>> somebody has her. please understand that you have taken away a huge in so many people's lives. brad: today mark wallen said helping police at the press conference was among the hardest thing he ever had to endure. >> it was the hardest thing that my wife could do is sit next to him and hold his hand. she had to hold his hand with two hands because she was shaking so badly. >> yesterday police found wallen's body in a shallow grave in a field in damascus. tessier's own phone showed many trips there after she disappeared. in court today the prosecutors claim over multiple interrogation that tessier's story kept changing. >> hundred of lives that the police could prove on the inconsistency with the other statements. >> prosecutors say tessier claiming he wanted to marry wallen af

was pregnant became engaged to another woman with whom he was living. wallen found out and contacted the other woman shortly before her death. possible motive. laura wallen's father saying today he is at least relieved his daughter's body was found. >> we were praying for a good old fashioned miracle. god did not give us the miracle that i asked for. but he didive us a miracle nonetheless. we have our daughter back. brad: so much strength displayed by the wallen family. mark wallen speaking moments after attending the hearing where the daughter's alleged killer held without bond. he said so important to him that his daughter's body be found. he knew that she was likely not coming home. now the killer could be sentenced to life if he is convicted. in rockville, brad bell, abc7

alison: thank you, brad. we have breaking news to tell you about to update from the last hour. police say a security guard shot a man outside the gum springs community center. that is on fordson road in fairfax county. the guard was investigating two unsecured dogs when he said the man aggressively approached him with a knife. and he shot the man once. the victim drove away but was quickly found and taken to the hospital. larry: alexandria woman dead after a fight with her ex-boyfriend. this happened on a house on north henry street. police say the sheriff barksdale said she was stabbed when the ex-boyfriend broke in her home. the ex-boyfriend is unconscious and in critical condition and stabbing himself, the second victim is recovering. >> now a developing story about the future of protection for young immigrants brought to this country by their parents. after dinner at the white house last night, the house and the senate minority leaders said they have a deal with the president. well, today, it appears to

>> the president and the chief of staffal called me from work, air force one today to discuss what was discussed. it was a discussion. not an agreement or a negotiation. alison: so this afternoon the president and the democratic leaders are both saying they will work together to protect those known as dreamers. jeff goldberg is getting reaction for us tonight. jeff: at 10 years old, louis aguilar was brought to the u.s. from mexico. he is now 29 living in falls church and working with casa for one cause. >> for me to maintain daca is one the most important thing right now. jeff: he is one of the so-called dreamers watching washington closely hoping for a breakthrough on daca. >> it's a great thing that there is the pocket. we need to make it happen. jeff: after last night's dinner meeting with president trump

democratic leaders chuck schumer and nancy pelosi announcing they had reached an agreement to protect the dreamers in exchange for strengthening border security but with no money included for the border wall. this morning before flying to florida the president seeming to confirm news of a deal on daca. >> we are working on a plan for daca. people want to see that happen. jeff: he said this about the wall. >> the wall will come later. and the wall is going to be built. it will be funded later. >> it's just not acceptable to us. that is just continuing to divide the families and continuing to divide the community. >> louis says getting rid of daca could have the very same impact. >> the protection means you lose what it is to be a member of society here. >> members of casa say they plan to keep up intense pressure on the white house and congress on the issue of daca. until the deal is done. in falls church, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: well, putt t

florida -- president trump was in florida to survey damage after irma. it comes as those living in the sunshine state start the slow process of recovering from the storm. >> president trump and first lady melania trump in southwest florida thursday to see the devastation first-hand. >> i came down to see fema. to see the coast guard. to see the army, the marines. everybody. the navy. the job that everybody has done is incredible. >> recovery underway for areas impacted by irma. some places remaining piled with debris making access difficult. others still flooded and rescues still going on. >> two ladies were hollering. they were in water almost up to their shoulders. i have no idea how they got there. >> utility companies working to restore power. but millions still without electricity. sweltering temperatures making life uncomfortable and difficult. the

for air conditioning may have played a part in the death of elderly residents of a hollywood, flores, nursing home. >> i think we need to look, the state needs to look at the regulatory scheme. how often they inspect nursing homes. what are the requirements for backup services. what happens when there is a failure of the air conditioning systems in the florida heat of day. >> criminal investigation underway. authorities asking first responders to check residents in other assisted living facilities. alison: all right. back at home, 7 is on storm watch with a chance for storms across the area tonight. there is only one more day to do this. i'll miss you. doug:ly miss everybody, too. but get to the business at hand. there is no wailed outbreak of thunderstorms. we can't find any. we see a shower we tracked for a couple of hours and another popped up

the beltway. the conditions are such a few more pop-up showers and isolated rumble of thunder but i don't think anything is widespread around the area at all. we zoom in and the seat pleasant system headed to the beltway. in a couple of minutes it will be the windshield wipers on, on the beltway. not 495. for nationals first pitch, partly sunny. chance of isolated shower near the park. overnight is mild and muggy. 68 degrees for the overnight low. looking ahead, brief snapshot of what we think tomorrow. for the next few days about 84. maybe few showers with partly sunny skies. but generally a darn nice weekend for outdoor activities here. this is the last weekend of summer. autumn begins next friday at 4:02 p.m. eastern daylight time if you want to be precise. i'm a legalist. 4:02. don't forget you. alison: very precise, doug. thank you. new information about the giant panda at the smithsonian international zoo. tonight we

not pregnant. such a disappointment. we have been following the story for a while. she was artificially inseminated in may. at 19 years old she has given birth to three surviving cubs. the panda house will reopen this saturday. larry: developing now the army says eight special operations soldiers were injured in a training exercise at fort bragg, north carolina. official reports said there was an explosion there this morning but spokesman would not confirm that. the soldiers are treated at a base hospital. extent of the injuries at this hour is not known. alison: we have new developments in an attempted kidnapping on a metro bus. police arrested 39-year-old thalia brown. she tried to abduct a 7-year-old last month on his way to school. she approached the boy and his sister and once she realized they weather alone she told the boy he was doming with her. that is when other passengers came to their aid. larry: well, tomorrow marks th

hoggle was charged in the disappearance of her children. they have never been found. richard reeve is life at rockville with a look at what could come next. richard? richard: larry, all eyes on the courthouse tomorrow. we have been covering this story since september of 2014. when the hoggle children first disappear. tomorrow we can see the charges dropped. more charges are added. for three years it's been a case in legal limbo. >> as a general rule if someone is incompetent for three years then charges shall be dismissed. >> friday could be a pivotal day for catherine hoggle. implicated in the 2014 disappearance-her two children. her son jacob 2 years old and her daughter sarah 2. >> i stay real and i know there is a good possibility my kids are dead. but in the end it's a matter of where they are. richard: police say hoggle is the last person to see the children alive. she said he left them with a care giver or

hog charged with child neglect days after the disappearance but doctors say she is incompetent to stand trial. under the law if a defendant is incompetent, misdemeanor charges have to be dismissed after flea year -- three years. the deadline is friday. prosecutors have to file new charges to start the process all over again. >> they have to have the efficient evidence to make the charges. i haven't seen any that would lead me to believe that they had that. i don't know. >> for now the state's attorney isn't revealing what he plans to do. >> plan on what you are going to do? >> we are working on that case right now. we are working on the case. tomorrow there will be some announcement. riches so far authorities have -- richard: so far authorities shown no evidence that hoggle harmed the child in any way so all kind of possible legal scenarios. we will be here to let you know what happens. live in rockaway, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you.

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alison: after irma today we are getting a better sense of the damage that the storm did in florida. the head of a citrus industry group estimates about 75% of this year's drop was destroyed in the storm. larry: wow! devastation in the u.s. virgin islands is startling to see. member of the elite virginia task force are there doing what they can to help. we're joined on the phone by the battalion chief. chris just returned from the virgin islands and he is in san juan, puerto rico. tell us what you saw in the trip to the virgin islands and how devastating the damage is. >> sure. we spent the last four days in st. thomas. the second squad on st. john for two

the house is slashed. the roof pulled off. boats are stacked on top of each other. there is evidence of the wind and the power that came across there. larry: these were long days that were crucial for people there. what were the things you did to help the people victims of hurricane irma? >> sure. the fema task force we were tasked to make sure we made it to every cove and every point on st. thomas. 48 hours to take the team to the squad to get them out and touch every corner of the island. people that were trapped in there area. they couldn't get out to make it back to some of the part on the island that they could get medical help and the attention they needed. we made one rescue while we were doing that going from village to village out there.

and get out of the neighborhood. fema was there to help and get them the help they needed that we could. larry: you and your team have amazing, very special skills and special training. tell us how this compares to the other disaster areas that you have been called to duty and how it may compare to those. >> sure, they are all heartbreaking. every time we go. you saw the island it's out further geographically. it's tough to get to all the areas especially in an island setting. one minute the roads are small one-way roads. wide enough for one car to fit through if that. so a lot of walking. a lot of cutting through the trees to get to places where people haven't been reached yet. geographically it's the challenge. that is what we do. >> what is next for you and what is next or

in the virgin islands? >> the team came back from st. thomas. second one arrived five minutes ago from st. john's. we're resetting our gear and preparing to go again to do what we need to do. snafu thar -- thank you for joining us. be safe. battalion chief of the task force one unit. be safe. talk to you soon. >> great. thank you. alison: gosh, so much devastation there on the islands. doug: i have been to st. thomas a number of times. when i went there i was like what would it be like if a hurricane came through here? the pictures are unbeliever believe -- unbelievable. doug: i saw a picture from a friend of mine and they posted npr affiliate radio station and the structure is gone. unbelievable. alison: well, around here today, what are we looking at? >> a couple of showers. it's nice. summary. cool for a while. next few days in the

only challenge is to figure out 20%, 30% chance of rain? the nationals park has been in good shape. they have had the clouds come and the clouds go. right now it looks partly sunny out there. there is no rain threatening the area. the nats have a game tonight against the braves. the first pitch 7:05. partly cloudy. there are showers here and there. that is the story for the early everything. 7 at winchester. 76 in martinsbug. fredericksburg at 80. so far september is off to a cool start. we are averaging 5.5 degrees below average. tuesday the fifth is the only day the average temperature for the day was above average. we have been cool. now we are turning it around and spend four or five days where you might get the average daily temperature at or a little above average. late summer weather here. as we get ready to go through the final week of summer. here are showers,

this developed east of the city in seat pleasant. that is moving out. this is the ground clutter. leesburg has a shower. there is more developing in the higher terrain. we have a few hours of isolated showers and rumble of thunder. but we don't think anything heavy. nothing severe dealing with the last vestiges of the circulation of what once was hurricane irma. muggy and cloudy. fog. the forecast through the day tomorrow is partly sunny, warm and summary. stray shower to 84. latest information we have on jose. 80 to 85 miles per hour winds. what is curious is the track here. it shows offshore for the midatlantic and the outer banks but notice the outer fringes of the cone here. still have to keep an eye on it. not a major hurricane. but one that will rog

surf in a big way through the coastline in next four or five days. weekend outlook is good. 84 tomorrow saturday and sunday. scatters showers storm afternoon. isolated shower on saturday. otherwise a good looking weekend. beaches, get in last summer at the beach? good call. upper 70's for the weekend. sunshine there as well. here we go for the next ten days. quite a few days in the lower 80's. that is good. going toward to fall, next friday. fall will begin and it looks gud for next weekend. temperatures are in the upper 70's. that is average for this time of the year >> nice. nothing to complain about. doug: not a bit. alison: thank you. well, we told you it was coming. now see how it looks when the crews clean the jefferson memorial with a laser. larry: wow! plus, it started at $1,500, $2,000,

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website used to sign up for free credit protection. we haven't received answer from equifax if they plan to fix the website. live in the newsroom, nathan baca, abc7 news. alison: thank you. woman is $4,000 richer. after delta auctioned off the seat of an overbooked flight. >> they started at $1,500, $2,000. can you believe it? the flight was headed to the galaxy note 7 game. delta hoped they would give up the seat so the plane could take off. as the money increased tracy smith's interest piqued. >> i said if they get to $4,000 i'm getting off the plane. they came back and i pressed the flight attendant button. >> yeah. wouldn't you? smith was able to get on another flight. meeting up with her family in south bend eight hours later

she had $4,000 in travel vouchers in her pocket. larry: thrilled for her but again why doesn't it ever happen to me? alison: you realize people will do anything to get to a good football game. that is the flight you want to be on. larry: georgia fan i guess coming from atlanta. georgia won. she has more money, too. good for her. coming up at 5:00, plans to build a new high-speed rail between d.c. and baltimore could force some people out of the homes. >> meanwhile, it appears that the president is doing dealing with the democrats again. it caught republicans on the hill off-guard. got

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larry: new developments after 2-year-old boy shoots a 4-year-old by at a truck stop in fauquier county. the mother has been charged. destine beach turned herself in this morning. a man with her at the time isaiah davis previously charged. police say the kids were left alone in a car and the 2-year-old grabbed a gun and accidently fired it, hitting the 4-year-old. the good news is she will be okay. alison: back to the recent storms. many of you are asking what can we do to help all of those impacted by hurricane harvey and irma? today, a local group decided to stop asking and start acting. organizing a huge relief effort.

the response was overwhelming. >> northern virginia showed its love for texas. filling this tractor trailer with the boxes and the boxes of donations. it all started with a simple request. >> i'm on the p.t.a. for my son's school. i will ask the p.t.a. would you collect things? from there, it's unbelievable. >> more than 20 collection centers later from arlington to purcellville, donations multiplied. >> i donated money to the red cross but to go out and be able to do this and drop off, you see, you know it's contributing to families. >> trucks were supplied by my guys moving and loaded up by the briarwood high school football team. another volunteer, former redskins quarterback sean springs. >> it's hot today like it's in houston. we are moving boxes. it's hot. >> i just want to do my part like everybody else. >> inside the truck, it's piled up. water, diapers, baby wipes and other essential items.

a lot of food. >> it's easy to eat food. pasta doesn't help if you don't have a stove to cook it on. >> school children sent notes of encouragement. those messages and all the supplies are delivered to an elementary school, church and a local health department in texas. >> everything we are collecting has a place to go to. they are eagerly waiting for it. >> it feels good to see how many people want to come together to help others. >> even now donations keep coming. organizers will accept last-minute items through 7:00 a.m. friday at my guys moving before hitting the road. in sterling, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: in case you didn't know there was an earthquake in virginia yesterday. "roanoke times" reports 3.7-to 4.0 range magnitude quake and hit new river valley at 1:30. this is the biggest earthquake in the area since 1968. no damage was reported. larry: on the hill, president trump continues to walk

tight rope when it comes to deal-making. last night he came to an understanding with the democrats on potentially extending daca and protection to illegal immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. that is not sitting well with republicans. chief political correspondent scott thuman has more. scott: on the campaign trail he demonized the democrats. now with president he is dealing with them. twice now in two weeks they have come to terms on blueprints for big legislation. today, presenting a more sympathetic side on dreamers. >> we are talking about taking care of people. people that were brought here. people that have done a good job. >> despite partisan cooperation over daca, it's causing confusion on the left and anger on the right. >> he is goching by the seat of his pants. >> elaine author of "why presidents fail" says it is not about extending olive branch but more about taking an offer at the moment suits him.

on the list people thought would never happen? >> well, right now the only items he is checking off are democratic items. he hasn't checked off any republican items. >> majority of the voters polled like what they are seeing. 66% said his working with democrats is good for the country. 13% believe the bipartisan cooperation is actually bad. >> we are doing in con junction with the republicans. we have a good relationship with a lot of people. >> republican steve king vehemently disagrees saying it could all blow up in trump's face. a week ago suggesting core conservatives may have to be the ones to truly implement them campaign ideas. >> the further trump agenda. the agenda that arrived in the white house january 20. i will be working to move the trump agenda with or without trump. >> this shouldn't be a big surprise. he was once a registered democrat and admitted he aligned with that party over republicans on some key

an capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: we have an update now about the grimy black stuff on the jefferson memorial. right now the national park service is testing a way to remove it. they are using an experimental laser. check this out. visitors may think that the 73-year-old landmark is just dirty but actually it's a substance known as biofilm. made up of algae and fungus. it will clean a test area of a thousand square feet. it's not clear how long the clean-up will take. looks effective. larry: now developments out of new york where the state hit the niagara falls water board with $50,000 fine for a dirty water discharge back in july. it caused a terrible odor and scared away tourists. some thought it was sewedge. but it's just smelly water. governor cuomo says aggressive action is needed to keep it from happening again. alison: the search is

over the charging bull statue on wall street. authorities also say they draped a sash over the fearless girl statue that read "draw the blue line" which police call apparent reference to the paris climate accord. the fearless girl faces the bull statue and will stay up until february. larry: new information about the crayola shade of blue. the crayon has a name. "bluetiful." it was picked from 90,000 submissions. i will available in time for holiday season. alison: sounds like how my daughter says, "beautiful." larry: bluetiful. maybe she submitted. smart girl. alison: a texas man is planning a swim across the pacific from tokyo to san francisco. environmental activists ben says his 5,500-mile journey for research. his route will take him through what is called great pacific

it's not nonstop trip. he has a support boat to help him out. >> a crazy feat but sometimes it is what we have to do to get something moving. alison: the six-month trip planned for next spring. he took a similar trip across the atlantic ocean in 1998. he has experience. larry: six months swimming. alison: through garbage no less. what the food and drug administration is doing to help parents plan to expose their kids to peanuts in small doses. larry: a smash and grab and what the thieves made off with after crashing into a store. alison: but first a look at what is coming up tonight. larry: julie wright has a preview of tomorrow's "good

>> thanks, guy. tomorrow on "good morning washington" catch me flying high in the sky at joint base andrews for a sneak peek of the 70th anniversary air show. >> i'm one-on-one with tracy ellis ross, anthony anderson and viola davis before sunday's big award show. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minu

steve: all right. we are winding down the work and the school week. tomorrow looks like a nice day. highs around 85 degrees. we may see a stray shower or two but nothing that will amount to a lot. don't worry about dragging an umbrella heading out the door tomorrow morning. talk about the weekend. kings street art festival around 84 on saturday. the same on sunday. nice mix of the sun and clouds. h street festival on saturday. highs will be in the lower 80's with a lot of sunshine. comfortable day. not super humid. the ten-day outlook fr

weekend. we are in the lower 80's by next week.

larry: now to a "7 on your side" health alert. the f.d.a. will label food that include crushed peanut oskale for babies to eat. it's following a study that found introducing peanut products to kids between 4 and 10 months old reduced the chance t

>> hopefully it will help parents make the decision instead of being lost of what to do. they have gone back and forth over the years whether you can get or not get peanuts to the little ones. larry: there is no word yet on when the labeled products will hit the market. >> the terrorist theater is reopening at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts that follows a 15-month renovation to update the theater and facility and improve the guest experiences. the project is the first in the 38-year history and it cost $21 million. i bet it's nice. the terrace theater will reopen friday with a performance by q-tip and jason moran. larry: tonight, friends and fans remember grant hart in the rock band. he was in the band with the bassist greg norton. he died in his

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alison: "7 on your side" with the i-team as maryland repairs for construction to begin on earnest on the purple line. the state has been seizing land by using eminent domain. it may be the tip of the iceberg as the homeowners are giving way to expansion. nathan baca spoke with some who have concerns about plans for a train between d.c. and baltimore. >> the drewries have four children. the neighborhood had everything their family needed. >> we moved in, in february. you know this is our dream home. >> that was until they received word from the homeowners association. the h.o.a. said it just found out the entire neighborhood is in the potential path of a

>> had to read the e-mail seven times before it sunk in. i realized wait a minute, this is my home. this is -- we just moved in. >> one of the proposed meglev line goes through the cul-de-sac. >> it's hard breaking. >> d.c. to new york in one hour. >> the baltimore to washington railroad would use magnetic levitation to get up to 300 miles per hour. the project is expected to cost at least $10 billion and hopes to start building in three years. railroad c.e.o. wayne rogers. >> how can we improve our transportation to the future for all of us? >> the h.o.a., the homeowners and the community leaders say they are upset they are only finding out about proposed demolition paths after the first planning phase came and went. >> they spent -- sent 650 postcards to the residents in baltimore and the same to washington, d.c.

list. we don't understand anyone in anne arundel county or prin george's receiving pedestriancard. >> the -- postcards. >> the company says it's too early to say how many or which homeowners could be effected. >> we are still early in the process. they are called initial, preliminary screening alternatives. they are not to the preliminary or the alternatives. we are years away. >> but the map show part of the pro'ed paths lead through -- proposed path lead through homes. >> is it possible to use the existing right-of-way along the current amtrak line? >> no. the current rail line themselves do not have the right gem tri for that -- joel -- geometry for that. >> the state claims that the hogan administration understood that the train would use the existing amtrak path and not demolish homes. they say

never change. >> i sat down and i started to cry. we just moved in here. >> renderings of what the train will look like show elevated track next to home. the family fears their home may not be next to the tracks. their dream home might be demolished in the name of progress. nathan baca, abc7 news. larry: ahead at 6:00, a slow speed chase on a lawnmower. what the driver asked police when they pulled him over. police -- >> frederick native made it out safely from hurricane irma but they are not sure what next. the story is coming up. larry: must-see video of mid-hurricane burglary. we have it all for you ahead at 6:00. alison: tomorrow night at 6:00 will be the very last newscast with chief meteorologist doug hill. but before he goes we have plenty of people who want to say thanks, doug. >> you are the reason my friend i'm in d.c. you brought me up to do a weekend. i will be

you are a great guy. honest guy. funnier than i think a lot of people know. those of us that know you well know how darn funny you are. you have had a stellar career. we have all seen it. just over every weather you can imagine in 30 years. in your case, over 30 years. it's time now to, you know, enjoy your retirement. enjoy it. enjoy the family. i know you are still going to be looking at weather, you know, when your house gets struck by lightning you never lose your interest in weather and big storms. enjoy your retirement. we'll be in touch. take care, bud. alison: nice. doug: thanks. i appreciate that. here is the deal. topper, tomorrow night at 6:30 you will be the oldest tv weather guy in washington. [laughter] i place the mantal on your shoulders -- mantle on your shoulders. i appreciate it. so we are still looking for possibility of a thunderstorm here. not anything seen sor fa. we have seen showers but i'm share something i have learned 39 years o

television. if there is no thunder, there is no lightning. if there is no lightning, there is no thunder storm. thank you, i know. take notes. it's profound. there is something more than showers around the area. zoom in. seat pleasant across the beltway in prince george's county, one area of showers. the next hour or two we could see more pop up. the future cast is aggressive at painting more and more. whether they pop up we will wait and see. i don't think there is much. 60 to 68 overnight. showers are becoming partly cloudy through the overnight. tomorrow i have to mention a couple of afternoon showers or partly sunny. temperatures are 81. plenty of sunshine saturday and sunday. the harm and humid air. the showers are few and far between. we look ahead and a lot of 80s. a

80's and next week we are in the 70's. reminder next friday at 4:02 in the afternoon is magic moment of the autumnal equinox and it's fall. back to you. alison: okay. good luck. thank you. i'm not always interested in every single sports story, i'll just admit that. but i am interested in the next one. robert: this is funny. have you seen the new "it" movie? larry: i'm seeing it tomorrow. robert: don't go alone. even if you are a grown man. larry: we are all going, good "d morning washington." safety in numbers. robert: redskins back on the field getting ready for the rams to prepare for the jet lag about to come. cornerback norman decided to see a movie. i told him to see "it" but he doesn't want to go solo. >> i can't go by myself. scary movies, i can't do it. i got to find somebody i want to date or something. robert: that shouldn't be tough. >> man, it is toug

i'm a home body. i don't go out. i'm not finding nobody at the grocery store. unfortunately. [laughter] robert: can't find a date. alison: at the grocery store where he is looking. robert: stop going to the grocery store. hit a bar or something like that. larry: i like you pick up the apples. what is your number? robert: pushing down the buggy down -- meanwhile, the next player if you haven't already seen her. in the paper for dominating. get ready. headline the new hope academy brand new basketball academy this and and erin hawksworth has the team player. erin: new hope academy jennifer only started playing basketball two years ago. >> she just started playing. if she is this good since then i was like i need to put more effort. >> the effort is paying off.

when you are around that high, many people are coming like people want to take position >> she played for the nigerian national team. >> i never knew it would take me this far. >> a world of potential and received the offers from duke or west virginia and minnesota. >> among other schools. >> i focus on the education in everything i do. erin: congratulations,iener if. -- jennifer. you're this week's team player. robert: she has 11 or 12 schools that are offering. amazing. larry: great. alison: good stuff. larry: thank you. robert: yeah. larry: see that movie. alison: let us know if josh gets a date. robert: will do! i'm sure he will see it on instagram. larry: of course. alison: thanks. >> if you get arrest and never convicted or charged should it stay on

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jonathan: a chance to clear the air for job seekers in d.c. who have been arrested attempting to turn things around. sam ford has the story. sam: the mayor calls the program "clean slate." the idea is seal to record and the arrests in d.c. that do not lead to convictions that everybody but law enforcement. >> we think we are on the forefront of restoring the ability of our citizens to get jobs and housing and access to credit. >> bowser released numbers saying 40% people arrested in d.c. every year but a third of the time the people are never charged. every year 10,000 people are trying to get records sealed by the court to pro vent them from get -- prevent them getting jobs. >> i agree. if you are not convicted why is it public information. >> red flag. >> ray allen used to manage

arrest gives pause. but he believes considering more. >> everybody deserves a second chance. sam: her law would not seal convictions for felonies. >> we know when people get back to work, their children do better in school. they are healthier. and we increase our opportunities of having just peaceful neighborhoods and every neighborhood in washington, d.c. shamed d.c. passed laws to limit what they can ask in an application but if they decide to hire there are no limits. so this would limit questions about arrests. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on yo

deniedf the man accused of kill -- for the man accused of a local teacher. jonathan: this is 48 hours after he sat beside her family and holding hands with the mom pleading for her return. >> i don't know where she is. >> i don't know. >> the decision to allow him to participate in the news conference was a calculated decision. >> i pray she comes back. >> made by the detectives in this case for the expressed purpose of hearing what he had to say. >> it was the hardest thing that my wife could do to sit next to him and hold his hand. jonathan: as we come on the air new details coming to light about a possible motive for the cold blooded killing. michelle: we are learning more about the police decision to put their prime suspect in front of cameras. maryland bureau chief brad bell leading the coverage tonight. brad? brad: they are saying it was rt

court document. the case against this man. tyler tessier. he watched him. he would hang his head as though in shame. he put his hands over the head and the father of the alleged victim said he should feel nothing but shame. howard county school teacher disappeared from her home over labor day weekend. from the start they thought tyler tessier was responsible for disappearance. she was the boyfriend and father of the unborn baby but he was secretly engage told another woman and he was the last person seen with wallen. they claim he sent text messages to incriminate another map. monday he appeared at a press conference with wallen's family to plead for his girlfriend's safe rt