alison? alison: prince harry is in australia for reporting for military duty. the british army captain arrived this morning. prince harry is serving a four-week attachment with the australian army and he'll be embedded with a number of units and regiments in the cities of darwin sydney and perth. this is the final mission of his decade long military career. and former president george w. bush is about to become a grandfather again. his daughter jenna bush hager announced today she is pregnant with her second child. a girl. she's due in august and her and her husband already have a 2-year-old girl. leon: sound familiar? sound like anybody you know? anyone you live with? alison: we could talk. leon: a long standing white house tradition still on a roll. kick off the annual easter egg roll this morning. more than 35,000 people gathered on the white house lawn for the event's 137th year. this year it was used to tout the fifth anniversary of first lady michelle obama's let's move campaign. alison

alison: thank you.g out an ad on craig's list police believe the woman accused in his murder may have robbed others to place similar -- others who placed similar ads. they are hoping this e-mail address can find these unreported crimes out there? stephen: her attorney said she only intended to rob david, not kill him. police detectives believe she may have robbed other individuals and gotten away with it. the image allegedly of goldman at -- goldman dressed and drawn endlessly -- androgynous lely. >> there could be a stigma attached to it. there may be other victims out there. stephen: she used an e-mail. police believe she used these addresses to arrange other hookups, not intent on sex but robbery. how she could have pulled it off, we found plenty of ads with individuals saying come in through locked doors. david's fingers were bound in zip ties. they found the same type in goldman's apartment. police acknowledge one of the biggest obstacles to tracking down any other potential victims is embarrassmen

alison? alison: ok doug. thank you. meanwhile, we have new information in the case of a woman accused of abandoning her disabled son in the woods. nyia parler waived extradition back to pennsylvania to face charges including attempted murder. police say parler gave her son a blanket and a bible and then drove to see her boyfriend in silver spring. investigators say parler's quadriplegic son also has cerebral palsy and would have died if someone wouldn't have found him. more than thousands attended today's funeral for grace mann in falls church. the university of mary washington street was strangleed in her fredricksburg home last week. police charged one of mann's roommates with first degree murder. steven vander briel is being held without bond at the rappahannock jail. scott: a horrific accident this morning. route 404 known as queen anne highway reopened in the last 15 minutes at church lane. brad bell is live at that scene and the latest with the investigation. brad? brad: yes scott, it's been an all day effort. thi

alison? alison: grief counselors were at bowie high school helping students cope with the death of a classmate. the 10th grader died suddenly over the weekend. the school says he died after an illness. so far the school says it has not been notified about funeral arrangements. leon: for the second time -- breaking news out of new jersey right now. alison: that's right. firefighters are fighting a massive fire at a grocery store at perth-amboy. we were looking at live pictures and try to get back to that in a minute. that was at the supermarket. no word yet on injuries but stay with abc 7 and we'll have the latest on that short lyly. leon? leon: montgomery county police are investigating a silver spring couple who consider themselves free range parents. their 10 and 6-year-old children were picked up by police last night while they were out on their own. diane cho is live at montgomery county police headquarters in gaithersburg with the new developments in this case. diane? diane: leon montgom

alison? alison: sounds good. all right. university of maryland is reversing its decision to postpone that screening of the controversial film "american sniper." leon: kellye lynn is standing by to tell us why the school changed its position. what happened, kellye? kellye: the original decision to postpone the screening came after muslim students said the movie promoted the spread of islamaphobia. the student group arranging the screening put it on hold but that choice unleashed another wave of discontent. the university of maryland's president wallace lowe says that the school was deluged by phone calls and messages from around the world in opposition to the postponement. now, two student groups, college republicans and the college democrats have decided to sponsor a joint screening of american sniper. that's happening this monday night, may 1st at 6:00 p.m. inside the school theater. after the screening, organizers have planned a panel discussion to address some of the issues that are raised in the film. back to you all. l

alison? alison: now to a developing story out of prince george's county where police tell abc 7 news they are investigating the rape of a nun. it happened along 16th avenue in chillum. not far from lasalle park. jennifer donelan joins us with details. jennifer: adding to this disturbing case of violence we have detailed information tonight about the man who is now facing rape and assault charges in this case. this court order shows that he was just released from the custody of d.c. authorities which included time at a psychiatric facility and a halfway house just 15 days ago. 27-year-old juan randolph of d.c. is back behind bars tonight accused of breaking into the home of a nun and raping her. after the horrifying crime last night in prince george's county d.c. police sources tell abc 7 news randolph went right back to his home on 51st street in northeast. the investigation overnight led officers there this morning. and that's where they say they found randolph hiding underneath a sink. prin

alison: thank you. we have an update on the future of the home of the arts here in arlington, heart of arlington. the county board says the artist here in rosslyn is too big and too expensive for arlington county to keep up. it voted last night to shut it down. reporter: the dome intended to shield the vast art gallery, the artistsphere opened in 2010 a nucleus of culture in the concrete corridor of rosslyn. >> an artistsphere? i loved it. reporter: previously, it housed the museum which was there in the district for 13 years ago. once arlington county opened the artist artist artistsphere it cost millions annually. after years of running in the red, county leaders ran out of patience. the county will shave more than $2 million out of its upcoming annual budget by shuttering artistsphere at the end of june. >> weddings take place at the artistsphere. lot going on. reporter: some who live or work in rosslyn regret the closure of the unusual building with the unique purpose. >> the artistsphere is like a

alison: two days with good weather.eon: coming up on abc seven news at 5:00, a reaction to a proposal that is a push back -- that would push back the smoking age from 18 to 21. alison: and a d.c. lawyer came leon: the western u.s. dealing with extreme drought. it is so bad that people living in california will have to cut back on water usage statewide. alison: that order affect nearly 40 million people. >> waking up this morning, people in california are facing the most drastic water restrictions in history. california uses more water than any other state. most of that for irrigation of crops. jerry brown says every californian needs to make a change. reporter: they have habits like washing their car and brushing their teeth. water is available at restaurants but only by request. in an effort to reduce water consumption, those that do not follow restrictions will face heavy fines. >> we are going to streamline government expenses. reporter:ack of snow this winter led to ski resorts being dry. it impacts one third of the

alison: a strange plea from d.c. police. they are asking anyone with information on a particular e-mail address to contact them. they believe it could be connected to the murder at the donovan hotel. we are live with more on this case. >> investigators are trying to figure out anyone who had contact with him. they both believe that joe myra -- jamyra may have used this to contact other individuals making arrangements for sexual encounters. they believe it is who we allegedly see, charged with the murder of david messerschmitt. they may have conducted these type of interactions before and gotten away with robbing a number of the m's. >> there may be other victims out there. we want anyone who has had contact with this e-mail to contact us. reporter: david was a 30-year-old lawyer. he is alleged to make some kind of internet hookup. seeking sexual contact with men. they believe that she used this as a way of getting in contact with vulnerable victims in order to rob them and they also believe that this could provide evidence i

alison?y let's get a check of traffic here. liz watching the roads for us here. long time? liz: indeed. thank you so much. messy rush fridays can be a bear. this certainly is. second problem of the rush hour commute in alexandria. the car broke down in the left lane 395 south. not far from duke. everybody penned in from washington boulevard and then you have apparent issues on the beltway, inner loop at 202 accident blocks the left shoulder. expect a slow crawl then. more braking on the inner loop and crash blocks the right shoulder. you're zigzagging through the accident scenes with the accident activity off the roadway to the side. pretty standard backing on a getaway day. you're inching through woodbridge into the occoquan back on the brakes heading towards fredricksburg. traffic will crawl westbound 66 off the beltway to manassas. that's the update on one lengthy line of brake lights on most of the main lines. now back to leon and alison guys? alison: thank you so much. have a great weeke

alison? alison: we're gthetting a first look at the anne arundel police officer shot while chasing a robbery suspect. police tweeted this photo of corporal larry adams. he's joined by his wife and the owner of the 7-eleven where that chase began. police say adams stopped a robbery targeting that store. danielle blake and colvin white have been arrested in connection with the shooting. both are charged with attempted murder. funeral arrangements meanwhile, are set now for that guard killed while protecting the u.s. census bureau. lawrence buckner was shot last thursday outside of the agency's suitland headquarters. his funeral will be held friday at little zion baptist church in colonial beach, virginia. suspected shooter ronald anderson is accused of kidnapping his girlfriend and exchanging gunfire with d.c. police. leon: the council hands muriel bowser her first political defeats since taking the city's top job. at the center of it all, the expensive job of providing health care for inmates

alison? alison: leon the u.s. department of transportation wants to know more about your comfort when you fly. the agency is looking into whether smaller passenger seats on planes are actually putting you at risk. according to the bureau of transportation, u.s. airlines sold a record 88% of seats on domestic flights last year. but an advisory committee with the department of transportation wants to be sure that more passengers in more seats doesn't mean less safety when we fly. leon: of course they can fill that many seats when they cut the flights in half. alison: i know! leon: let's see what's happening on the ground around here. we have rain complicating this evening. how does it look jamie? jamie: rain definitely makes it so much harder in the afternoon as well as the mornings. we had a wet commute today so it's not going to be any easier going home. you're averaging about 27 miles per hour heading outbound on 395. but i want to zoom in where we've got a crash. so this is southbound on 95 basically between qua

alison? alison: ok, doug. thank you very much. plenty of nfl fans will be glued to their tv screens tonight. leon: because we're talking about the nfl draft. we'll see which teams score the biggest with their picks or some make some major fumbles or make major moves tonight. tim brandt joins us with a preview. tim: this has become a monster night in the nfl for all fans. the chance for all 32 teams to improve their ballclubs. here are the cliff notes. this is the 80th annual nfl draft. there are seven rounds and tampa bay has the first selection because the buccaneers had the worst record in all of football. tonight's draft will be held in chicago for the very first time. and that's a big deal to pull it out of new york city. but it's an effort to grow the game. nfl commissioner roger goodell thought it best to move it out of new york. now, robert burton is at the draft in chicago. how do the fans like it in the windy city, robert? robert: well, tim, let's just say the fans are going to have

alison? alison: maryland state police are investigating the crash that killed a man in charles county this morning. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in waldorf where officers say the driver fled for a trooper trying to make a traffic stop. brad: the traffic stop was for a burned tagged out light. this is where the crash happened and where the car came to rest. there's a long straightaway here and then a curb that these cars are negotiating now. the car involved in the crash did not negotiate it and now this whole area is littered with debris. here's a headlight assembly from the car part of an act that state police say didn't need to happen. at daybreak news chopper 7 spots utility crews repairing damage done in a violent crash. >> just heard a loud noise. brad: chester proctor among those awakened during the middle of the night wreck. a man loses control and runs off the road hits a utility pole and he's partially thrown from the tumbling car and crushed when the vehicle comes to rest

alison: one more note. the sugar land star promoting a solo project we told you about and giving a fan a chance to win a vip experience with him in a concert in atlanta. you can spend the day with christian in his studios. if you want to enter go to wjla.com/contest. good luck. leon: you might make an assumption or two if we say we have a story about new dog and a police officer. reporter: not enough is being done about sexual abuse and prevention. we will tell you exactly what they have to say. leon: and the controversial religious freedom law. details, coming up next. alison: pope francis bent part of this thursday at a high security prison in rome. he washed the feet of 12 inmates, including women. he is the first pope to wash inmates feet at that prison. it is based on the biblical tradition that jesus washed the feet of 12 men and is an easter ritual designed to show his willingness to serve others. leon: breaking news out of indiana where a lawmaker just approved changes to the state's controversial r

alison: d.c. mayor muriel bowser visited howard university this morning to announce a new partnership between that university and d.c. public schools. leon: under this new program, some high school seniors can enroll in college courses at howard university and earn high school and college credit. john gonzalez has more. john: what high school senior wouldn't want six college credits already in the bag once they've stepped foot on a university campus like howard university here and, perhaps, even softened the blow of the culture shock from college life? d.c. public schools are finally jumping on an educational bandwagon that has been touring the country for sometime if you will. the city is announcing today a dual enrollment partnership starting this fall. students at mckinley tech high and benjamin bana sk er will have the opportunity to enroll for and receive credit for classes here taken on campus. these classes will be taken at no cost. high school college program is not new around the country

alison? alison: authorities in fairfax county are suspending the use of stun guns at the county jail. sheriff's office says it's reviewing its policy after an inmate's death in february. she died five days after being shocked while shackled in that jail. police are still investigating the incident. leon: the home to the leader of the catholic church appeared to be the target of terrorists. italian police say they've arrested several men accused of plotting an attack inside the vatican. abc's marcy gonzalez has more. reporter: a major terror raid in italy. police taking down a network of accused militants including two of usama bin laden's former bodyguards investigators believe plotted to attack the vatican. italian police now revealing that in 2010 while investigating the men's alleged involvement in a bombing in pakistan that killed more than 100 people they learned of a new plot. the target, they say, people visiting an unspecified crowded area in rome which anti-terrorism police believe m

alison? alison: ok. see you soon, doug thanks. a foster father in stafford county is charged in the murder of an 11-month-old baby. police say 33-year-old david markison severely burned karon mason while giving the boy a bath in january. the boy died more than a month later. he was placeed in a foster home in july by the fredricksburg home for social services. scott: the man who tried to kill president ronald reagan is back at a d.c. courtroom. at issue whether he can spend more time at his mother's house in williamsburg virginia. he's lived at st. elizabeth mental hospital since a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. he is currently allowed 17 days a month at his mother's home. alison: anne arundel county police and the f.b.i. are offering a $20,000 reward in the dunkin' donuts murder case. that announcement was made in a press conference earlier this afternoon. he is wanted for the april 12th death of his wife. her body was found in that hanover shop where the couple worked. scott: french investigators say they have

back to leon alison and timmy? alison: thank you. sounds good. tim: this jordan spieth is putting on a show. what an incredible show. it's been. jordan spieth is still the story in golf. tiger with a 69 is getting some buzz. spieth had another blistering round at the masters. the 21-year-old from texas shot a 66 today to go with his yesterday's 64. he's 14 under par for 36 holes. record low at augusta. he's breezing around that course. it's coming easy to him. six birdies, no bogeys. this morning as a matter of fact, he has only one bogey in the first two rounds. he's going after his fifth win as a pro and the first major championship of his career. spieth with a five shot lead over charlie hoffman. >> i still to not be focused on nobody else. no scoreboard watching. set a goal. understand that the course is going to be harder and have that affect my goal going in and try to strike the ball the same way i have. tim: his swing looks like leon harris. tiger is coming back as well. he's been impressive and this morning's round was much more consiste

alison: wow. new tonight some new her, others were inspired by her courage and optimism. >> ♪ you're going to hear me roar ♪ alison: hundreds attended a memorial service for lauren hill , who died friday from a brain tumor. she played four games for mount st. joseph university. her casket was in the same spot where the 19-year-old made her first basket just five months ago. leon: she will be missed. covering metro, just a few hours away from the debut of the 7000 series cars. they showed off the high tech cars at reagan national airport. the new cars have more space, an interactive board showing the next stop on the line. for now, the new trains will only be running on the blue line. a milestone for the red line, intro put them back into automatic mode for the first time in six years. the trains had been manually operated since the crash in 2009 that killed nine. for now, only eight cars on the red line will be using the automatic feature. alison: steve is here to talk about the weather, which for

alison: alison: so a little bit of a cool week. steve: grab the umbrella. you will not needed in the morning, but midday, 60% chance of showers, thunderstorms. nothing severe. thursday, upper 50's, but it will feel cooler. 60 friday. over the weekend, a few showers. eileen whelan is in bright and early. alison: thank you very much. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along t way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- courteney cox cooking with steve martorano and music from alabama shakes with cleto and the cletones and now, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪

kevin: hi there alison. weinstein's wife eileen received a phone call from president barack obama yesterday. the president expressing his sincere sorrow and apology. no sign of the family at the home today. but loved ones have been stopping by all morning and afternoon. many have left flowers below a large maple tree in the front yard. one individual left a loaf of bread on the front doorstep. weinstein is a native of brooklyn new york. back in 1977 he moved to the washington area. his wife eileen and two daughters, they lived here in rockville but weinstein spent most of his time working abroad. he lived through an earthquake in central america and navigated his way out of africa. in 2004, a consulting job sent him to pakistan where al-qaida operatives caught him four years ago. his wife eileen kept her spirits high. we spoke with one woman who recently saw her at a birthday party. >> she was being very positive and holding out hope and getting the house ready for him when he returns. >> always wondered how

alison? alison: thank you.service promises faster security check-ins for air travelers at b.w.i. airport. a new york based company called clear plans to open kiosks at the airport next week. at the kiosks travelers can have their identities verified with iris or fingerprint scans and then they can skip the long security lines and proceed to t.s.a. screening. the service costs $15 a month per passenger. a spouse or partner can be added for $50 a year. those under 18 years old are free. larry: new details are emerging about a key witness in the deadly shooting of walter scott. the attorney for the man who was in the car with scott said his client heard the crackle of a taser and heard shots fired but did not see the shooting. pierre fulton releasing a statement calling scott "a dear friend who made him a better man." former north charleston police officer michael slager is charged with murder for shooting scott as he ran away. alison: coming up at 4:00 today, actress rita wilson says a doctor's second opinion hel

alison? alison: ok. doug thank you very much. and now an update on the breaking news that we first brought you at 4:00 today. route 450 at church road is still closed in both directions at this hour. and that's because a postal truck overturned spilling mail right on to the road and ejecting a person from that truck, too. we're told the person has critical injuries. the road will remain closed while a reconstruction team does its investigation. into what happened. we will keep you . meanwhile, new information tonight in that second arrest in the murder of an attorney at the donovan hotel. court documents show that dominique johnson conspired to rob david

alison: big time. leon: they need a couple of two, and 2 1/2 seasons of rain to make up for what they've lost in the last few years. doug: most of that is fairly light. chance of heaviest rains will be friday with a cold front. heaviest thunderstorms to deal with friday afternoon. plenty of time to get you prepared for that if it happens. let's check out the way the skies looked all day in southeastern frederick county maryland, oak dale high school. you'll see bits of sun and then clouds and then the sun peeks out and the clouds come out and the sun peeks back and the clouds come out. final score of the game was the clouds 7 and sunshine 1. that's the way i look at it here. a little bit of sun. same tomorrow. as we get through late tomorrow and thursday, the chance of sun will pretty much disappear. still mild out there. 71 in manassas. 69 in winchester and 69 in bethesda and there are a few heavier downpours we're tracking. most of those right now are front royal to warrenton and back west to leesbur

alison? alison: back here in d.c. and only on 7 tonight, a father demands answers after his son was found wandering outside of a d.c. elementary school. the 7-year-old is outside savoy elementary school in southeast where d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live with the details. sam, what happened here? sam: well, alison i'm on busy martin luther king avenue and it's not clear exactly which door this boy came out of. whether it was somewhere in the alley or over here but the father said he saw his 7-year-old special needs son out here wandering on the street from a school that is supposed to be secure. >> hey, rico, your son. sam: rico a maintenance man on martin luther king avenue is furious. they saw his special needs son wander out of the elementary school. >> he could have ran across street and got hit by a car. sam: he saw his son and came running to grab him. >> how did he get out of this building when i dropped him off with staff members? sam: the other kids were having recess, he says when his son was taking a spec

alison: taken by tragedy. how a local mother and daughter killed in an intentional plane crash are now inspiring a message of love. scott: only on 7 video shows a violent confrontation between a man and security guards. what sparked it all as abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. maureen: tonight, change in the air across the area. after a mix of clouds rain and wind, tonight we're in for a temperature drop. chief meteorologist doug hill joins us with the timing of it and whether we've seen the last of the rain for now. doug? doug: hey, maureen, a little bit of sunshine still outside of our studios here outside of the belfort furniture weather center. let's get right to our live rooftop camera look on the right-hand side and the segment of a rainbow. otherwise, some sunshine. there are multiple rainbow opportunities over southern maryland right now. all because of some lingering showers with the sun clearing behind it. so some showers running through calvert county. charles county and st. mary's county right now. mos

alison? alison: new information now on the murder of a mother inside her arlington home. police tell abc 7 she was stabbed. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is tracking the newest developments from arlington tonight. jeff? jeff: alison arlington police continue to have a strong presence around this scene. police cruiser down there in the alleyway and another cruiser up here on 18th street south and investigators have been inside this home all day today. the big development of the afternoon, as mentioned, police say that 42-year-old bonnie black, the mother of two is believed to have died as a result of stabbing although police will not say exactly how many times they believe she was stabbed. forensic investigators, again inside the home all day today. the very meticulous deliberate process of looking at the clues that's inside the home to ensure that they miss no clues. police not saying exactly where they believe black was killed saying that is information crucial to this investi

alison? alison: ok. doug thank you very much. and now an update on the breaking news that we first brought you at 4:00 today. route 450 at church road is still closed in both directions at this hour. and that's because a postal truck overturned spilling mail right on to the road and ejecting a person from that truck, too. we're told the person has critical injuries. the road will remain closed while a reconstruction team does its investigation. into what happened. we will keep you . meanwhile, new information tonight in that second arrest in the murder of an attorney at the donovan hotel. court documents show that dominique johnson conspired to rob david messerschmitt with her roommate. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in court when johnson appeared today. he's live in northwest with a look at what happened there. sam? sam: alison attorney messerschmitt was robbed and murdered on february 9th. according to prosecutors today, dominique johnson was using his metro smart trip fare card from then until they arrested her yesterday. she

alison? alison: thank you, doug. a high schooler is facing criminal charges after a gaithersburg synagogue was vandalized. today, montgomery county reporter kevin lewis spoke with the teen who went on camera to say i'm sorry. >> i want to try to make people understand that i'm not racist. kevin: fresh out of jail sebastian espinoza-carranza is speaking out. >> it wasn't supposed to be prank, like a stupid prank. kevin: last week, the 18-year-old and three friends defaced the shaare torah synagogue in gaithersburg. security cameras captured them spray painting swastikas, the acronym k.k.k. and other hate language. sebastian calls his actions foolish and immature but insists he was not motive ated by hate. >> i don't hate the jews. i'm not racist. i treat you with respect. if you are black white or latino. >> i'm totally shocked. kevin: this neighbor believes sebastian's story to a certain extent. >> i think our young people don't understand things like this. they're buried in their cell phones. kevin: sebastian, a jun

alison: i did. coming up next -- a special delivery to the national zoo. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. alison: building question after a suspect dies while in police custody in baltimore is the top turning story on wjla.com. also, the gyrocopter pilot speaks out, and steve's forecast for the wii, all on wjla.com. -- and steve's forecast for the week, all on wjla.com. leon: a special shipment to the national zoo, frozen panda semen. the national zoo documented the journey of the semen from china to our area, for one successful insemination. the scientists also need excellent timing. panda breeding season is up against the clock. the scientists will try to inseminate the panda right before the end of may. alison: sounds like tomorrow will be nice. steve: a whole lot better, the thunder and lightning out of the

alison? alison: we'll see you then. thank you. police in the district need your help identifying a person of interest at a burglary in a middle school. it happened april 5th at jefferson middle school in southwest washington. cameras here captured the person roaming through the school. anyone with any information should call police. a deal announced today in the senate should clear the way for the long stalled vote on attorney general nominee loretta lynch. mary malony explains how lynch got caught in the middle of a dispute over a human trafficking bill. reporter: after months of political back and forth, loretta lynch may finally get to hear whether or not she'll become the next attorney general. >> confirm quickly. reporter: the problem isn't with lynch. she has enough votes for confirmation. instead, the fight focused on federal funding for abortions. republicans added an amendment to the anti-human trafficking bill that prevents government funds from being used to pay for abortions. it's common to see such provisions but demo

alison? alison: former rap mogul suge knight appeared in a los angeles court today chained to a wheelchair. knight is facing robbery and criminal threat charges stemming from an incident that happened last september. he and comedian kat williams are accused of stealing a photographer's camera and physically abusing her. knight was granted more time to find a new lawyer in that case but complained to a judge he felt humiliated in that wheelchair. >> by being chained to some type of chair and pushing me from the county jail to here. alison: the judge said he authorized the wheelchair because knight reportedly said he was paralyzed on one side and there were fears he may fall. the courtroom was cleared when he left so he could walk out on his own. knight also faces murder charges in a deadly hit-and-run case as well. fans of that podcast will get a chance to learn more about the case. lawyers for the maryland man say they will launch a second podcast later this month taking a closer look at the

alison. alison: thank you. montgomery county public schools continues its search for a new superintendent. the board of education received a new report on community input. it is posted on the superintendent's search website along with a list of desired characteristics for a new superintendent. various community representatives will be involved in the interview process when the finalists are selected. leon? leon: alison a d.c. police officer was honored today for stopping the gunman behind the washington navy yard shooting. dorian desantis received a congressional badge of bravery. jeanette reyes was in baltimore for the ceremony. jeanette: in a touching ceremony this morning he accepted the congressional badge of bravery for his life-saving actions during the navy yard attack. 12 people were killed and several others injured during that shooting rampage in september of 2013. officer desantis was one of many officers who responded. he fired the shot that killed gunman aaron alexis after taking a bullet in his ve

alison: ok, scott. warren weinstein's family has not spoken publicly today about the news but they did issue a statement. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis picks up our team coverage live in rockville where the weinsteins have lived for decades. kevin? kevin: hi there. there's been no sign of the family today. but neighbors and friends have been driving by the house all day long. some have left flowers at the base of this large maple tree in the front yard. the tree adorned with yellow ribbons has been a symbol of hope ever since warren weinstein was kidnapped nearly four years ago. >> it's painful every day. kevin: last june eileen weinstein described the agony of wondering whether her husband was dead or alive. president obama: grief and condolences. kevin: today, president obama confirmed mrs. weinstein's worst fear. a c.i.a. drone strike at an al-qaida compound killed her husband. the 73-year-old was being held captive inside. >> hopeful. kevin: she saw mrs. weinstein at a recent birthday party

alison: thank you. still to come we have new information in the case of a white police officer charged with murdering an unarmed black man. a look at more dash cam video that's now been released. leon: and "7 on your side" with a mystery involving a home owner. how in the world did he end up with a more than $7,000 water bill for a vacant home? stay with us. alison: a local home owner received a water bill for more than $7,000. and there's another big problem. leon: there was nobody in the house using any water inside there. what in the world happened? "7 on your side" trouble shooter horace holmes looked into this very strange case. horace: he lived in this capital heights since last june. fire raced through and he called in a restoration company and turned off the electricity and the water, he says. the water remained off until a couple of weeks ago right after he received his water bill. that bill was huge. over $7,000 for a 105-day period from november to march of this year. he was floored. how coul

thanks, alison. alison: thank you. larry: moving on now, third arrest tonight after a 19-year-old was gang raped on spring break in panama city. george kennedy was arrested and charged with sexual assault in a brutal attack along with two other men. kennedy is a student at middle tennessee state university. this may not have been an isolated incident. the sheriff's office is investigating multiple similar assaults. the tulsa county sheriff's office in oklahoma is conducting an internal review of its deputy reserve program. alison: that decision follows national scrutiny from the fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect. robert bates said he shot eric harris by accident mistaking his gun for his stun gun but the tulsa world reports that some supervisors at the sheriff's office were told to forge bates' training records. bates has been charged with manslaughter. new details about the events that led up to the officer running down the suspect with his patrol car. mario valencia is accused of a three hour crime spree that incl

alison kellye and timmy, back to you. alison: thank you.lye: the orioles are going on to play without the fans. tim: this is awful. it really is awful. it's awful for the city of baltimore. we reported this earlier, leon talked about it. a short while ago. i want you to make sure that you hear it. baltimore orioles game tonight with the white sox is postponed. and tomorrow at camden yards, they'll play but no fans will be allowed into the stadium. let me say that again. today, the schools are closed. tomorrow, the gates are locked. while the orioles play. the orioles will then move their home series against tampa bay to tropicana field in tampa. they're giving the home games away. so instead of stimulating business in baltimore friday saturday and sunday they'll give that business to florida. baltimore is now closed. all right. i'm fired up but so are a lot of other sports figures. you don't have to agree. i want you to take a look and listen. >> too many hard working people build this city. tim: sports figures with and without ties to balt

alison: they do indeed. we have team coverage from the abc 7 sports team including the big announcement of the future. we begin with horace holmes live at nats park with what fans are seeing today. hi horace. horace: hi alison. they're seeing what they've been longing to see since last october. this big crowd back here is here on opening day. a picture perfect day and they're seeing baseball. they love it. it's a day when all the heartbreaks of a season past are forgotten. >> i don't want to be let down. i'd rather you know say this. horace: hopes for a new promising year are at their height. >> best year yet. we have the great pitching going into the season. so hope we live up to expectations on paper. horace: opening day at nats park. >> this is my first opening day ever. horace: the team that brought baseball back to washington. >> i'll meet my son a little bit later today and we'll go to the 10th game that we've gone to, 10th opening day. horace: and it's a family affair for the very old and the very you

leon and alison? alison: thank you. so the overnight rain meanwhile, caused some serious flooding concerns on area roads, too. standing water shut down two lanes of route 50 in bowie, maryland causing big delays for rush hour commuters. water pooled along eastern avenue. one driver didn't realize the depth of the water and got stuck. >> just tried to pull through and wound up stopping. >> that's right. won't make it. just turn around. alison: well ddot crews helped push her car out of the water and waited there for a tow truck. roads were mostly clear by mid morning. but flooding caused problems in parts of old town alexandria too. high water caused the king street trolley to cancel service at city hall. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com as we track the potential for storms throughout the evening. doug will have another update on the forecast in just about 15 minutes. leon: now, let's get a story that you'll see only on 7. a robbery in the capitol hill neighborhood. police say the robber's weapon of choice was a rather inter

alison: steve, thank you very much. the story of a special needs team from kansas is making national headlines, and now a potomac native is getting involved. michael kelly plays for the special needs basketball team at his school. his mother bought him a varsity letter jacket, but parents complained he didn't earn it. he was asked not to wear it. roz plater is live with how he will have a new one by the end of the week. roz: that story struck a chord with dennis kane of came construction. he said he wanted to do something to show his support. >> schoolroom on the back. roz: this jacket wilson be on its way to wichita kansas and michael kelly, courtesy of montgomery county businessman dennis came. >> he can display that probably when he walks through the halls. they can't take that jacket away from him. roz:roz: michael kelly is a student with down syndrome and autism who plays on a special needs basketball team. his mother bought him a letter jacket, and she says the school asked him not to where it because he is not a

diane: it certainly is alison. right now we are waiting in montgomery county police headquarters, we're expecting for them to release a statement regarding this case. this is the third time since november of last year police have been called about these children walking around unattended. their parents say they believe their children should have some independence and should be allowed to walk to and from the park by themselves. someone called 911 last night just before 5:00 after seeing the children about four blocks away from their home. they were supposed to be home by 6:00. when they didn't return they started to worry and started searching for them. she says it wasn't until 8:00 last night that they heard from child protective services telling them they had their children in rockville. >> no c.p.s. has finally succeeded in making me terrified because of the threat they'll be taken away. i'm not scared of strangers. i'm not worried about strangers. it's this c.p.s. and the police that i'm worried about now. dian

alison: thank you jay. in northwest washington, the police arrested a suspect in a sex assault that we told you about last night. officer say that he attacked a woman on clifton street northwest yesterday morning. he is turned with kidnapping, sexual abuse, and robbery. and for the second night in a row, a bus destroyed by fire in northeast. it happened in the 100 block of oak street. nobody was on board the bus and there were no injuries, but this is the second bus to burn this week. the police are investigating what could be causing the fires. developing now, growing pressure after the death of a suspect in custody. new protests broke out in baltimore tonight. the entire nation is watching the case. demonstrators once again took to the streets of baltimore demanding justice for freddie gray. >> when you are trying to put somebody in jail, before the investigation has been completed, that's wrong. alison: the cause of his death was a severe spinal injury, but it's not clear how or when that happened. polic

alison: you know it. doug: they're gone! alison: thanks doug. coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00, a mother is in jail charged with a disturbing crime. what her neighbors are saying about accusations she gave her baby cocaine. alison: students faculty and staff protested at galluadete university this afternoon. their message stop all forms of sexual misconduct on campus. leon: stephen tschida was there at the rally and live now with more from northeast. tell us about it. stephen: well leon first of all, the university has the worst record on reported sexual offense of all schools in the country per capita. this is according to some analysis done by "the washington post" and it found there were 11 reports of sexual offense for every 1 is -- 1,000 students back in 2012. today, hundreds of people donned these teal t-shirts and held this rally. they paraded around the campus to denounce sexual offense and bring attention to the problem and call for a remedy to this situation. now, we talked with some students and faculty as to why gallaudet would t

alison? alison: that's great. cute kids. leon, thank you. the cherry blossoms are getting closer to peak bloom. we'll show you what it looks like at the tidal basin today coming up. horace: i'm horace holmes. a maryland couple called "7 on your side" to help them get money back from a dispute with the contractor. a contractor that we've seen not once but twice before on "7 on your side." we'll tell you about it coming up next. alison: a local bride had it all figured out. she would sell her home and move in with her new husband in another state. leon: before she could sell, she had to fix up her fixer-upper. she says that her contractor left her high and dry in the process. alison: when she called "7 on your side", our trouble shooter horace holmes discovered the contractor has been at the center of one of our investigations not once but twice before. horace: robin ford had loved her civil war farmhouse nestled at the top of a hill in temple hills, maryland. but she just had gotten married and it was time to move on. >> we had an issue where

alison: a u.s. official says the president did not specifically approve this operationion but that the strikes were within the bounds of policy guidance. leon: the f.a.a. is investigating a drone siting reported by the craw of a jetliner that was -- crew of a jetliner approaching dulles airport. the pilot saw drone as he is approaching the runway. >> i know it is bizarre but it looked like a drone went beneath us. kind of smallish. leon: he said it was flying at about 1,000 feet and up roughly three to four mails from the airport. plane -- miles from the airport. the plane landed without incident. alison: a suspect arrested in the death of a toddle are. and thoughmyanthony winfrey would are turned 2 next friday. police say he was purred murmured by joshua riley who was living with the child's mother in. leon: a judge ruled charles trial will move to fairfax. the defense attorneys argued ha residents with be prejudiced. he is charged with killing thancy dunning, republican kirby and ruthann almost od

alison: some unhappy baseball fans in chicago.son: baseball season is now in full swing, but fans at one stadium were not happy. the chicago cubs apologized for a long bathroom lines at wrigley field. some people said it took two innings just to go to the bathroom because of renovations. it got so bad that some fans took photos of cups filled with what they believe to be urine left all over the ballpark. ugh! the cubs are promising portable units for the next game. steve: get out the umbrella. you will need it tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, and friday. temperatures cool down wednesday and thursday, middle 50's. saturday and sunday, we are 70 degrees, lots of sunshine. nighttime lows in the upper 40's. alison: looking forward to the weekend. thanks for joining us. having it all? how about making it work. by getting the most out of what matters to you. it's called maxximizing. and we help you do it, everyday. at t.j.maxx! with brands you love at prices that work for you. maxx family. maxx home. keep your standards high and your spen

alison: u.s. carmakers deal with serious business, but every once in a while there is comedy relief. check out this when the phone rang. >> ♪ let it go ♪ alison: the ring tone, of course, "let it go" from the movie "frozen." they were discussing chair policy, so that disney ringtone was probably a welcome break. leon: the staff behind him is cracking up. alison: that is so funny. how did that happen, the? hough? maybe from his granddaughters. steve: it all makes sense. we have changes on the way needing the umbrella tomorrow morning. the first half of the wicked sunglasses. outside we go, and the clouds will stick around at least for the overnight it to early tomorrow morning. the temperature now 63 degrees at reagan national, the wind out of the south at seven. high today 74 degrees, once again above average this time of year. the record 95, 2002, and we are moving closer to the 8:00 p.m. sunset. if your allergies are bothering you again, the tree pollen is back. it is in the high range today. gr

alison: thank you. we want to get back to that breaking news unfolding near the memorial bridge in the district. two people were struck and injured this afternoon by a car. our richard reeve just got to the scene. what are you learning? rich: as you say, two people struck. i'm going to move out of the way for just one second. this happened around 3:15 we believe or are being told by the authorities that a man and a woman were hit right near those -- on the other side of where those statues are toward us. two people struck a man and a woman that were crossing the street. they had apparently gone to a median and were struck by a car heading away from where i'm standing now. we're going to bring in wendy starr brown. she was here and saw this whole thing. wendy, tell us what you saw. >> i was walking along the backside of the lincoln memorial and i looked out and people got out a cab. i saw them and there was a couple and they had a dog on a lead and i noticed the dog. and i also thought to myself that's a

alison: a lot of people down there, tom, thank you. the jury is set in the death penalty trial of james holmes. he is charged with killing 12 and injuring 70 others. the process of sitting the jury was one of the most complicated in u.s. history. the jurors will questioned hours about mental illness and the death penalty. the opening statements are set for april 27. leon: congress will likely have a say in the emerging nuclear deal with iran. the senate foreign relations committee and unanimous milley -- unanimously approved the bill. president obama threatened to veto the measure, but has said it will likely pass. requires the administration to periodically update congress on iran's compliance with the deal. during that time, they would not be up to lift sanctions that congress has placed on iran. cuba has been taken off the list of the state sponsors of terrorism. the obama administration said the cuban government has not provided support to international terrorism in the last six months. cuba says it will not do so in the future. by