drove through a crosswalk killing a baby boy and injuring his mother pleads no contest. charged with reckless driving. jonathan: it's part of a plea deal that some say is just not fair. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has the story for us. jeff? jeff: jonathan, a lot of parents in the leesburg community of landsdowne want harsher penalties for the driver john miller. this is where it happened a year ago and you can see on the light pole the memorial that still stands for tristan schulz. john miller walks in court tuesday morning without making a comment. friends and the family of tristan schulz said miller's silence has made a terrible situation even worse. >> an apology would have been nice. >> remorse is something we'd like to see and it could be healing potentially. jeff: in august 2016, mindy schulz was walking in the crosswalk with her

tristan in a stroller when authorities say miller turned his jeep and struck them both killing tristan and badly injuring mindy. today in court with tristan's parents and grand parents parenn the front row, miller pleaded no contest to reckless driving charges. similar to pleading guilty. prosecutors dropped involuntary manslaughter charges last month after determining they could not prove miller was using his cell phone at the time of the incident, as originally thought. >> it's surprising. jeff: supporters of the schulzs wear blue ribbons in honor of tristan and it's a reminder that the family is not suffering alone. >> we are all in this together. we will do whatever we can to support them and make sure that justice is served. jeff: you see the blue ribbons on traffic poles and trees all over the neighborhood. miller pleaded guilty to a

yield. friday morning a hearing will happen to set a date for the sentencing hearing. he could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500. in leesburg, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. nancy: jeff, thank you. new information now in the case of a man charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting his pregnant girlfriend on fire. the prince george's county state's attorney found probable cause in the case against laquinn phillips and plans to move forward. last month he doused his girlfriend with gasoline and set her on fire. jonathan: three brothers charged in the death of the prince george's county officer jacai colson. you will remember colson was hit by friendly fire when michael ford stepped out of the vehicle and opened fire at the police station. his brothers were recording it. now they are admitting to that. maryland bureau chief brad bell explains the plea deal. brad? brad: yeah, jonathan. this is the front of the prince george's district county thr

this was the target of that attack. i can still see bullet marks in this column. if you look at the front door overhead, you can still see a banner memorialize detective jacai colson. the wounds still fresh but they are also saying today's proceedings helped give closure. in the horrible attack on police, it was malik ford holding the phone, recording as his brother michael allegedly stood in the street shooting at police. today, he admitted as much and that he drove his brother to the attack and directed him to the right building. pleading guilty to attempted murder in the march 2016 attack, which ended with officer jacai colson dead, killed by a shot fired by a fellow officer during the shootout. >> it does help. closure however it comes is beneficial to healing. brad: the fraternal order of police president is speaking on behalf of jacai colson's parents. they attended today's hearing during which the yo

brother, elijah, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for riding along with malik and michael that day. mrs. colson holding a photograph of her late son so the ford brothers could see it. >> the colsons are obviously still grieving. they have suffered a loss that hopefully none of us ever have to experience and probably can never understand. brad: back live now. difficult to see through the door, but inside there, there is a sign that mentions the scars. the scars of the bullet holes are still in that door. when we come back at 6:00, we will tell you more about what may have been the motive, what the brothers were thinking that day. prince george's county police district three station, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: brad, thanks. abc7 has been following the developing story since it broke last year. if you want to see all of the original reporting, log on to the website wjla.com and search "colson." now the situation out west. if you haven't seen the v

take a look at what we've got put together for you this afternoon. we are now getting a first look at how bad that fire is in santa rosa in northern california. before the fairs on google, you saw -- before the fires on google, you saw the earth map. it was a nace community. -- it was a nice community about now it's gone. the entire subdivision is literally burned down. wiped out by a fast-moving wildfire that has claimed the lives of 13 people across the state. there are seven fires burning in the state. nancy: the out-of-control fires, more than a dozen are charring communities all across the state. there is so much smoke, nasa satellites can see it clearly. what you are looking at here, that is not cloud cover but the smoke billowing over the ocean. alison: in southern california, smoke from the canyon fire is closing in on disneyland. look at the video. this is a view that a family captured from the dumbo ride.

and you can see the smoke and what looks like the flames as well. right now the most damaging fires are in the northern part of california. the 2,000 homes and businesses are just gone. thousands of residents flee hoping their homes will be spared. danya bacchus is in santa rosa. danya: alison, this, unfortunately, is what some neighborhoods in santa rosa look like. utter devastation, completely wiped out by the fire. this is also the harsh reality that many people here will return home to. for many there was no time. >> we got out without anything except for our dogs, medicine. danya: nancy cook now returning to what is left of her home, sifting through the rubble, trying to salvage anything she can find. she was able to help evacuate the mobile home park she and her husband manage where nearly all of the more than 100 homes were destroyed. >> it's moment by moment. not only did we lose our

unemployed. danya: across sonoma county, entire neighborhoods are now unrecognizable. chris pond overwhelming with grief, sifting through the ashes trying to find her most valuable possession. >> my wedding ring. my wedding ring. danya: explosive fires in the state of california consuming 115,000 acres. at least a dozen unstoppable wildfires destroying at least 2,000 residences and businesses including this winery. >> everybody has been coming by wanting to help. there is not a bunch to do. danya: in southern california, massive flames there engulfing homes. charring at least 7,500 acres. vice president mike pence in california announcing federal assistance for the state. vice president pence: we will be with you every day until we put the pfeiffers out and stand with -- put the fires out and stand with the families to rebuild the communities. danya: firefighters here are w

departments out of state. sonoma county officials say they are going through the more than 150 missing person calls hoping that many of them are people who evacuated quickly and were not able to contact their loved ones. in santa rosa, california, danya bacchus, abc7 news. jonathan? >> oh, my god! jonathan: you can hear it in her voice. just fear. this is in yuba county, which is north of sacramento where there is no escape from the fires. literally burning on both sides of the road leading up to the homes there. absolutely terrifying for the folks who live here to see the fire raging up both sides. the smoke is so thick, the people say they can't even see through it and sometimes they can't even breathe because it is just so dense. nancy: make sure you stay with abc7 for continuing coverage of these deadly wildfires out in california. we will have an update for you coming up at 4:30. at 5:00, we are will go live to santa rosa, the center of the firefight. you can follow along with updates online

in the meantime here at home, yesterday's rain not about to put much of a dent in the weather at this point but it is changing. more much-needed water is on the way. stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin with the forecast. steve? steve: the rain will arrive here later tonight and continue through the day tomorrow. but in the meantime look at the temperatures and the feels like temperatures. right now it's 85 in quantico. 84 at reagan national airport. combine the dew point and the temperature and the feels like temperatures, closer to 90 in leesburg. middle 80's in frederick. upper 80's in d.c. it will feel humid through the overnight hours but it will stay dry. if you have outdoor plans, cranking up the barbecue, go for it. the temperatures will slowly fall in the 70's. coming up in a few minutes, the latest look at the chicago radar for the game that is expect to begin 5:30 our time. the wet weather returns overnight. i will give you the timing on that. plus for the morning rush hour

alison? alison: okay, steve. we will see you then. thank you. first lady melania trump spent most of the day in huntington, west virginia. she went to a drug treatment center for infants. she says the she wants to give a voice to the children recovering from opioids that the mothers used during their pregnancy. a scandal that has shaken hollywood to the core. more allegations against harvey weinstein who built an empire. richard reeve has new developments. richard: we have new developments in the last hour. a new accuser has come forward and her attorney gloria allred is offering unique deal. mediation or arbitration process. allred is representing glass, an actress and screenwriter who had an interaction with weinstein in 2008. the meeting in weinstein's hotel in an office say jaysant to the

room. there was a camera in the room. she said that she would meet with him if he wouldn't touch her. but weinstein left to go to the bathroom and returned to ask her to watch him perform a sex act. >> my heart was racing and i was very scared. i pulled my arm away. he started following me and said he could introduce me to bob weinstein and he would greenlight my script. >> she and i both feel there has not been justice for many women who allege they were victims of sexual harassment. richard: lawsuits would take years to resolve. allred says she wants an outside arbitration or mediation with a retired judge or other official. now the latest accusation comes after weinstein was voted out of the company he started after a number of women came forward accusing the producer of sexual harassment and assault. from the "live desk," richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: a case that we are j

before it goes away. terrible. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- michelin is out with a new d.c. restaurant list. the places that they say you have got to try. nancy: how about that one? alison: laughing gas in labor? could it be a compromise for expecting mothers who want a natural birth experience but also need help with the pain? nancy: a young girl gets the surprise of her life. it's caught on camera by pure luck. >> my heart was so happy. it was like screaming! nancy: what she finds out is something that will have you reaching for the tissues for tears of joy. robert: i'm robert burton in chicago. look who is to my left? w-man. i don't have to ask you what will happen tonight. >> the cubs are going to win. let's go, cubbies! robert: welcome to wrigley field.

cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned, i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. alison: "7 on your side" with health matters now. a new solution for getting through the pain of childbirth. this is more mothers who want to avoid medication. we are talking about laughing gas. they are starting to offer it to mothers who don't want an epidural or maybe it's not an option for them. >> it helped me kind of bring myself back down. it was so intense, i wasn't

doing. alison: doctors stress it might not be the best option for every mother-to-be and it might not help with the pain, some say it does help you focus on other things. nancy: "7 on your side" consumer alert now. high school grads are passing up on $2 billion available through federal financial aid this year. that is according to nerd wallet, which says many freshmen just did not fill out applications for the loans. applications for high school seniors who start next year are now open. they are open through june 2019. but check with the college and university because they may require you to apply sooner. and michelin is out with the 2018 list of great restaurants in the district. 22 restaurants made the cut. new to the list here, hazel in northwest with the combination of globally inspired tastes. smokehouse in northeast with the selection of smoke fish and seafood dishes.

the housemade pasta. it sounds delicious! jonathan: oreo is selling limited edition flavors. if you figure out the flavor, you could win $50,000. you have to guess right by the end of november. you only get one guess a day. five runner-up will take home $10,000. we have information on how to get online at wjla.com. our producers love a different bag of oreos every day. >> one man is suing the cubs in major league baseball saying he lost the vision in his left eye after being hit by a foul ball. he says the cubs and mlb are responsible and he wants $50,000 plus in damages. >> every year we hear stories about people wh

injuries from foul balls. my life and the life of many fans have been changed forever. jonathan: he is asking the cubs to expand the safety netting. cubs are not commenting on this oz of yet. -- this as of yet. there is baseball to be played at wrigley field tonight. nancy: for the nationals, it's must win. that is not a cliché. alison: if they lose, the season is over and it will be another first round playoff exit. robert burton on the north side. there is no pressure here tonight. jonathan: it's all pressure! [laughter] robert: no, none at all. none at all. if they lose tonight one more year of being out in the first round. no pressure on dusty or anything like that. this is where the cubs fans hang out during and before the game. the good thing is you don't have to be in the stadium to watch the game. you see this here? wrigley rooftop. you can watch the game from right there. everyone does it. come to chicago and check it out. if i had

fan here in wrigleyville, i'd be $5 richer. we found a few, though. here is what they said. >> we're winning! robert: walking through wrigleyville, nats fans are few and far between. but we found some. what do you think will happen at wrigley tonight? >> i think the nationals will take the game. robert: you think so? >> tanner rourke is from illinois. poetic justice. robert: that's right. the next find, mark. not exactly from d.c. but a proud nats fan. >> i'm from canada. former montréal expo. >> his favorite national -- >> i like anthony. >> why is that? >> i have him in my fantasy baseball team. they give me another point. that is why. >> i want to do my version of it. >> he

wrigley rooftop selling the paintings for 11 years. if the nats lose, it would be a good night and a bad night for paul. you will be standing on the wall like this. making sure no one touching my painting, right? >> i have the fire department. i got the police department. i got all these wonderful fans out here that are ladies and gentlemen. they really are. robert: i'm sure paul will be fine. for the weather, it's cloudy out here. we will go back in the studio. toss to steve rudin to get an update on the weather situation going on. hey, steve. steve: not only is it cloudy. the temperatures is 61 degrees in chicago. wind gusts now upward of 20 miles per hour. the clouds are there. rain not too far away. this is what it looks like. chicago radar for you. heaviest rain off to the west of us. widen the view out a bit. this is why it may

out. they have to get through all of this. the game starts at 5:38. it does not look good moving through the everything hours. temperatures around 60 degrees. if you have friends or family that took a trip to chicago for the game. if you stayed in town in d.c. it feels like late august around here. middle 80's at dulles and reagan national. 85 at manassas. 87 in culpeper. 86 over luray. cooler to the west of us. oakland, maryland, at 73. here are the temperatures in terms of the feels like. not as hot and not as uncomfortable yesterday at this time. leesburg is 90. middle 80's in frederick. upper 80's to southern maryland. lower 90's in fredericksburg. the commute cast, no problems at all. it will stay dry. temperatures fall to the 80's and eventually the 70's. the nighttime lows will range from 60 to 70 degrees. cooler temperatures north and west of us around 68 to 70.

another mild start on hump day. grab your umbrellas as you head out the door. you will need it at some point in the day with the temperatures that will make it to the middle 70's. we have a wet start to wednesday morning and we keep the wet weather in the forecast moving through the noontime hour. montgomery county, frederick county up to hagerstown. showers dot the radar midday. it will repeat for thursday. but it will be cooler around here with the daytime highs then just around 65 to 70 degrees. 70 degrees on friday. but look at the weekend. feast your eyes on that. saturday and sunday upper 70's to the lower 80's. it will cool things down and be more typical for this time of the year. into the 60's. the upper 60's by the middle to the end of next week with a lot of sunshine. but the game tonight, i have concerns that it could be rained out. heavy, heavy rain on

and gusty winds. no one wants to play in that. jonathan: all right. still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a maryland woman killed in miami by police. her father is now opening up. his emotional plea to find out just what happened. that is coming up. alison: but first, we have this story for you today. never letting go. one girl's life-changing surprise in school. >> she kept holding me tight. she held me tighter and tighter. i took advantage of that and i kissed her up one side and the other.

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jonathan: you will love this. an 11-year-old girl in utah caught on camera learning she would be adopted. alison: the news caught her off-guard and the video is starting to go viral. nancy: get the kleenex out. christina flores from salt lake city takes us through the surprise of a lifetime. >> the biggest thing that ever happened to me. reporter: 11-year-old spent the last two years wishing her judge would make her foster parents her forever parents. >> they are just caring, they are loving. they take really good care of me. reporter: last monday, her mend jackie, the office

jackie, the office manager walked in with amazing news. >> i walked in and i said have you heard the news? you get your forever family. >> my heart was so happy. it was screaming! >> she was so happy the adoption was final she coulded let -- adoption was final she couldn't let go of jackie. >> she is easy to hold on to. >> she is grateful that the security camera recorded the moment. >> i felt like oh, my gosh, we have done the right thing. >> it was so beauty that jackie shared the video. >> i need you to know there is a lot going on in the world and a lot of sadness we see but there is joy that happens every day. >> she hopes that people watch this and remember that if you wish for something long enough, it may just come true. >> never, ever, ever give up. alison: wow! easy to cling on to. that is so special. jonathan: you love seeing stuff lik

going on. you see that, okay. absolutely the the meaning of family. nancy: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- launching balloons on puerto rico. the low-tech solution to the high-tech problem on the island after hurricane maria. >> plus, montgomery county hospitality tour. well, the hospitality industry. we have details ahead. alison: new at 5:00, ways to the wharf. how you can get to the district to the destination once it all opens this week. that's tonight when i j

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. nancy: a birthday celebration gone wrong. a maryland woman killed by miami police after police say she ran over an officer with her car. suzanne kennedy spoke with the woman's father who is demanding answers now from authorities. suzanne: this is the community where she grew up. her parents are left struggling to figure out how her 22nd birthday celebration ended in her being killed by a miami police officer.

>> yesterday morning the police came to the house to tell them what happened. >> of course, rage. >> she was driving recklessly and ran a red light and then hit a police officer shot by another. >> how could it elevate with 5 '3", 11 o-pound lady that couldn't harm a fly. how could it escape to this? >> he described her with an undiagnosed mental health issue.

>> there is something going on we can't recognize. >> they are hoping that they will soon talk to a friend with her in florida to get a better understanding of the behavior that ultimately brought on her death. in bowie, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. lindsey: i'm lindsey mastis at the "live desk." we have breaking news in silver spring. skytrak7 over the scene of a gas leak. this is on the 2300 block of broadberg between plum or chard drive. we are told a fur-inch gas line struck by a drill. they are making evacuations of one area. you will notice that there are many cars stopped as they are working right now to fix the issue. this is a gas leak in the silver spring area. we will follow the developments and bring them to you online and on air. back to you. jonathan: thanks. we continue to follow breaking

the death toll in the wildfires reached 15. at least 2,000 homes and businesses completely lost. evacuation orders are in place and federal trump is pledging federal aid now. they are not under containment at all. some of them are continuing racing up and down hills with subdivisions in their path. stay with abc7 for updates. we will follow it throughout the everything. now they have the santa ana winds in california. those are the winds that blow from the east to the west, the desert wind. the hot winds. steve: they had all that rain in the spring and it filled up the reservoirs. everything was excited. jonathan: everything grew. steve: now it's dried out and it's a lot of fuel for the fires to burn and burn. this is early in the season. it's early october and goes through october and november. count the blessings. look at this. chesapeake beach, maryland. looked out of here. we can see why it's so nice. the temperatures are unbelievable. for thi

talking in the 80's. go figure. i won't con plain about -- complain about this. we are at martinsburg. hagerstown is 82. 86 over in dale city. the temperatures are cooler to the west of us. it's still warm in culpeper at 87. overnight we are going to look for temperatures to slowly fall. to the 60's and the lower 70's. we will see the cloud cover thicken. the showers are likely to develop after midnight. where we showers we could see the patchy fog by the morning. not expecting travel delays but if you are leaving in the morning and waking up to get them out the door, if you see fog, you might want to leave extra time. talking about the upcoming weekend. there is a lot going on around the d.m.v. the weather will cooperate. i will tell you all about it. jonathan: weeks after hurricane maria left puerto rico without cell phone service there may be a pick

nonetheless. that is a balloon. the balloons like that could soon be high above the island to provide internet service for people that are in hard-to-reach services or places that have been cut off. the f.c.c. has given approval to project loon. all they need is cell phone carriers to get on board for it to work on all levels. nancy: much needed there. to airbnb, traditional hotel chains what uber is to the taxi industry. a new law now clarifies which properties can be listed as a short-term rental. kevin lewis in rockville to explain. this affects a lot of people here, kevin. kevin: no kidding about that. many people were concerned that familicentric neighborhood like this one were going to become overrun with the rental properties. meanwhile, hotels wanted a level playing field when it came to the topics such as licensing and

look online and you will find hundreds of short-term rentals across montgomery county. >> nobody wants to live next to a hotel. >> the law approved by the council today states an owner can only rent the main residence. and for no more than 120 days per year. additionally each rental capped at six guests and must have at least one off street parking space. >> that is like the underlying question, where is the accountability? it's in the person who owns a home and the relationship they have in their own neighborhood. we want to anchor the policy in that. >> today by e-mail, airbnb told us it's grateful that montgomery county engaged with the host community. added that since 2016, it's collected more than $500,000 in tax revenue within montgomery county alone. >> you can only respect your

>> they add marriott and choice hotels that are headquartered in montgomery county are pleased, too. >> it works well enough that we can move forward. >> this law is set to take effect next summer. county will spend the next nine months in part sorting out how to enforce some of the finer guidelines in this law. we are live in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- burger king is taking on a rival. it's a foos fight. that's -- food fight, that's next. q: i'm in what is the most successful city in the

jonathan: burger king is adding spicy chicken nuggets. nancy: in doing so they are taking a shot at wendy's which had to write a letter to customers this year explaining why the spicy nuggets were removed. they said it wasn't that popular. jonathan: but anyone that can prove the name is wendy c

get nuggets for free at some participating location. >> this is encouraging people to make fake i.d.'s for the sake of getting nuggets. jonathan: if you are going through that much trouble knock yourself out. >> the oregon library notice some dvd's were disappearing and they happened to be movies involving same-sex couples. nancy: so then they determined a man known to complain about the materials that he objected to was riding the dvd's. they had been shoved behind shelves and tossed in boxes. >> the guy didn't think it was a big deal. >> he was raised in an area that the lifestyle was not acceptable. >> the man was banned for six

months. the library director says if he does it again he could be banned for life. >> next at 4:00, the president fuming over immigration reform. ahead the power if his agenda stalls in congress again. >> i so want a lightsaber! jonathan: the new "star wars" trailer. forget the movie coming out. we got reviews as the anticipation is building for "the last jedi."

nancy: a new timeline of event mandalay bay security guard compos who was the vegas' shooter first victim. they say he was shot six minutes before the gunman stephen paddock started to shoot on the festival-goers. this is important because this is a different chain of events than originally reported.

set of questions. >> why didn't someone get to him in the window before he started shooting after the guard was hit? >> the f.b.i. and the las vegas police do not know what led the 64-year-old to kill 58 people and hurt hundreds of others before turning the gun on himself. >> the former penn state athletic director who pleaded guilty for not properly investigating and reporting the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal is out of jail. tim curley served house arrest before two years of probation. nancy: prince william, prince harry celebrating the success of the mental health charity heads together. they marked world machine tall health day. it aims to encourage those with the mental health issues to talk about the experiences to raise awareness. jonathan: amid a string of early morning tweets president trump seemed to draw a bigger line in

policies and democrats over immigration. this come as they push a proposal that is new and it has a lot of policies. 70. scott thuman takes a closeer look whether it means there will be action on immigration or not. >> increasing the focus on millions of undroppingmented immigrants the president's plan puts them at greater odds with democrats. the tweet the policy is that the democrats don't want secure borders he said. they don't care about the safety. >> are we on if edge of the major development or stuck in mud? >> we are stuck in mud. >> we tweeted to our own side. scott: he says any results this year are unlikely. just like he relied on the

congress can't get the act together on the other big issues. he could turn to his pen as capitol hill. >> as much as he wants a degree of executive orders we have seen him going after the sanctuary cities. >> ivanka trump concedes that congress is key and the executive orders won't go far enough or necessarily last. >> there has to be a long-term fix and it can't be dan badged over or another executive order. that can be rescinded by subsequent administration. >> reports that some house democrats would consider a government shutdown if they don't get a deal to protect dreamers and say demands for a wall are doomed for bipartisan solution. while these may be seen as negotiations, they are not without deadline. the budget needs passing in december and protection for many dreamers start running out

on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. nancy: when it comes to daca one in five americans want to deport immigrant wos arrive as young children. it's split on the president's campaign promise to build a border wall. 32% actually support the idea. let's turn it over to larry smith for what is coming up at 5:00. larry: the nfl is considering new rules for the players and the national anthem. and what happened as the president met with secretary of state as rumors were flying about the tension between them. what firefighters fight in their own station that has them losing sleep. that is when we join you at 5:00. >> a lot of people moving their minds over the movie trail irfor "the last jedi." forget the mov

away. this is the trailer. >> we have been humming the theme. it doesn't come out until december. but it is not stopping the legions of the fans obsessing already. lindsey: so far the trailer posted to "star wars" facebook page has 19 million views. even celebrities are reacting writing -- lips neil patrick harris writes -- but one rifle throwing shade. william shatner writing -- hamil is responding --

the trailer is also sparking a bunch of fun theories but there is quite the wait before we find out more. >> when you see wookie driving the ship, they pull out and it's a hamster or a penguin, that is in hans solo's spot. nancy: you are excited. jonathan: i already have a sleeping bag outside the theater. >> let's do it! steve: outside we go. it's warm and humid. the temperature of 84. feels like

if you are heading out to maryland where it's lower 70's. it's in the middle 80's. feels like are hotter than that. the temperatures fall from 80's to the 70's and the 60's in the morning. day planer that you want, gran an umbrella. there will be patchy fog. nothing to bring us air travel delays. but it's cooler than average. the future cast hour-by-hour, start to the day and you may want to leave a few minutes for the rush hour commute. the noontime hour, indoor recess for what looks like a good amount of kids out there. especially in montgomery county, fairfax, arlington, alexandria. we need the rain here desperately. we are beginning to knock

through the coming days. the district wharf is opening up thursday. fireworks in the day. it might not be so had thursday afternoon. saturday and sunday with brilliant sunshine. temperatures are upper 70's to the lower 80's. jonathan: thank you very much. nancy: coming up, one service rates vienna as the most successful town in virginia. see

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jonathan: vienna has been rated number one and we zent q mccray to find out why. q: welcome to vienna, virginia. this is the most successful city in the commonwealth. the vice mayor isn't surprised. >> people love vienna. people are moving in to vienna like crazy. we can't keep up with the houses being build. q: it's considered median household income. unemployment and the poverty rate. vienna residents as a whole make more money than any other town in the state. we did digging of our own. at $900,000, buying a home isn't cheap. why choose the 127-year-old town? >> schools are e

best school systems in the nation. q: maybe the quaint shops or the historic land marks. >> there are plenty of parks. >> the chilly dogs are a draw -- chili dogs are a draw. >> a small town feel. still connected to a bigger city. d.c. is just 15 minutes away. >> the community spirit is the number one about vienna. >> the other cities are falls church, leesburg, herndon and manassas park. in vienna, i'm q mccray. abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00 -- >> he should be here. because he is not, they deserve justice. larry: anger at a ruling and convicted driver and what he

stroller in a crosswalk. plus, a startling new look at the enormous damage done by the deadly untamed california wildfires. ways to the wharf. how to get to d.c. inner city without the hassle. >> a driver killed a 5-month-old in a crosswalk entered a plea. jeff goldberg was in court when john miller went before a judge today. what kind of sentence is he looking at now? >> maximum of a year in jail a fine for what took place in this intersection. family and friends of tristan schulz who is memorialized on the light pole believed that miller deserved harsh penalties and the family deserve better

so this morning in landsdowne, excuse me in loudoun, in leesburg, john miller pleaded no contest in the incident thatk too the life of 5-month-old mindy tristan schul. we'll tell you the story of what happened right now. with the parents and the grand parents of mindy schulz sitting in the front row, 46-year-old john miller pleaded no contest to reckless driving charges in the incident that killed 5-month-old tristan. >> small satisfaction but not what we hoped for today. >> in august 2015, she was walking in the crosswalk on riverside parkway in leesburg with tristan in a stroller when miller turned the jeep and struck them both killing tristan and injuring mindy. the friends of the family each wearing blue