imagine in a criminal investigation we want to ensure the continued safety of our community and all the questions are answered. and we, i assure, you this investigation is not ended with the demise of mr. paddock. nancy: a lot to process. we are monitoring developments and i will update you from the "live desk." but back to you. alison: nancy, thank you very much. a woman from maryland is among those fighting for her life. tina frost lost an eye and is in a coma after being shot in the head. frost who now lives in san diego was at the concert with her boyfriend. she is a 2008 graduate of anne arundel high school. family and friends are hoping that frost fighting spirit will prevail. more on a tribute to her at a local soccer game coming up at 6:00. larry? larry: this is a look at the 32nd floor room wher

someone shared the video online from a visit at the suite last year in his room 32135. they shared the condolences. but also showed that now haunting view down to the concert festival grounds. alison: we want to show you this because this is one close call. look at the iphone. it was struck by a bullet. the taxi driver said a cust me he picked up from the scened a -- customer he picked up from the scene had the phone shattered and it stopped the bullet from hitting her. it's amazing. but she is okay. larry: jason aldean who was on stage at the moment the shooting started calling for unity and peace overnight. he took to instagram to describe emotions writing that he has scared, angry and felt heartache. he added we are all humans and all americans. alison: in may you remember the bomb exploded outside of the ariana grande concert in manchester killing more than 120 people. one family who pra

their daughter at that show suddenly found themselves seeking shelter when gunshots rang out. heida hash continues the team coverage from las vegas. what a story this is. >> this is just one of thousands of people in las vegas sunday night. when you talk about the number of victims from this, this is tough to quantify. so many people will be leaving the city with emotional scars they will live with for the rest of their lives. i talked to the manchester couple before they left on the flight out today and they say what happened here is the new norm. >> you can't get away from it. >> pete and trudy baker's 17-year-old daughter was in the ariana grande concert in manchester when a suicide bomber killed 23 people. sunday night they were thrown back into that nightmare of the horrific night. >> these days with the terrorism threat, anything like that happens your mind starts playing tricks and you think it's a massive threat. >> they were at an irish pub

>> we thought it was fireworks. got worried. we saw a police car, ambulance, police car, ambulance. >> as the sounds of the shots faded screams echoed down the strip. >> they were shouting people had been shot. carnage and created panic. >> people running to the street. cars not stopping. fence torn down and reports of people trampled. >> you got in the room with the door. she said there was a gunman. >> social media fanning the fears. >> people looking on facebook. >> we thought there was a gunman in the casino that we were in. apparently they were under the tables. chaos. >> hours later quiet. hotel sent them out the back door only to be hit with a new wave of panic.

and screaming. >> they stayed in a closet they were guided to until 4:00 in the morning until they felt they were safe and they could leave from there. they are flying out today. they will go home and hug the three girls in manchester. they say this is something they will remember for a lifetime. they say it will not stop them from living the lives. you have to keep living because you have no other choice. back to you. [gunfire] larry: well, that was the moment bullets raining down on a music festival. more than 500 people were injured. almost 60 killed. two men from potomac, maryland, were in the huge crowd and managed to get away. kevin lewis explains how v.i.p. tickets likely saved their lives. kevin: it was meant to be a bonding weekend for gary and his 27-year-old son

they paid $200 extra for v.i.p. access to sunday's jason aldean show. a grassy area with hammocks, a bar, bathrooms and more space. but then around five songs in the barrage of gunfire began. [gunfire] >> the repetitive bang, bang, bang we gnaw. upstairs somebody or many people said, "get down." kevin: like dumb knows, they fell -- dominoes, they fell to the floor. panic ensuing. >> every time it stopped we got up and ran. we heard it again, we hit the ground again. kevin: the father and son crawled and sprinted nearly two miles through vegas seeking safety. >> i can actually see from the vantage point we were that mandalay bay hotel and the popping flashes of light coming from that 32nd floor. kevin: standing outside his potomac home today, he vowed to wear the pur

festival and the green v.i.p. section wrist band indefinitely. i >> i'm glad i was there for him and he was there for me. we will never forget it. we will continue to enjoy our lives in honor of the people and the artists and the community and being americans in the u.s. kevin: in montgomery county, i'm kevin lewis. >> i feel very fortunate. kevin: abc7 news. larry: stay with abc7 for continuing coverage from las vegas. ahead this hour an inside look at how trauma centers prepare for the worst. at 6:00, the gun debate heating up surrounding rapid fire gun modifications. if you have to step away from the tv, wjla.com available on the go. now breaking in the last couple of hours the department of justice opening an investigation in the prince george's county police department concerning hiring and promotion of the officers. jeff goldberg with the police chief's message today. jeff? jeff: well, larry today at the prince george's police department headquarters chief hank stawinski fire

talking about the department of justice investigation saying he does not tolerate any form of racism in the department but also he has not been given the information about what is being investigated. the chief holding a press conference at 3:30 this afternoon saying on saturday he received a call from the department of justice saying they would be investigating complaints of the racial disparity in the department in regard to hiring, discipline and transfers. the complaint was brought to the d.o.j. a year ago by two organizations representing 111 hispanic and african-american members of this department. last february, the chief held a press conference here showing photos that have come to his attention showing example ofs what he called unacceptable and discriminatory behavior among members of the department. but the chief says he does not know if the photos are concerned to the investigation. chief stawinski does not know why the complaints were not initially brought to him first and were instead brought to

eager and willing to cooperate with the federal investigation. >> there will not be subpoenas. there will be no demands. it's an instance of asking for any information they would like to have. original documents will be provided to them immediately. period. >> we have enough employees right now i'm not happy with the department or the leadership in the department. we have an opportunity to speak to the leadership and express on their behalf. it hasn't be resolved. jeff: chief stawinski says last spring he formed a panel to address concerns about discrimination or racism happening in the department and says the panel has met eight times and they are making significant progress about the issues the department. no word on any timeline as to whether or not or when rather that the d.o.j. investigation will be complete. live in palmer park, maryland, jeff goldberg, abc7 news

new at 5:00, disturbing case of fraud. they are searching for a man who took advantage of a young man with autism only to drain the man's bank account. the police believe this is the man who earned the trust of his victim and then asked for the bank account information and took $600. the video and the pictures from the navy federal credit union on rockville pike. there is a $10,000 reward helping to solve the crime. larry: after a crisp start to the day it warmed up. that has been the trend lately. as the sun sets it's changing again. stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin is here with the forecast. steve: a nice evening shaping up around the d.m.v. look at the temperatures now. 5:09. 7:03 at the washington national airport. martinsburg at 73. middle 70's. ashburn and hagerstown. if you have plans to eat outdoors go for it. the temperatures slowly slide in 60 lz coming up in a few minutes. we are tal

playoffs starting this friday. we have the forecast for that. plus the next best chance of showers in a few minutes. alison: we will see you then. thank you. the moment hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico as a massive category four hurricane. this was almost two weeks ago to the day. today the uss comfort and the navy ship docked at the island about the time that president trump arrived there. he is responding to mounting criticism. >> we will help you out. >> thank you. >> this is in the first trip to the u.s. territory two weeks after the hurricane maria and an emergency official put it, destroyed the island. power restored to 5% of the island two-third of the residents still don't have

electricity. they praised fema and emergency responders. >> great job. they are all my people. >> slamming to the critics slamming the federal response as slow. >> this is a category five, few people have ever even heard of. category five hitting land. it hit land. boy did it hit land. >> the white house maintaining federal help has delivered and continued to stream in with the thousands of troops and the civilians on the ground delivering a million meals and 2 million liters of water. president who bashed some members of the puerto rican leaders in a barrage of tweets making peace on this trip. particularly with the san juan mayor with the handshake. but again, raising eyebrows after scolding local officials on the budget crisis. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico you have thrown our budget out of whack. >> in this trip he did not visit

ravaged by the hurricane but the governor traveled to puerto rico to meet with the president. in northwest, elizabeth hur, abc7 news. larry: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the battle over the confederate battle flag. vandal strikes. >> if you are saying i don't like your views, vandalism is not the way to go. larry: update of the rival flag going up and if the confederate flag has to come down. alison: a "7 on your side" i-team investigation at 5:30. whistle blower claiming pet land is running an illegal conspiracy. shedding light on what he claims are inhumane practices. you won't believe what we found. >> in a moment we will tell you why he is legal now. alison: the rising cost of a wedding? how much do you think it is now?

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dinner outside. alison: some like to sit down with the dogs if they are on a walk. that is until the health department started to crack down. larry: we have the health decision for dogs at dinner. stephen tschida? stephen: yeah. a couple of hours ago what scotty and i are doing right now was against the rules. but the d.c. council took emergency action and opened up patios at restaurants in the capitol to kit's. thaw decided to crack down on dogs on the pid owe. something -- patio. something you see a lot of. >> we had no idea it was an issue. >> some dog owners got angry and the city council got busy. >> we have high level of heart disease, diabetes, hiv aids and now we are doing something to make no sense to me. >> the council passed emergency legislation to

determine whether or not dogs can accompany humans on their patio. >> we have apawtizers so we cater to dogs. every dog get a dog bowl. we love the dogs on the pate owe. >> some are relieved and others are curious for what prompted the health inspectors to focus on dogs at restaurants. >> i'm skeptical. do they not have anything better to do? >> apawtizers. does it sound good, scotty? it's up to the individual restaurant to make a determination about whether or not to allow dogs. this does not extend to rabbits, cats, other pets you might want to bring to the patio. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: dog gone it, teach. thank you so much. i couldn't resist. a health alert. big tobacco forced to correct a message on an agreemen

dating back to a 1999 lawsuit. they will highlight smoking risks. some will say it's highly achetive and it kills 1200 americans every day. the lawsuit accused cigarette companies of disreceiving the public about the dangers of smoking. alison: a "7 on your side" consumer alert now. spending $700 billion this holiday season. that is the forecast from the national retail federation. it covers the time between november and december. only those two months account for 20% of the annual skills for the retail industry. >> how about this? the average wedding cost skyrocketing. the knots saying it costs $35,000 last year. alison: the number of guests is dropping, though. to 140 friend and family.

back in 2009 it was under $200 an attendee. alison: amazing. per guest, $245. larry: for dinner. alison: only invite your closest friends. people you want to see again. or elope. larry: then buy a house. steve: goodness. alison: you are not taking gus to a restaurant? steve: no. what a nightmare it would be. he would be begging. you can take him if you want. alison: no thanks. steve: a gorgeous everything at the belle haven country club. golfers are out there taking advantage of the nice weather. daylight shrinking two and a half minutes a day. moving closer and closer to winter. outside we go at this hour. 73 at dulles. 72 at winchester. 73 in

it's gorgeous. around i-81 or closer to the by a it's 73 in annapolis. commute cast looks like this. sunsets at 6:47. this will stay dry. the skies will remain clear. there is nothing going on out there now. high pressure is in control. we are looking at the nighttime lows that are on the chilly side. especially north and west of town. mid-to-upper 40's with a better chance for patchy fog. nothing to bring any type of the air travel delays. we are looking at 55 degrees downtown d.c. early tomorrow morning. middleburg and manassas in the 40s. 50's for annapolis. and college park is around 50.

the temperatures will warm up nicely. up 50's. it's 75 then 76. 2:00 in the afternoonment added clouds by 5:00 p.m. the temperature for 780 degrees. we'll build on the daytime highs for the day on thursday. that is the hottest day of the next ten. talk about the baseball playoffs. friday and saturday. nats park is picture perfect. saturday at 5:30 start time. it's a nice mix of the sun and clouds early on. it is going to stay dry. the army ten-miler on sunday. 8:00 in the morning. the temperatures are around 70 degrees. at 10:00, the lower 70's. 77 by noontime. later in the day you can't rule out a chance for showers.

the playoffs on friday. it's 83 on saturday. sunday is a better chance of showers. we will increase chances on monday. it's not a washout. the temperatures in the upper 70's a bit more humid. so sticky. 80 on tuesday. by the end of next week, a shot of refreshing air with the highs only in the up every 60's. alison: 0ooh! larry: 0ooh! alison: bundle up. wear a sweater. thank you. larry: all right. alison: anyway. thanks, steve. larry: coming up next, "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a "7 on your side" i-team investigation. >> i saw more sickness, illness in that model. that business model than i ever did. alison: a whistle blower claiming petland is running an illegal consider -- illegal conspiracy. you won't believe what we found. >> a

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larry: the fight over a con fed rate flag in stafford county continues. as vandals strike, some find the flag offensive and did something about it. richard reeve reports. police are investigating a crime. rich? richard: yeah, larry. just last week we talked about the emotional debate about whether this confederate flag should be there at all. now the vandalism and the neighbor says he also has been hit. >> this giant confederate flag is the focus of an emotional debate. but the graffiti has the police investigating. >> it was spray painted with a couple of words. take it down and racist. richard: vandalism discovered sunday by the property owner. a new flag replacing one

tried sun successfully to pry a flag from the pole. >> the spokesperson from group that put up the flag told us by phone he doesn't get it. the 20 x 30-foot flag is a way to honor confederate soldiers but the opponents call it a symbol of hate. >> it doesn't bolster their case against the flag. it's common vandalism, which is sad. >> they are not the only ones hit by the vandals. >> someone put black spray paint and wrote "take down the flag" up and down my mailbox. >> someone did the same to this man. his sign -- wife made a sign to say it's not theirs. >> part of the constitution he can fly what he wants. whether or not we agree with it. it's not up to us. >> police and the property owner have a lot of questions. >> he is unaware of who did

he is aware that there are people who did not like the flag. >> now susan who lives nearby who says she is going to put up her own black lives matter flag says the vandalism doesn't help anybody in this debate. meanwhile, the police are investigating. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the cuban embassy staff could soon be shrinking. the latest in the back and forth between the u.s. and cuba over the sonic attacks on the island ahead. >> i'm nathan baca. "7 on your side" talk to the veterinarian who says a national pet store chain knows they are selling sick

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: a new lawsuit claims the national pet store chain petland is running an illegal conspiracy. larry: we talk to the veterinarian blowing the whistle on what he calls their inhumane practices. nathan baca takes us inside the center of the controversy. nathan: this makes an original claim that accuses petland of something more familiar to mafia cases. racketeering. backyards, fresh

playmates. a perfect afternoon. they bought her from petland in fairfax. >> there were two puppies laying in a cage on a grate. there were no beds. not where an animal should be living. >> faith and another puppy showed sickness. >> when we got her, her stomach was bloated. she threw up five times that night. had diarrhea a bunch of times. like i couldn't even count. we got her to the vet the next morning as soon as possible. she has a parasite that comes when water is contaminated with feces. >> they coordinate puppy rescues in virginia. >> petland tries to make you believe that

veterinarian can provide the services. >> this kennesaw, georgia, pet store at the center of the class action lawsuit taking on the national pet store chain. >> all the dogs have just come in our program. >> atlanta area veterinarian dr. michael good was petland's pick to examine incoming puppies in north georgia. >> you name them. they have parasites, they have bacteria. >> "7 on your side" undercover cameras went inside the petland kennesaw store. it's one of 77 petland franchise stores nationwide. >> the undercover camera went inside petland fairfax, virginia, store. both stores have open tents allowing people to touch puppies. pen that he says leads to the spread of disease. >> i saw more sickness and illness in that model, that business model at petland than i ever did from a shelter. >> dr. good gave a sworn state in the the lawsuit saying his exams show the puppies would be

the store. there was business pressure to sell puppies before it was too late. >> they would open up the freezer and there could be dead animals in there. >> he ended the eight-year partnership with petland in 2011. the lawsuit claims that petland neglected puppies in 2015. >> dogs ask two things of us. they want to be loved and remembered. none of the animals i saw were ever loved or remembered. they were just a statistic. >> they provide a warranty. if a puppy ends up sick after purchase the dog owners must contact the company named positive for instructions in the veterinarian support for the owner to have any possibility of refund. but they also do business at the third party pets. both companies conspire to provide false and misleading information to the pet owners. that alleged conspiracy forces the basis of the

>> the business model, certain amount of loss is built in. we are not talking about a broken toy. we are talking about a living thing. that wants to be a family and wants to be loved. >> petland declined on camera interview and responded to the puppy purchase saying the state attorney humane officer visited the store twice and validated the care of the animals. the par sit can occur -- parasite can occur but would have been treated at no cost if the warranty had been followed and the proper paperwork presented. the third party business claimed to talk to "7 on your side." one puppy purchased at petland is healthy. faith has remaining health issuers. >> it was probably the first time their feet touched grass when they went home with us

that night. >> petland filed a court response last week seeking motion to dismiss the case. the judge has not made a decision. people were getting sick from puppies at petland according to an alert from health officials. the i-team looks into that tonight at 11:00. alison: thank you for that story, nathan. please, keep us posted on the latest. developing now the state department is expelling 15 cuban diplomats from the embassy in washington. secretary of state rex tillerson said the goal is to ensure the -- ensure equity. cuba denied involvement in the attacks that caused health problems for 22 americans. cuba called the american response irresponsible and hasty. larry: both parties are growing visibly frustrated on

deferred action for childhood arrivals, or daca. republican senators agreed while the obama era program was unconstitutional they said the protections are necessary for the young people brought to the u.s. illegally as children by the parents. the white house says it's up to congress to act. >> she was expecting a yoga matt but ended up with aches -- yoga mat but ended up with six-figure amount of drugs. >> we show you how a hospital is preparing for the worst. >> you have seen the collection sites for puerto rico. now it adds up to this. pallet packed up and ready to be shipped to the island. coming up we show you the

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d.m.v. oktoberfest. courts will be in the lower 80's by 3:00 in the afternoon. their tenth afternoon. it's always a good time out there. the army ten-miler starts early and good mix of sun and clouds. on the mild side for this time of year. starting the day in the upper 60's. we will make it to 77 degrees by 12:00 12:00 noon. stay with us. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". back

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larry: just in time for christmas. one of the largest diamonds ever will go on sale. alison: 709-carat diamond. it arrived belgium where the team that found the stone is meeting with potential buyers and auction houses. previous bid of $7.7 million was rejected. it's about the size of a hockey puck. larry: wow! alison: can you imagine? i don't know what you do with it once you bought it. larry: first, work out. strengthen that arm. larry: a woman was expecting a yoga mat. alison: but she found 20,000

oxyco done type of pills. drugs are often sent to empty homes where someone is waiting outside for the package to arrive. they were mailed from california. >> story she is sticking with? okay. just kidding. >> next at 5:00, preparing for the worst. we take you behind the scenes for one of the best trauma centers in the country. how they get ready for an attack like in las vegas. >> and more on the disappearance of hm-370. the ground covered and the

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larry: how does a hospital deal with something that happened in las vegas? alison: tom roussey visited one of the top hospitals to see how they are prepared for the worst. [gunfire] tom:'s sunday attack happened more than 2,000 miles away but emergency planners here know d.c. is still a top terrorist target. local hospitals say they train for something like this throughout the year. >> what we are in right now is a 2,500 square feet of space that is unique. >> craig with med star washington hos

gave us a tour of the ready room. >> as you can see, we have a number of carts containing our disaster surge type of equipment and supplies. >> in a mass casualty incident, most patients go to the emergency room. but this space could handle extra victims. >> we could put up to 25 i.c.u. patients. we have behind there ventilator toes. we have i.d. pumps. >> the last time d.c. experienced a large mass casualty incident was the metro spoke incident. 20 patients came here. others were scattered to other hospitals. in an incident as large as the one in las vegas patients would be taken to hospitals throughout the city and suburbs. he says they also have to be ready for walk-in attack victims. >> that number could be even larger than what we are getting by the ambulance. >> he says they have supplies not just for mass shootings but also biohazard emergencies. protective suits and decontamination showers rea

they recommend that you personally be ready. for instance they recommend basicnology of first aid -- basic knowledge of first aid and they represent c.p.r. they have teams that teach that. at the med star hospital center you should have a personal family emergency plan should the worst happen. in northwest, tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: the music world and the fans really around the world are heart broken today. tom petty died monday night hours after going into cardiac arrest at his malibu home. his numerous classics included "american girl requests" "free falling" and "refugee." in addition to the long time work with the heartbreakers petty was one-fifth of the traveling wilbury's. he was 66 yearses old? the official report is out from the australia surge mh-370 that vanished three years ago. in it, they are no closer to knowing where it is or why it vanished.

239 people on board disappeared over the indian ocean. the crews searched 274,000 square miles of the ocean. the estimated resting spot narrowed to a 10,000 square mile patch. the search ended in january. well, uber's c.e.o. making a direct appeal to service in london. meeting with the transportation officials there days after the city refused to renew the ride sharing license to operate. 40,000 people drive for uber's 2.5 million customers in london. alison: "7 on your side" consumer alert. equifax on the congressional microscope after the massive hack. now former c.e.o. richard smith is spending three days on the hill, preparing to face tough questions from the lawmakers there. today it was a chance for him to apologize for the data breach that put more than 145 million americans private information at risk. >> the criminal hack happened

as c.e.o., i'm responsible. i take responsibility. alison: the questioning really gets going tomorrow when smith is scheduled to testify before two senate committees. thursday he is back in a house hearing room. larry: wells fargo back on the hill today. c.e.o. tim sloan issuing another apology for the bank's fake account scandal that affected 3.50 million of the customers. the bank faced big fines. the c.e.o. at the time was forced out. the wells fargo employees said it was scheme of unrealistic sales goals. alison: well, steve is back now for us to talk about the weather. one of the fun segments we enjoy so much. lunchbox weather. steve: the kids are great this year. they are excited about the weather. josh night went to oxon hill, maryland and he met a fantastic group of kids at valley view elementary school. while there he showed the school how we present the weather. he talked about the storms.

taking them out to big feature. that is looking at stormtrak7. if you have never seen it, it's a kill truck. o'sean is the kid cam. we have a weather question from mariana. >> hi, my name is maria. i'm a student here at valley view. my question for abc7 news is if your weather instruments break down, do you have a backup plan to do the weather? steve: absolutely! on occasion some of the satellites fizzle out and they can bring other satellites in. if we had a problem at channel 7 with computers we have other tools to use besides satellite. we have temperature map. the weather bug system. we can see what is going on out there. so even if the satellite may go down it won't go down long. there is always a replacement close by.

weather computer goes down? that never happens. steve: i run to the screen and i panic. you look at me what is going on? i'm like let's go break. that is it. it always comes back. alison: us all works -- us always works. i love the questions. steve: they are good this year. larry: robert is here with sports. big week. robert: that time of the year where the games are 17 innings long and 16 innings long. those games. once again the nats have a chance to do something big. year after year they take home the division title. but for what? they did it again this year. but guess what? cubbies are coming to town. scott abraham was at nats park for workout number one. scott: the journey to the fall classic is underway. under blue skies on a perfect october afternoon. the washington nationals held the first preplayoff work out. it was a long one. the club on the field for over two hours today. the club was loose.

>> every time we make it to the playoffs we want to win the world series. only one team will win the world series. we will prepare and do everything we can to give ourselves best chance. hopefully at the ent of october it's us -- end of october it's us. scott: plenty of questions around max scherzer. he told reporters he will pitch in the nlds. which game? still to be determined. >> it's tough for me to diagnose myself and communicate with the team. even for my own knowledge of what i can do. i am able to do so much. but it only seems to show its head when i'm pitching near or at 100%. >> strass throw a pen, max is supposed to throw one. hopefully tomorrow. we'll see. we will make a determination prior to game time. scott: the nats will have another practice tomorro

baseball workout day is thursday. that is when the chicago cubs will be in town. it's all leading up to friday game one. right here at nats park. reporting in southeast washington, scott abraham, sports. robert: thanks. max scherzer is still struggling with the hamstring tweak and hopefully he is ready by friday. we just don't know right now. larry: i hope so. dusty baker and joe maddons are my two managers. classic matchup of a chess game of baseball. fun series to watch. robert: can't wait to see who will be outcoached. larry: i know who i am rooting for. robert: exactly. larry: thank you. next up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> after seven months of major restoration work. the iconic blue room inside george washington's mount vernon mansion is set to reopen. i'm mike carter-conneen. i will give yo

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larry: three american scientists were honored for proving the existence of gravitational wavers first theer rorrized by albert einstein. it describes spaces between space and time when the giant objects accelerate. three scientists will split the prize. alison: mount vernon estate in the middle of a multiyear major restoration project. the visitors can tour the historic mansion but tonight, mike carter-conneen gives us a behind the scenes look at progress made in a story you will see only on 7. mike: this weekend visitors to mount vernon will see inside the blue room for the first time in seven months. this is the original floor that george washington, himself, walked on. while this is an

furniture is british. researchers determined the wallpaper was likely an intricate french design like this. they found an old receipt for this bed showing it was ordered a few weeks after martha washington moved in the mansion. >> she likely suggested we need a new bed set to make this a grand vision. >> they have left evidence of what is below the surface. chronological progression of colors, layers of paint dating back to the 1750's. >> we found 17 layers of paint. >> today crews have turned their attention from the blue room to the front parlor using the tiny tools. they look more like dentists, methodically cleaning and examining the paneling and exploring behind the walls. >> documenting through the three dimensional scans. mapping every nail hole and ev

information to determine how the rooms were decorated, where the carpets were tacked down or artwork hung on the wall. next they restore the other second floor bed chambers and the mansion central passage, keeping the estate open for 1 million annual visitors. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. michelle: right now at 6:00 -- [gunfire] how the las vegas gunman turned his rifle into a machine gun. the new discovery fueling the debate over guns in america. >> president trump's unusual moment at the center of a disaster as a plane full of relief supplies leaves our area. >> drop the gun now. drop the gun! michelle: what the man police just opened fire on told them seconds later that left them shocked. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: right now at 6:00, a first look inside th

attack on a las vegas concert. new images show inside stephen paddock's hotel room where police say he unleashed bullets in a crowd. we learned police found a camera outside of that room. it may have allowed him to see officers coming for him. they say they recovered 40 weapons from his hotel room and his home. that is as police reveal they have identified all but three of the 59 people killed. if not for extraordinary heroism, the number could be higher. >> we went back to the gunfire and we started to look for priority victims. people with the most serious injuries to get to the hospital. >> police say biggest question remains unanswered. they don't know while he did this. >> we don't know a motive in the attack but we have a better idea how the gunman was able to fire so many rounds and so