our region. alison: a bombshell lawsuit about a d.c. murder mystery. itims of fake news about lead back to the white house. wreakast-moving storms havoc in frederick. we will show you the cleanup coming up. >>

away, ok? jonathan: controversial comments about policing in the spotlights. the d.c. police chief reacts, next. ow, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. jonathan: we start and the stormwatch center because of what happened earlier. the radar is cleared out at this hour, but this was after heavy rain and storms rolled through, some leaving damage. alison: we are in the weather center with meteorologist steve rudin. are we finish tonight? steve: we are in the clear. inhad the microburst earlier frederick county, then the strong thunderstorms that moved through the district over the dinnertime hour. that moved through quickly and all the warnings are gone. right now, as we show you the temperatures for the day tomorrow, we will make it into the upper 80's, near 90 degrees.

morning. by the afternoon, a better chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. some of those storms will have the potential to become strong to severe. the humidity returns tomorrow. we are timing the showers and storms tomorrow and looking ahead to the weekend coming up. jonathan: steve, thanks. frederick got hit hard tonight by the swift storms. tonight we are seeing some of the damage. alison: the national weather service does not think this was a tornado but a powerful microburst. jonathan: tim barber is live in frederick surveying the situation. they really got blasted out there. tim: jonathan, this storm was fast and furious. we are standing in the parking lot of the furniture store. they had this big tent set up, covering furniture. the storm came through in tour this down in a matter of seconds. tonight's microburst

whipped rain around like a hurricane. >> the rain was blowing sideways. tim: 60 miles per hour wind twisted metal, smash trees and light poles, and this tent came crashing down. frederick's sky went from blue to black within minutes. >> it was scary. we do not know what was going on. a lot of loud noises, thunder. tim: the microburst blasted near i-70 just before 7 p.m. scott lives nearby. >> it was kind of frightening to see on the way home from work. repaired at, crews traffic lights and remove trees. >> the big thing is how quick it happened and how extreme it can be in such a short amount of time. tim: this is actually in the parking lot pretty good to protect the furniture. obviously that did not work out. they

out here to protect all of this until they can put up again tomorrow morning. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: the storms also causing this backup on 295 in laurel near route 198. sky track 7 was over the scene. a tree had fallen into the road. and this just into the newsroom come and armed robbery caught on tape. a chinese restaurant worker decided to fight back at the fairland park of montgomery county. the gun man pepper spray a male worker, then pointed a gun at a female worker. he pepper spray to her as well before taking off with cash. if he looks familiar and if you have information, the police would like to hear from you. alison: the department of veterans affairs has fired brian hawkins, the one time head of the washington, d.c., v.a. medical center. he

position within the department after an investigation found unsanitary conditions and supply issues. the department accused hawkins of failing to provide effective leadership when he worked at the center. the murder of a young dnc staffer has been a d.c. mystery for more than a year. jonathan: now a lawsuit claims that it false conspiracy theories about it was manufactured by the white house. alison: nancy chen, walk us through the lawsuit and what the white house is saying. centershe lawsuit around a report by fox news saying that it had proof the conspiracy theories were real. turns out they were false. fox ultimately retracted the story. the fox news story was largely based on quotes by a former homicide detective investigating the case. fox, saying the story was fabricated. he was involved after being contacted by well-connected republican

to the white house in april to discuss the story that fox news was working on with the press secretary sean spicer. >> he did not say a whole lot. he said if i wanted to come he could put me in touch with the white house. nancy: not long after, spicer denied any knowledge of the fox news story. >> i'm not aware. updates on don't get former dnc staffers. nancy: today spicer admitted he did have the meeting at the white house with the investigator, calling the donor a longtime supporter of the president's agenda. the investigator claims there was more from the white house. days after the story aired, the donor left a voicemail, sing the white house was on board with the story. >> i got a note that we have the full attention of the white house on this. and

deal. nancy: then a follow-up text about the fox news article before was published. to add pressure, but the president just read the article. he wants the article out immediately." the donor said he had never even spoken to the president before. >> i was being sloppy with my words. nancy: late today, the white house was pressed about the story. the press secretary said the president had no knowledge of the story, that neither the nor the white house were involved. out,han: an annual night designed to connect police officers with their communities. alison: this after controversial comments from the president that some say encourages police brutality. >> like when you are putting some of the other car and the way you

head. you can take your hand away. alison: the white house press secretary later said the president was making a joke. jonathan: but as jay korff reports, it is not a joke to some and law enforcement, including the dea. it was all smiles for children riding in police motorcycle sidecar is during national night out in d.c., a time to create positive relationships between officers and the citizens they serve. this just days after an awkward moment for law enforcement on president trump seem to suggest it would be ok to rough up a suspect. >> i said you can take the hand away, ok? the white house claims the president was joking, but the administrator said that the president condoned police misconduct. he said i have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong. montgomery county police chief said he was upset to hear the

and tonight d.c. police chief peter newsham responded come in between every session, d.c. residence. >> he said he was joking about excessive force. for those who work in this profession every day, trying to develop relationships, that's not funny. all that does is push us in the wrong direction with our communities. jay: tonight chief newsham reiterated if and when arrests are made in the nation's capital they will be done safely and respectfully. live outside d.c. police headquarters, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: the senate voted to confirm christopher wray as fbi director. the vote was 92-5. he replaces james comey, who was fired by president trump in may admit his investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign manager russia. no word when he will be sworn in. jonathan: a developing health alert for pet

that a d.c. dog died of rabies even after it was vaccinated. right now it is tracking about where the dog had played and stayed. latesty is live at the on a concerning situation. jonathan, we are talking about a dog that was in contact with more than 100 pets. according to the health officials, she said some of those pets were in this clinic in northern arlington. pet owners are on high alert after the health department issued a warning. a rabid bulldog named fred had died recently after being seen at sherry dale clinic on lee highway. pet owners were shocked and spoke highly of the clinic. >> i love it. i keep coming back. is for pets and people who were at the clinic at the same time as the sick dog. saturday, july 8, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and friday, july

deadly inpotentially humans and animals and spreads through contact with saliva. the d.c. health department issued a similar warning. fred stayed at a day care for three days in july. today they vaccinated dozens of dogs for rabies exposure. in arlington county, this person says she is not taking any chances. >> i will probably get him checked, just in case. q: according to arlington county health officials, they are confident they contacted everybody who would benefit clinic on those dates. today's warning was more of a precaution. jonathan: find more information including what to do if you think your dog may have been exposed on our website at wjla.com. alison: this looks like a can of ice-t, but it landed in american traveler in jail.

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footage, for letting in miami beach at a baseball field almost completely submerged. waterlogged with drivers trying to navigate the flooded streets. the reports of injuries. boatern: a skills be the -- speed boater spun around and sprayed water at a fire on shore. he knocked down some of the flames and the fire crews got there a few minutes after he did this. . good work alison: wow. here is a bizarre headline from honduras, where an american woman's trip turned into a disaster. her husband said that she purchased a can safe to protect her belongings. oflooks and feels like a can iced tea, but it landed her in jail because authorities at the airport cut it open and found white particles that they think are cocaine. >>

don't think that you can make it up. this is over an iced tea soda can. alison: one tv station tested it, cutting it open, and they said similar white particles fell out. authorities at the airport do not have any field testing kits for cocaine and it could be days before the lab results are finalized. she has been charged with drug trafficking right now. lawmakers in north carolina have reached out to the u.s. embassy in honduras for help. of 12 inmateslast who escaped from a county jail in alabama are back in custody. the inmates used peanut butter to change the number above a cell door. investigators say in in matrix a young jail guard who was watching when a black-and-white monitor to open the wrong cell door. maryland governor larry hogan being sued over facebook. the aclu says the

violating first amendment rights when he deletes comments and blocks certain users. is censoringays he people who disagrees with him. governor hogan has not responded. alison: 7 on your side with consumer news, and amazon about to go on in a hiring spree. there are 50,000 openings across the country, including positions at the baltimore fulfillment center. a job fair is tomorrow morning, including part-time and full-time jobs. the fair runs from 8 a.m. until noon, but you can also apply online. jonathan: employees at a wisconsin business no longer have to worry about losing their key cards. alison: they are the first company in the u.s. to give their employees the option of having microchips implanted under their skin. it is the size of a grain of llows employees to open doors and use corporate computers without logging in. >> you don't know what it's

there was a lot of buildup to it , and then it was nothing. alison: the company says the chips don't have gps, so movements cannot be tracked. jonathan: what happens if you get laid off? alison: good question. waye they are hoping this they will never be laid off, if they are chipped, they are safe. hitting thee auction block in russia, a 51 comingolished diamond around cut stone that is an inch in diameter. my goodness. it was made from a larger diamond found that a russian mine two years ago. it will be auctioned as part of a collection of diamonds. starting bid is expected to be just $10 million. jonathan: just. you may not know this exists, but the world cup is happening now. it brings together the best scrale

massachusetts. seven games are played every day $140hree days, and it is to buy your way in. the winners receive cash prizes. steve: all right, we made it to 91 degrees today at reagan national, above average this time of year. the temperatures have cold. we had heavy rain that move through the district earlier this evening, 78 degrees, 75 dulles, martinsburg 72, and andrews also 72. the rain is gone. partly cloudy skies overnight. that leads to a little bit of fog in the morning. 4,e temperature range, 68 to 7 cooler to the north and west. early tomorrow morning, minus the fog, should not be any problems, 71 the bethesda, 65 manassas. we will see a good deal of sunshine in the morning. by the afternoon, looking at a better chance of showers and

similar to today. noontime, no problems, clouds south and west of d.c. through the afternoon come into the evening, may see a few showers and thunderstorms rockville and gaithersburg and fairfax. southern maryland also getting into the action. i would not be surprised if at least one or two of these storms gusty or wind come heavy downpours. should not last long. a good time to download the stormwatch 7 weather app. the highest tomorrow just about 90 degrees, feels like 93 to 95. it will be hot during the afternoon. the beach forecast come ocean city and rehobeth, dewey beach, bethany looking good at 83, lower 80's thursday and friday. as we move into the next 10 days, we have cooler weather on the way. days, middlehree 80's for the weekend. nice weather sunday, 84 degrees.

thunderstorms monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week, back into the middle 80's with nighttime lows in the 70's. alison: steve, thank you. a priceless memory uncovered in an attic. jonathan: a

alison: an unusual fine for a man as he remodeled a home in upstate new york. he found a wedding dress rocks then the attic. jonathan: he posted a picture of the dress on facebook and within two hours he got a response from the daughter of the woman who once wore the dress. she got goosebumps because showed a picture of her mom and the dress. when i saw that come it was like, my god. it's surreal. >> all of this is just incredible. alison: her mom died two years ago.

belongings still left. her family says it means so much to have that returned, thanks to the kindness of strangers and the incredible reach of social media. jonathan: two hours. erin: i almost did not believe it. jonathan: it's amazing. speaking of power -- erin: max scherzer has the power, but there was also a scare tonight after he did something he had never done before in his big-league career. duke's is the perfect companion for so many things. it makes a tomato taste more like a tomato. it makes bacon taste more like bacon. it's a unique flavor. the texture is incredible. duke's really adds integrity to our recipes. duke's is smooth and creamy. it has a lemony edge. it's not sweet. it tastes like real ingredients because it's made with real ingredients.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: as a baseball fan, i love it when a pitcher goes yard, and tonight max scherzer hit a three run homer, the very first home run of his major league career. in the second, this was the big moment. he absolutely crushes it. the first home run of his career. into the upper deck. scherzer looked perfectly fine rounding the bases. but look as he warms up in the bottom of the second. throws one pitch and says i'm done, get me out of here.

dusty baker. turned out he was suffering a stiff neck. afterwards, the only concern is his health. injury is not like an where i did something stupid. i felt wrong. sometimes you wake up in the morning with a crick in your neck. i've had this in the past. this will come and go. erin: hopefully it does not come back again. at the citi open the world number two facing off against former champion simone stevens. , she advances in straight sets as she continues her quest to be world number one. tennis was delayed almost four hours because of the rain this afternoon. they are still out there right w.

in straight sets on the men's side. jonathan: that was awfully wet out there for a while. scherzer's home run. erin: he said he could not move his neck. alison: it makes me feel better that even happens to somebody like him. jonathan: he should get a brace for the next time he bats.

alison: it was an interesting night with the storms. steve: we had the thunderstorm that popped up over the district, causing the delay at the citi open. 90 degrees the high tomorrow, hot and humid. showers and thunderstorms later in the afternoon. low 90's and dry thursday. the weekend, middle ladies, not quite as

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