vegas strip. the president and first lady melania trump left directly for the university medical center to meet with the shooting victims and the medical staff working through the nights to save hundreds of lives. >> thank you very much. >> visits with the patients were kept privated with out of the sight of cameras. >> we met patients that were terribly wounded. >> the doctors and the nurses and the people at the hospital have done a job indescribable. >> many victims the president said were badly wounded because they stayed behind to help others. >> what i saw is incredible tribute to the professionalism and what they have done is incredible. you never want to see it again [in the city, the reaction over the visit was mixed. >> he could have been quicker.

las vegas metro police headquarters from the hospital to thank the public responders whose selfless action prevented the loss of further life. >> it makes you proud to be an american. >> he was asked if he was ready to talk about gun control and he said there would be time for that but he would not talk about it today. live in las vegas, heidi hatch. back to you. alison: thank you. the anne arundel county woman seriously injured in vegas is still fighting ther her life at this hour. gunfire erupted a single bullet struck tina frost's forehead and brain. the 27-year-old is still in a coma and on a vent later in the i.c.u. family friend sharing details of her brain surgery that lasted for

>> the right eye needed to be removed. they put an implant or place holder in there for now because they don't want brain to swell in the area. alison: she graduated from anne arundel high school in 2008. her boyfriend is credited for carrying her limp body some 300 yards to safety. larry: wow! after an incident like this, the concern is someone else will be inspired to stage an attack of their own. amy aubert has a look at how to try and stop copycats. amy: the video takes you to the horrifying scene. >> if people do things and they get media attention, then there are people certainly out there who may want that attention. amy: dr. anderson with the american psychological association says as far as the copycat crime happening there isn't enough research or understanding to tell whether it's likely or not.

>> i don't think the risk of violence is other people doing violence so much about things that are happening within them. >> it's hard to predict who will be violent. >> if you look at the mass shooters they talk about columbine and virginia tech, et cetera, et cetera. trying to one up the next team. >> consultant to abc says mass shootings are all planned out ahead of time. >> the concern someone will up the ante to beat him from a numbers stanpoint. that could happen. >> anderson says the focus should be on the availability and the safety of guns. >> so far we don't have any good indications we know how to predict who would do that. >> we have continuing coverage of the shooting at wjla.com. at 5:30 we will speak with trauma surgeons who help the nation prepare for this kind

secretary of state tillerson is denying reports he called the president a moron and considered resigning. >> i'm not dealing with petty stuff like that. this is what i don't understand about washington. i am not from the place. where i'm fro we don't deal with the nonsense. this is only to died people. >> so this afternoon president trump sent a tweet refuting a report that the vice president had to convince him to stay with the administration after a fight with the president. he is calling for the network to apologize but the network standing by the story. larry: breaking news in a retile. an hour and a half ago a jury found kempton bonds not guilty in killing tyonne o

reaction. >> this resulted in a hung jury after the jurors could not decide or agree if this was murder or self-defense. >> today they deliberated and they made a ruling that they believed kellyanne kempton bond- believed kempton bonds acted in self-defense. the jury ruled he was not guilty of murder in stabbing tyonne johns. >> what happened is what i said happened. >> the truth is what mattered. the verdict reflects that. >> august 2016, 35-year-old johns was a caterer at a wedding at a park in chantilly. tensions were high all night. th e

bonds for turning off the power and the music. following an argument a stabbing. >> he was violently assaulted by multiple people. who were out of control. it led to her demise. jeff: prosecutors said that bonds taunted and deliberately stabbed tyonne johns. friends and family of johns was in tearing after the decision. >> the whole country is sad that 12 white people couldn't find this young man guilty of a crime he obviously committed in malice. it's sad. >> is this all about race? >> at the end of the day everything in virginia is about race. jeff: the day after the stabbing friends of tyonne johns claim this was a

crime. friends and family are angered and shocked by the verdict. but after it was read kempton bonds' mother said, "i'm glad the truth finally came out." jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: prosecutors in florida seek the death penalty for a woman accused of dressing up like a clown and killing the wife of the man she eventually married. she was extradited from virginia where she lived with her husband. >> ment to a man rob and shot after leaving a bar on q street early sunday morning is talking about what happened. >> by the time i realize i was being held up and aware of what is going on i'm looking at a gun. then it's firing. >> the police have not made

tells abc7 four people who attacked him looked like teenagers. >> a man accused of robbing a store in baltimore, he left behind his birth certificate and the social security cards. he also fought with security guards but got away. >> it's national have coffee with a cup -- with a cop day. we caught up with the police officers. the event encouraging positive intersection with the police and the public. larry: humidity is starting to creep back in. and meteorologist steve rudin is in the weather center with a check on the forecast. the temperatures out there range from the middle 70's to the lower 80's. it will fall moving through the early evening hours. the sunset before, a

after quarter to 7:00. 8:00, 66. at 9:00, lower 60's. there is a light jacket early on. coming up, updated playoff outlook are coming up and look at the next best chance for the rain around the d.m.v. more in a few minutes. alison: it's been a while since we had rain. we want to tell you about a big boost for the students in need at the university of maryland today. the maryland bureau chief brad bell reports that an alum making historic donation to fund more scholarships. >> revealing the largest gift made to public university in maryland and one of the biggest ever in the

$219,486,000 from the james and the alice clark foundation. the clark construction magnet daughter explains it's what her late father wanted to do. >> look at the t-shirts on the back of the band members. it said what would you build? >> wallace lowe says he has given to the school generously for decades. >> it will expand the opportunity for hardworking, bright students. >> we will invest $219 million. >> scholarship dollars available to people like rose, grad student and the aeronautical engineer and a clark scholar. >> this opened up so many doors for me. i don't know where i would

today. >> they built 2 dozen bilderbergings here over the years. his gift in addition to funding control scholarship will be use -- funding scholarships will be for a new engineering building as well. >> if white house is looking to phase out social security numbers as common identification. they say using the social security numbers is risky and it's outlived usefulness. it was set up to track retirement benefits. they are asking tonight if you believe that your identity is safe. go to wjla.com to share how you and others are voting later in the show. alison: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the former head of equifax back on capitol hill today and what he told lawmakers about protecting the identity.

>> i'm done here. we are done here. >> plus, what a mother told the judge that landed her in jail. >> police officers who went to puerto rico to help are back home in d.c. i'm sam ford. we have the story next on abc7 news >> then later looking forward to the postseason. how you can help the nationals get ready f

larry: new information out of mexico where the death toll is up to 369 people from the earthquake. they believe the last body recovered last night. majority of those, 228, were killed in the capital city. alison: two hours ago members of the d.c. police department who went to help in puerto rico returned home. sam ford joins us tonight with the story. hi, sam. sam: hello. well, the d.c. national guard brought them home on a 737 jet this afternoon. ten m.p.d. officers, eight of whom had previously been officers with the puerto rican

sorry, the puerto rico police department. in those cases they said they came home, well, tired but with a sense of accomplishment. ten officers returned with their boss, chief peter newsham on the tarmac. they left wednesday last week on a mission to help as much as they could with the home territory puerto rico. you can tell how the devastation affected them. she said she visited the island before the 100%. going back -- island before the hurricane. going back the >> it was hard. very hard. sam: this photo is officer raul menendez who found and greeted his father down there. he told us of the moment he reunited with him. >> i got out of the car and gave a specific whistle he would do with us. [whistling] he turned around. we connected. it was emotional.

so am i. but just being able to see my dad. >> they went to assist puerto rican authorities they said and through social media they responded to requests from the d.c. area and the resident seeking information on loved ones there. they came back to a proud chief newsham. chief newsham: they worked very hard. sense of relief and pride about what they did going over to help our fellow americans in puerto rico. sam: chief newsham said the idea came from the officers themselves but he quickly adopted it, as did the d.c. national guard ready to fly them down and back. reporting live from joint base andrews, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. join us tomorrow as we partner with the hispanic law enforcement to help puerto rico. we are live from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to collect diapers, trash bag, batteries, water, soap and

the alexandria megamart. go to wjla.com for more information. come out and donate as much as you can. alison: people wondering how to help. we hope to see you there. larry: the weather will cooperate. alison: it's another beautiful day today. steve: it's stunning out there. the humidity is creeping up a tiny bit. it will continue to do moving through the weekend and next week. we have much-needed rain on the way. look at the trees and how they are beautiful. but notice how the trees are long. the sun angle is changing. daylights are getting shorter and shorter and losing two and a half minutes of daylight each and every day. any way you look at

the bay, it is a beautiful evening. it's great to crank up the barbecue. the temperatures are 70's. we will cool down at 8:00 tonight in the upper 60's. middle 60's by 10:00. it's a good night to check out the moon and star gaze if you are away from the city lights. other than that, it looks nice. open up the window. it's quiet and dry out there. changes are on the way. as we move toward the end of the weekend. and in to early next week. courtesy of the tropics. but first tonight is 55 to 65 degrees. overnight lows are mainly clear skies. we don't have to worry about nothing in the morning. thursday a light jacket early on. if you are an early riser taking the dog out for a walk early.

the future cast moving through the day tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. if you are watching us in garrett, allegany, we could see showers move through. but other than that we will stay dry because all of this is fizzling out. late tomorrow night as it drifts to the east. there is no impact around the immediate metro. we will keep cloud cover in place for friday. added clouds later this afternoon. wi will stay in the 70's on saturday. the tropics for you. tropical depression 16. will likely be a category one hurricane and i

make landfall on sunday. as category one storm. the name is nate. the moisture from the system will arrive here late sunday night to monday. that will bring us a chance of showers around the d.m.v. wi will cool things down thursday and friday next week. larry: 60's. wow! still to come but tonight at 5:00 -- aliens. alison: when a man thinks the invasion will begin. and why he says he knows. larry: okay. we have you intrigued. but first crossing state line for healthcare. we take a look at whether the president's plan will lower prices. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in springdale where high school students are on track to learn four-year college degree for less than $10,000. that's coming up in lighthizer. -- "s

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what families are paying for college education these days. in the "spotlight on education," kellye lynn tells us about a new program that ensures a bachelor's degree at a lower cost. less than $10,000. >> hello. i'm your candidate for executive vice president. kellye: running for office are reaching the honor roll, jasmine is accustomed to aiming high. at 16 she is already takes courses in college. >> if you aim high it focuses on what you want to get done. kellye: she is one of 18 students enrolled in a new school alreadyship program called 3d scholars. >> not only is it affordable but it's also supportive and it gets the students through college. kellye: it awe lows the students to earn -- allows students to earn dual credit and eventually earn a bachelor's degree from the uner

or less. >> they will have learned 30 credits in high school. 30 credits at the community college. for accomplishing the milestones we will help pay the rest of the way. >> the program offers three career paths. business administration, cyber security and criminal justice. >> i am taking two classes. one is general psychology and the other is production to technology. >> it's nice to know that my parents will have to pay a lot of money in the long run because i have another sibling and he is college now, too. >> 3d scholars, a way to pursue college at a lower cost. in springdale, i'm kellye lynn, abc7 news. larry: wow! well, coming up at 5:00, a judge sending the mother to jail so she can reconsider. alison: what brings volunteers from texas and georgia to

nation's capital tonight. >> before this shooting the shooting at pulse nightclub was the deadliest in modern america history. isle show what hospitals in orlando is doing to help save lives across the country. ♪

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larry: today president trump visited with some of the survivors of the las vegas massacre still treated at the hospital. months before the latest domestic terror attack, some of the doctors trained with trauma services that responded to the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando last year. tim barber went to see what they are teaching other doctors. tim: before sunday's shooting in las vegas the shooting at pulse nightclub was the deadliest in modern american history. the doctors in orlando are using what they learned that night to save lives. people running from bullets. first responders rushing to save them. watching this week's deadly shooting in las vegas, was especially difficult for dr. chadwick smith. >> it brings it

tim: he was on call june 12, 2016. the night a gunman stormed pulse nightclub killing 49 people and injuring 58 others. >> in a moment like this. it is all hands on deck with every organization possible that could be responsible for taking care of the patients. >> now dr. smith and the peers visit hundreds of hospitals across the country and teach doctors how to deal with the mass shootings. training with law enforcement and the other hospitals can save lives. >> every time you do a training exercise you find holes. you can fix holes. the more you train, the more holes you find. >> seeing the tragedy in las vegas was tough because dr. smith smoke there months before the -- spoke there months before the deadly shooting. which replaced pulse as the deadliest in modern american history. >> you come to a realization if i don't do something, the people will die.

someone can bleed out in just five minutes. reporting in orlando, tim barber, abc7 news. alison: developing now. republicans still have not fulfilled biggest campaign promise to repeal and replace obamacare. the president is expected to sign executive order to allow americans to buy health insurance across state lines. >> we don't have the votes. >> after another failed attempt by the republicans to repeal and replace obamacare, a frustrated president trump signaling he will go it alone. take executive action to allow insurers to sell health plans across state lines. president trump: if we finish now it will cover a lot of territory and a lot of people. millions of people. >> details of any executive order are unknown. trump has already got early support. >> i'm all for it.

if it's constitutional i'm all for it. >> republicans say they will support trump's action to fix obamacare but feel backed in a corner slatetively. >> i'm a member of the legislative branch. i'd rather us do it legislatively. but if we can't get the senate to pass anything the president has to do something. >> others don't believe the president is ready to have the federal government guarantee what the state regulators provide. >> there needs to be adequate consumer protection so the healthcare policies don't take away the fine print what they promise in the sales promotion. >> republicans argue telling health plans would improve the competition and give consumers more choice. but democrats push back saying it could be confusing. >> if you buy a policy under louisiana you are under louisiana act unless it's a national program. in a texas hospital it will

>> there are a provision to allow states to enter into agreement with other states and allow it to be sold across state lines but only eight states participate in this. so one reason they are not doing it is because they are tailored to the local customers. larry: thank you. as far away's as volunteers is working to make over the veteran facility. they are painting and putting in a computer lab for the hundred veterans living at the veterans home. >> in the apartment industry we have skilled labor. enable us to paint and do mechanical work and lay flooring. >> extreme makeover. for the men and women.

larry: the goal is to have it finished by friday. >> they shocked the world with the launch of the world first sat nite. sputnik. it's unofficially sputnik day in russia. they are learning about the country's space program. look at the newest resident, a baboon! these are primates that are native to ath -- ethiopia and now for the patch of red skin on the chest. alison: what a cutie. larry: having fun with mom. >> cute video. i could w

police in wyoming say a man facing public intoxication charges after claiming he traveled back in time to warn us all of an alien invasion. he told the police in casper he was from the year 2048 and he wanted to tell of the president of the town aliens would arrive in 2018 and he claims they filled his body with alcohol so he could travel through time. there you go. the aliens made him do it. larry: wow! either aliens or cyborgs. did arnold schwarzenegger follow him back as well? i'll be back. alison: i'll be back. >> well, we move right along. coming up at 5:00, protecting yourself from the identity theft after the latest wave of data preaches. -- data breaches. alison: meet a young man who is sure to inspire. >> the possible extraterrestrial source of a wildfire in new hampshire. wh

before the forest burst into flames. stay with us.

steve: halfway through the week. a lot going on around d.m.v. oktoberfest in vienna. the tenth year. this saturday 11:00 until 7:00. look at the temperatures. we will rebound to the middle to the upper 80's. a lot of sunshine. getting up early sunday morning for the army ten-miler looking good. 8:00 around 70. mid-to-the upper 70's by noontime hour and better chance for the showers later in the afternoon. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". we're back af

we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way.

larry: we are back now with breaking news. the white house sending congress request for $29 billion in disaster aid for hurricane victims and the flood insurance claims. this comes after the trump administration has been criticized for the slow response after hurricane maria decimated puerto rico. we will keep you posted as the bill moves through congress. michelle: in spot's inspire report we highlight university of maryland graduate c.e.o. of the delivery company hungry harvest. a company with a mission. reducing food wa

pounds of produce from waste in this area. michelle: 24-year-old evan is a social entrepreneur trying to change our food system a box at a time. >> our box is 20 to 30% less than a grocery store. we deliver it to your door. for every box you are getting you are reducing 8 pounds of produce going to waste. >> if anything looks really ugly dash yeah. >> sometimes they have an item and it's cheaper in the united states to throw it away than sell it. >> from a class project in 2014 -- >> 30 customers the first week out o

>> to more than 33,000 customers today after appearing on shark tank. his great grandparents would be proud. >> he is helping the food insecure neighborhoods. they partnered with fly wheel for the pedal against hunger vent. >> they have produce in a snap. in ward seven and eight. >> there is each fly wheel in the area. everyone peddling a mile they will donate pound of food. the total is 16,000 pounds of food. larry: your feet are part of that. michelle: i am! alison: great

excitement is building for the nationals first playoff game. >> absolutely! we have a pep rally tonight but it has a twist. i will expl

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alison: a detroit mother sentenced to a week in jail for refusing to vaccinate her son. the judge ruled she violated orders to get him the shot. >> if my child will be forced to be vaccinated i couldn't bring myself to do it. it goes against my beliefs, your honor. alison: she was sentenced for contempt of court. larry: they are calling at it game changer. billion dollar plan, office space and row -- hotels restaurants. sam sweeney will tell us when it will be ready. sam: right now it's dirt, debris

right now for the county but something big is coming. a thousand new jobs in 1 million square foot office complex for the kaiser permanente mid-atlantic headquarters. also coming eateries, gym and 250 luxury apartment building in phase one. >> when you get a private company lake kaiser permanente to develop it will bring other companies here. it will be jobs. >> the first phase of the project is in the parking lot south of the metro station. in four to five years the developers say they will put a ten-story, 157-room hotel -- 175-room hotel outside the entrance of the new carrollton metro station. they chose the site because it's a transit hub. metro, marc, route 50 and soon the purple line will all meet here. >> if -- you can't find a better spot with connectivity. >> paul wiedefeld says it will

be a revenue strain. >> we call it a reverse commute. it's so much more efficient than what you provide. if you come out empty, now you have the paying companies out. >> phase one cost $130 million. the entire ten-year plan is $1 billion. phase one on track for completion in november of 2018. in new carrollton, prince george's county, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. larry: wow! okay. alison: well, steve is here now. we can talk about the lunchbox weather. >> brian van de graaff was up extra early. when he is up extra early that means a lot of sun at a school. the lucky school in anne arundel. -- dale annandale. he talked to them about the storms and the hurricanes and he showed them experiments before taking them to the grand finale. that is seeing t

they all melt when they see the truck pull up. look at the flat screen monitor behind! well, behind the camera, nice job. and we have a question from chloe brown. >> hi. my name is chloe brown. i'm a fourth grader. my question is when did people start recording the weather? steve: all right. so they started keeping records in 1871. official records at least for the district and for baltimore. 1960 at dulles international airport. thomas jefferson way back in 1700's. here is something that is neat. they kept records in 1893 by writing everything down by hand. the high and the low and how much rain we had. that is cool. she had another question that we didn't get to that she asked who do i talk about at home the weather with? my dog. alison: of course! th

everything. larry: such a good listener. steve: always looking at me. for food. alison: thank you. so right now the nationals and their many fans are gearing up for the start of the playoffs. larry: that includes meteorologist josh knight live outside for the haunted pep rally. >> exactly. pep rally that is a little on the spacky side. the gates open at 6:30. there are people here and there are kids in cuss chalm. trick or treating with the racing president. so that sure to be a highlight. but there is a zombie run which should be cool. they haven't woken up yet. that is later in the everything. >> we need to get past the first round of

>> it's not just a baseball thing. >> it's not. it's a hockey thing, too. we need to get past the first round of hockey, too. >> this is not a quick trip. you drive two hours to get up here. what is special about it? >> a father-daughter duo. fun thing to do together. >> she is a softball player and you are all over this stuff. we will be inside when i see you next time. robert: party animal. only a couple of days away from round one of the nlds. a lot of questions still unanswered like the pitching. the bigger question is this is the year nats get out of the first round? erin hawksworth has more. >> we are a few days away from the start of the nationals

but the question remains who is on the mound friday night against the cubs? max scherzer or strauss strauss strauss? we asked g.m. that question. >> we will make the decisions with his input and input of people. >> is strauss strauss going to pitch game one? >> we haven't confirmed it. but strasburg is a starter and we would feel good about running the guy. >> he is healthy and he is really strong. we are excited. >> do we know what he is doing? >> when he goes we are excited about it. >> we have two aces. one is going to pitch game one.

>> the lone postseason came in 2014 and the infamous 2012 arm injury shutdown but he is healthy now. we will find out tomorrow if he will get the start in game one. at nationals park, erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. robert: if he pitches i'm okay with that. >> yeah. robert: i'm cool with that. larry: game two, we'll take it. >> thank you. it feels like another day and another data breach. >> when we come back, what the lawmakers are demanding be done to he

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larry: wells fargo says the fees were charged in september of 2013 through february of this year. wells fargo says nearly $100 million in the extension fees were assessed to 110,000 bow bow -- borrowers.

on the federal trade commission to outline what it is doing to protect consumers from another attack on the personal information in the wake of the massive data breaches at yahoo! and equi fax. >> we look at what they are doing. >> data breaches reveal likely you have been affected. >> the eck xtives walk away with -- executives walk away with millions of dollars and americans are holding the bag. >> yahoo! tripling down on the 2013 data breach numbers. equifax grilled for the breach of the information including th

security numbers of 145 million americans. >> i am truly and deeply sorry for what happened. >> call centers are beefed up. the support package for those affected is offered. >> they call the equi fax response inadequate at best. >> slow roll out and how poor it was done. it's inexcusable. >> at worst a front to make more profit off the people who purchase data protection after a breach. senator elizabeth warn ripped richard smith increasing the equifax profit 80% since 2013. because of the breach

of their lives worrying about identity theft. equifax will be fine. heck, it could come out ahead. >> to find out if you were affected go to equifaxsecurity2017.com. jonathan: right now at 6:00 -- >> i want the world to know who she was. great person. we learn more about lives lost. michelle: they spent a week rebuilding puerto rico and now the officers open up what they saw in the aftermath. >> was it an an extraterrestrial source blamed for a growing wildfire? announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side.

jonathan: president trump met today with the survivors and those that were injured. the las vegas police releasing the body camera footage showing the officers racing to confront the gunman. police say the gunfire lasted for nine minutes with the accused gunman stephen paddock killing himself as the swat team members moved in. president trump: words cannot describe bravery that the whole world witnessed on sunday night. americans defied death. jonathan: the f.b.i. is questioning paddock's girlfriend who he sent to the philippines a few weeks before the shooting. they want to get a sense of what was going through his mind before the ram pain. michelle: family, friends and