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>> it felt like the plane was in freefall. turbulence tossing passengers. exactly what it was like inside that cabin. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kimberly: a dropped cane, a flying shoe after two people were hit by a car in a church parking lot. thank you for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters. this happened at a church in bethesda. the good news, we learned the 86-year-olds are expected to be ok. q mccray reports. hood, a smashed windshield, and a cane on the ground. this was the scene at the unitarian universalist congregation on river road. >> the fact
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that something happened in our parking lot is upsetting. they always say that accidents happen. q: investigators say at about 4 p.m., a white sedan slammed into the elderly couple walking to their car. the man and woman were rushed to the hospital. an unfortunate incident on an already somber day. >> our minister emeritus' funeral was today. it was a celebration of life for him. q: according to the church website, reverend dr. bill murray passed away july 6. he served the church for 16 years. >> it sad. q: the service had just finished when the accident happened. the driver of the sedan stayed on the scene and fully cooperated with the police. q mccray, abc 7 news. in, the: this just pentagon has called off the search for three u.s. marines missing off the au
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osprey went down during a training mission. 23y successfully rescued sailors and marines from the downed aircraft. the osprey belongs to the 31st marine expeditionary unit in okinawa, japan. it had taken off from and if abs assault ship -- from an amphibious assault ship. fire in frederick, firefighters getting the call just before 8 p.m., finding the barn engulfed. no injuries reported and no word yet on what started the fire. an unseasonably comfortable and warm day, but can the glorious weather last? we will get a look at the forecast with meteorologist josh knight. you say that tomorrow could be better? josh: i think it could. if there is one takeaway, the downside from today if you nitpick,
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this evening that has started to happen, quite a few people starting to enjoy the water at the national harbor. in general, looking at a nice, cool, in some places chilly night. as we switch over, but big change has been the air mass that moved in after the cold front pushed through yesterday, bringing thunderstorms, but now we have clear skies. a few clouds further to the west pushing and tomorrow, so we will have to give up some sunshine through the afternoon. in general, we have a really nice day on tap. feels like right now, setting up for the morning cool temperatures, 59 warned 10 and winchester -- 59 warrenton and winchester. the further outside of the district is where you find the cooler numbers, all of us starting in the 60's tomorrow morning. 75 by 10 a.m
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the low to mid 80's. lower humidity and still going to look for the light breeze. thunderstorms move in monday. some of those could be severe. we will talk about what that means getting back to work in about 10 minutes. kimberly: developing now, the search for a cause after a serious fire ripped through in arlington high rise. flames were spotted shooting through the window of the eighth floor unit. amy aubert reports on what happened to the people who were not allowed back home. amy: flames pouring from the top floor. >> i looked out the top window and seen the smoke rolling around the corner. that was about the time i knew we had to get out. amy: larry shot this cell phone footage. >> we walked around the corner and down the hall. amy: as soon as he and his son got out of the building. >> we were knocking on doors, saying you have to get out. amy: fire officials got the
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call after 11 a.m. saturday morning. i got the flames under control in about 20 minutes. >> smelled smoke, fire everywhere. amy: about 25 department units -- apartment units are displaced. shade, chatting with neighbors, waiting it out until the doors open again. >> it has been a long day today. amy: ahc incorporated manages the apartment building. a spokesperson said three families are displaced and they are hoping two of them will be back in sunday. away pizza,giving water, stuff like that. say onee officials person was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. amy aubert, abc 7 news. dayerly: on the first full of this nrl
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several tweets and retweets. a president who frequently criticized his predecessor for 17-daye off denied the stay at his new jersey golf course is a vacation. obamas time, president has been 21 days away from the white house. president trump has spent 41 days away, including 25 at the mar-a-lago resort. a big financial impact, the president praised the united nations security council resolution that imposes new sections on north korea. resolution is in response to the country's repeated the listed missile tests. >> today the full secret a council together to put the north korean dictator on full notice -- the un security council together is putting the north korean dictator on full notice. kimberly: nikki haley said the sanctions will cut north korea's annual revenue by more than one third. the police
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answers after disturbing raineer, an mount body found on the sidewalk outside of the public library. the police are not saying how the man died but they are classifying it as a homicide. >> these things don't usually happen. this is a pretty safe neighborhood. they call this a safe haven. kimberly: the police have not released the victim's name. after eight days on the run, the northwestern university professor and an oxford university employee are behind bars. they are accused of stabbing a man to death in chicago. both men surrendered in california. the brutal attack stub arced -- the brutal attack sparked a nationwide manhunt. a north carolina woman's nightmare vacation is finally over. charges have been dropped. she was accused of trafficking cocaine when she used
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to protect her valuables. the airport police could open the can and when the lining fellow they thought it was cocaine or heroin. she was arrested and conducted back to the u.s. -- she was arrested and could not get back to the u.s. she will now be allowed to fly back home. still to come, very scary moments in the sky. and whereuckle trip you will see it from the inside, after this. day of exploring turns into a frightening ordeal. plus, hundreds of thousands of general motors trucks being pulled.
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maybe a honeymoon, and you are on this american airlines flight. passengers and crew were tossed around the cabin midflight, sending at least 10 to the hospital. the airplane was flying from greece to philadelphia when it hit the turbulence. >> it started shaking and then dropped and a few of us hit the ceiling. >> it was very slight turbulence for about five seconds, and then it felt like the airplane was in freefall. kimberly: the airplane landed safely. faa officials said the crew reported severe turbulence. developments on president trump's proposal to ban transgender americans from serving in the military. been filed to stop that policy. some democrats and republicans in congress slammed the proposal as discriminatory. the
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will allow transgender people to serve openly until it receives specific orders to the contrary. fox news has suspended host eric bolling over a sexual-harassment scandal. the network said it has launched an investigation after three female coworkers said that he sent them unsolicited nude photos. former fox news host bill o'reilly and roger ailes, the ceo of the network, were forced out amid allegations of sexual misconduct. now a 7 on your side consumer alert -- general motors recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles because of a steering issue that includes 2014 chevy silverados and the gmc sierra. a software glitch can cause spontaneous loss of power steering for a second or two, which is enough to allow drivers to lose control. the general motors says that a software update will fix the problem.
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enjoying the beautiful weather. everybody from biking to boating, running, baseball. awesome. josh: the white caps on the potomac, that is something. a little breezy. just about picture-perfect, especially consider it is early august, and that trend continues tomorrow. the one thing we lose tomorrow is the windy weather. unfortunately takes a little of the sunshine as well. 73 degrees right now at reagan national. that is how much we have come down compared to where we have been the last few evenings. with the dew point in the 50's, that is dry air. the dryer the air, the more effectively it is able to cool overnight. the 24-hour change, six degrees cooler d, 17 degrees manassas, 19 degrees culpeper. a lot of blue and purple on the map. tomorrow morning we will be waking
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than the last few mornings. if you clouds trying to push income in ticket of of what we will see tomorrow, especially further to the west -- a few clouds trying to push and, significant of what we will see tomorrow. martinsburg overnight. they really refreshing, cool start. sometime before going to bed, open a couple windows and let the fresh air inside. tomorrow morning, a great one to get started early, and nice jog, walk with the dogs. only 7711 a.m., degrees, feeling nice for most of the day. we top out about 84 degrees. the difference come a few more clouds, tomorrow, but with the later brees a nicer day. sunday night into monday is when we bring in the chance of wet weather. sunday evening, clouds take over. a few overnight showers, but a better chance no showers early in the morning.
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noon, a lot more red and orange. some of these could be strong, if you could be severe. away,eral, the big take the on and off chance of wet weather sticks around monday. temperatures top out in the upper 70's, low 80's. keep the umbrella handy. the slight risk from the storm production center favors areas to the south. tomorrow, 84. the finals for the citi open, things are looking great. monday is the day that we can expect with whether to move in, starting as early as rush-hour, sticking around into the evening. nice temperatures most of the week, and a chance of rain next weekend. kimberly: the competition heating up. robert: yes, the finals, the nitty-gritty. said my finals saturday at the citi open.
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. fromt: injury news redskins trading cap, preston smith will miss time with an ankle injury. he was in a boot today, will miss a week or two. because practice today it was fan appreciation day. all ages made the trip to richmond, one of the largest crowds of training camp. plenty of autographs and selfies and dancing. the players say the least they can do is put smiles on faces. >> we enjoy being here in richmond, a beautiful day, lots of fans on fan appreciation day.
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it makes practice a little more competitive and we like it. >> all these fans out here, it is more of a simulation of game day because of the crowd. obviously they have come out to see us, so it's more of a scrimmage. always support us, they have, and we love our fan base. robert: rookie jonathan allen has been working hard all camp. he has made a good impression on the veterans. pro bowl tackle trent williams said that allen will dominate the season. >> nobody puts more pressure on myself than me. if i play to my standards, i will be happy with that. i do with the coacheswant and good stuff will follow. of the twoe two games -- three-game set with the chicago cubs. a great day for baseball on the south side.
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this is going, solo home run. off the scoreboard in right field, is 28th of the season. nats lead 1-0. but the cubbies respond big. bottom half of the inning edwing four runs off of jackson. that was enough. chicago wins 7-4. final, we men's semi start in the first set. deep forehand forces the back and into the net. the german wins the opening set. match point, look at this backhand from sverev, deep, nice pace. the other men's semi final, american jack sock battling
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anderson. the good opening set, anderson with this ace. point for set, match anderson, big serve. this forehand winner. anderson on to the final, beating sock, 6-3, 6-4. women's semi final, the first , feasting.out this powerful return. she regrouped, taking the second set. match point, godan comes to the net. game, set, match. a thriller. soccer, d.c. united hosting toronto. sixth minute, the black and red strike early. theof the corner kick, hatter, a beauty. d.c. united leads 1-0 --
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the header. gains position in the box, oh, no, that is an own goal. kicked in by defender jeffreys. that hurts. they finish in a tie, 1-1. the pro football hall of fame class of 2017 was officially inducted, including kurt warner, terrel davis. and cowboys owner jerry jones was also selected. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business.
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kimberly: a man went out for a drive and welled up stranded in the arizona desert. he taped most of the frightening ordeal. >> i'm terrified. i'm terrified. i love you guys. kimberly: nick told first responders he got lost. he wound up alone with the no cell phone reception, only a couple of beers, crackers, a sandwich come and a bottle of water. decided toays he walk, leaving behind signs and a note, and then he found a guardian angel, a dirt biker. >> he was in dire need of some help. he was suffering heat exhaustion and he was emotional and very
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friends today you saved a life. kimberly: the biker took him on an hour-long ride where he met with authorities and was checked out by a medical team. another story that highlights the kindness of strangers, a man was holding up a sign asking for a job and a few days ago his luck changed. >> i was at the corner as she approached me and said, do you mind if i take your picture and put this on facebook? i would love to help you. kimberly: and help she did, the post was shared more than 7400 times and hundreds of job offer started rolling in. monday he starts a new roofing job. look at that smile.
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