jay korff has the latest on the cyber attack. jay: the flyer asks the white man if he is sick and tired of the jews destroying their country through mass immigration and degeneracy and calls on the white man to join his struggle of local white supremacy. the anti-defamation league and other agencies are saying that this man admits to being behind the attack that deliver the anti-semitic flyer to thousands of universities across the country, including printers at the university of maryland in college park. jewish students on campus say they are disappointed that people still communicate in such hateful ways. >> is very sad for me when i see people just hate each other based on differences that don't really -- don't really matter so much. >> it's unfortunate, but it does not affect us so much becae jay: a spokesperson for the antidefamation league said the hacking technique, infiltrating network printers, is unit. >> it shows how little security we have. jay: the university of maryland said, "we condemn the content of the racist fli

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: 7 on your side with a health alertpolice agreed to bet -- can a common weed fight cancer. scientists are investigating the milkweed plant. a woman with a precancerous condition was treated with a gel made from milkweed. four months later, her skin was reborn, after some initial irritation. by the way, it's a most always covered by insurance. republicans are preparing to debate in detroit tomorrow night. dr. ben carson will not be among them. tonight he released a statement saying he will not attend the that he does not see a political path forward. he stopped short of saying he was dropping out. he said he will go into more detail later this week. alison: blossoms on the mall. the national cherry blossom festival will take place march april 17, and the peak bloom dates, march 31 when apparently 70% of the blossoms will be open. are thed news channel 8 official sponsors of the cherry blossom festival. we will be at the parade. we love it. it will be so much fun. your: three weeks

j corbett is live outside of mpd headquarters with -- jay korff is live outside of mpd headquarters with his story. jay: he is the type of investigator that will look over old files and read pages and pages of documents, reinterview people so that he and his fellow detectives can solve these cases and ease a family's burden. [bagpipes play] jay: d.c. police officers and their families filled an auditorium to honor accomplishments. lanierchief cathy honored many of the officers tonight. including one who was stabbed by a suspect while he had another officer saved a kidnapped baby. officers and civilians honored tonight, among them an investigator honored for his modesty and methodical approach to solving crimes. he has been on the force over 30 years. he works on cold cases. that a lot ofrk people have the aptitude to do. he never gives up. he is an amazing guy. year, he closed three cold cases, each dating back more than 20 years. it is ae to think that dedication and a devotion to a city where i have lived most of my life. jay: dedication to the city and families left behind. >> trying

jay korff has how regular riders plan to adjust. those commuters are frankly scratching their heads, trying to figure out, ok, do i carpool, rideshare, take the bus, ride my bike, what do i do? they know that tomorrow metrorail will not be there for them. >> it's going to be congested everywhere, struggling to get to work. jay >> to get to work, like i do. when passing through one of the busiest stations, franconia-springfield. time will be a valuable commodity wednesday when the real service comes to a screeching halt because of emergency safety inspections. >> i think they should do this on saturday when nobody has to work. normallyfear that is parked cars will flood highways through the region, turning roadways into parking lots. >> it will be real bad. it will be backed up traffic on 95. jay: the demand for metro bus service is expected to be overwhelming. am believes on timely public transportation so we can get to dialysis treatments on time after work. he worries with traffic tieups expected, will this affect more than just h

jay korff has a look at the latest at this hour. jay: despite many in the gop hammering donald trump for days, he is again he is the projected winner in mississippi, out debts saying ted cruz of -- outdistancing ted cruz of texas. he called the attacks on him $38 million worth of horrible lies. hillary clinton easily defeated bernie sanders. intriguing results in michigan, where sanders's leading clinton by a few points, 51-47. on the republican side, donald trump is the projected winner. not far behind, second place, ohio governor john kasich, who hopes to gain momentum going into next tuesday when voting takes place in key states like ohio, florida, north carolina, and misery. in the last hour we heard from clinton and trump. >> we started off with 17, we are down to four. the four, they are they do not do well. there is only one person who did well tonight, donald trump. you wet let anybody tell cannot make it in america anymore. we can, we are, and we will. that, weder to do cannot be talking about building walls were turning the

jay korff has what is being done now by the agency. jay: right now, the chaos involves total shutdowns in both way to federal triangle. folks are having to get off, hop on to the metro buses, free shuttle buses, so they can go to a destination that is shut down. folks are upset, frustrated, and fear this is the new normal. >> i was coming down the escalator, i was like my goodness. jay: the metro center station with evening rush was frustration. ers said their normal 30 minute commute took two hours of monday morning. he expect the trip home to last just as long. they were single tracking the blue, orange, and silver lines. tunnel at a fire in a the mcpherson square metro station damaged cables that must be replaced. the transit giant has faced scrutiny of her reliability and november to turn the agency around. >> we have to anticipate, beep corrective so we don't -- -- be proactive so we don't get into the situation. the he said, "if you have ability to consider alternate travel options, i encourage you to do so." traffic in both direc

live in beltsville, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: i don't think we have heard the end of that story. we are closely watching an investigation in winchester. the police say that a man shot himself to death as officers were responding to a fight. but witnesses say otherwise. many of them gathered to protest tonight and ask questions about what really happened. has been scheduled and virginia state police are investigating. we will continue to watch this case. 7 on your side with a health alert tonight. e. coli concerns at the national zoo. a kids exhibit is closed because e. coli bacteria was found in some of the animals come including goats and a cow. the animals are under 19. the zoo says the animals -- the animals are under the zoo says the animals are getting treated. leon: drama on the campaign trail in virginia. a photographer at a donald trump rally says a secret service agent slammed him to the ground. chris morris said he was 18 inches outside when the agent put his hands around his body. the secret service and trump c

jay korff spoke with him tonight. did they recover? yeah, some folks were literally paralyzed with fear, others were feeling like they were terrorized. i spoke with a father and son and they witnessed the chaos firsthand. >> people were yelling and screaming. jay: you can see the concern on dennis sanchez's face while his 14-year-old son video tapes him and others running for cover. >> the secret service or somebody was running ahead with machine guns drawn, saying get down, get down. jay: the father from los angeles were in line with countless others when chaos erupted. they sheltered in place in a theater. by thise touched terrifying ordeal. including those at the white house, where there was an unrelated security concern. >> immediately they started telling everybody, up h street. jay: some pondered the fear that many share, that washington, d.c., is a target. is an inevitable situation that is some point it's going to happen. its, on as a city on monday of unexpected mayhem. >> a scary moment for the family break.it wasng something

jay korff is live at police headquarters with more on the crimes and the takedown. list of crimese and accusations leveled against this gentleman is long. bars. a hail of gunfire interrupted in washington with the target being d.c. police officers. the officers came out unscathed. the suspect, 34-year-old richard butler iii, was in handcuffs. a quick thinking officer recognized butler from a criminal case in another jurisdiction. after officers approached, he fired repeatedly with two handguns. he missed the officers but hit a police cruiser. after a of gunfire, they caught him. law enforcement in maryland had been actively searching for this 34-year-old come who hails from alexandria, virginia. butler has not only serve time in prison but is also wanted on warrants in maryland, accused of arson, sex assault, and repeatedly stabbing a woman in this upper marlboro neighborhood earlier this month. attempted murder charges. officer,n a police that is the latest charge that richard butler iii faces. jay korff, abc 7 news. bridge crash on the key caused a traffic backups

jay korff is live in stafford. they have been reinstated? jay: that is right, they are back on the job, thrilled to be on engine one. one of them was working tonight. the is the very fire truck toddler was transported in. captain james kelley is relieved to be back to work. >> i want to thank everyone for their continued support. in his 20s seen a lot years as a volunteer firefighter in stafford county, 11 years as a full-time firefighter and washington, d.c., but he never figured saving a life would get them into hot water. and sergeanthe virgil bloom rushed an 18-month-old girl to the hospital in their fire truck. the girl having a seizure and they were not sure how long it would take an ambulance to get there. under virginia law, they are not supposed to do medical transports and fire engines. >> it is a highly unusual occurrence, and we initiated a review. jay: they were placed on leave. monday, they were reinstated. the county is looking into the fact captain kelley is not certified as an emt in the commonwealth, though he is in the dist

jay korff has more. jay: washington monument is closed. elevator stopped at the 280 mark. there were people stuck on the elevator and they have gotten down. 25 people on the observation deck. i will walk to the listen family that were a family of five. you were among the 25 stuck all the way at the top at the observation deck. what happened? >> we were enjoying the v we went downstairs to the floor where you catch the elevator on the way down. we saw a ranger going around a few times doesn'ting up. alerted us that the elevator was stuck. that you would have to walk down. jay: what was it like? you didn't have a stroller. you have a 1-1/2-year-old. >> we expect elevators. a once in a lifetime experience going down. the kids were able to see different stones that were inside. it was okay. jay: there have been a couple of times in the last year with an issue of the elevator. did you have any issues going? >> no. no thought of issues on the way down. glad it's just an envator issue. jay: thank you. an eventful experience for them on the trip. electrical repair crews are there

in lanier, jay korff -- in mclean, jay korff, abc7 news. michelle: updating a story we brought you yesterday. leroy daily arrested in connection with five bank robberies in prince george's county. the arrest happening after police say he targeted a bank in new carolton. the detects had a name for the heist. >> he would write notes to the teller and then write notes #nopolice. he became known as the hashtag bandit. privately. this wasn't revealed to the public. yesterday right here, the t.d. bank is where his robbery spree for the day began. as we reported yesterday on abc7 news he moved over to montgomery county where he did three separate bank robberies in quick succession. really just minutes apart. is it alleged that the man did this, leory daley. you see his mugshot after the arrest. the arrest coming in an unusual way as well. police were looking for him. he had a description of a car, beat up old toyota. yesterday o and company restaurant in largo for lunch. when he came out, he spotted the suspect's car parked immediately next to his

jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: hay, thank you. --jay, thank you. thousands gathered in prince william county for the funeral of officer ashley guindon, who shot and killed over the weekend responding to a domestic call in woodbridge. funeral services were held after a two-hour public viewing. officers from all over were in attendance. killedyear-old was saturday. it was her first day on the job. leon: unbelievable. victim of that tragedy, crystal hamilton, who was shot to death before he opened fire on the responding officers. tonight she is being remembered as kind and loving. richard reeve has the tributes. richard: this was a night of prayer, embraces, and tears. >> just praying for everybody involved. richard: dozens gathered around crystal hamilton's home to remember and honor her. her sister says she has lost her other half. >> i did not get the opportunity to say goodbye to her. richard: saturday evening, hamilton called 911 from inside of her home. arriving officers were confronted by her husband, ronald, who opened fire, fatally wounding o

reportin satellite center, jay korff. leon: thank you, jay. we can all take a shower. now go from the ridiculous to the sublime. another story we're following. cherry blossoms officially at their peak along the tidal basin. alison: the weather outside is beautiful for heading down to the tidal basin. to enjoy this. our chief meteorologist doug hill is here now. really a big outdoor weekend. is the rain going to hold off for that? doug: it looks that way. we have showers this morning move through with the cold front. it hasn't knocked the blossoms off. it will turn cooler but we will be fine for the cherry blossom watching saturday and sunday as well. get to it with the temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60's. cooler air is moving in. 57 in hagerstown. after the cold front the cooler air is coming in. it's dryer and gusty. we will see the numbers tumble after sunset. overnight we expect the numbers to drop in the 40's in the metro area. probable in the 30's in the -- probably in the 30's suburban areas. tomorrow starts with clouds. average temperature of 43 to 47. somethi

live in temple hills, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: a 17-year-old has been charged with making a bomb threat to mclean high school last wednesday. the suspect is not being identified, but is facing prison time. manassas middle school volunteer convicted on child pornography charges. battle-old david convicted of producing child pornography. he will spend at least 15 years behind bars. he volunteered for the middle school program. prosecutors say he would pose online as a young girl to entice young boys to send sexually explicit images. story weopments in a told you about last night, a firefighter seriously injured while rescuing people from a burning home in southeast d.c. account fromamatic the granddaughter of one of the victims. richard reeve has what she is saying and the investigation happening now. rich? richard: this is such an inspiring story. this is some of the debris left from the fire, the stuff firefighters tossed out the windows while the building was burning. this is the building now, completely enclosed. imagine t

hours later he clarified the statement area jay korff has the outcry and the impact. do we know what he really thinks now? jay: according to a statement, he clarified what he said earlier. the abortion issue took center stage wednesday during an msnbc interview with the gop presidential hopeful donald trump. >> you >> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yeah, some form of punishment. >> 10 years? >> i don't know. >> why not? interviewion to the drew condemnation from pro-choice america. >> while this is for a fine, it's not exactly surprising. hisld trump has built entire campaign on the meeting women in belittling them. jay: the camp later clarified his position saying that the doctor or any person performing an illegal act of the woman would be held legally responsible. woman is a victim in this case, as is the life in her womb. >> i don't know how he will get out of this, but the public knows what he said. >> the pro-life movement has never advocated punishing the woman who got an abortion. she said the amended position is sim

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, we will see where it goes. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for new information on the developing situation in brussels. we are following breaking news from charles county, where the police say that one waldorf has died. this was the the 2500 block of gibbons court. these chopper 7 was over the scene this evening. the victim was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. they died a short time ago. the second victim's injuries were not life-threatening. neighbors said that it may have started with an argument. in southeast washington, d.c. police investigating a shooting involving an officer near the intersection of mellon street and mlk avenue. the officer fired his gun, but nobody was hit. one person is in custody. we don't know what lead up to the shooting. leon: an investigation of the campus of george washington sexersity after two assaults on campus in one week. the administration is warning people to be vigilant. richard reeve is live on campus. tell us about this story, be vigilant about what, for what? r

jay korff is there to give us more information. where people on the elevator when it was struck? jay: absolutely. we got updated numbers. 19 people are stuck halfway up. we are told at the 280 foot mark. it's 550 to the top. we had 23 observation deck. this would have to happen on a busy day on the mall. beautiful, blustery and so many tours at the mall. it happened 3:15. they all used the step to get down. a short time ago we ran into one of the people. father. the five family members from new york city were stuck up on the observation deck and had to walk down. >> we were at the top of the monument. at that moment the park ranger came running around. we walked from the top to tt jay: this is not the first time this has happened. issues do happen but it's terrible for folks who don't want to be stuck in an elevator. the monument will be closed until they figure out what is going on. leon: this is from news chopper 7 and crews are battling a fire in oakton. it's on wind song drive if you know the area. no report of injuries from the scene. the early indications is it started outsi

reporting live in the newsroom, jay korff, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. we are monitoring breaking news out of iraq where 29 people are delved and 60 are injure -- people are dead and 60 are injured after a suicide bomber targeted a soccer stadium. it happened 35 miles south of baghdad. no group claimed responsibility but the islamic state has been waging suicide bombings in the region. scott: today the pentagon said isis' second in command is dead after days in syria. this comes as the police make more arrests in the belgian terror attacks. as marci gonzalez reports, u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in belgium today. marci: dramatic raids and arrests in belgium. angoing determined effort to track down anyone with links to the deadly attacks in brussels. but the two surviving terrorists who helped carry out the bombings still on the run, including this man shown with the two suicide bombers at the airport moments before this. the horrific aftermath of the scene where new york res -- residents were killed. still missing the cup from tennessee. and amo