northwest. a witness said a motorcycle blocked traffic and it took five minutes for the rest to pass there were so many. prince george's police officials came to the national harbor to denounce the riders. >> this will not be tolerated. for those engaging in it we want you to know you are not safe. we are coming for you. sam: police say this is not sport. it's dangerous behavior that could hurt innocent people. >> everybody who is down here has a right to be safe. we understand that. we will be putting more and more resources in this. we will apprehend more and more people and bring them to justice. >> we followed police in the national harbor monitoring center where the cameras captured images they will turn over to the prince george's police. this is their worst experience. >> incident in the last couple of years. but what we see this time is a greater number. >> there is no official count, of course. but most observersa

hundred dirt bikes and a.t .v.'s all illegal on public streets. why don't they chase them more often? we have more on that coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". reporting live from the national harbor in prince george's county, maryland, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. larry: thanks for that. transportation reporter brianne carter is live outside the high court with reaction. >> both sides of the issue declaring victory, including president trump. the supreme court saying they will take up the issue and they will start to hear arguments in the fall. in the meantime, limited portion of the travel ban moving forward. in their opinion issued earlier today the supreme court justices say foreign nationals from six mostly muslim c

bona fide relationship with person or entity in the u.s. will be banned from coming to the u.s. anyone with a formal relationship for someone in the united states, foreigner with a family member here will be exempt. they say this allows them to have an important test to protect the homeland. >> they have always had the ability to deny someone a visa if they had question about the person individually. >> president trump said this would take effect 72 hours after the court ruling. the department of homelands security is going to consult with the justice and the state department before

forward. council on american-islamic relations is also weighing in on this. larry: that was one of three decisions on the last day of the supreme court session. justices sent back to the lower court a border shooting case about a mexican teenager killed by u.s. patrol agent. they agreed to take on a case whether a bakery could deny a request for a gay couple. and we will have more coming up at 5:30. alison: we are following more developments after a man who went on a two-day shooting spree last summer pleaded guilty for the second time. this time eulalio tordil admitted to killing his wife gladys. he killed her and wounded another man before killing two other people the next day.

relief to gladys' family. >> if they did nothing else, the worst nightmare would be to come to court and look at this man to testify further victimize them. alison: he will be sentenced in prince george's county in september. larry: the family of castiles a agreeing to $3 million settlement deal. killed by a minnesota police officer last year in a traffic stop. after he informed the officer he had a legal gun on the car. it was broadcast live on facebook by castile's girlfriend. the officer was acquitted ten days ago and fired by the police department. alison: back at home, the beltway is back open after the inner loop was closed. look at that. closed for three and a half hours. nancy chen at the "live desk." some of the drivers were stuck for many hours. >> a huge mess. there were two accides

morning. the virginia state police say the two vehicles collided and a pedestrian was hit. it stretched to alexandria and over the wilson bridge. >> that is crazy. we have been sitting here for three or four hours. >> this is like 5:15. when you saw an emergency vehicle going down and it was serious. >> they had a boat and they were towing it and it was hit by a box truck. there are no charges filed

larry: thank you. doug hill is in the weather center with a look at the forecast. >> this is a hyatt regency. there are fair weather clouds. sunshine. key with the temperatures that are below average. the humidity levels are low. there are larger clouds that are showing up on the satellite. if you have plans for the afternoon or the evening, spectacular. mostly sunny skies. we are dropping more in the morning. upper air disturbance will pass through mid-day. we will ch

days in ten minutes. alison: new information tonight. about this deadly fire in d.c. over the weekend. today we heard radio traffic from the firefighters at the bea body street apartment building. the residents will be able to get back in and a advantage their belongs. coming up at 6:00, find out why residents are frustrated tonight. larry: they hope there will be an arrest of tourists in the french quarter. the men walked back to the hotel when the attack happened. they robbed the victims and took off. one is in critical condition and the other is stable. >> this is not something that has happened in a long time in this area. a message to the people

everybody will know who you are. we are coming for you. we will hold you accountable for what you did. larry: there was more surveillance video of the attack. investigators aren't saying if the men were specifically targeted. the victims were in new orleans to attend a meeting of a liberal religious association. alison: now to a developing story in the prince george's county executive race. brad bell reports a state senator getting in the race. >> he but first a delegate and senator and he wants to be prince george's county executive. running against what he calls the establishment.

blasted the security sense around the census bureau as a barrier between the complex and humanity. >> the largest platform is school reform. loss of the head start funding and now the allegation that the graduation numbers are being faked and he says kevin maxwell must be fired. >> i don't want to be mired in this controversy but it has to be shaken out. >> and angela alsobrooks making news as well. answering this way when asked if she will announce her run for county exec. >> simes likely. seems likely, yes. brad: primary is a year from today. it could be three-person race with senator muse, angela alsobrooks and possibly former representative donna edwards. in suitland, brad bell, abc7

news. alison: overgrown grass and rundown houses? unexpected consequences of delays for purple line. larry: later the rush to revise a healthcare law. alison: months after there was lead in the water, a local school system has a sense of déjà vu. larry: the fires out

larry: today a person stopped selling panels that they believe contributed to the fire in london. alison: 20 fires are burning across 24 country. the hardest hit region is the southwest. firefighters are struckming to contain the flame -- struggling to contain the flames, forcing hundreds to evacuate. >> firefighters are dealing with the gusty winds and dry conditions battling the utah

people from their homes. >> if we get high winds. , it e it will be a safety issue. >> the fire burned over 43,000 acres and is only 10% contain. the fire sparked by someone using a torch to burn weeds grown to the largest active wildfire in the country. firefighters cost now topping $7 million. >> a lot of memories there. a lot of them. >> residents are watching the flames. some is concerned his nearly 50-year-old cabin might not survive. >> wi own a cabin. there is love and memories to go with it. >> they are blaming the triple-digit heat and

in arizona they fight this blaze from above. a thousand acres from the national forest burn. the fire closed a major freeway while the crews battled names. alex stone, abc news, los angeles. alison: a tough situation. here, we were talking if you are in the shade, it is gorgeous. so nice. doug: the sunlight is very intense. this is the most pence period of the year with the direct sun. but this is pleasant. we don't say it in late june often. there is more pleasant weather to wednesday. but then it changes. montgomery county in rockville. 79 degrees with the

sunshine. the temperatures in the rest of the areas are 70 to 80's. 81 in waldorf. it's 83 in washington. average high is 87. 81 in dover. this is comfortable because the dew point temperatures are in the mid-40's to the low 50's. dry air mass. westerly wind across the mountains. dry it out more. a weather pattern as good as it gets. modify with cloudiness moving in. maybe showers. then through day tomorrow the changes will come. we ca

across the majority of the area. it will stay that way through the evening. tomorrow, low pressure that is associated with the storm center over michigan will swing through. it will bring us midday and the early afternoon cloudiness the temperatures are likely in the 70's. in the day tomorrow, starting off in the upper 50's. 60 south and east of town. the area closer to the water because of the warm surface temperatures of the bay and the river, on the water front it's milder in the morning. everybody will work out to the upper 70's for highs. the cloudiest portion are the early to the mid-afternoon. highs will be in the upper 70's. but l

few days. thursday, the high pressure in the ocean. southwesterly winds. heat goes up. humidity goes up. the pattern will continue through the upcoming weekend. we can look at the future heat index. what it feels like outside. mid-afternoon for friday. mid-90's all over the place. saturday afternoon will feel mid-to-upper 90's. the typical heat and the humid on the way. the pool is a good spot. you have to watch the sky for possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon weekend. we look to the fourth of july it's a generic forecast. alison: it feels weird on a tuesday. >> i

monday. three-day weekend is a better deal. can we change that? alison: i don't think so. doug: call your congressman. alison: crews are preparing to exhume the body of a popular artist. larry: what has people concerned about a new feature on snapchat. alison: then tonight on abc -- larry: now autria godfrey has a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- d.c. becomes the first in the nation to issue transgender licenses. we are live with reaction to the move. >> should children get paid to do chores? how about chipping in for college. discover how to make your kid a money genius. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tom

alison: we told you friday this hand drawn map of disney headed or auction over the weekend. a private collector who wants to remain anonymous bought the map. larry: the name

that the redskins changed over the years but they are both in maryland. apparently someone at the nfl thinks they play in washington. state. >> what you are looking at is the picture making rounds on the social media related to the d.c. region beloved nfl team. >> that is a big problem. >> the redskins used to play in the district of columbia. they play in nearby maryland and the practice facility is in northern virginia. it may sound confusing to some, the team has nothing to do with the pacific northwest. nfl shop.com where you can buy league merchandise reportedly sold redskins shaped decal with washington state in the background. >> it's washington state. what do you t

>> terrible. >> the "washington post" reported that the site was selling a state pride novelty license plate with similar incorrect background. >> it's goofy. >> d.c. is not a state. >> it appears that the incorrectly designed items are no longer available online. we reached out to the nfl for the comments but haven't heard back yet. jay korff, abc7 news. alison: these things happen i guess. once in a while. larry: know your geography. alison: bad news for another regional favorite. the blue crab population on the decline. the blue crab advisory report finds the number of the females is up. but the overall number is down 8

larry: ahead at 5:00, the push is on to repeal and replace the affordable care act by the end of the week. >> today could bring big

larry: plans for the purple line in limbo and so are two apartment buildings and a home that maryland bought to clear the way for the project. kevin lewis is live with a story you will see only on 7. kevin? kevin: this is an abandoned property. vacant for a month. there is a large patch of dirted in the front lawn. >> these apartment buildings have sat empty. the landlord bought the property for the proposed purple line light rail. >> i don't want it to go downhill. >> jim owns apartments across

the street. >> empty buildings. everybody knows it. they can park in front and make it a trash area. that is our concern. >> a few blocks away, this house also now owned by the m.t.a. sports overgrown grass and weeds. large patch of dirt, plywood that covers a hole. and a pile of debris out back. >> i am close from here. >> victoria walks by the empty property daily. >> for a long time i wondered what happened. >> this is our home. this is where we live. if we can keep up the appearance so it's not trashy, we are congenial and will work with them. kevin: some residents reached

he called the m.t.a. which says it will send out a crew to cut the lawn and haul away the debris this week. live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc7 news. >> developing now -- >> that is what greeted people who logged on the government website over weekend part of a larger hack on 11 websites around the country. but portedly by -- purportedly by someone with isis. visitor to the site of the ohio governor saw the same message. the f.b.i. and department of homeland security are investigating and the sites have been restored. larry: 147 years ago today congress declared christmas would be a federal hol

today the u.s. supreme court ruled churches can get state money so long as they ask for it to use for something that isn't religious. nathan baca is live outside the supreme court to explain how. nathan: this is a big victory especially for virginia. they are one of 40 states that band funding, state grant for the church project. they put together beads for a charity drive in haiti. this pastor has dreams of expanding the church. >> we know we need to fix the infrastructure and do building projects and get more staff.

the report in a moment. but now as you can see, president trump awe longside the prime minister of india with the press conference. let's listen in. president trump: profound appreciation for your traditions. this summer, india will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the independence. i want to congratulate the people of the milestone in the incredible nation. i pledged if i was elected india would have a true friend in the white house. that is what you have. a true friend. the friendship is built on the shared values including the commitment to

not many people know it but american and the indian constitutions begin with the beautiful words "we the people." we understand the crucial importance of the words that help to form the foundation of cooperation between the countries. the relations are strongest when they are devoted to the people we serve. after the meetings today i'll say the relationship between india and the united states has never been stronger or better. larry: we are listening to president trump again that is a joint news conference with india prime minister. we encourage you to stay with this to go to the sister station newschannel8. alison: but first back to nathan baca.

the peace lutheran church in alexandria put together beads for a charity drive in haiti, the pastor has dreams of expanding the church. >> we know we need to fix infrastructure and do building projects and get more staff. >> u.s. supreme court decision now allows this search and most churches nationwide to apply for state grant money building projects. a lithe ran church sued for a blue playground. barry lynn leads americans united for separation of church and state. >> we don't require everyone pay for everyone's religion. religion is the one thing that can't be subsidized by the federal or the state government. >> pastor is hoping for equality and applying for state grant.

>> i wouldn't other organizations to not have the same opportunity ours would. alison: we are moving on. vandals all but destroyed a hisser rack marker honoring emmitt till. it had information about the 14-year-old kidnapped an lynched in 1955 that helped launch the civil rights movement. another marker has been shot at in recent years. larry: three teens in mississippi will remain behind bars after they shot and killed a 6-year-old boy. the p.c.s say they stole a vehicle in may

are facing life without parole. >> a jury found a man guilty in the 2015 death of a 2-year-old who became known as baby doe. michael mccarthy convicted of killing his girlfriend's daughter and throwing the body in the water. the baby's mother testified that mccarthy punched the baby calling it a demon. he will be sentenced on wednesday. larry: remain of the artist dali will be exhumed to settle a paternity dispute. he died and he left his estate to spain. the remains will be exhumed since there aren't other samples around of the d.n.a. alison: coming up at 5:00, when will it open? "7 on your side" to ask about the status of a pedestrian tunnel in limbo. larry: it's

you have seen. what amazon is hoping to do with this next. alison: coming up at 6:00, how the claws ended up on the

steve: even though it's only monday we are always looking ahead to the weekend. for many of you it is a long weekend. fourth of july next week on tuesday. you will probably take saturday, monday, monday and tuesday off. going to pool you may dodge thunderstorms. same for sunday. the heat index value middle to the upper 90's. we may see thunderstorms on sunday. stay ahead of the storm. stay with us. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". back after this.

alison: we are back with a push to protect one of the most spectacular sites in the world. the great barrier reef. today, economists estimated this landmark is worth $56

56 billion australian dollars. but it's under duress and it needs to be protected. larry: a giant sequoia has a new home after two years of planning. look at it moving there. this weekend, the crews look to the 8,000-pound tree out of the hole with balloons. they moved it to a park to use a conveyer belt system. >> i have to say i'm completely amazed. this is an enormous engineering feat. >> the tree is in recovery mode for three to five years. there is a three to five-year maintenance program. larry: that incredible. i grew from seeds sent to the state by naturalist john muir. alison: wow! you can't move that with a drone. we have interesting news about drones tonight. we told you amazon filed a

this is where the drones would live. you can say. the towers look like a behive. they have bays for the 18-wheeler at the bottom to come get products. isn't that interesting? larry: amazing. alison: it has to be complicated. larry: out of "star wars" or something. here come all the ships. coming back out again. where my head is. alison: i know. larry: still ahead -- >> this is particularly concerning for parents. snapchat is one of the most popular social networks. larry: the new future that has parents concerned about the kid's privacy. >> what is going on inside prince george's county school district? after the i-team asking tough questions, they started to test water fountains for next. why do i have those results

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ness. built for business. larry: earlier in year, "7 on your side" i-team had huge issues with the water in the

school officials not notifying parents district wide. i appears that it is happening all over again. investigative reporter scott taylor is all over this one. >> can we talk to your principal? >> communication. >> can we talk to your principal? >> i said, "communication." >> is your principal around? you can't communicate with us? all we want to do is come in and get a shot of the water problem. i don't think it's too much to ask. >> i-team at a school in prince george's county school district where 45 classrooms and sinks were turned off last year due to high lead in the water. the schools appear to be at it again. not notifying the parents about the recent led testing. last april, "7 on your side" discovered the district for years never revealed to the parents high level of lead and the water system as

as 2004. after we exposed the district, the c.e.o., dr. kevin maxwell announced all schools would be tested. the first time since 2009. maxwell has refused to speak to the item on camera. i just got my hands on the latest lead testing results, which you won't see on the district website. so far 17 of 29 schools tested above the district recommended guideline of ten parts per billion, including jesse b. mason regional school, which has lead levels as high as 243 parts per billion. >> i am outraged honestly. i think it's despicable. >> school board member ed bureau says it's time for drastic measures. >> i believe we should shut off every fountain in the school district and have them opt in. once they are tested and we know they are safe, then turn them on. >> i put the test results on wjla.com. just look for my story. the district just

said test results mirror what we expected. students are not been exposed to water with high levels of lead. high levels. scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: thank you. update to the pedestrian tunnel in pentagon city. we told you in march renovations were finished in the tunnel at the intersection of south hayes and south 12 street. it's still not open. arlington county tells abc7 news it is working with an adjacent business owner to provide security and open and close the tunnel each day. once that deal is done the tunnel should open in the next few weeks. larry: if your child has a cell phone you probably know about snapchat. there are concerns about the snap maps feature to let you know what the friends are doing but where they are so join in on the fun. they say it's impossible for someone who isn't your friend to see the location. some parents aren't convinced.

larry: when you update, you are prompted to opt in or what is called in the ghost mode that is the default. alison: you could call it mischief managed. 20 years ago today a book called "harry potter and the philosopher's stone" hit the shelf in england. was the "sorcerer's stone" when it hit this store shelves here. it's been translated to 79 languages. there were seven books in all in the first series. books that turned into eight movies, play, amusement park and one spinoff series so far. today the author tweeted 20 years agatoid a world that i had lived -- 20 years ago today a world i lived in al

it's been wonderful. she finished by saying thankful. larry: we don't know which mansion she wrote that from. alison: hard to believe it's been 20 years. larry: incredible. are you a harry potter fan? alison: not so much. to be honest. you weren't either? >> no, not really. alison: i hope my kids will be. i think the kids love it. larry: okay. alison: let's talk about weather. i don't know maybe steve was a harry potter fan. doug: steve, were you a harry potter fan growing up? no. we may be past the age bench. my kids were. that is for sure. weather wise, this is perfection. alexandria, belle hitch country club, clear skies and puffy white clouds and comfortable conditions. check out the numbers. before 6:00 in the afternoon, 83 in washington. 78 in martinsburg and hagerstown. ashburn is 82. there is no threat of rain tonight. comfortable conditions. a it the ballpark. the cubs come to town. 7:05 first pitch. 80, 81 at the bal

lower 70's. the satellite and the radar not much to see around the metro. a few clouds farther north and west give us a preview of what is coming here tomorrow. trough of the low pressure bring us clouds and showers. when you wake up tomorrow it's cool. these cool numbers. 57 in ashburn. 56 in germantown. 63 in downtown washington. tomorrow the future cast has cloudiness moving in. showers for the afternoon. but they should clear east. clearing sky and more beautiful weather throughout the day on wednesday. there are numbers in the 70's. the showers as a possibility. big changes that are coming here once we get later in the week. beautiful as we said on wednesday, thursday and friday, high heat and high humidity and afternoon thunderstorms. i have done my part for the good weather for nats hosting the cubs for a series tonight. get to park and talk to erin hawksworth. how about another curly w? we need one. erin: absolutely, doug. the nationals have

statement this week with the defending world series champions in town. chicago isn't playing the same teams like they were last year. the cubs ranked 16th in the majors in runs scored. 11th in starters' e.r.a. i spoke to daniel murphy earlier today about this week's series with the cubs. >> i don't think so. it's a good ball club over there. but i'm certain winds and losses don't mean more than any other in the course of the season. >> we have to win. we are tricing to increase our lead -- trying to increase our lead. get to 50. trying to win 15 this month. this is a big series for us. erin: jayson werth is still recovering after fouling a pitch off his foot this month. dusty said that werth took a few swings and is conser

baseball work. he hopes that werth will be back after the all-star break. >> didn't put a date on it. a timeline on it. we are getting close to get running. hopefully. it's progressive. coming along. just takes time. erin: have you ever thought about what it would be like to score against an nba player? we have this awesome video. this kid is probably feeling like the coolest 12-year-old on the planet right now. because he challenged former dematha player and current thunder guard victor oladipo to a game of one-on-one. he dribbles through his legs to get the easy basket. well done for that kid. i know he wishes he could drag through all the runs right now. it only seems appropriate they are handing out the one pursuit all thes tonight with the cubs -- towels tonight with the cubs in town. back to you.

still to come in the last hour the congressional budget office weighed in. larry: when we come back we

alison: developing now the fight over medical coverage for 37 million children, 27 million adults, 11 million people with disabilities and 7 million seniors. that is how the numbers break down. for who is covered by medicaid. maggie rulli looks at the height over the healthcare bill on capitol hill. maggie: according to a just-released report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office by 2026, the new plan will increase the number of people uninsured by 22 million. reduce the federal deficit by 321 billion. senate republicans have been reviving the version of the bill to repeal and replace obamacare hoping to win over conservative and the moderate republicans in time for a vote on the bill, plans for this week. president trump is w

>> he made several calls. multiple centers to hear concerns. get their ideas. maggie: democrats are united in the opposition. >> we have to stop the bill before it does damage to the healthcare. maggie: just today the american medical association denounced the new bill say it doesn't live up to first do no harm. warning with the senate bill the insurance of millions is under threat. especially the elderly in nursing home and people with disabilities to rely heavily on medicaid. the senate bill is projected to slash spending on medicaid by $800 million. >> over ten-year period medicaid funding would be curtailed. >> but the white house says don't call them cuts. >> this is slowing the rate of growth in the future and getting medicaid back where it was. >> says the new bill will lower insurance premiums. republicans are working overtime to get the party on board. they can only afford to lose two votes. already five s

>> despite calls from both sides of the aisle to postpone the vote, the senate majority leader is still planning to hold the vote before the end of the week when the senators leave for july 4th recess. maggie rulli, abc7 news. jonathan: now at 6:00, triumph for president trump. the supreme court ruling to partially reinstate a travel ban. reaction from that and the biggest rulings before the court's summer recess. michelle: plus, a mcof motor bikes. the group police are keeping an eye on as the crackdown against illegal dirt bike and the a.t.v. riding meets up. jonathan: lobster on lockdown. why the big fellow was found on a plane and did not make it onto a plate. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: reaction tonight across the country after the supreme court gave the green light to a limited version of

that brings us to the instapoll question tonight. do you agree with the decision? head to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. jonathan: go to brianne carter who is live outside the supreme court breaking down the decision. this is a big one. brianne: indeed. tonight the supreme court justices saying they will take up the case in the fall. still the question of whether or not it will be a moot point with just really 90 days in the travel ban. so tonight, both sides of the issue planning victory. >> the highest court in the land partially reinstating the trump travel ban. in the opinion, the supreme court justice said travel from six mostly muslim countries to the u.s. will not be allowed for anyone who looks any bona fide relationship with a person or entity here in the united states. however, people who already have a relationship with someone or something would be allowed to travel to the u.s. >> if you are a student at a college or a university, if