four students hit. one is dead. within five minutes the school was locked down and the police officers were going through the classroom looking for the suspect. the person was locate and is now in custody. this school just had a practice lockdown and fire alarm training on tuesday. 24 hours ago. when the alarms rang out this morning some students stood around asking why are we having another drill? then they realized it was the real thing. scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: thank you, scott. the other big story we are following today closure in the christmas day kidnapping, rape and murder of a beloved yoga instructor. today the man accused of killing tricia mccauley pleaded guilty. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in a courtroom and live tonight. the yoga studio where mccauley was a teacher and i know you got reaction from her friends today. sam? sam: yes. we got reaction here. teston

with overwhelming evidence including his d.n.a. under her fingernails. this was not a circumstantial case. the guilty plea brought a lot of relief to people who are happy that a criminal is off the street for a long time. we talk to people here in the bloomingdale neighborhood where 46-year-old tricia mccauley lived and worked at a yoga studio. cynthia, a yoga instructor colleague said she was pleased something happened to duane johnson. the 30-year-old man arrested for abducting mccauley last christmas day, raping her and strangling her with a neck scarf she wore. johnson reportedly drove the victim's car around d.c. for two days with her dead body in backseat covered with old clothes until someone spotted the car on m street northwest, alerted police and they arrested johnson. the car keys in his pocket. >> she was one of the most positive,

who was a helper. she wanted to help everyone. besides yoga she was a stake actress at washington. many friends lamented her death with a candlelight vigil. today, the head of the bloom ingdale civic association considered the 30-year sentence. >> that sounds like a long time but for someone victim of a sex crime for someone who lost a loved one to a violent crime, that sentence is life. sam: first-degree felony murder carries a maximum of 60 years in prison. minimum of 30. so by accepting the 30-year sentence johnson was not charmedded with a list of other crimes including the rape -- charged with a list of other crimes including the rape. a mystery out there. how did he end up in her car. perhaps the information will come out in the sentencing taking place november

i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: we have news from fairfax county where an officer involved in a car crash in february has now pleaded no contest. to reckless driving. this is dash cam video that shows the officer's vehicle making a left turn and the future will be determined after investigation. larry: after irma power issues with the deadly consequences in south florida, jonathan elias is watching the developing situation for us in the satellite center with the latest. john? jonathan: dire and deadly, a frantic effort to restore power to millions of homes and businesses that have no power. but the sweltering heat and no air conditioning blamed for at least eight deaths at a nursing home in hollywood, florida. that tragic figure is going up. just in the past 15 m

residents were evacuated from the overheated nursing homes. criminal investigation is underway. police are looking into why seniors weren't taken to safety allot sooner. >> we depend on those people in the facilities to care for our most vulnerable elderly population. it's sad when something like this goes on. there are 20 children hospitalized for possible mox poisoning -- carbon monoxide poisoning. in orlando a generator poisoned and killed three family members. they are calling with the first responders to check with the facilities to make sure that the nursing home and assisted facilities keep the residents safe. alison: we have new information and the heartbreaking video from the florida keys where the

county officials say eight people there were killed. a few dozen were hurt. tonight they are pushing back against a fema report that a quarter of homes were destroyed. the damage does look catastrophic from the air, on the ground many only have minor damages but the island are still off-limits to the visors tonight and thousands trying to return home. at 5:30 tonight we will look at the u.s. territories in the caribbean. they feel abandoned as they fight to survive. larry: what remains of the once monstrous hurricane can cause trouble tomorrow. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking it all for us right now. doug: a couple of showers this morning on the decaying outer bands of the circulation. there may be showers or the afternoon thunderstorms. look live at the nation

harbor. it's warm weather and 79 in washington. satellite and radar is quiet. most cloudiness moving out. it's muggy overnight. most of the overnight hours the clouds move to sunrise. a few showers are possible for sunrise. as we get through the day tomorrow the morning showers and the afternoon thunderstorms. a nice summary pattern. we have that in the ten-day outlook coming up in ten minutes. alison: thank you, doug. more protests at the university of virginia overnight. this time the black lives matter activist deface and cover the statue of thomas jefferson. the demonstrators posted a sign reading "t.j. is a racist and rapist." they red demands to call for the school and the town to condemn k.k.k. and white supremacist rallies there. while that up

charlottesville, on capitol hill congress pushed the president to take a stand against white supremacists. as emily rau reports the white house must decide whether the president will sign the bill. president trump: you also had people that were fine people on both sides. >> the message after rally resulted in the death of heather heyer sparked outrage from all sides. president trump asked again and again to clarify his comments. >> it is difficult for the president to lead if the moral authority is compromised. >> senator tim scott the only black republican in the u.s. senate sharply criticizing the president on face the nation. calling on him to sit down with people who experienced racism. today scott visited the white house to meet with the president later telling abc news they didn't talk about the resolution that co

the white house saying in the meeting scott didn't criticize the president for the response to charlottesville. >> all they talked was in depth. but the focus was primarily on the solutions moving forward. >> sarah sanders going on to say president trump will absolutely sign the resolution. >> we look forward to doing so as soon as he receives it, which he hasn't done. emily: both chambers of congress voted to approve the resolution. it describes this as a domestic terrorist attack. emily rau, abc news, washington. alison: tonight, abc7 is hosting a frank conversation about free speech in america. you can watch the town hall called "your voice, your future" at 7:00 p.m. on our sister station newschannel8 or on the web at wjla.com. one more note here, the francis scott key monument in downtown baltimore was vandalized. there were slashes of red and black paint. the

but they have no suspects at this time. key wrote the "star-spangled banner" after being captured by the british in the war of 1812. larry: closure for a family of a woman killed in a senseless crime. eight years ago someone opened fire on graduation party killing shay caldwell. a one-time aspiring boxer is charged in her death. brad: larry was a well-known boxer. he went by the name "cuban assassin." tonight the police are calling him a criminal. charges him with murdering shay caldwell. an innocent 19-year-old mom. killed 19 years ago. detectives saying they never gave up sending a message. >> you think you will get away with something? think again. we are on the case. brad: we were at the crime scene not long after midnight june 2, 2009, blocks from fedex field. >> it was a h

the community. outdoor high school graduation party when police arrived they found the -- four victims. three would survivor. shay caldwell would not. brad: that morning we spoke to caldwell's mother sylvia who held a picture of her daughter, her 15-month-old grand daughter. >> a young lady, very well liked. she always had a smile on her face. full of life. full of life. the case went cold until recently when witnesses to the crime led the police to crucial evidence leaking the boxer to the murder. shay caldwell's mother told us by phone she is thrill that would the alleged killer is facing justice finally. brad bell, abc7 news. larry: coming up at 5:00, s.u.v. plows in a home. it could have been deadly. alison: a new

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alison: take a look. these are tacks but they were pulled from the washington and old dominion trail and a lot of them were lodged in bicycle tires. so tonight there is concern they didn't land there by accident. larry: and transportation reporter brianne carter live on the trail. this was a dangerous situation. brianne: yeah, we understand it happened along this stretch of the trail. you can see right there, cyclist coming down the stretch of the pop already -- popular area. three to four mile stretch where so many of the flat silver tacks were spotted over the weekend and earlier this week. she often rides the w&od trail. but now a new cyclist. >> on the wi back between here and route 28. and i heard clicking noise that the tack was embedded in the wheel. >> one of many cyclists who was left

after dozen of the tacks were found along a four-mile stretch of the popular trail. >> within the span of two hours we had six. >> meyer owns a shop in herndon and sunday morning she says that riders were waiting for new tires before the shop opened. when rider after rider came in with the same issue she was concerned this is more than a prank or accident. >> someone trying to disable a bike so they can turn you into a victim while you are shopped or changing a tire. a lot of people ride at dusk and dawn. and alone. >> a it will of little kids walk bear-foot on the trail. >> they have pulled up dozen of tacks.

>> thank you for that. >> okay. it's time to turn the attention to the weather today. this is misty out there. is this all irma? >> part of. tomorrow is the remnant of the system that is moving north and west. we could get morning shalingers and the afternoon thunderstorms. that is it. then good shape. get to it. good stuff to talk and share about after a dreary start. this is how it looked like in damascus this morning. the wet grounds, drizzle and the rain. but the skies did brighten and the rain bands moved out. the sun pop out of here shortly. there it is. what do you know? partly sunny skies and more sunshine farther south here in the d.c. metro area. through the night is pleasant. 80 at joint base andrews and quantico. 81 in luray and warrenton. it's 76 in martinsburg and 79

there is good weather tonight on the park for the nats. 77 degrees at first pitch. temperatures will slowly drop. but again a comfortable late summer evening all around the region. now we look ahead we have a little pattern to deal with tomorrow. related to the effects, the fringe effects of what is left of irma. this is it. low pressure center that you can almost see a little bit of a circulation there. the combination of that passing by in the morning, and the showers from the south and in midday and the afternoon getting sunshine and warm and humid air in place. all the ingredients together for afternoon thunderstorms could pop up throughout the metro area. the overnight forecast, increasing cloudiness after the sunshine now. lows are mild. 62 to 67 with the southerly wind light at 5 miles per hour. there are pleasant conditions through the everything. ove

are showers that will pop up in future cast. in the afternoon there are scattered showers and thunderstorms. is this the placement? you thenly will get the idea. this is -- you get the idea. this could be a tropical storm in a dale or two and maybe a little rough surf on the outer banks but that is about it. the weekend story partly sunny and 82 on friday. last weekend of summer. there is a slight chance of shower. then partly cloudy weekend that is good for every outdoor activities.

the ten-day outlook is looking good. the temperatures will drop to levels normal. there is colors for friday that marks autumnal equinox, officially the first day of out tunnel. so this is the last weekend of summer and next weekend is the first weekend of fall. alison: but this friday something big is happening here. something sad for us. before we go we want to remind everyone this is doug's last week at abc7. larry: today we held a luncheon to celebrate his impending retirement and celebrate his career. click on #thanksdoug. an old colleague wanted to say thanks himself. >> hello. greetings from san antonio. adam cas

huge congratulations on your retirement. it's hard to believe the day is here. not only am i so happy for you but for your entire family. you have had such an impact on not just the washington weather but so many careers throughout the years including my own. my 11 years with you i learned so much. i can't even get into it right now and i apply a lot of it to the current situation now. more than just congratulations but i want to say thank you. thank you, doug. have a great retirement. doug: thanks. that was nice. i met him when he was a junior in college. he had made tapes up and in college he was doing weekend weather as a college kid. he graduate and snatched him up and became an intern. we got him on the air. now the king of san antonio weather. good for you. alison: you have impacted so many people like that. they have all talked about what an impact you have had on the careers. >> if it

only person in 39 years ago in country that took a chance on me i return the favor. i help other people like me that didn't have a chance or scratching to get in. honor. >> more to come. >> that is right. thank you, doug. >> right now ahead at 5:00, a father drops a daughter from the balcony of the burning home. meet the errors who made the cash of a lifetime. >> upclose look at irma's devastation in the caribbean and why many say they have been forgotten and they are fighting for the survival. >> new information on the self-driving cars turning heads. alison: and tonight --

alison: we are getting details about what appeared to be a

more than meets the eye. >> the viewers were doing a double take seeing what they thought was a driverless car. but somebody was behind the wheel. just in a strange and distinct way. this is a partner through the information study. you can see they put on a seat suit to simulate driverless car. the actual driverless car isn't ready yet. but it's to show how pedestrians and drivers react to the lighting signals. this is to communicate with people with the lighting and the signals that is critical since there are no hand wavers

or the head nods between people that we are used on the road. arlington was chosen of a test location because of high density mix of cars and bicycles and pedestrians. in august they traveled 1,800 miles in the course of 150 hours. there were surprising and interesting reactions. ford and virginia tech will take the data and study it as it compiles it and it moves forward down the road toward the idea of a driverless car becoming reality. still ahead, she says a couch saved her life. larry: the woman inside the home opens up about the moment an s.u.v. ran through her wall. alison: plus a study may link a specific part of the flu vaccine to miscarriages. "7 on your side" with health matters

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eight people have died and more are hurt after being trapped inside a nursing home that lost power in south florida. now nursing homes across the area are evacuating and a criminal investigation is underway to figure out why people were left in such horrible conditions. larry: what you see behind us here are the before and the after images of the islands where homes and businesses and the infrastructure are gone. many in the u.s. irvin islands feel they are abandoned. >> hurricane irma unleashing furry in the caribbean. the residents are deciding whether to rebuild. >> hi mouse and my business and both the vehicles. everything is gone.

>> the government did nothing. >> some federal assistance filtering in from fema with food, toddler kits but across st. croix, st. thomas growing frustration. >> the u.s. citizens feel abandoned amidst irma agonizing aftermath. >> our hearts are looking for something to figure out if they will do something. >> they deployed 10,000 personnel. and president trump is expected to visit the island in the coming days. alison

virginia task force one are con ducking search and rescue operations on st. thomas and st. john in the u.s. virgin islands. in one instance they evacuated a woman her home. irma moved through the caribbean last week. >> a large turn out for the funeral of the police officer killed in hurricane harvey. sergeant steven perez drowned trying to make it to work in the storm. his son called him the greatest protector, defender and rescuer. his wife asked her to reconsider going to work and he told her, "i have work to do." alison: an s.u.v. crashed in a home this morning on bennington road. five people were sleeping inside the house when the survivor came crashing through the living room. that is where a woman was sleeping and it buried her under a pile of

>> a hear a loud explosion. i run upstairs. i hear my aunt in the living room screaming uncontrollably. and i see a truck, an s.u.v. in the middle of the living room. alison: the woman is expected to make a full recovery. the driver of the survivor was arrested on site. the people in the home believe he was impaired. larry: the man accused of setting his pregnant girlfriend on fire is not getting out of jail. a judge ordered phillip held without bond. he is facing arson charges and attempted murder in the girlfriend's home last week. she gave birth to a baby girl seven weeks early and they are both in critical condition. alison: devastated and disappointed. that is how lawyers for the family of freddie gray describe the client's reaction to the decision not to pros duet the six baltimore police officer -- prosecute the six baltimore police officers. his 2016 death in police custody sparked riots in balt

nationwide. >> we have to admit we left satisfied with the investigation under taken by this group, lawyers at the department of justice. >> they dropped charges after three other officers were acquitted. larry: coming up at 5:00, a link between miscarriages and flu vaccines. what the expect tant mothers need to know. alison: you -- expectant mothers need to know. alison: the instagram post and how the man behind it encourages people to take better pictures. larry: and first a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington." we ar

potential for rainy morning launch in the path of hurricane jose. how close it could come and will it make landfall? >> from splitting the bill to sitting next to a sick passenger on the plane, best way to handle awkward situations. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow on abc7 on "good morning

steve: all right. getting closer to the weekend. talk about friday. 82 degrees. it looks fantastic saturday and sunday. temperatures are in the lower 80's. not too late to take a trip to the delmarva breaches. it -- delmarva beaches. 8 on friday and saturday. a few clouds here and there but it's mainly dry for the upcoming weekend. we are going to keep a close eye on hurricane jose. and the impact that it could have on any of the delmarva

81 on monday. tuesday at 81. moving in the middle of next week as we welcome autumn. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". back after this.

michelle: what if i told you the next instagram post could pay off to the tune of $10,000? i got your attention now i bet. i want you to meet the iphone photographer that inspired even me to take better photos. >> i have always loved coffee. drink all of it. got my iphone out. spin on the chair. i literally took the picture. michelle: the instagram post that started it all for 22-year-old adrian. the coffee was the first paid gig four years ago. >> they were like we want this picture. we want you to take pictures of our coffee. >> it goes beyond the iconic monument of the city. >> it makes the picture. the light next to the door. >> documents d.c. living. >> take pictures of things that people walk past

don't notice that i can take and make it say wow! i walk past that? that is beautiful. i didn't even see it before. i have always had a thing for photography. i never went to school for it. but it's bring out things for me. >> this is all natural raw talent? >> yes. if you want to put it that way, yeah. michelle: with more than 25,000 followers adrian says now companies contact him. >> the biggest so far was adobe, google. michelle: addee -- adobe deal was $10,000. was it taken with an iphone? >> yeah. michigan do they know that? >> yeah. michigan when he didn't go to college his parents worry had had ea bled a failure. >> they gave me three options. work, college or military. i went with my own option to do what i love t

full-time job. he makes enough money to pay his bills. he shared with me his top three tips to gain exposure on instagram and improve pictures on social media. follow me on instagram for that. find me at tvmichellemarsh. that information is in the instagram story. larry: i do follow you already. but i haven't seen it already. very good. alison: i love that it is a raw talent like you said. meant to be doing this. michelle: he didn't know what was next for him after going to high school and deciding he wasn't going to go to college. his parents said make a decision and he did. larry: that is good. thanks. michelle: doing well. larry: inspired. no question. next at 5:00 -- >> college park city council voting last night to allow mon u.s. citizens to vote in the city elections. i'm amy aubert. i spoke to people around the area about their thoughts and reactions. we have that

alison: the catch of a lifetime. you hear from the little girl who put her life in the hands of a stranger wh

born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

larry: frantic escape after apartment caught fire. a 9-year-old girl had to drop three stories below. >> i first dropped down it was scary. when he caught me it was like okay. >> no matter what, i went going to let anything happen to her but it felt good. larry: so cute. her dad jumped and injured his ankle. the fire department says there were other injuries but no deaths. the family lost everything. friends have set up a go fund me page to help them out. alison: wow! meanwhile, officials in an ohio school district fired a teacher after this video surfaced. it shows him dragging a student by the arm. the school surveillance video shows cameron dragging a kindergartener across the gym. this is in november. the report shows the student told cameron he was hurting him but cameron did not let go. cameron has not been allowed back in the build

incident. larry: our team was there last night when college park city council voted to allow none u.s. citizens to vote in the city elections. even if they are here illegally. amy aubert caught up with people around college park today to hear what they have to say. >> it's a violation of federal law. >> people packed the city council chamber and some holding signs. after four hours of back and forth -- >> not a single one of you on the podium who are women, people of color, members of the lgbt community. >> the college park city council voting to allow non-u.s. citizens to vote in the city elections. >> today, that decision still bringing in mixed opinions. >> they are affected by the policies and the laws. they should be purview to have a say. >> it's the value of citizenship should be special. >> mike says his if

the meeting last night. he says he is not surprised by the decision but says he doesn't agree with it. >> it isn't something to say okay. the citizenship is a nuisance. we can do everything you want here. what do you need citizenship for? >> still come say they can see both sides. >> you don't know the situation. i feel lake we shouldn't hold it against them. >> an hour's long debate cause night with opinions across board remaining wednesday. >> i don't have a strong personal opinion on it. if you are not a u.s. citizen you shouldn't get the same rights. >> they live here with us and they should have a right to say how they want things run. >> the vote happened around midnight. amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: "7 on your side" in health matters now and a new study on flu shots in pregnancy and miscarriages seems to create more

women who suffered miscarriages in 2010-2012 were more likely to have back-to-back yearly flu shots including protection against swine flu. they warn the miscarolinas may not have been caused by the vaccinations but other risk factors like age. doctors and the study's author caution more research is needed. >> i think it is important that women know all the facts and have all the information in order to make the decisions but i advise them of the benefit of the flu vaccine and recommend they have it done. alison: past studies found flu vaccines are safe in pregnancy but they warned doctors to anticipate questions, confusion and worry. larry: tonight at 6:00, amazon trying to find a spot for the new corporate headquarters and the d.c. area could be a prime choice. it would mean more jobs in the d.m.v. a look at the areas trying to woo the internet gianta

alison: we are just now getting a first look after irma at the damage at kennedy space center. nasa says it is dealing with variety of damage there. aerial video shows some of the flooding there to the property. damage as well to several buildings. roofs were told the water surface is out. larry: we are going to doug. doug: we had showers in the morning and tomorrow morning showers and afternoon thunderstorms. but right now it's breezy and muggy. increasing winds bring in more warmer temperatures and the humid air. so that

could yield thunderstorms. that is reflected in the future cast. showers are possible in the morning. we will watch the area grow with the warm moisture air come in. scattered afternoon evening thunderstorms should end tomorrow night. that will be the end of the deal. we will slowly see closing skies on friday. remaining warm in the final weekend of summer. over the weekend, sunshine. you can't rule out isolated shower on saturday. generally the weekend is fine for the outdoor activities. wakeup temperatures around the board. mid-to-upper 60's to start thursday. the planner for tomorrow the temperatures will climb in the upper 70's to 80. morning shower chances and the afternoon thunderstorms chances. jose, quick word on the hurricane. my mall, category -- minimal, category one. guidance is favorable. to keep it well offshore and headed to the wild blue yonder of the north atlantic. if there is a change we will let you know. but right now not anything to worry about. heading to the weekend. sunshine, clearings skies on

the weekend is warm. any outdoor plans for the weekend at the beaches should be fine. take a fresh look at things at 6:00. that is it. larry, alison, erin, back to you. erin: it's been red hot for three weeks and today they have set the american league record for 21 consecutive victories. cleveland defeated the tiger 5-3 in front of the 30,000 fans. indians surpass the oakland a's who won 20 in a row in 2002. that was the team in the movie "moneyball." the major league held by the 1915 new york giants who won 26 straight games. the redskins were back at work today preparing for reunion with the former offensive coordinator sean mcveigh who is now the head coach of the rams. it's the first time they meet with mcveigh

coach. robert burton has more from redskins park. robert: off to week two. >> i got my thursday move re in. >> "it"? larry: >> that is wild! >> it's reunion sunday. the skins reunite with the guy that knows the playbook. sean mcveigh is now the coach of the rams. >> does it put you at a disadvantage because he knows the offense so well? >> our offense. no. not at all. same for us. when you are one dimensional, and you know there are five rushers rush, it's tough. >> kirk cousins a chance to see old friend. >> the most powerful words to say to a player, "i believe in you." and he said it over and over when there weren't other people that did. it means a lot.

how it is. i think it's the same thing. what they like to do. he is here. >> what we did in practice. >> with the redskins, robert burton, abc7 sports. erin: i don't know if watching "it" on the plane on the way to l.a. is a good way to get sleep. robert suggesting that. alison: gets the adrenaline going. larry: maybe this is as scary as it gets. erin: there you go! i like that. it can only get better. [laughter] larry: oh, boy. thanks. okay. up next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- politicians versus the media. who is right? who is wrong? can the two sides coexist

alison: these days, the media comes under almost as much scrutiny as those they are covering. the politicians. and scott thuman shows us how some are fighting back. scott: there is no shortage of talk these days but is there enough trust? >> i can't help but think there are politics involved because you can change the various channels and get different views. for the allegations of the media bias -- >> any good decision, they need to look into it and see if it's justified or not. >> some politicians go a step further. there is a media fairness caucus on capitol hill. chaired by republican lamar smith. >> the media bias is the open ended wound republicans ignore. >> the republicans are not getting the message out

only hearing one side. >> the president has long said that is why he goes around the newspapers and the tv cameras speaking directly and unfilletedered to the -- unfiltered to the american people on twitter but others think the vilifycation is dangerous. >> i think the notion of the fake news fumed by the president and by some others is a false construct. scott: congressman childe arguing that media companies may have their own perspective and it does challenge the public to choose sources widely. but the criticism damages not just the industry but to some degree democracy. >> if you dissect what the president says it's don't listen to my cabinet. don't listen to the news media. don't listen to your senators or your members of congress. just listen to me. frightening position. scott: on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: breaking news. terrifying moments inside

high school at washington state. chilling accounts of a deadly shooting there >> plus, hour irma claims more lives. the new concerns about power outages across florida. jonathan: it's called the deal of the decade. amson's search for a new home -- amazon's search for new home base could land in our area and what it would mean for jobs in the d.m.v. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. happening tonight, gathering of hope. family and friends of a missing teacher are set to hold a vigil. michelle: laura wallen's family last heard from the 31-year-old on september 4. she is four months pregnant. jonathan: tom roussey is joining us live in columbia where the vigil will get underway shortly. tom? tom: behind me is the high school. if it had gone the way it should eight days ago laura wallen would have shown up to teach here. she never did. never called for a sub. no one knows where she is. former students and others

of interfaith center across the street tonight and they are calling it a gathering of home. they hope she comes home safe. this is video we have taken from throughout the past week as ecoverred the case -- we covered the case. wilde lake high school is less than half a block from apartment complex where laura wallen's black s.u.v. was found thursday night. that is the last big clue. police don't have evidence of foul play but they don't know where she is and what has happened to her. she is a very popular teacher at the wilde lake high school and former students think highly of her. that is why they are helping organize the event tonight across from the school. they are holding out hope she will come home safe. they are expecting a large crowd i'm told tonight. reporting live in columbia, in howard county. i'm tom roussey. abc7 news. jonathan: now to breaking news out of washington state. we come on the air, we are learning new information about a shooting at a high school