at clemont and eisenhower in alexandria and prosecutors say they all got outside and started yelling at one another. stickle then allegedly shot the driver in the neck and face. a 33-year-old woman from bladensburg, maryland, who did survive. surveillance video shows the vehicle moments after the shooting. prosecutors say stickle took off to the home in mechanicsville, maryland, and changed vehicles. he later turned himself in 95 miles acin frederick. his defense attorney says he fired in self-defense after the driver of the s.u.v. blocked him in and threatened him. >> i try to take a few deep breaths and relax. jeff: drivers we spoke with said when they encounter road rage they don't fight back. >> i get angry but i don't act on it. >> it's not worth it. i back off. >> it gets worse and worse and the levels people take it to. jeff: sheila ayres says if you feel threatened by another driver pull over and

if you are stuck at a light and a stop sign and an angry driver gets out and comes your way, do not roll down your window or engage. >> if somebody is out of the car, it's escalated so far and you have no idea what could happen. jeff: they also recommend only honking your horn when necessary. doing so too much can often lead to disagreements on the roads that you don't need to be part of. the suspect in this case is being held without bond and he is due back in court on september 12. live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: a lot of good advice there. thank you. meanwhile, the metro transit police say they captured the man caught on video taking pictures up women's skirts on escalators. we first showed you the video friday. a woman told police she caught this man with his phone under her skirt. they found him doing it on other women as well and some of the other victims have now been

jonathan: a sex offender behind bars after trying to re-enter a daycare center. hines tried to enter a goddert school. the doors were locked so he tried to peer through the doors and the staff members confrontedded him. he took off. he is expected to be in court next month. alison: the national weather service is saying an ef-1 tornado went through salisbury and it carved a mile and a half path through the town. we got a taste of the damage today from the air. brad: i want the show you the damage in the community. this is a

it fell and it partially split and parshly came up at the roots. the good news is it didn't fall on this house or hit the neighbor's house. but come with me down here. this takes you inside the tornado, itself. watch as the car is tossed across the road. >> the whirling noise of the train coming through kind of thing. bras you can see the -- bras you can see the path of the storm. the next target is the home where daniel was home with the kids. >> you can see that the clouds had to rotation to them. >> trees started cracking, falling, crushing cars and houses. >> it's scary. especially for the kids. >> as fast as it came, it

gone. >> chainsaws and the chippers chewing up the mess. the national weather service meteorologist on scene looking at the damage and the wild video to determine this was a small tornado rated an ef-1 in strength with winds just over 100 miles per hour. all the more dangerous because it struck without warning signs on weather radar. >> it didn't give us much clue when it was going to happen until it touched down. >> all here, grateful there were no injuries as the twister came through in a busy afternoon. >> see the building, the roof. you can clip a car over it and twirl it like a jack. it has power there. >> yeah, a little power indeed. concentrated in a small area. this big oak tree. the good news and the thing we see often with a tornado you look here and there is no

the street. half a block down that way the tornado up and gone. in salisbury, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: a quick look outside shows today that it's almost a polar opposite of 24 hours ago. look at the sky. what is coming next? stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill with a look. doug: a pleasant night ahead. pretty days. it is 79 in baltimore and washington. 81 in quantico and 81 in hagerstown as well with the plenty of sunshine. the satellite shows everything is cleared out. there is still bands of cloudiness across the bay and the eastern shore. the rain ended in ocean city. they have sunshine this afternoon. through the evening the temperatures drop to the middle 70's. lower 70's in town tonight. perfect weather for the nats taking on the marlins at 7:0

weekend storms are possible. we talk about the chances and the timing and then throw in a full ten-day outlook. it's just what we do here. alison: you are a giver, doug. thank you so much. look at this. this is incredible. in texas, the damage has moved east but 24 hours ago we showed you this scene that was a man barely rescued from flooding in san antonio. today houston saw flooding. it shows that the entire neighborhoods were swamped. 24 people had to be rescued from the floodwaters there. stay ahead of mother nature when possible with the stormwatch7 weather team. go to wjla.com/text to sign up to have the alert sent to your mobile phone. jonathan: president trump is promising fire and fury for north korea. larry: the comment a couple of hours ago amidst report that the communist nation developed nuclear weapons small enough to fit on intercontinental ballistic missile. we look at that break

and the president's fiery response. reporter: tensions with north korea increasing exponentially. a "washington post" report shows north korea successfully cleared one of the biggest hurdles toward becoming a nuclear power. the u.s. intelligent sources telling the "post" that pyongyang miniaturized a nuclear warhead to fit inside the missile. >> they are not suicidal. they know the attack of the united states would bring the end of their country and the end of their regime. >> but even the capability is a major concern. president trump blasting back tuesday with a warning for north korean leader kim jong un. president trump: north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. >> the opposite approach suggested by nuclear policy experts. >> we need to calm down, take a deep breath. realize that the north is not going to attack us. there is a risk

a mistake. they will look at the situation in a way that is miscalculation and we will stumble in catastrophe. reporter: the new report coming days after the north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test. the united nations passing crippling sanctions. in return, kim jong un vowing a 1,000-fold revenge leading the world to wait and see what happens next. >> reaction to this is rolling in online. people are tweeting they actually thought president trump's explosive response was a quote from kim jong un. the president seems to show no interest in calming things down. emily rau, abc7 news, washington. alison: extra security is going into place ahead of what could be a contentious vote in college park. city leaders are considering a measure that would allow noncitizens to vote in local election. but another issue is looming. that is a possible delay. tom roussey is live in college park with more.

tom? tom: hey, alison, when you think college park you think brick buildings and the university of maryland. but this is also a city of 32,000 people. the issue before the city council and the city hall is whether or not people who are not citizens of the country should still be allowed to vote in city elections. prince germ's county police tell me they will have extra security on hand in the counsel -- council chambers. they said one councilmember has been receiving threats over the measure. what the measure would do is allow noncitizens whether they are legally or illegally in country to vote in the city elections. a separate voter list would be kept for them. they would not be allowed to vote in the state and the national elections. but this idea is controversial. we heard strong opinions on both sides today

>> if you are going to vote on what is going on in this country you need to be a citizen. i couldn't vote in a russian election. it's unheard of. unprecedented. >> there is a lot of controversy now about immigration and all that. i believe you should have a voice. >> the city council is starting at 7:30. late this afternoon the mayor of college park tells me that it's very lakely they will delay making a decision on this until their meeting on september 12. that is not set in stone. the city council could still also decide to either pass this or reject it. reporting live in college park, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. larry: interesting night ahead. thanks. powerful images from kenya where citizens vote on the president and the parliament motoyc

and amidst that was this powerful moment. [applause] >> that applause for that woman. 90 years old. she just cast her vote. many people were waiting hours for the chance to cast their ballot. michelle: wow! alison: amazing. a sad day for country music. singer glen campbell has died after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. >> ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy ♪ alison: he told more than 45 million albums in his six decade career. his 21 top 40 hits included "rhinestone cowboy" and "wichita lineman." in 1968 he outsold the beatles. he was 81 years old. jonathan: so talented. alison: yeah. still to come right here, critically hurt in the line of duty. how you can join the effort to help a wounded firefighter

larry: a month before the start of school an entire community getting ready for the first sons first day of class. >> cultural safety here at the fairground as they prepare to open. we explain what they are doing for safety in a live report coming up. alison: first, extreme effort it took to rescue an injuredworker on k street -- injured worker on k street. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember.

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alison: this was the scene from earlier today. emergency crews were called in after a man was struck by a reinforcement bar. a crane, a rescue basket as you can see here had to be used to try to remove him safely. his injuries are considered serious. the family of the teen killed in the ride malfunction at the ohio state fair is filing a wrongful death lawsuit aimed at the amusement of america. the 18-year-old was killed after he was launched often the ride called fire ball. the company said it was core rose but the family is

corrosion doesn't happen overnight. larry: it has fairs across the country with extra scuteny and that includes montgomery county fair opening this weekend. richard reeve is there to see what is being done in the name of safety. rich? richard: multiple layers of the inspections on the rides. you can see they are working before the rides were assembled and while they are being used. no comment here specifically from the montgomery county fairgrounds on the columbus incident but they say they have a culture of safety here. every worker as a t-shirt "safety first." >> our own children and grand children ride the rides every day. >> that is emphasized following the ohio state fair accident on july 26 that killed a rider and injured seven others. authorities say excessive corrosion caused the ride to collapse. >> folks from the department

the regulation come to the fairgrounds and inspect the rides going together. >> they check the rides in assembly and while it's put together. >> they have inspection things that are given to us by the manufacturer. >> there is a safety checklist that is double checked daily before the opening and throughout the day. the fairground executive director who has been here more than a decade says there is only one accident here, a minor one, on a spinning ride that didn't stop descending to the ground. >> one injury. a young boy had a foot that was injured. it wasn't major. he has recovered completely. richard: the fairground officials say the accident was due to electrical failure but they want fair-goers to have culture of safety. keeping cell phone and ke

sure that the child -- making sure that the child is the right height. want to make sure everyone is safe with the fair starting in a couple of days. richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: doug is here now. with all the marveling of how cool it is. low humidity. this feels so weird for august. >> when we get this pattern this cool, the things i think about are we going to bounce back the other way and be incredibly hot in september? we have had that before. or october weather in september? that is fun after 40 years of doing this. you don't know. alison: you never know. doug: look at the models but at the end of the day you don't know. you take it as it comes. the next ten days will be cooler than average. isn't that a pretty view off the rooftop? skies are clearing. clear and cool. nice night to open up the windows and let cool dry air in.

this time of august in the upper 70's. nice. 79. common number around the metro now. 81 at charlottesville. hagerstown. 77 over easton. 75 in dover. ocean city got the sun back this afternoon. 75 degrees. the forecast has clouds. light wind in the everything. in the 70's. satellite and the radar showing you the last cloud cover across the eastern shore. even the beaches, delmarva beaches with a full day of sunshine tomorrow. cloudiness slow to clear out on the outer banks. this is staying socked in today. look at the -- this creeping along. there is more rain in south carolina. the outer banks not a good night. they may start the day tomorrow.

but here we are sitting pretty. 55 to 65 is the range of the overnight temperatures with a breeze. it will be middle 70's in gaithersburg. 61 in the morning and we expect to see the numbers. 61 in upper marlboro. 64 in mass dina. 58 in college park. the future cast shows very little activity. clear skies overnight. a passing shower or sprinkle could show up tomorrow. then it will change for friday. there is a chance of showers and storms that will ramp up by the afternoon. tomorrow is spectacular. sunshine. lower 80's for the afternoon. i want to remind you that thursday is time to help us stuff the bus. abc7 and newschannel8 teaming up. d.c. united and the united way, the national capital area with school supplies. this will be at the safeway at

415 14th street southeast in the district. 7:00 in the morning to 7:00 at night. school supplies, backpacks and help kids get ready for another school year. temperatures for thursday are just about perfect. here we go. for a look at next ten days around area. notice the numbers, how cool they stay with if averages at 87 for a high. well below the mark. generally cool weather. best rain chances are going to be friday. 30% chance through the weekend and monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. lower 80's. sunshine and the low humidity. every day this week i will take it. larry: couple of weeks ago the 80's was where we were starting. doug: yeah. larry: at 5:00 a.m.! alison: thank you. still ahead the t-shirt design using a symbol that incited outrage worldwide. larry: the heroism saying a

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alison: hard to believe in a month classes will resume and they will welcome a new student. barron trump. larry: the first son starts the first year in

child will mean changes in school. now other schools are inside a neighborhood. and cheryl conner looks at how the neighbors are preparing. cheryl: flower at the front of the st. andrews episcopal school make it a welcoming entrance. but barron trump will put more eyes on the school starting the sixth grade. >> people are like it's the president's son. everybody will be looking and stopping. >> right next to the neighborhood. >> i saw the men walking around in and around the camp and i said what is going on here? they said oh, vice president biden's grandson is at camp. >> the school sent home a letter to parents in may to ensure the campus security for all families

the police have not returned our calls as we ask about the traffic preparation. they live right across the street. >> more traffic here. >> parking is already tight. this is the back side. parker drive. the sign that cars can be ticketed or towed. st. andrews is in the middle of homes and next door to the herbert hoover middle school. the first day of school will bring jitters but the neighbors hope they can control the traffic. >> what will happen is even gets used to it. cheryl: in potomac, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: well, when the school starts everyone should have the supplies they need. alison: letter letter has a big e -- abc7 has a big event to give the students a boost. we are collecting school

if you can't join us find out how to help at wjla.com. >> coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a near death experience seemingly out of nowhere. the moment a jogger shoved a woman in the path of a bus. alison: and what caused a customer at mcdonald's to have a major meltdown. >> the rain putting a damper on crime? i'm s

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: two arrests tonight in two different murders in a weekend of violence in july. but there is also a drop in violent crime from a year ago. stephen tschida has a change that may have made a difference in this. steves chief newsham talking about the two arrest in the deadly shooting spree in july. and stressing we have seen 26% drop in violent crime compared with this time last year. then the chief answered questions on what

crime. not great for the beach but possibly for police on the beat. is precipitation drowning crime? chief newsham: if weather is playing a factor i hope we get rain for the remainder 0 the summer. stephen: but peter newsham is not so convinced that moisture put a damper on violence in the city. >> historically in 228 years i have -- 28 years i have been in district of columbia we have always seen uptick of violence in the summer regardless of how much rain we had. i don't fe if weather is playing a factor. stephen: and while the bands of a.t.v. room the city persist, they are becoming less of a problem. >> we had them here this weekend but groups are getting smaller. enforcement efforts here and in p.g. county are starting to take hold. stephen: the chief also referring to good police work

factor to the drop in crime. radderless of what is -- regardless of what is bringing crime down they hope the drop continues for the remainder of the year as well. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. preparations underway tonight to help the d.c. firefighter fighting for his life after a truck hit him on a fire call. dane smothers had only been a firefighter for a couple of months but tomorrow his fellow firefighters belonging to a biker club are hosting a fundraiser. you just have to buy breakfast tomorrow at the inn on capitol hill. >> it's $20. you will get a breakfast buffet. you get to hang out and support dane. this is open to anybody. >> smothers has two uncles who are also firefighters and one was on the call to the house fire on capitol hill when smothers was injured. alison: flags in maryland will be flown at half staff tomorrow to h

died in june. alex martin killed when the destroyer he was on collided with a container ship off the coast of japan. six other soldiers lost their lives. martin is from baltimore county and expected to be burieded tomorrow at the arlington national cemetery. larry: checking today's top stories we are learning more about a violent case of road rage that ended in gunfire in alexandria last month. in court today 58-year-old ernest stickle said he shot a woman because she blocked him in and he felt threatened. the woman survived the shooting. alison: the national weather service is confirming an ef-1 tornado is to blame for the damage in salisbury. the video is incredible. it left toppled cars and downed trees in the wake. no one was injured. larry: president trump has harsh words for north korea. promising fire

they escalate the nuclear threat. it follows report that north korea is developing nuclear weapons small enough to fit on inter continental ballistic missile. alison: there is nothing good about this idea. take a look. swastika with a rainbow on a t-shirt. you can't get one anymore because they have been pulled from the site. the designer said the purpose was to try to reclaim that symbol of hate and turn it into one of love and peace. the swastika, of course, was a symbol of good luck for centuries until the nazis began using it and that changed its meaning forever. larry: next at 5:00, if you like cheetos, you will love what a restaurant is doing and white may be worth a trip to big apple. alison: also next. the wrong order that got way out of hand. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen at constitution

national mall where another big algae bloom taken off this summer. coming up, details when it will get cleaned up. larry: we are now just 13 days away from the solar eclipse. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues next.

steve: we are rolling through the workweek. looking at thursday and friday. end of the week, 85 on thursday. beautiful day. comfortable humidity levels. throw in a few thunderstorms on friday. lower 80's. we will keep the unsettled weather at least for the day on saturday. pool forecast for the upcoming weekend is not picture perfect but it's not a washout. good news there. around 83 and storms on saturday. we will keep a couple of storms in the forecast for the day on sunday with the highs then around 85 degrees. you are watching "abc7 news at :0

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that is all. if you don't win tonight there is always tomorrow. powerball jackpot is already up to $307 million. alison: all right. well, the future is now. at least in some hotels. you can now order things your room and get them without any human interaction. the westin hotel in buffalo has an amazon echo in every room. so you just use your voice and order towels or whatever you want to your room. then when you do that a worker loads this. a robot butler. who sends it to your room. we don't know if the butler stands outside and waits for a tip. [laughter] larry: what next? well, caught on camera, a mcdonald's worker under attack. witnesses were recording when an unhappy customer knocked over a cookie display and threatened an employee. he was upset about his fries. >> didn't believe it was

of course i have seen videos like that happen on the internet. but i have never witnessed something like that. larry: eventually police arrive and deescalated the situation. no one was arrested. the incident is under investigation. alison: okay. well, maybe you have a more gourmet pallet. new york city is about to open a new pop-up. the theme is cheetos. it's the spotted cheetah. they will serve nothing but treats inspired by the beloved junk field. look to the fare. flaming hot lemon chicken tacos. chetoh crusted chicken. and there is cheetos cheesecake or cheddar cheetos apple crepes. it will open a week from today. it only is only for two days. so you could go up and spend a weekend eating cheetoh products. larry: then call

alison: or wednesday, thursday, friday. larry: i'll stick to the bag. alison: if you have for you? larry: i'm good. alison: coming up next at 5:00, we will show you incredible video. a life almost gone in an instant. shocking. a moment of no self-control for a jogger in london. larry: fighting pollution in the chesapeake bay. while the governor believes

larry: police are investigating a deadly a.t.v. accident. alison: christer gray was driving a four-wheeler when he lost control and was thrown from the a.t.v. he suffered serious injuries and later died on the scene. his body is scheduled to undergo an autopsy. larry: well, president trump has just wrapped up a meeting on the opioid crisis. this comes five days in his 17-day vacation and the new jersey golf course. nancy chen has what the president said. nancy: it's estimated 60 to 100 americans die every day from the opioid overdoses. a larger number survivor.

the president called for more prosecution of the drug crimes and emphasis to prevent addiction. >> the west way to prevent drug overdoses is prevent them starting in the first place. >> noticeably absent was the governor of new jersey chris christie head of the president's opioid task force. he said he left monday for a ten-day vacation in italy. at the "live desk," i'm nancy chen. back to you. alison: thank you. meanwhile, it was a really bad situation in utah. an already flooded area here got worse. take a look. heavy debris coming rushing down the mountains, piling on the already high water levels there. the woman who recorded it said it was a mix

and tons of other debris. a fire official says most of it was burned scars from a fire that washed away the heavy rain. larry: closer to home, governor hogan is taking proactive approach to find pollution in the chesapeake bay. we explain why the governor considers this a growing threat to should be addressed. >> there is so much buildup behind the dam it is no longer stopping anything flowing down the river to the bay. today the governor is taking a major step to fix the problem. >> i came when i was a young boy where he used to fish off the catwalk. >> for 30 years he has been fishing in the shadow of the dam. >> nowhere near where it was 30 years ago. >> a lot of people's livelihood depend on it. >> the reservoir once had a depth of 120 feat, he says. more than 80 years of sediment buildup reduced the depth to 20 feet. leaving no traffic capacity. >> we personally feel like it is the num

and it's something that we have up until now had very little control over. >> after the second annual summit, governor hogan got a bird's-eye view of the problem. >> much of the way to safeguard the environment for the future generations could be wiped boyt the effects of a bad storm. >> the governor announced a request for proposal, r.f.p., to fund the pilot project to find beneficial ways to dredge and reuse sediment. >> this is just one more way together we are changing maryland for better. >> hoping to save the bay for future generations. >> we want to leave something behind for our kids and their kids. i don't want a third generation, my great, great grandchildren not to enjoy this. >> the r.f.p. will go out august 31 and hopefully awarded by this fall. and have 25,000 cubic yards dredged by march

a seamingly senseless near death experience. watch this jogger closely. you see him without warning shove the woman out of the way. she nearly gets crushed by a bus. there it is right there. we slowed it down at the top of your screen. police say they have no idea who that man is or why he suddenly shoved the woman. amazingly she only had bumps and bruises thanks to a bus driver with lightning reflexes. larry: thank goodness for that. charges is pending against a driver that police say failed to drop a florida boy off at a daycare. 3-year-olds myles hill died after being left in the back of a hot van for 12 hours. the investigators say the driver admitted not doing a head count when he dropped the children off. >> they knew they didn't take him home. they knew he wasn't in there. if he was in that van they knew they hadn't taken him out. >> according to the

daycare was cited a month ago for failing to record arrival and departure time. hill is if 32nd child to die in a hot car in the u.s. this year. alison: terrible. >> we will show you a dog dangling dangling from a balcony and holding on for dear life. the witnesses came out and saw the scene and called the police. the dog tangled there for 40 minutes before it finally fell. luckily in a neighbor's bed sheet. >> i couldn't believe we caught the dog because it was like something out of a movie or something. i didn't think it would happen to me in a hundred years. >> i was terrified. everybody was cheering. alison: no one could find the dog's owner but neighbor took the dog to an animal clin tic to be checked out and the dog is expected to be okay. larry: how about their patience? stayed with

larry: exactly. alison: what a story. this is not what we are used to in august. larry: but we will take it. doug: we will take every day like this. this was the scene right now atop the roof at the washington lee high school. this morning was completely overcast. fog. now the skies changed dramatically through the day. once the storm system is out. show you the numbers here. full sunshine before 6:00. only 79 in washington. fredericksburg. reston, annapolis. woodbridge. this is delightful. we should be a good eight or nine degrees warmer according to the climatology with the average high for the 8th of august. we will take what we get. the showers continue across the outer banks and they rain in the beach but farther south in south carolina the rain will continue. we continue to clear out. sooner or later the frontal mess will head our way by friday to the weekend. give us a chance at showers. until then it's

70's to the city by 11:00 tonight. tomorrow when you wake up the numbers are impressive. more reminiscent of mid-september than early august. 57 in germantown and manassas. 61 in largo. downtown is a warm spot at 65. tomorrow is spectacular sunshine. ending the highs at 83. give you a look at the next ten days. that is the story. 30% chance of showers through the weekend and the monday. look how cool temperatures will stay. through next week is sunshine and pleasant weather for the middle of august. back to you. alison: all right. looks good. thank you. larry: you know who is happy about that is the redskins and training camp. it's brutally hot for two adays this time of year but not so much. erin hawksworth is in richmond. >> i heard you say if only every day could be like this. i was sayi

i wish that as well. kirk cousins will enter his second consecutive season under franchise tag. i got a one-on-one today. i asked him what needs to happen to make the season a success for you? >> we have to win. right? that is all that matters at the end of the day. the goal is always win the division. get in the dance. start to win in the playoffs. >> what do you like about the team this year that is different? >> i like the maturity. we have a good kem tryst and locker room. a lot of guys played in the system and understand what coach gruden wants. i feel good about that part of the team. erin: i hear from fans all the time and they are worried maybe your don't want to be here after the season. what do you have to say to the fans that want you here for the long-term. >> i would love to be here. my wife loves it here. i have had a positive experience here. we have got to k

mentors. my family loves visiting here. the fan base, the team, the organization, the history, there are so many positives you don't find in every single nfl team. it's unique to redskins and washington, d.c. under the right set of circumstances i would love to be back and make it home for the long haul. erin: where do you rank yourselves amongst other quarterbacks in the league? >> this is your job. the media does a good job of ranking things. it's not my place. certainly my goal is to play at a level that causes you to think this guy belodges up there with anybody. i'm on my way. i don't know if i'm there yet but i try to learn every day. erin: i was hoping he would say maybe top 15, top 10, top 5. the redskins first preseason game thursday night in baltimore. the game kicks off at 7:30. pre-game at 7:00. our sister station newschannel8 is your home for all of the ravens preseason games. we are excited about that. al

next hour find out why kirk cousins, josh norman and the top players hanging out with dale earnhardt jr. there is a tease for you. alison: good tease. okay. great. see you soon. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com

alison: an eight-person jury has been seated in civil suit involving taylor swift and former radio d.j. swift accuses the d.j. of groping her in a photo shoot and he is suing her for getting him fired. >> outside the federal court. security is tight as the taylor swift fans line up for a ticket inside to get a glimpse of the megastar. >> it's great for her to stand up and say this isn't right. >> in dueling lawsuits swift accuses mueller of grabbing her backside backstage in a meet and greet before the denver concert in 2013. this phot

now considered evidence. mueller denies the allegation and is suing for there 3 million in damages. for suing for $3 million in damages. >> on "good morning washington" -- >> this is a guy that got fired from the job. this is taylor swift saying i was sexually assault and decided to stand up for myself. >> abram is saying the celebrity can be an advantage. tuesday an eight-person jury was seated after answering questions like have you considered yourself a fan of taylor swift? after opening states mueller was the first to testify. >> it's the credibility of taylor swift the celebrity and the person. and the d.j. the person on what they are saying happened becomes critical.

swift's her to was crying saying she always tried to protect her daughter. and taylor swift is expected to take the stand. michelle: caught on camera. a couple braced in -- a burglar broke in a couple's home. jonathan: what is clogging the pond. when will it be cleaned up? michelle: why the driver in the alexandria road rage case said he had no choice but to shoot. >> announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: a local hospital is going to stop delivering babies for 90 days. jonathan: this is according to the "washington post." nancy chen has more details. nancy? nancy: the ban is at the united medical center according to a "washington post" report. the hospital is not saying why but they are planning to

families and other departments is not affected by this. it is believed that the other hospitals in the area have resources to accommodate the expecting mothers in the light of this. in a statement the councilmember gray described a look of communication between the city health department, the hospital and the leaders. at the "live desk," nancy chen, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. increased police presence is expected at the college park city council meeting. michelle: that is because the council is scheduled to take a vote on controversial bill to allow noncitizens to vote in city elections. jonathan: tom roussey is live in college park where tensions are so high the vote may not happen. explain that, tom. tom: college park is known as the home of the university of maryland but it's also home to more than 32,000 people. not all are u.s. citizens. >> i'm an immigrant. tom: she was born in ecuador. she wanted to vote but for years she cou