>> it's the unofficial kickoff to summer. but will the forecast put a damper on memorial day plans? plus -- -- looked down for one minute. and when i looked up, saw smoke hood. from the >> that school bus burst into flames. what it felt like for the woman behind the wheel. are the hottest toys of the season. areconsumer experts

>> now, abc 7 news at 11. on your side. tonight, we're gonna start on the stormwatch forecast. heading to the beach, but you might find yourself dodging showers. here with the details. >> just a few showers. it's not gonna be a washout for weekend. but since it is a holiday weekend, a lot of folks have plans to get out of town. right?t sunshine, the whole time. one. work our best on that our skies have cleared out nicely. partly cloudy skies for this hour. but the clouds are going to a little bit, as they missour move through the lt into early tomorrow morning. we may see showers north and west of town, as early as 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow morning, with a better chance for thunderstorms around the immediate metro area by tomorrow afternoon. high temperatures will eventually make it into the middle 70's. i'll give you the

plus a look at sunday and then memorial day. afford to you can't miss, especially if you have outdoor picnic and barbecue plans. up in justt, coming a few minutes. nancy? >> steve, thank you. breaking news involving the white house and russia tonight. but this time, it's the president's son-in-law at the controversy. jared kushner, accused of asking for a secret communication between the trump team and the kremlin. tom is here with the details. >> nancy, tonight the washington post is reporting that the president's son-in-law discussed secret up a communication channel between president trump and russia. the post says that unnamed that jaredl it kushner talked about this with in earlyan ambassador december at trump tower. kushner and the ambassador usingedly talked about russian diplomatic facilities for the secret communications. accusedhner hasn't been of any crime. his lawyer says he's willing to talk to investigators and also congress.

>> you're gonna hear a lot of signatureweekend, a sound of memorial day. the roar of motorcycles coming to town for rolling thunder. the group is holding events all day to honor our fallen service members. tonight they paid tribute with a candlelight vigil at the vietnam veterans memorial. tim barbere where ti joins us live tonight. tim? isorter: the national mall covered with people. and the national mall was surrounded with those motorcycles. still tonight on the memorial, the candlelight vigil, it was a still and powerful as the vietnam veterans memorial, candlelights and glow sticks. there was a color guard, playing. distinctly different compared to the sound and vibrations from motorcycles rumbling around. at washington national ca

heavenly sky... personal. reporter: lee rides with rolling thunder to remind people about prisons of war and those who are in action. >> they come home hurt, missing parts. they need our help. reporter: so this memorial day weekend, chrome covered the cathedral's cobblestones while the church blessed the bikes and thunder's mission. >> bless those who ride with safety and your constant protection. 30thter: this is the anniversary of rolling thunder, named after the 1965 bombing against north vietnam. reminiscent of the fight to remind everyone about our troops and our veterans. >> we're not gonna forget. not going away. and we demand full accountability. reporter: events until tuesday. we put all of those on wjla.com. reporting on the national mall tonight, tim barber, abc 7 news. >> tim, thanks very much. we're closely watching

the convicted d.c. snipers. lee boyd malvo had two of his virginia life sentences thrown out. old when he years was sentenced to life in prison without parole. his lawyers argued that a lifeme court ruling makes sentences for juveniles illegal. today's decision only applies to his sentence that he received from the state of virginia, where a new sentence will be issued. but he will continue serving of hisntences because maryland convictions. >> an update now on the virginia detained by i.c.e. today i.c.e. denied her appeal to stay in the country with her husband and children. they will appeal to the director of the agency next week. is an undocumented immigrant salvador. the governor pardoned a misdemeanor driving conviction on her record. >> new video shows the moments that a d.c. school bus went

the fire ripped through the bus quickly. everybody was able to get off bus safely and now we're hearing from the woman who was behind the wheel, when the wasne caught fire and she responsible for getting off everybody safely. here's her story. >> everybody got their personal belongings? reporter: sandra beverly has been a school bus driver for nearly 16 years. years, she has never seen anything like this. just -- just don't seem real. just don't seem real. [ambulance sirens] reporter: a fire started on her withhile she was riding five others, including an attendant and several students with special needs. they were headed to stewart hobson middle school. everybody get off the bus now! i wasn't thinking about me. i was thinking about my kids and attendants. reporter: beverly watched as the flames continued to spread. watch at seem real to

it just was really scary. there, shaking. my heart was beating fast. reporter: the students were not hurt. attendant were checked out at a local hospital. she says she suffered an anxiety attack and is feeling pain in her back, neck and chest. despite is that fact, she is grateful nobody was seriously hurt. >> it was no hero at all. blessing. a blessing. you really feel a blessing, thankful that you made it off that everybody was all right. >> she did a great job. new developments tonight in the d.c. mansion murder case. prosecutors say that the only suspect in this case, daron d.n.a. on a knife found inside the home. killing theged with family and their housekeeper and then setting their d.c. home on fire. d.n.a. also found on pizza crusts in the home and inside the family's car. his trial is set for september year.t >> new 911 tapes revealing the dramatic moments a man being

home called for help. >> he's outside. >> he's outside? so somebody is keeping you hostage in there? yes? [whispering] >> yes. >> those calls released, when say muhammad shot his brother and then set his own townhouse on fire. at policeking surveillance video from the scene. thate calls, you can hear victim, as police move in, using flash bangs. [flash bang sounds] god!, my >> as police moved in, he came out with a knife, forcing them, killing, to open fire, him. the officer who fired that shot has been cleared of any wrongdoing. were then able to get inside that house and save the trapped victim. from north carolina going missing. his body turns up in south carolina. but police say this murder investigation has local ties. tom roussey explains.

vanished last saturday night. on thursday, his body was found near here, in south carolina. police now believe the men who allegedly killed him drove all before up to our area, being arrested here. earlier this week, maryland received a hit from a license plate reader near the bay bridge. nissanlled over this pathfinder and arrested two men inside. deandre adams and james stevens carolina. the s.u.v. belonged to this uber driver. >> it gives you peace that they're in jail. i mean, i just lost my dad. you can't really come back from that. father,: husband and medina's body was found on thursday. he'd been beaten and tied up. he had vanished after starting his uber shift. >> you have a guy out there, bucking, trying to make a to

reporter: the suspects allegedly took his credit card and used it before their arrest. >> the two suspects are being anne arundel county. newsroom, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> a day of remembrance as loved ones laid richard collins to rest. red, white and blue flowers of theing the casket man, murdered at the university of maryland last week. stabbeday collins was to death by a umd student on campus. police are investigating whether racially may have been motivated. >> well, pop singer ariana grande is planning to return to manchester, england, to perform a benefit for the victims of the bombing at her concert on monday. comes as police across england are working around the clock, trying to take down the network that supported the bomber. already they have 10 people they've arrested. they have officers out in a show all over the place. hospitals were placed on alert prepare f a

>> president trump will return to the united states this firstd, following his foreign trip as president. tonight he attended a dinner the g7e other leaders of nations, this in italy. he vowed to crush the terrorist attacked a bus load of christians in egypt today, killing 28 people. summit, the g7 leaders agree to do more to combat terrorism. investigational to congressman elect. greg gianforte, the montana charged with assaulting a reporter, declared the winner, despite the controversy that broke the night before the election. make ate said he did mistake and he poinged to the reporter -- apologized to the reporter. >> getting paid to hack the government. lawmakers introducing a new bill to establish a federal bug for the department of homeland security. that means they would pay people andack into their program expose bugs that could put government intel at risk. afters modeled

of defense. >> brace yourselves. baby pandaon be on watch. >> we told you that zookeepers season it was breeding for the national zoo's female panda. get herhey tried to pregnant. pandas can only conceive once a year. the window is very small. 36 hours. so sometimes breeders need a from science. >> the issue that we have is that sometimes the behavior female,the male and the they are not really in sync. so we cannot put them together. known the meantime, we it's time for the female to conceive. so the clock is ticking. >> so it's not just pandas that aren't in sync. law.s kind of universal the panda has given birth to three surviving pandas. this works, we could see a new cub in late sent, which in late september, which is always fantastic. >> i just like saying we're on watch.

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>> all right. take a look at this. read it with me, if you would. given to actual award a junior high school student. you're not reading it wrong. that says, most likely to become terrorist. the mother of a girl who upset,d this, obviously especially in light of recent events. the district saying that the a poorcates were, quote, attempt to quote fun. you think? and they are disciplining the and probablylved won't have these awards going forward. >> not the best idea there. and 7 on your side with a consumer alert now about what seemed to be the hottest toy out there right now. talking about fidget spinners. the toys now under investigation products safety commission. the concern sparked by two cases accidentallyho swallowed a piece of that spinner after it

>> it was terrifying. mys heartbreaking to see child, you know, choking up blood. i would never want another to go through what i went through. spinners are made by multiple manufacturers, mostly in china. that makes it hard to enforce toys.tions for the >> if you're finalizing your holiday weekend plans, it is busyted to be a very memorial day weekend, in more than a decade. there are going to be a ton of there.t severe weather is throwing a wrench in some folks' holiday getaway. >> tonight, most travelers in over a decade are taking over the roads, rails and skies. >> time to go away. >> i think the train really helps beat the traffic. out ofou're getting l.a., it's horrid. >> today was the worst day to head out. of miamik fire outside creating a massive bottleneck. severe weather will also impact all weekend long. that system that brought tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain to colorado,

that's moving east. 50 million people at risk. more than 900 flights cancelled nearly three million taking to the skies. that means long lines today. christie garcia, packing her patience. >> we came three hours earlier, so we didn't want to miss our stuck.and be >> now, remember, whenever your weekend plans involve travel, stay one step ahead of the forecast by just downloading stormwatch 7 weather app. put in there alerts, so anytime something happens, you know away.it right >> many will spend memorial day honoring the fallen at arlington national cemetery. year, visitors will see security changes. here's what you need to know. drivers will have to show i.d. and everyone goes through screening, including bag checks and scans. >> we just want everybody to safe and feel secure and feel comfortable and know that vigilant.g ever more >> so if you are walking into the cemetery, there is only four spots where you can get in

security checks at all those entrances. >> storm watch on duty this evening. looking outside, a really nice the capitol building. our skies have cleared out nicely. that means it's dry for the overnight. showers arrive later tomorrow morning. 78 degrees right on target for daytime high. today, not anything to complain about. temperatures out there this hour the upper 50's out to the west, around i-81 corridor, 60's. the beltway, upper just around 70 degrees. we will see our temperatures slowly fall overnight. out there right now, with added clouds that will arrive later on. us, westernest of ohio into indiana, this is what's on the way for the day tomorrow. it's going to track toward the east. looking at a better chance for showers, even thunderstorms, moving through the afternoon hours tomorrow into tomorrow evening. and those storms should settle down after sunset tomorrow night. looking at 57 to 62 for an overnight

temperatures around 60 degrees. dry at 6:00 a.m. freshly updated futurecast for you. we will keep the showers and well to the north of us, along the pennsylvania-maryland border for tomorrow morning. through thewe move later afternoon hours, into the evening, showers and overspreadms will the area. not looking at anything that's expected to become severe. have outdoorou do plans, you might want to find an alternate plan to get inside quickly. chance for stronger storms will be well south of the d.c. metro area where some of those likely be more. 70 degrees in ocean city. sunday.'s on lower 70's on monday with a chance for thunderstorms. if you are staying in town for the holiday weekend, 76 degrees saturday. middle 70's sunday. lower 80's on monday with about a 30% chance for a few thunderstorms. outlook looks like this. 82 on tuesday. upper 70's on wednesday. we cool things down a bit for the

up for the following weekend. right. thank you very much. and for some high schoolers, waitingke they are forever to graduate. >> for one recent grad, it is almost true. introduce you to this

>> all right. welcome back. it is graduation season. 17- andns plenty of 18-year-olds will walk across the stage, celebrating their accomplishments. >> in alabama, though, one stage afterk the waiting 84 years for his degree! >> wow! >> john moats went into the air force before getting a chance to get his diploma. but this week, moats finally got a chance to don his cap and gown. asked the seniors, and they were just besides themselves, happy to do it. something just kind of got sprung on us but we were really happy that it did. >> great for him! has big plans after graduation. he's enrolling in the university of

fall to study music. he says he wants to live to be he figures he has plenty of time to get his degree. by anyot slowing down, means. >> good for him. he left early, because he had to go into the air force. he did a great job. good for you! congratulations. >> doing good work there. >> that would be awesome, if you a senior graduating with him. >> ha ha! >> best school picture ever. in collegeend lacrosse. men's final four. women's final four. we'll tell you if maryland punched their ticket. opening a new series against san diego tonight. was out if another curly w on the board. sports is next.

>> and now, the toyota sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> all right. let's start with the bad news. the nationals' bullpen, yes, just a bit. the good news, the nats have an east-game lead in the n.l. and we're not even in june yet. to have maxlps scherzer at the top of that rotation. and this guy can't hurt either, my friends. bryce harper jacks one into outer space, upper deck two-run homer, his 15th of the season. nats up 5-1 over san diego. enough for mad

strikeouts. a terrific performance. nats win, 5-1. women's lacrosse final four. maryland battling penn state. first half. 10-5.nd leading carolyn steele passes to callie for the goal. second half. more terps. jen giles, quality finish in traffic. maryland doubles up penn state the nationalto championship game for the fifth straight season. the other simo semi finals, nay come back, second half. kelly larkin scores. navy down 13-11. wouldn'td bend but break. wading through defense. scores the goal. b.c. beats navy by a final of 16-15. be maryland and

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>> all right. welcome back. it is friday. [laughter] >> friday! >> ha ha! >> celebrate the weekend. >> ha ha! >> let's talk about what's going the next 10 days. 76 tomorrow. scattered showers and during thems afternoon. [laughter] >> sunday. by monday, chance for a few storms. out.gonna be a wash molly is going to be on tomorrow morning with an update on the storms. >> we can tell folks at home why we're laughing. on monday. be here >> it's to enjoy their

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