earlier today the police apologized to lucky whitehead for putting him through this ordeal. but now he is out of a job. he was given the nick anymore "lucky" at birth but tim said it has never been a reflection of his success. >> it's been hard work. >> kim has known the wide receiver standout for 15 years and he never believed the charges of shoplifting. >> there is no doubt in my mind he had nothing to do with it. cowboys were weak. very, very much a copout on their part. >> at 1:30 in the morning on june 22, a man arrested for misdemeanor shop liting at this store in woodbridge told police he was rodney "lucky" whitehead providing a birth date and a social security number. the officers checked his photo on the d.m.v. data base and believed that it matched the man in custody. the man was released with a citation but did not show up for court july 6. now this. the police department is confident to confirm

falsely provided to the police in the investigation. >> it cost a man his job. >> david rich is the agent. when the cowboy's management pulled white head out of practice yesterday he was stunned to hear about the shoplifting charges and telling the team he was on a flight from dallas that landed in d.c. ten hours after the incident. regardless whitehead was released. >> he is extremely disappointed. i never met a guy that loved being part of organization more than he loved to be a cowboy. >> yesterday we made a decision we deem told be in the best interest of the cowboys. we are standing by that decision and we'll move on. >> a rough few weeks for lucky. earlier this month his beloved pitbull was kidnapped and held for ransom. thankfully he was return odd kay. and his agent told me five teams expressed interest to sign him. live in

goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. the scars from monday's ef-2 tornado is lasting. the clean sup quicker now that electricity is turned on but it's not easier. noer is use injuries were reported -- no serious injuries were reported an the residents know how lucky they are. michelle: on capitol hill with vice president mike pence casting the tie-breaking vote the senate started debate. senator john mccain receivedded a standing ovation as he returned to the chamber for the first time since disclosing he has brain cancer. >> we have been spinning our wheels on too many important issues. we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. see if we can

full of compromises and not pleasing to imblackson partisans on both sides. the house as approved sanctions and it was veto proof 419-3. it will also limit president trump's ability to lift sanctions on russia without congressional approval. larry: other than the sanctions and the healthcare, the other big political story on the hill is jeff sessions. will he stay in his job as attorney general or is he going to be out by the end of the day? a lot of folks are talking about this. the president lashed out at the top officer via twitter this morning. scott thuman was at the white house with the rapid fire developments.

scott: four months ago the speculation started to swirl. >> do you have confidence in jeff sessions? >> total. scott: that was then. this is now. president trump: i'm disappointed in the attorney general. we'll see what happens. time will tell. time will tell. scott: that is after a tweet tirade scolding sessions calling himself weak for recusing himself and not continuing investigation in hillary clinton. >> does the president want him as the attorney general? >> the president expressed disappointment that attorney general jeff sessions recused himself fairly early on in his tenure as the attorney general and the president said many times that russia and the investigation is a hoax. scott: we asked kellyanne conway about increased tension. does he have a future in the administration? >> that is up to the president and jeff sessions. i'm not going to get in front of the president in terms of any personnel decision. scott: the communication director told me it's like a couple who is considering divorce. he suggested they get together to talk

or split. on the hill, sessions supporters came to his defense online and on camera. >> you get the loyalty you give in life. if there is any person on capitol hill that has been loyal to the president of the united states, it's jeff sessions. >> but ultimately all are aware there is a staff shakeup underway. unless he resigns on his own the oval office is where his fate will be determined. at the white house, scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: deputy attorney general rod rosenstein spoke at the naacp annual convention today in baltimore. >> our department of justice works for you. you want less crime? you want your rights protected. and you want the laws asupplied fairly -- laws applied fairly. the attorney general and i share your goals. jonathan: rosenstein who was the federal prosecutor for maryland before becoming the deputy a.g. talked about reducing hate crimes. president trump declined an invitation to speak at t

convention. michelle: a federal appeals court ruled against a d.c. law requiring people show a proper reason to get a concealed carry gun permit. by a 2-1 vote the court ruled the law unconstitutional and violation of the second amendment rights. despite the ruling the law is in effect while the d.c. attorney general decides whether to appeal the ruling to the full court. he could also appeal directly to the u.s. supreme court. larry: daredevils or something else? why two men scaled a huge bridge and who was then tasked with getting them down safely? >> there was a baby in the parking lot. alison: a newborn left in a parking lot. michelle: this is caught on surveillance camera and who the police have in custody. jonathan: don't forget to call the abc7 help center now to get your pet questions answered. 703-236-9220. they will be

got little more than 20 minutes left. back after this. steve: i'm steve rudin. a beautiful evening underway. low humidity, warm temperatures. the big question. how long will it last? plus the next chance for thunderstorms. more on the timing coming up in a few minutes.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: secret service special officer is in the hospital now after the officer's gun accidently went off. 'll it happened a come of hours ago. the injuries are not considered life threatening and no one else was hurt. the shooting is under review. jonathan: jury convicted a d.c. man of murder in a deadly love triangle case. michelle: it took jurors less than two days to convict jeffrey neil of killing the roommates at the home they shared. the prosecutors say neal killed delano wingfield and leon young in 2014. after the verdict, the prosecutors released video of the interrogation and claims that he hit young with a hammer in self-defense. he faces life in prison when sentenced in october. jonathan: 18-year-old father in california now under arrest after police say that he was the person seen all surveillance video leaving his newborn baby in a parking lot. watch this. the video that you see. the car pulls in a

this is at a shopping center. busy place. a lot of cameras. a guy gets out and just leaves the car seat with 16-day-old baby inside. look how many people came outside. that was a barbershop he parked in front of. the employees came outside. they found the baby minutes later. >> any car could have hit the kid. super hot outside. the kid was in the sun. no clothes. he was wrapped in a blank. >> the baby was taken to the hospital where he has a medical condition. he is listed in critical been they say he is stable. michelle: could have taken it to the fire house. other options. jonathan: easy. michelle: a warning about a local lake. you will want to keep your dog out of. >> if this is common in many buildings. what if you need is the back of

michelle: members of the port authority high angle rescue team went you have after them and the photographers had all the camera gear with them. the men were not hurt. but they are being charged. >> maryland congressional officials are calling on the federal transit administration to sign an agreement to immediately fund the purple line. the democrats sent joint letter to the head of the organization claiming that there are no major hurdles to prevent signing of the agreement. once signed the construction should begin. lawsuit is pending over the light rail to connect montgomery and prince george's county. jonathan: a warning going out because of two popular lakes. keep your pet aprey from the lakes. the green algae causing concern at lake needwood and lake frank both in derwood. people are told to keep pets on the leash and stay away from the water. this is the eighth year this has been

this can harm human and the animal livers. you can call the "7 on your side" help center. there are veterinarians to help answer your questions. call 703-236-9220. michelle: a company is the first to microchip employees. it's voluntary but would you let an employer put microchip in your hand? brianne carter hit streets to find out. >> a new tool for work. >> it has to emit something from your hand. >> a small microchip size of the grain of rice. the wisconsin company giving the employeeses an option to have it implanted between the forefinger and the thumb. it would be used like an office security key

they are replacing key card to access a building. it can access computer and snack machine in the break room. this is still raising concerns for many. >> my cell phone says i'm how far i am away from home. so how do they know i'm in d.c.? they are tracking it. >> you are putting objects in your body that shouldn't be there. >> he says there are so many things could go awry. >> what if your hand melts or it's in too far? >> the microchip is not mandatory for employees. the owner says this week 50 of the 80 employees have signed up. in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: t

it's state-of-the-art. we microchipped steve rudin three years ago. steve: i keep coming back. i haven't run away yet. go figure. michelle: gorgeous weather. do it tomorrow? steve: so nice. low humidity and nice. then this afternoon we even break a sweat. tomorrow we increase the humidity more. then by thursday we will crank it up more than that. let's talk about what is going on. this is the season to go to the beaches. it's looking fantastic out there. a lot of folks spend the day enjoying the sunshine. 88 is the average. last year we hit 100 degrees for our record high. the temperature forecast now. 76 in hagerstown. cool and comfortable in oakland, maryland.

this is the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. there is nothing going on. dry, quiet. that means perfect conditions for the baseball game. we are not going to run into any weather-related problems. temperatures fall from 80's to the 70's. it's partly sunny skies. we will look at patchy fog tonight and west of d.c. the temperatures are 70's. and west of us is even cooler. lower to middle 60's. the sun will warm us up nicely. the highs will make it to 85. the humidity will notch up a little bit. but it's nothing like earlier in the week and last weekend when it was super hot. the forecast moving toward the end of the week. watching a cold front. that is what

moving in the late hours and thursday. by friday, i hate to say this but it look like we could see upward of three-quarters to an inch of rain around the metro area. potential for the flash flooding. the pool outlook saturday and sunday. lingering showers in early morning hours. around 80. middle 80's on sunday. the better of the two-day weekend will be sunday for both home and mountains and beaches. the ten-day outlook, don't forget the citi open begins on saturday. once showers move out of here. highs will be around 80. next week looking at the daytime highs. back in the middle to the upper 80's to 90. along with the warmer temperatures, better chance for a few thunderstorms. that is not going to happen until thursday next week. the heat index values are 90 to 94. jonathan: holy spirit, steve. thank -- all right, steve, thank you very much. do you ever go through your stuff and clean it out? you probably didn't find what alice cooper rocker found

project. it's a painting. called "the little electric chair." silkscreen. it's an andy warhol original. how about that? it was gathering dust! it was a birthday gift to his then girlfriend. nobody knows what it's worth now. it could be millions. they paid $2,500 at the time back in the day. but it's worth a ton. the rocker says right now he is planning to hang on to it. michelle: yeah. you want to allow that to appreciate even more. jonathan: especially get the news out there first. let everybody knows about well. erin: that is exciting. i get excited when i find money in my pocket. [laughter] jonathan: george washington, a whole dollar! erin: i knew i lost that somewhere. let's talk sports. the nationals are reportedly looking to trade for another starting pitcher. so what does it mean for stephen strasburg? how serious is his injury? we just got an update from dusty bake

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erin: the nationals are reportedly preparing to seek a blockbuster trade for a starting pitcher. potentially sonny gray of the oakland a's if it's determined that stephen strasburg will miss extended time due to forearm injury. dusty baker spoke with strasburg today and hopes he will avoid the disabled lis

how he feels in the next few days. so dusty, what else did strasburg say? >> he is feeling good. he is not alarm. he looks at ease and at peace. >> good. venus williams held a clinic in d.c. this was in front of a sold-out crowd and will make her home debut after the smith center. ten minutes ago she was asked about the difference to play team tennis with the castles. >> this is one of biggest challenges. there is no room for error. you can't lose games. you have to win games. the match can go fast. erin: awesome. finally lebron james tweeted today de

has an issue regarding kyrie irving's request for a trade. jonathan: he said he wanted to beat him up. erin: he said things i can't say on tv. reportedly. michelle: he tweeted a lot of roses in favor of derrick rose. steve: it's beautiful tonight. it is looking good. temperatures will fall to the 70's. 84 for a high tomorrow. crank up the white and the humidity. on thursday around 90, better chance for the shower and the thunderstorms late in the day. the area of the heavier rain on friday. then citi open starts saturday. next week looking at the temperatures in the upper 80's to 90. where we should be for this time of year. >> all right. looks good. this is getting closer to the back to school time and abc7 is happy to join forces with the united way and the d.c. united. on august 10, you can bring backpack and school supplies to 14th street in southeast. we hope to see you there. jonathan: we'll be there to help stuff the bus. that

tonight, president trump on the attack. going after his own attorney general. this evening the president now saying, quote, time will tell whether sessions survives. our team right here with new reporting. how close is the president to firing his attorney general? the emotional return. senator john mccain back on capitol hill after revealing the brain tumor. his pivotal vote on whether to move forward on a repeal of obamacare. the family tragedy. tonight, the family speaking out. the 5-year-old boy droughns. the new report tonight after a deadly train crash. a mother of three killed when she stops on the tracks. several passengers on the train