be in the rubble of her school afterall. nancy: the girl was thought to be in the rubble but now word there are no children inside. however a woman may be there. alison: it's an eerily quiet scene there as the rescuers call for silence to hope they can hear someone, anyone in the rubble and save them. carlos grande is there with an update. carlos: for days rescuers focused on the elementary school. it was once a building and in the hopes of finding anyone trapped inside. crews signaling for silence, listening for signs of life. believing there was a 12-year-old girl trapped in the debris. now there may be no children inside alive or dead and the sounds they were responding to were perhaps a maintenance worker. after cross-referencing names and talking to parents at the school it's determined all children have been accounted for. 19 children and six teachers died there. the death toll of the massive earthquake more than 230.

rescue operations are just as dire. familiar calls for silence, digging through debris and sniffer dogs at the site of an office building where five taiwanese citizens are buried between the rubble. at the site of another downed building. anxious relatives wait for news. this woman saying, "i think that is what kills us the most. desperation of not knowing." so far over 50 people have been rescued since the quake. mexico's president calling for three days of mourning. i'm carlos grande, abc news, mexico city. nancy: among the rescuers out there, freedom the dog, a rescue dog credited with saving more than 50 lives in natural disasters across mexico. she is fitted with shoes and can climb through areas that may be covered in broken glass and other objects and she has special goggles that she wears with this. she is working with the mexican navy to climb through places that humans are not

alison: right now disaster relief crews from japan are on their way to mexico city to aid in the rescue and recovery operations there. they were greeted at an airport in tokyo with cheers from onlookers. japan is home to some of the most experienced rescuers of this time. this is an image from yesterday that shows you, look at that, the moment that the entire island 100% consumed by the heart of the storm. elizabeth hur reports as the damage assessments are just beginning. maria is strengthening again. puerto rico begin the procession of cleaning up from hurricane maria. a daunting task that many streets left impossible and the neighborhoods submerged after some areas got drenched with more than 30 inches of rain in 24

overnight, the governor heading out himself with the national guard rescuing children from flooded homes. the storm so destructive the entire island of puerto rico is without power. president trump: puerto rico is in very, very tough shape. the electrical grid is destroyed. it wasn't in good shape to start off with. elizabeth: president trump promising puerto rico funding to help with the recovery. this is as the prime minister of the caribbean island where maria was a category five hurricane made emotional plea for help. >> if anyone is listening to me, helicopter services are critical to get supplies to people. elizabeth: the situation is dire. there are no electricity and some villages are only accessible by boat or

authorities say it will take months if not longer to rebuild from first irma and now maria. president trump in the meantime says in addition to government aid he will personally visit puerto rico. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. nancy: relief options are available to homeowners in puerto rico as well as the u.s. virgin islands. i provides 90 days of forbearance and up to a full year if needed. it's available in places deemed mayor disaster areas. through presidential declaration. the same offering for those affected by hurricanes harvey and irma. alison: on the island of dominica, at least 15 people are dead. 20 more are missing. it passed over as a category five scale. i look like the entire island wiped out. the leaves stripped from the trees. 73,000 people live on the island. there is a rush to get fre

those in need. all eyes are on what is still a major hurricane. the hope is it will turn back east moving north right now toward the u.s. stormwatch7's meteorologist josh knight is tracking maria. what does it look like now? josh: it is expected to make a northerly turn but it is bringing winds to the puerto rico and turks and caicos is likely to get hurricane force winds storm surge for a lot of the bahamas. max winds at 120 merm. it -- 120 miles per hour. category three major hurricane. but yellow colors here to show you. those are the tropical storm force winds. in the red, hurricane strength. those are just over the ocean. we put this in motion you can see the category three storm close to turks and caicos by tomorrow morning. the northerly turn is a big part of

going on closer to home. we have a good disdance for jose -- disdance for -- distance for jose. we have cloud cover for the afternoon. that is about it. temperatures have been hot again. it feels like 88 in leesburg. 88 for d.c. we will keep trend going in the weekend. take a closer look at that cooing up in a bit. nancy: thank you. a lot to stay on top of. don't miss update on hurricane maria. track the tropics and get updates on the location. alison: new developments now in the case of lloyd welch, the man who pleaded guilty in the killings of the lions sister in -- of the lyons sisters in 1975. he admitted to other crime against young girls in prince william county virginia. this morning he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two young girls in separate incidents in 1996. for all of the virginia cases, he has been sentenced to 48 years in prison. nancy: high school

a convenience store. police say he fought back killing the attacker. this happened in northeast washington, short walk away from union station. sam ford has how it all unfolded. sam: we are at a park where a 16-year-old was killed. a 19-year-old was killed. because they came together in this park. we just got off the phone with if 16-year-old's father. the victim's father who told us his son is a twin. zaire kelly. he has another twin zion kelly. zion, the other twin came through the park earlier and someone tried to accost him. he said they were trying to rob people. he managed to get home, just a few doors from the park. well, he texted zaire according to the father and said they are robbing people in the park.

park. the father said at that point the other son said he would be careful. the moment he got to the park the situation he was accosted by a man. the man had a knife. the manned a a gun. they both ended up dead. he was a student at thurgood marshall high school. the chief of police told reporters what went down. >> the 16-year-old tried to defend himself. with a pocket knife he had in his possession. the suspect produced a handgun and fired the gun one time. striking and killing the 16-year-old. zach thigh both went to hospital and died. ages 16 and 19. we checked with the court records, the 19-year-old sequan gillis he had a cri

he was supposed to be in court next week in a car theft case. other than that, he had no criminal record. of course, the young man that we are talking about here, the 16-year-old zaire kelly. he was a well-known student. well-loved. the house has been busy with people coming and going. in fact, i think they are having a memorial service at the school. coming up at 5:00, we'll have the video of him last night announcing what college he planned to attend. reporting live from northeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. facebook says it will hand over thousands of ads purchased by russians to congress. and president trump announcing a stunning new development, expanded sanctions against north korea. president trump: china, their central bank has

other banks massive banking system to immediately stop doing business with alison: there is a new order to help the united states, people company and banks working with north korea. alison: radical changes coming to how we ride the beltway, 270. part of the ride might no longer be free. maryland bureau chief brad bell reports it's part of governor hogan's vision here. hi, brad. brad: the governor says there is room to add two more lanes. the existing lanes will be free but the new lanes will be just like in virginia. high occupancy toll lanes. governor's plan would add toll

the entire portion of the beltway. the length of i-260 and then the entire b.w. parkway. he said the $9 billion project will be built by the public, private partnership as has been done in virginia. the beltway and i-95. >> the massive projects to widen 495, 270 and 295 will be transformative. it will help maryland go about their dale lives in a more orderly manner. brad: they with are -- they are putting ou

private partnership industry. there will be a long process to find out what it will cost, the bidders and all that sort of thing. many questions remain to be answered. when we come back at 5:00, you will hear from some commuters what they think and the politician who thinks maybe not such great idea. college park, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: we will see you then. you may remember october of last year mike pence's plane slid off the runway at laguardia. you won't believe what the pilots were doing, though, when the plane overshot the runway. alison: taking advantage of equifax victims. "7 on your side" consumer alert just ahead. the website that looked like the real deal but only gets you in more trouble ahead. nancy: today at 4:30, safety inspections on the metro newest rail car halted because the inspection process itself is unsafe. in time for the everything commute.

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alison: new at 4:00, the pilots were fighting over control of then vice presidential candidate mike pence's plane it overshot the runway. ntsb released the report an hour ago. the first officer was in control when it came in the landing at laguardia in new york. the pilot didn't announce it would t

touched down too late. as you can see from the video. no one was injured. eastern airline 737 and it skidded to a dramatic stop there. the abc7 i-team is digging into the story. we'll have much for you coming up at 5:00. a consumer alert about a massive security breach at equifax that may affect the privacy of 143 million americans. nancy: kimberly suiters reports on a copycat website that could have stolen the information again. kimberly: consumers have been reaching out to "7 on your side" saying they were wondering about this. when equifax told us to find up for protection on the site equifaxsecurity2017. then we didn't get a confirmation. we wondered what if the protection site is a fake. someone did create fake protection site. nick called it security equifax 2017. he switched the words around. he told me t

itself, tweeted out the fake silent link eight times -- fake site link eight times. the site has been since taken down and the creator said he did not capture anyone's information. he just wanted to expose another vulnerability that a local cyber expert believes existed not weeks ago but months ago. >> that should have been patched seven months ago. i am concerned about that. i'm also concerned that the vulnerability existed two and a half months before they disposed it. >> equifax did respond to the national media about tweeting out the phishing website saying the customers should be aware of them. to date, 200 fake equifax phishing websites have been created so look out. we are waiting to see when equifax will confirm whether they have successfully

the company offered a flee credit freeze. head to the facebook and the twitter pages to see if it is a good option for you. nancy? nancy: that is alarming. thank you very much. the security and the exchange commission investigating hack on publicly traded companies. the agency says the hackers may have used the information to profit through illegal trading. toys r us filed bankruptcy protection this week and now it's announcing a wave of hiring to the holiday season. 40,000 additional employees. among the position, toy demonstrator. that sounds exciting. this person will help the kids test out those toys on the list. alison: dream job. alison: a frightening scene

yankee stadium yesterday. a foul ball came flying in the stands at more than 100 miles per hour. this was awful. the third baseman was hit and dropped to a knee and then they realized a little girl had been hit in head. his team may was on second base visibly shaken. many of them at times crying as they describe what they saw there. minnesota twins players in the field also distraught by this. after the game, frasier as difficult as it was talked about what he saw. >> it was terrible. shaken up a little bit. i don't know what happened. it was already. but it's something i wish never happened. tough to watch. tough to be a part of to be honest. alison: the parents of the child today say that she will be okay. that is the update at this hour. yankee stadium is

compliance with the netting behind home plate but they are looking to extending that next year. nancy: going out west now, summer not officially over yet but already that is right, signs of winter. alison: what? nancy: that is right. snow in northern california. snow falling at mountain pass of an elevation of 9,000 feet. that area got so much snow last year, last winter, more than 65 feet. alison: it feelses like we are in summer. josh: we have the opposite effect. look at the national map. you can see cooler air off to the northwest. the dome of heat,

oklahoma and texas. we are in the mid-80's as we go throughout the next several days as well. the temperatures are really going to have a tough time cooling off until the end of next week. start off around the area. nice picture here from the golf course. temperatures are hanging closer to 86 degrees at reagan national. northwesterly breeze at 8 miles per hour. dew point in the mid-60's. a little of a muggy fielding for you. at 9:00 shy of 80 degrees. take the dog for a walk but it might be toward the end of september but take it easy. there is less of a chance we have to deal with fog. it should be nice tomorrow morning. maybe extra clouds tomorrow. that will keep the temperatures will the feels like temperatures around 86

that is another hot one. friday temperature is high of 87. 87 again on saturday. we have sunshine all weekend long. we are kicking off the fall festivals and fun stuff. clarendon day officially on saturday. that is at 11:00 to 6:00. you will notice temperatures. if you are out there enjoying that, keep in mind it's feeling like summer. stay hydrated. take the sun screen and treat it like it's more of an august day rather than september day. for redskins game on sunday everything, while it might be hot for tailgating, about perfect for the football game. work your way throughout the extended forecast. we continue the warm temperatures next week and we will finally get a break next

to normal for this time of year. nancy: look at this. wedding dream turning to a nightmare after the reception. someone took home the gift for the bride and the groom. guess who brought home more than the party favors just ahead. alison: but first the white house active as ever in the push for a repeal and a replace plan when it comes to affordable care act. we take you behind the scenes in a push for healthcare reform up next.

alison: it will be a tense long days on capitol hill since that is how long they think they have next to repeal obamacare. democrats are making a last stand, at least for now. why the rush? what is the g.o.p. doing that might push them past the finish line? chief political correspondent scott thuman has the latest from capitol hill. scott: at the capitol, a check of the senate pulse on healthcare. can republicans muster the strength for enough votes to fulfill a seven-year promise to repeal and replace obamacare? >> what do you say to those who think republicans are going to hold their nose and vote for it because they may not love it but it's the best opportunity to repeal obamacare? >> i think a lot of different ideas have come forward. this is our last opportunity. we think it's a good bill, too. scott: what is different from this

attempts in the past? timing. there is a narrow window that they can kill obamacare with 51 votes but the window shuts at the end of the month. at the white house they admit there is plenty of arm twist going on. if they lose even a couple of republican senators, the bill looks doomed. >> there is not a lot of wiggle room. we recognize this is largely a partisan exercise. scott: democrats are denouncing as loudly as possible online and on tv. >> this is the worst of the worst. they have taken the worst parts. the frankenstein of healthcare bills. >> this is trump care 2.0. it's worse than before. it will cut even more folks off from healthcare. >> some republicans are critical, too. rand paul, lisa murkowski, john mccain willing to kill the bill if they think it's doing more harm than good. >> if it doesn't pass? >> we are optimistic it

pass. scott thuman, abc7 news. nancy: still ahead, a new twist in the drew pearson saga and the highest court weighing in next. >> i'm mike carter-conneen at the metro rail station entrance at the union station. coming up, i will have a look at what the evening commute will look like for metro you might take something for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: after a messy morning commute we are looking ahead to what metro riders can expect tonight. nancy: wmata says the staydown had 15 trails unavailable today and the metro saw crowding at the red line at union station. and mike carter-conneen is covering metro to explain what happened. mike? mike: metro says 20,000 rail cars are on the track for rush hour and they can expect relatively normal afternoon commute. many complain their experience this morning

normal. they had a look of information about what caused it. and the cause we have learned is a decision to review the safety concerns by the local 689, metro labor union. that came after a metro mechanic was was shocked working on the new 7000 rail cars. in the review, inspections were suspended, meaning fewer cars in service this morning and very long waits. >> we waited for three trains to pass. they only had six car trains. i had the stop the efforts and take an uber to work. >> you bailed? >> i bailed. >> metro says we thank our customers for their understanding as we place safety first but riders are upset how it was communicated

we have more at 5:00 and a response from metro. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. in the weather center now with josh knight. josh, we are still talking about what is left over of jose, right? josh: yes. it's still a tropical storm. the winds are just barely getting to new england. predominantly over the ocean. there is a system. we will put a track on it. you will notice this is not a cone, more of a circle. it hangs in the same area for the next five days. but it continues to weaken along the way. good news there. right now, though, again, 60 miles per hour gusting up to 70. it could work back to the coast and bring us clouds next week but that is about it. it's not looking for anything significant out of jose. then ultimately just what is left of jose. tonight we are down to 66 degrees. we will see a few more clouds move in. i think they will stick around for tomorrow. highs are still

degrees for friday. again on saturday hanging closer to 87. so we are getting hotter toward the weekend. humidity will stay close to where it is now. while temperatures go to 87 and 88 for saturday and sunday it will feel lake we are still close to 90 degrees. keep that in mind. if you are at a fall festival or pumpkin picking, drink plenty of water and don't forget the sun screen throughout the weekend as well. nancy: thank you. we have horrific details coming out in the kidnapping and rape of a high school student that was reported to be a planned out attack. amy aubert joining us from frederick, maryland, with the latest on the case. amy: the 18-year-old victim taken from the

she was grabbed by her hair and they dragged her to a vehicle. a teen assaulted, kidnapped and raped not far from the area in frederick. >> the males forced her with a knife and took her to a nearby vehicle and drove thor an an a -- drove her to an apartment. amy: two were arrested. the victim knows victor gutierres and edgar chicas-hernandez from school. a third suspect that police say recorded the reportedly hours' long attack had his face covered and has not been located yet by police. >> it's shocking. heart-breaking because i have a daughter. >> diana gomez lives in the area and says it's usually pretty quiet. >> nervous. i'm definitely checking my surroundings more. >> police say so far they don't know of any connection to any gangs but say they are looking into all leads.

coming up at 5:00, shocking details as to why police say it was planned out on social media. live in frederick, amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: bond denied for the 24-year-old silver spring massage therapist accused of sexually abusing a client at massage envy in tenleytown. today prosecutors added charges with another victim. complaint was filed last month but he wasn't fired because the victim didn't tell police. police are worried there may be other victims. nancy: amazon.com reviewing a website following report it recommended buying bomb making materials. british television report says when it tried to buy certain chemicals, amazon's frequently bought together feature suggested product tas could be used to build a bomb. in a statement amazon says it only sells product that comply with u.k. laws. michelle: we have new developments in the case of drew peterson, the former police officer convicted of murdering his wife. the i

ruled hearsay statements by his third and fourth wives were properly used in court. the ruling said it was reasonable for prosecutors to argue peterson killed the women to keep them from testifying. peterson was convicted of killing his third wife. his fourth wife is missing and presumed dead. two separate train crashes under investigation. one investigation that is. deadly new jersey transit crash and up related long island railroad incident in both the train operators are said to have suffered from severe sleep apnea. a woman was killed in the crash september of last year. more than 100 were injuredded in both incidents. a hearing is scheduled for february. nancy: how about this? a couple in pennsylvania says their wedding d.j. stole nearly $5,000 their guests gave them. the couple says they ended up with only 15 cards, even though more than 100 people attended the reception.

rest. police say he admitted to taking the money but he is saying it was only $600. >> people were telling me now they had to give him their cards to give. he was putting them in the box. nancy: newlyweds now say they have heard from other couples who think that d.j. may have stolen gifts from them as well. michelle: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a woman admits to shooting a virginia state trooper. well now she says charges don't fit the crime. you have to hear her jailhouse confession ahead. nancy: plowing right in the car dealership. how much damage was done as the driver is said to be fine. a look at how to start friday off right with "good morning washington" on abc7. >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- are you getting stashed? the warning signs that you may be the victim of a new dating dilem

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sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. michelle: unbelievable video caught on camera in pittsburgh area. a woman plows through a car dealership lot and you see cars go flying. nancy: she is moving fast. the crash is so violen

the car's engines fell out. a light pole partially collapsed as well. police are looking into whether drugs or alcohol played a role in this. >> mind boggling. you look at the damage and you think how could anyone walk away with that. >> the u.s. coast guard showing off the record breaking year in cocaine seizures. michelle: that translates to half a billion dollars. attorney general jeff session ses says more than 600 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested year, claiming hundreds of thousands of pounds of cocaine are being kept off the u.s. drug markets as a result. demi lovato says she doesn't owe anyone an explanation

nancy: you might remember it was fun and bi curiosity. michelle: a singer took wish a fan who tweeted her refusal to discuss her personal life b.s. she called the comments rude. who cares? let's just enjoy her music. nancy: i agree. michelle: google is on some of the most popular phones in the world. coming up we show you how they are trying to become a smartphone hardware leader. michelle: plus a jail house confession. nancy: are woman admits she -- a woman admits she shot a virginia state trooper. >> i was high. i was drunk. i was scared. >> you won't believe why she says charges she faces don't fit the crime. that

sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson.

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so he is going to shoot me if i run. so i turn around and i shot him. that is the worst mistake i ever made in my life. i shot him one time and one time only. i was under if influence. i was high, i was drunk, i was scared. i did not want to go to jail. they dot me with this ridiculous charge capital murder. attempted capital murder. it shot him in the freaking arm, you know? i was trying to kill him. michelle: daniels is already a convictedfy lon and faces unrelate -- felon and faces unrelated charges in north carolina and denied bond in virginia. nancy: "7 on your side" consumeder alert now, first-time filings of unemployment dropping down 23%. the big drop shows the economic impact of hurricane harvey starting to dissipate. earlier this month you remember the number spiked. overall the

at 16-year low, though at 4.4%. google doesn't make its own smartphones but the android software is a platform and now they are close to making the phone itself. after announcing a plan of the h.t.c. mobile division for more than $1 billion. it would give google access to the hardware. michelle: mortgage rates are holding steady after falling for several weeks. it's up over 3.8%. nancy: must-see video out of massachusetts. that is a goat. rooming in auburn and now he is in

made a run for it. six full days. the farm and the goat and that one in particular, you see him right there. trouble-maker. [laughter] >> he took off like a criminal? nancy: they were able to keep the goat in the room. they offered room service. apartmently an apple -- apparently the apple. the goat is now in solitary in a trailer until the tent that can hold him is finished. the goat was on the lam. [laughter] michelle: maybe looking for a kid's deal. nancy: maybe! michelle: at a hotel. now to this

the officers came to the rescue of a man having a fashion emergency. the officers were on foot patrol when a man approached them at a bus stop. he told them he was heading to a job interview but he didn't know how to tie a tie. he asked for their help. the officers didn't think much of it at the time but a photo of them helping the man went viral. >> my stepfather died in 2002 and i was like thank you for showing me how to do this. >> the man got a job offer after his interview. nancy: breaking news in the newsroom, aaron hernandez it turns out had a severe case of the degenretive brain disease c.t.e. it's made -- this is after he took his own life i

cell. it's found in many football players found from repeated head trauma. michelle: not one part of puerto rico is untouched by the hurricane. it's just so massive. nancy: every one of the people on the island lost power. we are seeing the scope on the damage on social media. michelle: lindsey mastis has a look. >> this shows the destation. a mess. there is flooding in many parent of the country. look how high the water is here. in this case a storm left behind a flipped vehicle. downed trees. they are blocking access to some areas. finally the storm left some people's lives in shambles. this person writes, "i'm fine. sadly my home didn't make it. was my beautiful walk-in closet." some on social media

others are asking for prayers. back to you. michelle: thank you. the storm devastating so many people. we're tracking where it is next. josh: it's taking aim at turks and caicos and it will bring storm surge to bahamas. it's not expected to make landfall but there are issues with the heavy rainfall and higher seas as well. michelle: gaining power now. josh: exactly. this is still at the 120 miles per hour major hurricane. category three. there is a this is strengthening more but the winds will be different at different level of the atmosphere. we have the 120-mile-per-hour

this is working past turks and caicos tomorrow morning and by the afternoon tomorrow it's just beyond the islands there and more than likely at that point in the tropical storm force winds. it will start to lose strength to category two. as we get to monday and a cat one as we are into tuesday. this is not the far from carolinas but in general most models agree tightly it will make the northeasterly turn and maria should stay out to sea. michelle: if you want to get out for a long jog or walk it's hot and muggy. recess is close to 80. 48 on the way home. there

it's still the mid-80's. upper 80's by monday and tuesday. we don't get a break until we are in friday and friday of next week. nancy? nancy: thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- swastika found in a georgetown university dorm. today is one of the most important jewish holidays of the year. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month.

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alison: a disturring discovery on the campus of georgetown university. for the third time in recent weeks a swastika was found inside a residence hall. this is rosh hashanah, the celebration of the jewish new year. suzanne kennedy has the school's response. suzanne: the discovery was made as the campus was marking the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah. the university president issuing a statement saying this type of hatred will not be tolerated on campus. this is the building where the graffiti was found. it was in a restroom of the l.x.r. residence hall that a swastika was drawn on a women's restroom stall. there was threatening and dur rogatory languaged a -- derogatory language against women. this is the third incident of swastikas found on campus in the last three weeks and the second time for the residents hall. >> this

the campus doesn't have a climate like this normally. this morning there are sidewalk drawings everywhere giving support to the jewish students. >> i don't think it's the campus being represented by. usually it's very inclusive. suzanne: georgetown's president released a statement saying we reject hatred, islamophobia. we are a community where all faces are welcome and we choose to come together in understanding and the service toward one another. students are urged to contact campus police if they know anything about these three incidents. in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: developing story in the district. teenager on the fast track to college murdered on his way home from a convenience store. alison: police say he fought back killing the attacker. this all happened near 13th and brentwood in northeast.

ford talked with the teen's father and he joins us live. sam? yes. well i just talked to the victim's father. the father's name is curtis kelly who says he has two twin sons. zaire kelly killed last night and zion. he said zion came through the park earlier and accosted by the would-be robbers. he managed to run home a few doors away. he texased him and told him -- he texted him and told him to be careful. staire got to the park and there is a confrontation. he is dead and so is according to police the person who accosted him. >> i am zaire kelly, thurgood marshall. sam: 16-year-old zaire kelly last night in his college-pound program hours before he was gunned down in

park feet from his home. accosted, police say by 19-year-old sequan gillis two was trying to rob him. >> the 16-year-old tried to defend himself with a pocket knife he had in his possession. during the course of the struggle, the suspect produced a handgun and fired the gun one time striking and killing the 16-year-old. sam: at the school he attended thurgood marshall, former teachers came back this afternoon to express condolences. he was a popular student there and a track athlete. he is the shorter one on the right who announced his plans to go to sam u. last night. >> i'm zaire with thurgood marshall. sam: his father, of course told us the video was taken literally hours before his son was killed. next his son was coming home from that program when he was killed in this park. his