ful. the body camera was not turned on until after the shooting and that prompted a policy change. they said the officer acted in self-defense when he fired his weapon. from the "live desk," nancy chen, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now we turn to the escalating threats from north korea tonight. a new threat from both sides. jonathan: the latest warning coming from the secretary of state of defense james mattis telling north korea the actions actions will be grossly overmatched by ours. he continued that the nation should cease actions that would lead to the end of the regime. late last night the nuclear armed nation threat and to target the united states territory of guam. that is after president trump promised fire and fury to counter north korea threats. >> what the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea. in language that kim jong un would understand.

jonathan: some believes its could fuel propaganda. they are warned that the comments were not discussed to the national security team prior to making them. alison: also tonight, secretary tillerson stopped to refuel at military installation in guam. 7,000 american troops are stationed there. with the air force bombers and the fighter jets. guam and hawaii begun emergency drills to ensure they get people as much warning as possible. reaction has been a mixture of fear and caution. jonathan: we want to know how the people in our community respond to this sabre rattling going on. richard reeve has the reaction. >> this is a little scary. >> newseum headlines reflecting the trump's tough rhetoric. >> that is plan. don't take anything. i agree. i don't think we shoul

>> not everyone in agreement. >> it will trigger a large war. a lot of people will lose their lives. >> concerns especially high in the d.m.v. korean american community. estimated 280,000 people. >> at gathering places like this restaurant, there is worry about the family members in south korea. well within range of the north's military arsenal. >> are you afraid right now? for them? >> i am very concerned about my family in korea. i am lifting them up in prayer. >> one expert's advice find a way to negotiate. >> the united states seems focused on the pressure campaign there doesn't seem to be a release valve. >> take our egos out of it and sit together and have a conversation instead of just well, i will fight you. no, i'm going to fight you. i'm going to bomb you. no, i'm going to bomb

richard: richard richard, abc7 news. alison: this is as japan marks the last time atomic weapon was used in war. [bells toll] it was 72 years ago today the u.s. dropped the second of the atomic bombs on japan. the blast killed 70,000 people. injured tens of thousands more. yeah pan announced the unconditional surrender nine days later leading to the end of world war ii. jonathan: developing news in france a man ramming his car in the soldiers near paris injuring six of them and was cornered by the police in a highway manhunt. all out chase. authorities are investigating the ambush as a terror attack. that man was shot in the hour-long police chase and he is still in the hospital. this is now the seventh attack on the security forces this year alone. new information coming in about an f.b.i. raid last month at the home of president trump's former campaign chairman.

outside the alexandria home. this raid happened the day after paul manafort met with the investigators from the senate intelligence committee. agents arrived without warning taking the documents and the other materials part of an ongoing russia investigation. >> update now in the case of a montgomery county teacher sentenced to 48 years in prison for inappropriately touching students. the school system is facing a lawsuit over this. the parents of one of john vigna's victims say the school knew about the abuse and failed to stop him. the school district will not comment on this. prince george's county public schools has a new education board. dr. donna weissman will replace dr. beverly anderson who resigned last month. jonathan: a big change is coming to the commuters on 395. transportation reporter brianne carter shows us the

the interstate. brianne: designed to ease congestion and commutes. eight miles of toll lanes will soon be up and running in northern virginia. wednesday morning governor mcauliffe and others officially broke ground on the new express lanes along 395. the project will change the two h.o.v. lanes now designed for carpoolers to three express toll lanes. the lanes will operate just like the tolls along 95 but 15 million collected annually from this stretch will go toward other transportation improvements. including new buses and the bridge rehabilitation. >> 395 express lanes project will benefit the military, civilian and the contract employees. who work at and near pentagon. brianne: it is also improving the bus and the slug lanes and configuration of the access road. >> we will address the bottleneck on 395 south by

adding a new fourth lane. brianne: officials saying once it's complete they expect it to shave ten minutes off the commute each way. some drivers tonight say it's still not worth it. >> you are telling me i am stranded and projected to pay something, held hostage to it. that is not a good idea. >> governor mcauliffe says it will help ease congestion in the commonwealth and says more needs to be done regionally. today suggesting more express lanes be added in other part of the region. >> my dream would be that at some point we ought to have express lanes go all the way around the beltway. >> in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: update on the other end of the express lanes. the extension of the lanes past garcesonville road could open months early. the southbound will open in october. it wasn't expected to open until

jonathan: ahead barred from posting the first amendment. bizarre lawsuit they are facing. alison: fox attack that injures a dog. where it happened and steps taken to protect others. alison: live look tells the story. doug: there is beautiful weather. but how much more before it changes? we talk about that and the first hurricane of the season still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00".

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: this was nice to see. a big turnout today to help an injured d.c. firefighter. motorcycle club made up of mostly firefighters hosting a charity breakfast. the proceeds will go to the medical fund for dane smothers, the d.c. firefighter critically injured when a ladder truck ran him over at a house fire last week. alison: we have new information about the deadly and fiery crash at a gas station in northeast over the weekend. the court documents say lavon beckett spoked p.c.p. before getting behind the wheel saturday at the hess gas station on flores avenue. he hit a poles and he collided with a parked

vehicle burst into flames killing the passenger. >> new tonight a warning from pet owners after a fox attacked a dog in ellicott city. the black lab was bitten in the front yard of a howard county home. then 24 hours the fox was spotted in the same area. so they want others to be on the alert for the roaming wildlife. so far there have been 300 complaints about the potential dangerous animals. the worry is they may be rabbited. there is -- may by a rabid. there is only one confirmed case. alison: a medical center ordered to stop prenatal care and delivery. this is a serious order that close the maternity ward and the only full service hospital east of the river. jonathan: still ahead for us

outside the white house. the white house protest still turning heads. we will explain it to you. alison: first, going behind the wheel of a police delays. that is next at "abc7 news

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alison: so take a look at this tonight. prince george's county police hoping something in the pictures will jog your memory. someone holding up a convenience store with a rifle last week. this is on annapolis road in lanham. tips leading to an arrest could be worth up to $2,500. jonathan: this is from a police chase but from an angle you don't often see. behind the steering wheel. watch. they are flying. those are the officers right there chasing a 16-year-old in a stolen survivor. the first few times they try to nudge him. they try to spin the kid out. but it didn't go well because the teen would ram them and his vehicle was bigger. in ends in a crash and they get him out of the car.

jonathan: body camera video is giving us a different perspective. no shots were fired. alison: we are getting a firsthand look at a bizarre scene in las vegas. it started with a naked man carrying a gun. the man dropped gun confronted by police. and then this happened. the police say the man was running back to the gun when the officer opened fire. he survived. the gun was loaded and ready to fire. now a crime alert. back at home. metro transit police want your help finding these three men who are accused of indecent exposure in the metro system. if you recognize them call the police. >> the text of a first amendment ad rejected for being too controversial. mike carter-conneen r

unlikely allies from all across the political spectrum. mike: in the lawsuit against metro the aclu joined by people for the ethical treatment of animals, abortion provider carafem and the controversial author. they all claim to have ads rejected by metro. >> we all disagree with each other about a lot of things but that is the point of the first amendment. mike: the counsel in case says the metro advertising policy is unconstitutional and up fair. because he notes while this p.e.t.a. ad was not allowed this chipotle ad promoting a pork dish was. >> that does send a message. it sends a message it's good to eat pork. >> metro riders are divided over the issue. most say it's a complicated question. should wmata

advertising? >> we are divided enough. >> this is washington, d.c. it's a good place for us to express the politics. >> it's a slippery slope deciding what is offensive and what isn't. >> if they allow ads from anybody making a political statement, we could see an ad from the ku klux klan. >> a statement they note the advertising guidelines were amended in 2015 and prohibit all content issue ads. wmata defends to vigorously defend the commercial advertising guidelines that are reasonable and viewpoint neutral. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. >> speaking of the political statements this is huge! inflatable chicken. it bears a likeness to take a look, yeah, president trump. it was brought to the white house in protest. the group is trying to illustrate that the president is chicken because he won't release the tax returns. they brought it here in april around t

they just have it so they have to do something with it. blow it up again. >> bring it back every once in a while. jonathan: fire it up. alison: talk about the weather. perfect day once again. we may get it again tomorrow. doug: a couple more clouds, a couple of degrees warmer but it's very nice to be outside. stuff the bus is tomorrow. that will be fun. get started. a lot of weather news of the hurricane variety. there is high clouds right now. visible from the udvar-hazy center in washington dulles. i mention that not that it is a big deal but we have been promoting tonight the opportunity to see the space station fly over. a little before 10:00. we will keep an eye on it for you. a lot of the area will be clear. it is 82 at dulles. dry air. it's 79 in martinsville. it's 82 at quantico. it's 81 in college park. 80 at joint base andrews. in the past couple of days

have been trapping franklin. it's -- tracking the franklin. it's officially a hurricane. top winds at 75 miles per hour. they could reach 85 miles per hour before it makes landfall north of veracruz of midnight. the first hurricane of the hat lan tick hurricane -- atlantic hurricane season. this is the day that they updated the forecast for the rest of the season. the next system is gert. the hurricane center in the update said they upgraded the forecast for the name storms this year from 11 to 17 to 14 to 19. a little stronger. five to nine hurricanes are expected and two to five could be major. category three or higher. so very busy tropically. tonight not busy at all weatherwise. we will see the sunshine. go away at sunset. most areas are mostly clear tonight. we drop to the 60's. maybe 50's

tomorrow is another beautiful day. but later in the day the clouds could roll in and the winds will change direction. it could set the stage for a few hours in the afternoon and the everything hours on friday. the same system coming in could hang around for the weekend. we think it will. it means unsettled weekend forecast. so for tomorrow is nice and sunny and pleasant near 85. redskins and the ravens in the preseason game to watch live on newschannel8 at 7:30 tomorrow night at ravens stadium in baltimore. perfect early season football weather in 70's. here is montgomery county forecast. agricultural fair through the weekend. it's not perfect but okay. a quick look at weekend at the beaches. thursday and friday, for the next few days look good. 70's. but storm chances for the weekend. when i come back we will give you the latest ten-day outlook. alison: very good. jonathan: weather like this reminds me of turning to page and go to the football season. alison: it feels that way. robert: unbelievable. it's here! where is life going?

football. we were at college park today. what d.j.

robert: in football the redskins have the day

preseason match-up. all eyes will be on kirk cousins for the few snaps he plays. second straight year on the franchise tax. a lot on his mind. will he be back next year? will he be tagged again? one thing for sure he is enjoying his time in d.c. >> to process as i went along, there are benefits from that. nothing like being thrown in fire and i have to play the hand i've been dealt. i'm fortunate to be drafted here. it looked like a dead end at the time but it was a great place for me to land. robert: life is good for him. maryland football back on the field. the head coach will try to improve on last season which was an improvement itself. made it to the quick lane bowl. this is his second year. he has had time to recruit. this season should be better. >> this is much more competitive now. there are better depth at spots and more guys competing at the positions. it makes

if you have competition it does more than the coaching can do. robert: tonight gio gonzalez on the mound. first pitch at 7:00. last time he started he had a oh hitter from 8 2/3. >> that was rough. alison: good night outside? doug: it's beautiful out there. nice and cool. the next ten days here. tomorrow is sunshine and comfortable at 85. best chances of the showers and the storms for the next few days. friday, saturday and sunday and monday. after a warmup over the weekend, the temperatures will stay on the low side. below average heading to the third week of august next week. steve rudin at 11:00 will have more about the weekend activity. alison: so weird not to see any 90's. doug: they may be back. or they may not. jonathan: lucky break. enjoy it. alison: world -- "world news to

tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. north korea just issuing its newest threat, responding to president trump. promising action by mid august, threatening to target guam. quote, seriously considering taking action. there are american military bases and nor than 160,000 american that is live there, after the president threat ntd to unleash fire and fury. also the raid by the fbi at the home of paul manafort. waking him up to conduct the raid. the soldiers ambushed. the chase today near paris and the highway shootout that followed. our correspondent on the ground with what's now bec