occurring below it. omar: the shooter's suicide means they are left to piece together the motive through evidence and interviews including conversations with his girlfriend marilou danley. authorities say she is cooperating with investigators since she arrived in los angeles from the philippines on tuesday. speaking on her behalf, her attorney said she had no idea the shooter was planning the attack that left 58 people dead. >> it never occurred to me in any way whatsoever he was planning violence against anyone. >> keep your head down. go. omar: police have a clearer picture in the timing of the attack and the response. >> it's from the mandalay bay. omar: shots rang out from the 32nd floor from the mandalay bay hotel for ten minutes between 10:05 and 10:15 p.m. by 10:20, the police cleared the scene in a massive effort by police and the first responders. >> it's amazing the amount of work. the hospital, dedication, the doctors and the nurses and the staff at th

did a great job. omar: in las vegas, omar jimenez, abc7 news. alison: a spokesperson for tina frost's family said she was able to take a few breaths on her own when she was taken off a ventilator overnight. she is in a coma after suffering brain trauma and losing an eye in the las vegas massacre. doctors say everything looked good when they changed her band damages in the last 24 hours. in an hour and a half, a candlelight vigil will be held for a west virginia woman killed in the shooting. denise salmon-burditus from martinsburg. we'll be live at the vigil at 6:00. larry: a move today to make it easier for the gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the capital. sam ford is here to explain the few developments. sam? sam: before the appeals court ruling, you had to convince authorities you had to have a good reason to get a o

well, now, the authorities have to have a good reason to deny you one. d.c. government brass didn't say they have given up on the gun restriction issue. >> we don't want anybody to use a gun inappropriately either for suicide or for crime of violence to have a gun. if your question is whether a saint could have a gun, yes. sam: but gone is the policy you must convince police you have a good reason to carry a good weapon, struck down by appeals court as violation of the second amendment. they were afraid to risk appealing to the high court. >> opening up the case and taking the chance that the supreme court puts us in the remainder of the concealed carry law also in jeopardy. sam: the police stat show under a good reason policy, more than 600 people applied for permits. more than 400 of them denied. currently 123 people in d.c. are licensed for concealed carry. we talk with residents outside the courthouse today. >> i think the requirement of showing a good reas

right was a bad requirement in the first place. i fully support the decision. >> there are too many guns, too many hidden guns. it's just bad. >> no. >> why not? >> too many police in town. we don't need them. >> officials also said that they are under pressure from other areas to keep it out of supreme court. >> new york, new jersey, maryland, california, their law would be at stake. sam: the current federal appeals court over those state accept good reason standards. the appeals court ruling says that you have a right to bear arms, meaning you have the right to bear it on your person. and d.c.'s law prevented people from exercising that right. so at this point if you are interested in a concealed carry permit, contact m.p.d. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. >> today marks a

cruel an arbitrary deadline that trump put in place. larry: 48,000 people have until midnight to update the program for daca. it protects undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children to protect them from deportation. president trump promised to end the obama era program unless congress acts within five months. >> we promised if they would come out of the shadows, if they would register that we would make it possible for them to stay in the only homes many of them have ever known. larry: the number of daca supporters were arrested in los angeles for blocking intersections this afternoon. alison: no one was hurt when the

logan circle. stephen tschida is on the scene. drop we know what caused this yet? stephen: we just got word accidental electrical in nature. small comfort, though, to the individuals who live in the lomass condominiums. they are awaiting to be picked up for temporary housing. >> i heard three loud booms. stephen: a blast. flames and smoke burst from the lomass condominium building. >> diaper bag, the dog and the baby. >> they raced for the exits. they all got out safely. firefighters arrived in moments and went to work knocking down the flames. but inflicting heavy damage to the building in the process. >> usually, if you are outside, it's probably propane tanks or something like that. >> tonight residents are unable to return to the homes. some wondering when they will get in again. >> they say it's

at this point. hoping for best. salvage things but no idea what happened. [sirens] stephen: we want to tell you that that unit the one way up there, below the source of plume of flames and smoke. we learned that the dog in the apartment was rescued by the firefighter. all the people and the pets got out of the building safely. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: dozens of people were evacuated near tysons galleria. roads were closed while the leak was repaired. alison: traffic is moving again following a water main break in arlington. it happened at lee highway this morning. lee highway was closed in both directions while a crew was out there to repair the main. larry: developing now, montgomery county is one of several maryland school districts thinking ab

jewish holidays next year. they are trying to get in the education hours after mandate that school start after labor day and end by june 15. one plan has kids in school for yom kippur and rosh hashanah to keep a full week of spring break. alison: two members of the prince george's county school board filed an ethics complaint against the board's chair eubanks. they say they were denied access to a hot line set up to collect tips about grade fixing. an independent audit in the allegation of the grade manipulation is underway. the board's spokesperson says since the complaint was filed a few hours ago he could not comment. larry: an alexandria man accused of threatening to kill black substitutes at howard university made a first court appearance. a judge ordering john rust to remain in custody. they say he posted online threats to howard students in 2015. he faces up to five years in prison if

>> new information tonight on the ambush that killed three army green berets. operations are reportedly underway now in central africa to find those responsible. a number of the nigerian soldiers were killed in wednesday's attack. two surviving u.s. service members are treated at the regional medical center in germany. the pentagon has yet to identify the americans involved. larry: the first week of october may not feel like a time to worry about overheating in a car but tonight the police say the temperature inside a car rose to 150 degrees on tuesday. now a virginia mother facing charges for leaving the three kids inside. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has the details from falls church. jeff: 26-year-old alexa faulkison recently moved to town from baltimore and started working at legal assistant at the falls church law office six weeks ago. now she is in jail for leaving three children inside the vehicle for 45 mims -- 45

inside was 150 degrees. >> she is a good employee. uncharacteristic of her. jeff: sam hassan, anker to, is her boss. she said she left them in the car because she didn't want to bring them inside. >> her babysitting fell through and i think she thought she could keep them in the car while work. >> someone noticed the hole in the taped up window of the s.u.v. >> one of the children punched a hole in the window to get air inside the vehicle. officers arrived and they found three children ages 5, 6, 7 suffering from heat exhaustion and they were rushed to the hospital for treatment. child protective services placed the children in the care of their stepfather at a home in annandale. a man answered the door there this afternoon. >> do you have any comment, sir? >> no. >> in

son died when she left him accidently inside a car that overheated. >> it happens all the time. intentionally and unintentionally because they doesn't think the vehicle can get to the extreme like it does. most parents don't think it could ever happen to them. jeff: thankfully in this case someone saw the inwhich, intervened and now they are doing okay. alexa faulkison has been placed on leave from the law firm in falls church. she is currently held in the fairfax county jail without bond facing three felony charges of cruelty to a child. live in falls church, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. steve, hard to believe, it wasn't that warm on tuesday but inside the car got to almost 150 degrees. steve: it's past 5:00 and it's

the warm weather will continue. the temperatures will slowly fall through the overnight hours. and another warm day on the waym to. there is baseball playoffs tomorrow night. alison: i'm excited. steve: stuff to look forward to. eating dinner outdoors. crank up the barbecue or grab a bite from the patio. it looks fantastic out there. lower 80's at 5:00 p.m. upper 70's by 9:00 around 74. if you are outdoors this evening check out the harvest moon rise. it's at 7:04. i promise that you won't be able to miss it. it will be a huge moon. looking at the updated playoff forecast for the nationals coming up in a few minutes. larry: thank you, steve. developing story out of virginia where facebook says it plans to open a new data center. now these are some artist rendering in the new $750 million facility that will be built outside of richmond. governor terry mcauliffe says it will create thousand of construction jobs and employ 100p

alison: coming up at 5:00, we are tracking tropical storm nate and the chances it could hit the u.s. gulf coast. >> take a look at this. donations are pouring in for hurricane victims in puerto rico. i'm amy aubert. i'll have that story coming up. >> tune a.m. 830. larry: later how your car's cutting edge technology could be putting you at risk on the road. alison: and the nats are ready for the playoffs. find out who is getting the nod to start game one. that is still ahead in sp (upbeat music) - [announcer] presenting the shark ion flex 2x. the free-standing, cord free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. with duo clean, multiflex, and powerful suction so you can go, and go, and go again.

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captain, tell me what it's been like all day today. >> it has been busy. it's been a blessing. it's been a blessing. non-some. consistent people are driving up up and dropping off food donations. we have customers buying items. just about every customer that leaves a store drops a bag and donates. i couldn't ask for anything more. amy: you are expecting quite a big donation. >> absolutely! we were just notified by the fauquier county sheriff office. they collected 30,000 pounds of food. they will deliver it to us tomorrow. we are so appreciative. amy: a lot of support. people are dropping off items to help out the people of puerto rico. we will be here until 6:00 tonight. con out and join in -- come on out and join in. live in

aubert, abc7 news. larry: thank you. we are tracking the tropics tonight as nate heads for honduras. the storm bringing flash flooding and mudslides to that country and anything rack -- nicaragua. it is expected to gather strength in gulf of mexico. we are not done yet. alison: here we go again. steve: haifway through the season -- halfway through the season. there is more to come after this. the storm, nate, now a tropical storm. likely to become a hurricane. more on that now. new update came in before 5:00. it does show the winds with the system at 40 miles per hour. you are probably saying it's not that strong of a storm. right now it's just a tropical storm with the wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. it's hard to find in there but it is right over here. the center of it. it will continue to move north/northwest at 10 miles per hour. this is what it looks like saturday at 1:00 in t

morning. still a tropical tomorrow with winds at 65 miles per hour. saturday and sunday, it will become a hurricane and make landfall around the louisiana coast or panhandle of florida. as we move to sunday morning to sunday afternoon. keep in mind there is a lot of wiggle room with this. a lot can change between now and then. but the best bet now once the storm makes landfall it will lose a little bit of the punch. it will likely bring us much-needed rain to our area sunday night, monday and tuesday. the area of low pressure. depending on how it tracks, we could look at the potential for stronger storms monday night and tuesday. we will keep you updated on abc7. as always on wjla.com. great time to download the storm watch 7 app. it looks like out there now, gorgeous. this is the torpedo factory in oxon hill, m

filter a beautiful moon rise this evening. temperatures don't get better than this. 77 in winchester. 82 in frederick. 80 at reagan national airport. cooler spot on the map is oakland, maryland, where we do have rain at this hour. don't forget the harvest moon rise at 7:04. by 7:00 tonight we are around 77 degrees. moving through the 8:00 and 9:00 hour holding to the middle 70's. by 11:00 downtown d.c. around 70 to 72 degrees. we will show you stormwatch7 satellite and radar. garrett, algany and washington counties. this is where we see wet weather heading closer. around the cumberland area picking up a light shower at this time. there is nothing to become severe. not going to amount to a lot. finally as we hode to loudoun county, leesburg, looking at light shower. it's not big and it won't last long. purcellville is on the southern edge of this. most of the area is not going to see

tonight in terms of wet weather. temperatures will stay on the mild side. at least this time of year. 55 to 62 degrees. overnight lows. partly to mostly cloudy skies. once again, the full harvest moon, you can't miss it between 7:00 and 8:00 tonight. waking up for the morning, upper 50's to lower 60's. light jacket early on. grab the sunglasses through the days. you will need it. highs to 80 degrees. baseball forecast. tomorrow night is fantastic for the first game of the playoffs against the cubs. temperatures in the 70's. stay in the 70's for the second game. it starts at 5:30 on saturday. ten-day outlook for stormwatch7 looks like this. wet weather from what is now nate will bring over the area for columbus day on monday. sticking around to tuesday. maybe to early wednesday. the temperatures cool down. we'll have nighttime lows in the 50's and 60's. warm

it will bring us the best chance of rain. alison: we'll be watching. larry: we need it. alison: still to come, today we tell you about the next step in a 20-year debate whether to build a memorial to former president dwight eisenhower. larry: and why one of the popular streaming service is asking you to pay more. >> it's hard. the legal, the financial, the drug addiction. alison: plus, grand parents tasked with raising the grand children in the face of the opioid epidemic. larry: but first a look at tonight's line-up on abc7 -- alison: now autria godfrey with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." autria: thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" we are live at nats park as the nats get ready to take on the c

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announced it would stop covering the drug oxycontin next year. that is a name brand of the painkiller oxycodone as part of the effort to stop prescription opioid abuse. alison: another sign tonight of america's opioid crisis. the increasing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren often with little or no time to plan. >> 4-year-old skyler learning the practical art of shucking corn from her grandfather. they tell us raising the little girl is what they need to do. her mother is out of picture. >> everybody is not going to be around some day and this is stuff she needs to know. alison: she is one of estimated 8 million children in america living with her grandparents. officials say the opioid crisis is m

the spike. >> it's hard, the legal, the financial, drug addiction. alison: most couples like to save money for retirement but these families forego financial dreams to care for the grand kids. >> a lot of them are not able to retire. >> she gets creative looking for things to keep her grand daughter busy. >> be parent. it takes patience. alison: they started a facebook group to share questions and concerns with others across the country. >> they just need somebody to talk to. >> no! you're not getting them. alison: a new study shows grandparents who step in to fulfill child care roles may live longer and stay mentally sharp. >> she is a lot of fun. you just quit! [laughter] alison: when they put her to bed, they turn in not long after because the care or

exhausting and stressful, especially if there are family drama. >> some states do have grand parents rights. alison: they want more state and local resources made available. >> she is a handful but she is a blessing. she is a blessing. alison: so if you want to help you can look for grand parent support group in your area. contributions such as gift cards are food are a good idea. or you can volunteer for a couple of hours of child care so the grandparents can go to the doctor visits or geter -- get errands done. larry: coming up at 5:00 -- >> funny to hear female talk about routes. funny. larry: cam's comments. some don't think it's funny as the quarterback's bizarre statement and what he is losing today. >> republicans pass a budget blueprint. but the real story may be what it allows them to do next. i'm scott thuman. that story coming coming

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whether he was planning other attacks. including a car bombing. the investigators are looking into the investigation. we understand he did scope out bigger music festivals in las vegas and chicago as well as perhaps fenway park in boston before ultimately deciding on the route 91 music festival. we will continue to follow the story and bring you the latest as it comes in the newsroom. back to you. alison: thank you very much. in other news we have come a long way from stopping at gas stations to ask for directions. a.a.a. says the new technology is taking us down a dangerous road. "7 on your side" as cheryl conner has more on a study that shows us how many of us are distracted. cheryl: road noise isn't just the sound of engines and tires on the pavement. it's the voice near the steering wheel. >> you could hit something. cheryl: joseph mitchell doesn't use much of the technolog

kia optima. maybe that is one less worry. a.a.a. is out with a study on the technology offered in newer vehicles. >> place say your command. cheryl: like voice-beached and touch-screen -- voice-based and touch-screen features. >> one of the most dangerous things you can do. cheryl: he got behind the wheel of my cars to see the bells and whistles that could leave me distraction. navigation is the bissest -- biggest risk. >> it takes 40 seconds to program the system. cheryl: they asked local drivers apt the habit and 40% admit being distracted with built-in technology. i wanted to get an idea how sophisticated the technology is inside my vehicle. i pulled out the owner's manual just for the information system alone. this one is 300 pages. he says most states outlaw texting behind the wheel, few jurisdictions addressed navigation systems. >>

home or wait until you stop. cheryl: a change that may get mileage after hearing the danger. in bowie, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: investigators in atlanta are trying to determine what caused a freight train to derail overnight. one of the cars hit a home slightly injuring a man who lives there. police stay train was not carrying hazardous materials and most of the cars were in fact empty. alison: the union representing metro bus drivers is speaking out following attacks on drivers on the x2 line. this afternoon the union chief blasted metro general manager paul wiedefeld for his response to the incidents. the union demanded action after a woman threw a cup of urine on a driver. since then there have been at least three confrontations with riders and drivers. >> we don't just have problems on the buses. this is a problem throughout the maintenance department and the raim and

systemm we have come up with reasonable responsible requests for wmata to be proactive instead of reacting to the incident out here. alison: among other steps the union is calling for, placing police officers on buses. moving fare boxes so they have less interaction with the riders and filing felony charges for assault on drivers. larry: they are reviving project safe neighborhood. bush-era program that focuses on communities most impacted by violent crime. they determined that the 1946 civil rights act does not project transgender people from workplace discrimination. jeff sessions' decisions reverses the decision by holder three years ago. alison: a budget bill passed in the house. now they work out differences between this version and another one in the senate. but

story here may be what it allows republicans to do next. >> by the way, we are bringing the budget up. i don't know if you knew that. we are bringing the budget up this week. >> with so much going on paul ryan had to remind people what is happening on the hill that will face cross-chamber conflicts within the g.o.p., but mostly a brutal battle along party line. >> they want to spend this week on the budget. the miserable, deceptive, horrible budget. scott: in some eyes passing a budget proposal means obliterating a future obstacle. the republicans could then use reconciliation privileges. paving the way so other measures would require 51 senate votes not 60. >> we are closer than ever to finish what we started for the american people. secretary of state like the real prize of tax reform. they need a lower vote threshold since they claim democrats refuse to lower taxes. >> if they wanted to d

for two years in 2009-2010 they had 60 votes in the senate, strong majority in the house and the president of the united states. they didn't do it. they didn't try. scott: is republicans hope the legislative wiggle room means they can eke out a victory against otherwise difficult odds. >> i think what you see politically losers are certain they will be loserrers and they are more vocal about it. winners are not sure they will be liners and they don't raise their hand and say look over here. scott: on reconciliation they could try to take another stab at repealing obamacare. they are still looking for the first sliver win under president trump. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, former maryland congresswoman donna edward kicked off her run for prince george's county executive. senate senator muse and senate attorney angela alsobrooks and the former obama aide paul montero also

position. and rushern baker is running for governor. larry: new at 5:00, the national capital planning committee given final decision for the eisenhower memorial. it would honor the 34th president. the eisenhower family objected to the original design. alison: this year's nobel prize winner for literature said at first he thought it was fake news but he says once a lady from sweden called with the news he knew it was true. he is a japanese-born british novelist and his books include "remains of the day" and "never let me go." >> ♪ i'm going to knock you out ♪ ♪ momma says knock you out larry: still ahead this year's nominees to get to the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. >> take a look at this truck packed full of donations. this is all for hurricane victims in puerto rico. i'm

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larry: on this date in 1945, the beatles released the first single "love me do." >> ♪ we're halfway there ♪ whoa, living on a prayer alison: a few years later that song came out. bon jovi one of the nominees for this year's class of the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. of course they are. they have to be. nine acts on the ballot for the first time. that includes radio head, rage against the machine, juda priest, kate bush, dire strait and theeurythmics. the entire list is at wjla.com.

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alison: with astronauts replaced a latching mechanism on the international space station 16-year-old robotic arm. taking part in the six and a half-hour spacewalk was falls church native mark vandehigh. at the same time this is going on. >> we will return american astronauts to the moon. not only to leave behind footprints and flags but to build the foundation we need to send americans to mars and beyond. alison: vice pr

of the national space council since 1993. among those in attends dat -- attendance at the udvar-hazy center. larry: dannon yogurt is parting ways with cam newton after he began laughing in a news conference saying how funny it was for a female reporter to ask about passing routes in the news conference yesterday. today's abc7's instapoll is asking you if you are still a fan. cast your vote at wjla.com/votenow. while you watch this report. >> quarterback cam newton former league m.v.p. on the defensive following the exchange with a reporter in a team press conference. >> i know you take a lot of pride in seeing the receivers play well. funchess seems to embrace the physicality of the routes and getting the extra yards. does it give you a

enjoyment to see him out there? >> it's funny to hear a female talk about routes. funny. >> that reporter a panthers beat reporter for the "charlotte observer" calling out the remarks on twitter writing, "i don't think it's funny to be female and talk about routes. it's my job." newton now on the receiving end of the pointed criticism. >> cam made a mistake. he pretty much said that he shouldn't have said what he said. >> you should be smarter than that, to make the comments. >> this is my go-to protein snack. >> feeling the pushback from sponsors. the yogurt company said they were shocked at the behavior. >> there are more and more women in sports media moving in the next few decades. that is where we are in this country. so cam newton is completely out of touch. >> the nfl in a statement calling it just plain

and disrespectful to all journalists who cover our league. so far, in apology from newton. scott goldberg, abc news, new york. alison: take a moment here and watch this. is the latest stunted by travis pastrona. this morning he did this. look at that. backflip on his motorcycle between two barges on the river tienes in london. the gap is 75 feet wide. he has 150 feet to speed up. then only 36 feet to stop. the last rider did something 11 years ago and he was not successful. there you go. larry: wow! still standing up. wow! tonight "7 on your side" to help you hit hardest -- help those hit hardest by the hurricane in the caribbean. amy aubert

amy: in hyattsville and standing in one of the trucks. we are there collecting the donations. take a look. you can see cases of water fill half the truck. believe me, by the end of the night the truck will be completely full. i want you to pan over here to give you a better idea of the turn-out of what we are seeing. this in addition to truck that is packed full. they are collecting most wanted items. they are collecting diapers, flashlights, bug spray, baby formula, fist aid kit, trash baggings, you name it. whatever people in puerto rico need after the hurricane, they are collecting out here. we are going to be out here until 6:00 tonight. so just a few more minutes out here. for now, we are live in hyattsville. amy aubert, abc7 news. >> what a great day out there. thanks. odd sign on the weather radar in denver. it looks like clouds on the left side but it's a massive wave of butterflies. national weather service first thought that 70-mile wide cloud was a flock

than migrating birds would fly in october. forecasters put out the call to bird watchers on social media and they confirmed it's butterflies. alison: goodness. larry: how amazing is that? alison: imagine how beautiful to see. larry: a quick correction. beetles song was -- beatles song was 55 years ago on this day. all of a sudden paul mccartney was like 90. alison: he looks good. larry: he looks great for 90. alison: let's check in with the very latest on the forecast. around here, this is still warm. steve: very warm out there. we actually have a few showers that have developed north and west in the d.c. metro area. let's take a look for you now. heading up to gaithersburg to the frederick county area. we have light showers at this time. it's not going to amount to a lot. most of the area has not seen rain now. over two and a half weeks. every drop we can get we will take at this point. frederick here you are on the edge and damascus you will

next half hour to 25 minutes. 25 to 30 minutes or so. around the capital beltway it will stay dry. we have a big full harvest moon rise at 7:04 tonight. it will stay warm tonight. cooling down tonight and waking up tomorrow morning the temperatures temperatures in the mid-50's to lower 60's early on. then another big warmup through the midday hours tomorrow. highs will make it to 85 by tomorrow afternoon. added clouds later in the day. the big baseball game tomorrow night, we have temperatures in the upper 60's.

picture perfect for the first game of the playoffs. robert: it's not long before we are talking about caps, wizards and nats and the reds in the same night. but tomorrow, nats take on cubs in game one of the nlds. the questions surrounding who is pitching tomorrow has been answered. scott abraham has more. scott: call it the calm before the storm. the washington nationals held their final preplayoff workout. the guessing game is over. stephen strasburg officially named the game one starter. it's just his second career postseason start and the first since 2014. >> i am excited for the opportunity to pitch in the playoffs again. it's one thing you can't take for granted. you have to make the most of every opportunity you get. >> the questions still surrounding the status of max scherzer. the right-hander looking likely to start game three at wrigley field. >> when you have a nagging injury, every day is po

put the hands on him. >> price harper is wearing "vegas strong" hoodie to pay tribute to his hometown but he is focused on the cubs. >> we have five games. whatever it takes. let's get out and play a game. if you win it will be okay. >> i talked to several nats players in the clubhouse today and many shared the same sentiment that less is more in the postseason. all the fun begins here at nats park tomorrow night at game one in the nlds. scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: check in with us on sunday. washington has championship sunday night at 11:30 on abc7. it's every sunday throughout the playoffs right after the news. strasburg pitching for game one. i'm cool with it. larry: i am, too.

all right. alison: very exciting. thank you, robert. still ahead, chasing hope. larry: the lengths a family is willing to go to the try to save the son

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alison: we have an important update on a child we told you about before. longly, a 6-year-old battling a rare form of epilepsy called "fires." they don't know why he has seizures and there is no cure. as jay korff reports the parents are chasing hope in the form of a controversial treatment showing amazing promise in other children. jay: cameron longly was a vibrant little boy but last year he started having seizures and he got so sick he didn't leave the hospital for months. >> doing it all by himself. >> he came out with significant cognitive and behavioral issues caused by a rare

"fires." >> he's so active. not a care in the world. when this happened, it's just, it's tough. >> now his family is turning to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. a treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning in the hope it will improve his brain functioning. >> to give him a chance at a different life. >> but there is a catch. doctors told his parents they are not convinced it will help and insurance won't cover the treatments. in an abc7 stories web exclusive called "chasing hope" found out how the form of treatment brought a little girl out of a semi vegetative state after she nearly drowned and learn the crays you battle cameron and -- courageous battle cameron and his family endured on the hopeful road to recovery. >> i'm hoping that it works it will give other children hope and will open up a new door

for children who seem untreatable. >> jay: jay korff, abc7 news. michelle: watch the rest of the story at wjla.com. right now at 6:00 -- major developments in the deadly las vegas shooting. what the gunman may have been planning next. surprising move from the n.r.a. jonathan: a condo building in flames to send smoke visible from another state and what is blamed for the fire. michelle: caught on video. culinary thief. the impressive kitchen moves from a burglar and what the owner is saving about it. jonathan: even more new video showing people fleeing what sounded like machine gun fire when a man opened fire on outdoor concert in

fire was made possible by something called a bump stock. it's a device attached to the gunman's rifle. michelle: as we come on air a big surprise. the n.r.a. wants to talk about toughening gun laws. "7 on your side"'s nathan baca is tracking it for us. nathan: the n.r.a. says the bump fire stocks should be subject to additional rellations -- regulations. this is from the leading gun rights lobby unique to call for additional government control of one time of modified weapon. it's attached to a rifle that place say stephen paddock used in vegas to allow a person to put their finger on trigger and rapid fire the fun. the stock or the rear shakes back and forth. the recoil of the gun. that increases the rate of fire simulating automatic gun. the a.t.f. says they are legal and does not prohibit the sale in any way. the white house supported looking at the law.