ed doesn't stand for education. >> multiple rounds were fired inside the church. >> he knocked one man out of a walker. >> a place of worship riddled with bullets. a masked opens fire at a tennessee church. now we are learning his identity . class -- plus -- ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ >> standing, kneeling, or not even showing up for the national anthem, an issue now polarizing america's favorite pastime. the growing backlash to president trump's comments about firing those who prote

and -- >> after weeks of back-to-back disasters, the national capital region of the american red cross says they are expanding their capacity. at x: 30, on news your side --6:30, on your side. >> a tragic scene at a church in tennessee, gunshots ringing out as services were ending. police have identified the shooter as emanuel sampson, in his mid-20's. authorities say he has been released from the hospital after being shot and will be charged with murder and attempted murder. sense is accused of killing a woman and injuring seven others at the burnette chapel church of christ near nashville. >> by the time i got over there, he had shot the first lady in the back, in the parking lot by that green explorer. then he turned around and r

the face. >> police say after the shots rang up an usher confronted the gunmen but was pistol whipped. authorities are investigating a potential motive for the shooting. stay with abc 7 on air and wjla.com for updates on this developing story. >> when you get on your knees, and you don't respect the american flag or the anthem, that's not being treated with respect. >> president trump, speaking moments ago, doubling down after his remarks on friday calling for nfl players who kneel during the national anthem to be fired. now players and team owners are taking action. tonight, the redskins will take the field against the oakland raiders, and it is anyone's guess what will happen. robert burton is live at fedex field. robert, any indication if the skins will stand or kneel or lock arms, or show up? >> so far, kimberly, we don't know that. as for president trump's

they are doing here, all over the nfl. we have seen players not show up. we have seen players locking arms, and coaches, and players not showing up. guys warming up on the field behind me. these are the guys you could see not show up, or neil, or lock arms. let's show you what the ravens did earlier today against the jaguars. several ravens players kneeling, some locking arms, even former raven and future hall of flair lewis.er ray --ens owner steve his scotty steve piscotty. you see these players behind me. you just don't know. if you think that is crazy, wait until you see what the pittsburgh steelers did against the chicago bears. back to you in the studio. >> happening now, a day of reflection in mexico after two

earthquakes in one week and four over the course of a month. moreeath toll now, 319, than half of those in mexico city. rescue teams are still racing against the clock to find any survivors. work now begins for some who hope to rebuild. turning now to our weather, another summerlike day as the sun sets over the dmv. molly cochran has a first look at your forecast. can we call it a heat wave? >> kimberly, certainly feeling like it. we did not break any records in the d.c. area. but we did make it into the low 90's in the d.c. area and we are already, still feeling much like it. temperatures right now, upper 80's to low 90's towards frederick. 87 in the district and annapolis . overnight the temperatures will stay above average. a few clouds, but other than

even into the early half of the week. we continue to track hurricane maria. you can see on satellite the eye. it is a category 2 storm. let's take a look at the track for the early half of the week. stormwatch 17, keeping a close eye on this. by tuesday, a category one storm just to the east of the outer banks, and then it will be heading out to sea, all due to a cold front moving through the d.c. area by the time we head into thursday and friday. impacts already being felt along the eastern seaboard in the way of rough surf and rip currents. we also have tropical storm watches in effect for north carolina. we will check in with those and watc have a look at your extended forecast. kimberly: engineers in puerto rico are investigating a dam in danger of collapsing and flooding an area already devastated by hurricane maria. the 90-year-old dam developed a crack after the storm dumped 15 inches of rain on the island.

a partially collapsed spillway. thousands of people living your the dam have been told to evacuate. much of the island remains without power, fresh water, or phone service. >> we never expected to have a lot of debris in the areas. a lot of roads are closed. others are just gone. people have been waiting in line for hours to buy more gas. red cross officials in our area are ramping up eight in the wake of hurricane maria, sending more volunteers to u.s. territories. they tell us, after weeks of back-to-back disasters, they are not worn thin. rather, they are expanding their capacity. melissa has more. i have been involved 35 years with the red cross. to have 30-some days, three name hurricanes come in, one right after the other, it has been a lot of volume and activity from a personal level, and from an

organizational level. melissa: volunteers are heading out to help in puerto rico and the virgin islands. >> in both of those territories, we have large relief operations and we are flying in additional staff and volunteers. melissa: the national capital region of the red cross is assessing disaster needs of the u.s. and its territories from center. jerry mcgraw is a 30 year volunteer. >> you meet the people personally, and, you know, it is the first day they have seen somebody, for a few days, and of course hear their stories, how they were rescued. melissa: he just returned from providing aid in texas after the destructive hurricane harvey. >> i have been back a week. it did take me a couple days of recovering, just emotionally. melissa: this weekend, the red cross has 5200 staff and volunteers spread out in texas, louisiana, florida

virgin islands, puerto rico, and the carolinas. they have served 1.8 million meals, 2 million snacks, and 1.3 million relief items. mcgraw and a handful of font tears are on a short list of folks who could be redeployed immediately. >> we have to be ready for the next disaster. kimberly: a homicide investigation is underway in prince george's county. police say two men were found shot inside an apartment on cherry hill road this morning. one later died at the hospital. we are told the other man is in critical condition. no other details are being released at this time. an abandoned home went up in flames in stafford, and it proved a difficult fight for firefighters. it broke out yesterday afternoon on my bro point road. oro point road. there were no hydrants in the area. we are told the home had been abandoned for many years. the fire marshal

blaze. next on abc seven news at 6:30, some lawmakers are all but closing doors on supporting the last-ditch republican health care bill. >> now my focus is on improving our health care system. kimberly: the gop's chance to repeal and replace obamacare dangling by an increasingly tiny threat. and, another hot topic, h

kimberly: pretty big week ahead on capitol hill. congress is taking on health care again, as the white house deals with north korea, again. senate leaders plan to bring the graham cassidy health care bill to a vote this week. however, the bill to repeal and replace the a formal care act appears to be on life support. two republican senator say they plan to vote no. if a third gop senator votes no, the bill will fail. >> it is very difficult for me

would end up voting for this bill. >> in the meantime, in a show of bombers, the u.s. flew and fighters along the north korean coast yesterday. this is the deepest u.s. penetration of north korean airspace in decades. if you are looking for a job, head over to crystal city tomorrow. recruiters will be looking to fill hundreds of jobs in fields including sales, marketing, financial services, and law enforcement. it will be held tomorrow at the doubletree hotel on 300 army navy drive from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. a traffic alert in the district. the d.c. state fair is underway, meaning several street closures. fourth street is closed from m street to i street, and k street from wisconsin avenue to thomas jefferson street will be closed for taste of georgetown. coming up, finding a

home. the displaced dog getting a second chance after recent hurricanes. and a live look outside, a perfect night to get outdoors, especially for taste of georgetown and the d.c. fair.

kimberly: several dogs displaced by recent hurricanes have found their forever homes. more than 80 furry friends were up for adoption today at petco in rockville. >> i always like to see the families that they get adopted to. i really like the dogs. kimberly: just yesterday, 27 dogs from texas rescue during hurricane harvey arrived at lucky dog animal rescue in arlington. those dogs were also up for adoption today.

four or five hurricanes ago. because it was. 4 it really was -- molly: it really was. after maria we have lee, out to sea, and it will come down a little bit. kimberly: what about this heatwave? molly: it certainly is very warm for this time of year. temperatures tomorrow will still be in the upper 80's. i want to play a little game on the map. can you find the cold front? notice where temperatures are in the 50's, in rapid city. d.c. metro at 87, minneapolis at 90 degrees. that cold front will eventually get into the d.c. area by the later half of this upcoming week, but we are still going to be very mild into monday. overnight forecast, redskins game looking good to go. temperatures stay in the 70's under mainly clear skies. northerly winds running three to six miles per hour. tomorrow, if you are sending your kids back to school, it will be very quiet. plentyf

afternoon. building into the mid to upper 80's for the daytime high tomorrow. in addition, a code orange has been issued, so air pollution running a little on the high side. if you have asthma or heart or lung issues, wan limit your time outdoors. that does include much of the d.c. region. here is a look at hurricane maria. still a category two, maximum sustained winds gusts of 125 miles per hour. as we go into the early half of the week, by tuesday, it is expected to downgrade into a category 1. it is going to be running into cooler water. taking a track just east of the outer banks. definitely something to watch as we go through the early half of the week. the same cold front i was mentioning will help move it out to sea. impacts party being felt along -- already being felt on the eastern seaboard. we have tropical storm watches for much of the outer banks, much of the carolina coastline. by wednesday, we could be talk

an hour reaching the coast. in the d.c. area, maria will be impacting us with rough surf and rip currents along the eastern shore, and also a little breezy. by tuesday morning, wind speed in the teens, eastern shore looking at peak wind gusts in the 30's. also more cloud cover coming to our extended forecast. tomorrow, beautiful forecast. tuesday and wednesday, watching maria off the coast line, and by thursday that's when the cold front gets here. that will cool us off going into the weekend. mid 70's on friday, and not many chances for rain. maybe just a very spotty shower on tuesday, but for the most part it is a dry forecast. not until next weekend when we could be tracking a few showers. notice those highs back in the low 70's. kimberly: i am hearing a lot of people ready for fall about now. molly: me, too. kimberly: fall means football. let's go to fedex field live,

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tonight. >> he is little. what can you say? he's one of the guys that is a terror to block. he doesn't stay blocked very long. he's a very instinctive player. generallylays that the defense aren't supposed to make. and, yout to go in know, try to be productive on sunday night. 6 meanwhile -- scott: meanwhile, the redskins will be tested tonight. the raiders are absolutely loaded on the offensive side of the ball. amari cooper and michael crabtree will stretch the secondary. the key for the skins in this game, putting pressure on quarterback derek car, make him uncomfortable, and force unbalanced throwss. >> it gets frustrating for pass rushers. you say rush a quarterback -- it averages under two

he gets the ball out of his hands. maybe thathands up, some balls, but making the quarterback uncomfortable, even if you don't did the sack, maybe getting him off -- don't get the sack, maybe getting him uncomfortable. robert: tight end jordan reed, questionable with a chest injury. josh norman, shoulder injury, also questionable. monti nicholson, another shoulder injury. mason faulkner, also questionable with the shoulder injury. scott: don't forget to tune into abc 7 sports sunday tonight. jampacked show, live report from fedex field, plus erin hawksworth in studio with lamont jordan breaking down the skins-raiders game. all the fun starts at 11:35 right here on abc 7. robert:

the nfl. you saw what the ravens did earlier today with the protest. check out what the steelers did in chicago during the national anthem. they did not even come out of the locker room, except for one guy, a la hundred villanueva, who stood in the tunnel. that's because he played at army ended three tours in afghanistan. the party is here at fedex field. have a production? scott: i know the redskins don't necessarily have a good track record at primetime games, but knowing what is ahead at kansas city, i think the redskins will show up to play and win tonight. robert: he looks ready. scott: he looks scary. kimberly, back to you. kimberly: thanks so much for your reporting. mali has a final check of your weather next. i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of

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theerly: he walked to -- walk to end all signers -- alz heimer's broke records in virginia, raising $250,000. among a sea of purple and orange and blue flowers, a single white flouwer to represent hope for the first survivor of alzheimer's which has not happened yet. >> it is such a tough disease. the people out there put a smile on your face. beautiful day to be out there. robert: gorgeous -- molly: gorgeous. we broke into 90's in the d.c. metro. lots of sunshine. that carries on tomorrow with a high of 87. cooler through the later track of the week, also tracking maria off the coast l

middle half of the week. kimberly: i like that play on words. [laughter] we will fall cooler. thanks for watching. see right back here at 11:00

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