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

first letter of the license plate of b. that is the latest. reporting live, abc7 news. alison: thank you. more breaking news. this is 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 alexandria section of fairfax county. the police are working now on a composite sketch for the man responsible. >> this is on the hands of the city government. larry: white nationalists are sides the courthouse.

video. president trump condemned the attack. this time singling out the radical groups by name. >> racism is evil. those causing violence in the name are thugs including k.k.k., white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. alison: brad bell is outside the white house where a protest there is beginning. larry: we start with jeff goldberg. >> we are at 4th in charlottesville where a memorial has sprung up for heather heyer and grown considerably. this is where she lost her

we heard from the police chief al thomas for the first time addressing the unrest that took place this weekend. >> i have regrets. we lost three lives. a local citizen and fellow officers. we have regrets. this was a tragic weekend. >> this morning the man accused in the murder of heather heyer made the first appearance in court. a feeling of the somberness hit over charlottesville. >> visitors dropped players, say a prayer or take a moment of silence to honor heather heyer. >> everyone is saying she is a hero. that is true. >> heyer, 32 was killed saturday while marching against the neo nazi white nationalists rally in charlottesville. 20-year-old james fields jr. of ohio is accused of intentionally slamming the car in a group of marchers

this morning fields appears appn court via a video feed from jail. he didn't say much as the judge read multiple charges against him including second-degree murder. >> every right to be here. >> after the hearing a tense scene outside with two self-identified white nationalists claiming fields is not to blame for the death of heather heyer. >> do you have accountability for the death at all? >> not at all. these are the ones that brought violence. >> shouted down by the counter protesters. and eventually shielded by officers and taken inside city hall. >> nazis need to go home. >> city leaders did not listen. >> we were ignored when they opposed allowing the neo nazi march to

>> james fields was appointed a defense attorney and he is held in jail without bond. the next court hearing set for august 25. live in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you for that. larry: the mother of the woman killed over the weekend is speaking out. heather heyer's mother wants the death to be a rallying cry for justice and equality. >> no mother should have to give up her 32-year-old child. i know people die every day. i'm not special that way. but if my child's death was for a cause i'll speak to the cause and make that cause important. >> she is proud her daughter stood for what she believes in and vows to speak for the cause her daughter

alison: in the hours after the chaos in charlottesville protests, rally and vigil spring up from coast to coast. including at the white house. another rally beginning there. >> we have what to expect in coming hours. brad? brad: >> they had about 700 rsvp's, well over a hundred gathered. they are standing in front of the white house and they hope people are watching. the opinions they are here to share are very much like those we heard from the regular washingtonians today. >> we have to address it. if we can't it will keep handing. >> you have to understand the neighbors better because there is a lot of divide. >> the president should have did more and said more. i feel lake he is the reason why they feel

come out and have the riots. >> he had an opportunity to say something to evoke some change. he squandered that opportunity. >> so this group is gathering now and says they will start with the speeches here. >> that is the message tonight. we'll be here through the week. larry: this could be days or weeks before we know what caused this. alison: new today we learned there was no distress call from the helicopter. they were flying to help the officers responding to the chaos on the ground and lieutenant jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates

in the crash. it appears that the helicopter had a mechanical problem and the ntsb is investigating today. our coverage of the violence in charlottesville continues ahead. we'll take a look at the questions over how police responded to the protest there. as well as the bipartisan criticism of president trump's initial response to the attack. then we will talk with the historians about the confederate monuments and the fight to have them removed. larry: well now to a developing story in the district. e.m.t. attacked while on the job amidst claims that the e.m.t. was drunk on duty. q mccray is life in the southeast washington to sort this out for us. q mccray, good evening. q: the attack happened in this court-yard according to the neighbors i spoke to. a while ago off-camera. the e.m.t. we talked about i also found out he is still at the hospital now. he is awaiting surgery on the jaw which will take place

at 12:00 noon yesterday a baby needed assistance. they dialed 911 and paramedics showed up. but the neighbors said one of the paramedics, one of the e.m.t.'s was staggering. they say he was drunk or high. the 3-year-old was rushed to the hospital and is doing fine now according to the neighbors. but the e.m.t. as we mentioned is still at the hospital. at least two people attacked him yesterday. we'll send it back to you. that is the latest live. alison: thank you. police are investigating a deadly shooting in southeast washington. a man shot multiple times sitting in a parked mercedes around 12:30 this afternoon. the shooting happ

corner of m.l.k. avenue and good hope road. no word if police made arrests. larry: meanwhile, north korea has a warning for the u.s. and south korea. it says if there is a second korean war it will be a nuclear war. this warning comes as the u.s. and south korea prepare for planned military drills next week. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is ready to use the full range of the military capabilities to defend itself and the allies against north korea. north korean plan to fire four missiles in the water surrounding guam. at some point, the residents of guam taking to the street flashing signs of peace. the island governor is reassuring them they are me paired for anything -- prepared for anything after the residents were given in case of a nuclear attack prep list. >> i encourage the residents to go on with business as usual. whether it's work or play. larry: president trump fi

they do anything in guam there will be an event the likes nobody has seen before. alison: back at home, heads up from military action you may see or hear tonight. this is just a drill. norad running one of the periodic air drills over the skies over d.c. the drill is expected to happen between midnight and 2:30 a.m. larry:m coming up still at 5:00, a planned terror attack foiled. how the f.b.i. was able to stop a man from following in timothy mcveigh's footsteps. alison: plus, an explanation for this. brown water coming out of taps in montgomery county and why officials insist it's safe. >> a torrential rainstorm and mudslide. look at the damage at mount vernon. a complete report when we come back. >> part of the area will be dealing with the scattered showers for the next few hours. beyond that? that is in the forecast for tomorrow and the rest of the week and the next ten days still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00".

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>> all clear after a hazmat scare at a pool in montgomery county. they are investigating a possible chemical pool at

alison: part of history washing away and collapsing after the storm. this is the george washington mount vernon estate. damage could top $1 million. we have a look at the plans to repair it. rich? >> they had torrential rains here. look what happened. mud slide and retaining wall falls on its side. the good part is the mansion itself was not damaged. >> you can see there used to be a wall there. >> a huge slice is gone. some of the bricks date back to 1799. chunk of the wall pushed over in the downpour. estimated 5 to 7 inches of the rain soaking the ground to trigger a mudslide that ripped apart the wall and continued down the potomac. that wasn't all. what was a travel covered walkway

thin sheen of mud. some of the gravel swept in pile on the pot bottom of the hill. the biggest concern was the tomb of martha walk which was untouched. but nearby the slave memorial flooded out as were several sites. more than $1 million in damage. >> you can see where the bricks here ised off the wall. >> what went through your mind when you saw this? >> they want to stabilize this area first and then rebuild the brick wall. coming up what some of visitors think about all of this. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news.

larry: that is an old wall. >> doug is here to talk about the dreary monday. >> unsettled pattern where we get a day or two that is nice. the pattern may take a week by the weekend. we may get rid of the crummy stuff. it looks good. this is cloudy and damp. a few scattered showers in the area. tomorrow we will add thunderstorms to the mix. wednesday we get sun. thursday and friday the shower and the storms are back. 72 in winchester. 79 in fredericksburg. doppler radar indicates the scattered shower around the area. headed that way from warrenton to gaithersburg and baltimore. most of the action is metro north. very little compareively south of the washington area so a few more hourers to go with the show

area. tomorrow we have a chance of storms in the morning but otherwise cloudy. a few degrees warmer. see what the future cast has to say through the evening. they will bring in a second band tonight that appears to stay south of the metro area until we hit sunrise. then the model says we could have a few showers passing through south to northeast. more showers through the afternoon. this is the unsettled pattern. look at the computer models to suggest later tonight the skies should clear out from the north as the high pressure drops in. i think as we get through the day on wednesday we have a rain free day and sunshine. a quick update on tropical storm gert way out in the atlantic. top winds is 70 earn many. expected to be a hurricane shortly. minimal hurricane. travel northeast and not affecting the east coast except it could contribute the larger waves and rough

niche in the north atlantic. tomorrow, kind of cloudy. might brighten up briefly. in this the afternoon the thunderstorms are more likely. high of 84. looking ahead toward each night at the upcoming montgomery county fair, there will be chances of the showers and the thunderstorms thursday and friday. for the monster struck madness that is underway. wednesday looks like the only day with the confident to say there is no worry about the rain. eileen is there. i'm not sure if she is driving a monster truck. i'd paid money to see that. we will let you know. the weekend outlet is better. pretty good for august. showers and the storms are likely tomorrow afternoon. it's warm and muggy like august normally feels like around here. we will get a break for the weekend. then the storm team 7 forecast is for partly

for the eclipse. that is good. i will say "storm team forecast" because if i said it was mine and got it wrong i'd have heck to pay. so we are all going to share, we'll all share and take credit. alison: except for eileen who will be driving a monster truck. she gets none of the credit. all right. thank you. larry: thanks. still ahead at 5:00, a 12-year-old racecar driver's mission to fight cancer. alison: questions over how the police reacted to this weekend's deadly attack and chaos and protests in charlottesville. larry: explanation for brown water in the county that they insist is safe. first here is adrianna hopkins with a look at what to expect tomorrow on "good morning washington." adrianna: thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- the newest information on terror in charlottesville as the white house deals with the fall-out from president trump remarks. we are keeping a close eye on what develops next. >> how to detect

back-to-school anxiety. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow mor

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larry: update to a story we told you about on friday. arlington repairing a road with the wrong name. it red 23rd street north. but over the weekend they replaced the sign to 23rd road. alison: massachusetts man never expected to be in the air for four hours when he went sky dying but that is -- sky diving but that is what happened. he got stuck in a tree. the sun got down by the time the rescuers got him free. >> i couldn't reach the deploy handle to deploy the main parachute. after three ties i had altitude and i went to the emergency procedures and i cut my main parachute and pulled my reserve. i don't understand how it happened but i landed perfectly in the tree sitting on a branch. alison: my goodness. it sounds like he stayed pretty calm in the moment. he was not hurt and he turned down an offer to go to the hospital to be checked out. larry: i

yeah. we are learning more about this filthy looking water that abc7 first told you about on friday. people have been getting this out of the fan for days -- taps for days. now wssc is explaining it and telling us why the water is safe. kevin lewis has answers tonight. >> we will be excellently transparent. >> this summer's rain and flash flooding sent a surge of leaves, sticks and grasses to the potomac river. last tuesday, wssc lowered chlorine levels at the potomac filtration planted to prevent a toxic combination, that can cause cancer. the up side customers stay safe. downside is less chlorine means more manganese, mineral that is turning the tap water yellow and brown. >> i sincerely apologize. >> today wssc g.m. admitted that the manganese spiked wa

itsh the -- unsightly but vowed that it's safe to swallow. they offered a free rust remover to protect clothing on laundry day. >> the look is unacceptable. i have seen pictures on social media that look ugly. >> every orange dot on the map represents a recent discolored water complaint. 711 so far this august from silver spring to suitland. >> i wish i could snap my fingers to make it go away but we have to wait for mother nature to calm down for the or gainic material to decrease. >> they predict it will be around for a few more weeks. the water company saying that it is safe to drink. in montgomery county, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: okay.

says it foiled a terror attack. what we know about the suspect's obsession with a domestic terrorist and the target he considered washington. alison: also ahead, fierce criticism for the initial response to saturday attack and what mr. trump is saying today. larry: next charlottesville police chief admits he has regrets about the department response and why it's

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> this is on the hands of the city government of the police and the radical left. [chanting] alison: new clashes in charlottesville where a judge denied bond to the man police say rammed his car in a crowd of people saturday killing a woman after the white nationalists crashed with the groups rallying there to oppose them. many on both sides said police did not do enough to keep them safe. >> verbal exchanges leading to physical exchanges and violence. >> it escalated to violence chaos leaving a protester dead. dozens injured after a car plowed in

local police could have done more. >> you can always have lessons learned. >> authorities did try to cancel the planned unite the right rally but a judge denied the request. instead thousands of white nationalists showed up, clashing with the counterprotesters. well prepared and well armed and out numbers the police. the police experts say the two sides should never have met in the first place. interlocking fences, large vehicles and the officers themselves should have been used to create a barrier. >> you want to keep them separated. the law allows them to be separated and it allows you to designate area of counter protest and area of protest. >> nearby traffic should always be blocked. >> what happened yesterday was the result of the charlottesville police officer refusing to do their job.

but the governor defends his police force. >> not a shot fired. i'm very proud of them. >> noting two police officers lost their lives in a helicopter crash while helping cover protests. >> we will be reviewing the events of day over the next weeks and months. >> authorities are already bracing for what could be the next big confrontation. a white lives matter rally led by the white national cysts planned for next month in texas. larry: charlottesville police were not the only ones facing fierce criticism. president trump was chastised for failing to condemn the white nationalist group by name. we look at the criticism and the president's response. >> after facing backlash for failing to condemn white supremacists, president trump directly named the hate groups responsible for the deadly

violence in charlottesville. president trump: racism is evil. those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the k.k.k., neo nazi, white supremacists and the other hate groups repugnant to everything we hold dear. >> it came after he met with attorney general jeff sessions and christopher wray. trump announced the justice department will launch a civil rights investigation in the deadly car attack that killed one and left 20 injured. >> to anyone who acted criminal criminal, you will be held accountable. >> a change in tone for the president who failed to denounce the hate group on saturday. trump instead blamed the sides for bigotry and the violence. democrats and the republicans blasted the president for his

>> this is not a time for the innuendo. this is a time to lay blame. lay blame on bigotry and on white supremacist, white nationallism and hatred. >> kenneth frasier resigned from the manufacturing counsel or trump response to charlottesville. citing the inability to take a stance against intolerance and extremism. the deadly car attack that killed heather heyer meets the legal definition of domestic terrorism, attorney general jeff sessions said but president trump has not described the violence in those terms. larry: with a close other look at the violence and town hall tonight the state of america, go to wjla.com. alison: a man faces federal charges trying to blow up a bank in oklahoma city. they arrested jerry var

thought was a bomb in a van. the explosives were fake. at one point he wanted to blow up the federal reserve in d.c. he admired timothy mcveigh who blew up the federal building in 1995. larry: breaking news out of alexandria where the arrests have been made in the disappearance with an 18 -year-old michelle angel -- miguel angel carillo. he vanished last week and police were concerned about the gang activity. they have arrested two and an underage girl has also been arrested but he has not been found. alison: breaking now the police investigating a hate-based attack in rockville. investigators say it happened sunday afternoon along rawlins avenue. if victim told the police someone made

comments about muslims. he was not seriously hurt. if you have information call the police. still ahead for us at 5:00, removing confederate sta chew sparked the weekend violence in charlottesville. the statues and the artifacts are being removed all over the country. some historians say the trend isn't con tonighting racism -- confronting racism but removing history. q: the police need help to find this carjacking suspect. he has a gun and likes to point it at people. the "7 on your side" wall of justice is next. larry: we have a week away from if solar eclipse. find out more now on

doug: scattered showers continue tonight. it will calm down in the overnight hours.

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q: welcome to "7 on your side" wall of justice. we have an alert today from the police department. this man here is a carjacker with a gun tar getting gas station. the crimes happened a month ago today in southeast beforal:00 p.m. the suspect runs up to the man pumping gas, minding his own business, pulls out his gun. the driver wastes no time running for cover. the thief drops his gun before driving away. the whole thing takes ten seconds. no shots were fired but police say things would be different next time. there is a $1,000 reward up for grabs for information leading up to the arrest. call police if you have information about him. now take a look at the wall of justice. the police department looking for a

assault charge after being accused of beating up the roommate. breaking the ribs and knocking him unconscious. they want jackson for assault with a dangerous weapon. he roughed up the ex-girlfriend and put a gun in her face. in anne arundel county, montoya facing child abuse charges. police say arguetta wanted for abduction and assault and battery. in calvert county daniel evans is wanted for burglary. if you have any information about the fugitives contact the local law enforcement. i'm q mccray. see you next week for another edition of the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. alison: caught on video now police are investigating an armed robbery it at an eye glass store. you can see they have really clear footage of the guy. this is the 11 block of connecticut avenue. this happened august 3. if robber showed a -- the robber s

if you have information, call police right away. larry: still ahead, i think we should use racing as a tool to raise money. larry: a young racecar driver lend a helping hand in a fight against cancer. that's coming up later. >> coming up, the debate over confederate statues. historian tells us why they

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larry: calls in richmond to rip down monument to the confederate general. richmond the one-time captain of the confederacy is home to honoring leaders and at least one person arrested. alison: this is a continuation of a nationwide effort to remove confederate monuments. it began in earnest with the removal of the confederate flag from the south carolina statehouse following the church massacre. since then the cities across the country pulled down the statues. in alexandria city leaders are debating renaming the roads named for the confederate icons. as cheryl conner reports some historians say the national trend isn't

it's removing history. statue of a confederate soldier now has a water view. >> we don't believe you remove historic feature from the landscape. you need to understand it. is there standing on the bank of the potomac river in dickerson, northern montgomery county. matt logan is the executive director of the county historical society. >> the narrative around the statue changed. >> but it's in the eye of the beholder. >> stands for all the things that america is not. racism, separation. >> montgomery county executive leggett announced that it was relocated to private land last month. at this point you would never know that the statue stood here f

>> the county executive said the statue is inaccurate because it pays tribute only to the montgomery county young men who fought for the confederacy and not for the county residents who fought to free those from mon damage. >> to recognize the sacrifice. >> thousands of statues were put up around the country from 1900 to 1930. they were meant to demonstrate forgiveness, following a war between the states. >> we can't remove this stuff and expect there to be understanding or to be peace. >> in montgomery county; cheryl conner, abc7 news. >> a state of emergency. that is how a firefighter union described staffing at the anne arundel county firefighter. international association of the firefighter local 1653 points to a deadly house fire last week. the union says four firefighters should have known up on the initial call. only two were available. they needed help from a nearby

the fire out. the union puts much of the blame for staffing issue on the county executive. >> if you don't get extra money in the budget from the county exec, guess what? we have no extra personnel. >> the county spokesman daled it shameful and disgraceful for them to politicize the fire. alison: coming up at 6:00 we are following breaking news of abduction at a shopping center. and tonight, an oklahoma city man trying to blow up a bank. the latest from charlottesville after the violent weekend rally. team coverage including a rally at the white house now coming up at 6:00. larry: well, time and mother nature are doing what even nazi blitz could not. silence big ben. >> today at 12:00 noon, big ben chiming for the final time. it's

damage. clock chimed almost unbroken every hour for 157 years. incredible video from nepal where every resource is being used to save people from floods and mudslide, including this. elephants saving tourists from a flooded jungle safari park. a massive search effort continueser the survivors. rivers overloaded the bank and the flooded villages. >> incredible images. check the weather here. it's a dreary monday. larry: yeah. but the temperatures were low. we take it for now. doug: we'll take that. this could warm up as we get through later in the week. it will feel like august. we have the heat and the humidity. showers and the storms go with it. let's talk about the weekend. we have improvement of the conditions by the weekend. that's what i want you to keep focused on. focus on the weekend. the weekend making

showers and thunderstorms. they will be around the area for the weekend as well. but it will clear out overnight. saturday and sunday look terrific. mid-80's and looking fine for the weekend. now the extended forecast, this is something that is a little bit of a change in the weather pattern. if you think back to the past couple of weeks we had so many episodes of torrential rains and then we get a day or so to clear out and we repeat the process. this time we have a change. that is good. tomorrow is 60% chance of showers and storms. a dry and warmer day on wednesday. hot and humid, nearby 90 thursday and friday. nice looking weekend. but look for next week. it looks better. right now for the eclipse partly to mostly sunny. 84. then we go tuesday, wednesday, thursday, maybe three more days of the dry sunshine and comforbl

the area. so that is a break. looking forward to it. we will keep an eye on the forecast for monday. somebody to go out and enjoy the eclipse that reaches the totality in the area at 2:40. we head through monday. we have more for it at 6:00. larry: erin has a look at sports. erin: tonight we have the story of a very unique 12-year-old who was wise beyond his years. not only did he become the youngest at his sport to ever win a race but doing it for a good cause. >> this is the start button. erin: they call him mini, but there is nothing small about the 12-year-old's mission. where did you get the nickname? >> "austin powers" the movie. mini me. me and my dad look exactly alike. his real name is timmy

when he was 10, mini became the youngest driver in the world to win a stock car race. >> honestly, it hasn't hit me yet. >> this is the most comfortable vehicle i have ever been in. >> i never thought i'd have a 12-year-old drive me around. but off we went. >> that was fun! >> he has the need for speed. he has something else that drives him. >> even if the race wouldn't be here i'd still be a lucky person. >> that is because racing is the vehicle that he uses to raise money for kids with cancer. >> i take it to heart. i love helping people. >> it all started when he was 6. his friend ella was diagnosed with a brain tumor. >> it's not right that people should have to go through things they are dying thr

we should use racing as a tool to raise money. >> since then he has raised more than $420,000 for pediatric cancer. >> if you do good things good things will come back to you. i love doing good things. it makes you feel good. it does. yeah. >> i love it he was able to come up with the idea. it was on his own. all for his friend ella. he wants to open up a hospital one day. >> he is so mature. larry: he is. erin: more mature than i am. larry: me, too! as a person and a driver. stock car racing is not easy. >> he says when he is racing, the guys he is competing with thinks it's a joke and he gets in the car and they are like wait, what? this can't be happening right now. alison: great story. thank you. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00", it's back to school time already in d.c. and it may come with a pay raise for teachers. theco

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larry: cash free week underway in maryland. the first $40 of a backpack tax free as well through the 19th. 13 schools have already started. and in the "spotlight on education" sam ford shows us why this year could be different for teachers. >> at many d.c. high schools, lunchtime is basketball time. >> it helps the summer loss. >> the mayor, the school officials and the school officials use today.

>> we sat down with them over the course of many weeks to come to term on the agreement. >> a lot of complaints about the early school year. >> this gives me a chance to graduate where i'm supposed to graduate in january. i am ready to get on with my life. >> it's an alternative school. for many a second shot at diploma. >> it's hard. the idea is keep them busy. several come here after summer job program and after the school year ends will go back to the next one. >> get it over with. get it over with. >> so the extended school

year, 102 other schools open next month. >> from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. michelle: there is reports that a man tried to sexually assault a woman at the shopping center. alison: and stephen tschida is joining with us the details he is learning. stephen: there is an active situation going on. the investigators are still on the scene. 15 minutes ago i got off the phone with one of the police representatives who told me that the woman who was dragged into the woods over there apparently continued to stream and struggle. this is important. we learned the suspect after ripping off them with's clothing got up and took off. we learn that the neighbors could he

you can see that this is an active situation. here is one of the women who was close by said about what happened here today. >> she believes it's not so much this area of reston but we have learned that there was another incident a few days ago a couple of belongs away where a woman reported being followed home. at this time the investigators are trying to determine if they are related. we do have a suspect description. latino male, full beard, gray clothing taking off in silver hyundai or honda. that is the latest. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7