court. you confirmed that the man arrested is a retired cop. q: that is right. i made phone calls to tennessee. i find out he used to be a police officer with the memphis police department. he retired in 2013 for medical reasons and a member of the force for 13 years. he is used to putting people behind bars. that is where he finds himself today in d.c. >> this is the arsenal of the weapons 37-year-old timothy bates had with him when he was arrested sunday morning. a.k. 47, tech 9. laid out on the street across from the white house. secret service agents say they caught him urinating in front of the renwick art gallery. bates told the agent he was in town from tennessee to speak with mattis and the n.s.a. director mike rogers about the paychecks he didn't receiver and get dog chip removed from the back of his head. he was arrested and he

psychokey evaluation -- psyche evaluation. he was ordered to remain behind bars without bond until the next court appearance and turn in all the illegal guns. he had a long list of weapons. nine guns, six were loaded. three knives. brass knuckles. ammo. in my hand right here is the incident report. it mentions he is facing six charges carrying an illegal rifle in d.c. that is a five-year charge. he could face fines of up to $5,000. the next court appearance is on thursday. we will keep you posted with the latest details. reporting live from the d.c. courthouse i'm q mccray. back to you. jonathan: thank you. five members of a national church remain in the hospital after a shooting sunday morning. police say sampson shot and dilled a woman in the parking lot before going inside -- killed a woman in the parking lot before going inside. the death toll would have been higher had an usher not confronted the

>> he physically engaged the shooter. during the struggle the shooter was shot. >> mulled the trigger -- pulled the trigger. he had the gun pointed at him. i'm proud of him. jonathan: the gunman survived and now facing murder and attempted murder charges. police say he has a history of domestic dispute and suicide attempts. federal investigators opened a civil rights probe in the shooting. michelle: new tonight we learned that the person killed in a crash in clarksville was an off-duty d.c. police officer. police say barry easeman died after he crossed into traffic on route 32 and hit tractor trailer. he was a four-year veteran. the driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. jonathan: happening right now preparing to welcome home heroes. just 24 hours ago virginia task force one was sending in video like this. devastation in puerto rico is tough to get your mind wrapped around.

helping in the aftermath of hurricane irma and maria. in the coming hours, though, they are expected to finally come home. tim barber live at the rescue headquarters in chantilly. you spent a lot of time with the folks. they do amazing work. tim: they live for search and rescue. but they are not going to show up until 9:00 tonight. some of the folks told us in the last hour or so it's been a busy month for the task force. some were sent to houston for hurricane harvey, then florida for irma and then puerto rico for hurricane maria. they help with the storm prep and search and rescue afterwards. the first responder haves been away from the families for three weeks so this reunion is expected to be emotional. they are expected to land and hit the tarmac at 8:30 tonight at dulles. they will take buses and the equipment here to unload. we talk to them and the families. we will have the stories of the missions they had over there in puerto rico tonight

reporting live in fairfax county. tim barber, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. as a rescue group returns home another is on the way. maryland task force one arrived in puerto rico today. that group includes doctors in addition to the first responders and the rescue unit. they are tasked with the search and rescue mission as well as surveying the damage to get the government resources where they are needed most. michelle: at this hour, 49 people are dead as a result of hurricane maria and the aftermath across the caribbean. that has officials on the outer banks in north carolina not taking chances. the evacuations are underway for ocracoke and hatteras island. meteorologist steve rudin is tracking maria with what people there and closer to home can expect. steve: the tropical storm watches are up and the winds will increase for them as they move through the next 24 to 36 hours. ocean city, rehoboth beach, dewey, bethesda. they will

and thursday. maximum winds at 80 miles per hour. this is still anticipated to take a sharp turn east, hard right moving in the day on wednesday. that will be a tropical storm. winds will not be as strong. beach erosion, expect that for the outer bank of north carolina, part of the delmarva as this moves to sea. coming up, we will sleep in the local weather. impact of the storm around the d.m.v. uplook to the upcoming weekend and a cold front. more coming up. jonathan: see you then. a new risk for those racing to find survivors. this is six days after the massive quake in mexico. as many as 360 buildings right now at risk of collapse. 360. that is in addition to the 38 buildings that are reduced to rubble by the 7.1 magnitude quake. to give you an idea how bad the damage is out o

city 9,000 schools only 103 have been cleared to reopen. 325 people are confirmed dead nationwide from the quake. one small bright spot in the devastation, look closely. rescuersrescuers there. they pulled a dog from the collapsed building. it had been buried in the debris for five days. a vet checked him and said the dog will be fine. rescuers trying to reunite it with the family. >> north korea top diplomat says president trump declared war on his country. they cite the president's speech to the united nations and tweet that claims the north korean leader kim jong un wouldn't be around much longer. then they said since the united states declared war on the country we have every right to shoot down u.s. strategic bombers at any time even when they are not yet inside the aerospace border of the country. you will remember on saturday the u.s. flew bom

north of the demilitarized zone than any other mission in the century. the white house denies the declaration of war saying it's seeking peaceful denuclearization of north korea. jonathan: well, protests, many in wheelchairs are now showing up. they are being removed from the capitol. the message as the debate over healthcare intensifies. michelle: also this. smash car windows outside of a little league game. where it happened and the warning for

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measure. jonathan: the back and forth from president trump and professional athletes intinctionfied today. lebron james defended players kneeling in the national anthem in the name of equality. the white house says he was standing up for the flag. >> this is about the president and americans being for honoring the flag and honoring the national anthem and honoring the men and women who fought to defend it. >> the most powerful position in the world has an opportunity to bring us closer together as a people. inspired the. you and put the youth at ease. he has no recollection of that. he doesn't even care. jonathan: in addition to athletes, coaches and the nfl team owners some of whom supported trump last november said the president's attacks are deviceive. a federal judge in new york sentenced former congressman anthony weiner to 21 months in prison. he pleaded guilty in may to sending obsc

messages to a 15-year-old girl. e-mails from hillary clinton were forwarded by weiner's estranged wife to a computer they shared. cleared days later clinton said that comey's decision cost her the election. jonathan: coming up next at 6:00, it has happened again. swine flu confirmed at the county fair. where it showed up this time and what is being done. that is coming up for you. catching the train. it doesn't usually look like that. the details behind the must-see video. that is a guy hanging on the back of the tr

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trend there. speaking of trains, work has resumed on the purple line after a judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order on the project. crews spent the day removing trees in silver spring to make way for the 60-mile light rail. on the chopping block is the strip mall along 16th street. >> i want to go to popeyes. but that is gone. so i was like now what do i do? i can't get fried chicken convenience to be here. >> bye-bye to popeyes. tonight the police are investigating reported case of vandalism after someone damaged a bulldozer. they will work to have more oversight. jonathan: crime alert this time in falls church where the people watching their children playing little league baseball became break-in videos. look at th

windows. a victim told us as many as six cars were hit. at this point the police are investigating. michelle: "7 on your side" health matters alert after the doctors confirmed swine flu at the frederick county fair. this is the second fair in maryland that confirmed cases of the virus in pigs. richard reeve tells us what is being done. richard: unusual sight at the frederick county fair. >> they ordered us to shut the barn down. >> caution tape around the swine barn. 200 pigs under quarantine. 11 testing positive for the flu. >> there could be 150 different type of type a influenza that could be involved here. >> the alert comes affair staffers discovered a pig with the 106 degree fever on saturday. >> we have the barns blocked off so the public can't get in there. washing stations before you go in and when you come out. >> the 11 migs now called

some of the pigs are under quarantined and no one allowed in or out except for those who treat the animals. they will be kept that way for seven to ten days. the authorities are watching closely the case of a child that became sick and went to the hospital after being near the pigs. there is concern for those who came in contact with the pigs. five pigs diagnosed with the swine flu. >> that section will be continue to be roped off. we have security here. jonathan: this is must-see video of a boat launch that went wrong. this is not a boat. driverw

a brand new boat for the first time. the boat they say pulled the camper in the water. that is not what happens. they just backed up. everybody inside got out okay. the camper a total loss. >> i'd go with that. steve: probably? michelle: for sure. jonathan: you hate to see it. you have to disconnect the boat and go slowly to let it go in the water. steve: they needed you there. they needed you there. today we hit 91 degrees. jonathan: wow! steve: at reagan national airport. not super humid. michelle: it was hot. steve: okay fine. it was hot out there. we have people out moving in there now. it's still a warm evening. if you have outdoor plans go for it. it will stay dry. although on the warm side. but some of you might like it. bar cueing, go for it at this hour. 86 degrees. cool done at reagan national airport. 58 at dulles. 81 if winchester. luray at 812. -- 82. 73 in

it's 57 at -- 75 at 9:00 tonight. it's warm winds out there. grab an ice cream cone. take the dog out for a walk. do it now while you can because it will change toward the end of the weekend to the upcoming weekend. added clouds west of d.c. i-81 corridor. the blue ridge and the shenandoah where we had mostly cloudy skies now. the big story is hurricane maria with the winds at 80 miles per hour. we had wind gusts upward of 100 miles per hour. it's moving off toward the north at 7. so taking a northerly track. tropical storm warnings for the outer bank of north carolina. wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour later tomorrow and the day on wednesday. future cast for the wind gusts closer to the d.c. metro area. especially ocean city. rehoboth beach, dewey. wind gusts at 40 miles per hour. by 10:00 wednesday night. it will start to calm dow

a cold front moves across the d.m.v. it will help push storm off to the east. this is the reason why the storm will take the abrupt turn toward the east. hard right. thanks to the cold front. then it scoots out to sea. no more problems for the mid-atlantic. keep in mind the hurricane season is far from over. another six to eight weeks to go here in the d.c. metro. i should say the east coast of d.c. get it all out. 67 degrees. waking up tomorrow, bethesda. 66, marlboro. upper 60's over wood bridge. the day planner tomorrow more clouds than sun with the temperatures in the lower 80's. cooler than today. the ten-dayout look from stormwatch7. 86 on wednesday. cold front arrives on thursday to make it breezy out there. highs in the lower 80's. by friday looking at 75 degrees. this weekend, looks picture perfect. celebrate fairfax. kidsfest. looking at 70 degrees.

and sunday. 71 on monday. mid-70's tuesday and wednesday next week. jonathan: thank you. let's talk sports. raiders came to town to take in the sights. see the washington monument and the jefferson. michelle: can we send them a care package? robert: you feel that bad? >> they need a hug. robert: this is media day today. josh norman, what he said on the locker room and what he said about the oakland

woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away)

announcer: nowitzki the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. robert: well, josh norman made a splash in last night's game but he made a bigger splash in the locker room after sunday night's win responding to trash talk from the oakland receiver crabtree and cooper. >> first and foremost, come in here and say what you put up on somebody. 200 yards. did he even catch two balls? he only caught one, huh? so please whatever you do, do not run your mouth if you are a wyden -- wide receiver and you expect to show upped on sunday. we are here and we are waiting. don't come out here and tell me what you are going to do. show me. you have to roven through me to get that and i ain't letting that happen. whatever he said, coop, take it back. robert: hmm, hmm,

believe it or not -- [laughter] believe it or not we are getting ready for the nba season already. wizards at the media day today, hard to believe. at one point there were rumors that john wall and bradley beal weren't getting along. it seems silly. according to those two that is what it was. >> we realized he wouldn't where he is without me and i sure wouldn't be where i am without him. it's a respect thing. it is what it is. it's funny still. belove each other. we are brothers at the end of the day. this is our job. we come out and compete each and every night and try to prove our worth. robert: awesome. nationals kick off three-game series on the road against the phillies. josh norman upset. jonathan: that wasn't trash talk. saying as it is. robert: being real. michelle: call him out. a last check of weather. steve: looking gold. temperatures tomorrow lower 80's, not as hot as today. cold front late thursday and early friday. michelle: thank you

joining us. have a great night.

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plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. tonight, the growing firestorm. president trump versus the nfl. growing backlash to the president's angry words about athletes who protest during the national anthem. >> get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field. >> from patriots owner bob kraft, quarterback tom brady to lebron james, on live tv today. players locking arms across the country. tensions boiling over among fans. and tonight, the white house is asked, with north korea, with health care, with the emergency in puerto rico, why this? why now? all of this as the governor of puerto rico says they are dealing with a humanitarian disaster, that they need help. hurricane maria. tropical storm warnings along parts of the east coast right now. chaos and arrests on the hill tonight. protesters worried about losing