a wheaton woman says it does not make sense. she came home to find a derogatory word on her front door. as police tried to figure out who can be behind it, ryan tells us how the family is coping with someone else's hate. ryan: the ice cream truck is making its rounds and kids are shooting hoops, but in this quiet neighborhood on mcmahon road, thomas thompson is trying to comprehend why his home was targeted with hate-based vandalism. >> this is a really diverse community. for us to be singled out, it doesn't make sense to me. ryan: his fiancee was heading home to the hospital thursday afternoon when she found a derogatory word across the front door. >> somebody wrote somedy when i stepped back, i said it was the "n" word. when i stepped back, iryan: shey director and then the police. she believes hate is the motive. i don't understand why somebody would do that. ryan: the couple moved to wheaton in november. what upsets them the most is their young daughter oh must this all the hateful language on the door. >> racism is not the

this happened as the glenmont-bound train approached wheaton. one of the four men demand at the victims phone. when the victim would not give it up, the suspects began punching him, one yelling, give me that damn phone. when the doors open, the suspects fled with the victims debit and credit cards. is almost it impossible not to get caught on camera on metro. shimmering video of this theft a few years ago where the thief's images were captured again and again. >> i guess there is a check on criminal behio have never had issues. tom: the victim was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. he will be ok. metro says they are in the process of gathering evidence suspects,ts on the expecting to issue those in the coming days. tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: tom, thank you. newsroom,ust into the a new ball redefining sexual assault in maryland. people will no longer have to prove they were attacked to show that a crime was happening. this changes the state's legal definition of rape. a hospital in texas is where former president p

take a look the incident happened as the train was approaching the wheaton glenmont station and several men got on board and asked the man for his phone. when he refused to give it to them the men began punching the victim in the head and face. investigators say the men also stole some of the victim's credit and debit cards and got off at the wheaton station. if youec this video call police. >>> two men wrawk ago loan in columbia heights say they were viciously attacked without warning and knocked unconscious and their cell fenz phones were taken. daylight assaults happened over the weekend a day apart from each other and attacks deeply troubled residents in the neighborhood. paul wagner joins us live from columbia heights with the story, paul. >>> yes, tony. and mainly because of the time of day that these attacks happened late saturday afternoon and late sunday afternoon, strangely it sounds very, very similar to what ashawn was talking about there with attack on the red line train. several mem going after one person. first attack was saturday afternoon here on busy high at place off

robbed a man on a northbound train as it approached wheaton.edly punched the victim in the head and face, and stole his cell phone, and credit and debit cards. a new law is re-defining sexual assault in maryland. survivors will no longer have to prove... they fought their attackers, in order to show a crime happened. the new law was signed by governor larry hogan, tonight. it changes the state's legal definition of rape. developing now.. new signs bill o'reilly's days may be numbered at fox news. last night - a group of protesters gathered outside the network's headquarters in new york, demanding o'reilly's firing. according to a new report in the wall street journal, the network is preparing to cut ties with the embattled host, who is currently on vacation. dozens of o'reilly show advertisers have fled following reports he paid harrassment settlements to mutliple women. o'reilly has denied any wrongdoing. will hold a board meeting tomorrow where o'reilly is expected to be discussed. new this morning.. march madness is coming to washington. the

police say the thiefs got off the train at wheaton station. if you recognize these guys, contact metro transit police. breaking overnight.. an arkansas death row inmate is alive.. after a last minute ruling by the u.s. supreme court. the court spared the life of don davis last night, minutes before he was scheduled to be executed. arkansas officials want to resume capital punishment for the first time since 2005. they say they're determined to execute two other inmates on thursday. a dry tuesday morning but keep that umbreall nearby. throughout the week. stomrwatch seven is timing out our next burst of wet weather - next. - isolated shower chances tomorrow through friday - cooler weekend ahead - sunday soaker (next best ch sunny. seasonable. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5 mph tonight: increasing clouds. cool. lows: 46-51 winds: e 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy and cooler. sprinkle/drizzle possible. highs: 62-64 winds: se 5 mph it's one of the most annoying robo calls ever... and you recently. the real reason you should hang up on "emily," as soon as

if you're looking for an alternate you can getn wheaton, or even force glenn.ting live in prince george's county, i'm sam sweeney. larry: all right, sam, welcome back, by the way. executives at united airlines are facing the music, after this incident spread like wildfire. united, of force, hopeful that it will bounce back from this, among other recent pr nightmares. the airline posted a 57% drop in profit. we will let you know what comes out of this morning's phone call later today on abc seven news. autria: clear skies for take off today? school,back to work in it is pretty nice for the folks out there. getting out the door, and looks beautiful. it's such a gorgeous spring day. you can see it at the langley school. i will show you another camera here at winston churchill high school, 52 degrees. getting the kids up to the bus stop, maybe a sweatshirt would be comfortable this morning, but 73 degrees by drop off, a cool start and a nice, mild afternoon. let's spring ahead into the weekend outlook. the weekend is not looking that fantastic. it's going to be coo

wheaton, around 4:45.eads up for heavy rain in those areas. 81 degrees right now, scattered thunderstorms through the evening hours and showers potentially overnight tonight. 80s today, 50s more coming up later on. >> we'll see you then. >>> as prom seasons gets under way, the group mothers against drunk driving has an important message it wants all parents to hear. mad released a new survey today and found 1 in 3 parents found it's okay for children to drink under their watch especially for on occasions like prom. research says when children drink at home, they drink more often and consume heavier amounts away. a maryland mom and her 6-year-old son spoke at a news conference today. they were seriously injured a few years ago when a teenage drunk driver crashed into them head on. >> it has just -- it's really made me aware of choices and what can happen when someone makes an inappropriate choice. >> m.a.d.d.op about the dangers and the consequences of underage drinking. >>> right now, one of the district's

anna-lysa: last week we reported about a wheaton family that found a derogatory word on their front door. >> when i stepped back, it was the n-word on the door. anna-lysa: some students have experienced hate in schools. >> people view me differently. it does not happen anymore, but it used to happen. worklysa: cuah will also for public policies that tackle hate and discrimination. >> people have to stand up and say that is not acceptable and find ways to combat it. this is a good one. anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: a day of patriotism is planned at a lot in county high school, but this group of seniors at loudoun county high school in leesburg call themselves the young conservatives, organizin administrators balked at the idea with concerns the day may become too political. administrators say they never rejected the plan because the students never brought it to them. instead, they took their concerns to social media. regardless, america monday will go on. >> i think it will be great. we will all be happy together, wearing red, white, and blue. >> tomorrow will be a day

take a look at what it looked like in the past hour in wheaton.n, the wind picked up, hail as large as golf balls started coming down, and as the showers move through, we are looking at the potential for a weekend wash-out. >> amelia draper is in the storm center. when it comes to rain, this is just the beginning? >> yeah, absolutely. we'll have rain at times throughout the weekend, but the severe weather threat is starting to diminish now. take a look at storm team 4 radar. the national weather service still has thunderstorm warning for anne arundel and calvert counties. it's just below the severe threshold, producing small hail and gusty winds. also keeping a close eye on this thunderstorm developing around clinton, but this storm brought impressive hail to chevy chase, the rockville area. we're still tracking that moving east. a wide look at the radar, heavy rain north of fredericksburg, traveling over i-95, on its way to charles county. the threat for rain in d.c., as far as thunderstorms go, it really over at this point. isolated showers stil

article for a college student who was killed in a about bazaar accident this happened on saturday, wheaton college west of chicago. 19-year-old was accidently hit by a hammer during a hammer throw event. he was serving as a volunteer for the competition. >> 4:48 a.m. matt pellman is up next with a look at traffic. >>> runners get royal congrats at the end of the london marathon. we're on that when "action news" comes right back. >> reporter: i tried to store up on a little bit of sleep this weekend with limited success. it's going to be a super busy week on the traffic front in large part because of the nfl draft. inner drive of the parkway are blocked, it is tonight the outer drives close. on the traffic front we're going from bad to worse on along the parkway. this is route 1 the super highway in bucks county, northbound side construction crews in the process of clearing. they are no longer forcing you off at oxford valley road. for now we're getting back to normal along route 1. 30 bypass east of parksburg is closed because of a crash. 495 northbound was blocked all weekend in new castl

it happened sunday night 5:30 as the train was approaching the wheaton metro station. if you recognize any of the suspects, they're asking you to call metro transit against a man protesting outside the white house. he is outside the jail tonight. he was arrested but not for his demonstration. he had a warrant for failing to appear in court when he got into a disturbance at bwi airport. he is best known for his video from four years ago, where he was loading a shotgun in the plaza. >>> the court is in session. the real life lesson that middle school students are getting on texting and what can happen after they hit send. >>> and taking a step to put wi-fi in all underground stations. when you will start to notice a difference. >>> the rain did wash some of the pollen out of the area. a look at rain chances as we get toward the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >>> live in the capitals heartbrok afteren >>> dozens of people showed up for a vigil for a man who was killed on facebook. he was randomly targeted yesterday in cleveland. right now there is a nationwide manhun

a similar problem at the wheaton metro station. smoke inside the station caused a briefly shutdown about 7:30 this morning. both incidents were told have been resolved. >>> release on the road. there is a new faster way we hope crossing our fingers to get out of town just opened today. our team is there with what you can expect. plus when do we get to see the sun again, we're tracking rain through most of tonight. amillia does say there is sun and summer like temperatures in heren-day forecast. t woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me. >>> traffic news 4 team is there getting reaction from drivers. will i

memorial for 19-year-old ethan rosser who was accidently hit by a hammer during a hammer throw event at wheaton college west of the event on saturday. rosser was serving as a volunteer. >>> as the world marks holocaust day, one living survivor shared her story. she was hidden for 6 months before she was put on a train for auschwitz. a hungarian guard pushed off off the locomotive. later she learned that everyone else was slaughtered on the train. >> i think from my heart, i never lost my faith. >> she eventually found the swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of jews, she urged everyone to continue telling her story so the holocaust will never be repeated. >> 5:48 a.m., water rescue see the moments firefighters saved a to an from a flooded creek. >>> we have details on former president obama's first public speech since leaving the white house. >>> the 6abc zoo balloon is ready for lift off in lego land. the greater philadelphia expo center in oaks hosted the show that allows lego lovers to bring their imagination to life. the one thing it doesn't fly. >> it's incredible. >> reporter: we'

he is one of four people who participated in the attack that happen near the wheaton station sunday. if you have information about the other two people involved, metro police want to hear from you. new infor truck robbery in northwest washington. we are getting our first look at surveillance pictures showing the men with guns, running out of a car wednesday. the police say that they held up a worker who was carrying a bag of cash outside of a store. so far, neither the robbers nor getaway driver have been arrested. jonathan: one step towards closure for family of a college park man. the police arrested one man in connection with the murder, but people thatill two police want to find full stop investigators are hoping this video will help lead to their arrests. tom roussey reports. tom: he was the heart of the family. 25 days after he was murdered, family who gathered from as far away as guyana and london have no answers. >>. we would like some answers tom: they hope that answers are coming. prince george's county police arrested a man in dundalk. they also put out surveillance vide e

he's one of four people... police say participated in this attack... that happened near the wheaton stationed another man on wednesday. . if you have info metro police want to hear from you. it's xx and we're just getting started. cleanup begins after strong storms leave lots of damage across the area. and this wet weather isn't over yet. what mother nature has in store, as we gear up for the weekend. good morning washington. - one more warm day - afternoon thunderstorms (2-6 pm) - cooler weekend - timing out rain chances (best chance sat. night into early sunday morning) today: partly to mostly cloudy. warm. afternoon thunderstorms possible (2-6 pm). highs: 80-85 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 53-58 winds: n 5 mph saturday: mostly cloudy and cooler. showers likely. winds: n 5-10 mph

the students at wheaton college gathered for the memorial tonight in his honor. >> it is really tough. this is how it happened an crazy to see how life in a moment can go away. >> reporter: his brother and sister-in-law posted a statement on facebook that said we are in shock, and struggling to comprehend how we will live without him. >> and still ahead on nbc 5. >> the rare scene caught on camera by a drone over monterey bay. we will be right back. >>> it was a rare sight in monterey bay and not for the squeamish nature lovers though. >> and we hope that you are not squeamish. and what you are seeing here is a large group of killer whales eating two gray whales. >> that is what you do in the ocean, right? >> that is what they do. and shot from above not by a l helicopter, but droerngs and kind of quieter, and the feeding frenzy has been going on for days, and the whale watchers say that you won't see something like this, but we have the drones now, and it is party time in the pacific. there you have it. >> it is amazing to see the whales and how the orcas also circumstance isel aroun

the plane approached the wheaton metro station. looking for four suspects. you can see one of them in that moment, they punched the victim. here's a close jer look at all four. if you recognize any of the suspects you are asked to call metro transit police. >> we all shared t talked about it quite a bit. the easter bunny nailing teddy over the weekend. i was worried about teddy. even jimmy fallon had something to say about it. >> i'm not sure what was going on here, but at the washington nationals game yesterday their mascot got into a bit of a fight. check out what happened to the teddy roosevelt mascot. >> they were having a normal race but here come the mascots taking out the presidents. teddy gets around so he's going to win. the easter bun any takes him out. >> oh, my god. on the bright side, that bun any just got a job at united airlines. >> you knew he was going to do it. >>> it was too easy. >> he's referring to the other story about the man dragged off the united flight. we'll have to see how teddy recovers when the nats are back in town at the end

the group was riding on a onthbound train near wheaton the red lines when they demanded another writer's cell phone. when he didn't hand it over, they attacked him. warrants will likely be issued sometime this week. the metro red line reopening right now with normal service after major delays last night. this was the scene during rush hour. how fun does this look? cause of the problem wasn't parking stub old at calvary place -- gallery place. larry: specialist jeremy thomas of north carolina was killed, two other crew members remain in critical condition. >> my nine-year-old daughter, home sick today, she said to me that we need to thank them for not hitting our house. i said, sweetie, one of them died. it's early said, don't know who they are, but it's just upsetting. larry: the scene remains heavily guarded. autria: governor larry hogan has redefined sexual assault, signing a law saying that survivors were no longer have to prove that they saw their attackers in order to show a crime happened. also changing the state's legal definition of rape. larry: new details as former president ge

police say the thieves got off the train at the wheaton station a nice spring day on the way.> reporter: indeed. right now we have blue skies overhead. temperatures, mid 50s. clouds shifting south that. the day w the low 70s. enjoy, if you like the warmth and sunshine. tree pollen very, very high. later, though, clouds rolling back in here. 40s to low 50s. tomorrow, a gray day. not anticipating a lot of rain but spotty shower or drizzle not out of the question for wednesday. hey, if you want warmer temperatures, we're back in the 80s on thursday. thursday, the temperatures climb before another dip as we head toward the weekend. angela, what's happening on on the roads. >> reporter: accident clean up on interstate 66 westbound, the crash after you merge from the capital beltway. we're also dealing with crash cleanup traveling southbound, i 270 at west month month avenue. we're blocking the center of the roadway. big picture map, a lot of red now especially inside the beltway on 395 as well as 295. our 95 interstate interchange, dealing with a crash at the prince william parkway

he was to a red light train at the wheaton station. the man was arrested shortly after. right now being held in d.c. and sent to maryland where he will face a host of charges. police still looking for other suspects. >>> a hit rap song is sparking a bit of controversy tonight on a college campus. a fraternity at american university used a song title bad and badgey to promote a fundraiser but wusa9's michael michael canned quander said the school put the brakes. >> reporter: this coming after the school leaders used the word badgey being perceived as someone stealing. >> reporter: the song topping the chart. blowing up across the country. this song by meek co-so -- peeko, so popular this fraternity organized an event around it. >> i think in 24 hours we had 100 people rsvped and after that we got shut down. >> reporter: he says the university refused to approve their space for the fundraiser and this e-mail from an administrator outlines why. they had groups getting reamed in the past for appropriate rate -- appropriating culture. >> reporter: he was afraid -- >> he was a

out that red line trains are single-tracking near glenmont and forest glen due to a problem at the wheatonhat line. >>> and staying in maryland, cleanup is continuing in takoma park and other parts of montgomery county after fast and furious storms swept through the area. this is what it looked like friday evening. a utility pole snap in half on carroll avenue as the storm came through. they so marble-sized hail. fortunately, no injuries. >>> and thousands of people are going to be marching on the streets of washington. this is for the march for science. organizers say it's meant to be nonpartisan. it's been fueled by what some say are president trump's anti-environment policies. >>> a fallen officer is bringing people together once again. jacai colson invitational tournament is continuing at oxon high school today. he was a police officer accidentally shot and killed by another officer during the shoot-out. the tournament costs $2 to attend and ends tomorrow. >>> and we'll get a check on the forecast with lauren ricketts right after this. >>> lauren ricketts is standing by. when we go to

." ♪ ♪ >>> students at wheaton college in illinois are heading back to class this morning after a deadly a track meet. a student was volunteering at the competition when he was accidentally hit by a hammer during the hammer throw event this weekend. many gathered for a vigil to honor him on saturday night. friends say the victim was from ohio and played on the soccer team. >>> a group of university studen h their canoe overturnd in the rap pa han knack river this weekend. it took two hours to find the group and another 90 minutes to get everyone out of the water. no one was seriously hurt. >>> the fresno, california man accused of killing four men because of their race is trying to justify what happened. >> turn myself in, i start thinking about it. i started thinking about the crack cocaine. i started thinking about all the injustice that my people go through. >> kori mohamed was arrested on april 18th. not long after police say he shot and killed three white men in various locations. he's also suspected in a deadly shooting a week earlier. >>> an unusual recall you hear about before ma

on a red line train heading toward wheaton when metro transit police say four men and you can see throughch of them fairly clearly are robbing a fellow passenger. apparently, they were punching him in the face and in the head after the first guy the first suspect sat down next to the victim and said this, i need to you give me the password for that phone, look the other way, otherwise it will not end well for you. the victim says they put his credit cards and debit cards and ran from the train when it stopped at wheaton victim did go to the hospital. but is going to be okay. these video images, though, they should ideally help metro transit police and put together a wanted poster capturing the facial images of all four of the suspects and while they're on the train it seemed like they were almost looking in the direction of where the camera was probably not realizing how good the images were. of course, the warning is not only for passengers who have phones maybe be careful because they're out there for anybody to see. but if you're going to commit a crime on metro train or a bus, there a

narrator: today on lucky dog, this 4 year-old wheaton terrier mix is revved up for a new life.randon: i heard you got some serious energy. narrator: but if she can't be taught to trust the world around her... brandon: everything i asked her to do, she pretty much shut down. narrator: ...her skittish nature could put her right back at the starting gait. brandon: i'm brandon mcmillan and i've dedicated my life to saving the lonely, unwanted dogs that are living without hope. my mission is to make sure these amazing animals find a purpose, a family and a place to call home.

they are single tracking between glenmont and forest glen due to track problems at the wheaton stationlays in both directions. >>> a fallen officer is once again being remembered today. the invitational tournament can continue at oxford high school. he was a prince george's county police officer who accidentally was shot and killed by another officer during the shoot-out. the tournament and ends tomorrow. >>> thousands of people will take to the streets for the march for science today. it is due to be nonpartisan. it's been fueled by what some say are president trump's anti-environmental policies. >>> and we'll check on the march forecast with lauren ricketts right after this. >>> let's get you over to lauren jiggetts now. it's a rainy morning out there. >> i know. we'll get your saturday underway. bring the umbrella. rain continues to move through in batches. so we'll continue to see the rain heavy at times throughout the day. but again, pretty much the name of the game today is rain showers. also, we have some rain in the forecast. temperatures will be in the 50s today. just a wet an

students at wheaton college gathered for a memorial in his honor. >> really tougher.this is where it happened. it's crazy to see how life so in a moment can go away. >> now, rose's brother and sister-in-law posted a statement on facebook. it read, we are in shock and struggling to comprehend how we will live without him. >> los angeles is showing off its very best right now. the olympic committee is in l.a. evaluating the city's bid to host the 2024 games. ioc is going to be there through tuesday. leaders say the visit will play a critical role in determining whether l.a. gets the bid or if it goes to either budapest or paris, the other finalists. the ioc is going to visit those locations next month. the final decision will be announced september 13th in limb a peru. speaking of sports, let's turn things over to fallon smith. >> the warriors are one win away. they have been without superstar kevin durant for two games in the series. now the lawyers will be without head coach steve kerr. find out the latest on his status, that and more next in sports. >>> the injuries

in wheaton, bruce johnson, wusa9. >> yeah, the pta says it's putting a whole lot of new controls in place to make sure that this never happens again. >>> more bad pr for united airlines. this time a giant rabbit guide and unexplained circumstances on flight from britain to chicago. simon, a 3-foot, 10-month-old continental giant rabbit was found dead after the plane landed at o'hare airport. his vet says simon was fit as a fiddle during the checkup three hours before the flight. united says it's investigating what happened. >>> women in virginia will soon be able to get a year's worth of birth control all at the same time. here's the tweet from governor governor terry mcauliffe. >>> courtesy of na spectacular views of the earth. these images were captured by cameras on the international space station 250 miles up. nasa releasing the pictures to mark earth day 2017, of course the day devoted to raising awareness about environmental issues was this past saturday but the space agency decided to release the new images of earth today. i guess they are trying to stretch things out, make it eart

another crash university boulevard in wheaton at veirs mill road. caution there.ll look at our maps we have other crashes you need to be aware of including in vienna. we're dealing with a drowned tree at beulah road. jammed back to colvin run road. avoid seven eastbound this morning. westbound side not impacted. new outer loop crash. that's why we started to see that red develop on the map during the last report. this is on the shoulder after georgia avenue between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. causing a big backup on new hampshire. traffic slowing back to 95. you're in for about a 20 minute delay. so anticipate that. that's turned things into a 295 southbound visit to the beltway we are seeing some heavy traffic right now. it's about a seven minute delay from visit to the 11th street bridge. give yourself some extra time there. and then also keep in mind if you're skipping the roads and taking the rails this is the weekday impacted by surge 14. no trains between prince george's mraz and greenbelt. free shuttle service replaces train service. give yougive

narrator: today on lucky dog, this 4 year-old wheaton terrier mix is revved up for a new life.h nature could put her right back at the starting gait. brandon: i'm brandon mcmillan and i've dedicated my life to saving the lonely, unwanted dogs that are living without hope. my mission is to make sure these amazing animals find a purpose, a family and a place to call home.