alison: a teen mistake leading to their car being stolen only leon: only on 7, a driver's ightmare as police check out a series of stolen cars. >> i woke up and didn't see my driveway. steve: the worst of the storm damage in the d.m.v. next. is tryingdy

in, but i don't think they'll it, i don't think so. alison: the clock is ticking toward a safety deadline and condo residents are facing being kicked out. announcer: abc 7 news at 11:00 with breaking news. >> the men and women who serve deserve a in combat plan for victory. leon: we do start with that from the ews president, a vision for the future of afghanistan. president trump offering few he doesn't want the enemies ever to know what the plan is. he did kite the attack in barcelona and the growing threat of terror. alison: he encouraged unity in a homeland free of hate. jay has the latest. jay: president trump as a candidate called military afghanistan a terrible mistake. he says his first instinct as resident was to pull out of conflicts in that region. tonight just a short time ago, he says that view has changed. tonight talking tough

he says a priority will be orking with pakistan and convincing its leaders to destroy safe havenz for terrorists. timelinesint tonight, will not dictate strategy. ground, nots on the arbitrary timetables will guide strategy from now on. america's enemies must never believe they or can wait us out. i will not say when we were attack, but attack we will. stressed president military power will not bring peace alone to that region. are necessary. he also took time to condemn hate here at home. jonathan. jonathan: the president was encouraging unity and dressed acceptance, e of there was turmoil tonight in charlottesville.

of a city council meeting there tonight. arrested after they were jumping up on a desk saying blood on your hands. he anger stemming from decisions made before this month's violent protests after weekend, the president infamously condemned both sides. that t a new poll finds 56% of americans disprove of the president's handling of the in charlottesville. just 28% approve of the 16% had no response, opinion be the first to know about breaking news from the all around the globe. alison.for text alerts, alison: imagine waking up, going to your car and it's not there. are, victims of a car theft talking only to abc 7 tonight and they're not the only victims here. but as jay reports, they're now mistake.from one key ay: bustling downtown soda spring was

thievery. only gave us their first names but were quite open about heir remarkable story of misfortune and good luck. >> nothing was crashed or nothing was broken. jay: their car was one of three low crime generally area of the city in a five-day span. five carsd that about had been rummaged through. police are not sure if all of the crimes are connected. the couple is certain of their good fortune. valet key in the car which contributed to the easy exit from the driveway. hours after it was taken, police found it, relatively unscathed in southeast washington. everything was fine. the car was locked and so i and the slight smell of smoke inside, and all of the things were thrown but nothing really was stone excel for my car manuals. jay korff, abc 7 news. reported e previously a

those owners manuals. a pin number and sometimes your registration and your v.i.n. it to contact se the car's maker and get a replacement key. keepe encouraged to always the manuals protected. anthony: first forecast from storm warn 7 on this monday evening, the showers and [p] had orms that we earlier have completely fizzled out. we'll zoom in a little bit closer. partly cloudy skies and stays warm and humid through the vernight hours and a hot day tomorrow. tomorrow morning, patchy fog and to arrive on et wednesday. i'll give you the timing for that plus the next best chance and thunderstorms and looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, how about humidity, cooler temperatures and sunshine, more minutes.n just a few jonathan. jonathan: another night

swift strong storms during rush hour. our crews found damage in charles county tonight. flooding to fallen trees. reporter: the damage out here, this sign snapped in half. fromign is back there back the post. that tree was ripped right out of the ground. that's not the worst of it. >> my wife called me, the basement is flooding. >> cody anderson listened. storm.m after >> while the storm engulfed this ouse plucking trees and branches from his yard. >> whatever it was, it came across strong. >> down the road, a tree fell on of a home. the keyword being on top and not through. the united orner, methodist church cemetery, the storm disturbed those resting in peace. was just as problematic as wind. flooding roads. tonight crews rushed to repair downed power lines which shut power to 3,300 homes. the andersons have their restored. striking, it was a

> as for this tree, anderson says he was going to live it up anyway. >> this is a different tree, the news, no reported injuries down here and the power to most of the homes is expected to turn next 24 hours he or so. reporting in charles county. barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: federal funding for the purple line coming soon. he department of the transportation says it will sign a $900 million federal funding agreement with maryland. that money will go toward construction of a planned light rail from new bethesda. to alison: condo residents are facing a morning deadline or they might be kicked out. officials saw some major hazards at these condos. fixed by ues aren't tomorrow morning, residents will hours to vacate. anna-lysa gayle went inside is the troubled complex tonight. anna-lysa: i can

tell you that the alison county social services team was here this forrest dents as they prepare for the 50/50 chance able to may not be live inside their homes after tomorrow. now, i can tell you many say optimistic that his building will pass inspection. as roger johnson walked us hrough his home at the condominiums, we made several shocking drivers, from broken trash lance cameras to piled up in areas that are unsanitary. mice, rats. wires hanging out of he ceiling, wires from an elevator broken for years. >> i have to have a fire bring my mother down. anna-lysa: the property management has less than 24 some of the ect issu

that the fire alarm system vacant doors and removing trash from vacant units. inspect onheduled to tuesday morning. if it's deemed unsafe, the to dents will have 24 hours vacate. >> everyone is trying to pitch in, but i don't think they're going to make it. i don't think so. everything doesn't check out on the inspection, what will you do? move.ill >> what will you do? >> do what i have to do. can tell you d i those images just don't tell the full story here. concern from more those residents. as far as this building, if you the ecall back in october, power was also cut off by pepco because they said they had a hefty bill. we'll be here for that inspection tomorrow morning and be sure to bring you those them.s as soon as we know live in temple hills tonight, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: no word upon what sparked a fire on a school bus olney. they

firefighters got there. most of the damage is in the ear of the bus around the engine area. it closed georgia avenue in both directions during rush hour. an infamous case of school sex abuse coming to a close today. teacher's aide sent to prison for 75 years. a pleaded guilty to abusing dozen children as young as 9 years old. hat happened while he was arden. in glen >> a man that age can do that to women out e young here, it don't make sense. have gotten 100 years in my opinion. alison: in court, he repeatedly and he was not a monster said that he is ashamed of what he did. his lawyer claimed he was a a man's body with an i.q. of 63. he was tence means likely die in prison. still he faces another trial on charges related to all 20 of the alleged victims.

onathan: check this out, a mess in waldorf. that is a truck that went into a garage the wrong way. news, no one was home at the time when the pickup went home.g into the the aftermath and charles county sheriff's office says it could event that medical caused this. the driver was taken to the hospital. lison: chances are you're going to remember where you were today for a long time. country, it was eclipse fever and tonight we're putting together some of the best views and the best and what you didn't see when you were standing outside. that's just ahead. jonathan: plus it was a obama shell budget report, the secret money to nning out of protect the president. the agency responding saying not true. >> a judge ambushed by the rapist in convicted a high profile case. we're tracking the latest

alison: happening now, there is a massive search tonight that continues for 10 u.s.a. sailors u.s.s. john the

it's believed they went overboard when that story oil tanker.h an this is the fourth incident involving the pacific fleet just comes just two months after seven sailors died involvingar collision the u.s.s. fitzgerald. staggeredas ordered a to day pause in operation review procedures. jonathan: a shootout in ohio ambushed a ter judge. he is believed to be the father from a victed rapist high profile case there. kimberly: the amazing thing, that judge was able to fire back, killing his attacker. this happened right outside the ourtroom in jefferson county, ohio. police say nate richmond waited for the he courthouse judge and then fired five shots range.nt blank richmond is the estranged father f the former high school fo

student. here is the thing. the judge did not preside over his son's case so tonight it to stigators are trying determine if the shooting was connected to that rape case. > whether or not there is a connection between any of those prior appearances in that action, we today's don't know the answer to that. the son served 10 months in a juvenile facility. the judge is hospitalized onight but is expected to survive. i just checked, he is in stable condition. i'm kimberly sk, suiters, back to you. alison: tonight the secret ervice is denying reports that president trump is overstretching the protection budget. he shortfall was reportedly blamed on president trump's regular weekend trips to places mar-a-lago. the secret service director said is agency has the funding it needs to meet all requirements and to cover overtime pay of the year.nd jonathan

revamping his legal team and dding an attorney who is known for representing another celebrity. cosby has hired michael jackson's former lawyer. going to lead his defense during his november retrial on sexual assault charges. an awaital in michael jackson's 2004 trial. asby's first trial end indeed hung trial. alison: no matter where you were in the u.s. today, it up ed everyone was looking from sidewalks, parks, roof coast he first coast to solar eclipse in 99 years in this country was an event to behold. not a total eclipse here in our area, that 81% coverage of all ages. >> oh, my god! [screaming] wonderful. >> it looks orange. >> it looks orange, what about the shape? really, well, like a crescent. there you go.

to es and towns from oregon south carolina to experience darkness.inutes of >> it was really cool. like the whole sun was covered by the moon and then it went really dark. well, vice president mike pence joined some former astronauts and students at the observatory. president trump and the first ady watched from the truman balcony. ♪ i need you more than ever you only hold me tight ♪ ♪ we'll be holding we started ince talking about the whole eclipse thing, doesn't it make you want song.ng this that is bonnie tyler performing 1983 hit "total li

the heart." a cruise ship sailing through the eclipse's path earlier tonight. came out. it you can find all of our coverage photo, ng a stunning really good pictures taken today. appreciate you sharing. website, wjla.com. steve: we're all listening to that music. get advanced to my next graphics, we'll get them here eventually. right now, not a whole lot going on, good news there, the showers, the had erstorms that we earlier on have now dissipated and no active watches, no active warnings. however, tomorrow because of the heat, we may be looking at a heat advisory for parts of the area. is warm, it is humid this hour. degrees at

reagan national airport. and 70's, 68, 75 for overnight low. patchy fog early tomorrow d.c.ng mainly west of it's not going to cause any type of problems. be aware, the kids are back in school. just a little n bit. temperatures early on will be in the lower 70's. not going to stay there very long. we'll see a rapid warm-up as we move through the midmorning hours and into the afternoon. futurecast looks like this. it's dry for most of the day, a creep up s want to late afternoon, early evening and then we're tracking a cold bring hat is going to yous a better chance for showers and a few thunderstorms during the day on wednesday, but behind it's going to feel so much better out there. temperatures tomorrow lower 90's. heat index values around 100 to 103. join "good morning washington" tomorrow and there will be an national ther the weathe

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