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together will make their way through the immediate metro area moving through the everything hours. we will talk about what to expect for the rest of the week in the upcoming weekend. i promise you. we have nicer weather on the way for the weekend. more coming up in a few minutes. alison: thank you, steve. reminder download the stormwatch7 app for your smartphone or tablet at the itunes or the google play store. larry? larry: new developments tonight in investigation into allegations that a former teacher's aide and coach with hiv was sexually abusing children in charles county. the school board just finishing a hastily scheduled meeting in la plata and nathan baca is there with the latest. nathan? nathan: we asked for
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tell us what they heard inside the meeting but they said no comment. this is video before the meeting began. school board members hearing from the superintendent dr. kim hill about carlos deangelo bell, 30 years old facing charges of production of child porn they are expecting new charges to be filed soon in light of what investigators say that carlos deangelo bell says he has hiv. and that up to ten or more victims, middle schoolboys are involved here. reporting back live here. nathan
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larry: they are looking for the uber driver who is accused of sexual assault. the man was driving a dark colored toyota rav 4 with virginia license plate. he is no longer an active uber driver. alison: sources tell abc news that men may have been killed over a dispute over fireworks they were setting off. we will keep you posted as soon as we get more information on the investigation. larry: developing now, police in georgia charged a woman with killing four of her children and her husband. investigators say isabelle martinez stabbed them to death at the home near atlanta. a fifth child survived the attack but her condition has not been released. friends say while martinez was depressed they never expected something like this. >> she has been hurt bad. she was in a depression. we go
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her about her dad. larry: a cousin knocked on the door wednesday afternoon. worried about the family. but never went inside. the victims weren't found until someone called 911 this morning. alison: tonight we have waiting for an update from medstar washington hospital center about congressman steve scalise. the louisiana republican was moved back to intensive care last night. this is three weeks after he was shot in the ballpark ambush in alexandria. they moved him due to a risk of infection and that we would get another update today. we'll let you know when we do. larry: a developing story on capitol hill. the director of the office of the government ethics is stepping down. walter shaub announcing on twitter he will join the campaign legal center. a company that focuses on violation of campaign finance law. shaub previously said president trump keeping his business was unethical. he also asked the white house to punish kellyanne conway for promoting ivanka trump's fa
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happen. alison: well, this is the scene in the last two hours where protylessers crashed with police -- protesters crashed with police ahead of tomorrow's g20 summit in germany. thousands descended on hamburg for what they called the welcome to hell protest. nancy chen monitoring developments from the "live desk." what is the latest? nancy: police resorted to using tear gas and water cannons as the protesters spoke out against many issues including capitalism. president trump was greeted by german chancellor angela merkel when he arrived this morning. leaders of some of the most powerful countries are expected to you can the about issues like trade, climate change over the next few days. but even before this summit has started president trump is setting his own tone. president trump: the west is great not because of paperwork and regulations but because people were allowed to chase their
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nancy: president trump is scheduled to sit down with russian president vladimir putin tomorrow. we have a closer look at what could come out of that meeting at 5:30. nancy chen, abc7 news. larry: thank you, nancy. president trump said he is considering "very we have veer things" to response to north korea's test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile. jeff goldberg is live in annandale after speaking with the local members of the korean community. jeff? jeff: they are keeping an eye on the rising conditions but they offered insight that might be different than you expect. for korean americans the thought of war with north korea brings fears for family and friends in south korea. >> worries yes. >> but concern may be stronger here than there. >> korean people are not that
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worried. jeff: he was born in u.s. but has relatives in south korea. he says bluster from the north is nothing new for south koreans, many who still do not expect war even after the recent test of intercontinental ballistic missile. >> they are not going anywhere. that is how i see it. it's more talk. they want more bread and butter. more money. >> any u.s. military action against north korea would certainly lead to a punishing counterattack by the north against south korea. where millions of people live within 50 miles of the north korean border, many in seoul. casualties could be in the tens of thousands. >> they attack each other. many people would die. >> he thinks patience is wearing thin. >> south korean people are just getting
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jeff: coming up at 6:00, the local korean-american association weighs in with word of hope for peace. live in annandale, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the execution of a virginia man will happen tonight as planned. governor terry mcauliffe says he will not stop lethal injection of william morva. changes to execution protocol mean morva will be shielded from the view of his attorney and witnesses until-he is restrained and i.v. lines put in place. he killed a security guard and sheriff dep any a jail escape in 2006. larry: today, five dallas officers were honored for making the ultimate sacrifice a year ago. privat
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memorial for those killed in the ambush. the shooter was a military vet who said he was upset of the recent police shooting of black men. alison: a water ride at king's dominion is closed today after a woman was badly hurt the there. the woman broke her foot, her shoulder, herco lar bone. all of -- her collarbone. the tube they were in flipped over and she landed on her head. he had to pull her from the water and yell for help. she wassen conscious after that. the ride will remain closed while they investigate. larry: arlington county wants money to upgrade metro station. transportation reporter brianne carter is at the "live desk" to explain. bri? brianne: calls to improvement to arlington county looking to add up to two new bus phase at the station. and improve pedestrian access. the changes call for adding a sec entrance.
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entrance. this would come in to the station. the project costs $30 million. they are looking for outside the beltway 66 project. the catch is the arlington county officials say the new commuter buses that are expected to be part of the beltway project will terminate at the metro station. beexpect to learn information about the inside the 66 beltway project. in the update tonight vdot is expected to announce that testing will begin on the tolling system inside the beltway. we have learned that vdot is expected to kick off information campaign after labor day for the drivers to let them know more about the tolls. you have likely seen the signs going up. the toll expected to start in december. brianne carter, back to you.
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alison: coming up, look at this. a new view of the devastating fires that swept across tennessee last year. larry: later art imitating life. what a locate playwright is hoping to accomplish with her interpretation of a former rabbi convicted of voyeurism. alison: but first, what this woman was trying to do that left passengers stranded for hours. >> i'm famous. i'm cool. i'm awesome. larry: what the web-footed friends did to land themselves in the back of a cruiser. back after this.
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with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com. larry: new information tonight after last year's massive wildfires in tennessee. this is new cash board camera video from a police cruiser in gat lynnburg. look -- gat linbug. look at that. you can see the wall of flames after they make the turn. 14 people were killed and the fires caused more than $1 billion in damage. alison: incredible perspective there. back here locally, a rainy start to the
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again. as steve mentioned earlier most of the region is under flash flood watch. er the rest of the day. melissa dipane picks up the stormwatch7 team coverage. she is live from woodbridge. melissa? melissa: yeah. we have been all over the place from arlington to prince william county. gray skies, blue skies, swollen waterways. this creek here in woodbridge, take a look. it is moving high and fast but not as high as earlier today. we have pictures of a fallen tree from earlier today. crews were working hard to move it out of the way. then to manassas, youngs branch creek this afternoon after the rain from this morning. it flooded the roadway. then the rain stop and the water level dropped. but it won't take much to bring it over the road again. that is what the first responders are concerned about. when we get the second rain of rain this evening. they want people to dr
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roadway stop and turn around. don't drown. live in woodbridge, melissa dipane, abc7 news. larry: okay. alison: this was extended earlier today. steve: exactly. now they go until 2:00 in the morning for area. we have more rain on the way. the activities tonight, the baseball games and maybe considering going to the pool since it's the middle of the summer might want to reconsider at this point. this is the weather bug camera. over the wilson bridge how skies are getting darker there. the reason why. this is it. that is what we were looking at. that right there and it will go backwards. you can see it there again. that is what we are looking at. it's now moving to the oxon hill area over toward casino. not moving fast but capable of producing heavier downpours. just skirting the northern edge of the capital beltway. it's dy
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alexandria and it's a different story. heavier rain about to move in. we are not expecting anything to become of it expect for brief period of heavy rain. nothing to be warned on. oxon hill and moving to southeast d.c. and prince george's county. widen the view out. we have a lot of rain out there. this is flaring up to the west of us around the i-80 corridor there harrisburg to woodstock. these are the areas that got sunshine. we expected to see brighter skies that the shower and the heavier downpour would develop. if they hold together they will make their way to the d.c. metro area. right now it looks like it will be after the 8:00 hour for this evening. we have flood warning in effect. it includes fairfax and prince william county until 6:00 a.m. should additional rainfall fall over the areas i would not be surprised if the
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i have a warning for st. mary's county until 7:00. with the ground saturated with the heavier rains from earlier this morning it's not going to take a lot for the localized flooding. we will keep you updated on abc7. the rest of the area, the area shaded in green. the darker color green is the flood watch until 2:00 in the morning. this may be extended a little bit longer if the storms hold together in the overnight hours. temperatures are cool compared to where they usually are for this time of year. 80 degrees at reagan national. 73 in frederick. 75 in hagerstown. still hanging on to 88 in charlottesville. we will see warmer air across the area for the day tomorrow. for today it's warm and humid. for this evening, the temperatures are not moving a lot. upper 70's at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. with the showers and the thunderstorms that will continue to dot the radar. forecast tonight is a little patchy fog. nothing to cause travel delays tomorrow. be on the look
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area of heavy rain and the embedded thunderstorms. the freshly updated future cast for you. it does show heavier showersial thunderstorms moving in the area at 8:00, 9:00 tonight. we should get most if not all the heavy stuff out of here by early tomorrow morning. then we see lingering showers throughout the day tomorrow. and then the drier air will overspread the mid-atlantic. that means a better weekend ahead. the daytimes high tomorrow around 88. showers and thunderstorms in the low afternoon. lower humidity for the weekend. middle to upper 80's. take you out quickly with a look at the ten-day outlook. if you like it hot and humid it's back with the lower 90's and we'll have nighttime lows in 70's. alison: stick around. i want you to see the next story. steve: farmer's market? alison: no. watch this. >> one fourth of july nobody
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that is because this happened. her four ducks ended up getting hauled off in a police car. it turns out they wandered a mile from the pennsylvania home to convenience store and people tried to walk off with them. police rounded up the ducks and brought them home but not before charging them with loyaltyering. larry: court date? alison: too bad there weren't baby ducks. that would have been cuter. larry: the future doesn't look good. the attorney is a quack. steve: i was 4 i was attacked by a duck. i want you to know. alison: did you miss the good joke? steve: i did. i kept thinking i was 4 i was running away -- larry: nothing about duck can be funny after that. "abc7 news at 5:00". forget the land shark. the rare sight that had a guy jumping in the water off ocean city. but first, look at wha
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alison: all right. this is a flight from atlanta to chicago that returned to the gate wednesday because of this passenger they said was unruly. it was delayed several hours after the passenger refused to sit down. she tried to recline her seat before take-off and she wanted to let her dog run around the cabin. the flight attendant asked her to stop she got up and started screaming. she was removed from the plane and booked on to another flight. more lucky passengers. larry: everyone else missed their connection over it. "7 on your side" tonight with answers to your questions about rights in the
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scottscott taylor in the help center to explain. scott: call if you have a question about the issues in the workplace. 703-236-9220. i want to introduce you to a lady with a wealth of information. one of the smartest ladies with the d.c. workers rights. latoya. i want to talk about what i found interesting with the group is the clinics that you offer. >> we operate seven legal clinics. at the clinics we help the individuals with direct services. we help them fill out tomorrows. if
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themselves to give them the tips on the self-representation tips on arbitration. >> what is the biggest issue right now? >> wage staff. we have the wage staff prevention act. and sick leave. all of that ties to that. that is the biggest, i now. >> thank you so much. you will be here. the group will be here until 6:30. 703-236-9220. >> what is forcing some people to ask the guests to park on the lawn instead of the street. >> a scandal that rocked the community turning into a play. >> it will be one of the most scrutinized meeting of
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leaders in the world be productive or perilous? chief political correspondent scott thuman joins us from the scat line center to explain -- satellite center to explain. scott? scott: president trump vowed earlier in poland he would confront new forms of aggression. many say he will get the chance in some respects when he meets tomorrow with russia's vladimir putin. protests may make highlights of the g20 summit, president trump's meeting with vladimir putin may be the most meaningful headline after he has trained the tune from campaign trail -- >> the problem with nato is it's obsolete. >> to the comments today. >> we urge russia to stop destabilizing activities. scott: the tough talk and the show of unity with nato members, some fearful of potential russian invasion, likely o
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the two leaders. >> it's difficult to say what russia's intentions are in the relationship. that is the most important part of this meeting. >> complicating matters concerns over russian's interference in the u.s. >> i think president trump needs to confront him about russia's involvement in our democratic process. scott: it's a fine line to walk. many believing that russia's voice is valuable to get north korea to stop nuclear ambitions. critics say the trump white house is in need of help on fragile foreign affairs. >> the administration is totally unprepared to deal with them. that is a problem for any president. it's particularly for a problem with a president with zero foreign policy experience. >> the upcoming meeting is
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moment that could either ease tensions between the two or exacerbate them. alison: thank you, scott. if all goes as planned gas stations will be a think of the past in france. the country has set a goal of phasing out cars that run on gas and diesel by the year 2040. france's environment minister shows the move shows a country's commitment to fighting climate change. this week volvo said it would make hybrid or electric models starting in the year 2019. larry: fireworks over spain has the country kicking off the famed running of the bulls festival. thousands of people packing in the square dressed in white clothes and red neck scarves. tomorrow will mark eight bull run through the street and bull face matadors in afternoon bull fights. alison: back at home, a scandal that rocked our region and tonight a playwright's take on the rabbi turned voyeur will hut the stage in d.c. richard reeve live in northeast to
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rich, which is unusual. richard: the play being shown at gallaudet university at 7:30. the playwright a.j. catch -- campbell followed the case slowly and said she felt compelled to write the story. and although it was a dark subject she hopes it will help with healing. >> i feel violated. this is between woman and god, not the woman and the rabbi. >> in 2015, the spiritual leader of the congregation pleaded guilty to making secret recordings of 52 women undressing before using a ritual bath. prosecutors say he is now serving a six yaf year jail sentence hit the camera in a clock radio. >> a woman working there discovered clock radio. questioned him on it. waited for it to show up again and turned it
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>> now two years lateer the capital fringe festival is presented this. in the play he is confronted from the jail cell by four women composites of all the victims. >> i think stories for some are too soon. others they can be cathartic ways to deal with the difficult suggests. >> encouraged by the synagogue members. >> he could have gone away but they didn't. they showed courage. >> now campbell says she has no rush back about putting together this play or writing this play. we did reach out to the attorney for many of the victims and they did not respond. the play taking part tonight in 7:30 on the gallaudet campus. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. "7 on your side" in health matters. by now you have probably heard it could be a bad year for ticks. if you find one, remove them with
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tweezers. grab the tick as close as possible to where it attaches to the skin. pull it out in single motion. don't squeeze too tightly. when you are done clean the wound and your hands as soon as possible. alison: scott lennox and dave mesicc of a show called "hooked on d.c." said they didn't catch a single fish but they spotted a whale shark in the fourth of july. they were filming off the coast of ocean city. this guy josh jumped in the water to swim with it. the whale sharks are the largest known fish species. they can grow up to 60 feet long. they can weigh nine tons. larry: wow! >> they are rarely this far north since they prefer water less than 72 degrees. this is really something. larry: a chance he couldn't pass up. alison: braver than i would be. larry: o
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>> we are trying to put the discovery back to discovering new music. larry: coming up. move over pokémon go. the new game that could be music if your ears. scott: i'm scott taylor. we have experts here taking your questions on the rights in the workplace. 703-236-9220. alison: then new at 6:00 tonight, unexpected visitors. a rare visit becoming more common in the chesapeake bay. now at havertys furniture, it's our star spangled sale. now through monday, save up to one-thousand dollars in bonus discounts to create your perfect home. plus, you'll get thirty-six month, no interest financing. hurry, this sale ends monday! with havertys, your home can be perfect.
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temperatures will be in the middle 70's. talk about the weekend, more baseball on the way saturday and sunday. 4:05 start time. temperatures will be in the upper 80's. the humidity level begin to fall. by sunday, looks fantastic. not only for baseball, but if you are going to the delmarva beaches or hanging out at the pool. the temperatures will be in the middle 80's with low humidity. look at the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. 90 on monday. lower 90's on tuesday. fall back to upper 80's by wednesday, thursday, friday next week. night time lows in the 70's. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". back after this.
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>> there is a map in the app that will show the closest to you. >> if you findca seth you scan a -- cassette you can tap it to download the songs on your phone. then you can find it. it will be at android and apple at the end of the summer. alison: speaking of music, music history caused a scare? new york. construction workers came across something that they thought was a bomb but it was a time capsule. buried by the nightclub that helped launch ma donna's
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danceateria. it buried it in 1985 and it closed to year later. the owner says he hopes to get what is inside back but the police say they want to search it first. larry: coming up at 5:00, how a local son fared on the world stage today. >> why are some people in bethesda parking on the fronted lawn? the explanation coming up. >> a newly issued severe thunderstorm warning for culpeper and rappahannock county. what to expect around the immediate met owe area
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culpeper is right over here. culpeper under a severe thunderstorm warning. that is until 6:15. we will keep you updated on all of this at abc7, newschannel8 and wjla.com. but first head to scott taylor. scott: yeah. we are in if "7 on your side" help center, steve. we are talking about workers 'rights. if you have a question about what is going on at your workplace, if you are injured or say you are looking for a new job. you might have a criminal record or employment discrimination. just give us a call. 703-236-9220. larry? larry: okay. thanks. technology as you know is known for making life easier but in a bethesda abc news it's the opposite -- bethesda neighborhood it's the opposite. kevin lewis is live to explain a story you'll see only on 7.
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this is a short walk to metro station, ton of restaurants and shops. that making permit parking a necessity here but it also comes with a cost. >> frustration. kevin: robin's street requires a parking permit. all day, every day. without a driveway she used to pick up paper visitor passes at the parking enforcement office. but montgomery county recently moved to a digital system. which she argues is a big hassle. >> so if you have people stopping by to say hello you have to run out and get the license number and register it to make sure they are okay. >> when a friend received $50 parking ticket on july 2, she took to the neighborhood facebook page and learned she wasn't alon. >> they were up in arms as well. other people saying they got tickets. they hated the new system. they wished they would go back to the paper system. >> montgomery county acknowledges the
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residents abused the paper permit system making cop'. they are open to public input in pursuit of the best practice. >> the efficiency for the company doing it outweighs benefits for us. they should think about the constituents and make it comfortable for us. easier for us. >> also addtology the irritation, paging enforcement -- parking enforcement uses vehicle with license plate readers. that allows them to cover more grounds in less time. according to residents and hand out more ticketeds. live in bethesda, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. ahead at 6:00 incredible video. police officers diving into water to save people from a sinking car. plus, it was a shocking scene. a man attacks a woman. and then punches her teenage
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now there has been an arrest. we hear from the victim and says she does not feel safe. we tell you how the local korean community is coping with the sabre rattles between the u.s. and north korea at 6s larry: well, going skiing on your birthday may not be a big deal to you but it was a cool achievement for george. this isn't just any birthday for george. he is hitting the big 100 years old. he didn't learn to ski until he was 43. every year since he takes a trip to the utah mountains. snow bird opened to let him shred one more time. he says exercising every day and having fun is secret to his longevity. >> if you are having fun, you can keep it up. if you behavior yourself, look at the beautiful country. my god, it just overwhelming to come up here and ski. breath fresh air.
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makes you feel great. larry: this is his 57th year on the slopes. alison: goodness. larry: not slowing down. alison: there is not one thing about him that seems 100. he doesn't look it, act it. larry: sound it. alison: amazing. inspiring. larry: skis like he is not a day over 60. alison: all right. get another check on the weather. about tv day. steve: it is active. we knew we'd have sunshine to the west of us. the sunshine is working to make the atmosphere unstable. we have stronger storms beginning to pop. the boxes here are the flood warnings that remain in effect. this until 6:00. this is until 7:00. the cluster south and west of us. madison county, doppler radar indicated tornado at this hour.
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thunder and lightning. heavier downpours. this tornado warning for madison county just outside the viewing area for abc7 until 6:15. otherwise culpeper and rappahannock counties extend that off toward the north and the east. that severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15. capable of producing gusty wind. downpour and thunder and lightning. but again, the tornado warning for madison county. the impact from the cell here is nothing. no need to worry about the immediate metro area. potent storm cloud top to 50,000 feet. again, looking at the d.c. metro area. no worries. the somehower with had around the old town alexandria area cleared out very nicely. flood watch in effect until 6:00. this one for st. mary's co
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until 7:00. if we should find rain over the areas they will likely be extended. we will keep you updated on abc7. alison: we'll check in with you soon. thank you. today marks 60 years since althea gibson became the first african-american woman to win the single title at wimbledon. she won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. a black man didn't win at wimbledon for another 18 years when arthur ashe defeated jimmy connors in 1975. larry: fast forward to today prince george's county native played round two at wimbledon today to inspire future generations at home. he started training at the age of 4 and the counter journey encourages all the kids that train there now. >> it's cool. if you stick with your dream, you can do whatever you want to d
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go to the grand slam and try to be a professional. >> i love it. he did lose today but the coach predicts greater achievements are still ahead. to get a chance to play at wimbledon. alison: the kids watching him there. awesome. erin: it makes it all seem real. the nba number one pick out of prince george's county hasn't been praised by the pressure and the hype. since being drafted a couple of weeks ago he has been in the gym working hard with the trainer. >> this is where the nba's number one draft pick makelle fultz puts in hours of work with the trainer keith williams. but keith is much more than a trainer. >> he has been like a father figure to me, brother, best friend. everything to ask for. >> love him lik
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we put so many hours, no many years in the -- so many years in the gym together. it's difficult to a young man to an old guy but he listens to me. >> that listening paid off. this june, he became the first player from prince george's county to be selected number one overall in the nba draft. it hasn't hit me. i have been busy with the family. doing what got me here. >> what kind of team player do you think you are? >> i'm a great team player. i get everybody involved. off the court, friendsly guy. old soul. takes everything in stride. don't be surprised in the next two or three years he is one of the top 15 players in the league. he stays late and lives in the gym. one of those guys. erin: he is. i love to sit down with him and get to know him. swc
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something you don't expect for a bike race. runaway umbrella. the wind got the better of a fan and the umbrella went sailing to the course today. luckily all the riders were able to avoid it. it didn't cause any injuries. or wipe out. alison: goodness. if you are the owner of the umbrella you feel terrible. larry: why did you fall off of your bike? the umbrella got in the way. alis
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larry: d.c. police turn their attention to a neighborhood in southeast where the paintball shootout left behind a huge mess. it's now spilling to the d.c. street. john gonzalez has reaction from the community. jonathan: these are the bullets that go inside the paintball gun. once they hit someone or something they splatter and make a mess. this is the building, one
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paintballs recently. in fact, in the past three weeks the residents here say it is out of control. this is mother ris road. this road and the neighboring roads turned into a battlefield. it's usually confined to a designated area where there is regulation and everyone is safe. but the residents here say the paintball guns have been out of control in an area that has been struggling for decades with real gun violence. now it appears the paintball guns have been turned into dangerous weapons. dumpsters, bus stop, cars, building, street signs, houses and more significantly people have been sprayed. a handful of injuries have been reported. >> i was wondering what happened to the door? it broke down when we got in the bath we seen blue paint. >> residents have been calling the police statio
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m.p.d. telling us they are well away of the problem and they are working to identify the people involved. in southeast washington, john gonzalez, abc7 news. nancy: right now at 6:00 -- president trump: a threat. we will confront it strongly. michelle: president trump warns of military action against north korea as anxiety grows in the area over the escalating tensions. alison: plus the shocking video. a man beating a woman and punching her teenage daughter. now an arrest as victim open up. michelle: dolphins venturing in the chesapeake bay but is that good ored bad about the water's health? announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: first at 6:00, the stormwatch7 weather alert. creeks and streams across the area still swollen after heavy rain overnight and into
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tonight, more rain is on the way. stormwatch7's steve rudin is tracking it for us with the latest. steve: another round of heavy rain this evening and overnight. around the capital beltway now, no problems at all. the rush hour heading to a close. but we have a tornado warning until 6:15. culpeper and madison, that is the area under severe thunderstorm warning. this is doppler radar indicated. the storm, the cloud tops of upward of 40,000 feet. this is set to expire at 6:15. i have a feeling moving through the evening hours because we have had daylight heating and the sunshine that popped out in the past couple of hours or so we are
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