in its social media channels before. omar: police say he used a rented truck to plow into people on a bike path. he crashed into a school bus before being shot in the stomach by an nypd officer and taken into custody. >> i started walking in that direction to see what is going on. i see all types of police, firefighters. e.m.s. rushing to the area. >> five of the people killed were from argentina. celebrating their 30th high school reunion. another victim from belgium. >> it was the definition of terrorism. an effort to take away people's hope and spirit and to make them change. >> this is the deadliest terror attack in new york since 9/11 and it ended in the shadow of the world trade center. >> my message to all new yorkers is do what you do best. be new yorkers. be strong, be proud. be resilient. show the whole world

that we will not be moved by terror. >> in new york, i'm omar jimenez. larry: well, the driver of the truck who killed eight people and left 15 others injured seems to have kept a low profile. senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher at the "live desk." lisa, are authorities getting more of a handle who the killer is? lisa: they are, larry. but new york city police say the investigation is still in the infantsy. even as they learn more, much won't be releasable. terrorism experts have insight about the man who ran down the cyclist and his radical radicalization. sayfullo saipov came to the united states through a visa lottery program. an uncertain mode of entry for someone coming with intent to harm the u.s. according to experts. former f.b.i. profiler brad garrett says it is likely saipov didn't become radicalized until after entering the united states. >> life maybe didn't work out like he thought it would. and he ends up getting radicalized fo

did he have pamphlets or material? did he read people online? did he watch things online? these things are quite possible. that is what they do to justify the behavior. lisa: in fact, investigators revealed today that saipov had been planning the attack for weeks and he followed online isis instructions for such an attack almost exactly. prior to the incident, he had little interaction with law enforcement. we found only a number of traffic citations dating back to 2012 all in pennsylvania. according to public records, the 29-year-old lived in these ohio apartments with his wife prior to moving to new jersey. garrett suspects even if the wife was not aware of the pending attack, she would have seen red flags. >> she would have noticed a change in behavior. maybe not talking about killing people but sort of going from a mental health standpoint downhill. lisa: law

saipov's name has come up in other investigations. >> he was known, not known about a guy about to go operational but known as a guy with some association in some form with a previous terrorism investigation. lisa: garrett says as the so-called lone wolf attacks are more common the more critical it is for law enforcement to have trusting relationship with communities. they're the ones with information to get police out in front of these guys. live in the newsroom, lisa fletcher, abc7 news. alison: thank you. saipov rented the truck he drove on the bike path in new jersey. but the new york police department trained rental companies on how to look for suspicious signs from customers. cheryl conner picks up team coverage today asking if any of the local police departments are doing something similar. cheryl: emily is moving from new orleans to eastern pennsylvania. she is hauling all of her personal stuff in a penske truck. we asked her what the company asked befo

back home. >> i went online and i filled out basic personal information. cheryl: it's not unusual. it's pretty easy to get the keys of a pretty big truck. now she is not alone thinking about the policies around rentals. this follows the terrorist attack in new york city when a home depot truck was used to kill eight people and injure more than a dozen. >> maybe i would expect to see some sort of investigation about any kind of, you know, traffic violation. >> in a news conference following the attack, we learned the nypd has spoken to truck rental businesses in the past year. but so far we have not found similar training locally. d.c. police were not willing to talk about specific tactics. we did hear a warning from montgomery county police. >> this can be accomplished by a passenger car. it doesn't have to be someone just renting a truck. >> he is not aware of any formal training on truck rentals

>> we heard back from u-haul. in a statement, a spokesman tells us the company worked with law enforcement over the past year. a home depot spokesman says the company requires a valid driver's license, insurance information and a credit card deposit to rent a truck. in clarksburg, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: this breaking news just in the abc7 newsroom seconds ago. federal prosecutors in new york have filed terrorism charges against sayfullo saipov. we will have more on the story coming up later here on "abc7 news at 5:00". let's move on now to president trump who says he plans to start ending that visa lottery program that lisa mentioned tomorrow. but not before it became a lightning rod for controversy today. the president taking to twitter this morning to attack new york senator chuck schumer for his support of the program. senator schumer responded saying, "i guess it's not too soon to politicize tragedy." things progressed from there. >> the president ought to stop

the american people long for leadership. not divisiveness. not finger-pointing. not name-calling. this is a tragedy. it's less than a day after it occur and he can't refrain from his nasty divisive habits. larry: senator schumer did help shape the visa lottery program but he also helped design later legislation that would have done away with it. the president says he would prefer merit based system. get updates on the manhattan terror attack as soon as they come in the abc7 newsroom. downloading the news app to your smart phone or about table. alison: new information tonight. protesters descended on senator john cornyn's office in san antonio on tuesday calling for rosa maria hernandez to be returned to

the american civil liberties union is suing the trump administration for her release. she has career -- cerebral palsy and has been recovering since she was detained last week. larry: new information regarding carlos bell, the former school aide and coach with hiv indicted on ten federal count of producing child pornography. bell faces 206 state counts of sexually assaulting underage students and recording the abuse. prosecutors say the crimes happened 2014 and 2016. alison: the families are waiting to be let into their storage units to find out if anything was taken. this is after thieves broke in to 250 lockers at a frederick facility. tom roussey is there tonight. tom, there are still some families that don't know this has happened yet. tom: we were with some that were just finding out in the last few hours. this happened at a public st

i'm told one of the things that the thief or the thieves did is they cut and broke through a fence on the side of the property in an area that can be seen from 270. once they were inside, they had the run of the place for a long time this weekend. >> i am very upset right now. tom: throughout the day, unhappy folks have come by public storage. >> i'm sorry. yours is one of those that was broken into. when was someone going to call and tell us? >> she says no one called since saturday. she was here yesterday and even then wasn't told her unit had been broken into. it cob taked possessions from her late -- it contained possessions from her late father. >> this is all i had left from my dad. i'm worried. there was stuff of value in there. it kind of upsets me. tom: she and most others were not allowed to the units. >> if our stuff is missing, let us know what is going on. >> to get in to 250

period of time they were there. >> frederick lieutenant clark says it happened between 6:00 p.m. on friday and 10:00 a.m. on saturday. it appears whoever did it targeted small items of value. customers wonder how the public storage security wasn't tight enough to prevent this. >> you know why? they are never on duty. when i come by here, they are never on duty. tom: there is still crime scene tape up at the main entrance to the storage unit there. as far as cameras, was anything captured? they are not comments if there were cameras but a customer was told there were not cameras that captured anything when it was going on. for public storage, they told me to call the corporate office in california. five hours later, no return call. reporting live in frederick, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: let us know what you find out. thank you. we have an update about a local vineyard trying to help california wineries destroyed by last

the folks at fabioli cellars told us they would raise money through the end of october. we checked in with them today and they say it all added up to about $5,000. larry: okay. the first day of november and it feels like fall. chief meteorologist bill kelly is on your side. he is in the stormwatch7 weather center with a check on the wednesday forecast. hey, bill. bill: looking like fall as well. good evening to you. we have clouds around the area and a few showers. nothing major. we don't have thunder or lightning. but there are showers rolling through the district pushing off to the northeast. light rain. bethesda, right back throughout part of fairfax county and areas that are all the way back west to chantilly. you have the rain bands moving across 66. wet drive if you are out and about but it will come to an end tonight. fairly mild. we will talk about the details and a warmup in a minute. alison: all right. we look forward to that. coming up at 5:00, just one day after halloween, the christmas creep is already on.

the works three weeks before thanksgiving. >> i'm sorry. i have to leave. >> i'm walk with you then. larry: late ir, "7 on your side" investigates after a navy veteran denied ptsd payment and told he actually owed the v.a. money. q: i'm q mccray for "7 on your side." i spent time at the d.c. courthouse today and i found out exactly why speedy tax was shut down yesterday and what happened to all the files. that is coming up. alison: then tomorrow on abc7 news -- join us as we sit down with the two main candidates in the virginia governor's race. where they stand on the issues with less than one week to go before the election. that is tomorrow afternoon on abc7 news. - [narrator] the typical vacuum head, it can struggle with large debris and stuck on dust. at shark we asked, what if the vacuum head could do more? so we removed the front wall and added a rotating soft brush. so, while deep cleaning carpets,

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find out why u.s. marshals just dumped all the tax records, the ones here in the boxes, out on the sidewalk. leaving personal information for hundreds of people at risk. q mccray live in northeast now after asking the agency about it today. what did you learn? q: hundreds of personal files left on the sidewalk. this scene had some fuming last night. >> it's crazy, unheard of to see anything like this happen. >> he's the executive director of h street main street. an advisory unit. >> people were taking boxes of the files and file cabinets of the files. i thought about it for a while. these things have to be protected. >> we found footage of random people rummaging through the files that contained names, addresses, social security numbers and more. >> some of the stuff we saw,

guess refunds they had there. people had taken this stuff. >> "7 on your side" did some digging. according to court documents speedy tax owed more than $20,000 in back rent between april 1 and august 31. that is why d.c. superior court ordered u.s. marshals to evict the business. we also found out that marshals' policy prohibit leaving dangerous items on the sidewalk, drugs and weapons. they wouldn't comment on how or why the personal files were left on h street. >> there has to be policies and procedures put in place from the federal government side to protect the information like this. q: we also found out this wasn't the first time that speedy tax has had issues with paying the rent. they have cases online going back to the early 2000's. we also found small claims court cases where they had to pay out $20,000 in damages. as for the files that were left outside here

an department of treasury possession. that is the latest live tonight in northeast washington. i'm q mccray, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: this is a nice day. bill: if you like fall, this is one of those days. we have the little rails that the chairs are on. every time i come up it's weird to get used to. alison: you know what that is? bill: i do not. alison: that means you are going off the rails. bill: that is not to hard -- larry: here all week. bill: exactly right. let me show you what is going on. isn't this a gorgeous shot? man i like that. just that little bit of a break in the cloud cover there. 63 in d.c. we have had rain showers move through. moving across. we will get to that in a moment. that will cool the air down slightly. frederick is coole

woodbridge at 60. that is the general trend. upper 50's to 60. falls church at 59. ashburn is 55. you widen this out and you go to the west. it's cooler. cumberland at 50. dover is 63. the overall picture is cloudier than it was the same time yesterday. we are on the tail end of the weak front for us. most of the energy is to the north. you see light green shades through the area. light rain, enough to use the windshield wiper a time or two in montgomery county. eventually to howard county and the areas farther off to the northeast. there will be traveling up to baltimore, you will be dealing with that as this is moving that direction. most of that is north. p.a. and back north, to ohio. north of that it is cooler but i do not expect it to enter our area. in fact, the reason we are seeing the tail end of this is a warm front will push through re

as the name implies we are going to see temperatures go back up. future cast. get to it. tonight the chance of showers will come to an end. a lot of that is triggered by the heating of the day. in the morning time tomorrow throughout the day for that matter mix of sun and clouds. i see it as a dry day. i see it as a warmer day. breezy as well. lunchtime, notice the winds. that is what the arrows are out of the south. the southerly component will drive temperatures up. you should notice difference in temperatures tomorrow, especially in the afternoon as well as the breezes. i will take you beyond and go to friday. this is thursday night. friday morning while warm and fair amount of sunshine for the first half of the day, if you have everything plans on friday not a big weather system but we could see pop-up showers on friday everything. for this everything, 59. 58. 58. for 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, time frame, light showers around the region. tomorrow, 73 on there. normal high in the mid-60's.

it's not record levels but up there. looking out at the extended forecast here. the weekend, chance of the showers as mentioned friday. then again on saturday. we bounce back to sunday. temperature at 70 degrees until we get to next week with the greater surer chance here for the early part of the week. i like this time of year. this is just, it's great. almost ideal. temperatures in the 60's and the 70's. larry: bonus. okay. well, new additions on the way to a popular thanksgiving tradition. alison: we will show them to you coming up and explain what made this flight so special for the fans. that's coming up. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in edgewater, home to the new teacher of the year. hear from him and the narrator: ed gillespie's false attacks. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam nt to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass

and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable.

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uzbekistan, the country that the man in the attack is from. they are not calling him a suspect. only saying law enforcement officials seek public's help with information about the man in relation to the attack yesterday in tribeca. they will interview plenty of witnesses and people in connection to the suspect and the days and the weeks to come. that is the first person we understand that has been connected to him they are seeking information on. back to you. alison: we'll keep following that. thank you very much. meanwhile, back at home. after devoting 18 years of his life to education, anne arundel teacher finds himself in a select class. as kellye lynn shows us in the "spotlight on education," the beloved instructor is maryland's newest teacher of the year. >> tell us about your project. >> the south river high stem teacher carroll says the students fuel the passion for

a lot of times they wonder how do you have so much energy at 7:30 in the morning? the answer is i enjoy coming to work. >> he has been coming to the school for ten years and the students consider him a standout. >> he is the best. he is my favorite teacher. there is no one else deserving of this honor. >> the honor of being selected as maryland's teacher of the year by the maryland state department of education. take a look at carroll's staff yearbook photo when he started teaching at south river high school in 2006. he says there is no place he'd rather teach. >> he explains everything very well. so that you really get a deeper understanding. >> when carroll isn't in the classroom he is outside. coaching students in track and field as well as cross country. >> as a coach, he really pushes me. he knows what i need to do to get better. so he pushes me to my limit. >> encouraging students,

feel valued. >> what they want is someone who cares about them as people and students. if you are able to form the relationship with a student it makes learning and teaching much easier. kellye: words of advice for maryland's teacher of the year. in edgewater, kellye lynn, abc7 news. >> how early is too earl a for holiday decor? i'm amy aubert. i caught up with a shop decking the halls. i have the story coming up. >> "7 on your side" has news that could change your life. >> later, what the government watchdog investigators did for this veteran that has him on the verge of tears. alison: but first, hailed a hero. the phrase a new york city police officer is -- the praise a new york city police officer is ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor,

or: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? the internet. right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone.

five years on the job. 28 years old. he's a hero. >> he already received two awards in his career. one for excellent police duty and another for other police action. yesterday he earned something that could never be properly displayed by a ribbon or a medal. he earns the never-end thanks of a grateful nation. larry: praise from the governor and the white house press secretary for officer ryan nash.

nash to speak any moment now. we will go to new york when he does. he is the man who shot the man who drove onto a new york city bike path killing eight people yesterday. tonight, sayfullo saipov is talking to investigators. live in new york. we are talking about this i want to talk about the 24 hours ago they were calling saipov a lone wolf. right now we hear there is another person of interest. tell us about that. we just got word from the f.b.i. they are seeking information about a second suspect related to the manhattan attack. as far as we know right now, he was born inize beck stan in 198 -- born in uzbekistan in 1984. with his picture is all we have at this point. another breaking development in the past few minutes as well. the main suspect, initial one declared as the lone wolf in the initial stages has been charged with federal terrorism charges which include providing

isis. we are hearing now from officer ryan nash right now. >> hello. thank you for coming. my name is officer ryan nash. i appreciate the public recognition of the action of myself and the fellow officers yesterday. i feel we were just doing our job, like thousands of officers do every day, i understand the importance of yesterday's events and the role replayed. i'm grateful for the recognition we received. i want to thank all those who assisted me. but i cannot make statements about the incident at this time due to the ongoing investigation of the case. thank you. >> thank you, guys. larry: that is officer ryan nash again talking about he was the officer again who shot the manhattan attack suspect saipov. we will hear more about that again as the investigation is

wrap this up. the second person of interest now that police are now looking for. more coming up at abc7 news. alison: well, security is sure to be tight for sunday's new york city marathon. and then later this month the streets of new york will be packed with people for the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. by the way, a side note here. we did learn of new additions to the parade itself we want to tell you about. four new balloons added. olof from "frozen." dr. seuss' the grinch. chase from pop patrol and jet from super wing. larry: well, today, wal-mart announced it will be hosting parties for customers in stores all across the country to try to make the holiday season festive. amazon activating the black friday website for sales. but one day after halloween it's amazing. is the christmas creep coming too early? let us know what you think at wjla.com/votenow

takes a closer look. amy: it might not be the sound of jingle bells but in downtown frederick it's close. >> every time i open up the box it's christmas for me. oh, i forgot we bought that. >> workers are decking the halls inside the shop today gearing up for a holiday event this weekend. >> i'm not celebrating the holidays. i'm trying to help people celebrate the holidays. we have to be good so they can be on time. >> they are not alone gearing up for holiday season one day after halloween. outside christmas lights hang in some of trees. >> i enjoy getting into the spirit and seeing decorations. seeing people out. >> i am a festive person. so i get really excited. i don't want to say i completely ignore thanksgiving but i'm ready to give gifts. >> not everyone is on board with the early red and green. >> in my day, the christmas decorations after

box stores for weeks. >> i can't stand seeing them out this early. it takes thanksgiving out of the mix. >> starbucks debuting the seasonal cups and the holiday classics. like the ginger break -- gingerbread latte. >> it will get everyone in the spirit. >> abc7 news. >> are you a fan? larry: no. i'm old school. we like to enjoy thanksgiving. family. then get into christmas. i understand. the society wants things now. we want christmas in november we would have it in november. we don't want to wait. alison: instant gratification. sports fans, baseball fans like you, larry. you know this. baseball season ends november 1 this year. tonight is game seven of the world series. the los angeles dodgers host the houston astros after forcing that deciding game last night. >> to give back like this,

he could do anything he wants and he is doing this. larry: that is one of the 98 astro fans that won a trip to last night's game six to l.a. sponsored by mattress mack. he chartered a 747 for the flight to give everyone free tickets to the game and he didn't go along himself. most of the winners were first responders and survivors and veterans of hurricane harvey. alison: isn't he the same one housing people? larry: in the furniture stores down there. exactly. giving again and again and again. alison: all right. well, still to come here at 5:00 -- >> i can't change everyone, i can't impact everyone but those i do have an impact on, it's a great feeling. >> what this mentor is doing to inspire students and break down stereotypes. >> so many things are different. the former governor says it was a huge mistake to locate the metrorail station in college park a mile away from the u.m.d. campus

coming up, reaction from staff and students. >> call my name. >> at 6:00, the story of the day. a former principal catches a teenager breaking into his car and takes justice in his own hands. this i

bill: welcome back, everyone. quick look at the temperatures. grab the light jacket before heading out. temperatures in the 50's and low 60's in spots. a couple of light rain showers moving through the metro. not a big deal. you may need windshield wiper a time or two. we take 51 at 6:00. at 8:00 we are at 58 with the scattered light showers. we ar

michelle: in tonight's inspire report meet a young man on his way to become a teacher hoping to be the difference in his community. >> they come to a classroom, they know it's a loving classroom. it's full of joy

comes from knowing he is fulfilling the purpose in the classroom teaching young boys in an after-school program in northeast d.c. he grew up in the area in a single parent home. some of the boys have a similar story. he believes the formative years count the most. he says the bond and the self-esteem developed now will be key to their success as students and men. >> there was no one there for me until i got here. we all need this space where we can be free. be open. not criticized about what we do or what we say. >> the they serve african-american boys in the underserved community. providing academic, creative and emotional support. it allows them to see someone who looks like them in a positive leadership role. >> it's not just saying that a child is bad. a child is not just bad. he probably just

>> he sees himself in the smiles and the struggles. he started going to the same program when he was 6 years old. he said the teachers and the volunteers that supported him are like a second family. >> i can't change anyone. i can't have an impact on everyone but those that i do have an impact on is a great feeling. >> if you would like to support the mission, we have a link on wjla.com. go to the featured section for inspire and find the story there. he is a sophomore majoring in early childhood education at the trinity washington university. in a couple of years he hopes to be teaching full-time. he will be a great teacher. the kids really take to him. larry: no question. it's amazing, too, how the teachers that caught him how he is giving back. >> full circle. got to love that. what a great program. a gentle spirit. larry: great story. well, still ahead at 5:00 --

this much in the three years that we have known him. >> what brought the smiles to this father as he fights a.l.s. >> veterans nationwide getting tens of thousands of dollars from the v.a. "7 on your side" takes action and helps one narrator: ed gillespie's false attacks. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam nt to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable.

alison: "7 on your side" hears from former service members saying they are doing battle with the veterans administration. one navy vet tells us how the v.a. denied his ptsd payments and claims he owed them more than $20,000. that is until "7 on your side" government watchdog nathan baca got involved. nathan is live in northwest to explain this story. nathan? nathan: well, alison, the deeper we dug at the v.a. the more we discovered this is a growing problem. veterans are getting bills, scary bills of tens of thousands of dollars. mostly due to change in the accounting system. but as we discovered in in this case, the numbers were just plain wrong. the petty officer served in the navy, naval r

1985. but it was ethnic cleansing and sniper fire he saw while deployed in 1999 in bosnia that haunted him for years. >> i -- -- [inaudible] >> it took a while to admit he had post traumatic stress disorder. >> i had ptsd. it took me almost ten years to submit myself to the v.a. and say can you help me? >> the memories echoed by his wife. >> if this hadn't changed we might not be together. i don't want the kids to be subjected to this. >> the private doctor wrote to the v.a. backing him up. he has ptsd. but the v.a. disagreed and denied the claim. to add insult to injury they sent him a bill for more than $22,000. why? the v.a. didn't ex

hit the phones to get answers for him. >> mr. sevino, good to see you. "7 on your side" has some news that could change your life. nathan: we handed him the response the v.a. sent us. >> the v.a. investigated this and identified an error. as a result, the service connection to ptsd is granted with the effective date of september 22, 2016. >> oh, my goodness. >> the v.a. admitted to making an error in the case and will pay him some but not all of the back disability he claimed. we asked for an audit. one came back saying that the v.a. now owed him $13,000 in pension and disability payments. he wasn't alone. veterans groups alerted lawmakers and the other former service members getting large bills only to have them knocked down after disputing the charges. "7 on your side" went to congress to get answers for him and veterans

>> we found the v.a. director of debt management, the group sending sevino the bills and the house veteran committee hearings and we showed her the letters that the office sent to him and asked why the accounting kept changing. >> okay. i'm sorry. i have to leave. >> "7 on your side" determined to get answers walked with the director down the congressional hallway. >> what do you say to veterans who feel confused and lost about what is going on? >> i'd need to know what they are confused and lost about. >> confused and lost about how much they owe because the numbers are going all over the place. >> we need to use contact information on the letters they received and contact the veterans affairs. nathan: the answers weren't good enough for the committee chairman. >> this is why we have this hearing. the reason we are having this hearing is we are looking at this. we have the best technology. why in the world isn't it implemented and why aren't we using common sense with a lot

>> both veterans of the foreign wars and the disabled veterans say this is a growing problem and they are calling to investigate the debts better and say veterans need to be treated with more respect. reporting from v.a. headquarters, nathan baca, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. nurses say a 4-year-old's halloween celebration brought his dying father the biggest smile he had seen in years. he can't talk and he has a.l.d.s. but the nurses rolled him to watch the son trick-or-treat outside. >> you never know what will happen day-to-day but i'm happy to see him enjoying the moment with us. >> his wife says their son only known the father in the hospital bed. this may be the last halloween they might be together but it was better than she could have imagined. bill: it makes you appreciate some of the things you have. larry: absolutely. no question. alison:

we are going to talk about the weather. you have lunchbox weather but we want to let everybody know we are waiting for a news conference out of new york that could happen any minute now with the latest on the investigation in the truck attack yesterday. bill: if it does, we will jump over to that. but i want to show you, check it out. the popular segment here. this is barrett elementary school in arlington. meteorologist alex liggitt went out. that is ryan. there are the students there. he was showing them. while he was there, alex was busy teaching the kids about the weather. the water cycle. pressure. there is alex. all kind of fun stuff. the kids made their own green screen after lunch. that is not a joke. they really did. they were so inspired. the weather question tonight. >> my name is annabelle. i'm in fourth grade at barrett elementary school. my question is how can yu

effectively educate the public about weather? bill: that is an excellent question. how can we effectively educate the public about weather? specifically we are talking about severe weather, things that do affect your lives and property. that type of thing. we are on the air on abc7. we also have the sister channel, newschannel8 that is on 24 hours. wjla.com. in this day and age compared to as recently as ten years ago we have the social media platform. so facebook, twitter, and now, as you know. you can go live. a lot of times in the severe storms, i will do that and hop on the air to say here is what we are covering. here is my facebook page. bill kelly weather. we are doing facebook live. so we can cover it that way and not only can we give you information but directly communicate. someone will say i live in howard county, is it headed our way? so it's much easier. there are a lot more platforms and it's easier to get the information out to you. which is the most important thing at the end of the day. thank you for the question. alison: no s

larry: no, not at all. alison: information is everywhere. larry: we have it all covered. erin has sports. erin: we begin with the redskins. shocking, i know. they are back at work focused on the seahawks this week after dropping two straight division games. washington 3-4. and will likely be without several starters sunday in seattle. expect the seahawks who are tied at the top of their division to take advantage of the skins injury issues. robert burton was at redskins park and has more from ashburn. >> not much changed for the redskins. the injury woes continue. on this field, morgan is the only starter for offensive line that is dressed and working out. the other four are not dressed on this field. in separate workouts. that business claiming two more key players. jordan reed and >> crowd: didn't participate either.

starter for the offensive line. >> we hit every play. >> if you are a backup, you are starter in the nfl. robert: it's not just injuries they have to worry about. it's seattle. one of the loudest places in the league. the young players will have to grow up fast. >> you have to get them used to it when they walk in the building. >> just going to calm down. >> i haven't played there. larry: break into this right now. right to new york live. the f.b.i. in new york. the police department with the press conference to give us an update on the investigation into yesterday's terror attack. >> yesterday afternoon, a man consumed by hate and a twisted ideology attacked our country and our city using a rend

of terror. the man sped down westside highway and intentionally plowed his truck into a pedestrian walkway. and bicycle path hitting and running over people simply trying to enjoy a sunny afternoon in new york city. he killed eight innocent human beings. injured at least a dozen other people. that man has alleged in a complaint filed today was sayfullo saipov. today, thanks to incredible work of the f.b.i., the nypd, the joint terrorism task force and law enforcement in the city and around the country just about 24 hours after saipov's attack, we now have him charged with federal crimes of

the complaint charged saipov with two count. first material support of a terrorist organization, isis. second, federal charge with destruction of a motor vehicle and the disregard of the safety of human life resulting in multiple deaths. as the complaint alleges after speeding through the walkway and bicycle path running over and killing people, saipov crashed his truck into a school bus carrying children. then he got out, he yelled "allahu akbar." meaning "god is great." brandishing two weapons. which turned out to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun. he was ultimately stopped by a brave police officer ryan nash who confronted him

him in the abdomen. in the short time since the attack alleged in the complaint we developed evidence establishing saipov committed this attack in support of isis. that evidence laid out in complaint and includes the following. a note recovered just outside the truck that read in part, "no god but god. muhammad is his prophet." islamic "it will endure" a phrase commonly used to refer to isis. also a search of the cell phones found in a bag that he was carrying. the search conducted pursuant to court authorized wiretaps revealed thousands of isis-related images. about 90 videos depicting among other things isis fighters killing prisoners by

beheading them and shooting them in the face. in mirandizeed interview statements with law enforcement last night and today, safetrack allegedly admitted that he was inspired to commit the attack by the isis videos he watched and had been planning the attack for two months. he also admitted he rented a truck on october 22. to practice the turn he is would make on the halloween day attack. as i mentioned, it's incredible investigative work that allowed us to bring the charges so soon after the attack. i want to thank all law enforcement citizens who responded to this attack in the way new yorkers do. in particular i want to thank officer nash for the

bravery and i want to thank the f.b.i. represented here today by bill sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the new york field office. their work in this case as in all terrorism matters we work with them on has been extraordinary. i also want to thank the nypd represented here today by deputy commissioner benjamin tucker and deputy commissioner john miller. their leadership over the greatest police force in the world helped keep our city safe. in the wake of the attacks, the nypd kept citizens reassured and continuing to live our lives. finally i want to thank the terrorism prosecutors and the investigators in my office who jumped on this immediately. and haven't gotten any sleep since. michelle: you are listening live to an update from the f.b.i. on the terror

you can continue to listen to the news conference on newschannel8. meanwhile, we begin the 6:00 news with breaking news. second man wanted by the f.b.i. after a deadly terror attack, the one we referenced in new york city. that as new information comes out about the man police say was behind the wheel. larry: "7 on your side" learns it was a government agency that let hundreds of tax files on the public sidewalk for all to see and grab. the reason this was done and what is done about it. michelle: the man who handed out a whooping to a suspected thief. he says it's not the first time doing something like this. announcer: frommal abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. >> we have multiple casualties. this is a mass casualty situation here. jonathan: 24 hours after a deadly terror attack in new york, a new warning. police are hunting for this man who they believe has information about what happened yesterday. that

truck turn weapon from lower manhattan. michelle: in the past half hour, the prosecutors formally charged the suspected driver sayfullo saipov with terrorism. that as we heard from the new york police officer who shot saipov ending the threat. >> although i feel we were just doing our job, like thousands of the officers do every day, i understand the importance of yesterday's event and the role we played. i am grateful for the recognition we have received. michelle: again, we want to show you this picture. this is the second man the f.b.i. is hunting for after the attack that left eight people dead. meantime, we are learning more about the man charged in the attack. sam sweeney is at the abc7 "live desk" with that part of the story. sam: brand new information coming in. the suspect wavered miranda rights and said isis videos inspired him. they called this a heinous and a cool cawlated attack well planned two months ago with