of the wharf is officially open. it is a multibillion dollar development that has been in the works for several years. nancy: so exciting. it's not done yet. abc7 has team coverage throughout the hour from southwest water front. we begin with sam sweeney who was there for the big party. hey there, sam. sam: hey, nancy. ten years of planning. three and a half years of construction. finally we are here. take a look down the promenade. you can see how many thousands of people are showing up despite the gloomy weather. the fire is on. and in a little bit they will be making s'mores out here at the central fire pit. earlier today, mayor bowser, councilmembers and the againer officially cut the ribbon late this morning to dedicate the wharf. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton told the crowd this project was the toughest bill she has ever gotten through congress. it will bring in 6,000 permanent jobs and it is expected

million visitors a year. the mayor told everyone today that this project hit all of its goals. jobs, tax revenue for the city and even affordable housing. mayor bowser: when we look at this beautiful water front, we know it's top quality. we think about the tenants, both commercial and retailers who are coming here, we know they will bring a diversity of options. when we think about all the wonderful residents who will be moving here, we know that they will bring life to this waterfront. sam: the party is just getting started. if you are coming out here tonight, use public transportation. there are two metro stops. there is l'enfant plaza. and there are the water taxis that are free. the foo fighters will be opening up but the tickets are already gone. reporting live

of, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: it has been three and a half years since d.c. celebrated the ground breaking on the wharf development. abc7 was there. it was march 19, 2014. while today is the grand opening, they have been doing a few test runs at some of the venues throughout the week to make sure everything is up and running. phase two hasn't started yet. ground breaking for that is next year and it won't be done until 2022. nancy: this is a game-changer. over the years the southwest waterfront has become less and less a destination point in d.c. but that is changing. coming up at 4:30, long-time residents share their vision for the transformation. jonathan: our abc7 web team is putting together pictures and videos of the grand opening online. download the abc7 app. scroll through and see the original reporting from the wharf development from the beginning through today. you can find the app by searching wjla. nancy: also happening tonigt,

someone's baseball season will come to an end. jonathan: we hope it's the cubbies that will go home. the nationals are hoping that reviverred under-the-weather strasburg -- revived, under-the-weather strasburg performance last night was unbelievable. if he was sick, i can't imagine how good he is when he is healthy. let's go right outside the nats park. scott abraham is out there. scott, there was so much drama in last night's game and then you get the grand slam. scott: i tell you what, jonathan. this is what the major league baseball playoffs are all about. one game for all the marbles. it will be all decided here tonight for game five of the nlds between the washington nationals and the chicago cubs. the winner moves on to take on the los angeles dodgers in the nlcs. the loser, their season is over. on the mound tonight for the washington nationals, gio gonzalez. the left-hander trying to shut down

how did we get here? how did we get into the position where we are right now in game five? it all happened last night at wrigley field. michael a. taylor with a massive grand slam home run in the eighth inning to give the nats the 5-0 lead. they never looked back. sean doolittle came out in the ninth inning to shut the door. so it all comes down to this ballgame tonight. a lot of misery for d.c. sports fans. can they get over the hump? can a team make it to the conference final? it can happen tonight. the washington nationals are focused. >> just trying to go out there and play game five and have fun. this is what it is all about. going out there in front of our fans and try to win a ballgame. >> you play for each other. you play one pitch at a time. try to win each pitch. you leave it all out there. at the end of the day when it's all said and done, you play the game to win. regardless of what it says on the

the game the right way, you're a winner. scott: this is going to be an electric atmosphere here outside nats park. this place is going to be going wild. 42,000 screaming fans to watch this game five of the nlds. for a look at the first pitch forecast, let's send it to steve rudin back in the studio. steve: all right, scott. we are likely to dodge a few raindrops as we move through the game. it's dry out there right now but a few showers will make their way in moving closer to gametime after 8:00. temperatures are on the cool side. middle 50's right now. they won't move a lot during the game. we will look for showers and patchy drizzle. the first pitch is 63 degrees. seventh inning stretch, we will be dodging raindrops again. by the time we head home, fingers crossed with big smiles on their face and a

temperatures will be in the lower 60's. i'm talking about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you, scott. scott: steve, thank you very much. obviously, michael a. taylor's grand slam home run was pretty clutch last night. so was the decision to keep metro open tonight an extra hour. that is where we find stephen tschida with information so you can get to the ballpark and get home safely. stephen? stephen: scott, a lot of people concerned about what was going to happen when the game ended and all those people celebrated on the wharf headed home tonight? city leaders appealed to metro. metro said it didn't have the cash. the nats were going to kick in the money. so the mayor asked exelon and it came through. >> i love that. that's awesome. great way to support the city and support the team. stephen: the reaction from nats fans when learning exelon, the parent company of pepco,

to keep four metro stations open an extra hour tonight. they are navy yard ballpark, waterfront, l'enfant plaza and capitol south. >> that is great. it gives fans more accessibility to hang around the neighborhood and be able to celebrate. stephen: a lot of people hoping they will be celebrating tonight after the nats game. let's go right back to scott abraham to get an update on what is cooking over there in nats park. scott? scott: thank you for that. obviously, they are cautiously optimistic, the fans here at nats park. they want to see a victory, a curly w. dusty baker will be speaking at 4:30. i'll run inside there and have a live report back inside the ballpark at 5:00 and 6:00. it should be a good one.

back to you in the studio. nancy: we'll see you then. thank you. developing right now, two new lawsuits are filed with if goal of preventing a repeat of the violence in august white nationalist rally in charlottesville. the city as well as businesses and neighborhood groups accused rally organizers, white nationalist leaders and private militia of breaking a state law against paramilitary gatherings. at the same time, a dozen people hurt in the rally are suing rally organizers and attendees in federal court. white house chief of staff john kelly fighting back against reports saying he is frustrated by the job. he admits it is not easy but says he is not going anywhere. >> i'm not quitting today. i don't believe, and i just talked to the president, i don't think i'm being fired today. nancy: shortly after that, kelly's former aide kirstjen nielsen dominated by president trump to lead the d

of homeland security. jonathan: now we head out west to the deadly california wildfires. the pictures are heartbreaking. more than 25 people have been killed. 3,500 homes and businesses reduced to ashes. entire neighborhoods just gone. search and rescue teams are teaming up with fire crews so they are not only going through what is left of some of the homes but looking for some of those that might be missing. hundreds have been reported missing. 200,000 acres now scorched. elizabeth hur is in santa rosa with the latest. elizabeth: jonathan, for days, thousands of firefighters have been working around the clock. authorities say naturally they are tired. but thankfully, more help is now on the ground and we are told they are now working together to try to get ahead of the raging wildfires that you can see left so many towns in ruin. the damage done is catastrophic. with crews attacking the massive wildfires from the ground and from the air, finally on this day four of

reporting progress. >> today is a different day. it's a good day for us. elizabeth: firefighters beginning to contain the fires that raged out of control across northern california. so far scorching nearly 200,000 acres completely wiping out some neighborhoods and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. the danger not over yet for so many communities, including napa county with flames inching closer to city limits. all 5,000 residents remain under a mandatory evacuation. >> you will not be given life safety at this point. you are on your own. if you are trying to visit calistoga, you are not welcome. >> there is no cell service. elizabeth: with the futures of their homes still uncertain, so many residents racing out of town in disbelief. >> it's unbelievable. i can't believe this is

happening. i've never been in a situation like this. elizabeth: some leaving the sprinklers running on on the roof. the others with a sign asking firefighters to please save their home. where we are, this is also under mandatory evacuation order where we are told at least a thousand homes have been destroyed in this neighborhood alone. this is as authorities say teams with cadaver dogs will begin targeted services looking for people still missing. elizabeth hur, abc7 news. nancy: breaking developments in the las vegas massacre. u.s. officials now saying the mandalay bay hotel casino did not notify police that gunshots had been fired inside that tower until after the gunman fired down into the route 91 music festival crowd. this means there was a six-minute delay to get police to the scene. a lot happened in those six minutes. just as officials say a security guard was shot before the festiv

after. just in, the "associated press" says it has obtained recording of some audio of the attack of workers in savannah. they describe it as mass of critics. the state department pulled back the staff members who suffered brain and ear damage as a result. jonathan: coming up next at abc7 news, your consumer alert. a child seat recall. a half a million of them out there. we will tell you the brand coming up next. nancy: now the harvey weinstein scandal worldwide. the criminal investigation happening now and across the atlantic. jonathan: a police dog shot in line of duty escaped and found hours later. you don't want to miss the reunion. nancy: busted in the box. skinny dipping couple caught in the act. >>

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nancy: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert to pass along. 500,000 car seats recalled because they might not protect your child in a crash. this covers raidion r-120 and

olympia, rare near convertible booster seats from january 2014 through last month. we have posted all the information on the website wjla.com as well as the news app. jonathan: target is the latest retailer to offer voice activated shopping. it's partnering with google to offer thousands of items. you can tell the device on the shopping list. it will expand to the android and the iphone so you never have to go anywhere. nancy: today, criminal investigations in harvey weinstein opening in new york in the u.k. following dozens of sexual harassment and assault allegations. serena marshall reports losing the job may be just the beginning of the troubles he's facing. serena: harvey weinstein's thursday worst than the wednesday as allegations of the sexual assault over the past decade compound. 20 women complain t

sexually assaulted or harassed by weinstein. this aspiring actress tells how he propositioned her. >> he came back out and i thought what is happening? >> with hollywood stars from gwyneth paltrow to angelina jolie speaking out, one of the first women to come forward with accusations of sexual misconduct rose mcgowan. not holding back her criticism of the hollywood insider who may have protected him. mcgowan tweeted two days ago. they knew, they funded, they advised, they covered up. they must be exposed. they must resign. a new report overnight the "new york times" writing the weinstein board lakely knew of he behavior. >> they could face a risk legally. that is if someone knew, not the old ones but someone knew comes forward and within statue of limitations. >> in a statement the board says they are shock and dismayed by the report and it comes as a surprise to the boar

pursuing justice for the victim. weinstein denied any ol gation of nonconsensual sex or retaliating against unwanted sexual advances. questions continue over how much hollywood knew. it was at the 2013 oscars that actor seth mcfarland made the joke. >> you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> now revealing it was a jab and a joke and came from a place of loathing and anger after his friend jessica barth told him she had been sexually harassed by weinstein in 2011. consumers are unlikely to see a change from the order until 2019 be. tu key senators on capitol hill continue to work on a bipartisan approach the marketplace. serena marshall, abc7 news. michelle: this just in. montgomery county grand jury indicted tyler tessier. the once teacher of

was reported missing in september. her boyfriend was arrested in connection to her murder in september. after he spoke at a news conference. he sat with wallen's parents as they made a tierful plea for answers in her disappearance. her body was later discovered in a shallow grave in damascus and tessier was identified as a suspect. michelle marsh, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. after meeting with investigators, cheryl sandburg insisting that facebook is committed to cooperating with those investigating the election interference. she supports plans to release election ad purchased by russian groups she is refusing to say if there was an overlap of ad targeting between russian accounts and the trump campaign. jonathan: indiana state police dog on the mend now after being shot in the neck by a man. apache is his name. he ran off after the shooting. what followed was a 12-hour

departments. even a police drone called in to help. a neighbor found apache and called police. >> it was a traumatic night for the dog and the dog handler. we are giving them time to rest. to be with each other. jonathan: poor fellow. the bullet only grazed apache. he is already back home and the vet says he will make a full recovery. nancy: all right. here is a question for you. do you deserve paid leave to stay at home with a sick dog? italian librarian who says her english setter who is her family won the right from her employee to use the family sick leave to care for the dog instead of vacation days. the woman's dog recovering from a surgery for tumor. she is a single dog owner with no family in town to help. jonathan: they are family members. that makes sense. nancy: just today you spent time with your dog. jonathan: beau had

removed. sore pup. he will get wet food for a week. steve: fresh breath. jonathan: there is that, too. steve: a lot to look forward to. jonathan: win-win all around. steve: they hope for a win tonight. this evening. the game starts after 8:00. this is what it looks like now from the rooftop camera. the sky is ominous. few showers here and there. the game is not washed out. being prepared, grab a poncho as you head out the door. it's cool out there. if you have plans to go to the game or maybe you will check out the wharf. satellite and radar from stormwatch7. not a lot going on out there. a few showers and drizzle. that will continue as we move through the evening hours and into the overnight. we head closer inside the capital beltway. look at this, a few showers. oldtown alexandria. oxon hill to the casino. it's relatively dry out there. it

wind this everything. there is no impact on the game. temperatures this hour on the chilly said. compared to the last several days. 64 at reagan national. lower 60's at dulles and manassas. only the upper 50's at winchester. 54 in oakland, maryland. for the game tonight, the temperatures are in the mid-60's. lower 60's by the time the game comes to an end. 10:45, 11:00 tonight. cloudy skies stick around. late tonight we may see patchy fog. temperatures tonight 54 to 62. winds out of the northeast around 2 to 5 miles per hour. for the day tomorrow, future cast wants to show a few showers again. patchy drizzle. we will continue that to the midday hours to the late afternoon. the shower activity will stick around until early saturday morning. after that, the conditions will improve nicely for the weekend. for tomorrow, highs on the cool side. upper 60's by the afternoon. showers and pockets of drizzle.

unsettled tomorrow. first half of the day on saturday. more sunshine by saturday afternoon with the highs in the lower 70's. lower 80's on sunday. cold front late sunday night will trigger showers. it's cooler and breezy on monday. highs around 68 degrees. 65 on tuesday. by the end of next week we are back into lower 70's. nancy: thank you. still ahead at 4:30, grand opening of the wharf. the first phase of a major transformation. ahead people who waited for years to return to the waterfront. nathan: i'm nathan baca. do you face discrimination on the job? "7 on your side" will show you

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nathan: "7 on your side" and the washington lawyers committee teaming up today to get you help if you face discrimination on the job, wage left, workplace injuries. call the number. 703-236-9220. again, 703-236-9220. the washington lawyers committee already helped out somebody here in town. this is his story. john kemp an artist by day and a restaurant worker by night. >> it's conscientious of the work we were doing. it was something that i was good at.

later he says he was fired. >> i was working two jobs, woking seven days a week and reliable and dependable and could be dismissed in an odd and really stupid way was sort of mind-blowing. nathan: he says he called his boss after an at-home injury. >> i was just terminated like that and told because i didn't have a doctor's excuse from an accident i had had a few hours before that previous evening, i was terminated. nathan: even after the injury and being fired he went in for his shift only to be told he was fired again. he decided to get outside he from the washington lawyers committee. >> we fight for the rights of the diseffected and the minority communities in the washington, d.c. area. >> a member of the organization accompanied him to the department of employment services and represented him at an administrative hearing and

one right specifically, he accrued earned sick leave. the washington lawyers committee alleges that the restaurant is retaliating against him for attempting to use a city sanctioned right, using the sick leave. >> i would like to see him empowered in the end to know he has made a difference in his own life stepping forward, because most employees don't step forward. >> washington lawyers committee volunteers are here to help you out. 703-236-9220. here until 6:30. 703-236-9220. if you have problems at work give them a call. "7 on your side" phone bank is here to help you out. reporting live in the "7 on your side" phone bank center,er nathan baca, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- virginia preparing to court amazon for the new headquarters. we will let you know

places commonwealth is using for the pitches. >> some who worked and live in this area have watched wharf come to life. >> new at 5:00, on the move. how far this building went today and what it took to get it to a new home. that's new tonight when i join you

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: the folks of southwest d.c. watched the wharf transform for months. michelle: now many are checking out the newest hot spot. amy aubert joins us live where the opening events continue. amy? amy: well, yast, those events are still going -- absolutely, those events are still going on. people are stopping to get pictures under the wharf sign. crowds packed the waterfront in southwest d.c. on thursday. >> i have been watching this develop slowly wondering when it will take place. >> a grand opening and major changes. those who live here anticipated for some time. >> i used to come down to the wharf all the time. >> now lisa says she is back for the food and the sights. >> it's great. to see the

it looks good. >> even with a little rain -- >> i think it just makes it more interesting. i like it. >> bit of a mystery or an aura to the day. >> the excitement shines through. >> wonderful day. good day. day we have been waiting for. this is a landmark they will stop at when they get here. they are already planning it. >> we chattedded with a group of students who brought their classroom to the wharf. live in southwest d.c., abc7, amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: steve rudin, taking the water taxi is a good idea but not today. steve: absolutely. today is free so it will be extra busy. but as it gets colder it's covered. good news there.

20 minutes to old town alexandria. michelle: scenic. steve: a pretty view. look what is going on outside. here is belle haven country club. no one is out there golfing. the last couple of days there are people out there. breezy at this time. we will keep breezy conditions for the next couple of hours. then settle down to the baseball game. good news there. stormwatch7's satellite and radar, we will look for showers and drizzle moving through this everything. if you go to the game and you are going to check out the wharf, have a poncho and a fleece to keep yourself warm. it can get chilly out there. this everything, the temperatures falling to the upper 50's to 60. the sun will set at 6:35. daylight hours continue to shrink and shrink. tomorrow we have one more cloudy day with the showers and drizzle. but the weekend is awesome out there. more on that, plus a cold front. tracking that late in the weekend, early ne

i will tell you how cool it will get. jonathan: see you then. we have a workers' rights phone bank. if you have had a problem on the job, give us a call. 703-236-9220. we have volunteers standing by to answer any questions you might have. 703-236-9220. to reach one of our volunteers in the "7 on your side" help center. good resource. virginia right now is working on the pitches to recruit amazon to the commonwealth. it's going for quantity with quality. jeff goldberg has a story. jeff, we have ten sites that are hoping to bring amazon to the commonwealth. this is pretty aggressive. jeff: yeah, they are definitely bringing the quality and the quantititys a you said. ten sites in the state of virginia that will submit for consideration. possible sites for the new second headquarters. a lot of other sites as well. crystal city

crystal drive could be a location. possibly another one in arlington county as well. tysons is another location. there is another consideration for the state. c.i.t. site gaining momentum. the amazon second headquarters is hq2 that is expected to cost $5 billion occupy 8 million square feet and employ 50,000 workers. the possible location is three sites in richmond and three in hampton road. >> obviously, we want to see it land in northern virginia. but we will be excited if it lands in the d.c. metro area or virginia. >> it would be accident. >> all it would do is create more jobs. more jobs for people living here. it can never

>> everybody wants amazon. d.c. and maryland are submitting bids to amazon as are the other cities across northern america. coming up, we will show you two major assets in northern virginia to make leaders in this part of the commonwealth saying amazon should pick them. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: good guess. thank you for that. american woman and her canadian husband and the three children are safe tonight. pakistani forces rescuing the family from the taliban five years after being captured in afghanistan. they were taken in that time and they were all held together in captivity. the family is now under the care of the u.s. embassy in pakistan pending return to the u.s. or to canada. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a swarm of bees attacking students before class. we have an update on the 30 students stung. >> anyone complain about you be

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703-236-9220. jonathan: thank you, nathan baca. they shut down company connected to ten immigrants. pile transportation is out of service and out of order and is the result of the poor safety record. back in july dozens of immigrants were packed inside of a trailer in san antonio. ten people died. the company owner denied any knowledge of the smuggling operation. michelle: developing now out of montgomery county. 32 students at quince orchard high school stung by bees. this happened across the street at a dunkin' donuts this morning. three students went to the hospital. we are told they will be okay. there was a beehive near the doughnut shop. jonathan: it might be harder to find help buying insurance through the

act. 80% of the groups that help people say they are getting less federal funding this year according to a report. the trump administration cuts funding by more than 40% for the groups. in all, $37 million have gone to groups that help consumers. open enrollment runs november 1 through december 15. michelle: the time has come to let americans purchase healthcare across state lines. that is the argument out of the white house today as the president signed a pivotal executive order paving the way. is president trump finding his own way to repeal and replace the affordable care act? scott thuman was in the room today for the historic signing and has more. president trump: this will be great healthcare. secretary of state inside the roosevelt room today a major step to undo obamacare. president trump relying on his pen since he has had little luck with congress. >> this will cost the united states government

nothing. and people will have great, great healthcare. >> essentially the moves would allow business owners, trade group and more to band together and buy insurance plans across state lines. the president hopes triggering lower premiums. >> the competition will be staggering. you will be hopefully negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. scott: but could it appeal to healthier participants and not necessarily cover preexisting conditions, cit ims say the riskier patients would be less in the system where the costs would spike. >> he criticized the president for acting under executive order. it's pretty interesting to see he would go down a path about which he knows little. scott: the move so significant, occasional opponent rapid paul called it the biggest free market reform in a generation and it puts people in charge of their own care. we say potentially because the president at the white house directed the cabinet secretaries to look into how

changes. he stressed urgency saying time is running out on obamacare. insurers, the white house says, are dwindling and why he will use power of the presidency to start repeal and replace. >> legislation is the way to go but the senate has been unable to pass something. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." coming up at 5:00, thecious asks to help puerto rico as the president threatens aidm a look at how stink bugs could be this year. and how many people amazon is ready to hire at the holidays. this is new at 5:00. we'll see you in a few minutes. >> three, two, one. jonathan: they have it down to a science! this is the launch pad last night.

this is a launch recaptured from the water. remember it landed on a moving barge. recycled. the rocket delivering a company satellite to orbit. this is the cool part for us. the satellite designed to boost h.d. and ultra h.d. channel reception for all of north america. clearer picture. now we're talking. "7 on your side" consumer alert now. a sign that the economic effects of hurricane harvey and irma are fading. fewer people became first time flyers for unemployment benefits last week. it is slipping below a quarter million. the applications spiked. michelle: mortgage ain'ts on the rise for a second straight week. the average 30-year fixed rate loan increased to 3.9%. a bit of a trend since hitting a low for 2017 last month. something to consider even just a tenth of a percentage point amounts to thousands of dollar

loan. jonathan: well, politicians versus the police at the congressional football game at gallaudet university last night. lawmakers of both parties teaming up. former nfl players facing off against the u.s. capitol police. that was a handy catch and run there. this is a tradition that goes back nearly a decade. this sum ears shooting at a congressional baseball practice shows how dangerous police officer and lawmakers jobs can be. congressman scalise wounded in this attack. during halftime, he honored the two officers hailed as heroes for the actions during the shooting. >> the lottery for tickets to the national christmas tree lighting is open. it might not feel like it but it's that time of year. you have until 10:00 monday morning to apply. jonathan is humming "0 christmas tree." it's scheduled november 30. another tradition the power boat show taking over the ci

thousands of the visitors are expected to check out 50 boats of all sizes and shapes. >> one they call to win the lotto. >> it's breezy now. the windss a little bit. if you go to annapolis it's not as windy. it's warmer by sunday. we are talking about tonight. it's when the nats are playing that is a good day. jonathan: they played well in chicago. >> it will be awesome. not so great in rehoboth beach. they are enjoying boardwalk. cloudy, dreary and drizzle and it will stay that way for the next couple of days.

this is not going to amount to a lot. what we see now we will see moving through the overnight hours. 62 degrees at dulles. 64 in reagan national. 63 in manassas. baseball game tonight the temperatures hold in the 60's. spotty showers will continue. driving home tonight you may see patchy fog. i don't think it will slow you down. we move through the early evening hours to the overnight. 56 in bethesda. 55 in college park. day planner shows highs in the upper 60's. the clouds will win out with the showers that will.radar. it will improve and move in the upcoming weekend. bethesda row art festival looking good on saturday. lower 70's. the warmer, brighter skies on sunday. lower 80's. the average high is 69 degrees. don't forget the virginia wine festival in oldtown alexandria. saturday and sunday. the temperatures in the lower 80's on sunday. it will be warm and dry.

jonathan: all right. steve, thanks very much. three racist messages found in less than two weeks in the university of maryland in one dining hall. coming up next, the police looking for who is doing this. they are offering a reward.

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jonathan: three incidents of racist gra if thety found university -- graffiti found at the university in two weeks. and richard reeve is live on campus for the investigation. >> the university is calling this a hate bias incident. three separate occasions where racist graffiti was found in the men's room of the dining hall behind me. they said it was found inside a restroom stall with a black marker. the first incident at 10:00 in the morning graffiti on a wall. then october 7, 5:43 in the afternoon, someone discovered an offensive phrase, swastika. two days later in the afternoon, more graffiti found. police say they have conducted interviews but they come to look for information on the suspect or suspects. the school issued a statement in which it says u.m.d. is deeply committed to combating hate and creating a saf

campus. >> i'm really surprised. but at the same time, things happen. of course it hurts, especially since it is a racial slur. at the same time things happen on college campuses. i think we can get through this. >> no room for that here. >> that shouldn't happen here. we should be welcoming everybody. >> university police say if you have any information about any of the incidents they would like to hear from you. they are offering a $2,000 reward for information. college park, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00, big crowds about to collide in d.c. we are tracking the ride to nats park where it is do or die. and the shiny new wharf where reviews are in. small adjustment to a little piece of history. why the locks keeper house moving 50 feet. bug expert answers the question how much will the winter stink?

on your side. tonight the place to be on the south side of the district. southwest, the mar of open along the water front. in southeast, the nats are hoping to extend their season with game five of the national division series. we have team coverage with both stories tonight the event and how to get to them. let's begin sam sweeney live at the wharf. good evening. sam: hey, larry. good evening. you can feel the excitement in the air here. take a look behind me. you can see a line forming outside the anthem theater. this is for the foo fighters concert. this is a city within the city. it changes the water front and a ripple effect across the city.

>> here we are! >> now it's party time. unbelievable. beautiful. >> no matter where you look you see curiosity smile and a sense of wonder. keep it real. >> amazing to see the transformation in my own neighborhood. >> the water front has been transformed. 6,000 permanent jobs. $94 million pumped annually in the city coffers. dozen of restaurants and bars and 850 new apartments and condos. >> you look at the residences, you will see almost one in four of them are at below the market rate. one in four affordable housing units. more to come. >> there have has been construction and permit delays.