopped around midnight and about three hours later, a fire started in the basement and quickly spread. cell phone video says the flames completely consumed to be home. >> we have a collapsed

>> firefighters said a mayday at two firefighters injured when part of the roof last and pieces fell on top of them. they were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and our cameras captured one of them returning to the scene after being discharged to inspect the damage. neighbors heard the crash and saw fireball outside their window. >> it was really loud and parts of the house were falling apart. everything was coming down. >> part of the home next door suffer damage from the heat. the cause of the fire is still undetermined. the college students lost virtually everything as they were set to pack up and head home for the end of the semester . in college park, ryan hughes. lindsey: coming up on news at noon -- carnivalut at a

people are flown -- thrown from a ferris wheel and they are demanding answers. later, are you attached to your smartphone or tablet? 2020 and of tonight the effects of digital addiction. first, a check on traffic. , dealing with a stalled dump truck on the southeast-southwest freeway, blocking eastbound lane as we approach the third street tunnel, impacting the right northbound 395 as you get close to the 14th street bridge. the friday getaway already in effect on interstate 95, southbound delays starting shortly after the springfield mixing bowl. we are jammed toward steel city.

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learn more at cancercenter.com/experts appointments available now. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. lindsey: new details on a scary carnival ride accident in washington state where three people, including a child, tumbled from a ferris wheel. firefighters say a basket suddenly flipped over and cause them to plummet 18 feet to the ground and striking the metal base. >> one of the women took the brunt of the fall. one of the other people fell on her. lindsey: the victim is a seven-year-old boy, a 47-year-old woman, and a 59-year-old woman were airlifted to a hospital. the 59-year-old is in criminal condition and carnival organizers calling it a tragic event and say the

investigators figure out what went wrong. dozens of tornadoes touched down in the central part of the united states and the devastation today is more clear. the national weather service logged closed a 20 reports of twisters from kansas, oklahoma, and texas, and several reports of high wind and hail. they are not in the clear as forecasters are predicting more tornadoes were the southern plains and parts of the midwest are scattered in pieces after a multi-day tornado outbreak. a stunning picture taken in the district. an eyewitness captured this photo during the storm last night showing the lightning strike near the washington monument. a beautiful photo but when you hear the thunder, you get nervous. doug: a lot of energy with the storms last night and heavy rain and today we could get a repeat performance but nothing like they have in oklahoma and kansas and in the central plains with different atmosphere

of heavy downpours and thunderstorms but not under water's or advisories that watches or advisories. 89 at reagan national and 90 in frederick. temperatures off to a very rapid rise. the humidity levels are coming up and the combination makes it feel very uncomfortable. 91 at reagan national and 88 in hagerstown. 91 in fredericksburg. 90 in annapolis. 93 at point face -- oy vey sanders. -- at joint base andrews. 3:00 and 4:00, we see a fair number of showers and thunderstorms on doppler radar. we cannot tell you where they will form but when they do, they will head from west to east or maybe from north of that to southeast. plenty of chances for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening

across the kentucky and west virginia line with a number of severe thought -- thunder storm warnings with that, that is drifting east and northeast but nothing close to us at the moment. that could change. through the afternoon, quincy futurecast, 6:00 we will have scattered showers and storms and temperatures will drop into the lower-80's because of the rain. later tonight, as the cold front gets closer, more storms possible through 9:30 10:00 tonight and temperatures fall more overnight. early tomorrow morning, a few lingering showers and most of tomorrow will be cloudy with temperatures 70 or so. maybe lower-70's in a few spots with sunshine. in baltimore, the preakness at pimlico, gates open early and the race time is 6:45. i think things will be dry at that time and on the cool side. a taste of arlington onun

sunshine and late sunday night, more rain could move in. in the extended outlook, temperatures drop the next couple of days, lower-70's. another front will bring rain and thunderstorms and mid-70's on monday. warmer briefly tuesday and another front with showers and storms on wednesday. there is a, friday come into the weekend, a warm-up. looking good for saturday and sunday next weekend with highs in the upper-70's. teenagers andht, technology, the average american teenager spending nine hours per day on screens from smartphones and tablets to laptops and video games. addictioninto digital and the devastating effects it can have. elizabeth marcus spent time with family -- elizabeth vargas spends time with family dealing with addiction and how long is too long? >>

like -- and sounds like nine hours is too much time but you have to look at what the child is doing and the effect it is having on their life. one child, josh, 14 years old in michigan who basically stopped going to school. stayed up all night long playing until 3:00 in the morning and refusing to stop and becoming violent with his parents try to make them stop. this happened in the course of one year, he built his own computer and his parents thought it was great, what a smart kid. then they lost them in a year but he claims he was addicted to his computer. it is controversial and there are people who say there is no such thing as a day -- as addiction to digital devices and many people who develop these issues with digital devices have underlying issues like anxiety or depression.

the world health organization and year set to declare digital addiction to be an actual illness. we are looking into three families grappling with it. lindsey: what are the warning signs families can look for to stop it before it become such a huge problem? >> is your child becoming too emotional or aggressive when you try to take away the phone or laptop? are they starting to drop out or opt out of extracurricular activities? and, god forbid, are they stopping going to school, which is a clear sign. i am the mother of two young boys and him arguing and fighting with them over how much time they spent on their laptops and ipads and iphones. doing this, you see a different side of where this can take you. my children are still playing basketball and going to school and their grades are fine. if that

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lindsey: must-see video out of boston, surveillance video showing the moment a woman falls off of a subway platform and onto the tracks. passengers jump to action and pull an alarm and weight to the tunnel and an approaching train.

seconds to spare. bus,se call for a runaway this is in salt lake city where police say the driver pulled off the road to check something on the outside of the bus and that is when the doors suddenly closed and the bus moved. a quick thinking passenger jumped into the driver seat. >> the driver had gone to the front and was saying hit the break. i looked around for the panel. lindsey: it rest -- it went 60 feet before it was stopped just before a utility pole. another hot day with the possibility of storms, a final ch

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lindsey: we wanted to share the pet of the day. she has become an of knowing how to drive a car. enter your pet by uploading your pictures. doug: that makes all the problems go away, that is nice. here is our story, showers and storms to our west and showers and storms likely this afternoon and maybe a shower early tomorrow morning, then a cloudy and cool weekend. lindsey: thank you and thank you for joining us and watched us at 4:00. have a great day.

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