together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. >> now abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. >>[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> oh my god. >> terror in manchester. >> these peoples are cowards. >> children are among nearly two dozen people killed in a concert suicide bombing. >> all you could see was black. >> the culprit, isis. monsters, call them because they would like that term.

losers, because that is what they are. they are losers. right now at noon, much of the world is still coming to grips with that deadly terror attack that killed 22 people outside an ariana a concert in manchester, england. moments ago, british authorities identified that suicide bomber as selmen abedi. police have one person connected with the attack in custody. for e standing by ofor news conference that is set to start any momen. john gonzalez is live outside the british embassy. we start with ariel russia in manchester with the very latest. police in manchester believe last night's blast was the work of a suicide bomber. officials say a 23-ye

are rating other houses to find anyone who might have links to the attack. >> the priority is to establish whether he was acting alone. >> it started as a joyous night for 20,000 music fans, many of them younger than 10 years old, but it ended in terror. oh my gosh. >> as pop superstar arianna grande was wrapping up her concert, an explosion rocking the jampacked manchester arena. teens and mostly their parents, frantically climbing over seats and railings trying to get to safety. >> everybody was running, panicking, shouting. we could see bodies on the floor, outside and in the arena. crews, rushing to the scene to help the injured. officials say nearly two dozen are dead and nearly 60 injured, hundreds covered in blood and shrapnel.

some parents, still desperately searching for their loved ones. >> i'm heartbroken at the moment because i don't know where she is. i don't know if she is alive yet. >> british prime minister, theresa may, visiting the crime scene. >> it's an absolutely callous act. >> arianna grande tweeting for more reaction to this attack, we go to john gonzalez who is live outside the british embassy in northwest. imagine, theren has been a flurry of activity inside the british embassy in northwest d.c.. take a look. the flags are at half staff. the flags of the u.k. and european union, and we have also seen uniformed police walking the grounds.

tweeted -- here in d.c., mayor muriel bowser, basically echoing the governor's words, but adding that the city remains highly vigilant, even though there is no specific threat against d.c. this afternoon, more and more disturbing accounts are surfacing from 3500 miles away. afternoon, more and more disturbing accounts are surfacing from 3500 miles away. here is a mother fearing the worst. her 15-year-old, now registered as missing. >> it's the most horrible feeling ever to know that you can't find her. you don't know if she is dead or alive, and i don't know how people could do this to innocent children. queen elizabeth has also released a statement this afternoon saying in part,

expressing my deepest sympathy to all who have been affected by this dreadful event and especially to the family and friends of those who have died and were injured." it will continue to be a somber, long day here at the british embassy. john gonzalez, abc seven news. sam, i'm going to send it inside to you. when you deal with an event like this, social media really takes over. and earlier today, theresa may, the prime minister of the u.k., took to the airwaves to say, they saw the worst of humanity in manchester last night, but also the best of humanity. a look at some of the tweets coming across social media. free rides home for anyone stuck manchester, and then you have this person going with the #roomformanchester. please contact if you need any

help. there are dozens if not hundreds of similar messages posted across social media just like that, and then you have pictures of primarily young girls who were at this concert, some with adults, others with groups of friends. this young girls mother took to the airwaves this morning in the u.k., pleading for help finding saying that social media is playing a huge part in that. then you have polymer robinson, presumably a mother at the concert with teen -- she says, please repost. many of those kids have been taken to a nearby holiday inn. several other stories just like this, and we are going to continue to hear stories of heroes who took care of people and victims after the explosion. then youwe are working togethert information. in the meantime, the national crime agency in the u.k. is asking people not to share pictures but rather upload them if they have pictures before, during, or after the explosion.

happening on social media. i am sam sweeney. lindsey: now back to president trump's comments on this attack -- trump made it clear why overseas that there is no place in society for despicable acts like what happened in manchester. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters, because they would like that term. they would think that is a great name. them, from now on, losers, because that is what they are. they are losers. we will have more of them, but they are losers. just remember that. this is

last few days talking about during my trip overseas. our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed. we cannot stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people. lindsey: the story is changing by the minute. you can sign-up for our breaking news text alerts to get the latest updates sent straight to your phone. happening now, students at bowie state university are preparing to graduate with heavy hearts, following the murder of one of their classmates. he was murdered, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime. >> we just move inside where one by one students are walking across the stage, excepting their degrees, reflecting on the past four years,

lot of heavy hearts inside the xfinity center as people remember their classmate, richard collins, who was murdered just three days ago. richard collins was supposed to be in that line walking across that stage, but his classmates are making sure he is not forgotten. they are wearing the letters rip richard on their caps in his honor. i want to take you to some video we saw a short time ago. collins families members -- c here,' family members are and across from them is a chair with a graduation gown draped over the top of it. many classmates are telling us they are still in shock from all of this, and we state held a moment of silence for the 23-year-old who days before -- bowie state held a moment of silence for the 23-year-old.

kindhearted man with a bright future. >> it's definitely a summer moment today, but it is also a time for us to reflect on richards life, celebrate his achievement. hard to believe that something like this could happen to collins. we are still in shock, and it's been very sad. there was a touching moment just a few minutes ago, this room giving a standing ovation as richard collins' family members crossed that stage and accepted his bachelor of arts degree. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. lindsey: thank you. turning to the weather, it has been a cloudy and cool start to the day, but at least it is drive for right now. meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at your forecast. doug: cloudy skies right now. a couple sprinkles east of the metro area.

chances really start to jump up. let's talk about numbers. it is cool with cloudy skies and winds coming off the ocean. the warm spot locally, reagan national at 67. frederick at 64, the same reading in baltimore. for the afternoon, we will keeping our eyes on doppler, a couple sprinkles, very light showers, but a lot of this will fall apart before it gets to the metro area. heavier rain is well to our south east, and then we are looking well to our south and west, as the next big batch of rain crosses into georgia and farther south and west. we think it will be early evening before that rain develops, and some of that could be briefly heavy. upper 60's in most areas. we might get a glint of sunshine through the clouds. it's one of those days where you can see the clouds, but still sunny. -- you can still see the sun, but still cloudy.

more rain through the night, it could be heavy at times, and so the story goes. lindsey: thank you. he took down the man with the golden gun, braving the big screen as james bond. we are taking a look back at the life of sir roger moore. stay with us tonight only on 7 -- you are going to find out who the winner of "dancing with the stars" will be. first, here is angela foster with a check on the roads. angela: thank you so much. on the roads for this midday, mostly traffic cones and barrels. we have a few works zones that are going to tie us up. we are gridlocked with the work zone at benning road. we are looking live at interstate 95 in virginia. we've got some residual delays as you make your trip southbound heading towards newington. on 395, we are doing ok. a works on that was set up originally has

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whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >> you are watching abc seven news at new and -- on your side. lindsey: new at noon, the man who play james bond in the 1970's and 1980's has passed away. roger moore's family used his official twitter account to announce his passing. he died in switzerland after a short battle with cancer. a private funeral will be held for him in monaco. he was 89 years old. ismassachusetts, a suspect dead after exchanging gunfire with police after a standoff. police were

threatening to shoot his wife. when officers arrived, they were met by gunfire. a short time later, a fire broke out inside that home. a woman and her 10-year-old daughter were able to run out to safety, and the suspect involved was later found dead. it is unclear how he died. mindsa race to save the of those who sacrificed their lives for hours. the shepherds half marathon celebrates with those who are suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. we were there as people run for a cause. >> a group of men and women are working to raise awareness for veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury and other military deployment-related issues. these are the men and women of shepherds men. the group includes 17 active and retired servicemen and women.

each day, the group will run just over 13 miles. according to shepherds men, one out of every five service members who return from deployment either suffer from ptsd or traumatic brain injury. as a result, 22 veterans take their lives everyday. >> i run for that veteran who was in the same place i was. , they're feeling alone, and i want them to know they are supported, that we love them, we need them, and we are here for them. i run for families like mine. >> this is the fourth year for this event. they are hoping to raise more than $2 million. the event will conclude in atlanta on memorial day. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. lindsey: weather-wise, it was a pretty good morning to go running. doug: temperatures, comfortable. more showers coming in this afternoon.

steadier rain comes in. rain could be an issue during the game. more on that this afternoon. let me tell you what we have for the afternoon. we will take a gander down the beaches. thereloudy and cool, but is good news for the beach forecast, maryland, delaware . temperatures will be warmer, into the 70's. it's only 50 degrees as the off theme directly atlantic ocean. temperatures hold in the low to mid 60's. 63 right now at washington dulles. 66 degrees in fredericksburg. there will be a few light showers and sprinkles, especially western areas. later tonight, we will feel the effects of this system.

gulf, already at our latitude. we are getting a push of gulf moisture, atlantic moisture. you will see in our futurecast how it spreads from west to east as we go through the night. we are gettingdefinitely an impe during the nats game, and then some steadier rain ahead. for most of the rush-hour, it should be cloudy. there might even be a break in the overcast with a glimmer of sunshine. that is the very latest forecast. we will have more coming up in just a little bit. lindsey: we want to go live to a news conference in manchester about that bombing. let's listen in. a team of liaison officers working with those families and supporting them. there has been much speculation as to the names of some of the victims, and while

some of this is an inevitability, i would ask the people allow us to work with the coroner and those families and ensure that they are properly supported before we release the of those who have sadly lost their lives. as you would expect, the police response across manchester has been significant as we help people to continue to go about their daily business and lead their lives here in greater manchester. this response has seen the arrest of a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack, and we have carried out two warrants. us in follow field did see complete a controlled explosion. doings something we were to gain safe access and is nothing to be concerned about. we understand that feelings are very raw right now, and people are bound to be looking at us for answers. more than ever, it is vital

that our diverse communities that make manchester such a strong place actually stand together and support each other, as we will be doing in the vigil at 6:00 p.m. we will therefore not tolerate hate towards any part of our community and should communities be suffering from hate incidents , i would urge them to report it to us. this afternoon, we were visited by theresa may and the home udd, both of whom were given a briefing about our operations and the investigation going on today and over the next few days. i can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's atrocity is 22-year-old salman abedi. i wish

further about him throughout this stage. our goal is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. that again was the latest from manchester, police name of thegain the suspected bomber, 22-year-old sa lman abedi. he says they are not releasing any more information about him or the victims at this time. we will continue to stay with this havertys furniture helps your home look perfect, even when life isn't.

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lindsey: just to summarize, manchester police just held a news conference, again identifying the name of the suicide bomber, 22-year-old salman abedi. they also carried out to search warrants, and in one of those locations, they mentioned they carry out a controlled explosion. tonight in manchester, there will be a vigil at 6:00. we will be back in just a moment.

doug: here is the way it looks over the next few days. rain is likely. tomorrow, showers, 74 degrees. thursday, still mild. thunderstorms are added to the mix, and as we go through late thursday, it looks like skies will clear. friday, breezy and warm. we will be in the mid-70's. we have had memorial days here. saturday, a dry day. that is our best bet as far as a day with storms.

thunderstorms. highs of 82 degrees. next week, it looks like we will settle down into a good pattern. we have had a cool man, but if you go back over the years, a lot of memorial days, not so good weather-wise. lindsey: thank you for joining us this noon. you can stay tuned. we will have more on the breaking news tonight at 4:00.

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