and they hope people recognize those and these gas station surveillance picks. >> this is the first of the pictures and the identifications that will be made. >> the police plan to use their own motorcycles and the a.t.v. to catch illegal riders but there is a cost of increased patrols for other neighborhoods. >> when we dedicate the resources we take them from some place else. >> these increased pal tros are not just hit -- patrols not just hitting national harbor. they have increased patrol in hyattsville and suitland. reporting live at national harbor. also we'll have increased pictures at wjla.com. the pictures will show those people that were the a.t.v. riders. again reporting live here at national harbor, nathan baca, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. report of another driver behaving erratically on the roads. pulled ten prince g

usual pal trolls on indian head road. driver is dead after report of another vehicle weaverring through the traffic before the crash. the second of the three deadly crashes in prince george's county in less than 24 hours. melissa dipane is live at one of the scenes in brandywine. melissa: it was a busy 14 hours for the first responders in this part of princess george's county, well -- prince george's county well known for the crashes. a fatal motorcycle accident just before 9:00 last night on route 5 north of brandywine road in accokeek. police say the rider gerald stockton lost control of the motorcycle, drove on to a grassy median and flew off the bike. he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. ten minutes later nine miles away 67-year-old james hill was turning the minivan to the indian head highway when he was hit and killed by a speeding forc

a third car hit the ford. the driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> there were witnesses saying a group of three or four vehicles traveling at the high rate of speed, driving recklessly. >> the third crash happened before 11:00 at brandywine road at gibbbons church road. >> left the road and burst to flames. an officer was on the scene in a minute and he attempted to put out the flames with the good samaritans. they were mildly successful until the fire department showed up and they put out all the flames. at that point the occupant was declared dead. >> three fatal crashes so close in proximity in an area known for crashes. >> we are constantly down there writing citations. melissa: the p.g. county police say despite the recent fatalities the car accident deaths are down from 30 packet --

nancy: that is not far from another case that killed people. two cars were racing when one lost control and hit a crowd of people that gathered to watch. alison: safety is key when it comes to the july 4th celebrations across the area. today, d.c. announced steps to make sure that everyone on and off the national mall has a good time and stays safe. d.c. bureau chief sam ford live in northwest with the plans. sam? sam: yes, alison. the mayor, police chief, the fire chief all gathered here specifically to talk safety about what to do on this long fourth of july weekend. d.c. on fourth will have three parades. but a session here they talked about the do's and the don't's of the fourth of july around the city. while the fourth of july in d.c. is about the fireworks display on the mall and the big parades, the city officials today were fo

home. they were showing the proper grilling techniques. keep it ten feet from buildings. it's illegal on balconies. the fire marshal looked at fireworks, things that shoot skyward or go boom or pop are illegal. there are 40 certified fireworks stands out of the city. we visited some. >> we sell legal fireworks that the cone is on the ground and shoots a shower up. the larger the cone, the bigger the display. >> chief says to be aware of the sparklers. >> they are not to be in the hands of kids. they burn at 2,000 degrees. that is hotter than a blow torch. >> some fireworks are legal in d.c. but not in maryland. there are d.c. stands on the border. so y'all trying to get maryland customers? >> not so much maryland customers. we are just trying to get customers, you know? sam: city officials admit there will be legal and

they will try to confiscate the illegal ones, but -- >> we do a good job of seizing them. but anyone who has been here in district of columbia on the 4th of july knows we don't get them all. sam: the fire department expects to be busy. chief dean said at this period last year they had 12,000 calls for service. that is from burns from fooling with fireworks to actual fires so it will be a busy time they expect this year as well. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. alison: it's very busy here, sam. thank you. we have a list of all the july th events across the area at wjla.com. nancy: with all the event what is will the weather be like for the long holiday weekend? gorgeous out now as we look at the capitol. chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center with the forecast. >> you know any amount of time th

will get to you after a while. heat and humidity. it's not oppressive but uncomfortable. a live look at the national harbor. a few clouds and sunshine. feel of summer in the air. check out the doppler radar. we have been tracking the shower and the storms south of washington. and well knot and west are thunderstorms. they will stay north and west of the metro area. so throughout greater washington. any plans will be muggy. there are no issues. close up now the showers over the mountains staying north of hagerstown. heading north to the northern frederick county. most of the area is partly cloudy. we will drop in the 80's. the humidity level is up. tomorrow is a different story. a cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms to give us relief from the heat. on sunday and monday it's hot and sunny. break from the humidity. what about the 4th? we have the latest update on the weather to expect then in ten minutes. jonathan: i'm jonathan elias at the "live desk." we are tracking breaking news out of new york where seven people were shot inside the brx

before the gunman killed himself. police say dr. henry bello walk around the hospital wearing a lab coat with a rifle hidden underneath it. a former employee at the hospital. one woman killed. six other people were shot. and he, the gunman, killed himself. we will keep you posted as we get more information in the newsroom. nancy: find out when text alerts break. sign up at wjla.com. developing now, infant left on the doorstep of a house in annapolis. people are asking why? brianne carter is live at annapolis police station near where the child was abandoned. brianne? brianne: well, nancy, right now we are outside of the home where we now know that the baby was found. take a look here. just here on this porch. just off of forest drive here in annapolis where the authorities say that that newborn was found. 14-year-old maluk carroll who lives here walked

front door and saw the baby on his porch. the baby wrapped in a black jacket. he was not crying at the time but he grabbed the baby and brought him inside. his brother called 911. his mother trying to console the child. his father is a well-known member of the community and runs a church in the area as well. pastor carroll doesn't believe he knows the mother and isn't sure if the connection to the community is why the baby was left here. >> i think it was a young woman, going through a lot. was probably scared when she had the child. probably left it. she probably knew my father was a pastor. he is in the community a lot. a lot of people know him. probably why she dropped it off. brianne: they do not believe they may know the mother of the child. the police are searching for mother. concerns tonight for her well-being and concerned she may need medical attention or the victim of a crime. they are reminding people that maryland

state. that means you can drop off a baby at a hospital, police station, fire department with no questions asked. again, tonight, the search is on for the young child's mom. brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now on the hill. congress is poised to break for the july 4th holiday. it could be the last for a while. a group of ten senators sent majority leader mitch mcconnell a letter asking he cancel the august recess so the senate can keep working on important issues like healthcare. >> we have a lot of discussions going on. we are optimistic we'll get there. >> we are looking at every option to repeal and replace obamacare. alison: republican senate leaders hoped to give the colleagues a revised bill to consider over the break. but after a week of closed door meetings it did not come together. nancy: now to new information out of the district. the man charged with havi

international hotel was back in court today. brian moles drove from his pennsylvania home to the district with a military-style rifle and he pled not guilty in the first court appearance and was ordered to have a mental evaluation. larry: there are new -- alison: new developments regarding the deadliest wildfire in tennessee history. the two teens accused of starting the fire in november are now free. prosecutors say they couldn't prove the teens were responsible for the fire. because of other fires like high winds. the fires kill 14 people and injured 130 others and damaged more than 1700 buildings. nancy: today crews started to demolish what is left of an apartment building that was vacant when it caught fair in april. it was an accident but once it's torn down the plan to rebuild.

>> had a passenger in there. saw flames. alison: coming up a scary moment on the roads that became a runway. nancy: big changes on the way for v.r.e. starting with the monday morning commute. alison: later, "7 on your side" as the i-team asks questions about the odd paperwork after the arrest of a firefighter and corrections officer in a prostitution sting. nancy: but first a warning before you get on the boat

jonathan: i'm jonathan elias at the "live desk." we have dramatic video out of california, the moments after a small plane crashed on the busiest freeway in the country. the twin engine cessna dropped out of the sky before crashing to the interstate 405. this was just short of the runway at john wayne airport in santa ana, california. the investigators say the pilots did declare an emergency after the plane took off. trying to get to the airport when the plane went down. a man and woman were on board and being treated as traumatic injuries. folks who saw the cr

raced to the airplane to try to help the people out of that airplane. this video is difficult to watch. we'll keep you posted. nancy: changes to v.r.e. when they arrive at a station, they will have to get off and then get back on. this is as the trains are getting more crowded so may want to make sure everyone who wants to get off a train is able to do so. once everyone is back on the train is when it will leave the station. alison: well, at least next week is light for commuters as people celebrate the july 4th holiday. if you are spending vacation time on a boat, make sure you are staying safe. maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke with the natural resources police laying out the safety tips you need to know. brad: last year on the waters

fishing with buddies when a severe weather outbreak flipped the boat. his body wasn't found for months. one of nine who died on the river last year. his wife has not fully recovered. >> there are no words to express. i want to get this out. brad: they are preaching safety on the water. >> i urge everyone to be safe. really think it through before you head out on the water. you are priceless. brad: the natural resources police and coast guard will focus on the seemingly placid potomac with patrols but they can't be everywhere. so they are urging personal responsibility starting with the flotation devices. life jackets. natural resource police and the coast guard say you can do everything right. you can be wearing the life jacket like she is.

the water, all the other safety precautions are for naught. one-third of the fatalities on the water involve alcohol or drugs. >> water does not discriminate between open ocean, bays or rivers. they should always be thought of as the same risk and prepared for the same way. >> in fact, roger was a mile from the dock when tragedy struck. on the potomac river, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: terrible story. a lot of people will be out on water this weekend. good to keep in mind a lot of people will be out there enjoying the holiday weekend. alison: the weather will cooperate for that here. doug: tonight and tomorrow is breezy. downright windy. especially on the waters. i don't think a small craft advisory is posted yet but they may be on the tidal rivers and the bay. but it will improve sunday and monday with the lighter winds. let's get started. hot and

live at hagerstown, maryland. they had a thunderstorm that cooled them off. warmed up to 74. but west and southwest of hagerstown there is another line of showers and thunderstorms headed your way. you see it now over northern virginia. look at the storms. mo of viewing is rain free. but warm and muggy. the folklife festival goes through 9:00 but it's muggy out there. there is a breeze to help. it's going to stay breezy and muggy and feel like a summer night. tomorrow there are clouds and sunshine. tomorrow especially for the day. watch it before you go out on the

in the afternoon, best chance of the severe weather is north and west. some storms are strong enough to issue marine warning along the bay and the river. be careful before heading out. keep up to date on the possibility of the storms and the latest advisories and the warnings that come out. any storms are out of here by sunset. it's muggy tomorrow. i mention the thunderstorms. best chance is north and west. this is what we have. tomorrow is day three of the quicken loans national. the storms could interrupt play. better day outside on sunday with the highs of 91. the nationals have a special start time at 6:05 for th

first pitch. they are doing that to have the fireworks. the humidity should be under control. on the fourth, the humidity is back. partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. hot and sticky. but we believe by the fireworks time around 9:00 across the d.m.v. will be in the 80's. warm and muggy. isolated storms are mostly done. keep a handle on weather conditions with the storm watch 7 weather app. in the next ten day, 90, 91, 90, 90, 20. accurate to say about 90 for the next few days. break in the humidity on sunday and monday. back tuesday and wednesday. next week to next weekend we settle in a standard pattern. nancy: looks like that is memorizedded. doug: i have been doing this

if you drive a mazda you might have to go to the shop soon. there is a recall. >> a major question that a man has been asking for a long time. nancy: why people are flocking to new mexico to try to answer it. next. alison: but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 -- nancy: adrianna hopkins has a preview of monday's "good morning washington." adrianna: thanks, guys. monday on "good morning washington." how to look gorgeous for less all year round with the must-have essentials on clothing, makeup and jewelry. >> check out the ultimate reading guide. we have the best books to read this summer. you won't wanted to miss. >> is keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes monday morning at 4:25 a.m. on

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nancy: all right. don't worry. you don't have to call bruce willis and ben affleck but this is international asteroid day. nasa is marking the occasion with a live broadcast about everything you want to know about the space debris. this is the largest recorded impact on earth. in 1908 when one hit in siberia. that is my scientific input. alison: thank you. stick with the theme. 50,000 people expected to flock to new mexico this weekend

this is a weekend that marks the special anniversary that brings people to the area of southwest. >> a major question that man has asked. with realone? >> u.f.o. believers and even skeptics are in roswell, new mexico. they are celebrating te vent that put the city on -- the event that put the city on the map. >> as a skeptic i'm 99% it happened. >> u.f.o. researchers say 70 years ago unidentified flying object crashed in a remote area in roswell. they have tried to figure out what happened ever since. >> the one case i want to explain away once and for all is roswell. i could not believe something of that magnitude could be kept secret all that

>> the hotels are completely full. >> what really happened 70 years ago? we found plenty of people willing to give us an answer. >> i believe they have an alien and not telling us. >> i believe. >> this is also about exploring the truth behind the mystery of the crash. >> i'm [speaking native language] in roswell, new mex -- i'm [speaking native nathan baca. >> i'd love to go. there are so many conspiracies. give them all to me. alison: head to the festival. there is time. still ahead at 5:00, find out why an older actor heading to jail. we will tell you right now it has nothing to do with a role. >> she is so young. to go through that by herself. >> later the interstate search for the

the life of a teenager heading to college. >> a prostitution sting in p.g. county lands two men working for the government in hot water. up next, i'm scott taylor. i-team exclusive that uncovers how the guys were treated different

alison: right now skytrak7 is live. look at the tolls at the chesapeake bay bridge. you can see really for the friday of a long weekend things don't look too terribly bad. of course there is a bit of a chance of a delay once you get through tolls and merge back in three lanes but we will keep an eye on it. nancy: a firefighter in a state correctional worker caught in a prostitution sting in prince george's county. now "7 on your side" scott taylor is uncovering what went down in a red roof inn in college park, maryland. sco in the scott: the vice unit posted an ad on backpage.com. 14 men answered it. the i-team discovering not all 14 were treated the same way by the p.g. police. it went down in may at the red roof inn. firefighter eric answered the add textg

one of the firefighter's text said, "out of the shower. ready when you are. can be there in ten minutes." a correctionage officer was also caught in sting. 14 men handcuffed and taken to district one for processing but that is when it gets weird. the firefighter and the correctional office were release and the police notified their employers of their arrest. this isn't the way it is supposed to go down. how is the police police departt reacting to the investigation? we have the response at 6:00. you won't wanted to miss this. scott taylor, abc7 news. nancy: thank you very much. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. mazda recalling cars due to parking break issue. they may not release or they could fail to hold the cars. it affects 2014 and 2015 mazda 6 cars as well as ms. da

mazda cars. they will reach out to the owners on august 21. alison: new developments tonight with an arrest in the morning's deadly shooting in springfield. our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is life where this happened. this started with a fight. jeff: yeah, a disagreement inside of a pool hall. there is an active crime scene here. you can see broken glass outside of the pet value pet store. that is where the murder suspect busted in. that is where they found him not long after finding the body of the murder victim a few hundred feet behind the pet store. late today the police sources confirming to us this was a stabbing. crime scene tape is unexpected sight for shoppers at the springfield plaza. a murder, they say, is unheard of. >> scary. jeff: just after 2:00, this morning, the fairfax county police got a call of

lying on a ground behind fast eddie's fool hall. he was suffering from severe injuries to his upper body. 29-year-old kieron hart of springfield later died in an area hospital. while investigating the crime scene police got another call about a burglary at the pet value store. a few hundred feet behind the pool hall. inside the store, they found 30-year-old jay from springfield. >> they were having a debate. maybe heated debate. >> the co-owner of the fast eddies was not there last night but says jay is a known regular and so was kieron hart. >> they are hard broken over all of this. >> at fast eddies the staff and the cust

and now deal with sadness and pain. >> we will try to get through it. >> the argument never got physical inside the pool hall. they do not know what it was about. we did speak to several people inside the pool hall today who knew kieron hart. they didn't want to speak on camera but they say he was well liked at that location. alison: new developments out of san antonio. one of the two us aers shot investigating a car break-in died. officer miguel moreno was shot in the head yesterday by a man he went to question. the gunman was not considered a suspect. nancy: the commissioners in a crime-ridden neighborhood calling on ma

organize a town meeting to stop the violence. the commissioner today red off a list of the shootings in the area of fourth and atlantic southeast in may and june. >> this is a man shot in the leg. wi are tired of it. sick and tired of it. this would not be acceptable in the other communities. >> we can come together and come up with solutions. long-term solutions. >> there is no word about the mayor's office on whether they will help organize a meeting. >> coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the court of public opinion. what some congressional lawmakers could be facing as they head home for holidays. >> nobody would speak to

nobody would have lunch with me. alison: but first how the working woman overcame the

steve: the weekend is here. it's a long holiday weekend. a lot of fun out there. but it will be hot and humid. we are looking at a chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon and the everything hours tomorrow. 90 degree is the high. heat index will make it feel hotter than that. it's not as humid on sunday. lower 90's. 90 on monday. tuesday, the fourth of july a few isolated showers but the fireworks start at 9:09 should go on without any problems at all. delmarva beach forecast showers late saturday. highs around 85 degrees. looking better on sunday. the fourth of july

city, bethesda, 80 degree -- bethany is 80 degrees and 30%

alison: continue's working woman has been in d.c. for decades and garnered countless accolades

now she is taking her experience around the world to try to bring new business to the capitol city but it begins in a small office where she broke the mold. barbara sits sits in the huge corner office to look out the window in georgetown. but decades ago in her first job it was others looking through the window at her. >> i was the only minority. they would come and look at me all day long. >> she did clerical work for a railroad company. it prepared her for years of hard work and obstacles. >> nobody would speak to me. nobody would have lunch with me. i was different. you learn how to cope. you learn coping skills and you say this is not going to break me. >> she went on to work for i.b.m. and fanny may and was

chamber of commerce for 12 years. >> you could see your accomplishments. you could see business and grow and develop and the new businesses coming in to the city. how do you make it attractive for them? alison: after leaving she knew she wanted to stay in business for one reason. >> i loved getting things done. >> so she started her own business consulting company and just returned from italy trying to bring european countries to washington. >> we are on a world stage. this is a global economy that we are in. there is no way to be the isolationists. we depend on each other and we need the other jurisdictions. alison: so id that 50 meetings in seven day -- so they had 50 meetings in seven days all over italy and she has come a long way herself. when i asked her what she is most proud of she said survivorring it -- surviving it for so

>> in an interesting culture, we first started and people would come and look at her as she works. alison: now she runs thing. great story. nancy: no question. heat is on in more ways than one at t.p.c. potomac this weekend. erin? >> it's windy out here. just picked up as we speak. the quicken loan shocker for heroes. i was scared to try it last year but this year i gave it my best shot. alison: we look forward to that. what lawyers for the family of the man killed in a crash with venus williams and what they

alison: new developments tonight in the wake of the crash involving venus williams. her agent says despite the police finding williams was at fault for crash she still plans to play at wimbledon this afternoon the family filed a lawsuit against williams. attorney says there may be video of a crash from a guard house near the intersection. both

the victim said they had the green light entering the intersection. so far no charges have been filed here. nancy: the search is on for the driver who opened fire after trying to merge with another car. as maggie rulli reports now the young lady is dead and the police hope you can help find her killer. maggie: a manhunt in three states is underway for man in this faded red pickup truck. >> this is the composite just provide by an eyewitness. white male, caucasian. maggie: police say he gunned down anna, in an apparent case of road rage. >> good student. >> she was driving home after shopping for college clothes with her mom and granma. when police say she merged on to the highway. jockeying for position with another car.

truck pulled out a gun and shot her in the head. killing her. >> her car crashed in a ditch and the man fled. >> so young. to go through something like that by herself. she had to have been pretty scared. >> to find out the updates of last night of her being shot, that hit home for me. >> the chester county district attorney calls it a random, senseless act of random. >> to the man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. every second you are out there, you are only making this worse for yourself and worse for this young lady's family. maggie: experts say if you ever find yourself the victim of road rage, don't make eye contact. never approach the window of another car and remember you don't always have to win. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. >> i could see him in the rear-view mirror weaverring in and out. he was trying to find the opening. >> that is when people get mad. >> right. alison: traffic i

edge. nancy: tonight, "20/20" goes along with the police in colorado as they hit the road rage witching hour. that's tonight at 10:00 on abc7. alison: actor james cromwell is headed to jail. a judge sentenced him to seven days behind bars for refusing to pay fines related to 2015 protest. cromwell was among a sit-in group that opposeed building a power plant. protesters say it was bad for the environment and cromwell says he hopes people can see the injustice of the jail sentence. alison: coming up at 6:00 -- nancy: we are staying on top of the breaking news from new york city. gunshots breaking out inside a hospital. two people are dead now including the shooter. several others injured. we have the latest on what we know about the person who opened fire. kellyanne conway coming to the defense of president trump. what she had to say about his latest fire storm of tweets. that and more coming up at 6:00. alison: indiana known for

a woman may have given birth to the shaquille o'neal of newborns. when waylon was born may 1 he weighed 16 pounds. nancy: wow! alison: 16 pounds! nancy: wow! alison: 24 1/2 inches long. he is the ig biggest baby ever to be delivered at the shank medical center and he is home now after spending seven weeks in the nicu. he now weighs 17 pound and seven ounces. nancy: the best part of that is the shot he had of the toddler brother in one arm. and then him in the other. he is the same size as his big brother. 16 pounds. alison: the father said everyone there thought the scale was broken. they weighed him like three different times thinking this can't be right. nancy: they look at the chubby cheeks, okay, maybe. alison: goodness. i don't know how we move on from that. let's talk about the weather. nancy: what is the latest forecast, doug? doug:

steady with the hot and the humid conditions locally. tracking thunderstorms to the northwest and the new batch of showers to charlottesville. get busy. nice view at tysons. much the same across the area. get far enough south and north and west we are dealing with the showers. 90 at reagan national. 87 in fredericksburg and woodbridge. let's talk about the radar. the largest line of showers and the storms hagerstown to west virginia. large area going over the same genere john. -- same general region. the showers and the thunderstorms are drifting east/northeast. there is nothing heavy expected. but tomorrow is a different story. a cold front approaches and maybe showers and storms in the afternoon. a good chance of that. through the night will stay hot and humid. warm and muggy all night long with the partly to the mostly

tomorrow is cloudy with 60% chance of storms in the afternoon. sunday is hot but less humid with a westerly wind of 91. sunshine and hot and hume for monday. tuesday the 4th, the heat and the humidity come back all day. it's very humid. highs will reach 90. feel like 95. we have a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. but still looks at it:00 the fireworks time the storms will be gone. that is good news. that is it. back to you. nancy: all right. doug, thank you very much. alison: talk sports now. another beautiful day for golf. nancy: yeah. someone out there enjoying it. erin hawksworth in toe mow tack, m.d. -- she is in potomac, maryland. erin: yes. beautiful but windy, i must add. one of the most exciting ways that this tournament honors our service men and women is through the quicken loans shot for heroes. in the past two years, it's raised $500,000 for military charities. this year, i gave it my best

shot. >> who is up next? >> there you go. erin: the quicken loans shot for heroes. >> that's all right. erin: where some shots are hot -- >> you did very well out here. how did it feel? >> it felt good. erin: some are not. how would you assess your shot here today? >> it's always room for improvement. erin: how did you do? >> not very well. erin: but it doesn't matter how well you do because it's all for a good cause. >> most people are hitting a pitch wedge or a gap wedge. ends alex manages the event. >> it's awesome. seeing the camaraderie and people coming out here to support the troops. that's what it is about. erin: the goal is to get a hole in one and wind $10,000. another $10,000 is donated to the program supporting veterans. >> it's a great opportunity. they do stuff for the service members here. want to come out and support it.

erin: even if you don't come close, quicken loans still donates $25 for every participant. so now it's my turn. >> see. there you go! great! >> nice! that was great. erin: you are a good teacher. thank you. let's try it again. >> there you go. >> oops. >> that was great. killed it. well done. erin: now i need to get it more -- >> start aiming all the way over there. then it will come back in. erin: well, i was close but no $10,000 for me. in fact, nobody has ever drained a hole in one out here to win that $10,000. but apparently somebody came very close yesterday. i think it's bound to happen very soon. alison and nancy, back to you. nancy: i believe you could do it. that was not bad try at all. [laughter] all right. thanks. alison: thanks. erin: thanks. scott: as congress h

they will face fireworks of a different kind for what they

nancy: while you are enjoying the upcoming weekend and maybe hitting the road, congressmen and women began a long weekend but they may come home to different kind of fireworks display. one over healthcare. scott thuman explains how they will do their best to win in the court of public opinion. scott: in the mad dash to get out of town, congress left something by -- behind. uncertain future for healthcare. they will face fiery constituents on both sides of the issue holding mock funerals or getting arrested intentionally. >> i would rather go to jail than die in a nursing home. scott: it's time to do some convincing. i will have eight town hall meetings at home. i'm sure it will be a dominant topic of

>> we are not doing this for change sake. we when lin -- we generally believe the safety net is threatened. people will be harmed if we stick to status quo. scott: many believe the side that wins the image war or controls the messages often has the upper hand when the gavel strikes. with one poll shows more than 20% of people are uncertain about the new healthcare proposals the ads are out to persuade. >> what will it cost you? >> do you want to pay the rent? scott: the desire to get a deal done before fall is suddenly strained. between now and september 5, a total of 66 days the senate is only scheduled to be in session 15. the house just 13. impatient president trump today tweeted if republican senators are unable to pass what they are working on they should im

then replace at a later date. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: bloodshed in the bronx. two people dead. several others wounded when a man opened fire inside the hospital. what we know about the shooter right now. alison: plus a gut-wrenching scene out west. a plane comes crashing down on one of the busiest highways in the country. the incredible video and the condition of the victims tonight. jonathan: plus the police with a big break on the crackdown of illegal a.t.v. and the dirt bike riders in the area. how you can help authorities bring the guys in. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: a firefighter and a state correctional officer caught into a prostitution sting in prince george's county. alison: abc7 broke the story last night and now "7 on your side" item investigator scott taylor is uncovering much more about what went down inside a red roof inn in college park, maryland. scott?

ad on backpage.com. 14 men answered it. by coming to the motel. the item discovered not all 14 were treated the same way by p.g. police. it all went down at the red roof inn on college park on may 23. montgomery county firefighter according to court documents answered a backpage.com ad for texting the detective posting as a prostitute. the texts include "out of the shower. ready when you are. can be there ten minutes." he entered the hotel room. handed over 60 bucks and took off all of his clothes. maryland state correctional officer also caught in the sting. charging documents state a detective texted him the rates. $60 for 15-minute stay. he texed back saying can you do it for $40? he entered the room and used a finger to poke at the undercover cop's breast. 14 were handcuffed and taken to district one for