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this flier on the car. this is why you got trump. with a woman allegedly killed by illegal immigrant. and then two days later, more fliers. residents called it offensive and bizarre. all with the logo for the d.c. counterresistance. >> paramilitary fascist, french, nazi symp sizeer logo serb simp -- sympathizer low go from world wor ii. >> it 9% it's the same -- 99% sure it's the same person with the outfit. >> it was also on the back of the flier on the university campus. possible connection to the message of hate. >> we won't tolerate this in the district of columbia.
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>> d.c. says they have a copy of the flier but they are in contact with the campus police about this and they are continuing to investigate the possibility of the fliers and the man two distributed them here could be connected to the a.u. flier suspect. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: we are live over a serious crash in prince george's county. this is it right here. we are told this is a head-on crash at aquosco road and neck road. helicopter just landed near the screen of the crash. we are told one person has life threatening injuries. fire officials responding after report of a white powdery substance. merch elementary school is now in shelter-in-place mode so the students there are
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the school. until the all clear is given at the embassy. we get more as they're available in the newsroom. larry? >> twice i'm told write a memo. they wanted me to write a memo. to give it to them. the communications are broken. larry: plea from the san juan's mayor to cut through the red tape to get aid to puerto rico. they awardedwarded the island $0 million for the emergency and bridge repairs and house attached to hurricane relief. we report that it's a drop in the bucket of what is needed. >> a week after hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico, there is calls to deal with the devastation.
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a logistical one. the supply chain is broken. >> this administration response has been inexcuseably slow and ineffective. >> wednesday the trump administration announced it waived jones act to make it possible for the non-u.s. ship to bring in supplies. >> the relief effort is under control. proceeding very well. considering the devastation that took place. >> appointing lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan to get the broken supply chain moving but acknowledging that the process is slow going. >> listen, we are going to be able to move as fasted a everything would like or i would like but we are pushing everything we have, the entire workforce of the federal government work around the clock to alleviate the situation. >> this is a
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medicine. right now babies, children don't have water. or bottled water. it is here. >> abc7 news. larry: members of the maryland tars one are back in puerto rico tonight. the urban search and rescue team one of several teams to mobilize in the last 24 hours. the police department are helping to distribute water and medical supplies. alison: that didn't arrive back home was the humidity. a beautiful fall day outside. meteorologist brian van de graaff in the stormwatch7 weather center with a check on the forecast. what a day. brian: it's been amazing. the winds filter in a comfortable air. tonight is a good night to dine outside. the temperatures are 6:00, mid-to-upper 70's. low 70's by 2:00. later on this evening in the 60's. nats game tonight. keep it in mind. maybe an extra layer of red.
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morning inside the beltway mid-to-up 50's. low to mid-high's tomorrow and then what about the weekend? we will talk about that and the kid-fest in a bit. larry: see in a few. new developments for the school aid accused of 270 sex abuse and the child porn charges. deonte carraway pleaded guilty to 23 charges. isentenced to 100 years in prison. we have more. >> it was an emotional day in court. the parents of the young victims breaking down tears as deonte carraway apologized saying he knows what he did was wrong and wishes he could go back and stop himself. the judge showing no mercy sentencing him to 00 years after he -- 100 years after he
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prosecutors say carraway betrayed an entire community. the former teacher's aid and the volunteer at judje sylvania elementary school in prince george's county built the trust of the young victims and coerced them to perform sex acts on him and each other. many times recording him with the cell phone. he was charged in february of last year after a parent found photos on the child's phone. carraway was indicted for molesting the kids in school and all around the glenarden community. in a victim impact statement read out loud in court a parent said she has to track his son's nightmares to help him recover. carraway showed little emotion in the courtroom and this was a miserable failure for all the kids. >> today's sentence is one that is fashioned to make sure that mr. carraway never has the opportunity to walk freely among us as a community again. alison: -- >> the judge used tough
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and said she had never seen a more horrific case. it runs con current with his 75-year federal sentence handed down last month. we are live in upper marlboro, ryan hughes, abc7 news. larry: more legal trouble today of a woman accused of throwing urine on metro bus driver. opal brown failed to show up in court so a judge issued bench warrant for brown. brown admitted she threw a cup of urine on the driver last month. alison: new information in the fight to keep a popular trail in the path of the purple line open. the montgomery county council is questioning the developers over the five-year closure of the georgetown branch trail that runs through bethesda and chevy chase. today the purple line officials apologize for closing the trail on short notice but face harsh criticism from the county leaders. >> our public responds much better if we know everythin
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and it's transparent and above board. alison: there is a federal lawsuit to reopen the trail. but the purple line developers are confident they will win. and delaying the project anytime will just cost taxpayers more. larry: unusual use for the jaws of life at a metro station. fire crews had to use the tool to rescue someone from an elevator at the ballston station. no one was injured but it made for a dramatic scene. metro isn't sure what went wrong with the elevator but they will be out of service until saturday. alison: now we have this just in to our abc7 newsroom. this is a new photo of a d.c. firefighter. he is recovering after he was hit by a fire truck in a call just last month. you might remember the story. dane smothers jr. was responding to a fire august 2 and he was hit by th
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here you see fellow firefighters from engine three. they brought him a quilt with patches from all of the d.c. fire units. and the organizations. look at that. smothers is recovering at an inpatient rehab center. larry: coming up at 5:00, new information on the man who shot himself at a falls church office building yesterday. what we are learning about why he was there. what i he may have done it. alison: plus, the personal reason a big name hollywood actress with roots in the area calling for the government to tackle healthcare reform. >> after a woman was removed from an airplane who said she was allergic to dogs that were on board we spoke to an allergist about hour severe some of the cases can be. i'm amy aubert. i will have that story coming up. larry: as we head to break, debate brewing in virginia about the languages spoken at a daycare. tonight's instapoll asking do you think child care workers should be required to speak english. log on to wjla.com
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share your thoughts. we'll get into the story in four minutes. stay with us.
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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 money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general.
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werful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. alison: we are back with new developments. >> i'm sorry. my dad had surg
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i will walk off. alison: after this baltimore woman was forcefully taken off the southwest airlines flight at b.w.i. marshall airport tuesday night after she claimed she had a life threatening animal allergy but she couldn't provide any proof of it. amy aubert spoke with an allergist today about how common such allergies should be. >> what are you doing? amy: this video making its way across social media. according to southwest airline the lady said she had a life threatening pet allergy but couldn't provide documentation needed. two animals were on board. >> pets can kill you, extremely rare by mechanism of allergies. amy: more commonly people with allergies to pets suffer mild symptoms. >> causes of a rash or itchy a ice or
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sometimes asthma or wheezing. amy: occasionally it can be life threatening and they should be proactive. >> have a letter and emergency medicine with her and call the airlines beforehand. amy: southwest apologized to the customer and says policy states a customer without medical certificate may be denied boarding if they claim to have life threatening reaction. the flight crew made repeated attempts to explain the situation to the customer but she refused to deplane and law enforcement became involved. dr. fishman recommends if you have a life threatening allergy getting documentary from your doctor's office and keeping it you would be beneficial. amy aubert, abc7 news. larry? virginia a bill requiring all child care workers
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conversation. english regulation would apply to the child daycare programs receiving state subsidiaries but a member of the fairfax county board of supervisors says it would be a tragedy to pass the bill. >> the state has imposition they speak english it creates challenges. larry: they can conduct check on daycares serving four children. alison: brian is here to talk about the weather. i know when you are visiting. brian: loud? alison: everybody else says he is tiptoeing but brian says i'm here and i'm walking on my way. the others tiptoe. brian i work wi
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last few mornings so i said darn it, i want more larry! [laughter] it feels great outside. there is so much happening on the weekend. live picture from cumberland, a new live camera. if you look close enough. i have been noticing color out there. 73 for cumberland. 45 is the dew point. the number is that low. the air is downright comfortable. it's an indicator of how cool we can get later tonight. you can see it's cool toward the dew point. we could see chilly numbers tonight toward the west. when do we normally start to see change around here? inside the city, beltway points out. later in october. no time yet. if you head north and west to the valley and shenandoah national park it's mid-to-late
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october. it's breezy out there. we have been saying to run early and get it done with. it's too sticky and oppressive but not the case tonight. it will be cooler and cooler in the evening. sun down at 6:55. nothing is happening around here locally. see this swirl off the coast. that is maria. she is a trap control storm and moving -- tropical storm and moving east at 30 miles per hour. the latest track takes her due east out to sea and not a factor for us. she will meet up with lee that yesterday became the fifth major hurricane of the year. hurricane lee yesterday. there is a waver of energy in the gulf to watch. the jetstre
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west. with the shift and the dip the temperatures are comfortable. nationals game, 74 in the first pitch. 7th inning stretch we talk 70. 67 by the time you head home. speaking of heading home tonight to tomorrow morning, the numbers. fretrick could wake up to 48. it's 47 in martinsburg. 57 is cool. open up windows to let the fresh air in. 49 in manassas. 523 for andrews. patchy fog in the valley or the west but most of us are so dry it shouldn't be a factor. perfect for the kidsfest. 10:00 to 7:00 on saturday.
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a lot of the friends will be out there. storm track and the prize wheel. next week is cool to the low to mid-70's. latter half of the week it could be in the low 80's. no high heat or humidity. no moisture. you may need watering of the lawn. larry: good news. okay. see you soon. update on breaking news from the top of the hour, the all clear given after white powder was found at the israeli embassy in northwest -- it also caused a lockdown at merch elementary school and that also has been lifted. alison: a roar of applause after steve scalise returned to capitol hill for first time since being shot
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june. richard reeve is live on the hill with reaction. richard: what an emotional day. steve scalise getting a standing ovation from the house. he is ready to go back to work. with a fist pump steve scalise returned to the house he loves. >> it's amazing. it's what we do as americans. >> the prayers have been answered. >> he didn't let the crutches slow him down tweeting i'm bag. with hugs and tears and words of thanks. >> if you look at the outpouring of love. of warmth, of prayer. my gosh. richard: a love and affectionate return after a horrifying day. gunman opened fire an
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was down. badly wounded, unable to move. lobbyist matt mika was also wounded. >> you start to pray and it gave me unbelievable sense of calm knowing it's at that point in god's hands. >> for ten minutes, everyone washunkered down -- was hunkered down. >> i have worn this, being reminded of steve and the opportunity to pray for him. >> a close friend of scalise was mika's boss. >> to me all i remember are the thousands of acts of kindness and love and warmth that came out of this. >> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton tweeted welcome home to congress, representative steve scalise looking amazingly strong and ready for work. scalise actually cast three votes today. yes, he is ce
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reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: so good to see. it was touch and go for a while. really serious. larry: several surgeries. what a great moment there for everyone. alison: looks wonderful. on a much lighter note and still to come, the pumpkin space craze may have hit the limit. >> just when i thought we couldn't go any further. this happens. we'll explain why and how people who need to constantly monitor the blood sugar can do so without shedding any blood. that is coming up. but first, t.g.i.t. the shows back with new episodes tonight. alison: it starts with -- ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor and i sponsored this ad narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director
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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.
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larry: "7 on your side" with a way to avoid a sinking feeling that you go back to the car and find out it's towed. we have more on how a text can help. sam, do tell. sam: larry, right now we are at near nats park in southeast washington. you know you can really get towed quick around there. a couple of weeks ago i was out with a crew. we were doing interviews. parked at a meeter. the ca
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in a new program d.c. introduced a day motorists who register with the city can find out in ten minutes if the car is towed whether the city took it and where the city left it. same applies about boots. d.p.w. will text and tell you when a boot goes on and when it goes off. in an effort for d.p.w. to be responseive and helpful. sometimes it's not only the car owner's fault. vehicle has to be towed because this is d.c. >> you may have parked legally but say the motorcade is coming through. we have to relocate your vehicle. if you registered with the new system you will get a text or e-mail that will tell you we have moved your car to a new location. alison: as for our car, it had been towed but it took us a long time, several phone calls. talks with the police officers on t
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out that in fact it was tow and not stolen. we found it in the same block in which we stood. we have more on the story coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". reporting live from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. still to come at 5:00, 31 marathons in 3 is days. find out why this runner is planning to take on that challenge. >> they have no boundaries. they are not afraid. larry: later the tactics a deadly gang is using to try to recruit local kids. >> after yesterday's workplace shooting in falls church we get an answer if the shooter expressed intention of harming himself or anyone else. that story is coming up when "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after the break.
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alison: just about 24 hours ago shots rang out inside a falls church office building. when it was over the man who pulled trigger was the only one dead. tonight, though, we are learning more about why he was there and what i h
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done this. jeff goldberg went to the scene along gatehouse road with new information tonight. jeff, what have you learned? >> a terrifying and a scary situation. jeff: just before 5:00 on wednesday when 52-year-old wood entered the law office and looked at the receptionist. >> he put his finger over his lips and said shhhh. jeff: he flashed a gun and made a comment. >> that he was the only one in danger. none of us weren't. >> the resincist was told to leave but she ran in the office to tell others to hide and call 911. that is when the shooting began. >> we heard a series of shots. nobody knew what was going on. >> employees huddled together fearing for their lives. until the o
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life. >> we were in a pile and hugged each other and are grateful and blessed we are alive and okay. >> they represent wood's ex-wife in custody and divorce settlement dating back to 2011 so wood as known face in the office and never considered a problem. but he lost his job and could not afford the settlement. >> he was a real struggle. he is way behind in the payments. >> attorney horton said john wood never expressed the desire to harm the lawful but talked about suicide. >> he didn't say he would do it. he said he thought about it. >> what did he say he thought about? >> just killing himself and be done with all of this. i said don't do it. >> the law enforcement are so thankful saying they know it could have been so much worse. wood recently served jail time for failing to pay his custody and the divorce settlement. he leaves behind two teenager
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marriage and stepson from the current marriage. live in falls chum, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. the man who killed 12 people at a movie theater in colorado is at a new prison. james holmes moved to a high security federal prison in central pennsylvania. this follows an inmate where another inmate attacked holmes. he opened fire in a theater in colorado in 2012 and sentenced to 112 life terms and 3,000 years in prison in 2015. alison: the complete 31 marathons in 31 days you have to have perseverance. and jones lost both of his legs after stepping on i.e.d. in 2010 and that is not going to stop him. he is making it his mission to raise awareness for rounded veterans and before he stopped running he stopped by "good morning washington."
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other people who come back injured. i want to show them just because you are wounded in some way it doesn't mean you are incapable or broken and you can't contribute to society. you still can. i'm trying to show that to veterans. and civilians. alison: this is a transatlantic challenge in 31 cities and it will end in the nation's capitol on veterans day november 11. he wants people to help cheer him on and run with him. we have all the information, entire interview if you want to watch it. all online at wjla.com. there is also information on donating to wounded veterans at that site as well. larry: wow! great guy. talked to him this morning before he went on "good morning washington." he said hey, are you a runner? you want to run? i had to tell him no, i can't do that. but i will be there on the 11th rooting for you. no question. alison: amazing. we wish him the best. larry: thankful for his
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"7 on your side" with health matters. a good story here. a new development for diabetes patients. f.d.a. has the first blood sugar monitor that doesn't require finger prick tests. models require pricks twice daily but the new monitors will be available in a few months. >> a few hours ago actress julia louis-dreyfus tweeted she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. she moved to d.c. when she was 8 years old and she graduated from hotten arms school -- holton arms school in bethesda. she nose one of eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer and she is lucky to have friends, family and health insurance and she went on to end the statement saying it would be nice if universal healthcare was a reality for everyone. still ahead, honoring an icon that
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industry. larry: overwhelmed by pumpkin spice? why it may have hit the high point. the story behind
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brian: look at the weekend outlook. both locations this weekend and they will feel refreshing. 70's in the mountains. 60's in the beaches. 67 at the shore and 67 at the shore on sunday. cooler at the beach than at home. average for the time of the year is 75. that is where we get to tomorrow. saturday and sunday refreshing. next week warmth. the temperatures are in low 80's. back w ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs.
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to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.
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larry: time of year that people love the pumpkin spice but it may have jumped the shark. wait for it. pumpkin spice deodorant. alison: what? larry: are you kidding me? and for $12. really? alison: i heard of old space. larry: i wear old spice. alison: don't wear pumpkin spice. larry: at what point, you know, for those of you, not enough to consume it, now you
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buy it. larry: sure. i'm sure, yeah. alison: pumpkin spice pizza? larry: we had it on "good morning washington." alison: they say it's akirk. larry: crazy. when people don't like they take to social media to vent frustration. alison: select few can type more letters in the tweets as twitter doubles the limit from 240 to 280 characters. as lindsey mastis reports plenty of people are having fun with it. lips look at this -- lindsey: look at this. ellen degeneres says i'm proud to be part of the rollout. she runs out of characters so she does not have 280 there. but the oregon zoo has
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some are sarcastic -- it's one of the 47 tweetsdy fintive thoughts but others think they should have put their attention elsewhere. theuners want something different and they want the twitter to find solutions for racism and hate on the platform. more characters won't help that issue. now imagine trump using twitter with 280 characters. so far trump's tweets are short but we'll keep an eye on. back to you. alison: interesting. >> i'm so used to 140 i have to think about what else i want to
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erin: the nats are back home for the final series of the regular season. here what dusty baker thinks about the playoffs coming up next. >> first what the federal government is doing to stop one of the deadliest gangs in america from recruiting your kids.
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alison: for three decades the criminal gang ms-13 spread from the birthplace in los angeles to stronghold across the globe. larry: the headquarters for the east coast are in virginia where the last year alone the gang-related murder rate is up 156%. alison: our senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher tracked the activity of the gang from here to long island where the federal investigators are upping the ante to bring down ms-13. >> they have no boundaries. recruit kids, parents, cousins. they are not afraid. as long as they send a message they are sending. they are not afraid to do what they have to do. >> in a rare interview with a former ms-13 gang
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the most feared crime syndicate in the u.s. >> does the gang believe the devil manifest himself in them? >> yes, highly. lisa: the way they fortify the ranks will shot you. >> the younger the better for them. lisa: ms-13 began 30 years ago. >> started off on west coast and spread throughout the country like a wildfire. >> angel melendez is the special agent in charge of the homeland security investigations for new york city and he gave us unprecedented access to the 24/7 command and control center on long island. in a ten-week period they arrested 72 people associated with ms-13. all of whom were illegally in the united states. 30% arrived at unaccompanied minors. kids who crossed the u.s. border without parents or guardians. that is no accident. melendez says one of the
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to create unaccompanied minors. >> they come in a country they don't know. the culture is not familiar to them and they are vulnerable. they have a powerful marketing they are offering the family to the children. >> they target kids to do the dirty work. >> they recruit young minors because they get recruit and they commit crimes and released because they are minors. >> it's a big issue in the area. >> jay runs the northern virginia gang task force. >> thigh were minors supposed to be outized by the government agency designed to
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>> do you see a connection between the rise in ms-13 and the look over oversight on the government. of the unaccompanied minors. >> the rise of this activity the rice is closely connected with the government not doing its job. >> chuck grassley held a committee hearing to address the growth of ms-13 and they testified more than a third of the unaccompanied minors taken to custody since 2011 with the suspected gang affiliation believed to be associated with the ms-13. this year they requested tax $for minors. >> task force money well spent? >> it's not handled well. we find two large of a number of the kids ending up in that environment of gang
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ms-13 is responsial for dozen of deaths in the u.s. most of the violence is gang on gang, the induction of children in the lifestyle is creating younger more violent criminals. lisa fletcher abc7 news. larry: researchers are keeping a close eye on volcanoes in indonesia. alison: it comes as scientists warn people near another volcano to get out while they can. more than 120,000 people living within eight miles of that mountain in bali have already been evacuated. the volcano has been at the highest alert level since friday after experts detected a lot of activity there. larry: okay. we in the globe, the next but make it mand date everywhere for the -- mandate
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everywhere for the next week. brian: we are so nice here. look at the capitol cam at the dome. you can see old glory waving in the breeze. the winds and they have ushered in comfortable air. breezes are around for a longer heading to the everything. they should subside in overnight. temperatures outside today. remember the last couple days we had 90 for the highs. the temperatures drop back tonight. nationals are at home for a four-game stretch with the pirates and it will start off in the 70's but it will drop in 60's later on. even this morning we started off with temperatures in the 70's. but tomorrow and the next few days 50's as you wake up and head out
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cool in the morning. 68 for any activities tomorrow. mid-70's and a lot of sunshine. this pattern sticks around all weekend long. the ten-day in a bit. alison: thank you very much. larry: erin at nats park. perfect baseball weather. get out there and throw a sweater on. head to the park. erin is there now. the guns are out, though, erin? erin: yeah. sun is out, guns out. the nats are home for the final series of the regular season. we know they will play the cubs in the first week of the playoffs. dusty baker says the focus is finish the season strong. they want them to have momentum heading in the postseason but says the club can't get too far ahead of
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themselves. >> i hope they are not thinking too far ahead. think about today. i thought about it. it's not foremost in my mind. but it's right behind that. erin: we know he is thinking about it. join us every sunday the nats are in the playoffs starting this week at 11:30 for a half hour special "washington's road to the championship." meanwhile, the redskins were back on the practice field in ashburn this afternoon gearing up for the second primetime game of the season. this time chiefs and kansas city on monday night football. redskins 1-8 lifetime against the chiefs and never won at arrowhead stadium. swarringer who has become one of the team's bigge
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says listen, the past is the past. don't worry about it. >> this is made every day. i don't care about what happened in the past, arrowhead. what happened in the past with arrowhead and washington. this is 2017. that is the only thing that needs to be said. erin: a guy you won't see in line-up is bryce harper but don't worry, it's just a dayoff. there was confusion between him and the training staff. it's not like he is injured again. not time to panic. don't worry about that. back to you. alison: glad you cleared that up. all right. have fun. still to come, he was a polarizing figure for sure. loved or hated. larry:
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world. hugh hefner when we come back. alison: first, what is coming up on "good morning washington." >> tomorrow on "good morning washington," thousands are expected to attend the march for black women. join us for a deeper understanding of the mission behind this historic event. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 a.m. on abc7's "good morning washington."
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larry: the founder of playboy maggie: died at the age of 91. danya bacchus looks back at the social and the sexual revolutionary. danya: he was known for hosting wild parties at the playboy mansion. he was born in chicago in 1926. hi served in world war ii. writing for a military newspaper before college and his legendary publishing career. in 1953 he founde
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maggie: with a bank loan and investors including his mother. >> the first issue of the mother, realized i was going to be in the business for a while. >> the first released issue of playboy featured nude photo of marlin monroe and it was an instant success. leading to tv shows and playboy empire that now turns over $1 billion a year. he received criticism for exploiting women. but he created a new era of sexual freedom. in 2011 he was asked on cnn how he would like to be remembered. >> somebody who played some part in changing the social sexual values of the time. and had a good time doing. thursday stars and former playmates reacting to his death. in front of the famous mansion wednesday night people stopping to pay their respects. on the hollywood walk of
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a memorial. hefner survived by his wife and his four children. hefner owns a memorial plot in los angeles next to marilyn monroe. michelle: right now at 6:00 -- >> right now, babies, children don't have water, bottled water. michelle: anger grows amidst the race to save lives in the aftermath of hurricane maria. >> david, you are my hero. you saved my life. thank you so much. alison: emotional return to capitol hill for the lawmaker gunned down three months ago. michelle: quick, stop the mistake. embarrassing gap spotted outside disney world ahead at 6:00. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: at this hour a franc
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help to puerto rico. michelle: cargo ships are rating supplies to the island as the cruise ships line up to evacuate people to the mainland. on capitol hill congress set to commit $6.7 billion in relief. that will be overseen by three-star general to lead rescue efforts on the ground. eight days after the storm hit puerto rico the most needed supplies are stuck in ports and not getting to those in need. >> the response has been inexcuseably slow and ineffective. >> listen, we are not going to be able to move as fast as everybody would like or as i would like but he are pushing everything we have. the entire workforce working around the clock to alleviate the situation. michelle: the white house says 10,000 government workers and 7,000 service members are now

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