>> up first tonight, hours of studying, seemingly for nothing. >> as you can imagine, students very upset by this in sandy spring tonight. key a.p. test result, important for college credits, disappear. >> it's sad to see 300-plus hours of work go down the drain. >> we've been digging into this story you'll see only on 7. what are families being told about this? reporter: jonathan and allison, this is all a mystery tonight. this is just one of the letters parents and students received informing them that the multiple choice section of their a.p. exams are now missing. for many, especially those attending college soon, they say this mistake is costing them.

>> so now i'm behind in college because i don't have these exams i studied for. >> madeleine says most of what she needs to start university on thursday, what she doesn't have are her scores from her a.p. exam, meaning she's missing out on potential money-saving credits. >> i took a.p. music theory and a.p. calculus. it's sad to see 300-hours of work go down the drown. >> more than four dozen sherwood heights state of the unions are dealing with this issue. beth's son is among the group whose patience is being tested. >> it's very stressful. i feel bad for my son he studied all year long taking this class and prepare nird a.p. exam. >> college board proposed the following solutions, including a refound, the chance to retake the section and a projected score. tobin and west say those responses fail to solve their problems.

-- refunding us for the time they're refunding us for the cost of the commam. -- exam. >> the school system said they mailed the pacts with the multiple choice and got a confirmation, college board said they don't know what happened to the multiple choice section. they believe it somehow got lost in transit. live in montgomery county tonight, abc 7 news. jonathan: one of our biggest school districts is welcoming school districts tomorrow. allison: we're talking loudoun county. parents will be up early to get kids on the bus. let's check the weather. steve joins us now. steve: it's going to be a cool start to your thursday with temperatures in the upper 50's. a light jacket for some of the kids but don't worry it'll warm up nice as we move through the day. temperature range for the rest of the area, 58 to 65 degrees. the district, already back in school, will be around 64, 65

the door. low humidity tomorrow, looking nice. weekend beach outlook for the delmarva coming up. fresh new information coming in about harvey, likely to become a hurricane over the next 48 hours. more on that and where it'll strike in a few minutes. allison: as you get kids ready for the first day of school tomorrow, be sure to tune in to ""good morning washington." jonathan: when you snap a photo of your student's first day of class, share it with us. go to wjla.com/burst. you might see those foes on the air. allison: an independent radio station reeling from a burglary. it happened at the we act raide station. you can see the damage in these photos here. the burglar took hinges off the door.

thousands of dollars in expense i equipment were taken. jonathan: there's a search on for a gunman who robbed a pharmacy in colesville. you see two men jumping the counter, confronting workers and demanding education. if you have any information about this robbery, police would like to hear from you. right now a condo complex is officially empty. everyone kicked out because of deplorable conditions. allison: we have new voof the condos being boarded up right there. police spent hours making sure no one spends the night there tonight. our tim barber is live in temple hills. this is just such a difficult and desperate situation for these people there. tim: and for the police who are actually having to make sure that people don't get back into the place tonight. you can see they have the parking lot blocked with barricades here. police are patroling the parking lot and have lights shining down on them.

this? we only wanted a roof over our heads. >> monica diaz's family was forced to leave the lin hill condos for good. we also talked to diaz last october, the first time she was forced out. back then the company in charge of the building failed to pay utility here. since then the complex has spiraled into further decay, causing prince georges county leaders to shut it down. >> for your safety you are being ordered to evacuate the property. >> from the ground and air, the police cleared the complex. workers boarded up the first floor. while some families watched and others packed whatever they could. >> we paid rent. we worked hard. do you understand? so why would you do this to us? >> county leaders say the complex is not safe and that's why they're working to find everyone a place to stay. >> we don't want anybody staying out in the streets tonight or sleeping in their cars.

lodge if -- lodging for all of them. some have refused and that's very unfortunate. >> starting at 9:00 tomorrow morning, social services will have a bus so people can set up an escort to get back inside the building to gather up whatever belongings are left behind. tim barber, abc 7 news. >> happening tomorrow, we'll get an update on a bizarre death investigation in ocean city. a texas woman suffocated back in july after falling into a hole and then being covered by sand. police say they are finished now investigating and are ready to release their findings. there's a press conference set for 9:00 a.m. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates on that. jonathan: we're following breaking news out of washington, where a person was shot near gallaudet university. that person has died. it happened on oak

before 3:00 this afternoon. the victim hasn't been identified, police say they haven't made any arrests in the case. if you have any information, d.c. police would like to talk to you. the army has suspended numerous drill instructors at fort benning in georgia amid allegations of sexual misconduct. the army launching an invest after a female trainee said she was sexually assaulted on post. it's not saying how many sergeants are suspended as a result of this. fort bening is where recruits complete basic training along th training for infantry and other training. >> someone tried to cut down tarps covering confederate statues. the man said the tarp was illegal and stopped when the police confronted him. the charlottesville city council voted to cover the statues after the violence earlier.

jonathan: the national cathedral is discussing what to do about a confederate flag in the window. you're seeing video from last year when the cathedral removed some images of confederate flags. tonight we're told the situation in charlottesville added urgency to the talks. we'll let you know as soon as there's a decision. allison: the american civil liberties union is faced with a question -- is all speech worth defending. some critics have said it has blood on its hands for letting this month's march happen. aclu leaders say they're horrified by the violence but did not cause it. an envoy to the vines committee has resigned because of president trump's response to charlottesville. his memo spelled out the word impeach with the first

the president spoke of unity today. it hours of what critics say was a speech in phoenix that inflamed racial and cultural divisions. jonathan: congressional investigators found an email references a previously unknown effort to set up a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. cnn is reporting that the email is from white house chief of staff rick dearborn, seen behind the president at the top of your screen. committees in the house and senate as well as special investigator robert mueller are investigating russian meddling in last year's election. right now we are waiting to see if anyone is taking home the $758 million power ball jackpot. we're putting the numbers on your screen right now. they were drown a few minutes ago. check your tickets. 7, 26, 16, 23, 6, and the power ball number is 4. best of luck to

us showing us the power ball mania. the fact that you're still there tells me you didn't win. reporter: hold on, let me just check the numbers real fast on my my ticket and -- no. i did not win. i did not win. i'm kind of depressed like just about everyone else out here today buying up the tickets. a lot of us are losers. but they knew it going into this. and they're not all that depressed because they have time to fantasize again. steady stream of dreamers pour in to buy their powerball tickets. >> excited, nervous. everything. all at once. reporter: some spent quite a bit of cash in hope of bringing home the big, and we're talking really big, bucks. >> more tickets, i guess the better the chances.

jackpot up for grab, a lot of people here started to talk about just what they would do if they wind up the lucky winner. >> quit work. live easy. reporter: we should find out soon whether somebody did actually get that powerball jackpot and wind up very, very happy, unlike the rest of us who are unhappy. reporting live, abc 7 news. jonathan: last night we told you about a northern virginia priest admitting to being in the ku klux klan years ago. alison: tonight a family is telling abc 7 he burned a cross in their front yard in t

alison: new developments after a northern virginia priest admit head used to be in the k.k.k. 40 years ago, before he was a priest, william achison helped burn a cross at the home of a couple in college park. tonight they're speaking out about that ordeal that happened back in 1977. >> you see that on television or something like that but to have one, you know, in your yard, that much hatred in your heart. alison: he would later be charged with cross burnings and making bomb threats and making pipe bombs he served 90 days in jail. the family received $90,000 in damage bus he never paid them. >> you did know what you did. alison: they still want th

earlier this week he admitted to his past and said he's stepping away from the church to reflect. jonathan: the pentagon will soon receive instructions on banning transgender americans from the military. when it comes to those currently in uniform, the secretary of defense would consider their readiness to deply -- deploy. mtv has contacted the pentagon about featuring active duty transgender service members in sunday's v.m.a. awards. alison: tonight we're seeing the presidential debates in a new perspective. hillary clinton is writing a new book. she writes about trump following her around on stage, calling it, quote, incredibly uncomfortable, and wrote, it made her skin crawl. she wrote about the choice between confronting him or

ignoring it and questions whether she made the right decision. the book, called "what happened" is set to hit shelves in september. jonathan: james comey will speak at the convocation and give five lectures he said he was fired by the president because of the f.b.i.'s investigation? in russian meddling in last year's election. alison: new evidence that automated technology is making your drive safer. lane departure warning systems are cutting down on sideswipe and head-on crashes by 7%. they're credited with reducing other crashes by 21%. it's not all good news. some research raises concerns that drivers may be less vigilant if they rely too much on that automated safety. jonathan: consumer news, google teaming up with wal-mart to take on amazon. they're launching a service allowing shopp

wal-mart through a fwoogle assistant. it's called fwoogle express, will give shoppers the ability to buy items from wal-mart with a simple voice command. it's considered a direct challenge to voice ordering through amazon's echo. alison: amazon wants to change the way kids learn. they unveiled a new tool, 10 marks writing, helping teachers design writing curriculum for -- for elementary school kids. it includes writing asinments and a digital assistant to give personalized feedback. it's all $4 per student for the entire year. >> took extra time to get the cold front out of the area. now it is well, well toward the south and east of us. look at the temperatures for you in the middle 70's inside the beltway, tout dulles, 72 at manassas. 6 in culpeper. a good night to open up the window, give the a.c. a break, give the.c

next several days, well into the weekend. storm watch 7, it is quiet and dry out there. our skies are clearing. high pressure building off to the north and west of us. that's going to become our dominant weather feature across the area for the next several days, even into next week. that cold front has cleared the virginia-north carolina border, drifting toward the south and east. no more problems across the norfolk area. earlier today, severe thunderstorm warnings, nasty day around the norfolk area. let's head to the gulf of mexico. this is harvey. the winds not strong right now, only around 35, 40 miles per hour. higher gusts at 45 miles per hour. look what's expected to happen as we move into friday morning and friday night. expected to intensify into a category 1 hurricane. winds upwards of 75 miles per hour and then it stalls. right on the coast. and does not move until monday night.

12 to 24 inches of rain for parts of the texas gulf coast come monday into tuesday. forecast closer to home, 58 to 65 degrees. we'll see a cool start tomorrow for the first day of classes in loudoun county. closer in, 65 degrees in the district. tomorrow's high well below average for this time of year, 80 degrees, it will stay dry all day long. no rain in the forecast for a while. it's time for a getaway. the lincoln summer invitation is on. now get our best offers of the season. on the agile mkc. and the versatile midsize lincoln mkx. or go where summer takes you in the exhilarating mkz.

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jonathan: if i won the power ball i would have bought one of these for myself. ferrari showing off their new convertible, called the portofino. designer enhanced the sound

the engine so you can hear it even when the roof is down. they have loud engines anyway. price tag expected to be about $200,000. i can so see you driving that around, alison. alison: if we win the powerball, maybe. how about this. fast food meets "game of thrones." this is more my -- more my price range. arby's will sell during key legs or the sunday showing of the drama. the turkey leg will only be able available for a limited time. you can find them in norfolk. >> i love it, i watch it. but you know, i watch it i'm still not going to go order a turkey leg. alison: not driving to norfolk in your ferrari. >> i can't afford either right now. >> let's talk power hitters. the astr

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seven-game road trip for the nats, they're facing the ast row the best team in the al. close game much of the night. tied in the fifth. jackson a slider he launched it to outer space. it's really out there. but it was hit very far. astros take the lead. never looked back. beating the nats, the final for this one 6-1. football, redskins tight end jordan reid off the p.u.p. list and back on the field. no word if he'll play sunday against the bengals. jay gruden said there's a chance reid could be out there. he'd like reid to get a preseason game in before the season starts. we spoke with reid after practice. >> obviously great to be back out there with my teammates, getting back to work. >> how important is it for you to get out there before the actual season starts? >> just get my feet under me, i think it's important.

>> d.c. united hosting atlanta united. russell knauss, the atlanta player gets in the way. it's about time they had something go their way. they get a victory at home, 1-0 the final for this one. one final note, the redskins' starting center spencer sidelined following knee surgery,

alison: we've been waiting for this cool down. >> it's arrived and tomorrow will feel great. first day of school, loudoun county. 0 degrees for a high tomorrow, upper 70's on friday. weekend looks fantastic, 77 degrees, nighttime lows in the 60's. these are in town temperatures. the farther west you go out to the mountains, even

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