with her missing poster in her window hoping the arrest will lead to her. >> i want everyone to be together. >> taylor has a criminal record that it's been 20 years. years.s back 20 suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> there is a question in the september 2010 disappearance of samantha clark. clarke has never been found. >> another person with close ties to mayor vincent gray is indicted as part of a ec corruption investigation. ord has

more. hawkins is going to be be charged by the fbi. ay'ss one of the grave's closest supporter. mitchellwas allegedly running an off the books transportation effort. papers suggest he is going to plead guilty to one count of making a false statement. the reaction today. .> you hate to see this happen i look forward to learning more .bout the details there's not much much more i can

say. hawkins is said to appear here at d.c. federal court tomorrow to plead to the. that one count. will have more of this at 6 p.m. including reaction and a neighborhood that is reeling from this news today. >> guilty of murder and racketeering. found out hislger fate this afternoon. a jury reached its verdict after four and a half days of deliberations saying he was involved in the murders of 11 people. many were carried out while he was an informant for the fbi. he will be sentenced in november and faces a life sentence. his lawyer says he will appeal. >> it was a good start to the workweek. we have the first check of the weather. >> today was very warm and humid. a big changes by wednesday and

they are changes you alike. loose guy with some fair weather clouds. perhaps more clouds moving in from the west later tonight and we could see a shower. 90 at reagan national. the dew point is 59. a little muggy. so far the highest 81. now 88 in culpepper. shower get maybe a stray west of washington as we drop into the 70's. we mention a possibility of a shower or thundershower. upper airn disturbance moving across portions of eastern kentucky and north carolina. have, extrapolate what we most of the shower activity should stay south of the district and tomorrow a fresh chance of showers and storms and pleasant weather. we will have the pleasure of s autumnal all of it

glory. >> a search for killer of a st. mary's county woman. strickland went for a jog and was later found in the park area >> when her body was down this a mile trail, a very popular trail, her car was found in this parking the park. detectives believe someone knows something that can help solve this mystery. neta hadly said mo everything to live for. >> she was a nurse with a good job in her hometown st. mary's hospital. she was soon to be married. her wedding website is loaded with smiling pictures with her fiancé.

is an electrical engineer. police found her body friday morning in these woods just off her jogging trail near hollywood home. and not topsy confirms what was feared, she was murdered. >> it is like a nightmare. just a really bad nightmare. >> police and county sheriff's detectives combed the woods next to the three notch trail for clues j. news chopper seven spotted them in action. lisi the the case is open and they need the public's help. strickland was last seen thursday when she failed to show up for work friday. her loved ones knew something was wrong. thefiancé found her car in parking lot of the john nshhr baggett park.

those on ther trail. do not want to think it was random because it makes us all worried and i have always felt safe around here. >> this is the flyer police are distributing this afternoon. her immediate family, mother and intoée and -- were brought the shares headquarters and got up reefing on the status of the case. the fiancé has been questioned and he is absolutely not considered a suspect area police say they need the public's health in solving this murder. in solving this murder. >> it has been nearly a year since a wrench george's county teen was murdered inside her catering home and her killer is still at large. police will be going door to door. hoping someone will have information that will help them

solve her murder. last august, someone broke into her home and chased her to her bedroom, shot her, and left. >> and man wh agents arrested curtis malone. many people news to in this neighborhood. -- he was pretty well- known known in the washington, d.c. area. thetarted a group called d.c. a. it was a youth basketball league that would play in the facility behind us. the boys eight through 17 and some were very accomplished basketball players according to the website. yearplus earned four- scholarships to college. inwas also involved

distributing heroin and cocaine. court records say what they found appeared to be a kilo of cocaine and 100 grams of heroin as well as a 40 caliber semi automatic pistol. according to the u.s. attorney's office, malone made his first andarance in district court the city paper reports he had a 1991 conviction for distributing cocaine. he had turned the corner and .tarted that basketball program he is back in police custody facing charges of drug distribution once again. no one else associated with the dcs salt has been implicated in this case. still no word on what caused a house fire in manassas. this was a scene from news chopper seven. you can see the roof was just gutted. firefighters told us when the house, flames

were shooting at the second floor in the attic. no one was hurt. >> the redskins are back in action today. the same attitude when it comes to his goals. the reason for optimism. >> i do not think there is any question. rg3 is the story every week as he is such an important part of of this football team but he almost seemed frustrated with the plan that he agreed to. there is more. he said earlier there is nothing team thantant to this his relationship with mike shanahan. he is trying to bite his tongue but he is frustrated. when you add to that kurt cousins has been nothing short is aectacular, rg3 competitor and he is tired of watching. .> i do not like it

some part of it i do understand. i do not understand all of it. he gave many -- his word and we talked i really. am hoping they will stay true to their word and i am staying true to mind. that is what i definitely have to do. >> he took more reps with the first team than he has all through camp. will run 11 on 11 drills for the first time. is we close in, rg3 seems right on schedule but you can see he can get a little edge on. >> he is chomping at the bit. we will have more and sports. >> small plane could not make it to the airport. parkingit landed in a lot. the pilot explains what happened in an interview. >> a local mother of two and seven dead.

what happened today when her husband appeared in court accused in her murder. >> the new surprising link between a child's chronic stomachaches and mental health later in life. >> a single -- a sinkhole opens up

>> the san diego county sheriff said james dimaggio fired at least one shot at authorities before he was killed by an fbi agent on saturday. anderson was kidnapped by -- from southern california eight days ago but not before dimaggio killed her mother and eight- year-old brother. the major break came one for spotted themers hiking in the wilderness last wednesday. >> i seen a lot of fear in her eyes and i did not like what i seen in his eyes. they contacted authorities when they saw her picture in the news. authorities say dimaggio was given a chance to surrender before he was killed. a florida vacation turns into

a nightmare for more than 100 guests at a resort near disney world. sometime after bedtime, the hotel started to collapse underneath them. a sinkhole was swallowing the building. we explain what happened area to minutes,t a matter of this became a series -- a scene of chaos. > as theescribe the horror three stories began to collapse into a massive sinkhole. >> one woman was in the tub and the top levitated. >> all the guests were able to get out of the building safely. no one was injured. on dutystanley had been for five minutes before he was single-handedly correlating all the evacuations. >> i happened to be at the right place at the right time. >> florida is the sinkhole capital of the u.s.

when the form limestone underground is eaten away by water. without the support of the limestone, the ground can give way at any moment. one contractor said that sinkholes are a big business there. onwe repair 30 to 40 homes -- a month on average. >> it is not cheap. anywhere from 25 to $50,000 per home. guests at summer bay resort are still in shock and are grateful to be alive. >> i never thought i would have a building fall in. >> authorities are investigating what caused the sinkhole. officials say 40 83-story units are a total loss. >> we are seeing some incredible images from last friday's deadly mud slide and flooding in

colorado. one man was killed and three others were initially missing near colorado springs. they have all been found and they are ok. that lifeblood hit after newly 1.5 inches of rain and more he -- more rain could hit this week . >> that looks like a scene out of a movie. >> that is how fast the cars were moving. >> unbelievable. >> a lot of chances for showers overnight and tomorrow. it will be gorgeous. i [indiscernible] let's get you started with time lapse from virginia and loudoun county. areas west of the city had some dense fog. once it earned off it turned into a beautiful day. kind of warm and summery.

some fair weather clouds and that is all. at reagane at 90 national. 88 in manassas, 89 fredericksburg. humidity levels are up but not oppressively so. degrees temperatures, 59 degree dew points, that is not bad at all. shape.in good pleasant for outdoor activities. if skies stay clear, this is the night -- the last night of the perseid meteor shower. the appear to come from constellation perseus. they are much closer than the constellation. inre is a disturbance moving ringing clouds later on. higher humidity levels and temperatures to the south of the area. the high heat still hangs on for

the central and southern plains. here is the story. that disturbance is pushing eastward. we could see an isolated shower and a rumble of thunder. the best chances are to the south of washington. are lucky skies will hold clear to get a peek up in the sky. it will turn very warm and humid. this cold front and an area of low pressure could cause some scattered showers and storms. after that moves through, this high-pressure takes over and moves eastward. the effect will be wednesday through friday to become mostly sunny and significantly cooler temperatures. the off -- the kind of weather and --or late august late september and early

october. highs in the upper 80's. saturday,day through beautiful weather. sunny and mild at the day and cool at night. on sunday maybe another go around of showers. >> you had me at low humidity. thank you. .t is the night to rock watch highlights from the cma music festival. it is on tonight at 8 p.m. stick around for p.m. >> made the million-dollar powerball winner. matt damon's new movie. what rebecca cooper found in

oklahoma that and had her searching for the owners. >> a plane makes an emergency landing in

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landing and it happened a short distance from the shannon airport in fredericksburg. >> the single engine piper was on route to charlottesville. thick fog forced it off course. the pilot was trying to make it but realizedrport he was low on fuel and had to put it down wherever he could. the pilot intended to land at charlottesville but dense fog forced him into a quest for an alternative. >> i had plenty of fuel to get to charlottesville but it was too crowded to land so i went to eventually i ran out of fuel. >> jerome orlando was within half a mile of the airport but he knew he did not have enough fuel to make it. into the thick fog,

desperately trying to find a clearing. as the plane began to descend, orlando spotted this area. >> i could see the tops of the taller building above the clouds. i picked the widest open space. >> some of the people offered praise for his skill. he says he knows it could have ended differently. >> it was really scary but i tried to relax and keep calm. >> orlando says he is part owner of the plane. the aircraft did suffer some damage. the insurance company will determine whether he can be salvaged but he says he has no plans to stop flying. >> he claims it was low fuel. for thep, the search royal nanny is on. this is that the

congressional cemetery. we have some breaking news in the

>> in alexandria man appeared in court accused of killing the mother of his two children.

jeff goldberg is live in alexandria with breaking details. >> i just got off the phone a fairfaxtes ago with the county medical examiner's office and have determined that this was a homicide and cause of death, asphyxia due to strangulation. we are standing outside of home. cruz's two days after andrew crew's disappearance, she spoke with her husband. something he be did to her. >> they were married for more than five years but things were

often rocky. andrea crew was last seen near a bank in alexandria. her friend said over the weekend she was watching their young daughters on the seventh when the parents went to court. reported missing on the eighth, they had some conversations with neighbors. >> some harm could have come here. >> said at a morning, her body was found. was arrested and charged with murder. >> you could tell she was a sweet person. especially with her daughters. caleb crews thought

was a good husband and father. >> i was surprised because i did not think he was capable of doing that but you never know. >> still a lot of unknown information as to exactly what rewpened and what caleb c said to investigators charged -- prior to being investigated. his next court date is next month. his doubters remain in child protective services. another toplook at story. family members are holding out hope that alexis murphy will be found. ofice announced the arrest randy taylor and charged him in connection to the team's disappearance. murphy was last seen august 3 by her family. closether official with ties to mayor gray is facing charges as part of that investigation into d.c.

corruption. burden hawkins is charged with lying to investigators about the so-called shadow campaign to elect gray as mayor in 2010. >> it was anything but magical vacations for 100 guests. a 60 foot wide sinkhole started to swallow the three-story building. evacuated before the building eventually collapsed. what is causing so many sinkholes to talk -- open up underneath buildings? video and photos that people are talking about all around the country today. this sinkhole in florida, what more have you learned? will show you what was caught on camera and tell you what we have learned about why these massive sinkholes keep happening and that is coming up. >> you have an interesting way to test your memory. >> you can take a memory test with us.

what you're thinking can tell you a lot about your health and future. >> we will see you in a few. you can watch the stories and more tonight on world news right after abc seven news at 6 p.m. >> the goats that congressional cemetery have a few more days of work ahead of them. dozens of goats were brought in last wednesday to eat away at overgrown grass and plants at the historic southeast washington cemetery. at $4000, they are cost-saving tool for the cemetery. they still have two more days to spend out there at the cemetery. time for a check on the traffic situation. >> one of the big traffic stories is the situation on the bridge where car has

looked over. a truck has broken down on the bridge. 10 miles worth of the backup. 95is is relevant because on i- it is very heavy and slow for everyone trying to avoid the interstate. heavy and slow and there is an accident on the right shoulder. very busy this time of year and no major incidents but a lot of highway volume. that is the latest. back to you. >> still ahead, meet virginia's newest millionaire. what the fairfax county woman plans to do with her powerball winnings. >> matt damon hunkers the future

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the oscar. >> a new medical link between childhood stomachaches and mental health. everything that happened and what we saw what we came out, we should not be here. sometnited with

>> teachers and students are pure to head back school three months after a tornado ripped through moore, oklahoma. remember schools were damaged in students were killed when that tornado came through and made. teachers had -- head back to the classroom tomorrow and students return on friday. that tornado killed 24 people including 10 children and destroyed a number of homes. >> rebecca cooper reunited one family with some of their mementos. how she tracked down the family and learned their remarkable story of survival. >> thanks to the help of a

,opular radio talk show host they were able to return some of their treasured mementos. this family says they may have lost all their material belongings but they have gained a whole new appreciation for what matters most. this is all that is left of their home. ruined remains. dirt and rubble. everything else destroyed may 19. >> that is a very large tornado. if you are living here this is moving in your direction. >> this family did not have a storm shelter. >> i would go ahead and get underground right now. locked arms and prayed. carson tractor-trailers flew overhead. houses were ripped apart. >> it was a horrific sound and everything was chaos. >> the

family calls it their art. she believes it was the hand of god that held their family down. >> everything we saw when we came out, we should not be here. not allowedwere back in but families were. >> now the painful process of where the go from here. >> we took them and finally with the help of kt ok radio we did. >> nice to meet you. returning letters written and saved over decades from parents. >> i would not trade these for all the m&ms in the world. your loving dad. gone andarents long art that is irreplaceable. >> did you make this question

mark -- did you make this? foundters and photos they were two rainsoaked to be salvaged. it is being wiped away like it was never there. >> it is these little things and the feeling of community that can meet -- means so much. the ways the lord has blessed us through complete strangers. amber says surviving the storm has given her family a new perspective on the meaning of life. thank you very much. seven is on your side with a surprising medical connection between stomachaches and mental health problems. studied, someere who suffered frequent stomachaches and those who did

not. those who experienced stomachaches experienced an anxiety disorder later in life. martin named her son messiah but they could not agree on a last name. the judge ordered her to drop the name messiah and call her son martin mccullough. calling the baby messiah could stir up hundreds he. >> that could put him out on his with a lot of people. he would have no choice in what his name is. she said she will still call her son messiah even if the appeal fails. a hearing will be held in mid- september. >> you might be coming out of retirement.

-- she might be coming out of retirement. royalsny who cared after may care for prince george. she was a guest at william's 21st birthday party and attended the royal wedding. the baby is now three weeks old. for 6 p.m. head >> lots of stuff happening tonight. a very unfortunate story. what provoked a woman to stab another woman in front of her own child. we will have that story. the attorney general calls for the way in which drug sentences are carried out. why he said the answer is less, not more prison time. we will have the push for a nobel peace prize for bradley manning. we'll have that for you at 6 p.m.

controversial push, no doubt. >> doug hill says that we are your for some fantastic forecast we arenext few days -- in store for some fantastic forecasts in the next few days. to-k's we have some showers do with and some more heat and humidity. let's get started with a look. a couple of showers and south andrms forming west of harrisonburg. most of the activity is farther to the west and we will track that through the evening hours. moving across charlestown and southwest virginia and back to the west. a lot of that will stay south of the washington area but we will keep an eye on it and report you back later. ends -- dense this morning. now a beautiful afternoon. 89 atdulles and

thurgood marshall. door open for isolated showers and thunderstorms especially overnight and to the south of washington. temperatures will warm back up into the upper 80's as a cold front approaches. showers and storms becoming more numerous through the afternoon and evening hours. dry and cooler temperatures return. more for you in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> thank you. we are talking about this. telling mike shanahan he will live up to his word. i am theahan said coach. it is a new weekend a new look and a new confidence soaring through richmond with the redskins. mondayson opens for real against the eagles. everyone is getting a little antsy including rg3. iii said heiffin

will again the next step in his rehab when he participates in 11 on 11 drill since his knee injury. >> it is time to get out there with my teammates. i have proven i can protect myself and i am close to 100%. i feel good and i am glad that coach feels the same way. >> he has not experienced soreness or swelling and has yet to miss any time during camp. genes.glad i have good thanks mom and dad. and four rg3 to sit out all the preseason games. >> i want to play in the preseason. my coaches are saying things that rate the next couple days and next week then maybe. it is a hard know right now. -- no right now. >> he insists he will be

starting against the eagles. griffin did concede he is not a huge fan of the so-called plan. that is the timetable that mike shanahan has laid out for his much organized return to action. >> that is the one thing i do not understand. he is right. i do not have to understand it. i do not have to like it. i am ready to go. mike shanahan is the coach. you do not want to put this pressure on him. mike shanahan said moments ago he will not play in the preseason. next, at five. a virginia powerball

>> the million-dollar powerball winner has come forward. >> she said she does not have any grand plans for her winnings. how much is she going to take home question mark >> 700 700 $10 million after taxes. eating usedshe is to the idea that she ought that winning lottery ticket right here at her neighborhood grocery store. barbara nancy said she is a simple, hometown girl and this is her giant. she has been coming here since she was four years old. today, that hometown girl stood in her neighborhood grocery store with a million-dollar check courtesy of the virginia lottery. >> i want to say hello to my d.c. friends and lawyers. high. it is really me. but she is a legal secretary at

abc law firm and said she is not a regular powerball player but with the jackpot up to $448 million, she was in the store shopping. >> i had $10 in my wallet and i handed it to one of the clerks and said just run me some numbers and never looked at the numbers. >> until the next day when she came back and saw news crews in at theking lot and signs store saying a million-dollar ticket was sold here. that is when she checked her ticket and found one of them matched five of the powerball numbers making the ticket worth $1 million. she takes care of her 91 --year- old mother and 96 --year-old father. the storehe comes to every day to buy things for her parents. >> [inaudible] >> she is not ready to quit her

job and is not sure what she will do with her winnings. gave her wayago i too much money. not $710 million, $710,000 is what she is taking home and putting in the bank. one have been eight million-dollar winning ticket and onee $2 million 217 million-dollar powerball ticket sold. >> that is it for abc seven news at 5 p.m. abc seven news at 6 p.m. starts right now. >> live and in hd. this is abc seven news at 6 p.m. on your side. >> there are allegations of a payoff and corruption by a man with close ties to bc mayor vincent gray. >> the indictment of vernon hawkins is the linked -- the latest charged link to the so- called shadow campaign.

sam ford has the latest. >> vernon hawkins is expected to be here at u.s. district court tomorrow to plead guilty to one count of lying to the fbi. it is a felony. he is the latest in a parade of campaign workers and volunteers to make this trek as the u.s. attorney tries to move in. mayor vincent gray was opening another recreation when the case that will not go away was back. this time, vernon hawkins. >> i look forward to learning more about the details. you need to see something like this happen. >> papers allege he tried to hide a witness from the fbi.