child, sprinting out of the crossfire. incredible. the whole thing caught on camera. jonathan: it happened in the 3600 block on 22nd street on july 31. stephen tschida right now at police headquarters with more about the video and the manhunt now to try to catch these guys. stephen? stephen: an urgent quest underway. the d.c. police trying to track down these two suspects. you can see them in the video. take a look. take another look. a throws look. the suspects are seen firing repeatedly as a woman carrying a khalid tried to get away. tries to get -- a woman tries to get away. tries to get out of the fire. scramble to escape as the storm of bullets whiz past her. the suspects shoot randomly. you see the repeated flashes on the video of the gunfire. one person was injured. the d.c. police released the video in hopes that someone recognizes the suspects a

the police and they are arrested. that is the very latest from police headquarters. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. president trump: the people of our country are safe, our allies are safe. and i will tell you this. north korea better get their act together or they are going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. nancy: that was president trump an hour ago saying his fire and fury comments weren't tough enough. so the abc7 instapoll today, do you believe president trump is handling the situation with north korea properly? emily rau has the new threats to north korea directly from the president. emily: a defiant north korea not backing down in the face of president trump's overt military threat. and the president reinforcing his promise. president trump: frankly, the people that were questioning that statement, was

maybe it wasn't tough enough. emily: the commander of the army making a threat of his own, to launch missiles near the island of guam in the near future. the u.s. territory home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. >> this missile they are talking about has been unreliable. they have never launched it in salvo, in multiple. so it could be a convenient excuse to test the missile program further. emily: north korea calling president trump's comments a lad of nonsense saying a president is a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him. the increasingly threatening rhetoric come as the analysts believe scientists in the north korea can produce miniature nuclear warheads that can fit inside the i.c.b.m. missiles that kim jong un launched twice last month. today, president trump saying it's time to stand up to the rogue nation. president trump: north korea

or they are going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. 'em president trump insisting -- emily: president trump insisting he has the support of former leaders. jimmy carter weighed in saying the harsh rhetoric probably ended any chance of peace talks between u.s. and north korea. emily rau, abc7 news. nancy: yesterday, russians flying over and through the most restricted air space in our country. it was with permission. this is a russian air force jet allowed to capture pictures over the pentagon. c.i.a., white house, capitol and more. it's all part of the tree on open sky which allow participating nations to fly over other countries involved in part of an effort to keep military movements open. jonathan: president trump now has senate majority leader and republican ally mitch mcconnell in his twitter crosshairs. he has been tweeting over the past few days that the senate needs to pass repeal and replace plan for the

among other things like tax reform. machine connel said the president has excessive expectations. nancy: anthony scaramucci meantime, the president's former white house communications director who lasted just 11 days says that profanity laced phone call that ultimately led to his ouster was recorded without permission. he is saying he posted that on twitter last night. this sunday he will join george stephanopoulos on "this week" on abc7. jonathan: two arrested for the murder of a homeless man in adelphi. nancy: this is terrible. the two charged are teens. brad bell with the heartbreaking story. we have more on the motive. brad? brad: the suspects are 13 and 14. it's been two week since the crime but there is still crime scene tape where the man's body was found. the body of the 47-year-old homeless man found

he had been stabbed multiple times. his body hidden. his name francisco. that was july 27. yesterday police found a man who said he witnessed the crime. as they spoke near the crime scene the witness spotted the killers. literally walking by. immediately police caught the 13-year-old. then they say he identified his friend, 14-year-old elias portillo as his cohort. he, too, was arrested. police releasing his picture because he is old enough to be charged as an adult. barely. >> a 13-year-old is charged as a juvenile. that is based on the way that maryland law is written. 14-year-old charged with a first-degree murder can be charged as an adult. however, a 13-year-old can't. brad: the victim was living back in these woods. a few moments a

conversation with some of his friends. they are talk about their feelings and we'll have that at 5:00. brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: fire in shady side, maryland. this is the view from skytrak7 of the fire. one person is dead in the home there. it took dozens of firefighters from the ground and the water to get it under control. they are looking into what caused it now. jonathan: this marks a year since the natural gas explosion tore through the flower branch apartments in silver spring. seven people killed. more than 30 others injured. kevin lewis was one of the first reporters on the scene last august and he joins us with more. kevin? kevin: crews since demolished the apartment building. this conceals the little left

the firefighter at the controls of a large ladder you have likely seen before. station 16, along university boulevard east sat quiet. but 11:55 p.m. alarm for a building fire. >> you train for the worst. you never expect it. kevin: firefighter escalaro drove the ladder truck that was first due on scene. with orange flames firing in the night sky, he fought a glimpse of this family trapped in a fourth floor apartment. the 30-year-old extended the mechanical ladder to the smoky window as fellow firefighters plucked three people to safety. an image of valiant humanity seen around the

>> you're a soldier, a player, an athlete in the moment. then after 7:00 a.m. it was a complete emotional and physically dump. sit in the tub. what just happened? >> he lives in georgetown with his wife and 4-year-old daughter has since been promoted to lieutenant. a lesson for the ages. >> i can't believe it's been a year. now have an taunt to lead others. tell them about my experience. train. train hard. it's worth it. there is a vigil planned for 8:00 this evening. members of the community, politicians, clergy, firefighters, police survivors expected to be in attendance. we'll be there as well. live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: think of how

lives they changed. thank you, kevin. see the original reporting on the explosion and the investigation. it's all online at wjla.com. search "flower branch apartments." that is where it happened. nancy: next at 4:00, taylor swift's emotional day on the stand. >> also this. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! whoa! jonathan: whoa is right! a bike irturned crime fighter. how this turns into tracking a hit-and-run driver. doug: beautiful weather tonight and in baltimore for the preseason game with the redskins and ravens. details of the forecast ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00". alison: hi, guys. i'm alison starling. we are helping the school kids get ready for a great school year with the united way for stuff the bus. bus is ready to be packed.

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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 nancy: that is the sound of the first hurricane to make landfall in eastern mexico. around midnight. franklin is now a tropical storm but it still poses a threat with the forecasters predicting a foot of rain in some areas. mex doe city is within the diminishing's storm possible. jonathan: remember the jogger caught pushing a woman in the path of

he is now in custody. watch this. he shoves her. she falls and the bus swerves barely missing the 33-year-old woman who gets knocked to the down. lucky play on the driver's count. the police released this earlier this week and they have caught him. nancy: frantic weather in london after a double decker bus crashed right into a store. two women were pinned on the top deck by all the wreckage. they were free and taken to the hospital. ten people were hurt. another passenger says the bus veered off the road after the driver blacked out. jonathan: police are crediting the quick-thinking motorcycle here who has a camera on and he helps catch a suspected drunk driver. watch what he saw on the helmet. the man on the motorcycle catches the whole thing on video. the driver in the mercedes smashing into other cars and then just taking off. the motorcycle followed him. all the while he is on the phone i

where they are going. finally the police catch up and arrest the driver. wow! an explosion at wendy's in florida caught on camera. authorities are looking for the group of young men they say threw some kind of a firework in the fast food chain. first a small explosion. then the big one. that was employee at the table near the blast. first you see the spark. then you see the blast. the worker runs away. nobody was hurt. geographic system from swift -- graphic testimony from taylor swift as she took the stand. she said a former d.j. intentionally stuck his hand up her skirt and grabbed her bare bottom in a photo op in 2015. she described it as horrifying and shocking. the d.j. involved here, david mueller saying that the allegation against him are false and swift ruined his career. former army intelligent analyst and convicted leaker chelsea manning will make her debut in

issue and she served time in prison for leaking information to wikileaks. former president obama commuted her sentence and she was released in may. jonathan: the new lab boar guinea has a -- lamborghini that has a new drive mode. it's called as ego. it allows them to customize the car's setting to deviate from the preset that most lambo comes with. if you want to flick the ego switch. cough up serious coin. the car starts at $420,000. but it does have an ego switch. nancy: that is nice. for that much money and something that expensive you want to make sure you can drive it well. how about this? few things work a crowd in a fren psycho -- -- frenzy like a t-shirt launcher. a football player had a good reason to be excited about his catch. his t-shirt told him he was getting a scholarship. making the moment here even

launched by a patient at the children's hospital where the player is active in his spare time. you see everyone gathering around him. that is not the typical t-shirt through the launcher. how great is that? jonathan: congratulations. happening right now "7 on your side" getting you ready to head back to school. nancy: tonight, abc7 and newschannel8 teaming up with the united way and d.c. united to stuff the bus. alison starling live in southeast d.c. where the bus is getting filled up behind you. alison? alison: it is. hi, jonathan and nancy. we're excited to be here at the safeway at 14th street in southeast d.c. if you are cop city bewith here until 7:00 to gather school supplies. the bus is filling up. we will show you that. here are supplies that people are bringing us in the last few minutes. the best part about the middle school students in d.c., they will get a nice big brand new backpack. it's heavy.

pens, crayons. anything they mate knead to start the school year off right. as you mentioned, we are happy and proud to be partnering with the united way for the effort. joining us is erica russell with the united way to give us an idea of what you helping us can do for the community. thank you for being here. who are we forgetting with this >> we -- who are we targeting? >> the middle school kids. alison: how many people do you hope to help? >> the commitment, our goal is to help 12,000 of the area at risk and middle school students to graduate on time. alison: a lot of people think it's just a back pack. you feel like this is a symbol of getting a good start and having a successful middle school and high school career. >> absolutely. it's so powerful for the kids to start the school year off ready succeed. prepared with the tools they

need. jonathan: thank you. good luck today. this has been fun to see the people bringing donations. we have had all ages. there are people writing notes of encouragement to put inside the backpack for encouragement on the first day of school. coming up we will talk to two d.c. united players out here to help us with the effort today. we have cup of joe here and the folks from united way. if you have time to stop by we would love to have you. if you can't stop by donate on the website. that is wjla.com. i wish you were here with us. this is a lot of fun. nancy: it seems like it. a cup of joe is a party. jonathan: nancy and his caffeine. we'll check back with you in a little bit. what a great day.

weather. doug: it's been perfect. we have cloudiness now. we checked doppler radar. it won't slow anybody down. it won't cause a disruption. get you started. nice stretch of a couple of days worth of weather and it's changing. as we get through the next few days we have to keep an eye on the doppler because of the thunderstorms. the forecast in the last few hours of stuff the bus with alison, 82 at 5:00. it will drop a degree or two toward 7:00. a stray sprinkle could be possible. this is an area of showers west of the mountains. this looked like would stay west of the points but apparent -- west of the moins but apparently not. this is going to stay cloudy tonight with the majority of the rain staying west of the metro. we will get through the day tomorrow and saturday, especially. the showers more numerous.

heavier. thunderstorm as well. the forecast, we call for mostly cloudy skies. increasing humanity as the light southerly winds stratify the surface and higher up in the atmosphere. it will increase moisture in the air to increase the likelihood of the showers and the storms we talk about. this model the future cast, shows the temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60's to 70 early. fair amount of the cloudiness. the sun will peak through. midday and afternoon there could be scattered showers. this model depicting the heavier downpours. then we get through the evening and the nighttime hours more scattered showers and storms. this is not a rain out pattern. but keep an eye on the sky. fa will take you through saturday morning and a repeat with showers and storms. tomorrow 60% late in the day. 30% on saturday. sunday we didn't put the

showers in. this will give you a guide making the weekend plans. let's talk about the next few days. opening of the ary culture fair -- agriculture fair tomorrow. saturday ask not bad. but showers and storms and then back to the dry and the pleasant august weather. nancy: thank you. "7 on your side" crumpling numbers on the credit card fees so you don't have to. the best and the worst card to have ahead. >> community rallying around their little league team. ahead of tonight's big game. i will tell you what it's a

jonathan: this is exciting. a small town hitting it out of the park. the little league team, 11 and 12-year-old age group have an opportunity to play on one of the biggest baseball stages ever. nancy: this is so exciting. as amy aubert shows us, the little league fever is sweeping through thurmont, maryland. amy: the small town thurmont sat quiet thursday. >> we are ready. >> at 7:00, it could

>> the town is so excited. it hasn't happened in a while. >> rallying around the state champion little league team. >> you can't go in a salad shop or a diner without somebody talking about it. >> the team hopes to hit it out of the park at the mid-atlantic regional tournament. and baseball fever is sweeping through. >> we overstocked. the bar and grill is getting ready for what they expect to be a huge watch party for the 7:00 game. >> a tight-knit community. >> their support made the trip possible. some in the community raised over $30,000 to help out with the trip expenses. >> it's heart warming. it's great to see like how everybody supports each other. >> support and a winning streak that this community is hoping stretches beyond tonight.

they will head to the semi-finals tomorrow. in thurmont, amy aubert, abc7 news. nancy: a lot on the line there. not just for the kids but the families, too. jonathan: the whole town. that brings everybody together. they are so excited. they will say what inning is it? what have the score? nancy: we have to check in to see how they do. jonathan: that will be fun. the solar eclipse is less than two weeks away. "7 on your side" with the travel pitfalls you should know about. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live at for the preseason opener. we hear from a veteran coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00". scott: i'm scott taylor in the "7 on your side" help center. call 703-236-9220 right now. we'll answer your financial questions. we are talking money, people! that's

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. alison: we are stuffing the bus in the safeway in southeast washington. there are a lot of school supplies to help the local kids to get the school year off to a great

coming up, we will introduce you to players who are here to help us out from d.c. united. nancy: we are looking forward to it. now 11 days until a solar eclipse. so excited! a lot of people will travel to get the perfect glimpse of it. jonathan: "7 on your side" tonight so you don't get blind sided by the people trying to take advantage of the once in a lifetime event. there are a lot of folk promising a lot of things. you have to be careful. richard: absolutely, jonathan. this is an amazing event. and a traffic night mare. the team will fan out across the county. getting in the path of the totality. it's not going to be alone. the a.a.a. is talking about the huge numbers of people in the path of the totality running across the u.s. from

swelling to 20 million people. so that means our area will be jammed with cars. look at this. the geographer created a website greatamericaneclipse.com. he shows you the major north south highways he calls the drive shafts because the southbound traffic will be funneled down them. eclipse viewing states like south carolina, tennessee, oregon are expecting an influx of 1 million people each. on i-95 alone is between a half million and two million cars heading to the prime viewing point in santi, south carolina. >> i predict between 1.85 million and 7.4 million people will travel from various places throughout the country to the center line of the eclipse. this is the biggest traffic event in the nation's

they are warning drivers to be prepared. the gas stations will likely be out of gas and hotels booked. some are taking advantage of that. we have that coming up at 5:00. jonathan: you hear that and you think thanksgiving and christmas. but it's worse than that. doug: plus a small area. the path of totality is not that wide. 20 miles or something but it will stretch from oregon to charleston, south carolina. so imagine 20 million people. >> you may not get full totality but stand outside. cool. doug: it will be cool. i will let you know how it goes. i'm with the masses unit beneath it. we -- masses underneath it. we'll see how it goes. 28 in quantico. 82 in washington.

the redskins-ravens redskins preseason action at m&bt stadium. watch the game at 7:30 on newschannel8. in good shape. and abc7. the worst thing that will happen is the possibility of an isolated shower or sprinkle. quickly moving. it should about have much of an impact at all. get a in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night and the weekend then there is a higher chance. so for this overnight forecast, mostly cloudy and a bit muggy. drop to 64 to 70 degrees with a light southerly wind. heading to the weekend we are looking for a chance of showers late in the day tomorrow. saturday afternoon, decent chance of the scattered afternoon storms and 85. sunday we might get off with more than just clouds at times so not a washout but keep an

weekend. erin hawksworth is the baltimore and keeping eye on the skins tonight. hey, erin. >> that is right. erin: preseason is looking at the rookies but you can't forget veterans. like will blackman who is the glue of the redskins team. >> i feel like a full blown safety now. >> when it comes to veteran leadership on the redskins most don't think of the cornerback turned safety will blackman but they should. >> it's cool. fab me and d hall as the oldest guys, 32 apiece. then you have the rookies. everyone learns from each other. erin: not many guys last as long as you have.

>> i had the resources to get healthy. i learned to recover and take care of my body. >> put on a helmet? >> if you want to. it's gross. erin: with his family in richmond to support him in training camp, blackman enters his 11th season in the nfl. there is nowhere else he'd rather be. >> as a child or adolescent, football is all i want to do. it's my life. erin: newschannel8 and abc7 are your home for the preseason games. coverage at 7:00 and kickoff at 7:30. back live the big news today as we learn this morning that linebacker junior gallett will not play tonight. he missed the last two seasons with achilles injuries. now he has a hamstring injur

that is a big appointment for the redskins fans. nancy: it will be a good game, nonetheless. the "7 on your side" ask the financial adviser phone bank officially open. 703-236-9220. call now for whatever financial advice you need. the experts are here through 6:30 tonight. 703-236-9220. jonathan: consumer report no longer recommending four tapland after use -- laptop after users complain. they say the surface laptop and surface book purr formed well in test -- performed well in testing but survey found freezing up in the field. microsoft says it doesn't accurately reflect the user true experiences. mortgages to a six-week low. average

3.8%. that's still above last year average. difference of tens of thousands of dollars. nancy: next at 4:00 why nat park ranks near the bottom in the sports illustrated food safety report. and this. a cat on the field in st. louis. what happens next? he fights back against the grounds keeper? the batter hits a grand slam immediately after? the cards win? the answer and the conclusion of the kitty cat video ahead. jonathan: now here is adrianna hopkins with the first look at how to start your friday with "good morning washington". adrianna: thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" get ready for the rides, the excitement, the food and fun. join us live with the kickoff for the montgomery county fair. >> plus, h

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gave him claw love. sticking him with the claws. you know what? no, no, no. done. this is the cool thing. after the cat came off the field, right? yadier molina, he may adopt the cat. they suspended the play and then they resumed the play and yadi got a grand slam. that was the game-winning hit. all three answers were correct in the quiz. it was a three-fer! nancy: the cat gets the "a," too. jonathan: he crushes it. one-day name change for minor league baseball team in celebration of a dish that may not seem ontizeable. >> the red wings renaming themselves the rochester plates. tonight it's in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the city's signature dish t

two hot dog or hamburgers piled on top of a heap of home fries and macaroni salad smothered with a spicy neat sauce. onions, mustard and ketchup. jonathan: they take all the calories out, too. that is a heart attack on a plate. >> i would do it. i would try it. would probably not want to eat anything further for the next -- it looks delicious. meantime, "sports illustrated" out with the ballpark food safety report. the nats are ending up 24 out of 30 on the list. jonathan: not good. nats are lower on the list largely because only 24 places of the park were inspected but all had at least one violation including the food stored at the wrong temperature. nancy: on top of that, two hand washing stations didn't have soap. jonathan: 24 out of 30. the upside they have somethi

jonathan: come back strong. nancy: i like way you look at things. still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a new bridge to ease d.c. traffic unveiled. jonathan: but first update on the d.c. firefighter injured when another fire truck hit him at the scene of another fire. another surgery for the firefighter. the recovery, we have an 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.

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jonathan: dane smothers was hit by a fire truck when they were on a call and he underwent another surgery today. stephen tschida has more on his condition and the recovery ahead. >> we have an update on dane smothers today. we heard from his colleagues and some of his instructors in the d.c. fire department. held at engine company three. this is where he was crushed between two fire trucks. we have the latest on his condition today. we know he is still in medstar and in very bad

>> dane is still in critical condition at the medstar washington hospital center. he has had three surgeries so far. he is scheduled for a fourth surgery today. still got a long road to go with the recovery. >> we got an update on the fundraiser on capitol hill yesterday. they generated thousands of dollars for his family in the difficult time. when asked what else the community could do, firefighters said pray. stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." coming up new at 5:00, a lawsuit filed against montgomery county school over a teacher convicted of touching students inappropriately. as the war of words heats up over north korea some are stocking up to stay safe. startling testimony at the penn state hazing trial. what a detectives says a fraternity member did days after a pledge fell down a flight of stairs and dead. that's when i join nancy at

jonathan: uber and m's are working to deliver you a summer treat tomorrow. it's in ten cities including d.c. the ice cream will come in a collectible cone. get this. if you bring the cone back to mcdonald's you will get a free refill every friday. nancy: wait. does it make sense entirely? jonathan: totally. nancy: all right. jonathan: i guess. nancy: alison starling joining us now for a great cause. stuffing the bus. so many people out to donate school supplies. jonathan: we will try to get the microphone thing fixed. but let's go to steve rudin. a big game tonight. nothing holding back the redskins. >> this is a win. the nats will written, too. we will have mostly sunny

skies. look how green and lush it is. no need to worry about a drought. inside the beltway. the lower 80's. we're i'll drift in the -- we'll drift in the 70's. there is not a lot. i wouldn't worry if you are going to the football game or the baseball game. nighttime lows 50's to 70s. mostly cloudy sky. the humidity level is sticking up higher so the stickiness factor will increase. talk about the montgomery county fair. it starts tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. lower 80's. mid-80's for saturday. chance of isolated thunderstorms. sundays we are looking for the temperatures around 86 degrees.

watch out for the pop-up thunderstorms. sol could contain brief winds and heavier downpours. look at stuff the bus and head back to sterling in southeast d.c. at the safeway on 14th street. >> this is picking up now. alison: everybody is packing the backpacks. there is suzanne kennedy from abc7. hi! folks here from channel 7, from d.c. united and united way putting those items in the backpack. we have two d.c. united players helping us to stuff the bus. thank you. we're until 7:00. we hope you will stop by to help us out. go to abc7 to make a donation there. >> sounds good. next on abc7 news -- after years in the making a new design and a new construction plan

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jonathan: a new bridge spanning the anacostia. brianne carter has a look at the project and the timeline. brianne: along the southeast water front where construction is booming, the largest public project in d.c. history is about to get

>> this is a huge milestone for the district. this bridge will be built to and replace the existing anacostia river crossing and that bridge will be torn down. the new bridge is a connection between ward six and eight will feature three large arches and the oval public spaces on either side. >> the oval on the west side of the bridge will function more like dupont circle. have passive recreation and formal park space. >> the new bridge will add capacity. this existing bridge has five lanes. the new bridge will add one more having six. the new bridge will increase space for cyclists and pedestrians like braden graham. >> i was walking my dog and had to move out of the way for bikers and runners. it will be more accessible. >> graham lives next door to the bridge and sees the traffic

crossing. >> it's back up every morning. it will help people. >> the project calls for reconstructing the suitland parkway in the 295 interchange. construction is expected to begin next year with a projected completion of 2021. southeast washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00, fire and fury. not tough enough? president trump: they will be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. larry: the president doubling down on the back and forth with north korea. investigators are stunned after a deadly robbery. the victim homeless. kids are under arrest. another warning about the hottest gadget out there. a fire hazard? announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: right now at 5:00, the d.c. police are looking for the people shooting in this video. this happened on july 31 in 3600 block of

we have more coming up at 5:30. >> new developments in the last hour surrounding the case of the former montgomery county teacher convicted of inappropriately touching some students. now the parents of a third grader are suing the school system. we are live in rockville where the family's attorney just spoke. nathan? nathan: that is right. the attorney for one of the family members of vugna's -- vigna's victims read an emotional letter from parentses and talk about the day-to-day suffering the now 12-year-old is facing knowing that he was molesting the students. the family is suing montgomery county school. the principal reprimanded third grade teacher after he was caught having students sit on his lap. that was in 2008 and 2013. today's lawsuit alleges that the district could have stopped vigna then but was negly --

several third grade girls. the attorney for the family will dig to see if any other sexual molester teachers are working in the montgomery county public schools. >> documents that are reprimands for john vigna. i am opening up my discovery and i intend to seek documents for all teachers in the last five to ten years that have had reprimands. i am concerned there is a pattern of this going on through the school system where the teachers like vigna are left in the classroom with the children. nathan: the family is suing under a title ix case. so there is no cap to the amount of money they can sue for. we talk to the montgomery county schools. they have no comment on the pending litigation. reporting live in rockville, nathan baca, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. also new tonight, new developments of a former d.c. police officer accused of paying a teen for