michelle: thank you. meanwhile, ntsb investigation is underway as officials try to figure out what caused a chopper to crash killing two state troopers. the troopers were responding in the violence in charlottesville over the weekend. people who witnessed the accident say it appeared as if the cho mechanical issues. >> it was very apparent that the child was trying to gain control of the crash. it appeared to honestly invert around turn upside down. parts seemed to fly off. then it came down. michelle: while they are still trying to figure out what behind this, foul play is not suspected. governor terry mcauliffe calls it devastating. as things unfold in charlottesville, stay with abc7 for very latest on the ground, the updates anytime. go to website wjla.com. nancy: we are following breaking news this afternoon where a man has been arrested for trying to detonate a car bomb in oklahoma city. authorities say he had eyed targets in d.c. as well. alison starling at the "live desk" with the latest on this. a

michelle? michelle: reminder when the severe weather strikes stay with abc7 here, on air and anytime on wjla.com. don't forget to download the stormwatch7 weather app and follow us on facebook and twitter. jonathan: breaking news we are following closely. hostage situation in south carolina. authorities say this all started after a disgruntled employee showed up with a gun, shot and killed somebody. and wounded another person at a charleston restaurant. police say they shot the gunman and critically injured him. several hostages were safely released. nearby buildings on the lockdown. investigators led up to the deadly hostage situation. michelle: now to a developing story. the u.s. navy suspended search ing for missing sailors. jonathan: the recovery efforts are still underway but tonight we learn two sailors are from the area, from maryland. one from gaithersburg. michelle: kevin lewis live there tonight with what we know about electronics, technicians second class kevin bushell. kevin? kevin:

michelle: thank you. abc7 on your side with a call for action phone b 301-652-help. the last four numbers is 4357. we are here to help you out. 301-652-help. the lines are open right now and they will be open until 6:30 tonight. nathan baca will be back with us in a few minutes. nancy: developing now, a heightened sense of awareness and security concerns in a northern virginia neighborhood. police are still searching for the man who attacked a 22-year-old woman on north shore drive. dragged her in the woods. then tried to sexually assault her. now she fought him. something scared him so he ran away then. now neighbors, however, are scared. >> i try pretty hard to stay alert on what is going on around me. but i will think twice about getting up a few stops early and walk a little bit. at least until we find out what happened with a particular individual. nancy: the woman told police she saw her attacker at the reston metrota with red lettering. gray shorts and a red baseball cap. he left the area in a gray

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his ex-girlfriend, michelle. >> michelle la france, who was the defendant's alibi in 2008, has now come forward and said paul was not home and that paul went to narrowsburg and that paul killed catherine. >> what was that phone call like? >> it was now time to get to work. >> reporter: jim farrell was now the district attorney. he teamed up with the former d.a., steve lungen. >> didn't it feel good you had a break? >> it's a break. but again, i needed more information. >> reporter: investigators sat la france down to hear her story. >> let's start back in the beginning. >> okay. >> reporter: during a six-hour interview, michelle laid out what she claimed was the true story of how paul killed catherine. she said he started plotting weeks before the murder. >> he was researching things on the internet. he was going to chloroform her and leave her and then burn the house down around her and she was going to die in the fire. >> reporter: michelle says one week before the fire she and paul went to catherine's house to move his things out and paul unlocked the basement doors. >> so that he ca

which are wor michelle: yeah.robert: this is another argument and i don't feel like i should be arguing -- why would an architect in that day and age design steps that were only this high? he did it because he was empathizing with the men who were wounded in the war. he wanted to make it easier for them to get up and down the steps. i thought that was pretty good. michelle: one thing i wanted to -- i am sorry. >> tell us a little bit about his early life. where he was raised, his education, stuff like that. robert: he was born in georgia when his father and mother moved there to start a medical practice. mom could not stand the slavery all around her. they moved back to philadelphia. they have their anchor to connecticut. he grew up in philadelphia. he went to west point when he was 16. michelle: i can pick up on the family issue. his brother had moved to the south and remained loyal to the south. did you explore much about the internal civil war in his own family? robert: a little bit. meigs was profoundly honest

michelle: rooting for them. robert: we are. fingers crossed.n: doug, final weather word with you. doug: the heat and the humidity is returning to take up residents longer. tomorrow hits 87. feel warmer. muggy and look for chances of the afternoon thunderstorms. tonight at 11:00 brian van de graaff in for steve. talk about the timing of the storms and the strength for the next several days, looking at the weekend and ellipse outlook here and other part of the country. it's exciting. all the countdown, countdown. getting closer. alison: it will be great. michelle: the buildup is wonderful. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. alison: we hope you will join us at 11:00. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y >>> tonight, president trump dealing with a ceo exodus. several ceos bailing on the president's business councils after his leadership on charlottesville. as the number mountded the president now saying he has disbanded the councils and tonight the president's chief of staff. was the white house blindsided by his most recent comments? >>> also the

michelle: thank you. more breaking news in fair oaks where seven people got sick from carbon monoxide exposure. stephen tschida is on the scene with the latest. what do you know? stephen: first, more than seven people got sick but at least five possibly more are in the hospital now. i spoke to a man 45 seconds ago. he came out of the house next door to where it happened and said he was en route to the hospital to check on his wife and two children. we have got some video from the sky and from the ground in the moments after the call came in about 1:00 this afternoon. people in several of the town homes here in fairfax complaining of nausea and dizziness. light headedness. some felt they were about to they quickly zeroed in on the problem. a vehicle inside a closed garage left running for quite a bit of time. firefighters say they found high levels of carbon monoxide in several of the townhomes. they evacuated residents and they opened the window. they obviously turned the vehicle off. as far as what cause

. >> for 20-year-old michelle carter an uncertain future. >> her fate handed down two months after therdict. >> applying the law now finds you guilty. >> guilty of involuntary manslaughter for using text messages and phone calls for encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life. this troubled relationship began in 2011 she then an athletic 17-year-old from plainville, massachusetts, he shared her love of sports, and he had a love for the sea and had a future in the family tug boat business. >> he roffloved being on the wa. got his captain license at 18. pretty awesome. >> yet he was adrift and troubled. >> hi this is reporting to you what's going on through my mind, my head last few days. >> confiding deep emotional stress in these private video diaries. >> i've created a monster out of myself past few years because of my depression. racing thoughts. suicidal thoughts. hardest thing for me is to be comfortable in my own skin. >> sarah is a reporter for boston affiliate wbbb says michelle had her troubles. >> she suffered from depression and had a eating disorder and took ability eye d

michelle: crime alert on metro. transit police there say the man in the video is using his phone -- this is a still picture of the take pictures up women's skirts. one woman caught the man in the act at a columbia heights metro station. when they reviewed the video they saw him spying on other women who may not know they were victims as well. if you recognize the man call the police. jonathan: a mixed verdict today in the trial of the former pharmaceutical c.e.o. known as the most hated man in america. martin shkreli found guilty on three counts of conspiracy, fraud but a jury cleared him of five other charges. shkreli known for the pharma-bro persona accused of funneling investor money to the companies like a pyramid scheme. he remained upbeat and defiant after the verdict. >> this is a witch hunt of epic proportions. maybe they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we have been acquitted of the most important charges in this case and i'm delighted to report that. jonathan: you may remember shkreli

michelle: days ahead.onathan: areas not prone to flooding in houston, they know are having serious problems. doug: all of houston is prone the flooding. nancy: but nothing of this magnitude. doug: no. jonathan: when it's said and done and the rain moves on it will be eclipsing that. jonathan: it has to dry out. >> this will go on for a long time. >> what is the latest track. >> this is if you look at galveston it's reemerging over the gulf. 's all the winds and the wavers for days and days brought cooler up from deeper in the gulf. this is going to make a loop to make the landfall around galveston on wednesday. the motion has torrential rains now. the backlash over houston again. they are getting tremendous rainfall. look at this. the future here. we take you to wednesday, thursday, and we are talking about thursday. another 15 inches in conroe, texas. just amazing amount of rain. that will continue to spread north and east. now we have the tropical disturbance on the east. nothing is business. this is har

with michel barnier.th michel barnierlj the talks and britain is not happy with michel barnier. i don't think this has descended into a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, remember boris telling them they could whistle for money and michel barnier, who strikes me as being a very urbane, great example of somebody who is calm under pressure, he said the only sound i can hear is the ticking clock. we don't seem to be getting anywhere any fast —— very fast command to have yet another slanging match, there is also tough words being used, such small print on the front of the telegraph i have to put on my glasses. a senior source in britain says michel barnier‘s attack is inconsistent, illjudged, ill considered and unhelpful. what cards have we got to play in this game at the moment? it seems to me that michel barnier is saying, show us your hand, and we are saying, no, we can't show you are a handful stop what was the phrase david davis used? constructive what was t

please join me in welcoming robert and michelle. [applause] michelle: thank you for having us here tonight. the first question for those folks who have not picked up the book, how did you get involved with this project? how did you come across montgomery meigs? that is it is a story true. i was walking with my family and if any of you are locals, it is a beautiful spot and normally, we went down across the canal and applicant -- and up the canal. i am a robert frost fan. you have to do verge now and then. uphill and find out where this goes. it was a path through the woods. it was a little two-lane road. i highly recommend it. there was a railing part way down in the middle of the woods. why is there a railing in the middle of the woods? there was a granite memorial down below my feet. meigs.ial to captain in a war?a general st some reason, this one uck. i have never once lost interest in what i found. michelle: one thing i wanted to start with because you are researching montgomery meigs, who notoriously had bad handwriting. [laugh

michelle: he needs fresh air. thank you, q.because of the reasons like that for the seventh straight year d.c. has set a record for the number of the tourists who visit the city. >> good spot to come. destin million total visitors last year. while the officials are applauding the news they acknowledge the current political climate is generating what is called protests tourism. >> there has been an uptick in the visitors coming to protest things important to them. >> the business owners don't care what you call it. they love it. >> officials say they can continue to break records with positive attractions like the museum of the bible. and "hamilton" that is coming to the kennedy center shortly. that is fun, too. a big draw for tourist at the national zoo. today's visitors celebrated but bei bei's birthday. we do love your pandas. the giant panda turned 2 and celebrated with a birthday bucket and cake. you can see she was overcome. the zoo visitors got treats including the birthday hats and the stickers and bei bei was the center

michelle: take a look at this. a man standing at the entrance to the columbia heights metro station shooting at someone below. no one was hurt as far as the police know. tonight investigators are trying to find the two men seen in surveillance video recorded around noon on friday. jonathan: more unbelievable video. this time from florida. you see two men holding up a convenience store. you can see the clerk. he is doing everything they ask. he stands back and lets them do whatever they want. he cleans out the money drawer. when he thinks it's over and the thieves will make a run for it. watch this. in a second as they are watching he doesn't look behind them. he takes a shot with the gun. the bullet missed the clerk's head by inches. it lodged in a cigarette display case behind him. the clerk says the guardian angel must have been watching over him. to a story we brought you last month. former police officer caught on video knocking out a valet unconscious for five minutes. now saw it happen. the officerer and his

michelle: plus, a big break in this case. police find the woman who they say threw a cup of urine on a metro bus driver. the charges next. >> oh my gosh. nancy: scary scene. a man dragged down the street. his pants ripped off. but the police say he is no victim. what really happened in the video ahead. jonathan: still ahead for us, children are too sick to go to the zoo. so it's coming to them. >> i feel like carter gets to act like a normal baby when he isw anything you have seen before. you don't want to miss the story. it's less than 15 minutes away. what is that nancy: update about the disturbing video of a woman throwing urine on a metro bus driver in northeast. we brought it to you yesterday. now we know that police arrested opal brown today for assault. cup and threw it on the driver. jonathan: take a look at what went down in washington state. caught on camera. show you a car. a guy hanging on to the door. you are thinking what happened? is this a domestic deal? something gone wrong in no. he was trying to carjack the

michelle: within the hour we have learned of one more death in southeast texas.e have team coverage. stephen tschida tracking the local rescue response. chief meteorologist doug hill tracks the storm. >> let's start off with the lana zak live with the latest. lana? lana: >> good evening. the need is profound. the air and the water continue. >> the fourth largest city is under water. more rain to come. four felt of rain in some areas. this interstate is a river. this is hobby airport. before harvey and now. the army corps of engineers releasing the water from the dams filling up too fast. people down river were told to evacuate. the governor activating the national guard ordering 9,000 more troops to assist 3,000 on the ground. >> something fell off a night stand. i woke us up. >> shelters rapidly. >> people receiving cheer from batman and his son. >> the city needs a hero. we have to help the city. >> more continue to come. evacuees at hotels to find there are so more rooms. >> so much tried to take advantage and prayed on the homes and the businesses. one person

michelle: a d.c. woman to be intimidated after someone set fire to the pride flag outside her northeast washington home. the police are investigating the arson as a suspected hate crime. shanna tells abc7 getting rid of the damaged flag was never an option. it hangs from the second floor of her home higher and prouder than before. >> i don't think violence and hatred have anyplace here. so i just wanted all my neighbors and whoever did this to know i'm not afraid. i'm not fearful. the way you fight hate is with love. >> surveillance cameras in the area did not capture the person who set fire to the flag sunday night. police have not made any arrests. >> citing the first amendment a tech company is refusing to comply with a justice department warrant. federal prosecutors are demanding dream host surrender information to disrupt tj 20.org. they say they helped c some of the protests turned violent with people smashing windows, setting fire to a limo. more than 200 people have been charged. a court heari

all because he was upset with michelle: michelle: developing all eyes on tomorrow looming deadline.orea planning to fire four missiles in the waters off guam in mid-august. they are stressing while the u.s. will retaliate if necessary it is a last resort. the guam governor reassuring the 160,000 residents they are prepared for anything. still ahead at 6:00 water woes continue in montgomery county. >> brownish, yellow, smelly tap water reported. tonight we are getting answers and finding out what is causing the problem. >> torrential rainstorm left this. mud slide and historical wall damage. we'll tell you about the damage to mount vernon coming up. (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. with water dripping from the ceiling. you never know when something like this will happen. so let the geico insurance agency help you with homeowners insurance and protect yourself fr

michelle marsh has the latest. michelle: that is the latest from the "washington post." they were first to report this. this is a development that was not expected for another year or two. they cite intelligence officials and this comes days after north korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that has the range to reach the lore 48 in the u.s. -- the lower 48 in the u.s. over the weekend, the security council enacted some of the toughest sanctions ever for north korea. the vote was unanimous including support from china and russia. moments ago, president trump with this warning for north korea. here is the full president trump: north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. michelle: very strong rhetoric from the president there. the report from the "post" says north korea controls up to 60 nuclear

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