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turns dangerous after a woman says she was sexually assaulted. who the police are now looking for. and what the police are now saying about a driver who hopped a curb and ran into a group of diners. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00 am on your side. kimberly: a terrible and busy 24 hours for d.c. police and local families. seven shootings, 10 victims, two nodw dead. here is a map of the six different crimes. the gunshots started on 15th street northwest. q mccray is at the scene of the latest shooting in northeast with more on the crimes being investigated now. q? q: that's right, kim. when i started working on the 11:00 newscast, we had five shootings. we now have seven. a man was shot in his car in southeas
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walked himself to a hospital. and with the crime scene tape in my hands, there is a shooting seen here in northeast. two people were shot, both expected to survive. metropolitan police and crime scene technicians hid the body from onlookers come including the victim's father, jermaine richards, just 17 years old. family.is a hurting q: it was a violent overnight in washington, d.c. around 9:40 last night, two men survived a shooting your the ecuadorian embassy in northwest. 30 minutes later in southeast, a man was shot in the leg on minnesota avenue. block party which shot up in the 1500 block of 45th street northeast. one person was hit and lived.
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death and another injured in the 4800 block of kent avenue. this is exclusive surveillance video of the victims and possible suspect moments before shots were fired. and just before 3 p.m. sunday, richards was killed on 46th street northeast. >> we have no way of preventing many of them. he was where he was supposed to be. unfortunately, a young man has lost his life. to his family, richards lived in southeast, but was visiting friends in northeast when he was murdered. >> nobody's children should be killed like this. : here is the latest totals. there have been seven shootings in the past 24 hours in d.c. 10 victims, two deaths, and so far no arrests. the metropolitan police department is work
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streets. q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: hope things quiet down tonight, thank you, q. montgomery county police are looking for this man after a sexual assault claim in gaithersburg. cheryl conner is live with how a night of fun turned into a nightmare and the search underway now. kimberly, we have been showing people the sketch of the suspect that montgomery county police put out this weekend. we have been outside of quincy's , and this is where the man and woman allegedly met. there are cameras outside with footage that may help detectives. it was taco tuesday at quincy's bar and grill in gaithersburg. montgomery county police say that a woman and man met here before she reported she was raped. a mother of five young girls said she does not recognize the police sketch of the suspect.
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left the bar at 2:30 wednesday morning with the man. she told the police that he forced her to a grassy area next to quince orchard plaza. >> it's upsetting. i have girls. cheryl: the victim said at first she was able to break away, but he grabbed her again and that is when he raped her. >> they were not strangers. cheryl: it is what customers are talking about. wasnager at quincy's cooperating with the police but had no further comment. we do not know if this surveillance cameras have helped detectives. >> i hope that people take her seriously. to years old -- 20 to 30 years old, wearing glasses at the time. if you recognize the suspect, crime solvers is offering up to
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leads to an arrest. live in gaithersburg, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: for another look at the gaithersburg sex assault suspect sketch or the latest on the rash of shootings in d.c., head to our website, wjla.com. the week and finished much better than it started. rain saturday, a beauty sunday. let's find out how long it will last with meteorologist josh knight. i suspect just a few more hours? josh: that's right, things are already starting to change, the humidity is creeping up. a very nice night at the national harbor, and we do have some cool temperatures. 60 at beryl oak winery's westbound 66, 66 brandywine. still a cool night and cool morning. the real reason we have had such a beautiful day is thanks to the high pressure moving in. where it is sitting now gives us
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breeze, pulling the cooler air, by air that has lower humidity. clear skies allowing temperatures to drop into the 50's and 60's. tomorrow we are warming more, shooting for a high of about 87, about five degrees warmer than today. 82 west today. tomorrow 87, then in the 90's by wednesday. that also means thunderstorms. i will give you that forecast coming up. vanerly: new at 11:00, a careened into a group of people dining outside of nla restaurant. nine people were hurt, one critically when the van jumped the curb in l.a. the police are looking into whether alcohol was involved. they said it was not terrorism related. vladimir putin is kicking out 755 diplomats i
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the cuts will lead to fewer than 500 diplomats in the country, roughly the same number of russian diplomats here in the u.s. the expelled diplomats must leave russia by september 1. president trump said he would sign the sections bill approved nearly unanimously by congress. and a show of force by the u.s. after north korea's most recent list of missile test. the air force conducted a successful test of missile defense systems over the pacific. we also learned a few hours -1 bombers pair of b conducted exercises with aircraft from japan and south korea. vice president mike pence focus on russia. >> the united states of america will continue to marshall the support of the nations across the region and the world to further isolate north korea economically and diplomatically. the u.s. does not plan to call for un security council
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previous launches. the u.s. ambassador said such a meeting would produce "nothing of consequence." russia and north korea are some of the major issues facing john kelly when he becomes white house chief of staff tomorrow morning. he replaces reince priebus resigned last week after the shortest tenure of anyone in that position. when kelly leaves the department of homeland security, the dapper. elaine duke will take his place on a temporary -- deputy secretary elaine duke will take his place on a temporary basis. new developments in venezuela. nearly a dozen people have died in violent election day clashes between protesters and the police. the election could allow venezuela's president to set up a new legislature with the power to rewrite the country's constitution. many fear that will lead to a single-party, authoritarian government.
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kimberly: ne developments from state fairhio, where organizers confirmed all 71 rides at the fairgrounds passed inspection this weekend. sincehad been closed wednesday when the fireball ride broken killed a rider. the fireball is not scheduled to reopen. people in one california neighborhoods but the day scrubbing cars and washing homes after a national guard airplane fighting a wild for action only cover the fresno neighborhood with fire retardant.
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immediately. >> we have all of our experts on it and they are still trying to figure out what happened to get a handle on it so they can fix it. kimberly: fire officials say the fire retardant is a mildly irritating and considered non-toxic. a busy vacation destination has become a ghost town at the height of summer. outer banksfrom two islands should be wrapping up soon. north carolina's governor ordered mandatory evacuations or all nonresidents of coke island -- ocracoke island and cape hatteras. business owners are already feeling the pinch. open is day we are not $5,000 in sales we are missing. when i finally get back to the restaurant, that will also be a problem. >> this is not a natural disaster. this is somebody's fault. ki
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time of year. there is no word on when the power will be fully restored. a texas woman is due in court accused of stealing a police car after being stopped for drunk driving. the police said that a state trooper put the handcuffed woman in the passenger seat of the car as he field out paperwork. the woman freed herself, jumped into the driver seat, and took off. she finally surrendered after a three-mile chase. new jersey governor chris christie caught on video berati ng a baseball fan at a game. [laughter] >> excuse me. i don't appreciate that. kimberly: the video was recorded by a reporter at the cubs-brewers game. you don't see what sparked the confrontation. wasesses say that christie upset because the fans that he was a hypocrite. a few weeks ago, fans booed
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ball at a mets game. at just 15%, he has the lowest approval rating of any governor in the country. is leading to serious conversations for parents at home and possibly their own jobs. some describe it as a device for high-tech bullies. tonight a warning about this summer's hottest app. it could be a dangerous breeding ground for bullies. >> i started getting hateful comments. allows peopleapp to post and receive feedback anonymously. this 16-year-old was flooded with the negative messages. >> nobody would care if you killed yourself. go kill yourself. i hate you. kimberly: and he is not alone. >> my makeup is not good, my hair is not good, i'm too short. kimberly: 15 million using sarahah, beating
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instagram in the free app store. it is designed to give reviews in the workplace, but some surrounding -- some sounding the alarm saying it is just another app to allow people to be mean. >> what are some of the signs that kids are being bullied online? are they nonresponsive or sad. all of these are sign something is going on. kimberly: this person uses theapp, but to make others feel good about themselves. >> to spread positivity. kimberly: that's a good way to handle it. parents should know the only way their kids can receive feedback through sarahah is by downloading it. that is why experts say it is so important to know what apps your children have on their phone. school starts in just a few weeks, but an important community center in southeast gave kids a chance to t
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for the new school year. 200 kids got to stuff backpacks, some did it for other children come in a school district that is underserved. they have pencils, notebooks, rulers, and so much more to get them ready for the school year. josh: that makes it a little easier to go back, getting your new school supplies. kimberly: back-to-school shopping is kind of fun, but summer is way better. josh: it's hard to believe we are getting ready to start august, and the temperatures will feel more like it as well. a little taste of autumn today. tomorrow, temperatures back in the mid and upper 80's. hope that you enjoyed it. the humidity creeps up as well. the dew point is still in check. it has been in the 50's all day, the lower the number is the better it feels outside, the more refreshing. it will start to move up, feeling more sticky in the next few days. lows tonight still nice and
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upper 50's outside of town. closer to about 65 within the district, within the beltway. also a little warmer over towards the bay. tomorrow morning, still a nice start. 67 degrees at 6 a.m. you will want to get an early start on the wii, not a bad morning for a long jog or a walk before week. -- a walk before work. a really nice start to the day. lunchtime tomorrow, still feeling good. in the afternoon, temperature start to creep up, 87 degrees, but still a pretty day. mostly sunny skies. isgo from about 82 to 87 when it feels hotter and more summery. these temperatures are really close to what's normal this time of year. tuesday, about 90 wednesday. the average now for the very end of july, early august is right around 88
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closer to what you would expect this time of year. the only downside, we go from very comfortable humidity today, a little mug year monday. -- a little muggier monday, and even more so tuesday and wednesday. the humidity on the rise the next few days. next weekend come if you are making plans come a better saturday wet weather with a cold front coming through, a chance of thunderstorms the first half of the weekend. sunday, things get much better and we will have another few days were temperature stable low average. week, gettingis hotter on the courts, mostly sunny skies. then a chance of wet weather wednesday. friday and saturday are the better opportunities with the cold front coming through. hard to say exactly when it moves in, but if you have plans
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. for now, the second game for the nationals, bottom of the fifth, 1-0 rockies. d with his night home run of the season. nats lead 2-1. goodwiners later, brian to almost the same spot. that is his 11th of the season. nats take the night cap, 3-1. game one, a special
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major league debut for eric. his mother is proud come in tears. a former first-round pick by the nats. bottom of the third, 4-1 rockies, ryan zimmerman drives it opposite way, gone. he surpasses frank howard is the all-time d.c. home run leader. eric struggled in his debut. nats drop game one, 10-6. of course, much more tonight on "sports sunday." erin hawksworth sat down with jarrell prior and josh norman. -- she sat down with terrel prior and josh norman. and u.s. women's soccer team scores three goals in the final nine minutes to beat rizzuto 4-3. those highlights tonight as well on "sports sunday." -- the u.s. beat brazil,
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barber who did something similar. a big thank you from the humane rescue alliance in northeast. they want to thank everyone for donating that heaping pile of blankets, towels, and abetting. we help them get the word out yesterday after heavy rain caused a sewage backup that flooded several candles. safed was busy moving dogs to dry candles today -- staff was busy moving dogs to dry kennels
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