three of the officers that went inside the house when it was on fire are being treated for smoke inhalllation -- inhalation. the two young children are not injured. they have a suspect but they have not identified the suspect. >> a guy was shot walking two dogs. i immediately knew. alison: the family of the man shot and killed along the anacostia trail speaking out. jonathan: the killer is still on the run. d.c. bureau chief sam ford following the investigation closely and joins us with the latest. >> i am in the river terrace park where within the hour family and friend of 37-year-old victor williams will have a candlelight vigil in his memor

the trail that the young man a professional dog trainer was killed. >> i never thought it's the last time i'd see him. >> it started as normal for her husband of two years. he went to walk the dog and he made it to his dog's house. >> with the dog but he didn't get back. >> the s.u.v. is parked outfront. but he was shot dead. he was shot multiple times including in the head. one of the two pups was killed and another was found by the police who called animal rescue. >> he didn't have wallet or cues.

>> this is a devastating loss for a family where dogs were a way of life. he worked on developing his own breed. >> this was his passion, his love. anybody who came in contact with him knew that. >> the family figured out the worst. it was of the for him not to return the phone calls or not return the text. >> this is not the first attack in the park. the park police report there have been attempted robberies stabbings and the strong arm. in this case they are looking for a young black male who fled on a bicycle. the vigil is set to begin at 6:45 p.m. jonathan: tonight the police are lookin

in a del ray neighborhood that happened in 400 block of east howell avenue. residents say they heard several shots and they saw a car crash in a parked s.u.v. >> president trump honored five law enforcements who responded to the ballpark ambush last month. he presented the medal of the value lar to bailey -- value lar to david bailey and crystal griner. he also awarded it to three alexandria police officers. >> lug triumphs over tragedy and our

than ever. nancy: there trump said the officers saved many lives braving the gunfire. >> the republican senators are coming to the defense of jeff sessions firing a fire storm of tweets aimed to him by trump. lindsey graham today with a warning for the president. >> i'm 100% behind jeff sessions. the chairman of the you dishiary committee sent -- judiciary committee sent out a chilling tweet. there will be no confirmation hearing for a new attorney general in 2017. if jeff sessions is fired there will be holy hell to pay. any effort to go of after mueller could be the beginning of the end of the trump presidency unless mueller did something wrong.

horrifying. nancy: an -- alison: an 8-year-old is dead. a car broke off and handed on the concrete below. three of them tonight in critical condition. one girl near the ride overcome with emotion after witnessing it all. >> she is like my seat keep shaking. it just flew off. her leg hit. her whole leg and hit the ground. he wasn't bringing. nobody was breathing. jonathan: the ride passed inspection hours before it happened and they are still left to figure out what went wrong. nanc

18 years old. alison: accidents like this in ohio have happened frequently across the country. scott taylor joins us to break down how the rides are checked for safety. >> all the safety inspections and who does them are where the ride is located. there are no federal regulation. states make up their own rules that seems odd. there have been only a few thrill ride accidents over the years in our area. including a year ago in virginia am 47-year-old woman riding the slingshot. her seat fell off the main portion of the ride and she was tossed 40 feet to the ground. in virginia it's left up to the local authorities to inspect the rides. there are no federal guidelines. each state makes up their own rules. what just happened in ohio makes some fa

favorite ride. >> very concerned. i have no intention to let them get on those rides. >> according to the center for injury research and policy. more than 4,000 kids are injured on rides each year. the most common injury is to the head or neck. maryland has a dedicated team that inspects rides and some of the strongest rules in the nation. so far this year they have take an look at 3,000 rides. the state has an almost perfect non-accident record for years. here are some tips to help you ride safely. follow the highlight, age, weight -- height, age, weight, health restrictions on all rides. pay attention to loading instructions by the ride operators. use safety bars and the seat belts and trust your instincts. if you worry about the safety of the ride don't get on. >> i think in general you have the concerns because they dills assemble

i'm not sure about the maintenance. maybe it gives them more opportunity to interrogate the rides to see if they are safe. >> all the common injuries usually add up to bumps and bruises for people. scott taylor abc7 news. jonathan: be sure to follow us online for the latest on the story out of columbus. jonathan: coming up next for us at 6:00, raging floodwaters in the mid west laiding to the scenes like this. that is a car. alison: find out how much rain it took to transform to rivers. plus. >> a preview of the marriott glistening new headquarters and when it is slated to open. still ahead. >> a storm watch weather alert tomorrow and in the day on saturday. could be looking at the upward of two to three inches of

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in the room erupts to flames. police identified the man now at a former member there. right now they are trying to find him. jonathan: alaskan cruise ship turned to a murder scene after an f.b.i. said a utah man killed his wife because she would not stop laughing at him. he was arrested tuesday night and the witnesses walked in room saw his wife on the floor covered in blood. he tried to drag her body to a balcony but a man stopped him. alison: this has been a trending problem across the country. people wearing those creepy clown masks and terrorizing neighborhoods. now a man is in custody for his prank. he was spotted wearing a scary mask and machete taped to his amputated arm. he was taken into custody about receiving multiple calls about a clown citing.

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jonathan: back with a big deal. marriott signing on the dotted line to move in a brand new headquarters in downtown bethesda. alison: that is right. the montgomery county reporter kevin lewis with a look at the blueprint for the marriott new digs. >> since 1978, marriott international has been based in this gray concrete building near the westfield montgomery mall. this week the global hotel chain. it's now a shiny structure along wood mont

is there is a fitness center and a cafeteria to boot. a major draw for the growing millennial workforce is the red line. there is a ride on, metrobus and the circulator plus walk and the biking options via nearby neighborhoods and the capital crescent trail. they hope 50% of the employees will ditch the cars in the daily commute. it include 12 story 230 room flagship hotel. glistens plaza. specialty plaza shot and a guerin rooftop dining terrace in the plan -- and a green rooftop dining terrace in the plans. it's expected to cost $600 million for tax benefit for marriott and -- maryland and marriott alike. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: while we talk about money. move over bill gates.

jeff bezos is now named the richest person inned two. "forbes" esmates the net worth at $90.6 billion. after 1% jump early in the day in shares of amazon.com. don't feel sorry for gates. he is just a mere $600 million behind with a net worth of $90 billion. he held the world's richest man 18 of the last 23 years. >> what can we do? jonathan: the video everybody is talking about. that was justin bieber behind the camera accidentally hitting a member of the paparazzi with the truck after pulling out from the church service in beverly hills. the singer didn't drive off. that is him in the ball cap. he hops out, checks on the man. stays with him until the police and the ambulance get there.

swept away in a creek by raging floodwaters in alabama. this is just one of many cars carried away and tossed in the woods. the same flooding forced water rescues. fortunately no injuries were reported from that. jonathan: a mess. we are talking now we have a lot of rain on tap. people are worried in the areas they have the flood prone. that is a problem. steve: a lot of areas have seen two or three inches of rain in past week. this is thursday and a beach weekend for folks trying to use up the shares. summer is almost halfway over. hard to believe. look at the rehoboth beach. the people are enjoying themselves. you might want to reconsider there are showers and storms for saturday. sunday is a washout. the temperatures are 75 degrees. right now is 84 it at

there are lower 90's in downtown d.c. there are showers but nothing around the area. it's moving toward the east. they are fizzling out a little bit. zooming in a bit to this one. this will make the way to middleburg. if you look west this is what you see. tomorrow is warm and humid. if you are leaving tomorrow morning and not home until later in the afternoon or the evening hours, grab an umbrella. no problems at all in the morning. showers and the thunderstorms will move in late in the day. the heavier rains tomorrow night. the flash flood watch for entire abc7

these are the areas that will see the rain. the shower and the thunderstorms and heavier rain rush hour. the heaviest rain 11:00 tomorrow. clearing for saturday. hoy much rain? one to three inches across the region. some may see more. if you find cells that move slow capable to dump rain over a short period of time. keep you updated. head to breaking news. jonathan: look at the pictures from dallas, texas. that is a massive tire fire burning right now. you can't just spray water to put it out. i don't even see the crews on

the scene. that is a cause for concern. it's dangerously hot as well. there is more news after this.

erin: day one of the redskins training camp is in the books. big story today is kirk cousins. he says he in a good place when it comes to playing under the franchise tag for another year. he looks good in practice today. taking the first team reps. earlier cousins was asked about the latest c.t.e. study where the degenerative disease was found in all but one of the deceased nfl brains that were studied. now cousins says he wants players who have not had c.t.e. symptoms to be studied as well. take a listen. >> i would like to know, you know, just pull a thousand brains from former nfl players and a certain number of them never had any symptoms of any kind. i would be interested to see the percentage of those thousand had an issue. until we see the data it is hard to know what the real statistics are. this brings to light it's an issue. something to be

erin: what a day! a record setting day for the nats against the brewers at nationals park. they belted five home runs in the third inning. tying a major league record. godwin, defoe, bryce harper, zimmerman and rindone all went yard. the nats would hit a total of eight home runs today breaking the franchise record as they blow out the brewers 15-10. back out here live at the redskins training camp, good news is no major injury news to report. two small things. mason foster had cramps. brielen left practice with an illness. jonathan: thank you. exciting that final season is starting. >> i can't believe it. steve: flying by. end of july already. tomorrow heavy rain and the weather alert day tomorrow and saturday. full update tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. alison: "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan:

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tonight, the war erupting inside the white house. the explosive new headline as we come on the air. the phone call to a reporter who what was said. amid the tension between these two men, the new communications director and the chief of staff. tonight, the white house is pressed. what does the president think of the fighting in public? the deadly accident at the ohio state fair. the young man just 18 who had just signed up for the marines. tonight what we have learned about what happened, and that same ride now being shut down at fairs across the country. the murder at sea. the fbi on that cruise ship. passengers interviewed and what we now know after a wife and mother is found dead. the mystery illness. at