afterschool worker arrested. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now with breaking news. alison: we start with that breaking news, an afterschool worker at a potomac elementary school accused of inappropriate touching. jonathan: tim barber is live with the charges against that worker. you just spoke with his father? tim:

told me his son is not only innocent but a good person. say that suspect admitted to touching the 10-year-old girl here before turning himself in this afternoon. detective started investigating in may, but then the accuser touched police she was during the afterschool program. the 41-year-old suspect was a group leader. i spoke with the father over the phone. >> the truth is my son is innocent. until proven guilty, he remains innocent. my son is a perfect son, loving, caring, a christian young man. he would never do what he's accused of doing. he's won numerous awards for his work with children. tim: detectives are standing by their investigation, asking the public if anyone knows about any additional incidents to come forward and call montgomery county police. live in montgomery county

barber, abc 7 news. to knowbe the first when there is breaking news in your community. sign up for alerts at wjla.com /text. jonathan: we continue to follow the long and painful investigation in las vegas. gunman stephen paddock may have scattered other locations as far away as chicago and boston. the associated press said he may happen planning another attack, maybe a possible car bombing. stephen paddock killed 58 people at the country music festival sunday. many victims remain in the hospital. investigators have not yet landed on a motive. the conversation today shifting from gun regulation to a particular gun part. full report on that coming up in just a moment. >> ♪ country road take me home ♪ alison: back on the east coast tonight, west virginia remembering a beloved woman who lost her life on sunday in las vegas. the pain

ing heavy on hearts, but loved ones told tom roussey denise burditus will always be remembered for her smile and living life to the fullest. >> ♪ country road take me home ♪ tom: through her favorite kind of music and memories -- >> the smile that she had. tom: denise burditus's life was celebrated at her alma mater. >> she was full of life. tom: we spoke with fellow class of 1985 members who remain friends for decades. >> there are no words to put into what that girl stood for every single day. she lived it to the fullest. >> you see all of these tragedies, but then when you know somebody who lost their life, it hits home. >> i just kept thinking this has to be a joke. unfortunately, it wasn't. tom: the classmates had planned to go with denise

everyone turning 50. but it did not work out. >> we can draw large strength drawthe lord. -- we can our strength from the lord. they will always remembered the knees giving her signature thumbs-up. >> you were always cracking me up, always making me laugh. she said i guess it's my gift. ony is expected to fly back from las vegas tomorrow. tom roussey, abc 7 news. forwardmeanwhile, steps for a woman from marilyn who was wounded in las vegas. a spokesperson for tina frost's family said that she took a few breaths on her own when taken off a ventilator overnight. the graduate of a rundle high is in a coma after suffering brain trauma and losing an eye. we will keep you posted as we learn more. jonathan: the debate over gun's is

that makes firearms far more lethal by spraying bullets at a much faster pace. now the nra says it is time to look at regulating bump stocks. richard reeve is live from chantilly to show was more. richard: we're talking about guns, but the real debate is on this device made out of plastic, just a couple ounces, but it can help a gunfire hundreds of rounds per minute. >> as you shoot the gun, the stock slides back-and-forth. of 50d: scott wall, owner west armory, shows how a bump stock gives a rifle a bouncing motion, allowing the recoil to spray bullets. >> the gun sprays bullet all over. richard: the police say that stephen paddock had 12 guns with bump stocks attached. now the nra says it should be subject to additional regulation. some republican ad

the shop does not sell bump stocks. this one came from a customer who wanted it. removed >> they have been getting popular the past few months. richard: he says he has personally never seen one before and wondered where it was going. >> if they ban this, what's next? the pistol grip, the forearm, where does it end? >> there is nothing wrong with having the atf review the legality of it. richard: now there are several different models. already the prices are going up. about $200 on the street, but on the internet as much as $900. both the white house and congress say they want to have a conversation about these devices. live in chantilly, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: for all of our reporting on gun laws and related to the las vegas massacre, find it on our website, wjla.com. alison: now this just into the newsroom -- >>

offense to what i said, i sincerely apologize. alison: that is cam newton, apologizing tonight on twitter. earlier, he laughed at a female sports reporter, saying it was funny to hear a female talk about football routes. today, a yogurt company dropped newton's sponsorship. the panthers are staying quiet. the nfl is not. the league call the comments just plain wrong. jonathan: a developing case in hollywood. legendary film producer harvey weinstein is accused of sexually harassing women and doing it for decades. "the new york times" publishing an exposé detailing the accusations. according to "the times," weinstein tried to convince several actresses including ashley judge to give him -- ashley judd to give him a massage or watch them in the shower in exchange for career ad

reporting. alison: president trump twitting about the virginia governor's race about an hour ago. democratdent accusing ralph northam of fighting for violent gangs and century cities. " vote and with gillespie." on twitterponded saying that he expected this to happen and tweeted a link with donations to his campaign. nancy: tracking reports russian hackers stole u.s. cyber secrets from the nsa in one of the most significance for any breaches in recent history. abc news reporting hackers backed by the russian government stole information from a contractor who put it on his home computer. sources say the contractor brought the highly classified material home with them in 2015 and hackers found it through his use of antivirus software made my cup or ski labs -- kapersky labs,

u.s. officials believes works for the russian government. nancy chen, abc 7 news. steve: a brand-new update for tropical storm nate. looking at the wind with the storm at 40 miles per hour, gusts upwards of 50, moving to the north, northwest at 12 this takes it just around new orleans by sunday. in our area, it is expected to swing north and east and finally bring us much-needed rain by the end of the weekend and into early next week. meantime, dry and beautiful tomorrow. highs lower to middle 80's, well above average this time of year. timing the rain for next weekend a look at the 10 day outlook coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: steve, thanks. from the unsanitary to the unsafe, metro bus driver say they are constantly under attack. they want reform before someone is seriously hurt. tim barber tonight with the

things they are asking for. >> it is out of control. tim: he was writing a metro bus when a passenger's it on him. >> on a moving bus with no control. 19-year-old is accused of throwing a can at another rider and earlier this month a woman is accused of throwing urine on a driver. the union is calling for six major safety changes. an immense include putting more uniformed officers on buses, increasing penalties for people who assault drivers, emptying fare boxes away from drivers to decrease interactions with passengers. with nearly 4000 daily metro bus riders, it is impossible to stop every random attack. >> there is something that has to curtail this. tim: metro leaders say they are working with the union to increase safety, including increased penalties and installing cameras and alarms. they have also added safety shields to 530 buses, more than one third of its fleet.

ahead, tip lines are usually four crimes and missing persons. alison: a major school district is setting up a hotline to report cheating. plus, his record is tough on abortion, but this congressman reportedly wanted his mistress to get one and it is ending his career. jonathan: and your netflix subscription may be about to get more expensive.

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ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

seen theou may have smoke from the apartment fire on q street in northwest. traffic near logan circle was closed because of it. neighbors heard an explosion in their homes shook. there is a lot of damage, but no injuries will stop fire officials say it was likely an electrical problem. jonathan: the clock is ticking for tens of thousands of dreamers, less than an hour before midnight to update their daca paperwork for dreamers are undocumented immigrants brought to the uss children. president trump said he will e

and they have five months to do that. pennsylvania congressman tim murphy is resigning from congress. we first told you last night, murphy who is antiabortion allegedly told his mistress to terminate her pregnancy. his resignation is effective october 21. jonathan: new developers about white house officials and jet trips. tonight we are talking about treasury secretary steven mnuchin, a new review saying he took seven trips on government jets with a taxpayer cost of over $800,000. the review found he did not break any laws. alison: jewish holidays and spring break could be at risk as montgomery county school leaders try to craft a new calendar. this is because of governor mary hogan's new rules that extend summer vacation until after labor day. rules thatgan's new extend summer vacation until labor day. public schools n

days, so they may need to cut some days awful step governor hogan said it is outrageous schools are considering eliminating religious holidays and should focus on cutting union service days. two another big school district and an alleged grade fixing stalled the spotlight for prince george's county schools. an independent firm has set up a tip line to report cheating issues, grade fixing reports surfacing over the summer. if you want the phone number involved and more resources, go to wjla.com. jonathan: now a 7 on your side consumer alert -- if you cannot wait to watch "stranger things" on next flex -- on netflix come a may cost more. up standard hd plan is going one dollar. you will get an email about this if you're impacted. to read more about it right now, go to wjla.com. alison: facebook making a $1 billion investment in virginia full stop it is building a new data center outside of richmond to create 100 full

$750ook plans to spend million on construction. no word on when it will start operating. jonathan: tonight a big thank you to all of those who made donations to help puerto rico's hurricane maria. membersthe abc 7 team of the hispanic national law enforcement agency got together collecting supplies at local megamarts. and supply of food and clothing were all gathered and will be shipped to puerto rico. food, supplies, and clothing were gathered. thanks to everybody who contributed. it will go a long way. for other ways to help, that's available on our website, wjla.com. a nice look at the harvest moon from earlier this evening. unfortunately, the cloud cover blocked it a bit. pretty nice, a ni e

the harvest moon is the full moon closest to the a tumble in umnol equinox. aut 65 degrees martinsburg, 71 reagan national. hit 80 degrees this afternoon. the average this time of year stands at 72. we continue the trend with above average temperatures at least the next few days. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, some of you may have seen a few showers northern montgomery county, frederick county, leesburg saw a quick shower. did not amount to a whole lot as we keep things dry overnight. a little bit of clearing, cannot rule out patchy fog in the morning. not expecting any kind of air travel delays. maybe closest to the river is where you will find fog. tropical storm nate, maximum sustained wind

the west at 12. increasing speed a little bit. goes over the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico, it will intensify from a tropical storm to a hurricane, likely making landfall sometime sunday around new orleans, maybe further to the east or west. a little fluctuation likely. this is the only track for right now. after it makes landfall it will weaken dramatically and the remnants could bring us much-needed rain around the metro by sunday night into monday and tuesday and even lingering into early wednesday morning. monday night and tuesday, looking at stronger storms, depending on the path. 62, partly5 to cloudy skies. marmont to come a little cooler, but a nice warm-up during the midmorning into the 70's. by the afternoon, lower to middle 80's, a mixed or of sun and clouds. and baseball game, tomorrow night, 7:30 the playoffs begin

the second game saturday at 5:30 about 75to 78, dry. sunday looking dry, showers later in the evening. columbus day, and dodging some raindrops. rain tuesday. then we try out wednesday and cooler air arrives for the end of next week. highs in the upper 60's. jonathan: steve, thanks. alison: media is back. tyler perry hit the red carpet tonight in d.c. for the premiere of his comedy sequel. mediareprises his role as who ventures into a haunted campground with various monsters on the loose. he wrote this, directed, and stars in it. hear from him tomorrow on "good morning washington." ahead, this guy takes his bucket list very se

the incredible story, next.

jonathan: when you think nutty, you think this guy, daredevil travis pastrana. that is a backflip between barges on the river. he is a native of annapolis. look at this, not a lot of room to stop, that's the real trick, nor a of room to gets be for the backflip. alison: he makes it look so easy. jonathan: he is fun to watch. scary. alison: as long as he makes it it's fun to watch. jonathan: and you are never too old to be a thrillseeker. alison: this grandfather the skydiving, mountain climbing. complications from surgery left it nearly impossible for him to walk,

his 80th birthday, he decided to bungee jump in china. >> let's get it on. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! jonathan: robert, would you like to repeat that? robert: no thank you. jonathan: 80 years old, bungee jumping that far. good for him. robert: i barely do roller coasters. alison: 80th birthday. jonathan: happy birthday. i cannot imagine what he's doing at 81. am trying toere i survive kickboxing class, failing miserably. jonathan: the ribs. robert: exactly, i'm sore. one more check of the nationals. and guess what, we had hockey tonight.

and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. but thehard to believe capitals open up the regular season tonight on the road against ottawa. alex ovechkin already in midseason form. a hat trick tonight.

4-4. , slow and shootout steady. that is a goal. washington wins. the home opener is centered it at against montréal. just over 24 hours from first pitch, nats-cubs, we know who will start. ace stephen strasburg. the nationals have been here many times before. saying that says you are doing the most. that basically means too much. you cannot do that here. >> you cannot think about it as being more than what it really is. we know what it is, but we just have to relax. you will have the adrenaline. you don't have to find it or fight for it, it will be there. robert: a.l. wildcard action, the jose

show, a home run hat trick, three home runs. houston pound in boston -- houston pound it boston, 8-2.

alex: when i was 11 years old, a man broke into the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him, but there are so many survivors that live knowing that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

alison: final look at the weather? steve: it will be warmer tomorrow. saturday will be even warmer yet. 86 saturday, great for the baseball games in the evening. sunday most of the day will be dry. late sunday night, some much-needed rain coming in into monday. we need the rain for stop more rain tuesday. and we start to clear things out by wednesday. a little cooler by the end of next week. still really nice. jonathan:

robert: that's not what i said.

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