individual person is doing. i have talked to a free of them. they are how you can imagine. everybody is struggling. brad: abraham is the manager of business and was at work when the shooting happened. >> we are a family. working together for a long time. it's tragic. now a day later from a variety of witnesses we are gaining a picture of the terror inside the stone fabrication shop. we are told suspect radee prince had been at work for an hour and a half when he called a group of the fellow workers together and opened fire. killing three and severely wounding two. survivors saying prince was angry that others were, "talking about him." a relative of a survivor who didn't want to be shown tells us that in a few months he worked here, prince developed a reputation. >> prince was arrested in delaware last night and is being held in that state. $2.1 million bond. long criminal

prior allegation of workplace violence being fired from the business last february when according to the court documents he punched a coworker for saying some things he did not like. peace order request without denied for look of proof but now it will be reviewed. >> to see why he was on the street and not behind bars. when we come back at 6:00, we will tell you why the case shows that maryland's law is not harsh enough for certain kinds of crimes. in edgewood, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile today, family and friends for the three people killed in the shooting try to cope with the loss. amy aubert has their stories tonight.

the granite slabs just over my shoulder. that the employees would have worked on. it has been quiet throughout the day. people coming and going, offering one another hugs. a day after the deadly workplace shooting, family friends and loved ones are loved picking up the pieces. coping with the loss of her father, bayarsaikhan tudev. one of three people shot and killed wednesday on the job. >> he was the best dad and the best husband anyone could ask for. >> the family holding a prayer service this morning. >> memorial to the south said of advanced granite solutions where the shooting happened. on thursday, people coming and going. hugging one another out front. >> 34-year-old jose hidalgo romero's brother gathering

belongings from the car near the business. >> he was trying to find another job for the last two weeks. amy: tudev's family also saying he mentioned the shooter a couple of times! he didn't get along with the other employees. >> the families and an entire community feeling the pain and coping with such tragedy. >> we have something personally against who did this. we know it's bad at this time. >> the company set up the website. edgewood-donations.com to help the family of the victims. coming up at 6:00, i'll have more of their stories. live in edgewood, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. as the story continues to develop, stay with abc7 on air and anytime on the

downloading the news app. larry: it's been a month since hurricane maria slammed in the caribbean. today, they met with puerto rico governor to discuss the recovery efforts. they will need a lot of it for a long time to come. they delivered supplies to a hospital. this storm killed 48 people. destroyed tens of thousands of homes. new footage shows the coast guard, fema and the army handing out food and water to 400 people. a million people don't have access to reliable drinking water. steve: temperatures range from the lower to the middle 70's moving through 25:00 hour. bright sunshine out there now. if you have anything to do as you move through evening hours, light jacket early on. after that you might need something heavier. temperatures will fall in the 40's.

upper 50's closer to the capital beltway. the sun will set and hard to believe it at 6:23. daylight hours continue to slink. we'll talk about a warm and sunny weekend and look ahead to the marine corps marathon this sunday. may be warm for some of the runners. cold front to bring much needed rain to the d.m.v. alison: we'll see you then. new at 5:00, a montgomery county high school guidance counselor accused of sexually assaulting two women he met on sta dating website. colin black was arrested today. he met the victims on tinder last month. black will be put on administrative leave at albert einstein high school. a crash in potomac leaves two dead. the car crashed into a tree and the impact brought down the pole and wires catching the car on fire. driver and the passeer

been identified 30-year-old kent brooks and 33-year-old kathleen french. jonathan: white supremacist richard spencer speaking at the university of florida today and the event sparked loud and well attended protests. calling the governor to declare a state of emergency preemptively. we have the latest. >> protesters marching at the university of florida demonstrating against a man's message. >> they have been preparing for months. >> you know what i'm saying will change the world. so therefore you want to stop it. you are going to fail. >> governor rick scott declared a state of emergency following request from the local law enforcement. the university also ramped up security spending estimated $600,000 on the safety precautions. >> we are taking the

tuition and investing it in security because of this. >> all move to hope to avoid the deadly event unfolding in charlottesville in august. >> a woman was killed a a dozen injured when a car plowed through group of counter protesters demonstrating against the white national lists rallies. some refused to host spencer out of security concerns. in august, the university of florida declined spencer's request to speak to the threat of violence but allowed today's event stressing the school's commitment to free speech. >> i think in reality, his words have no value. this is prompting a great discussion around race and religion and the value of the diversity of that on the university campus. alison: well, new at 5:00, today, taliban killed at least 58 afghan security forces in a wave of attacks overnight. one assault involving suicide car bombs nearly wiped out an

it set off hours of fighting there. afghan forces struggle told defend themselves against the taliban since u.s. and nato forces ended the combat mission in 2014 switching to a counter terrorism and a support role. enough tonight, somber description from the white house chief of staff and retired marine general john kelly on what it is like to learn that a son or a daughter has died in uniform. >> casualty officer typically goes to the home. early in the morning. waits for the first light to come on. he knocks on the door. if there is a wife this is happening in two places, if the parents are divorced three places. the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member. alison: after that, really emotional description, kelly went on to defend president trump's

the families of fallen soldiers. kelly said that all presidents write letters and that sometimes they call. kelly noted when he told president trump that former president obama did not call him after his son died in afghanistan, he went on to say that was not a criticism. jonathan: happening today the cities and the counties in the running to host the new amazon headquarters. there are eight in maryland, washington, d.c. and virginia alone. we talk about landing the deal. >> they are posting public transportation as a reason amazon might come here. this is the new carrollton metro station, one of three that the county wants amazon to look at the property nearby. in this case, they want them to look at the property off that way to route 50. >> alexa, where is the most interesting company in world going to locate? obviously; washington, d.c. >> from videos produced for a

d.c." to prince george's county highlighting its strengths, places nationwide trying to land amazon's second headquarters. we learned charles county joined in pitching the white plains area. >> we are standing here at the university of maryland. that was one of the pitches pitn the proposal. >> rushern baker says his county highlights -- >> diversity which is very important in the proposal. >> nobody knows what they will do. >> our area has a big advantage to pitch. >> i think the workforce is number one by a mile. the washington area has highly educated workforce. >> there are a lot of tech workers. >> but there is something that amazon will not like. >> the cost of living here. amazon will hire 50,000 people and they have to pay them on how

in the area where they are. >> tom roussey, abc7 news. larry: coming up for us at 5:00, one week since the wharf opens in southwest. how are things going? we check in. that is up next. alison: a fireball caught on camera. two carts explode and what triggered the blast. larry: is the amazon whole foods deal saving you money? we went shopping for weeks. we'll let you know what we discover. alison: people who skip paying metro fares could catch a break. and a big one. what your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory.

alison: well, it has already been a week since the wharf opened in southwest. jonathan: the big question is how are things going down there? is business booming? stephen tschida went to find out. stephen: the new wharf has plenty of visitors today. >> beautiful. yeah. >> a weekend and you see a lot of tourists on the wharf but not a lot of open businesses. >> a little disappointment. hoping to get ice cream. >> the managers say hold on. next week hank's oyster bar will open on a regular basis. and then the wharf will contin

they don't mind the wait. >> no, no, no. we are not here for eating and all that. we are just here to walk and take pictures. >> maria didn't get ice cream but she liked what she saw. >> it's gorgeous. beautiful. it's unbelievable. >> stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: you can hear the fire burning. two food carts up in flame. one caught on fire. propane tanks exploded igniting a fire ball that caught the other car on fire. ten nearby cars damaged. it happened in portland, oregon. the original fire started by an employee refueling a generator. that didn't go well. several people treated for minor injuries. alison: scary stuff there. any police officer will tell you there is no routine traffic stop. this video is the perfect example.

>> the officer pulled over a suspected drunk driving. that is when a pickup truck hit him. you talk about a close call, the side mirror graze -- you see there? it grazes the officer's elbow. it spared him from serious injury. driver didn't stop but the police caught up with him. >> they have the most dangerous job. we have seen horrible situations like that. >> it's amazing how many people like out there are out there driving. you pull someone over alison: then they are distracted. jonathan: every day. all time. >> scary tough. this is gorgeous. changing the subject. alison: beautiful! steve: it is only going to get better. jonathan: wow! steve: as we move through the day tomorrow, the upcoming weekend. a little bit of an ending to it moving to next week but it's okay for now. looking to the national harbor. the skies a clouds out there.

through the evening and the overnight hours. 73 degrees at dulles. 71 at reagan national. upper 70's in luray. in the mountains or the district or closer to the by a, this is a little bit warmer than yesterday compared to the 24-hour temperature change. we will continue to build on that heading through the next several days. here is the forecast moving through this evening. 6:00. the temperatures are in the upper 60's. as the sun sets at 6:23. by 7:00, around 65. 66 degrees. by 7:00 tonight we will be -- by 9:00, we are in the lower 60's. beautiful night to check out the crescent moon and the stars. mainly clear. cooler by 11:00. we have clear skies.

head to manassas and along the i-81 corridor where the temperatures will be in the upper 40's. it will be dry. see patchy fog in the mountains but other than that it looks nice for the day tomorrow. 12:00 noontime temperatures around 70. 1:00 is lower 70's. 2:00 is 73. warmer compared to today. it will stay dry. not dealing with the haunt. -- not dealing with humidity but it will build for the weekend. it looks great in hagerstown and martinsburg. temperatures are 73 to 74 degrees. closer to the metro around 75 for a daytime high. reston and upper marlboro. clinton, maryland, 75 degrees. sunshine and a lot of it. tomorrow afternoon, la plata, charlotte hall and leonard-up to. high 70's. then south and west of us is warmer. culpeper at 77 degrees moving through the afternoon hours tomorrow.

heading through the weekend. howard university homecoming on saturday. the temperatures start around 60. by the noontime hour it will be 72. great time. for those watching the marathon, track the temperatures. the next best chance of showers are monday night to tuesday and wednesday. the fall color change we could use the rain around here. head to the west. durbin nice. around the metro area, it's iffy now. the ten-day outlook, howard university homecoming mid-70's. 77 on sunday. warmer day on monday. upper 70's. the cold front tuesday will drop temperatures to lower 70's. thursday and friday next week. at the lowe

say. look at the nighttime lows. the in-town temperatures in the middle to the upper 40's. even colder off to the north and west of us. sign that halloween not far away as we look at now this ten-day outlook. 70's are outnumbered by the 60's. alison: right. jonathan: makes putting on a costume for a kid comfortable opposed to sweating it out. steve: right. hopefully you don't have to worry about putting the garbage bags over there which doesn't make it look so great. alison: or a heavy coat. jonathan: former president obama on the campaign trail and is stumping with ralph northam. the latest polls have to say about the race. alison: the changes you need to know about if you plan to park in dupont. jonathan: tonight on abc7 at 8:00 -- the great pumpkin, charlie brown. that is a classic. catch toy story of terror at 8:30. "scandal" at 9:00. then join us for abc7 news at

a look at what is coming up tournament on "good morning washington." >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- we're live at the howard university to kick off the 150th anniversary homecoming celebration. >> seven ways to feel less stressed at work. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington." ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end 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: signs of the marine corps marathon are popping up. the race will wind through arlington and the district sundays morning. 30,000 runners will hit the pavement. of course, the security will be tight. metro will open early sunday at 6:00 a.m. be prepared for road closures. find all the information you knead on the abc7 app. jonathan: as if parking in the district wasn't tough enough, starting tonight parking in dupont will be harder. two blocks of connecticut avenue will become no parking zones on thursday, friday and saturday from 10:00 in the evening until 7:00 in the morning. officials say clearing area will make it safer for the nearly 1,000 pedestrians in the area. for each hour between midnight and 4:00. alison: former president obama back on them campaign trail today. he first appeared in new jersey with the democratic candidate for governor there. right now he is getting ready to take the stage with

virginia gubernatorial candidate ralph northam. >> this is the main entrance, the front of the line. these people got here at 7:00 this morning and the line wraps around the convention center ahead of the speech. democrat ralph northam is virginia's current lieutenant governor, also an army doctor and pediatric neurologist. his republican opponent ed gillespie was an adviser to president brush and head of the republican national committee. the poll shows it's neck and neck so bringing out obama could sway voters. we will have the latest at "abc7 news at 6:00" an also at 11:00 tonight. reporting from richmond, virginia, tim barber, abc7 news. >> ♪ i'm going to let it shine ♪ jonathan: the backlash against what one company thought would be a sign of unity after t

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: so if you ride metro and skip a turnstile or paying one of the fares you could catch a break.

seen this time or two. d.c. council doesn't want those people to be considered criminals. sam ford is covering metro live to explain why. sam, why is it? sam: just what you said. council held a hearing near the metro station and they were concerned that a young person they say is not thoughtful enough could have a criminal record simply for jumping a turnstile in a metro station. if you ride metro on a regular basis, you you have seen it. people jumping turnstiles or sneaking in without paying the fare. as the transit police see, they grab them. but the council is considering a bill to make this citation only offense. no arrest. this we see disproportionate african-american and poor people in the city arrested. this is a poor people's crime. >> during the hearing, several who were affluent recall not having the

anyway. the committee chairman on his fare card on metro. >> the driver said fill it up when you get to the station. i never once thought i'm going to get a citation or have a criminal record. sam: but opposing, they said focusing on the fare evaders cut crime 20% this year and some of those arrested last year have warrants. >> the only time arrests doesn't happen if they don't have good i.d. or give conflicting citations. or take the citation and crumble it up or throw it on the ground. sam: he insists no one gets arrested for fare evasion now but council white disagrees. >> we can use the officers to address more serious offenses, the robberies and the stabbing s. sam: white questions this that fare jumpers cost metro $2

however, another member of the committee, jack evans says with or without the bill, the police can make the same arrests since they will be question whether it's necessary. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. keep us posted on that. checking the other top stories now the man accused of shooting six people killing three of them has been arraigned in delaware. a judge set bail at $2.1 billion for radee prince on attempted murder charges. prince is facing murder charges in maryland for shooting the former coworkers a it the office park. police arrested prince last night after a day-long manhunt. jonathan: protesters filled the streets outside a speech at the university of florida by white nationalists richard spencer. inside, many of the crowd were booing spencer as he was speaking. it prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency following the violence that occurred at a white nationalists rally in august. al

for city to submit bids for amazon second corporate headquarters. several locations in virginia, d.c. in the running. amazon pledged to invest $5 billion and hire 50,000 people. amazon will make a decision sometime next year. well, a judge sentenced antoine petty to four years in prison for killing his infant son and burying the body near the apartment. prosecutors say petty punched 2-month-old because he wouldn't stop crying. the boy's mother already pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will be sentenced in december. jonathan: less than three weeks after the las vegas massacre, some are saying that a new m.g.m. ad is inappropriate. >> ♪ let it shine ♪ let it shine jonathan: it's a 30-second spot set to a somber version of the song "this little light of mine." it debuted on tuesday and was immediately drawing criticism

some say it appears that m.g.m. trying to exploit the tragedy and others say it's capitalist. m.g.m. said it's a tribute to the city in the wake of the massacre and a point campos stressed on ellen degeneres' show. >> everyone came together to help even if in the darkest hour. jonathan: he was call ald hero for confronting the guantanamo at the mandalay bay resort possibly saving lives. alison: the national rifle association is offering insurance to protect people if they are forced to shoot someone in self-defense. that has gun control advocates upset. they say the insurance could give gun owners a false sense of security to shoot first and ask questions later. the gun control group guns down is running an ad campaign criticizing the insurance. jonathan: new details coming to light about embattled movie mogul harvey weinstein. now they are taking away the fellowship they gave him in 2002. the latest development in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the

hollywood producer. dozens of women have come forward in recent weeksful several accused him of rape allegations which he denies. alison: in the past week there has been another major change to the political landscape. while it may have happened, thousands of miles from the u.s.; there is a reason that plenty of people emare paying close attention. the chief political correspondent scott thuman explains. >> another shakeup in politics. on the verge of being the world's youngest leader at just 31, he won over many austrians with the tough stance on immigration. >> 100% sure that we'll invest high and we are so happy. >> with worry over security, cultural identity and a population shift, nationalist politics not terribly unlike trump's campaign made major strides and earned plenty of

be an election factor for some time. as refugees now inundate street corners. on assignment there for "full measure," i met a 19-year-old from sudan. >> more and more per trying to get here, big crowds of people? >> yeah, more than ever. more than ever. scott: calls for fences to keep them out has hungary victor orbahn in position to remain prime minister. plenty of hardline candidates lost races like in the netherlands or in france defeated by emmanuel macron. in many cases, the party gained ground or voters went another route in what is considered a movement. >> i'm convinced it will sustain. macron defeats le pen. he is an outsider, left wing but a total outsider with a brand new party. so whatever is happening it's shaking up the establishment. scott: but it's hard to predict if it will sustain in a place like washington with the passionate an

travel bans and immigration. in northwest washington, scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us, the last landing. what makes this arrival at dulles so special. alison: plus, uber is expanding in the district. how a new hub plans to help potential drivers and those already behind the wheel. jonathan: close call caught on camera. watch closely. the officer's arm is clipped by a truck in the traffic stop. what he found when he pulled

our way closer to the weekend. warm one and sunny one. howard university homecoming looking for temperatures 57 to 78. marine corps marathon this sunday. cool start but temperatures rebound quickly for the noontime hour. we will see 72 at 12:00 noon. upper

lots of sunshine. the ten-day temperature trend. cold front moving to early next week. look at temperatures by wednesday, thursday, friday. lower 60's. nighttime lows in the 40's.

she is most iconic and recognized airplane in the world. today she taxied in to dulles with celebrity status. the 240 employees for the final ride. >> my father flew these. >> we will all miss it. generation in the past now. >> it circled the globe for 47 years. they transformed the way the world traveled. >> it opened us mass travel and far flung travel to the masses at an affordable price. >> off the cockpit is the best seat in the house. no passenger will ever see this co

the copilot sleep, four to six hours on the long haul flight. business seats are on the upper deck. the 747 sits 347 passengers. the more fuel efficient boeing 777 replaces her. but for employees, nothing else compares. >> a beauty in the sky. >> one of the most unique part of the 747, you can stick in the nose of the airplane because the flight deck is up on the second floor. but most people never saw this part of the plane because a ticket for one of these beds runs about $10,000. >> this is why i came to united. that is a really neat way to send off the aircraft. >> united flies the last 747 flight november 7. at dulles, i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. jonathan: a beautiful plane. uber is expanding the footprint in the district. the ride share service is planning to change things up in the area. what they want to do is they plan to open a green light hub at the east river park near minnesota avenue and benning road in northeast d.c.

designed to answer questions from perspective employees and help current drivers like this former agricultural department employee. >> i don't have to come out if i don't feel good. jonathan: when it opens the greenlight hub will have 25 full-time employees. uber is hoping to open the location by late spring. jonathan: coming up, is the amazon whole food deal saving you money? "7 on your side" went shopping for weeks to find out. >> plus, cross on public land in prince george's county violate the u.s. constitution? the government watchdog takes a closer look at this case.

jonathan: amazon promised to slash prices of the whole foods store after buying the chain. did it? we have the

sale that will change the way we shop for food. amazon gobbling up online grocery store in a $14 billion deal. >> amazon has aimed to be the largest retailer in the u.s. and the world. in order to do that, it really needed to crack the grocery market. >> amazon promised on day one of the takeover it would lower prices on certain items. "7 on your side" decided to put that promise to the test. we went shopping the day before the takeover became official and went back every week for six weeks. now these are the items on which item promised to slash prices. organic bananas, fuje applessh baby kale, baby lettuce, brown eggs, grown beef,ty lappia, salmon and avocados, unsalted butter and rotisserie chicken. on the first visit the bill was $73.43. we went back to the same who

after amazon officially took over and shopped the exact same items. >> i would expect the prices to be lower than they are but they are not. >> we did see savings on many but not all of our items on that second visit. the prices on a butter, apples, bananas and the biggest drop of rotisserie chicken from $12.99 to $9.99. total was $73.73. $5 savings. on week two of the shopping spree the checkout total was nearly unchanged from the previous visit. >> it's not a hume difference but -- huge difference but it's positive. >> week three, another drop in prices. the bill $66.80. almost $10 saved from the first visit. those savings stayed in place for the final three weeks. >> things like bread are expensive. >> industry experts say this is the beginning of the revolution that will touch the entire grocery industry.

space, you have to push hard to keep up with the pace that amazon is going to set for the whole industry. >> at this point amazon has come through on the promise and has dropped prices on every single item on the list. the good news is that they are promising to drop more prices in the very knew future. horace holmes, abc7 news. alison: good to know. thank you for that. so, the water date is synonymous with scandal. room 214 where the nixon burglars oversaw the democratic national committee break-in got a makeover. the room has been actually redesigned by scandal costume designer lynn paulo and they say it preserves the history and gives at it modern feel. >> we decided wouldn't it be great to bring the elements in the room. for instance we have a tape recorder. if you w

friends, we have typewriter which works. >> wow! >> i know. it's so cool. >> room 214 can be booked starting tomorrow but it will cost you $800 a night. the watergate hotel completed a $200 million make over. >> there are kids at home saying mom, what is a typewriter? alison: yeah. jonathan: what does it do? alison: and what is watergate jonathan: that, too. talk about what is happening outside. it's gorgeous. i hope you got to spend lunch outside. alison: perfect day. steve: if you couldn't spend lunch out there today you have tomorrow, saturday and sunday and then it changes moving to next week. gorgeous out there right now overlooking the potomac river from old-up to alexandria -- oldtown alexandria. it's holding in the lower to the middle 70's right now while the sun is up. but as the sun sets at 23 minutes after 6:00, the temperatures are going to begin to drop. as you head outdoors grab a light jacket.

through this evening falling to the lower 60's to the upper 50's. skies are clear but can't rule out a passing dry or two. check out the crescent moon. it is fabulous out there. overnight lows and mainly clear skies. it's not terribly breezy. a light jacket early on. moving through the day tomorrow. nice warm-up. afternoon highs around 74 and 75 degrees. a lot of sunshine. grab the sunglasses. then as we move to the upcoming weekend it only gets better. howard university homecoming on saturday around 76 degrees. marine corps marathon to start in the 60's with the highs that make it to 77. i wouldn't be surprised farther south andwess of us, maybe close to 80 degrees on sunday. then a warmer and a more humid day on monday. ahead of the front. upper 70's and cooler on tuesday with the clouds and the showers. temperatures and -- around

thursday and friday in the low 20's with the nighttime lows in the 40's. great time to download the stormwatch7 weather app. even though we don't have severe weather on the way, you can track the temperatures when you wake up in the morning. if you are doing anything out there this weekend, gardening or checking out the fall color change, a great tool to have on hand. jonathan: all right. thanks. redskins have a big test on their hand monday. erin: so big. eagles are 5-1 and the redskins back in practice today. a day later than normal because they are at philly for monday night football this week. that extra day of rest was needed. several key players are banged up. josh norman is dealing with the broken rib. the star cornerback was limited in practice today. also limited, the running back rob kelly is dealing with the ankle injuries. he could play. another question mark is brelin who took a rep in practice but didn't look for himself. the coaches yelled for him to stop. he is

for monday. entering this year's football season ranked as the top team in country. but after two straight losses, the stags are struggling which is rare for the team. senior quarterback ty lenhart to gets the team back on track against st. john's. he is the true dev in addition of a team player. >> he is a player. from here to up here. all the coaches. they took me in and they molded me to something else. erin: it's one of the top football schools in the country. he had to wait three years behind former stags quarterback beau english to finally get his start. >> three years i was behind beau, prepared every game like i was the starter. i had the mind set. beau and i pushed each other every practice. i wouldn't take that back. erin: with a 4.0 g.p.a. school has always been a priority for lenhart.

>> guys always say college is sometimes easier than high school because sometimes dematha is a college prep place and they prepare you for everything. freshman year when i came here they pushed us to the limit. since then, i have had a work ethic in the classroom. >> now a senior he gives his head coach a ton of praise. >> by far the best coach i ever had. he told me before the season, it's your team. what are you going to do with it? erin: what did you say? >> i said we're going to win a championship. erin: congratulations, ty. you are this week's team player. hopefully the stags can get back on track. two losses for them. whoo. alison: thanks. jonathan: still to come for us at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a battle continues over a war memorial. alison: there is a cross on public land in prince george's county and does it violate the constitution? where the case could be heading next.

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alison: there is a cross on public land in prince george's county. does it violate the constitution? a federal court says yes. this question might now be headed to the u.s. supreme court. "7 on your side" government watchdog nathan baca shows us what is at it stake in the fight for a warm memorial. nathan: retired machinist ron paid respects thursday. the american legion war memorial stood at the entrance to the historic city of bladensburg. >> they lost their lives defending the world in peace. >> 479 -- 49 names of soldiers, sailors and marines who died in world war i. but a private location at a public traffic circle led the humanists association to ask for the cross to to be

the u.s. 4th circuit court of appeals agreed that it should be moved in a 2-1 decision on wednesday. >> if my family was in this town and my kids get through the intersection in the bus every day. it would be hard to think it credits my friends. >> this is very much a misinterpretation respectfully of the clause setting a bar that is hostile for the expresses of faith. >> we asked what is the difference between the war memorial cross in bladensburg and the crosses on public land at nearby arlington national cemetery? >> arlington cemetery is different in the way that it is representing different individuals. >> they are similar. the peace cross was modeled off the world war i memorial. >> they anticipates taking the question to the supreme court in 2018.

michelle: the day after a mass shooting that killed three people and left three others hurt. what we are learning about the accused gunman and how the coworkers felt about him. >> i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning. jonathan: what stunned the retired general and the current white house chief of staff so much so he held an emotional white house briefing today? michelle: an officer is clipped by a passing driver. what he found when he pulled the driver over. >> now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: we begin right away with this. the man accused of shooting six people yesterday in maryland and delaware is in jail and is held on $2 million cash bond. michelle: now we are learning more about radee prince's criminal history and how people felt about him at the business targeted in the attack. jonathan: brad bell is at the scene with more o

found out. brad: we found out that prescription didn't work here long. just a few months. but in the short time in the workplace he has become unpopular and even feared person. in a few months, radee prince had become known for his erratic personality. a man calling him a loose cannon. private employees say they had complained about him. others say prince was aware of the complaint and shattered. that may have been a motive for yesterday's killing spree. the state's attorney says it is too early to know for sure. >> why do people do things like this? i don't know. >> add the accused killer who spent a day on the run now sits in a delaware jail while extradition details are worked out. veteran prosecutor says he has already decided the maximum sentence of life without parole is not enough. >> if it is a case that said you should have a death penalty in maryland, this is the case. >> that i