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potentially other people are. >> you never know what could happen. did recover ars laptop. heaptop his accuser said always had with him. investigators are asking any other potential victim to come forward. at -- he was one of two assistant high school women's basketball coaches. he is no longer employed there. the head issued a statement saying -- worke second round of extending the line to dallas.
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the work will last from 6 a.m. nextout 6 a.m. -- 6 p.m. tuesday. >> there is a salvage yard where newcity wants to build a d.c. united stadium. employees did not know about the plans to move the business out and the stadium and so what will happen to the small business? what the mayor says will happen. if mayor gray has his way what is now a salvage yard will be by 2016 a $300 million to playfor d.c. united soccer. officials made clear that the mayor intends to have his way. u.s. capitol in the background, super salvage is processing -- has been processing scrap metal
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here for decades. cityolks found out the lands to use their land for a soccer stadium. is something -- they did not get around to informing the rest. the city held a big party next door involving all the other landowners. doorey had a meeting next and did not invite us. >> the city administrator said he focused on the big landowners. pepco owns 40% of the space. he made clear the city can take the land. the mayor has the party -- power to do that. >> employees are taking it in stride hoping they will find somewhere for the business. that is not likely to be in d.c.. >> we have been here for six
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years and we would dearly love to stay here. sport in a popular this country and the town is growing. saide city administrator the say would like to work out of -- an agreement with this country best company but they intend to have the land. they must pay market rate. >> time to talk weather. this is mainly west of the 81 corridor. outside the weather center. there is a flash flood warning and that thunderstorm has moved
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20 feet. there are more showers and storms today across the mid- atlantic that we have seen -- then we have seen in a number of days. 84 at reagan national. mainly cloudy skies and some isolated showers and thundershowers. we will see temperatures into the upper 70's. >> thank you. final preparations are under would -- under way. vincent gray and the host committee held a briefing to talk about it. the white house announced president obama will deliver a speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial to commemorate
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the historic day. the original march on august 28, 1963 brought thousands of people to the nation's capital and culminated with dr. martin luther king, junior's famous "i have a dream" speech. the blockage was discovered during the annual physical. a stent was inserted to prop open the artery. the former president is doing great and is expected to resume his normal schedule by tomorrow. bein six hours someone could richer. it stands at $425 million. i have powerball fever. do you have your ticket? people are still coming into the store on capitol hill hoping they end up with those coveted
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winning numbers because it could earn them hundreds of millions of dollars. how are you? >> when the powerball jackpot is million, why not ? >> it was 90. she had it wrong but that is because glenn edwards was aching about what she and her coworkers will do if their numbers,. there probably will not be anyone there tomorrow. so the winningn ticket in 2012. >> there is your winning ticket right there. >> even though you are more with the nextorn as an
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her finger or struck by lighting. mom read ishool, my -- is redoing her kitchen. i have no idea with the rest. >> he is already cashing in on the powerball -- and the powerball drying is hours away. >> you just won the lottery. >> well, $50. >> people are coming in and trying to buy the winning powerball tickets. i have the winner here so they may be wasting their time. if for some reason i have to split the jackpot, you're looking at either 30 annual installments or lump sum. it all,ne like me wins $244.7 million, that is not a bad payday on a wednesday night. we are live on capitol hill tonight.
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>> get you through the weekend. be sure to watch abc seven news at 11 p.m. for the winning numbers. pre-k >> things that at her when they are finished. >> mothers hold a nurse in a dwi. we will tell you what happened that prompted this event. >> a new scam that has officials sending out a warning. ariel castro's home comes crashing down.
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mother along with the child inside their burning home. he admitted to having a crush on hannah. her father is pleading for her safe return. authorities and onlookers are outside the home of ariel castro but this time for a different reason. >> demolition crews are tearing in and seedingg in the site. tore down the former resident. residence. this represented children who have not been found. knowwant the people to
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that they can have strength and hope and their children will come back. >> ariel astro was sentenced to life in prison plus 1000 years. women were held by castro for close to a decade. they were rescued last may and recently released a video thanking people for their support. castro will never be free jerry-rigged secret prison well begun. -- will be done. the only survivor of a
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wildfire that killed 19 elite firefighters is speaking out for the first time. brandon mcdonagh was lit serving as a lookout. suddenly the wind shifted and headed straight for the hot shots with 50 foot flames. their bodies were discovered. with ourstill vehicles. whoever did not bring their phone, i could hear phones ringing knowing it was their wives. seat, i sunk into myself. i cannot think. -- could not think. >> efforts to clean up after rough weather turned deadly. wokrerked to crews
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restore power. siding off hpped trees. s and tore down day in the area that does not feel like august. >> it is 85 now. would you say that last year it was hotter than it has been this july and hotter -- and august? let's take you to riverbend golf club. kind of a cloudy start today. some heavy downpours this morning around 8 p.m. -- 8 a.m.
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we can check that out for you on doppler radar. 83 in martinsburg. dew point is up so you're starting to see that august weather pattern with heat and humidity rebuild across the area. what we do not see a lot of is sunshine. we may see war tomorrow but the shower and storm chances will increase. 84 now. this time yesterday with 74. 86 and fredericksburg area 84 in frederick. 84 in easton. haas for the dew points of that combination is starting to feel the oppressive nature of the airmass. down at the park temperatures are dropping to the mid-70's.
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the weather will be fine at the park. 84 at reagan national airport. and intures in the 70's the 60's across the upper lakes. temperatures are in the 100 plus range. 104 degrees, temperatures warming up a bit. high-pressure up and down the east coast. polling in the warm and moist air. this cold front will get rid of it all. you can see the clouds moving at west east. what this means is it is locked in place. for friday.
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that is still the big question. we will have scattered showers and storms. here is the story tonight. cloudy with isolated showers. the showers and storms becoming more likely through the day tomorrow. -- 30%. of >> the lookout is all new tonight in prime time. the team investigates vacations, gourmet food for dogs, and the prices you pay for goods. almost brawl and
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area is overgrown with invasive plants. they are threatening to kill the trees and send falling onto gravestones. eco-cgoats. hired >> they will target the seeds and the flowers. >> they consume and kill seeds so they keep an area clear for an extended time. they are half the price of conventional remedies. more than 60 goats working hard cost the cemetery $4000. >> that is over six days. $.25 per hour per goat. >> the owner said there is one more benefit. >> they are fun. >> that is right. arrival brought smiles to
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cemetery visitors. >> i love it. our goatan see some of ds, very hungry. they are eating constantly. another benefit from the cemetery is it is bringing a lot of visitors to an historic landmark in the nations capital. >> thank you. we have an update to a story we first write you back in june. game and fishnal association did confirm that a man did catch a record raking fish. it measures 36 inches long and weighs in at 19 pounds six ounces. a monster. >> good job. there learning how much
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most famous house in the district is worth. it is not up for sale. it is estimated at $319 million. compare that to 10 years ago when it was worth $200 million. more than $1.8 million a month for rent. >> the housing market is coming back. what caused a twitter war and the braves. >> showing support for a woman after an incident on an american airlines plane. >> a new scam is targeting seniors in the area. i will tell you how it works. old boy is dead. police say the mother's boyfriend killed him. why he s
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who saw the alleged killer for the first time. >> it was terrible. the first time that i seen him was with the person that murdered my grandbaby. >> we obtained this picture of hendy. kamariccused of punching severed hisrd he liver and fractured his rib. gardner could barely speak. >> he was a great kid. child. we >> on monday our cameras captured the boy's mother walking out of the apartment building roofs are ken. that same morning according to
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court documents, she left her son with him and went to work. took the boy outside so he could ride his scooter. when he admonished the boy, the "i do not have to listen to you, you're not my boyy," and he punched his smart mouth kid." kept running his scooter and then noticed the lawyer's face was sweeting and his legs -- sweating and began to shake. he went outside to sell marijuana. hour laterback an look." boy had "a blank h
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he went back out to sell marijuana. when he came back the boy was not responsive. crews arrive, they found the boy unconscious and not breathing. asy had to been debriefed they were troubled by what they saw. he allegedly called her several times and told her that he handled the situation and later called her and told her her child was ill and called 911. thank you. a new scam is targeting the elderly. what you need to know to protect yourself and your loved ones. >> the service it purports to offer is the one in the ads.
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one of the medical alert buttons . i headed for my own mother several years ago. the caller is saying they will provide it for free. there is no service and it certainly would not be free. keith watkins got the call at home last week. >> i thought it was a person that had called. calling my father and he is 96 nonstop. he gets confused when he is by himself. >> this camp plays off the for medical alert system. >> i could barely move. >> help. >> the scam begins with this too good to be true promise. someone you know
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who has experienced a fall in the past. get some personal information for you before we ship everything. >> that is how the get credit card numbers to complete the aft. the scam is sweeping the country. the real-life alert company even has a fraud alert on its website. advocates av get the call just hang up as quickly as possible. seniors in upon the the county. my mother is a senior, she can easily be duped into doing that thinking than i had purchased it for her. there are several investigations underway to try and catch this camera but the advice is what it always is. do not give any personal information out to a stranger. someone that you did not contact over the phone. >> here is a look at today's top
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story. a coach has been arrested accused of having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl. tolow talley has a known coach and train players at several places. still time to buy a ticket for tonight's powerball drawing. the jackpot is $425 million. have $220 would million before taxes. >> more than 30 mothers heard a -- held a nurse-in to support a woman who ran into trouble while rest feeding. the mother said she was nursing a baby in a window seat with her husband beside her in the middle seat. a flight attendant asked her to have her the baby so other passengers would not be uncomfortable. when the mother told her friends they got angry.
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can breast-feed where and when and how we choose. received a response. said american airlines did offer a free free travel voucher but she wants awareness and an apology. that bad of a rush-hour. we had one incident on the inner loop. beyond that, a normal -- the normal delays to 270. just a lot of company. traffic on i-95 does remain freeze and the express lane merge. no incidents along the way.
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on i-95 -- not doing too badly between the beltway's this afternoon. traffic ok on 270 as well at the baltimore-washington parkway. volume headed through parts of fairfax and prince william counties. nothing special going on, normal rush-hour traffic. back to you. rescuers make their way and how you can give them a good home. >> a summer camp for spanish- speaking children. how the outlining about level issues and having fun at the same time. sell air into virginia.
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organizationt is working with spanish-speaking children in the united states and right here in bc. children at sports for sharing summer camp are playing games but they are also learning important lessons at the same time. to teach the walk differentn about issues. the camp is being held for a bilingualme at school. students are learning how to be good citizens. >> turning the light off when you're not using it and turning the water off when you're not using it.
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using not much water to wash her hands. [inaudible] have andhem to practice healthier lifestyles by doing physical activities and eating better. >> sports for sharing operates on the leaf that the youngest generation is the best hope for a better world. >> sports for sharing says it hopes to expand to other major u.s. cities. wjla.comrmation, go to heroes.k on harris'' what you need to
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usher has custody of their sons right now. a judge has scheduled a hearing for friday. the five-year-old was trying to get a toy at the bottom of the pool when his hand got stuck area >> he survived but pool drain accidents have killed a dozen children in the last decade. one thing to keep your children safe. rex we do not know whether the one on his hole was old or broken or came off but we do know that private pools are not covered by a relatively new federal law that homeowners need to make sure they have the right a frantic call. old's hand was sucked into the drain. every the parent of
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child, an absolute nightmare. >> terribly scary. i am very protective of my kids. so when it comes to that i watch them. i am not the mom who relaxes. she was killed when she was sucked through a hot tub drain. >> the gravity system for the water system cascades into the pit. you could not get stuck at all. >> the residential pools are not covered by that mandate. >> this is a drain cover. take but a second dangerous a very situation to a tragedy. >> there are also alarms and cameras and wristbands that go off like a smoke detector when wet.
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section can exert up to 900 pounds of pressure. not every story ends like the swan. bedrain covers need to changed every three to eight years. the sun and chemicals eat away the plastic. public polls are not just municipal pools, they include apartment complexes, country clubs, everything except private home pools. advocacy groups are filing a complaint with the federal trade commission claiming fisher-price open solutions are trying to do parents into thinking their games make children smarter.
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open solutions said it's products receive positive reviews but electronics -- notes that electronics are not a substitute for human interaction. >> another reason to love chocolate. it might be a brain food. drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day is good for giving your brain healthy and functioning. it increases blood flow and keep away the way -- or slowed as is is -- diseases such as alzheimer's. at 6 p.m. head it's a good ending to would have been about story. a new -- a major terror plot is sorted. why the u.s. may be forced to change its tactics in the war on
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terror. why pope francis is credited with a huge spike in automobile sales. next will get right to the stormscan. acrossavy storms pennsylvania. they are diminishing across the mountains. some of the rain stretching through the western suburbs. warmer than yesterday. 85 and fredericksburg and lexington park. temperatures hit 90 or higher in washington 21 times. degrees is 53.
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in the past 17 days there have not been any days at 90 or higher. last year there were 14. last summer was hotter. showers and thunderstorms becoming more likely. ofthink the likelihood showers will diminish saturday and sunday. back to you. i played football because it is legal to hit guys. rule to be intten a guy after your guy was hit by a pitch. nats did not retaliate. he walked off but ran the bases in 24 seconds.
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said --er, he nationals responded. the nats lost 2-1 but won the twitter war. i will have the latest for you. to redskins have flown nashville. up ands seemed fired ready to showcase their talents. the rushing record with over 1600 yards but he wants to prove his season wasn't a fluke. i did not think twice about
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it. i am going in and doing my job. i am looking forward to going out there and having some fun. >> congratulations to the d.c. little league team for beating new york area they will be headed to the world series after two more wins. how about this catch? are you kidding me? lucas mccain flashing leather. a great grab. minnesota went on to win 7-5. this was the play of the day. >> remember that name. re>> we
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in arkansas are looking for a good home. >> how you can add one to your family. a i found this little guy or i should say he found me. >> a new friend four. stone. >> he looked like a c to me so i named him charlie. >> one of about 50 dogs rescued from a property in arkansas. animalso shows the being removed from what officials describe as a place of filth. >> more charges are pending. >> stone drives the truck that carries the pups to safety. usually his body is at his side. at his side. is charlie will be taking duke's job. dog rescuer.
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charlie will be the rig dog, my buddy. animals are heading to arlington. >> others will end up at the d.c. animal rescue league. >> some are shy and it made take longer but they will be in their forever homes. we are happy to be able to help. >> you can help by adopting one of these needy friends. how can you pass up those little faces? for more information, go to wjla.com. starts rightp.m. now. >> live and in hd.
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this is abc seven news at 6 p.m. on your side. new developments in the global terror alert that prompted u.s. embassies overseas to shut down. >> one major terror attack has been ported but it has not diminished the risk facing americans. yemeni workers who claimed they detected the threats. tensions are high with reports of more u.s. drone strikes on terror targets in yemen today. when day after president obama show," on "the tonight threats from a qaeda as a global organization are declining but that does not mean the most recent threat of terror act heavily linked to al qaeda in yemen is over. >> the fact that they are
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continuing to use that as an operational base to work from is of concern. >> an expert in foreign-policy at the heritage foundation points to concern about deal freed where militants -- hundreds of inmates. more than 1000 in libya. nearly 250 in pakistan. a textbook terrorist recruiting tactic. >> you go to the internet chat -- it is a great resource of people. >> the military continues to fly drones over yemen. while the military escorted employees out of yemen, the state department is choosing its words today carefully not calling it an evacuation. >> the uk is strongly urging british citizens to leave.
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