with david muir. we now return to our scheduled programming. >> annou >> we are following the breaking news out of spain. a van has plowed into a crowd in barcelona. the van the hit a group of people on la rambla. we know several people have been hurt. we don't know if this was an act of terror or accident. we will bring you more information as soon as we get it. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> also, the statue of a confederate soldier, vandalized in loudoun county. this comes as statues around the country continue to come down. jeff goldberg is live right now in leesburg. it appears that things are already cleaned up. j

eff: there is no permanent damage on the statue. this is the confederate soldier statue in leesburg in the courthouse grounds. not for any specificthis is ther individual, just a confederate soldiers monument. it looks like some power washing occurred from this vandalism that took place. here is video we shot earlier today. what sheriff's office is saying, at some point after midnight, someone or some people spray-painted on this monument, on the base of the monument. there were words of obscenities. there were no specific messages directed at any group or directed at any individual, words of obscenity's on the base of this monument. when we arrived here early this morning, sheriff's representatives could not tell us exactly where the vandalism took place, but by the looks of it, it was at the base.

the loudoun county sheriff's office, still investigating. there are cameras on the courthouse grounds, so investigators are going to be looking at that footage. many people we have spoken with say, whether you agree with the debate or not, to take down the statues or not, many people are condemning this. we will have that story coming up on abc seven news. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. theust a short time ago, president responded to the removal of several confederate statues around the country. he's calling it "foolish." j norman is following the latest as the president continues to take heat for those comments following the violence in charlottesville.

twitter, tweeting -- sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. you can't change history, but you can learn from it. robert e. lee, stonewall jackson. who's next? washington? jefferson? the backlash continues growing over trump's seemingly equating nationalists and neo-nazis with those protesting their racist views. >> you had a group on one side, you had a group on the other, and they came at each other with clubs. >> the president, growing more isolated by his own words. >> i think there is blame on both sides. you have some very bad people in that group, but you also had people who were very fine people. causing comments, business leaders to turn their backs on the businessman president.

council, voting to disband, a strong move from powerhouses like pepsi and walmart. trump, seemingly wanted to write the story himself, calling to end the council. in an interview with "the american prospect," chief strategist steve bannon called the all right a fringe element and a collection of clowns, and he said the debate over racism gives trump a clinical edge -- political edge. >> the cover of "time" magazine is an illustration of racial hatred in america. the symbolism here is unmistakable. hate groups,cists, hiding under a veil of patriotism. the artist says

advantage of the freedoms america guarantees to further an agenda of hatred. stay up to speed on wjla.com. take a good look at this picture on your screen. if you have seen this man, call fairfax police. this is a sketch of a man with a thing dragged a 22-year-old woman in the woods in reston and tried to sexually assault her. the man was seen in a hyundai driving away from the same. the car was either great or silver and think the license plate began with the letter "v." if you've seen the man, call police. prince george's county firefighters a short time ago put out flames sparked on the site of a church construction site in marlborough. so far, no injuries have been reported. turning to the weather, it's bright and sunny, perfect weather to grab you -- grab yourself a bite to

doug: snowstorms on doppler radar, but we think that is possible in a few hours from now. at the capital, just beautiful. a few fairweather clouds. this is off to the south of the city at the national harbor. again, clouds and sunshine. a combination be of temperatures reaching the upper 80's and the dew point that will make it feel like a morning muggy afternoon. shows thecast possibility of a couple showers and storms popping up here and there. even at 4:30, there is a shower depicted on this model run. they are not point to be widespread. tomorrow, a different story. for this afternoon, we will call it partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorm chances. we will clim

and the next 10 days coming up in about 10 minutes. adrianna: let's get another update on the breaking news out of barcelona. sam sweeney is live. sam: police are now confirming that they believe this is a terrorist attack. per luminary details and video coming into our newsroom, two men were in a white van when they went up the rambla, the main artery in barcelona. at any time of day, this is packed with locals in barcelona and tourist. if you haven't been to barcelona, it is lined with restaurants. there are a number of street performers. it is always busy all the time. it starts down by the mediterranean sea where there is a beach, and it goes up to barcelona. always packed with people. this is 6:00 at

night local time. we are getting video. as you can see, this man, some victims, police attending to a number of victims. this is an aerial shot from what appears to be an apartment building nearby. europe obviously is on high alert. there are a number of terrorist attacks in france and the u.k., also in spain. there are reports that after this happened, the two armed men stormed a restaurant, very preliminary reports, but we are continuing to gather video in the newsroom. a number of people seriously of lad on the main artery ramlba in barcelona, spain. adrianna: coming up on abc seven news at new

seconds. brazen robbery that has london police scrambling for answers. of alabama.ory out a woman makes it out alive after being stranded in the wilderness for a week. here what she has to say about the experience. now a check on our traffic with eric smith. eric: it is going to be a little bit tough in a few spots. 66 eastbound, looking east, heading past route 50, occasional volume will pick up for the eastbound ride. 123, it's a little bit busy. westbound traffic in vienna does backup a little bit. we have a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder adding to a gym for that westbound ride. , approaching the 14th street bridge, the right shoulder is

on scene of a crash. those delays are new. -- the goalopical trouble spot. virginia 95 at southbound, that is going to be traffic. that right lane is blocked. nothing too bad. don't go anywhere.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. adrianna:

search for a group of thieves who have pulled off a movie-like jewelry heist in london. in the blink of an eye, they were gone scooters -- gone on scooters. >> it looked like a scene out of a hollywood action movie, a gang wielding hammers, making their getaway after smashing and robbing a jewelry store, making off on the three mopeds as stunned pedestrians watching. you can see one of the masked men using a sledgehammer. the gang carried out the highest and less than one minute -- in less than one minute. no one was hurt. the store would not reveal the exact worth of the stolen merchandise. investigators are searching for clues. one of the gang's hammers can be seen left behind on the floor. smash and grab thieves

last few years have pulled off several high-profile heists, like this one in houston, where masked men made off with millions in jewels. in one of the most daring cases, these robbers tore into a north london shopping mall on motorcycles, speeding off with $3 million in loot. police are raising the catch these robbers before they hit their next target. adrianna: a similar scene in the u.s. a herb of masked men storm into a pawn shop. the robbers got away with 66 guns. burglars drove a car into the shop. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms says georgia led the nation income store thefts and number of guns stolen. in woman is back home after surviving for nearly a month in the woods.

burglars drove a car into the days before a woman found her along a country road naked in very sick. she says she survived by eating berries, mushrooms, and drinking puddles of water. she was last seen with two men, one of which burglarized a cabin. >> do you think you were drugged? >> it would make sense, but i'm not sure. >> you don't know? >> i don't know. >> i think i heard it may be so. adrianna: she admits she was posted to appear in court on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. if you notice a weird smell in the sea, don't worry, it's not you. flowers could bloom near the capital billeting. peak bloom could come anytime between now and next tuesday. the stinky flowers then stay op

before they collapse. doug, will it be windy to get that smell wafting through the city? doug: not immediately, but maybe in the vicinity of a storm, winds could gust up. people are fascinated by it. today is going to be hot and humid. showers and thunderstorms are possible. up's talk the eclipse coming monday7. the longest ration will be near carbondale, illinois. the best placed close to washington will be in south carolina. in washington, it will be an 81% eclipse for a brief period. hot and humid weather ahead today, tomorrow, and s

84 at reagan national. it feels like it is 92 already because of the moisture content. joint base andrews. 95 at quantico. little less oppressive in the higher elevations north and west of the metro area. the final showers are leaving the coast of ocean city. humid,ecast, hot and feeling warmer, and the forecast overnight, and the activity will end overnight. it will be muggy. through the day tomorrow, we start off muggy and warm and get more so throughout the day, getting close to the 90-degree , with increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. the

placed our area in a marginal risk for showers and storms reaching that level. at the arlington county fair, the weekend looks much better. generally, a dry day, upper 80's. on sunday, humidity levels drop a bit. let's check out the next seven days, and we will add in three more. 87-90 tomorrow with storms. 88 on monday for the eclipse across america. partly sunny, may be mostly sunny. hot and humid into tuesday. turning cooler as we head into the end of next week. adrianna: thanks so much. right now, the streets and seat pleasant are still buzzing with excitement as celebrations continue for kevin durant day. the newly crowned nba champion, coming home with the championship trophy. john gonzalez is in the middle of that electrifying crowd. john: what an exciting day it's

as kevin durant comes home, even if it is just for a day or so. we are at the seat pleasant rec center where he used to play as a kid. we want to show you the road closure at addison road, that parade coming through here, and hundreds are part of it, hundreds who have come along the way trying to get a glimpse of kevin durant. he arrived at the montessori school where the parade started. he jumped into a silver corvette. people didn't know he would be carrying the trophy. he gave a kiss to his grandmother. it's an exciting day for him and his family. i got a chance to ask kevin, how does it feel to be home, and he said, very good. his mother who, of course, has always

here. to this pointcome in his career, it's overwhelming. it is fulfilling. it's great to celebrate him here at home. >> and mom has her boy with her. >> we meet up all over the country, sometimes all over the world. we are always together. >> you are looking at an electronic sign that says the festival was canceled. this was supposed to be an nts, even aof eve one-on-one street basketball tournament. town telling us that they didn't have the personnel, the resources to get it all done before this parade. news.onzalez, abc seven adrianna: we are keeping a close e

after a news. van plowed into a crowd of people. there are reports that two jumped out of the van and are holed up inside a restaurant a long la rambla. police are calling this an act of terror. we will update the story as we get more information.

adrianna: seven on your side with the consumer alertadrianna: . we are four days away from the eclipse, and stores are scribbling to keep the viewing glasses in stock. professionals are telling you to be careful of counterfeit glasses that may not provide protection. expe

difference between eclipse glasses and dark sunglasses. >> if you attempt to use regular sunglasses, you could do permanent damage to your i. i would go off the nasa recommendation and use their eclipse-viewing shades. adrianna: whatever you decide to do, remember cheap sunglasses can be worse than nothing at all . we are four days away from that eclipse.- that we will have live coverage starting at 12:30. lots of come at noon, sunshine for now, but it could look different in a few hours.

adrianna: we are keeping a close eye on the news out of barcelona . we are told a van jumped a curb in a popular tourist area and plowed into a crowd of people. we have reports that several people were injured. once we get more information, we will update you. be sure to tune into abc 7 news at 4:00, and follow us on our social media platforms. doug: sunshine, hot and humid today and tomorrow, a chance of showers this afternoon. much.na: thanks so thank you for watching. stay tuned for the breaking news coming

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