the president on tuesday addressing the escalating crisis with north korea. but today, though president trump says the statement he made may not have gone far enough. he warns that north korea needs to back down on the nuclear missile program. >> north korea better get the act together. or they are going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble. jonathan: he adds he has total confidence in the natural security adviser mcmaster. the ratcheted up rhetoric is sparking anxiety reminiscent of the cold war. some turn it to action. >> surplus stores noticed a trend this week. stocking up on the survivalist ideas that ic

nuclear war. >> food and water for three months. >> david davis of mclean believes that kim jong un could launch a strike at any moment escalating the conflict in unpredictable ways. >> the problem we are seeing now it would be wise to be stuck up, have everything ready. because we are dealing with a lunatic. you never know what he will do. >> chicken and rice meals here. >> dave clark manages rangers surplus in tysons corner and says up to 20 customers this week made purchases based on the north korean threat. >> these are huge right now. >> prepackaged meals. medical kits. water purification chemicals. gas masks are all in demand. the last time they sold out of the gas masks is after the inauguration of trump with people expressing concerns of global

>> good to be prepared. i think we are good. >> i don't think anything will happen. >> but he is not taking any chances. >> count on us to bring you breaking news updates when we get them. you can have alerts sent to your phone or your pad. nancy: a shocking scene. the fire ripping through the flower branch apartments in silver spring after a natural gas explosion. that killed seven people and injured 30 more. i know a year later we have a new perspective from those who rushed in the flames to save the lives. this is a scene that even season veterans found

>> certainly. one described it as a centennial event. now the ntsb is still investigating. >> it was everything we don't want to run. >> station 16 in silver spring just returned from a medic call. >> he felt the fire house shake. >> he explained that the tremble caused another firefighter in the bunk room to awaken from the sleep. >> then they dropped the box alarm area >> in minutes the station located mile from the blast was face to face. >> there are guys that will never

>> there are 30 some patients transported. >> scott goldstein says in weeks thereafter his crews responded to the calls in the area often without sirens. as challenge remain scared. >> everyone dealing with the trauma and the scar in a different fashion. >> another post explosion effect. 32 dispatches in 21 days to the flower branch apartments for the odor of gas. most were false alarms. >> at 1:30 in the morning every person in the adjoining buildings were outside in the court-yard and would not go in the building. now many wounds have healed. >> but visible scars certainly remain. there is a civil planned for

this everything at the apartment complex. politicians, clergy, police, firefighters and survivors expected to be in attendance. nancy: wi will have complete coverage tonight at 11:00. jonathan: d.c. firefighter dane smothers who was hurt on the job last week still is in critical condition following yet another surgery he had today. smothers arrived at a fire when a ladder truck turned the corn and hit him taking the hose off his truck. he underwent the fourth surgery today. more surgeries expected. he had only been with the department three months. nancy: two boys ages 13 and 14 accused of murdering a homeless man in adelphi. the victim francisco sagastizado was found off a foot path at west park drive last month. the

demanded $20 and stabbed him several times when he didn't comply. 14-year-old elias portillo has been charged as an adult. the 13-year-old was charged as a juvenile and not named. jonathan: this is scary. i want to focus your attention on this guy here. he is holding up a.r. rifle as if he is inspecting it to buy it in a pawnshop. the next second he pulls out a maggie: for that rifle. a -- a magazine for the rifle, fully loaded magazine and opens fire. as one of the workers pulls his gun and fires back. amazing no one is shot. no one is even hurt. the man manages to escape with the stolen rifle but the police caught up to him later and arrested him. nancy: that is remarkable. a quiet city council meeting turning to chaos. what was inside the woman's purse that exploded into flames without any warning at all? jonathan: powerful and frightening video from the district. look at this. a shootout. a woman and a child are ducking for cover. what you nd

police need your help with up next. nancy: "7 on your side" helping your wallet. you can ask financial adviser by calling 703-236-9220. the call is free. you can get answers about keeping your finances in order. doug: we are tracking sprinkles and isolated showers on drop radar. we -- doppler radar. the full

nancy: crime alert after a frightening shooting in the district. you can see a woman holding a small child running away. moments later two men. they start firing guns as the woman running and falls in the background. she gets up and she continues running as the two men. they keep firing. incredibly scary to see. we are told one man hurt but not seriously. more crime caught on video. this time is a convenience store across from the garden in northeast d.c. you can see the thief lean over the counter and swat the clerk away and swipe the cash drawer. police are hoping that someone recognizes him and will give them a call. take a look there. >> we have an update on shocking video from london. police say they arrested a man in the video. watch closely. running and jogging. he shoves woman in the street. is that is a

bus. the driver swerves and does not hit her. the arrest now comes as a new image released of the jogger. police are not revealing the name but the country talks about the guy. they have questioned him. f now he has been released but the case is far from over. caught on video, watch this. >> did you see it? the woman with the bag on her lap. watch again. you can see this looks like a small explosion. it was! coming from the purse. >> this is one of the first to run to help her. >> she was in shock. it happened so fast. on fire. her purse was on fire and it was a crazy scene. >> it was a lithium battery the woman what burns to her legs. she's recovering now. >> still ahead at 6:00, 11 days about

warning that you might not have thought about. >> yes, i'm in pursuit of a hit-and-run driver. >> amazing video. motorcycle rider watches a crash unfold. a number of crashes unfold. he hunts down the hit-and-run driver. the ending coming up next at 6:00. nancy: also next at 6:00. "7 on your side." you have 120 minutes left to ask the financial adviser. just call 703-236-9220. great resource. they will take calls until 6:30. we w

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jonathan: take a look at this. in california motorcycle blogger out for a ride. when -- >> i looked through my rear-view mirror and noticed a black car driving crazy. >> it sideswiped a car and then hit the truck. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! jonathan: it finally crashes into a prius. the blogger goes to help out when -- >> i was trying to document

most people call 911 but he does that and more. >> he loses the front bumper before grinding to a halt. the minute later the highway patrolman shows up and arrests the driver who is suspected of being drunk behind the wheel. nancy: scary to see there. now we are just 11 days away from the solar eclipse. there are a few things you need to know before you perhaps hit the road for a prime viewing area. because huge numbers of people are going to jam major highways leading to the areas. that could result in backups on i-95 in our area. most hotel rooms in the eclipse zone are already booked. gas stations, though, might run out of gas. states like south carolina, tennessee and oregon are expecting 1 million visitors each. >> predict 1.5 and 7.4 million

various places throughout the country to the center line of the eclipse. this certainly is going to be the biggest traffic event in the nation's history. nancy: the viewing stretches from oregon through the carolina. the prime viewing spot is santi, south carolina, 450 miles south of washington. jonathan: i want to show you something happening now. the infamous corpse flower at the u.s. botanic garden getting ready to bloom. a beautiful looking plant. it is. but when you get up and take a whiff of it, not so beautiful. this is a live picture from the garden conservatory where the stinky plants are expected to bloom a week from today. it is believed to be the first time that any institution in north america has had three corpse flowers blooming at the same time. bring a nose plug. all good. nancy: better it's not smellavision. "7 on your side" helping students since they go back to school. jonathan: and s

united way and d.c. united helping to stuff the bus. nancy: sterling is there where it's starting to wrap up. alison? alison: this is the culmination of a day long of giving here in southeast d.c. we have stuff the bus with school supplies for the local kids. thank you for your help today. we appreciate it. as we wrap up, cup of joe will help us. abc7 is giving your own donation to finish things off today with stuff the bus. we start with a box full of backpacks that are all stuffed with school supplies. joe, if you will do the honor of opening up our school track 7 inside the folks at abc7 and newschannel8 put more brand new backpacks and school supplies in there for local kids. the goal at d.c. united and united way is to help some 12,000 ki

was telling us this will target middle school kids. we want them to get the year off to a great start. there is nothing like being prepared and having your backpack and the new school supplies. so it has been a fantastic day. we want to thank everybody in the community who came out to the safeway in southeast d.c. to donate generously. thank you, d.c. united. and the united way. cup of joe, good job with the door there. we thank everybody for your help as we stuff the bus at abc7 news. back to you. jonathan: good stuff. thanks. nancy: hard to believe "it"'s almost time for back to school already. doug: it's coming quickly. more quickly for some than others. ment to is pleasant. it will be okay. keep an eye on the sky. heading through tomorrow and saturday, the scattered showers and the thunderstorms are a possibility. looking live at the camera on the rockville campus of the montgomery col

in place. sprinkle is not unexpected. 77 there. 80 will be the average temperature for the immediate metro. we mention a sprinkle, and light winds and mainly cloudy skies. here is doppler. again, a couple of showers. look over the past half hour and 45 minutes you can see they are diminishing. the returns are diminishing on radar. that is a good sign. there is nothing more than a sprinkle. cloudy and a warm evening ahead. by tomorrow morning the temperatures as low as 62 degrees and winchester and cumberland. 65 in frederick. 66 in the morning in fredericksburg. 70 in annapolis. 68 in downtown washington. our future cast shows the cloudy skies through the morning and then as we get through the mid-to-the late afternoon. scattered showers may pop. the best chance of rain tomorrow is tomorrow night. 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. there could be a brief downpour and rumble of thunder, too. saturday we repeat the process. day

plenty of cloudyest in through the day. a few thunderstorms possible at saturday afternoon. high of 85. we think we might get through sunday without rain in the area. but it is going to be on the warm sign and the muggy side, too. cold front coming through monday and then we have increase chance of showers and thunderstorms. not a washout. weather pick your time and watch the sky for the montgomery county a cultural fair for the weekend. on sunday, monday the showers are back. tuesday, too. beyond that it looks like a lot of improvement through wednesday and thursday and friday. stay with us. "abc7 news at 6:00" returns after this.

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announcer: now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. erin: we are just an hour away from kickoff here for the redskins preseason opener. now a source tells me that as expected, kirk cousins and the starters are only on the field for six to eight plays. now unfortunately we will not get a chance to see last year's first round draft pick

he is out with a hamstring injury. we also learned this morning that linebacker junior gallette who missed past two seasons with achilles injuries also won't play tonight. he has a hamstring injury. there is a rash of hamstring injuries going on with the team. jordan reed and jameson crowder are the other big names that won't suit up but it gives cousins a chance to work with the new guys. >> i would love to have jordan reed and jamison crowder out there. but it probably won't happen so i'll develop a rapport and get to know the young guys better. erin: the preseason is the perfect time for the coaches to evaluate players and players with the position battles to step up. will

position? i asked him to describe the running style. >> downhill running and physical. not flashy. i don't make too many moves. it depends who you are playing but once i get the ball in the hands it's all go from there. >> we talk about who is not on the field. but another player i am looking forward to seeing is terrell pryor. he used to be a quarterback. he is out here throwing passes and that was fun to watchment but he was on the field after most of the team went to the locker room. he was catching the passes. i love that he has a work ethic. he is always getting the extra work in. it should be fun. doug: we will update the beach outlook tonight at 11:00. nancy: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you at 11:00. have a

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president trump doubling down his new warning just a short time ago. saying, let's see what north korea does with guam. >> if he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before. >> our team standing by in the region tonight. also severe storms hitting at this hour from chicago to oklahoma city and moving east. and the new tropical systems developing right now in the atlantic. all eyes tonight on the u.s. coastline. the college student and the fraternity members who waited nearly 12 hours to call for help. he did not survive, and tonight here, the new development. the hit and run. the witness who saw it