watch in effect for the d.c. metro. everything that is shaded in green. if you find yourself under some of the heavier downpours you are likely to experience flash flooding. straight to satellite and radar from storm watch 7. heaviest activity now north and west of the capitol beltway moving off to the east at 20 to 25 miles per hour. we'll head in just a little closer to montgomery county. gaithersburg area, heavier rains along with damascus. as we move off a little farther toward the west looking at some showers and thunderstorms around la ray moving toward washington but, once again, no active warnings. we're also looking at a heavier downpour, a cluster of thunderstorms moving off toward the north and east of stafford. we'll give you a complete update on what to expect for rest of the evening plus looking ahead to the weekend. and your eclipse outlook coming up in just a few minutes. larry? larry: as we track emission ness the coming hours we have storm tracker out on the road. this is germantown headed toward

feeling the wind and also seeing some ponding out there. >> we've also sent mobile track 7 out into the streets and area around the beltway in maryland. this right here is a live picture from rockville and things are moving pretty well there. if they run into any serious problems, of course, we will show them to you immediately. >> stay connected with the storm watch weather team at any time at wjla.com. sign up to have text alerts sent to your phone. you can also down load the storm watch weather app or follow us on facebook and twitter. >> developing now, the hunt for a killer. after three little girls were murdered inside a pourk home. a family member made the horrifying discovery this morning. it was at a home on brook jane drive in clinton. stephen tschida has been on the scene all day. you just spoke with police. what are they telling you? stephen: alison, we just got an update about 20 minutes ago from the spokesperson for prince george's county police basically talking about the

here. we have some video taken earlier this morning about 7:30. that is when a family member came home and discovered these three little girls dead inside this home. at this time investigators are talking with a number of people either related to the family or who have some kind of connection to this household. this is what jennifer had to say earlier about the girls discovered inside this home dead this morning. >> they are all girls. they are all under the age of 10. they have trauma to the body. as i mentioned to you this morning. and that this is a homicide. stephen: as far as the three little girls under the age of 10, one possibly as young as just 6 years old. now, police stressing here that they are focused on this household. they do not believe that there is any kind of threat to the community at large. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc 7 news.

now to the big story from the white house president trump's chief strategist steve bannon is out. his sudden departure is the fourth major resignation in the trump administration in as many weeks. we're tracking the developing story now from the newsroom. nathan? >> bannon's allies rallying late this afternoon. the editor of steve bannon's former website breitbart tweeted o you the a simple message, # war. another one out of president trump's inner circle. white house chief strategist tells abc news he resigned effective monday, august 14, one year after he joined the campaign. but the white house saying bannon and chief of staff john kelly agreed today would be his final day. >> he's a good man. president trump: he is a good man. he is not a racist. i can tell you that. >> before joining forces with trump last august he was best known for running breitbart news, an inflammatory news site with a record for producing a number of racially charged headlines. >> i never sat down with steve bannon and said hey are you a white national

supremacist but i think the toll ration of it by steve bannon is inexcuseable. >> earlier this week in an interview with the american prospect bannon called the so-called alt right a fringe element and collection of clowns. many close to trump had privately been urging him to fire bannon in recent weeks. >> they've been tough on steve bannon. does he have to go? >> i think the president knows what he is going to do with steve bannon. >> which is what? >> i'll leave it up to the president. it's his decision. at the end of the day i think the president has a very good idea who the leakers are inside the white house. >> keeping track of resignations as they come in, press secretary sean spicer resigned first, then chief of staff reince priebus, anthony scaramucci resigned after 10 days on the job. now steve bannon. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. now we turn to new developments in charlottesville today and the statue. the statue of robert e. lee that has become the eye of the storm. six days after protests turned into a riot and a deadly attack

enough and he wants the statue gone. jeff goldberg reports that is just the beginning. jeff: charlottesville democratic mayor had opposed the removal of the robert e. lee statue from emancipation park but now he wants it gone along with the stonewall jackson statue which stands just a few blocks away in justice park. in a statement today the mayor saying last weekend changed everything. heather heier's memorial service was a profound turning point for me and many others. >> these statues are just a relic from jim crow and they don't reflect neither the history or the politics of charlottesville. >> i think it constitutes turmoil in the community and the nation. >> he wants the state general assembly to allow local governments to decide what to do with statues and believes localities should get permission from the state to ban weapons at events where they might pose a potential security threat. and finally, the mayor is calling fo

memorial for heather heyer in charlottesville, possibly incorporated into emancipation park. in fact, all week here at emancipation park we have seen the signs right under the statue of robert e. lee that read, "heather heyer park." >> i mostly don't have time to grief. i have a mission to accomplish. reporter: on good morning america heather heyer's mother saying the white house has tried contacting her but after watching president trump's press conference on tuesday --. president trump: you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. >> she is not interested. >> i'm not talking to the president now. i'm sorry. you can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying i'm sorry. reporter: in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. alison: this is the scene in durham, north carolina late this afternoon. people, hundreds of them, rushing into the streets

protesting near the courthouse. in the crowds you could see here weapons including guns and axes. just days ago a mob ripped down a civil war memorial in that city. at this point while tensions are high, there are no reports of any injuries there. and another statue vandalized this time in chicago. a bust of president abraham lincoln was wrapped in tar paper and set on fire. that statue has been part of the community for almost a hundred years. it's not the first time the bust has been targeted by vandals. officials, though, are now working to try to preserve it. larry: new develop nments the terror attack in barcelona with one american confirmed dead. jared tucker from northern california was with his wife celebrating their first wedding anniversary and was killed when a van ran into pedestrians along a popular tourist area. we'll go to the abc 7 satellite center for the very latest now. >> more than a dozen others were also killed, over a hundred people injured in the

attacks that have taken place. a fourth person now has been arrested, but authorities do believe that the driver is still out there on the run. police say they killed five suspected terrorists during a hootout just last night. isis quickly claimed responsibility for the attack with the van and they say their soldiers were responsible for the attack. several american tourists were there when the van came speeding down the street, mowing down people going back and forth, left and right. >> i saw bodies flying in the air and i immediately said, calm down. you have to get out of here. you'll get killed. it was hundreds and hundreds of people. it was packed. reporter: remember, this was the height of tourist season in spain. authorities now say the victims were from 30 different countries. this is the deadliest terror attack in snain years. across

becoming all too frequent. larry? larry: ok, jonathan. thanks. alison: a man is in police custody after going on a stabbing rampage in finland. police there say the attacker stabbed eight people, killing two of them before police shot him in the leg. we don't know much about the attacker here except that he is being described as a young man with a foreign background. investigators believe he acted alone but they are searching for other possible attackers. larry: we have breaking news just into the newsroom here at abc 7. no more permits for demonstrations near the lee monuments in richmond. governor terry mcauliffe banning demonstrations there under executive order because whaff happened this past weekend. he is saying the suspension is needed to give state and local richmond leaders time to make "informed decisions on managing the new reality of the potential for civil unrest." one woman counterprotesting the rally in charlottesville saturday died and also two

helicopter crash. they were monitoring those protests on the ground. alison: still ahead here at 5:00 it started with an attempted robbery. a pitbull and crashed cars? it ended with a stun gun. the chaotic scene that shut down a major road in annandale. larry: plus the latest local community now calling for the removal of all confederate symbols and names from public property. alison: on a much lighter note on this friday the latest sign we could soon have a new panda cub at the national zoo. >> condos in prince george's county are hit with code violations. i'll tell you what this means for those who live here coming up. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish.

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forcing people to move out for more than a week. now fire officials say they found major safety issues there. we'll break down the problems and what comes next. reporter: those who call these condominiums home say it's falling apart. >> there is literally mold on the walls, holes in the ceiling, like you could see the sky. >> garbage basically, garbage. knock it down and renovate. reporter: the prince george's county office the fire marshal slapping the property with what officials are calling unsafe fire code violations. the fire and e.m.s. department release this had video from inside the hallways. >> the building is in disrepair. as you can see, yes. what you see on the outside is reflected on the inside as well. reporter: specifically the department says the fire alarm system needs to be working. all doors to vacant units need to be secured. trash and debris in those units

needs to be cleaned up and fire doors must work properly. if it doesn't happen by tuesday, residents will have to leave. >> short notice of people to make the situation --. reporter: the fire department says there are more than 200 condos here. of them, they say, about 36 are occupied. >> i don't know where we're going. that's crazy. reporter: the fire department says the property management is working to correct many of the issues. county social services will help residents with emergency shelter. a staff member at the lindhill condominiums declined comment but says the board of directors will have a press conference tomorrow. amy aubert, abc 7 news. larry: we are officially on panda cub watch at the national zoo. today the national zoo revealing it is partially closing the panda house to give the giant panda mei jong a little more peace and quiet. her behavior and hormone levels suggest she is pregnant but with pandas it is hard to be certain until a cub is actually

eye on the panda camera. and we will let you know if there is any big news. you know what? that's what we'd all like to be doing on a friday afternoon. >> i like that. alison: i looked a lot like that when i was pregnant. [laughter] larry: there you go. alison: i was reading. they actually do nesting behavior where they take the bamboo and start to peel it apart and build like a little nest. larry: really. alison: and she has been doing that. but, you know, we've seen this before. >> it is so exciting. all of a sudden you find out she is pregnant and then two weeks later, a little thing. >> little butter stick. >> exactly. then they grow up to be big. all right. we have a few thunderstorms that are out there right now but around the immediate metro area nothing has become severe. if you have friends or family in the baltimore area or north and east of baltimore, that's where the stronger storms are located at this time. all right. this is our hyatt regency camera over at tysons. you see the

bit. let's flip cameras over and show you what's going on at belhaven country club. a little bit of blue in the sky. so a nice evening for some of you and then rougher evening for others in terms of the showers and thunderstorms that are going to move across the area. i hope you are watching us tonight with a.c. on because it is hot out there. 91 degrees at reagan national airport. we've had the rain, the thunderstorms. a little bit cooler in the 70's. winchester and over in lieu ray, 86 degrees culpepper. the dew point levels, 80 degrees. we hardly ever, ever see that around the metro area. that is why we have heat index values. you might want to sit down for this. at 109 degrees. andrews at 102. 106 in fredericksburg. off toward the north and west of us we've had the showers and the rain. that's where it is a little bit cooler at this time. we do have a severe thunderstorm watch that does remain in effect until 9:00 and includes the district, all surrounding areas, down to st. mary's

west of us. loudoun and fauquier county and frederick, in orange that would be a severe thunderstorm warning. it includes baltimore county, a little sliver of howard county, all of this moves on off toward the north and east. on top of that flash flood watch for the d.c. metro area and then where you see the red boxes over here around balk and off toward the north and east would abflash flood warning because of the heavier storms that are overhead right now. very widely scattered showers and thunderstorms around the d.m.v. take away the back shading for the severe thunderstorm watch and show you the heavier rains right now moving off toward the north and east. gaithersburg, 270. you'll find wet weather in your neighborhood. this right over here that was over damascus about 10 minutes ago is now beginning to fizzle out. good news this. heading down toward the south of us. that's where we're looking at another batch of showers and thunderstorms. if your a he watching us near

pomonkey it will move in around 5:20. then bolton 5:30 and waldorf a little bit after that. a few showers and thunderstorms dot the i-81 corridor east of i-81. washington and front royal scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue for at least the next hour or so. 65 to 74 for an overnight low waking up tomorrow morning the showers out of here with temperatures just around 70 degrees. day planner tomorrow shows highs in the upper 80's. it is not going to be as humid. lots of sunshine. if you have plans during the day, tomorrow, go to the pool, the beach, wherever. it is going to be beautiful. let's talk about monday and the eclipse. temperatures should be in the upper 80's. a mix of sun and clouds. so ok. viewing for most of you. of course the further south you head that is where you're going to look for more of the eclipse to be seen. here's our 10-day outlook from storm watch 7. 89 degrees on monday. near 90 on tuesday. better chance for showers and thunderstorms by wednesday. as we move into next week, temperatures will be in the lower 80's with night-time lows in t

if you haven't been outside for the last three hours or so, heat index value at reagan national, 109 degrees. you go oult there, i walked my dog at the noon time hour and just started dripping it was so hot out there. alison: not pleasant. >> he only wanted to stay out for five minutes. larry: he was dripping too. >> if his mouth opens we go back inside. alison: that's your sign. all right. coming up next here at 5:00 a huge perk for d.c. public school student. a final moment that ended a morning of chaos in annandale that started with a robbery, a pitbull, and car chasing. >> in arlington, possible new changes for streets and schools in the wake of the violence in charlottesville. i'll have the full d

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alison: overnight another reminder of slavery in america was taken down. crews removed a statue of former supreme court justice roger taney from the maryland state house in annapolis. he wrote the dread scott decision which denied citizenship to african-americans, reaffirmed slavery, and eventually set the stage for america's civil war. that removal comes amidst increasing calls to remove syol

across the nation. that includes statues, schools, even street signs. larry: we'll go live to arlington tonight the latest local city to join the growing debate. rich? richard: behind me is lee highway, named after robert e. lee. it's had the same name since 1919. now in the wake of the tragedy in charlottesville, arlington leaders are pushing for a name change. now it's not just here. the board of supervisors also wants a new name for the jefferson davis highway. the arlington school board changing its school naming olicy the very first step in the search for a new name for washington lee high school. now, the arlington board making these changes just as confederate statutes across the country including the roger taney memorial in annapolis are coming down. that taney statue removed from outside the maryland state house in annapolis to be put in storage. the 1857 case, taney, supreme court justice, ruled against dred scott, upholding

denying citizenship to anyone of african ancestry. the arlington board hopes to convince virginia lawmakers to pass a bill permitting the name change or giving the county the authority to do so. >> and i think it has come to be a divisive reality. not that we want to eliminate history. it is to be learned from and embraced at some level but where and how? richard: there are no guarantees this will happen. state lawmakers meet in january and february. they will be the deciders on this. coming up at 6:00, we will hear from a descendent of roger taney his thoughts about all the changes. reporting live in arlington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. larry: high tensions over all things civil war is prompting manassas to cancel a tradition. the city says it will not hold its annual civil war weekend this year. it was supposed to be next weekend coinciding with the 155th anniversary of the second battle of bull run. next at 5:00, the

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>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00. on your side. 5:30, right now we are tracking heavy rain in parts of the area. take a look at this. i-95 near elk ridge. steve rudin is tracking things now.s >> it's all on location. some of you are seeing nothing, others are seeing heavy, heavy hour.t this severe thunderstorm watch does continue for the metro area until 9:00 tonight. warningsunderstorm right now for baltimore city and off toward the north and east. the immediate metro. look at that flash flood watch that continues for the d.c. metro area and southern maryland, heaviest of the rain is well north and east of the d.c. area. the baltimorerd area, that's where they have the severe thunderstorm warnings at windsime with the gusty and heavier downpours. showerto home, heavier just moved on through. our skies are beginning to clear outa little bit of sunshine there right now. but old town, alexandria, you

weather, along with reagan national airport. all this moves on off towards the east. head farther down to the south of us. and you're looking at heavier at this time. la plaita, this is moving your way. we have a newly issued severe thunderstorm warning for maryland. let me get you just the quick details on that. that untiling at 6:15. this is for central charles southern maryland. 6:15, severe thunderstorm warning. 60 miles per of hour are possible. we will keep you updated as the storm moves on off toward the east at around 25 miles per hour. >> steve, thank you very much. keep us posted. meanwhile, checking our other top stories. right now, police in prince george's county are searching person who killed three little girls in clinton. home bodies found inside a on brooke jane drive.

found by a family member. all three girls were under the age of 10. the cause of death is being body.bed as trauma to the >> steve bannon is out as the white house chief strategist. the news breaking within the last few hours, although it had weeks.mored for his dismissal comes days after president trump called bannon a and not a racist. >> and in charlottesville, the statue of robert e. lee may soon be no more. city's mayor now says he wants it to go. six days after those protests ended in murder. signer, was onceig again removing the statue, but go.says it must >> amid last week's chaos in charlottesville, another strategy. state police helicopter that was watching the growing violence crashed, state troopers on board. loved ones and state leaders took time to say goodbye and thank you.

of bagpipes filled church.'s baptist virginia state trooper, burke bates. hundreds celebrated his life, far away as alaska and, of course, virginia. >> he'll be forever missed but never forgotten. he was the very proud father of two amazing children. he loved you with all of his heart. reporter: bates died on the job saturday when his helicopter crashed outside charlottesville the white nationalist rally that day. his copilot, lieutenant jay cullen, also died in the crash. bates became a state trooper in transferred to the aviation unit last month. >> he was a character. greatly. him reporter: he was also on the governor's executive protection unit. >> what he would want us to do

with smiles on our faces. reporter: a helicopter flyover honored bates. bagpipes brought the service to an end. trooper bates would have been 41 away.y after he passed he is survived by his wiec wifed their twins. son, just 12 years old. >> a dramatic ending to a chaotic morning that really afternoon ino the annandale. that was the moment right there when police used a stun gun to capture a man accused of a involving aimes robbery, crashed cars, even a bull. we're sorting all of this out in annandale. sayingr: tonight police a man is now facing charges after this string of events that stretched several blocks down here, alo

turnpike, finally ending up here in the end of this shopping center, earlier today. >> faced off for a few minutes. and finally, they got him, put him in custody. reporter: police say 35-year-old kelly robinson is now facing ofrges, after a wild chain events in annandale friday morning. >> we hear a whole bunch of crashes behind us. around. we see this one guy, mauling through cars, nonstop. started: police say it along little river turnpike when drove his car into about a half a dozen other cars including jonathan green's. then police say robinson grabbed car andbull out of his ran to this shopping center where he allegedly tried to a woman. witnesses say a security guard stepped in to help, but police, robinson pulled a knife on

grabbing his keys and taking off in his car. center parking lot, he rammed additional cars, outside of the safeway building. thet johnson came out of grocery store to find the driver's side of her fiat damaged. waited another 10 minutes, i probably would have been in the car. brick pillar a damaged as well. that work still needs to be prepared. tonight police telling us that anyone that sustained injuries, including the suspect, all said non-life-threatening. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> a quick update for you on a newly issued severe thunderstorm warning. northern anne arundel county, extreme southeastern montgomery county and northeastern prince george's county, until 6:45. is moving out off towards the east at 25 miles per hour. we are going to continue tracking this storm for you. more coming up in just a few

thank you. next at 5:00, a loophole or government waste? the 7 on your side digs into of dollars in grant money dolled out to bars in the district that shouldn't get them. >> i wasn't even thinking. amazed.st -- i was >> he was amazed and so will you be. what a 10-year-old did that bragging rights in his family for life. in prince george's county gives parents updates on their child's school bus, coming up. you how to tap in. >> here's with what the good morning washington team is on for monday. >> thanks, guys. monday, on good morning washington, d.c. students finally heading back to school. we are live to see how they're up for their first day. >> plus, you can't find these eclipse glasses anywhere. have them and we are giving them away! >> and traffic and weather, on good morning washington, your official back-to-school

>> update on the severe thunderstorm warnings. charles county and in prince george's county and counties. we're tracking these storms, now moving on off toward the north and east. flash flood watches in effect and flash flood warnings up toward the baltimore area. i'll show you what's going on with the latest in terms of location for these storms as move across southern maryland. this is moving over toward the plaita area. as we head to that next severe thunderstorm warning, for just a little sliver of montgomery county, this is until 6:45. t also includes anne arundel howard and prince george's county. these cells are moving toward north, northeast at just around 20 miles per hour. we're going to keep you updated

>> right now, we're keeping a close eye and nose, i guess, at botanic garden, because three corpse flowers would bloom anytime now. first time in north america that three of the togent flowers are going bloom in unison.

lucky us! anytimeom is expected between now and wednesday. and you know people are lining up for that. be rights, and i'll behind them. not really. grab your glasses. sure!wait for this, for three days until the eclipse. a reminder that our coverage begins at 12:30 on monday and also we're streaming on wjla.com. now, small towns and cities all across the country are preparing to deal with the millions of americans and even people coming in from abroad who will be traveling to see the eclipse. stretch from salem, oregon, all the way to charleston, south carolina. bracing for an influx of tourists. traffic will be a major issue. is, we really encourage folks to have in their cars an emergency go kit. should include things like water, nonperishable food, flashlight with batteries, envelope full of cash. >> okay. well, in charleston, officials to double the city's popul

blairsville, georgia, expecting a 200% increase. than actually live in that town. >> wow. very exciting! have a should know we wealth of resources for you online at wjla.com. just type in eclipse in the search bar. >> well, coming up at 5:00... things.can do amazing even deliver their own baby brother. the quick thinking that came just in time. >> i'm nathan. is this going to businesses that aren't

>> d.c. taxpayer dollars might be going to nightclubs and bars, even though the district has getting grantom money. it's all part of the d.c. great to helpprogram meant small businesses. 7 on your side's government at h street northeast to explain. notightclubs and bars are eligible for the d.c.

streets grants, according to the district's own rules. but we identified two bars that did receive taxpayer funded the district says they're going to be reviewing those applications. aaron lives near 8th street northeast. the district released its list of businesses receiving the grants, she recognized some names. >> i've lived in the neighborhood for about five and six years. lot of development. reporter: blumenthal asked 7 on your side to investigate businesses she believed were not eligible for grants. the mayor's office own grant rules says bars and nightclubs aren't eligible. a business received $50,000 as a restaurant. renamed it and began cupcakes.cktails and behind the bar, there's a that says "bar." >> 50,000. that means for us to redo the kitchen. we

gave jobs to the community. reporter: she says she played by the rules and denies any wrongdoing. touché.re's it also received 50,000 from the d.c. great streets grant. is this place? >> so it's a nightclub. it's a bar. reporter: touché markets itself service, night life and seductive fridays. touché's management says it has a separate licensed catering money wentd the towards improving the kitchen, same kitchen used for the bar. while the kitchen is normally closed during daytime visits, busyameras recorded a clientele during late-night bar hours. greatvernment says the street program has awarded more than $10 million and created local jobs since 2015. in response to 7 on your side's questions about whether all the receiving grants were ul

safeguards ins place to protect taxpayer dollars. in light of the information presented by abc 7, the district will perform a complete review businesses under the application. our due diligence efforts will continue to be strengthened where necessary. >> makes me upset. i wish someone would administer grant program better. reporter: both business owners defend their applications, the rules. play by touché adding that they welcome the review. northeastin washington, nathan baca, abc 7 news. intoll, a woman went emergency labor six weeks early. and the only person who could save her was her 10-year-old son. ashley says her husband had just left work. as she was using the rest room, water broke. she says she looked down and saw the baby's feet hanging out. adult nearby to help, she turned to 10-year-old jayden to save the baby's life and her own.

>> he said -- he just like took a deep breath and he was like, okay, mom. tell me what i need to do and it.l do like he didn't even look scared. >> i wasn't even thinking. i was amazed. i didn't know what was going on. of the, here's the rest story. minutes after jayden pulled the walked in to do the rest. doctors at the hospital said if jayden hadn't helped, both the and his mother would have died. >> oh, my goodness! well, there's a future doctor for you. there. >> absolutely. no question at all. for him! congratulations to that family. all right. well, let's go ahead and talk weather. another active friday night. >> just like last week. here, thetting right three of us. >> i look at the picture behind dark.f you and it is we're looking towards old town, alexandria. are still coming in to

airport.tional reagan national nothing to worry about, at least right now. if you do have somewhere to go, with your travel carrier first. heat index still above 100 theees, at least inside capital beltway. i'll tell you what's going on. two severe thunderstorm warnings for the area. central charles county and northern prince george's county into northern until 6:45, with gusty winds, heavier downpours. remains in watch effect with flash flood warnings up near the baltimore area where the heaviest of the rain so far and into the early evening. gusts that we've seen, inner harbor, just around to 50 miles per hour. we're going ahead on over down therd -- this is over into prince george's county area. herou're watching us

pasadena, around 6:07. sky.a watchful eye on the for charles county, la plata around 6:04. and hughesville at around 6:35. keep youtinue to updated as these storms move across the area. a much nicer weekend on the way look forward to. >> okay. that's good to hear. all right. aaron is here with sports for us. >> i was just thinking we're already looking ahead to the game. preseason where did the summer go, you know? >> mid-august already. >> exactly. hours, the24 redskins will host the green bay packers. have to wait a little until junior gillette takes the field. what about the first-round draft pick? openered the preseason

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children he's helping. biggest cheerleaders might be her teammates and her coaches. >> it was the perfect thick for young -- thing for young kids to role who are looking for a model not only for life but if overcome athlete, to adversity, height, whatever. reporter: a life changing experience. impactful.n very right now, it doesn't compare to this. right now.ber one reporter: showing she's a winner on and off the court. >> that is awesome. i love that she took the time to do that. and you're gonna be at the mystics game! awesome. >> yeah. a copy of the book. >> i will. ivory! would you sign it? channel 7! >> ha ha! parents and, students at d.c. public schools, listen up. the mayor has an offer you might want to hear

>> a big perk for students at d.c. public schools. d.c. mayor giving them free metro.n bureau chief sam ford explains and the extra security in place for the start of the school year. reporter: the mayor rode the news conference, one stop away, to emphasize her programs ande safety as school begins next monday. >> having additional adults schoolon the route to and from the metro stations and in metro stations to remind of the decoruml that is required. history: she listed the of problems, where she's sending city workers to be the eyes and ears of the police during the first week of school. >> we just want everyone to feel who theble, know arecers are, who the staff reporter: among the places are the metro station. the idea is to make young people, if

feel safer. incoming freshman kani finds that comforting. be here watching and report it. reporter: this junior wonders effective. >> certain kids not gonna listen. they're gonna do what they want gonna listen to adults nowadays. reporter: the mayor also 70,000 publict charter students are eligible to ride free. payments can be loaded into the d.c. one card that use for i.d.'s. it saves the family about $600 a year for two kids. >> i don't want to be a major threat. instruments.o play reporter: reporting from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc 7 news. 6:00, police use a stun gun on a man in annandale. and this wasn't even the most ofmatic part of a series events that too

shopping center. >> another statue removed, in the wake of charlottesville. tonight, new calls for changes. and another presidential quits withalling it a hidden message to president trump. >> and what happened to three girls in this maryland home has even the toughest police officers horrified and asking why. >> now, abc 7 news at 6:00. on your side. >> but we begin with the weather tonight, because right now we've got storms popping up around the metro area. under watches again. >> let's get right now to meteorologist steve rudin in the stormwatch 7 weather center. >> heavy rain finally beginning the capitalde beltway. this is looking over towards the bridge. skies are dark. it's raining. see the folks with the umbrellas. temperature right now, 83. just a cooling down little bit, by about 7 degrees, compared to the last hour. doese thunderstorm warning re-- watch does remain in ef

tonight. we have several severe warning.orm northern anne arundel and northern prince george's county until 6:45. update on the an flash flood watch that remains in effect for the metro area. warnings are indicated in red. we have a newly issued severe thunderstorm warning at this hour, and as for charles county, this is moving in -- we're going zoom to this one first. to the north, we have that severe thunderstorm warning. the wet weather at this time, gusty winds. now we head over to southern maryland, where we have an expanded severe thunderstorm warning. if you're watching us here, mexville, this is where you're going to see the strongest of areatorm move over your over the next 45 minutes. we'll give you a fresh update on the latest warnings, coming up in just a few minutes. plus, we're looking ahead to the .pcoming weekend sme and i promise you, it's a whole lot brighter and not