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>> that breaking news in from the district tonight where police confirm a mother who took

her children from protective custody has been found. officers found this woman in rock vil hours after police tell us she took her sons from children's hospital. robert joins us live from children's where this entire story began. >> a seven hour manhunt for a mother accused of abduction has come to a successful end. police sources are confirming to abc7 news the mother and her two young boys have been found in rock vil. they are safe and are currently in police custody. let me give you an idea of what has been happening here. they have been on the hunt for this 27-year-old. this is her in surveillance video. police say she kidnapped her five-year-old son and his

ten-year-old brother from children's medical center. sources are telling abc7 both boys were brought to the hospital after bruising was discovered on one of the boys. those sources go on to say both boys were in the custody of a social worker. it is unclear if she took them directly from the social worker or from a treatment area inside the hospital. it's also unclear how she made it out of the hospital with both boys. s 7 has made several -- abc7 has made several attempts to con tect them with no success. a manhunt for a mother accused of parental abduction has come to a successful and safe end. both the mother and her two boys, five and ten years old have been found in rockville. police sources are telling us they are in the custody of police and an investigation is

ongoing. we have a crew on route to rockville. if we get any information we'll bring it to you live. for now live outside the children's medical center. >> thank you very much. stay with abc7 news and wjla.com for instant updates on this breaking story. we'll have an update tomorrow morning. on storm watch tonight because the warm humid air is expected to bring thunderstorms to our air. doug tells us if the rain will be an impact on the morning commute. >> i think more of an impact on the afternoon drive. we still have a few showers in the region. right now 77 outside. there are a few showers on the western shore of the chesapeake. i think they will deminish over he next several hours.

the bigger picture shows storms this afternoon but when the sun down. wn they died tomorrow cloudy skies. we'll take a peek at your weekend forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> now to the story many of you have been waiter ifer months. the beginning of preson football. the redskins are in action tonight with the baltimore ravens. now more about what you saw, they played with no mercy tonight. >> it's fun seeing it in full swing tonight. >> there are ten more games tomorrow night. the preseason is in full swing. mike got a good look at his ball

club in game conditions. forget the score, there are a lot of good young players on this ball club. how about the other side? the ravens dominated tampa bay. joe flacco looks sharp. they got him out of there in a hurry. the former virginia tech star threw two touchdown passes. champions the world look impressive. 44-16 the final there. the redskins had the youngest secondary they've ever had in the game. we saw a lot of good young players and a lot of good place. i think the redskins are going to be younger and quicker and the ravens were impressive today. >> we're waiting to see rg3

three. >> absolutely. >> we asked the question what color does your blood run? so i am right off route 216 in howard county. you go 20 miles you're in downtown baltimore. 20 miles south you're in washington. f you walk over here this is where the ravens fans sat in a house that was divided tonight. >> you've got your ravens. >> and your redskins. >> born and bread in montgomery county. >> die hard skins fans say this to ravens fans. >> i would ask them who they liked before 1996. that's what i would say. >> but ravens fans have quite a

response. >> super bowl choins. >> with the ravens on one side and the redskins on the other. this divided cup hl a long discussion about where to is it. mike the redskins fan won sort of. >> if we is it here we can see both. >> i don't think she's buying this is she? >> no. >> girlfriend ravens fans second that. >> we'll be moving in a little bit. >> the employees are split. a ravens supporting bartender works under a skins supporting manager. as you saw there, we have a lot of redskins and ravens fans in the house tonight. is hing they all agree on

they are glad football is back. >> excited fans there tonight. thank you. >> also new tonight the recent tension between the united states and russia is about to take center stage before the nation. president obama will hold a news conference tomorrow and the major topic is expected to be the strained relations which may be at its worst since the cold war. now more on what we could expect from the president. >> he's been wherever talking to leno and talking to the marine corpse. but when it comes to talking to the press, the president has been exceptionally tight lipped. >> i'm going to be having a press conference tomorrow so ask that question tomorrow. >> tomorrow is his annual vacation press conference, one he will need because white house editor expects reporters to go

deep. >> a lot of the questions reporters have been waiting to ask they will ask tomorrow. >> especially about the president's deliberate snub of vladimir putin. >> the two were to meet face to face until they granted asylum to edward snowden. >> the president said he was frustrate ppeded and cancelled the summit. >> with 19 embassies and consulates closed through saturday, expect the president to be peppered with questions on whether al qaeda still maintains its choke hold. >> a growing wild fire continues to chew through a southern california mountain range. 600 homes are threatened. 1500 people have been forced to evacuate. it has burned more than 15 square miles and only 15% is

contained. flash flood led to dramatic rescues in nashville tennessee. firefighters had to walk through chest deep water to rescue a baby. >> some escaped by climbing on to their roof and cars were left floating in the streets. more than six inches of rain fell north of nashville this morning alone. >> there is a warning about hust. en months after the -- hurricane sandy. people are calling them sandy cars. car faxest mates more than 200,000 flood cars are now on the road. about 10,000 are found here in the metro area. >> they think they've gotten a great deal when it's not a great deal. maybe the air bag system doesn't work that well. break lines rust -- brake lines

rust out and won't work. >> you should check a car's history and fete the car checked by a certified make nick before you sign on the dotted line. >> ten people are charged in a large scale identity theft ring that's been operating since january of 2012. organizers recruited women to steal personal information from employers. they worked for a variety of different businesses including a dental office and rental car company. there are more than 600 victims so far. >> happening now in montgomery county, police are looking for a man who they believe robbed two capital one bank branches. the first happened may 22 in white oak, the second in germantown may 24. if you recognize this man or have any information you're asked to call crime stoppers of

montgomery county. >> we will talk about how long the rain will stick around coming up. >> and the former mayor may have a new girlfriend but who she's married to is what makes her famous. married to is what makes her famous.

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>> the young family from d.c. who lost their home to a fire is getting help from a rapper. noz is a fan and he was watching the news and decided he wants to help. from there the donations are growing. >> the story proves you never know who is watching. he told me he was in japan when his manager saw our story and sent him a link.

>> think it's raw emotion from a father down on his luck that struck a chord with the celebrity rapper. >> that guy was my neighbor. >> he saw our story earlier this week. >> a d.c. family trying to cope with loss. >> and started a donation page for a family whose home was destroyed by fire. >> we just knew we had to do something. >> that something is almost $50,000 for the eight kids that lost their mother a year ago and heir dad who is an out of work construction worker is desperate for a roof over their heads. >> nas spoke with us about the importance of helping our neighbors in need. >> he's a true american, a man

who will do whatever it takes to take care of his kids. i'm the same way and i think he's great. >> a surprising show of kindness for a stranger and his children. a miracle that now has this 40-year-old tears giving way to smiles. >> it's surprising how much they did within a couple of hours. that is so amazing to me. >> unbelievable. stanley and with his kids and hopes to meet them. he contributed $10,000 to their donation page and hopes this can inspire others. >> a former u.s. senate majority leader trent loath is in the hospital tonight in jackson mississippi. the 71-year-old republican is in fair condition. a former aid says he suffered a

ruptured appendix. reports indicate former mayor may have a new girlfriend. the two met at an education conference in 2011 and bonded over their shared passion for education reform. the relationship blossomed into a budding romance around january when he formally announced his separation from his wife. >> a tiger recently gave birth to twin tiger cubs at the national zoo. they haven't been named and won't be on display until the fall. they were part of a baby boom at the zoo. we are still waiting to hear if the giant panda is pregnant. >> it was a great night out at the county fair. the bureau chief it was mv for tonight's opening ceremony.

it runs through sunday august 11. i didn't see a lot of people with umbrellas out there. >> there were a few showers down the road here and in the south articlening on the area. tomorrow you better prepare. there could be rain that affects out door activities. today we had sunshine but you will see we had showers that moved right through and then shower passed off from the area and the sun came out for a bit. light rain compared to what is coming our way tomorrow. 87 it was high. low was 76. the morning low of 76 not only above average but it's two

degrees warmer than tuesday's high temperature which was 74. for this day. rd most of the rain activity was to the north or west of washington. a few showers are near baltimore and a few west of the metro rea. these will deminish and end over if next few hours but they will be back tomorrow. 7 for us the high temperature. 70's to the north and west. during the afternoon we get a lot of shower activity. if you move to the east we saw

the atmosphere stabilize a bit but tomorrow it's going to flair back up by midday and will be aided by a cold front moving across the mountains tomorrow. by saturday morning the front will be south and east. it's not a front that will go plowing through. it's going to just tiptoe through the area and wind up south and east of toub. town.see a -- r forecast for the morning 69-78 degrees. then in the upper 80's. saturday we with have a chance of rain. sunday looks better. get started bright and early in the morning and see what to

expect as you head out the door. >> whether you were a ravens fan or skins fan, it was a good night for you. >> the ravens were dominant while the redskins show new speed, a lot of youth and a

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>> the score doesn't matter although the redskins won tonight. mike kept the stars out of the game. he got a good look at a lot of guys who are fighting to make this ball club. forget the breakdowns. that's preseason. we pick it up in the first quarter. cousins blazer sharp. red davis wide open.

7-0 washington. then in the second quarter the big fellow takes it up and over .nd it was a 14u14 ballgame then there was a two point queshes and they come from 22-21. beat the titans play. three didn't >> i went to the warmup and game just so i'm in shape and ready to play. >> let's go to tampa bay. joe flacco and here is the play of the game. bernard piers. this is a terrific run. he may have injured his knee on the touchdown run. the ravens win big. t's hope they don't lose

pearce. >> phil mickelson and tiger are the headliners. phil is one over par, he's tied with tiger woods. tiger had a similar type first round. tiger doubled the final hole to finish one over but wasn't feeling too badly about it and those guys six off the pace. >> our play of the day from the little league world series. take ut, three run homer, it to the finals. tommie makes our play of the day. >> and closer to home the mystics beat minnesota. they move ahead of the new york liberty for the fourth and final playoff spot in the east. we'll keep you posted on that. >> there was another competition

going on around here. the best of the best competing or cold hard cash with

>> tonight the best of the coffee business competed in the thursday night showdown this. is a monthly competition for coffee professionals but they usually don't compete in

northern virginia. tonight was a special treat. people showed up to watch them compete and taste some great atte.

>> a group of sketches are about to take flight at the smithsonian. they will be on display from september 13 through october 22. they show the study of birds and how he thought humans could fly one day. it's only the second time they have been on display in the u.s. >> tomorrow might be a good day to head indoors to one of the museums. >> i think. so check it out. through the morning hazey and in the afternoon showers and

thunderstorms likely. it will probably impact the evening rush. >> thank you for watching tonight.