in bethesda, report of a water main break sound nasty. goldboro record now between mismass avenue and macarthur -- between massachusetts avenue and macarthur boulevard. molette green heading out to see what is closed. if that section is closed, stay on river, stay on macarthur and not take the cutthrough of goldsboro to mass. nasty this morning. prince george's county overall, no major problems. 66 looks good. 95 northbound slow headed through dale city. otherwise no major issues. 95 and maryland at 198 rolling nicely northbound and southbound. angie? >> thank you. >>> something else we're keeping tabs on for you this morning, check it out, rain moving through. the blue and green headed our way. will it hit our region? and when will it arrive? let's get to tom with the answer and the weather headlines. >>> good morning. right now, don't have any storms locally. they're far away for now. there's a few breaks in the cloud cover. live view from the tower cam showing a mostly cloudy sky. a muggy morning. the weather headlines in this wednesda

the suspect crashed into the w÷ parkway near river road in bethesda.ad of traffic and weather operations for wtop radio happened to see police pursuing the suv. >> i was going back to the radio station. and noticed this honda crv just went up on the sidewalk to get around traffic. >> reporter: the sut

reporting in bethesda, i am sam sweeney, abc 7 news. anchor: jamie sullivan has a check on the roadways right now. reporter: in that area in bethesda we are seeing a little bit of volume and congestion. if you are going to be traveling on goldsboro road, that eastbound stretch is blocked off. everything isund, reopened but you are sharing the lanes between massachusetts avenue. river road, macarthur boulevard both alternate options. we're going to stick with bethesda. they do have some lanes they are shifting and blocking off. as far as the slowdowns right now, we are good to go on the capital beltway. a little bit of slowing on 295. the baltimore-washington parkway, about 18 miles per hour. we are good to go in virginia, 395, 66, and the gw parkway not so bad. heading in on new york avenue it is quiet. typical volume in the afternoon. back to you. anchor: coming up here on abc 7 news at noon, vote 2016, the latest polls show a close race between hillary clinton and donald trump. the child pornography scandal involving the former subway

live in bethesda, roz plater, abc 7 news. jonathan: coming up -- down and out. find out if robert griffin iii will be back on the field against the ravens tomorrow night. plus -- ♪ jonathan: he's got the moves. bush inresident george new orleans a decade after its lowest point. first, break out the cigars. jonathan: it's a boy. the revelation today from the national zoo about the surviving giant panda cub, one of two born saturday. smaller cub did not make it, dying of consultations from pneumonia. today marks 60 years as a turning point in the civil rights movement. till disappeared while visiting family, his body was his body wrapped in barb wire and weighted down by a cotton gin. today, people gathered at a church where his body was later displayed for the whole world to see. 1955, they say that he violated social code. the only two people to face charges in his death were acquitted, but the case galvanized the burgeoning civil rights movement. cvs that became the focal point of the riots in baltimore was demolished. the company says it wants to give the loca

river road uniontarian universalist congregation in bethesda put up this sign black lives matter last month. a few days later someone carefully cut out the word black, leaving the words lives matter. at first the church wrote on facebook that it was saddened by their ruined sign but when it happened a second time, they were angry and so were neighbors. >> i was okay with the sign but not okay with, you know -- it's odd. >> reporter: then a couple of days ago someone took down the sign without the church's permission. >> before going to bed, we checked again and it was there, so in the morning it was gone. >> reporter: this woman had gotten into the habit of checking the sign every day. >> i'm upset. both my husband and i upset because it is just across the street and it is a church property, stealing three times? very upsetting. >> reporter: similar signs across the country have faith vandalism too where people are removing the word black from its message. some people off camera told me they didn't like the sign being up in the first place. >> you think that in this time, in this age

police pursued the suv and then it crashed in bethesda. the suspect ran and was caught here at 47th street and massachusetts avenue. now, we spoke to a woman whose car -- the window was broken on her car, possibly by the suspect and that may have helped lead to his arrest. this infinity parked on a bethesda street vandalized during the search for a carjacking suspect. >> he took a large stone and sent it through the back of our -- the back window. >> reporter: this woman owns the car. she was alerted went alarm went off. police tell her they believe the crime was committed by the man they were searching for after an armed carjacking. >> nothing was taken. the police seem to think he was just angry. so, go figure. >> reporter: it's video you will only see on news4, a carjacking suspect taken into custody, handcuffed and sitting on a red light camera box on massachusetts avenue northwest. the arrest came after a morning-long pursuit and searched through neighborhoods in bethesda in northwest washington. >> very unusual for this -- for this n

police pursued the suv and then it crashed in bethesda.the suspect ran and was caught here at 47th street and massachusetts avenue. now, we spoke to a woman whose car -- the window was broken on her car, possibly by the suspect and that may have helped lead to his arrest. this infinity parked on a bethesda street vandalized during the search for a carjacking suspect. >> he took a large stone and sent it through the back of our -- the back window. >> reporter: this woman owns the car. she was alerted went alarm went off. police tell her they believe the crime was committed by the man they were searching for after an armed carjacking. >> nothing was taken. the police seem to think he was just angry. so, go

bethesda update the water main break. eastbound lane is closed and the westbound is open so you are sharing. wsse said at 5 verz they hope to have everything repaired. we'll keep you updated. heading out of the city, you are in the teens. we are slowing to college park. closer to green belt at 6-mile-per-hour. this is going to take you 25 minutes. no crashes recorded. just typical delay. kimberly: thank you. even though it wasn't hot, is it going to rain? steve: showers on the way and the thunderstorms. those who are dining tonight, keep an eye to the sky. most of you will see the showers and the thunderstorms. you find yourself in a heavier downpour and you will wish you were inside. this is the camera. partly cloudy skies. no problems now but showers are on the way and thunderstorms. 91 degrees at the reagan national airport. winds out of the south at 14-mile-per-hour. the feels like is above 90 degrees. satellite and the radar, showers and the thunderstorms. they are confined west of us. inside the capital beltway. it'

police chasing the suspect from american university into bethes bethesda. that's where he ditched the suv. they caught up with him back in d.c. he was in the spring valley neighborhood. >>> tomorrow morning, former president jimmy carter is going to talk publicly for the first time about his cancer diagnosis. last week, carter announced he has cancer that is now in other parts of his body. the diagnosis came after some recent liver surgery. the 90-year-old said he will share more information when he has it. that's tomorrow at a news conference at 10:00 in the morning. >>> shocked and profoundly disappointed, that's how the family of jared fogle feels tonight. the former subway spokesman has admitted to traveling to have sex with minors and having child porn on home computers. >> this is about using wealth, status, and secrecy to illegally exploit children. fame and fortune will not protect you from attacking those most vulnerable in our communities. >> fogle faces at least five years in prison and has already ge agreed to pay out more than a million dollars

>>> breaking news in bethesda. goldsboro road right now between massachusetts avenue and macarthur boulevard. the initial report of a water main break. molette green is headed out to figure out what is going on. you'll have to stay on river, you have to stay on macarthur. you're not going to want to take the cut-through to mass if you're headed into town. yellow line, on time now to mt. vernon square. inner loop past van dorn, a crash, stay left to get by. the beltway, inner loop and outer loop everything rolling along fine. no major issues. 66 at west ox, again looking good right now. more on the initial bethesda coming up. >> thanks. >>> in "news 4 your health" right now, a drug used to control blood sugar in diabetics may help people lose weight. british researchers assigned a group of overweight adults with type 2 diabetes a daily injection of a drug or a placebo. the participant were asked to eat a low-calorie diet and exercise more. after one year, people treated with the drug lost more weight than the placeb

whitman high school in bethesda. we're tracking the changes. >>> all eyes will be on police chief cathy lanier today as we wait for word on whether her officers have confidence in her moving forward. what the chief is saying about the no confidence vote amid a big spike in crime. >>> but first, we are helping your kids prepare for their first day back in school. you're looking live at the new riverside high school in leesburg, virginia. kids will be attending class for first time today. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell watching whether that day will start off wet for your kids. hey, chuck. >> first thing this morning, most roads are still dry. but that will be changing as we go through the next couple of hours. a lot of moisture down the our south is promising plenty of clouds and humidity and off and on hit and miss sprinkle and light rain shower chances. most of the rain is confined to southern st. mary's county. sprinkles south and west of the washington area coming up i-95. so as you plan out your day this m

in bethesda, scott broom, wusa9. >> and you saw all that in the face and the eyes of that young man. by the way, robinson was killed on sunday in that roadside crash after his replica batmobile broke down on i-70 west of hagerstown, his funeral tomorrow outside baltimore. >>> some very encouraging news tonight from maryland governor larry hogan. he says 95% of his cancer is gone. he told our editorial partners at the post that a medical scan taken after his second round of chemo reveals that nearly all of that cancer is gone. hogan says there are some remnants of the tumors but that they're dead. the governor jokingly said that he aced his test and the doctors were shocked at the results. hogan has been fighting stage three non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >>> a corn maze in maryland is paying tribute to governor hogan in his fight against cancer. this year's design at lawyers farm in thurmont includes his face and the #hoganstrong. the farm will donate proceed from this year's maze to the american cancer society. the governor posted on facebook saying he's touched by the tribute. >>> breakin

a church in bethesda says there used to be a banner that read "black lives matter." the black unitarian universalist church says it's the third banner someone has damaged or stolen. once someone cut out just the word "plaque." the church posted on facebook it is in contact with police over this. >>> maryland governor larry hogan halfway through his cancer treatment and says he is now 95% cancer free. the announcement coming via twitter. hogan was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma earlier this year. doctors said the cancer was aggressive but treatable. even so, the "washington post" reports the update surprised the doctors who are treating him. hogan has gone through three rounds of chemotherapy so far. >>> for the first time, there's a government-approved pill women can take to increase sexual desire. the fda says you'll be able to buy adaddie in october. it works differently than its counterpart. viagra targets a man's physical ability to have sex, addi changes chemicals in the brain. >>> women and the military. the navy's top officer says its elite s.e.a.l. team

this time it's principal michael doran who was found dead in his about bethesda apartment -- in his bethesda apartment this morning. while talking with doran yesterday, he mentioned not feeling well and said he was on his way to the doctor. doran served as wootton's principal for 12 years and when we stopped by the school this evening it was clear he had touched many lives. >> he is one of those people that you could say like everyone had a connection with him and even -- it doesn't matter where you were, if you were an athlete or -- everybody had a special connection with doran. >> he's a fantastic guy. everything about him, he was charismatic, funny. >> he cared about the kids and the kids felt that. he just loved what he did. >> the school will hold a celebration of life service for doran this friday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the wootton stadium. >>> just feet away from a barn explosion, hear from the firefighter who stepped away from the building just in time. >>> and the soap opera known as the national zoo panda watch, we've got good news today. looks like there's possibly a baby on the w

he was found dead inside his bethesda apartment. police believe the 64-year-old died from natural causes. a spokesperson said he was committed to his students and staff especially during tragic times. two recent graduates from the school died back in june. >> he knew every kid. he would put his arms around the kid. he would help them grieve but he wanted kids to learn from a tragedy. >> there will be a memorial service this friday at the school. the school year starts in less than two weeks. >>> we are waiting to see what happens with your morning commute in loudoun county. there's a chance that bus service could be disrupted again if drivers have another sickout day. they called off because of union negotiations. 14 of 58 bus runs were cancelled. >>> take a look at the sky bee hind us, hues of orange and purple. a bit of a gloomy morning. >> storm is acoming. meteorologist tom kierein has a look at the weather headlines. >> let's just say it won't be real sunny. we have clouds around, producing some showers in the metro area. this

doran was 64 years old, he was found in his bethesda apartment. police believe he died of natural causes. but what we do know is that he was just an unapologetic, fierce advocate of the students here. he really shined when things got tough. we had an opportunity to talk to a current student. >> honestly it's heart breaking. he was like one of the best men anybody knew. he was always happy. always worried about everybody's happiness. he wasn't just worried about making the school better. he was worried about making the community stronger as a whole. >> reporter: again, grief counselors here at the school this morning from 9:00 until 2:00. they'll have a memorial here on the football field at 6:00 p.m. reporting live here in montgomery county, zachary kiesch. back to you guys in the studio. >>> a developing story in st. louis this morning. at least nine people were arrested as demonstrators protested a police involved shooting. bricks were thrown at the officers and they refused to clear the road. that's when inert gas and tear gas was used to clear

we're still keeping a close eye on the water main break in bethesda.oldsboro road from tulip hill terrace to mass avenue is closed. sky 9 is over the water main break. that's the gushing water right there. this is really the source of it at this point. wssc is on scene working to get this situation under control. but goldsboro road will remain closed throughout much of the day we anticipate. of course we'll be sure to update you on that. still keeping a close eye right now on the delays on metro. again residual delays to wiehle, vienna and franconia is going to affect folks on the silver, orange and blue line. traveling southbound on i-270 from germantown road to the capital beltway, a 14-minute commute. we've seen lots of volume on i- 6 of starting as far west as -- i-66 starting as far west asthma fan sas from fairfax -- manassas. from fairfax coun parkway to 27 ct street north -- 27th street northwest, a 30-minute commute. from collington road to kendall street northeast, a 15-minute commute for yourself this morning. over to you. >> larry, thank yo

scott broom is in bethesda live to tell us more about that. scott? >> reporter: there are a lot of those kids, kids like the kid i met today 12-year-old ryan darby, a leukemia survivor from right here in bethesda. he can tell you all about what batman meant to him and the thousands of other kids facing life threatening illnesses. >> i cried. ill just didn't know what to think because -- i just didn't know what to think because he was such an amazing character for everybody. >> reporter: 12-year-old ryan darby who was sick with leukemia from ages 6 to 10 says this batman was no joke. even though the rest of the world laughed along with police after a video of montgomery county officers stopping him in a costume on route 29 went viral. in real life he was lenny robinson, the self-made millionaire who sold a successful business to become batman and stage superhere pro events in pediatric wards throughout -- superhero events in pediatric wards throughout the region. >> i remember one day he came up in a batmobile which was really cool because it's nonsto

kristin wright can tell us about what's going on in bethesda. >> reporter: hey.students here at wheaton woods got about so extra minutes of sleep. we were greeted by three student ambassadors who had that first day of school gleam in their eyes. >> good morning. >> reporter: a new year, new beginning, in montgomery county. >> it's good to be back. i'm going to miss summer but it's nice to get back in the swing of things and start junior year. >> reporter: the students in bethesda are ready. >> see my friends again, having new teachers. it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: they have big plans for the new year. this junior is focussed on what comes next. >> i did a one-week full college tour up in the northeast area. so it's got me in the mind sets of thinking about where i want to go, what i want to do, things like that. >> reporter: high school and middle school students are starting the day 20 minutes later. elementary, 10 minutes later. >> we've had positive feedback from the high school and middle school parents. it's a big of a struggle for the elementary.

this bethesda native is part of a three person team that designed the altar and other furniture. >> we wanted to take the everyone to see through the pieces of furniture that everyone will be witnessing at the mass. those unable to see the mass, it will have a permanent home inside of the basilica, the inspiration for these labors of love. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. kellye: pope francis will be in town september 22 and 23. story of, a horrifying sexual slavery in america. to prince harry is coming d.c., making his first visit to the states. hope you have enjoyed the beautiful weather. the forecast is coming up. do you like the passaaadd? it's a good looking car. this is the model rear end eve. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end event. year end, rear end, check it out. talk about turbocharging my enginine. you're gorgeous. what kind of car do you like? new, or many miles on it? get a $1000 volkswagen reward rd on select 2015 passat models. or leasese a 2015 passat limited edition for $189 a month or after a 0002015 nus.sat is a sex slave is over after a l

he was found yesterday in bethesda. the cause of death not known. what subpoena clear is the impact dr. doran had on his students here. he had an 18 career. 12 of those years he was the principal. most students only talk to their principal or a passing conversation in the hallway. we talked to several of his current and former students and parse all grief terrific, shocked, and in agreement on one thing. this principal cared about his students. >> he is. he was. and i can't believe he was gone. >> i was pries presence. >> the fact we were able to turn to our principle for help and guidance is a blessing. >> now i want to share a couple social media tributes. this one says thank you for being the best, funniest, most caring principal. here's another one. rest in peace principal doran. heartfelt tributes. the cause of death not yet known. grief counselors will be here today from 9:00 until 2:00. same again tomorrow and a vigil tomorrow night at 6:00. live in montgomery county, i'm nikki, wusa9. >>> turning your attention now to the race for the white

and bethesda combined, came in 17th overall with the 94%.e district was also the only city where people took money out of the box. leon: really? kellye: good old d.c., coming through when you need them. leon: they must not have tried that in philly. i'm sorry. if i have to have my own scale. kellye: are you surprised atlanta is so honest? leon: when it comes to tea, absolutely! this is an inside joke. some of us from the region, we know. sweet tea. they will do anything for sweet tea. even be honest. kellye: what about you? leon: not happening here. kellye: steve in the weather. would you do anything for sweet tea? leon: he loves it! steve: i love when leon says that. say it again. do it one more time. leon: sweet tea. steve: i wish i had some. it's hot but dry. rain is on the way. i want to show you the live doppler radar for you. the hiest rain is west of us -- heaviest rain is west of us. damascus, north and west you are looking for heavier rain. marshal, you will see the heavy rain in your area in 15 to 20 minutes. this is part of a stro

much of his life to serving his country as a navy seal, but an accident at home to the life of a bethesda man friday morning. roz plater explains. spent years as a navy seal and a counterterrorism expert for the navy. his life and distinguished career came to a tragic end early friday morning. the avid cyclist was not far from home when he was struck and killed. >> he was my rock. a huge loss. roz: montgomery county police say he was heading east on massachusetts avenue when a car traveling in the same direction hit him. how and why is being investigated. it happened in front of this woman's home. >> we said a prayer for the person who was injured and the person hit him. we are heartbroken for the situation. had a second career as a high-tech executive. he was a chief strategy officer at a company. his coworker said, "we are devastated by the treatment is loss of this exemplary individual and national hero. we have lost a dear friend and valued colleague." but his family will miss him most. he is described as a devoted father and grandfather. jovial, funny, great to be around. and humble.

jay: he was found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday. without play is not suspected. his unexpected loss has the community reeling. in june, two students were killed in a car crash. now the person that students look to for guidance, leadership, and a laugh will not be here when school opens. >> the community revered him and respected him. i think he knew that. i have that we can affect on that now that he is not with us anymore, which is really sad. kellye: hundreds of people attended the memorial for doran at the high school football stadium. in theda prosecutor casey anthony case has been named in the ashley madison data dump and is being forced to defend himself a stop reporter: the state attorney said that he never met anybody on the cheating website ashley madison, calling the use of the service "an error in judgment." >> although no balls have been broken, these were incredibly stupid choices. have beenh no laws broken, these were incredibly stupid choices. reporter: he used a personal credit card and laptop while on the public wi-fi network. >> my hope is only

the school officials say the principal here for 12 years was found unresponsive in his bethesda apartment earlier today and pronounced dead short time later. all afternoon people have been coming here to put keepsakes on his parking spot. this is an awful summer for the wooton community. in uptwo students were killed in a car accident. even we spoke with today is echoing the sentiment of the school system. today say he had unwavering commitment to the students. >> that is all anybody can talk about. we are devastated as a community. >> he wasn't just a principal. people thought of him as someone who cared about him. it's nice to go through high school knowing someone is interested in your well being as much as you are. leon: tough times for the wooton community. we wish them the very best. jay korff reporting live. turning to the weather. change is underway outside. tomorrow morning we should see more. steve? >> we have changes on the way in terms of a cold front that is going to move through the day tomorrow evening. looking at doppler now it's dry inside the capital beltway. if you are

the last 30 ugseconds of the confrontation was caught on a dash cam video posted to youtube by bethesda magazine. >> as i got out of the car, the officer got out. about 6'4". and immediately started yelling and screaming at me. and profanity laced words that you would not believe. it's humiliating and you never forget it. >> reporter: the park police say the agency would not reveal whether action was taken towards the officers. he was in the park after dark in violation of park rules. the state attorney said she was the victim of profiling as a teen. >> at 14 standing in front of the high school after a school dance. and someone telling me to get off the lawn and telling me to move away from the school. it's something you don't forget. it's humiliating and the experience of too many americans. >> reporter: the attorney general promised his office will honor training to any police agency that asks. standards were issued today. >>> and racial profiling is against both federal and state laws. >>> vice president joe biden was among the mourners at the funeral for the 15 term congressman, th

doran at his home in bethesda. he was 64 years old. they believe he died of natural causes. he was a fierce advocate of the students here and he rose when things got tough in the face of tragedy. here's the spokesperson for montgomery county public schools. >> i think if you saw michael then too, you will see what kind of principal he was. he knew every kid, he would his put his arms around the kid. he'd help them grieve but he also wanted them to learn from a tragedy. >> now, counselors will be here at the school from 9:00 to 2:00 both today and tomorrow. tomorrow evening, just here at the stadium, there will be a memorial service at 6:00 p.m. zachary kiesch, back to you in the studio. >> thanks. >>> five minutes after 5:00 now, and we're waiting to see what happens with your morning commute in loudoun county. there's a chance that the commuter bus service there in the county could be disrupted again if drivers organize another mass sickout day. 14 of 58 bus runs were cancelled. the drivers are scheduled to hold a conference call to decide whether to call out again today. >

only 59 now in berwyn heights. 59, rockville, bethesda. 55 in gaithersburg and olney this morning. and 59 in leesburg. so planning out your morning, the sun comes up at 6:32. temperatures will rise from the 50s to low 60s by about 7:00. 70 degrees by 9:00 a.m. planning out your afternoon, sunshine, mild, low humidity, temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80ss. amelia segal has a check of that beach forecast in ten minutes. for now, over to aaron. >> thank you. >>> 6:01 right now. a developing story, the search is underway for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after fishing in fairfax county. he was fishing with his friends in little hunting creek near where it joins the potomac river. news4's megan mcgrath has the latest on the search. >> reporter: well, aaron, the boats have been moving around all morning long and they're actually in the spot right now where we can't see them from the vantage point. but three boats are out there. from the fairfax county fire department and the police and the coast guard. what we were told earlier this morning, this is now considered a recovery e

michael duran was found dead in his bethesda home.police investigate, students say this was no ordinary principal. >> reporter: the cause of death is not clear but what is obvious is the impact he had on his students who created a makeshift memorial. >> this is just a really bad time, a really bad time. >> reporter: the students are using the time to reflect on the principal as much more than their leader. >> there must have been 10 copies of him because he was everywhere all the time. he was 64 years old and was principal for 12 years. he leaves behind a wife, two children and countless students whose lives he touched. >> he could relate to every person and everybody had unique memories with him. it was never the same. >> he cared about every student. i don't think there's a principal in the world like him. he wasn't just a principal. he was our mascot, our biggest fan, our friend. he was way more than an educator. >> reporter: and realizing how different the time will be without him. >> wooten is not going to be the same. the halls

a building inspector has been called to a store in bethesda after a car slammed into that building this morning. this is on hampden lane. it is still unclear at noon why this car went into that building. luckily, none of the customers inside were injured when that happened. and we are drying out after some overnight showers and now it looks like the perfect start to the weekend. meteorologist brian gunter grass -- brian is here to tell us more. looking out here at the belfort furniture weather center here and we're looking at the temperature at reagan national at 82 degrees, the humidity is at 41% with the dew point at 56 degrees. it is very comfortable, folks, sedo have to worry too much about the humidity out there. in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine and a refreshing breeze out of the northwest. we will talk about the evening and look ahead to the weekend as well as the beach outlook and the mountain outlook, coming up in just a few minutes. ok, brian, we will see you then. and we are looking at the roadways. jamie sullivan joins us now with a look at the roadways. jamie? start with

bethesda, a deadly accident involving a bicyclist the man was struck by a car on block of massachusetts avenue. we do not know who the person is. police say the driver did stay after the accident. the road is now open. the latest on the on air ambush, virginia governor terry mcauliffe is at wdbj-tv sharing his condolences for the loss of two employees. we are learning exclusive details from the only survivor of the attack, vicki gardner, the chamber of commerce director wardalison parker and adam were interviewing is now out of a medically induced coma. husband, sheher says investor flanagan tried to shoot her several more times, but his gun misfired and she said flanagan was wearing body armor. we are tracking tropical storm erika as it slams puerto rico with heavy rains and wind. four people dead and 20 others missing on the island of dominica. rick scott, florida governor, has declared a state of emergency. people are stocking up on food, water gas and other supplies. now with as here look at the forecast. doug: -- devin: i'm in for doug this afternoon. the. to the day. -- beautiful

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meagan fitzgerald in bethesda. thank you. >>> he was supposed to be babysitting. now a prince george's county man is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend's 1-year-old boy. bureau chief tracee wilkins join us about what she is learning about the struggling case. >> reporter: we are still trying to figure out exactly what motivated this man to do. this according to prince george's county police and the state's attorney, they do believe that this was a case of murder and is sometime under investigation. >> i got to [ inaudible ] happen so close to home. >> reporter: this man is shocked to hear his neighbor is accused of murdering a 1-year-old child. seemed like a good dude. you never know, people have a different life outside of -- >> reporter: police say the 20-year-old killed his girlfriend's 1-year-old son inside their riverdale apartment while she was at work. >> what we snow this baby didn't die as a result of an accident. we know that this baby was, in fact, murdered. >> reporter: he told police the child wandered out of his eyesight for 20 minute

there's tenleytown and bethesda. and we have a mostly clear sky, but it's hazy this morning. a warm morning, your headlines, hot afternoon. then our storm chances will be increasing over the next several days, beginning tomorrow. right now it's warm and muggy. in the upper 60s and near 70, right near the bay, 70. it's near 70 in the shenandoah valley, but out of the mountains low to mid 60s on this monday morning. next weather and traffic on the 1s, your drive time forecast. melissa checking on some problems on the rails. >> yes. problems on the rails on marc. grab that extra cup of coffee this morning. you'll have a few extra minutes. penn south 401, running 20 minutes behind. not giving us a reason, but they're 20 minutes below. braddock road at clifton, an crash and a tow truck on the scene. beltway at st. barnabas, no problems there. 66 overall, 95 looking quite good this morning and then headed up to 95, b.w. parkway, 29, everything here nice and green and no major issues. see you back here at 5:11. >> see you then, thank you. >>> 5:01. another monday, another day of stu

it happened on massachusetts avenue in bethesda. plater is there live with what we have learned. roz? roz: we are at the site where the crash happened. we are told he was an avid cyclist and killed half a mile away from home. timothy holden had a distinguished career as a captain in the navy seals and went on to serve as the director of counterterrorism and force protection for the navy. he launched a second career working as an executive for several high-tech companies. the police tell us the crash happened at 6:1524 morning and was biking eastbound on massachusetts avenue when he was struck by a car traveling in the same direction. police are still investigating how and why it all happened. his family is heart broken by the loss. >> it's an extremely difficult

should certainly be good to go as you approach the capital beltway going through rockville into bethesda. want to take you back to the maps right now. we had an earlier issue on 95 side here in virginia. this was northbound at the prince william parkway. that accident is cleared but we still have residual delays. we can see at least just the volume that we were seeing on the prince william parkway. you get north of that accident you should be good to go. your next update coming up in ten minutes. we'll send it over to you. >>> i'm nikki burdine in laurel with a group of men who call themselves the 300 men march. they are walking from lawrm, maryland all the way -- laurel, maryland all the way down to d.c. guys, can you tell me why you're out here walking this morning? can you tell me why you're out here walking this morning? >> we're marching against the violence going on in baltimore city. we're not protesting. we're just a group of men who believe in our community and believe in the people. that's why we're out here. we're walking in d.c. to make a statement to let people know there ar

. >>> no cause for alarm if you're hearing gunshots and mayhem around bethesda. tomorrow there will be training exercises on campus of naval support activity bethesda. there will be paintball guns and actors to mimic real life battleground situations for medical students. the facility is making the drill plan well known this week after a report of shots fired during an exercise last month elicited a big response from law enforcement. >>> uva says its computer system is back up and running after cyber attackers infiltrated it. the system was down for two days. administrators say no personally identifiable information was accessed and no sensitive research material was compromised. first investigators believe that that hacking originated from china. . >>> small towns often use money from speeding tickets to help pay the bills, but aaa believes some of those citations for a form of policing for profit. kris van cleave reports from hopewell, virginia. >> reporter: rolling down this 2-mile stretch down 295 in hopewell, virginia, you'll see why it's doubled the million

baker has -- carrollton to bethesda. baker has agreed to increase the county's commitment from 100 to $120 million. in exchange he wants assurances that construction of the purple line will begin in prince george's county and the command center will also be built there. >>> today prosecutors urged a federal appeals court to require former virginia governor bob mcdonnell to report to prison while he appeals his public corruption conviction to the u.s. supreme court. if the court agrees, mcdonnell would probably have to report to federal prison within a few weeks to begin serving that two year sentence. last year a jury found mcdonnell and his wife maureen guilty of doing favors for a wealthy businessman in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans. >>> the state of a 200-year-old cabin in frederick, maryland, is still up in the air. in a town meeting last night the frederick historic preservation commission said that crumbling structure contributes to the story's historic district. there will be another meeting t

found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday. the cause of death is not known, but without play is not expected. his unexpected loss has the community reeling. in june, two students died in a car crash. now the person the students look to for guidance will not be here when school opens. >> the community revered him and respected him. i hope that we can reflect on that now that he is not with us anymore, which is really, really sad. service isrial slated for friday at 6 p.m. at the football field, on the side of the high school. we expect a lot of people to be there. live in rockville, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: plans are in the works to honor late d.c. mayor and council member marion barry. today people shared ideas on a per minute tribute. in march, mayor muriel bowser did a commission to commemorate marion barry. the beloved and often ial politician died last year. the apparent hack of the infidelity website ashleymedicine.com has been a wake-up call for others to step up their security. i-team your side investigator joce ste

live in bethesda, roz plater, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. breaking news out of new york where at least one person is dead after a stunt plane crashed in a practice for an air show. it happened around 2:00 this afternoon. it was 60 miles north of new york city. the pilot was the only person in the plane. no word on what went wrong but officials say the show will go on as scheduled this weekend. today, virginia governor terry mcauliffe paid a visit to wdbj7 in roanoke and met with the colleague and the family members of alison parker and adam ward. they were the two reporters killed while in a live report. the gunman, vester flanagan worked at the same station in 2013. tonight, two bbc reporters say they were threatened by the virginia state police. they were covering wednesday's on-air ambush in roanoke and say the state police officers threaten to seize their cameras unless they deleted footage of the scene where the vester flanagan's car crashed. "7 on your side" iteam investigator chris papst spoke with the bbc reporters and the state poli

wascipal michael doran found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday morning. the cause of death is not known but without play is not suspected. >> it's hard to see everyone here. it's summer and we were enjoying ourselves, and something like this happens. richard: a growing memorial at his car's parking spot. >> he did a really good job when tragedy struck. richard: under his leadership, the school mourned the loss of two recent graduates in a car crash. about the whole school coming together to pitta respects for the loss. richard: in this celebration of life service, many remembered a man connected with kids and loved his students. >> he radiated positive energy and love. he cared about everyone so much. hats, schoolers, jackets, a lot for the students say the hardest day will be in a couple of weeks, the first day of school, when their beloved principal will not be here to greet them. richard reeve, abc 7 news. a possible ahead -- terror attack abroad thwarted by americans. how their actions may have saved a lot of lives. plus, a baltimore cheerleader sente

michael doren who was found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday morning less than two weeks before school was set to return. his students say this man was no ordinary principal. >> he could relate to every person. everybody had unique memories with him. >> the cause of death yet to be determined. >>> only on 9 tonight, a war veteran makes new progress one painful step at a time. amare williams left home in texas last month and he started walking to dc to demand for veterans affairs the help he's been denied for his ravaged body. with a ride here and there, he logged 1,500 miles in three weeks arriving here last friday. he went right to the va administrative office every day, but he has made little progress. >> i know that up there in this building they could fix my claim if they wanted to. >> and then with our camera present and a handshake and a promise by the va, that they are going to exam their file. williams says that it is a shame that it took a tv crew to cut through the red tape as he still wants other vets to get the care they need. >>> a world war ii pilot was laid to res

friends and fellow>>ctors will no the 21-year-old at a memorial near bethesda ountain. hn back ptiste recently played in "less miss" on broadway. >>> a memorial for adam ward takes place at his high school later is afternoon. ward's family is encouraging people to wear the colors of his alma maters. they're also asking for donations to two scholarship flowers. >>> tom brady btck in aa courtroom this mo more defla gate drana for you. brady ard nfl commissioner goodell ordered to appear in today's hearing. >> drama is right, rob, it's really become a soapopera. the judg in what's become known as deflate gate said the two agreement. nt also no commont from tom brady when he left the f eral courthcuse just moments ago. settlement talks between the players union attorneys and attorneys for roger goodell couldn't come up with a resolution on what to do with brady's suspension. no settlement. the judge told the packed courtroom he will make a decision in the coming days and it could even happen tomorr t. brady is to serve a four-game suspension at the start of the ason fori' rolr in using au

. >>> speaking of historic women, fresh off her record-shattering swims in russia, bethesda's own katie ledecky greets a national audience the "today" show. news4 was there. >> we love her. >>> wait until you get a load of what pat and i looked like back in the day, she was beautiful, as usual it is our throwback thursday, back to school you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying well - physically, financially, emotionally - its hard on your own. so cigna's got your back, and your knees, 24/7. cigna's there to answer your questions. or when you need some coaching. in sickness and in health, cigna's there, helping you to get well and stay well. that's having a partner, who's with you all the way. cigna. you're a parent. we're both busy people. so pick up my new hand prepared $20 family fill up meal. eight pieces of original recipe chicken, two large mashed potatoes and gravy, a large coleslaw, and 4 biscuits. i'll get back to ya. (door squeaking) it's finger lickin' good. >>> continuing our back-to-school theme, we are taking you back to school with us here at news4. >

we know her as bethesda's own, talking about katie la deck kirk the huge olympic debut in 2012 gamesmade now she is literally smashing records ahead of rio. news4's angie goff call the with the phenom in new york this morning as ledecky made her debut own the "today" show. >> reporter: here in the big.le we call the up with the swimming champ who has quickly become the one to watch in the water. from historymaker in the pool to fan favorite on the today show plaza, these days, anywhere katie ledecky goes or swims, she wins. >> the most i have ever had on. >> reporter: behind the hardware, a heart of a champion that dominated the world meet in russia. five metals, set three world record smashed some of your own records, won your long distance race, owned the short freestyle the 400, 800, calling it a ledecky slam. how does it make you feel? >> pretty cool. i had a really great meet and a great time about team usa and russia and it was just a blast. >> reporter: with her sweet smile and grace the 2012 olympic gold medalist isn't one to seek the spotlight but her success is just too goo

all lanes are open as you approach clarkburg and making your way into bethesda. we'll have another look at huh traffic is. -- how traffic is shaping up in virginia coming up in ten minutes. over to you. >>> new this morning d.c. police continue their manhunt for marcus king. a 19-year-old man who lives in shaw. now charged in connection with that shooting death of an au graduate outside the shaw metro. in fact, it just happened about two blocks away from his home. let's take a look at the picture of the suspect. he's 19 years old and marcus king we're told is on the run. armed and dangerous. he is wanted for the second degree murder of 23-year-old matthew shlonsky an innocent bystander killed saturday by a stray bullet during a nearby shootout involving about six young men who were all caught on surveillance camera. however, marcus king's great aunt cheryl king says she's watched that surveillance video and has not seen her nephew on there at all. she does not believe he's involved. hear what else she has to say coming up in the next half hour. we're live outside

. >>> traffic in bethesda returning to normal tonight. earlier a water main break affecting traffic. a handful of homes lost water service for a few hours. >>> well, today is the first of two young weather alerts in a row. topper shutt joins us now. what's first alert doppler telling you? >> a lot of red which indicates heavier activity and you can see the lightning. pretty heavy storm to the north of rometty. the storms are mainly moving to the due north. you folks out toward warnerton and -- warrenton and points west, probably going to have showers and storms before you get home. this is a pretty good little storm to the west of warrenton around 5:22. again everything is pushing off almost due north so this is going to head essentially toward upperville on the stormtracker at about 5:36 and frogtown at about 5:48. east of there still looking at partly cloudy skies and warm conditions but showers and storms going to pop up. looks like tonight through about 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening. so we are not done as we get -- when the sun sets, i

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we are live in bethesda. derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> thanks. what better way to get started in the new school year than getting a hair cut. for free. this is out in fairfax county. it's the third year of the back to school free hair cut program. >> yeah. kicks off at 8:30 at the alexandre de paris salon. kids have to be between the ages of 5 and 18 to get the free cut. a real cool program they do there. >>> so the redskins regular station starts in two weeks from today, the countdown is on. and it looks like rg3 won't be calling the plays. the quarterback suffered a possible concussion last week. he was originally cleared to play last night. then he wasn't. then kirk cousins led the team to the win. well, now league doctors are saying that rg3 might not start the team's first game. >> we're all as confused as you are. people have to understand this has nothing to do with the redskins. people want to make it out like we're incompetent. this had nothing to do with us. this was totally independent doctor. we followed everything by the book. >> wel

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