terrorists. chaos shatter the piece of a summer evening in one of the most popular sections of barcelona, las ramblas. a white van, jumping the sidewalk of the pedestrian-only street, slamming into crowds. witnesses describe people screaming and running for their lives as the driver of the van swerved side to side for hundreds of feet in an apparent effort to strike as many people as possible. >> doing 80-100 kilometers per hour. he was going at high speeds. people were being flung into the air. jeff: with witnesses attending to the wounded, police shut down the district. authorities urged people to shelter in place while ordering stores and nearby subway stations to shut down. terrorists have repeatedly used vehicles

across europe in the past year. nice, berlin, london, and now barcelona. >> we offer our condolences to the loss of life in the injuries that have occurred to so many innocent people yet again. jeff: two people in custody, but the driver of the van reportedly ran away, according to police. continues, the catalonia region will observe three days of mourning. at the live desk, jeff goldberg. allison: thank you. president trump was quick to condemn the attack, releasing a statement on twitter. in addition to condemning it, the statement promises the u.s. will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong, and he went on to say, we love you. larry: this is one of the sons of morning going on outside the embassy in northwest d.c. a few workers we spoke with, saying they are heartbroken. barcelon

news,c 7 team and abc closely watching all the developments. we will continue to bring you updates on immediately as we get them into the newsroom on the air and on our website wjla.com. get updates anytime you want on the free abc 7 app for your iphone or android. allison: now let's talk about the weather and the storm watch weather team. stormwatch 7 chief meteorologist doug hill, tracking conditions and what is on the way. >> most of the shower activity is just west of the metro area. we dropped to 83 a couple hours ago. 87, feeling more like 92 with the moisture in the air. here's the satellite and radar. one clump of showers was very high for anne arundel county. we have a few showers north of 270. more showers to the west. no lightning strikes reported yet. just to the west

of blu-ray, i think most of it will dissipate before it reaches the area. we look for a warm and muggy evening, and as we get through the overnight hours, we will see that. high heat, high humidity, and a higher risk of thunderstorms. allison: for the second time in two days, someone has vandalized a d.c. monument. this time it was a waxy red substance smeared onto a name at the vietnam veterans memorial. yesterday, someone spray-painted and obscene message on the lincoln memorial. larry: there are no signs of letting up in the fierce debate about monuments to the confederacy. president trump tweeted that efforts to remove such monuments are ripping apart the nation's history. context inng to add the argument over history versus hate. richard reeve is live at the civil war

manassas with what he found. richard: that's right. we are coming to you from the manassas battlefield park. behind me, the statue of stonewall jackson. this has shaped up into a wide debate about what to do about these statues. >> i appreciate our history, good and bad. richard: on a piece of federal land on the 3rd street stands this statue of albert pike. >> this one should have been down a long time ago. richard: warren boland, a federal worker who works by the statue every day, doesn't like it. >> it's a symbol of white supremacy>>. there's no place for that. richard: days after the violence in charlottesville, statues removed in baltimore and durham. >> what is striking about what has happened since charlottesville is the speed of the response. of them at least 1700 nationwide, many put up in the 1800s

soldiers were dying off and the jim crow movement was gaining strength. >> detractors see them as nothing more than symbols of ideology and white supremacy and jim crow. richard: a great divide many years later, now in the 21st century. >> if you start taking them down, where can you stop? >> maybe it can be replaced with something more inspirational. richard: the statues, the center of a contested debate, history or hate. >> there's more good in this country then there is bad, to identify the good, not repeat the bad. the pike statue. the national park service will be the decider is on the issue. richard reeve, abc seven news. located one 7 monuments, crews removing before sunrise in baltimore. they have taken down a

few, and they have covered them in tarps on a city-owned lot east of the city. it's not clear what the future holds for these memorials. allison: let's get to some breaking news we are following at dulles airport where police are looking into a suspicious vehicle. it's on the road leading out of the airport, so there is now a permit or set up around the car, and police are checking it out -- perimeter set up around the card, and the police are checking it out. sky track 7 is headed to the scene. if you are headed to the airport, make sure you give yourself extra time. jonathan: new developments on the kidnapping case in reston. it's a pretty clean sketch. it's the sketch of the guy that police believe was behind the abduction and attempted sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman. this is the guy they need to find, and police need your help. officers say the man is between 20 and 30 years old

police say he did drag that woods alonghe northshore drive monday afternoon, tried taking off her clothes, but then left. >> a woman who poisoned her coworkers by spiking their coffee maker with soap and window cleaner will spend three years in prison. juarez said she was trying to make her boss sick. multiple people got sick, but all of them have recovered. larry: fear in one local downtown area where glass is raining down from the sky. the warning that is being sent out tonight. allison: a shocking scene. -- finds her neighbor flying a swastika. what happens when she confronts him?

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shocking allison: video from charlotte, north carolina. a woman finds her neighbor flying a nazi flag. she did more than taking a video. she knocked on the door. >> why do you have a not see flag? this is america, not nazi germ any. >> get the hell out of here. >> the man told the newspaper that he wasn't a nazi, and he fluid after someone stole three confederate flags from him. jonathan: a deadly end to a bizarre chase in los angeles. youan

but he drives police into the port of los angeles. you can see the car is rolling on its own. he climbs a tower in the port. he stands up there, and he's wobbling up there. after three hours of the standoff, he begins flailing toward police. yeah, he lost his balance, slipped, and then fell to his death. allison: take a look at this next story. police in california say a drunk driver crashed into a sign that reads "report drunk drivers, call 911." the 57-year-old flipped his jeep. police say he wouldn't have survived that crash had he not been wearing his seatbelt. jonathan: coming up for us at 6:00, one major commuter route is about to open as one is about to shut down.

drive. allison: that is not hail but rather raining glass. the concern in downtow

jonathan: i want to update you on the breaking news we have been following. isis is claiming responsibility for today's deadly terror attack. two men are in custody after a van plowed into a crowd of people in a public area where tourists like to go. 13 people killed, as many as 100 others injured. ran over aofficers second vehicle attack. a senior police official says it is linked to an explosion yesterday that killed a lot of people. do stay with abc seven for any and all updates. allison: a church building under construction catches fire in prince george's county. smoke, shooting from the roof. it happened a long watkins park drive. no one was hurt. allison: do you hear that sound? jonathan: that is shards of glass raining onto the

from an office building in bethesda. people who live nearby say it is becoming a serious problem with one pane of glass shattering on the sidewalk below. it is located near highway 355 and east-west highway. kevin lewis is there tonight, and what is going on with this? jonathan, only three minutes ago, i got off the phone with car properties, the owner of this building, a spokesman tell me -- telling me they are aware of the issue and have hired a consultant to fix it. the sound of raining glass, captured on a cell phone sunday night. the subject, this sleek office building in downtown bethesda, 2014 calls of $49 million -- completed in 2014 at the cost of $49

a woman says she saw a window pane come crashing down back in april, and since then, more talk that the leed-certified structure, including the repair work -- customers, escorted through a back door for safety. this afternoon, we contacted building owner car properties for comment, but so far have not received a response. >> definitely alarming. kevin: david walks by the office building daily, as do children who attend the school across the street. >> i will definitely keep my eyes peeled for any raining glass. something i'm looking at or walking on the other side of the street. kevin: until a permanent fix is theynto place, they say will be putting a canopy over the main entrance, also closing portions of the sidewalk on sides of the

building, again, all for building, again, all for safety. kevin lewis, abc seven news. allison: meanwhile, and abc 7 traffic watch alert. more major changes coming to a busy commuter route. on august 28, crews will buildi, all for safety. kevin lewis, abc seven news. reopen this section of beach drive that closed nearly a year go-between rock creek and potomac parkway. time, they are going to close the next section of roadway from tilden to joyce road. it is part of a years long process to restore beach drive. the next major closings will be the fall of 2018. jonathan: the air and space museum, handing out very free, stylish, solar eclipse viewing glasses. 1200 were handed out in less than an hour. you are going to need special glasses so you don't have damage to your eyes. classes will be handed out every morning.

party. 8 will benews channel with you through the eclipse. we are going to have live coverage from coast on our sister station and on our website wjla.com. jonathan: we are so excited about that. allison: it is going to be a lot of fun. jonathan: our job is to get the weather. allison: is it going to cooperate? doug: i think it's going to be fine. it will be partly to mostly sunny. remember, the clouds are moving along, so they won't disrupt much for long. let's get started, talking beach stuff. wherehat time of day everybody is taking the umbra was down. with temperatures running in the upper 70's to lower 80's, and our forecast for tomorrow, there could be a few afternoon or evening thunderstorms. a high of 82.

we might see an isolated storm with highs of 85 degrees. a new tropical storm, this one is harvey. this is going to scoot through the central caribbean. top winds will get a little bit perer, close to 70 miles hour before it hits somewhere on the coast of nicaragua over towards belize, but that is several days out. per things could change. conditions are such that no major amplification of the storm is expected in that area. 90 in frederick. 79 in baltimore. martinsburg, 87. the same number in washington. the more important number, i think -- if you spend a lot of time outside, the humidity and temperature combinations -- 102 inwhat it feels like th fredericksburg.

tonight, but it stays very muggy. there will be haze and fog. a few showers off to the west. as we get to west of the metro area closer to sunset, those things will rain themselves out, and that will be that. things seem stronger as you get past the interstate 81 corridor. muggy, fog patches possible. temperatures in the 70's early in the morning, and through the day, we will watch for showers and storms to become possible through the afternoon. it will clear out and dry up over the weekend, and i think it will be just fine. 90 tomorrow, upper 80's over the weekend, turning a little less humid. eclipse weather should be fine, partly to mostly sunny. showers and storms tuesday and wednesday. turning more pleasant as we head into next week and next weekend.

the redskins have shown they have a lot to work on. allison: there was a lot not to like in that preseason opener. erin: what bothered jay gruden the most? i will give you a hint. it wasn't her cousins' perfo

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concern. they have evacuated the part around it. that is one of the police robots, the bomb squad units. we are going to keep a close eye on this. this is obviously causing disruption. we will let you know what they find out there. >> now for the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer. erin: the redskins host the packers saturday and will hope to bounce back after their 23-3 loss to the ravens last week. her cousins, 1-2, five yards. while many were disappointed about the passing game come it was the ground game that had coach jay gruden most concerned. expect this to be an area for improvement this week. >> we expect our offense to come out and play a little bit better and try to get the running game going a little bit more. 2.2 yards per carry. i was most disappointed with that this game.

see the ravens-dolphins tonight on abc seven. pregame coverage starts at 6:30, and you can see world news tonight on news channel 8. finally, the nationals are on the road tonight as they begin a four-game set with the padres. first pitch is at 10:10. allison: one last look at the weather. doug: any showers you see out there will and. muggy.l become wil increasing chances of showers and storms for tomorrow afternoon. we are not under specific threats of severe weather, but there is a slight chance storms could reach severe parameters. at 11:00, steve is back, and he will have the timing of the thunderstorms and be looking ahead to the weekend weather. allison: thank you very much. we will get back to our breaking news tonight. a suspicious vehicle at dulles airport. sky track 7, following the scene.

latest. ravens pregame is next. "world news" is overrun news channel 8.

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