jonathan: now he is facing several criminal charges. alison: melissa is outside trump hotel. this sounds like a true case if you see something say something here. reporter: you are right. district police say this arrest averted a potential disaster. they got the tip from pennsylvania state police that 43-year-old bryan moles was armed and headed here to the trump international hotel. district police with the secret service are still trying to figure out why 43-year-old bryan moles checked in the trump international hotel, leaving a semi-out matt ache salt style rifle, handgun and 90 rounds of ammunition in the car. >> i can tell you this. i was very concerned about this circumstance. very peculiar circumstance. i believe that the officers and the federal partners and in particular the tipster coming forward averted a potential disaster.

license to carry firearms in washington. secret service taking this seriously saying it investigated a report of potential threat against secret service protech tee -- protectees but at no time were they at risk. he is being cooperating. >> he is being interviewed and he is sharing information. reporter: last friday on facebook he posted a question to friends. if you had to choose between a hilton or a trump hotel, which would you choose and why? now at this point investigators are still interviewing moles but he could see his first court appearance as soon as tomorrow. live in northwest washington. jonathan: thanks. f.b.i. looking for a man they say inappropriately touched a young girl in a wreath-laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery on memorial day. take a good look at that man's face. it happened at 11:00 in the morning. police are looking for him. if you know who theuy

you can help police, they'd like to hear from you. alison: multiple reports that president trump is going to back the u.s. out of the paris climate agreement. that is 147 countries to slow the rise in global temperatures. the 2015 agreement came with a requirement to devote $100 billion by 2020 from each nation. president trump tweeted this morning that he would have an announcement in a few days and did not commit either way. nancy: president trump praised the house passed healthcare bill but few americans are joining him. three out of four participants in a kaiser family foundation poll say they do not believe it fulfills president trump's promises. only 30% of the republicans in the poll say they believe the bill fulfills the promises. only 8% said the senate should pass the bill as. is it's reported that the senate members are working on their own version. jonathan: horrible situation in kabul, afghanistan. at least 80 people killed. more than 400 others injured after a truck bomb was detonated in the

capital. this was considered the green zone or the safe zone. we have learned in the past hour 11 of those wounded, u.s. citizens. isis already claiming responsibility for the suicide attack. it happened right near the german embassy. bystanders rushed toward the blast to try to help those injured. they were rushed to hospitals. the hospitals were overwhelmed. this evening the u.s. military personnel were moved in the area to help secure what was left. a strike on syria. this is coming from russia. targeting isis unrelated to the attack that took place in afghanistan. a warship and a submarine in the mediterranean carried out the attack. the russian defense minister says the targets were in palmyra. it was not clear what hit but they said they alerted the officials before the launch was made. alison: back at home now, a move toward compromise over parking. the reston town center at the epicenter of a big debate and a lawsuit. businesses claim to have lost customers after free parking was

transportation reporter brianne carter with the update and some of the changes. brianne? brianne: alison, the focus here at the reston town center on the parking garages all over reston town center. the property owner now saying they took in the traffic patterns and the retailer input to make the changes. changes they say will address the concerns after the community and still support the goals of paid parking. >> it's been an ongoing debate. parking at reston town center. >> i know there has been an issue with patrons using the restaurants here. and the associated costs. >> another change to expand hours of free parking. >> it can attract more people. >> property owner boston property says starting next week, weekday customers will get one free hour of parking before having to pay the fee starting at $2 an hour. patrons will also now get free weeknight parking after 5:00

on weekends and holidays as they have in the past. >> the changes are beneficial toward the businesses but it would have hurt the people who work here. the move brought backlash and a lawsuit. many restaurants an the retailers say it hurt business. danny mcfarland works at one of the shops. >> i have seen less people in the stores since paid parking started. absolutely. brianne: they say this summer payments will be made at the kiosk to streamline payments and validations. the changes do not impact the street parking. they remain the same. all of the changes for the parking garages set to take place monday june 5.

nancy: tonight, potential of more severe weather to develop. could it be déjà vu? doug: we have a couple of thunderstorms brewing in the shenandoah valley. we have the potential some areas may see the thunderstorms fire up. sunshine at rockville. look at what we are looking at. this is east of harrisonburg to charlottesville. showers and the thunderstorms are developing. there is more energy available with the sunshine. we'll see what happens. we will track the storms closely in the next few hours. after tonight, the skies clear. the drier air moving in. the sunshine, warmest we have seen. 82 in warrenton. 77 in washington. 84 in frederick. we

beyond coming up. alison: thank you, doug. first, we have an update on bryce harper's fate for you now. espn is reporting bryce harper's suspension has been reduced from four to three games. harper charged the mound, threw hyst helmet and punches after taking a 98-mile-per-hour fastball to his back side from hunter strickland. strickland received six game suspension. harper's suspension begins tonight. developing across the country, lebron james home in l.a. was vandalized and the racist message left on the gate of his home there. the n-word we're told. james and the cleveland cavaliers take on the warriors in the nba finals beginning tomorrow night. jonathan: a couple of weeks ago we told you mustard gas was found in d.c. in an munitions dump? they are now trying to clean up the area. that is a tricky process. it dates back to

richard reeve with the delicate process. you have to go slow and you have to be dressed properly. richard: absolutely. they're trying to clean up the mysterious black substance they discovered a few weeks ago. this is what we see on the site. look at the clean-up project that involves more than this plot you are looking at now. we have a bird's eye view look of the glenbrook site from the world war i area. there were traces of mustard gas, arsenic, 75-millimeter shells, laboratory glass and animal remains. a small section of the material needs to be collected before the overall clean-up can resume.

we learned that the project went end there. the crews will use the metal detection devices on properties nearby, a process that will go for several more years. among the test, launching munitions and projectiles that landed in the surrounding neighborhoods and now this is just a precaution they say. >> very thorough. the safety is our absolute number one priority. we want to make sure that the project was done right and it's remediated of any potential contamination. richard: they also have test wells to make sure that water quality is not compromised. coming up we will hear from a homeowner who has been here 30 years. how he feels about the project wrapping up. in north west washington, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: new, fairfax police arrested a bank robber not once but twice. yesterday, police say he held up a p.n.c. bank in mclean. he was arrested but he busted loose from the cuffs and their car and he s

truck. now he is facing criminal charges because he has been arrested gin. alison: d. nbcc. worker death rich -- d.n. c. worker seth rich murdered last july and his killer is still on the run. that morning a lawsuit filed against the district of columbia demanding police hand over records. it was funded by jack burkeman who filed the suit. they also want surveillance video and ballistics report. >> in the lawsuit you say that the m.p.d. mismanaged the murder of seth rich. >> mismanagement, it's tragic how soon it went in the cold case file. they released no new information since october 16, 2016. a long time. why is it left for a private citizen to do what they should be

alison: police chief peter newsham said he will not be commenting on pending litigation. jonathan: new at 4:00, the tweet the president's explanation and why the dictionary has a tough time with it. nancy: up next we have seen water breaks but nothing like this overseas. where it happened ahead. >> and are you kind of tired of the may that never really was? i'm meteorologist josh knight. i'll

head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even gger flavor. only at subway. creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... creating jobs now and for the future. across virginia, we're building an economy that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy.

you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss.

transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. nancy: check out justin timberlake and jimmy fallon taking part in what that sir favorite pastimes. tandem biking in the hamptons. fallen said on his show his wife bought it from the two of them but he often rides with justin timberlake instead. they look good. alison: a lot of people are talking about this today. there is major fallout from kathy griffin's photo of her holding a fake bloody head resembling president trump. cnn fired griffin who had been

eve show for many years. what do you think? did she cross the line. as a mother, a wife, a human being that photo is disturbing is what melania trump said. a photo opportunity like this is simply wrong and makes you wonder about the mental health of the person who did it. that was her statement today. griffin apologized saying she didn't realize reaction to the photo would be so great. >> i'm a comic. i crossed the line. i moved the line and then i crossed it. i went way too far. the images is too disturbing. i understand how it offends people. it wasn't funny. i get it. alison: chelsea clinton came to president trump's defense. she said it's never funny to joke about killing a president. a company called squatty potty says it has stopped an ad campaign they have that feature k

jonathan: well, the internet also going wild over a tweet that was made by president trump. in it he misspells a word. no one knows for sure what he meant. that is not stopping the internet from trying to decipher the code. lindsey mastis with the viral typo. sean spicer said it's an inside joke, he did it on purpose. lindsey: it's like he is trolling the trolls. he deleted the original tweet but he posted this one. who can figure out the true mening of covfefe? enjoy. not even merriam webster dictionary helps. wakes up, check twitter. regrets checking twitter. goes back to dead. covfefe. it's the coupon code work to buy one of his bricks. to buy mexican wall. others trying to make a buck off of it. a mug for sale.

had covfefe. how do you pronounce it? they put out suggestions on twitter. but i think it's covfefe. ending in a vowel, accelerated by a consonant should make the first elong. "covfefe." nancy: or the v is silent. lindsey: but it sounds the same. jonathan: i want the shirt that says until i have coffee, this is what i will go with. nancy: love the internet. thank you. jonathan: at least they're having fun with it. this is not the run of the mill water break. watch closely. ready? wait for it. it's big. boom! can you imagine that? this was in kiev. cameras capturing the moment. look at the water. it begins that river flowing down the road.

a huge water main under ground exploded. nancy: update to the fire in illinois. we showed it to you yesterday. if we have the video. police arrested a 15-year-old forstarting it. they say the teen lit papers intentionally playing around in a prison. this is the prison made famous by "blues brothers." alison: look at the bears on a mission from god. not exactly but they were hungry. they went dumpster diving looking for food. the momma bear and the two cubs looking in all sort of places. the three eventually went back in the woods. nancy: family time. jonathan: after tree climbing. if you have been to new york there are a lot of horse and carriages to take you around the city. as soon as they took bridle off and removed the straps, he is gone. on the

eventually, he went to the stable. the fight is on for the city to ban horse and carriage rides. ad vo cassy group jumped all over this. that is as fast as the horse moved in weeks. good for him. 19 of the 31 days in may. we have seen the rain. alison: it has a lot of people down. nancy: but there is a silver lining. it's great for the strawer berry crops -- strawberry crops. josh, would you bring strawberries back for us? josh: i have a small stash just waiting in the car ready for you when i get back. that is right. strawberries are front and center. we wanted to find the bright spots about what is not a nice may. i don't need to tell you. but in the last 11 days ten of the days it has been cloudy. it rained almost two-third of the days in may.

it has kept the grass and the tree pollen lower and wiped out the drought conditions. that is not a problem. and strawberries. the spring weather has been just what they needed. we wanted to go directly to the source. so we went to virginia, holland farm where you pick your own produce. this time of the year that produce is strawberries. enjoying the sunshine we found a number of the people plucking off the perfectly juicy and the ripe strawberries. some of the farmers said temperatures in the mid-70's or the mid-80's are the best for strawberries this time of year and this year was better than last. shannon davenport said a day like today can make strawberries sweeter. >> they like days like today. when it's hot and sunny, the berries like that. the sugar develops in the fruit. so this is the ideal picking time. >> the day that you pick them makes a difference. so a day like this was perfect.

you to somebody who said the strawberry she picked and ate today reminded her of something special from her childhood. that is coming up at 5:00. jonathan: that is a good tease. nancy: i like strawberries in strawberry shortcake or whipped cream on top. jonathan: or sugar. cut them and clean them up. boom. hi, doug. doug: why are we doing this when we have fresh strawberries. alison: looking for a silver lining to the weather. doug: yesterday the computer models suggested we probably wouldn't have severe weather and of course we did. this afternoon, the computer model suggesting we will. we haven't gotten any yet. such is the life of forecasting the weather. nancy: hang on we have an update now. doug: i have waited my whole life to say this on tv. this just in. all right. showed you western fauquier and rappahannock county. severe thunderstorm warning. this is the area we are watching. the question is whether it will make it this f

national harbor. we see clouds in the distance. plenty of potential energy here because of the skies and the atmosphere a few thousand feet up. we are watching the storms develop. now just on the northern edge, there are a couple of hot spots. the storms are moving east/southeast. the expiration time, 5:15. 60 miles per hour winds possible and hail. we'll see. we get through the next couple of areas this is the area that will continue to develop. we still have of 0, 70 miles to move where the atmosphere is conducive for further or additional development. after this moves out tonight, drier air will move in. tomorrow is gorgeous. there is no rain chances in the forecast. under the high pressure. beautiful day tomorrow. through the evening, the temperatures will drop through the 70's. a few storms are possible in general terms south of the metro washington area. this future cast has this developing and spreading no

we will keep an eye on that. but later tonight as a frontal system moves through. the additional showers along the front and the mountains should wash out before midnight. this is what we think weather wise. tomorrow, gorgeous. plenty of sunshine. lower humidity, 82. partly cloudy, 82 on friday. saturday is good for the outdoor activities but there could be late day everything showers and isolated. better chance of rain at times with thunderstorms through the day on sunday and through the day on monday. then things settle down early next week. as far as what is happening this saturday, d.c. united take on the l.a. galaxy live on newschannel8. the weather looks fine at 7:00. i've said enough. nancy: all right. thank you very much. game on at national harbor. we take you to round one of the nationals spelling bee and introduce you to youngest ever contestant. she is a cutie. jonathan: a little later for us. an ambitious mission for nasa. how the agency plans

alison: the world's brightest minds putting the talent on the line at the spelling bee. we have more on the f-u-n. >> round two of the scripps national spelling bee is underway. behind the doors are some of the best and the youngest spellers in the country. they are now competing. this is the hall o

with pictures of some of the past winners. this is the it 0th year of the competition. 291 kids compete. they won the regional spelling bee back home and now they are going head to head at the national harbor. catching attention is a 6-year-old girl edith fuller from tulsa, oklahoma. the youngest ever to compete. a local 7th grader and a boy from danville, virginia are hoping to become the next champion. >> i'm nervous and then i remember it's set up like a normal spelling bee and i should treat it like a normal spelling be. >> i have always been able to spell. but i have been studying. so it brought me here. >> 291 will be whittled down to 50 finalists. the final round happens here. at national harbor ryan hughes. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, the military

display. see the split second we stop a long range missile in space. >> i'm kellye lynn in chantilly in a clash that has gone to the dogs. that story is going up in "spotlight on education." alison: new at 5:00 -- this is the swim of a lifetime. we will show you what happened when the swim instructor tried to communicate with a pod of whales. that's when i join you at 5:00. nancy: i'll pay attention to that. also a severe thunderstorm warning west of warrenton. we have an update where it is heading and the severe weather risk for the rest of us after the break. stay ahead of the weather with the storm watch 7 app. we'll be right back. did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? fortunately there's a bed where you both get what you want every night. enter sleep number and the semi-annual sale going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept

and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. now it's our lowest price ever on our temperature balancing i8 bed, save $700. ends sunday. go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you.

the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.

announcer: this is a stormwatch7 severe weather alert. doug: all right. let's talk about the severe thunderstorm warning posted. this is just west of warsame. part of the se -- warrenton. headed to fauquier county and northern culpeper. the storms could develop further approaching the metro area. farther southwest, another cluster of the thunderstorms moving east. so far the time being this is the area.

that is where the action is. certainly over the next hour or two, that could shift to develop farther east of the area. we picked out a couple of towns for you. the center is over warrenton. knoxville 5:13. and remington by 5:17. this has us picked. by 5:30, some of the storms could press north to the metro. keep a close eye on that. we will get a break around 8:00. then we watch north and west. this is the cold front that will be coming across the mountains tonight. the forecast, the showers come

partly cloudy skies and becoming less humid. it's going to be good weather. tomorrow looks delightful. no rain on the forecast. sunshine, lower humidity. steve rudin will be along in 20 minutes with a detailed look at the weekend forecast from the weather center. back to you. jonathan: president trump making headlines all over the globe after the sources say he is planning to withdrawal the u.s. from the paris climate accord. nancy: ties to cuba and others with that story. >> the first foreign trip, a top white house advisor says the president's thinking of climate change was evolving. today, the thinking evold-ed to plans to pull out of the paris climate agreement. >> trump ran for president saying he would pull

the paris accord. but the problem is this is a bad deal. the president tweeting an official decision will come soon but there is an edging to stay in to world leaders. >> it's tragic retreat. you don't make america great by retreating. >> trump is expected to retreat from some obama era policies toward cuba. >> the president one sided deal for cuba and with cuba. benefits only the castro regime. >> another campaign promise kept. another sign of the u.s. growing isolation. but afghanistan we may be going the other way. massive truck explosion in kabul killed scores of people and injured hundreds including several americans. the u.s. is weighing options for sending more troops to the

country to help stabilize it. >> the embassy will continue to work with the afghan and the coalition partners to provide assistance and bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. >> in washington, scott mclane. michelle: a "7 on your side" consumer alert. unfit to fly. united facing $435,000 fine for putting passengers on a plane that was, "not in airworthy condition." according to the f.a.a. a fuel pump gauge was replaced. before flu before the mandatory inspection was completed. two of the flights happened after the f.a.a. it hadn't done the inspection yet. this dates back to work on a dream lainer in the year 2014. now to a scare aboard a malaysia airlines flight. a man dragged off a plane in australia. passengers tackled and restrained him after he tried to get in the cockpit. according to reports he attacked a

and screamed he had a bomb. mh-128 bound for kuala lumpur made a u-turn back to melbourne. jonathan: nest labs new security camera, they won't know when somebody will walk in a room. it will no who walked in the room. new technology. so someone walks by. the camera is $300. but it's an extra $10 a month for the facial detection feature. nancy: registered dogs? that is the way it's recognizing the faces. jonathan: buffy. recognize it's buffy. nancy: how about this? uprising against board members. that is what big pension fund holders are planning behind the epipen and the m

price hikes. the chairman took home $1020 million last year alone. michelle: new york city cutting ties with wells fargo saying it will not let city agencies renew or expand contract with the bank. last september the bank admitted the employees opened up million of accounts without customer permission. still ahead for us at abc7 news -- the missile intercept test. the moment a mach warhead is taken out in space. we will show it to you. nancy: the price tag out of thissed two. you won't believe how much this handbag sold for at auction. the record sale and why it's so expensive coming up.

the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni,

you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. nancy: we all know purses can be expensive but would you pay $300,000 for this handbag? >> no. michelle: yes! nancy: somebody did. this crocodile diamond handbag for hermes went for $377,000 at auction. intense bidding war. in fact, it's a record auction for a handbag. that is in part -- i feel like i'm selling it here. that is?

18-carat gold and diamond. michelle: we can alternate and share the handbag. another defeat for brick and mortar stores. michael kors closing 100 to the 125 of the 800-plus stores. it will phase in, in the next couple of years. they hope to save $60 million. they expect the sales to continue to drop this year. jonathan: well, jet blue is breaking new ground on how passengers board flights in the future. in june, it will be the first airline to test facial recognition check-in. this will only be for flights from boston to aruba. somewhat limited. here is how it works. passengers go to a kiosk. it compares the facial scan to the passport photo in a u.s. custom data base. then they are told whether they are cleared to board. there you go. we were talking about the facial regular in addition a second ago. michelle: it's everywhere. jonathan: it is. the next generation. next for

successful long range test over the pacific. >> truly rocket science in every sense of the word. jonathan: next we show you the moment that they collide and explain why it does not necessarily guarantee future success. nancy: plus, insider trading in congress. the rules in place to prevent profits off the legislation and if it's followed ahead. >> a severe thunderstorm warning for this storm. near warrenton. we have an update on where this is heading and the severe weather risk for the rest of us after the break. stay ahead of the storm with the stormwatch7 app.

introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com.

nancy: delays caused by a power outage slowed down metro rider osen the blue, orange and the silver line. this is the scene at the eastern market station in the morning commute. there was a loss of the pepco power feed but pepco says it wasn't their issue. whatever it was, the problem was fixed. it took time to get the trains back on schedule. michelle: three people fired. that is the

video. the "7 on your side" i-team brought you the video that appears to show the security guards dumping out of a wheelchair to the sidewalk outside of howard university hospital. three people have been fired and they are continuing the training efforts to ensure this never happens again. jonathan: new video from the pentagon. the moment in the u.s. successfully stopped a mach long range missile. this is in space. bah lostic missiles. in the middle of the pacific, the rocket took off. the launch from the air force base 4,000 miles away. it was described hitting a speeding bult with another speeding bullet. >> the difficulty with the icbm is it goes up into outer space. if the u.s. could shoot down a missile he shot at the united states, he would know there would be an immediate response.

the test was done under the perfect conditions and it took planning that necessarily can't happen if there is a real attack. this was a test. they can expand on this. >> members of congress are actively trading stock. >> despite appearance of the potential conflict of interest the actions are considered legal. >> insider trading is banned in congress but the members are buying and stelling stock with conflicts of interest. according to a report by politico, 28 house members and six senators traded more than 100 stocks in the past two years. they do well in stock trading. they have the access to inside informatio

>> tom price came under juteny for buying and selling healthcare stock as a congressman. while working on legislation that could have benefited the company. >> if you think the power a member has on a committee, an amendment or a bill can have a dramatic effect on the stock price of a pharmaceutical company. a defense contractor. you name it. >> the 2012 stock act designed to make insider trading illegal for members of congress and the staff. but it has a vague standard and difficult to prove wrongdoing. >> there is nothing unethical or illegal to talk to a broker saying we have legislation that will be great for health insurance companies. wink, wink, nod, nod. >> but congress passed a law to make it legal for the rest of america. >> if you work for general elecic

on non-public information you can and will be charge and will go to jail. >> they are asking to create a rule that will prevent members trading the stocks in area where they have responsibility. larry: we found a skimmer on a gas pump. we'll tell you about it. and this rocket launch happened years ago. find out how it gets new life. you have heard about kathy griffin but how far is too far when it comes to political satire. that's in a few minutes. now back to you. >> thank you. >> a scary situation at orlando international airport overnight. a man pointed to a gun at an officer that led to a three-hour standoff. hundreds of the officers

swarmed the area after marine pettigrew pointed a gun at the officers and dared them to shoot. that's when it became apparent that he wanted them to kill him. >> he pointed the gun and said shoot me. shoot me. he implored them to shoot him. >> they were able to take him into custody. the gun he was using wasn't real and he was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation. jonathan: we hope he gets help he needs. veterans affairs secretary says the department is in critical condition still. in his state of the v.a. report at the white house he said that many veterans are still waiting too long for care. >> this is the time to address the chronic problems that affected the veterans and in many ways harmed the veterans and the families not dealing with the issues. jonathan: he urged the senate to pass a bil

greater authority on the discipline when it comes to violations. michelle: new data shows big changes when it comes to giving birth in the country. nancy: the latest figures show teen birthrate dropped 61% since 1991. also more women are waiting longer to become mothers. first births to women 30 and old rer now up -- older are up to 30%. birthrate for women ages 40-44 are 2% higher. michelle: nasa set a sight on the historic voyage. it will attempt to explore the sun's outer most atmosphere. the parker solar probe as it is called is scheduled to launch next year. if success it will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. they need to learn more about the sun. >> we have come as far as we with looking at things. anytime to go ahead. >> the probe is named for the astrophysicist eugene parker who is known for his theory of the solar

revolutionize scientists' understanding of the sun. it's the first time nasa named a spacecraft for a living person. >> we were curious how hot it is on the sun. >> did research? jonathan: mercury, the closest planet is 800 degrees fahrenheit. that is the planet. the sun is 900,000 degrees. which means it would vaporize anything. michelle: grilled cheese in an instant. nancy: we got to see the sun today. steve: a little sun. that will make the atmosphere more unstable now. stronger storms are out there but i promise this time tomorrow we will talk about the sunshine and warm temperatures and it will be dry. but we have to get through the evening. we have thunderstorms out there now. mainly to the south and the west of the d.c. metro area. they are advancing toward the south/southeast at 20 miles per hour. let's zoo

max two. show you what is going on. max two? folks, switch to max two on the system. there are strongs in culpeper and warrenton. this is going to move south and east at 15 to 20 miles per hour. we have the cloud tops up to 30, pa,000 feet. that is hefty for the storm. but once again heavy rain and the gusty winds and the heavy downpours. we are looking at lightning involved in this also. once we get through this, we should be okay later this everything. another storm out there around the broad run area. 66. this also moves off toward the south/southeast at 20 miles per hour. once again, the heavy rains and gusty winds. we are partly

less humid. winds out of the north west at 5 miles per hour. the day planner for tomorrow. i promise nicer weather. you got it! the highs make it to the lower 80's for the daytime highs. talk about the weekend. it's okay for the pool. saturday is 82 degrees. a better chance of thunderstorms on sunday. around 80. you are watching "abc7 news at 4:00". back after this.

republican leaders are to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered while insurance companies held all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. and we'll make sure this never happens in virginia.

michelle: at a school in chantilly, students approach a class with dogged determination. in the "spotlight on education," kellye lynn shows us a program preparing the students for careers in animal health sciences. it looks and feels like a dog grooming business. it is. >> they do nail trim. we do basic haircuts. clip downs for most of the clients. >> what is different is that the services offered here are provided by students. high school juniors and seniors at chantilly academy. the program is designed for students interested in careers in animal health sciences. here they learn about everything from animal behavior to nutrition to disease control. >> i have gained confidence being around animals. at first i couldn't cut my

>> we give them foundation of the information on a variety of animals. we cover small mammals, reptiles, dogs, cats. kellye: one of many that aspires to be a veterinarian. the experience provided numerous benefit. >> i got a job out of this. through the class i am a dog bather. >> class offering job and career preparation as well as a doggone good time. in chantilly, kellye lynn, abc7 news. larry: now at 5:00, new developments. a comedian just realized saying you're sorry sometimes isn't enough. when does comedy go too far? hatred at a superstar's door. the racist message left for lebron. the month of may got you down? we found a nasty upside to the rainy days. a dive instructor takes a dip and swims straight to a once

>> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. doug: the severe thunderstorm in fauquier was expired earlier because of the drop off and the intensity of the storms. there is a nice line developing from north and east of warrenton to culpeper and orange. moving east toward metro area. the trend is for it to weaken a bit. at 5:15 in manassas. burke at 5:33. northwest washington around 5:52 as we get closer to the city and alexandria. there are storms in the south and they will move in fredericksburg after 6:00.

county, maryland. non-severe but in the next hour or so as the storms approach the general i-95 corridor, they could again get stronger. this is a line of shower in advance of a cold front swinging through tonight. the front will bring us giant and pleasanter with tomorrow. we watch that and we update you on anything that turns nasty before it breaks. the full report in 18 minutes. michelle: see you then. alison: breaking news at the white house. sources tell abc someone tried to get over the bike rack but they apparently did not make it over the fence. that person has been arrested and we are working to get more details for you. pennsylvania avenue was closed for a time. but it just reopened in the last two minutes. larry: comedian kathy griffin had a picture