breaking outcome a pregnant teacher found dead in a shallow grave. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. >> i don't know where she is. jonathan: the police say that man murdered his pregnant girlfriend. alison: laura wallen

, a teacher for months pregnant, was found dead in a shallow grave. jonathan: we have team coverage as loved ones honor her memory at wide like high school. first, we go to stephen tschida in damascus with the latest on the case and the chilling text message that led to her body. stephen? police believe that tyler brought his pregnant girlfriend to the area just off this road near damascus and it was here that he killed her. he wasgators believe leading a double, possibly triple life. demeanor, invasiveness, lack of eye contact while appealing for help for his missing pregnant girlfriend increased suspicions. the police learned that he made several trips to way friend's property near damascus. they searched the

to a shallow grave. >> he was arrested for her murder. stephen: he and laura wallen were last seen together september 2. investigators believe that he took her to the remote area near damascus shortly after, near the home where he lived part-time with another girlfriend. >> she sent a text message saying that tyler had taken her to an open field in damascus. stephen: so far, no definitive word on a motive. >> he was in a relationship. people talked about the fact the victim is pregnant. that is all speculation. investigators told me that tyler had two girlfriends, possibly three. tonight he is behind bars, awaiting an appearance in court. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: as mentioned, the man accused of killing laura wallen

pleaded for help finding her just days ago. tonight, the police say they allowed the press conference to go on even as he was already a suspect. tim barber sifting through what he said monday. it is really just stunning to go back and see this. spokehe accused killer right to lore as if she was alive. detectives say that tyler knew his girlfriend and unborn child were never coming home. >> we have not eating. we are just looking. we just want her back. i don't know where she is. i don't know. tim: he showed up to the press conference holding has with laura's mom. he often seemed at a loss for words and had dramatic pauses. this is what he said when asked what he lasted to laura. >> i just pray -- i pray that she is safe. that she's coming back. that's all i care about right now. tim:

live in the satellite center, tim barber, abc 7 news. >> how can you be possessed with so much hate? alison: a planned vigil tonight in hopes of finding wallen became a gathering in her memory. jonathan: family and friends shocked tonight as they found out the tragic news. tom roussey is live in columbia. cannot imagine what they are going through tonight. terrible bitech a for the folks here at the wild like high school community. along was together in this parking lot across the street. originally this was a gathering of hope. just an hour long, or so before it started, they got the awful news. >> she encouraged us to be better in life, not just school. tom: three

students say that laura wallen literally turned their lives around. she is why they graduated. >> she was interested in you as a student and as a person and as a man. tom: tonight they were gathering to pray for her safe return, but the terrible news started about an hour before the vigil was to start. so they mourned. eventually they learned the news that her boyfriend had been arrested. >> how could you be possessed te, take ach ha soul that meant so much to people? look around you. these are kids, not just parents. tom: the wild like school principal said that laura wallen had an enormous impact. students say they will never forget what she did for them. >> it does not stop here. forever we will love her. tom: the school principal

right, he is planning a big celebration of her life, and you can bet a lot of people will be attending. tonight itit was -- was time for all the folks who gathered here to mourn. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: such a sad evening. we are tracking this disturbing investigation around the clock. get the latest news straight to your phone by signing up for text alerts that wjla.com/text. nancy: breaking news involving daca and what could soon be a new deal protecting children brought illegally and then to the country as children. house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer say "we agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly and work out a package of border security excluding the wall." the white house said that excluding the wall was notar

steve: class beginning to increase along i-81 moving into the d.c. metro. more clouds in the morning along with a better chance of showers around the immediate metro. tomorrow, highs just around 80 degrees. we will see showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. some may contain brief, heavier downpours. grab the umbrella before you head out. we will track the showers and just the 11:00 p.m. update regarding hurricane jose. more on that in a few minutes. jonathan: the police want to know if there are other victims after they arrested a day care owner's son for inappropriately touching a baby. tim barber spoke to the neighbors in northeast tonight. tim: nobody answered the door at this home day care at the center of a child sex abuse case. >> very respectable. tim: eleanor lives next door where the detective

the daycare owner's 27-year-old son, kevin jones junior >> he's a nice boy. tim: the detectives believe that a 10-year-old girl witnessed jones inappropriately touching a young girl. and there is a rec center and parking lot across the street. detectives want to know if there are other victims. meantime, the home day care is suspended. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: an officer involved in a car crash in february has pleaded no contest to reckless driving. this video shows the officer's car ramming a van after making a left turn. the judge find him $250. fairfax county police say that his future will be determined after and administrative investigation. alison: a criminal investigation underway after eight patients died at a nursing home near miami.

said and after hurricane irma knocked out power to the facility. while the medical examiner has not determined if the deaths are heat-related, most of those who died suffered respiratory distress and dehydration. >> the ac unit in this place behind us is under investigation and was not working and they ,ere utilizing portable ac which were not running significantly to reduce the excessive heat. alison: the surviving residents of the facility have been removed. before the storm hit, the unit had a much below-average safety rating. jonathan: florida power and light said customers on the east side of the state should have electricity by monday. those on the west side of florida may have to wait until the end of next week or perhaps longer. in the keys, residents returning home after the state inspected all 32 bridges along u.s. one. insured losses f

could top $18 billion in the u.s. alone. and world leaders getting a firsthand look at the damage in the caribbean. they toured the british virgin islands, while the french president promised to rebuild during a trip to st. maarten. alison: more help from virginia is on its way to the u.s. virgin islands. three more volunteers will head there in the morning to help take care of people and open a shelter. the islands among the hardest hit i irma and residents are desperate for power and water. >> we wake up every morning with all the essentials of life. these people wake up with nothing. so we are sharing with those who do not have. alison: one of the volunteers leaving tomorrow said he will be in san croix the next three weeks to help. jonathan:

we heard from a lot of folks tonight who said they were seeing low-flying planes. we confirmed this is a practice for an air show this weekend and nothing to be concerned about. joint base andrews is conducting flight operations through the weekend for their show at open house. so that is what it is, getting warmed up. ahead, an infamous pharmaceutical executive a can of fraud is going to jail. alison: the reason is he tried to get some of hillary clinton's hair? we have details. and it may have been the biggest data breach in u.s. history. eq uifax is struggling to make amends. ofathan: and it turned a lot heads in arlington, but it turns out this driverless car had a driver.

alison: we are on the scene of breaking news in northwest where the police are investigating a shooting. officer say that a woman and man were shot. the woman was unresponsive when they got there. no arrests have been made. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get

jonathan: former drug company ceo martin shkreli is back in jail. a federal judge revoked shkreli 's bail after he offered $5,000 for a straight of hillary clinton's hair. no kidding. the judge said that shkreli posed a danger to the former secretary of state. shkreli's attorney said his client was just offering up a tasteless joke. he is awaiting sentencing on a fraud conviction. about: a 7 on your side pregnancy and the flu shot -- there is a possible link between the vaccine and miscarriages. women who miscarried between 2010 and 2012 will more likely back-to-back flu shots that include protection against the swine flu. experts say that other factors may have interfered and more research is needed. many doctors still recommend getting the flu shot while pregnant. it's always best to talk to your doctor about this.

and the american academy of pediatrics are recommending that you not use the flumist for your fascination. this year's vaccine does not seem to match the flu strains that are expected. -- that you not use flumist for your vaccination. jonathan: new details about the data breach of erin:. --data breach of equifax. the ceo of the company will be testifying before congress next month. attorneys general from many states are digging deeper into the compromised information of 143 million americans. richard smith will take the stand before a house panel october 3. alison: developing now come a battle in the business world over who gets amazon's new corporate headquarters and the jobs that will come with it. the facility will be a $50 billion investment and everyone is getting in on this. loudoun county has five potential

submitting a location, all in hopes of luring the company and its 50,000 jobs. >> this is a game changer. it's that significant. alison: here are amazon's conditions -- it has to be near a major city center, near public transportation, and within 45 minutes of an international airport. stay tuned as the competition heats up. jonathan: after a site that shocked some drivers in arlington last month, looking like nobody was in the car just running around, somebody was actually behind the wheel. ford released this video. a guy was hiding in a seat suit, studying how people react to the signals on a simulated self driving car. experts say it is important to establish communication with driverless car's since there can be no eye contact or ahead nods. alison: a

taking flight at the university of maryland. this is an outdoor center for students to test runs in different weather conditions. flight facility come flies with all faa regulations and helps students pioneer drone technology which may be a lifesaver when it comes to search-and-rescue. jonathan: new information about a kid from falls church you wanted to mow the white house lawn. we told you last month about the 11-year-old named frank. the for to do groundskeeping. today at the press keeping, -- at the press briefing, sarah huckabee said that he will be getting the job and will be doing at this friday. steve: friday will be really nice weather. coolerhester, a little to the west. oakland, maryland, 59 degrees. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, showers mainly north and west of d.c., quiet

right now around the capital beltway, but clouds are increasing around 1-81. clouds are advancing to the east along with a chance of showers. tomorrow morning not a washout, but scattered showers. they are located right now across west virginia and ohio and kentucky. as this moves our way, some sunshine tomorrow morning into the early afternoon, then maybe just enough to trigger a few thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and early evening. the latest update on what is atricane jose, maximum winds 80 miles per hour, wind gusts at 100. the best news is this is turning to the north come eventually the northeast. may cause a little extra wave action at the dell marvel beaches, but other than that, ocean city, rehoboth beach, dewey beach, the weather will be gorgeous at the delmarva beaches

. mostly cloudy skies, showers develop late. tomorrow morning, mainly in the 60's. not stand there long, rebounding into the 70's midmorning. showers pop up on radar mainly west of d.c. time, theypast noon become more widespread across the entire area, even a few thunderstorms likely to develop. not looking for severe weather outbreak am just be on the lookout for gusty wind come in time for the rush-hour commute tomorrow. we get all of this out of here, then the skies are clear friday. highs tomorrow just around 80 degrees. we gett 10 days, after through tomorrow, friday will be beautiful, lower 80's, sunshine, comfortable humidity saturday and sunday. monday around 81, same tuesday. tuesday, lower 80's. we welcome autumn on friday next week with highs around 79 degrees, nighttime lows remaining in the 60's.

really nice weather for the dmv. alison: the emmys are this sunday on abc 7. those are the actual emmys, on their way to l.a. filled with0 boxes the statuettes are being shipped from illinois. it is the 17th year that united airlines has flown the cherished awards. the a-list stars are traveling commercial. jonathan: they would love to see the names on those. still ahead, and inspiring story of a father's love. alison: he got tattoos to match been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready.

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jonathan: this is a touching image tonight of a kansas father helping his son feel normal. alison:

reflect a six-year-old's cochlear implants. >> that if he went through with the surgery, i would get tattoos, so he does not feel so different. >> shh, shh. alison: his name is otoo and he was born with a rare infection that took his ability to hear. his stepdad said he knew that it would be a long road, so we got the tattoos to show his support. would pull histo ear back just to make sure the tattoo was still there. erin: that is sweet. kirk cousins says he owes this man his career. who he is talking about, next.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: max scherzer's cy young resume took a little hit tonight , eight runs, six hits in six innings of work. is not as bad as it sounds. scoreless in the fifth. kendrick cannot make the catch come off his glove come a triple for adams, would eventually score.

left with the lead, but the bullpen could not get him out of a jam. zler for a grand slam. scherzer not happy. the braves win big, 8-2. sunday's reunion between the redskins and rams is a special one. rams head coach sean mcvay was one of kirk cousins' biggest advocates with the redskins. and prepareded up to leave last winter after excepting the head coaching position with the rams, cousins gave his former offensive coordinator a gift. kirk: sean meant a lot to my career. i signed a jersey for him when he left and is just said, "iou my career -- i owe you my career." he did not give up on me. four

you can say is "i believe in you." cleveland indians broken american league record today, winning their 21st

alison: we have a nice weekend ahead. be cloudyrsday will and gloomy, a few peaks of sunshine, a stray thunderstorm or two, but not a washout. near 80 degrees. friday will be gorgeous, doug hill's farewell day. lower 80's monday through wednesday of next week. it's like, where it is summer go? autumn arrives a week from friday. will have a eileen brand-new update on jose, which will not make

alison: have a good night.

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