>> abc 7 news starts with breaking news. alison: breaking news from seat pleasant, where the police chief there has been involved in a serious medical response. jonathan: tim barber is live at prince georges hospital center. what is his condition and what happened tonight? tim: prince george's county investigators are looking into this crash right now and they say he is in much better condition tonight. i just talked to the police chief of prince george's county, who said the police chief of seat pleasant is doing much better, he is conscious.

department-issued motorcycle earlier tonight when he collided with a vehicle. it is not clear how that happened, but according to investigators there was nothing bad going on, no speeding, no indication of drinking by any party. thesamaritans rushed to police chief's side and that he was rushed to the hospital. the investigation into how this happened is still ongoing, but the good news is the police chief is expected to recover. live in prince george's county, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: that is good news, tim, thank you. get breaking news updates at your fingertips by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com /text. jonathan: only on 7, a demolition going on next door forced 14 people from their homes including seven children. alison: they

were told that construction nearby could be causing cracks and putting their home in danger of collapse. jonathan: earlier this evening, tim barber found out this was a shock to the families. >> we don't need this right now. tim: first the construction. >> it's crazy. tim: then these cracks that forced these families from their 13th street homes. >> i should be feeling safe and everything, and then we have that going on. next-dooremolition could be to blame, but the crew was gone when firefighters evacuated the neighbors. >> the fire marshal said you guys need to get out right now. tim: and his family just got off a redeye flight from the west coast. in, had lunch, and then heard banging on the door. tim: just a quick limbs outside does not look like a lot going on, but at the basement the entire house is gutted, so much

district officials are looking at the construction permit to contact the contractor to determine how the damage happened and if the company is responsible. until then, more than a dozen people will be staying with extended family's. -- staying with extended families. tim barber, abc 7 news. us the otherells neighbors were allowed back into their house. the other family will be allowed back as soon as officials can confirm the house is structurally sound. jonathan: now shocking must-see video into the newsroom. this is the moment that a car plunged seven stories off the side of a parking garage. this is the first time we have seen the impact from the incident back in july. just how close it came to leading on top of the other vehicle. everybody involved was ok. alison: wow, that is unbelievable. 17-year-old, a

sitting in her car. jonathan: the shots rang out in northeast in the middle of the day, forcing people to find cover. q mccray has been talking to witnesses who said the victim was an innocent bystander. >> i heard gunshots driving past my window. i had to go inside the kitchen to get on the floor. on edgebors are still after gunfire outside of their homes at the corner of montana and saratoga in northeast. >> we could have been out here, too. >> it is too close for comfort. q: the gunshots echoed through this brentwood area. each evidence marker representational casing. d.c. police confirmed that two people were shot. >> it's ridiculous. victim, according to police chief peter newsham, was a 17-year-old who was driving this white car. >> they were shooting this way and they shot her

driving in the car come in her head. completely innocent. q: both victims were rushed to the hospital. the search is on for the two young men. in northeast, q mccray, abc 7 news. alison: a black hawk helicopter making a surprise landing outside of a school in mclean. the chopper made a precautionary landing at longfellow middle school this afternoon. it had to land because of a caution light in the cockpit. nobody was hurt, in some of the kids got to go outside and take a closer look. that's a little close. steve: the first forecast from harbor, a 7, national nice evening, the humidity increasing, 74 degrees at reagan national. not quite ideal to open the windows for the fresh air. partly to mostly cloudy skies through the overnight. the clouds stick around for the day tomorrow and we are looking at a better chance of showers and thunderstorms as we move towards the afternoon into early evening.

timing, plus looking ahead to the weekend, coming up. jonathan: steve, thanks. today marks one year since the apartment explosion in silver spring. people killed, dozens injured, and the scene has been seared into the memories of so many. alison: tonight neighbors are coming together to honor the lives lost. tom roussey attended the vigil, and tom, hundreds of people came out tonight? crowd atas a very big the flower branch apartments, alison. held right near where the tragedy happened, exactly one year ago tonight, within a half hour from now. ♪ tom: with the small candle flames, hundreds marched around. behind it, exactly one year ago, was a fire so, so much larger. the natural gas explosion injured two dozen.

and seven never made it out. readames of the sevenare as family and friends looked on. ♪ who also attending, some were in the building but survived. of thell went out apartments as fast as we could so we would not lose our lives. tom: what still hurts the most are the two children that she knew who died. she lives with her daughter in another part of the conflux. she says she think about the tragedy everyday. >> we cannot forget so difficult a moment. tom: conditions at the flower branch apartments are far better than a year ago, but they say it should not have taken a tragedy. fence everyone walked around with their candles. as far as the tragedy, on the

investigated by the ntsb, but there are still a lot of details we don't know. we do know natural gas was the cause. live in silver spring, montgomery county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. the latest in the escalating tensions with north korea. tonight, a new image showing where experts think north korean missiles could possibly reach. it includes cities like seattle and los angeles. president trump had stern words for north korea today. he said his warning of "fire and fury" may not have been tough enough. north korea plans to launch four ballistic missiles towards the u.s. territory of guam. >> north korea better get their act together, or they will be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. alison: in addition to the warning from the

south korea promise a strong reaction if the north were to carry out their plan. jonathan: the president touched on other topics when he spoke today, the list of three m's. one of them robert mueller. president trump said he had no plans to fire him. and about former campaign chair paul manafort's townhome raid, the president said he was apprised by the raid and had not talked to paul manafort think what a while. a public feud with senate leader mitch mcconnell. president trump has tweeted that mitch needs to get back to work on tax reform and repealing and replacing obamacare. alison: penn state, and a bombshell in the fraternity death case. a question tonight about whether the brothers there deleted security camera footage that may have contained crucial evidence. nancy chen has more from the live desk. nancy: detectives revealing in court the footage was purposefully deleted two days

hazing ritual where pledges had to chug alcohol. they believe that fraternity members deleted the video after he fell headfirst down the stairs, the 911 call made 12 hours later. not deleted, hours of footage showing piazza in agony. there has been no word yet on if the missing footage can be recovered, but the family's attorney says this could lead to more indictments and charges. nancy chen, abc 7 news. jonathan: football season is upon us. we just saw the ravens getting the win against the redskins, but it is the preseason. alison: a long season ahead. let's get a sense of how the tone was set from erin hawksworth, live from m&t bank stadium with the reaction coming in. hi, erin. erin: i was going to say the word atrocious comes

game. the redskins looked sluggish in the 23-3 loss to the ravens. kirk cousins had a couple drives to forget. jay gruden was frustrated after the game. coach gruden: we did not play very well, obviously. you know, it's a start. we got outstart, but there, did some pregame warm-ups, came out of the tunnel, had six players, and we need to get better. erin: coming up later in sports, i will explain who was hot and who was not. right now the redskins are headed back to richmond, a 4 1/2 drive, a long bus ride. jonathan: i imagine a long quiet us ride. could energyt, drinks be a precursor to cocaine use? a study found people who drink them all more likely to use drugs. alison:

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jonathan: this is horrifying surveillance video. place, a shootout taking and the police are releasing this because they are trying to track down the gun man. this happened on the 3600 block of 22nd straight. at one point a mother is running with her baby, falling for cover. she is ok because she fell with us shots were starting to be fired. if you know anything about the two men shooting into the building, the police would like to hear from you. teenagers tonight charged with murder after the police say they stabbed a homeless man to death over $20. a 14-year-old will be charged as an adult. the police say that he and a 13-year-old approached a man on july 27. --in adelphi when he would not give it to them

both are facing murder charges. jonathan: a montgomery county elementary school student was sexually abused by their teacher. the parents are school late -- suing the school district saying that the school system knew that the teacher was doing this and did nothing to stop it. their attorney says their 12-year-old now suffers every day from the trauma of the abuse. the former teacher was sentenced to 48 years in prison. alison: an emotional day for pop star taylor swift, taking the stand in her fight against a former radio dj. swift says that this photo shows the moment that the dj reached up her skirt, and she said it was a long, intentional grab. the dj is countersuing, saying that swift cost him her job. swift is suing back for just one dollar because she says she wants to send a message. jonathan: a growing controversy about a gym

in atlanta that will not allow police officers or service members. no, let's do this one. alison: this infamous car is going up for sale. white talking about the ford bronco that o.j. simpson was inside during the notorious police chase in 19 it is owned by simpson94. 's former agent. he is now offering the bronco for sale. it is owned by "pawn stars" on the history channel. he says he plans to give the money from it to his kids. jonathan: 7 on your side health matters and a new study claiming energy drinks increase your risks of getting hooked on drugs. this was a study published in the journal of drug and how a whole dependence. it found that 25-year-olds who regularly drink energy drinks are a greater risk of alcoholism and more likely to use cocaine. alison: 7 on your side with consumer news and dozens of

are shutting down. restaurants are being closed. analyst say the chains are struggling as customers move to quick service chains. their parent company says the closings are the best solution for their bottom line. and if you like dunkin' donuts, listen up. they are accused tonight of using fake blueberries. this is a $5 million lawsuit now. the complaint says that products like blueberry donuts and muffins don't actually contain the fruit but imitation materials instead. lawyers say their clients did not know the blueberries were not real and what not have bought the products if they did know. tomorrow,happening you need another reason to celebrate friday, really? how about it is uber ice cream day. just open the app between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a chance

find an uber ice cream truck. if that happens in the truck comes to your location, grab a bunch of friends because the ice cream comes to you. rumors offering ice cream and 10 major cities across the country friday -- uber is offering ice cream and 10 major cities across the country friday. alison: thanks to the stuff the bus effort at the safeway in southeast washington today, the start of the school year will be brighter. we were greeting people who donated these wonderful school supplies. the united way will distribute those school supplies to kids who may not otherwise have what they need to start the year right. we thank everybody who stopped by to help out. steve? oute: the weather turned really nice, 83 degrees was the high earlier today, a little below average this time of year. 74 reagan national, 71 dulles, in manassas. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few showers north of garrett county not amounting to

we have scattered showers in the forecast during the afternoon. tonight stays dry, 64 to 70, mostly cloudy skies. overnight into the morning, the humidity levels will begin to increase. it will be sticky friday. waking up friday morning, tgif, 67 degrees bethesda, 66 fairfax, middle 60's manassas. futurecast,updated 7:00 a.m., it is drive. through noontime, spotty showers likely to develop. heading into the afternoon and widely, showers scattered along with a few embedded thunderstorms. not looking for any severe weather tomorrow, but be on the lookout for gusty wind and heavy downpours. heavier rain tomorrow night at times into early saturday morning. the day planner tomorrow, grab the

and thunderstorms during the afternoon. highs into the lower 80's. the humidity levels will make it feel more sticky, feels-like temperature's closer to 90 degrees, more typical this time of year in washington. for the weekend, a few showers and storms saturday. not talking a washout. dry sunday.86 and a great weekend to check out the montgomery county fair. the 10 day outlook from stormwatch 7, middle 80's for the weekend, lower 80's and storms monday. we stay in the lower to middle 80's tuesday, wednesday, and thursday of next week with nighttime lows in the 60's. jonathan: sounds great, steve, thanks. not seen, if you have this yet come it is hysterical and not something that you see everyday. these are arlington police dancers doing their best with a secret i swimming number.

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♪ jonathan: how do you not love this? this is just fun. those are members of arlington's finest, the police department showing off their synchronized swimming skills. alison: this also promotes an upcoming block party. the event happens august 26 at kenmore middle school. to see the full video, go to our facebook page. they are really good sports. jonathan: i thought it was for swimming awareness. alison: i love the guy in the life preserver. jonathan: he's the best. i have to believe they are tormented around the department. alison: speaking of tormented -- jonathan: the redskins got tormented tonight. alison: i think so, erin? erin:

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is in the books for the redskins. they looked rusty, lacked intensity, and you wonder how much they could have benefited from going up against another richmond during training camp, but i guess we will not know that. kirk cousins as a starter played drives. his first play was an incomplete pass. for fivefinished 1-2 wit yards with one sack. a disappointing moment when linebacker trent murphy went down with a knee sprain. if there is a silver lining, he is suspended the first four games and will have time to heal before week five. the running back you i was excited to see clearly showed rookie jitters. he fumbled and dropped a pass on back-to-back plays in the first quarter. rustyl, the skins looked in their 23-3 loss to the ravens. kirk:

rhythm over time, a whole game. you always talk about starting fast. you cannot wait until the second or third quarter to get going. i think it is a wake-up call. i think it showed us as much as we may have been feeling good about what we were doing and training camp, we have a long ways to go. i think that could be a good thing in the long run. maybe the best thing we need right now. erin: right now the redskins are back to on their way richmond, where they will wrap up trading camp this weekend before they go home to host the packers next saturday. i should be fun. hopefully they have a bounceback game. -- that should be fun.

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storms tomorrow into the night, highs in the middle 80'

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