they were further hampered by the fire hydrants that were dry. a chain link fence wraps around the apartment building. beatrice lives next door. she grabbed her purse and beloved maltese and drove a few miles away in the chrysler minivan. >> my fear it was coming here. come to the house. that is huge. >> this map provided by earth networks showing nearly 1,600 lightning strikes last evening in and around hagerstown. five bolts in the eye shot of the apartment complex. >> oh, my gosh. >> the officials confirming one bolt struck the building's roof, setting

wood. >> this is what we consider a natural cause of fire. nothing that could have been prevented. this is one of the situations. it doesn't matter how many protection features you have. >> the alarm goes off and in the corridor, the hallway was covered with smoke. >> one person was showering when the fire started. another resident on home oxygen. the building has the fire sprinklers but there were none in the attic. live in hagerstown, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news.

>> the victim shot is expected to survive. they believe the shooter left the area and two people involved likely knew each other. alison: 90 years to the day as two italian immigrants were executed. this still ignites passion in the u.s. lana zak reports that president trump changed his tone and called for national unity as the nation struggles with divisions following violence in charlottesville. lana: president trump promised changes. >> i will sign another historic bill that the american legion help us deliver the veterans appeals improvement and modernization

>> this is a subject reignited in charlottesville. >> you will not -- >> less than 24 hours earlier a different donald trump on display on a campaign rally in phoenix. president trump: they are trying to take away our culture. they are trying to take away our history. and our weak leaders do it overnight. lana: the president sought to reit rate his remarks about charlottesville specifically. >> i said saturday we are closely following the terrible events unfold in charlottesville, virginia. >> but he admitted the two controversial points. president trump: violence on many sides. on many sides. you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. lana: and instead blamed the media for the charlottesville fallout. >> if you want to discover the source of the division in our country, look no further than the fake news and the crooked

media. lana: but the president's responsibility remains in the eyes of many. including a group of ral lies that announce that won't have a conference call with the president out of protest. they say he will "recognize and remedy" the great error he has made in abetting the voices of hatred. >> a member of the undercover c.i.a. wants to buy twitter and kick trump off of it. she says if twitter executives won't shut down trump's violence and hate it is up to us. she has about $20,000 and trying to get to $1 billion. larry: new poll finds 45% of people voting for president trump would rather have had president davis as presidents than barack

this comes as the symbol of the confederacy come down across the country. in this is after a rally focused on the confederate general robert e. lee. now the effects are you -- are trickling down to people just named robert lee. lindsey: espn took robert lee off announcing u.v.a. football game. and people are outraged. they say by pulling him they created a category five meme hurricane. and if this society can't tell the difference from robert e. lee from 150 plus years ago to the asian sportscaster robert lee we are all in trouble. breaking news, espn announces the u.v.a. game w

announced by ulysses s. grant. not robert e. lee. alison: thank you. let's switch to the weather and say goodbye to the 90's and the humidity. steve, it is going to get nice. steve: it is beautiful. a lot of sunshine in time for the evening hours. maybe go to the pool or the barbecue in the backyard. temperatures holding in the middle 80's. inside the capital beltway. they will slowly fall this everything. once the sun sets. this is not going to amount to a lot and the showers should be out of here in the next hour or two. then the skies will begin to clear. for the temperatures, the temperatures are falling through the 80's. in the 70's by 79:00 tonight. coming up in a few minutes, we

outlook for the upcoming weekend. it looks nice. we are tracking harvey which promises to cause a mess along the texas coast. more on that in a few minutes. larry? larry: thank you, steve. new development tonight as the anger builds for the residents of the condominium complex hours after they were forced to evacuate their homes. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live to explain why. brad: we may be heading for a tense ending of the day. where i'm standing here, we can tell you a lot of the story. this is one of the two lynnhill condo buildings, dilapidated and falling apartment. down there past the enof the grass, residents are hanging out on the front porch of the building. they just don't want to leave. even as they have watched this chain link fence be put up around their building. now they have seen the plywood go up on some of the units. this is the sort of thing that has been going on all day

long. we believe there are 100 people still living here today in 37 different units. the fire department yesterday said everybody has to get out. this is just not safe. people had 24 hours to get out. in fact, as we come back live we can show you there are still moving trucks out here. people are still in the process of moving out. very soon they will go door to door and knock and see who is here and tell people they have to leave. the people refuse to leave, we are told they are not going to be dragged out. but that the county might

we have been told that once the fences go up, they will close off the parking area. and declare it unsafe. still unsettled situation out here. in temple hills, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: let us know how it goes. meanwhile only on 7, the outrage of the family of a man killed in car crash and what they think park police didn't do in the investigation. sam ford reports now the other driver is facing just six months in jail. >> our live coverage of the suitland parkway class that reclaimed the life of 80-year-old seigers. today they left federal court in

a grand daughter and an attorney she acknowledges that the other driver had no drugs or alcohol in his system but in the crashed car -- >> he had p.c.p., crack based substances in the vehicle with his children. sam: gabby has been in jail since october because the drugs led the police to search the home and they charged him with illegal guns. but for the crash, park police, nothing more. >> you don't believe it was 35 miles per hour. >> my grandfather lived from october 11 to the 26th. he was not interviewed about this matter. sam: we called park police and the u.s. attorney in baltimore. so far, no response. family says 80 years old, the father of ten was an avid hunter, fisher, gardener. it gets worse. >> that is my dad and my brother. my brother

month and something after him. >> the judge said of the family if they have come to this court looking for justice he doesn't know if they will get it here. he gave the maximum of six months to the defendant. reporting from greenbelt, maryland, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: well, now to a developing story from the national institute of health. politico is reporting today is the agency drops all references to climate change from the website. now it uses the word "climate." and links to a fact sheet on climate change and human health were removed. they scrapped a study on the health impact of the mountain top mining in the u.s. alison: tomorrow, the secretary of the interior is expected to announce which if any national monuments will be down sized or eliminated. they have been reviewing the 27 sites in four months. larry: how high will it go? what the last minute

powerball sales mean in the jackpot. alison: the dangerous dash and some local kids trying to cross a busy road to get to the pool. >> across the river. after years of problems and how prince george's county is working to make sure every child on the right school bus this year. >> check this out. pieces from the cathedral damaged in the earthquake. we have a 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. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember.

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alison: rare sight. watch this. caught on camera. take a look. lightning strikes the top of the observatory at one world trade center. it's certainly not the first time i would think that the sixth tallest building in world was hit by lightning. but boy, it's still an amazing sight to see. larry: incredible. alison: wow! larry: wow! alison: today marks six years since the ground shook beneath our feet here. we had the earthquake that was centered near mineral, virginia. we remember it well. it could be felt as far away as new jersey.

>> the pieces are normally at the top of the cathedral. fixing it is putting together a jigsaw puzzle. some of the visible chips on the stone. if we take a little bit of a wider look at the pieces laying here, you can get a sense of the size. all of this put together. pan up to the top. this is going to make up a portion of one of the pinnacles. very similar to what you are looking up at the top up there. now check out this video. that we shot earlier today. we got an inside look at the work that goes into fixing some of the stones. after six years and raising $12 million, i'm told they are 25% complete >> this is a beautiful building. to have pieces like that, that you know so much heart and

craft went into, damage is difficult to see. but it keeping the stone masons busy. >> the scaffolding up at the top that you are looking at now is where all the pieces on the ground will eventually be hoisted. now how quickly all of this happens depends on funding. live in northwest, amy aubert, abc7 news. larry: all right. talk about the weather because we are looking forward to this change that is about to come. steve: a big change it will be. you know well worth it. considering the summer is tremendously hot. hot enough for the last couple of days that the change is on the way. we will feel it. noticeable one. good news there. belle haven country club. this is the place to be. i'd enjoy myself. the golf course to yourself.

>> higher elevation in the mountains. oakland at 64. cumberland at 79. show what is going on with the evening forecast. 79 degrees by 7:00. middle 70's by 8:00. lower 70's by 9:00. any outdoor activity planned, eating outdoors or barbecues or hanging out on the front porch, this looks fantastic with the lower humidity levels going through the evening hours. satellite and radar from the stormwatch7. nothing going on. hagerstown to frederick and montgomery county. gaithersburg, germantown, rockville, fairfax. looking fine for the evening. the only problem we have out there right now a few showers across extreme maryland. the showers will move on off east. prince frederick. another hour or so. skies will begin to clear. growing more confident. you will see a

this evening for southern maryland. widen view out. the stormy weather. there is a lot of lightning. there is nothing like that for us. the storm will intensify. take a look at how this mudders around the coast of texas, saturday, sunday and monday. there is two feet of rain expected in by a city texas.

around the high. the average for the date at 86. it will feel better out there. the trend is going to continue for the upcoming weekend. friday, getting out early. 78 degrees. it will stay dry. temperatures in the middle 70's. a great weekend for the beaches. ten-day outlook. staying closer to the d.c. metro. we need to dry out around here and enjoy nicer weather but it will feel like the middle of september rather than the end of august. easy summer relatively speaking. two or three

been like oh! when you went outside. unlike last summer every other day, ew! alison: this is refreshing. looking forward to it. larry: speaking of, steve, the weather should be perfect for a festival in virginia this weekend. alison: we have more on that. still to come. also wait until you see the next story. we will tell you why these cats don't need to play powerball. even if they could, of course. >> you likely have one or know someone with it in your car. is it helping to prevent the crashes. new details coming up. >> first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7. >> eileen has a preview of tomorrow "good morning washington." >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> back to school for loudoun county. we are there live as they get ready for class. >> before the end of summer roadtrip, check out a travel gadget for smooth getaway.

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designed to keep you drifting in another lane while driving. brianne carter explain the systems and those designed to keep an eyeing on the blind spot are working. brianne: it's something you may have seen on a local road. a car drifting in another lane. it's equipped to warn the drivers as it happens. according to a new study the technology may be working to keep everyone safer. >> now we have empirical evidence that the technology works. it has the potential to reduce hundreds of thousands of crashes on the highway. >> the lane departure warning system are lowering the single vehicle sideswipe and head-on crashes by 11%. technology being credited with reducing the crashes with the injuries by 21%. according to the a.a.a. in 2015, there were nearly 250 lane departure fatal crashes in maryland. nearly double the aou

virginia. according to the report if all cars had the warning system nearly 85,000 crashes nationwide could have been prevented that year. blind spot detection system are also helping reduce collisions. the study shows the lane change crashes are down 14%. if every car had the technology, 50,000 crashes a year could have been prevented. >> this will not only protect and enhance all driving safety. it will also add to the longevity of the older drivers behind the wheel. the research raises concerns that drivers may be less vigilant to check the blind spot relying too much on the automated safety. >> the safety look at vehicles from the six different auto makers including g.m., honda and volvo. brianne carter, abc7 news. >> coming up later, ma

right bus and get off at the right stop. >> the crowds are growing. the cash is flowing. the latest on the fever for powerball

alison: hundreds of kids make this dangerous dash every day. they run across lee highway at john marshall to get to or from the overly pool. but northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is there live after the neighbors came one a creative way to try to get the drivers to slow down. >> a lot of times they won't even stop in the crosswalk. a local father had enough and came up with the safety solution in the form of a flag. >> over the last few years, grant has tried to get a traffic light or flashing light at the intersection of lee highway and john marshall to protect many kids who use it every day. >> i am concerned that i come

people don't stop. >> 2015 study by arlington county determine the traffic count and the crash history did not meet the standards for a traffic signal. >> we were getting no, no, no. >> so the dad of 12-year-old natalie and 10-year-old emey said yes to an alternative. >> so i decided to try to solve it the old fashioned way with the orange flags. >> after reading about traffic flag setups around the country he went online and bought flags, bins for each side of the road and laminated instructions. $250 all in. >> you pick up a flag and unwind it. >> it is hard. no cars stopped. >> many have to stop to get to and from the pool, the library and the bus so

every time but often it does. if we request prevent one child or person being hit by a car or truck it's well worth it. >> you take a flag from one bin. you walk across and put it in the other bin and this happens vice versa. they have only been here for two weeks and the people we spoke to were not used to seeing them. the hope is the more people see them the more people use them. and the safer the area gets. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: great idea, jeff. we have new developments as the montgomery county reverses course on the parking permits. county council president robert berliner tells abc7 the digital parking permit system that started in january is too much of a burden on the residents in the urban areas like bethesda, especially when they have guests. so the county

the old paper permit. >> speaking of paper, the piper tickets print -- paper tickets ringing out in stores tonight because there is under 4.5 hours left to buy the powerball ticket. stephen tschida is lave in northwest d.c. where thing -- live in northwest -- where things are getting busy now. good evening. >> larry, really busy. this is the reason. $2. $2 for a ticket. a lot of people hoping to spend $2 to become multimillionairs. the people ran from us. we have video and we took a short while ago with the people pouring in. buying the lotto tickets. a lot of them talking about why they are doing it. they are spending money. we found people spending 20, 30, $40 to $50 on what really is well, call it what it really is. pipe dream of winning all the money. still there is the ultra slight chance. some of the people who really have high hopes are taking that chance to s

to buy ticket. come back live. $2. can i have a ticket? $2. maybe, maybe, just maybe, maybe don't worry. i will change this but be back at work tomorrow. even if i win. alison: remember your friends. larry: this morning on "good morning washington" kidd o'shea said he didn't know what he would do with it. i said give it to me and if you want money i'll give it to you. i'll take a cut, of course. he doesn't know what to do. i'll make sure that he doesn't make bad investments. alison: that is really generous, larry. larry: i'm a giving kind of guy. alison: you are. speaking of giving, this is a new one. there are a couple of cats in new york that came in serious machine and they didn't have to win the powerball. troy and tiger's wealthy owner just passed away and she wanted to make sure her precious pets would still live the

so the will left the cats $300,000. even the dog lovers like this idea. >> the pets are the family. leaving money behind so they can be taken care of is a beautifully humane gesture. i think that it's a real lesson for the rest of us. >> they will be taken care of. cats are cared for by the two home health aides. if same one taking care of the itcas owner. $300,000 is nice but still far cry from the $12 million that leona helmsley left her dog in 2007. larry: buys a lot of catnip. and furry balls to chase. still ahead at 5:00, giving parents a sense of safety before the kids go to the job corps program.

>> how this man is inspiring people to do just that. larry: caught on video, shoplifter with the sticky fingers and the creativity. how many bottles of liquor she fit in her clothes before walking out the door unnoticed. coming up at 6:00.

steve: we are moving closer to the upcoming weekend. i'm going to remain you of the filmfest. tomorrow is 75. keep it going for friday night and saturday. just around 73. don't forget the film started around 7:50. talk about the weekend. delmarva beach forecast. the temperatures are in the middle to the upper 70's friday and saturday. around 74 degrees on sunday. anyway you look at whether it would go to rehoboth beach, dewey, bethesda or ocean city. it will be beautiful out there for the weekend. with the temperatures slightly below average for this time of the year. but at least it will s

minnesota sometimes kids need to see real life role models from the neighborhood to do things they aspire to do to motivate them. for many, nation woods is that motivation. >> they get to see that somebody who grew up

wellington park. because mr. woods did that, i can do it as well. michelle: nathan woods graduated from syracuse university with honors and he taught the students in the low income communities in texas and now at 25, he is back home in d.c. uplifting children who are a reflection of himself. >> i told myself you have to get back. you have to go back to the community. michelle: he is now a manager and this community place is where he spends time with the students after school. >> this is a place that empowers children growing up in one of the underserved community. >> a program that he was once part of. >> i was a kid who loved reading books but we didn't have access to as many books as the library had to offer. in my house we were afraid we walk out of the houses and we may get

>> he was five when his big brother signed him up for horton kids. he is big brother eric was killed in a shooting in 2008. >> this is a safe haven for many. >> knowing that they can come in to this place. the bulletproof windows make them feel safe. >> they are resistant and resilient. all they need is support and an extra push. >> my goal in life is make sure that more students had the opportunity to succeed and be the best they want to be. >> tutors answer the people like nathan prove every day that you can rise despite the tragedy. that is a message that offers promise to many part of the horton kids. he tells me gets cool points from the kids knowing he was once part of the program. larry: that is helpful. it did it. you can too. alison: special guy. so positive.

larry: thank you. alison: all right. still to come at 5:00. larry: getting down. we'll explain this dance party capturing the hearts all over the country. >> coming up why students in the area will be wearing a bright vest when they return to sch

larry: in maryland 50,000 kids will be riding, biking or walking to class and the officials want to make sure you know if you don't stop for walkers or school bus stop signs it will cost you. >> was $125. if you violate the law starting october 1. the ticket becomes $500. >> looking for the aggressive driving and move pretty much make sure we target anyone not paying attention. >> more than 100 pedestrians were killed. another 3300 injured in maryland last year. more than 500 of those injured pedestrians were 15 or younger. >> we have seen the headlines. a student gets off at the wrong bus stop. well

county trying to make sure it doesn't happen again. at least in this district. >> a good way to help kids stand out. so they don't be overlooked. >> they will handed a vest on the first day of school to wear on thes bus. >> they could miss the stop. some fall asleep. >> she is the nervous one. >> he wants to help connect him with the parent or guardian. helen has been behind the wheel for 14 years. >> some of the larger kids you may think they are first grade. but they are pre-k. >> the headline at the start of school last year, a 4-year-old was dropped off a mile away f

>> so this will help to avoid something like that where the kid will stand out right away. >> the bus drivers are only supposed to let the pre-k and the kindergarten students off the bus if a parent is there to meet them. policy is not new but the vests will help flag the younger students. >> if a parent is not at the bus stop, the child should be taken back to school. even with 8,300 vests going to students, tamalyn feels better about driving her daughters to school. >> we wanted to filter with they are exposed to. >> first responders answering the call to help students look good heading back to school. they gave several kids haircuts at the gum springs community center in alexandria. they received backpacks filled with school supplies. alison: exciting day.

loudoun county schools head back to class in the morning. you can share the first day photos with us at burst.com/wjla. then we will share some of them on air. and on our website. >> tomorrow night the music festival kicks off outside of charlottesville. the lineup is bob weir of the grateful dead. and john fogarty. they hope that the four-day affair will be an uplifting moment in the wake of the violence two weeks ago in charlottesville. [singing] alison: take a look at this. this is not the typical police dash cam video story. this is an officer out in minnesota. who saw millie dancing in the parking lot of her apartment building, so the officer turned up the music and joined her. it was posted on facebook. he has gained internet fame as the dancing queen. >> i don't know. i was just amazed. i was shocked. then they get going further

drew attention that i am able to do this. that is what i do. alison: for why she was there dancing by herself? she says sometimes you just need to dance. larry: i like that. alison: i know! larry: dance lake nobody's watching. >> exactly. now she has a new friend. larry: now we're all watching. [laughter] sorry! that's the way it works. alison: let's get a check on the weather. it is cooling down a little bit. steve: absolutely! it is looking so nice out there now. national harbor, the sun will set around 7:50 this evening. lower humidity. beautiful sunset. look forward to. temperatures right now beginning to cool down. slowly. 85 degrees at reagan national airport. hanging on to 82 at martinsburg. lower 80's in hagerstown. 8 in dale city. show you stormwatch7 satellite and radar around the immediate metro area. nothing to worry about. quiet and dry. however, a few sh

southern maryland. st. mary's county. given another half hour to 45 minutes. that should be out of here. we will see the skies begin to gradually clear. everything planner looks a-okay. fantastic. lower 80's at 7:00. 9:00 in the middle 70's. looking at the stars by 11:00 tonight. temperatures are mid-70's. overnight lows range from the upper 50's to the middle 60's. we will see the skies that will gradually clear moving through overnight. clouds waking up tomorrow morning with the temperatures that will be on the cool side. in the upper 50's and the lower 60's. not going to stay there long. the highs make it to 80. just a little bit below average for this time of year. look at the sunshine. you need sunglasses all day long. morning, noontime hour and in the afternoon. step away to show you the 10-day outlook. temperatures in the 70's come saturday and sunday. we move to next week. we hold in the 70's for the daytime highs. monday, tuesday, wednesday. wednesday will bring us the next be

showers. but they will be limited at a 30% risk. back to gnaws -- news desk. alison: football weather. erin: i was thinking the same thing. couple more preseason game and then the real deal. redskins return to the practice field this afternoon. then we saw harry reid taking part -- jordan reed in the one-on-one drills. he had been recovering from a toe strain but he is back. robert burton has more. robert: all eyes on jordan reed in ash burn as he returned to practice. >> feeling good. obviously great to be back with the teammates. back to work. robert: on the p.u.p. list. there is

could see time on sunday against bengals. >> jordan has missed time before and come back and in the missed a beat. freakish guy with the luxury of doing that. >> one of the best players on the team. he is a joy to play with. great to have him back. i think as importantly as having jordan back. it was great to have the offense together for the first time. >> how excited are you to get him back out for the preseason action. >> it's exciting. with the type of player what he brings to the field and the offense, you know, how explosive he is. >> when you are out there, it gives them a sense of confidence. not that you need it but does it do anything for the confidence when you hear about that? >> it feels good when the head coach says that and has the confidence in me. it makes me work harder to keep proving i am right. >> how important is it to get out there before the season? >> it's real important.

>> d.c. united hosts atlanta tonight and the coverage starts at 7:00. >> all right. football is here. erin: i know. larry: both ways. alison: thanks. larry: next at 5:00, swept under the rug. alison: an update on series of violent incidents at the job

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michelle: we have an update of crime and violence at the job corps training center. we told you how it's not advertised. it may not be all that is kept quiet. >> this video is sent to a woman who used to work

and asked not to identify her. >> that is pretty much daily. >> this is a real opportunity to get further education and the job skills. >> that is on paper. >> assault, rapes and murders that are highlighted in a recent circa investigation. even more were unreported. now we know something else that job corps is keeping from the public. the center's safety rating. the ratings are developed by the division of department of labor. each of the job corps center has one. >> the department of the labor told us they use that as a management tool to see

are they performing appropriately. >> the students or the parents won't see the safety ratings anywhere. >> no one will send their kids. >> i am way toking to get in the top five. >> if you are signing up at least they can do to tell you the grade. they asked to talk to us about the ratings. but we never heard back. if you want to know more go to circa.com. i'm joce sterman for circa. michelle: now at 6:00 -- >> i have never seen the cross. you see it on television. but to have one in the yard

michelle: the: klan burned a cross in their yard and they want to meet the man who did it, who is now a priest. jonathan: more on the devastating fire and the action that may have saved lives. michelle: caught on video, a shoplifter with a knack for lifting spirits. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> first tonight at 6:00, a priest that is seeking forgiveness for the participation decades ago with the k.k.k. now has a chance to repay his debt. michelle: 40 years ago father william aitcheson helped burn a cross at a couple in lodge park and now they are speaking out how to gain forgiveness. you richard reeve is live and you have been on this since the beginning. >> phillip and barbara butler say they can forgive but they

they want to meet with the priest to ask why he did it. >> a big cross. >> they have never forgotten the burning, the smoldering cross one like this in their front yard. >> i have never seen a cross. you see it on television. >> 11 years before being ordained as a priest, william aitcheson was a maryland student and he had been identifieded as exhausted cyclops, leader of k.k.k. lodge. >> we thought if he didn't know anything about us, who sent you. why did you come? >> he would later be charged with the cross burning, making the bomb threat and manufacturerring the pipe bomb. he served 90 days in jail. all of this decades before the first person account on monday admitting publicly he was a k.k.k. member. the statement triggered by the white supremacist violence in char