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capital, thousands packing the national mall tonight. jonathan: all of it wrapping up with a fantastic firework show, lighting the skies over the monuments. -- could not ask for a better night. we have team coverage, including the strict security measures in place. we start with the excitement in the heart of d.c., with tim barber live on the national mall. tim: it was not too hot this night, not too wet, and the big difference between this year and last year, you could actually see the fireworks. the fireworks celebrate independence, but they also , whenate 50 years ago their first it was supposed to be on the fireworks under the national mall. >> it was canceled because of high wind, so we had a second date the next night. the rest is history. >> i always dreamed of coming to the

july. tim: this family came to celebrate freedom and heritage at the national museum of african american history and culture. >> it made me feel like i needed to come sooner. tim: this family is originally from honduras, but the love of the american melting pot burns as bright as the fireworks. >> it's an amazing country. eim: this is the first time thd back for theeen fourth, but they were still fireworks. there are still some people enjoying the national mall, a few stragglers, but everything cleared out quickly and no major problems reported tonight. live on the national mall, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: whether you are on the national mall or a prime viewing spot in virginia,

security for the fourth of july celebrations. is live at the marine corps memorial, one of the best places to watch from across the river. jay: that's right, a fantastic spot. security,eefed-up security that you could see, security you could not see. they were making sure the celebration remained uplifting. 4, all the pageantry of july many of the hundreds of thousands of people watching had to work awfully hard for this moment. >> everything is closed. jay: nearly everywhere you turned, particularly in prime washing areas, there were massive shutdowns. a security checkpoint going into the district. >> it's really locked down. it was amazing. people walking for miles to find the idea

there, they were greeted with heightened security measures. to theional mall filled brim with red, white, and blue. concert onding the the u.s. capitol grounds had to go through security screenings, and all were welcomed by huge dump trucks, preventing anyone from even thinking about using a vehicle. >> i'm thankful we are taking precautions to stay safe tonight. i think it's great. think the bigger word was not the security but the weather. thankfully it held off. live in arlington, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: thank you so much. and a special honor this fourth police for two capitol officers credited with stopping the gun man who opened fire on a congressional baseball practice last month. special agent david bailey and crystal were

both were injured in the ambush, but they were still able to return fire and stop the gun man. >> am greatly honored to be here. thank you for the award. and just thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. crystal was not able to attend, so her supervisor attended. congressman steve scalise is the last of the five shooting victims still hospitalized, but he continues to improve. jonathan: the president and first lady honoring members of the military. president trump recognizing each branch of the military with a special thank you. officer ina junior the marine corps. alison: today's celebrations were not completely spared by the rainfall stop in annapolis, they had to cancel fireworks. steve: and we had

showers and embedded thunderstorms. everything was ok downtown d.c. the showers right now are limited. , we have a fewl scattered showers off to the west, moving through fairfax county and montgomery county. the showers will be hit or miss through the overnight. the traffic isat still quite busy with a lot of folks trying to get out from downtown, out to the suburbs. a few showers bethesda, silver spring, not going to amount to a whole lot through the overnight. the umbrella, grab heading out the door tomorrow. highs a little cooler, lower to middle 80's, but looking at another round of showers and storms. the timing coming up. jonathan: we are watching north korea. that is where u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says that country conducted a test using an intercontinental ballistic missile.

this. this is the kind of missile the u.s. worries about because it can reach the u.s. nancy: the united states reacting swiftly to that news. they say north korea conducted a successful test of a long-range missile overnight. tonight, the united states and south korea holding a joint missile drill in the territorial waters off of south korea. after the launch, the united states says this was done to counteract north korea's destabilizing and unlawful actions. that is what they called them. this is been called a major breakthrough, a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the united states. the news applauded in north korea, while the united states, japan, and south korea have called for an open emergency meeting of the un security council regarding this launch. nancy chen, abc 7 news. alison: the president leaves tomorrow for the g 20 summit in germany. his first up will be in poland.

leaders from central and eastern europe. at the g 20 the president will have his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. tens of thousands of protesters are expected to greet both men. back at home, a gaithersburg family thankful tonight after a close call at their home. they were sitting in their living room when a car smashed into their fireplace. they said it felt like an earthquake. the home was deemed unsafe to live in. the family of three is now displaced. the driver says it was an accident. nobody was seriously hurt. jonathan: fourth of july events in landover taking on a somber tone after a man was found shot to death in the afternoon. the investigation is focused on a busy area of prince george's county. anna-lysa gayle has the latest on the investigations underway tonight. anna-lysa: a man was shot on landover road.

hospital just after 3:30, where he was pronounced dead. >> this is the thing i dread the most, on this holiday. you cannot tell whether it is a gunshot or just fireworks. >> nobody wants this type of activity in their neighborhood, especially on a holiday weekend. anna-lysa: with several businesses along the strip, the area is busy. please continue their search for the shooter. your by customers and workers are watching their surroundings. stop.h, it is a popular >> i don't know what's going on. anna-lysa: the police obtained surveillance video from the nearby gas station which may help shed light on the motive before the shooter. >> it's really sad. these families will have to feel this every year, every holiday. anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: new

townhome in gaithersburg. we brought this to you as breaking news last night. fire officials say that charcoal was used in a propane grill, setting fire to the back deck of this home and spreading. they spent the day visiting homes and checking smoke alarms and reminding families about safety. in charlesarents county are coming to grips about a terrifying investigation. a former teacher's aide and trust a accused of sexually assaulting children while infected with hiv. the police say they have evidence carlos bill abused these boys at benjamin stoddart middle school. the also worked at j.p ryon elementary, mcdonough high school, and other schools. >> we talked to them a lot about strangers and teachers, good touch, that touch. -- bad touch. jonathan:

identified seven victims but our word there could be more. there is a hotline for parents to call. we have that number on our website, wjla.com. alison: a police officer stabbed last month at the airport in flint, michigan, is making a swift recovery. lieutenant jeff neville felt well enough to take art and a fourth of july parade. >> i have police officers coming in. they reached out to me from new york city, new jersey, and they are coming in this week and next week just to meet me and thanked me, and they are going a long way to do this. i told my chief, they don't have to do that. he said they feel like they need to. alison: just a few weeks ago he had surgery for a 12-inch cut on his neck. doctors say the knife was just millimeters from a major artery. the man charged with stabbing neville will be back in court tomorrow. an

fourth of july. where this bunch of bears was spotted and how you can keep them from making your yard their next stop. jonathan: new jersey beaches are back open to the public. governor chris christie has a message for the camera crew that caught him lounging on the closed beach. and this look at atlanta, celebrating the fourth of july. more of the fireworks celebrations across the country, next.

alison: eight welcome back. these are the fourth of july celebrations in montgomery county, the germantown glory fireworks display. family celebrating there were treated to music and plenty of choices from the food trucks. in newn: the beaches jersey were open today. this time they are open for everyone. state parks and beaches were closed after

reach a budget agreement, leading to a government shutdown. andy an agreement made signed by governor christie, who came under fire for this picture. he was caught lounging on one of the closed beaches. christie today making light of the criticism. >> if they had flown that plane over that beach and i was sitting there with a couple of 25-year-olds blondes, that's a story. jonathan: christie said the beach houses state owned property and therefore, despite the shutdown, they had a right to be there. alison: a frightening end to a fireworks display in arizona last night. the fire sparked by an ember from the fireworks that flew into the dry brush and grew quickly. firefighters got it under control and nobody was hurt. just another example of the dangerous dry conditions out west. jonathan: a devastating fire close to home ripping

row homes in baltimore. it took dozens of firefighters to put this out. 23 people have lost their homes. from home toing home, burning 10 homes by the time it was over. two people were hurt, their injuries not serious, but still no word on what started this fire. alison: a sure support for the jury to acquit a minnesota police officer in the deadly shooting of the land of castile -- castile. the judge says the criticism of the jury was based on this dash cam video which was released after the trial, which means the jurors never saw it when they found the officer not guilty. his letter to the jury said in part, you are asked to determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether a crime has been committed. jonathan: remember the special congressional election in georgia last month that was very close?

overturn the results. the student claims that the voting touchscreen system has a lack of a paper trail and the results cannot be trusted. republican narrowly defeated the democrat to win the seats. must see pictures from warren county showing bears in front royal. bears, plural. of gameinia department ends fisheries says if you come across a bear, stay calm and slowly walk away. don't run. you can also try to keep the bears out of your yard by moving birdfeeders and make sure that your garbage cans are secure. you are just looking for grub. look at all of them in the front yard. alison: speaking of scary sites, it is not the fourth of july without an insane display of competitive eating.

eating contest. jonathan: plenty of familiar faces. the three-time women's champ defended her title, downing 41 hot dogs in 10 minutes full stop is that eating or just jim in your mouth full of food? chestnut is a nine time champ, 72 hot dogs with buns in 10 minutes. how he is even operate, i will never know. steve: the weather on this fourth of july evening, showers made it across and did not have an impact on a lot of activities downtown d.c. tor annapolis, they had cancel the fireworks display this evening because the rain was so heavy. moving in closer, front royal, you are on the edge of the showers, luray also looking at wet weather.

county, a few showers beginning to leave the area, towards the east. the d.c. metro, lingering anotherthat will remain couple hours. not expecting anything heavy, definitely not expecting anything severe. the temperatures right now holding in the middle to upper 70's. 75 degrees dulles, 79 reagan national, 74 manassas. the feels-like temperature's, you may want to think twice about shutting off the ac, warm and muggy, nighttime lows only in the middle 70's downtown d.c., a little cooler in the northern and western suburbs, upper 50's not out of the question. the futurecast, a lot of folks back to work tomorrow. grab the umbrella heading out the door. it will not be a washout, but showers will be on the radar through the day. noontime, to the west, especially along i-81,

dry around the metro, but through the afternoon showers remain to the west and some of the showers may make it to the east and cause a little bit of wet roadways across the media metro tomorrow evening. a little cooler tomorrow compared to today, middle 80's. it will stay warm and humid. we will see that chance of showers and thunderstorms, a better chance thursday. the highs for the weekend, 88 saturday, not as humid sunday, 86 degrees. once we get through the weekend, daytime highs in the upper 80's, lower 90's, morning lows in the middle 70's. alison: steve, thank you. an extra special way for the newest citizens of our country. jonathan: we will introduce them to you, next. alison: and a quick look at the wh

look at that. all lit up beautifully to celebrate our nation's independence.

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he was at the nats game. jonathan: and he is the best come if you go down come you get a full education. he's wonderful. alison: a big day today for the nationals. erin: we will talk about that, plus y d.c. united head coach been olsen is not happy tonight. and bryce harper makes a diving catch that you must see. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: it was the perfect independence day for the nationals, earning their 50th win of the season, 1,000th regular-season victory in team history. bruce with a short fly ball to right, bryce harper with his spectacular catch. he gets the glove under the ball. daniel murphy had a monster game at the plate. in the sixth, a base hit. anothera. taylor and run score. nats win big 11-4. meanwhile, a game that you could see on our sister station deuce channel 8, the struggling d.c. united team on the road facing fc dallas.

enough offense. the fourth of july celebrations were in full force. his first mls goal with a side foot stunner. united with the 1-0 lead, but it was not enough as dallas beats d.c. 4-2. and the capitals sign a player to a two-year, $6 million deal. jonathan: the nats look play -- look like they are just having fun.

alison: it's the largest fireworks show in the country, new york city's july 4 celebrations launching from five different barges and the east river. jonathan:

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