in its name are criminals and thugs. including the k.k.k., neo nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as america. michelle: first at 4:00, the president condemning racist groups by name in the wake of a violent weekend in charlottesville. nancy: we want to let you know we are standing by for a press conference from charlottesville police. you see live pictures on the screen on the right as we wait for it to start. we'll bring it to you as soon as it happens. michelle: this is after protesters clashed on saturday in charlottesville at a rally over confederate statue. it turn deadly when a man ran a car in counterprotesters killing a 32-year-old woman. >> this is on the hands of the city government, of the police and the radical left. nancy: tense moments outside the courtroom in charlottesville as the

court by video conference. james fields was denied bond. michelle: he is also the target of a civil rights investigation. we are new reaction coming in. we'll get to brad bell live in northwest in a moment. nancy: but we start in charlottesville where jeff goldberg joins us live. jeff? jeff: it has been a somber and a gray day here in charlottesville, as people in the downtown mall continue to flood the memorial for heather heyer. you see flowers have grown considerably in the last 24 hours. many notes of support. many prayers here today. it has been mostly a quiet day in charlottesville with the exception of one incident. their arrival was unannounced an unexpected. >> the nationalist community defended ourselves against thugs. jeff: two self-identified white nationalists yelling at reporters after the court

james fields jr. claiming fields is not to blame for the death of 32-year-old heather heyer. >> this is on the hands of the city government, of the police, and thed are call left. jeff: with both men getting shouted down by counter protesters, police shielded them away from the courthouse and eventually inside city hall. >> i said what i had to say. nazis need to go home. reporter: james fields jr. of ohio appeared via video link from jail. showing little emotion and saying little as the judge read charges of second-degree murder in the killing of heather heyer. fields is accused of slamming his car in a group of people marching against the white nationalists neo nazi rally in charlottesville on saturday. >> this is a moment for folks across the country to look at what is happening in charlottesville, as somethi

community. >> meanwhile, the memorial for heather heyer continues to get bigger by the hour. visitors, many of them in silent prayer are calling heyer a hero. >> she came out here to show that she was against this. just like everybody else did. >> i wish i knew her. i wish i knew the kind of person she was. jeff: james fields jr. will be back in court on august 25 for a bond hearing. according to the "associated press" on two separate occasions in 2010 and 2011, fields was accused of threatening and beating his own mother while in kentucky. coming up at 5:00, we will hear why some activists are blaming the city of charlottesville for allowing this weekend's rally to take place. live in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: jeff, thank you for that. just in the newsroom, the mother of the whom who was killed in charlottesville over the weekend is speaking out. heather heyer was killed when a man plowed a car in a

demonstrators, as we mentioned. her mother suzanne says she wants her daughter's death to be a rallying cry for justice and equality. >> i'm extremely proud of my daughter. i'm proud she stood for what she believed in. she gave mouth to it, but she gave heart to it, soul to it and now she has given her life to it. michelle: she says she is going to make sure her daughter's death is worth something and vows to speak for the cause her daughter died for. nancy: the weekend's violence in charlottesville is on everyone's minds. we see responses on television and social media. many saying they hope it is a moment of change for the united states as a whole. brad bell live at the white house with more. brad? brad: a lot of people are talking about it. a lot of people telling us that it should be talked about. here in front of the white house, we expect a rally. they will farm up starting at 4:30. at 5:00, they planned t

a march from this location. it's a rally organized by college students. one of the things we found today was college students are among those who want to talk about what happened, especially those headed back to u.v.a. rising u.v.a. senior anna of northwest d.c. has had a hard time watching the violence in charlottesville. >> the kind of catastrophe is going on, the streets i walk, the grounds i walk to and from class every day. just to see all the hatred go on, really saddens me. brad: she expects when she goes back on friday there will be more activists on campus. >> we are taught at u.v.a. to kind of speak what we believe and stand up for what is right. brad: at a food truck line on connecticut avenue, what happened in charlottesville is also topic number one. >> it says a lot about our society when people with different ideas of what americans are supposed to be

without their being violence and devastation. >> there is a lot more open minded people than just the small percentage of americans who are ignorant and troublemakers. >> i believe it starts from the top. we have to hold the leaders accountable. unfortunately this case, the initial response was lukewarm. brad: back live in front of the white house, there is a crowd here. there is always a crowd. most of them are tourists at this point. i don't see any folks that look like they will part of the rally. a rally against white supremacy. we will be out here all afternoon and evening and keep you up to date with the events. back to you. michelle: thank you. meanwhile, ntsb investigation is underway as officials try to figure out what caused a chopper to crash killing two state troopers. the troopers were responding in the violence in charlottesville over the weekend. people who witnessed the accident say it appeared as if the cho

mechanical issues. >> it was very apparent that the child was trying to gain control of the crash. it appeared to honestly invert around turn upside down. parts seemed to fly off. then it came down. michelle: while they are still trying to figure out what behind this, foul play is not suspected. governor terry mcauliffe calls it devastating. as things unfold in charlottesville, stay with abc7 for very latest on the ground, the updates anytime. go to website wjla.com. nancy: we are following breaking news this afternoon where a man has been arrested for trying to detonate a car bomb in oklahoma city. authorities say he had eyed targets in d.c. as well. alison starling at the "live desk" with the latest on this. alison: here is what happened. police say jerry varnell tried to blow up a van full of bombs outside a bank building in downtown oklahoma city. he was caught because an undercover f.b.i. agent posed as

he then repaired a statement to be posted on social media after the explosion and he loaded the van with what he thought were explosives and dialed a number on the cell phone again that he thought would trigger an explosion. varnel now faces 20 years in prison. police say he initially wanted to blow up the federal reserve building here in d.c. nancy? michelle: breaking news from reston where the fairfax county police are investigating to potential sex assault. we have details on the way and we'll have details on the way. nancy: north korea says they plan to send four missiles off the waters in guam in mid-august. and president trump is threatening that the u.s. military is lock and loaded. they are stressing that the united states will retaliate if necessary it's a

resort. we will have the live report on preparations in guam at:15. a firefighter is recovering after apparently assaulted on the job. the police report says that the family accused him of being drunk and two people attacked him. q mccray with the latest on this. he is very bizarre. q: i gave the d.c. fire and e.m.s. a call and they tell me that the paramedic/firefighter is in the hospital awaiting surgery for his jaw. on the attack, the people here said it happened in the grassy area around 12:00 noon. according to police that is the time a family here dialed 911 because the child was sick or hurt. so the e.m.t.'s rushed out here and according to the families here one of the two paramedics who showed up was drunk or high. one of the two. theys

here in the lawn. well, the child was rushed to the hospital. she doing okay now. but the e.m.t. we are talking about was attacked out here, beaten by at least two people according to police and rushed to the hospital. now today we don't have a suspect description to give the viewers at home. but i did digging about the e.m.t. in question. he has been a member of the force since 2007. about ten years. he's never been reprimanded on the job but i found out he had a run-in with the law in maryland having to do with being intoxicated. that is the latest from southeast. i'm q mccray. we'll keep you posted with new details. abc7 news. michelle: happening now an active investigation into a deadly shooting in southeast. this is in the 1900 block of martin luther king jr. avenue. police say a man was killed but he hasn't been identified yet. stay with abc7 and wjla.com for the latest updates there. coming up a

4:00" -- yellow water pouring out of faucets in the area. water officials say it's safe to drink. the explanation for why it's happening. nancy: plus a warning if you bought glasses to watch next week's eclipse. amazon is taking action against fraud. michelle: we follow developments from charlottesville. we are awaiting press conference from police and we'll bring it to you live as "abc7 news at 4:00" continues. doug: monday turned into a cloudy day. scattered showers around the area. we're tracking and will let you know if it's the

nancy: we are watching developments on the global scale. north korea not backing down on a threat to attack guam possibly as soon as mid-august. michelle: the trump white house has been talking tough saying north korea will regret it. what preparations are happening now in guam and how are people there feeling? we turn to kristen holmes live in guam. are you seeing any changes there? kristen: good evening, nancy and michelle. it's actually been very interesting. despite the fact that the looming threat from north korea, despite that in guam we are only 2,000 miles from north korea, there really isn't a sense of panic here. yesterday we saw residents flooding churches and all of

packed with tourists. now this is exactly what the officials in guam want. they continue to tell people that the likelihood of this happening is not that big. they say we are ready if something does happen so please remain calm. as the threat of the north korean missile launch looms. >> the focus today is on peacefully resolving the crisis. >> the u.s. top military official. chairman of the joint chief of staff dunford arriving in south korea, for talks with the leader and the u.s. military, aimed to reassure allies and easing tensions. >> we are seeing a peaceful resolution to the crisis right now. that is an important message. currently military figures of the rogue nation building a plan to fire four missiles in the waters surrounding guam. in a statement last week a leader of the korean people's army said the move is meant to, "signal a crucial warning to the u.s. " and that the

to leader kim jong un by mid-august. president trump: he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before. what will happen in north korea. >> the governor of guam reassuring the 160,000 residents they are prepared for anything. >> there has been no change in security threat levels. again, i encourage not only the residents to live business as usual and whether it's at at work or play. kristen: we have just learned that u.s. spy satellites are picking up some movement of the mobile missile launchers in north korea. however, one senior u.s. defense official does caution that right now they are not making the connection between the movement and the north korean threat against guam. nancy and michelle? nancy: thank you. stay up to date on developments out of north korea. you can sign up for breakg

alison: i'm alison starling at the "live desk" where we are following breaking news near paris. we learned a driver slammed into a sidewalk cafe killing an 8-year-old girl. and injuring five other people. now the driver was arrested at the scene. there is no word yet if this was intentional or if this was an accident. it happened in a town an hour outside of paris. again a driver slamming into a sidewalk cafe. an 8-year-old girl has been killed. we'll have more details when they are available but send it back to you for now. michelle: thank you. consumer alert. amazon now taking action against fake solar eclipse glasses. the company is refunding customers who bought the fake glasses on the website. they also removed suspicious listings. to safely see the solar eclipse on august 21 you need a special pair of the ultra dark sungl

if not you could permanently damage your eyes. the special glasses are in high demand which has led to knockoffs being sold. speaking of the eclipse it's now a week away. nancy: there are a lot of questions on what we can expect the big day. josh night joins us to tell us more. i'm excited. this is almost here. josh: the glasses are a big part of it around the area. unfortunately for us if you were just outside, didn't know this was going on, you might not even realize it was going on, which is hard to believe considering 80% of the sun is going to be blocked at the peak time. but there is still so much light getting through that it will look like a sunny day. we took a video today. i want to show you this. this is a really cloudy day but one thing you can expect, if you are lucky and we get nice weather if it's a sunny day it might look like on the cloudy side but there won't be a cloud in front

a lot of light getting through. dangerous amount of light if you are looking at the sun. but maybe it looks like a cloud there. darker. not going to see stars or anything like that so it's important that you are pray paired with the right tools to see it. earlier meteorologist veronica johnson caught up with meteorologist dave jones with special insight. >> from a light stand point it won't mean difference for people walking around the street. >> they won't be able to tell? >> they won't be able to tell the eclipse is going on with the naked eye looking around. >> that is why the glasses are important. if you have a pair of glasses, if you want to know if they're real. if you put them on even in here with the bright studio rights, i can't see anything. so they will be so dark literally the only thing you can see through this is the sun. that is one way to know they are the darkness you need them to be.

you need solar filters. if you look at the sun with something like this it look like a bite is taken out of it. but without the right tools you won't see much. nancy: thank you, josh. good tips. next week you can watch live coverage on newschannel8 and wjla.com. this is a huge event but it's remarkable how much depends on the clouds and visibility. michelle: you can watch it here. doug: if it's a clouded day in those areas it's like night time if the clouds are blocking it out. exciting. fun. go through the weather quickly. it's not the best forecast to start the week. we are stuck in a pattern. there is nothing torrential immediately b

and cloudy. this will be cloudy with showers. wi are tracking it on the radar. most of this is the metro area and west. tonight there could be passing showers and the heavier showers are through the south. tomorrow we have a repeat, cloudy and a chance of the showers in the afternoon again. we will clear this out on wednesday with a dry day. then we have to wait a few more days. the storm and the rain chances are tomorrow. thursday and friday. look at the heat and the humidity building back for thursday and friday. the weekend is fine. lower hu

the eclipse weather locally for monday and next week, plenty of sunshine and dry weather. hope it's true! we'll be right back. stay with us on "abc7 news at 4:00".

nancy: we are following breaking news. taking you to charlottesville. police are giving an update. let's listen in. >> before i begin on behalf of every member of thpolice are gi. let's listen in. >> before i begin on behalf of every member of the charlottesville police department, i want to take a moment to send our deepest condolences to the family of the three virginia residents who lost

as you know, charlottesville resident heather heyer was struck down by a vehicle exercising her peaceful right to speech. the city stated earlier that while it will never make up for the loss of a member of our community we will pursue charges against the driver of the vehicle that caused her death and are confident justice will prevail. the virginia state police lieutenant cullen and trooper pilot bates were working with the charlottesville police department this past weekend to protect our community. these men also gave their lives in the line of duty and the gratitude to them cannot be overstated. the loss is a loss for us all and we mourn with the families and colleagues. we are working with the heyer family to ensure that the safety of the vigils and other memorials planned for this week are safe. we plan to keep the four street crossover closed until further notice as there are thousands of flowers lining the s

crash site. we are also establishing a hot line for any victims or witnesses to contact local authorities and provide information that may not have been reported in the weekend. we understand it was a traumatic weekend for everyone. we are still receiving reports of assaults and additional crimes and we are working with our state and local partners to investigate thoroughly any criminal or civil rights violations that may have occurred this past weekend that have not been reported. throughout the weekend, virginia state police and the charlottesville police department intervened to break up fight and altercations of those in attendance at the rally site. this began friday night and continued through sunday. the city tracked 250 calls for service on saturday alone.

individuals would strike and then disappear back in the crowd. state medics rendered age to approximately 36 injured members on saturday including several of the traffic crash victims on water street. the early morning hours on saturday, virginia state police and charlottesville police were positioned in and around and across the street from emancipation park to readily observe and monitor the action of the crowd and respond as quickly as possible when emergencies arose. there were also state and the local police on foot patrols and at road closures at various locations throughout the parks. so we could respond to emergencies occurring beyond the immediate area of emanpation park. law enforcement were staged at mcintyre park as well. you can see we had a very large footprint in the entire endeavor. around 10:00, the unite the

and entering emancipation park. we had a plan to bring them in at the rear of the park, they had agreed to cooperate with the plan. unfortunately they did not follow the plan. they began entering at different locations in and around the park. we had to quickly alter our plans to help facilitate that process. other groups began amassing along the street and in the park. gradually the crowd sizes increased along with aggressiveness and hostility of attendees toward one another. before 11:00 a.m. individuals in the crowd began throwing objects and spraying chemical agents in the crowd. the city and the county made declaration of a local emergency. the crowd size became increasingly violent with mutually engaged combat tants with one-on-one attacks following. unlawful assembly was declared around the state

began to safely move people from the park and off the street. the police were in everyday uniform and we were hoping that the members of the alt-right rally would cooperate with the safety plan. once violence erupted we transitioned the officers to the protective equipment and proceeded with an organized response to safely restore order in and around the park. no tear gas was deployed on saturday by any law enforcement officers. there were a few instances the police deployed pepper spray on the individuals refusing to comply with the unlawful assembly declaration to leave emancipation park. i would like to take a moment and open the floor to questions if you have any. [inaudible

>> they had said there would be multiple rallies in richmond and here? >> i'm not sure if it's credible but we heard the rumors as well. no one has contacted us directly concerning other demonstrations in and around the state. >> why was the fourth street crossing open before 4:00 p.m.? it was supposed to be closed until 7:00. >> i'm not sure if the 4th street crossing was open. i don't have the action plan with me currently but i'm certain that the action plan called for the street to be closed. [inaudible question] >> last month for the ku klux klan rally we were here. you were there from the beginning and the beginning to the rally. you kept the two sides separate. why did you take a different approach saturday? >> this was a different event from the rally on july 8. the entire action plan was

the two sides separate. however, we can't control which side someone enter the park. we had agreements and worked out a security plan to bring the groups in, in separate entrances. again, they decided to change the plan and enter the park in different directions. >> chief, we heard reports that the police did not do enough to breakup fights that it appeared they were letting people duke it out. some people suggested they may have been intimidated by the fire power of the alt-right. can you respond to that? >> we are certainly not intimidated by the fire power of the alt-right but it was prudent to make sure that the officers were equipped to go out and deal directly with the violence at hand. originally we had the officers out in the everyday uniform. we were hoping for a peaceful event. we urged leaders from both sides to engage in a

once the violence erupted around the plan was altered we had to transition the officers to protective gear. the officers took a position behind them to guard their rear. michelle: you have been listening live to the chief of police responding to the question of the response to the weekend's violence. nancy: we'll continue streaming the press conference on newschannel8 and on

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michelle: we have more breaking news from fairfax county where detectives are investigating the sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl. they believe the person responsible is a stranger. this happened yesterday in the 6700 block of tower drive in the alexandria section of fairfax county. police are working on a composite sketch of the man responsible. when we get that we will share it with you. nancy: we are following new developments after the weekend violence in charlottesville. this is happening as american university targets racism. michelle: nooses were found on campus last year.

talking to the man setting up an antiracism center. ryan: the chaos in charlottesville erupted 120 miles from american university in northwest d.c. but the aftermath can be felt on campus. >> i think it was a tragedy. domestic white supremacists, terrorism. ryan: professor, award winning his attorney moved to d.c. from florida and will teach history of racism and be the director of the research and policy center at a.u. >> some students and faculty members are concerned. some student and fa sulty members are confused. >> the confusion and the concern catapulted to the spotlight in may when bananas were found hanging from nooses in five locations on a.u. campus. the verticalling it a hate crime. but no arrests have been made. now two days after a woman was killed and dozens injured

counterprotesters at white supremacist event in charlottesville, he says the antiracism center is even more crucial to shut the door on hate. >> they are not just learning about the racism. they are involved in the solution. >> the university has not decided on an exact spot for the center but he hopes that this is a place for open discussion and a safe haven for students, staff and faculty. he plans to outline more goal. >> i think it helps people be more aware and careful. nancy: fairfax county are investigating abduction and attempted sex awault. skytrak7 over the scene. you can see that authorities are standing around. stephen tschida just got to the scene. he is gathering more information and he will have

michelle: loved ones are mourning the death and honoring the life of jamari sidner. the 17-year-old died saturday two days after she was shot driving in northeast d.c. she graduateed from woodrow wilson high school later this year and set to attend florida a&m in the fall. >> everyone is hit hard and saddened by this. this is a tremendous loss to our staff and the students here. michelle: the police have a suspect in custody, phillip mcdaniel. they are still looking for two others in connection with shooting. nancy: a concern we told you about on friday. people reporting brownish yellow tap water in montgomery county. michelle: they insist it's still safe to drink but this afternoon we are finding out more about what is causing unsightly color. nancy: and kevin lewis speaking with water officials a short time ago. >> this is an aesthetic issue. this is no

issue. in other words, the water is safe. >> wssc general manager says the heavy summer rainfall has caused leaves sticks and grasses to fill the potomac river. the problem is the organic materials mixed with the high level of chlorine can cause cancer. so, last tuesday, wssc lowered the chlorine content at the potomac river filtration plant. it protected customer health but spiked manganese, a mineral turning the tap water yellow and brown. every orange dot resembles a discolored water complaint. 711 this month from bethesda to brandywine. >> i really wish i could snap my fingers and make it go away. but we have to wait for mother nature to calm down for the organic material to decrease. >> i inseriously apologize --

>> they are offering all customers free rust removeer to help battle the manganese on the laundry day. >> i don't blame customers for not wanting to drink it. i know personally it would be hard for me to drink discolored water. the water is safe. kevin: kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: hard to believe but it's back to school time. >> we hav reception they got fve more on e reception they got from mayor bowser. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to school. sam: mayor bowser seemed in a great mood. she is happy they have a tentative contract with the teacher's union. the first in five years. >> over the course of the deal 9% increase for teachers in

>> i'm excited about the contract. i want to thank the chancellor and the mayor to make it possible. sam: they have two weeks to ratify or reject the contract. it was held at bunker hill. we stopped at nearby luke seymour high and the school was in full swing and has been since tuesday last week. >> they have an opportunity to ease in the school year. >> at the alternative school that gives the 17 to 21-year-old students a second shot at high schooldy blow ha not a lot of complaints. >> i like it. it will get a head start on the game. we get our priorities straight and get out early. >> it has been a theory that the shorter period between years the less the students will

practice to see if it's true. 13 public schools are open and the other 102 open next monday. michelle: we want to see your photos. share the photos by going to burst.com/wjla.

nancy: shana rymes leaving abc for netflix. there are not a lot of details yet but she will work with the current shows on abc while she continues to develop a new show for netflix. lindsey: this has fans asking a lot of questions. they say does it mean the abc shows are ending? but they say no. they will keep thriving on abc. this deal is about the future. others are just having fun with the news. this tweet imagines the conversation with the netflix exec and disney took movies from us. they can have disney land. we'll take shanda land. this tweet -- i'm sitting here wondering what a

look like. i'm wondering that myself. leave it at that. back to you. michelle: tom cruise possibly hurt while trying to perform a student while filming "mission impossible 6." there is video of him limping after doing the stunt. but the extent of the injury is not yet known. the 55-year-old is well known for doing his own stunts. it's filming in london and coming out next summer. amazing moments caught on camera in san francisco. nancy: we want to warn you this is hard to see but what it shows, take a look here is lady gaga handing out homeless people -- handing out money to homeless people. she went back to give out a short time later. it's great how she connects with so many despite how big of a star she is. michelle: i wish she would have given them the boots. put it on

get so much more out of that. great work. nice to see the celebrities give back. nancy: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- stunning video of a hit-and-run on the highway. the search for the driver happening now. michelle: plus, you have got to see this. this is not an ordinary tour group. the elephants are helping bring safety from dangerous floods. the amazing

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michelle: shocking new video. we want to tell you that driver is okay. but watch what unfolds. woman driving a b.m.w. yes, that is a vehicle lodged under that big rig. she was sideswiped. she lost control and got pinned under the tractor trailer. the woman only had minor injuries but the loved ones are the ones that are spreading the video on social media hoping to track down the other driver. nancy: must see video now. elephants rescuing tourists from flooding. this is a scene in nepal. dangerous situation. rivers overflowing with the heavy rain. they helped rescue hundreds of tourists from a

they are on the back of the elephants just to get to sea. michelle: now a health alert about your workplace. new findings show the daily grind is worse than ever. survey shows only half workers predict the schedules. more than half admit to being exposed to unpleasant and hazardous conditions. more than half say they take their work home. there is a silver lining. most americans appreciate the meaning they get from their job. nancy: that's there's that. now larry smith in the newsroom with a look at what is coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". lars we are following -- larry: we are following breaking stories. including the sexual assault at resten shopping center. part of history washed away at mount vernon. what it will take to fix it. we will have the angles covered in the attack in charlottesville at 5:00. when we join you in the studio. michelle: all right.

all day long it looked like it's about to rain. but so far we have been lucky. is the luck about to run out? doug: just like real estate. location, location, location. some areas are getting rain. other areas might skip by with no rain at all. give you the headlines. unsettled weather week. the summer like heat returns to middle of the week. down to seven days to the total solar eclipse. rain, showers that are showing up south and west of washington across the river to prince william county. showers north of the city. most moved to baltimore. additional showers are west of metro washington. just isolated showers. it will remain cloudy through the evening. the temperatures drop from the lower 80's to the mid-to-upper 70's. overnight, cloudy skies, muggy. light wind out of the southeast. 67 to 73 by morning. flu the day tomorrow we will look for a better chance of the showers and the thunderstorms through the afternoon 84 degrees.

wednesday and thursday the heat and the humidity build back. rain free on thursday. showers and the thunderstorms in the forecast. showers and the thunderstorms on friday. high approaching 90. if it works out the weekend should be terrific. mid-80's. dry weather. drop in the humidity levels. for tet metro area we are expecting partly cloudy skies for the solar eclipse. that is great if it works out and dry weather for a good chunk of next week. we will let you know the best areas likely to get rain at "abc7 news at 5:00". michelle: okay. thank you. coming up next, a viral facebook post says ulta beauty is closing and giving away make-up. we have a caution before you click so you don't waste your money next.

alison: -- michelle: a viral news story claiming a cosmetic chain is shutting down. but is it really closing? what happens if you click the link for more information? john matarese has a warn something you don't waste your money. john: thousands of women in d.c. share a facebook post right now that claims ulta beauty stores are shutting down and you can get it cheap or free. but before you click to learn more, caution. facebook feeds are lighting up with the hottest new

rumors, post claiming ulta beauty is closing selling out to sephora. find the story in your feed to take you to a "people" maggie: article saying you can grab free samples before it's gone. but hold on. haven't we heard it before? >> it came on and said would you like to receive sample of high end beauty products? >> it popped up and had reviews. i read the reviews. >> dozens of women have contacted me about facebook ads with free cosmetic samples. in every case it turned into $100 of prices a month nightmares. one says that robin roberts is quitting her show to sell the face cream and another says ivanka trump but

fake news stories with the same post office box in california and utah. how much does the company charge? >> over $600. they weren't even creative with the ulta beauty giveaway. is the close-out glamorous? the same line that robin roberts is supposedly selling. i guess they are running out of fake names to use. we tried to reach the people behind the offer several times but no one ever returns our call. if you get taken, dispute the charge to the credit card so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. larry: at 5:00, a murder suspect's first day in court and finger pointing outside. larry: abc7 is front and center for a heated blame game. the weather takes a toll in mount vernon. also why a local utility company says it lets the water turn ugly yellow. phenom on the track turning the need for ee

cause. larry: there is a breaking news after report there was a suspected or attempted assault. we have more. >> this is an active investigation. this is what we learned happened. 2:30 a woman walking along the sidewalk approached by a man he dragged her in the woods there. we can show you what is going on. the man was pulling

left her there in the woods. this is what a resident had to say. >> there are kids and families. it's bizarre. there was an incident a week ago with the neighborhood who was followed home by somebody. >> they informed me that they are aware of the incident. it's too early to tell but they are trying to determine whether that incident where the woman was followed home and this incident are related. this is a latino male, 5'6", 5'7", mid-20's. full beard. red baseball cap and gray shorts and seen in a gr