in woodbridge. it's right by pennington lane. our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg with new information about just what happened here. jeff? jeff: well, alison, it was about 7:00 on saturday night in this section of woodbridge where the 36-year-old woman was walking on this session of elm farm road where police say she was accosted by a 13-year-old boy who they believe likely tried to drag her into a wooded area. woman tells police she noticed she was being followed by a male on a bicycle so she picked up the pace of her walking but authorities say at that point the teen grabbed the woman. he was off his bike. grabbed the woman and pulled her in the middle of the road. she was then able to scream and kick and get away. the boy took off on foot. as the woman called police. they showed up fast. they were able to canvass the area and flood the area putting focus on the elm farm mobile home park. police were able to identify the juvenile and take him into

experience for this 36-year-old woman. >> she just noticed she was being followed. and through the process, she tried to get away. he got off the bike and ran after her and grabbed her. tried to pull her across the road. >> you are not expecting someone, whoever it is, attacks you, you know, especially from a kid. jeff: thankfully the woman only suffered minor physical injuries in the incident. the 13-year-old boy has been arrested and is being charged as a juvenile. currently being held at the prince william county juvenile detention center. live in woodbridge, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. police want you to take a look at this man's picture. rojas is accused of exposing himself to a woman and taking her phone when she tried taking a picture of him. police are worried he may be responsible for other incidents like this, possibly in maryland, maybe

he is now facing several criminal charges for the latest incident and one that happened last month. alison: developing over the past couple of hours today an all clear has been given at the white house after a suspicious package forced a lockdown there. the secret service says it was found near the north fence line. abc7 did get some video here of the officers inspecting the package but again, operations at the white house are now back to normal. and by the way, the president had already left for his planned trip to arizona. for a second straight day keeping the eyes turned toward the sky. no eclipse today. this time a strong line of storms. on the move as a hot and a humid day comes to a close. stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin with the forecast. steve: the cold front will be here this time tomorrow and it will begin to feel better around here. outside we look now over toward crystal city. it's hazy and humid. it's hot out there. temperature right now of 92

airport. it feels like the temperature is hotter than that. closer to 100 degrees. i'll show you what is going on. stormwatch7 satellite and radar. quiet and dry around the capital beltway. no problems for the rush hour commute driving home this evening. however, off to the west of us we are looking at a line of showers and thunderstorms now moving out of ohio to west virginia. these storms, some may become severe. as they move closer to the metro area we are looking at the potential of the severe weather to diminish. scattered showers and thunderstorms later tonight. more on the cold front and the refreshing batch of the air behind it in a few minutes. jonathan? jonathan: steve, thanks. ordered out of the lynnhill condominiums building, they are telling the residents who live there, it's not safe for them to be there. maryland bureau chief brad bell with the new developments. brad: fire inspectors showed up early and fanned out across the blighted complex. they found a

safety violations. filled and clogged trash chutes. not functioning fire doors. the fire chief announcing the team determined the lynnhill condos are unsafe for human habitation. >> the residents have 24 hours to remove their belongings. brad: then it got tense. angry residents actually shout down the chief's press conference. >> you got some money. >> thank you very much. that will conclude the press conference. >> you would cut it off real quick. brad: the two apartment buildings totaling 106 units have been falling into disrepair for years. they are condos. the condo association mismanaged funds, owners and respecters -- renters stopped paying and the problems snowballed. the utilities with will be cut off again. those ordered to move out say it's another bold.

mother and a 73-year-old aunt that i have to find housing for in 24 hours. that is not easy. brad: a representative of the p.g. county department of social services stepping in. >> with are not going to leave you here by yourself. we're here to help you. >> i don't have nowhere to go. brad: of course joining you live. a lot of people don't believe the pledge they are here to help. with all due respect, you don't need to be a fire inspector to see the place has serious problem. this apartment, the wall, blown out. several stories up people are actually still living in there. this place is an absolute mess. a lot of people are telling us they plan to defy the order. tonight there is one rental truck here. some people are in fact moving out. when we come back at 5:00, you will hear the human stories and you will hear from a lawyer for the condo association, itself. what their plans are moving forward. temple hills, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: such a t

out there, brad. thank you. meanwhile, we want to show you this video that went viral. the president stealing a glance at the sun in the solar eclipse yesterday without his eclipse glasses until here. he just took a quick peak before he did put on the solar glasses for a better view. but, you know, president trump, however, not the only one who couldn't help but look up at the sun without protective gear. today, well, phones at eye doctor offices are ringing off the hook. stephen tschida with the doctors and the patients that couldn't help themselves yesterday. what do you see in there? stephen: i was out and about yesterday. streets like this all over the place, you saw people stop and just look up. today, some of them are calling or going into eye doctors. >> historic event taking place above you. for some people, it's hard not to look. even though we got plenty of warning. >> i thought it was getting dark so i looked up. i was like okay. i'm going to see

without the glasses but i also wear contacts. i should be fine, i guess. stephen: ophthalmologist offices are flooded with calls today. >> i know it can ruin the retina. >> everybody is calling saying their eyes hurt looking at the sun from yesterday's eclipse. stephen: a lot of people fear they inflicted damage looking at the eclipse without the proper protective eye wear. the doctors say in most cases the effects will diminish in minutes, days or weeks. but in some cases, it can be serious. >> it can cause inflammation and potentially lead to permanent loss of vision. stephen: dr. luther says it can happen in just 20 seconds. that is as little as it takes to inflict that kind of damage. coming up at 5:00, we are going to give you more information and talk to a woman who actually had her eyes damaged from looking up at the sun. reporting live, stephen

alison: thank you. one more note here, in about 20 minutes what is going to happen now to all the solar eclipse viewing glasses that most of the nation was using yesterday? because you know what? they are not going to be good for the next one in 2024. we are going to find out how you can recycle them, though. jonathan: the first city council meeting in charlottesville since the deadly violence two weeks ago. at one point the councilmembers had to put the meeting on hold. three people jumped up on a desk and started screaming. they were arrested. the council voted earlier this year to remove the robert e. lee statue that is at the center of the rallies. that will remain covered until the statue is gone. actor george clooney now and his wife showing support for charlottesville. the couple donating $1 million to the southern not verity law center which monitors the locations and the activities of domestic hate groups. a confederate memorial came down o

county executive it canerman posted video of the statue coming down saying he ordered it following the violence in charlottesville. the monument will be donated to the museum. alison: the purple line is moving forward at least for now. we spotted crews along the light rail line to connect bethesda to new carrollton crossing montgomery county and prince george's county. kevin lewis is joining us to tell us why the maryland governor is convinced that federal funding is on the way for this. kevin: governor larry hogan spoke with the u.s. secretary of transportation twice in the last week. now governor hogan saying he expects $900 million in federal funding to floor to maryland in short order. we found proof of the optimism on display today. demolition application sign and the water filled barriers at the ready beside the apex

building along wisconsin avenue in downtown bethesda. today a large metal sign that notifies of the project. the land will be home to the purple line main rail yard. the plans call for the row of the businesses and the restaurants to be torn down to make way for one of 21 total purple line stations. back live you can see they placed a chain link fence on

is slated for demolition. jonathan: still ahead the pow irball jackpot is monstrous. alison: we look at how it stacks up against other historic lotteries coming up. >> it's huge. former k.k.k. to clergy in northern virginia. he is stepping away for now. we'll have the story. >> just accept it for what it is. ask for forgiveness. jonathan: but not all the parishioners feel that way. alison: we have a miracle in italy. the rescue from the rubble after an earthquake. moment you just don't want to miss. jonathan: hot spots around

alison: just an amazing moment caught on camera. take a look at this as a rescue crew pulls a little baby from a pile of rubble. the little boy and his two brothers were trapped for 15 hours after a deadly earthquake rocked italy. aural three boys we are told are said in good health

one person is dead. 25 others are injured. after that quake. jonathan: you think you had a bad day? think about the trucker. the 18-wheeler dangling down another street down below. this happened in texas. somehow, not sure how it ended up in the position 16 feet off the ground. no one was hurt. alison: a good day. jonathan: lucky. alison: that it ended that way. alison: the schools are pulling an ad many claim is sex it. this reads "are you that mom?" it promotes the county school app. in the ad a whole bunch of tasks mom should not forget. what about dads is what everyone is saying? that is what if parents are saying. in a statement, they said in part we produced the video using broad

outlandish depiction of the hectic lifestyle in the area and ultimately they apologized. jonathan: for decades, father william aitcheson served as a priest but before that he was an admitted klansman, a ebb many of the k.k.k. he is taking a leave of absence. we have an explanation from the church. >> people here are shocked. he has been with the arlington diocese since 1998. a lot of folks didn't even know about this. in the newspaper he said the images from the recent violence of charlottesville brought back memory of his early life that he would have preferred to forget. he says as a young man in his 20's he was a member of

we don't know how long that was. father aitcheson is now 64 years old. he asks for forgiveness and apologizes to anyone who suffered racism. he says he asked for and received a temporary leave of absence. >> i wouldn't hold it against him. >> just accept it for what it is. that is it. ask for forgiveness. >> there have been no accusations of the racism or bigotry against the father in his time here. coming up at 6:00, the father in his own words and what the church members think he should do. in fairfax, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: more t

hurt when a commuter trained crashed in a park train. >> a line moves across the heartland. this is kansas. look at this. the flash flooding trapping people in the cars. then the sun came up, it was apparent that the families were trapped in the homes, too. there you can see on the roof. jonathan: that is scary. we have rain again. is this strong, fast? steve: this is well west of us. there is a cold front that will bring us relief from the heat and the humidity. the storms will begin to

the barbecue plans, go for it. outside we go. national harbor. it looks great. a boat ride, going for a walk. the temperatures on the hot side. 92 at reagan national airport. cooler well west of us where they have the rain in garrett county. the feels like are closer to 100. it feels like 105 in leesburg. 103 in manassas. 100 at the reagan national airport. if you are barbecuing it's upper 80's. showers and thunderstorms likely to begin to dot the radar closer to the d.c. metro. stronger storms could make it to the corridor. the beltway is

this is fizzling out. hardly anything to deal with. wet roadways for the time being. it's quiet and dry. off to the west, garrett county to pennsylvania. we have severe thunderstorm watches. most of the strongest storms are well west of us. but around the i-81 corridor that may be stronger this evening. 68 to 75 is the overnight low. thunderstorms north and west of us. wakeup temperatures tomorrow are middle 70's. it's on the humid side. the kids will walk to the bus stop tomorrow. the future cast looks like this. the storms will start to dissipate. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy skies. by the afternoon the sun will reappear and the drier, cooler air will funnel in from the north

the weekend looks fantastic. upper 70's. saturday and sunday with a lot of sunshine and the low humidity. we keep the trend going for next week. middle 70's by wednesday. we will climb back in the lower 80's for thursday and friday with the lows in the 60's. we will track the cold front west of us moving through the evening hours. alison: thank you. the president is heading to phoenix for a campaign rally tonight. that city is on edge. preparing for the president. and expected protesters. more on that ahead. >> idol hasn't started yet but have we found the next "american idol" in the d.m.v.? you see the video next. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network.

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jonathan: i don't mean to brag but you'd be perfect for this. you have great pipes and you can sing. alison: i am a terrible singer but we know some of the words to the "good morning washington" theme song. but we explain how to sing your way to the front of the line. jonathan: sing some. kidd: "american idol" are coming to annapolis. we have skip the line pass

with ask you to sing the "good morning washington" theme song for a chance to win. take a look at a few entries we received. jeffries of district heights. >> ♪ yeah, waking up my day ♪ i've got a brand new plan ♪ good morning, washington ♪ hey, tell me what's the word ♪ kidd: casey williams of alexandria. >> ♪ good morning, washington ♪ ♪ the sun coming up ♪ smile on my face ♪ the morning moving right along ♪ ♪ waking up my day ♪ good morning, washington >> ♪ good morning,

>> some pretty incredible talent in the d.m.v. you still have time to enter. the deadline is tonight at midnight. go to wjla.com for details. you could be the first to be in front of the producers. do that before midnight tonight and one of the passes could be yours. we announce the winners friday morning on "good morning washington." alison: very exciting. jonathan: do a little bit. alison: i'm not going to do it. jonathan: you sang it the other night. alison: not going to do it. we have good talent out there. >> i didn't know it hadley -- lyrics. jonathan: republicans that are staying away from the huge rally.

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michelle: tonight the campaign will hold campaign rally. the no-shows are the state governor and senator jeff flakes. he has been the subject of the president's tweet and not in a good way. danya bacchus shows us that phoenix is preparing for the president and big protest. danya: in anticipation of the rally in phoenix -- >> this is enough to help 2,000 people for an hour. >> they are planning an hour of their own. >> we want to send a loud and clear message to the rest of the country.

>> they are not taking chances. people are worried about the threat of the violence. >> avoid being hit in the head with a bottle by a protester. >> they are going to gather to protect the president in the same place. they will be at the highest staffing level. national guard on standby. the big question is what about the former sheriff joe arpaio? will the president announce a pardon in the rally? arpaio telling abc news he was not invited to the rally. >> in the meantime, u.s. defense secretary james mattis is now in baghdad.

ministers and this is on the quest to take the city from isis. we are also learning when it comes to afghanistan more u.s. troops could arrive in days. >> back to the weather center with steve rudin. i feels like it has been a while sings we felt temperatures toasty. >> it's hot and humid. so far this year, the summer is not over. we have had nine days of 95 plus. last year we had 22 days. it's been cooler compared to what we normally see. >> stop complaining? >> exactly. changes are on the way. we have a cold front that is set to arrive overnight. you will feel the difference this time tomorrow. fredericksburg is 93. the heat index makes it feel hotter than that. it's quiet

leesburg, a small, small shower that popped up. there is nothing to be severe. it will fizzle out as we move through the next 10 to 15 minutes or so. the main event north and west of us. look at the lightning moving in west virginia. the good news for us is most of the severe is north and west of us. there is thunderstorm warning in western maryland. we may see thunderstorms going beyond that. especially on the i-81 corridor. the temperatures fall in the 80's. if you have the barbecue plans, there are no problems early on. take a look at the weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. if you think you are seeing more traffic and the tourists in washington, d.c., you are right. jonathan: that is a good thing. the tourism industry celebrated seven straight year of

new tourist attraction could attract even bigger crowds. >> destination d.c. is touting 22 million total visitors last year. >> getting 22 million people is no small accomplishment but it is a big deal. to the bottom line for the city. >> the d.c. hotel and the hospitality business applauded the news. this is after worry how the travel ban might impact international tourism. >> he says it's generating protest tourism. >> there has been an uptick for the visitors coming to protect things that are important.

>> the tourism industry is feeling optimistic. the museum of the bible and the spy museum will open. history and culture of -- the national museum of african american history and culture will open. and "hamilton" will take center stage at the kennedy center. >> they resonate in a positive way. jonathan: a crash this morning turned deadly. all the lanes opened back up after the morning rush but a person was killed after a dump truck and a pickup truck collided head on. >> big money flows for the race. the next general

help boost ralph northam. the kokh brothers are planning spending for gillespie. jonathan: dangerous air bags should have been recalled before one salvaged from a wrecked car ended up in a 2002 honda that nearly killed a las vegas woman. it is not clear how many explode strapnal to driver or passenger and enup in vehicles. michelle: form is turning to a chinese partner. they are looking to boost manufacturing in china as a global market for electrical cars grows. the auto makers across the world are boosting the

investments with if alternative fuels. jonathan: the potentially dangerous party drug that bears the president's resemblance. we tell you who was caught with the pills. but first -- q: did you see the eclipse yesterday? if you did you probably have a pair of these at home. what should you do now that it's over

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jonathan: the tennessee titans took a video of the solar eclipse. it looks like night. it's not. just the eclipse. literally went dark. now that the eclipse is over what to do with the glasses? michelle: i don't have. some of them don't last forever. just three years they are saying. but you can still recycle them for another eclipse. >> the chances are if you had your eyes to the sky yesterday you were sporting a special pair of shades. now what are you supposed to do with the eclipse classes? >> don't throw them out.

100,000 pairs. the first thing you do with yours -- >> check on the glasses to see if they have this certification. i.s.o. 12312-2. >> if so, you can keep it forever. where you store the glasses is key. >> keep them in good condition. keep them out of the sunlight. >> if you want to make a difference, check out as stron hers without borders that is pushing a campaign on the website. >> they are planning a program to collect classes that will help the children in south america. >> so if you have a pair at

you can donate them. michelle:e who i heard from -- everyone i heard from who saw it in the carolinas said it was life changing. jonathan: it was cool. i don't know about life changing but cool. michelle: i thought maybe i do need to see this. i'm waiting for 2024. that is on. it's a date. jonathan: better to do that. >> up next the power ball rises again. where it stands among the largest in u.s. history. >> plus, bill cosby is back in court and the legal team first request when it comes to the sex assault retrial. one of his lawyer's ties to michael jackson. that is ahead.

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police showed them kicking down the doors, after the terror attack in barcelona. four men connected to the attacks appeared in court today. michelle: police want to find a killer who shot two elderly couples at home playing cards. they believe it started as a home invasion. jonathan: bill cosby as a new legal team and they are making a request. delay the start of the sexual assault trial. after the first one ended in a hung jury. cosby is charged with assaulting andrea constand in 2004. he claims the relationship was consensual. michelle: this could be a new lead in the disappea

natalie holloway who vanished in 2005 in aruba and her father is speaking out about a new finding. "nightline" spoke with him about the claims that the remains were found. >> for 12 years, the disappearance is an unsolved mystery. the 18-year-old went missing. and now the father dave says the 18-month investigation with the private detector t.j. ward yielded a breakthrough. thanks to an informant. >> i had already conditioned myself this was not real. >> the informant lead you to the remains? >> correct. the 30-year-old is now serving time

different woman. many say the parents were victims of a botched investigation from the start. >> this is my daughter. you want to find out what happened? >> it may take weeks for the remains to be tested for a d.n.a. match to natalie. >> if the d.n.a. test is positive, where do you put that in your mind and your heart? >> it will be the ind of a long, long journey. >> wi asked where the remains were sent but he would not reveal that. now to the "live desk" with larry smith. larry: you might recall

case from 1990's a man shooting and killing another man after finding out he had a crush on him in the jenny jones show. now there are new developments in the case. a double delight for the eyes and for the nose. mark wahlberg is the highest paid actor in hollywood. but how much more are the men making over the women? that's coming up. jonathan: thanks, larry. happening now, president trump in yuma, arizona. he will tour border operations before heading to phoenix where he will hold a campaign style rally. this is a live picture of air force one. the door is open. we haven't seen the president get on the tarmac yet. we will continue to monitor the situation. >> we may let twitter

>> this is one of the communication and the organizing tools that was used. they are not commenting but the country says they are ready to talk. you know clubs that are b.y.o.p. -- bring your own pot? coffee shops. but not many open because of the zoning restrictions with the clubs. >> the donald trump look alike is common but they have confiscated the ecstasy tabs that look like trump's noggin. they estimate them at $46,000

michelle: the total solar eclipse number within on the media and this song was number one on the charts. >> ♪ nothing i could do ♪ total eclipse of the heart michelle: i know. it just hasn't left our ears since we first started talking about this. jonathan: i can't get it out of my head. this made it to number one on the itunes. the sales surging 500% yesterday. jonathan: the video made no sense. michelle: it is so dark. jonathan: you saw her yesterday on the cruise ship? michelle: i did. >> i could do without that. the power ball jackpot went up. this is at whopping $700 million. let me say that again. $700 million. the cash prize if you take it home at once is $443 million an

take a deep breath. the drawing is tomorrow night. it could be before them, the second biggest ever jackpot. a lot of jing. michelle: that would be life changing. jonathan: if michelle won i'd have to say michelle called in rich. steve: if you buy in richmond you can remain anonymous. >> i'd share with all of you. steve: that could be $10. she didn't say how much. jonathan: it's million dollar weather. not so much. it's hot. steve: in rehoboth beach, delaware. a lot of folks are enjoying nice weather. there is low humidity. this is t

the beach. it feels like the temperatures are out there. sizzler. 101 to 103 degrees. to the north and west of us severe thunderstorm watches. if your wake up tomorrow. mild side. a mix and sun and clouds. there is more sunshine in the afternoon.

we have nighttime locals in the 60's. michelle: next. "7 on your side" consumer alert. card skimmers at the gas station. three things that you can do to stump want to be cr

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every week is a new report of credit card scammers. could it be impossible to install device? every time you do this there is a risk you hand the card to a scammer. >> but you can't see most skimmers because the crooks open the pump with a master key and they install it inside. we found a red sticker on the main door and a smaller sticker on card slot. if you see a sticker like this this tells you an unauthorized person has not opened up the gas pump

they are finding fake stickers on sale on ebay. they say they will improve when they install the chip readers. this they will be able to thwart a lot of this. >> but until then use credit card. not a debit. use the pump closest to the store window or pay inside, especially if the station is off an interstate ramp where they can easily come and go. a gas station employee told me that the stickers give a false sense of security. stick with the pump near the cashier window that is least likely to be hacked so you don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. larry: tonight at 5:00. literally there are holes in the ceiling. you can see the sky. >> a condo complex deemed unlivable. how long residents have to get out. plus, the eclipse is over. where phones are ringing off the hook. not

are now in bloom in d.c. is it double the stench? we go in for a smell test. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> right now dozens of people are scrambling for a new place to live after the fire department said the condo complex isn't safe. when you see the pictures you can understand why. >> the clock isicking the to get out. brad? >> the fire department came to do the inspection and they put the stickers up to building unsafe. do not enter. i want to show you a unit. many of the 106 units are abandoned. this is one of them. we can take a step up to the balcony. you can look inside and see the place is in a state of disrepair.

the lynnhill condominiums may be the worst housing in the region. most are vacant and abandoned and some occupied by renters. some by squanders. the condo association can't even find all the unit owners. sylvia gill calls it home. >> i have nowhere to go with all of my babies. the youngest is five years old. >> gill was watching as the prince george's fair chief made the announce. today. the 60 or the 10 people living here have 24 hours to get out. >> those who are not out by tomorrow at 12:00 noon the county will seek court order to have them removed. >> i have seven children. /work at dominoes part time. >> the conditions have deteriorated badly. utility bills went unpaid for years. now the owners hope to sell to an