>> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. news frombreaking columbus, ohio, chaos on the ohio state fair. alison: a deadly accident after a ride malfunctioned, one person dead, seven injured, and the details are still pouring in. jonathan: nancy chen is at the live desk with the latest. nancy: the latest update in the 18-year-oldn killed, seven others injured, three people in critical condition. the youngest among those injured, just 13 years old. the ride they were on is called the fireball. a doctor tonight said that patients were thrown 20 to 30 feet from the fair ride, if not more. >> when the accident

people were just flying off. andhings started normally, then it started shaking real bad. the girl was like, i think it's shaking. and then the whole thing flew off. nancy: ohio governor john kasich be shut all fair rides down until more safety inspections are done. jonathan: nancy, thanks. in alexandria, repairs on a water main break on morgan street. this does not look like much, but check this out. that is what it looked like when it happened, water rushing from a hole in the pavement. this was the result of several affecting service at 18 buildings in the woodmont part o

park apartment complex. outsideoutrage tonight of the white house after the latest policy announcement from president trump. the president announced on twitter transgender people will no longer be permitted to serve in the military. it is a decision that has been swift backlash, but the white house is insisting this is a military decision. anna-lysa gayle is live outside of the white house with more. anna-lysa? , the whitealison house has not provided details on exactly what will happen to correct transgender troops. regardless, many americans say they are worried about the future. active duty transgender men and women and veterans stood together wednesday night as they spoke out against president trump's tweets calling for the military to ban transgender people. >>

disruptive policy. >> i think it is abominable they would be told they cannot serve. >> i cannot believe that he can make policy in a series of tweets. >> i don't know how he came to that conclusion so fast. this transgender woman is a navy veteran and is worried about her friends in the military. >> i know people were just starting to get surgeries, and that looks like they are stripping that away. anna-lysa: protesters do not want the change in policy and are hoping it will be stopped. >> thank you for your service! administration came up with a sensible plan to allow transgender people to openly serve. that needs to be respected. anna-lysa: it appears president trump's tweets this morning were also a surprise for the pentagon . in terms of what is coming from this ban, we are winnin

alison: in one of his tweets, the president referenced the cost of transgender care. a random corporation study also cited by the pentagon puts that cost between $8.5 million per year. that is less than .1% of the roughly $50 billion the department of defense spends on health care every single year. vote on theday's repeal without replacement bill failed. senate republicans joined democrats in voting no. so-called skinny bill that will repeal mandates that people purchase health insurance and a tax on medical devices. the current round of debate will likely and the sometime tomorrow and after that senators will offer amendments. it is expected to last all night. torn apart,s trees and utility poles crashing to the ground, even boa

ts flying into the air. tonight we are hearing a hero wing calls for help. richard reeve has the recording's. theef-2 seconds after storm hit -- >> i think my house was hit by a tornado. richard: the 911 calls began. >> the house lifted and moved. richard: queen anne's dispatchers flooded with calls. >> a tree fell on our house. everyone is ok. >> is there damage to the residence? richard: some calls more desperate than others. >> i think something hit the roof. richard: the tornado overnight causing chaos. >> it looks like people are outside. i don't know if something is going on. richard: 14 homes, one business destroyed from the damage. >>. my house is gone richard:

calls, no lives lost. richard reeve, abc 7 news. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, nighttime lows eventually fall into the upper 60's, lower 70's. tomorrow a day of transition, the temperature starting off in the 70's, quickly rebounding into the middle to upper 80's by the afternoon and early evening. could be looking at thunderstorms. then friday, very heavy rain likely to overspread much of the dmv. i will give you the timing of the heavy rain, how much we could be looking at, and looking ahead to the weekend which promises to be brighter. jonathan: developing now, the police have identified a man who was gunned down in anacostia. he is victor williams. the police say that he was shot in number of times and so were the two dogs he was walking. they say that he was possibly killed by somebody riding a

arrests. police needounty your help to solve a drive-by shooting in silver spring caught on tape. a home shot up, and they are hoping that this stunning surveillance video will help crack the case. residents were awoken to the sound of gunshots. reporter: multiple shots fired on avondale road in silver spring just after 3 a.m. july 17. the police want to know who did the shooting. >> right now we are trying to determine this. until we can identify suspects and question them, we don't know why this occurred. reporter: the police found gun shell casings in the streets and found the house had been hit by multiple shots, some piercing the home. the officer said that the use of neighborhood surveillance camera can help solve crimes like these. >>

residents who have surveillance video. in this case, we obtained the surveillance video from the area and it has proven valuable. reporter: the established neighborhood does not have a history of this type of crime and the police are looking for tips. >> we are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest of up to $10,000. we are asking for anybody with information about the vehicle or suspects or any knowledge of the crime to please contact the tactics. alison: some good news tonight about house majority whip steve scalise. that the hospital. scalise was seriously hurt when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice last month. he will now begin rehab. at medstar washington hospital center he is in good spirits and looking forward to getting back to work. jonathan: fairfax county police are looking for a maintenance man accused of installing secret cameras inside of apartments where he worked.

the police were tipped off by a woman in the julian apartment complex in fair lakes. she said that he came to fix a power problem and after she left -- after he left, she felt something was off, and that is what officers found the camera. he was fired by the police do not know where he is. they say it's possible he may have left the country. 7 on your side with a consumer alert. your next trip through airport security could see changes. tsa is adding a new layer of security for electronics. you will have to take anything larger than a cell phone out of your bag and will be x-rayed. the process has been in the testing phase at 10 airports and will be rolled out nationwide in the weeks ahead. alison: tens of thousands of people filling the redskins stadium tonight, not for a football game, instead for a football match, and a big one. of europe's biggest soccer teams facingff

matchup that had local fans flocking to fedex field. richard reeve is live with all of the excitement. hi, rich. a lot of fun and people. richard: man, there are a lot of people here ,alison. this was not just a soccer match, it was an epic battle between two of the best teams in the world. and all of these people came here. check it out, 75,000 fans, some of them very happy because their team won. handing over towards landover road, look at that, backed up. this is video of the crowds. these are diehard fans, manchester fans in the red jerseys, the other fans in the blue and red. won this game 1-0. a lot of people have come a long, long

matchup, including this guy from north carolina. >> soccer is a really big thing to me. richard: did you think americans are finally beginning to get it? >> i think they have adopted it a bit. a lot of happy soccer-hungry fans. the last time these teams played was 2011. it will be a long night for a lot of folks on the road. live in landover, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: see you back at the station at about 2 a.m., rich, think. will explain how this works. and sean spicer's next moves, the unlikely route his career path may take. and -- >> i was excited to have more money to spend. alison:

it is not giving them any extra money.

alison: let's take a look at this come a retired judge escaping from prison -- sort of. and he spentd 87 his birthday swarming from alcatraz to san francisco's aquatic park. he is no stranger to big swims in the pacific. he has the all-time record for swimming the span of the golden gate bridge. jonathan: sharks in those waters. newy whitehead has found a home in the nfl, the new york jets picked him up. whitehead was released by the cowboys monday after being wrongfully accused for shoplifting in prince william county. the fauquier county native is speaking out for the first time today. >> you want to hold me accountable, hold me accountable for something i did. jonathan: the police say the man they arrest it was somebody else claiming to be whitehead who had alternate

security number. tonight the police are still trying to figure who that guy is. whitehead says he has no idea he was being impersonated. plans toirginia tech induct former football star michael vick into the sports hall of fame, but tens of thousands of people are saying not so fast. with a 90,000 people have signed .etitions against the induction he served prison time after being convicted of dogfighting. the university stands by their decision, saying they believe he is the greatest athlete in school history. just into the newsroom, authorities in new york say an inmate escape from rikers island prison and is now missing. wabc is reporting the inmate jumped a fence and the prison is on lockdown. rikers island is the main lockup facility for new york city. we will bring you updates as they are available. jonathan: debbie wasserman schultz

her staff after he was arrested at dulles airport. towas apparently trying leave the country on a flight to pakistan when he was arrested on a bank fraud charge. investigators say that the man and his wife tried to defraud a congressional federal credit union. he is due in court in august. alison: 7 on your side with a warning for disabled veterans. a scholarship offer that is raising questions tonight. administration is sending letters to disabled vets offering their children something called the ronald cox scholarship to help with college tuition. problem ist, but the the scholarship does not give students any extra money. instead the v.a.'s using private scholarship money to replace the money they already owe. >> it makes me feel played they would say it's a scholarship when after talking to them it's not. >> as the family of a disabled veteran and a low income family, every little bit helps. alison:

attorneys decided the agency cannot offer extra money and they call this regrettable. check out the full letter and anything else about the story by heading to our website, wjla.com . jonathan: cracking down on texting while driving in a high-tech way, traffic officials are testing devices called text-alyzers. the police plug into a cell phone and it tells the officer if it was being used to text, email, or surf the web before the driver was stopped. it does not give access to personal information or data. next job sean spicer's be on the dance floor? page six is reporting "dancing with the stars" has reached out to spicer and is in talks to try to get him as a contestant. he would be the first political insider to compete for the mirror ball trophy. steve:

weather, the temperatures are mainly of the 70's come a little cooler to the west come in the 60's winchester , oakland, maryland 63 degrees. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, partly cloudy and dry. it will stay dry all night long into early tomorrow morning. watching a system to the north and west, possibly bringing wet weather tomorrow afternoon and evening. as well as a few showers and thunderstorms. it will be a mild start thursday, already thursday, close to friday, 68 degrees in college park. upper 60's upper marlboro and woodbridge. a rapid warm-up through the midmorning into the afternoon. highs eventually into the upper 80's around 90 degrees, with a better chance of showers and thunderstorms as we move into the late afternoon, early evening. freshly updated futurecast from stormwatch 7, showers and thunderstorm

anything concentrated, but very widespread on the radar. that continues into the evening. about 8get it passed p.m., 9 p.m., a bit of a lull, things quiet down briefly, but then heavier rains developed to the west early friday morning come over spreading parts of the area. notice they are widely scattered, but this model wants to bring heavier rain across the d.c. metro area, arlington, alexandria, southern maryland, continuing tomorrow and friday evening, as well as friday night into early saturday morning. if you are planning on going to the beach, leaving early friday, may want to hold off until at least saturday because it will not be a good time out there. the latest potential rain three, upwards of two to inches not out of the question. keep in mind during the dinner time our the heavier band along the mason-dixon line is well to the south. a

next 24 hours. we will keep you updated right here on abc 7. , friday theomorrow heavier rain, mid 80's. next week we dry out nicely, lower humidity, middle to upper 80's, near 90 degrees. alison: it was a beautiful day for a summer swim. we love seeing this every year, the ponies on assateague island taking full advantage of the chincoteague island pony swim, the 92nd year for this event. about 200 ponies took to the water before 7 a.m., all to get to the other side for tomorrow's auction, which raises money to help care for the wild horses. meanwhile, stormtroopers descending on bethesda? jonathan: but they are not here defending the empire, next.

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alison: change on the way? steve: tomorrow more humid, hotter, daytime highs near 90 degrees. thunderstorms likely later in the afternoon into the early evening. quieter tomorrow night. do not be fooled, we ha

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