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always work or how much it will take. especially talking about fennal. strong enough to kill with a few micograins. we are talking about grains of sand. >> it's one of the scariest things i have witnessed. >> he talked to us about what it is like to bring something back from the brink of death after heroin overdose. he used naloxone to revive a friend. it's a testament to the lay-saving power of naloxone. police, e.m.t.'s and first responders across the country use it to save people two o.d.ed. gary special agent in charge of the d.e.a. philly field office says drug dealers are selling it as a safety net with the dope. >> if you want to use this stuff and you don't want to take the chance on dying, well here. i'll sell you that with it. joce: they don't want to use a customer
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their customer base? i would think not. at the end of the day, they are in the business to make money. they can't do that if they are killing the customers. joce: naloxone is a proven antidote to heroin and prescription painkillers but it may not be perfect. there is a type of a synthetic drug fentanyl it may not work on. >> it's hugely dangerous. joce: the d.e.a. points out it's too early to say thatfestal is resistant to -- that fentanyl is resistant to naloxone. but they did call it ineffective after a recent overdose of fentanyl. the man in charge said the first responders are having to give more and more doses of naloxone to get overdose patients back and as the synthetic drugs advance the agencies have to adapt how they
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joce sterman with circa. michelle: that eye-opening. the company that makes naloxone says it is effective on all opioid and synthetic opioids and learn more about what the d.e.a. says about the drug and the heroin epidemic at sir ca.com and web -- circa.com and wjla.com. jonathan: what was supposed to be a day of celebration turned into mourning in georgetown. two honor roll students set to graduate today murdered last night. they found the bodies of shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov in a car on gallery court in montgomery village. neighbors calling 911 after hearing gunshots at 10:45 last night. the police have not made any arrests. they were on the minds of everyone this afternoon. the ceremony just finishing up. but instead of celebrating the son's accomplishments, najjar's father is preparing for a funeral. >> why? why would somebody kill my
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boy? my beautiful boy. today is graduation. jonathan: the graduation ceremony included a moment of silence. anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the police department. michelle: powerful images from inside the galaxy note 7 -- inside the notre dame cathedral. there was a man on the grounds shot by police officer after he attacked the officers with a hammer. he claimed to be a soldier of isis. he is hospitalized. the officer he attacked was hurt but not seriously. meanwhile, more than 130 religious leaders refusing to hold traditional islamic funerals for the london attackers. police publicly identified the third attacker in saturday's rampage at 22-year-old italian man who had been on a watch list in italy. jonathan: there is new information to tell you about on the n.s.a. contractor charged with stealing and leaking classie
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she spent months at fort meade before being arrested in georgia. as brad bell found, winner never raised any red flags before her arrest. brad: before moving to georgia in february where she was arrested over the weekend, accused documented leaker reality winner was a resident of the area working at fort meade working for n.s.a. she was popular and her former neighbors tell us they remember her well. >> i'm shocked. >> but tonight she is squarely in the crosshair of the justice department ordered by president trump to stop leaks. the 25-year-old air force vet is accused of using her security clearance and job as a contractor for the n.s.a. the steal this document which
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election tampering efforts. it's alleged she shared it with an online news outlet. she was arrested over the weekend and could spend years behind bars and jason chaffetz says it's where she belongs. >> just because you see something classified you can't hand it out like candy. brad: winner has her supporters and her attorney's says she is made a political scapegoat and now an online legal defense fund has been set up for her. she has a detention hearing in federal court in georgia on thursday. >> her case is reminiscent of chelsea manning. at the time private bradley manning was sharing documents with wikileaks. manning was arrested there months later and convicted of espionage. she was sentenced for 35 years in prison but released last month. her sentence commuted by president obama. michel
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the senate intelligence committee says russians attacked election systems in more states than previously reported. mark warn earn says he doesn't believe that they changed the outcome of the votes and said the russian intrusion continued after the election. >> waking up on the wrong side of the stairs? how a second floor full of people trapped inside their home. michelle: caught on video. windshield smashed. the culprit a complete stranger. what the woman did next at 6:00. >> plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures now. by 6:00 in it were morning, clouds, cool temperatures and patches of rain. we tell you what that is about and look ahead to heatwave that is real coming up next a
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progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. i was terrified. jonathan: that is the perfect word for this. a man caught kicking in a woman's windshield in georgia. they had never met and it came without warning. >> i mean terror. you know, just looking into somebody's face that clearly does not care about anything or anyone. seeing them this close to you kicking at you. jonathan: stunned driver did manage to speed off unharmed. the police are hunting for this guy. so far no arrests but they have good video of what he looks like. michelle: trapped in the homes. that is the surprise.
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been -- suburban atlanta apartment woke up to. they woke up to find the notice was being replaced and they'd have no way to come and go until thursday. >> we feel trapped. there could be a fire. how are we supposed to get down? >> the complex manager refused to speak to a tv station or the fire marshal. they could be cited for code violations. jonathan: in arizona, a splash landing for a car that nearly killed the elderly driver. the family woke up to find a car floating in the pool. the man inside was calling for help. they got him
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car sank. michelle: new meaning to "carpool." "7 on your side" to help make sure your car is running as it should. we have mechanics to answer questions for free. call 703-236-9220. they are here taking calls until 6:30. jonathan: battling a blaze with sprayer for a carpet cleaner. one ordinary guy does extraordinary thing and why he did it. we have it next at 6:00. michelle: gearing up for must watch event in the district. congressional testimony? the big party. yes. they are being planned
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michelle: caught on video. chaos in a dunkin' donuts. a man comes in and then out of nowhere. he begins throwing chairs and tables at people. the people who are disable and unable to move but the chairs missed them long enough for a man to run up and grab a man's walker to get him to safety. the chaos continued for several minutes and it ends with the police arrive to get the man in handcuffs. jonathan: crazy. i wish him luck. those words from president
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trump sent to the fired f.b.i. director james comey. that is two days before comey will publicly testify about his firing and the firestorm that since followed. d.c. bars are planning watch parties like they do for the super bowl. stephen tschida is at shaw's and are they expecting a packed house for this? stephen: it started with the question, facebook post and now a full house for james comey's testimony thursday. shaw's tavern will host a covfefe's party. the party to watch james comey testify before senate intelligence committee. >> this is a big deal. you don't know what he might say. >> the general manager says it started with a question. >> visiting my mom in florida.
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said who would watch that? i said in d.c. a lot of people would watch that. >> got an idea and put it on facebook. within hours a flood of responses. >> there were 300 people interested. a lot for us. >> number keeps growing. they are putting the special f.b.i. items on the menu. >> fried chicken breast, bacon, and we have an f.b.i. breakfast. >> why so much interest in the comey hearing? d.c. is a deep blue town and some make it clear what they want to come from comey's testimony. >> hoping for a trump impeachment. that would be great. something to get on him. >> now depending what the former f.b.i. director says this large crowd that is expected could get raucous come thursday.
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covfefe. we will have all of the testimony for you live as it happens. special report coverage begins thursday at 10:00. michelle: d.c. police looking for two men who robbed a home in northeast d.c. two weeks ago. two men inside the home on perry place on may 22. thieves got in by breaking a basement window. no one was home at the time. jonathan: another prowler caught on video. this one was a pension for tickling the ivies. watch. that is bear breaking in and playing the piano. bearthoven as they call on him snacked on peanut butter. he lounged around, played the piano and ate peanut butter. then the owner came home and spoiled the fun and he ran back to the woods. michelle: how cut i
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more animal hijinks now. peacock looking for pinot but the bird wasn't scared off by people catching him in the act. he fought back to give the officers a fit until they managed to catch him. not before he sipped $500 worth of wine and champagne. i want cheese with my wine. jonathan: that is an expensive peacock. "7 on your side" to get you free advice about the car. we have me cans waiting to take your calls. just call 703-236-9220. michelle: must see video of the carpet cleaner turned hero. driving the carpet cleaning van with a water tank and he came across the beginning of a brush fire. >> i felt that i needed
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it out. >> get close. really close up to it. >> there are really big hoses. >> this is not that. you go over cleaning a room with the carpet. >> he did just that. slowly knocking down the fire. the life's mantra just try to do good things. jonathan: i'll bet the fire department will sign the kid up. michelle: great work! jonathan: he had to get so close. got warm. michelle: we enjoyed a nice dry day today. doug: it has been wonderful! jonathan: beautiful. doug: it's not finished yet. we have a few good hours after work but it will change overnight and get cloudy and damp. we will then get ready for the first real heatwave of the season. 71 in northwest washington. through the morning, high clouds. more cumulous clouds. most of the evening should be fine. the winds will change
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low clouds coming in that will produce light rain or drizzle. at the moment it's comfortable out there. only 68 in winchester and 77 in annapolis. it's 76 at reagan national airport. this is what will change overnight. northwesterly winds at 11:00. clear to partly cloudy skies. then overnight we watch the wind barbs from northwest to northeast. when it happens it will bring in the low level moisture, cooler temperatures, clouds and showers. by 6:00 it could be a situation to affect nothing torrential but it could affect the morning commute. and how you dress to go out and do the activities here. mid-morning it will push east. most of rain is well west. it's 80 in some spots. only upper 60's tomorrow. then we get through thursday and it will improve
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friday is terrific. sunshine and 80. that's the beginning. wait to see how warm it will get. it's a nice summary day for saturday. but sunday the temperature will rise and up to 90 in the sunshine. but wait, there's more! here is what we have for you. first reminder about the capital pride parade. still in on the comfortable air. it's in the 80's on saturday. sunday and beyond. 85 on saturday. we will get through monday and tuesday. lower 90's. 9 for a reading on tuesday and wednesday. still around 90 for the end of the week. so count them up six days in a row with a high in the washington metro area that are expected to be 90 or higher. that constitutes a
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robert? robert: nice. thanks. a year ago he was the hero of college basketball. today, he's just hoping to hear his name called in the nba draft. what keeps the hometown hero motivated when we come back. tom went to washington to take on 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
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robert: hometown kid worked out with the wizards. chris jenkins made a name for himself after hitting the game-winning three for villanova to win a national title in 2016. he is projected to go undrafted this year. so he has a huge chip on his shoulder. now he has to prove to people he has what it takes to play on the next level. he does listen to the naysayers. >> i look in everything. i watch everything. any athlete tell you they don't, they are lying a little bit. i watch all that stuff. like i said, nobody has me getting drafted but i'll try my best to change that. for sure. robert: true words there. the odds are stacked even against the best of them. lebron james down 2-o heading to cleveland. but he has been here before. last year we thought it was over and the cavs were down 3-1. we were wrong. cavs came back to win the title. lebron asked what his mind set was last year. >> i don't know. i don't remember how i felt
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it's last year. i don't know the feeling anymore. mentally i'm strengthening my mind and getting my mind ready to focus on what tomorrow will bring. i look forward to it. robert: of course see game three tomorrow on abc7. jonathan: it doesn't matter what he felt last year, this is a different team they are up against. michelle: the k.d. factor is huge. robert: both teams are different but the warriors more. [laughter] yeah. doug: all right. so the story is cooler weather tomorrow with the rain and a warm-up. steve will check cooler temperatures and talk about this first heatwave tonight at 11:00. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for tuning in. we will see you at 11:00. enjoy the final few hours of a beautiful day.
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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the panic, this time a terror attack in paris. tourists running for their lives at one of the most popular tourist sites in the world. notre dame cathedral. new surveillance. the suspect with a hammer and the knives. on the inside, the people with their hands in the air. what the suspect was shouting. here at home tonight the countdown to comey. we have exclusive reporting with abc news has learned, the fired fbi director is prepared to say in front of congress and the american people. the top-secret document leaked. the 25-year-old air force veteran, behind bars tonight. and what the classified document revea reveals about the russians and efforts to hack software used in voting machines across
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