alive. >> in this shot the car on the right. silver toyota. they are the only survivors of the three-car crash on route 50. a crash that the state police say was caused by the driver of the red hyundai. 31-year-old christine parks of severn. is it believed she head on by a car driven by hui xu. air bags saved kwon and kim and never saw wrongway car. >> apparently there was a center divider. >> in may a similar crash on

people. the broad daylight accident is possible the wrongway driver is confused. they suspect that parks had been drinking. >> other than the possibility of the alcohol involvement, we can't explain why the vehicle is headed in the wrong direction. brad: they found alcohol beverage containers in the wrongway driver's car. the investigation will continue. they don't have toxicology reports just yet. they also don't know where the driver got on to the roadway. the investigation continues. in annapolis. brad bell, abc7 news. >> the other big story we are following tonight. the tweet that sent a shockwave through america's armed forces. president trump saying the government will no longer allow transgender people to serve in the military. we sent our stephen tschida to learn more about this. and to gather reaction. he is liv

the first question people have is if the president has the authority to make this order. >> he does have that authority. by directing the defense secretary to take the action. one thing which apparently is clear. the pentagon was surprised by the twitter rant. >> the president's tweets announcing opposition to the transgender members of the military sparked outrage and fear. >> i am scared but i know i have allies in the corner. >> navy lieutenant commander transitioned four years ago and says he has had no issue with the superiors or those with whom he serves. >> we spend more for the president at mar-a-largo than the military spends for transgender soldiers.

>> there are controversies that are consuming the white house. >> to distract from healthcare and russia. >> he and others will cling to hope they will be allowed to continue serving the country. >> we will do our job as we have always done it. until the military tells us to hang up the boots. >> the commander will continue to go to work but acknowledges there is concern about them looming expulsions and the witch hunts. alison: 69 years ago today president truman commanded the military to desegregate as soon as possible. that order called it essential that the armed forces maintain the highest

and equality. find that reaction and from all sides on the announcement from president trump. on wjla.com. larry: house majority whip steve scalise is out of the hospital. the announcement coming six weeks to the day that a gunman opened fire on congressional baseball practice wounding him and several others. he is now at inpatient rehabilitation facility. alison: a manhunt for a person who shot a man on a popular bike trail and fled on a bike. this happened this morning in northeast washington on anacostia river trail. sam ford, what are the police telling you at this hour? sam: i'm on the trail. the police are not saying if they believe this was targeted or the result of some dispute between a biker and a wal

but one man is dead and others are feeling less secure. a man on the trail this morning was shot multiple times. there are some indications he had dogs with him. police would not confirm he had adult dogs that were shot and killed but the humane workers came away and took away a pit bull puppy. >> we founden conscious -- found an unconscious male. >> they refused to speculate if it's targeted or a random shooting. >> if you own a bike trail or walking in a wooded area, you should be aware of the surroundings. i'm not telling the citizens to be alarmed. i do understand this is a highly frequented bike trail. there is normally a lot of traffic here. >> walkers and the riders were blocked by the crime scene using the trail most of the day.

happened -- >> it doesn't surprise me at all. >> do you think people -- >> somebody lives in the woods. >> police have not identified the victim. the shooter described only as a young black male who fled on a bicycle. >> i think you have it somewhere in the back of your mind. generally, no, i don't have it in the front of my mind. not a real worry. >> this is a heavily wooded area along the trail. a number of people use the trail and they are interested to find out details of what happened here. reporting from northeast washington, i'm sam ford. >> meanwhile, a crime alert out of fairfax. police are on the lookout for a man who tried to rob a woman at a wells fargo drive-through a.t.m. on fairfax boulevard. the man jumped in the woman's car and demanded cash but she fought back. she yell and punche

he jumped out and ran away without taking money. the police releasing a vague description of the assailant. the next trip through airport security could take longer. the t.s.a. adding a new layer of security. you have to take any electronic item bigger than a cell phone out of the carry-on bag. alison: for the second straight day, perfect conditions to get outside and enjoying a nice warm summer day. but, well, change is coming, as it always does. steve: we need to take advantage of the evening and overnight tomorrow. it's okay but tomorrow night and friday, the bigger changes on the way. hagerstown, partly cloudy skies. plenty of sunshine to enjoy.

let's talk about baseball. the temperatures are 80 degrees. the seventh inning stretch in the middle 70's. coming up, we are tracking the heavy rain and the strong storm potential tomorrow and friday. we are talking about the upcoming weekend. the city open is set to begin. more on what to expect in a few minutes. a republican effort just failed in the senate. that is just one twist. >> the senators are taking one step forward and a step back. in the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. they will repeal and replace affordable c

is just one amendment down with many more to come. the idea is find a way to get the 50 votes on final proposal. members of the both parties have healthcare ideas they would like to offer. >> this is going to take all republican senators and the democrats are united in the opposition. >> this is a trojan horse. >> the white house is continuing to apply pressure. >> in a wednesday americaning tweet, president trump attacked the alaska senator. one of two who voted

debeginning debate on tuesday. >> the healthcare battle is one of several issues up for the abc7 town hall. >> your voice, your future tonight. alison: still ahead at 5:00. two men gunned down inside a car in fairfax county. the hunt for the killer just ahead. larry: another legal battle in the life of charlie gard and the parents are admitting in the latest saga surrounding the boy. >> a boy who learned an important life lesson the first time he stepped on a soccer pitch. >> we have a packed house but not for american football. how it carries on to next year and why it might matter even if you are not coming tonight coming up. i am totally blind.

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alison: an exciting day here at the abc7 news. brian van de graaff is at the loudoun county fair. he has prommed he will milk a cow. larry: oh, boy. steve: i guess i

he is holding the mic with the other. larry: that is a trick i want to see. brian: it takes one hand. i have another for the mic. loudoun county fairgrounds on the weekend. i'm with eleanor here. she is a specialist. rhea is what type of a cow? >> red and white holstein. >> she is ready to milk. she leaking now? >> she is. brian: we have a contraption here to get the milk out for real. but you take your thumb and the forefinger top of the udder. i have milk. see that? i just milked a cow live on tv. that is how they do it in real life. they use a contraption. you pop this on her? >> yes, this is the claw. we will stick this on her. there is a vacuum. it will pull air and it will let the milk drop in the can. brian: she gets it ready. i will

deal. they milk them twice a day. if you do it three times it can be too much. watch quickly. i did it briefly. i have milk. see that? i have milk. i have done it properly. milk on my hand. this contraption will bring the milk out quickly. you look inside of this drum. how much can we fill in this drum? >> this milk can holds around eight gallons. she gave four, four and a half gallons of milk. brian: that is probably easier than me working it. this is neat. in western loudoun county there is a big agriculture component opposed to the eastern side. they have lambs, bunnies, ducks. all kind of fun things. there is monster truck rides and amusement rides and a lot of fun here. if you want to get in touch with the olden times and learn more how it works t

there was a study that says chocolate milk came from brown cows. that is a myth. that is the latest from the loudoun county fair grounds where i just milked a cow on live television. steve rudin, how jealous are you? steve: i am really julius. -- jealous. how does it taste? brian: i haven't tried it yet. does fresh milk taste better? >> raw milk, we have to have it past rised for -- pastor rised for safety. i -- pasteurize it for safety. i haven't had it before. brian: we have to pasteurize it first. steve: good deal. nice weather there. this is from national harbor looking to the old town alexandria. a few clouds out there now. more important it is dry moving through the overnight hours. 82 at dulles. 84 at reagan national. 84 in culpeper. win chester in the upper 70's.

stormwatch7 satellite and radar it's quiet and dry and will stay that way for the evening. by changes are on the way. we have a weather maker and it will produce rain. but depending where the line ends up will determine how much rain we see around here on friday. we could look at two inches. 79 degrees at 6:00 p.m. 78 by 8:00. middle 70's for 10:00 tonight. low temperatures inside the capital beltway, lower 70's. we will notice it's more sticky out there. we have a warm start to the day tomorrow. this is not going to stay there long. rapid warmup in the mid-morning. we have added clouds by the afternoon. with the cloud comes a better chance for sh

thunderstorms. some may contain gusty winds. heavier downpours. upper 80's to near 90 for thursday. future cast that is updated for you. noontime tomorrow is dry. the drive time home tomorrow evening, showers and the thunderstorms pop on the radar. friday is looking at heavier rain. stack up south of d.c. that is what it looks like now. rain totals in excess of three inches. especially heading farther south and west of the d.c. metro. small hail and tornadoes are not much of an issue. citi open beginning on saturday. the middle 80's on sunday. quick look at the ten-day outlook shows the daytime highs in the upper 80's to near 90 degrees. larry: thank you so much. talk to you soon. right now the crowd is growing at fedex fi

highly anticipated football match. yes, a football match. alison: this is skytrak7 right now. live over stadium. this is where manchester united will take on barcelona f.c. at 7:00. we are hearing as many as 70,000 people could be in attendance for that. >> we have how this is inspiring a program in d.c. >> i want to hear more football from you. we are here live. everybody getting ready to go in at 5:30 to get ready for the game tonight. this is going to carry on after tonight. >> 750,000 people at fedex -- 75,000 people at the fedex field for the matchup between barcelona and man juster unit

connections cup the connection will keep growing. >> this is huge. we are not in school yet. we had no problem to get athletes here. >> the chancellor for d.c. public schools and the program hosted by f.c. barcelona will teach the middle school students the life skills through the soccer next summer. sports do so much for the students. >> teach them important skills. you don't always win. as much as you like to. >> it's more than just about the game. the students realize that, too. >> coming in different ways. work well will other people. >> they were

>> they are excited that it programs on female athletes, too. this is very good. this feels good to show people the girls can do things, too. like boys. >> so if you people on the way home from work give them a call. people around the rush hour and around the stadium. the folks here, nobody cares, right? >> back to you. larry: already there for the football. alison: i love how many kids out there tonight. larry: the problem that left firefighters sweating before the sound alarm sounded. alison: and the disabled veteran's daughter says a

was playing a shell game with the college fund. >> a local soccer player tells michelle marsh the life lessons he learned when he started playing. that inspired hi

michelle: tonight we introduce you to a teenager with the raw talent and passion to reach his goals. >> i started playing since like god gave me speed. i always had a ball with me. >> edgar's varsity coach training students over the summer. he believes he has the talent to play for a division i university. >> i had the m.v.p. for all-state in the whole d.c. >> he recalls the games that changed him in the fifth grade. >> we were down 2-0. i scored one goal to make it 2-1. right? >> from the day forward he learned that being down didn't mean he was out. >> no matter what country, wherever you come from, never give up. >> he comes from a big family but says most of the time they

practice. >> this has been amazing for me. it gave me an opportunity to have transportation. and travel. >> for the first time he is traveling outside of the country in a match in costa rica. former open goal coach lowery recruited him. >> i made him like captain of the team. >> i want to make everyone proud. from the families to friends, coaches. i want to put a big smile on everyone's faces. >> that was a lot of fun. he is not alone. they support many young people in the area coming from the families who can't necessarily afford bus fares and the other expenses. this is so much fun being out there. d.c. united is not calling me but i had a good time. alison: there is still time. larry: more

>> i love how he said since he has had feet. what a great guy. still to come at 5:00. the scholarship that didn't get her any additional money for college and why it's legal. >> first, a local football standout landing on his feet after mistaken identity got him cut from the dallas cowboys. >> first, the residents call it a quiet neighborhood. but gunshots shattered the silence. next the manhunt for a killer

alison: this just in. 911 calls of the ef-2 tornado that damaged dozens of homes there. richard reeve finished listening to the tapes at the "live desk" with the harrowing calls for help. richard: queen anne's county 911 dispatchers were flooded with the calls. and a lot of nobles had no idea what was happening. >> is there a attorney or something? >> a tree fell on

>> walk out there. there is something on the house. >> a think a tornado hit the house. >> is there damage to the residence? >> yes! >> flooding, and something hit the roof. big crash but i have no power. my bed is flooded. i can't see. i'm not going outside yet. >> a lot of chaos there. there is millions in property damage. we'll hear more about that at 11:00. larry: thank you, rich. now the developing story in lorton. two men shot to death in a car. shots rang out at 3:30 near pohlick and i-9

hunt for the gunman. scott: it went down here where the vale was found by police. if the people who live here say this is a beautiful neighborhood and a wonderful place to live. people live in sheffield in lorton in fairfax county woke up to a gruesome scene. two men shot to death inside a late model white four-dar acura. the car was found here with the two victims inside. what was odd is the engine was still running. we talked to neighbors here who say this type of crime and this neighborhood is really strange. >> what is the neighborhood like? >> it's quiet. quiet. >> a double murder is surprising? >> yes. >> they covered up the license plate of the victim's vehicle. >> the

believe they were killed somewhere else and the car moved here. >> the 911 call for suspicious vehicle on the street. we went door to door to see if anyone hurt shots. no one did. >> this is the first time i saw a sign of things. >> the two victims have been identified. they are 19-year-old gregory dennis and 20-year-old ryan cross. both of dumfries, virginia. scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: scott, thank you. meanwhile the state of ohio executed death row inmate today. this is the first execution in three years. ronald phillips died by lethal injection. a court found him guilty in 1993. he was convicted of raping and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter. the little girl's mother was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for failing to protect her daughter who died of cancer in prison in 2008. larry: good news this evening. espn is reporting that lucky whitehead will join

week. the deal if you missed it. tuesday police in prince william county said a man charged with shoplifting on june 22 was not whitehead as first believed. the suspect told police he was the manassas native. >> if you want to hold me accountable, do it for something i did. >> the cowboys are defending the decision citing pattern of behavior. alison: we now know where critically infant charlie gard will spend the rest of his days. he will be transferred to hospice and taken off life support. he will only change the ruling if the parents agree with the hospital on a new location. he suffers from a rare disease that left him unable to breathe without help. he is not expected to last more than a few hour once he is moved.

wasserman schultz firing a member of the i.t. staff after he was arrested in dulles. he was trying to fly to pakistan and was taken in on a bank fraud charge. the lawyer says the fraud charge stems from a modest real estate matter and anti-muslim bigotry and expects him to be cleared soon. he is expected to be in court in august. alison: coming up next at 5:00, a local fire house turned into a sauna. not on purpose. the fight a station had to go through to get the air conditioning back. >> next at 5:00, scholarship with no money. the "7 on your side"

brian: saturday we could see showers. on early saturday we could have showers and everyone storms but saturday afternoon we clear out. 78, cool start to the weekend but pleasant at 78. sunday is mid-80's. it's nice for the back half of weekend. we have unsettled weekend coming our way. the weekend is showing big-time improvement next week and pleasant and dry. that is the latest. more news coming up in a bit. if you are looking for something fun to do with the kids come on out to the

larry: families of disabled veterans nationwide are getting the good news. the children received a college scholarship. the scholarship isn't giving the families extra money. what is the point? nathan baca investigates. nathan: disabled veterans and their families say they feel they have been lied to by the veterans administration. we heard the complaints and "7 on your side" got answers. katrina got a letter saying sh

>> i was excited to have more money to spend for school. nathan: she is a sophomore. her father is a disabled marine corporal. >> it could help me buy books. nathan: she and other families of veterans are entitled to money to help pay for college. but this control scholarship had a catch. no extra money. >> unethical. look of accountability. >> instead of giving the scholarship money in addition to the money the v.a. already owes, more than 46,000 disabled veterans the v.a. used the privately donated scholarship money to replace the money v.a. owes veterans. >> do you this is what he intended the money to go to? >> we asked about the war veteran's family but they are dead, too. >> how much could it have made to your family >> huge. >> the veteran online message boards have dozens

from families saying they received the same scholarship offer and are confused. "7 on your side" contacted the v.a. and the statement says regrettably after review the v.a. is not legally authorized to award any benefit in excess of the normal funds a beneficiary would receive. in short, the v.a. lawyers say it can't be done. >> it makes me feel played that they would say it's a scholarship after talking to them it's not. >> family is disabled veteran and low income family. every little bit helps. nathan: if you are a family of disabled veteran we posted the letter to watch out for on the website. we have the veteran administration full statement online. that is on wjla.com. alison: thank you. now back to checking websites. snopes is on the brink of going out of business. it's in an ugly legal battle

to taking money of snopes so they raised money from the readers in two days on the go fund me page. hearing is scheduled next week. larry: next at 5:00, katy ledecky proves she is human after all. alison: also next made in america. and why you might say that about part of your

larry: a consumer alert. minutes ago fox con announcing plans to build factory in wisconsin. the taiwanese company makes iphone and television screens. four years ago they said it

new factory in pennsylvania. the factory was never built. carrier laid off 330 workers at the indiana plant where president trump said they would save jobs. they are planning to fire more this year. the mayor is working to incentivize other businesses to hire laidoff workers. after last year's election there was a deal that said they would keep most of the plant jobs in indiana. alison: britain is following france's lead and phasing out gas and diesel vehicles. the u.k. will band sale of the vehicles in 2040. making a commitment to electric and the fuel cell cars. france made the same announcement earlier this month. even with the 2040 deadline it's a tough task to pull off. electric, fuel creel and hybrid cars make up less than 3% of the market right no

well, coming up tonight at 6:00 -- awakened by the pop, pop, pop of gunfire. why montgomery county police shared this video here of a drive-by shooting of a house in silver spring. a police officer put his gator wrangling experience to the test. we have to see that. that is still ahead at 6:00. larry: too close for comfort. we'll check it out. firefighters who are accustomed to the heat but not in their own fire house. a station three in downtown rockville had indoor temps in the 80's. kevin lewis explain what is is being done now to fix it. kevin: steamy in station three. the hvac system broke a few weeks back. with the outdoor temps in the 90's. the crews used the ceiling

fans. this spare door were also put in place to trap the cool air. duct tape used as a makeshift block. at the height of the heat, the firefighters explain that the thermostat hit 86 degrees. today the brass explained that the service work is underway. the thermostat registering a cool 71 this afternoon.

it could make the personnel edgy. kevin: the montgomery county fire explain that the a.c. repairs should be complete in a few weeks as it awaits shipment of miscellaneous parts. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: all right. larry: well, a fantastic day today. but steve rudin says a change is coming. alison: we know it will happen. what is the latest? steve: changes are on the way tomorrow in the evening and in the day on friday and the first half of the upcoming weekend. 80 this evening. comfortable weather. moving in the overnight hours the temperature spread of 65 to 73. looking at the partly cloudy skies. it will be on the muggy side. if you are contemplating shutting the a.c. off tonight you might want to reconsider that.

tomorrow another hot day on the way with the added humidity and heat. the highs will make it to upper 80's. we have thunderstorms late in the day and in the evening hours and the area of the heavier rain are likely moving in tomorrow night and in the day on friday. this is what the specially updated future cast looks like. a noontime tomorrow mostly cloudy skies. heading through the afternoon drive. scatter showers and the thunderstorms. on friday we expect the heaviest rain to fall. especially now south of the metro area where they could look to three or four or more inches of rain. that is depicted in the orange band here. keep in mind this is just a model and likely to change in the next 24 hours. we will keep you updated on abc7. saturday for the pool

middle 80's for sunday. the ten-day outlook shows the better weather on the day. then back to the middle 80's to 90. larry: thanks. hard to believe football is in theiary. alison: it seems weird. summertime. robert: we are at it again today. this felt like yesterday we were roasting and now erin hawksworth is there now to get ready for another grind in the heat. what's up? erin: we are here at the franking center in richmond. it gets underway tomorrow. day one of the training camp starts in the morning.

jay gruden has led the skins to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 20 years. >> i am looking forward to. we are putting together the same nucleus. we have receivers, james, and harris and i feel good about that. thompson out of the backfield. we have a lot of reasons to be excited. now we just have to perform. erin: he did a press conference and we asked who is on the pub list. tight end jordan reed is on the pub list. richard: that is not good already. thank you, erin. to baseball. the d.c. will host the major league stars. save the dates now. today unveiling the 2018

all-star game logo. capital zone is visible here. nats owner in attendance and the building as well, muriel bowser. she was there, too. the fifth time that d.c. hosted the all-star game. it should be fun in d.c. at the swimming world championships, a stunner. bethesda's katie ledecky lost in the 200-meter freestyle. finished tied for second. yes, larry, this happens. federica pellegrini stickes the gold. the first time that ledecky finished anywhere other than first at the world. previously 14 for 14 in these races. first place that is. alison: she did said i'm just going to let someone else win for fun. larry: you have that this one. robert: yeah, i'll give it to you. alison: thanks. larry: next at 5:00, a year later trying to prevent another disaster. alison: the major changes in ellicott city to try to ensure it can't be swept away

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but sunday marks one year since the flash flood that laid waste to downtown ellicott city. in the year since, howard county spent millions rebuilding what was destroyed but so it can't happen again. it begins with how river flows. >> i'm looking out a window at the restaurant that you can see is under construction. some of the shops are trying to get back on their feet after the massive storm. we're directly above the tibre river which looks calm, even serene. it was water from the river and the potasco that caused havoc last year. they are spending money on the water projects they hope will help. >> the amount of rain in two hours is a one in a thousand type of

but we can mitigate other impacts on the river. >> there are three retaining ponds. >> they are looking to build a second pipe under the road past where the residents are. this will come past where they live. >> they are working to rebuild after the flood. >> the spirit is indestructible. >> they look at the ways to alleviate the water problems, people say they rely on mother nature to help timing.

news. >> this scares me. >> a dramatic change in military policy. a transgender ban on military service. outrage and the fears from the lawmakers and those who serve. michelle: skytrak7 live over fedex field. night of football but not the redskins drawing a massive crowd. we will go inside the excitement for a megainternational soccer match. >> if you thought you had a bad day. that is a florida police officer capturing a gator. it's caught on the body cam. we show you how it went down. announcer: "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: a major change on the military policy announced on twitter. president trump tweeting the u.s. government will not allow the transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. milita.

agree with president trump's ban on transgender people in the military? go to wjla.com/votenow to watch results live on the screen there. you can see the numbers starting to change. the white house called it a military decision. >> this is a disruptive policy that erodes military readiness and unit cohesion. michelle: some lawmakers are not happy with the president's decision to tweet the news and not discuss it with them. >> i want a strong military but we should have a hearing not a tweet. >> i think it's shameful. michelle: it delivers a huge blow to president obama's legacy of reversing sexual discrimination within the armed forces. also the decision comes exactly 69 years after