announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. michelle: breaking news from northern california where a shooting rampage has ended after winding through a small town and ending at a school. at this hour we know five people are dead including a gunman. jonathan: the carnage stretches across half a dozen crime zones. tom roussey putting the pieces together and joins us from the "live desk." >> the gunman killed four people and at least ten others were injured. children are among the injured but were not among those killed. the sheriff office in tehama county, california, says officers responded to shooting scenes all over the small town. seven different shooting scenes in all. this started with domestic violence. the shooter went on a rampage and randomly shooting

>> we heard multiple shots. high powered rifle. we heard a man and children screaming from the location three blocks away from the school. >> the tehama county sheriff office has not identified the shooter or what his motive might have been. they do say that the two officers shot and killed him. this happened in rural area 135 miles north of the capital of california, sacramento. tom roussey, abc7 news. >> thank you. stay on top of breaking news with the abc7 app. it's free. >> at the connecticut supreme court today the newtown families push to reinstate the lawsuit against the maker of the gun used in the sandy hook massacre. >> remington

known lamza but they had been courts him for years. >> they are not legally responsible for the crimes and the harm he caused. michelle: next month marks five years since 20 children and six teachers were killed at sandy hook elementary school. jonathan: happening now there is a manhunt for the men behind this mangled mess that took place in district. it all started when somebody reported to see two men asleep in a car with a gun visible. the police responded and the car took off. sideswiping a police car and slamming in a pole in a shopping center and flipped over. that is when they jumped out and ran. at this hour, they are still on the run. >> developing now, it appears that the republicans held a thin red line that keeps the majority intact in the virginia house of delegates but that is not without controversy. dozens of votes tossed out in

stafford. stephen tschida is there tonight. part of the debate involves of all things oddly enough the cartoon character shrek? >> yeah, that is right. shrek cards providing instructions. the provisional votes counted and the absentee vote thrown out and the republican in the house of delegate race in stafford declared the victor. >> the naacp tried for and failed to get an injunction to delay tally of the provisional ballots. shrek cards given to the provisional voters provided instructions on how to invalidate the ballot. >> is there any discussion? >> yes, there is. >> the electoral board decided not to count 55 absentee ballots since they arrived after the polls closed. possibly because they were picked up late. this vote after heated debate. >> i have to vote to exclude the

it breaks my heart. >> 55 absentee and 50 ballots are crucial in this race. the state house a couple of seats going democratic. >> 28 delegates, joshua cole. >> cole picked up provisional votes but not enough to overcome his republican rival. the board now calling on the state board of elections for guidance to avoid future controversy over the absentees. >> this is computer age of the ensuring that we know when the ballots were receiveed. >> joshua cole said if the provisional tally did not change the outcome of the race he would call for a recount. even the republican leadership in richmond saying

they expect several recounts. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: statewide picture now. as it stands now democrats are 49 of the 100 seats. with three tightly contested races. the republicans appear to held on to seats including stafford, fairfax and prince william county. the race was separated by ten votes. the democrats are likely to have recounts when they certified next monday. barbara comstock had fellow lawmaker accuse colleague of misconduct. the staffer went there and was greeted with a member in a towel with a male

her in. at that point he decided to expose himself. >> jackie spear testified she knows of the two male colleagues engaging in the sexual harassment. they were not identified. >> despite the multiple allegation of the sexual misconduct, roy moore says he is not going anywhere. he says he will see the race through to the end. a short time ago politico reported the r.n.c. is pulling out of a fundraising agreement it had with moore. jonathan: in the testimony before the house judiciary committee jeff sessions had no reason to doubt roy moore's accusers. >> so do you believe judge moore should be seated in the senate if he wins and would you introduce investigations by the d.o.j. regarding the

>> we will evaluate everycation whether or not it should be investigated. this case would normally be a state case. jonathan: sessions denied misleading congress about contacts between the trump campaign and russia in last year's election. >> the quick thinking that saved the lives of everyone inside. >> two men busted in the car jacking. but the word the victim used to describe the guys. compassionate. the reason? ahead at 6:00. bill: good evening. the temperatures tonight are quiet. you want a light jacket heading out. keep moving in the mid-40's. we have some above average

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michelle: a shocking attack. three men beating a man in the street and carrying a baseball bat. this happened at 8:30 in the morning on friday. about two blocks away from the shaw metro stop. the three men take off in a gray car. the d.c. police are hoping that the video and the pictures, the still images help catch them. jonathan: a group with a banner "it's okay to be white" next to a sign remembering ethiopian immigrants murdered by whites

came face to face with an antifascist group. >> back off! >> what are you going to do? jonathan: a standoff. both sides yelling at each other. lasted an hour. never got physical. nobody was hurt. michelle: reminder here that "7 on your side" call for action team is taking your call tonight. if you need help dealing with the dispute with a business. pick up the phone and give them a call. they are taking the calls until 6:30. jonathan: the parents that pleaded with the armed carjackers and won. act of compassion and the fiery ending ahead. >> get out! get out! michelle: caught on video. pushed down the highway. how a terrifying scene ends and what the truck driver has to say about it next at 6:00.

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brakes. the witness started videotaping this said the scene carried on for a half a mile until the semi left the freeway and never looked back. all four tirings were flat. messed up from every side. >> the driver was shaken. wasn't hurt. the semi drive never saw the car until after he took the exit. 3-year-old boy is okay after a van he was in caught fire out of northeast d.c. there are conflicting reports to why the boy was left inside the van alone. michelle: a new look tonight at heroism after a terrifying scene. we are seeing what happened inside of that. >> okay.

assuring that a child literally knocked out of the scene. she will be okay. she called in the wreck. relieved that the bus didn't flip over. she saw the smoke and the good samaritans who ran into help. >> the bus is on fire. i told the kids to run. >> get out. get out. hurry, hurry, hurry. >> they are babies. i treat them like my own. michelle: that was clutch because thanks to the quick action everyone escaped unharmed. jonathan: now this odd act of the compassion from of all people car jackers. it starts when the two armed men hold up a couple with the child in the backs seat. >> ashley cuddles her 3-year-old son. >> they approached me

>> carjacking. >> i was pleading can i get my son. i don't care. just let me have my son. he is like, "go ahead and get him." i open the door, he has a gun at me. jonathan: at the same time, the baby's father asked to get the groceries. >> money is tight. we couldn't afford to buy new groceries. jonathan: carjackers let them empty the car. they grabbed the food, formula and a baby stroller. >> one of them had to have been a father or something. at least the one that came to me. >> the baby's grandmother is grateful. >> i like to think there were angels in parking lot. they were. they were showing compassion. >> lucky. >> i want to say to them thank you for not hurting my family. >> right now we learned that the essex police arrested two men after they crashed the couple's car totaling it. one of them faces slew of the criminal charges. the oth

has to get out of the hospital first. >> now to this. "7 on your side" with a person fighting back against crime. d.c. police say they have caught the person behind a one-man crime wave. nine burglaries dating back months across the district. you see the map there. a key piece of evidence may have been missed. a home surveillance camera that the police say caught deandre williams in the act. he now faces nearly a dozen criminal charges tonight. jonathan: new video of a problem in california's burn zone. yesterday we told you about how the extreme heat of the fires actually melted pipes. take a look. this is a damage that is filled with debris. the burned pipes create possibility of the flooding, leading to the sinkhole and the landslides. crews are going door to door and warning neighbors to be ready to leave. >> trouble out west. >> trouble out west. >> stormwatch7

another wind storm in the pacific northwest. seattle area has already been hit once this week. this is just tuesday. a woman died when a tree fell on her car and another hurt when another tree fell on her house. tonight thousands of people remain without power as the new storm moves ashore. jonathan: we are seeing winter take shape out west. a lot of folks, everybody asking the same area it didn't snow a lot last year. does it mean we get a lot of snow this year? michelle: i hope not. bill: we have a lot of time left. three inches of snow last winter. two years ago we had a big storm. michelle: we made up for that. jonathan: we remember that. bill: i guess it's all perspective. there are some people love the snow. i won't generalize it. but 46 degrees is where we are now. no snowfall at all. this is at dulles. you are looking at the chesapeake bay bridge. chilly evening out there. we are 44 degrees in

hagerstown is 44. frederick at 46. a little chilly. you add wind to it. the wind isn't that strong. five or 15 miles per hour. it feels like 39 at andrews. d.c. is 41. luray is at 43. not anything major to talk about. outside weather wise. no problems. clouds stuck around all day long. they will be here for the next couple of hours. notice in the last few we have seen the breaks of the clouds. the sun came out today. the you are above the clouds you saw that. there were breaks here and there. but it locked a low cloud deck in. not just in the area. but up and down the seaboard. we look to the west. the next weather makeer that will affect us, stretching

what is going on. clouds and showers in the upper plains in the midwest. that will come through late tomorrow night and most of you are sleeping. i want to show you that on the future cast. tonight the clouds break up. chilly night. no weather related problems making your way out the evening. or out tomorrow morning. grab a jacket and sunglasses. you should be good to go. the sunshine tomorrow. increasing clouds throughout the day. ahead of the weather system. the all-time period in the daytime hours look to be dry. it's late tomorrow night. if you are going out to dinner tomorrow you are still dry. this works in. pause this at 2:30 and 3:00. the bus stop forecast. lingering clouds. 40, 49, 51 on the time period. cool side for the evening showers wednesday. thursday is breezy. we talk about the winds 10 to 20 again.

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erin: after a slow start to the season holtby has been on fire recently. in the last week alone he is 3-0 n

tonight against the predators. he picked up six consecutive victories maintaining an impressive 1.79 goals against average over his last six outings. even the teammates are in awe of his recent success like wilson. >> it's amazing every night you get to watch him. it's a treat. he is one of the elite goalies. you see the other night. we are lucky to have him kicking for us. we have to do the best to complement him and keep pucks away from him as much as possible. erin: it is unclear what happened in the redskins practice last friday but at least two defensive players admitted after sunday's loss to the vikings that it simply wasn't good enough. redskins safety d.j. swarringer who had two picks in the loss said friday's practice needs to the best practice of the week. linebacker preston smith seemed to agree. tread jay gruden was ask

gruden was asked about it. >> it's difficult to practice on friday with thursday the guys injured we can't go very long. players to to be ready to play. if they are not ready that is on me. >> redskins announced kelly and thompson used to injured reserve so tough injury news. keeps coming. jonathan: what is the longer the roster injured or the ones active. erin: i'm not going to know who the new players by the end of the season. a new team. jonathan: if they are winning you will. bill: take a look it at extended outlook. quiet for the next few dayses. tomorrow night early and overnight thursday morning is the next chance of showers and again on saturday. cold front that will knock temperatures down in the 40's. we still should be around 60 this time of year. 59-60. we are not quite there. in a cool stretch. michelle: work on that. "world news tonigh

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tonight, breaking news. the deadly shooting spree. the gunman shooting into an elementary school, into a kindergarten classroom. tonight, authorities say seven locations, at least four dead. also, the manhunt tonight. a suspected serial killer strikes again. and the new video. did authorities miss the suspect by just seconds? the attorney general, jeff sessions, grilled on russia. what he now says about this meeting with donald trump and george papadopoulos, there in the middle, who has now pleaded guilty and is cooperating with robert mueller. the a.g. says he only remembered the meeting after news reports surfaced. senate candidate roy moore tonight, and that tearful fifth accuser. and now, this