alexis murphy. korff whoright to jay has been following this in the newsroom. >> huge development in the disappearance of alexis murphy. state and local authorities have taken a man in custody and charged him with abduction in connection with this case. they have a suspect. they are still searching frantically for alexis murphy. it has been more than a week since loved ones heard from 17- year-old alexis murphy. the virginia resident vanished while reportedly driving south last weekend. surveillance pictures show her at a gas station not far from her home. investigators say they picked up her cell phone signal a few miles away and searched area homes but to no avail. on tuesday, her car was found in charlottesville. we spoke with her on. be latee knew she would for her curfew she would say, i am running 10 minutes behind, i

will be home soon. for her just to go and not call is completely out of character. >> the family remains hopeful murphy will be found alive. authorities are stressing they are still actively searching for murphy and still need the public's help if they hope to find her. investigators say that this is a sensitive juncture of the investigation. they are not releasing the suspect's name. >> you can stay with abc 7 news at the b.j. lay.com for the latest about -- at wjla.com for the latest developments. are also following breaking news from prince george's county, where police made an arrest in connection with a murder in philly. vincent martin of north east d.c. was taken into custody. police are still looking for demarco james. the man entered a home on nicol james' ex-re

girlfriend lived. they confronted a man in the residence and shot him. neighbors are stunned by the violence. close.as so right across the street. a shooting. kind of scary. >> police say martin is charged facesurder and james murder charges. other big news story. tighter security in howard university after a student was teenager says she was sexually assaulted in a classroom. where she spoke with students about changes. make sureool wants to students feel safe while and they are here. one thing they can expect, beefed-up security. quiet sunday afternoon on the campus of howard university, but in the next week more students will be arriving for the start of a new school year. >> i am excited to start classes. >> she and her friend are

excited despite their sense of security being shattered this summer. , 22-f their classmates year-old omar sykes, was shot and killed near campus on the fourth of july. two weeks later, police say a high school visitor to howard was forced into a classroom and sexually assaulted. neither crime has been solved. they are hoping to see changes when school starts. >> definitely more security. i do not know how they train them, but definitely security. >> that is the plan. more police on and around the campus. even on this quiet afternoon you see that. the "washington post" reports guards will be posted at dormitories and a 24-hour shuttle service will be available to off-campus buildings. police will patrol the campus. that is not the image he wants for his alma mater, but as a freshman he was warned about violence.

>> they said that by the time you graduate you would know three people who suffer through violence. >> they will not let it ruin the college experience. they will just be more vigilant. >> i know to watch my surroundings. lately i have been a little more nervous. >> despite the violent incidents, the summers -- the school says there has been a drop in crime over the last five years. >> thank you, ashley. the defense is set to open its case in a sentencing hearing for army private first class bradley manning. prosecutors called the final witnesses at fort meade. he faces up to 90 years in prison for releasing classified information to wikileaks. leaker edwardnsa snowden says he has secured a travel visa to visit his son in russia. he said he wants his son to come home to fight espionage charges,

but he is not convinced he will get a fair hearing in court. >> at this point, when you consider the statements made by leaders, leaders in congress that are absolutely responsible and inconsistent with our system of justice. >> much more on this case coming up in the next half-hour, he had to say about the alexandria court. a developing story -- two men are in custody suspected of murdering two people and kidnapping a young child. police confirmed two-year-old perez is now safe. officers found two people murdered and discovered the toddler missing. police arrested two men. it is still unclear what, if any , relationship they had with the victims. in idaho, 16-year-old hannah anderson is safe again tonight and reunited with her father. killed her and

suspected kidnapper, james dimaggio. they weretipped off hiking. they spotted the pair and noticed they seemed out of place . >> when we went to the lake and they showed up at the lake, there was, like, a square peg going into a round hole. they did not fit. >> they contact the authorities on thursday. on friday, police found the car hit and underbrush. a plane spotted dimaggio and anderson at a campsite. a woodbridge, virginia boys who fought a long battle against a rare childhood cancer has died. 11-year-old trevor blake was roblastomawith neu when he was just five. he touched many with his positive attitude and created trevor's treasures, collecting industry beating toys to other hospitalized children.

he died today with his family by his side. gospel singer donnie mcclurkin took to twitter. he says he was removed from a state-sponsored concert at the mlk memorial because in his words, he says he was delivered from homosexuality. >> it is discrimination. it is depriving. >> according to a statement issued by mayor gray, the decision was mutual and kinanizers did not want mclur to be a distraction. well some activists agree, some local ministers disagree and want to keep mcclurkin on the program. >> this is appalling to me. you know his testimony. they had not done their due diligence. >> i respect the artistry, but at the same time he has developed a record of spewing

words of hate. >> the mayor stood by the original statement, not issuing a follow-up in response to the faith community. president obama does not plan any official public appearances while and he is vacationing. we got to see the president playing golf with friends. receivee house will daily briefings while and he vacations with his family. it is a good time to be here in washington. let's check in with meteorologist steve -- way.anges are on the tracking a thunderstorm to the north and west of d.c. on our super doppler radar. is wherelvania, that we have showers now. a few breaks in the clouds may allow you to see a little bit of a meteor shower tonight. could see up to 100 and our. away from city lights is the best place to be.

the best place to look, mainly north and east. in about an hour or so. here is your wake-up forecast from the belfort furniture weather center. gio lower 70's. tomorrow, humid day and a stronger cold front on the way is going to bring a chill to the air. look at the extended outlook. all you need to know in a few minutes. >> thanks, steve. tomorrow we will hold -- we will find out who holds the winning powerball ticket worth $1 million. the giants food store on columbia heights -- columbia pike in annandale. parents, this week is a chance to save money on school supplies. tax-freekicked off its week. any shoppers with clothing or shoes priced $100 or less will not have to pay the state sales

tax. newng up, we explain how a dedicated trayvon martin is creating controversy.

"the democratic party of virginia sponsored this ad." ken cuccinelli is on a mission. he wants to overturn roe v. wade, in virginia, to make all abortions illegal.

cuccinelli even tried to bully the state board of health to get his way. the virginian-pilot said "the consequences of such a politically motivated precedent could be significant."." cuccinelli's war on abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us.

>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 -- on your side. embassiesr of u.s. and consulates closed because of a terrorist threat reopened. the u.s. close 19 embassies last week. the u.s. embassy in yemen will remain closed because of continuing concerns about potential attacks by al qaeda there. the u.s. consulate in lahore, pakistan will also remain closed. it was shut down due to a set -- a separate threat. the trains will be up and running in san francisco tomorrow. strike by thed a transit agency. he ordered workers not to strike for two months while and both sides try to work out a new contract. they walked up the job for days last month and threatened to strike again.

california governor jerry brown requested the cooling off, and the judge agreed. a new controversy in the george zimmerman trial. a mural dedicated to trayvon martin in tallahassee. it depicts a person firing a gun at a person wearing a hoodie. the words "we are all trayvon martin" is written in several languages on the mural. is dedicated group to creating awareness of pain and suffering through our. cleanup continues in colorado. at least one person was killed when the slide damaged 30 houses. >> it was amazing to watch people walking up and down all day long with their shovels, ready to help. three people reported missing

have been found safe. authorities are still trying to --ermine what happens when 21 a night in a foreign woman who was seen clinging to a tree on friday. >> it is awful out there. , wait and so you see the seven-day. you will be like, what is going on? some clear spots out there. look around at midnight tonight to the north and east. you may find a meteor shower. do not expecting nothing crazy. it will not look like fireworks, but you may see a few shooting stars. 77 degrees at reagan national airport. in the mid 60's. that is why it is feeling more uncomfortable out there for up earlier this afternoon we got to 86, 1 degree below average. all time record of 101, set in

1900. gaithersburg, 71 after a high of 80 54. of and five at children's inpital in the riffel's -- the district. we could see some showers and thunderstorms south of d.c. later on tonight and into tomorrow. $75. dulles. going toary front is move northward over the next 24 hours or so. on the warmer side of the day tomorrow. more heat, more humidity. high temperatures could approach 90 degrees. when we see warmer temperatures, that will be the best chances to find showers and thunderstorms popping up. see a 30% chance we will anything at all. stronger storms in the outer banks of north carolina. a few storms north and west of us around somerset.

look at our abc 7 doppler radar, you can see the showers over the mason-dixon line. nothing on the beltway. take a chance and look at this guy later on tonight. you may find a few shooting stars. here is our futurecast. a good deal of sunshine. on tuesdaycold front as we could be looking at strong to severe thunderstorms. once the front moves on out of here, i've skies will begin to clear. dryer air for the middle and and -- end of the workweek. nothing that will cause travel delays tomorrow. 60's, lower 70's. daytime highs mid to upper 80's. just a chance of a thunderstorm. better chances on tuesday. upper 70's wednesday and thursday. back to the 80-degree range by

friday and saturday. one day it is really hot. the next day it is cooler. but no complaints. last sunday, those were hot sunday's. 100 degrees in 1900, we cannot complain. it is all sunny because the nats got the win. hang yourt you can hat on that. how did stephen strasburg last nine innings? we will show you. and what we have been talking about all day, stephen strasburg lit the philli

>> now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> in his short career so far, stephen strasburg has accomplished and been through quite a lot. in whatk out 14

baseball insiders described to this day as a historic debut. he was pulled out with an innings limit last year. up to this point he has yet to pitch a shutout. on his a game. no other way to put it. none of the phillies got to second base. at 98 miles an hour. he threw only 99 pitches. ramos is home. here comes ian desmond. come on, catcher. this is what happens when you are late to the punch. jayson werth would be safe as well. this happened, by ryan zimmerman. a great way to cap off and nine innings from strasburg, his first career shutout. afterwards, how did he celebrated? a gatorade bath. this is what he had to say.

>> i just calm down. was 70- up and there something pitches. i have a shot. look at the strike zone, and i went out and did it. >> the o's went out there and did it as well. hardy wayants, j.j. out in the crowd. orioles take the lead and win. here are a few numbers to consider for jason duffner. he almost made history at the pga championship, hitting a 63. his career earnings reached a little over $17 million after today. this is why. he comes up short again. the only tiger. four over. the shot of the day is on the 11th hole. shot lands on the green

and roles in for a hole in one. that deserves a lot of praise. adam scott had a great shot from the bunker. gets onto the green and into the cup for a birdie. your winner, as i mentioned, jason duffner. look at the approach shot. a long weekend for him. he shot 68 today. just spectacular how that rolls on the green. he finished 10 under par and wins his first major championship. robert griffin iii and all the latest -- other skins got a bit of a break this week. track is was canceled saturday due to the weather. the team is off today and training resumes tomorrow. it fore training include this man here? not so fast. in,s still getting wraps getting lateral movement. he was on the sideline for the entire preseason game, but mike

shanahan is not going to take any chances. >> we will do offense at the start of practice, do that for a couple days. andday, wednesday, thursday. will -- the defense, that will be the first time. >> in the wnba, the mystics bb connecticut suns 74-63. surprised howt be much -- we will look at [ male announcer ] on vacation, you want more of the things you love. ♪ hello, bacon. get more with breakfast and a two-room suite for rates as low as $115 per night at an embassy suites.

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we should be sticking around. i'm glad to be in washington this month. >> temperatures in the upper 80's. eder chance for thunderstorms in on tuesday.d front temperatures will drop wednesday and thursday to the upper 70's. these are daytime highs in the district. cooler in the northern and western suburbs. nighttime lows in the 50's. lower 80's by the upcoming weekend. >> i can handle that. stay with us. hot topics coming

>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news washington weekly -- on your side. fromnight we are hearing those who helped save the life of hannah anderson.

>> 16-year-old hannah anderson is being reunited with her father sunday night, exactly one week after her kidnapper allegedly killed her brother and mother inside a house near san diego and torched it. the teenager is safe thanks to four alert horseback riders in idaho. they crossed paths with anderson and her abductor, 30-year-old james dimaggio. >> she had a scared look on her face. then i talked with him a little bit. just had a gut feeling about him. >> that something was very wrong. a suspicion confirmed by a tv news report one day later. >> the newsflash don, the amber alert was on the television. i told my wife, that is that girl we seen on the mountain. >> they call police. a posse of 200 law enforcement officers. an fbi hostage rescue team block --