announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: life in prison without the possibility for parole. that is the sentence for eulalio tordil. michelle: he is the man who killed three people last year including his wife in two different maryland counties after going on a shooting spree to grip the area. county reporter kevin lewis in the courtroom when tordil was sentenced and is live now with how this all played out today. kevin? kevin: tordil's image of him smiling before he fired is in their brains. they say he was upset about the crumbling marriage and the mounting financial issues. one of many angry notes to his late wife gladys reading, "i attempted to talk to you. but no, you went ahead with a temporary restraining order." months later tordil who worked as a federal police officer killed his wife and i

good samaritan in prince george's county. following day he shot four more people in montgomery county, killing two before being apprehended with a swarm of police officers police officn hill. prosecutors say tordil was trying to carjack someone in hopes to flee the area. police found a duffel bag packed with clothes, stash of $20 bills. mini pharmacy of the prescription medicine and loaded murder weapon. >> this man left behind notes that indicated he intended suicide by cop. he didn't have the courage to take his own life but would take lives of others. >> to the sur praise of many, eulalio tordil declined to apologize in court

his public defenders saying he had great regret, remorse and sorrow. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. also in montgomery county the search is on for a man who has been snatching purses from classrooms. security cameras got a glimpse of the guy stolen now from 11 people. he has wrapped up $13,000 in fraudulent charges. michelle: the sun is shining now. will it last through the rest of the evening? we are off to a great start. >> we are. but it depends on the location. steve: we have temperatures in the 70's and the 80's. this is quiet and dry around

to the north and west of us. we have the stronger storms. mineral county newly issued severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45. these storms are likely to begin to fizzle out a little bit as they continue their track toward south and east. for this evening, temperatures will fall through the upper 80's. the weekend, lower humidity and comfortable temperatures. if you like it hot and humid we heat it up next week. more coming up in a few minutes. alison: thank you. go live to hamburg, germany. breaking tonight. the g20 protests turning to riots. in the past couple of hours. there are fire unless the street. more than 150 officers hurt in the past 48 hours. at least a dozen protesters also

everyone more arrested. inside the summit, constructive and with chemistry. that is how the first meeting between president trump and russia's vladimir putin is being described by u.s. officials. they had a long list of sensitive issues to discuss including the 2016 u.s. election. scott thuman brings us up to speed. scott: two hours and 15 minutes, may seem a little long but keep in mind the meeting scheduled for 35 minutes. enough to scratch surface on the complex world crisis. a chorus of cameras snapping away at the sit-down between president trump and vladimir putin. handshake and quick comments an opening salvo. president trump: we look forward to positive things happening. for russia, united states and everybody

honor to be with you. >> i'm delighted to meet you personally, mr. president. i hope you said the meeting will yield positive results. >> then behind closed doors without reporters they spoke for more than two hours. secretary of state rex tillerson claims president trump opened by bringing up the alleged election interference by russia. >> something that putin again denied. they exchanged how to handle the war on syria, worldwide cyber attack and the nuclear threat of north korea. acknowledging shared concern and perhaps, tillerson said, not the same sense of urgency in finding a solution. though overall he claims a positive encounter. >> the leaders connected quickly. there was a clear positive chemistry between the two. there was a level of engagement and exchange

>> proof the administration says the meeting was productive, it just agreed on the cease-fire in southern syria. that would deescalate the violence there. perhaps ease tension between the u.s. and russia and help in the fight against isis. in the newsroom, scott thuman, abc7 news. michelle: k.k.k. rally planned in charlottesville tomorrow and dozens of the people expected to attend plan to have guns with them. virginia is an open carry state. the white supremacist group protesting the charlottesville city council decision to remove a statue of robert e. lee from a park there. charlottesville officials are telling people to avoid the area and confrontations with members of that group. now to an update. bizarre story. bizarre twist in a murder investigation abc7 has been following now since april. police believe the person responsible for

death is diede -- is dead. they are not naming the person of interest but said they knew each other well. alison: major road closures set to go into effect in a few hours as the crews begin to improve access between walter reed and metro. with the road closures will come detonations. that is right. starting july 17, crews will begin blasting into the ground below rockville pike. to create the space for a new elevator shaft. they will start digging a pedestrian tunnel under the roadway. michelle: next at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the annual adrenaline russian. running with the bull -- annual adrenaline rush, running with the bulls. update on two americans who couldn't get out of the way. alison: she doesn'tly threw away her rings but where they were found in virginia will shock you.

alison: it's that time again. returning of the bulls in pamplona, spain. it's dangerous. two people were gored including two americans. the injuries were not serious. the bulls came from a ranch known for raising the most violent bulls. michelle: a georgia mother accused of killing her husband and four of her children had unusual behavior during her court appearance

caution you to cut out the display for the cameras. it's really not a good idea and probably not to your benefit. michelle: she smiled throughout the hearing. put her hands out for the cameras. and even gave a thumbs up at one point. she refused a court-appointed attorney. no motive has been given for the murders. only one of her five children survived that attack. alison: just ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00", a virginia church suing to keep the school open. the first amendment fight in federal court coming up. >> i said what? are you kidding? you are not kidding me, are you? really? michelle: this is an unbelievable story here. her wedding reunited with the widow. you won't believe where they were found.

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alison: people living in the city of fairfax are being warned tonight because there have been multiple bear sightings around town. look at the pictures. the first sighting but a couple of blocks from the

inova emergency room. another bear spotted this morning two miles away near robinson high school. it is still unclear if these are different bears or the same one. making a bunch of cameos. michelle: hopefully the same one. alison: yes. a man in maine had a close encounter with a couple of bears. michelle: a good thing he is a professional marathon runner. he was out for a morning run when two black bears came out of the woods. he did what he did for a living. make a run for it. >> the number of theories that people have, i mean if you came across a bear, you hide your head and you go down. the theories were not -- i wasn't thinking about them. michelle: nobody has time for the theories at that point. the man says the bears chased him. you might think that is wild. it is. because i didn't know that bears can run up to

pretty fast. the man was able to safely make it to a vacant house. eventually the bears left. alison: so the rest of us who are not marathon runners watch out. it would be a different ending. back at home, the students and some teachers in spotsylvania county are worried tonight if the school will be open for the next school year. the school is in a church in spotsylvania county. the county is now demanding a special permit to operate the school. q mccray explains why there is now a lawsuit in place. q: the baptist church has been running the school under the roof for the last year called summit academy. >> my son patrick was a freshman this past year. and he had an incredible experience. classical education academically was rigorous and challenging. q: that is in jeopardy now. spotsylvania county require the church have a special youth zoning permit to stay open. paperwork that could take three months to a year

>> if we try to stay open the county has threatened to fine us. possible criminal charges. q: he says they are violating the freedom of religion and the first amendment rights. they hired a lawyer and filed injunction in federal court to allow the school to stay open for the next academic year. >> appropriately we feel we have a right to have a school ministry here in the facility. q: the county let them build the education wing. six teachers would be jobless and the high school students without an education the parents already paid for. but they have faith. >> i think they are hopeful that the county government will come to recognize that this school and the church are a blessing to the community. q: i called officials to get their side of the story. they told me they will not comment about any issues under ti

mccray, abc7 news. alison: abc7 is putting the spotlight on education and extended school year. 20 extra days in fact. d.c. says the pilot program is paying off. teachers and the managers are seeing more motivated students along with the better results and the language, arts and math. the chancellor of the d.c. school says he sees students more confident. >> the opportunity had in a museum or some other excursion or additional time with the teachers. the impact it had in terms on the belief and themselves. alison: the program is now in the third year. 4,000 students are participating and 11 schools across the district. the 20 extra days cost about $500,000 per year. michelle: a virginia woman got her wedding ring after they ended up in a landfill. jodie met her husband in 1956 when they were just teenagers. he died

so her wedding rings really holds a lot of sentimental value. that is why when this woman accidently threw the rings in the trash after taking them off to wash the dishes she was devastated. she and her granddaughter searched a nearby dumpster but didn't find them. so they asked county officials for their help. and three employees hand searched bags in the landfill and found her three rings. >> i got on my knees and said thank you, god, for giving them the eyesight to find the rings. then i looked at my husband that night, i always look at him and say good night it's time to go to bed. i said did you send your guardian angel down here today? i know you did. michelle: that is such a sweet story. i don't know how you thank the people who found it. alison: so thoughtful. generous of their time. steve: nice. good story. right before happy weather,

right? thing are improving. a few thunderstorms out there but well west of the d.c. metro area. outside we go. look to national harbor toward old town alexandria where tomorrow night they have the big fireworks display. starts at 9:30. if you have never been to the old town alexandria fireworks, be sure to check them out. 91 was the high earlier today at reagan national airport. for some on the hot side. above average for this time of year. feels like temperatures if you have anywhere to go, make sure you dress comfortably. have plenty of water. 93 degrees. feels like that at reagan national. 92 at manassas. only 72 in cumberland. that is where they have had rain in the last hour or so. quiet and dry in the immediate metro area. montgomery county and showers are dropping the radar. most of the action, the stronger storms are well north and west of us. this is where we have a severe thunderstorm warning for hardy and mineral county until 6:45. the storms are beginning t

lightning. good indication they are weakening. another perspective as we slice the storm in half. you can see the cloud top at 30,000 feet. potent weather makers out there now. that severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:45. temperatures fall through the 80's for the evening hours. if you have dinner plans outdoors go for it. it looks okay for now. the forecast low temperatures tonight. d.c. at around 75 degrees. cooler in the north and the western suburbs where the upper 60's. that is what you wake up to tomorrow morning. columbia and gaithersburg around 68 degrees. early saturday, 70 in fairfax and college park. lower 70's for upper marlboro and woodbridge. highs tomorrow. warm side. temperatures are upper 80's. the humidity levels will begin to fall. we can't rule out chance of isolated shower. morning hour west of d.c. sprinkles that are south of d.c. once again, i don't believe it will amount to a lot.

have for the day tomorrow, iwould keep them as is. even better for the day on sunday. delmarva beaches lower 80's. low humidity sunday around 82 degrees. ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. if you like hot and humid, 95 degrees tuesday of next week. we will stay in 90's for most of next week with a chance of thunderstorms wednesday, thursday, friday. we will keep you updated on the storms to the west of us, in west virginia. all evening long at abc7. erin? erin: thank you, steve. the nationals have been getting a lot of grief for their no rain delay game. who dusty baker is blaming for the fiasco. you will want to hear this,

erin: the rain delay, is last night at nationals park should not be a problem tonight. clear skies. sunshine. no tarp on the field. great baseball weather. of course, last night there wasn't any rain either. but that didn't prevent the game from being delayed over three hours due to the threat of rain. actually, most local forecasts suggested rain would move in the area but according to reporters at the game, there was only about 30 minutes of drizzling rain if that. a frustrating situation for

however, dusty baker will not cast any blame. >> blame? i mean, you know, weatherman is doing the best he can do. we are all complaining about the weatherman but i mean you have to have some basis for fact for the weatherman to tell us something. >> if we could all predict the weather and know when it would rain or when it would not i wouldn't be here. i'd make more money than i make here. erin: all right. across the pond at wimbledon, andy murray was put to the test. down 5-2 in the fourth. he fought his way all the way back. much to the delight of home crowd. he finished with the comeback and an ace advancing to the fourth round. finally number two in the world, rafael nadal reached the fourth round. everything is going well at wimbledon. >> first time they said don't blame the weatherman. steve: i love

tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump and vladimir putin, face to face. the handshakes, the president telling putin it's an honor to meet you. then he brings up russian meddling in the election first. how putin responds. and then, melania sitting next to putin at a dinner. also breaking, the growing protests. nearly 200 officers injured. here at home tonight, the hostage standoff inside a bank. employees trapped. the suspect calling our abc station in