was being held hostage by a man with a bomb strapped to his chest. multiple officers arrived. they said they encountered the 15-year-old man outside the home holding that crowbar. police say they told him repeatedly to put down the crowbar. they say he began to aggressively approach them. they filed multiple shot at the 15-year-old killing him on scene. further investigation revealed no sign of any bomb in the area. as for who placed the 911 call or what was going on inside the home prior to the 911 call. the circumstances are still under investigation. one final point we want to make, the prince william county police are unveiling a body cam program. four police officers throughout the county. but the officer responding to this situation were not wearing body cameras. live in haymarket, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. protesters filling the street of st. los

police officer cleared in a deadly shooting. the judge finding jason stockily not guilty of killing anthony lamar smith following a high-speed chase in 2011. stockily's white and smith was black. local leaders urged calm. so far one person has been arrested. >> the sheet of orange flame. and the huge fire. everyone screamed and ran off. >> we are getting the video showing moments after a bomb blast on rush hour train in london. as we come on the air, britain raised the terror threat to critical. meaning another attack is imminent. nancy: that is the manhunt behind the attack that wounded two dozen people. this is just the latest in a string of attacks in great britain. scott thuman is monitoring it from the terrorism alert desk. scott? scott: isis claimed responsibility for the attack. to many people it's not

there has been a handful of the major attacks in england so far this year. >> march in london. then june in manchester. today, london again. >> people were injure and screaming and crying. scott: the frequency of the attacks increasing. so is the worry. >> it keeps going and going. we have to be very smart and very, very tough. scott: terror-related arrest in britain are at a record level. with 379 from june of last year to this year. 68% increase according to the u.k.'s home office. >> experts have been saying that what we have seen over the last period isn't a spike. it's a shift in relation to attempts by terrorists to kill, injure and disrupt our way of life. scott: that shift reflected in fewer gun attacks since they are difficult to

instead terrorists are more often using cars and knives in their attack. now possibly i.e.d.'s. >> i'm reassured that the police did all they can to keep us safe. scott: is there a concern that the methods will become prevalent on u.s. soil, the? sebastian was an adviser of the security matters to president trump. >> absolutely a priority concern that they are very effectively reintroducing classic guerilla warfare tactics on the streets with weapons like this. >> president trump used today's attack as another reason why he says the u.s. need a larger, tougher and more specific travel ban. that is the case it will be argued before the supreme court as early as next month. jonathan? >> thanks. in the aftermath of the attack, an example here of the famed british, and we will let

nancy: at home the woman who vanished three years ago with the young children only to reappear without them charged in the murder. today a judge orbedering catherine hoggle held without bond on the new charges. her ex-husband, the father of jacob and sarah called the new charges the right but the difficult decision. >> i have held out hope that something else may have happened. as i think any parent under the circumstances would. but it's always been a faint hope. i know now with the passage of time that she killed my babies. nancy: hoggle has been locked up for the past three years but ruled incompetent to stand trial. prosecutors had to file new charges against her by today or risk her going free. jonathan: tomorrow, d.c. police are on full force for what could be a busy weekend. three political rallies planned from three different ideological groups. that is in addition to two major festivals which means major road closures in addition to the heavy police presen.

you are not planning to go to the events it's probably a good idea to stay away from central d.c. alison: there are slow steady signs of recovery after irma. nancy: the courts are back open which means that the gas -- ports are back open which means gas stations are getting fall. but one in five home and businesses do not have power. we are getting the images from the florida keys which governor rick scott got a closer look at today. he described what he saw as devastating. jonathan: virginia task force one showering a powerful image from the destruction in st. john. the islands were ripped apart. the sign reads, "we will rise again, love city." rescue team just returned to san juan after days of rescue efforts on the battered island and they are awaiting word if they will be sent somewhere else or returned home to fairfax county. nancy: next, mowing the lawn and meeting the president. meet the local 11-year-old who lived out a dream and what he thought was the best part of the

larry: ninjas committing arson. the strange story we're following and a video to back it up. back after this. doug: but first a word about partly cloudy skies around the area. one showers around and we'll let you know if any will enter mark herring: my mom always worked hard to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for of all things -- tting married. that was a lifelong lesson for me: when people are hurt, you need to stand up and do something. and i've never forgotten that as your attorney general. whether it's protecting veterans and seniors from shady debt collectors,

i have one guiding principle: do what's right for people. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. 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

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.

>> we get peculiar video sometimes. this classifies as that. this happened in newark, new jersey. nobody was hurt. nancy: the vatican recalled the priest at the center of a child pornography investigation who worked in the district. the prosecutors pushed for him to be criminally charged where he was recalled to the vatican. jonathan: the white house weighing options after the missile test filed yesterday. it was the longest test flight of a ballistic missile. it crossed over japan before landing in the ocean. the white house cessations against north korea are working but made it clear there are other

for those commenting on the look of a military option, there is a military option. it's not what we prefer to do. >> late this afternoon the unsecurity council condemned the missile launch and -- the u.n. security council condemn ed the missile launch. nancy: the air force is marking the anniversary with an air show at joint base andrews this weekend. providing a preview of the show for the members of military and their families. the show is open tomorrow and monday. jonathan: they are so good. still ahead, we are celebrating the career of the beloved doug hill. the final forecast and a fame surprise as we say farewell to the chief. ja mowing the lawn. meeting the president and hanging out in the local office. we talk to the local 11-year-old w

jonathan: caught on video, odd moment that you wouldn't expect in wisconsin. eyes are not playing tricks

the police officer pulled up on the kangaroo. told him to put your hands where i can see them. joey escaped from a country store and pumpkin farm that is normally is his home. he was just as confused. the police officer corralled him and got him back to where he belonged without getting slugs because they can haul and punch you for time to time. nobody got hurt. back where he belongs. nancy: in wisconsin. >> don't you know. nancy: more must-see video now. that is the president trump trying to get the opinion of an 11-year-old from falls church. he is so focused. living out his dream of mowing the lawn and the white house rose garden. eventually they got a chance to talk. focused. jonathan: love it. 11-year-old kid with a great work ethic and too busy. afterwards brianne carter got to speak one-on-one with the young entrepreneur about the big dreams.

>> the sixth grader got to cut the grass after writing this letter to president trump. 2 young entrepreneur so determined he didn't stop when the president himself showed up. >> great job! it was not only different because it was the white house that cut this grass but it is more difficult than cutting the neighbor's lawn. >> the mower was heavier than the old one. it wasn't all work. he and his father stepped to the oval office. >> the office was bigger than i thought. i thought it was slightly bigger than a regular office. >> something we couldn't imagine.

>> the young boy's father says the son has always had a love for the executive office and is planning a career in the military. telling the president he bapts to be a navy seal -- wants to be a navy seal. and earlier today trump tweeted the grass-cutting skills were getting a-plus from the national park service. outside the white house, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: look at his credentials. a second ago we were having a good laugh. this is doug hill's final forecast. make it clear. final forecast. doug: i have got messages saying we'll miss you and we'll be watching on the final day. all i can think of is -- [laughter] jonathan: we will miss you. a big build-up. talking about it

now it's here. doug: i'm a people person. what you see on tv is who i am. jonathan: great at your job. fun to be around. always accurate. doug: it's a job. jonathan: but it's fun. family on television. doug: the family here and the family of the viewers all the years and the radio, too, interact with them. it's a joy. that makes it worthwhile. nancy: end of a chapter in your life and also the end of the chapter here in d.c. for so many people who have grown up watching you. they watch you every day, too. doug: 33 years on tv in the same city is a blessing and a privilege. not a lot of people do that. jonathan: you have launched careers. interns are now meteorologists. these are people you help. you built a road for the folks. nancy: quite the legacy. doug: pleasure to do it. that the what i like to do. help people, work with people. that's what i enjoy. it's been fun but it had to come to an end. now we are three minutes and five seconds away from it. nancy: a lot of love here. doug: i'll do weather for you.

nancy: sure! the final forecast. doug: no. final forecast -- jonathan: for doug hill. doug: on abc7. my kids ask me about the weather. i'll still do it. look at the alexandria, belle haven country club. 81. partly sunny skies. delightful and muggy. we will get off easy tonight and for the weekend. isolated shower chances. that will be that. dodgers and the nats starts a series tonight. if you take their team records it's as good as it gets in baseball. the first pitch at 7:05. 77 degrees. the temperatures are holding in the 70's tonight. tomorrow is the joint base andrews air show. used to do it every year but now it's every other year. the weather should be fine. a great family event. static, displays. the ones on the ground. the aerial displays of all kinds. weather should be fine. it's partly sunny. can't rule out iso

shower. this is host. tracking takes the hurricane northeast. 640 miles southeast of cape hatteris. this is the latest track from the hurricane center. it's motion through the ocean and it will really build up the waves. beach erosion is possible. significant in not life threatening rip currents along the midatlantic coast. there are dangerous rip currents. 84. it's 79 on monday. tuesday is breezy. 79. then it could be related briefly to the passage of hurricane jose in the oeg. plenty of sunshine through the end of the week and the

fall begins next friday. stay with us. "abc7 news at 6:00" not quite finished. nor am i. we'll be right back. you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- (all laughing) oh my.... the current chevy silverado. current chevy owners and lessees get a total value of ten-thousand, six hundred dollars. or, 0% financing for 72 months on this silverado all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer.

hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham at northwest high school for the abc7 high sch

week. boy do we have a good one tonight at northwest high school. jaguars are ready to take on the long-time rivals. seneca valley. look at the atmosphere. cheerleaders of northwest. rocking and rolling and ready to go. the band is playing in the background. these two teams are playing for this beauty. the king's trophy. nice hardware going to the winner of this football game here tonight. now both of the teams very good football teams. 2-0 on the young season. let's say somebody's 0 has the go tonight. >> it will be a raucous crowd. the kids have been fired up all day in school. it will be a black out here. >> you know what i love? my favorite kind of terminology is somebody's 0 has got to go tonight. i assume you want to move to 3-0. >> we hope to move toward the playoffs. >> i'm ready to go. i'm going to join the northwest cheerleaders. we are ready for hobblement to. we'll have the

the post game reaction at 11:00 right here on abc7. jonathan: you look great with pom-poms. thank you. send it to alison starling with a special goodbye to a major part of our abc7 team and family. alison: hard to believe this is it. for the past week we have been celebrating doug's career at abc7. we are not alone to wish you the best. tonight we have more special messages as you begin retirement. take a look. >> doug, i wanted to say congratulations on a remarkable career. you have provided invaluable service to our community for the last 33 years. i know you will be sorely missed not only by your colleagues but by all the viewers who you have reached over the last three decades. wishing you many sunny, calvert county days as you enjoy the next chapter. >> congratulations to doug hill, chief meteorologist for 33 years at wjla. the greatest meteorologist ever. his forecasts, i don't

of bed without checking what doug says would happen that day with the weather. on dematch of the citizens of the great -- behalf of the citizens of the greatest state in america we want to thank you for the great 33 years, spectacular. i am declaring today for 8.5 million citizens this is doug hill day in the commonwealth of virginia. congrats. good luck. [applause] alison: there you go. also, doug, d.c. mayor muriel bowser used her power to honor you as well proclaiming today doug hill day in the district. so the last thing we'll do is hand you this proclamation directly from the mayor. give you a big hug. doug: thank you. alison: tell you we are all here and time for your final -- >> it's not here yet. mine didn't come through. [laughter] doug: governor hogan and mayor bowser, thank you. i'm honored. blown away. i've been blown away all week. i knew the day was coming. planned and all that. but i didn't know what to expect

reality it was all over. almost 39-year career in tv. before that police department in prince george's county and air force. a lot of work for a lot of years and generally public service. my life is not going to stop. thank you to my wife and two of my youngest kids and my twins are here. i recognize them. it's been wonderful. you made mention a time or two i may be leaving and doing a lot more in my church. heavily involved with the 501c3. we are helping feed people in southern maryland and that will occupy most of my time. i'll miss the family and the viewers. bless beyond measure. i'm a happy man. jonathan: you get to say goodbye. doug: i do? how much time do we have left? all right. it's been fun, a blast. keep watching. keep loving it. keep watching. "world news tonight" with david muir is next.

e you back at ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him.

and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? and at these prices, i can make it all happen. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf

narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

tonight several developing stories on this friday evening. the terror attack on the train. the fireball, the panic. and this evening the manhunt at this hour. an impro veesed explosive device set off in a crowded subway car in the middle of rush hour. authorities raising the level to critical. tonight's britain prime minister saying his message was not helpful. what she told george stephanopoulos. breaking now, jose a hurricane again. it will affect the east coast this weekend. rob marciano standing by. the officer acquitted tonight at st. louis. what was seen on the dash cam video. now the demonstration in the streets. the horror in the nursing home