children. they have to ask did carlos deangelo bell, was he in the classroom? if so, they want to hear from the parents. 30-year-old carlos deangelo bell worked as a teacher's aide at the benjamin stoddert school. and previously at j.p. ryan elementary school and track coach at mcdonough high school in 2014. bell was kicked out in december after police spotted a text message from bell on the child's phone. the state computer experts report child pornography on bell's phone showing he sexually assaulted boys inside the classroom. bell admitted he's hiv positive. >> it is devastating to us that something like this could take place in a classroom. in a school building where the adults are charged with taking care of

>> the police want to hear from the parents after they talk to the children. there is a hotline and it's on our website wjla.com. nathan baca, abc7 news. michelle: thank you, nathan. heart-broken family wants answers after its patriarch adriano lombre was shot and killed on the beltway. married and a father of four he was shot near the pennsylvania avenue exit. shortly before midnight saturday. tonight his family is struggling to come to terms with the loss. >> he wasn't just in the family circle. he was the centerpiece to the family. he kept everybody together. he was the life of the party. it wasn't a party unless my dad was there. michelle: they say the shooting was intentional despite that lombre wasn't specifically targeted. anyone who may have

something that night late saturday call the police. jonathan: security will be tight for the fourth of july festivities on the national mall. what can you expect if you plan to join hundreds of folks out there to celebrate? the fence behind you is a giveaway. you can't get in there unless you do what? q: there is a lot to do before you get in this area. your will notice tourists and law enforcement. the police are here in full force. so we asked people do they feel safer knowing the police officers are out here? this is what we found out. the increased security presence in downtown d.c. is undeniable. patrol vehicles, police dogs, local and the federal law enforcement are pulling out stops to protect the tens of thousands that are expected to flood national

fourth of july celebration. >> tourists have taken notice. >> i feel safe. >> others say it's taking away from the holiday experience. >> it's sad that you can't just enjoy it. >> everyone we spoke to understood why the precautions are necessary. >> it's necessary. you know the big events is when the bad things happen. the u.s. park bliss want revelers to join the texting service to stay informed and report anything suspicious. >> if you don't see anyone you can report it. send reply and send a message and we will investigate whatever you tell us.

q: opting in is simple. just check july 4dc to 888777. you are in. you will get information from the park service and let them know what is going on. if you can't find a loved one, text them a picture and they will pass it to everybody. for a look at weather, steve rudin. steve: your fingers are crossed we get fireworks display in with no problem tomorrow evening. i want to show you the future cast. this is freshly updated. we move through the day, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. this model north and west of d.c. come tomorrow evening. the fireworks start at 9:09. this is a hotted day out there. if you are looking for the perfect vi

lower 90's. i will give you an hour by hour on what to expect. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend if you like the lower humidity and the warm temperatures you have got it. on the way. jonathan: thank you. see you in a few minutes. for more on what the weather is like for the holiday and the road closures and a full schedule of events on the national mall go to wjla.com. you will find it there. michelle: president trump expected to return to the white house tonight. he is spending the weekend at his golf course in new jersey. tomorrow the president will host military families for fourth of july. on wednesday he will head to germany for the g20 summit where he will meet with russian president vladimir putin for the first time. the white house will not say if the president will bring up russia election interference at the meeting. new jersey governor chris christie getting heated for the family vacation on a closed beach. the beach is closed due to

christie and his aides are defending his visit. they sent out tweets for the beaches that are open. jonathan: a missing liberty bell. it's not the real thing but it looks close. the search is on to finds it. michelle: and a hot air bah lon crashes in a pond. that wasn't the scariest part. what was found in that pon

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. jonathan: a crazy scene playing out in panama after a tractor trailer crashed on a bridge leaving half the truck dangling over the edge. you only see this in movies. the driver said it was raining. a member of the wrecking crew had to climb in cab to get it pulled up. that is not fun either. nobody was hurt. ten people were hurt after a cab drove through a crowd of people near logan international airport. michelle: the driver hit the gas instead of the bricks and drove through the area where other cabs wait until they were called on. injuries from minor and severe. no word if the driver faces charges. now to this.

emergency landing near disney world. it ended up in a poshed full of gators. pilot and 16 people on bard. no one was hurt but the pilot said the sudden change in the wind direction forced the landing. >> the search is on for independence day. >> the winner of a burger eating contest in d.c. doesn't look like she could put away a lot of food but she can. how many burgers got her the

michelle: d.c. police are looking for two people who broke in a convenience store and stole an a.t.m. this happened on rock creek church road in north west washington. surveillance shows the two people forced the door open. once inside they knock over the a.t.m. and slide it out the door. jonathan: montgomery college hired him to keep track on the fleet of vehicles, landscaping and the classroom equipment. >> but he was literally driving the bulky items off the college campus. montgomery county reporter kevin leis

will see only on 7. kevin: like most schools montgomery college has a tight budget which the police say the long time employee michael agunlia made leaner. since 2015, they allege that he, staffer, in the college office of procurement stole eight cargo style vans. heavy box truck. fort pickup truck. golf cart. four a.t.v.'s. a generator and six land scaling blowers. the grand total taken from the community college nearly $36,000. police say the 44-year-old offloaded his hefty loot at the j.c. cochran auctioneers in maryland. later cashing the check at the education system federal credit union where he banked. montgomery college confirms he is now on unpaid administrative leave. that said, his name is still listed on the school's

felony criminal case which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. he gave police the montgomery village post office as his mailing address. we managed to find him on linkedin and sent along a message, but so far we haven't heard back. at montgomery college in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news >> thank you. firefighters are still working on a fire involving multi-approximately row homes in -- multiple row homes in south baltimore. the flames spread to eight homes on hazel street near curtis avenue if you are familiar with the area. two of the homes we are learning are vie can't. one person was taken to the hospital and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. the cause of the fire is unknown. jonathan: well, as we get ready for independence day, a sign of freedom missing in the d.c. area. replica of a liberty bell. as ryan hughes reports there is a push to find out what happened to it. >> i have basica

search as far as i can. >> josh has a knock for solving historical mysteries inside the wilson building. last year he found a plaque in a broom closet without a title. these are the names of the district employees who served in world war ii. now his latest quest finding a 2,000-pound replica of the liberty bell. >> d.c. with the thousands of the memorials and the monuments i think it fade in the background. >> in 1950, the solid brass bell was given to the district for surpassing the goal in savings bond drive. the first home was on the step of the wilson building before being moved to a park in front of the building. they started to beautify the avenue and four monuments moved. they were all eventually returned but the bell is

it has gone cold. >> he does not suspect that it was sold or scrapped. it's not a coincidence. he calling on the public for help before the fourth of july. >> if we had a missing national symbol the time to put out the call for it is before the national holiday. >> in northwest, ryan hughes, abc7 news. michelle: from the liberty bell to another sign of freedom. a sick bald eagle on the mend. the eagle was wet and found having trouble breathing but the bird is eating now and acting like an eagle should. more tests are planned before it can be released back in the

a big storm blew through. >> now we are going to be in the lull. the quiet. if only we had this tomorrow night. a few showers and thunderstorms. the fireworks display will go on. maybe delayed but it will go on. a loll of phobes took -- folks took the day off. the winds are out of the south at 7 miles per hour. >> far if the record of 101 in 1966. if you are going out to eat, barbecue or a picnic. upper 80's. middle 80's by 9:00. it will stay dry and on

warm side. a band of clouds to the district. if you are north of this in hagerstown you are looking at a lot of sunshine. the temperature trend inside beltway is middle 70's. in the suburbs the nighttime low is in the 60's. quite a difference. it's 68 in gaithersburg. the future cast, independence day. 7:00 and a bright start. by noon a lot of folks will head to the mall. it will be dry. showers are likely

2:00 or 3:00. moving through dinner, picnic. by 9:00, we look at the showers that are setting up a line north and west of the district. keep it dry. i am growing more confident we won't have problems in terms of the weather. the showers and the thunderstorms through the afternoon and the early evening hours. the fireworks time. temperatures in the lower to the middle 80's. by 11:00, the temperatures are around 80. quite the sound effects! 88 on saturday. chance of thunderstorms. middle 80's on sunday. lower humidity. if you are going to the pool and the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7 shows the daytime highs in upper 80's or the

for the next ten days. jonathan: thank you. for fourth of july coney island have the famous hot dog eating contest. d, we got the z-burgers. for third year in a row molly schuyler won the d.c. eating contest. this year downing 21 hamburgers with the buns in ten minutes. 21. she was off by seven this year. the mother of four takes home $1,500 and keeps the title. i hope she doesn't have a tummy ache. michelle: her kids must be so proud. jonathan: so proud. another contest is the mets versus the nats. michelle: this is a good one. erin hawksworth is live at nats park for us. erin: a burger sounds good. the game is underway. stephen strasburg on the mound and he is e

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but take a look at all the fans still waiting to get inside. they all want to see the five nationals players who are named to the all-star game sunday night in miami. bryce harper, ryan zimmerman, daniel murphy, max scherzer, stephen strasburg. this is the most starting players washington has ever had in the all-star game. but one player who was snubbed anthony rindone. as max scherzer tells us, there is still time to vote and send him to the all-star game. >> it's really hard for me to swallow that he is not up here now. i think he has had that type of year. one of the best third baseman in the game if not the best now. hard to say he doesn't deserve to go. erin: in wimbledon venus williams advanced in straight sets but it's been an emotional roller coaster

venus in the past few weeks. she was involved in a car accident that killed 78-year-old jerome barsons last month. after the match today williams was overcome with emotion and began crying at her press conference saying i'm completely speechless. back here live. you can see the fans behind me. they are still waiting to get in the game. stephen strasburg on the mound against mets. there are fun activities. this game is sold out but come tomorrow. the rockettes will be performing. back to you in the studio. jonathan: that will be fun. thanks. michelle: nice treat. steve: rockettes tomorrow and fireworks after the game tonight. if you are not going to the game, go down there around 9:30, 1:00, great show to look at. if you want to wait in lines and everything else tomorrow. 92 is the high for the independence day. middle 80's on wednesday. middle 80 oz then thursday. weekend is upper 80's to around 90. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for

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tonight, the holiday scare at the airport. with the country on alert, the out of control taxi slamming into a crowd of people. at least ten injured. what we're learning about the driver. president trump's twitter smackdown. the president taking aim at the media once again. days before his face to face meeting with vladimir putin. beach backlash. new jersey governor, chris christie, blasted for taking his family to a public beach he closed during a state government shutdown. tonight, defiantly pushing back. venus' breakdown. the tennis star in tears after her first match at wimbledon, her first public com