alison: good evening. charlie is traveling. i am alison stewart.e begin with politics and another eventful week in washington. the supreme court upheld portions of president trump's travel ban on monday with justices agreeing to hear the full case in october. on tuesday, mitch mcconnell withdrew the senate's health care legislation following growing opposition among conservative party leaders. earlier today, the white house confirmed president trump will meet with russian president vladimir putin next week at the g-20 summit in germany. joining me from washington is shannon pettypiece, white house correspondent with bloomberg news. a lot went on this week. let's get right to the travel ban. the state department issued new guidelines to embassies and consulates for people who are applying to come to the united states from six predominantly muslim countries. what are the guidelines saying? shannon: essentially what the supreme court said is if you had some sort of connection to the united states, you could be allowed to come into the country if you w

alison: you can't buy that publicity. alison: right. alison: let's talk about the weather.e are heading to the weekend. we are hoping for less rain than this week. steve: your wish is my command. it's on t the shower activity tonight. lingering showers tomorrow. look outside. bowle haven country club. alexandria, virginia. blue skies and a few clouds. golfers are out there enjoying the temperatures. 90 at reagan national airport. dale city reporting at 89 degrees. show you the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. all the action is north and west of us where they have the thunderstorm watch. that remains in effect until this elfing. newly issued severe thunderstorm warning for west virginia. we are watching this cluster here as it advances to the south and the east. i may impact winchester and martinsburg in the next hour or two. they are fizzling out. should settle down tonight. take a look at what is going on for baseball game. the temperatures are in the 80's so a nice night ahead. we are looking for look for temperatures to warm up. the ten-day outlook. step out of the way.

alison: uh-huh.larry: coming up at 5:00, a warning about what you can expect when major work begins at reagan national airport. alison: but first, 7 salutes a retired marine working now to help others in need. larry: at 6:00, why doctors ordered this musician to play his guitar while operated on his brian: looking to the beach upcoming. we have folks on the boardwalk and enjoying sunshine. it's warm out there. even at the shore. the temperatures are in the mid-90's. it's warm here and warm at the shore. if you are heading to the beaches keep in mind we are looking for both temperatures to be in the upper 80's. just isolated storm chances daily. around here the storm chances are greater. some could be strong to alison: tonight 7 salutes a retired marine who started an organization to help his fellow service members. as jonathan elias shows us the marine was deployed with a kit so now he trains dogs to -- k9 so now he trains dogs to help those in need. jonathan: from the quiet home in woodbridge, lifer

alison: it is a shocking story. police officer opening fire on an unarmed woman in minneapolis who had just called those officers for she died at the scene. now we are learning the officer's body cameras were never turned on that. has us asking tonight what are the local police department policies for turning on the body cameras? "7 on your side" devon lucie lucie -- "7 on your side"'s kevin lewis joins us what with he learned about this. kevin: the rules vary from department to department. they are meant to be rolling in every police call. justine damond called police saturday night reporting signs of an assault behind her house. but when dam dom approached the squad -- campbell approached the squad car -- when damond approached the squad car the officer in the passenger seat fired and killed damond. her family is now asking why the officer and his partner did not have the body on. a doe vice meant to add clarity to police calls. there are police here running test runs with the body cameras but montgomery county an

alison: that is right. prince william county residents hope they will stay put but the team says it q mccray is live from the current home in woodbridge where the team could be moving. hi, q. q: hey, guys. the potomac nationals have been calling this place home for decades but now they call it outdated. they say that this place needs upgrade and that is why they are looking for a new home. news of the potomac national potentially leaving woodbridge isn't going over well with fans. >> i wish they would stay. i like them in the neighborhood. >> support the local teams. >> as far as the team is concerned it has no choice. their home field for 20 years now is outdated and according to the team management negotiations for a new stadium fizzled. >> did you know that the potomac nationals used to call the field home? >> no. i didn't know that. >> dominic jordan says he league team in his backyard in alexandria. >> they were the dukes and mariners 30 years ago at now what is four mile run park. sean murphy is ready

alison: good reporter. and colony was fascinating because it was a little town founded after reconstruction at a time when some freed slaves were able to get 40 acres and a mule. not many people as you know got that deal, but some did. the settlement had been there since the late 19th century. it was and is an entirely african-american sort of small town, alabama place. i went around there talking to people about how they viewed politics. they also agreed that race was much less of a problem in america. some of them had memories of schools being desegregated and so forth, some of the older folks i talked to there. but i looked at the voter returns. almost everyone in colony voted for hillary clinton. there's something interesting going on. america has become less racist on most objective measures, but politics has become more if anything, more racialized. alison: what do you think is least understood about this group, about the devout trump supporter? john: i think the thing that is least understood, i will

alison: thank you, steve. reminder download the stormwatch7 app for your smartphone or tablet at the itunes or the google play store. larry? larry: new developments tonight in investigation into allegations that a former teacher's aide and coach with hiv was sexually abusing children in charles county. the school board just finishing a hastily scheduled meeting in la plata and nathan baca is there with the latest. nathan? nathan: we asked for tell us what they heard inside the meeting but they said no comment. this is video before the meeting began. school board members hearing from the superintendent dr. kim hill about carlos deangelo bell, 30 years old facing charges of production of child porn they are expecting new charges to be filed soon in light of what investigators say that carlos deangelo bell says he has hiv. and that up to ten or more victims, middle schoolboys are involved here. reporting back live here. nathan larry: they are looking for the uber driver who is accused of sexual assault. the man w

alison: that is unbelievable. this is not the best time for roller coaster to stall out, but these riders were trapped for an hour on an incline. this was in hot springs, arkansas. crews are trying to figure out why it stalled. nobody was hurt. last weeka family dog was resuscitated after a house fire. that mask specially made for pets. the firefighters were not the only heroes. a local girl scout troop was the reason this happened. perhaps you heard about the moment last week when bakersfield,in the california, fire department went back in to rescue a pet dog named jacks. little jacks was pulled out unresponsive. quick thinking firefighters wrapped in animal oxygen mask, giving him oxygen, and within minutes they revived little jacks, who was reunited with his owners. we have learned that life-saving mask was actually purchased for the fire department after two girl scouts from central california south raised money selling t-shirts. >> we did lots of research and we realized that the fire departments need at them

alison? alison: steve, thank you. stay connected with the stormwatch 7 team when sweltering heat sets in with the updated forecast by following us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, and the stormwatch app. jonathan: criminal charges have leads -- reads like a scandal plot line. two staff members of a congressman arrest the accused of stealing explosive photos of her and sharing them online. tim barber has the story. tim: allegations of sex, lies, and politics. sounds like fiction, but the investigation on capitol hill is real and there are now indicted aides. tonight, a former congressional aide is accused of leaking naked pictures and video of the virgin islands representative. capitol police say that he stole the images from her phone last march when he was supposed to fix the phone. thestigators believe that 35-year-old wanted revenge after he stopped working for her last summer. himindictment also accuses of making fake email and facebook accounts to send the naked images to politicians. the police believe that he se

alison: yes. steve: they shot up in the clouds, clouds went boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, nothing to see. kimberly. can i like to hear that. alison: thank you. see you in a minute. steve: c'ya. alison: still to come. new information on the injured eagle found in the district. kimberly: plus a simple mistake with a grill can sp dozens of people from their homes. plus next, america's newest citizens including one who says he can finally vote for his boss. alison: as we head to break, we want the show you live pictures here at the white house as president trump is speaking. they are having festivities today for the fourth of july. honoring military families. let's listen in for just a minute. president trump: and serving us all around the world. you are truly the army of the free. from the marines we have marine sergeant yannick tumokunday. he is with the plane helicoptered squadron one. an outfit i have come to know and admire very much since arriving all the the white house. -- arriving at the whit

alison: fun video from massachusetts.his is the annual sand sculpting festival and it's happening right now. these are some real artists. 15 of the best sculptors in the world are crafting masterpieces, hoping to win the grand prize. they can only work with sand and water. the festival runs through the weekend. some artists will spend up to 30 hours on their sculptures. i remember hearing somewhere that they sneak a little elmer's glue in. this picture outside right now, the capital wheel at the national harbor, looks nice. at 11 p.m., it is still 88 degrees. when you factor in the humidity and the high dew point, it feels like 100 degrees. this is the real deal. the heat lingers. 85quantico, 84 dulles, fredericksburg, and feeling muggy. up, scattereding clouds come stray shower chance tonight. on a weather alerts saturday and sunday, both afternoons with the potential of showers and storms. a lot of unsettled weather to the upper northwest. as that drifts our way, mixing with our heat and humidity tomorrow and the unstab

alison? alison: thank you very much. new development tonight at the sterling chipotle that was shut down after dozens of the customers there got sick. the restaurant is back open today but not without monitoring. kevin lewis live in sterling to explain what is going on today. >> i looked inside the restaurant windows at this hour. half a dozen people eating inside. impressive seeing that the loudoun county health department is reporting up to 40 people were sickened after eating here. they experienced naus is a, diarrhea and -- nausea, diarrhea and vomiting over the weekend. monday chipotle voluntarily closed the doors as it worked with the health officials to study the cause of the outbreak, which still remains a mystery. tests are conducted to determine if this is a case of norovirus. results, however, are not due back until employees have been on site yesterday and today to oversee the staff to ensure it doesn't happen again. the good news is those that were sickened are starting to feel better. larry: thank you, kevi

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alison: tom, thank you. developing now, a charles county science teacher set to face trial for sex abuse accusations. ronald wells worked at lackey high school. the allegations are from april of last year. thes was moved to administrative offices after the allegations surfaced. the trial starts in july. this after shocking sexual assault from a teacher's aide in the same district, carlos bell, accused of abusing at least 10 students and revealing he has hiv. new developments in the murder of an elderly man in fairfax county. it is believed the person who killed him is now dead. he was found dead in april at a fairfax retirement center. the police say the body of the man who killed him is in vietnam. they are not naming the person of interest. they only say that person knew the victim well. alison: new details on the man who went on a two day killing spree last may. he will spend the rest of his life in prison. a montgomery county judge sentenced tordil to consecutive life terms in prison with no chance of pa

alison, back to you. alison: nancy, thank you. meanwhile a prom mant d.c. attorney shot during -- prominent d.c. attorney shot in a home invasion in turks and caicos is out of the hospital. stephen tschida has more on the shooting on the victim and what it could mean for the island tourism as well. stephen: i spoke with michael jones' son a short while ago who says his father is on a plane he believes heading back to d.c. he is recovering from the gunshot wound. the good news for the jones family. also good newts for the folks here at georgetown university law school. mr. jones teaches here. a lot of people worried about the shooting over the weekend. >> after 10 friday night two masked men overpower a security guard and force their way to luxury beach house home on turks and caicos. 57-year-old michael jones prominent d.c. attorney and georgetown law professor shot confronting the suspects. >> it seemed like he got all the protection he could have gotten. i'm not sure if he could have done it better. >> jones airlifted to florida for treatment. his son say

alison: thank you, anna-lysa. breaking news from hawaii, were a judge denied the state's request to exempt grandparents from the presidents travel ban. people from sex majority muslim countries can only enter the u.s. if they are coming for school, work, worth they have close family ties to someone in the u.s. amily ties only include parents, children, or siblings. congressman steve scalise has undergone a new surgery to manage an infection. the hospital said the procedure remains innd scalise serious condition tonight. he was one of six people hurt when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria last month. alison: this just in -- virginia has executed a prisoner. changes to protocol makes that he was shielded attorney and witnesses until after he was restrained and his iv line was put in place. governor terry mcauliffe refused to stop the execution. >> this wears and tears on you. it's very hard to do. i have to be consistent and uphold the law. alison: he killed a security guard a s

you were just pointing out, alison, a lot of color on the map. alison: a lot going on. steve: this here is going to advance our way. that is the heaviest of the rain that will arrive here, 7:00, 9:00. midnight tonight if you are not home and driving about a good opportunity to make sure you are home by midnight. it will get rough around here. satellite and radar. full screen walking to the wall for you. over the capital beltway. we gear up for a busy rush hour commute on this friday afternoon. we are looking at the heaviest rain north and east at 12 to 15 miles per hour. that is why it will take some time for it to gradually make the way north and east to chillum at 4:34. arriving in berwyn heightses and laurel in the next hour or so. capable of producing heavy rain. upward of two inches per hour. not out of the question. that is why we have flash flood warnings out there now. everything shaded in red including fairfax, arlington, alexandria, the district, prince george's county under flash flood warning. the rest of area in green. that would be a flash flood watch. lik

alison: thank you so much. and a special honor this fourth police for two capitol officers credited with stopping the gun man who opened fire on a congressional baseball practice last month. special agent david bailey and crystal were both were injured in the ambush, but they were still able to return fire and stop the gun man. >> am greatly honored to be here. thank you for the award. and just thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. crystal was not able to attend, so her supervisor attended. congressman steve scalise is the last of the five shooting victims still hospitalized, but he continues to improve. jonathan: the president and first lady honoring members of the military. president trump recognizing each branch of the military with a special thank you. officer ina junior the marine corps. alison: today's celebrations were not completely spared by the rainfall stop in annapolis, they had to cancel fireworks. steve: and we had showers and embedded thunderstorms. everything was ok downtown d.c. the showers r

alison: like willy wonka.erin: offer that option. , go in if youight want the golden ice cream cone. erin: and then work out a lot. alison: what is going on with the all-star game? erin: it's a next her innings, but it was fun to see rookie sensation aaron judge go up against max scherzer. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer today and get up to $4,500 in allowances. >> desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the mlb all-star game is tonight. right now in miami. the nationals had five players voted in, including max scherzer who started for the national league. unfortunately we cannot show you the highlights until the game is over. the game is tied at 1-1 in the 1 0th. max scherzer struck outtwo batters in his one inning and bryce harper and daniel murphy each had one hit. the all-stars paraded around town. here is bryce harper on the red carpet, rocking the all-white look wi

alison: on the hill. they have found that the budget proposal won't come close to balancing the budget in ten years. the c.b.o. says the plan would result in $720 billion deficit. the c.b.o. analysis projects $1.9% increase in g.d.p. congress is largely ignoring the white house proposal. the more than $61 million americans who receive social security checks increase in january. this is largest adjustment in years. beneficiaries will see increase of $28 a month. larry: right now president trump and the first lady are eating dinner with the french counterparts at the eiffel tower. earlier they hosted the first couple at the presidential palace. then they held a news conference to defend the meeting between his son donald jr. and russian lawyer who she said had damaging information about hillary clinton. alison: this is just in the newsroom now. in the last hour, med star hospital center announced that congressman steve scalise under went another surgery today. this with to manage deep tissue infection. he i

alison: thank you. abc7 team sent a text message alert as the horrifying details were emerging on the story. sign up for alerts on that and other breaking stories at wjla.com/text. kimberly: developing now ten people were hurt when a cab rammed in the airport. it happened in ana up airport passengers. at least one person needed to be taken to the hospital. we don't know how the person is doing at this hour. police say the 56-year-old driver is being questioned but they don't think it was intentional. alison: gunshots on the beltway. a father of four shot to death while driving home. tonight a plea for help finding those responsible for the crime that police believe may have been random. maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live for the hunt for a killer. brad? >> so much about the story is disturbing. the police looking for clues. it's a mystery. somebody on the beltway gunning down a motorist. that person or persons not yet caught. carlos lombre said his father adriano lombre worked hard, wife and

alison: the f.b.i. joining investigation into what caused a deadly military plane crash in mississippi. is a marines and one navy corpsman died when the plane slammed in a soy bean field last night. marine corps spokesman said the plane experienced a mishap before the crash but couldn't say what it was. no foul play is expected. larry: months ago the "7 on your side" i-team told you about another potential recall coming from takata. now it's happened. senior investigative lisa fletcher in the newsroom with the developments. lisa? lisa: our investigation showed interim documents and high-level interveer views with t interviews with the engineers proved that the replacement air bags would fail. that is proving to be the case. the company added 2.6 million vehicles of the recall of 80 million worldwide. the vehicles added contained the air bag inflators with a drying agent called a desiccant. it -- today, the national transportation safety national highway safety administration showed it is still a hazard

alison: also next made in america. and why you might say that about part of your larry: a consumer alert. minutes ago fox con announcing plans to build factory in wisconsin. the taiwanese company makes iphone and television screens. four years ago they said it new factory in pennsylvania. the factory was never built. carrier laid off 330 workers at the indiana plant where president trump said they would save jobs. they are planning to fire more this year. the mayor is working to incentivize other businesses to hire laidoff workers. after last year's election there was a deal that said they would keep most of the plant jobs in indiana. alison: britain is following france's lead and phasing out gas and diesel vehicles. the u.k. will band sale of the vehicles in 2040. making a commitment to electric and the fuel cell cars. france made the same announcement earlier this month. even with the 2040 deadline it's a tough task to pull off. electric, fuel creel and hybrid cars make up less than 3% of the market right no well, co

alison: thank you. this month work will begin to elimination a major bottleneck for northern virginia commuters. the work is focused in crystal city at the intersection of 23rd and south eades street. the abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter joins us live from there with what is on the way. hi, bri. brianne: hi, alison. well, at this hour it's not looking bad. burr a morning commute is a much different situation. we have traffic moving in all different directions. but in the morn traffic doesn't go anywhere. now a new plan to fix it. backups and building frustrations at a busy arlington intersection. >> that road was full in the morning. >> to alleviate that this month, arlington county plans to make traffic changes at the intersection of 23rd and eades street in crystal city. the plan calls for adding a designated right turn lane from northbound eadse to 23rd to reduce the number of backups in the through lane. but to create the turn lane three parking space will be eliminated. k umar runs the 7

alison: my goodness, trying to get in the house. the animal welfare league says that trashes a big reason raccoons come to an area. in fairlington, there are strict rules regarding trash collection, including what time the garbage can be put out and how long it can stay at the curb. new developments, bread new features at the scene of a tragedy in southeast. this is six-year-old save your lucky with struck by a car and killed along livingston road last spring. he had been celebrating his birthday nearby. now new speed bumps are being placed along the road as a reminder to drivers to slow down and stay aware. nancy: fight to will -- in maryland. a federal appeals court said construction to begin on the light rail project. 16-mile project would stretch from bethesda to new carrollton. the ruling also allows the state to pursue much-needed federal funding. new air security measures going into place today, passengers from mexico to the u.s. can expect longest security checks. there will be extra screenings of any portable electronic dev

alison: incredible. topening now, a wild dash safety in the west, nearly 70 major fires burning right now, thousands evacuated and thousands of firefighters move in. many return to homes reduced to rubble. right now there are no reports of serious injuries. want to see if you are on vacation in the outer banks. a water spout called on tape, a harbor.w the stunning images were also on social media. this led to tornado warnings, but no reports of serious injuries or damage. getting on your side answers after hyattsville neighbors were trapped in their homes. road crews moved into build sidewalks along old landover road, blocking driveways and trapping residents. 7 on your side asked questions. the county said they posted door notices, but that does not mean everyone got the news. >> they blocked us in. it's totally wrong. totally wrong. >> there's no way -- >> you could still leave it where people can read it. how do we get out? said: county officials they truly contractor should have given residents a tem

alison: thank you. we have new developments in the ballpark ambush. it's been six weeks since a gunman opened fire on the congressional baseball practice, wounding several people. including congressman steve scalise. the carnage would have been worse had capitol police officers not been there and returned fire. pinning down the gunman until the alexandria police arrived and shot him. two hours ago the president honored those officers' heroism. amy aubert has more on that. amy: well, the five us aers being hailed as american heroes. for rushing into harm's way and saving lives. weeks after the attack that the president today called unthinkable, five officers are honored for the bravery. >> the assault on june 14 reminded us that evil exists in this world. but it also reminded us that heroes walk in our midst. that love triumphs over tragedy. and that our resolve is stronger than ever. >> president trump describing two u.s. capitol police officers as racing through the bullets to engage the gunman. the pa

alison: and a man throwing a child to traffic. the quick thinking that allowed the child to escape unharm and the moments that the strangers chased the man down. >> announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: time may be running around for coastal cities around the world. a new report pinpoints the areas expected to be the hardest hit. it includ communities on the eastern shore including crisfield. brad bell is there tonight. this is a andly growing problem. brad: it's not an entirely new notion. we have been talking about it for a long time. people have known the towns would be endangered. but they are finding that communities will be affected. crisfield is barely above sea level now. you can see the glenwood evans crab packing company. you can see the bulk head. that is where the normal high tide stops. they only have a foot to spare. this is long called the crab capital of the world is at the end of the road where eastern shore meets the bay and the bay is pushing farther to the shore. crisfield native

alison: d.c. police say captured sulu this morning who is now charged with assault and w a dangerous weapon and up lawful possession of a handgun. the search continues for a third man seen in this surveillance video. during that shootout that took place two weeks ago. a reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. larry: maryland come facing criminal charges after she unleash case of road rage. mouthwash. this started friday at toll booth. the woman's car clipped an s.u.v. while merging. that is when they began yelling. this ended in a parking lot a mile away with a frightening encounter and an arrest. alison: wow! that is a new one. still ahead at 5:00 -- >> i'm disappointed with the attorney general. we will see what happens. time will tell. >> the president lashing out at his own attorney general. what he says sessions must do better or risk losing his job. >> plus, more than 100 sickened at a restaurant. how common is the illness being blamed? alison: this is generating discussion a

alison: that is 167 degrees. officers were able to read through the cracked windows, and open the doors and rescue the dogs. one of them had a says sure being cooled -- seizure while being cooled down. they are both okay now and have been taken from the owner who has been charged with animal cruelty. michelle: surprise video off the coast of ocean city. those are whale sharks that you see. the largest known fish species. north. this is the first time anyone can remember seeing them near ocean city. and brad bell reports this comes as we see more surprising video in the chesapeake bay. brad: caught on camera encounters with dolphins used to be a rarity but not anymore. they are being spotted even in annapolis and north of brie bridge. solomon island fish irmen says he sees them almost every day now. people enjoy spotting groups at more than a hundred at a time they are asking why they are here. >> the university of maryland chesapeake biological lab part of a dolphin watch team, we don't see any right here but so

alison: more heat tomorrow. brian: the heat advisory in effect at 10 a.m., feeling like 105 as the high tomorrow. probably the middle of next week at the earliest. just a chance of storms in the afternoons, but don't cancel plans. the chances few and far between. nancy: definitely feels like summer. thank you for joining us today. jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a good night. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. e not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" would like to thank the people waiting in line to be part of our audience. not only are you a fantastic crowd, you provide a strong human wall that keeps our staff from escaping. thanks. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- t.j. miller. ufc president dana white. and m

alison: thank you. you have less than 15 minutes left to call the "7 on your side" call for action phone bank. they are standing by to take your calls about any consumer questions or concerns you might have. the "7 on your side" help sternum. -- help number is 703-236-9220. michelle: former staffer pleaded not guilty to cyber stalking a member of congress. juan mccollum is accused of circulating nude images of virgin island delegate and her husband. a judge trial but said he must stay away from her and her family and keep off social media and not leave the country. the can defendant le -- co-defendant also entered not guilty plea. alison: a man caught in the arizona flooding recounts his story of survival. he was caught up in the same floodwaters that killed nine people in arizona. he made it out alive with his dog. the man broke down dining the moments he thought he wouldn't make it. >> you make the wrong step, you are sucked under. pray you are making the right decision. >> i don't want to seem like i

alison: michelle, thank you. formerelopments, a staffer pled not guilty to cyber stalking a member of congress. he is accused of circulating nude images of the virgin islands delegate plas her husband. onudge released the aide bail, but he is not allowed to leave the country or use social media and must stay away from the representative. nancy: in prince william county, and all that search for a babysitter. she was asleep and the 2-year-old she was supposed to be watching left a parking lot by himself the police want to find her and charger with a felony. richard reeve has the investigation happening now. richard: it was inside this dumfries apartment house when the 30-year-old was supposed to be babysitting saturday. >> it's a sad situation. i feel she definitely needs to be punished. byhard: officers alerted neighbors found an 11-month-old girl crawling in the grass outside. a two-year-old boy was pulling in the parking lot. both children were completely unattended. >> those children need to be your priority. r

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alison: nancy, thank you. college7, a montgomery worker accused of stealing vans and other items from the school. the grand total of the thefts, more than $35,000. the police say that michael truckse stole vans and and drop them at an auctioneer. he worked in the office of procurement. the school says he is on unpaid administrative leave, but his police also say that he stole a golf court, four atv's, and six landscaping blowers. the new jersey state three-day government shutdown is over after the governor and lawmakers reached a deal. the beaches will reopen tomorrow and 30,000 workers are back to work. governor chris christie took a lot of heat for using his state-owned vacation home on a closed beach during the shutdown. alison: still ahead -- it might be in your inbox. the police are warning about a realistic email scam. jonathan: and how did a 2000 pound artifact vanish? that happened here, and there is a push to fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit con

alison: that's never a good sign. the senate also approved a package of sanctions against russia, iran, and north korea. those targeting moscow are partly a punishment for election meddling. the senate vote was 98-2. earlier today the house passed a spending bill that includes a $1.6 billion down payment for the border wall with mexico. opposition in the senate. get breaking news from the hill at your fingertips by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com /text. jonathan: breaking news from alexandria, a 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with shooting three people in a car in del rey. all three victims are expected to recover. the police are not releasing the suspected gunman's name because of his age. the gunfire happened just two blocks from the scene of last month's ballpark shooting. we also want to get the stormwatch alert. a lot of folks will be affected this weekend. the entire d.c. area is under a flash flood watch starting tomorrow afternoon. alison: steve rudin joins us now with the timeline. a lot of

alison: thank you, tom. we are following breaking news out of los angeles where the lead singer of the group linkin park was found dead this afternoon. the coroner's office says chester bennington was found dead in his home. right now it appears he committed suicide. bennington was married with six kids and 41 years old. sign up for abc7 breaking news text alerts anytime at wjla.com. larry: shifting gears and tomorrow is set to be the worst day of the heatwave. doug hill has the f two today. day three tomorrow. high heat, high humidity. one day a little different than the others if you factor the highest temperature and the highest moisture level. it will be tough any way you cut it. heat advisory in effect across the region until 7:00 this evening. check the numbers. 97 degrees in warrenton and washington. 95 in frederick. peoples like range from 102 in washington and 106 in quantico. through the day tomorrow we start in the 80's, and hit upper 90's. afternoon thunderstorms are a possibility. muggy. part of

alison: thank you. "7 on your side" with health matters now. people living near new carrollton need to be ready for mosquito spraying. spray willing begin in a few hours after a mosquito caught in a trap tested positive for west nile virus. no human cases have been reported. tomorrow, spraying will focus from lanham woods to chestnut ridge. still to come here at 5:00, a manmade disaster forces an evacuation on the outer banks. what every person planning a vacation should know if something similar ruins your plans. jonathan: plus a shock video. airport worker punching a man who is holding a baby. how things got to this point. alison: relief for your seat. the court ruling raising new questions and what is dubbed the case of the incredible shrinking airline seat. jonathan: first, though, the tennis world comes to d.c. first day of the main draw at the citi open. what to watch for is next at "abc7 news at 5:00". coming right what to watch for is next at "abc7 news at 5:00". coming right i'm the one clockin

alison: thank you. you said it. staying cool can be a challenge this time of year. melissa dipane picks up our team coverage. live in george-up to. hi, melissa. melissa: the temps are in the it 0's and tomorrow is hotter. folks are doing everything they can to stay cool. >> it's hot. i came to the fountain to cool off. it's nice and cold. >> fun to play in the water stream. you can put your hands in them and change where they go. >> whether you are having fun or working, it can creep up on you. the state highway administration is telling crews to take break, drink of heat stroke. >> you can't wait until the intense heat to prepare if infrastructure to handle that. you have to inspect and maintain and bild the infrastructure. so your equipment is up to the task. >> if you are riding the rails, v.r.e. implemented heat restrictions on the fredericksburg line. expect delays since the engineers will be driving slower. metro will monitor their tracks to see if they need to do the same. >> if you go ouside, fi

alison: thank you. indian head highway is back open after a deadly accident shut it down this morning. police say a charger and a mustang collided head on. causing the cars to burst into flames and it killed the two men in the cars. it's unclear if speed played a factor in the class but residents say speed cameras need to be added to the area. nancy: still ahead at 4:00, a alison: that is right. and a 400-mile uber ride? but first -- >> [bleep]! nancy: florida beach with the cops behind him. the drunken joyride that put a lot of lives at it risk. that's next. alison: and a deadly explosion in china. the cause and where this happened next. q: if you haven't noticed, it's extremely hot outside. temperatures in the 100-degree range in some areas but imagine having to work in one of those beautiful food trucks next to hot burners. cooking food for hundreds of people. well, you will meet one of the cooks nancy: a huge gas explosion in china killing at least two people. look at that. 55 people were hurt in th

alison: that is crazy. a woman detained for wearing mini skirt in saudi arabia has been released without charge. the video of her went viral and the police arrested her for wearing immodest clothes. in that country women traditionally have to wear loose fitting clothing and cover their head. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. the hijab coming to a cell phone near year. thanks to a 16-year-old. a saudi girl told the uni-code consortium of the idea that develops new emojis. so after they built it, accepted it and unveiled it to the world on emoji day which was monday. nancy: good for her. the u.s. navy punishing a sailor after he hit on board a ship prompting a massive search and rescue operation. peter mims disappeared on june 8 aboard the uss shiloh. the navy originally thought he fell overboard and used u.s. and japanese ships to scour the sea. he was eventually found hiding on board. the navy says he actively took steps to avoid detection. he was given a nonjudicial punishment admiral's mast. wild wa

alison: a dramatic moment. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we look at what congress can do now to support healthcare. as it stands. nancy: the bells still ring but soon you won't be able to get close to the bell tower. we'll explain why next. nancy: a popular tour in arlington about to close for big change ahead for the bell tower. q: here it is. this is close to the public but this is located between the marine memorial and the arlington national cemetery. why is it closing? on site evaluation going on as we speak. this has been here for 60 years. 20 years ago the netherlands paid care for the improvements then but now it's our turn. we found out the national park service set aside $4 million to fix the monument. engineers are here today to give at it look over. you can easily see its skin. needs a new paint job. there is rust here. the engineers are trying to assess how bad the damage is to come up with a plan to fix the monument in the future. it's unclear when the improvements will happen but the monume

alison: thank you. also in montgomery county the search is on for a man who has been snatching purses from classrooms. security cameras got a glimpse of the guy stolen now from 11 people. he has wrapped up $13,000 in fraudulent charges. michelle: the sun is shining now. will it last through the rest of the evening? we are off to a great start. >> we are. but it depends on the location. steve: we have temperatures in the 70's and the 80's. this is quiet and dry around to the north and west of us. we have the stronger storms. mineral county newly issued severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45. these storms are likely to begin to fizzle out a little bit as they continue their track toward south and east. for this evening, temperatures will fall through the upper 80's. the weekend, lower humidity and comfortable temperatures. if you like it hot and humid we heat it up next week. more coming up in a few minutes. alison: thank you. go live to hamburg, germany. breaking tonight. the g20 protests turning to riot

oh, alison! a buck! is it from alison or drew? alison: from all of us. nancy: can i get in on this? steve: thank you very much! feels like 100 degrees. i like it! very good. 102 for the feels like on thursday. friday. we'll cool things down. i will take extra time since i got a tip. looking at 98 degrees on thursday. lower 90 on friday. next week back in the 90's. i will spend this wisely. alison: don't spend it in one place. steve: exactly. alison: thank you. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the special olympics surprise. a local athlete earning one of the sport's highest honors. they never saw it coming. >> you watch this video and it puts you in a trance with the mesmerizing flames. but what is really burning can give off a dangerous gas. we will show you. the students of strayer university. time has taught us, the strength in them is in us all. and to all who seek their true potential, we say, let's get it, america. on mi came across this housentry with water dripping from the ceiling. you never know when something like this will happen. so let the geico insurance agency

alison: it is not giving them any extra money. alison: let's take a look at this come a retired judge escaping from prison -- sort of. and he spentd 87 his birthday swarming from alcatraz to san francisco's aquatic park. he is no stranger to big swims in the pacific. he has the all-time record for swimming the span of the golden gate bridge. jonathan: sharks in those waters. newy whitehead has found a home in the nfl, the new york jets picked him up. whitehead was released by the cowboys monday after being wrongfully accused for shoplifting in prince william county. the fauquier county native is speaking out for the first time today. >> you want to hold me accountable, hold me accountable for something i did. jonathan: the police say the man they arrest it was somebody else claiming to be whitehead who had alternate security number. tonight the police are still trying to figure who that guy is. whitehead says he has no idea he was being impersonated. plans toirginia tech induct former football star michael vick into the sports hal

alison: similar scene in the area for the storms. go to brianne carter who is positioned outside the studios in arlington. she has been watching the situation there, too. brianne? brianne: in the thick of it. but as quickly as we saw it move in and the weather quickly changed, the sky, deteriorate, the rain and the wind as quickly as it does that you heard steve talk about but the damage is done. take a look here. this is a piece of insulation. this snapped in half. pretty damaged at this mountain because it was sitting in the middle of hour traffic. this piece of insulation and multiple others coming off of the high-rise building behind us. with all the wind kicking up. also the roof of that building. seeing something under the pieces. this is swirling around to land on the corners and in the middle of the street. multiple people ducking for cover to look for anyplace they can find to get out of the rain. but some couldn't avoid it. you can see that people are putting umbrellas away and light rain but no wind. alison: a fast mover f

alison: that looks good. on the espys we watched story after story about amazing feats of athleticism, but this may take the cake. i believe in god and i trust in god and he said i can do it. jonathan: this little boy overcome in then hit the ice. his story just ahead. >> get the camera off right now, i mean it. alison: a where are mom and dad? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. love mom and dad' i'm takin' a nap. dude, you just woke up! ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. jonathan: in pennsylvania, there is a desperate search for four young men who have been missing for several days. released the name of a person of interest to was released on bail last night. they are searching property with backhoes and by hand. have not yet recovered any human remains i can report, but we have recovered several important pie

alison: absolutely! nancy: here is your reminder not to miss tonight's episode of "boy band" as they are perform "untown girl" live -- the show. alison: we spoke to some of the judges and he asked an important question. is there any chance of a tour? >> people ares no stall olympic. that is what we are proud of. we are proud of who we are. there have been all the things. ♪ if you want to be my back street ♪ -- >> it's already begun! >> the band, we thought we'd dust it off. why not? nancy: i would buy a ticket for that. baby spice is my favorite. you ca 8:00 on abc7. alison: and then watch -- nancy: next at 4:00, it's hot. getting hotter. the on your side team takes a temperature gauge to the playground that might make you think twice about where you let your kids play this summer. sam: police located some of the young people who disappeared after robotics competition here. i'm sam ford. that story coming up. alison: new at 5:00, water flooding down steps and into basement apartments. what caused the sce