highway in the area outside the beltway near fort washington. maryland bureau chief brad bell is there with why it is so dangerous and what is being done to change things. brad? brad: police are focusing on the road. going back i can't remember the bad crashes i covered here. the latest here. palmer road, indian head highway. you my see the debris in the roadway. this involved a motorcyclists. police say he was at fault. according to police he ruse winning up indian head highway on a sport bike. he raced through a-related light on palmer road and crashed in the back of the car and entered the road on a green light. he became the fifth person to die in a crash on indian head highway this year. the road a.a.a. described this way. >> this is perhaps the most dangerous road in the

20 fatalities in four years. five this year. brad: the long straight road breeds reckless behavior. we have reported extensively on the crashes. in june a driver hit by a vehicle road rage. in july, two died when a wrongway driver caused a head-on crash. >> along this road because no one obeys the speed limits or the traffic rules. >> townsend says the police need to beef up enforcement. prince george's county police deputy chief chris murtha says they already have. >> between the motorcyclist enforcement initiatives, the drunk driving initiatives. and traffic initiatives we put a lot of resources into this. >> police tell us they have numbers to document how much they beefed up enforcement. all of last year they gave out 3600 citations. they made 3600 traffic stops. this year they have already

most of the problems caused. in the time we have been here i have six seen motorcyclest go by. jonathan: two people hurt after the car slammed in the target on potomac yard. police are not saying how it happened but say it's an accident. nancy: to minnesota one person is confirmed dead and another missing after an explosion at a school. contractors were working when they hit a gas line. they only had seconds to escape. >> we heard a man yell "gas" and then we heard the explosion. it knocked me off my feet and fe

chaos from there. nancy: the dead and missing are both staff members. all students are accounted for and people who lived nearby pulled a person out of the rubbling. seven people are still in the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train derailment in pennsylvania that forced hundreds to evacuate. the c.s.x. train carrying flammable lick wilds went off the track 15 miles north of cumberland, maryland. no one was hurt. jonathan: a little more than a year ago this scene was playing out in the del ray neighborhood, alexandria. land mark. shutting down al's steakhouse. historic cheesesteak maker just reopened after extensive renovations when the fire happened. today, though, a grand reopening. that is after the community worked for a year to help raise $20,000 to bring al's back. >> you really learn people in the community and how supportive they are of one another. especially in del ray. jonathan: wish them the best of luck. it does look good. customers including firefighters lining up at

to place orders for cheesesteaks and burgers. nancy: looks delicious. look at this. they are calling this amazon jobs day. the promise of thousands of jobs had people lining up from new jersey to washington state. amy aubert introduces us to those hoping to score a job at a distribution center in baltimore. amy: crowds standing and waiting. >> my god, when am i going to see the end. amy: slowly trickling in to an amazon fulfillment center in baltimore. >> it's eye opening to see how many people are looking for is jobs and need work. >> it's all part of the amazon job day. in maryland, 1,200 positions are being offered. >> the truth be told. i hope everybody gets the job. people have been waiting out here since i don't know how long. amy: we are standing in what is about the middle of the line now that stretches all the way back this way. up in front of us wrapping around the building. some of the applicants anticipating waiting hours today. >> one of the job

district heights. >> just the drive to go get it. no pun intended. but like in terms of like if you feel you need something, finishing school, new job. maybe you need a change of scenery, you have to go get it. >> i'm impressed that anyone is driving from d.c. to come to baltimore for on the spot job offer. >> she says she is impressed with the huge turnout of candidates. dealing with the hot temperatures in hopes of landing a refreshing new role. >> hot. hard on the feet. determination made us all here. >> in baltimore, amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: we wish them all the best of lung, too. capitol police arrested a woman they say tried to bring a loaded handgun in the cannon house office building. the officers found her x-raying her briefcase. nobody was hurt but the woman is facing misdemeanor charges. nancy: the white house is embracing a republican plan now to overhaul immi

standards with the new ones based on a person's merit and skill. democrats argue the plan simply way to slash number of people allowed in the country. on the same day as the immigration proposal, two brothers in maryland were deported. diego and lesandro came to the united states from el salvador while children. he has worked to pay for his brother's tuition that the scholarship wouldn't cover. >> if this is a win for current administration, if this is something they deem positive to deport college bound young men, then as a community we need to stand up and make sure it doesn't happen anymore. >> immigration agents claim the brothers were caught using fake i.d.'s in 2009 and told to leave the country. and returned illegally. something i.c.e. claims they never did. >> a dog vaccinated against rabies, killed by

protect the area pet owners. >> also shocking video. car slamming right in an officer. what the officer did next that seems super human. doug: thunderstorm popped up in northern virginia crossing potomac to maryland. we are watching that and more in the eastern suburbs of the city and farther north. we talk about the storms, the weekend and the next ten days still to come at "abc7 news at 6:00".

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jonathan: this is amazing video from texas. when officers say is there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. watch what happens. jonathan: terrifying as this looks notice the officer on the left-side of the screen. he is obviously stunned. he did a full flip after being hit by a drunk driver. stumbles over to the guardrail. he is over there checking on the driver of the car he first pulled over to give a ticket to, to make sure that that driver was okay. after he did that, he went over to the guy in the white car who clearly was drunk and slammed into him and made the arrest.

all of this after he cracked a vertebrae in his back. he will be fine. after he cracked his vertebrae. nancy: true dedication. must-see video out of maine. two lobstermen became an eagle's best friend. the raptor trapped in the water. the water was weighing it down. fishermen made a raft out of plywood to help them get the eagle on board. after drying out and regaining strength the bird flew off. meantime, the arlington county health department is checking effectiveness of rabies vaccination given to a dog this later got sick and died from the virus july 20. after spending the weekend at dogma daycare in d.c. animals there at the same time are receiving booster shots. the county will not say where the dog received the rabies vaccination. although he was recently treated at the cherrydale veterinary clinic in ar

widen route 1 nearly completed. if you have been to the road it's been going on. three-mile stretch of richmond highway now has six lanes. there is better access to interstate 95, new turn lanes and median some day to accommodate rapid transit buses. while the majority of the work is done the crews will spend the next few weeks tidying up from the construction. nancy: just ahead, caught on video. airport worker hit by lightning. he survived but now the family wants answers to a serious question. jonathan: first, nasa's plan to save the planet. big test for what it is calling a

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jonathan: nuclear weapons will not be needed to stop an asteroid as it passes by earth this fall. neither will bruce willis or ben affleck be launched to space to deal with it. instead nasa will use a flyby to see if it can predict and craft the path. the asteroid will come within 5,000 miles of earth on october 12. it is 100 feet wide. it's a big one. nancy: it's been

callous memories throughout the years and now the cole fieldhouse looks nothing like it did in golden age as basketball arena. but brad bell shows us it doesn't mean that the glory days are behind it. >> the new fieldhouse looks nothing like the old. it has the same barn roof but the sloping sea of red seats to the basketball courts is gone. giving way to towering walls and a full-size football field. >> tremendous day for the university and the program. >> at the dedication of the new court, the coach couldn't wipe the smile off his face and says it means the terps will compete with the big-time football schools in the big ten in a facility bigger and newer than anything at ohio state, michigan. >> this is a game-changer for us. it says it all. it's a game-changer for us. the team, development. what we do on a daily basis here. recruiting and all of those things.

house was an emotional center of the university of maryland. place where generations of students gathered to cheer as one. since the move to the xfinity center in 2002 it's been mostly empty. now the football practice facility is just one part. it will also include center for sports medicine, health and human performance. saying the concussion research is a focus. >> integrated with the neuroscience. research on the brain. great recovery and larger human health. >> they are ready for the football team to start practicing today but it's phase one. there is a wait list. jonathan: a terrifying

flash of light. then the worker drops. it turns out that bolt of lightning hitting the plane sending a shock through not only the plane but the worker's body. now that worker is out of the hospital recovering. >> we knew he was alive and it was a relief. but it's so scary. jonathan: they had to shock the work store bring him back. an investigator is underway why he was sent to the tarmac when the lightning warning had already been posted. they usually get everybody off the tarmac and the ground operations. nancy: reminder like that. pay attention. jonathan: it is terrifying. you have seen it in the past. it's terrifying. doug: perfectly safe inside the plane. we have a brand new thunderstorm warning. not for the immediate viewing area.

local area. this has crossed to potomac. this is still seeing lightning and the area of the rain. burr we continue to watch from this side. boundary. flowing out of the storm in baltimore. this helping that one and the initiating a new one now. near the split in bethesda. a lot to watch. time is on our side. i will diminish in the next hour or so. the brand new severe thunderstorm warning. only in effect for a little longer. it will move across the chesapeake bay. this is getting stronger. a lot of rain and lightning now. in the st. claire area along north of the by a bring. -- the bay bridge. it will be muggy overnight. low 70's. in next 48 hours we expect to see the heat and the humidity to tick up one more

thunderstorms are in the afternoon again. the deal on friday. cold front will approach. then it will open up for what i think is a nice weekend. use a backdrop of the city open tournament to final two days saturday and sunday. it will be delightful. lower humidity, clearing skies and mid-80's on saturday. plenty of sunshine. low humidity. 84. that is on sunday. we are in fine shape. remember the average high for this time of early august is 88. to get the days with the sunshine and the mid-80's that is good stuff. talk about the beaches this weekend. turn cooler there. stray storms are associated with the front through the midday on saturday. delmarva beaches. otherwise partly cloudy and 83. spectacular and a perfect beach day. 77 in the sunshine. all right. the next ten days through the weekend, turning cooler and drier as we promised. saturday's game between toronto and d.c. united at r.f.k. at 7:00 saturday. perfect weather. watch it live on the

last day of play for the citi open is perfect weather. then look at the lower 80's. it's 81 for thursday and warming up by friday. nancy: thank you. jonathan: turn to sports and talk about what is happening in richmond with the redskins training camp. that is where we find robert burton. hey, robert. robert: that is right. coming up in sports we sat down today is with a rookie defensive end. jonathan allen. who is the guy he wants toer the apart on the football field? you won't believe the reaction to that question after this.

robert: welcome back. day six of the redskins training camp. here is the situation. you are a rookie in the nfl, of course there is a guy you want to go after. we sat down with jonathan allen who talked about it. he is a rookie. you know there is a situation he will counted upon to make moves this year. so we sat him down and said look, is there a guy you want to tear apart on the football field? tom brady, aaron rodgers, who cares? this is what he told us. >> i wouldn't say particularly. there is so much oi

it. i think about every day becoming a better football player. >> you're just not telling me. >> no. i want to get them all. every quarterback i play i want to get a sack against. not one particular quarterback. it's all one. >> i'm sure there is one guy. i'll get it eventually. moving to tennis. you know we are going to scott abraham live at the citi open. scott, what is going on, man? scott: robert, jonathan allen was such a political answer to you i'm not surprised. i will tell you that the redskins with working hard in richmond. i got tennis players at the city open putting on a show for the fans. day three of the tournament. a lot of eyes on the women's side. big storyline developing here. all six american women sent home already from the tournament. including christina mchail who got knocked off today by

bouchard. the canadian beating the heat and moving on. they were bouncing and it wis hot. my feet were burning. painful burning. happy to get on a roll for the second set. scott: great matches still to come here tonight. the defending champ on the men side will begin his tournament. back to you. jonathan: thank you. nancy: last check of weather with doug. doug: check on the thunderstorms we're watching. we have a couple that are building through montgomery county. we have been talking about the boundary in the atmosphere. flowing out of the storms. boom! steve has an eye on that. he will talk about the weekend, too, when he sees you at 11:00. nancy: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you at 11:00. have a g

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. tonight, the ked deadly explosion. the school and the powerful blast. children and teachers inside. rescuers searching through the rubble for survivors. we're on the scene. the major headline from the white house tonight. the president now behind a plan to slash immigration, cutting it in half. and the fight from the podium today over what the statue of liberty really stands for. the train derailment and the evacuations. train cars slam into a home. the fireball caught on surveillance. our team is there tonight. the pool emergency. 37 children rushed to the hospital late today. several in serious condition tonight. authorities are now blaming a possible chemical leak. and tens of thousands of americans