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us along fountain blue drive. they are still out there. jay: that's right, this scene was just cleared, riverdale road just open. this harrowing at evening started a few hours ago. shots were fired from the belkin he of an apartment complex and the authorities had no idea why this was happening. they respond in here more gunshots, one coming very close to a new carrollton police officer. at that point they scrambled and set up a permit or and hunkered down. shortly thereafter, three people came out of the apartment complex. they were taken into custody and the entire place was on lockdown. a searched the building, cleared it, and a short time ago they realized there was no more threat. at this point we are trying to figure out the role these t

shooting. actually, nobody was hurt, and the other good news, a firearm was recovered. jay korff, abc 7 news. among make sure you are the first to know about breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. brian: outside right now, the first forecast, we have a thunderstorm lingering in the northeast, moving out of frederick county, along the mason-dixon line. ,n the maps, from frederick thurmont, basically along 15, over towards gettysburg. that is the last heavy pocket of cells pushing through. there are still a lot of showers way out in west virginia. at is the cold front that is bringing in the nicer air, and tomorrow looks good with lots of sunshine. more on the next 10 days coming up. nancy: a toppled tree and fallen

this is in fairfax, and drivers should avoid that area while the cleanup continues. jonathan: stunning video of a guy station -- of a gas station gunfire. the gun man was seen running backwards and shooting into a car. we first told you about this as breaking news last night. four people were shot, one killed. the police do not know why this happened or have a motive, what they have the images. they need your help. if you think you know who these guys are, d.c. police very much would like to hear from you. nancy: an active investigation as the police say that home day care worker was inappropriately touching children. jonathan: anna-lysa gayle has the latest from fairfax. >> it's scary. as a parent, you want your kids safe. anna-lysa: parents in this quiet fairfax community are learning about this.

owner of the day care, claudio lazo, with jars with three counts of aggravated sexual battery wednesday afternoon. -- was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery wednesday afternoon. >> i see people dropping their kids off. >> it's bad. they are leaving their kids with them. anna-lysa: neighbors say that lazo runs the day care with his wife, watching kids between one month and 12 years old. it is not clear if the victims were customers in their care. their license was scheduled to expire in 2019. >> they are nice enough people as neighbors, so i hope this is not true. anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy: the police are searching for other potential victims. we found 11 other unrelated violations reported by the department of social services. jonathan: the search is on for a guy that

taking photos up the skirts of women at the columbia heights metro station. the police are asking everyone to look at this picture and be on the lookout. >> you would not want something like that happened to your daughter or mother, and you should not be doing this to other people. jonathan: it appears many victims may not realize their privacy is invaded. if you have information, the police would like to hear from you. nancy: chicago police are looking for two college professors accused of murder. tonight, word of a new clue in the investigation. shall march has been following this from the live desk. michelle: the clue is a video message from northwestern university professor latham, left for friends and family, apologizing for his role in the incident. u.s. marshals are not saying exactly what the message said or everyone who received a, but they are talking to those individuals. the professor and a staffer at

accused of stabbing to death a person at an apartment in downtown chicago. the police were called to the high last week by an anonymous tipster. >> we are shocked. this place is very safe most of the time. michelle: here is another odd fact -- the day the victim was found, the police say that $1000 donation at a library about an hour north of chicago in the victim's name. it is believed that latham had a relationship with the victim, is notren's connection clear. their passports have been flagged by the state department as the search continues. jonathan: the white house says it has been plagued by spilled secrets. now attorney general jeff sessions is teaming up with president trump and his administration to fight leaks. jay korff looking at what this means for journalists. jay: america's top law

stop and think before improperly disclosing classified national security information to the press or risk prosecution. >> we will not allow rogue, anonymous sources to sell out our country. jay: attorney general jeff sessions says leaked investigations have skyrocketed in recent months. president trump has made clear his disdain. this week, "the russian opposed" reported leaked information -- "the washington post" reportedly information. the reporters committee for freedom of the press hopes the protections are not weakened. she believes the media impact will be on government employees who may now reconsider to reaching out to where reporter. is that it will have a chilling effect and make it more difficult for r

nancy: president trump is officially on vacation. extendedor his first vacation since taking office and will be spending the next 17 days at his private golf club in new jersey. jonathan: two d.c. police officers describing the moment they ran into a burning home to save an elderly couple. the fire happened in northeast. tim barber talk to the officers about the daring rescue. they went into the building filled with smoke and flames. tim: and this property is still blocked all. they ran into the house, smoke pouring out. because of that, two people are alive. >> it gets into youreyes and lungs. tim: smoke-filled this northeast washington home. all these d.c. police officers could do was follow the cries for help. >> it was scary. you hear stuff burning

darkness. tim: the fire started on buchanan street early thursday morning. -- while the part fire department rush to put it out, these officers ran towards the flames. >> we are no heroes. we do this every day. it's part of our jobs. tim: the officers told the people outside to the fresh air. all four were transported to the hospital. the officers both say they would do it again. >> it was a great feeling to help somebody. knowing that you saved a life is a great feeling. >> it was -- it was something. tim: the charred furniture is still in the front yard. the man was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. the woman with nonlife threatening injuries. at last check, both are expected to be ok. live in northeast washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: a happy update

we first told you about the alexandria police k-9 unit last night. he had to have surgery for an infection. the department was flooded with well wishes. we are told he is doing great and the department appreciates all the support. nancy: he looks happy to be back. consumer side with news, good news about back-to-school shopping in virginia. today kicked off a tax-free weekend, no taxes on school supplies, clothing, and shoes. also on the list, emergency-related items like generators and flashlights. for full guide of what's included, go to wjla.com. jonathan: barack obama is still popular with folks in washington. neighborhood held a birthday party for the 44th president. oversizedned the birthday card, me gold with a look, who also posed for photos. today is his 56th birthday. coming up

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be moved in. officials are not asking for any more evacuations at this time. video, seconds from disaster, an american airlines airplane catching fire during takeoff from chicago. inside the plane, there was chaos and panic. >> we thought it was going to blow up the plane. jonathan: but that was enough calm by everybody, to get everybody off. the official in tsb investigation is still ongoing, but even though everybody got off safely and are thankful this did not happen when the airplane made it into the air. nancy: tonight, a look into an elite search and rescue team our area.nm virginia task force one is one of just two emergency response teams worldwide. we will feature them in a special right here on abc 7 sunday. >>

somebody's life. out there, youe just operate on a level of adrenaline. nancy: in the special, we will show how the team trains, and also meet a man that they saved. that airs this sunday on abc 7 at 1 p.m. there is also additional pictures and information on wjla.com. jonathan: the former pharmaceutical ceo known as the most hated man in america could face jail time after his conviction today on securities fraud and conspiracy charges. a judge found martin's for really -- martin's verrilli guilty of three charges. he was accused of funneling investors money into his companies. he was upbeat and even defiant after the verdict. twoaybe they found one ror slips, but at the end of the day

most import charges. jonathan: he is notorious for a price gouging scandal when he raised the cost of an hiv cancer drug by 5000%. he faces 20 years in prison when sentenced. bizarren update of a story we brought you this week. an american woman released from a jail in honduras. this all started over a safe disguised as an iced tea can. she used it to hide her belongings. when airport officials cut it open, some white lining spilled out. >> everything is so different outside this country. they don't have the same freedoms and liberties that you have in this country. i guess it makes you stop and think. nancy: she is out of jail tonight. the tests for cocaine and heroin both came back negative. right now she is coming back to the u.s. jonathan:

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has not been one in more than a year. nancy: you have slightly better odds of winning the mega millions, but those odds are 228 million. jonathan: so what you're saying is there is a chance. brian: there is a chance the weather will do better for the weekend. it is pushing up from the west to the east and will dry out, bringing nicer weather. 90-t, today was the 35th degree day of the year, so we continue to add to those on. 79 right now and the city, showers and western maryland and west virginia. that is where we have seen the bulk of the action. right now the dew point is 73, which is soupy. tomorrow, the dry air works in as we go through the day. the atmosphere will dry

saturday but sunday as well. both days feeling great with the lower humidity. we have a really nice weekend ahead. calm this dmv, very evening, but showers and over baltimore and carroll county's, to the northeast. thunderstorm warning until midnight. there are a few gusty thunderstorms, but there is another line off to the west in west virginia. that is the cold front pushing through overnight. most of the showers and storms will break up. 1:00 a.m., just a few lingering showers, rumbling thunder. by about 3 a.m., it pushes through, the wind shifts, and through the day tomorrow, the drier air moves in, a very gorgeous weekend. low humidity, lots of sunshine, low 80's. looking stellar not just saturday but sunday. northern virginia swim

gates open at 7:30. great for the swimmers and spectators, should be fun. outside tomorrow night, d.c. united versus toronto, saturday night at 7 p.m. if you cannot go to the game, catch it on news channel 8. monday, a few showers and storms possible. the rest of the week, low 80's and comfortable. this is a stellar stretch of weather for august. jonathan: music to our ears. an incredible reunion never gets old between a service member dad and his daughter. nancy: that's next.

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will warm your heart. [cheers] nancy: this is in illinois. her dad is a service member who has been in kuwait for months, but he came home early and surprised her. jonathan: nice to see. mom wiping away tears as it happened. nancy: great to see the 12-year-old come who later said she got it all come her dream. jonathan: thank you for your service and welcome back. erin: i love those reunions. the only thing better is when you are there. jonathan: and you know it's going to happen, but it does not matter, you're still overcome. erin: all right, a little bit of sports. doubled down on john wall, next.

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>> me being a great player and trusting my teammates and coaching staff. pushing us every day. it starts with trying to practice like a championship team, not waiting until the season. erin: your mom said that your dad was raised in d.c. does that make it more special for you? >> yeah, i tell everybody is a blessing. god has a plan. being able to play here, i cannot ask for anything more. erin: looking forward to that. daniel murphy and the nationals in chicago, taking on the world champion cubs. murphy sending this into the bleachers, a two-run shot, his 19th of the year, and he was not done. top of the sixth, oppo taco, solo shot. down the cubs

and the orioles lost to the tigers tonight, 5-2. jonathan: love to see them beat the cubs. erin: hopefully they make another post

nancy: new addition. brian: a very warm welcome to our newest stormwatch 7 weather team producer. our weather producer and his wife had the new baby. team effort. born today a little after 4:00. eight pounds, mom and a be doing great. bundle of joy. jonathan: and this is his first, right? brian: very first. jonathan: alex, a little hint -- it's friday, you will not get

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