first round of the playoffs. total of three times since 2012. the fans are hopeful that tonight can be different. the d.c. sports curse can end. this is how. >> sure they can. third time the charge. they show up. they may not show up as early as we want but they have shown up. they have it in them. gio will do well tonight. >> back here live. the gates are officially opening up. live on abc7. 6:00 on the dot. knows are the first people getting in. the sports curse is going to get shaken here tonight. gio gonzalez set to go.

line who say we have good guys in relief including starters like max scherzer. do you believe in gio gonzalez? >> gio is going to do it. >> you can see the confidence in gio gonzalez and what he can do here tonight. the gates just open. the first pitch is a while away. coming up. there will be a nighttime game that is going late but metro staying open late for the folks tonight. jonathan: thanks. you can take the metro home. d.c. mayor bowser saying four metro stations are staying open tonight. stephen tschida checking with that and he has the information you need to know. >> a big relief for the metro commuters who are nats fans and arriving now. a lot of them are glad they have an e

goes late. >> we are struggling. trying to get the quarters out of the couch. >> so the mayor appeals to exelon, parent company of pepco, and they agreed to kick in $100,000 to keep four metro stations open for entry. one extra hour tonight. >> navy yard, ballpark, water front, l'enfant plaza and capitol south. >> exelon paying for it. that is great to keep it open and let people get home after the game. that is good. >> that is unless the game is a real nail biter and we are talking extra inning. and it runs later than midnight. that is a possibility. then it could be a rough ride home. for some of the fans. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7

>> all right. cloudy skies out there now. the clouds will stick around with us as they move through the everything hours. be prepared for showers and drizzle. as the game starts at 8:00 tonight. we have a few showers out there right now. moving through cleveland park, over to rosslyn area. once again, nothing major, not near the ballpark or the wharf. not at this time. for the forecast tonight we are looking at the temperatures going to hold in lower 60's. pocket of drizzle and area of rain. not a washout. first inning pitch with cloudy skies. 53 degrees. heading home, may see patchy fog depending how late the game goes. talking about a cold front for this weekend, more on that in a few minutes. michelle? michelle: thank you. from weather and sports download the news app. it's free. go to the app store. search wjla. today the house passed $36.5 billion aid package for the states hit by hurricanes this

it also includes puerto rico. it will help the island cash strap government keep functioning in the aftermath of hurricane maria. tonight. 90% of the u.s. territory is still without power. the passage of the bill comes after president trump tweeted they could not keep fema and agencies in puerto rico forever. jonathan: happening right now search and rescue teams are looking for bodies in part of california wine country deavor stated by the wildfires. -- devastated by the wildfires. 26 people have been killed by the fires. 400 other people have been reported missing. 3,500 homes and businesses completely destroyed. take a look at this. this shows you the number of fires burning across the state. not just a couple. dozens. with no rain in the forecast and h

even harder over the next several days. >> more than 20,000 people evacuated. they have burned 191,000 acres across the state. michelle: president trump signs an executive order on healthcare hoping to make lower premium plans widely available. this comes after congress failed three times at a repeal and replace bill. white house says it would allow employers to form groups and buy short-term insurance policies to promote choice and competition. but critics say the plan underminds key protection to create cheaper options for the healthy and driving up costs for the sick. jonathan: two new lawsuits hope to prevent violence in charlottesville happening again. one of those suits filed today accuses dozens of people, militia groups and the

virginia law acting as a private militia. the city wants to ban similar gatherings in the future. this asks if for monetary damages as well as a ban on future gatherings. michelle: police are trying to find a person responsible for the racist graffiti inside the building on the university of maryland campus. three incidents reported in the last two weeks on the same dining hall. in each case, it was found on bathroom wall. >> there is no room for that here. >> u.m.d. issued a statement saying it's committed to create safer campus. $2,000 reward offered for any information leading to an arrest. jonathan: something we are getting in from loudoun county now. they have given us a sketch we need to show you. look at the screen and look at the couple. they released this sketch. looking for the two

incident that played out in brambleton area. police tell us people matching this description here approached a woman asking multiple times about her children. weird questions, too. at one point reached out for the woman's son. she got away. then there was a second incident involving the same couple but this time a father was out with his son. weird circumstances. the police would like to find the folks. if you recognize the couple right here, give police a call. wharf front is open now. we are there with the activities to check out. michelle: cameras rolling as the store owner turns tables on a would-be thief. jonathan: didn't go well for him. "7 on your side." we have a phone bank open to help you know your rights as an employee. look at the live help center. experts are here to answer your call. they are a p

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>> must see video out of massachusetts. this guy comes in dressed like a ninja. the whole massing thing. it didn't go well for him -- the whole mask thing. it didn't go well. he hits

metal beaton. but the owner of the store, the security also has a 2 x 4 and a mind to fight back. >> people think it's easy to walk in and take your money. not me. >> the 2 x 4 he was handy with it. the owner chases him down the street. the guy is still on the loose but the police have video that has given them leads and descriptions of a ninja. he didn't finish the training so he wasn't a full ninja. michelle: brazen thieves caught on camera. he snitches something from the front seat while the driver is busy pumping gas. they are linkerred to six cases at three -- linked to six cases. they remind everyone to lock your doors. a texas man believes he has found the answer to t

the dead and time travel. it's a chair. that he created. the houston man calls its grand ark angel chamber. >> light working in harmony with sound talking to in the language of light. to the light that lives in your body as code. michelle: follow the light, jonathan. he says if you use the chair and you sit in the chair you can communicate with the dead or even time travel. jonathan: yes! michelle: it will depend on the person so, you know,out comes may vary on the journey. the invention was recently featured at a oh lestic con -- holistic conference in houston and don't make fun of it. the experience costs $25. jonathan: that is so worth it. i'm in. sign me up.

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michelle: "7 on your side" to help you know your rights as an employee. looking at the help center we have a panel ready to answer your questions. just call 703-236-9220. we want to keep them busy. the phone lines are open until 6:30. >> it's been a multibillion dollar project years in the making. part of the wharf along the d.c. waterfront is now open for business. the work is not over yet. sam sweeney live along the southwest water front. sam, yesterday, hundreds of construction crews out there trying to get the finishing touches on. did they get it done?

>> they did. this is a mini city within washington, d.c. take a look behind me at all the people out here tonight. they are making s'mores here. there are a couple of concerts and the party is just getting started. >> the day started with a welcome bang. >> city leader, developer and thousands that officially dedicated the newest land mark. >> this is transformative of the neighborhood and the city. >> in three and a half years, 860 new apartments went up. mile long promenade. music theater. and dozens of restaurants and shops. >> it will be a constant flow effect. you can't help but want to be down here. summertime, fall, whatever. >> 12 to 15 million people expected to visit each year. the wharf will pump $94 million in tax revenue

51% of the 6,000 new jobs will go directly to d.c. residents. 25% of the apartments and the condos are listed below market prices. >> we should all be reminded that this is our waterfront, our destination. i couldn't be more proud. >> it didn't come without a hiccup. some restaurants won't open for a few more weeks and others won't have a full menu until later this month. but that is not stopping anyone having a good time. >> even on the cloudy, day the energy percolates. i feel the energy. >> remember, they don't want you to drive. you can go on the app to see how many parking spots are available. right now there are only 41 spots. in total there is 1,500. the best bet is take the

taxi or the metro. >> a lot of company out there. thank you. could amazon be coming to virginia? state officials are you submitting ten locations as a site for the second headquarters. one site said to gain momentum is a center for the innovative campus. others under consideration are tysons, arlington county and the richmond and the hampton roads area. it will employ 50,000 people. jonathan: the gloomy weather is a good omen for the nats. they played this yesterday and shut them out. >> all we need one more grand slam. >> all we need is unone more run than they score. >> the clouds with us for the evening. they are not going anywhere. we will keep showers and the drizzle in the forecast moving through the game time at 8:08 tonight. this is the satellite and the radar for you. showers are moving in from the

a few of these made it to the district, arlington, alexandria and fairfax. most of it is east of d.c. lonesome shower around brightwood area of the district. not going to amount to a lot. they won't last long. but enough to bring a poncho if you are headed to the game. check out the wharf. a lot to do around here. 63 in manassas. we are not going to see a lot for the temperatures tonight. 62 to 65 for this evening, for the game. drizzle and the showers. winds are light. of course, be on the lookout before you sit down. the seats will be wet. overnight lows. coolest temperatures to the west of us. milder inside the beltway. we may wake up tomorrow to patchy fog. i don't believe it will amount to a lot. mid-50's in the upper marlboro. lower 60's

future cast, moving through the day tomorrow the clouds will win out. we will see the spotty showers and the pocket of drizzle in the morning. once again moving to the afternoon hours tomorrow. once we get through tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow everything, most of the wet weather is over with, with the exception of lingering showers in the day on saturday. by saturday afternoon it looks brighter around here. highs tomorrow in the upper 60 lz. add clouds through the late day hours. weekend outlook, promise you nicer weather. morning clouds and drizzle. sunshine by the afternoon and the skies will slowly clear. on sunday it's beautiful. lower 80 for the daytime highs. perfect for the redskins game. average high for this time of the year. ten-day outlook. once we get through the weekend, sunday night, cold front rolling through. that will bring us a chance for showers. cooler drier air on monday. the highs around

waking up tuesday morning to temperatures in the upper 40's. wednesday morning, the same. we warm things up to 70 by thursday. howard homecoming a week from saturday. look at temperatures then. around 75 degrees. jonathan: thank you. michelle: we all have champagne wishes here. scott abraham is live at national park for game five between the nats and cubs. jonathan: c'mon, nats. scott: we need a curly w. great atmosphere inside nats park. you talk about a pressure cooker. we will have one tonight. game five; we will break it down for you next

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scott: i'm scott abraham live at nats park. countdown is and the rain is beginning to fall a bit here at nationals park. game five between the washington nationals and the chicago cubs. this is the situation. one game for all the marbles. put the chips to the center of the table. winner take all here tonight. so the winner will move on to face the dodgers in the nlcs and the loser sees the season come to an abrupt end. the washington nationals turning to gio gonzalez on the mound. the left-hander trying to silence the bats of those chicago cubs.

look at a batting practice now. getting loose and getting warmed up for this pivotal game in the series. hits and runs have been few and far between in the series. the greatest equalizer in the playoffs starting pitching. it has been phenomenal on both sides. catcher matt wieters hoping for a big-time effort from gio gonzalez. >> so, taking a live look again, the cubs getting warm. the gates just opened up at nats park. so the fans are starting to trickle in. first pitch is set for 8:08 inside nats park. d.c. sports fans suffered long enough. 19 years since one of the big four here. the wizards, the redskins, nats. the caps won a league championship. back to you. jonathan: all right. scott that will do it for us. see you back here at 11:00. michelle: good night.

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i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the violent prison break unfolding right now. multiple prison employees targeted. schooled were put on lockdown. tonight, reports of injuries, a fire set. and several people rushed to the hospital. also breaking, the deadly wildfires. new evacuations. the line of cars. two major fires combining as one. and authorities with their new warning. just in tonight, a major development in the las vegas massacre. the hotel has just released a new timeline. what we're now learning about the hero security guard and when this massacre began. the american mother and her family held hostage for five years, freed by a terror group. brian ross standing by.