warning in effect for 30 more minutes. in a minute or two the center will move in laurel, savage, columbia shortly after by 6:20. ellicott city at 6:28. catonsville on the southwest side of baltimore city. large hail and gusty winds and lightning. we have been analyzing the cell over the past 20 or 30 minutes. it's showing the lightning strike and the intensity and the number diminishing a bit. not a sign that the storm is weakening but the initial stages we think. we are tracking the other storm, producing heavy rain and the occasional lightning strike over the district and south of the i-95 corridor and southwest to stafford and the fredericksburg area. there is a lot of rain. the area is growing. but what is not growing is the severe component. this is spreading out to a good soaker with gusty winds. this is moving at a good clip toward the chesapeake by a. over the eastern shore later tonight. a second line of the showers coming out of pennsyl

like they will diminish tonight before they arrive. overnight we have in great stage. it will set the stage for a gorgeous day tomorrow. in the metro area north and northeast, under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30. we will give you updates as they develop. back to you. michelle: thank you. right now things are returning to normal after a brief white house scare. someone tried to jump the bike rack outside the main perimeter fence. police quickly captured the man. he is now being questioned. that came hours after d.c. police say a crisis was averted after an armed man was arrested at the trump international hotel. melissa duponi is there live tonight with what we know so far about the man arrested that police caught up to at the hotel. melissa: that is right. district police got a tip from pennsylvania state police that are 3-year-old bryan moles was armed and headed -

23-year-old bryan moles was armed and headed to the trump. they are trying to figure out why bryan moles checked in the trump international hotel leaving a semi-automatic assault style rifle, handgun and 90 pounds of ammunition in his car. >> i can tell you this. i was concerned about the circumstance. very peculiar circumstance. i believe that the officers and the federal partners and in particular the tipster coming forward averted a potential disaster. >> officials say moles doesn't have a license to carry firearms in washington. the secret service is taking this seriously. >> protective intelligence interview of mr. moles was conducted by agents of washington field office that revealed he posed no threat to secret service protectees. he will be arraigned tomorrow. live in northwest washington, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. tonight, kathy griffin feeling the fall-out over the controversial photo. we have blurred out the

notework new year's eve show she has been cohesting since 2007. by now you probably have seen the photo. griffin holding a fake severed head of president trump. she apologized saying she didn't realize how people would react. around the metro the feelings are unanimous. >> it's disgraceful. >> it's sick. >> i'm not a supporter of trump but it may be crossing the line. >> melania saw the picture and screamed inter error. in a statement she questioned griffin's mental health. fired director james comey is scheduled to publicly testify next week. it's said he will confirm that president trump pressured him to end the investigation of collusion between the trump campaign and

michelle: nearly 100 people were killed in the worst attack in the history. they targeted the heavily fortified diplomatic section. i included the security guards outside the embassy. 1 is contractors were among the hundreds hurts. they are expected to survive. this comes at the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan. jonathan: new video of the successful military test. it shows a launch simulating ballistic missile. seconds later another launch 4,000 miles away at the vandenburg air force base. then the payoff. fiery explosion at the edge of space. the military cautions there is no guarantee it could happen in the real attack but this was a successful test.

>> the project came to a halt after a sample turned up traces of mustard gas. the area is searched with a small portion remaining before work on the larger project can start back up. startling images just coming in show the danger of being careless with a grill. this fire in loudoun county blamed on the pellets used to smoke food on a grill is that were left in a plastic container. jonathan: remember the video. this story drew a response when scott taylor first broke it. here is the follow-up.

>> the video of dumping the hospital patient to the sidewalk left to firing of the two guards and the supervisor. >> listen to the reaction. >> look at the lady. she slipped out of the cart. >> what the freak is going on here? >> in the video you can see the legislation of the unidentified woman up in the air as the guards wheel her down the sidewalk and stop. she tumbles out. they tell me they are ensuring it won't happen again. this is the initial reaction after we showed them the video this month. >> this is horrifying to see what happened to this patient. i couldn't condone that as a practicing

person concerned with what happens to the patients or the people in the community. jonathan: we don't know what the woman was treated for and we haven't been able to track her down to talk about what happened. michelle: a fire destroyed that a film icon. now we learn it was no accident. two -- who is being blamed? jonathan: caught on video. a blast rocks ukrainian city. this didn't involve any explosives or even

jonathan: explosion blows apart the sidewalk. shreds it. not an attack or a fire. from a water main, a big one that burst underground. nobody was hurt. windows shattered nearby. the river now that used to be the road was made. she pokes her head out the door and wonders what the world just happened there? michelle: quite a surprise. now to this. malaysia airlines flighted made emergency return to australia after a passenger claimed to have a bomb. witnesses say the man tried to enter the cockpit but was subdued by the passengers and crew. they said it's likely the man was drunk. the flight just left melbourne en route to kuala lumpur. jonathan: this might scare you. united airlines facing $435,000 fine for using a jet

the f.a.a. says the united mechanics replaced a fuel pump pressure gauge on the 787 but didn't have it inspected until 19 days later. between the time, the jet was used for 23 domestic and international flights. the airline says it is working with the f.a.a. to review the issue. >> caught on video. the firsthand view of complicated rescue. look closely. two hikers trapped while rock climbing. the woman's ankle seriously hurt after she fell trying to save her dog. the terrain too sleep to land. so they lower two paramedics from the sky who help the woman send her back to the helicoptered to be rushed off to the hospital. jonathan: coming up at 6:00, the flying fist fiasco in frisco. say that three times. now change to bryce harper's suspension. how long he will be benched. >> are you a better speller than your parents? >> i think so.

michelle: this 6-year-old turning heads and bringing smiles to the national spelling bee.

michelle: an update on the fire that consumed the prison featured in the "blues brothers" film. a 15-year-old is now behind bars accused of starting the fire. no one was hurt in the fire but the former correctional center is a total loss. jonathan: caught on video, thieves in las vegas stealing thousands of dollars of stuff from a warehouse. they struck once one day. then they backed right up for more the next day. that is not casino winnings by the way they are swiping. >> boxes, basically carry a large number of single condoms in it. jonathan: not just condoms. they are stealing adult toys as well. it's about $40,000 worth of stuff. the rightful owner says he expects those will be sold online. he did add this. he hopes they just don't go unused. michelle: wild moments in fairfax county after a bank robbery. an arrest. an escape and another arrest. all of this happening in less than an hour.

it started with an armed robbery at the p.n.c. bank. minutes later the police arrest a man with a gun and cash a mile away. they took him to the police headquarters where he somehow slipped his cuff in the police car. reached through a window and opened the door. hao the dinh was arrested again minutes later when he tried to carjack a box truck across the street. he faces a long list of criminal charges tonight. jonathan: all right. take a look at this. a horse on the run in the middle of new york west side. you don't often see a horse gallops on the west side. you just don't. here is the deal. it was pulling a carriage. somehow it got loose after the bridle came off. after a stroll through the city, goldie as she is called figured out she needed to head home. never get between a horse and going home. that is food, water and their friends. that horse was on his way. there he is. he is home. he got a carrot for his troubles. good story to tell his pals, too. michelle: yeah. jonathan:

spectacle that this year has drawn children as young as of years old to the spelling bee at national harbor. there are a lot of folks, me included, i'm spelling challenged. she is 6 years old blowing through the dictionary. michelle: makes you feel guilty. they are all hoping to walk away was the best speller in the nation. kevin lewis is live at national harbor where there is fun and sanctity in -- and anxiety in the air. kevin: that is right. the final broadcast for today wrapping up behind the closed doors. the spelling bee with the new record to boot. >> will you please give me the definition. >> at 6 years old, edith fuller of tulsa, oklahoma, captivated the crowd. >> give me the language of origin. >> edith makes history

youngest person to qualify for scripps national spelling bee. >> m-y-c-t-i-n-a-s-t-y. myctinasty. >> correct. >> it feels really exciting. kevin: talking with a gaggle of reporters today, edith said she enjoys animals, hanging from tree limbs and playing with her three younger brothers. >> are you a better speller than your parents? >> i think so. [laughter] >> we believe that all children are gifted by god. children especially really young children can absorb information so quickly. we have always operated with that understanding in the home. >> edith's mom says her daughter practices in 20-minute sessions. about four to five times a day. dedication at 6 years old.

next year? >> i do if i don't win this time. kevin: she is an impressive young lady. that is for sure. the grand prize is $40,000. with the champion to be crowned tomorrow night. live at national harbor. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. doug: weather. w h-e-t-h-e-r. jonathan: e-a. michelle: oh, my! doug! [laughter] jonathan: it's right above your head, doug. doug: you know i'm kidding. 64 in laurel. the heavy storm moved through the area. the hail moved by. and this is the back side as it is moving north east from baltimore. so catonsville looks to get hit in three minutes. western side of baltimore. pasadena, roseville and

it's weakened a bit and it's no longer severe. there is another area of showers we are watching. they aren't severe. diminishing in intensity. farther south we have a one single cell that has lightning and heavy rain moving east 30 miles per hour. so that is headed at the bottom of the hour to la plata and hughesville. in charles county. maybe it's right in the end of st. mary's county. one of those. it's close. prince frederick and across the river across the bay. it's settling down across the area. the showers developed a few hours ago and briefly flared up to severe levels. now diminished. heavy rail in the part of the storms as well. later tonight another line to keep an eye on. this is with the cold front itself across far western maryland. it looks like the showers will diminish before they reach the area. the weather looks good later tonight. partly cloudy

tomorrow a spectacular day. mostly sunny. low humidity. northwesterly wind at a to 10. a great outdoor weather day. friday looks good as well. i haven't put rain in the daylight hours of friday. we get to the weekend and it starts to change. on saturday is still pleasant for most of the day. can't rule out a late day shower. d.c. united taking on l.a. at 7:00. on saturday evening at r.f.k. on newschannel8 live by the way. the weather should be fine for that. sunday and monday is not so much. rain chances increase. warm and muggy with showers and storms. showers end on tuesday. then another stretch of dry weather as we get to early june. we will keep an eye on the storms for the rest of the newscast. robert: thank you. more o.t.a.'s for the redskins. no matt jones. why is he not there? who is next. that's nexts in sports.

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now at running back. rob kelly, a.k.a. fat rob who took over for jones last season. then you have perojne, the rookie from oklahoma. the race is wide open on who will get the carries. >> i think it's up to everybody to have some type of competition going on. bring the best out of us. >> i have seen rob. he has been a lot better in the practices than he was last year. perone looks good and he is growing in the offense. it will help us out. robert: in baseball good news. bryce harper won't have to sit out four games. according to fox sports, the four-game suspension has been reduced to three games. so harper will miss out on the series finale against the giants. the first two games across the bay against the a's. return to action on sunday after giants pitcher hunter strickland and no word on his if his six-game suspension was reduced. d.c. united on the road in orlando city f.c. hoping to build off

you can see that on the sister station newschannel8. coverage for that begins at 7:00. the washington mystics rally past the connecticut sun this afternoon for their third win in a row. della donne doing big things there. jonathan: we have to teach bryce if you rush the mound, duck and then come up. he ran right into it. robert: face first. doug: another look at the radar. the showers and the storms are moving away. the heaviest storms moving to baltimore, southern california county to heavy rain and thunder. steve rudin has his eye on this. talking a about the weekend outlook. tomorrow is sensational. dry weather sunshine. the first day of hurricane season. first day of meteorological summer. michelle: i keep forgetting you guys have the heavy weight belts. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you at is

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.

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.

tonight -- breaking news. as we come on the air. fired fbi director james comey about to go public. abc news learns when the former fbi director could now testify, and what he's willing to talk about involving president trump. pierre thomas with late details. crossing the line. the outrage tonight over comedian kathy griffin and that gruesome image. tonight, cnn fires her. performances canceled. and the first lady, melania trump weighing in. the emergency on board. heavily armed police taking down a passenger accused of rushing the cockpit, claiming to have explosives. the deadly shootout inside an american car dealership. two bounty hunters find their fugitive. he's armed. how this ends. and lebron james. the racial slur sprayed across his home.