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information in the las ve news at 11:00 starts now with breaking news. gunfire]nd the police releasing body camera footage of the moments of terror
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alison: las vegas this first-person view coming as we learn more of the guns used in sunday's massacre that left 59 dead and hundreds of the hospital. jonathan: jay korff has the new information coming in. jay: yeah, it is striking. the video is troubling and emotional. let's get right to it. [sirens and gunfire] jay: those are the rapid fire gunshots fired by stephen paddock from inside of the hotel room 32 floors above at the mandalay bay hotel. you can see the chaos through the officer's body camera as they try to figure out what's going on. we are getting new information about the guns used. 12 of the weapons that were found were semi automatic guns that mimic fully automatic gunfire. in all, authorities found 47 firearms, all legally purchased
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nevada, california, and texas. authorities say this remains an active investigation. jonathan: investigators know that this was a premeditated act by stephen paddock. new details about his behavior, setting up a camera on a food cart outside of his room to monitor the hallway for police activity for you he recently wired $100,000 to the philippines. the motive they are, unknown for when asked about his girlfriend out of the country, officials say they have new information but they are not ready to release it yet. alison: tonight for the first time we are hearing from the husband of one of the 59 people killed. the couple lives in west virginia, just a short distance from d.c. tony talked about his high school sweetheart and wife of 32 years and said the smile never left her face. he said he will leave las vegas when he can bring his wife home. >>
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can bring her home? >> until i know she is on her way back home. i will travel back. four grandchildren, the fifth one on the way in february come and get back there for them. alison: tony had recently decided to go back to college and was dedicated to her education and her grandchildren. jonathan: the magnitude of the tragedy striking hard at a soccer star gravely wounded, lost an eye, and remains in a coma. her parents say she is fighting hard. the community has raised more than $100,000 for the family. today, soccer players wrote her name and number on their wrists in a sign of support. alison: stay with abc seven for updates and in-depth reporting, including ways to help the victims. go to wjla.com. jonathan: imagine you are sitting on a public
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with the driver being threatened at knife point. this happened on a metro bus and the police say the guy who did it is a repeat offender. anna-lysa gayle is joining us now. the union has been arguing for better safety for the drivers for some time, and this is another example. it was a: jonathan, scary moment for both the driver and passengers. me, that is where it except the passengers. just before midday, the police responded after learning about the threat. the suspect was arrested about an hour later at a nearby restaurant after he had apparently changed his clothing. >> i don't think it is secure enough. anna-lysa: bus riders have reason to be concerned about the safety after a man armed with a knife threatened to kill a bus driver multiple times tuesday morning for stop the police say he is devon
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he pulled the knife after refusing to pay his fare. waslatest problem on the x2 after another passenger threw urine on a driver in august. what can be done? >> the cameras are good, but it's good to have extra eyes on the bus to protect everyone. union vice president carol thomas says enough is enough. he wants more gun to protect drivers and passengers. policeeed an immediate presence on these troubled lines. anna-lysa: he also wants lawmakers to create tougher penalties. >> a lot of people will lose their lives if they are not safe. anna-lysa: we reached out to metro. they say the suspect has been charged in the past with disorderly conduct. this time he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. he will be arraigned tomorrow morning. live in northeast, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan:
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a man accused of attacking a woman along a popular trail. prosecutors have charged jeremiah collie with sexually assaulting multiple women dating back to walk us. he was arrested -- dating back to august. there was arrested after he had attacked a woman just last week. justin tonight from the caribbean, the death toll on the island is more than doubling. 34 deaths are blamed on hurricane maria. the island remains in dire condition as most people do not have electricity. president trump visited the island. nancy chen is at the live desk. nancy: there has been mixed reaction to the president's visit. the president said that puerto ricans should be proud that only 15 people died. has "thrown island our budget a little out of whack." at
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church in san juan, president trump tossed paper towels to hurricane victims and compared the hurricane to katrina, all as he sat next to the governor of puerto rico. butvery death is a horror, if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina and you look at the tremendous -- hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people who died -- and you look at what happened here with really a storm that was totally overpowering -- nobody has seen anything like this -- what is your death count as of this moment? 16 people, certified. 16 people, versus in the thousands. you could be very proud. nancy: the president also wants ray damage neighborhood and met with the mayor of san juan who he has tormented recklessly on twitter. much of the citizens who live there are still without water and electricity after hurricane maria
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steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, if you enjoyed the weather today, you are going to love tomorrow. , still a goodr amount of sunshine. the temperatures a little cooler, only in the 50's, into the 70's by noontime. close to 80 degrees driving home tomorrow. tomorrow evening, falling back into the 60's. coming up, we are talking playoffs for the baseball, for atherats, and nicer we friday night, plus the next best chance of much-needed rain across the dmv. alison: we will see you soon, steve. developing tonight, claims that the prince george's county police black and hispanic officers now living to a federal investigation. as jay korff reports, the justice department is looking into whether there was bias in hiring and promoting. jay:
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prince george's county believes the scale of one to 10, overall racial discrimination problem within the counties police department is an 8. >> i think people are tired of voicing their concerns and not getting an honest answer. encouraged the department of justice is is investigating claims of discrimination against african american and hispanic police officers as a relates to hiring, promotion, and disciplinary actions. the specific allegations have not been made public. he will only say he has learned of 100 allegations in the past two years and welcomes this probe. >> i think it is getting ahead of the problem before it gets out of hand. >> we will not tolerate an unfair work environment. jay: the chief says he has been active through the process. perceptionsspelling that things were not being handled. secondly,
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a panel to look at promotion, discipline, and practices. the polices department is fully cooperating with the doj investigation. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: this month there will be less parking along one of d.c.'s busiest streets. d.c. officials say the proposed program could make the area around dupont circle safer. tim barber explains. tim: on district streets, patients and parking are hard to come by. >> and extreme need of parking. you cannot find it. the district to starting a pilot program that take more parking away. these blocks of connecticut avenue south of dupont circle will be no parking zones. thursday, friday, and saturday nights, from 10:00 p.m. until 7 a.m. the following morning. >> there is lots of offstreet weking people consider, but want to make sure we are doing everything we
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can. tim: the golden triangle business improvement district push the idea because of safety concerns for business owners and pedestrians. >> i think it's a great idea. tim: people who get dropped off say they could use the extra space. >> it will make it easier for me to find my uber or lydt driver -- or lyft driver. tim: people who work at night hearsay taking away parking will be rough. year, dish a officials will look at the plan to see if they want to keep it or scrap it. reporting in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: still ahead, the 7 on your side investigating petland. alison: the chain accused of being inhumane and unhealthy. >> i saw more sickness in that model than i ever did in a shelter. alison: reports that puppies were spreading sickness to humans.
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cases in the i-team special report. jonathan: and a big data breach at whole foods. we now know some local stores were impacted by this. alison: and it's the time of year to get a flu shot. could your mood affect how well the vaccine works?
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alison: a national pet store chain says it is doing every thing possible to stop the spread of a virus passed to humans from puppies. jonathan: petland which has a store and fairfax is acting after an alert from the cdc. 7 on your side continues the investigation. inside ofpuppies petland stores nationwide infected 39 people in seven states, according to a september alert from the cdc. the agency singled out petland for scrutiny. the illnesses all occurred in the past calendar year. viruscampylobacter usually does not spread between people, but the virus can cause stomach and flulike symptoms. nine people were hospitalized. susan
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virginia animal rescue group. >> this is why you need dogs to be bred and cared for in small breeding operations where the breeder is hands-on, where the breeder is likely to have the dogs and puppies inside their house. reporter: 7 on your side went to atlanta and talk to a georgia veterinarian who cared for petland puppies for eight years. how many would be sick? >> the majority of them. dr. michael good submitted a sworn statement in a lawsuit saying his exam showed the puppies were sick when they arrived to the store and there was business pressure to sell puppies before was too late. >> when i saw it in my office, i saw a lot of problems. and some could be transmitted to people. i saw more illness in that model , that business model of petland than i ever saw elsewhere. reporter:
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interview. in a statement they said, "we are doing exactly what the cdc recommended, which is reinforcing the importance of hand sanitation with our staff and customers as well as advising people to not let pets their face or open ones." -- or open wounds." jonathan: find the full investigation on our website, wjla.com. alison: now a 7 on your side consumer alert -- whole foods is investigating a credit card breach that impacted four stores in our area. they are in silver spring, pentagon city mall, h street in northeast d.c., and the fair lakes neighborhood of fairfax. whole foods says the breach involved venues within the store, so talking tap rooms or restaurants, not regular grocery store checkout's. four years after it
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accounts were impacted by the 2013 security breach. they include anyone with the yahoo! email registered with services like flickr or tumbler. yahoo! now owned by verizon originally believed just a billion accounts were affected. yahoo! is now requiring password changes and new security questions to protect user information. happen tomorrow, all eyes on equifax, the former ceo testifying before the senate committee. they are on the hot seat for a mass of data breach, putting more than 145 million american'' private information at risk. the former ceo apologized today. for with abc 7 and wjla.com continuing coverage of the testimony on the hill. alison: 7 on your side with health matters and a new study tonight saying that a good mood can make your flu shot more effective? jonathan: we do that before the researchers delved into this will stop researchers
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ages of 65 and 85 and found those with a more positive mood had higher levels of antibodies in their blood. it's not the only evidence that happy means healthy because the mayo clinic says optimism plays a big role in our health and make you more resistant to the common cold. there you go. steve is always in the good mood. steve: i tried to be. couple degrees above average for this time of year at reagan national. mainly clear skies allowing temperatures to drop into the upper 40's and culpeper, 54 luray, 57 dulles. annapolis now 67 degrees. the stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, not a whole lot at this hour. high pressure remains in full control, mainly clear skies overnight, a cool start tomorrow and a rapid warm-up during the morning. we will see temperatures in the upper 40's in middleburg, middle 40's
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a light jacket early on, but if you're not out the door until 9:00, leave the jacket and home and dress comfortably. we are looking for temperatures to warm nicely. of us inomorrow, most the upper 60's, lower 70's. by 2 p.m., upper 70's. looks fantastic, roll the windows down, open up the sun roof, let the fresh air in, daytime highs a little warmer than today. a nice day tomorrow come even warmer thursday. that promises to be the warmest day so far this week with temperatures around 85. night,ayoff game friday looking at 77 degrees at first pitch. the seventhuring inning stretch, and heading home with a win hopefully, about 70 degrees. upper 60's,miler, lower to middle 70's by 10:00 a.m., upper 70's, near 80 by noon time.
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in the day. the 10 day outlook from 84ormwatch 7, tomorrow 83, with a nice way to end the week. lower 80 saturday with a chance of showers sunday, a better chance of wet weather columbus day monday. we keep the showers in the forecast tuesday next week. mid 70's wednesday, then the upper 60's the daytime highs the end of next week. alison: steve, thank you. tonight i had the opportunity to attend hope for henry strikes for smiles bowling tournament. this organization helps very sick children during their hospital stays to find moments of happiness and peace. they bring in superheroes like spiderman, special gifts for the kids. it is all named after henry goldberg, and the organization empowers children with cancer and other serious illnesses. we joined in with the folks. there is larry smith from
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and folks from other stations. my hubby is there, too. it was an honor to be part of it. jonathan: that is good stuff. i bet you do not know this was a category, but he has a world record holder for the longest dog tongue.
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jonathan: the guinness book of world records says this dog's tongue is the longest in the world. in at 7.3 inches, smashing the previous record of just 4.5 inches. the dog loves speed up on a, so they entice her with that to help show off the tongue. and she is very humble. jonathan: and if she has an itch on her ear, she just uses her tongue. robert
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are back after the tough loss at kansas city. we have all seen the drop. it was painful, but don't put it all on josh doctson. you can also blame the penalties the redskins had on third down. they have a long list and jay gruden remembers just about everyone. coach gruden: neutral zone infractions, offsides, hands to the face. the horse collar. too many penalties on defense on a very good football team. you cannot give them more opportunities. on third and 6. got them a touchdown. give them opportunities and they took advantage. hats off to kansas city. robert: baseball, the world series champs chicago cubs will be here friday at nats park. still questions about max scherzer. will he pitch this round? he will throw a bullpen session tomorrow, his status still
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ar. thing for meough to diagnose with myself, q medicate with the team, even my own knowledge of what i can do -- communicate with the team come evenly on knowledge of what i can do. this always seems to show his head when i'm pitching near or at 100%. robert: the i'm a lawyer, and i have clients,
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alison: final look at the weather? steve: it is quiet and dry and will stay that way tomorrow. rain all the way later this weekend and to the day monday. wednesday,w days, 80 85 thursday, nice for the weekend. columbus day, not picture-perfect. temperatures in the 70's. we need the rain, so it will help green things up.
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alison: have a good night.
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