he made one trip to anacostia and took pictures. put it together and he came up with the become, i will strigs -- illustrations of the book. >> all of the pick turtures we from the neighborhood. they are pictures of students that i taught or pictures of students that are in the neighborhood. >> that's great. where do between find it? >> you can go to our website. www.aisforanacostia.com. you can go to anacostia art gal. >> i it is a great book. i appreciate your coming by and sharing it with us. >>> time right now is 11:48. coming up, the royal wedding and visit. plus, meteorologist tom kierein is back with the latest on what >>> ml bp.com is reporting the nationals promoted future all-star bryce harper to aa harrisburg. the nats learned who will represent them in the all-star game. tyler clifford was named to the national league's squad. the first of his career. the 26ier old has been fantastic out of the bull pen for washington. posting a 1.96 e.r.a. while striking out 57 in 46 innings. current first baseman michael morris has a c

anti-communist is the dominant force in anacostia.but official washington, in the person of the white house officials in the white house, and then in the army, say these are dangerous radicals and something is going to be done, has to be done about them if they're going to linger in washington for no good purpose now that the congress is closed down. >> the other thing that's bothering a lot of people, and it's pleasing roy wilkens, is that this is a highly integrated model for the country. the wilkins is working for w.e. bemplet du bois, at "the crisis" a magazine in new york. and he goes on the road to live in the camp for a couple of days. and he's literally shocked. he sees black feet and white feet sticking out from pup tents, where the mississippi delegation of the bonus is encamped. he'll go by the piano, and there will be a white guy from mississippi playing. and 20 minutes later it will be a black guy playing another song. he sees -- wilkins sees this as the model of the future of america. this to him is what we can become. w

. >>> a rather bizarre scene at the anacostia river. people in hazmat suits taking a dip in the water. >> as a journalist, part of the job is diving into a story. but even the offer of this protective suit is not enough to get knee to jump -- get me to jump into that water. >> stacy cohan isn't the only one who is having second thoughts about jumping into that water. details of what sparked this protest. >>> julie wright will have a look at your on-time traffic and we'll look at the forecast. we'll have detail coming up in a minute.  these sweet honey clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. yeah, this is pretty good. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> welcome back. we are taking a live look over the

people slapping on hazmat suits for a dip in the an cost, why the details behind this by -- anacostia, the details behind that bizarre scene coming up.  >>> protesters clearly ignoring health warnings to take a dip in the anacostia river. the river was supposed to be safe for swimming by 1983 as part of the clean water act but 28 years later protesters say the river is far from safe. stacey cohan reports. >> reporter: the name anacostia is derived from the indian word anaquash meaning village have and on this glorious summer day it certainly drawls attention to family and water fowl alike, but it is the tragic lack of attention that draws a crowd of environmentalists and politicians. >> we all believe that it's a natural disgrace that 28 years after the clean water act demanded and said in the law that the waters of the united states should be fishable and swimmable we're nowhere close. >> reporter: every time it rains the river becomes a collection bin for trash, but what's worse is what's unseen, an incredible array of over 100 toxic chemicals including pesticides that have so tho

>> what about anacostia? can you take me to anacostia? >> take the next cab. >> reporter: steve gets out. the driver takes off and steve tries the next cab. >> you run to southeast? >> okay. i don't go to southeast. >> you know where the anacostia metro station is? >> not really. >> reporter: steve tries the third cab in line who finally gives him a ride. >> if they don't feel safe, then we understand and we're going to give a driver the benefit of the doubt, but to just say gee, i don't like that location, that's not enough. >> reporter: chris spera is alexandria's deputy city attorney and in charge of investigating complaints against cab companies. he says city code sex flit. no driver of a taxicab -- is explicit. no driver of a taxicab should refuse any person. >> it's not an easy way to make a living, but at the same time you can't discriminate. you have to serve the public or else you shouldn't is be in this line of work. >> reporter: chris spera said he suspended a taxicab driver last year for refusing to pick up a woman in the whee

. >> what about anacostia. >> reporter: steve gets out. driver takes off and steve tries the next cab. >> do you know the anacostia metro station is? >> not really. >> reporter: steve tries the third cab in line who finally gives him a ride. >> if they don't feel safe, then we understand and we are going to give a driver the benefit of the doubt but to say, gee, i don't like that location, that's not enough. >> reporter: chris spera is the deputy city attorney and in charge of investigating complaints against cab companies. he said city code is explicit. no driver of a taxi cab will refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person. >> you can't discriminate or you shouldn't northbound this line of work. >> reporter: he suspended a taxi driver last year for refusing to pick up a woman in a wheelchair. but the city has only received four refusal to carry complaints in the last 10 years. >> they tend to be dramatically under reported. they may not trust the government. they may be embarrassed. they may think they did something wrong or they may

a 19-year-old girl said a man on the part in a stairwell at anacostia high school. >>> new developmentsound shooting. police are investigating who may have stashed a gun outside of an apartment complex. a five-year-old boy used it to shoot his four-year-old neighbor yesterday. some of the victims' relatives are disputing that claim. >>> a quick moving fire ripped through a northwest neighborhood. four homes were badly damaged. we are live with the story tonight. >> as many as a dozen people have been misplaced by this fire. just-in-time for the holiday. investigators continued to sift the the rubble. >> i never saw a fire in person and it was really hot. >> are around 4:45, a fire broke out in northwest. >> the flames were really bad. >> 120 firefighters rushed to the scene. >> it takes about 30 or 40 minutes to knock down the bulk of the fire. >> half a dozen homes had suffered damage by the end. he lost everything that he had. >> i had televisions. >> how you handle something when you lived everything? >> that is the problem. you have your life. anything else can be replaced. you have

-- anacostia? steve gets out. the driver takes off and he tries the next cab. >> to be honest with you -- >> okay. >> do you know the anacostia met rotation? i don't take someone. >> reporter: he trees the third cab in loan who finally gives him a ride. >> if they don't feel safe, we understand and we going give the driver a benefit of the doubt. but to say i don't like that location is not enough. >> reporter: he's alexandrea's deputy city attorney and and in charge of investigating complaints against cab companies and said the city code is explicit. no driver of a taxi cab shall refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person. >> it's not an easy way to make a living. you want to be fair to then, but at the same time, you can't discriminate and you have to serve the public or you shouldn't be in this line of work. >> reporter: he suspended a taxi driver last year for refusing to pick up a woman in a wheelchair. the city received four refusals to carry complaints in the last two years. >> they tend to be dramatica

lost in the summer haze there off in the distance is anacostia.ou can barely make it out there on the horizon. beyond that, prince george's county. by 9:00, near 80. by noontime mid-80s. near 90 late afternoon. wednesday, thursday, and friday steamy, highs near 90 each day. probably get some storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. smaller chance thursday and friday. here's a look at the weekend. saturday, sunday, and into monday. each day still humid. highs near 90. only a slight chance of afternoon storms. danella, how's traffic? >>> if you're traveling 66 east in virginia, you're slow from 234 as you make your way to the rest area. take a look. i want to bring your attention -- you can see, to me, it looks like a tow truck, disabled vehicle, and two police cars. i've been watching this camera. this traffic here is unrelated to this here in your shoulder lane as you approach sudley road. i do want to show it to you because you are going to have a slow commute until you pass the rest area. i want to show you the beltway in maryland. good news so fa

officials retrieved the body last night around anacostia park. there's no word on how she ended up in the water. we're working to get more details about the incident and will update you as soon as these details are available. >>> this morning a family is out of their home after a car slammed into one of the home's walls. this happened at the intersection of parkland drive and aspen hill drive in aspen hill. megan mcgrath is live at the scene with more. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, joe. amazing that no one was seriously hurt in this incident. take a look here. you can see we've got work crews on the scene. they're actually working to shore up the house that was involved in this. this vehicle hit several cars on aspen hill road, went through the chain link fence, kept going, and take a look here. went straight on through the front of this house right on into the living room. there were three people home at the time, including keith avery, who was actually asleep. his wife, believe it or not, was in the living room where the car c

. >> anacostia high school, a 19- year-old summer jobs worker arrives for job early. >> it seems onethe contractors that was there assaulted her. >> e with have a suspect that we feel comfortable who was involved in this, so we'll be catching up with that person relatively soon. >> we're going to launch the most successful summer we have ever had. >> gray administration has been criticized, but ended up propuating more than $15 million for the program that pays kids $7.25 an hour. >> the youth start getting jobs now, we're better prepared when we go into the business world. >> if i can have a summer job, i can have more responsibilities. >> sexual assault was not part of the plan. >> e with are taking every measure we can to ensure the safety of the participants. >> 14,000 kids in that program now they already had safety training, but will now get more as will their supervisors. derek and anita. >>> thank you gary. new at 11:00, another reminder for cars and cyclists, watch out for each other. a car hit a woman on a bike near 35th place in northwest around 7:00. she was taken to the

police say the second incident was today at anacostia high school. a woman with the program was assaulted by a construction worker at the school. des is responding to the attacks. >> we just want to make sure that the young -- the participants are very aware of their surroundings, that the host supervisors are always looking out for them and we really need to heighten the sense after awareness about who they're interacting with and making sure that we are providing a safe environment. >> police tell us they do have a suspect in today's assault but they have not yet made an arrest. >>> officials confirmed today august 2nd is the deadline for raising the nation's debt limit to avoid default. some lawmakers say the deadline is meaningless because it keeps changing but most admit the u.s. will bump up against the debt ceiling sometime in august. no word if the obama administration has a backup plan if congress can't come it a compromise in time. >>> the estimate -- to a compromise in time. >>> the estimated 33 million americans hitting the road for the 4

investigating a similar assault that took place involving 19 year-old female summer youth worker at anacostiah school. however, that did not involve a d.c. employee. it involved a construction worker or a contractor at the high school. so far police have not made an arrest in that case. reporting live from northeast washington sam ford, abc7 news. >> thanks for that, sam. >>> that is it for abc7 news at 7:00. at 6:00, president obama holds the first twitter town hall. , and the future for casey anthony. her acquittal sent shock waves around the country. now, the money she stands to make after this trial. and police search for a man and a hammer after a speed camera vehicle was attacked along the highway. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>>

the other alleged incident happened yesterday at anacostia high school. the 19-year-old woman told police she was touched inappropriately by a construction contractor and that incident is under investigation. >>> >>> health officials in maryland made a quick change to a summer camp policy that limited who could apply sunscreen to campers. under the guidelines, the camp staff were told to limit touching campers. they were not allowed to help each other put on sunscreen. the new policy announced just friday and requires parents to get permission from the children. >>> an escaped baboon has been caught after spending three days on the loose in new jersey. it escaped from an amazement park. the spokesperson said they can't keep an exact count of the baboon population all of the time and they're part of a drive-through stafary there and one -- safari there. >> i saw this brown, dash brown animal bigger than a squirrel, obviously and running and moving fast. like i didn't stare for two long and i went inside. i see an snl kit. >> they won't know if the baboon i

a 19-year-old from anacostia. >> anthony: said she was groped by a file clerk with the department ofmployment services. d.c. officials call the incidents isolated, but still want to reemphasize safety with employees and teen workers in the program. >> we want to make sure that the young participants are very aware of hair surroundings, that the host supervisors are always looking out for them, and just think we need to heighten the sense of awareness about who they're interacting with and making sure that we are providing a safe environment. >> the employee who was charged is currently on paid administrative leave. charges are pending against the second worker accused in the latest case. >>> in a surprising reversal, imf head is now a free man. the new york district attorney agreed to release him from house arrest after new questions arose about the credibility of his accuser. prosecutors admitted the woman made false and conflicting statements including lying when she applied for political asylum in 2004. there are also reports that she was in close contact with a suspected drug dea

. >> reporter: the 19-year-old victim working at anacostia high school is still under investigation. 12,000 young people have jobs this year, fewer than in the past. the mayor cut the number to avoid payroll. michael brown says he'll hold a hearing on the sexual crime incidents. >> do parents need to be worried about their children in the summer jobs program? >> no, we want to make sure the safeguards there were followed and if not strong enough, they need to be strengthened. >> the city says there will now be random checks with summer workers throughout the program. it has about five more weeks to go. >> tom sherwood reporting. thank you, tom. >>> in leesburg, virginia, a child care worker is -- has been locked up tonight. he's accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child at a school. the man's name is brad minor. they say he's 23 years old. they arrested him yesterday. he's charged with one count of forcible sodomy. he works at the chester brook academy in leesburg. police made the arrest after they got a tip from a parent back in march. >>> there is a warning about a potentia

and off in the distance is anacostia. on the horizon to the right is arlington. we've got that thick summer haze all around the region and maybe a passing shower midmorning. otherwise quite a bit of cloudiness. during the afternoon, little sun in and out will hover near 90 much of the afternoon. there's a risk of thunderstorms developing late afternoon and early this evening. they could be severe just south of washington. any storms around will dissipate by late evening, and by dawn tomorrow, mid-70s to low 70s. a hot humid day thursday and again on friday. a greater chance of maybe some afternoon and evening storms tomorrow, and then off and on during the day on friday and into friday night. saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, though, should be settling down. only a slight chance of any storms around. hot and humid with highs near 90. check the weather 24/7 with weather channel on cable. >>> traffic is thick. let's start out in maryland. in fact, beltway, as you're traveling from 95 and making your way towards georgia avenue, it is very slow. at cozil road, you'r

a plant production, and support facility opened in anacostia in 1933, includes greenhouses, bays, and maintenance shops. this is a very important thing to the american people when they come here from all over the country, they want to go see the garden, botanical gardens, and i just feel that we have to figure out a way to fund this. and to take care of the facility. this was a dream of the founders of this republic. and i think we should honor that dream and we should defeat both of these amendments and do the work that's necessary to keep it in the first class condition for the american people. and i appreciate the gentleman. i yield back any remaining time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. crenshaw: mr. chairman, i'd like to yield one minute to the ranking member of the legislative branch subcommittee, mr. honda. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. honda: thank you, mr. chairman. the chairman of the subcommittee should be applauded for adequately funding the operations and necessary maintenanc