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

>> he needs to give up other klans men or women. who was involved in putting that cross on the butler's property? >> the butlers later won $23,000 in damages. >> father forgive them, they know not what they do. but you did know what you did. >> the butters will met with president reagan in 1982 and it was a national story. the die see cease does want to meet with the family -- diocese wants to meet with the family and they say they will figure out how to pay the $23,000. the father says he is willing to sit down with the police to tell them what he knows. >> this is a man trying to cover a

statue of robert e. lee. >> they were covered after the deadly violence. jonathan: police arrested four people following the rally in phoenix. the tear gas was flying in the streets. this is when the president gave a speech that critics say inflamed the racial and the cultural divisions. >> we should seek a new unity. we are one people with one home and one great flag. a group of rallies canceled the meeting and said

charlottesville response looks empathy and leadership. michelle: in the aftermath of the charlottesville, polling company made a startling discovery. more trump supporters would like to see jefferson davis in the oval office than barack obama. they found 2 to 1 support for leader of the confederacy over the 44th president. jonathan: fired facebook director james comey as a new jobs of sorts. he is going to give five directors as the new chair of public policy and he is donating the salary back to the university. >> ed this was in hagerstown last night. the investigators confirm that this was triggered by lightning.

all 74 people outside made it out -- all the 74 people inside made it out safely. >> a person pulled the fire alarm. with that and people yelling fire they were all able to escape. >> the stormwatch7 weather team tells us that there were 1600 lightning strikes last night. jonathan: this is forcing people from the homes but some refuse this after the workers put up a fence >> why would people stay in the deplorable conditions? >> the lynnhill condominium property deemedu

brad: this has been a long time coming but it doesn't make it easier for the people being forced from the home. >> or george who fears the loss of the equity in the condo. >> i thought it was supposed to help. not going against you. >> they ordered this evacuated as an end result of the years of mismanagement and the neglect by the lynnhill condo board and managers. the deadline to leave was at 12:00 noon. plywood and pencing going up all day. >> they pack up to leave or demand to make a stand. >> department of social services is promising to help. >> the community activists say

home is still tough time. >> at the outset i was asked why are the people refusing to leave? it's their home. so tonight now a little tense situation going on. >> as we look around here we can see the plywood going up and a ladder. the crew in the middle of boarding up the lower units. they will put up a fence up. then they will accompany the fire inspectors and go door to door. at 7:00, we are told the parking lot is crowded with the cars and yes people moving

it's closed down. declared a matter of the public safety. fenced off. blocked in. closed off. nobody in. nobody out. >> a crime alert in district where the surveillance camera caught a burglar in the act not once but twice. a man broke in a home threw a door to the back deck. what makes this unique this is the second time that a thief hit that home. in is three weeks earlier where they got in through the back door. made off with a flat screen tv. jonathan: definition of "good boy." protected his owner from a rattle neck with the own body.

woman lifting spirits and the bottle of booze the thief snagged ahead. steve: i eat abc7's steve rudin. >> how long will the nice weather last? i will give you all you need to know in a few minutes.

michelle: must see video of a brazen shoplifter who walked out of the door of a louisiana liquor store with a dozen bottles of booze. i know what you are thinking, where did she put it? roll the videotape. her shopping trip was caught on video. you see the woman shoving full-size bottles into her clothing. in all, she stashed 18 bottles. but only paid for one of them. tonight, believe it or not, she is still on the run. jonathan: i don't think she can run with 18 bottles. still on the walk. how about this? this is beast. that is a rattlesnake. heroics of the dog the beast earned him more than extra treats. he saved his owner from a rattlesnake attack. the beast, that is his name, he suffered a vennous bite in the process of saving -- venomous bite in the process of saving the owner. the dog went in a protective mode after hearing a rattleer in the backyard. >> he is by my

he doesn't leave me. he doesn't go anywhere without me. he has to be there. jonathan: ahh. the snake was killed. good news. the beast, the dog, is now recovering at the vet. his face is swollen. one eye is closed shut. but all of this will wear off and the beast will be okay. and when both eyes are open he can tee a t-bone i'm guessing in his dish. just ahead for us. decades old competition in maryland again on hold. why the pumpkin chunken competition may be canceled. >> in one northern virginia neighborhood next to one very busy treat. a father trying to create safety for children through flags. i am jeff

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>> arlington father taking action to protect his children and pedestrians. it came after seeing children run across the lee high school to get to and from the pool.

glove you take your life in your own hands. >> out feels risky. >> scary. there is potential for someone hurt. >> it's like frogger. >> they determined the traffic crash and the history didn't meet the standard. >> we get no, no, no. >> this month he bought 20 traffic flags. >> this is a cross walk. you have to stop. now we see if the flags work for us. >> i approach the crosswalk and i wave

no impact on that driver. we try again. we wave the flag. these cars are definitely paying attention. >> now i look to this side. this car is paying attention. cyclists not so much. but we do get to the other side of the road. successfully and safely. >> more people use it and they start to realize this is what it's meant for. >> if we prevent one child being hit by a car or truck. then it is well worth it. >> no question about that. the flag setup only been here for two weeks so people didn't know they arrived with. but with so many people going across to and from the pool, the bus stop many area.

the more they will get used and safer it will become. jonathan: a smart idea. thanks. five sailors injured after the collision with the uss john s. mccain are out of the hospital. ten sailors recovered. most of them. divers are searching damage section for the additional remains. but today they replaced vice admiral joseph aucoin as the head of the seven fleets. this comes after four incidents that are involving ship under the commands of aucoin. the fitzgerald will be repaired and modernized. seven tailors were killed aboard -- seven sailors were killed aboard the fitzgerald. michelle: a seconds old competition in delaware again on hold.

cannon sent shrapnel to the audience injuring two people. one victim files a lawsuit to prompt organizers to cancel the year's contest. the competition had come back from two-year hiatus caused by inability to find anyone to insure the event. jonathan: in less than five years the nation could have a new limainted millionaire. the jackpot for tonight's powerball is up to $700 million. that is second only to last year's billion dollar jackpot. ja do you have lucky numbers to play? jonathan: i have numbers and i hope they are lucky. >> do you want one ticket or five separate tickets? put it on one. >> you don't want to lose it.

>> this is even better for the weekend. golfers out there. we see one out there at this hour. temperature at the lower to the middle 80's across the area. cooler to the west of us across the blue ridge. it's in 60's to the 70's. for the evening, the outdoor plans apt the barbecues and eating dinner outside looks fantastic. the clouds dissipate moving through the late evening hours. there is not a lot going on now. the winds are changing. out of the north and the northwest. that is what is beginning to dry the air out. less humidity. not as sticky. good night to open the window windows. give the ashesc a rest. lingering showers now move across the bay. not expecting anything to be severe. we had the stronger storms around fornoke area this afternoon. head to

this is harvey. this is going to hit the coast by late friday and saturday. then it will stall and spin and spin and spin. that means heavy rain. take a look at the projected rain totals for texas. upward of the 23 to 24 inches in bay city. two feet. 15 inches in houston. the delmarva beach forecast. moving through the day tomorrow. tomorrow -- not tomorrow. friday is the beginning of the weekend. 75 degrees on saturday. 74 on sunday. saturday and sunday is looking good.

are 78. we dry out and then upper 80 to the upcoming weekend. we wi

erin: jordan reed back in the mix at redskins park as the team returned to action. kirk cousins able to get work in with all the weapons healthy. and on the field again. he missed four weeks recovering from a strain toe. the hope is that reed will play sunday against the bengals. >> i would like to get him back out there. you know, get in the running game, get involved. obviously catch couple of passes. if he is not feeling up to it on sunday afternoon so be it. jordan missed time before and come back and not missed a beat. a freakish guy that has the luxury of doing that. erin: with jordan reed and all of kirk cousins's words back on the field, the -- weapons back on the field the question is does the redskins quarterback feel behind with the time with his receiving corps. >> i don't know if i want to say i feel behind. that would create a headline i don't want to put out

i would like to think any rust that would be there is gone by week one. i'm optimistic. i think we still need to get the rust off. between now and then. >> get the rust off. d.c. united host atlanta united. coverage starts at 7:00. after the nats bullpen came up big last night to beat astros 4-3, they lead again tonight in houston. that game starts at 8:10. jonathan: the clock is ticking on the regular season for football to start again. erin: a couple more weeks. michelle: it's about to feel like it. steve: at least it's not super hot for football games. temperatures for tomorrow looking nice around 80 degrees. that is it for daytime high. a lot of sunshine. morning through the noontime hour in the afternoon. need to stress heat index values tomorrow at 81 or 82. michelle: perfect. we like it there. >> thank you for watching. see you at

tonight, president trump on the attack. in front of thousands defending his response to white supremacists in charlottesville. outside, protesters clashing with police. then another speech today, a sudden change in tone. what's behind it? also breaking tonight, the hurricane watch right now. the track that has it coming toward the u.s. harvey gaining strength over the gulf. evacuations start first thing in the morning. the mystery growing tonight. u.s. officials rushed out of cuba after that sonic attack. now tonight, the state department is asked about a report. did any of them suffer traumatic brain injury? how they responded. the school year just under way, and the attack in the classroom. it is distur