tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: more breaking news -- north korea has fired another missile into the sea of japan, a ballistic missile. this is the 11th test this year. aboutent trump tweeted north korea's leader, does he have anything better to do with his life? he then suggested that china and this nonsense once and for all. as presidentmes obama is visiting south korea. alison: a parent's nightmare come a man who worked at four maryland schools charged with sexual assault. officials say that carlos bill assaulted 10 victims, all middle school boys. aidehan: and the teacher's and track coach is hiv-positive. he also made pornographic videos of the students on his phone. alison: this disturbing cases still unraveling as the police try to figure out if there are anna-lysa gayle is live in waldorf with the latest. anna-lysa: superintended amberly hill is vowing comprehensive and transparent review into charles county public school safety protocol. she also sent a letter home to parents. >> i feel really bad

tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: tim, thanks. the weather made for a frustrating commute on the metro after a train struck a tree branch that had fallen into the path of the train near dunn loring. there was minor damage to the train, and the conductor of the train slowed the train impact, probably saw it coming. nobody was injured, but after an hour delay, riders were taken off the train and put onto another. nancy: and amazing rescue at the height of the storm, a family paddling in the tidal basin when the heavy rain ,wind, and lightning hit. rescued them and took them safely to shore. stay aware of the weather by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. jonathan: breaking news in mclean, the police investigating two bodies found inside of a home. tom roussey is live on the scene. tom: jonathan, still a very active investigation. let me show you the home. homicide detectives are inside, and also the two bodies of adult females found here, the bodies still inside. like on the scene earlier. according to fairfax county police

tim barber of wjla has the story. >> reporter: this is all rebecca buck walter has been able to see of trump's twitter page since the president blocked her. >> it was president tweeted, if you'he re on fake news he would never have won the white house. >> it's something guaranteed to everybody in this country. >> reporter: six other people are listed in the lawsuit filed by the first right amendment institute. paul schiff berman says the courts have not addressed a case like this one, so it's not clear how it will end. >> the question is whether the government, by setting up this particular twitter account is creating a public forum. >> reporter: the white house has admitted the president's tweets are official statements, so the lawsuit says it is a personal forum under the first amendment. >> i'd love to be unblocked. but it's e constitutional principle that he's violating >> it will be interesting to see that one play out in court. >> thanks to tim barber in d.c. i've blocked you ondidn't sue me. >> just a quick phone call to my lawyer. ♪...i got what you need... ♪i'll be your i'll,

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 sent them to a former aide. brown-lewis was accused of destroying evidence and lying to investigators. no one answered at her last known address, and nobody answered phone numbers listed for mcculum. said, why weett are saddened by the damage we suffered as a result of the also incredibly thankful to the people of the virgin islands who have shown us tremendous care, sensitivity, and love. brown-lewis pled not guilty and faces

a bicyclist rushed to the hospital after a hit and run crash. , wey: for the very latest go to tim barber on the scene. tim: crime scene investigators are on the scene right now. they are trying to piece this crime together to figure out who ran over this bicyclist and sped away. show are a, and somber sign. this happened at 29th and erie, near hillcrest playground. not have ado description of the person behind the wheel. we will gather more information. as we get new details, we will bring them to you right here on abc 7 and online and twitter. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: also breaking, the police really want to find this guy. that is in connection with a sexual assault in northeast. the attacker forced the victim into a shed behind a home in the 1100 block of 51st street and assaulted her. have information. mystery inby annapolis, an infant just hours old left on a stranger's doorstep. a shock to the teenager who made the discovery. >> probably somebody going through a lot. that's why she probably left it. she probably knew that my father is a pastor. a lot of people know him. nan

we start with the excitement in the heart of d.c., with tim barber live on the national mall. tim: it was not too hot this night, not too wet, and the big difference between this year and last year, you could actually see the fireworks. the fireworks celebrate independence, but they also , whenate 50 years ago their first it was supposed to be on the fireworks under the national mall. >> it was canceled because of high wind, so we had a second date the next night. the rest is history. >> i always dreamed of coming to the july. tim: this family came to celebrate freedom and heritage at the national museum of african american history and culture. >> it made me feel like i needed to come sooner. tim: this family is originally from honduras, but the love of the american melting pot burns as bright as the fireworks. >> it's an amazing country. eim: this is the first time thd back for theeen fourth, but they were still fireworks. there are still some people enjoying the national mall, a few stragglers, but everything cleared out quickly and no major problems reported tonight. live on

our tim barber with the latest. it makes absolutely no sense. tim: especially jonathan when you look at how close these houses are out here. people in this neighborhood are in disbelief that anyone would waste time when a house is on fire. >> two firefighters were accused of fighting over who should put them out. >> my worry was this thing going to jump the fence and engulf my home. hear anyighbor did not violence but he did hear bickering. >> there was some unprofessional behavior. >> that's really what happened, that's awful. >> what is the prince george's county fire department do to make sure this kind of stuff doesn't happen. >> we have our rules and our that'shave our workplace zero to ranls. >> obviously, there were some looked like there was son onsight conflict or something. >> both firefighters are being banned from fighting fires until they get to the bottom of this. as soon as that investigation is complete, we'll let you know. tim barber, abc7 news. allison: this is not the first time we've seen firefighters fighting each other. last

tim barber has that story. tim: this is all that rebecca has been able to see of president trump's twitter page since the president blocked her. >> it was surreal. that hejune, he tweeted would have had zero chance winning the white house if he had relied on fake news. >> is about preserving a constitutional right, a principal. it something guaranteed to everyone in this country. tim: six other people are also listed in the lawsuit, filed by and is true that defends free speech. >> it is not implausible. tim: the courts have not addressed a case like this one, so it's not clear how it will end. >> the question is whether the government by setting up this particular twitter account is creating a public forum. tim: the presidents tweets are official statements, so they argue this is a public forum under the first amendment. >> i would love to be unblocked, but it is establishing the constitutional privileges. tim: we have the lawsuit on wjla.com. the white house has not replied to wear best for comment. tim barber

tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. still ahead, preparing for real-life star wars by sending u.s. troops into space? nancy: a proposal on the table in the house right now. and male costars taking payments from >emma stone? >> it is a weight off my shoulders to have something done about this. alison: a custom smart a brave u.s. service member. incredible video of life-saving care with some during a flash flood -- life-saving heroism during a flash flood in tennessee. he and a ranger on the ground rescued an entire family in serious danger. they had to pull each person out individually and fly them to safety. today he talked about the tense moments as he rescued a child. >> the first time he was submerged, underwater 5, 10 up 20, 30 feet downstream, crashing into rocks and all sorts of obstacles. nancy: the pilot said the boy was knocked unconscious but was eventually able to stand up on a rock and they pulled him into the helicopter together. alison: right now, surveillance images that police in montgomery county want y

tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: happening now, the search for an uber driver accused of sex assault. take a look at this picture. license plate his information. he is accused of attacking a woman while on the job in hyattsville last week. he is no longer an active bird driver, but he is still on the run. nancy: tonight, the date for bill cosby sex trial was announced. the da tweeting the trial is november 6 of this year. cosby will be tried again for sexual assault. this after a mistrial was declared the first time around because the jury was deadlocked. sentencingomorrow, for the man who went on a shooting rampage in maryland last year, shooting six people, killing three, with some violence happening a busy shopping centers. sentencing hearing starts at 1:30. three baltimore police officers charged in a racketeering conspiracy. they now face 13 additional robbery charges. the officers indicted are among seven arrested earlier this year for stealing cash and drugs. and if running the department. twogrand jur

tim barber explains... "it was surreal." "it's about preserving a constitutional right. it's a principle. it's something that is guaranteed to everyone in this country." "it's not an implausible legal claim." "the question is whether the government by setting up this particular twitter account is creating a public forum." "i would love to be unblocked, but it goes further than that. it's establishing the constitutional principal that he is violating." a "7 on your side" consumer alert after a 14-year old girl dies when her cell phone falls into the bath tub. madison coe was electrocuted when her phone - plugged in the charger - dropped into the tub. we reached out to c-p-s-c to see if this kind of incident has and all they can tell us is that their investigating. for now, they're giving tips to make sure this doesn't happen to you. for one, do not charge your phone near water. and for adults -- install g-f-c-i's or ground fault circuit interrupters in bathrooms to protect against electrocution. they are standard in newer homes but may need to be installed in older homes.

tim barber tells us how they're pulling it off.where in the district this person has been arrested in the hit and run of a transgender woman a week ago. it happened july 5th on k-street near fourth. the victim today --- still in critical condition cannot speak but is expected to survive. a friend of the victim says it began when a few men started hollering at girls. an argument ensued and soon after the victim was hit. now police have arrested and charged startwaune anderson of northeast with aggravated assault while armed. police say the weapon was the car he was driving. scientists today urgently studying after an iceberg almost the size of delaware snapped off the coast of antartica this week. it's being called the largest iceberg ever to snap-off and is now once again shedding light on an urgent issue in the environmental community. ice is melting and disappearing on both north and south poles. breaks have happened before but, this one is unusual for its size. the concern today for scientists is if this trend continues, sea lev

reporting live on 295 southbound, tim barber, abc7 news. alison: this is at the worst possible time. right in the middle of the commute. all right, tim. thank you. well, devastating news for bookworms out there. barnes & noble closing the bethesda location by year's end. >> this week landlord federal realty announced a new storm that will fill the space. kevin lewis is live with shopper reaction. i remember you were covering this and a lot of people were unhappy it's closing. to say >> there were chatter about a possible massive under armour or a nike store. but like so much gossip, both of those turned out to be unfounded. instead, land lord federal realty announcing this week that upscale woman's clothing chain anthropologie will fear the three-story, 37,000 square foot space. it will include a restaurant with the sidewalk cafe style seating, bridal gown section, shoe salon and beauty boutique. there will be a furniture and gardening department. barnes & noble will shut the doors after christmas. anthropologie will open nine months later

tim barber has that story. how are they pulling this off? tim: people on the street. we talked to a professional come how they fix a real car the real way, and how you can spot the fakers targeting people on wisconsin avenue and m street. christopher ray has been repairing dents for more than a decade, so he knows it takes experience. 's warning drivers con artists are posing as professionals to rip people of they're using crowbarsf. >>. tim: investigators say the criminals were most recently spotted in a dodge charger with d.c. tags on m street and wisconsin in georgetown. >> they need to get control of that. tim: they often charge hundreds of dollars, but use cheap fixes that only last a few days, and sometimes spray paint over marks. >> you are conning me out of my money. tim: ray in action >> i tried to stop them as much as i can. tim: and tries to warn people. >> it is so disrespectful. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- data from millions of verizon customers leaked online. this was a case of human error. somebody misconfigured a security setting

tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. d.c. families tonight cannot go home as the police try to figure out who did this and said it on fire along wheeler road in southeast. anna-lysa gayle spoke with residents were trying to pick up the broken pieces. turner spent monday afternoon sorting through debris and anything she could save following this massive fire investigators believe was intentionally set. she walked us through what is left. anna-lysa: there were about eight people in the house sunday morning at 3 a.m., including an eight week old and one-year-old. >> all my kids, my grandkids were in the house, sleeping. we could have died. that's something to think about. anna-lysa: two nearby homes were damaged in the fire. this video shows how quickly the flames spread. >> my neighbor is left without a house, we are left without a house. anna-lysa: turner does not know who is responsible for the attack that has this message. >> you put my family in jeopardy. it's wrong. anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy: today cong

tim barber was there.e relieved that this fourth of july celebration on the national mall and that success was the result of massive efforts by law enforcement. huge buses blocked the memorial bridge, which was closed to traffic. people attending the concert on the grounds of the u.s. capitol had to go through security screenings. huge dump trucks were deployed, to prevent anyone from using a vehicle as a weapon. the national park service is already looking ahead to another logistical exercise: keeping us safe "next" fourth of july. if you missed the fireworks last night -- you have another chance tonight! annapolis had to postpone the show yesterday due to weather. the fireworks are now scheduled for tonight at 9:15. the president and first lady, honoring members of the u-s military and their famlilies yesterday, with a fourth of july picnic at the white house. president trump recognizing each branch of the military, with a special thank y pence's son is a junior officer in the marines. it's xx and we're

tim barber was there. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. cooler today; still very humid - have the umbrella today through friday (best chance tomorrow) - nice weekend ahead! less humid & dry today: mostly cloudy. warm and humid. showers; isolated thunderstorms possible. highs: 81-85 winds: ne to e 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. isolated showers. patchy fog. lows: 69-73 winds: ese 5 mph thursday: mostly cloudy. warm and still very humid. rain and storms likely. highs: 79-84 winds: se 5-10 mph kidd o'shea in the now.. here is something you may not know about last night's capitol fourth that was broadcast on pbs. the drum set john stamos used to perform with the beach boys, was later donated to retired marine sergeant mike schneider. schneider received treatment at walter reed medical center which involved music therapy. the drum kit was custom made for the celebration by ludwig. according to people.com when john stamos learned that most of the audience would be made up of military personnel, he insi

a bicyclist rushed to the hospital after a hit and run crash. , wey: for the very latest go to tim barber

we have video from the district where our reporter tim barber sent this in. look at this coming down the sheets. this was 20 minutes ago. 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

barbers. >> i am dennis o'donnell, coming up, the british open, you have the giants, the a's and in studio, tim, new opportunity, how excited are you? >> real excited. new world out there. >> you will be able to read him but it will be at a different location. game day, coming up next. jose's reid-hillview airport. chopper five overhead munites after th >>> pilot walks away from hard landing at san jose airport. chopper 5 over head after the plane came down. you can see the damage to the front of the plane. the nose gear might have collapsed or malfunctioned. investigators are looking into what happened. but the pilot is okay. >>> dozens of barbers came together to treat their customers more than just a good fade. kpix 5's john ramos shows us how they are trying to make a difference. >> reporter: we live in a time when competition leads to conflict. but today they decided to burry the hatchet or the clippers. welcome to the first ever united barbers customer appreciation day. [ music playing ] >> reporter: 80 barbers from competing shops came together to throw a free picnic for the city. and fr

barber, fox news. >> president donald trump says apple plans to build manufacturing plants in the u.s. apple is not commenting that the president told the wall street journal he spoke to ceo timwho promised three "big, big, big plants." tim cook has fox, in china that builds iphone -- iphones. >> scone is expected to make announcements for wisconsin and michigan. >>> starting next month, ridesharing company uber plans to begin charging customers to return any items left behind in cars. drivers will not be able to charge a $15 fee when they successfully return a lost item. uber has already rolled out the policy in chicago and boston and plans to roll it out nationwide by august. meanwhile, -- >>> meanwhile, hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman according to bloomberg is a candidate to lead uber. she has reportedly been meeting with members of their leadership team as part of a short list of six being considered for the job, which uber hopes to fill up by september. >>> an alleged member of a street gang and oakland is now behind bars. officials say his social media post may have led to his downfall. >>> illegal dumping at lake merritt. why officials are warning residents to stop dum