richard reeve with details on this. richard: eulalio tordil is expected to plea guilty to two of the three murders in the killing spree. court proceedings regarding the shooting death of his estranged wife gladys last may will take place in prince george's county at a later date. tordil a former officer with the federal protective service is to plead guilty to two counts of first of degree murder and two counts of attempted first degree murder. his capture after a deadly two-day shooting rampage happened live on abc7. tordil surrounded by 100 police officers. the murder count in connection with the death of 65-year-old claudio molina, while he tried to carjack her sufficient. another man was shot coming to her aid. now police say the day before when tordil killed his estrangedded wife in the beltsville school parking lot. that is a separate case. the plea is not a done deal until the judge agrees to it. without the possibility of parol. the plea hearing is tuesday. from the "live desk," richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: t

richard reeve explains. actress faye dunaway is telling story regarding this year's oscars mistake.he says she thought warren beatty was joking when he paused before showing her the envelope. it should have contained the best picture winner. but it was actually the back-up envelope for best actress. dunaway says she read the movie's title on the card, but didn't notice emma stone's name. dunaway says she later felt guilty because she thought she could have done something to prevent the debacle. there is still much more ahead on good morning washington. john gonzalez.. what are you working on? firefighters say sprinklers inside, never went off. we'll have a live report on the investigation, coming up. is one of president trump's biggest campaign promises- now on the chopping block? what congress is saying about that controversial border wall. plus, another water-logged morning commute. it's a stormwatch weater alert. meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking it all in the weather center. good morning washington. toss to eileen

richard reeve has more. richard: they are hoping to fill the area in capitol.maybe 150,000 will participate. they will march to union square. the fences, the stage society up. they will march here at the capitol at 2:00. this is not only to celebrate the earth day but advocate for what they call "evidence based science" including the issue of climate change. president trump has voiced skepticism as they are looking to voice the accord. people taking part hope it is a wakeup call. >> i hope it will give a voice to the scientific community to stand up for things good for the world. >> many folks are concerned that the administration may try to gut the e.p.a. th protest in the district. it's costing million of dollars. at 6:00, we will break it down and the price of protest. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. coming up next at 4:00, unbelievable lottery luck. nancy: and the campaign launched from a college dorm. jonathan: also this. >> i'm glad i got to help. jonathan: meet the man who broke up the cross-country kidnapping case up next. erin: game five

jonathan: richard reeve is live for us tonight. what are they saying about this? richard: the detectives are looking into $40,000 missing from the p.t.a. checking account. it could be a a little more or less. it happened in march when the board members from the council of parent teacher association began asking questions about the reports of missing funds. an audit found since july 1, 2016, subsequent -- significant irregularities found and call it the theft of a substantial sum likely by someone inside the p.t.a. organization. the president of the group paul gellar turned over records this past friday. the investigators are just starting to look at this but parents are outraged. >> i think it's criminal. i'm shocked. i think we ought to pursue it and find out where the money is. richard: we went to the p.t.a. office and nobody was there. coming up at 5:00, we will explain what the police are doing to get to the bottom of it. live in rockville, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. new at 4:00, this is something to look at. you see what that is. not therma

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: that kid had the best name. rusty dilly. thank you. on the subject of firsts, justice neil gorsuch taking the bench. oral arguments including religious liberty. it's been a year since the nation's highest court had a full nine justice panel following the death of antonin scalia. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- have you ever seen clear coffee? >> how you can get a caffeine fix without staining your teeth. jonathan: patriots day means one thing. boston marathon. we have the sights and sounds coming up. michelle: we have more pictures that were shared with us. head to our facebook page and take a look. michelle: a surge in water bills has someone wondering if someone is stealing the water. jonathan: sam ford reports that the answer from d.c. water is just as puzzling as the problem. a story you will only see here on abc7. sam: after the university of the district of columbia opened up a site to grow plants in just water, people who live up the hill say the water bills have soared. so high that the managen't went on a paymen

stone bridges, richard reeve stole to jonathan allen's high school head coach. high school feeling redskins pride. >> everyone in the community is so excited. because he is so likable. genuine anpiness for him. >> the washington redskins select jonathan allen. >> jonathan allen number 17 in the nfl draft is now officially a washington redskin. >> it was awesome. >> stone bridge football coach mickey thompson traveled to philadelphia to see his former team captain make it to the pros. >> for me it is a dream come true. i can watch him and follow m. than when he was at alabama. >> walk down the hallways and you will see pictures of allen and the alabama jersey. >> he is awesome. he represented the school well and alabama well. i know he represented himself well. >> everywhere at the school when the people talk about allen, they say he is a genuine nice human being. on the field, a much different story. sharp, fierce competitor. >> the work ethic is unreal. >> he was voted most likely to go pro. but he is no slacker either now. he is playing close to home. >> he was

richard: richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: a d.c.cyclist charge in the a bizarre crash that killed a woman. the cyclist hit jane clark crossing 13th street last month. clark was a senior editor at "kipplinger" magazine and died the next day. the cyclist j charged disobeying a traffic control device. jonathan: covering the next phase of surge starts tomorrow and will keep greenbelt station closed a month. so the line between greenbelt and prince george's plaza will be closed and free shuttle buses will run in the area. they shut down the yellow rush plus trains. michelle: a change coming to the national mall. parking meters at spots that had been free for decades. stephen tschida joins us live. so how much will it cost us? stephen: $2 an hour. construction will begin in may. may 1. mid-june you will pay to park along madison drive. all around the mall. it will be $2 an hour. you have up to three hours to remain at the meter. you are supposed to move to another. 7:00 to 8:00. credit card, debit or the park mobile app. we are talking ab

richard reeve at the "live desk" with the development. th the case. chard: right, it does continue. eulalio tordil is expected to plead guilty to two of the murder, not all three. the court proceeding regarding the death of his wife gladys last may will take place in prince george's county at a later date. tordil a former officer with the federal protective service is to plead guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder. his dramatic capture after a deadly two-day shooting rampage happened live on abc7. tordil surrounded by 100 police officers. this is in connection of the death of molina caught while he was trying to carjack her s.u.v. another was shot trying to come to her aid. the day before when tordil killed his estranged wife in a beltsville school parking lot. that is a separate case. this is not a done deal until they agree to it. tordil faces life in without the possibility of parole. the plea hearing is this tuesday. from the "live desk," richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. if you wan

richard reeve has more with the federal and the local agencies trying to crack down on this. tell us about it. richard: they call it car-fentanyl. a super fentanyl. responsible for three overdoses this past month. take a look. pictures and video from vided by the drug enforcement administration. look how tiny the pieces are. contact with the equivalent of a half dash of salt can be deadly. this has a legal use, to tranquilize elephants and other large animals. the d.e.a. says it made its way to china, through mexico and is appearing on the street in the u.s. on april 7, 53-year-old frederick man found dead in the apartment. the car-fentanyl in the system. they are investigating two other cases in pasadena and lindsey linhium. >> we told the officers if they have come into a white powder substance unknown to them, take precautions. richard: that includes any skin contact, inhaling the stuff. coming up, are ordinary citizens paying attention to this. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: a man hurt badly. a trench collapsed on h street. trapping four in the ditch. they got three o

in frederick, richard reeve, abc7 news. >> the museum extensive collection of the artifacts has a permanentn bowie. jonathan: this morning on holocaust remembrance day, several survivors at the event. it's now open to thousands of documents and photos that is accessible to researchers, survivors and their families. >> we do have families that will come and look at the materials, children, the grandchildren for second and the third generation. some of the precious moments. jonathan: the facility built with the expectation that the holocaust museum collection will double in size in the next decade. michelle: talk about the weather now. the storm that came through the area friday night slammed colonial beach, virginia. streets came down on homes. campers were overturned and power knocked out to hundreds over the weekend. one woman watched it happen in the neighborhood and jumped in the action to save her neighbor. >> i ran as fast as i c i ran as fast as i could and screamed to get out of the house. landed on top of her house. she made it out safely. michelle: what a close call. dozens of the

richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. federal judge signed off on $3 million trillion fine against volkswagen for cheating on emission tests. volkswagen pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice earlier in year. several employees face charges and v.w. is also paying out $1.5 billion in a civil case and spending $11 billion buying back impacted vehicles. jonathan: the continuing fight over obamacare could lead to a government shutdown that could happen next week. congress has until friday to pass a spending bill. compounding matters the house may vote next week on a new bill to replace obamacare. some republicans want the spending bill to end sub studies to the insurance -- subsidies to insurance companies. democrats say they will block the bill and end the payment that includes funding for border wall with mexico. michelle: champs Élysees reopened in paris. people left flowers for the victims and the police raided the gunman's home. the attacker killed in the shooting was a french national with a long crimin

richard reeve has this >> police cars are jamming the street.sniffing jobs and frustration. >> there were two pieces of paper. >> a huge waste of time. >> they were forced to evacuate at 9:00. it turned out to be fireworks in an elevator. >> this disrupted for the entire community. >> one perform abortions and the other healthcare services. occasionally is the target of the antiabortion protesters. >> it is aggravated. i respect their right to protest. >> the discovery and nothing was found.

richard reeve is live in rockville with the latest on the investigation. rich? : a lot of people are upset about this. the first whispers in february. the police trying to find out where it went and who took it. >> none too pleased with from the p.g.a. checking account -- p.t.a. checking account. >> it's criminal. i am shocked. we should find out where the money is. >> the investigation began at the montgomery county council parent teacher association offices and the board members began to hear reports of the missing funds. an audit found since july 1, 2016, significant irregularities. this is the theft of the substantial sum. likely by someone inside m.c.c. p.t.a. >> i hope something is done about it. richard: we checked at the headquarters and no one was there. >> it's ra righteous group. this is going to a good the investigation could take a year. in rockville, abc7 news. >> thank you. a large crowd greeted joe biden this morning. there is a message for the men in the audience. >> this is all about changing the culture. >> you have to speak up. larry: today we

richard reeve is live. what are they saying today? richard: that the film is graphic in nature. this is the letter sent out. there has been criticism that the show g this series isn't part of the curriculum but the students and the teachers are talking about it. we spoke with several parents. one does not allow his son watch it and another is considering watching it with his child. the school district sent home letters to help the children process what they see in the program. one mother said this is making the hard choices and keeping lines of the communication open. >> i would warn him beforehand. let him know this is what it is. this is what you might feel. >> the letter to the parents home says in part while the story touches on the important topics the content is very graphic. we do not encourage viewing children and the youth to process information with the trusted adult if they watch the series. a lot of folks are talking about this. we will see what the students think of this. >> thank you. show of force. uss michigan arriving in south korea. the navy describes this as r

in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: still ahead at 6:00, the f.b.i. wanted list. plus, thrashing and crashing the fight to get rid of an unexpected house guest caught on video. this looks like a pack of cigarettes but what is inside coming up at 6:00. don't take me seriously. i always have to have a joke. nancy: look at the teeth. i don't think you are getting a pair of shoes out of him anytime soon. larry: if you know what you are doing. nancy: so let's just talk about the weather. >> change for a little bit and then bring it back. >> we are looking live at the weather bug camera. at the hyatt regency at tysons. warm sunshine. look at the numbers in the district. 71 in fredericksburg. 72 in woodbridge. we will keep the sunshine for a while. the sun will set before 8:00. then it is mostly sunny. the temperatures will drop. it won't be chilly but a few upper 40's to the valley. the wakeup chart is 48 in ashburn. 52 in dale city and the district. 48 in largo. the story tomorrow is the changeable weather. moisture is moving in from the west. the low leve

larry: that was richard reeve reporting. the crowds packed a zoo for easter monday. there were games and the animal >> the afternoons may not have felt welcome for whatever reason. so many families were involved in the easter festivities in the city that this was the day off. the six entrances reduced to four. so the police can check the bags efficiently. >> the rain stopped and they had a great time. the easter panda was there, too. doug: okay. all kinds of animals having fun. >> i look into these things. this washed some of the pollen out of the air. show you what is coming next. clouds and showers wednesday. more heat from thursday. there are plenty of clouds this morning. from this vantage point, 66 degrees looking south. other ways to the north. it's brightening. much improved. the pollen count is high. it's up there. the oak trees, the pine and the mold stores on the increase as well in the moderate range. with will drop thrgh 60's this afternoon. in the overnight hours the high pressure will fill in. in the morning we will find the areas that are waking up wit

richard reeve is live to explain. >> he is dangerous. >> crowds outside the white house -- >> do i feelhey have responsibility? yes. >> dissent. >> hogwash. >> on the issue of climate change and what the administration should do. >> we should be good stewards of the earth we have. the resources are limited and this is our planet. >> the protesters urging him to ta seriously. >> i won't be here to see it. future generations will suffer. >> mr. trump and the advisers are considering there to join in on the paris climate accord. this allows country to set their own goals. there are skeptics. >> this is trying to restrict the use of the fossil fuels that provide affordable dependable energy. for a change that is undetectable. >> some air pollution levels are dropping and drought and wildfires up the ante. >> with climate change it gets worse. >> we have an impact and a responsibility. >> the debate continues. the march for science expected saturday. larry: thank you, richard. next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a show of strength. a group of warships headed to the korean peninsula and the missio

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. how about this? look at all the people. they all got caught in a morning metro mess. they were looking to other ways to get where they needed to go. the red line shut down twice over recurring issue. stephen tschida is live. what happened there? stephen: this morning smoke in the tunnel at the metro center. shut down red line and sue poupt circle. then it -- dupont circle. it was restored an then another interruption. a lot of the passengers are frustrateed with metro tonight. chaos again on metro. some were stuck on board and endured the long delays. >> it takes 30 minutes. it took me an hour and 15 minutes. for the third time in weeks the same problem created the commuter trauma. this morning at factor started smoldering. deteriorating to the point it couldn't project against a electrical current. >> i hate it. they need to fix this. >> metro is working on repair work to get them to avoid the current problems like we have had on the red line. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: th

live from the white house, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. today, d.c. attorney general announcing the city is joining five others attorneys general in a lawsuit to defend federal lightbulb regulations. the national electrical manufacturers association is suing the department of energy about the latest energy efficiency regulations. attorney general says the common sense regulations save energy and money. jonathan: this is an odd one. people in the florida panhandle are seeing spots. the state department of the environmental protection wants to know why. it's not something they see with their eyes. it's all around them. dozens show the brown spots on boats and air one man said the spot ate through the clear top coat of the hood of the s.u.v. so far the environmental investigators checked the industrial facilities nearby and they have not found signs of potential source. that would be damaging and frustrating. michelle: a mystery there. nancy: absolutely. doug: not good. michelle: today is gloomy today. jonathan: our spots were wet spots on the ground. do

in arlington, richard reeve, abc7 news.on your side" with a consumer alert as pepco tries to expand the infrastructure for the electric cars in the nation's capital. there is a proposal to launch a pilot program for the electric car owners that would offer them discounted rate and the other amenities. in up to ten apartment or the condo buildings and the public chargers around town. larry: air bus wants you to have a whale of a time on your next flight. they will decorate the next generation of the oversight cargo planes like whales. employees were asked to consider the six designs to brand the plane and the smiling beluga is the winner. why not? alison: that is interesting if you see it flying. larry: don't get caught off-guard. i just saw a -- maybe -- okay. alison: talk about the weather now. brian is standing by. we want the sun. we are ready. brian: we do. we had a reprieve on sunday. the rain is not that much. it's appreciable but it will come down out there. it's a nuisance. we upped up to 61. 61 with the high today.