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cloudy skies now. here is the satellite and the radar, lingering showers north of the d.c. metro area. if you have plans this evening, make sure you keep a watchful eye in the sky. the rain event may come later tonight and tomorrow morning. line of heavy rain will move through. once that is out of here, the skies begin to clear. daytime highs tomorrow around 90 degrees. talking about the delmarva beach forecast. looking really, really nice. what to expect for the rest of the weekend and next week coming up in a few minutes. larry? larry: talk to you in a few. stay connected all weekend. download the stormwatch7 app on the phone and tablet.
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alison: the last phase of the metro safetrack push end sunday. what is the next step to keep it up and running? brianne carter is live at the dupont circle station and getting us answers. hi, bri. brianne: hi, alison. take a look behind me. the sidewalk is clear. i was packed shoulder with shoulder trying to get on a bus today. but take a look at the dupont circle station. the service once again as usual. but this is after ongoing issue with metro. once again to make it a frustrating friday for riders. major meltdown on the redline. >> if you are going toward downtown, catch a train. if you are going toward shady bus, catch the service bus. >> after service was suspended on two different stretches, stranding passengers. trying to get downtown, beasley got rerouted twice.
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three hours. >> got off and it's like 200 people outside. there was no shuttle bus for anyone. they made us get back on the train. we said no we'll take uber here. brianne: midday there was another one at cleveland park. a year of trashwork takes effect. on sunday riders have to pay more an average of 10 to 25 cents more a trip.
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there will be extra time that will be designed to give more time for preventive maintenance. >> the riders will not see a lot of that. that is the point to not get ahead of work. the issue today, the water infiltration has been ongoing issue that metro continues to tackle. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. larry: new development tonight at a preliminary hearing for a man accused of hitting two police officers and ddot worker in adams morgan wraps up in d.c. witnesses testified they yelled at mormon as he hit the people at the intersection of 18th street and columbia road. that hearing is still in session and we'll get an update at 6:00. alison: prosecutors dropped charges against a man accused of clecking blood of strangers in d.c. khoa hoang nguyen accused of
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makeshift clinic and paying people to let him take their blood. they are looking into filing different charges in the case. larry: new tonight, investigation in the deadly apartment building fire in london. in the last hour they investigated another high-rise with the same exterior panels. the 24-hour siding burned and failed the safety test. the police are talking about filing manslaughter charges in the case. 75 people died in the fire that started with a refrigerator. alison: in the last two hours two blocks of h street reopened after an accident this morning involving a megabus. richard reeve live on the scene. what happened?
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you can see that the street is jammed with the emergency vehicles. shortly after this happened at 11 herth. the operator slammed in a van that slammed into a car. hit car after car after car. folks here say the bus was traveling 30 to 40 miles per hour. not weaverring at all. they first heard the sound of metal on metal and looked up to see the bus flying buy. >> the double decker bus plowing down h street with a car. it was dragging a car and going 30 miles per hour. the bus and the car driving with it hitting one parked car after the
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didn't seem to be braking at all. richard: a lot of folks talk about the noise it was making. some witnesses believe the driver had a medical condition. others say he might have fallen asleep. we have calls coming in now to see if charges will be fired. larry: thank you, richard. fairfax county parkway back open after a deadly crash. one person died after the vehicles collided between braddock. two others were injured. the cause of the crash is still being investigatedded. alison: one person was killed in an early morning accident on new york avenue. this happened in northeast washington at the intersection with bladensburg road. two others were injured. larry: developing now word the senate may be investigating former attorney general loretta lynch for possible interference in the investigation in hillary clinton's e-mails. scott thuman is monitoring the story. scott: larry, this is the
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attorney general with a list of questions they want answered. both republicans and democrats want to know what role, if any, then attorney general loretta lynch had in possibly protecting hillary clinton from the e-mail investigation. in the formal letter senators cite alleged memo obtained from the f.b.i. according to the media report that democratic operative expressed confidence that miss lynch would keep the clinton investigation going too far. now their questions are piling up when you couple that with the testimony from james comey last month. >> at one point the attorney general directed me not to call it an investigation. but call it a matter. we had the investigation open at the time. >> there are questions for lynch in the letter.
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comment yet. but some in the probe denied lynch gave them assurances. larry: thank you. the leesburg man facing espyianage charges was in court. mallory was arrested with $16,000 in cash in the carry on bag. alison: in the last two hours we found out that congressman steve scalise is out of intensive care. he is one of five people shot last week on baseball field in alexandria and a representative says he is in fair condition but he faces a long rehabilitation. larry: the f.b.i. says the man behind the ballpark ambush was working alone. counterterrorism expert says the scariest and the most unpredictable act of terrorism carried out by lone wolves. we look at what can be done to try to
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[sirens] michelle: the world on high alert. after three possible terror attacks and three consecutive days. in paris, a car loaded with canisters plowed plowed in a poe van. an attack was averted after bomb packed with nails failed to detonate. and in michigan they are looking into the stabbing of an airport police officer as lone wolf attack. >> there is no evidence that it's a wider plot. >> but some say there are no lone wolf attacks. >> every attacker is linked to the larger conspiracy or the global jihadi movement. this is not a random individual who suddenly decided to knife a police officer. >> arizona congressman trent franks disagrees. >> there is a poisonous
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world. that once it permeates to society that lone wolfs are a reality. >> they want followers to use the vehicle and knives to stay attacks. change of tactic from a goal of mass casualties. >> have seen deescalation in the flint michigan, the san bernadino, california, threat has now moved out to the heartland. >> the seemingly random knife attacks are almost impossible to detect. but they reject the phrase "lone wolf." in washington, michelle macaluso. >> when is the last time an actor assassinateed a president? >> outrageous? crossing the line? how the white house is responding to the johnn
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larry: make sure you are ready to celebrate 4th of july safely. alison: later, a heart-stopping moment caught on camera. >> d.c. buil
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alison: some of the homeless does not trust the city and nathan baca is live for a housing center for women in northwest washington to explain. nathan? nathan: more than 80 women now live at the ywca on road island avenue but they have more than that. they have a key that opens up a door to their new home.
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nathan: she finally has a police to call home and keep belongings off the street. >> i have been homeless since 2008. i have never had my own place. never. i am due to be 51. nathan: district political and business leaders celebrating the opening of the ywca affordable housing center to end homelessness in the city by 2020. >> you can't see the 500 units but for us think about the families we have saved from being displaced. >> earlier the city displaced the homeless people from northeast washington. they offered shelters saying they don't trust the city. and d.c. government pledges to get the message out. >> we have to get i
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people in shelter and safe and secure housing. >> margarite has a message for those still suffering the homelessness she long endured. >> some organization they can trust and talk to. nathan: we asked how many affordable housing units they have. 3600 are occupy and they expect 5,000 more to come in the coming years. larry: thank you for that. the fourth of july is around the corner and there will be fireworks and injuries from them. >> fairfax county firefighters taking time to demonstrate dangerous fireworks. more than 1,400 people will show up in the emergency rooms from sparkleer burns with the kids from ages 5 to 9 facing the greatest risk. >> it is important to have a bucket of water
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nearby to make sure you can make any unexploded fireworks safe after the fact. but don't go near it for 15 minutes. larry: many fireworks are illegal in maryland, virginia, d.c. prince george's and montgomery county all fireworks are banned. alison: they do that demonstration every year. it's so important. steve: every year on the fourth of july we talk about someone who has had fingers or god forbid anything else. larry: it's dangerous. let's talk weather. steve: it's the weekend. that is exciting to talk about. we have shower osthrough the now and heavier rain tonight but growing more confident that the heavy rain will be out of here for most of the weekend. >> the outdoor weather conditions look nice tomorrow
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looking outside in the belle haven country club. they will have a good evening. it's 82 at falls church. we had cooling showers moving through in the past hour. 81 in winchester now. 90 at hagerstown. it's 86 in cumberland. the winds are picking up. wind gusts from 20 to 25 miles per hour. we have an extreme watch until tonight. it does not mean we won't see showers and closer to the mason-dixon line we may
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rumble of thunder. most if not all across southwestern pennsylvania. so what you see now will not impact the d.c. metro area. good news those traveling home on a busy friday everything. for those planning to leave in the next hour or two to head to the delmarva beaches to the bay bridge. a few showers that you may run into it. but other than that it's warm. mostly to partly cloudy skies. if you are contemplating opening the windows not a good idea. it will fall in the 70's. waking up tomorrow around 73 in bethesda.
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suggesting you keep the a.c. on or the windows cracked open, heavier rain. 3:00 or 4:00, hagueers town to winchester and woodstock. in the afternoon, the sunshine is back. they will heat up and the heat index values will feel hotter than that. stay ahead of the next storm for tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow near 90. the rain will end early. lower humidity on sunday. 85 degrees. lower 80's on sunday. cooldown on the way. lower 80's on monday. if you like it hot and humid don't
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upper 80's to 90 by the end of next week. early tomorrow morning 4:00 a.m. to 5:00, don't be surprised to hear rumble of thunder. get it out of here. >> what did it take to bring george bush back to washington today? larry: later the growing chorus of the voices speaking out against the antibacterial soaps. alison: but first, the hope and the hurdles for the senate republican healthcare bill. larry: first a look at what is coming up tonight -- alison: and now here is adrianna hopkins with a preview of monday's "good morning washington." adrianna: thanks, guys. monday on "good morning washington," sizzling summer heat is here. don't miss the smartest ways to cut cost on the electric bill and keep the home cool. >> plus the newest cosmetic craze for men. how guys revamp their look with the facial rejuvenation. keep it here for the traffic and weather
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monday morning
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every second of life adds up. you a little advice:
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not the have-to-do's, but the love-to-do's. tickle, and be tickled. play a little. dance alot. enjoy your home. the loving. the living. discover the hive smart home and do more of what you love. hive. let's get living alison: all northbound lanes of beltway are blocked. this shows what is happening there. this is live. the outer loop past route 2014. that is central avenue. the delays are starting to stack up. you can i
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of the commute. they stretch 6 1/2 miles but that will get worse. we will let you know when we hear that the lanes are back open. larry: on the hill, senate g.o.p. healthcare bill is going through the ringer. a day after it was introduced. it's on life support. five g.o.p. senators say they won't back it and several more are unsure. we have more on where they go from here. >> republicans belief we have a responsibility to act. we are. >> the republican health bill was built behind closed doors. now it's cut down in plain sight. five g.o.p. senators say they won't vote for it in the current form but are open to negotiating. >> the current draft doesn't get in the job dob. >> it keeps preexisting condition, subsidizing the death spiral. we are not fixing obamacare. >> president trump a self-described deal maker doesn't seem concerned. >> i think they will probably get there. >> but the senators are not
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several others are on the fence. >> put me down as solid undecided. >> i can not support a bill that will result in tens of millions of people losing their health insurance. mcconnell wants a vote before the 4th of july impact, after it gets a score from the congressional budget office. the previous scores of the house version predicted $119 billion in cost savings compared the obamacare and 23 million fewer people with coverage in the next decade. >> two democrats walk in mitch mcconnell's door, they bargain. >> republicans can only afford to get go votes to get the bill passed. ja still
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map to the stars. how this key could be yours. larry: then later "7 on your side" investigates after the claims that some neighborhood commissioners don't live in the neighborhood they represent. >> is it free speech or
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larry: 150 years ago today congress established secret service. since president trump took office there is plenty for the agents to investigate. melissa dipane reports from the fence jumpers to the white house and celebrities making controversial comments about the commander-in-chief, the agents take anything that could be considered a threat seriously. >> when was the last time an actor assassinated a president? i'm not an actor. i lie for a living. however, it's been a while. and maybe it's time. melissa: actor johnny depp, comedienne brian sean griffith and singer madonna add to a growing list of celebrities demonstrating the displeasure with president trump. this isn't the first time the stars made violent statements about people
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>> nobody wants to even indirectly encourage any sort of ill will against somebody you may dislike in society or disagree with politically. it's unfortunate and ill-advised and shows poor judgment and it's not even funny. melissa: folks we talk to say depp's remarks is in bad place. >> he is losing his mind more or so. it wasn't an appropriate thing to say. >> he should not have said that. if you don't like trump it's disrespected to feel the office. melissa: will depp be investigated? spokesperson for the secret service said they can't comment specifically on this matter. depp since apologized for the comments saying, "i apologize for bad joke i tempted last night in poor taste about president trump. it does not come out as intend and i
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i was trying to amuse, not to harm anyone." the press secretary sean spicer commented what depp says was troubling. live in the satellite center, melissa dipane, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: former president bush was in washington to speak at a forum on veteran issues. >> it's nice to be back in washington. albeit briefly. alison: mr. bush spoke at the event. it's hosted by the george w. bush foundation. purpose is to create an action plan to approve the lives of veterans and the families. mr. bush recently published a book titled "portraits of courage" that shares veteran stories through his own oil paintings and his writings. larry: right now crews in idaho are starting to move a giant sequoia. we told you about that last week. the 800,000-pound tree grew from a seed sent by a natur
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the tree is being moved on rolling tubes to make way for a hospital expansion in boise. this move is incredible in its scope. it should be finished by sunday afternoon. alison: that is spectacular. another sort of history hitting the auction block this weekend. look at the first map that walt disney made of disney land. he called at it presentation map. it laid out his idea for what would become, of course, one of the most popular theme parks in the world. the map in fact was outdated by the time the california park opened in 1955. but it is part of a massive disney memorabilia on sunday. the opening bid $500,000. larry: wow! who knows how many times walt disney visited disney land. but we know how many times a california man went in last six years. 2,000 times in a row. >> it's
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>> i never expected it would turn into this when i started coming since 2012. >> you have been here every day for 2,000 days? my goodness. the mad hatter! >> a friend gave him a season pass five and a half years ago after he lost his job. he found a new job, he couldn't stay away. he says the annual pass expires in january and he is not sure he will renew the time around. alison: maybe they will give him a pass this time. larry: they should. alison: to thank him for the dedication. larry: 2,000 days in a row. alison: the mad hatter is like you are crazy. larry: if he says so, you know. alison: funny. >> okay. coming up at 5:00, the build helping you to stay clean and healthy but are the and bacterial soaps doing more harm than good?
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>> alison: but first to sit down with maryland's first lady. larry: hundreds of animals rescued from the floodwaters down south after tropical storm cindy. a local shelter stepping in. but it needs your help
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steve: the weekend finally here. if you are going to the pool tomorrow hold off until mid-morning. then things will clare out nicely and you will see more sunshine. temperatures are around 90 degrees. 85. lower humidity on sunday. the better of the toys. 90 tomorrow. lower 80's on sunday. partly cloudy skies. if you like it less humid and cooler, sunday is your day.
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larry: a crash that closed the central avenue of the beltway and some lanes are opening up. we will keep you posted as
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alison: tonight's working woman is a korean immigrant that came to the country, worked hard to support her three daughters and she is an artist with an art show this weekend in ocean familiar. sound familiar? she happens to be the first lady of maryland. mrs. mow gan. -- mrs. hogan. this elegant room in annapolis is a far cry from the chicken farm where she was raised. she met her husband at an art show. >> a simple real estate guy. i never thought he'd be the future governor. alison: they married in 2004. larry became a father to her three daughters. he supported his wife's art
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>> used to be larry hogan i help, loading and the car. i had a lot of show every year. now it's time to support him. alison: she was quick to support his run for governor. ingly said okay, do it. i was really working hard for him. alison: he made her the first korean born first lady in the u.s. then on a flight home from asia her husband told her something was wrong. >> he said, you know, i don't feel well. it's not normal.
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non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he is doing great now. but the experience inspired the first lady to spend time with the cancer patients. the first lady showed us an original on the wall. a reminder where it began. alison: she said she rarely feels strongly about politics but if she has a strong feeling she says her husband listens. she said she brought korean food to governor's mansio
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they have always been an amazing couple and it's another layer of the story. alison: interesting story. larry: amazing. awesome. thank you. coming up at 5:00, keeping clean. at what cost? "7 on your side" investigates antibacterial soap.
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larry: we are back with an update on the breaking news we told you about earlier. alison: all lanes on outer loop of the beltway are back open after the crash that took place near central avenue. larry: shocking video on camera. this is a dash cam after a baby flies from a moving vehicle. the woman recording it said a 1-year-old tumbling to the road. the trailing car stopped and the woman who took the video
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cautious. >> have the doors and the window child proof. anyone can fly out of a window just trying to see traffic. it's dangerous. larry: the woman has been cited for leaving the child unbuckled. alison: they are elected to represent the neighborhood. but how many of the commissioners live in d.c.? d.c. bureau chief sam ford followed a commissioner who making it his work to check the residency of the leagues. sam: paul, an a.m.c. commissioner is a private investigator and is starting to challenge residency of the ward 8 colleagues. >> we have several commissioners in question. >> at ihop this week he listed names and reasons including an official complaint he filed against kendall sill mons who he says does not live in the district he represents and simmons official
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>> he does he doesn't live in d.c. but in suitland, maryland. he photographed a car outside the house at 6:00 a.m. the boyfriend lives there and the official records -- >> i got a realtor to tell me who owns that home. >> blocker declined the interview request. >> it's called deception. it's called fraud. >> one lives in virginia and one lives in capitol heights. >> the board of election? >> they don't ask for i.d. or anything. it's not required. sam: the board spokesperson says the candidates only have to be registered voters in their district. plus -- >> they don't have to present photo identification but they have residency letter. it's legally bin
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>> anc luca moved back from d.c. to virginia and says is a resident despite the plates. >> where do you live, where do you lay your head, where do you do your taxes? sam: she encysts this is the -- this residency is old against the new. >> for paul, this is a cause. >> with the 400 a.n.c. commissioners it seems that the board of commissions candidates if they are lying under oath, they are getting away with it. all of them. >> family and friends of jim graham gathered in d.c. to pay respects.
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they attended a viewing of the memories they had of jim. and what councilmember appreciated about graham he never brought politics if their friendship. >> one day we would oppose each other on the dais and the next day he was my friend and we were voting together. he had a good way to have a short memory of the battles you have now and then when you are in politics together. larry: a familiar vote. graham won't just be remembered as a city leader but the service to the gay community in aids epidemic. his funeral is tomorrow. alison: he will be missed. baltimore lawyer jim shay announced a candidacy last night. the board of regents chairman is the fifth democrat to announce a run for governor. steve: high of 89 degrees. we had showers moving through cooled us down briefly and
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are working us up again. this is the weather bug camera over tysons. the clouds are hanging around. the sun warming us up. the temperatures, 86 degrees. all the action is forth of the mason dixon line. severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. no watches for the metro area. scattered showers likely through the evening hours and the heavier rain tonight to the morning. show you the hourly forecast as we move through the everything. temperatures call through the 80's. the outdoor plans look okay. but keep a watchful eye on the sky for passing showers. heaviest not until after midnight tonight. 4:00 tomorrow morning, hagerstown, winchester. woodstock looking to the heavy rain. 6:00 a.m. it's over the district.
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the best news is we are going to get all of this moving out mid-morning. skies will clear and the temperatures warm up nicely close to 90 degrees for daytime high. cooler air next week. >> signed, sealed and delivered. t.j. is not leaving washington soon. he is staying with the caps for a long time. the caps just announced they resigned oshie to eight-year, $80 million contract that breaks down to $5.7 million a year. last season the right winger tied for a team high of 33 goals with alex ovechkin. the quote "tough times don't last, tough people do." that embodies kenya vasquez of
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she has had up and downs in the life and the softball field is her sanctuary. we take you to fairfax county for tonight's rising star. >> life is full of curveballs. >> honestly, everything that i went through has made me the person i am today. scott: sometimes you need to take a bat and swing. >> i people like every day is a new day. a new opportunity. >> marshall high school soon to be senior kenya vasquez has been on life's roller coaster. six years ago her mother was deported to guatemala. kenya hasn't seen her since. her older brother joey died from leukemia in 2014. >> he is one of the reasons i do softball and why i do everything i do. i make him proud. >> life is bigger than softball. this sign says it all. prepare, perform, prevail.
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vasquez leaving a lasting impact on her teammatessed on her head coach. >> knowing the challenges she has, this makes me a better coach and a better person. >> she hopes to be a profiler for the f.b.i. >> there is always another way. >> she has been through a light but she has a bright future ahead. alison: a strong young lady. >> if anybody out there knows of an athlete from the d.m.v. overcoming some adversity to star in sports, let us know. e-mail us. larry: coming up next, the companies say it will keep you healthy. alison: but when we come back, "7 on your side" investigates
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nancy: if you buy antibacterial soap, scientists say to save your money and your health. lisa fletcher has the latest on rising voice of the scientific community against the products. lisa: anti-microbials are added to the consumer and the personal care products like tooth paid, soap and clothing and plenty of products you wouldn't expect like the paint, school supplies, food storage containers and exercise mats. >> in general, food supplies, highlights, no. there is not any clear message from using it. a growing number of the public interest groups and the scientists saying that the common antiroll and
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anti-microbial products don't provide health benefits and causes environmental harm. they published this to warn of consumers that include canker causing byproducts, antibiotic resistance and environmental pollution and chronic toxicity. >> to kale it antibacterial implies that the germs are bad. they don't have to ask if the product has been evaluated for the use they want it for. >> last year they bannedded 19 anti-microbial chemicals. overthe count every consumer watch products but -- over-the-counter consumer watch products but they didn't go far enough.
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the washes that contain the chemicals have substitutes may be worse. lisa fletcher, gnaws news. nancy: lisa tells us the rule to been a the 19 chemicals -- banning the 19 chemicals does not include the hand sanitizers or wipes or any antibacterial products that are used in healthcare settings. >> an amazing flood rescue caught on camera. will we see the remnants of the tropical storm cindy here? jonathan: new details just released in court about the man behind the wheel of a truck that ran over two people in adams morgans and what passengers said happened moments before the scratch. nancy: how the father and daughter won people in the virginia lottery. that's coming up soon. >> remember this? this is the scene from adams morgan when a driver plowed in
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d.d.o.t. worker as well. ja in the last hour the man behind the wheel appeared before a judge. now we get new details about what happened that night. jonathan: stephen tschida just left court. what happened inside there? stephen: well, for the first time we are learning that the man charged with running down the police officers brandon figures mormon appeared normal just prior to this incident the he did not appear to be drugged up as raised as a possibility. we learned from the defense attorney that it sounds like mr. figures mormon is the son of a police officer so there is a idea he worked for the police in a voluntary position that he is sympathetic to the police officers.

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