>> now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> right now at noon, authorities are working tirelessly into the investigation in the deadly bombing in manchester. we learned police are looking into the possibility that a network played a role in the attack. this as the identities of the victims continue to pour in. the father of the suicide bomber is now speaking out. monday's deadly bombing. >> i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are

continues apace. there are extensive investigations going on, taking place across greater manchester as we speak. >> the primary focus, the neighborhood of the suicide bomber, salman abedi. he was the son of libyan immigrants. the british home secretary said he may have recently visited libya and syria. intelligence officials looking into any possible connections dices, which house praised -- has praised the attack. experts saying the bomb contained nuts and bolts intended to maim and murder as many as possible. today, british police confirming they now know the identities of all those who died outside of the area and a grand concert -- the ariana grande concert. one mother confirming her daughter's death on facebook,

precious girl, taken far too soon." >> she was a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word, loved by everyone. >> the critical threat level here in the u.k. prompting the deployment of hundreds of soldiers, freeing up police to pursue possible terrorists. lindsey: we continue to track breaking news updates from manchester and the terror concerns abroad. stay informed by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/texts. right now president trump is in brussels to meet with nato leaders and the heads of the european union institutions. this morning, for the first time, he met with pope francis at the vatican. stephanie ramos has details on his historic meeting and the progress made between the two world leaders. >>

another ceremonial welcome for president trump as he lands in brussels ahead of the nato meeting. he'll meet with the king and queen of belgium at the royal palace, as well as the belgian prime minister. just hours earlier, president trump meeting with the leader of the catholic church, pope francis, at the vatican. the president holding a veiled melania's hand, during the sistine chapel -- touring the sistine chapel. but bothies exchanged, openly disagreed last year over immigration, economic policy, and climate change. the pope called building a border wall "unchristian." then candidate trump fired back. trump: for a religious leader to question a person's faith is -- reporter: former f

brennan on capitol hill said he was concerned about contact between the trump campaign manager's. intelligence of that revealed contacts and interactions between russian officials and u.s. persons involved in the trump campaign. >> brennan did not say there was any collusion. president trump is now expected to hire a private attorney, representing him on all things russia. this attorney has handled cases involving trump for more than 15 years. in washington, stephanie ramos, abc news. lindsey: join us tonight on news channel 8. the wild, wild west wing. they are looking into the hectic weeks for the president since he took office, also how the administration is handling terror abroad. it starts at 7:00 on news channel 8.

and killed in prince george's county. over the scene on asbury drive, where shots were fired around 10:30 this morning. the shooter is still on the run. there is still a heavy police presence at the scene. we will update as information becomes available. police in d.c. need your help as they search for a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in northeast. take a look at this video. police say the man dressed all in black held a woman at gunpoint and robbed her, then forced her into an alley and assaulted her. if you recognize this man, please call d.c. police. happening now, crews are out in full force working on macarthur boulevard after that water main break. i last checked, it will be closed till tomorrow. -- at last check, it will be closed until tomorrow. machinery is now in place.

roadway have been restricted to bicyclists and pedestrians since a water main broke last wednesday. this is what it looked like when 30" pipeear-old ruptured. water was flowing through the streets before d.c. water was able to shut it off. authorities had to wait for a part to be brought in to complete the repairs. >> i've walked a lot more. the bus that used to stop right at my office doesn't stop at my office. that's about a mile away. definitely an inconvenience. so, that impacts my time. >> asphalt will be laid today. as soon as it is, this roadway will be able to reopen. that is a much improved situation from what was originally predicted. they thought this road would not be back in serce

in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. lindsey: to the weather now, soggy start in the day. it has cleared up out there. still a bit chilly. many hoping we can get back to the shorts and sunglasses weather. doug: that kind of weather is coming back friday and for the weekend. we noticed an interesting pattern all week, early morning rain, pretty much rain free during the day, and more rain at night. wetemperatures holding in the 's right now. 64 at quantico. 63 degrees in baltimore. -- llite and radar are left with cloud cover with the sunshine across pennsylvania and northern maryland. some bright spots from time to time. we do expect a dry afternoon. it all changes this evening with the next batch of rain coming in. i think things work out fi

start of the nationals' second home game with the mariners. we will see rain increase in probabilities as we go through the evening hours. fingers crossed for that. futurecast, the rain, it breaks, more rain. tomorrow, showers around early in the morning. through the rush hour, midmorning, it takes a brief break, then more showers and storms. an upper-level low to the west. our most active weather day of the whole week is going to be tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. we will take close look at the holiday weekend in about seven minutes and 25 seconds. lindsey: right now, there is a new effort to crack down on the heroin and opioid epidemic. earlier today, the virginia attorney general joined community leaders and law enforcement to address the crisis. john gonzalez was at that meeting in alexandria. john: a serious

discussion is going on at the alexandria police headquarters today. the focus is on heroin and other opioids and the deadly epidemic surrounding them. the attorney general is leading this roundtable discussion with alexandria police, community leaders, and doctors. this type of addiction and overdose, on a dangerous rise here in northern virginia. such a search that alexandria launched a year-long investigation, concluding with a huge drug bust that seized more than 400 grams of heroin and disrupted a drug trafficking network that has pushed nearly $1 million on virginia streets. the devastating epidemic is to blame for nearly 200 fatal overdoses in northern virginia last year. >> as business leaders, when you are reviewing your health plans annually,usiness check to make sure that there are treatment services that are part of those plans. so, we all have a role to play in this. john:

increase of physicians who mistreat or miss prescribe drugs to their patients. the attorney general wants better education, better enforcement, and safeguard legislation. as for the drug ring, police nabbed 11 people, arrested them, and they are currently being prosecuted here in alexandria. john gonzalez, abc seven news. lindsey: coming up on abc seven news at noon, the skies of california are blanketed with fire and smoke. find out what caused this incredible scene. chaos inside a classroom, but this time it is not the students behind the brawl. we will get a check on traffic. angela: thank you so much. on the roads right now two beltway accidents tying us

those delays extending across the american legion bridge. our big picture map showing some delays on d.c. 295 due to the work zone set up on the northbound lanes. we are jammed both north and southbound on the anacostia freeway. bigger problems on the capital beltway in oxon hill. a live look at our traffic cameras. the crash is on the ramp from i-295 southbound merging with the local lanes of the inner loop of the capital beltway. that has created some major delays. we are looking at a closure, creating some95, delays southbound 295.

me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >> you are watching abc 7 news at

incredible video out of california. it was a tanker truck that overturned and exploded. it killed the driver. the massive flames and heavy smoke send others in the area fleeing. the truck was carrying about 9000 gallons of fuel. it was about a quarter-mile from its destination. investigators believe the driver was going to fast and it took over -- going too fast and it tipped over. two adults trading blows inside a georgia classroom. take a look at this cell phone video. it's a teacher and another school staff member. they are caught going blow for blow in the classroom packed with middle school students. one of those students even tried to break up the fight, but was unsuccessful. school staff members were called to break it up, and now parents are calling for both involved to be fired. >> we send our kids to school to learn, for the

sit there and witness a fight between two adults. lindsey: there is still no word on what sparked the fight. both staff members were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. school officials said they will discipline both of them appropriately after the criminal investigation is over. a 32-year-old cold case in prince george's county is warming up now. police just identified a north carolina man who was shot and killed in beltsville back in 1984. sam sweeney has more on who the victim was and the next steps in the investigation. in 1984, a father and his eight-year-old son were walking along baltimore avenue here in beltsville. they stumbled upon a corpse and called 911. prince george's county police determined the man had been dead for three months. he died of multiple gunshot wounds. for the last 33 years, they couldn't figure out his name -- until now.

decades old cold case, there is a name, face, and even a picture. 27-year-old former marine shot to death in 1984 is bennett louis. >> his pockets had been rifled through. there was no identification on him. there were skeletal remains to begin with. however, the evidence tax were able to find -- evidence techs were able to find fingerprints. sam: the fbi recently ran his prince and they had a met -- his prints, and they had a match. from that arrest, that fingerprint that was taken back then, they were able to make an id. sam: prince george's county police tracked down bennett louis' family. they called. his five sisters were shocked. >> the family

missing. they thought he just started a life of his own in north carolina. sam: for years, they looked for him, but came up short. now the family and prince george's county police want to know why he was in the washington, d.c., area when he was supposed to be in north carolina and they also want to know who killed him. if you have any information, you're asked to contact prince george's county police. lindsey: happening now, many across the country are gearing up for the busiest travel weekend of the year so far. ryan hughes is in mobile track 7 with a few tips that may make your trip a lot easier. reporter: in just a few short hours, the rush on the roads will be on, leading up to the unofficial start of summer. nearly one million people around the dmv are expected to hit the road for the memorial day weekend. according to aaa, that is the highest number since summer of 2005. we have been on the road to help you navigate through the

and help you avoid getting stuck in the gridlock this weekend. timing is everything. traffic is expected to get heavier and heavier as we get closer to the weekend. if you're going to head to the delmarva beaches, you will want to leave for the bay bridge before 10:00 a.m. on thursday and friday or after 10:00 on night -- at night on those days. the naval academy will be having its graduation on friday, so expect some extra congestion around that area. those extra get days off and you are going to be leaving on saturday, set the alarm extra early to get out the door. you want to arrive at the bay bridge before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. to avoid the worst traffic. if you're going to be heading in the opposite direction, heading south, vdot says the worst day is friday. expect delays on i-95. leave before 11:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. this is the first major travel weekend of the busy summer season.

the peak periods, and be flexible. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. a lot of people might be wanting to move up memorial day plans to saturday, when it's expected to be very nice. doug: i think it will be the driest of the two days. it's not going to be a washout weekend. it will be warmer than today. that much we know. the rest, we are still kind of fuzzy. all morning long, we had tons of cloudiness around the area. we will have a little peek of sunshine north of the metro area. temperatures will warm up a bit. the rest of the region holding in the 60's for the balance of the afternoon. don't expect any active weather. there are clouds and a few breaks of sunshine. the farther north and east you are, the sunnier the skies. we do not have

from charlotte all the way through south carolina, georgia all the way through north-central and central florida. a variety of storm systems down there, each capable of producing severe weather. that will stay well west of washington. we could see an isolated thunderstorm or two tonight. we have a warm front, an area of low pressure, and a cold front combined into a storm complex that will control the weather through friday. late tonight, showers likely around the area, and some thunderstorms. overnight, the same deal. we will get a bit of a break in the morning. toward midday and afternoon, everything starts rolling through. the cold front comes in. all the ingredients in place for more widespread showers and thunderstorms that last until tomorrow night. by friday morning, things start to clear out and improve. the weekend calls for nice -- a nice saturday. sunday and monday, memorial day, a little better chan

some periods of sunshine and lower 80's as well. the beaches will have the same kind of forecast, only a bit cooler. chances of showers and storms jumped from 30% today to 70% tomorrow. no rain possibilities -- probabilities posted for friday and saturday, but 30% to 40% is what we are looking at for the holiday weekend. stay with us.

lindsey: season 24 of abc's "dancing with the stars" is in the books. the champion finally walk off

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lindsey: soon you will be able to sip on a few adult beverages at the flight

sippy cups to take their drinks along for a spin on the wheel and enjoy the view. happening tonight, a much loved movie coming to the small screen. the remake of "dirty dancing" premieres tonight on abc, bringing the 1980's classic to a whole new generation. abigail breslin is starring as baby. tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. doug: in eternal love and deference to patrick swayze, my wife is not going to watch, but lots of people will. clouds, peeks of sun, bring back tonight. showers and thunderstorms likely tomorrow. the clearing trend begins on friday. lindsey: thank you for joining us this midday. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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