[applause] alison: this was the moment senator mccain returned to the senate floor. back days after the cancer diagnosis. jonathan: the push for healthcare reform moves forward. nancy: the senate needing a tie-breaker from the vice president just to debate the bill. as megan hughes reports this procedural step is still a long way from the republican lawmakers' true goal. reporter: john mccain getting a bipartisan hero's welcome from the colleagues in the u.s. senate. his return a week after revealing he is fighting brain cancer. back in time to cast the vote determining the fate of obamacare. the senate ultimately deciding to move forward. vice president mike pence casting the tie-breaking vote. thigh move on to replace the repeal and possibly replacement of president obama's signature healthcare law. americans prefer obamacare to

>> all we managed to do is make more popular a policy that wasn't popular when we started trying to get rid of it. reporter: protesters against repeal making their voices heard around the capitol and on the senate floor. [chanting] >> a vote in favor of the motion to proceed will mean deep cuts to medicaid, maybe even deeper than in the house bill. it will mean people with preexisting conditions will be left high and dry. reporter: president trump meeting with the lab knows prime minister today -- lebanese prime minister but keeping a close eye on the key vote on his biggest campaign promise. president trump: now we move forward toward truly great healthcare for the american people. we look forward to that. this was a big step. reporter: there are still a lot of questions about what the final lest look like. senator mcconnell said he is open to ideas and amendments

votes in coming days. on capitol hill, megan hughes, abc7 news. jonathan: the president's senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner back on the hill today meeting with the house intelligence committee members who wanted to hear from him about the role in the trump campaign and if there was a possibility of collusion between russia and the trump campaign. yesterday after the meeting with the intel committee members, kushner came out in front of the microphone saying there is no collusion with russia. nor did he know of anyone who did collude. now the president joked on twitter this morning that maybe barron will be next. barron is the youngest son who just moved in the white house a few weeks ago. nancy: a busy morning following the president's announcements on twitter. he also proclaimed the attorney general had taken a "very weak commission on clinton crimes." the president's words there. will the president do anything about it? scott thuman joining us from the capitol hill bureau. even the white house has a rather interesting disruption of the

description of relationship with sessions now. scott: you are referring to the conversation i had with anthony scaramucci asking how it was playing out in his eyes. he likened what is going on presidents' day trump and jeff sessions as a couple that is considering divorce. saying it's time to talk and deside if they want to regroup and stay together or is it time to split? a few moments ago the president was holding a press conference in the rose guard on the white house and asked about the future of jeff sessions he has called weak and beleaguered and whether or not he will remain as the attorney general. this is what he had to say moments ago. president trump: i am disappointed in the attorney general. he should not have recused himself before taking office. he should have told me before taking office and i would have

scott: that is because, of course, his disappointment as he expressed the jeff sessions recusing himself from the russia investigation. additionally the . tweeted criticism that jeff sessions should have been tougher as far as investigating hillary clinton. so in the end when pressed again how he feels he said time will tell regarding what will happen with jeff sessions. nancy: we just had a healthcare vote in the senate. john mccain's return is what the g.o.p. needed on many fronts. scott: you are right about that. listen, this is quite a moment on capitol hill to have john mccain return and then cast what turned out to be a pivotal vote. but i also had a conversation with secretary tom price of health and human services this morning and we talked about the future of the healthcare bill. this is just procedural vote that means you begin debate on the actual bill. that will be predictably a tight vote. skid if there is any chance he thinks he could get a democrat on board. tom price being diplomatic said we're hoping and we

certainly shaking his head and indicating that is unlikely at this point. nancy: scott thuman joining us from the capitol hill bureau. thank you. scott: thank you. jonathan: happening tonight, this affects runners out there. course and transportation for the marine corps marathon will be announced. you might remember last year's 10k had to be altered. not just the course but the start time and the transportation for runners because of metro's safetrack going on. the work is completed and it's going to be sunday in october and we have all the details for you. we will put it online on the website at wjla.com. alison: to the weather now and with the heatwave broken it was a perfect day to be outside, maybe training for the marathon. keep an eye out. the next severe weather threat is on the horizon. and steve rudin is here with the forecast. steve? steve: looking ahead to thursday and thursday night that will bring us the next

looking outside right now, national har bo is absolutely gorgeous. a few clouds. a lot of sunshine. dry out there. check out the temperatures. hard to believe almost the end of july. we are talking about 80 degrees at reagan national airport. only 72 degrees in winchester. stormwatch7's satellite and radar, not a lot going on. clouds here and there. it's going to stay dry for this evening. if you have outdoor dinner plans or going for a swim, toker a jog or just hanging out on the front porch, temperatures will eventually fall in the upper 70's by 8:00 tonight. coming up in a few minutes, tracking the storms that are likely to move across the area on thursday. part of a cold front. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. another cooldown on the way. more on that coming up in a few minutes. nancy: guilty case in a murder case from 2014. we have been following the murders of two roommates

best friends, love triangle and receive defense claims are all part of the investigation. abc7's d.c. bureau chief sam ford has the conclusion. sam: the testimony over three weeks and the deliberations over three days the jury this afternoon found 24-year-old daquien mcneil -- jeffrey neal murder in the death of his roommates nicholas young young -- roommates young and wingfield. >> everyone sat with the decision. i can't speak for the jurors. >> it was hard? >> yeah. the nature of it. a lot of evidence. >> they had been friends since middle school. after high school sharing this house owned by neal's family. the prish of bills, adulthood. the prosecution wasn't sure of the exact motive but argued that neal killed with hammers first wingfield and buried him in the backyard. ten days later leon young and stuffed hi

fleeing to florida with young's car and a.t.m. card before returning to d.c. and turning himself in. after today's verdict, reaction from victim wingfield's family. >> you see the evidence they presented for him to be murdered in that manner by a best friend that we all considered family. >> it is difficult. sam: the attorney -- >> i don't think he is a killer. >> he fled with the victim's car and the a.t.m. card before coming to d.c. around turning himself in. jury found him guilty of theft for those. reporting from d.c. interior court i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: prison arrested another man in connection with a shootout from earlier this month where a stray bullet hit a 1-year-old child. 27-year-old

police custody and the investigators believe he played a role in i street shooting in northeast. the boy did survive and is going to be okay. he is at the hospital with his family. two people have been arrested but they are searching for one more guy. >> a man that is undergoing surgery after another man opened fire at a williamsburg auto shop this morning. michael taylor went to the shop to settle a dispute with an employee. he shot the employee multiple times and taylor barricaded himself in the shot for three hours before the police were able to arrest him. no word if the injuries are life threatening. nancy: lucky whitehead was a high school football star in manassas and earned a spot on the dallas cowboys. alison: until he was cut hours after an arrest. now it turns out that the police in virginia say thigh made a big mistake. jeff goldberg has the evidence that his agent used to prove the police wrong.

jeff: when lucky whitehead, former wide receiver for the cowboys accused he was accused of shoplifting from this store in woodbridge he denied the charges to the dallas cowboys saying he was not in virginia at the time the crime took place, he was in dallas. he had flown home to d.c. the day of the crime but the flight landed ten hours after that crime took place. despite that the cowboys dropped him from the team yesterday. but today a major development in the story. the police putting out a statement saying they were wrong and he was right. he is not the man suspected of shoplifting june 22. when the suspect was caught by police after the incident the man did not have i.d. but he told the officers he was rodney "luckq" whitehead providing a birth date and social security number. officers checked the d.m.v. dataa

photo on file matched that of the man they had in custody. he was released with a citation and did not show up for the court date on july 6. the cowboys became aware and released him from the team. >> he is disappointed. i don't know anyone who loved being more to being cowboy than lucky. he is looking for a new team and wants to be part of the family. >> a statement said they regret the impact the events had on whitehead and his family. they are still searching for the man who claimed to be lucky after the shoplifting incident. lucky whitehead remains in dallas to assess the options. five teams are interested in the services.

speak with a man who has known lucky for 15 years. jonathan: that is terrible. thanks. next at 4:00 for us, a decision by a company in wisconsin that could change the way you work. >> also this. >> thank you. appreciate you so much. nancy: a teacher's bold move to get her class the supplies they need. the street sign that has gone viral. >> the chipotle is open again but what about the norovirus?

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jonathan: chipotle has had a lot of people getting sick after the latest in sterling, virginia. we sent stephen tschida to find out how common the virus is. what did you find out? stephen: we found out the noro-virus is not pretty but it is pretty prevalent. in four days 120 people believed to have contacted norovirus at this chipotle. how did it happen? >> you have someone handling your glassware and your forks.

the outbreaks are common on ships and restaurants but what happened is not that unusual. customers catch it at viruses and chock it up to the flu. the number of the people who got sick at chipotle is noteworthy. one sick person got a lot of other people sick. >> it is likely to have a person sick with the noro virus in the small area. >> the best thing you can do to avoid norovirus, wash your hands. wash them often. there are other steps you can take and we'll tell you about that at 5:00. alison: thank you. have you seen this? this is a teacher in tulsa, oklahoma. she has a really unusual way of trying to raise money for classroom school

she is panhandling. a third grade teacher. teresa denks and standing on the side of road with a homemade sign that says teacher needs school supplies. year after year she has spent thousands of dollars from her own pocket for classroom supplies. this is a big sacrifice when she makes $35,000 a year. with the school budget cuts she is getting creative and got out to hit the road. >> it matters to me. the kids get the best education. i'm angered that it doesn't seem important to the legislation. alison: in one day she raised little more than $100 in cash and she started out nervous and then she was overwhelmed by how many people stopped to give her the encouraging words and give her a donation. jonathan: switch the salaries for the lawmakers and the teachers. nancy: true dedication. jonathan: sad she has to

that. artroom for the living room. skyline of new york city. in the middle is trump. a chance to make your living room wall great again. yeah. the sketch of new york city was done by donald trump. he drew it up in 2005. the tower has an autograph. the opening bid $9,000. nancy: that will get people talking when they come to your house. if you own a apple product you need to know in this. the first strain of the mallware was caught earlier this year but now a second version fruit fly 2 appeared and spies through the camera and it captures images of what is displayed on the screen. it also logs the key strokes. they don't know who is behind it or how it got on the computers. alison: one of the wild ponies died.

it ate dog food and it caused a blockage that led to the 7-year-old horse's death. the m.p.s. investigators say it wasn't properly stored and that is how the pony got it. the park service is urging the visitors make sure all food brought to the island is safely handled. nancy: sad news out of san antonio. the last killer whale born in seaworld captivity has died. the 3-year-old calf diagnosed with an infection and her health never improved. this follows seaworld's announcement to end the breeding program but at the time her mother was already pregnant. jonathan: strong winds may have caused 18th century sailing ship to run aground. this is a tall ship in washington state. lady washington had a grew of 14 and five passengers when it ran aground monday. the coast guard says the vessel did not take on water. fewed a

>> indeed. today was a beauty. my goodness. waking up to walk the dog and low humidity and it was cool. he wanted to stay out this morning. he is perfect. but he won't like thursday. hot weather is on the way and thunderstorms. that is part of a cold front. looking outside clouds here and there. the temperatures are looking good. look to the west. western maryland,land at 59 degrees. 73 in cumberland. winchester are in the 70's. 24-hour temperature change between 10 to 15 degrees. it is cool, dry, comfortable and beautiful. a few clouds here and there but it will stay dry through the evening hours in the overnight. the skies will clear out

allow development of patchy fog. not enough to cause dig sant delays. the cooler air to the west. partly cloudy skies but clear to the west with the winds out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. waking up tomorrow. whether the kids are going to camp arrest you are just hanging outside. cool side. mid-60's in bethesda. 64 in college park. the sun angle is strong. end of july. rapid warmup through mid-morning hours. the highs make it to the middle 80. we can't rule out a chance of a passing shower tomorrow afternoon. it won't amount to a lot. i wouldn't schedule or reschedule the outdoor activities. the tempe

average. talk about the next chance for stronger storms across the mid-atlantic. by friday we talk about the heavier rain and potential of flash flooding. something to watch in the coming days is a great time to download the weather app. once we get the wet weather out of here, sunday looks brighter. ocean city, 78 degrees. ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. mid-80's with the added humidity on thursday. thunderstorms. the wet weather on friday. next week back to upper 80's to the near 90 degrees. nancy: thank you. next at 4:00, a suspected drunk driver caught on come ra all over the road. how a good samaritan took the loss in his own hands to get him off the road. >> something is lurking in this lake and

jonathan: this is never good. scorching temperatures caused algae bloom in montgomery county. alison: now a warning from officials, don't let your pet near the water at popular lakes. nancy: kevin lewis explains how to keep you and your pets safe. kevin: in the warm murky waters of lake

lake frank, algae taken hold. the seens warn about the toxic discharge which can harm humans and animal livers. >> there are areas that is above the threshold. kevin: matt harper with montgomery park says even a small sip by a dog or person could lead to infection. but prevention is easy. don't go swimming and keep your pets on a leash and away from the shore at all time. >> any symptoms like upset stomach, nausea or the headaches is something to make you look into something further. kevin: so far the officials haven't seen any dead wildlife. we spotted a gaggle of geese and blue heron this afternoon. >> you have to be careful. you do. >> still, wayne russell brought his fishing pole, bait and tackle isn't planning to fire up the grill this

>> i have caught bass and cat fish. catch and release. i wouldn't take them home from here. chefs this is the eighth consecutive summer both lakes recorded toxic levels of the toxin. but officials are not aware of the people or pets falling ill in that time. live in derwood, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. "7 on your side" helping man's best friend. tonight, abc7 veterinarian dr. katy nelson and panel of other vet and vet techs will be here to answer any and all health and behavioral questions you have about the pets. the phone bank opens at 4:30 in two minutes from now so get ready with all of your questions. jonathan: how do you calm your dog down when the storms come? coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a long lost treasure discovered. why the painting is collecting dust. i could be worth millions. >> it is clean-up day in the

alison: coming up new at 5:00, a startling new study about football brain injuries. the results that show just how violent the sport really

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jonathan: there is progress to report from the eastern shore as the people there continue cleaning up after the ef-2 tornado over the weekend. michelle: the bit of good news is most of the power has been restored but the clean-up could take weeks if not months nancy: brad bell is in queen anne county that looks like there is still a lot of work to do, brad. brad: a lot of work. this used to be a peaceful quiet neighborhood and now it's loud. we are looking here at the one yard where the guys have several big trees to chop up. i'll show you in the bay city neighborhood. look down the street. every one of the houses has lost trees. and suffered damage. with many of the fallen trees cleared it's easier to see how bad the damage is to homes. according to the county officials 15 are uninhappennable. dozens more are damaged. look at the line along one street. each with a blue

bandage covering wounds inflicted by the falling trees. for residents reality is setting in. >> i am feeling overwhelmed by how much i need to do. but relieved that it's passed. nobody was hurt. brad: in leanna's case the trees are gone but the house is undamaged. this is the path of the tornado over the house. one thing that people talk about here is there could have been more damage. i can show you why. the tornado continued through the woods. it was behind this row and that row of houses. the electricity has been restored to almost all customers. even though the utility v.p. says the crews faced unprecedented challenges. >> we had five transition poles broken and a steel pole i had never seen in my 37

have a steel pole bend over 990 degrees because of the winds we had. the power is back on to every house except for those considered uninhabitable. look at these trees. they fell in this direction. but 100 feet that way, the other side of the tornado the trees fell in this direction. incredible to see the power of the storm like this. in stephen tschida, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: so unpredictable to look at the power. steve: that is how they determine if it is a tornado or straight line winds. if it were straight line winds it would go the other direction. nothing like that on the way tonight. it looked great out th

the clouds are winning out the sunshine. there are only a few clouds and a lot of sunshine. comfortably warm. 80 it at reagan national airport. it's 81 over in dale city. baseball tonight. nationals have been off. they have been traveling for a week and a half. tonight is the first home game in a while. 80 degrees the first pitch at five minutes after 7:00. the heat and the humidity is making a comeback. we have more coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: a few minutes ago we talk about the dangerous algae bloom in montgomery county. the dog owners are warned don't let your dog in

lake. they can get sick. that is just one concern it might have with your best friend. your pet. dr. katy nelson in the help center. we were talking a whale ago about bo my dog. he freaks when lightning and thunder come along. what a remedy for that? >> a little preparation ahead of time is the best remedy. if you prep them a space where they are comfortable and the noise drowns out. i recommend a walk-in closet or interior bathroom with noise. give them warm fuzzy blankets or stay there and be next to him yourself. that is one of the best things that you can do. there are you are ball remedies to talk -- herbal remedies to talk about but it's something to call and ask us here. we have a group of retrynarians here that are manning the phones tonight. the number is

they are here to answer your questions just like yours. nancy: thank you very much. a question for you. would you let your employer put a microchip in you? jonathan is shaking his head. that is the instapoll. cast your vote at wjla.com/votenow. the reason we are asking is a tech company in wisconsin is offering to do just that. the employees can volunteer to have a microchip put in their hands. it would go between the forefinger and the thumb and gives them the ability to buy snacks, log in and unlock doors with a swipe of the hand. 50 of the 80s are preparing to do this. >> we have survived thousands of years without being microchipped. is there any particular need to do it now?

this gives you a jolt and it says don't go anywhere. jonathan: leaving five minutes early are you? never going to happen. never, never, never. >> a "7 on your side" consumer alert. as a nation americans are gaining confidence in the economy. the conference board says the index is rising. it's the highest level in 16 years. the economists say the strong readings are fueled by a healthy job market and the unemployment dropping to 4.4%. nancy: one more consumer alert. the sixth straight month that the cost of buying has gone up and the reason there are that many houses on the market. demand is outpacing the supply. that is creating a bidding war across the country. >> coming up next, andy

work resurfaces. where was it? forgotten in a museum? a rock star's closet? police evidence locker? the answer is ahead. nancy: this is weird. the taste test that says your drink likes music more than you. >> we have a first look at the wednesday wakeup call with "good morning washington." >> thank you. tomorrow, the video games that your kids are constantly playing and how the doctors use obsession with the gaming to make the life changing medical breakthroughs. the usher story does not reveal about herpes and the smartest way to avode getting an s.t.d. >> join us for

nancy: not even alice cooper knew he had an original warhol. they paid $2,500 for it. safe to say it's worth more than that now. but he says he will hang on to it for a while. mi

distillery says the secret to making better whiskey is music. you don't often see barrel of whiskey rocking out to dance mix but the folks have been using the tunes and the sound waves help age the barrels that result in more flavor. >> how can we get the interaction between the liquid and the wood itself to behave in a different way. they produced a batch in the two barrels. the one left listening to music tasted better every time. jonathan: i don't know about that. really? michelle: let's taste it. jonathan: maybe they were taste testing too much. taco bell is getting a lift. the fast food chain teaming up with the ride share

request a stop at a taco bell drive-through from 9:00 in the evening to 2:00 a.m. in the morning so you are going home after having a good time. you need taco bell to put yourself to bed. but this is only tested in california for now. it could be expanding here next year. interesting combination. what would you do if you saw someone like this. all over the road? confront them on your own? see what happens in text when a man takes the law in his own hands. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in alexandria where students are back in school for boot camp. that is coming

hello, everybody. we are here in the abc7 on your side phone bank. we have a team of veterinarians and technicians answering your questions tonight. call 703-236-9220. we are here until 6:30 manning your phones. we have had people call in with new puppies and people calling in with question about weight loss for the pets and calling in to a

pets. that is what they are here for. we have hands on staff and they are answering your questions until 6:30 tonight. 703-236-9220. jonathan: all right, dr. katy. thank you. free resource, good one, too. u.s. forces firing warning shots at an iranian ship. they did confirm that the navy patrol boat opened fire this morning in the persian gulf. defense official says the vessel came within 150 yards of the uss thunderbolt, ignoring the radio calls, flares and warning sirens. it turned away after shots were fired. chaos in mumbai. a five-story building collapsed and the crews haven't been able to get in the rubble -- they have been able to and they pulled nine people out. but the floor was empty and used as a nursing home. nancy: a developing story out of callous.

answers after the 18-year-old daughter crashed her car, killing her 14-year-old sister live streaming the entire thing. that is what you are looking at here on social media. even the aftermath of the crash. maggie rulli with the moments that led up to the wreck. malwith her kid sister riding shotgun, sanchez went on a drunk driving joyride through central california. live streaming the entire thing. as they swerved past a black s.u.v., her 14-year-old sister jacquelyn is heard crying out, "she is going to kill me." police say that is exactly what happened. on friday, sanchez began drifting off route 165. then overcorrected. the car tumbling. the three girls inside are heard screaming. jacquelyn is tossed from the vehicle. moments later with her sister lying lifeless, sanchez is back live streaming again.

okay. i know i am going to jail for life. i understand that. this is the last thing i wanted to happen, okay. maggie: she has been charged with gross manslaughter while intoxicated. >> it's disturbing to us. the callous nature of her actions leading up to the tragedy and in the immediate aftermath. >> this was live streaming but the experts we spoke with warn the new type of technology created the people will get more innovative. using this new tech to commit new crime. maggie rulli, abc7 news, new york. nancy: a texas man taking matters in his own hands. he saw a driving weaverring in and out of traffic -- weaving in and out of traffic. he was taking his family for pizza and the white mustang hit them. swerving all around. he assumed the driver was drunk. he tried to make a citizens

arrest. >> stop, man. >> he pulled the driver out of the car and held him there until the police arrived. the driver faces felony charges because it's the third time he has been accused of d.w.i. michelle: let's go to larry smith with what is coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". >> mouthwash used as a weapon? road rage that head scratcher. and ahead at 5:00, you complain and microsoft listens. why a popular program is not going anywhere anytime soon. a startling report on football brain injuries. that is coming up at 5:00. see you in a few. jonathan: see you then. thanks. homeless man's bath in a pond turned bloody after a gator attacked him and bit him three times. this happened in florida. 68-year-old cleaning himself and the gator bit him in the foot, groin and hand. ch

i need a second. he was able to walk to the surgery center where the employees called for help. the residents say they have seen him bathe there before. >> going to lunch. look at that man. swimming naked. >> i mean you are in their world. you know? this is where they live. we are visiting. they live there. you have to be smart. jonathan: yeah. the man was flown to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. the alligator was capture and euthanized. nancy: totally different topic. two dozen new girl scout badges can be earned starting today and they are related to s.t.e.m. activities like designing model racecars, writing code and programming robots. cool to see. michelle: a couple of the panda sisters are having too much fun in the new playground. how cute are they? the sisters live in china conservation and research center for the giant

researchers at the center saw how competitive they were and it be them a set. the cubs love it so far. i could watch this all day. >> i don't think they figure out how the hoop works for basketball. jonathan: putting herself through it. >> where, there it goes! let it go! >> gets one and a half and makes it -- two points. nancy: hang on. shoots and she -- almost -- jonathan: hangs on it to. nancy: there she goes. >> how cute is that? steve: sam dunk! awesome. nancy: slam dunk weather, too. steve: it's nice. baseball back tonight. jonathan: perfect for that. steve: it will be dry and low humidity. speaking of the dry and the comfortable, rehoboth beach, delaware, looks fantastic. if you are planning to sneak away tomorrow you will see add clouds. before the weekend we are looking at a better chance for showers. especially as we move into the

not working. go figure on that. take a break for a second and walk on back to the weather computer to get it moving here. as you move in the weekend, for the weekend, we look for the temperatures that are going to be nice out there. see if i can get it going. the computer is locked up. i'll head back to the news desk i'll update. nancy: such a nice day even the clicker decided to go play in the weather. the advanced placement boot camp and how the students are going to take a shot to ear

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jonathan: they bought a massive stake in the company and they want to move forward saying it's the only way to save the chain. michelle: students in alexandria head back to class not for the start of the school year but preparation for upcoming course. kellye lynn takes us to the a.p. boot camp. kellye: class is

>> i am here to get prepared for the a.p. class i am taking next year. >> it's higher-level thinking. i want to challenge myself. it will look good on college application. >> the first advance placement boot camp through the alexandria city public schools. this is building in buffer zone. >> this runs monday through friday for two weeks and provided at no charge. students learn problem solving . they do exercises to strengthen the communication skills. >> when people talk they want to be heard and validated. the skills for life building confidence.

>> this is helpful for me. >> test tasting skills. i had anxiety around tests. now i'm prepared going into tests. >> hopefully they will take the exam in may. >> the goal of the a.p. boot camp. in alexandria, kellye lynn, abc7 news. >> right -- night now at 5:00. lucky with bad luck. he gets the boot on the day he is in a mixup with a shoplifting case. and a company that people are lining up to get one but why do something straight out of the dark science fiction? park visitors beware. two lakes turning toxic. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: a local standout cut from the dallas cowboys after

arrest but lucky whitehead wasn't the man police wanted. the real man arrested only told police it was his name. the northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg piecing it together. this is frightening that it could happen to a seemingly innocent person. >> it really is. now police look for the man they believe did shoplift at this store in woodbridge in late june. yesterday the cowboys confronted whitehead about the situation. he adamantly denied the charges but the team dropped him yesterday. >> they love him. he's loveable. >> head of the prince george county school board he has known lucky for 15 years. >> the happiest guy there ever was. that is why he was skeptical feeling the former osborne high standout r

of shop liting. >> there is no doubt he had nothing to do with it. >> a man arrested for misdemeanor shoplifting told police he was rodney "lucky" whitehead providing a birth date and social security number. >> they checked his photo and they acted in good faith that it was the man matching information provided. the man was released with a citation. yesterday they became aware of the situation. and despite his denials saying he was on a flight in dallas after the crime took place he was released from the team. >> yesterday we made a decision that were deemed to be in the best interest of the cowboys.