>> now, abc7 news at noon, on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] adrianna: we begin with the latest whirlwind out of the white house. chief of staff john kelly coming to the defense of president trump after he was scolded for his call to the widow of a soldier. ai norman with more on this. the chief of staff using his expense as a goldstar father to set the record

defending president donald trump over this call to the family of fallen soldier. mr. kelly: there is no perfect way to make that call. janai: president trump spoke to johnson, of ladavid seen sobbing over her husband's casket. congresswoman was with her to see johnson's remains. she says president trump told the grieving without that "he knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyway." rep. wilson: that is not a good message to say to anyone who is lost a child to war. you don't sign on because you think you are going to die. you sign on to serve your country. it stuns me that a member of congress's and into the conversation. janai: the chief of staff never denied congresswoman

account of what set, only that he counseled trump on what to when his son robert was killed in afghanistan in 2010. general kelly: he knew what he was getting into by getting into that 1%. that is what the president was trying to say to the families the other day. janai: president trump has gone on record saying that congresswoman wilson completely advocate of the story, but the family is corroborating the account of the call. areanna: former presidents lashing out at the current commander-in-chief. presidents barack obama and george w. bush with two separate speeches, both seem to be aimed at president trump's current politics. mr. obama: some of the politics we see, without we put that to that -- we thought we put that to bed. that is folks looking 50 years back. it i

19th century. president obama speaking at rallies in both virginia and new jersey yesterday in his return to the political spotlight for the first time since he left office. in new york, president george w. bush also seemed to take verbal jabs at president trump. mr. bush: we have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. argument turns to easily into animosity. this agreement escalates into isagreemention --d escalates into dehumanization. too often we judge other groups by the worst examples by jet -- while judging ourselves their best intentions. obamana: neither bush nor mentioned trump by name. president trump has yet to

a big step forward -- a live look at the capitol -- at president trump's tax reform plan. the vote was mostly split along party lines. it would allow procedural maneuver to pass tax legislation in the senate with 50 or more votes. that means they will not the support from democratic senators. in a statement last night, the white house praised the senate for advancing the "progrowth, pro-jobs agenda."a man was shot on the state -- on the campus of virginia state university. a man suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the campus locked down just before 2:30 this morning. so far, no word on a possible suspect, but this is the second shooting

on saturday, a man was shot and suffered nonlife threatening injuries during homecoming festivities. also developing right now, the fbi is helping in the search for whoever left a noose at a gaithersburg post office, found hanging from a hook in a vehicle inside the service garage. it does not appear there is any specific threat toward some plays, but they are going through surveillance videos to figure out exactly when it happened and who did it. this weekend, thousands will lace up their sneakers for the marine corps marathon. the final corporations are nearly complete, and some runners are already checking in. suzanne kennedy has a preview of the big race. suzanne: this is where the runners will mark of the first mile in the 22.6-well i that is the marine corps marathon. three of the participants are siblings who place with a special person in mind. >> every step come it will be incredibly emotional. probably will not cross the finish line without crng

avid runner, teaching her and her two siblings everything they know about the sport. he died in an accident three years ago. his-time marathoner, passion lives on in his three kids. >> i'm excited, i am nervous. suzanne: between the 2 sisters, they have a dozen marathons. it is an event they have been anxiously waiting for. >> he has always run a couple miles here and there with us, but to have him earn his metal will be an incredibly emotional a special day for us. >> i definitely want to finish, want to finish making my dad proud. suzanne: they will meet up with their mother here and will celebrate a huge milestone for their family and honor the man who got them here. in arlington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. adrianna: we do have a full list of road closures and metro times for sunday's marathon. be sure to download the abc7 news

need to know. let's hope that the weather will be beautiful on sunday for the run. molly has a look at the forecast. molly: it is going to be absolutely beautiful, similar to what we are seeing right now. as we kick things off around 8:00 a.m. on sunday, temperatures in the 50's, so it is a little bit cool. by 12:00 when the runners finish up, temperatures already in the 70's, so anyone who wants to support friends or family will make sure that they have lots of water when they finish off the race. not a cloud in the sky, just some high serious clouds out there. reagan national at 72 degrees. shortlyl be changing out of the south, and that will be bumping up temperatures for the weekend. for anyone with friday night plans, it looks pretty good. mainly clear skies, comfortably cool temperatures in the 60's, dropping back into the 50's later, and a meteor shower

hopefully you can enjoy that and if you and the further away from the city, the better the view. as we go through saturday and sunday, take a look at the temperatures. 10 degrees above average for this time of year. plenty of sunshine both days. great opportunity to get outside, and maybe head to the pumpkin patch to get your pumpkins. halloween not too far away. homecoming is on saturday. the game forecast looking great. temperatures in the low 70's by 1:00 and building to the mid to upper 70's five/. if you are staying out late, just some -- maybe just long pleased to play it safe. on sunday atlaying rfk stadium on the forecast is looking good to go. we are tracking much-needed rain into early next week. coming up in my extended forecast, we will talk about our rain chances and how it could impact our travel plans. adrianna: all right, thanks molly. management

-- now to an uplifting story out of stafford county. instead of a joyride, a woman gave it away to help her son and her school's poti some program to ryan hughes has more. april one a brand-new car, but instead of driving at home, she asked to the dealership to make a donation to her son plus school. they delivered a $500,000 check to the school for the autism and developmental delay program. her six-year-old son is in the first grade as part of the autism program. with 2 cars and home, she says she felt the school needed the money morgan and was thrilled that they immediately said yes. >> i was floored. i do not expect a donation that large, first of all. i do not expect them to say yes, because that is a tremendous a

to a cash donation. >> one thing i learned from my dad mike took great inspiration -- i took great inspiration from him, that you want to put more into the community that you take out. pohanka is also cutting off $5,000 check to the autism center. ryan hughes, abc7 news. adrianna: very cool. next at noon, a school bus turned into a ball of fire. to get a action taken dozen students off the bus before it was too late. plus, the woman accused of killing her husband's ex-wife and a clown outfit, now behind bars and charged with murder. find out how she was caught after evading police for more than two decades. but first, a quick check of traffic. afternoon. going to be a bit busy in a few spots find afternoon. not too bad of a start. look at the delays on the beltway, outer

colesville road. 2 separate crashes between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. everything is supposedly moved to the right shoulder for both spots. that is slowing things down quite a bit, as you can tell. all on the outer loop. the inner loop is fine. new hampshire avenue, not too bad here, but just beyond this point is where the delays will begin for the ride in towards silver spring. opposite for me to ask connecticut avenue, things look acrossht -- opposite end connecticut avenue, things look all right. i to 70 off to a pretty good start as well. gaithersburg, no delays so far today. down in virginia, 95 southbound is slow over occoquan. that is the bottleneck. delays off and on in springfield going down this way. already significant jam for the southbound right through stafford county. a few slow spots as well. 395, not too bad.

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adrianna: for developing story in florida, where investigators want to know why a man had guns, explosives, and maps of nearby schools inside his suburban cap a home. he is now in custody on child pornography charges. police say he has no criminal history or no ties to extremist groups or causes. >> is really are the most concerning people, because you don't know about them until they engage in devastating acts that kill a whole bunch of people. adrianna: among the weapons police say they found, homemade silencer and a baseball bat

promising "fury without mercy." scary moments for children on the school bus in north carolina. they all made it off before the bus started smoking and burst into flames. sure everyone was ok, no word yet on why the bus caught fire. an historic homecoming this weekend at howard university. the school is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. congress chartered harvard university back in 1867. since then, the school -- howard university back in 1867. since then, the school has advanced civil rights. it is one of many historically black colleges and universities across the country. what is homecoming without football? howard takes morgan state tomorrow. watch it on our sister station, newschannel 8

good one, weekend, molly, round of applause. molly: he does not get better than this is thomas here. enjoy the flip-flops, maybe the sandals this weekend. it looks like a pattern changes coming to town next week. adrianna: full out the boots. -- pull out the boots. molly: the season is coming. through the afternoon, we will be building into the mid-70's, about 10 degrees above our average for this time of the of. right now, temperatures in the upper 60's and low 70's. as we perfect to step -- as we step out for lunch, perfect. if you have friday homecoming or high school sports going on this evening, put on the long sleeves. temperatures will be dropping into the mid-50's by the end of the game. it will be nice and clear. maybe you will do some fall decorating.

corner. saturday and sunday evening and into monday, looking great for that as the dry weather is holding, and maybe you see a few leaves changing. we're not getting our feet from late october until early november. 81, hagerstown, frederick, maybe starting to see those pretty fall colors. the peak is coming up very shortly. as we head through sunday, another look at the forecast. dry skies continue. by the end of the race, low 70's. remember all the road closures going on. change coming to town for the early half of the week. 70 degrees on monday. almost around the 80 mark. the sunshine will stick around. by tuesday, that is going to be our transition day. a cold front arrives to bring heavy rainfall on the potential for gusty winds. we will li

the rain looks to arrive tuesday morning through tuesday afternoon. check out the airport delays as well. maybe an early struggle by wednesday. but then the temperatures really dialback. here is a look at the extended a goodt, and you can see weekend into monday, then five wednesday, temperatures go back into the low 60's, and it looks like that is going to hold until late next week. we will clear out thursday into friday. it will continue into next weekend, with some models bringing us essentially into the 50's. adrianna, back to you. adrianna: four abc7 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.

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deeper into the case, a cold case, and then discovered that the 2 had actually gotten married and were living quietly in virginia, and then they said dna evidence, new technology came -- became available to them , and police in florida say that it absolutely connected her to this case, so now she is a suspect charged with murder. she has pleaded not guilty. but police say they finally have cracked a cold case that has eluded them for 27 years. adrianna: would we hear from tonight in this story? -- who do we hear from tonight in this story? deborah: tonight you hear from the murdered woman's parents who have never leave the spoken out -- never really spoken out about their daughter's death. they revealing earache eerie coincidence about their daughter, who died at the hands of someone dressed as a clown. it was really fascinating and eye-opening for us. you will also hear the words of

his wife. we will talk to investigators who have been on the case who said that even though the public may have forgotten, it never left their radar. adrianna: deborah roberts, thank you so much could you can watch that "20/20

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will not return for the 2018 baseball season. announce,tement just the family who owns the nationals thanked baker for his two years with the team. the team did not make it past the division series. the search for a new manager begins now.

news atre watching abc7 noon, on your side. adrianna: right now at 12:30, lots of reaction about an emotional appearance in the white house briefing room from chief of staff john kelly. redeye as general he defended the president's remarks for the widow of a fallen soldier, and attacked the headaches and addressed the death of his own son on the battlefield. abc's jonathan karl breaks it down. jonathan: chief of staff john kelly come himself a gold star father, sought to put

the controversy sparked by comments made by the president earlier this week. general kelly: there is no perfect way to make that phone call. when i took this job and talked to president trump about how to do it, my first recommendation was he not do it. because it is not the phone call that parents, family members are looking forward to. robert washis son killed in afghanistan in 2010. general kelly: he asked me about previous presidents, and i can tell you that president obama, who was my commander-in-chief when i was on active duty, did not call my family. that was not a criticism. i was just to simply say i don't leave president obama called. it is not a negative thing. jonathan: describing his own experience with loss, kelly said he counseled the president on what to say. general kelly: he said, "what do i

, there is you can do to lighten the burden on these families. let me tell you what i told him. let me tell you what my best friend told me, because he was my casualty officer. he was doing, exactly what he wanted to do .hen he was killed he knew what he was getting into by joining that 1%." that is what the president tried to say to the families the other day. jonathan: president trump told the widow of sergeant la david: what hethat she knew was signing up for, and kelly said he was echoing the words he said about his son. kelly: he was where he wanted to be, exactly the people he wanted to be with, and his life was taken. that was the message. jonathan:

sergeant johnson's widow when she received the call from the president and said it was disrespectful -- general kelly: it stuns me that a member of congress would've listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. i thought at least that was sacred. jonathan: and the brother of one of the four soldiers killed in niger says he does not want his brother's death to be politicized. coming out ofd is talking about president trump and a phone call, while letters have been sent, or anything else. the legacies need to be carried on. there are sons and daughters without fathers, wives without husbands. we want to focus on helping them. adrianna: that was jonathan karl reporting. former president slashing out at the current commander-in-chief. president barack obama and president george w. bush with 2 separate speeches. both seem to be in the president trump. mr.

some of the politics we see, we thought we put that to bed. looking 50t is folks years back. century, not the 19th century. adrianna: that is president barack obama speaking at a rally in virginia, and he also spoke in new jersey yesterday in his return to the political spotlight for the first time since he left office. in new york, president george w. bush also took some verbal jabs at trump. mr. bush: we have seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. at times it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. argument turns to easily into animosity. disagreement escalates into dehumanization. too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while dg

forgetting the image of god we should see in each other. trumpna: obama mentioned by name. president trump has yet to respond to his predecessors' critique. police are on the lookout for those responsible for leaving a noose at a post office. john gonzalez has more on the disturbing discovery. the incident has been confirmed by the postal inspectors office. the fbi is investigating whether it was a prank or an act of hate. .his comes days after this take a look, the u.s. postal service unveiled a national museum of african american history and culture stamp just last week. this is a very large complex in gaithersburg off of shady grove road. you have the post office right over here. just across the way, where the trucks come in and out, you have the parking lot where vehicles and postal trucks are

and go on their routes in the morning. that right there is the vehicle maintenance facility. that is the building where this symbol of hate was found recently. it was a rope tied in a noose hanging from a hook inside the building there. >> sad to see so many people in -- just from age we have to go through something like this, you know what i'm saying? john: this is where vehicles are taken in for scheduled maintenance and it is unclear when the news was hung -- noose was hung, and it does not seem to be a specific threat against employees here, but authorities are talking to staff and going through surveillance video trying to pinpoint exactly when this noose was hung and who was responsible. in montgomery county, john gonzalez, abc7 news. adrianna: an update on the maryland native injured in the las vegas shooting massacre.

is a success. surgeons filled up a brain barrier to stop any drainage and reduce the risk of infection. earlier in the day, she took 163 steps. butler road to a full recovery is -- but her road to a full recovery is far from over. she will have several more surgeries in the weeks and months to reconstruct part of her skill after she was shot in the head. this weekend, thousands will lace up their sneakers for the marine corps marathon. preparations are nearly complete, and some runners are checking in. suzanne kennedy has a preview of the big race. suzanne: this is where the runners will mark off the first while in the 26.2-mile adventure that is the marine corps marathon. three of the 30,000 participants are siblings. they race with a special person in mind. >> he is with us every step and it will be incredibly emotional. it probably won't cross the finish line without crying. suzanne: allison's father was an avid runner, teaching her and her two sibli

years ago. his-time marathoner, passion lives on in his three kids. >> i'm excited. i am nervous. two, they have a dozen marathons. this is their 14-year-old brother's first and it is an event they are anxiously awaiting four. >> to do it start to finish and have an earned his medal will be a special day for us. >> i definitely want to finish and make my dad proud. they will meet up with her mother here and no doubt celebrate a huge milestone for the family and honor the man who got them here. in arlington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. adrianna: we do have a full list of road closures and metro times for the sunday marathon. forload the abc7 news app everything you need to know.

sunshine on the field this friday and many big events in our area this weekend. molly cochran has a check of the forecast. molly: it looks absolutely beautiful out there now and it will stay that way for the upcoming weekend. to get the last little jog in before sunday's race committee looks beautiful for the evening. temperatures in the low to mid 70's today. it is a comfortable feel. we are expecting to stay that way and get warmer for the upcoming weekend. it is friday night. if you are heading downtown for dinner or drink after work, you might want to grab a sweater to play it safe. the sun goes down at 6:22, and after that, temperatures fall back into the 50's. a bit of a cooler night coming up. weekend forecast a-ok. 77 on sunday. these temperatures are 10 degrees above average for this time of year. area of high pressure has been in control and will stick around saturday and sunday. as we head into next week, a bit of a different story. as we look at the 10-day temperature

falling into the 60's by wednesday, and with that, bringing much-needed rain into the area. coming up in the extended forecast, we will talk about the rain chances and have a look at the marine corps marathon forecast. adriana, back to you. adrianna: now to a story many have been following out of hollywood. there are new accusations against movie mogul harvey weinstein could ask winning actress l -- oscar-winning 'yongo say she n had an uncomfortable encounter with weinstein. >> speaking out about her own alleged expenses with everyone steam, in "the new york times" she describes how the invitation to watch movies with family at weinstein's home took a sinister turn. "harvey led me into a bedroom, his bedroom, and announced he me a massage. i thought he was joking at first. he was not good for the first time since i met him, i

unsafe." she says she offered to give him rationalizing it with her experience in acting classes at yale. she claimed at the time that she second-guessed or discomfort, but years later, the movie mogul invited her to dinner, where she says his intentions became clearer. "let's cut to the chase -- i have a private room upstairs where we can have the rest of our meal."" he told me not to be so naïve, that if i wanted to be an actress, i had to do this sort of thing." before deciding to show her 'o says she felt sick about turning the conspiracy of silence, adding that she was moved to speak by the bravery of other women, forward. >> i have been harassed

>> many inspired by actress alyssa milano to share their expenses with harassment and assault with #metoo. >> it stops here. >> this morning from one of miramax's biggest film stars, quentin tarantino, coming forward to say that he knew for decades about weinstein's behavior with women. "it was in secondhand. i wish i'd taken responsibility for what i heard." he says his former girlfriend told him at the time about the unwelcome harassment and advances she faced from the producer. adrianna: coming up on abc7 news at noon, apple's newest store but what makes this --ferent

>> you are watching abc7 news at noon, on your side. adrianna: an historic home weekend at howard university. the school is celebrated its 150th anniversary three this year. in 1860 started howard seven, and it has played a vital role in american history and advanced civil rights. historicallymany black colleges and universities across the country. what is homecoming without a little bit of football? howard takes on morgan state tomorrow. watch it live at 1:00 on our sister station, newschannel 8. manager dusty baker will not return for the 2018 baseball season. in a press release

the national fact take her for team, ands with the while he led the team to back-to-back playoff appearances, the team did not make it past the division series, so the search for a new manager begins right now. caught,shot, and it is and the ball game is over, and the los angeles dodgers have won the pennant. hope for: and the cubs' back-to-back championships, that is also over. a be down in the windy city. the final score in last night's game, 11-1. it is the dodgers' first time back in the world series in 29 years. the yankees take on houston tonight, and the yankees lead 3-2. believe it or not, the state of vermont, the entire state, is getting its very first target. the retail chain announced plans to open the first vermont store in south burlington.

the store is hiring about 75 workers and will have inventory especially tailored for the neighborhood. once it is built, target will have a location in every state in the u.s. apple is opening its newest store in chicago, and this one may revolutionize the future of retail. it is completely transparent. you will be able to buy your favorite apple products inside, but you will also enjoy an amazing array of classes like coding, and you can take the virtual tour and turned the virtual into real life. those behind the redesign said this is what the future looks like. >> i think our job is to carry apple's legacy forward and always keep it relevant for now, for today. this is where the best of apple comes together. adrianna: apple on michigan avenue opens today at 5:00. now to a study that parents might have interest in. kids are spending way too

the smartphones or smartwatches. the study says that children under nine years old are spending 10 times longer watching the screen than they did six years ago. children spend about two hours, 19 minutes a day with some form of electronic media, and now about 42% of kids aged 8 and under own their own tablet, compared to less than 1% in 2011. all right, a lot of kids tuned into social media and youtube and every thing else. playing was capture the flag at 8. adrianna: oh, yeah, i was on game boy and nintendo. the weekend will be great. so much to look forward to. pressure area of high in control, and it will stay that way for the upcoming weekend. absolutely beautiful conditions. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 70's. frederick, maryland,

in the sky. frederick is a good chance of seeing the media shower tonight. hopefully you can get the pictures overnight tonight. temperatures in the 60's at winchester. mid-70's in frederick. 72 in the d.c. metro. game tonight, so if you are heading out, put on long sleeves to play it safe. it will be cooling off pretty quick. temperatures in the overnight hours in the mid-50's. as we go through the day tomorrow, absolutely beautiful for outdoor activities. notice the winds will be changing out of the south, and that will be bumping up our temperatures a few degrees. we are about 10 degrees above average saturday into sunday. marine corps marathon on sunday morning. temperature at about 54 degrees. by 10:00, we are in the 60's. sunshine going to remain, so take the sunglasses. by the time the runners finish up around noon, already in the low 70's. make sure they are staying well hydrated. monday will be

around the 80 marks, almost, just shy, but above average with dry conditions. on tuesday, we are tracking heavy rainfall and the potential for gusty winds. the reindeer will be needed. i would not be surprised if we see couple delays for the early half of the week. look at the extended forecast. no worries through monday. rain chances increase on tuesday. we desperately need a good -- desperately need it. cycles into wednesday, but notice temperatures are coming back into the low 60's for the middle half of next week. looks like a cool weather is here to stay with overnight lows in the 40's. adrianna: coming up on abc7 news at noon, do diet sodas really help you lose weight? one lawsuit says that

adrianna: back now with a consumer alert. major lawsuits targeting three of the biggest diet soda brands, accusing them of misleading marketing they claim artificial sweeteners they use may cause weight gains instead of causing them to shed pounds. follopaula faris has the story. paula: diet soda is under fire. the three largest makers of carbonated beverages are facing proposed class-action lawsuits, alleging that the marketing of the diet sodas are false, misleading, and unlawful to consumers, deceiving shoppers into thinking that beverages will help them manage or lose weight. >> products marketed as diet products should be helping people lose weight, and these products are not helpful in losing weight. they may do exactly the opposite. paula:

partame, the artificial sweetener used in the sodas, will likely cause weight gain instead of weight loss or healthy weight management. >> no question this is deceptive advertising. paula: although the studies do not show conclusively that asp artame causes weight gain, several do show a correlation between diet soda consumption and obesity. manufacturers of artificial sweeteners and the makers of diet soda say that reduced calorie products are an important tool in helping consumers improve their diet and lose weight. next at noon, a bunch of events here in our area this weekend, so find out how the weather will be. molly has the final check of the

my molly: it is absolutely beautiful outside and looks like it will stay that way for the weekend. get out and enjoy. howard homecoming tomorrow. beautiful forecast, temperatures 10 degrees above average through monday. the next chance for what weather on tuesday. it will come down pretty heavy, and gusty winds a possibility. will be cooler into next week with highs in the 60's and lows in the 40's. adrianna: all right, thanks, molly. thank you for joining us on this friday. have a good weekend.

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