cornell barnard has more. >> it hurt deeply. to do it. >> reporter: a few props are all that is left for the play "the foreigner" a comedy farce which involves controversial characters. >> the foreigner involves the appearance of the ku klux klan. for the the artistic director says the play was cast and set to open next month but after seeing clashes in charlottesville she is cancelling the show. >> everything broke loose in our country. and so i -- i became very concerned about doing this play. >> reporter: response to the decision has been mostly positive on theater company's facebook page. >> i wasn't pressured by the city. >> reporter: we found others who agree. >> with everything that is going on it might not be the right play right now. >> is it a tense time. and things people should be promoting unity. >> we had a great run. >> reporter: but "the foreigner" couldn't be more timely. his theater company produced the play two weeks ago. some performances sold out. >> it's going to upset some people but at the same time it's

. >> "fox5" bob barnard is live in annapolis with more on the story. bob. >> wisdom, maureen, roger t tawny statue had a prominent place outside the state house east front of capitol facing it stood for 1 45 years until 2:00 this morning. we can show you videotape of the statue on back of flatbed truck as it was taken away in annapolis. this was resip dated by maryland state house trust, which voted wednesday to remove this statue which was erected in 1872. the statue was of roger b. tawny a chief justice of the u.s. supreme court back in the 1850s before the civil war. in 1857 he wrote the opinion that dethe decision upheld slavely and denied african americans citizenship in the united states. well after the events in charlottesville over the weekend, maryland governor larry hogan called for remove removal of the statute and it took vote or state house tr trust. four members including lieutenant governor house the four of them there was another person on the four member historic trust board agreed remove the statue. they did it overnight. it's is gone

he plead not guilty in court toda here's cornell barnard. >> bob saw the fire begin in the oakland hillsch took three days to put out. according to court documents, 24-year-old alfredo bautista confessed he started the blaze with a cigarette lighter. >> anyone who starts a fire especially up here or anywhere that is dry has to have something wrong with him. >> reporter: he tried to rob two victims at gunpoint. they were sitting in their car on grizzly peak boulevard. >> reporter: drew ann took off in her car to get away but he chased her. >>old me in he a stolen vehicle and crashed into me repeatedly until i lostol of the trcar.on c >> reporter: this was the result. she crashed her pt cruiser into a parked car. th speusctan r away. hours after the fire began, witnesses saw him try to steal a car and witnesses stopped him. he is charged with arson, attempted robbery, assault and car theft. a pretrial hearing is set for august 15th. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> parents and neighbors demanded answers about a long-delayed school under construction on the peninsula. we were in south schoo

cornell barnard has more. >> it hurt deeply. to do it. >> reporter: a few props are all that is left for the play "the foreigner" a comedy farce which involves controversial characters. >> the foreigner involves the appearance of the ku klux klan. for the the artistic director says the play was cast and set to open next month but after seeing clashes in charlottesville she is cancelling the show. >> everything broke loose in our country. and so i -- i became very concerned about doing this play. >> reporter: response to the decision has been mostly positive on theater company's facebook page. >> i wasn't pressured by the city. >> reporter: we found others who agree. >> with everything that is going on it might not be the right play right now. >> is it a tense time. and things people should be promoting unity. >> we had a great run. >> reporter: but "the foreigner" couldn't be more timely. his theater company produced the play two weeks ago. some performances sold out. >> it's going to upset some people but at the same time it's

here's cornell barnard. >> bob saw the fire begin in the oakland hills which took three days to put out. according to court documents, 24-year-old alfredo bautista confessed he started the blaze with a cigarette lighter. >> anyone who starts a fire especially up here or anywhere that is dry has to have something wrong with him. >> reporter: he tried to rob two victims at gunpoint. they were sitting in their car on grizzly peak boulevard. >> reporter: drew ann took off in her car to get away but he chased her. >> he followed me in a stolen vehicle and crashed into me repeatedly until i lost control of the car. >> reporter: this was the result. she crashed her pt cruiser into a parked car. the suspect ran away. hours after the fire began, witnesses saw him try to steal a car and witnesses stopped him. he is charged with arson, attempted robbery, assault and car theft. a pretrial hearing is set for august 15th. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> parents and neighbors demanded answers about a long-delayed school under construction on the peninsula. we were in south san francisco where school

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard begins team coverage live from lafayette this evening. >>orter: tucker's brother-in-law tells us tonight the family is desperate for information about where he is, his wife searching for answers and assistance in spain. > she didn't know what to do, she couldn't find jared. >> reporter: relatives are desperate to locate 43-year-old jarett tucker. he and his wife heidi with in barcelona, the final stop of their european vacation. the couple was walking through the popular area when they briefly separated. >> he left because he had to go to the restroom. went back to the restaurant they were currently at, and within seconds it all broke lose. shelves pushed. >> reporter: tucker's brother-in-law kalani kalanui was too distraught to appear on camera. he said moments after the van drove into the roud heidi came disoriented. she was told to leave the area. >> she cut off cellphones and land lines soon after the attack. >> reporter: kalani kalanui says the family has been trying to get information from the u.s. consulate and red cross about people

"abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard is here.ou spoke with the organizer of the san francisco demonstration. >> reporter: i did. and he said his organization is not a hate group. he said he wants to bring the message of unity and freedom but not everyone is a believer. one day after the violence in charlottesville police and protesters clashed in seattle sunday. it happened during a right wing rally organized by the pro donald trump group, patriot prayer. >> there was like over 1,000 protesters that were so close to the stage, and they were ready to riot. >> reporter: patriot prayers founder joey gibson told us from vancouver, washington he plans a similar rally on august 26th at krissy field in san francisco. >> talking about bringingthe country together. >> reporter: he wants the rally to be peaceful but predicts counterprotesters can change that. >> people need to be careful because if they say things out of ignorance they are stoking the violence. >> reporter: counterprotests are planned. we found this post which call patriot

"abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard is here.poke with the organizer of the san francisco demonstration. >> reporter: i did. and he said his organization is not a hate group. he said he wants to bring the message of unity and freedom but not everyone is a believer. one day after the violence in charlottesville police and protesters clashed in seattle sunday. it happened during a right wing rally orgedizan pro donald trump group, patriot prayer. >> there was like over 1,000 protesters that were so close to the stage, and they were ready to riot. >> reporter: patriot prayers founder jsyoe from vancouver, washington he plans a similar rally on august 26th at krissy field in san francisco. >> talking about bringingthe country together. >> reporter: he wants the rally to be peaceful but predicts counterprotesters can change that. >> people need to be careful because if they say things out of stoking the violence. >> reporter: counterprotests are planned. we found this post which call patriot prayer thugs. he denounced the violence in

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard begins team coverage live from lafayette this evening. >>orter: tucker's brother-in-law tells us tonight the family is desperate for information about where he is, his wife searching for answers and assistance in spain. > she didn't know what to do, she couldn't find jared. >> reporter: relatives are desperate to locate 43-year-old jarett tucker. he and his wife heidi with in barcelona, the final stop of their european vacation. the couple was walking through the popular area when they briefly separated. >> he left because he had to go to the restroom. went back to the restaurant they were currentlyat, and within seconds it all broke lose. shelves pushed. >> reporter: tucker's brother-in-law kalani kalanui was too distraught to appear on camera. he said moments after the van drove into the roud heidi came disoriented. she was told to leave the area. >> she cut off cellphones and land lines soon after the attack. >> reporter: kalani kalanui says the family has been trying to get information from the u.s. consulate and red cross about people i

bob barnard almost there.n. >>> ♪ meantime want to get back out to our zip trip in gaithersburg, maryland w our crew has been holding down all morning. tucker with the yo man's work. what are you up to now? >> maureen, i'm having great morning out here. i've been having so much fun. what fantastic community up here at the crown in gaithersburg i'm joined by gary simon the retreat. >> that's correct. >> did i get it right. >> you did. >> so earlier i showed you the pool and the bocce court and tennis courts but one of your features particularly special the wall. did i get it right. >> you got that i that is exactly what that is. that's a wall. and something that's unique here at crown for the residents is we have a rock climbing wall. we have a certified rock climbing instructor that's here at various times. the residents want to climb the wall get good work out here during the summer, even during the winter, they're able to come here when it's open and get a good sweat going up and down the wall. >> it's beaut

fox5's bob barnard is in the lake barcroft area with more.ood morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, allison. yes, we're on rustic way lane here in falls church. this is what we've seen all over this area. take a look. this is a big tree that fell. you see a lot of power lines down, some houses have been hit, some cars have bee it's interesting, the power lines are down in this area but this is not one of the neighborhoods without electricity. you see the tree fell right here from this person's yard but if you look over, you can see in their front window there, they have electricity. there's a la lamp on. as you mentioned we've been doing some checking. in this northern virginia area there were 1300 customers without power about an hour ago now its up to 1435. some people are finding out maybe me got through the night but now they're losing their electricity as you mentioned dominion power crews are out. there are a number of crews along columbia pike between braddock road and the lake barcroft dam so they're trying to get power back there.

in seat pleasant, maryland, bob barnard, fox5 local news.o t see the smile on his face and the other folks there who came out today. >> everything worked out really well and thankfully no rain. weather wise it turned out, too it was a little room, but at least the it wasn't as tropical as it was this afternoon. the humidity has been unbelievable. it's still pretty humid. i noticed a breeze when i ste breezes have been from some storms that were around this evening. they're in the process of weangenninging but we can't completely say without 100 percent confidence that you might not have a quick shower south and west later on tonight and if you had rain tonight there could be a little bit of rain in your future. we're going to jump to monday because everybody is so excited about the solar eclipse. we're forecasting 90-degrees with some clouds around. this doesn't last a couple of minutes. there are partial faces that will begin at one:17 in the afternoon . we're forecasting fair visibility for that. it maxes out at four:42 and that's when 80

to noon for instant interviews and bob barnard will be there.he'll be at the amazon warehouse in baltimore later this morning. >> all right. michael thomas good morning to you. good to see you. >> good morning to you. somewhat surprised by the outdoor storm systems. >> surprised. >> i promise no one was more surprised than myself. >> they'll dry, it's okay. >> sometimes that happens. if we get sometimes too hot and too hot and humid that can pop. and some spots didn't do anything. >> so a lot of same today. hit and miss. hot each humid, satellite and radar shows clouds moved in overnight and things steamy this morning and you have to tell. summer is back here starts early august. august 2 on wednesday morning and temperatures outside rights now it 76 at reagan dulles at 70 and bwi again many locations have have been started out in some cases upper 50s and lower 60s more like mid up toer 60s and lower 70s throughout the day with a little more humidity in place. few storms today, 92. bring and repeat pattern tomorrow. 9 as well. but those chances

let's get back out to bob barnard. the car. i saw him flash smile. did you get any words out of him this morning. >> police officer said if you want to talk to him do it now i'm shoving you out of the way. we took advantage and i asked kevin what does he think about seeing all of these people coming out to thank him for being really hometown idol and paying back, giving back. the mayor of seat pleasant says he gives millions to this community it's great. i'm very grateful. pretty cool. i'd love to go up and ask him again but i don't want to get stiff armed in the back here. i will tell you there are tons of people lining the parade route and walking the only controversy lot of cars park along the parade route and they towed them all. all these cars that along here they did have temporary signs warning people about parking today. but hasn't written i don't know how much of a warning people got. cars have been towed. have been. foot walking along, and surround beside police and there's marching band in the front. there's

our fox5's bob barnard is now on the scene with the latest. bob?un doctor block of brook jane drive. we're there. you can see we're back about two blocks. a lot of police here in marked cars and unmarked cruisers. we have a second camera here that can show i was tight shot of the driveway of the house where this happen the third house in on the left. and what we're being told is it's a death investigation. we're waiting for official confirmation as to what exactly is going on here. usually if there's a murder suicide it's kind of a self-contained thing but they have had police k9 units searching the neighborhood which might lead to you believe maybe this isn't a murder suicide. it may be something else. and i will just tell you by the presence of the police and kind of the attitude here leads to us believe this is fairly significant. how many people involved? who all they are? someone in the neighborhood said people in that house haven't lived here all that long, but more than that, we just don't know. so as you can see, there are a lot of police h

crnell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> santa rosa police shot and killed a man armed with a knife.had arrived at a home after receiving a call about a man quote acting crazy. they found him under a bed and when they wouldn't drop a knife, they used what they are calling electronic control devices and chemical agents. he still refused to drop the knife. officers say he advanced on them, at least one opened fire hitting the man killing him. body cam video recorded the incident. the video will not be released while the incident is being investigated. >>> a man has been deported and the man with him faces an uncertain future. the mercury news reports that nunez was kicked out of the country, authorities detained the two back in may when they reported to a new construction job at traverse air force base. their arrest sparked protests. neither man was allowed a trial. >>> a sad but selfless day for sikh communities as tribute was paid to the memory of those killed in a 2012 massacre. abc 7 news was in san jose where volunteers prepared hygiene kits for the group next door solutions to do

cornell barnard. >>> counterprotests are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on sunday. the rally against marxism is scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at civic center park. the permit for that event was denied but people are still expected to show up. download the abc 7 app. enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. >>> only on abc 7 news, the i-team learned attorneys for the woman at the center of a sex scandal have filed a new lawsuit against contra costa county. the account says perez began having sex with abuzman when she was just 17 and the sheriff failed to supervise his officers. perez was one of 20 law enforcement officers from six police agencies who had sexual encounters with abuzman. she's also suing the city of richmond. oakland settled a claim for almost $1 miion. >>> uber is looking to sell a building it's been restoring in oakland. the san francisco business times reports the ride sharing business wants to sell the former sears department store it's been renovating for the past two years. the property is expected to sell for $123 million. the

cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> an autopsy found an actor who passed away last month did not die fromry. john hurd had back surgery at stanford uversity medical center and died while recovering in palo alto. the coroner announced the cause of death as sudden cardiac death due to heart disease. >>> an orange county man does not want a good deed to go unnoticed. >> dave frazier came home to find his flag on the wrong side of his house. a stranger stopped his car and put his flag back on display. >> it left a lasting impression on him. >> this day and age when there is so much strife and i think to see someone like this showing respect for our country and you know, understands we're all on the same team. and so it's heart warming to see. >> reporter: frazier wants to track down the stranger to shake his hand and say tnkat ns. y. >> a nice gesture. >>> let's turn to the weather now. it's grayish outside today. >> sandhya patel is here with what we can expect going forward. >> it's going to start out dreary tomorrow morning, june like where you see the gray skies. here's a time lapse from

cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> tell us what is happening where you live by e-mailing us. we would love to hear from you. >>> a man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies has been found dead. this happened in the town of oregon house. the deputies responded to reports of an armed man pulling marijuana plants out of the church garden. they followed the man to a home where the man opened fire. the deputies were hit but returned fire. the sheriff says that it appears the suspect was killed in the gunfire exchange. >>> a police chase ended abruptly when this car slammed through the front of a house. three men lost control of the vehicle. the suspects may be connected to a string of burglaries in fremont. there were three yesterday and one attempted burglary today which started that police chase. >>> new at 11:00, a just released report accuses president trump of calling the white house a dump. a report on golf.com says that the president was chatting with members of his new jersey golf club. he makes so many trips to the new jersey property because that white house is a

our bob barnard is lie at live t ben's chili bowl with details.d morning, bob. >> reporter: hey, allison and steve good morning. yes, it smells good in here and they've got some potatoes in the area. one of the restaurants, members of the restaurant association of metropolitan washington that are part of the social media campaign dine out for houston. you can find it on twitter and facebook. and basically what they're doing is a whole bunch of things in the coming days. but starting today, 5 percent of the day's proceeds at places like ben's, busboys and poets, 930 club, iron gate and tryst just to name a few, 5 percent of the day's proceeds will be going for hurricane harvey relief. also the black restaurant group jeff black and his family foundation will be matching up $100,000 of diner's donations today through september 14th. and we're talking blacks in bethesda, pearl dive and oyster place just a few of black restaurant group locations around our area. so, that's a big donation for hurricane harvey relief and also another one of many things g

our bob barnard is headed there now. >>> now, if you're just waking up with us this morning, let's gohead and look live outside. >> it looks a lot like yesterday. feels a lot like yesterday. >> off to a good start. let's find out where we're going to end. let's get a quick check on weather and traffic. tucker and caitlin are standing by. tuck. >> thunderstorms, high temperatures once again about 90. i'll have all the details on the weather and the weekend forecast. you're going to want to see that coming up. caitlin. >> tucker another difficult commute from maryland. heavy on route 50 inbound jammed from route 50 to pennsylvania avenue on 295. new accident the on-ramp from 28 to 66 eastbound. i'll show that you coming up. >> let's start with the breaking news from the district this morning. a rookie firefighter in critical condition this hour hurt at one of several house fires that crews had to battle overnight. >> we're talking about three fires within a matter of hours across northeast d.c. and in addition to the injured firefighter two.c lives. melanie alnwick begins our coverage l

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