we are keeping an eye onmid-70'. in the evening there are chances of showers and thepl be. >> we look forward to that. thank you. let's get a look at the rush to get to the beaches. we are live at the bay bridge in annapolis. brad, how does it look? brad: >> in the last hour since we showed you the scene this is clogged up a little bit. an hour ago they were blasting through. now there is a delay. police car going past us. as we look to the right up the bridge, we can see there is a little bit of a choke point. this is understandable. it's is

cars is not terribly unusual. we talk to the drivers and not too much in complaints. >> backup here. the normal places. easton, cambridge. the normal stops. other than that, it's good traffic. >> we missed the rush hour. >> i thought i didn't want to get in the traffic but this is great. come out and have a good time. >> this is a graphic from the maryland transportation authority. they are using the social media. #forthebirds. they are trying to combat tailgating. texting and driving. avoid the flock. by that they mean after 10:00

be the besfo 100 should have smooth sailing to the beach. you know who knows more about that? julie wright. >> we are checking in with the traffic watch 7 wisers who are continuing the ride across the bay bridge. this is through queen ann to 404. this has improved through easton but don't be fooled. this is coming across the bridge. there is no accidents. just volume. moving you over to the map we show what it looks like here. leaving i-97. all the lanes are open. we have it at the top side. to 27 o for i-95. a 21 minute commute. but 270 let to yet use.

4-minute ride between beltway and clarksburg. fredericksburg. that is the traffic watch. over to you. >> the sound of thunder filling the air. this marks 30 years of rolling thunder. richard reeve is joining us from the live of the center of it all. in fairfax. >> they have been revving and it is hard to hear you because of the motor noise. this is a weigh station for a lot of folks. >> that is a sound you will

the goal of rolling thunder is raise awareness of the p.o.w./m.i.a. issue. most of those here are the vietnam veterans. most are drawn to the vietnam veteran memorial. memorial day weekend, rolling thunder. time and a place that veterans can call home. >> veterans enjoyriding.

>> their life was wonderful. >> there is so much emotion. you can see the p.o.w./m.i.a. flags on many of the motorcycles. reporting live in fairfax, richard reeve, abc7 news. horace: memorial day weekend is a busy one for those that are paying tribute to heroes. there are major security changes that you need to know about before we go. that is at 5:30. alison: terrifying moment. a man shoots his brothers. sets his own townhome on fire. we are seeing what the police

no moments of the standoff that ended when the policefi. cuttint a window screen and yelling at someone inside the home. they see him at the door. that is when he comes out. police say part of the decision to open fire came from what was said in a panicked 911 call. >> are you able to come out of the house? are you safely able to do that? [inaudible] >> he's outside. >> say it again.

>> he's outside? so someone is keeping you hostage in there? he. >> outside the door. >> the caller told the dispatchers he was having trouble breathing because of the smoke. they felt they had to act quickly to protect his life. it's the third time the officer used the deadly force. he was cleared of wrongdoing in all three cases. back to you. horace: thank you. look at the incredible photos of a school bus engulfed in flames in northeast d.c. >> the flames came from the engine. >> you saw this first at 12:00 noon. we know that made dozens of students and staff sick today. they were evacuated at anthony hitchensft

evacuatedded school. it was coming from a swimming pool. everyone is now okay. we have a big new development that is just in the newsroom today. this is regarding lee boyd malvo, one of the two people convicted in sniper attacks 15 years ago now. a judge ordered a new sentencing hearing for him. this follows a court reporter ruling that gave protection to juveniles. he was 17 when he was arrested in 2002 and he is now 32 years old. we have more coming up at 6:00 horace: singer ariana grande says she will return to manchester england and hold a benefit concert for the victims of the terror

there. she has not announcedinvolved tn custody. >> egyptian officials launched airstrikes airstrikes in retaliation for deadly attack on the cop tick christians. they ambushed the bus 150 south of cairo. they think the islamic state was responsible for the attack. a tip may have prevented a it shooting attack at the phoenix comic con. it led them to arrest a man at the convention site today. he had three handguns. a shotgun. knives. other weapons.

time meeting with the you noterful leaders on the heels of him yesterday calling on the nato members to pay the fair share. they had common ground but all agree more can be done and must be done to fight terror. >> the g7 summit is the final piece of the first overseas trip. he and melania trump are having dinner with italy's president before returning this weekend. horace: let's talk about what is still ahead at 5:00. concern that the military mistreated the

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but the men weren't in uniforms and they had no >> lynn lives across the trice. >> the police knocked on the door and ifed if i noticed anything -- asked if i noticed anything suspicious. >> it's not unknown if the landscaping crew were woodchucks, term used to describe the criminals to convince homeowners they need home and yard repair work and then overbill for it. >> it's channeling the optimism. >> in this case i'm more positive about it.

>> the officials remind the public >> this is not the weekend forecast that a lot of people would like. >> this is not a washout but this is doable. >> if i get a moment to or two -- >> sure. it's all good. you are learning. >> the drier air working with blue sky.

mold pores, the no surprise there. besido spores. we will go this way and that way. warmer than normal. cooler than normal. >> it's 74 in baltimore and we will head through the evening and this is fine at the nationals park. >> there is enough of a breeze. if you are out you might want to bring a jacket. the temperatures will drop from the 60's overnight to the lower 60's in the

first, the local satellite. there are showers balance of the early everything and then we will see showers in the morning. this looks like it will flossm. i think some of the showers left over could effect us in the morning. other than that, most of the day is in and out of the clouds. when we hit the everything hours it will change. warm front south. north of it there is a chance of the isolated showers and the thunderstorms. tomorrow afternoon. between 3:00 and 5:00. we are in a marginal

there are showers midday. in the afternoon, it will fire up. the biggest potential, the biggest chance is south and southwest for the heavier thunderstorms. call for the scattered showers and storms in the afternoon. you can get the latest on the app store or google play. the shower chances are cooler. low 70's through the weekend. it's not a rain out there. nor rain out for the metro. the memorial day with the best of the weekend. lower 8 os and holding off until

the weather conditions hold fine for sunday.wo. [cheering] >> that is the mayor. he city pullean with a splash. if mayor took an extra plunge. off the diving board to make it official. a good spot. >> still to come here at 5:00 -- a little boy comes home to found his house

help. >> paying respects at arlington national cemetery. th y to know about before you go. >> next, the dancers that are ready for the trip of a lifetime. stranded when the bus never shows up. they are determined to make sure that the show goes on. >> tonight on abc, back-to-back episodes of --

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we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. horace: the group is fathers you after the bus they hired to take them to the retreat was a no-slow. alison: they are out thousands of dollars. we look into what went wrong. >> there is nothing wrong than the dance of disappointment. this group of kids had been planning and saving money for months to take the dance team to ohio. >> we may for buses that did not show up today. >> how much money did you pay? >> 12,600. >> with no buses to take them to ohio, more than 100 people have been stranded for hours. at this park-and-ride. >> he called and he said the bus had a problem and it would be here. we have been here since

a.m. >> the broker is grady with the ago. buses were coming. >> i reached hill by phone. he said they had mechanical problems and he couldn't find it on short notice. >> but he has been able to respect a few cars to take them to ohio. >> an emotional turn of event. >> they said it was off. then my coach made a way to go. so i am happy now. >> coming up next at 5:00, there are graduation spe

speeches. hillary clinton atthat is disree died. who is accused of misconduct with john glenn's remains? >> several thousand people are expected to visit arlington national cemetery this holiday weekend. there

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alison: red, white, blue flowers decorated the campus of the student killed at the university of maryland. families and friends of richard collins iii gathered for his funeral in upper marlboro today. the case is investigated as a hate crime. >> this will be the first memorial day of the security measures in case. you need to know that. q mccray is there for us. >> you can imagine that the memorial day weekend is the busiest weekend of the year here at the arlington national

cemetery.rowds ar presence. >> the new rules were set in november. the drivers have to show i.d. that i have to go through the security screening. this couple was fine with that. >> there is security screening. i can understand it. this is not a big inconvenience. >> we look at the bags. >> they are only allowed to cigarette four access points. joint base meyer

hall.eethis is ever more vigila. >> they welcome three and four million visitors year. >> the air force is investigating accusations that the mortuary director offered to show john glenn remains to the pentagon inspectors. he was buried last month on what would have been his 74th wedding anniversary. >> pending the burial it was kept at dover air force base in delaware. >> he has been

encement ceremony today. vice president pence addressed the graduate. the first term president typically delivers the speech. but the president is in italy at the g7 summit. alison: hillary clinton delivered the commencement speech at her alma mater wellesley college. she joked things haven't been that bad since she lost the presidential election. >> i have gotten to spend time with my family. especially my grand children. i was going to give the entire commencement speech about them but talked out of it. long walks in the woods. organizing my closet. right? chardonnay helped a little, too. [applause] >> she went on to

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aries. sometimes it's physical for teens or check-in for babies. >> it's convenient. they are always there when you need them. even through the ups and downs of the health policy. they have been able to keep to schedule before, during the years of the affordable care act. with the threat of the lost medicaid funds. the reimbursement may go down. but we will still see the families. >> until then the wheels go round and round that are helping the washingtonian lives along

>> well, we have an updat reporr the mother arrested after going to ice for routine check-in. we just learned that the ice denied her appeal. the attorneys will appeal to director of ice next week. mendez is undocumented immigrant from el salvador had misdemeanor conviction. governor mcauliffe pardoned her conviction. alison: coming up next at 5:00 -- a >> a new trend in d.c. housing market. look at how the developers are flipping old churches. horace: if you head to nats park, dusty baker will not be in the dug out. the reason the coach is taking time off. >> what the teenager accused

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steve: all right. holiday weekend is here. we are looking at a mixed bag when it comes to the weather. a few showers and the thunderstorms. but not a washout. delmarva beach forecast a little cooler temperatures if you don't mind that. 70 on saturday. only the upper 60's on summed. lower 70's by monday. if you are staying closer to home the temperatures are mid-70's. saturday and sunday. lower 80's on monday. we call for better chance of thunderstorms on saturday. slighted risk on monday. this is not a washout. the outdoor picnics and the barbecues, most should be okay. look at the rolling thunder forecast. sunday afternoon. temperatures in the 70's. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". back after this.

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because i can't afford to get stuck in the past. alison: the poet maya angelou witness said it's one of the greatest gifts to give yourself. to forgive. tonight's working woman said it took 43 years to do that. to forgive her father who abandoned her. now she has

it. she is helping those who not seconds to say it out loud. >> having the comfort of him at night. >> her parents were unwed teenagers and her father was never in the picture. her mother was killed in a car accident when she was ten years old. >> so she was raised by the paternal grand mother who she called "momma." >> she provided so much love and warmth and stability. >> she was my lifeline. >> after momma passed away, she broke all dies with her father -- all ties with her father. she thought it didn't mean anything to her.

angry. i describe myself as the happiest, at the th was the turning point when she began to let go of the resentment. >> i didn't know where to start. i knew i wasn't angry anymore. >> davenport is now an author. she is teaching workshops to others with absentee fathers on how to move on. >> it's possible to forgive. >> now there is an abundance of love for her family. the two young children and husband. >> i have more peace. moy relationships are closer. i'm more open. >> she is the first to graduate from college. she runs her family's

foundation. she iut t of a relative in a balloon and sends it off. watch it go away. >> you hold things in. you don't know it is there. but it lets you know. >> exactly. >> something can trigger it. >> doing good work. >> good for her. >> many churches in d.c. are disappearing to become condos. i'm sam ford. that's next on abc7 news. >> also next, are we back on baby panda watch? could it be? ther

horace: the d.c. condo market is booming. with everyone buying space at a premium. developers are looking at flipping old churches to keep up with the demand. d.c. bureau chief sam ford shows

sam: some say it's gentrification. conversions are going in o move. sam: long-time realtor says the condo mark is hot. from $60 o to $1,000 a square foot. >> gone or the way of the cross, mounted joy baptist. all sold buildings and moved to maryland. sam: we got a tour of the million dollar condos. >> there is a market. everything is sold except for the two units. >> some say the pressure of a changing neighborhood are making it

>> there are no parking living space and it's expensei living alison: zoo officials artificially inseminated mei xiang. if it works we could have a panda cub in late september. >> a student got a house full of flames. >> i opened the door and i saw smoke

concern? >> my dog. i was afraid she was going to die. >> ah. i know. >> the dog and the cat survived because of his quick thinking and the feet. they contained the flames and they saved some of the house. >> the kids listen when the firefighters and the police officers come to talk to them at school. alison: we listen when julie wright talks to us. >> if i could get the morning crew

>> there is not that big of a delay from eastbound 250 to the l'enfant plaza across the bay bridge. 30-minute ride eastbound on 50. inner loop from montgomery county is 18-minute ride east toward 95. this is overall 30-minute commute. southbound 95, the slowest stretch from stafford to fredericksburg. 49-minute ride. now i toss it to doug hill. we saw the mayor run in the pool. are you going to cannonball off the high dive this weekend? doug: my rule is the water temperature has to be 80 or higher. there is no chance this weekend. later in the summer it

happen. tonight we are good there a breeze if you head out for the everything hours. the future cast. there are interesting things to work. this is from a system in the northwest. through the day the shower chances pick up in the afternoon. scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms. best chance of anything heavy is south and southwest of washington. stay on the cloudy side saturday and sunday. the rain may hold off to sundays night. at the beaches. this is not a rainy stretch. it may be more clouds than anything

7 of tomorrow. and sun. sunday the rain holds off until sho and tuesday. a chance of shower. we havable is temperatures for the middle and the end of -- we have seasonable temperatures for the middle to end of the week. horace: should i take it personally? i come in and erin is at a ballgame watching a game. alison: a lot of excitement today. how are you doing? erin: i'm always trying to avoid horace. that is what this is really about. the nationals welcome another unfamiliar foe. the padres are about to begin a three-game series. baker is not going to be here because he is out in california. to attend his son darren's graduation. so stepping in his place

thoughts on baker making the decision to put the family first. >> he is a big family guy. this resonates to the clubhouse. everybody in the clubhouse, we are dads and sons. you know how much it means. >> if you are in the game as long as you are. there are many times that you look back and you go gosh, i wish i could have have been there. >> he drove two and a half hours to see his daughter play softball. first time. so the game takes away some of the things. he is doing what he should do. >> i thought it was good stuff. it put it in perspective. he will rejoin the team on moay

so this is the national moi have an extra one. if you win and you wear 7.5 i'll pop it in the mail. we have a senior p.g.a. championship at trump golf club in materialing. singh was the leader. he was four under and he is now ten under for the tournament. the weather is playing havoc. it has been an issue. yesterday was rain and today was suspended due to high winds. back live. max scherzer on the mound. we have more from him next hour. i don't know. what size are you, horace? horace i was going to sweet. but 7.5 won't fit this guy. erin: it is small. it will fit someone. >> i'm sure it will. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> still ahead

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alison: democrats in congress proposed a national ban on the efforts to change a person's sexual orientation often times through the religion. jay korff introduces us to two women trying to find their way back to their faith after coming out. >> the doors of diversity swing freely at the rockville united church. this congregation has been on the forefront of supporting social justice issues. but for the newcomer erica, that control trance did not greet her growing up in the deep south. >> there was no time to be gay. i

i didn't have a second to process the thought i might be gay. >> she spent much of her childhood attending evangelical church, a faith community that defined her identity. when she came out in high school the backlash was overwhelming. >> let me tell you why being gay is a sin. let's pray the gay away. let's talk about the bible and what the bible says about homosexuals and how they are not getting into heaven. >> in a powerful exclusive called fracture faith available only at wjla.com we bring you emotional stories of erica and her partner who are trying to repair their faith after shattered coming out. >> some of my best friends say i love you but i don't agree with that. it's hard. i mean it's -- you have to hide who you are. it takes a toll on somebody.

nancy: breaking news surrounding the remaining serial sniper and why he is getting a chance to not serve a life sentence. jonathan: a school bus fire goes up in flames. the dramatic image and who was on board at the time. >> from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. >> we start right away with the breaking news about one of the d.c. snipers. 15 years ago two men were randomly killing people in the d.c. area. one lee boyd malvo 17 at the time of his conviction. since he has been fighting for his freedom. an hour ago a judge tossed out two of the life convictions in virginia. this is because of a supreme court reeling that the juveniles have sentencing rights. so a new sentence has to be implemented. his partner was executed in 2009 and they randomly killed ten people and wounded three others. the life

stands. alison: turning now to the weather on the me moral -- memorial day weekend. jonathan: it's moving smoothly. that is a nice thing. but if you are planning to leave tomorrow you may have the storms to deal with. nancy: doug hill has the storms and the timing of this all. >> we may have showers in the morning but the threat of storms will be tomorrow afternoon. the early departure is a good idea. live look of the ocean city. a lot of people off the beach. fairly sunny day. pleasant. cool. lower 7 o's. that is the story here. low to mid-70's. sunshine. the past hour we have seen more sunshine around the metro area. we think the skies remain partly cloudy tonight. we will continue to monitor area of the shower west of the mountains that could affect us tomorrow morning. but the better chance we think of the showers and the thunderstorms are tomorrow afternoon. anytime after 1:00 or 2:00. showers and the scattered thunderstorms. anything really heavy to severe we think is displaced well south of the metro area.