>> i will never forget those shots. >> it's a very, very difficult time. we need people to pray for us. president trump: this is a mental health problem at the highest level. jonathan: right now at 4:00, the search for a motive in the deadliest shooting in texas history. 26 people killed in a church just yesterday. nancy: the youngest victim not even 2 years old. >> the gunman sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law who attended that church. she was not there on sunday. we have team coverage from sutherland springs, texas, to the local churches here. nancy: this is yet another mass shooting. jonathan: tonight we begin with maggie rulli in the small town now torn by the tragedy. >> we have had a long night with our children and grandbabies we have left. maggie: one day after losing his 14-year-old daughter in the worst mass shooting in texas history, pastor pomeroy

to seek comfort in each other. >> we laughed together, we cried together and we worshiped together. now most of our church family is gone. and the few of us that are left behind lost tragically yesterday. maggie: frank pomeroy is the pastor. his daughter annabelle pomeroy was inside the church when 26-year-old gunman devin kelley opened fire. the shooter was able to fire off multiple rounds on his automatic weapon, killing at least 26. many children. some of young as 18 months. >> there were three firearms that have been recovered. maggie: authorities now believe the attack was fueled by a domestic dispute. >> the suspect's mother-in-law attended this church. we know that he had made threatening texts. maggie: kelley previously served a year in prison following court-martial on the assault on his spouse and their 11-month-old child. he

discharge in 2014. the nature of the charge should have prevented him from obtaining weapon. authorities confirm kelley did not have a license to carry. for six weeks he was working as a manager at an r.v. park nearby. he left saturday from a headache and didn't show up on sunday. he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. witnesses here for the shooting describe the scene as horrific and say half the people inside the church for shot or killed. maggie rulli, abc news, sutherland springs, texas. jonathan: thank you. devin kelley has been identified as a former member of the air force who was forced out with a bad conduct discharge. that is different from dishonorable discharge. he spent a year behind bars for the conflict which was a domestic situation. police say he beat his wife and also his child. helping us get to the bottom of this is former f.b.i. agent brad garrett. i

should have happened. how was he able to buy a gun? if you get a discharge like that, you are considered a felon. brad: that is correct. but the issue is that information has to get in to the ncic database. so when the texas state police check your background, if it's not in there they are not going to know about it. keep in mind this is a military conviction so it would be up to the responsibility of the military to put it in there. that is the problem. jonathan: the other issue when you look at this is there were warning signs. this was not an individual that was below radar. there were all kind of warning signs. why wasn't somebody notified earlier about the possibility of this guy going off the edge? brad: this happens almost with exception of stephen paddock at las vegas, all of this trail of behavior from acquiring firearms to increase use of violence, to more verbal aggression

call "grievance collectors." they collect grievance and use it to build up and justify the shooting. it would appear, at least what we know so far, it has something to do with his mother-in-law. we will have to look to see what the triggering event was. you are exactly right. people don't feel comfortable for whatever reason coming forward to tell law enforcement you need to take a look at this. jonathan: let me ask you this, too. you were a profiler with the f.b.i. what is it about the mass shootings? why if they are this distraught don't they shoot themselves in a field? why do they shoot other people? brad: it's a power play. they want to feel powerful because they feel powerless. they want to be famous. you won't be famous shooting yourself in a field. if you walk in a church and kill two dozen people, you will be famous. jonathan: infamous, anyway. brad, we apprect

thanks. alison: meanwhile on the hill today, a rally calling for gun control. the group gay against guns descended on the senate demanding congress pass a background check expansion bill. the abc7 cameras were there when some of the protesters were arrested. nancy: we have heard stories from sutherland that crime simply does not happen there. this is a town where doors are unlocked at night and everyone seems to know each other. this everything, small towns across the country are coming to the reality they are not immune to these kind of violent outbursts. tom roussey continuing abc7's team coverage. now he joins us from main street in middletown, maryland. tom? tom: in middletown, you don't have to look far from one church steeple to find another. churches play a big role throughout our country. but especially in small towns like this. >> well, they are a big part of the community. we sponsor a lot of the events that go on around here. tom: zion lutheran building on main street dates back

the civil war, long before the days anyone worried about a mass shooter walking into a church. >> the first shot that came to me is how tragic. tom: then the pastor hoffman realized sunday's tragedy could have happened at any small church, anywhere. >> as i heard about it being in a church, having just gathered here in this space that morning as well, it made me realize that as we gather here, we are vulnerable. tom: her thoughts turned to what her church could do including possibly expanding a role of a group that handles medical emergencies but she never wants to lose sight of the words on the sign. >> i think it would be tragic if we and other churches did respond in fear. tom: in fact, yesterday showed how vital it is to be a light in a dark world. >> this reaffirms the mission to be out and to be sharing love, showing that love is an

tom: in middletown, frederick county, maryland, tom roussey, abc7 news. jonathan: do stay with abc7's continuing coverage. coming up at 4:30 we'll have an update live at sutherland, texas, and closer look at the church security measures we have encountered here. updates every half hour from texas through "world news tonight." if you have to step away from the tv, you can download the wjla app. the abc7 news app where you can get push alerts and you can stream all the live newscasts when you are away from the tv. i want to update you now on the big beltway crash that snarled traffic on friday. it was a chase and it ended with a deadly crash. we know juan carlos gomez was killed when an unmarked police cruiser hit him when he jumped out on the beltway. five other men were taken into custody after a cash depot was robbed at gunpoint. tonight police are looking into whether the men are connected to similar robberies they have seen across our area. right now two lanes are still closed in fairfax county

flames today. look at that. nobody was hurt. you can look out for delays on the inner loop right at the van dorn street exit as a result. nancy: paul manafort and rick gates remain on house arrest. they were back in court to go before a judge and have the bond reviewed but the judge said she did not have enough information to change their status as of now. however, she is prohibiting the former trump campaign chair and the business associate from going near airports as prosecutors argue the two are flight risks. former congressman anthony weiner behind bars. the 53-year-old reported to federal prison today to begin a 21-month sentence for sexting a 15-year-old girl. weiner arrived at federal medical center in massachusetts earlier today. alison: let's switch gears now to talk about the weather. a warm start to the workweek. it's just beautiful. but it is coming to an end with passing showers out there. abc7's chief meteorologist bill kelly tracking the rain

have to look out for wet pavement on the ride home? bill: shower activity. a much greater chance for that tomorrow. good evening. you mentioned it's mild. look at the numbers. if you go outside it's 76 in warrenton. how about that? 72 in dulles. martinsburg at 65. so generally 60's and 70's. that is not going to last. we have a huge cooldown coming up. but showers, heaviest in the western section of loudoun county. these are moving off to the east, pushing themselves along. not everyone gets the rain. we will keep it a mostly cloudy sky and mild for the everything planner. 7:00, we are 63. 57 at 9:00. 56 at 11:00. we will break down the election day forecast. there is a better time than others to go out to the polls. we will talk about it. plus, the potential for the first freeze and maybe even the likelihood. we'll see you in a few minutes. jonathan: thanks. prince george county school board members demanding answers from the colleagues about the grade changing report that came out on friday. the ones who call

investigation, well, abc7 maryland bureau chief now with the new developments for us. brad? brad: there is another day of turmoil at the school system headquarters. some people saying it's like a soap opera. last friday we broke the news that the report was complete it and it was found there were irregularities in the graduation rate in the prince george county schools. that report was demanded by a group of school board members who wrote a letter to the governor saying this needs to be investigated. the governor agreed. the investigation was done. right after it was made public, the board chairman, the chairman of the school board wrote a letter to those original school board members saying hey, turn over all of your information or we will take action against you. the only action it can take is kenture or serb -- sen sure -- sen sure or remove them from

but one of the members said he is not turning anything over. >> i grew up on the school board. i'm a graduate of the system and i love this system. if fixing the system and refusing to turn over the whistle blowers results in my removal, then that is what it is going to have to be. brad: still developing this afternoon, we talked to the board member defending his actions. we will tell you what he had to say when we come back at 5:00. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. coming up at 4:00, tom hanks pops the question. but he's already married. the proposal that has gone viral. nancy: we told you about this last week. alison: we have a first look at the new balloons for the thanksgiving day parade. we'll take you up close. >> a car is stolen today in d.c. and a toddler was inside it. how it ended coming up

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even when life isn't. i'm going to the movies with britney. [sfx: motorcycle roar.] hurry in. now's the time to save big at havertys. life looks good. jonathan: there was a car stolen in d.c. normally it doesn't make news. this does because there was a child inside. nancy: it happened this morning in the d.c. brooklyn neighborhood. the toddler is set to be okay this evening. alison: stephen tschida has

lifetime for this parent. stephen? stephen: yeah, frantic moments there for the parent of that little boy. this is where it all ended here on w street, near new york avenue in northeast. a little after 11:00. this is where the police found the stolen nissan maxima. inside that little boy. he was okay. it happened 10:30 this morning on monroe street northeast d.c. an adult left the car with the engine on. apparently to run a quick errand. >> someone stole a car with a baby in it. >> a suspect possible a teenager took off. frantic search commented. a short while later, about a mile away the police found the stolen nissan maxima. inside, little boy. he is okay. >> i hope the people who did this crime got caught. stephen: yeah, right now the search for that suspect described

male. that search continues. again the little boy reunited with his family, with his mother we believe at this time as well and doing okay. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. well, tom hanks has a new book and he spent part of the book promoting it in austin. hanks read an excerpt to the crowd of about a thousand. he joked that the next book would be about the time in office. >> books, books, books, books. alison: he even took questions from the audience and then he asked one himself. >> will you marry me? [applause] alison: that is cool. to get tom hanks to help you out. a surprise proposal on bended knee. he ushered the couple on stage. the would-be groom got on bended knee again and put the

i think it was a yes. jonathan: emphatic yes. nancy: i think she thought she was marrying tom hanks. if you get tommans involved -- if you can get tom hanks involved, you should get tom hanks involved. jonathan: good pictures. good memory. abc7 is on storm watch. snowing in washington. not a little snow. it is coming down. it's the real deal. parts of the interstate, 90 outside of seattle had to be shut down. it was so heavy yesterday they thought it was just not state on the interstate. nancy: remarkable. this is the midwest. at least three tornadoes touched down in indiana. severe storms yesterday with the high winds and torrential rain and lightning. at least four people were hurt and many homes, barns and other buildings were badly damaged as well. alison: parents, pay attention. we told you about the new balloons in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. now we have

them. grab the kids to take a look. who is that? olaf. that was the grinch. there is chase. jet from "super wings" and there is a new version of the grinch. they are all newcomers. to the big parade. nancy: i don't recognize that one. is that one we should know? alison: i'm not sure. bill: looks like combination of the yankees and the cowboys. alison: it's surprising to me that the grinch hasn't been part of it forever. nancy: i'm glad olaf will be there. nice moment there. thanksgiving is not that far away. bill: it's really not. let's not bury the lead. biggest thing outside is how much different it looks physically in the sky right now. jonathan: it's dark. bill: we are almost at sunset. let me show you. this is what i have to show you first. by wednesday, the sunset tonight is 5:02. on wednesday it's at 5:00. then we go sub

nancy: that hurts. jonathan: we got an hour back. bill: in the morning it's awesome. the sun rises in the 6:00 hour but here we go. all the way through. the earliest the sunsets is november 30 at 4:47. by the 21st, the shortest day when we look at daylight hours the sun will set 4:50. but it comes up at 7:23. then we go back to the sun setting in the 6:00 hour for february 28. not for a while there. the sun will set earlier than 5:00 through early january. i think it's january 4 when it goes back to the 5:00 hour. there you go. something interesting. the sun going down earlier and earlier with the time change. man, switching gears numbers wise. 68 currently with humidity in the air. dew point is 61. you will feel a little humidity going on out. it's changing big time. we will get to that in a moment. manassas, 74. dulles, 72. here is the satellite and the radar. we have clouds out there. a few light s

through and moderate rain into western section of loudoun county. that will cut across maybe affect your drive this everything with the hit-and-miss showers. here is future cast showing you that a few rain showers will move on by. this is not a big weather maker with the active rain and thunderstorms and that type of thing but it is a cold front. man, we will feel a huge difference as we into the week. the future cast, this is what it looks like tonight. we will dry it out. tomorrow morning, morning drive, heading to the polls early you should be fine. i don't expect rain until we get to the late morning and around 12:00 noon. first from the west and working east. if you want to get to the polls rain-free, the earlier you can go the better chance you have at that. once we get in the afternoon hours, boy we have rain and a fair amount of rain around the area. your drive tomorrow may be very slow, as if it's not on any given day but slower due to the showers and the rain moving on through the area. over half an inch is possible. that is coming in around 12:00 no

afternoon, consider it a rainy and a chilly day. we are in the 70's now. by this time tomorrow night we are probably in the 46 to the 50-degree range. a huge temperature change from today to tomorrow. there is your day. it's the cold front that sweeps through tonight. look at the numbers. down in the 50's with the high temperatures and the lingering rain on wednesday for the first part of the day. thursday we are dry, 56. friday and saturday we cool down dramatically with the potential if not likelihood for the first freeze coming in saturday morning. some of the models, by the way, guys, have forecast lows in the 20's. if you have a morning tee time on saturday, be ready for the frost. it is likely going to happen on saturday morning for the first freeze. nancy: my goodness. jonathan: super. thanks, bill. still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- he can throw a wrench in the virginia governor's race. you will meet the libertarian candidate hoping to steal the spotlight when the polls open tomorrow. nancy: plu

news last night. montgomery county police opening fire. what happened moments before

will have power over your health care. adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged more for health care; premiums would go up. and adams supports giving employers the power to block birth control access for female employees. john adams: wrong on health care, wrong on birth control, wrong for virginia. disclaimer: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. nancy: this was the scene last night in wheaton. montgomery county police opening fire. officers they say they didn't have any other choice. q mccray joins us where it all happened with the explanation for this. q? q: yeah, i contacted the montgomery county police department today and found out

todd archer. they say he has been a member of the force for about ten years now. as far as they know, he has had no issues whatsoever. they have no problems with him. but he is on paid administrative leave because of what happened in the parking lot. you might notice the shards of glass here. they say he fired one shot. a dented cadillac and toyota bumper to bumper. montgomery county police and crime tape. this was the scene last night at the stony mills square parking lot. detectives investigated a shooting involving one of their own. >> at 8:20 last night, our 911 center received a call from a driver of one vehicle claiming that another vehicle was ramming his vehicle. q: we know now it was the driver of the white s.u.v. that was ramming the car. montgomery county officer todd archer was the first cop to show up and confronted the driver. >> he immediately got on the radio and c

shot fired. q: the 52-year-old driver of the white s.u.v. was taken to the hospital. he is expected to recover. we asked, detectives didn't find a when on the driver's person. but in this case, his s.u.v. could be considered a weapon. there are two investigations going on right now. >> we have an internal administrative investigation by our internal affairs division to determine what the officer's actions were. q: the second investigation is to determine if the shooting was justified under maryland law. the howard county state attorney's office will make that decision. all right, i also found out that the driver of his car, uses his personal car as a taxi driver in the area. he is going to be okay. as for the driver of the s.u.v., he is popular in the area. he is a host, tv producer and cameraman for a l

hispanic community here in wheaton. specifically, the salvadoran community. we have his name but we are not releasing it until we get the okay from police. reporting live from wheaton, q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the latest from texas. we go live to sutherland springs, the scene of the church massacre. we will look at how houses of worship are working to maintain the safe places. nancy: tomorrow, commonwealth residents will pick a new governor. meet the man who could steal the election, or at least have a huge impact in it. the libertarian candidate that hopes to have a huge influence. alison: new tonight, after a rash of smash-and-grabs, we go back to check in on a neighborhood's problem. are the thieves still getting away with it? the answer at "abc7 news at 5:00".

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. nancy: gunshots ringing out inside and outside a texas church this weekend. 26 killed. 20 more injured in sutherland. the youngest victim had not even turned 2 years old. police believe the gunman took his own life after driving off when a neighbor started chasing after him.

courtney shaneman from the sister station joins us from sutherland springs. set the scene tonight. courtney: it's very somber mood here in the town of sutherland springs. the town with a loplation of 300 to -- population of 300 to 400 people. it sounds cliché but everyone in this town knows someone injured or killed in the horrific shooting. nancy: courtney, can you talk about what we learned about the motive if for gunman who did this? we understand it was fueled by family dynamics rather than some ideology. courtney: that is right. the officials came out and said that devin kelley's in-flaws were members of the firt baptist church in sutherland springs and tptist cn sutherland springs and they revealed he sent threatening text messages before going on the shooting rampage. so it's not motivated by religion or race but

domestic disturbance with the in-laws. nancy: there seems to be a plethora of warning signs he was going to do something violent like this. courtney: yes, we do know that officials are monitoring his social media and talking to any people who knew how he was acting prior to this. we know he was dishonorably discharged from the military for assaulting his wife and his child prior to this. so there were definitely warning signs. that is all investigated by the f.b.i. and other law enforcement officials now. nancy: still many unanswered questions. courtney joining us from sutherland springs. thank you. michelle: meanwhile, those in charleston, familiar with this type of violence, sending their prayers and messages. two years ago they were targeted by a w

supremacist. >> the con gre gation members -- congregation members are reliving the tragedy all over again. >> this is a chance for tokes to love on each other and come -- for folks to love on each other and come together. michelle: the pastor say they are praying for the country to take action on gun violence. jonathan: the church should be a safe place. that is what a lot of people were thinking over the weekend after the shooting. the feeling seems to be shattered. some synagogue, and mosques have security officers. others are considers that move. sam ford considers the team coverage continuing our houses of worship. who would have thought we'd get to this place? sam: i am outside new york avenue presbyterian church in downtown washington. one of many churches in the area are wondering what to do next. the megachurch like t

baptist of glenarden, maryland, often have county police officers on contract or volunteers that direct traffic and often sit in on church services. most of the churches in this area are smaller congregations, closer to the size of the baptist church in texas. even for larger churches, questions of security are sometimes in conflict with questions of faith. after what happened in texas, there are many more questions about just that. >> churches are fortunately, uncomfortably facing a new reality we face each day. whether it's a hate crime or some other tragic violence. churches are having to wrestle and figure out what works for them in the contacts of faith and welcomeness and openness. sam: so, that is a big question for a lot of people. you mentioned the situation at emmanuel church in south carolina and we'll have more mi

we will talk to the security officer of one of the churches here. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks for that. abc7 has continuing coverage with updates from sutherland springs every 30 minutes through "world news tonight." you can download the wjla/abc7 news app to get updates even when you are away from the tv. nancy: an important vote tomorrow in baltimore county. school board officials will decide whether to hold class on two jewish holy days. students may be required to attend school on the holidays next school year and the goal is to fit governor larry hogan's new school calendar requirements since the school year now starts after labor day. michelle: all right. in the weather center with chief meteorologist bill kelly. i guess we ought to enjoy monday because some really chilly air coming our way. bill: no question about it. you will really notice it. we were the third warmest october out there. now mother nature is going to go, oh, no, no, no. we

michelle: the big payback. bill: right! you can see tysons corner. we are talk about a few clouds and showers as well. this is in loudoun county. right now just arranged leesburg approaching the toll road. of course we have dulles there in the bottom corner. this is moving at roughly 25 miles per hour. it's not a severe storm but it has moderate rainfall coming down. to places like great falls you are sitting at 5:20. potomac falls closer to 5:00. if it holds together in the course it's going, it would be around 5:46 in bethesda. it is just going to move across moderate rainfall in the area. i have indicated that here on the hourly forecast. temperatures are mild. 66 here at 5:00. by 7:00 we are at 63. we are keeping it in the 50's. i will tell you the next couple of days the high is not going to approach the 11:00 temperature tonight. we will talk also about the voting forecast which includes some rain but there is some dry

when you can get out. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. jonathan: polls open in 13 hours in virginia. brand new quinnipiac poll shows democrat ralph northam with 9% lead. that is outside the margin of error. this very poll had him last week with a 17% lead so it's a closer rate and it is tightening up as we get closer to voting. and other polls have him leading with slimmer margins and that pines that libertarian cliff hyra could play a big role in determining the outcome of the race. he is a 34-year-old patent attorney living outside in richmond and says taxes are too high. he wants to exempt the first $60,000 of the household income from the state income tax and he thinks marijuana should be legalized in virginia. he says it is time to stop negative campaigning in this race. >> the purpose of the negative attack ads is to keep people at home and defer them from voting. i am telling people hey, anyone discouraged and thinking about staying at

vote no for negativity. jonathan: now you can see all of our democratic, republican and libertarian candidate interviews online at wjla.com. michelle: abc7 will have special election coverage as winners are announced tomorrow. we will have update from the gubernatorial campaign headquarters. for extended reports, though, throughout the evening, you can turn to our sister station newschannel8. voting begins at 6:00 tomorrow morning and ends at 7:00 in the everything. nancy: meantime, hyattsville now where construction crews are hard at work after an early morning water main break there. the issue so bad the road buckledded. the northbound lanes of baltimore avenue were shut down for hours pushing drivers to get into the center to get by and around the big mess out there. work on the brake -- work on the break continues. traffic is still slow. jonathan: to fredericksburg, three water main breaks. not one. three. the swings between warm and cold causing complete havoc. the worst is

the v.r.e. station. you can expect road work at dixon street by princess ann and caroline and bridge water streets. that is a mess. the feeding frenzy over koy fish. twitter explodes over the photo on. why it went viral e ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

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nancy: you have probably seen this. president trump and koi fish. some say the president should not have dumped the whole box of fish food. overfeeding the fish. here is the thing. he was following abe's lead. smiling for the camera, photo opportunity that many leaders par pated in -- participated in, in the palace koi fish pond. one still fisher photo. jonathan: the fish were very happy. a tiger mauling, a zookeeper, all of it caught on camera. typhoon is a siberian sigeer in russia. pinned a woman in the enclosures. visitors saw this happening and they started throwing things in the den trying to distract the animal. it worked. she was able to get away. she will survive. michelle: that was close. now for really serious, serious news. i can't believe we buried the lead here.

rapper, producer and mogul is changing his name again. now he will be called "love" or "brother love." combs says he won't be answering to any of the other monikers. don't you try it. you know, puff daddy, p. diddy, any of those, it won't work. he said he is just not who he used to be, who he was before and he made the announcement about the name change on his 48th birthday. take that. take that. nancy: i notice he didn't monogram anything. it would get expensive. jonathan: who cares? michelle: on the instagram it still says diddy. jonathan: we haven't said his name in so long, it's like who? nancy: there is the list. michelle: "american idol" premiers march 11 at 8:00 p.m. right're on abc7. love the rest of that. ryan seacrest is the host with katy perry, lionel

jonathan: trapped in a burning car. the fire exfinger not enough to put the flames out. the daring rescue attempt caught on an officer's dash cam. >> plus, meter race in the district are changing. they say it will help the flow of traffic. i'm sam sweeney. i will explain and tell you how much it will

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or cracking down on gangs and drug traffickers, i have one guiding principle: do what's right for people. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. nancy: must-see moment on camera. fiery crash leaving a man trapped inside this burning car. they gather around and rushed over. and caught officer, firefighters, they all arrived. they tried tugging the door handles. nothing works. this man is still trapped inside. they used a crowbar to open a window. still could not get him out. repeat efforts to free him kept failing. >> he woke up as the fire was burning his feet. you could hear him saying, "i'm burning, i'm burning. get the fire out. i'm hurt, i'm hurt!" nancy: horrifying to hear. a long three minutes trying to get him out. the officers tried to pry open

he slammed into a poll and flipped the car -- slammed into a pole and flipped the car. he is expected to be okay. jonathan: off-duty police officer gunned down over the weekend in baltimore. the search is on for his killer. that is going on as we speak. tony mason junior sitting in a car with a woman in west baltimore. somebody opened fire on the car. 40-year-old had been with the department for 17 years. we are hearing from the fellow officers reacting to the horrible news. >> the very loved person among the peers, very hardworking. he was a person that could walk in to any room and make somebody smile if not laugh. >> it's tragic what happened to sergeant mason. he was respected and revered. jonathan: we have more on the website wjla.com. michelle: parking in the district can be a nightmare. the city is working to fix the problem. it could cost you even more

sam sweeney is live for us in chinatown to explain parking and how high the rates went today. sam: some meters went up as high as $5.50. some meters dropped to a dollar an hour. it's part of a pilot program to fluctuate pricing based on demand. right now across the street, multiple spots are open. but it's $2.75 to park over there. if you park on this side of the street; a few feet away it's only $2.30. this program started back in october. they want people to park for is shorter amount of time so they can keep the turnover of parking moving. they want to keep traffic moving and they don't want people circling around the block. now the goal is to have at least one spot open on more than 80% of the streets that are affected by this. right now the number is 75%. so they have some tweaking. let's listen to what

earlier today. >> approximately 30 to 40% of the congestion in downtown can be due to people circling around the block trying to find open parking space. >> ddot has an app called park d.c. if you want to see how much marking will cost before you come downtown, go to the app. it will also tell you how many spots are available in your desired location. reporting live in chinatown, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the live desk. coming up at 5:00, what metro is doing to the rail cars have has passengers raising their eyebrows. how this centenarian is making history. and "hamilton" lovers can enjoy part of the show in d.c. without a trip to broadway. find out why experts think more women are throwing their hat in local political ring. that's when alison and i join you at 5:00. michelle: thank you. "7 on your side" consumer

uber pledging $5 million to fund sex assault prevention groups as well as train its own employees. the ride hailing app company faced sexual harassment from its own employees and report of drivers assaulting passengers. nancy: 4:50 and it's already getting dark at time. bill: it's close. another ten minutes or so. jonathan: but the colors this weekend were -- saturday the sun was out was gorgeous. bill: i took a few photos. i was going to run it. that would have been a beautiful transition. i didn't have time to put them in. so coming up in the next half hour i'll throw them in. jonathan: i'll send you some. i took them as well. bill: that's great. we were talking a walk and it was stunning. i started to snap photos. gave leaves to my babies for the first time. they were holding the leaves. it was fun. we have clouds around

a lot of folks are out and about but we have changes coming in. 68 is the temperature now. winds out of the south. the dew point, moisture is up enough that you feel touch of humidity if you are going out. you don't need a jacket right now. have it nearby. it's changing. 74 at manassas. culpeper is 73. we are watching showers work in places like culpeper. scattered showers is the forecast this evening. some of the rain band are heavier. you can see this in leesburg moving through loudoun county to montgomery county. this is not very tall. only 15 to 20,000 feet. not a big storm. but it is certainly putting down rain over the toll road. to the north but it will slide west. scattered showers tonight will exit early. gone for the overnight hours. i don't expect them tomorrow morning. the polls opening up at 6:00. you want to get out when it's dry

all the way through 10:00 or 11:00, i would not expect rain. after that have an umbrella. look at this. it's 50 degrees for high wednesday. same tomorrow. it's cool. nancy: get the jackets out. thank you very much. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the #me too that went vi havertys furniture helps your home look perfect even when life isn't. are you sure you don't want me to call an exterminator? (muffled) aw, come on. it's just a raccoon that got in the attic. and there she is. oh, look. babies. [loud hissing.] darren! daddy! [crashing from above. loud and violent.] they're on the move! honey!?! what's going on? she's got me cornered. how big is she? make the call!

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. nancy: the viral #me too coming amid several high profile sexual misconduct accusations involving hollywood and media mogul. national correspondent michelle macaluso has the story about how two lawmakers are leading the charge to overhaul sexual harassment procedures on capitol hill. >> he took his hands, put them on my face. kissed me. stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> jongwoman jackie spear describe -- congresswoman jackie spierer describing her experience when she was a young aide. she

overhaul how congress deals with sexual misconduct. since they play by different rules. there is no h.r. department. meaning the office of compliance to handle sexual harassment allegations. >> it was designed only to protect the institution and the harasser. it creates all kind of obstacles and hurdles for the victim to jump through. >> right now the victims of alleged sexual harassment first have to undergo mandatory 30-day counseling. the entire process can take several months before they file complaint. >> why haven't they made reforms yesterday? >> it's male. >> the other major challenge for victims of sexual harassment is fear of the retallition.

>> if they report a member they will never work again. >> they have been working on the legislation since 2013 to makes the sexual harassment training mandatory for the house members and the employees. right now is optional. >> ethics training is mandatory. cyber security is mandatory. sexual harassment is optional? that is unacceptable. nancy: they are currently paid out from the u.s. treasury and no way to tell which members were allegedly involved in the lawsuit. the bill speaks to change that. the suspect did not have a license to carry. >> i could never imagine something like this happening here. >> this is a horrific sight. >> i saw the gunfire. >> he bought four weapons in total. i will never forget. >> the shots. >> very difficult time.

us. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. >> tonight we learn more about the man accused of killing 26 people at a texas church. larry: devin patrick kelley's in-flaws went to the church in sutherland springs. they weren't there. s but his wife's grandmother was there and she was killed. alison: the victims range in age from 17 months to 77 years. larry: vice president mike pence says he will visit the town on wednesday. courtney showan begins our team coverage from texas. courtney: we are told that devin kelley's in-laws are members of the church but they weren't here friday morning. he sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the shooting rampage. >> a domestic situation within the family. >> this is not racially motivated. it wasn't over religious beliefs. courtney: investigators say kelley suited up in

body armor and a mask before opening fire. >> we had a long night with the children and the grand babies we have left. >> the pass arrest houston -- pastor and his wife were out of town but their daughter belle was there. >> we lost more than belle but she was surrounded by people she loved. >> they call it a senseless tragedy and plead for people not to forget sutherland springs. >> i'm sick over it. i'm ill. i don't feel good yesterday and today. i didn't feel good mentally or physically. my heart goes out to all the people. >> douglas can see the back of his church from the trailer and he heard the shot on sunday morning. he says he would normally be there but didn't go sunday. >> maybe i would have been one of the dead ones. but maybe i could have made a difference. you never know. i feel