for virus. the state plans to seek a life sentence when trial began in january. at the live desk, nancy chen, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the man accused of shooting six people killing three coworkers will face his first trial in delaware. maryland bureau chief brad bell went to edgewood to explain why. brad: advanced granite solutions is still a place of profound sadness. the few employees coming in today, mostly managers stay outside. surrounded by memorials to the three coworkers murdered, two critically injured here last week. allegedly by another employee, radee prince. too soon for interviews we're told. the sheriff confirming today, the motive for the mass shooting may have been the new guy in the shop, prince's feeling had been hurt. >> i don't think it amounts to more than just a dislike, you know,

perceived feeling that he was not well liked. i don't think it goes far beyond that. >> the sheriff spoke to a press conference called by the harford county county state attorney and his brother the state senator to announce a new push to restore the death penalty in maryland because of crimes like this. the sheriff says the maximum life without parole isn't enough. >> maryland needs to have an alternative punishment that really deals justice in this kind of case. >> he says he will introduce a death penalty bill in the upcoming legislative session dealing with murders of two or more people at the gray it in in -- granite shot. he argued that death penalty can't be considered cruel because addicts take the deadly mix by choice. >> experimentation has been done. it's

>> well, i had a brief conversation with a manager of the shop today and he didn't want to comment on any of the particular. he said he is sure that the law enforcement will handle the case in a professional way. edgewood, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: there was a deadly shooting in alexandria we brought you breaking news last night. in the last three hours they identified 19-year-old lopez as the shooter. he apparently shot himself and a 17-year-old woman was also killed and 15-year-old boy was injured but is expected to survive. larry: hundreds of people can't return to the apartments more than 24 hours after a fire in bethesda. started sunday morning at the utility room. smoke spread throughout the building. 1,500 people had to evacuate. the building's electrical system is being re

home of the hogs is in question tonight from the senators, the redskins, to the nationals and d.c. united. a team has called r.f.k. stadium home for the last 56 years. after last night's home game for d.c. united the question is what is next? d.c. bureau chief sam ford live at r.f.k. after trying to find answers for us. hi, sam. sam: hello, alison. i didn't get the impression that there is any wrecking ball on order yet for r.f.k. stadium. the stadium that brought so much joy to so many over the years i got the clear impression the days are number and it will be gone sooner than later. the roar of the crowd. since r.f.k. was built in 1961, they roared for redskins football, for senators and nats baseball. and yesterday, the last time for d.c. united soccer, whose

be ready next year. washington's most famous venue may finally have come to the end of its days. >> sometimes in the future it will be demolished. we don't know when. >> greg now controls the r.f.a. campus has various sports-related possibilities pos from a basketball hockey type arena to a new stadium. >> we also want a new market hall that is destination for specialty foods and other things. >> we asked what should happen today, former city council woman -- >> knock it down and build another one in the same place. bring the redskins back. >> redskins spark many memories. >> we watch them, everybody there, the best time. the place would literally shake. >> the final game in 1996 when they say a low punt hit him in the chest. >> it bounces out. i get up and my brother scott is w

to get the football. he got the football. we got to take it home. >> quite a memory. of course there are other memories here. the many concerts before it was called r.f.k. the beatles played here. then grateful dead, michael jackson, bob dylon, so many memories here. once thing they said is whatever they do here, when they take the stadium down, they are going to have some type of memorial to former senator robert f. kennedy at this spot. also we have more on the story coming up at 6:00. we will tell you more about the city plans to d.c. for what possible uses there might be for this place. reporting live southeast washington, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. larry: thank you. nice job. great night for a soccer game, baseball, even football. after midnight we could

meteorologist steve rudin is in the stormwatch7 weather center with more. steve: it's on the warm side now. some say on the humid side. the temperatures are 74 degrees at reagan national. cooler to the west. winchester in the upper 60's. the stormwatch7, satellite and radar. this is the cold front set to move across our area after midnight until 5:00 a.m. likely to bring gusty winds and heavier downpours and a thunderstorm or two. right now the shower activity to the west of us will stay dry around the immediate metro area for at least the next two or three hours. outdoor plans are just fine. future cast moving through the 2:00 a.m. hour. a few rumble of shower. gusty winds. more on that looking at the rest of the week in a few minutes. alison: developing now a massive recall of vegetables over concerns about listeria. man packing of california recalling archer farms products sold at targ

several kind of broccoli and cauliflower from wal-mart and not other brands of bagged vegetables with all have best if used by date october 11 through october 20. larry: the environmental world protection agency isn't offering much information why scientists were told not to attend an event to discuss report on the impact of the climate change. the group said the scientists notified them, they would no longer speak at the event. in a statement, the e.p.a. says scientists are attending but not presenting. y'all new development in the -- alison: new developments in the case of sergeant bowe bergdahl today. the military judge to decide his face is concerns that comments by president trump could impact fairness of the hearing. bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. jonathan: rex tillerson making unannounced visits to afghanistan and

wasn't aknowned until after he left. there is a place of the moderate element in taliban for the government if they renounce violence and terrorism. alison: the widow of one of the four special forces officers killed in niger this month spoke with "good morning america" today about the calls with the president. >> i was angry at the tone of his voice and how he said, he couldn't remember my husband's name. that will hurt me the most. if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country, why can't you remember his name. alison: myeshia johnson says the president called her justice after her husband la david johnson's casket arrived at the airport. account of the conversation have now been a war of words for nearly a week. we take a closer look at one of the president's toughest critics.

vietnam war veteran captured and tortured for five years in vietnam war issued criticism of president trump. >> i -- we drafted the lowest income level of america and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong. if we are going to ask every american to serve, every american should serve. mark: today on "the view" he expanded on the statement. >> people thought you were talking about mr. trump because he had a doctor's note that said he had bone spurs. >> more than one, yes. >> more than one. [laughter] chronic bone spurs. do you consider him a draft dodger? >> i don't consider him a draft dodger as i feel that the

certain americans could evade their responsibilities to serve the country. mark: mccain's remarks the latest in escalating war of words from trump and the 81-year-old senator. despite mccain consistently voting with the trump white house they clashed frequently. this past july mccain cast deciding vote repealing the obamacare. trump pushing back via twitter and rallies. >> he said he would fight back. >> yeah. >> it wouldn't be pretty. are you scared? >> abc news, new york. jonathan: abc7 salutes the heroism of gary michael rose. he received medal of honor a short time ago. as an army medic in vietnam he is credited with saving the lives of 60 comrades during four days of intense fighting in laos. as he was leaving the

down the helicopter. he pulled the crew to safety and cared for them until help alive. president trump: in every action in the four days mike fought for the life of his comrades even if it meant the end of his own life. larry: he was recommended for medal of honor decades ago but because the mission was so covert the details of what happened and his heroism remain classified for years. >> a historic day at reagan national airport. american airlines welcomes its 600th honor flight and it came with a hero's welcome. i'm sam sweeney. i have that story coming up. alison: later, how many other cities, and counties d.c., maryland and virginia are up against trying to land amazon's second headquarters. scott: i'm scott abraham at lincoln financial field. the calm before the storm. in a couple of hours the an

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alison: an historic day at reagan national airport as american airlines welcomed the 600th honor flight. why each flight is special, sam sweeney explains why this one was especially unique. sam: it's a hero's welcome the veterans never received. inside the terminal, a celebration so large it blocked the concourse. >> once a marine, always a marine. >> a full marine corps honor guard in place to welcome the heroes and the 600th american airline honor flight to the capital. >> they clapped when we booked. they clapped when we landed. they clapped during the flight. it's joy is the biggest world i can tell you. >> often flights they only honor men in their 80's and 90's but this honored mothers who were part of the group no one wants to be part of. >> when my son died and her son

you stop focus on how they died and honor their service -- honor their service. >> now they organize honor flights. >> it brings joy back to my broken heart. nothing replaces the child that i lost. this helps. you never get over it. you get through it. i can't think of a better way to get through what we suffered than to honor veterans. >> veterans like bruce smith who waited most of his adult life. >> for panel and dayn -- for pam and dayna that this heals them. therapy they can't get anywhere else. >> we have taken 18 flights. each flight has 185 people. that is how much lives we have touched. >> reagan normal airport, sam sweeney, abc7 news. larry: that is a lot. alison: well deserved all the attention and the accolades. they deserve it. >> absolutely. larry: no question about it. after the crisis in this

caribbean, governor larry hogan ordered the soldiers to deploy to the u.s. virgin islands. alison: steve is here now for us to talk about the weather. we had a warm weekend. wonderful but it doesn't feel like fall. steve: it doesn't. but it will as we move to the end of the week and into the weekend. wait until you see a ten-day outlook for halloween. you have to bundle up the kids. the goblins. outside we go. this is a soothing picture to look at. rehoboth beach, delaware. no one is out there. there is one person and we are looking at the quiet conditions for the next few hours around the immediate metro. but then the bigger changes later tonight as a cold front comes rumalling through. 74 in reagan national. 73

the rain at this hour at 70 degrees. 71 in martinsburg. the commute cast moving through the 5:00 and the 6:00 hour, temperatures stay in the 70's. dropping to the lower 70's moving through the 8:00 hour. humid side. daylight hours continue to shrink with the sunset at 6:18. we are losing two and a half minutes of daylight at this point forward until we get to december. stormwatch7 satellite and radar as mentioned, no problems in the immediate metro right now. but to the west of us across west virginia to the carolinas, this is stronger storms that are beginning to develop. in addition to that, tornado watch for part of north carolina this hour where they have active tornado warnings over the last couple of hours. for us, a few showers. garrett to allegheny county counties. these are lifting north and east. the clouds are with us from southern maryland to district. cloudy skies will eventually produce rain. heavy amount of rain la

long but we have a cold front that will sweep across the mid-atlantic. as it moves from west to east, we see better chance for the stronger thunderstorms develop across the area. nighttime lows, upper 60's. depending on the location around the district. 65 to 68. i-81 corridor, 58 to 60. the latest update and the future cast for you. hour by hour, 11:00 tonight. no problems and no worries around the immediate metro. shut the windows before you head to bed. stronger storms and the heavier rain arrive by 1:00 or 2:00 in the evening. overnight. then lift to the east. weaz move through the early morning hours. how much rain are we talking about? not a tremendous amount. maybe up to half inch of rain. some areas may fluctuate by two or .3 or so. heavier amounts north and west. you will notice the winds gusting from the northwest. 30 to 40 miles per hour. not out of the qu

tonight. head to metro stop and the school. winds ease. then it will settle down and the skies will clear. then we see sunshine moving in the late afternoon hours. temperatures will make it to 72 to 74 degrees. the fall color change well west of us. moderate color around the immediate metro area. this year is not terribly impressive because of the look of rain. cooler for the day on wednesday. cooler yet on thursday. look at that. only around 60 with the wakeup temperatures early friday morning to the middle 40's. the next best chance of showers after tonight come for the second half of the weekend. cooler next week with the highs in the upper 50's. halloween now appears to be dry with the temperatures in the middle to the upper 50's. alison: okay, steve. thank you. we have the perfect story for you coming up. larry does the segments on "good morning washington" and we love them. but do you ever belt out a song in the car? larry: every

[laughter] i don't know why i had to ask. we'll tell you why a man is getting a ticket for doing just that. >> getting the food from farm to table. >> i'm kellye lynn. i will tell you how high school students accomplish that in "spotlight on education." >> first, a programming note for you. tonight you can watch the redskins take on the eagles on abc7 at 8:00. but that means you won't see "dancing with the stars" or "the good doctor." so set d.v.r. to watch "dancing with the stars" at 1:05 a.m. and the "good doctor" airs wednesday morning at 1:35 a.m. larry: now autria godfrey with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" we put the spotlight on sex services in d.c. why some say decriminalizing sex work in district could be a good thing. stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes

we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. larry: the farm to table movement started at local schools and in the "spotlight on education," kellye lynn shows us how students are growing the food

eventually eat for lunch. kellye: feeding time for thety lappia that call the large fish tank home. raising fish is an essential aspect of the farm to table program at george mason program. the farmers are students who grow the crops inside the school. >> we are getting the aqua culture transported. >> waste from the fish can be turned into fertilizer for lettuce plants. student grown vegetables that will be sold to the school and served for lunch. >> we have grown the food from feed through the majority feed lifecycle. the students get to see it from where we grow it to the kitchen. >> last year, the students harvested 100 pounds of lettuce which wound up right here in the school

>> the school system paid $2.66 a pound for the lettuce. money the students reinvested in the farm to table program. >> farmers in america and it's amazing. kellye: the e.p.a. is take notice, recognizing the student with the president environmental youth award. >> i have definitely learned that it takes a lot more to get the food that we get put on tables. it takes so much more than i could have imagined. kellye: hard work for a healthy harvest. in falls church, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: coming up at 5:00, sizing up the competition. what d.c., maryland, virginia are up against as they land amazon second headquarters. larry: later what president john f. kennedy family has to say about president trump's decision to release documents about his assassination. >> a northwest d.c. couple is killed visiting their beach home in delaware. i'm ch

nancy: this just in the abc7 newsroom. an arrest has been made in a terrifying attack on a woman in prince george's county. carrie edwards facing several charges including attempted murder and attempted rape. police say edwards broke in a

springs saturday morning. edwards accused of trying to sexual assault a victim and then beat her. when officers arrived on the scene they say edwards was running from the home naked and he is now in custody. from the "live desk," nancy chen. alison: thank you. tonight neighbors remember d.c. couple killed while riding their bicycles in dewey. as cheryl conner reports they died in front of a popular night spot after a driver had a medical emergency. cheryl: the pictures are tough to see. they show an s.u.v. crashed into a utility pole and mangled. >> they were so congenial. lovely people. it's amazing to think they were wiped out. >> 58-year-old greg on the left and 53-year-old jimmy walton seen in this fa

they lived in a northwest condo. delaware state police tell us the crash happened at 5:00 saturday evening on coastal highway just outside of the starboard restaurant. >> i'm still in shock. >> mary jo and linda are long-time friends of the couple. >> they are the sweetest men. they would do anything for you. >> police say the 61-year-old s.u.v. driver from new york had a medical incident before accelerating and hitting and killing the men who were straddling their bikes. they died at the scene. the driver survived. neighbor tells us greg served board of director for decades and many of the years he was the treasureer and responsible for the improvement such as lighting on the condos. it's tough for them to remember the home without the same lively energy. >> if they had to go they w

together and very quickly. cheryl: in northwest washington cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: a school bus driver blamed for a crash after losing control of the bus that caused the bus to flip on its side. the bus was hit by the s.u.v. in all five people were hurt, including two students. everyone is expected to be okay. the bus driver charged with negligent driving. alison: for the third year in a row maryland failed to get federal funding to process untested rape kit. when the $34 million in grants were announced none made the cut. the justice department told baltimore county the application was incomplete. >> we don't think that that part of the statement was completely accurate. the reason why, it's difficult to explain how

to a crime when we currently don't have a backlog. alison: nearly 4,000 evidence chips remain untested across maryland. larry: new york attorney general opened civil rights investigation in the weinstein company. allegation of rape, sexual assault and harassment continues to shake hollywood. now at least 38 women say writer and director harassed them but the 72-year-old denies allegations saying he has been biological impossible for him to engage in the behavior he is accused of because of a medical condition. alison: turning to the las vegases many kear. m.g.m. says it does not plan to rent out the suite a gunman used to kill 58 people in the music festival earlier this month. hundreds of others were injured when the man started firing from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. it's unclear if it will be used for something else or become a memorial. join us tonight for a clos

our "your voice, your future" begins at 7:00. you can watch it streaming live at wjla.com. larry: new information tonight about competition trying to land amazon's second headquarters. the company said it received 238 proposals from cities and counties across the country by last week's deadline that includes bids from maryland, d.c. and virginia. they will make the decision sometime next year. alison: the university of virginia new athletic director making history. carla williams is the first african-american woman to become the athletic director at a power five school. or a major conference school. she was formally introduced a few hours ago. williams has been at the university of georgia for the past 13 years. larry: pioneer. alison: absolutely! this is exciting because we have our own new addition at abc7. larry: bill kelly j

stormwatch7's chief meteorologist. live on the national mall. what do you think of d.c. so far? bill: it's incredible. how are you guys? i'm so excited to be here with you guys. it's beautiful. before we look at the capitol, the west end. of course you have the lincoln memorial there. memorial bridge out here on that side. of course, there is a beautiful city of arlington. the mother ship where we are. but, one of the most beautiful sights i have seen is the stormwatch7. near and dear to my heart. seriously we have been tracking stuff. windy. steve will be in, in just a second to tell you about the things. we have a storm coming in. wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour in the last hour or so. but just great to get out. say hello to all of you. we will be in the studio tomorrow covering weather and getting going there. we want to get out and about. check out the community a little bit. say hello. it's amazing how m

talking about whatever was on their mind. i had somebody stop and roll down the window and say, "is a storm coming in tonight?" yes! roll in overnight. steve will have the timing. we'll cooldown, too. the temperatures and this and that. she said, "that's what i needed. thank you." alison: personalized weather forecast. bill: so there we are, just out here -- right. forecasting on the go. thank you for bringing me on and welcoming me. i'm excited to be here and beyond thrilled to be part of the team. alison: we are looking forward to having you with us. bill has three daughters. 12 and you have 1-year-old twins, right? bill: yes, i do. they are little. little. nice gap between the two so we have the built-in babysitter which is great right now.

say i didn't think this out right. i wanted to go out. they are excited to be here and so is my wife jolene that is also excited to be here. larry: we'll see you tomorrow in the studio. alison: see you later. larry: still ahead at 5:00 -- >> did you notice it before you walk in the room? >> no, we didn't. larry: the mystery the solved in plain sight. q: have you seen this man? police says he has an eye for pricy electronics. the wall of justice is next. alison: new at 6:00, they ordered storage bins from

steve: we have a cold front on the way. that will bring us area of heavier rain tonight.

by tomorrow morning it looks better. by tomorrow afternoon daytime highs from 70 to 75 degrees. added sunshine later in the day. definitely not as windy. cooler for the day on wed

i'm q mccray. welcome to this week's edition of "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. we have a special alert from the metropolitan police department. here he is. he didn't use a weapon to pull off the crime we're about to show you. he used muscle. broad daylight he walks in t-mobile in the 2400 block of market street northeast. he knows what he wants. the brand new pricy i-phone 8. he takes a quick look around and gets to tugging and pulling. it takes a few tries and he breaks the display case before calmly walking out. look at the bottom of your screen. a worker was right there. he didn't care. there is a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. >> if you have any information about the accused thief go ahead and call the d.c. police department. now let's take a look at the wall of justice. u.s. marshals wand deandre williams behind bars for outstanding warrants including asalt with dangerous weapon and burglary charges. prince w

say arguetta wanted for abduction and assaulted battery. a woman jumped from a second-story balcony to get away from him. the metropolitan police department looking for deshawn anthony known as "dink." he is accused of beating up his roommate, breaking his rib and knocking him unconscious. in anne arundel county, nicole liverette faces first-degree assault charge around lawrence jacobs is wanted for fleeing and eluding police in a traffic stop. if you have any information about the fugitives, call the police. i'm q mccray. we will see you next week with another decision of "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. larry: coming up, 3,000 pages of classified documents. why president trump is ordering the release of papers about the assassination of president john f. kennedy. scott: i'm scott abraham at lincoln financial field. redskins-eagles tonight. the burgundy and gold get a

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us tv and phone. larry: developing now unanswered questions about the assassination of john f. kennedy could soon b

go-ahead to release all documents about what happened on the day kennedy died in 1963. maggie rulli has more. maggie: more than 'years later -- >> president kennedy shot in dallas, texas. >> many americans are asking what really happened the day president kennedy was assassinated. we may now get answers. president trump tweeting over the weekend i'll be allowed the long blocked classified j.t.k. files to be opened. some 3,000 pages mostly from c.i.a. and f.b.i. case files. >> the document, thousands of documents is going to just add a massive amount of information on this subject. >> the biggest conspiracy theories are waiting to be answered. was lee harvey oswald acting alone or was the k.g.b., c.i.a. or the mafia pulling the string? what about th

owner jack ruby murdering oswald on live tv? >> what we will find out is what the f.b.i. and c.i.a. knew about oswald and didn't disclose. >> but not everyone is happy. >> the president enjoying stirring up controversy. this will stir up nationwide controversy. >> the kennedy family says president trump did not consult them. >> i understand the value of the documents. but they happen to be personal as well. >> the white house says it still has the right to hold back any of the documents if it finds them to be too classified or too personal. meaning most likely j.f.k.'s autopsy will not be revealed. maggie rulli, new york. >> a wooden box from a tree stump getting attention tonight because it was a box that abraham lincoln stood on when he delivered one of his first political speeches in rochester, illinois, in 1832

seat in the statehouse. it was given to the historical society this weekend and has been in the same family for 130 years. >> experts say a missing statue worth $4 million was hiding in plain sight all alone. a marble bust of napolean and it's been sitting in a corner at a municipal building in new jersey for 8 a years. >> walking around the building. she looked at this bust and she was feeling along the base trying to figure out what the prominence of the marble bust was. her fingers ran across something chiseled. >> she deserves a raise for figuring this out. she found august rogan signature. it was donated by rockefeller but never properly cataloged. it will now be

of 150 years since the artist's death. larry: you are in there, in the car and the favorite song comes on. crank up the volume and sing as loud as you can. in canada it cost a driver $149. cited for being too loud in public. he plans to fight the ticket. for the record he was singing, "going to make you sweat, everybody dance now." [laughter] alison: really? larry: if the song came on. sure! alison: you just drove to atlanta and back. i bet you sang the entire way. both ways. larry: i wasn't on the phone. pretty much. alison: didn't get a ticket. larry: well, i was going so fast. [laughter] i don't drive much in the district. i don't know what the problem is. alison: let's check in on the weather. steve, how is it going? steve: it is looking nice out there now. if you don't find cloudy skies. the temperatures are well above average. in the 70's. if

dinner outside take advantage of it. bigger changes are on the way. in 70's now. but to the west of us, cumberland and hagerstown looking at the scattered showers. the main event is well north of us to west virginia and north carolina and part of virginia. southwest virginia newly issued tornado watch. this extends until 2:00 in the morning tomorrow. it does not include any of the abc7 viewing area. but just be mindful we have a strong cold front on the way later tonight. temperatures this evening slowly fall through the 70's. eventually in the 60's. the future cast looks like this. this is freshly updated. give us a better idea when we expect the shower and the thunderstorms to arrive. mainly after the midnight hour around the immediate metro area. don't be surprise to see rumble of thunder. the winds will pick up from midnight to 5:00 a.m. we could see wind gusts of 30 to 40 miles per hour. and then it settles down in

early rush hour commute. cooler by wednesday. middle 60's. lower 60's on thursday. drop down to mid-60's on monday. colder than that come halloween. looking at the daytime highs then around 58 degrees. check on sports we head north to philadelphia. that is where scott abraham is. scott? >> another great night for football. the primetime spotlight shining on the redskins again. monday night football in philly. the redskins trying to get a big win over the division-leading eagles. this is a situation, redskins if they want any chance at the n.f.c. east division title they have to get a win against the eagles. emotions will be running high, especially for kirk cousins. the quarterback will also be playing with a heavy heart. last night his grandmother passed

to his grandma last night and our prayers are with him and his family. kirk cousins doesn't have a really good hisser tri on monday night football. he is still searching for his first win. 0-5 in his career. there are only two quarterbacks in nfl history to lose the first six monday night football games. archie manning and brian joe na. he is trying to change that. >> stat like he is o-5 on monday night football is something you can put on a ticker and it creates viewership. i'd be the first one to say i don't know if it tells the whole story. if you look at what did we do in those games and how did it go, you have a narrative of what took place. that is a misleading indicator. that said i'd love to be 1-5 on "monday night football" after monday night.

>> stay with abc7 all night. we have you covered with the countdown to kickoff. interviews and setting the table for tonight's showdown. opening kickoff set for 8:30. watch the game here on abc7. a couple of injury updates for the redskins. brelin and robert kelly listed questionable. both are game time decisions. guys hopefully we have an update on the status for the game coming up at 6:20 on abc7. alison: we'll be watching. thank you, scott. well, still to come, this year's hurricane season proving to be one for the history books. larry: when we come back, closer look at the national

alison: the national flood insurance program created in 1960's after a hurricane season not unlike the one we are now. the program funded in part by taxpayers is operating with excessive

as kristine frazao found out it continues to pay the same people storm after storm. kristine: after the rain, after the rescues comes the recovery. >> went right there. >> for john, it's an all too familiar scene. >> i find every flood hits the resilience diminishes a bit. >> this is the fourth time his home flooded in the last two years. four times he has needed fema to step in. >> they come in and evaluate the property. we would be paid for value of the property. >> his is one of 150,000 properties in the united states considered a repetitive loss property. >> a repetitive loss property is a property that has flooded more than twice in the last ten years. >> these type of properties make up 1% of the policy holders of the national flood insurance program. but 30% of the

a perverse incentive for homeowners living in a flood risk area to continue to live there. >> the national freed insurance program debt ballooned to $30 billion. we sat down with the director at fema to ask why. >> we have a mandate to provide the product to the homeowner who seeks it. >> roy wright says congress directed fema to accept everyone who applies and provide discount to 20% of those policy holders. a policy he says congress sofa has been unwilling to change. >> there must be changes to the program. >> we need to do a buy-out so they can restart their life somewhere else in the community. >> some residents still wait for help. many relying on a 50-year-old program now drowning in

frazao reporting. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: as we come on the air at 6:00, the stormwatch7 weather team tracking a line of storms heading our way. meteorologist steve rudin joining us with what we can expect. when does it hit? >> later tonight to overnight. midnight until 3:00 in the morning or so. a few showers are out there now. garrett and allegheny county we have a newly issued tornado watch southwestern virginia until 2:00 in the morning. it does not include the d.c. metro area. however we will see chance of stronger storms tonight with the gusty winds. for the early evening hours no problems at all around the d.m.v. temperatures fall through 70's, we track hour by hour storms for tonight and the maximum wind gusts. what it looks like for the rest of the week in a few minutes. michelle: thank you. developing now mor

their homes for a third night all because of one fire. at first glance that fire at promenade towers appears relatively small. it doesn't look like much from that angle but we are learning that the fire effects are far reaching. q mccray is live at the shelter with those impacted by this. q: i found out 1,100 people were forced out of their homes and 13 of them will sleep here in the red cross shelter in silver spring. they are allowed to return home to the apartment in the day but they can't sleep there at night. >> it has been an interesting experience. >> he has called the red cross shoter home from saturday since flames tore through the base and floor. >> he said he heard the explosion underneath them. >> the transformer, knocking out not only the power but the major utilities in