according to the report the shooting ohe morning of june 14 had been months in the making. after the incident a member of the republican baseball team told police he had seen 66-year-old james hodgkinson sitting in the stands watching the team practice. the day before the shooting. analysis of hodgkinson's phone revealed video taken of the field in april. two months before the shooting. >> it's solid inference he was motivated by the perceived political agenda. >> alexandria commonwealth attorney brian porter spent four months composing the 41-page report. according to the findings hodgkinson told family members he wouldn't be around much longer and that he was unhappy with the results of the 2016 election as a supporter of democrat bernie sanders. >> so therefore he decided he would take action against the people he perceived to be the political enemies. >> he used a semi-automatic rifle

handgun firing 70 to 80 rounds. shortly after the ambush began capital police officers david bailey and crystal griner both working detail for steve scalise returned fire resulting in hodgkinson's death. >> if it weren't for agent bailey and agent griner immediately being able to engage the subject and divert attention away from people on the field i fear a greater tragedy would have occurred that day. >> a report determines that because the shooter had rage and the the republicans -- rage toward republicans this is considered an act of terror. tonight the washington nationals host the chicago cubs to kickoff the playoff series majority whip steve scalise will throw out the first pitch. live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: it will be exciting to see steve scalise out there on the mound throwing the first pitch tonight. that is a big game. the first game in the pl

will open for fans headed to nats park. q mccray is live outside center field where the excitement is absolutely building. hey, q. q: do you want to hear the excitement real quick? guys, i need to hear you. let's go. [cheers & applause] all right. there we go. i was worried for a second. they had me thinking they were cubs fans. we are outside nats park where people like diane from gaithersburg have special messages for the team. she is 77 years old and says i need you to win now, she says. >> they better pull it out. q: everybody is here and they are excited. taking on the cubs. i see pinstripes out here but don't keep the camera on them too long. there are great families here. this family from burke. >> thank you. q: how are you doing, buddy? >> good.

great. start it off right. q: why is it important? >> you know what, my man. starting to play baseball now and seeing the guys play, great role models. it's fantastic to have them. q: kim, this is a house divided. i see blue on this young man. what happened? >> well, last year when the cubs won the world series, they had that pretty awesome song. he was a nats fan but the song was good. they won the series so now he is divided. >> matt, i got to ask you. are you pulling for the nats or the cubs today? >> it's hard to decide. q: i'll decide for you. the nats! let's go! [cheers & applause] thank you very much for your time big guy. the gates open in 30 minutes. we will be here all day, all night until they win. back to you inside. jonathan: that is such a conflictedded young fan. q, thank you. if you are heading in the game, consider this. the last green line train heading to

navy yard at 12:52. you have until 1:00 in the morning. alison: here is a question. are you going to need long sleeves if you are heading to the game? steve rudin in the weather center with a check of the forecast. >> no way. short sleeves and shorts. this feels like the middle of august. take a look at the temperatures. we are at 86 at reagan national. 86 in leesburg. 81 at reagan national airport. sun will go down in an hour and 40 minutes. it's going to stay warm. humid out there for the game. so temperatures for the game tonight between 73 and 78 degrees. definitely short sleeves. shorts. partly cloudy skies. the winds will be light. look fantastic for tomorrow night's game two. however, some bigger changes are on the way for the d.m.v. later this weekend and to early next week. courtesy of what is now tropical storm nate. more on that coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: see you th

in the wake of the las vegas massacre, security is beefed up at this weekend's austin city limits festival. the chicago marathon and sporting events in boston. this is all after reports that stephen paddock was researching sites in other cities before killing 58 people in las vegas last weekend. nancy chen is monitoring the developments at the investigation from the "live desk." nancy: at a press conference in the last hour police saying they were competent no other shooter was in the hotel room but they believe someone had to have helped paddock because of the elaborate plan and the guns he had in hotel room as well as the ammunition bought under someone else's name. tonight, crosses line las vegas boulevard, one for each victim of sunday's shooting. each one has the name of someone died in the shooting placed under the iconic "welcome to las vegas" sign. >> feel like las vegas is having one of the darkest days in american history but trying

jonathan: a spokesperson on tina frost after her shooting. she appears to have no damage to the left eye. that is fantastic. c.t. scan shows no more swelling in her brain. she lost her right eye after being shot in vegas. her other eye is okay. alison: investigators in anne arundel county say the death of three people are gang related. sours tell abc7 officers made five arrest in connection with the murders. the identity of the victims and those arrested have not been released but the county announced a creation of a task force targeting gang members.

kevin lewis has the latest for us. kess there is a bus stop that is across the street and beyond that is a wooded area. the suspect is still at large. >> she was waiting for a bus at this stop in gaithersburg. 5:30 this morning well before sunrise a man approached and dragged the 25-year-old woman down the hill, sexually assaulting her. >> allow the police cars in the morning. >> butler's wife jogs. at times when it's dark. >> from the time we move in eight years ago so this is

that. >> the victim became unconscious in the assault. when she awoke she was missing clothing, had injuries to her head, back and feet. the attacker was long gun. >> we want to identify him and get him off the streets as soon as possible. >> the victim managed to get home where a relative called 911. that lapse in time provided the suspect with 45 minutes to get away. you have an individual waiting at the bus stop. somebody comes up. grabs him, takes him into a wooded area and sexually assaults him. one of the worst things that can happen to you. >> the victim says the attacker is a young black male with a skinny build. even more specifically he was wearing a dark colored checkered jacket or shirt. if you are in this area of gaithersburg around 5:30 and you saw someone matching that description, call the police. we are live in gaithersburg,

alison: thank you. developments on the arrest of an after-school worker at carter rocks spring elementary school in potomac. the "washington post" reports that roy simmons iii was a part-time school district employee working in the school at the time he allegedly touched a 10-year-old girl. he turned himself in thursday to police. jonathan: increasing patrol at d.c. metro station after there were reports of children being mugged on the way to and from school. stephen tschida has details. what is happening out there? stephen: we have d.c. police. you can see them over the shoulder milling around here at the brentwood metro station. this is as the parents called police to keep them safe from other school children. when school get out of d.c. adults avoid metro. they f

htened forruly teenagers or their kids. in the brentwood neighborhood they say the children have been bullied, assaulted and mugged. after an emergency meeting the d.c. police agreed to step up patrols around the brentwood neighborhood. in particular the metro station. >> being visible is important for children, parents and the community. i don't have a problem with it. stephen: bag live, you can see the beefed up police presence. it appears to have a positive impact today. we noticed no problems with the children coming and going from the metro station. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. now we turn to a developing story out of the white house today where president trump is rolling back more rules instituted by the predecessor. this morning the administration announced m

covering birth control for no cost for tis afternoon word in e next few days the e.p.a. will ease restrictions on the greenhouse gas emissions from the coal fired power plants. jonathan: rar i have weinstein is threatening to sue the "new york times" after there was article that cites actresses ashley judd among others accusing the producer of harassment. and the newspaper said he has settled with at least eight women. "new york times" says it is standing by the investigation. alison: coming up at 5:00, falling on deaf ears. new developments in the world's nuclear showdowns hours after the nobel prize tried to send a strong message. jonathan: plus the length a homeowner was willing to go to hop people from hitting deer near his house. alison: first, battening down the hatches again. where tropical storm nate is and where it could be heading next. scott: i'm scott abraha

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jonathan: now to the crisis in the caribbean. morning he was tg damage from hurricane maria. the president's visit this week and pence now is defending the administration response amid criticism that it's been slow. alison: we want to take a moment to thank you who took time to help us help puerto rico. the donations in hyattsville and alexandria yesterday added up to 55 pallets of food, supplies and clothing. jonathan: all eyes are turning to the tropical storm nate which has already killed 20 people. as we report, now it's heading to the u.s. gulf coast. >> once again the residents who called the gulf coast home bracing for another serious storm. tropical storm nate already claiming more than 20 lives in central america. that storm following two weeks of near constant rain there. the entire region on alert for

forecasters predicting after passing yucatan peninsula nate will go stronger making landfall saturday night as a category one hurricane. officials in florida, alabama, mississippi, louisiana all declaring state of emergency. >> it's become clear that alabama especially on our coast with experience some of the worst conditions from this storm. >> after an already devastating hurricane season locals are hunkering down. >> there is no reason to panic but there is reason to prepare. >> in new orleans where the memory of katrina is still fresh residents there taking no chances. >> this is not my first rodeo. i lived here all my life. so i know what to do. >> it should be all right, right here. i lost my boat in katrina so i didn't want to lose it again. >> louisiana mobilized hundreds of

troop. some headed to new orleans to monitor the fragile pumping system there and back-to-back hurricanes harvey, irma and maria stretched fema resources it's deploying hundreds of thousands of meals to the city ahead of the storm. steve: new 5:00 update in regarding tropical storm nate. it's picked up a lot of steam. maximum winds up to 60 miles per hour. look at the speed. moving north/northwest at 21 miles per hour. it's beginning to truck along and it will gain intensity over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's expected to make landfall tomorrow night and sunday morning. to the east of new orleans and west of panama city. it will move to late sunday and monday

it hasn't rained here for three weeks. we could see an inch or two inches from the system. not looking at severe weather update, at least not now. change the subject. rehoboth beach, delaware, looks fantastic. a lot of folks enjoying the long holiday weekend. the start to it. the temperatures are pleasant out there. if you are going to ocean city, the temperatures tomorrow are upper 70's. the same on sunday. added clouds. 76 degrees. 81 degrees at reagan national airport. it's 85 in fredericksburg. the temperatures in oakland are now at 66 degrees. for this evening if you stay in town and going to the baseball game picture perfect.

it's looking good now and shower activity to the north. nighttime lows are wakeup temperatures in the morning. upper 50's to 60's. a great morning to head to the farmer's market and go for a jog. grab coffee an drink it outside. enjoy the sunshine. added clouds later in the day. temperature is 85 degrees. forecast for the baseball game is great. on the warm side. drop to the upper 70's by 8:00. it will be a nice time to walk home or take metro home with a second win on the books. the outlook, better chance of rain sunday to monday. tuesday is a warm day at 85 degrees. by wednesday chance of showers. we will cool it down by the end of the week. lower 70's. the temperatures warm up for the upcoming or th

weekend. 75 to 78. dry for both games tonight and tomorrow. alison: perfect. steve: much needed rain by sunday. alison: comfortable. steve: sort of. on the sticky side. but i like it. alison: it is fall, after all. steve: it is. alison: something interesting that happens in the fall. in the month of october, november, december, you have a 1 in 127 chance of hitting a deer in maryland. but in pennsylvania, a man who was tired of finding carcasses near his house came up with an innovative way to get drivers to slow down and hopefully avoid the animals. he set up a fake speed trap in his yard. he is faces charges now of impersonating a police officer. jonathan: they have the worst defensive mechanism. they get in the road and freeze. alison: deer in the headlights. jonathan: it never ends well for them. how brewers of a cold beer say could help you get through menopause and the hot flashes. alison: but first, look at what is com

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alison: the nats begin the road to the national championship now in two hours. >> as with the tradition, the mayor of d.c. and chicago have a wageer going on between the nats and the cubs series. if bowser wins she will get steak from harry caray steak house. alison: rahm emanuel could be eating from ben's chili bowl. we have a question. asking you which team do you think will win? cast your vote at wjla.com/votenow. jonathan: scott abraham live at nats park where teams are ready. i predicted a sweep. so the nats need to turn on the heat. it's bold. >> this is a tone-setter then. game one, out of gate. stephen strasburg taking the mound for the washington nationals.

first pitch. the cubs are taking batting practice right now. really good team. dusty baker says his club needs that killer instinct. not giving the world champs an inch in the series. >> keep the pressure on. no matter what the score is. keep the pressure on. we try to finish this thing. you have to be positive and realize hey, we are the last one standing in baseball. we are among the elite. we want to be the elite. scott: to be be the champs you have to beat the champs. so the nats have an opportunity to get the monkey off their back. they haven't won a playoff series in franchise history. more from game one leading up to game one later in sports. back to

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jonathan: today trump wouldn't elaborate what he was talking about when he said we had to wait to see. but the nuclear talk tensions are increasing around the world this morning the nobel peace prize went to the international campaign to apolish nuclear weapons -- abolish nuclear weapons. alison: after missile tests and attack threats our sam sweeney recently went to

d.m.v. to get a sense of the tone in a story you will see only on abc7. >> this is the border of north korea. so many people said you shouldn't go. it's too dangerous. the countries are on the brink of nuclear war. but this is anything but demilitarized. there are a million troops and a million land mines on either side of the border but it's still one of the biggest tourist destinations in south korea. >> this is where they look into north korea through bye knock -- binoculars. beyond the wall and the border fence is what they call propaganda village. north korea set up fake towns to look like a thriving society but nobody lives or works there. this is the center, the joint security area or the j.s.a.

on earth. whereouth korea stare down the enemy every day. the large building in the distance is the north korea welcome center. the blue shack is a building where the north and the south officials meet face to face. for tourists to get in here you have to sign a waiver. section one says it will entail the entrance to a hostile area and the possibility of injury or death result of injury action. >> to my left you are in north korea. to my right you are relatively safe with me. >> this is south korean side and the north korean side. these are the south korean soldiers. the 17-inch cement line. this same side is north korea. >> outside of the j.s .a. or the joint security area is the train station. behind me this time very unique. it says pyongyang.

platform. no train will c this is simply a place for hope. >> two tickets to a train that is not ever going to come to pyongyang, north korea. vacation platform. this is where some day they hope to have train service to north korea. you can stand here on the tracks and no train will ever come. some call this the stairiest place on earth. behind -- scariest place on earth. behind me is tunnels they built to hide in an attack. but today there is a peace sign to hope that some day north korea and south korea can be one korea. along the north korean border i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: well, tonight "20/20" will air a specific documentary on the las vegas massacre to focus on the heartbreak and the heroes after the attack. ma

vegas all week and joins us live with a preview. >> what we do is a divergent of the "20/20" that you are accustomed to see. this is more deck mentary style -- documentary style. this is a memorial that started yesterday. man from illinois drove out here and filled the memorial, the crosses. he put pictures and candles and the names of the victims and now it is flooded with people coming from all over to pay respects. that sense of passion is what we are trying to encapsulate to bring together five or stick stories. health melton story was here with her husband in gunfire. he jumped on top of her. she felt a thud. it was him being hit by a bullet. her love for him is so strong. she was a doctor and he was a nurse. we went to nashville to interview her. she says she will bury her

for him at the concert. jonathan smith, a man who is not a medic but kept running back in to rescue people carrying them out. after rescuing 20 people he took a bullet to the neck. metro p.d. officer rescued him. we are putting the voices together to tell the story of the good here. we are telling the evil to piece together the last day of stephen paddock as he built the arsenal and gambled downstairs and dabbled with the ladies of the night here at the casino. to get a sense of why he did that, something ill loose i have to even the -- elusive even to the f.b.i. and the authorities here. jonathan: thank you, matt. live from las vegas. alison: look at the pictures. this man and woman carjacked another woman outside at springfield town center last friday. it happened in the parking garage right outside of the target. police still have not recovered the car. it's a ta

with the virginia pla these people, please call police. still ahead at 5:00 tonight, why police are patrolling a new york statue 24 hours a day. jonathan: 7 salutes a woman who recognized a big problem when she retired from the military. alison: how about this white knuckle landing caught on video. jonathan: whoa! alison: goodness. what sent this jumbo jet fish tailing across the runway and where it happened. >> handy piece of flying there. the gates just opened at nat park for game one of the nlds. we have a preview of the nats-cubs coming up in sports. don't go anywhere. we just moved in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it!

the weekend is here. a lot going on around the d.m.v. oktoberfest in vienna is tomorrow. 11:00 in the morning and ends at 7:00. middle 80s. a lot of sunshine. tomorrow is the better of the two-day weekend. the army ten-miler early sunday morning starts at 8:00. temperatures around 70 degrees to start. noontime temperatures around 75. then rain will move in late sunday and will become heavy in the day on monday. back sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama.

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jonathan: i want to introduce you to a woman who retired from the military and discovered a serious problem. but instead of talking about it, she jumped in and started to work to fix it. as a result she is not only changing lives but in some cases she is saving them. men, women, families. every picture there is a story. but they all have two things in common. they are all veterans. they were all homeless. >> i never imagine i would be homeless. if the worst situation you can imagine. >> lloyd clark never thought he'd be homeless. he lost his job and she got sick. bills took their home. >> we were living in my car. staying in motels would i

it's hard to get a job when you arev an interview, they find out you are homeless they don't want nothing more to do with you. jonathan: but he is home. he has been for five years. five years ago he crossed paths from retired army pilot lieutenant colonel debra schneider. >> debra saved my life. i told her that many times. i'm surprised she is not walking around with wings and a halo on. >> i found there were 68,000 homeless veterans nationwide. me as a veteran i was shocked. jonathan: she did something about it. she started operation renewed hope foundation. the mission get homeless vets homes. lloyd was her first placement. that was five years ago. >> five years later he helped 500 veterans and the family members get in housing or stay in housing in the d.c. area. we have a long way to go but we are getting there. jonathan: young and old she found homes for them including a family with twins living in a

world war ii veteran who loesar. jonathan: was on the street? >> going to be on the street if not for us. jonathan: the group navigates tax credits, dives into partnership programs and uses donations. but it will take more time, more money and more volunteers until she reaches the goal. >> i would like to put myself out of a job. end homelessness. jonathan: if you want to learn more, go to wjla.com. thank you for all you are doing. if you know somebody that deserves a salute, let me know about it. just tweet me. alison: it's remarkable when you think of how many hundreds of people that organization has helped.

jonathan: she was an avreateor. the are a special group anyway. but they got out and they tried to find homes for the homeless. lloyd's face beams that he can make coffee and has a place for his dog. watch television. alison: you love she needs halo and wings. still to come at 5:00 -- >> firefighters and superheroes spent the day bringing smiles to kids at inova children's hospital. i'm amy aubert with the story coming up. scott: i'm scott abraham live at nats park. the gates are open. the fans are in the ballpark getting you ready for first pitch. we will explain why the nationals are ready to put the past playoff

jonathan: must see video. check this out. cancer survivor repelling down an 18-story building. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor four years ago and now he is a freshman at galaxy note 7 and advocate for

he is making his way down cesearch.oying the day. alison: good for him. special treat for the kids at inova children home. ahead of halloween. amy aubert takes us inside the top mission for a group of superheroes and firefighters. amy: first responders arriving on scene to a very special mission on friday. teaming up with a squad of superheroes. to save the day and bring smiles to the kids at inova children's hospital. >> how are you doing? >> good. amy: sparky and the firefighters came to the 7th floor to greet the kids. for 3-year-old royce meeting the superheroes in uniform is like icing on the cake. >> two is that? >> he found out he gets to go home today. >> it's just like a bundle of hope. it's encouragin

they are not just here in a room by themselves. >> we meet again. >> heart wrenching. but since they can't come out it's nice to come in and encourage them. all the kids love firefighters. >> and crime fighters. >> siderman! >> and thor. >> it makes him feel special. >> heroes bringing smiles. and encouragement. >> take care, buddy. >> even if just for a few hours. >> another inova children hospital, amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: there is a reason we love firefighters. alison: yeah. you know anything to put smiles on those kids' faces. they deserve it. jonathan: they do. alison: how about this story? this is interesting. a brewery in new hamp

women going through menopause. making an ale called lib-beer-ation with chamomile and otherhs to ease hot --hs to ease hot flashes. >> we want to reduce the stress to reduce the symptoms of the sweating, hormone imbalance. having a nice beer is helpful for men tell health -- mental health. and social well-being. >> the woman is in her 50's. the brew is helping her and her friends celebrate the next stage of their lives. >> now you get date night together. you help menopause and then help manopause. they can get together and have beers and solve all the problems. you go in a hot flash, back away and give them their space. >> everybody is happier with a couple of beers. jonathan: d.c. councilwoman

bill to rename columbus day indigenous people's day. she wasn't want to tarnish the legacy of the european explorers but want to make sure the people who were here first are recognized. alison: this is columbus day weekend. in new york, the police are not taking chances because they are forwarding the statue in columbus circle 24 hours a day. at least three other statues of columbus have been vandalized in the last few weeks. police want to be sure no one touches this one. controversy around the statues sparked by the similar backlashes against the monument honoring the confederacy across the country. jonathan: dozens of tents are popping up on the national mall for a long weekend of a three-day event called awaken the don. it aims to turn it into a tent center with tents representing all 50 staid -- 50 states. alison: it feels more like summ

jonathan: keep it going. it would be great. steve: a couple more days of the warm weather. much-needed rain around the area. look at the temperatures. 6:00 and 81 at reagan national airport. leesburg now 82 degrees. heading to the west, winchester and luray upper 70's to the lower 80's. show you the forecast for the game tonight. middle 75's. winds are light. dress for comfort. enjoy yourselves. repeat it for tomorrow night's game. latest update on trap call storm nate -- tropical storm nate. expected to make landfall tomorrow night and sunday morning with the winds at around 80 miles per hour. the system will bring us much needed rain sunday to monday. we could look at one or two inches of rain across the d.m.v. tomorrow morning upper

comfortable start to saturday. highs m bit will stay dry moving through saturday. ten-day outlook, looks like this. showers late sunday. heavier rain monday. clearing out nicely. 85 on tuesday. by wednesday we are in the middle 70's. we cool things down to the lower 70's by thursday and friday of next week. but for the following weekend, warm back up to middle to the upper 70's for daytime highs. scott thuman has the best seat in the -- scott abraham has the best seat on the house. best job in the world for today. what is going on, scott? scott: i believe mother nature is a big nats fan. perfect baseball weather. it's beautiful. we are 90 minutes away until first pitch of game one between the cubs and the washington initials. well documented the playoff disappointment with the franchise. e

for the fourth time in six years. every time they have come up short. the franchise still searching for that first playoff series victory. the players this week, they are not worried about the past. they are focused on the future. that is knocking off the cubs. >> i don't believe on that stuff. we are playing a different team. we have different players. it is different each and every year. unique scenario. >> we have been in the postseason. we are ready, poised and calm. >> different series, different year. you learn from everything. try to prepare the best way we can. to win this year. >> a large majority of playoff game come down to the starting pitching and the bullpen. the nats g.m. did a fantastic job at the trade deadline rebuilding the st

what was once a liability turned in led by the closer doolittle. the bullpen has been rock solid since the all-star break. high pressure situation. doolittle is poised to get the job done. >> that is a challenge. there is always challenge and energy in a save situation. but in the postseason it's another level. so it is controlling the energy. being able to harness it to awareness and a focus that i can use to my advantage. scott: the excitement building inside the ballpark. all we need now is a big curly w tonight in game one against the cubs. jonathan: all right. good stuff. exciting. alison: love it. jonathan: you watch. coming up next at 5:

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alison: tonight there are new developn'ts in the murder of pamela butler.

plea deal on second-degree murder charges and sam ford was in the courtroom and explains the rest of the deal. sam: in court today, jose rodriguez-cruz pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and strangling his girlfriend pamela butler nearly nine years ago in an argument in her home in northwest. and then hiding her body. arrested last april, rodriguez-cruz in exchange for a 12-year sentence now says he will take authorities to the body. the family said even if he got no times they wanted the deal. >> no amount of time would bring her back for us. >> they had a funeral but they want her remains. >> i cry every day. >> he has agreed to lead them to the body but

nine years. the question is what if they do not find the body? the phrase used in court he has to make his best effort. if not the deal is dead. >> he has to make a good faith best effort. so if he doesn't help then we are back where we started again. we can't say definitely we will find pam. that is the goal. but 2009 was a long time ago. >> the prosecutors would not say when they begin the search but they want to begin soon. i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: funeral arrangements have been set for a maryland woman whose body was found in north carolina. billie's remains found 11 somedays after she was reported missing. the funeral is friday

"abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now. [gunfire] jonathan: right now at 2:00, critical new details in an attempt to kill members of congress. what the gunman did months before opening fire at baseball field. nancy: the gates are now open. what to watch out for. jonathan: a man buys a house to discover the front walkway is tombstone. the answer to the spooky find at 6:00. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: one week after congressman steve scalise made a triumphant return to capitol hill disturbing details are coming out about the shooting that nearly took his life. nancy: four months ago a gunman opened fire on congressional baseball practice but the report shows planning started months earlie

jeff: the commonwealth attorney releasing the report today that determined the shooter fired 70 to 80 rounds through the chain link fence. it also concludes the gunman took action after expressing he was unhappy about the 2016 election results. >> the final report from the june 14 shooting determines it was an active terror based on james hodgkinson rage toward republicans. he told the police he had seen hodgkinson in the stands watching the team practice the day before the shooting. the analysis of the phone shows he had taken video of the field two months before the incident. >> that was the genesis. that was the motivation. so therefore he decided he was going to