announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. nancy: developing now a it shooing just two blocks from eugene simpson stadium park. that is where the ballpark ambush happened last month. jonathan: nearby alexandria schools and offices went into lockdown. that was just lifted two hours ago. our brianne carter is on the scene. the gunman is still, he is on the run right now. is that right? brianne: at this hour that is the latest we know from police. the search of the suspect continues. show you exactly where it played out. at the other stretch of this block of east howell street. here in this del ray section of alexandria. at this hour there are several streets in the southern portion of del ray blocked off. it was before 1:00 this afternoon that police say they were called here for a shooting. witnesses tell abc7 they heard from nine to 12 gunshots. then they heard a carraway rine around a corner and slam into a parked for careen into a corner and slam into a

hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the victim and the suspect believed to know one another. that doesn't seem to be more comforting for long-time residents of the community. >> it don't happen around here. i grew up and went to mount vernon and t.c. williams. this is not usual. right now i'm scared to be here now. >> scared to be here? >> yeah. i'm ready to move. brianne: some of the first things we heard from residents here mentioning how close the proximity is. just about two blocks to where the congressional baseball shooting happened last month. one woman living in the street and we'll hear from her at 5:00. >> a woman stabbed on a walking trail by the vienna fairfax metro station.

with the search underway since 8:00. ryan? ryan: yeah, nancy, it's been an all-out search. at this time they don't have a motive behind the attack. the woman was walking across the path at the vienna fairfax station. a man comes up from behind, stabs her and runs away. the victim was able to flag by a passerby who was able to track down a police officer who just so happened to be on the patrol in area. a large portion roped off for hours with crime scene tape. three dozen evidence markers covered the ground. the suspect is still on the loose. you can imagine, news spread quickly leaving many people in this community on edge.

>> it's crazy that it happens to just a random person walking. >> i want to have somebody with me. or have a weapon on me for protection. >> the victims in her 20's was taken to the hospital and she is expected to be okay but the police don't have a good description of the suspect. they are canvassing the neighborhood, talking to witnesses trying to get more information. live this afternoon in fairfax, ryan hughes, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. violence on another trail. yesterday a dog trainer shot and killed along the anacostia river trail. the gunman riding away on a bike. we are following that closely. at the bottom of the hour we hear from the victim's father. that's only on abc7. [gunfire] tough to forget the sights answer the sounds of

the only person killed was the shooter. the officers on steve scalise's detail were wounded while the alexandria police rushed to help. amy aubert at the "live desk" with incredible story. amy? amy: they are receiving the public safety medal of valor. in the past hour the pair of the u.s. capitol police officers who the president describes as racing through the bullets are two of five officers veeving the honor. the baseball called the attack unthinkable. calling the officers the real heroes. >> the officers saved the lives of every innocent person on the field that day. many of themes friends of mike and myself. they are american heroes. we salute

amy: today's honor comes the same week that majority wipe steve scalise was released from the hospital. i have more on the ceremony tonight at 5:00. at the "live desk," amy aubert, abc7 news. nancy: you can see the original reporting on wjla.com a cloudy day that is now coming to a close. a flood wash is issued ahead of what we will see heading in the weekend. we are on stormwatch7 with meteorologist steve rudin. steve: a big change from now to 24 hours from now. we are looking at heavier rain to impact the mid-atlantic. outside we go. belle haven country club looks nice. get a round of golf in before dinner. we look at the radar, most on the rain, the leading edge of the rain this everything is well to the west of

this may make it to part of the area. it may be isolated thunderstorm. but the core of the weather is south of us. south of richmond. no impact on the d.c. metro. zoom in closely. mostly to partly cloudy skies now. sunshine here in rosslyn. dry for the next few hours. it will drop from the 80 to the 70's. then the flash flood watch in effect tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow night and in the day on saturday. we have more on that, plus we track when it starts and how much you see in the neighborhood in a few minutes. >> people went flying. the fireball, the ride and the back left corner broke and peep went -- people went flying. jonathan: horrible situation. describing what they witnessed at the ohio state fair. section of ride coming apart in the middle of the ride. ma

across the country are taking note and shutting down the rides. maggie: the video is hard to watch. the ride called "fireball" breaking apart mid-air. riders flying to the concrete below. >> i think about the moment when some were flown from the carriage. that is a nightmare. maggie: injuring seven, killing an 18-year-old who had enlisted in the marines days before and was set to attend basic training next year. in a statement, the marine corps says they are proud to have known him. now the ride that took his life is shut down. the manufacturer instructing all fireballs and similar rides to cease operation until further notice. fairs across the country rethink how safe aggressive thrill rides like the fireball really are. >> they need to do something about it. it's not safe. >> state officials in ohio say all rides were inspected and

there. >> checking for the bolt fasteners, making sure it's in place. >> they are reassuring the public every ride will be checked again before it reopens. >> they are me connize -- mechanized pieces of equipment. maggie: there are no federal oversight so the safety standard can carry state by state. jonathan: we have learned that the similar rides in california, illinois and ocean city maryland have been shut down as a precaution and result of what happened yesterday. the inspections taking place before reopening. at the bottom of the hour with will look at the safety requirements here. alison: update now on president trump's change in policy on the transgender people in the military. nancy: the chairman of the joints chief of staff says all transgender people can still openly serve until the

president gives the secretary of defense more direction. james mattis is on vacation. jeff sessions in the hot seat based on the past days of tweeting. that is after sessions was one of the early supporters in the campaign. lindsey graham had this warning for the president. >> if jeff sessions is fired there will be holy hell to pay. >> sessions in el salvador to discuss gang violence. jonathan: melania trump announced she is taking her first official solo foreign trip as the first lady in september. she will leave the u.s. delegation in the 2017 invictus games in toronto started by prince harry from britain in 2014. it raises awareness for the service men and women injured in

jonathan: the "7 on your side" undigs huge misunderstanding at the african-american museum. nancy: and why this fire might be investigated as a hate crime. jonathan: show of strength from the fire department. find out why they decided to dead lift the little car. nancy: justin bieber making headlines for his run-in

jonathan: i guess you could say they are laying a foundation for a run for the super bowl. redskins opened up camp in richmond. nancy: erin hawksworth is there. how does the team look now? they look good. they took a field an hour ago. still an hour left of practice. the big story is kirk cousins. we heard from him for the first time since the two sidessed by not reach a long-term deal. >> i don't think i have bet on myself. i bet on the system. >> uncertainty is nothing new for kirk cousins. >> this is the same lesson from the senior in high school. i played with zero scholarship officers.

>> he will play under the franchise tag for another year. not knowing what the future holds. >> we have done a good job communicating between myself and the team. we are on the same page. erin: he took a different approach. >> in the past the training camp was the super bowl. i didn't know if i was on the team. backup or the third string. erin: the fans we spoke to are divided. who do you blame? which side are you on? front office or kirk's for the fact they didn't get the deal done? >> i don't know. it's a little bit of both. i will leave it like that. >> as a fan, i want them to do the right thing. but on the bis side you have to do what -- bis side you have to do what is good for kirk, too. erin: they are prati

about 5:00. coming up in the 5:00 hour i sat down with kirk's new target, wide receiver terrell pryor. you will hear from him around 5:50. back to you. nancy: thank you. share your training camp pride busts. update them to wjla.com. jonathan: must see video. the man setting a fire and it's caught on camera. he walks in a youth center in phoenix, place for lbgtq teens to gather. this is two weeks ago. the gas can, he enters it. he walks around a corner and the room erupts to flames. they identified who he is as a former member there. out to track him down but they have not found him. jonathan: justin bieber accidently hitting a member of the paparazzi with his car. the photographer

scrapes and bruises. they all rushed to his pickup after he was leaving a church service. the singer was not issued a citation and is cooperating with police. jonathan: can he go without making the headline? nancy: i don't think so. jonathan: the cars can take up space on the tight street. there is no problem. put muscle into it. the awill remember didn't even go out. good teamwork. someone who parked it put in the street. now it's on the sidewalk. >> you know your car is small if you do that. the rivets are swelling past the bank as the water ways hit report levels and it's forced high-water rescues.

jonathan: with all the rain that l.a. is getting they hope to make something old enough again. they are doing work on the mcclay high line that hasn't been used since the late 1980's. they want to use it to deal with the runoff from the sere siera so they hope the tunnels will help store the water. >> the water will start to flow through the high line in october. when finished it will picked up from the aqueduct and flow through two miles of the tunnel. in the first year it will store 20 million gallons of water. in los angeles, that is gold. >> they have had a wonderful bloom. fantastic. >> then come santa ana season moving to september and october, everything that grew so big is going to be crazy fire season.

take advantage of the evening. if you have outdoor plans go for it. there are people enjoying the national harbor. it's cooler west of us. show you if satellite and the radar. there are mostly cloudy skies. looking at the showers and the thunderstorms and this is moving on off toward the east. they will fizzle out. other than that we are looking for the quiet conditions for the evening. the temperatures fall from the 80 to the 70's. for tonight, mostly cloudy. this will stay on the warm and the humid side. 72 in bethesda.

it's the same in manassas and woodbridge. show you the forecast tomorrow. showers a and thunderstorms for the late afternoon and the evening hours and then we have waves of heavier rain. a flash flood watch has been posted. all the area in green from southern maryland to district, arlington, alexandria, montgomery county to the panhandle of west virginia. likely to see heavy rain tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow night. moving through the afternoon and the evening, there is a slow go for the friday evening rush hour commute. if you are rushing to get out to the delmarva beaches, slow down. it's a pretty rotten weekend. heavier rain will overspread the area

then we get it out of here moving to the mid-day saturday. but we could look at the upward of two, three inches of rain. the time period for heaviest rain is midnight tomorrow night to saturday morning. then it will settle down. there is showers and thunderstorms on saturday. highs only be in the middle 70's. highs tomorrow around 85. the middle 70's at best on saturday. we are clearing and lingering showers sunday morning. the citi open begins monday. boy, it will be nice out there next week. the nighttime lows are in

70's. keep watchful eye to the sky. be careful. tomorrow night to early saturday morning. >> a guy was shot walking two dogs. immediately i knew. jonathan: the murder on anacostia river trail and the search for who did it and how the family is remembering him. nancy: next at 4:00, tragedy at the ohio state fair. "7 on your side" looks into who in

jonathan: a big misunderstanding on how to get the hot passes for the national museum of african american history and culture on the national mall led to a man straight to "7 on your side." jonathan: the hottest ticket in town. he had a group of the old classmates come to town until he found out the second -- ticket request had been denied. horace holmes got involved and joins us from the national mall. tell me you helped this guy and the group out. horace: absolutely. we'll get to that. this museum is wildly popular. see the crowds. big in the weekdays and bic like this. everyone bigger on the weekends. they thought they had the plans secured. but then -- >> free at

thank god almighty, we are free at last. horace: walker of upper marlboro was part of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. >> we went to montgomery, the children's march and then to birmingham after the church bombing. horace: graduate of miami, florida, high school, he and the classmates decided to make a pilgrimage to visit the national museum of african american history and culture. walker was in charge of getting the museum passes. you didn't think it would be a problem putting it together? >> no, not at all. horace: but what happened next surprised walker and his classmates. frustrating? >> very. horace: find out why he is so upset and what happened when "7 on your side" gets involved. we'll have details for you and important information that you need to have if you are coming to the museum coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". nancy: thank you very much. next at "abc7

tragedy at the ohio state fair. we look at the inspection process for the rides like this one in the area. sam: i'm sam ford. the family asks why their loved ones killed on the anacostia trail. that is coming up. jonathan: help is on the way for those hit by the ef-2 tornado on the eastern shore. the new center to help those in need.

jonathan: tonight there is a-term by the police trying to find a man who killed a person on the anacostia trail. nancy: sam ford has the interview. >> the father who lives at river terrace right near this anacostia trail said his son lift his home yesterday with the dogs. he didn't even think his son had i.d. on him. so for much of the day the family had no idea why he was not responding.

we heard from his wife and his father. dion williams recalling the moment that she realized why her husband 37-year-old victor williams had not been responding to the calls and texts yesterday. a professional dog trainer who worked in a kennel in clinton. >> trying to get to the program of training the dogs for bomb sniffing. sam: left home at 7:45. stopped at his dad's house at river terrace near the anacostia trail. >> the two dogs he had mainly was with him all the time because they were puppies and he was training them. sam: his father stopped in and said he was going to walk the dogs and never returned. police say someone shot him multiple times on the trail. thigh also killed a puppy. >> came back in the day. in the everything i saw it on television pertaining to it. i saw a little dog, that looks like the dog.

thinking who or what or why would someone do this to him? >> police describe the shooter as a young black male who escaped the scene on a bicycle. the family a planning a vigil to remember him. sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. back to the weather center with steve rudin. if you haven't heard the next couple of days are a deluge. we will have a lot of rain. steve: a slow go tomorrow evening. saturday morning. then if you are going to be out and about saturday afternoon and you have plans you are probably going to say i think we are better off indoors. the beach, ocean city. jonathan: it's great. steve: skies are mostly cloudy but

beach weekend. jonathan: boo! steve: i know. but it will be nicer next weekend. looking outdoors, opening outdoors the temperatures are in the 80's. a little humid. may see a passing thunderstorms. we have temperatures in the 70's. mostly cloudy skies. isolated thunderstorm or two mainly south and west of the d.c. area. tomorrow and 75 degrees. lower 80's noontime. the shower and the rains will move in. extending through the overnight hours to the day on saturday. if you have a swim meet it likely get canceled out. there are isolated storms tomorrow.

there are upwards of four to five inches. the flash flood watch in effect for the district. the entire delmarva, rehoboth beach, dewey and bethesda. the weekend outlook is not great for saturday. the freshly updated future cast. what to expect with the rain will start or end in a few minutes. nancy: thank you. after the tragic accident, "7 on your side" asking tough questions in order to better protect your family. jonathan: scott thuman is charge of that -- scott taylor is in charge of that. >> it comes down to where it is located. there are not of federal regulations.

rules which some say seems odd. a year ago at the frederick county fair in virginia a 47-year-old woman riding the slingshot. the wide drop and the seat was detached from the main portion of the ride. she fell 40 feet and suffered multiple injuries. in virginia it's left up to the local authorities to inspect rides. in maryland it's different. they make the owners inspect rides on a daily basis. what happened in ohio makes the fir-goers here stop and think what type of ride they really want the family jumping on. >> very concerned. no intention to let them get on the rides. >> if you had your kids here, would they be on the rides? >> i have my kids here and i will have them on rides i would think would be safe. >> the fall-out in o

it's not the same ride but they shut it down and they are checking it out. 4,000 kids are injured every year. how do you protect your child? we are working on those figures for 6:00 p.m. scott taylor, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. a store manager found dead next to where he works in warrenton. grim discovery. stephen tschida is reporting live. so far very little information from the police. what happened? >> i got off the phone from the chief of police but there is very little information. the body of the manager discovered beyond the dumpster. there is a corner and there is a door that opens off the pharmacy inside the cvs. >> the discovery at

the body discovered on the ground next to the dumpsters outside the building. >> this is unbelievable. >> they will only say that 64-year-old rex olsen is deceased. they are not discussing the manner of death. they say they do not believe there is a threat to the general public they ask anyone who may know something or have seen something to contact them. >> it's sad. very sad. stephen: a lot of people here are very upset. we still don't know what took place. the thief of police say active investigation, awaiting more information. we assume that the cause of death and which a lot of people are

>> out of new mexico a man running from police trying to hide out in a store. this is surveillance video inside the store. you can see him walking in there. the store clerk sees him and noticed that something wasn't right. then runs away. jonathan: this 10-year-old black lab did ten tours in the marines and one with have veteran jeff deyoung. deyoung earlier in month was said that cena had bone cancer. he wasn't ready for the adventures to end. he wanted one more ride and he wasn't alone. not even close. >> all good things are coming to

and some of my best part of my life is ending. jonathan: breaks my heart. the dog in the marine uniform. they took a final ride and they gave one final solute. nancy: incredible. jonathan: breaks my heart. nancy: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a final vote on the jeb stewart's name. passionate divide. jonathan: proof there may be a family connection.

jonathan: we waited all year for this. this is the national scotch day if you didn't know that. there is such a day. today is it. nancy: july 27 dedicated to the aged whiskey. enjoy responsibly, we should say. have your scotch any way you'd like. single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain, or blended. jonathan: it's 5:00 somewhere. there you go. enjoy. nancy: it's 5:00 here. a mythsry in south korea. jonathan: a month-long beer festival canceled. no reason given. the leading brewery

new beer for the festival. still for sale despite the cancellation. maybe kim jong un is watching his weight. nancy: a lot of carbs. jonathan: larry davis impersonation of sanders was so pot son you woner if they're -- spot on you wonder if they are related. nancy: but they are. on an upcoming episode of finding the routes they find out think they are related. in s.n.l. we thought int was more than good makeup and impersonations and now they are related. jonathan: that's ironic. the spoof is spot on. oh, you are my cousin. that is why i can do it so well. nancy: all family. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- debate that divided a high school community. look at jeb stewart hours before a final vote on potential name change. jonathan: preparing for the solar eclipse. you won't belief how many

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jonathan: editing the genes of human embryos for the first time in the states. the experiment was just an exercise. the embryos were not allowed to develop beyond a few days. but this was done in an organ health and science university. the findings and the results of the experiment will be published soon. and work like this has been tried in china recently. nancy: vaporizer may be easier to quit than the old fashioned cigarette. two-third of the ecig tried to quick smoking. but the long-term effects remain to be seen. jonathan: two-year debate of whether to change the name of a high school will likely come to the head. >> the sign says we are one. the

to a head as they make a final decision to rename the falls church high school. it was named in 1958 after jeb stewart. a petition was started in 2015 by julianne moore and a hollywood producer to change the school's name. they both attended the school. those who want the name to remain say the issue is an attack on the southern heritage. another issue is it would cost upward of $700,000 to change the name. the vote takes place tonight. larry: i'm larry smith. coming up at

program that is designed to help young people work toward a new life. but a report says job corps has plagued with violence. and we look into whether warning signs were missed in a fair accident in ohio. district neighborhood with the 24 ribbon cuttings today. those stories at 5:00. see you in a few minutes. nancy: thank you. senate republicans on a mission to fulfill the biggest problem to repeal and replace obamacare. they are considering a skinny repeal. >> it is unclear what that is. >> they are back in the hot seat. >> obamacare failed. obamacare must go. let me be clear. this is the moment. now is the time. >> they are barreling toward a vote but they don't know what they will be voting on. that leaves them struggling

repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> this is a long process that has taken hard work from dedicated colleagues already. >> on the table is what is called a skinny repeal. dubbed a wolf in sheep's clothing. it could cause premiums to spike 20%. the republicans say it's just jumping off point. but democrats are already denouncing the plan. >> did you promise american people you would take healthcare away from tens of millions? i didn't hear that. that is what the skinny bill does. >> the insurance groups have come out in addition. in a statement, blues -- blue cross, blue shield allows people to purcha

up the cost for everyone. in northwest, abc7 news. jonathan: a sudden spike in the americans that are filing for unemployment held for the first time. up 10,000. last week alone. but still, the overall figure does reflect a healthy hiring market. >> another alert. the average rate stands at 3.45%. last year it would have been a half point less difference of tens of thousands of dollars over the life of a mortgage. we are less than a month away from a total solar eclipse. but american paper optics that makes the special eclipse glasses. one employee says they advertised for the ecli

didn't come in until january. >> when the eclipse comes in it never fails. some people without the eye protection will look up and say hey, i can't see anything. then you will say that for days to come. don't look up at the sun. >> that is my eclipse voice. >> it will be so cool. i hope we have the clear skies. we have about 81%. don't expect it to be pitch dark. it's 19% of the sunshine is a lot. there

west of of us. winchester and woodstock. if you're out that way be prepared for thunder. this is not the main event that is set to arrive in 24 hours. the temperatures this evening in the 80's. waking up to the upper 60's to the lower 70's. we will warm it up to the upper 70's to the lower to the middle 80's. we will have a better chance of thunderstorms. by 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow we will crank it up with the heavier rain. this will go into

this is dry in the morning. we move through the afternoon, the showers and the thunderstorms begin to blossom. then is rain is heavy tomorrow night. areas in red and the orange are the heaviest rain. it will continue through tomorrow night. by early saturday morning if you have the plans to go to the pool, probably not looking so great. at least not at this point. how much rain? we could see one to three inches. weekend outlook quickly. 74 on sunday with area of rain. nancy? >> thank you. >> after a former aide to congressman debbie wasserman schultz arrested trying to reach the country, some wonder who is screening the staffers? that's next.

larry: who is screening staffers? we explain. >> new questions about the staffers on capitol hill awful a former staffer who worked for several house

bank fraud. debbie wasserman schultz fired him. >> you have to trust those who work for you but sometimes it's betrayed. >> they arrested him at the dulles international airport on monday and he has pleaded not guilty to one count on defrauding the credit union. >> they are subjected to a more

check when first hired because they have access to sensitive information. if another lawmaker wants to hire the staffer they can just go off the former lawmaker instead of using their own screening. according to the form, the member will accept the risk. the texas congressman worries about accountability. >> somebody has to do a background check. >> irony casts a shadow honoring heroes at a shooting. another ambushstyle shooting. "7 on your side" has urgent warning about the design flaws dating back five years.

at the hottest museum at jeopardy until this man thinks of a brilliant "7 on your side" solution. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". alison: three people shot and manhunt for the gunman who shattered the quiet of the del ray neighborhood. larry: a neighborhood that returned to normal after being the center of national attention. a man opened fire on a car full of people on east howell after a couple blocks from the baseball field where a man opened fire on members of congress six weeks ago. brianne carter live with the reaction. the hunt for the man responsible. brianne: you can see police have a number of roads in area blocked off. tonight, the search for the suspect continues. >> there are so many

this could have been more or less. i don't know. it's probably gunfire. brianne: shots wrang out. >> known to 13 shots. >> it happened along east howell avenue. folks living along the street told abc7 after they heard gunfire they heard a carraway rine around the corner -- heard a car careen around a corner and this car slammed in a parked s.u.v. >> i heard a woman wailing. there was a young man standing in front of the corner and looking distressed. brianne: police say three people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the suspect still on the loose. >> i'm scared to be here now. >> today's shooting happening two blocks from the tragic congressional baseball shooting last month that injured nearly half a