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>> everyone is still time to process what happened. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> in northern virginia community college together to get over the pain of losing a person during an attack. a white house in turmoil from russia to health care. the roadblocks preventing the president's agenda from moving forward. , deadly flashters flooding. where in dangerous current rushed through -- where a dangerous current rushed through. now, abc 7 news at 6:00 30 on your side. tohor: a beautiful sunday the outside. thank you for joining us. i am kimberly suiters.
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humid. meteorologist josh knight as a first look at your forecast and some changes this week. josh: the timing on the changes, pretty good for us. most of the weekend, really feeling nice. as we head back to work, that is when rain is moving for us. temperature, 86 degrees. you might have noticed even as far as the evening goes, humidity starting to creep back up. .e have all the nice weather that is bringing us more sunshine. doing its best to hold the cloud cover and the wet weather, thunderstorms, down towards .irginia beach, norfolk editors working their way up to close to 90 degrees. temperatures working their way up to 90 degrees. frederick.in culpeper, 92 degrees. humidity on the way up for tomorrow. we bring in the chance for wet weather as ll
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tomorrow morning, not as cool, a pretty refreshing. coming up in 10 minutes, we run through futurecast and timeout the storm chances for monday and tuesday, let you know when you will need the umbrella. ofberly: you can stay ahead all those storms this summer. get weather alerts sent to your phone. sign-up at wjla.com/text. developing in arizona, a local sheriff says eight people are dead including a child after this flash flood tour through a popular swimming area -- tore through a popular swimming area. this is northeast of phoenix. a 30's say of thunderstorms saturday afternoon quickly filled the narrow canyon with water. many victims are believed to be members of the same family. since then four weeks 17-year-old muslim girl was attacked and killed near her mosque. police say it put the result of road rage. the community is in shock and pain by the
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ryan hughes shows us how they came together for her today. >> she was friendly. she was giving. she was outgoing. ryan: the pain is still fresh, and this community is still traumatized four weeks after nabra was brutally attacked and killed. >> everyone is trying to process what happened. isn: the center in sterling a support center. they reflect on the tragedy and talk about the process the case will take in the court system. >> we have people from the community and outside of the community, people from other faiths. ryan: last month, she was heading back to the mosque during ramadan, when she was bludgeoned with a baseball bat, her body later found in a pond. 22-year-old darwin martinez torres has been charged with murder. it is a case of road rage and not a hate crime.
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flowers on the side of the road, honoring nabra. it is planning programs and events throughout the year. a long-term plan to help this community heal. >> there are so many different aspects of the whole incident that a lot of people are processing different me. ryan: in sterling, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. after a: one woman died terrible crash in montgomery county. police say a honda accord in a ford mustang crashed into her would. the road reopened late this afternoon. police say the woman killed was a passenger in the accord. three others, including a 13-year-old girl, were taken to the hospital. their injuries are not considered life-threatening. this just in. budget officenal has delayed the release of a report on senate republicans latest health care bill. as david bright explained, the report is one issue facing the white house in turmoil. a new, grim snapshot of
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the public's view, courtesy of our washington post poll. it shows trump off to the worst start of any president since polling began. his approval rating, six months into the job, 36%. trump harsh reaction, almost 40% is not bad at this time. but his tweet inflates the number. of americanss 63% think that mystery meeting between donald trump jr., jared kushner, and paul manafort, and a russian lawyer, was inappropriate. >> this is about as clear evidence you can find of intent by the campaign to collude with the russians. >> things should have been done differently. having said that, none of that is violation of the law. david: the developments in the investigation are eclipsing the president boss agenda, including his number one campaign promise. pres. trump: we are going to repeal and replace obamacare. david: mitch mcconnell is now once again
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health care vote. this time, until john mccain recovers from surgery. >> i think the longer the bill is out there, the more conservative republicans are going to discover it is not repeal. david: susan collins, a solid no vote. >> i would estimate there are eight to 10 republican senators who have deep concerns. david: our poll shows americans favoring the affordable care act over the republican plan by a 2-1 margin. americans seem to have a pretty low opinion of the democrats, too. only 37% say the party stands for something. have to say it only stands against trump. david wright, abc kimberly: news, bedminster, new jersey. kimberly: the secret service pushing back on a claim i trump's's lawyers. the secret service vetted those 2016ding the infamous meeting between the campaign and russian nationals. in a statement
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"donald trump jr. was not a protectee of the secret service. thus, we would not have screened anyone he was meeting with at that time." the white house is dubbing this "made in america" week. this will join businesses from 50 other states at a white house meeting tomorrow. the white house pledged to increase production of american-made goods by renegotiating trade deals. ofth is the largest maker this product in the region. what happened on a roller coaster that sent dozens of people to the hospital?
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age of 10. two roller coaster cars collided today on a ride in a madrid theme park. 27 people were hospitalized for minor injuries, including that, -- neck, back, and stomach pain. park officials said the ride passed a daily safety inspection just this morning. in syria seven people injured when shells were fired at and hit the russian embassy in the basket. have struck the embassy in the past. moscow and vladimir putin support bashar al-assad. a consumer alert to tell you about. a rare sight at any gas station. that is a gallon of gas under a dollar. it is happening in brookfield, illinois. this is just outside of chicago. the driver who snapped the pic said he only waited 20 minutes. a neighboring gas station was down
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a very special day at one montgomery pontypool pool. it was renamed the sarah e. hour western pool. she served as the swim coach for the pool barometers and the swim club. she died tragically in a car accident in december of 2002. the county executive join members of her family for the swim meetafter a mini- in her name, which raised money for scholarship in her name. coming up on abc 7 news, police stop and arrest a man in tennessee. it takes an unexpected turn, but has a happy ending. we will show you, next. a gorgeous day to get outside. you still have some time, but josh is tracking rain to start
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>> you are watching abc seven news at 6:30, on your side. kimberly: a normal date night for ice cream took an unexpected turn for one half of a tennessee couple. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] enlisted the help of that police officer to propose to his girlfriend, sarah. she thought he was going to jail. >> there is not a day that goes by that she does not make me laugh. we can kid with each other, not get mad at each other. kimberly: that is so sweet. as a whole new meaning to ball and chain, right? [laughter] kimberly: that is not nice.
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where they were going for ice cream, so he and his partner could set up the "arrest." this just in, george romero has died. he is credited with creating the zombie movie chandra with the 1960 classic "might of the living dead." his family says he died of lung cancer. he was 77 years old. dr. who is making history. british actress jodie whittaker was announced as the next star of the long-running sci-fi series. she will be the first woman to take on the role that has been played by a dozen men over six decades. the bbc says whitaker will replace scottish actor peter capaldi at the end of the year. winter has arrived for game of thrones and. season seven of hbo's most-watched show premieres tonight. the second to last season will only consist of seven episodes. sophie turner says you can expect some
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unexpected alliances. so everybody alike, for sure, is going to die. they do that anyway. josh: you know the end is in sight. kimberly: for sure. josh: people will start disappearing quickly. kimberly: it feels like the kind of evening where he still need sunscreen. josh: the mugginess starting to creep back up has the summery feel and plenty of sunshine. barely a cloud in sight in rockville. 83 degrees for our current temperature, but it does feel a little bit warmer thanks to that humidity starting to move back up. 88 degrees for us now. reagan national. the dew point of 65 degrees. that is how we measure how much moisture is in the air, so it gives us our best idea of how sticky or uncomfortable it is. the issue is going to be, over the next couple of days, that is going to move up. 65 degrees starts to get back toward that uncomfortable category. most of
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here. heading into monday and tuesday, we are going to be tipping up into the top category. side.was on the muggier monday, tuesday, wednesday, humidity makes a return. get ready for that. it is still not too bad. well temperatures are a few -- while temperatures are a few degrees down, it is somewhat refreshing. mid 60's further westward the i-81 corridor, hanging closer to the low-to-mid 70's. stormwatch 7 futurecast, nice and quiet to get things going for your monday. it is right around lunch time that we fire up the showers and thunderstorms. a few around 95 degrees. i think it is more likely those will fire up in west virginia, at least earlier on. later into the afternoon and evening, here we are around dinnertime. that is when we have a better chance of picking up closer to the d.c. area. not a washout. there are a lot of dry places and dry hours through the day.
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you will need the umbrella. hopefully, you can time it so it will not be a problem for you. i would take one with you out the door tomorrow. tuesday is the same story. here we are at noon. we have a focus for that rain around the district. that might be the day you are more likely to deal with wet weather. 72 degrees tomorrow. us.r 80's for with the extra clothes and thunderstorms, that will stop most of our temperatures from getting into the 90's. or to percent chance for tomorrow and tuesday. the heat -- 40% chance for tomorrow and tuesday. our range and's is back off. right around 90 degrees. back into the mid-90's. not going anywhere. it will feel like we are around 100 degrees. that is not as bad as our heatwave last week, but it is going to be some serious summertime weather for the end of the week. kimberly: how much is that worth? robert:
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roger federer wins his eighth wimbledon title. that deal between kirk cousins and the redskins not looking too good. details, next, and sports. -- in sports. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest heart failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects
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y2e2dy y1a2y toyota sportse desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer. robert: new developments in the cousins contract audit. contract saga.-- the deadline is monday at 4:00 p.m. he is reporting that cousins is open to doing long-term deals after this season. cousins plans to play under the tag this year, which will make $24 million. if that happens, he will become the first nfl quarterback in
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franchise tag. a quarterbackwhat has to say about the contract situation. that is tonight on abc seven sports sunday, 11:35, right here after the news. in baseball, the mavs making bullpen moves. they tried the two prospects for the a's. today, against the reds, daniel murphy was the star. first, drives when here, deep to write. first, two-run shot -- drives one here, deep to right. it is a two-run shot. mavs up 3-0. it is murphy again. it drives another one deep to write. second homer of the game. a three run shot. 7-2, mavs after this. final, 1
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greater than he already is, trying to win his eighth wimbledon title. he did not disappoint. federer on point this will tournament. no different today. you see the beautiful backhand cross court. he takes his first set. beautiful. suffered ancilic ankle injury. federer easily won the second set 6-1. third set, match point. ace.er with an he was overcome with emotion after words. congrats to him. setbacks for the mystics. she was in a walking boot today. tayler hill out for the season. she tore her acl. they had struggles. this player-- launches. it is good. 45-29
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at the break. second half was all liberty. still, the ball moving by new york. everybody is touching the ball. ley hits.ts -- hart 85-55. the kickoff their season against -- on the road against the springfield laser. get ready for some tennis. kimberly: as roger said, this is a very big deal. robert: very big deal. a big deal around here. kimberly:
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when it was hot, people in the persian empire would put snow in a ball and poor great juice concentrate over -- pour great juice concentrate over it. it is believed quaker colonists brought ice cream to the u.s. madison served ice cream at the inaugural ball. ice cream never gets old. josh: i will confess i am not a fan of ice cream. not a big fan. kimberly: but this is a man who does not like sunshine? robert: i am weird. [laughter] kimberly: you like clouds and cake. [laughter] robert: cake only. that is it. josh: cookies and cream guy here. 89 degree trust tomorrow. we slowly creep up. by wednesday, mid 90's. really feeling the heat. rain chances really going to stick to monday and tuesday. not a washout by any means. just scattered thunderstorms that are going to fire up. tomorrow, even more likely the farther west of town you are pure tuesday look like a better chance, especially around the metro area. next weekend, watching first body thunderstorms. the heat, not
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