news at noon, on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] molly: a messy date across the and with rain off and on already causing troubles on the roads as crews have removed a tree that covered each road in northwest this morning. one of several reports of trees down in our area. moment butne at the we are not out of the woods yet. molly is here with a look at the forecast. molly: dark and

and -- nationals park, 75 degrees and weather alerts, a flood watch until 7:00 local time where all of the lighter shaded green counties you see behind me. aboutflood warning until 2:00 local time which includes fairfax city, manassas, manassas park, and northern prince william county. and we have a flash flood warning until 3:00 local time for parts of southeast maryland, including st. mary's, that area was hard hit this morning, two inches to three inches of rain in a short time. farfall totals today, thus over one inch and culpeper with fredericksburg just shy of one inch and a half inch past river. almost three inches of rain. we are not out of the woods. additional rainfall is possible through the evening. you can see the steadier rainfall south of

east of the i-95 corridor, this red and orange could indicate upwards of one inch or more within one hour. possible sooadways give yourself extra time and take it easy through the afternoon. we are catching a break for some of us, especially near fredericksburg, the main area we will watch through the afternoon because we could be talking gusty thunderstorms with some of this clearing. showers continue near hagerstown , to the north, moderate to heavy rainfall. you can see about 2:00, 3:00, more rainfall on the way. i will talk about this more in the extended forecast. adrianna: thank you or the update. for up to the minute weather alerts download our stormwatch 7 app, especially for days like today so you can know what to

door. president trump is in germany on the eu for the g 20 summit. the schedule features meetings with world leaders starting with the german chancellor. tomorrow, his first face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin. he held a joint news conference with the polish president and admitted that russia likely interfered in the november election. sam sweeney is live with the latest. president spoke to a packed crowd and praised poland for praising its commitment to nato and used the opportunity to break the news media, barack .bama, and the north koreans he said radical islam threatened our civilization and said the fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive. the president took questions from reporters, the question gaining the most attention is when he was

not publicly agreed with his intelligence agencies about the russia meddling in the 2016 election. president trump: it was russia and could have been other countries, could have been a lot of people who interfered. i think it could very well have been russia but i think it could well have been other countries. i will not be specific. a lot of people interfere, it has been happening for a long time, for many years. sam: breaking with tradition, he criticized barack obama on foreign soil, saying he could have done something about russia before he left office. the president had harsh words for the u.s. media. president trump: they have been fake news for a long time, covering me in a dishonest way. do you have that, mr. president? [laughter]

nbc is equally as bad despite the fact that i made them a fortune with "the apprentice." sam: about north korea, he said he was weighing severe things that did not give specifics. tomorrow, he meets with vladimir putin and you can bet the entire world will be watching. live in the newsroom, sam sweeney. adrianna: congressman steve scalise back in the icu after he was shot. his office but this out last night, saying doctors have new concerns about infections. he is in serious condition. six people injured in the ambush before the shooter was killed by police at eugene simpson stadium last month and they expect another update on steve scalise at some point later today. police looking at one neighborhood in south beach where a paintball shootout left behind a huge mess.

large field but now it is into the streets. the fallout now and reaction from the community. >> these are what paintballs look like, the bullets essentially that go inside the gun. once they hit something or someone, they splatter and make a mess. this is one of many building that has been peppered with these paintballs recently appeared in the past three weeks , residents say it is out of control. roadsoad and neighboring have turned into a battlefield. a sport, hobby that has become popular usually confined to a designated area where there is regulation and everyone is safe. residents here say the paintball guns have been out of control. an area that has already been struggling for decades with real gun violence now appears the paintball guns have been turned into dangerous weapons.

buildings, street signs, houses, and people have been sprayed. a handful of injuries have been reported. >> i was wondering what happened to our door, it was broke down and we saw blue paint once we got in on the side of our window. >> residents have been calling police and reaching out on listserv and the police say they are aware of the problem and working to identify the people involved. in southeast washington, john gonzalez. adrianna: catherine hoggle will return to court this morning and a judge ruled she is not confident to stand trial. it has been nearly three years since the montgomery county mother was charged in the disappeared of her young children. they were three and two at the time, she has been getting treatment at a psychiatric hospital and her children have never been found. the man charged with bringing an arsenal of weapons to the trump hotel will be backn

friday to release him. prosecutors say he drove from his pennsylvania home to the district in may with a military style rifle. he pleaded not guilty and has been ordered to have a mental evaluation at his hearing is slated for 4:00 this afternoon. i've update on a disturbing story out of charles county. new details on the work history of an hiv-positive school aid charged with sexually assaulting boys and producing child pornography. suzanne kennedy has the latest. suzanne: carlos beltran's multiple use of experience in the county school system and investigators are asking anyone experienced in the county school system and investigators are asking -- carlos bell worked as a facility attended in 2008. 2

was hired by the county school system and work in at least four schools. he worked with a contractor that took care of children before and after school at j.p. ryan and wavy williams elementary school. he volunteered as an assistant track coach in 2016 at la plata high school. he was arrested last week and charged with producing child pornography and second-degree assault. police say he is admitted to being hiv-positive and authorities believe he molested seven boys on school property and at his home. and possibly at other locations. several of the alleged victims were identified from the videos and residents in the community i'm the charges disturbing. -- find the charges deserving. >> you find out that people are taking advantage, no way nobody caught on. somebody probably saw something weird was happening and did not speak up. suzanne: the school

hold several meetings with parents about this case and they will be held on july 28 and august 16. at benjamin stoddard middle school. up, a war ofing words between neighbors turning into a shootout. you will not want to miss how this one ends. driving into an inferno, the new video released of first responders going headfirst into an area scorched by the gatlinburg fire chief. the rapid floodwaters flow in japan, the number of people missing as heavy rain continues to hit parts of that country. first, a check on traffic. , it will be aoon heavy ride in several spots along i-95 in virginia on both directions with heavy rain adding to it. a lotound pass route 610, of southbound volume is active in this spot.

lanes are shut down for a crash between -- that will add to the 95 delays. where the rain is falling pretty harshly now, route 123 and woodbridge, southbound traffic is hard to see because of the rain. northbound through dale city is also going to be messy at this point. in the capital beltway, the outer loop on the far side of the screen near telegraph road going to the wilson bridge, a crash on the right side of the local lanes. that will be blocking one or two lanes on the right side. heavy on telegraph road heading to the wilson bridge. looking good past river road in maryland, a good spot below the 270 spur and 270 looking good. that is all from the traffic center.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. adrianna: police have released footage from the moment they arrived on scene to the deadly gatlinburg wildfire in november. the entire town in tennessee live up in flames. didier shows officers speeding through town over the blowing embers and putting their own fears aside to rescue hundreds of people fleeing the fire. >> polys, mandatory evacuations -- police, mandatory evacuations! get out of the house! adrianna: 14 people killed and 175 injured. them it was estimated at more than $500 million and last

charges against the two teenagers accused of starting the fires were dropped. indiana, adeo out of nasty confrontation between two neighbors ending in a shootout. we have the details on what led to the wild scene. >> this is the moment a fight between neighbors turns violent. captured -- 59-year-old is hurling insults at his neighbor across the fence. then getting off the lawnmower. it is unclear what the firefighter said in response but the man reverses his mower and pulls out a handgun. a 49 euros neighbor grasses weapon and fired multiple shots. they returned fire. he is hit four times in the chest but gets up and walks away. more than one week

in critical condition and an indiana prosecutor says that the shooter will not be charged with a crime. saying he acted in self-defense. according to sheriff's records, they have argued more than one dozen times in the last eight years over a range of issues from the location of a fence to a dog. both were charged with battery in 2011 after getting into a fight that left one man stabbed in the arm and the other with cuts. remember this brutal attack outside of a georgia restaurant? police have the two people behind the beating of the store's owner and her daughter kind bars. this was over -- behind bars. this was over cold chicken and a lack of french fries, they have been charged with battery and child cruelty. thief did not stop a car -- could not stop a car

this car was stolen in the single, they found drugs and other paraphernalia inside and think the thief may have been living inside the car. the owners of the car say they forgive the person who stole it. flooding in japan not getting any better. 25 people missing and more than 670,000 have been forced to leave their homes as the rain continues. lutz, mudslides have cut off inds and left several areas the country, nearly 8000 firefighters have been deployed to help rescue and relief. that is a mess. we are dealing with rain, nothing like that. like that but we have been getting reports of flash flooding earlier this morning. steve posted a picture of one person whose lawn is completely covered. another round of showers and thunderstorms as we go through the day today. not out of the woods yet but an

rain continues, the green background is a flash flood watch until 7:00 local time with what warning in effect in fairfax county and manassas. the flash flood warning for southeast maryland until 3:00 today. rainfallet of heavy now south of the metro with rainfall rates reaching one to 2.5 inches per hour, especially in the darker shades of red. ponding mount vernon, on roadways not out of the question and very likely. marginal risk for severe weather today, southport fredericksburg from the metro, the best chance for gusty thunderstorms later today. 3:00, notice near gaithersburg into baltimore, shades of yellow and just outside of the winchester area. filling in all to ourselves by the evening -- our south to the evening hours.

maryland, another round coming -- hard-hit southeast maryland, another round coming your way. flooding and gusty winds the main impact. into thursday night and early friday, catching a break in the action. hour-by-hour for your friday, mostly cloudy for the early part of the day and maybe some thunder early. sunshine will be coming through the clouds by the afternoon and daytime highs in the mid-80's. looking up for the upcoming weekend, falling humidity on saturday and lots of sunshine if you are trying to play golf or just go by the pool. sunday, less humid and feeling much better with sunshine sticking around. maybe a stray thunderstorm saturday but a dry forecast for the most part this weekend. , raintended forecast chances continue today and the early half of friday.

early half of the week, things looking really nice and even into monday with a high of 90 degrees. tuesday through the later half of the week, a chance for showers and thunderstorms and the heat and humidity sticks around. adrianna: thank you. we are on your site tonight with a phone bank to help you protect your rights in the workplace. we will take your calls about all types of workplace issues. from discrimination to wrongful termination, employee benefits and much more. watched us at 4:00 and 5:00 to find out how to participate. your call is confidential and the expert advice is free. up, eating too much chocolate already give some people a rush and find out the newest way teenagers are using the sweet treat to party.

adrianna: a new chocolate craze that has parents on high alert. instead of eating it, teenagers are snorting a new chocolate-based powder substance that may have health risks. we had the details. >> a new way to get a buzz from something that is inexpensive and widely available, perfectly legal, and teenagers love it, chocolate. a new chocolate-based product is a powder that users can snort. >> it is crazy chocolate because chocolate mixed with other things that creates a crazy effect. >> it is a blend, some powder mixed with other ingredients found in energy drinks. the makers claim this can produce an elevated mood and a state of

feeling of ecstasy, and can give you energy and motivation that is great for partygoers to dance the night away without a crash. >> anybody who wants to party, dance, have extra energy. that is mostly our market. >> it first showed up in european nightclubs last year but nick anderson of -- is hoping to bring it to the forefront of the u.s. party scene. >> i did not consult with a medical professional, i saw what was going on with europe and there was no health issues, been out two years, three years and everybody seems fine, it is popular, no negative public city. >> many are wondering, is it safe? is notknows as the fda sure if it falls under its jurisdiction. they tell us the fda will need to evaluate the product labeling, marketing, and or any insert -- any other information on the products intended use. adrianna:

, rain is still coming down across the dmv, a final check of the weather with molly.

>> we do have some weather alerts, a flood watch in effect for the d.c. metro and a few warnings with heavy rain expected as we go through the afternoon and evening. make sure you are prepared and give yourself lots of extra time. adrianna: thank you for joining

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