more americans work in car washes, theme parks and employees more than coal industry. president trump: global warming is a hoax. >> the president had strong opinion coming in on both sides of the issue from the inner circle. the decision is seen as a win for stephen bannon with 22 senate republicans push for trump to pull out of the deal. it marks a loss for ivanka trump, jared kushner and the pope. apple c.e.o. tim cook and tesla head elon musk lobbied to stay. >> it's an historic monumental mistake we will pay the price for, for the next several generations. reporter: withdrawing from the agreement won't happen overnight. they have three years before it's eligible to withdraw and then wait another year so trump is stuck with the agreement just after the

election. alison: in the past 15 minutes, france, germany and italy released a joint statement with a simple message the paris climate accord cannot be renegotiated. larry: we have team coverage on the story tonight. stephen tschida is live outside the white house where a moment ago the protest got well underway. >> it's very loud. this spraying up a short while ago after the announcement on the paris agree. a number of the people have been here awaiting the president's decision. many of them reacting with the despair saying that the planet will suffer and in the near future some of the people here, the mothers in particular saying the children will suffer. take a listen. >> i'm deavor stated by his abdocation of the moral

climate change. i'm determined to contact my legislators and fight as hard as i can to make sure that the full catastrophic that will happen because of the reversal doesn't happen. >> some say this protest, this protest will continue will continue in the days ahead. they wan their decisions heard in the white house. larry: thank you. we will check back with you if there are new developments. alison: there is breaking news out of the philippine after a gunman on the loose after an attack in manila. the philippine police chief said the gunman ran in and stole gambling chips and set

there are no report of anyone shot. larry: james comey will testify a week from today about the conversations with the president that lead to his firing. flynn is a central figure if whether the trump campaign coordinated with russia to take down hillary clinton's campaign. two dozen people arrested after demonstration outside the white house. they saw the laws are unjust and are tearing apart local families. alison: outrage turning to unity after a noose was found hanging inside the national museum of african-american history and culture as police hunt for the person responsible. >> some people are coming together t t

on at the african-american history museum. you can see a group gather around. there are roses outside the museum. this is a picture of a group. smithsonian employees. not just at the national museum of african american history and culture that gathered to come together take a stand against this after noon today. a noose found at the hirshorn museum a week ago. this was found at the segregation area. we talked to the folks visiting about the fact that someone would leave this at the national museum of african american history and culture. >> this is sad. the noose i

u.s. park police that didn't have new information to give us today. there may be surveillance video but it's not made public. reporting outside the african-american museum. i'm tom tom -- tom roussey. larry: a community in minneapolis is healing after a controversial sculptor was built. they built a gallows sculptor. he was met with backlash from the native american tribe. many of the members lost the relatives to the gruesome executions. they came together for a three-hour mediation. >> to fect of it on their lives chairmaned >> they plan to transfer it ov

burn it in the ceremony. alison: a call for help trying to identify a little girl. nancy chen has the developing story. >> this is the little girl. the police put out several alerts. she speaks primarily spanish and is between two and five years old. show was found wearing black pants and white tank and blue sandals. they are hoping that someone will recognize her and knows who the parents are. if you have any information call the metropolitan police department. larry: the secret service says a person arrested outside the white house is 17-year-old from silver spring. the teenager is facing unlawful entry charges after he tried to jump a bike rack security fence.

>> on the fist day of the meteorological summer this is a beautiful view from national harbor. plenty of sunshine. it's 58 in warrenton. a warm spot. 83 at quantico. some of the warmer readings in a number of days. 2017 downtown herndon festival is underway. the weather could not be more beautiful. temperatures are dropping in the 70's. light winds, no chance of rain. overnight is clear. be cool in the suburbs. 53 in the northern and the western suburbs. 60 in downtown washington. clear skies, comfortable with light winds. over the weekend it will start to change a little bit. plenty of nobody, comfortable weather. 80 on saturday. showers and the storms are a

sunday is the question? we answer that and look ahead to the next ten days in seven minutes. alison: thank you. see you then. still ahead at 5:00, the latest trend in the workout clothes put to the test. does the tight gear make your muscle work better for longer? larry: the question raised by the tiger woods d.u.i. video and how the local police are dealing with the growing problem of drugged driving. alison: message of hate targeting an nba star. how lebron james is responding as he preparing for the nba finals. larry: next, a place for precious belonnings, a fire risk? the call for action and what we found next at "abc7 news at 5:00".

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"7 on your side" responding to a call of immediate action. a viewer worry that her d.c. storage facility was a fire trap. alison: kimberly suiters jumped on the case. here is what happened in a matter of hours. >> what happens if somebody accidentally drops a match? kimberly: the call for action came tuesday. we met her out front within the hour. tell me why you are wearing masks. >> i would like for you to just follow me in and find out. kimberly: this video show wha

tenants of nearly 1,000 storage units told to clear out before june 8. many leaving behind piles of trash. >> they are not making it a safe environment to be in to get our items out. kimberly: the property manager said the mess is not their fault. >> some say there is even human feces in there. >> a lot of this is why it's being shut down. we have a cleaning company coming now and security now. these are the tenants that cleaned the units out and left it like that. kimberly: emotions are mixed in with the move. some of them are homeless and said it provided a cheap, safe place to store stuff. >> i have been using it for many years. kilothers are appalled by the current conditions. >> were were shocked. there is trash all over the place. thrown all over the place. no maintenance. pretty much you are on your own. kimberly: there is a lot of trash. the smell isn't pleasant but we couldn't tel i

so "7 on your side" called d.c. fire and e.m.s. they had an inspector here in the hour and five potential violations. >> it's dangerous for people having to escape a building in an emergency. combustible in the hallways that are ignited. fire extinguishers that expire and would be useless if someone tried to use them. kimberly: they had a list of violations, blocked exits was the most serious. they said the company was cooperating bringing in cleaning crews within hours. what do you think of "7 on your side" calling the fire marshal out here? >> great idea. "7 on your side." always. for years and years and years. kimberly: the danger will disappear in days anyway. noma is a neighborhood in rapid transition. locals believe the building will be converted to condos. kimberly suiters, abc7 news. alison: so the new owners of

declined an interview but gave us a statement saying they are committed to working vigilantly to ensure the issues are resolved and do not arise again. larry: if you have a consumer problem and you think the call for action team can help, let us know. go to call for action or call us. alison: doug has a look at the weather. today was spectacular. >> i have been waiting for a die like this for a long time. alison: most of may. >> i have the numbers here about the month of may. unusual month given the rain and how cool it was. start with a few seconds of video to show what friends in the weather team, molly and veronica did this morning when they headed to falls church and belvedere elementary school to show kids how we present the weather on tv. tag team meteorologists. alison: lucky kids. doug: they talked about the storms, severe storms. took them outside to see experiments on

vehicle. the kids had a great time. they did too. the kids were terrific. great way to spend the morning, out in the sunshine. we turn the weather pattern around. we have a couple more days of pleasant weather like this before everything changes so start with the number. month of may is behind us. the month of may 2017 was the first month since last may where we have had below average temperatures the entire month. that is even with two days hitting 90 or higher in the month. 12 were above average altogether. 15 days we had cloudy skies. check this. 20 of the 31 days featured rain. so now we are off to a new month and a different weather pattern. this one won't lock in for a few months. few days of warm and humid weather and showers and storms back for late sunday and cooler next week. we are starting to get a feel that the overall pattern may be under a change here. if you like summary weather that is what you want to hear.

76 in hagerstown. sunshine and fair weather clouds. pollen count in today. trees in moderate. grass on the top of the list. mold spores were high reported by the allergy lab. what we have to look forward to in the evening, the temperatures will drop from the current levels in the lower to middle 80's in metro. 84 in fredericksburg and charlottesville. 80 in baltimore. the winds are light. the air is dry. we will cool out quickly in the overnight toward sunrise. but early tomorrow morning look for temperatures to range between 53 and 60 of clear skies. again, light winds. the day planner through the day tomorrow, another day of mostly sunny skies. a few afternoon clouds for friday. temperatures back around the 80 degree mark. over the weekend it looks like it will warm up. so the pool outlook for saturday, low humidity and sunshine. 80 for the afternoon. the average high for the weekend is up to 81. we are on target. it will turn warmer and more humid on sunday. sunday we hav

showers and thunderstorms. right now the best window we can tell you is sometime between 3:00 and 9:00 showers and the thunderstorms arrive. it will be closer to 3:00. closer to 9:00. tomorrow we have guidance to narrow it down. the advice for the outdoor activity sunday. the earlier in the day to midday the better chances you will have of being sure it is dry out. not only come in, but hang around to monday as well. heading to the beaches is fine. cooler with the wind shift saturday is 72. then a wind shift later in the day. water temperature is 62 at the maryland-delaware beaches. for tomorrow, gorgeous weather. gorgeous saturday. l.a. galaxy in town to play d.c. united. 7:00 on saturday night. watch it on the newschannel8 live. sunday we get up to the 50% shower of probability and storms later in the day. good chance of storms and 86 on monday. showers most of the day. it will turn a little cooler through theid

week. shower chances on tuesday and wednesday and beyond that should stay quiet. comfortable. by the end of the week and next weekend, looks like we see the temperatures head back into the low 80's. i think we went back to may again. larry: we don't want to do that. doug: i'm too aggressive in my clicker. alison: you are living in the past. larry: look forward. it's all good. alison: just ahead you know the clothes that promise to make you a better athlete? we'll put them to the test. larry: i thought they did. maybe not. the problem exposed after tiger woods asleep at the wheel after a night of drugged driving. >> no matter how famous you are or how much money or how many people admire you. at the end of the day being a black man in america is frightening. j and next, lebron james the target of a hate crime. how he is fighting back by rising above. that is next at "abc7 news at 5:00".

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>> they are looking for a criminal that spray painted racial slur on lebron james' home in los angeles. it was reported by a property manager and removed by workers. james and his family weren't in the home but the four-time nba m.v.p. tems espn it prompted a difficult conversation with the children. >> it hurts. i have to talk to my kids about what it means to be a black kid in america. no matter how much money you have or how famous you are or how many people admire you, at the end of the day being a black man in america is frightening. >> the king and the cleveland cavaliers are a few hours north in oakland to face off against the warriors in game one of the nba finals. he admits the focus is not entirely on the court.

on what is more important. basketball is not the most important thing in my life. marci: this is investigated as a possible hate crime. they are going over surveillance video hoping to find clues about the vandals responsible. larry: you can watch the nba finals at 7:00. game one in golden state. alison: still ahead a literal ton of cocaine seized from smugglers. where it was found and what a ton of cocaine looks like. that is just ahead. larry: the race against time to catch people trapped in aftermath of explosion. alison: next, under the influence without taking a drink. the fight against a driving problem brought to light after

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.

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tiger woods failing a sobriety test but he wasn't drinking. he was on pain medication. >> there are no opioid without side effects. >> from the north bethesda office, they question the rampant use of painkillers. on average, 91 americans die every day due to opioid overdose in part because in 2012 u.s. doctors wrote 260 million pain pill prescriptions. >> basically, every adult in the united states could have a bottle of opioids in their house if it was evenly distributed. >> tiger woods' arrest in florida conveys the ill-effect of the painkillers. >> there is a label on the bottle. be careful to d

it can happen. >> looking ahead, they want doctors to only write short-term pain prescriptions and do a better job getting to know and monitor the patients. >> he did stop the car and he passed out. he could have passed out driving. driving drunk or drugged on prescription medication carries the same seven tense up to 60 days for first-time efence and other states the sentence varies. >> checking the other top stories, president trump made it official and pulled the u.s. out of the climate accord. this work against trump's plan to increase fossil fuel

to revive the coal industry. now the u.s. has to wait three years before it's eligible to withdraw and another year for that to take effect. larry: a gunman is on the loose in the philippines after robbing a resort casino at gunpoint and burning tables inside. people fled to the street after hearing gunfire but the police chief says no one was shot. alison: a pennsylvania man is in court facing charges after being found at the trump international hotel with illegal gun and ammunition. they were tipped off that 43-year-old bryan moles was coming this way. we don't know why he traveled to the district. we will bring you the latest when he is out of court. larry: we learned a man who grobeed a girl at the arlington national cemetery turned himself in. alison: a murder investigation is underway in shady side maryland after two people were shot and killed this morning. police found bodies after

midnight in the 1300 of scott town road. larry: investigators are trying to finder out what caused this house fire this morning. this is in brandywine. by the time crews arrived the fire spread through the roof. look at this fire in chicago at a furniture store. a road near the blaze was shut down and the cause is under investigation. alison: a massive deadly explosion rocking a corn mill and a community in wisconsin overnight. >> more than a dozen people at the plant were injured. several flown to the hospital. we have the latest. >> the mass if overnight explosion that ripped through the community left one and two

they are still searching for answers. >> it's too early to know what was the cause. >> 16 employees were inside the plant when there was a large blast out. >> the power was out and the neighbors and i walked around. you could see the glow of the fire. >> this is now just a pile of twisted rubble. >> more than a dozen employees were burned and many flown to nearby hospitals. 20 local fire departments and several emergency agencies including the red cross and the salvation army responded immediately. there are no words to give for comfort. >> the community, fewer than 800 people will support each ot

>> we hope the ones that are still missing are found and safe. >> thigh are looking into what caused the explosion and the schools are closed in the area. alison: police in florida released horrifying images as they responded to the deadly shooting spree inside pulse nightclub. as they entered the shooter omar mateen was still barricaded inside firing round after round. they swept through the building with the guns drawn. this happened as the cell phones were ringing. >> laying in pools of blood.

49 people died and 50er with injured in the deadliest masked shooting in u.s. history. it ended where they stormed the bathroom where he was hiding and killed him there. larry: look at this. a ton, a ton of cocaine. literally. some was hidden in the fuel tank. safetrack is almost done but not the headaches. the new closure that may impact the commute coming up. alison: a health alert concerning the popular compression clothes. why what you're buying might not help you at the gym. >> no general lee and no laughing matter. they are searching for

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steve: one more day before the weekend. a lot going on. d.c. united against the galaxy. start time at 7:00. 80 degrees to start. added clouds later on. it will stay dry and be a nice evening. going to the pool on saturday looks fantastic. around 80. low humidity. by sunday, morning swim. you will be okay. better chance of pop-up showers and the

once we get through the weekend back to middle 70's tuesday and wednesday. upper 70's to 80 by the end of the week and the following weekend. back after this.

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larry: are they making you a better athlete? nancy chen has a "7 on your side" health matters report. >> you see the clothes all the time from the people in the finals and weekend warriors and the average people at the gym. but there is a question if they help athletes run longer and feel less tired. they had the 20 runnerrers exercise one with compression gear and without it. they found no difference. indifferences in the jump height or landing. one things changed was the less muscle vibration. so if you like them keep wearing them. it gives you style more than substance. alison: or if it's mental.

if you think you look stylist do your workout. larry: you get a compliment. it's worth the money. oh, i look good in these? thank you. alison: still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00", stopping violent crime against ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia.

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larry: the world's largest airplane undergoing ground test. the strata launcher rolled out yet with twin fuselage, six engine. 28 wheel and 400-foot wingspan. it's designed to launch rockets to carry satellites into space. the company's gold is have a launch demonstration in two years. alison: wow! impressive. brianne carter is live to explain more. >> we have been through it. the safetrack and now the year of the round-the-clock track work that is coming to an

this month. safetrack is coming to an end but the work to rebuild the long neglected system and the disruptions will continue. they announce shutdowns that could impact the commute. >> the branch avenue and suitland station will be closed as the crews work to replace the grout pad. metro says the work is done in low ridership. >> this is not the only thing they're doing to get back on

air fresheners on trains along the green line or this music pouring through the speakers at two downtown station. the pilot program to give customer experience. >> the core user experience matters. >> this is in line with what the general manager said that safetrack is not the end but the beginning to get back on track. larry: update to a developing story we're following. the little girl found wandering last night has been identified. police were trying to find out who the little girl is and who her parents are. we are told after the story aired 45 minutes ago that a parent was found. alison: the navy is going to begin see trials on a new class of aircraft

the navy received the gerald r. ford the first new carriers in 40 years. i it will be commissioned this summer and is expected to be operational by 2020. the delivery followed delays and cost overrun and issue with the new texnology. >> a spacex mission has been scrubbed. the thunderstorms in the area are pushing the planned launch back until tomorrow. when the launch does happen it will mark the first time that a dragon-x capsule used to ferry supplies to the i.s.s. the pad was build to send man to the moon. alison: the first woman to command the international space station handed over control of the facility. in a ceremony today astronaut peggy whitson. she turned over

cosmonaut and that marks the end of the space station current mission and a new mission will begin tomorrow. larry: coming up at 6:00, following the development in the manila attack. and the president's decision to pith drawl from the paris climate deal. alison: this is the new baby hippo at the cincinnati zoo. the public can't see her yet but she is an internet sensation thanks. it's so cute. that is when you can tell how tiny she is in the hippo terms. can't get enoug

cincinnati, by the way. it is a great day to go to the zoo. great weekend. alison: today was perfect. next week turns cooler. all good stuff. it's 82 in annapolis and woodbridge. 812 in reston. sunshine and over the place. the herndon festival underway. by tomorrow morning it's cooler. we have the high pressure overhead. the air is clear and draw. mid-50's are common. upper 50's for most of the area. the day planner at 7:00 is 59 degrees. 79 at 12:00

the weekend outlook good on saturday. it will start to change on sunday. for the afternoon and the evening hours we will see the next chance of the thunderstorms building in the area. isolated shower chances for tuesday and wednesday as it will turn cooler. look at the end of next week. bright and sunny. pleasant. warming trend underway by next weekend. that is the latest from stormwatch7. back to you. larry: thank you. alison: big game tonight. larry: waiting a a year for this. >> i know. the third time they will meet. exciting and on abc7.

lebron james' legacy, it's pointed out by many. he won three championships but he has four. in the moder era he is still over the debate who is the greatest nba player of all time. >> the first guy to take two franchise to the final four times. at the end of the day i want to hang it up and not play the game anymore. people can look at what i accomplish and same he made a difference. >> what kind of a difference will he make this year? lebron james, another opportunity to add to the legacy. tip-off at 9:00. christie joined the washington spirit in the off-season from the boston breakers, her hometown team. but in a short time she already feels at home and soccer isn't her only talent. >> id love it so far. >> one of the newest

>> the girls are welcoming and so nice. >> already feeling at home, she netted her first goal as a member of the spirit in her third game. >> it was exciting. >> but soccer isn't her only passion. last year christie and her sister launched sporting chic. a community for female athletes. >> everyone thinks female athletes are so serious and all this stuff. we want to bring light to it. >> so it's so popular they have their own merchandise. >> holy chic! >> they want the female athletes to be strong and beautiful and chic at the same time. >> an awesome message. i want a shirt. it's so soft. i got to feel it. great quality. i'm going to get

>> good stuff. thanks, erin. here is a fun story for you. he is 48. today. he doesn't look so bad. larry: no. alison: oscar the grouch is another year older today. jim henson from the university of maryland, by the way, created oscar for "sesame street" in 1969. did you know this? he wasn't always green. the original oscar was purple and orange. one more factoid for you. oscar is voiced by the same actor as big bird. carroll spinny. larry: really? >> yeah. as a mom of two little ones who watch this all the time, the two voices are so different. big bird and oscar. larry: plays both sides of his personality. be a mean guy and nice guy. alison: love it. larry: bipolar there. all right. also coming up, a real bow and luke duke. but the police are not laughing at the impersonation. we tell you about it next.

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alison: after weeks of delays it looks like the work scheduled along i-95 neasco creek bridge start tomorrow. everything should be back open by monday at 6:00 a.m. stay ahead of text alerts on wjla.com. larry: a deadly shootout inside a texas car dealership. >> it starts with the two bounty hunters walking through the dealership. you see the boundty hunters. and then it goes wrong. [gunfire] they run for cover, detail

ensues. all three men are dead. all three men fight for it. >> someone is shooting in the building. i'm in the bathroom. >> unbelievably no one else was hit by the bullets. the fugitive had spending drug and assault charges in minneapolis. friends say they had more than 20 years experience. i'm sam sweeney. >> virginia is getting more money where it needs it. it is to help the victims of the sexual assault. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg explains. >> it will make a big difference. >> everyone though the big oversize check is a fake the impact of the dollar figure is real. >> it's a demonstration of

true passion to ensure that all of the citizens are safe. >> mary is the director of the forensic assess. or consultation team or f.a.c.t. a department giving treatment to survivors of sexual assaults or domestic abuse. >> receiving a grant by the state to add four time and two part-time nurses to provide 24-hour services for assault survivors across northern virginia. >> it's our responsibility as a community and commonwealth to do everything we can to help survivors onto a path of healing and recovery. >> it can be difficult. >> ariel ward is a nurse at f.a.c.t. where assault survivors are treated and report abuse cases to law enforcement. they also arrive feeling scared and in pain but leave feeling hopeful and

>> you have no idea how thankful we are that we have gotten the grant and we can provide 24-7 care for the people. go the fact team leaders are hoping to expand or expand resources for the program. in falls church, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at fi7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: president trump in the last two hours announced the u.s. will leave the paris accord. a decision that could have a global impact. jonathan: he does say the u.s. will consider renegotiating the deal if it can be more fair to america. chief political correspondent scott thuman was there for the announce. and he joins us from the white house with more on the controversial decision. scott? scott: controversy here, within the white house walls and globally. a lot of world

pleased with the decision. trump going back to america first and said his decision to get out of the maris accord will save -- paris accord will save money and 6 million jobs. president trump: the paris climate agreement is the latest example of washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the united states. >> they were tweeting and taking out adds. >> two-third of voters and republicans support the agreement. president trump stay in paris and negotiate a better deal to create jobs. scott: critics say the agreement won't work if the biggest player backs down on pledges to report pollution rates and a commitment to spend billions on cleaner energy. president trump long argued much of it was a hoax and t

environmental regulations cost american jobs. >> going into the accord would have cost 6.5 million jobs a lot in the industrial and manufacturing sector. that by itself is a deterrent to want to join this. the other piece of this you have to understand we are already as a country are a leader in environmental protection. >> there is plenty of hand wringing over the deal even within white house walls. energy secretary rick perry told us he was for renegotiating, not departing the deal accusing other countries not carrying the weight. >> over the last three or four years it's been china and the united states that have slowerred the emissions. france and germany, italy. they haven't. don't lecture me to stay in the paris accord the way it's written. we think it's a great idea. they're not doing their