in easton, brad bell, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you very much. virginia senator mark warner, he is the assistant -- i should say he is a cochair of the committee today. so much going on. he is one of the big players in today's committee. he said there is one take-away today literally that needs action and right now. >> one message i hope all americans. the electoral processnd it goes to the core of our democracy and we have to be prepared to make sure that we are in a better defensive position in 2018-2019. and my home state as early as next week when we have a primary. >> there is some in the intelligence community that said meddling has been going on for years. the historic coverage continues on the website. you will find key moments and the reaction from all of those involved. including those here on capitol hill. >> you will also find the response from the white house. >> stick around at 6:30 where david muir will have more on "world news tonight." back to you. alison: thank you. doug is here. a spectacular day outside. >> it's perfect. tomor

nancy: they tried three times to pull a machine from a gas brad bell is live with the robbery attempt that fell flat. brad? brad: the attempts never work. this is the a.t.m. the important thing to notice here is the part with the money in it is still here. >> the bush league attempt to steal an a.t.m. is almost laughable. the trio in a stolen van carefully rigged a train around the cash machine and they floor the stolen vehicle. they fail. they try again. same thing happened. the a.t.m. stay put and videos like this go viral. the person at the gas station said to him it's not funny. >> it's hard to be the victim. >> the bandits give it one more try. >> the police is asking the community for help to identify the would-be thieves and warn those thinking to the same thing, the a.t.m. heists almost never succeed. >> look elsewhere. like get a job and a paycheck. >> there you go. well, look, this is an a.t.m. this is what i want to show you. iron glad. half inch of the metal plate on this side, on the front and over here as well. they had a van and a chain but not a chance. in capitol heig

in easton, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan? jonathan: all right, brad. obviously, social media is a big way a lot of folks now get the information throughout the day. perhaps they couldn't get to a television and they followed it. the president actually did not tweet at all during former director comey's testimony. there were bars out there who would give free drinks had he done that. lindsey mastis joins us from the social media center with the latest of what people were saying online as the testimony was happening. lindsey: as you mentioned, the president didn't tweet. but his son donald jr. did. at one point tweeting this --" "i'm pretty sure that comey's testimony put his own character on trial. leaks, admitted weakness, lynch, double standard. c'mon now." democratic virginia senator chris van hollen tweeted "comey hearings reveal disturbing pattern by the president. loyalty to trump, not the constitution." according to twitter there were millions and millions of tweets. the three most tweeted topics are senator mccain's questions, the quote, "lordy,

brad bell, abc7 ne murder of a fairfax county teenager. law enforcement sources confirming to abc7 that nabra hassanen's aced killer darwin martinez torres may have assaulted a woman a week before her murder. a woman arrived in a emergency room in loudoun county claiming a man physically and sexually assaulted her and he was a member of the ms-13 gang. that man was later fided as darwin martinez torres. the victim was too afraid to pursue charges against him. jonathan: we have an update on the deadly fire in peabody street in northwest. the lone victim identified as 34-year-old edwin romero. his body was found on the top floor of the apartment. 200 people displaced because of the fire. we are told some are allowed to go back inside to collect what they can but still no word what sparked it in michelle: encouraging news about the h.i.v. rates in d.c. 73% decline in new cases in the past decade. city health officials points to a number of factors, needal exchanges, condemn distribution and the greater availability of the medications for trea

brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: nice of brad to check for us. big step for him.eautiful day out there. steve: this is the weekend to stay in town. it will heat up a lot but the beach forecast isn't much better. the temperatures are in the 80's. wear what you wish! all right. let's talk what is going on out there. the sun will be up for two hours. beautiful evening. if you have plans out humidity levels and the warm temperatures. big changes on the way. we hit 84 at reagannable arch. the record was 102 not too long ago. 2011. that was the summer where it did not let up. 80 it a dulles. 81 in fredericksburg. show you the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. not a lot going on. mainly clear skies for the overnight. we will see the clouds wigle in across western maryland. the temperature trends fall in 60's. upper 50's for the northern and the suburbs. waking up is a cool start to the day. temperatures in the upper 50's to the lower to the middle 60's. by 9:00 or 10:00 we warm up well to the 70's. and well to the middle to added clouds in the afternoon. may squeeze in is

maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live. what are your sources telling you about brad: well, police learned some details that they are focusing on that might lead them to a clearer understanding of what the motive could have been for the terribly brutal crime. we saw how much pain it has caused today at the islamic society of georgetown where they went from celebrating a high school student's graduation to the funeral today. two days after two montgomery county teenagers were murdered on the eve of their high school graduation. police continue to hunt for clues. collegebounds north west high senior shadi najjar and artem ziberov were shot and killed as they sat in their car on this montgomery village cul-de-sac miles from their georgetown homes. sources say the killing appeared to be an ambushed carried out by two gunmen firing as many as two dozen shots from at least two guns. sources say the victims were found holding money. this afternoon, hundreds packed the islamic georgetown for najjar's funeral. najjar's grief-stricken

maryland bureau chief brad bell live to sort through what is fact and fiction with the case, a side of the story you will only see here brad: the accusation being made by four members of the school board is simple. there is a systemic effort in the school system to change grades. from failing grades to passing grades. so that more young people graduate from high school. well, tonight, the school system is firing back here in a big way. it's not just those that run the system. we talked to a group of school principals today. in the wake of allegation that the prince george's school system as the direction of c.e.o. kevin maxwell is filling grades to graduate failing students. more than a dozen p.g. high school principals gathered today to invite us to the meeting. the educators say they are under pressure to boost graduation rates but they should be. they say struggling students are being kept in school by offering more resources than just their classroom teachers. they deny the central allegation in this letter to the governor from four school board members there is systemic constructi

in alexandria, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: brad, we'll check in with you then. thank you very much. meantime at nats park, a lot of interest in this game which first started in 1909. a storied history that continues tonight. with the first pitch set for 7:05. gates opening at 5:30. other notes for admission is $10. the bullpen for food and drinks opens at 5:00. most proceeds from the bullpen are going to charity tonight. another thing to pass along here. we have, abc7, a get well banner for you to come and sign. we will be taking the banner to capitol hill once everyone has signed it. so make sure to come by and stop by and see us for that. the game if you are not able to make it down here to nats park will be live on the sister station, newschannel8 at 7:00. a big night ahead. jonathan: nancy, a quick question for you. i know security in years past has been minimal. is there an increase in security tonight? nancy: that is what we understand given yesterday's events. earlier this afternoon, i saw capitol police here scoping out the park, taking out their k9's ma

long route 50, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: developing overseas we now know more about the men behind the terror attack in london that killed seven people saturday night as 1 people remain in custody by police and 48 injured recover. as we report from london, investigators believe this could have been a homegrown attack. reporter: british authorities released the name of two of the three men shot dead by police. rachid redouane and khuram butt are from east london. gray skies are a somber backdrop for the victims honoring the victims. london's mayor leading a moment of silence. mayor khan: london will never be broken by terrorism we will step up the fight against extremism and we will defeat the terrorists. reporter: heartbroken families grieving the loss of their loved ones. melissa mcmullen calling her brother an inspiration. >> words would never be able to match his effort. there will only ever be one james. reporter: stories of heroism from saturday. police and everyday citizens stepping up to attend the attackers

brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. checking our top stories, the c.e.o.f prince george's county public schools joined the maryland governor hogan asking for an independent investigation in the allegation of grade fixing. today c.e.o. maxwell and the nine board members sent a letter to the state superintendent denying the allegation of wrongdoing. the state board of education that investigated a similar claim plans to hire on outside investigator. this afternoon the senators meet with president trump at the white house to discuss a way forward. >> new information about the man police charged in the murder of nabra hassanen. a week before the order a woman went to the emergency room claiming that darwin martinez torres assaulted her and said that he was a member of the gang ms13. the victim did not pursue charges saying he was afraid of torres. larry: and a man was in court to face charges of killing a 5-year-old in california. prosecutors think he killed his son in april. and believe he committed it as part of a divorce with the mother. alison: there is ra

in suitland, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: overgrown grass and rundown houses? unexpected consequences of delays for purple line. larry: later the rush to revise a healthcare law. alison: months after there was lead in the water, a local school system has a sense of dÉjÀ vu. larry: the fires out larry: today a person stopped selling panels that they believe contributed to the fire in london. alison: 20 fires are burning across 24 country. the hardest hit region is the southwest. firefighters are struckming to contain the flame -- struggling to contain the flames, forcing hundreds to evacuate. >> firefighters are dealing with the gusty winds and dry conditions battling the utah people from their homes. >> if we get high winds. , it e it will be a safety issue. >> the fire burned over 43,000 acres and is only 10% contain. the fire sparked by someone using a torch to burn weeds grown to the largest active wildfire in the country. firefighters cost now topping $7 million. >> a lot of memories there. a lot of them. >> residents are watching the flames. some is concer

maryland bureau chief brad bell has the plea deal. brad: for two days, eulalio tordil was a one-man killing machine on a brutal crime spree. he shot people at montgomery mall and aspen hill sh at high point high school where tordil murdered his exstranged wife gladys and wounded a man who tried to protect her. >> this was a crime against the entire community. brad: tordil was ultimately cornered and captured by montgomery county police the next two after two additional murders. when confronted he gave up without a fight. today he did the same thing in prince george's county circuit court as he did in montgomery county. he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. prosecutors made no deal. angela alsobrooks said it means that gladys' daughters won't have to suffer through a trial. >> the worst nightmare would have to come to court and look at this man, testify and further victimize them. brad: he will be back in court july 7 for sentencing. he will be sentenced in prince george's county in september and he

in easton, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: brad, thank you. a lot of people were watching the twitter feed to see if the president would tweet. he did not tweet about the testimony. instead he delivered a speech to the faith and the freedom coalition. other people were tweeting. the #comeyday trended for white a while. now turn to matthew for look at the twitter reaction and one from the sons. >> donald junior tweeted throughout the hearing at one point writin did i miss something? or did comey said he asked a friend to leak information to the press? is this a joke? senator chris van hollen chimed in saying comey hearings reveal a disturbing pattern by the president. expectation of the loyalty to trump not the constitution. another major take away from the hearing that is getting play on social media is what the democratic senator jeff merkley calls the quote of the day. "lordy, i hope there are tapes." this isn't it. the tweets are nonstop. the topics are still stemming from the hearing. back to you. michelle: if you want to relive the testim

brad bell explains why. brad: ellicott ocean city lifegs keep a close eye on the swimmers.they see a lot on the beach. but they're told to turn a blind eye to topless women. memo that lead to debate in the sand. >> guys can do it, why can't girls? i want a good tan. >> i would rather see it somewhere else. this is a family place. keep it decent. brad: the back story, an activist for bare chestedness chelsea covington, that is her in a video walking topless to rock creek park. but he is said where a man can go bare chested, women can too. she sent us a statement saying at the core this is about asserting equality and rejecting body shaming, bullying and victim blaming. not able to refute the claim, ocean city asked for general that hasn't happened so the tops on enforcement is on hold. police handling issues on a case-by-case basis. >> it doesn't matter to me. >> either way. >> either way. >> it's your personal preference. i'm not comfortable with it. ok. brad: some stories call for reporter participation i am here to tell you this one does not. coming up at 6:00, you will h

as brad bell report he would be the latest in a long line of impressive athletes from dematha. ad: the gym at the high school is alive today with the sounds of basketball. whistles blow, sneakers screech, dreams are born. tonight a local athlete who came here at the age of the summer campers is likely to be chosen number one in the nba draft. meet markelle fultz of upper marlboro. you'll be hearing his name for sports reports for years to come. >> i get a chance to play basketball. and be the number one pick is better. that is the one dream i had since i was younger. i'm excited now. >> he played one year in college at washington. but here is where he honed his game. >> he was a humble kid even younger. always serious about the business >> he was sent to the j.v. team his junior year. he said it inspired the former teammate. >> the work ethic. whatever -- you may be sleeping but he is always working. that is the great thing about him. >> while fultz waits nervously -- >> i won't be satisfied until i hear my name called. >> his family be with him in. >> to see him go to the leagu

brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: breaking news out of stafford county where a freight train derailed near the wal-mart at route three. a live look from skytrak7. we understand nine of the 104 cars derailed but they all managed to stay upright. the train was carrying coal. no one was hurt but federal drive is closed at route 3 for the clean-up. something to keep in mind if you are traveling in that area. still ahead at 5:00, saving d.c. trees from the summer heat. the critical role we all play in keeping them green. alison: piece of history targeted by vandals restored. thanks to the local students that is getting a place in history. q: on a hot expect most people to look for a tree and seek shade and shelter. not the group of people i'm about to introduce you to. the hotter the better. live report coming up. nancy: looking forward to that. right now "7 on your side" is getting answers to your insurance companies. so if you need answers about life insurance, car insurance, home or renders or anything in between

maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke with the natural resources police laying out the safety tips you need to know. brad: last year on the waters fishing with buddies when a severe weather outbreak flipped the boat. his body wasn't found for months. one of nine who died on the river last year. his wife has not fully recovered. >> there are no words to express. i want to get this out. brad: they are preaching safety on the water. >> i urge everyone to be safe. really think it through before you head out on the water. you are priceless. brad: the natural resources police and coast guard will focus on the seemingly placid potomac with patrols but they can't be everywhere. so they are urging personal responsibility starting with the flotation devices. life jackets. natural resource police and the coast guard say you can do everything right. you can be wearing the life jacket like she is. the water, all the other safety precautions are for naught. one-third of the fatalities on the water involve alcohol or drugs. >> water does not discriminate between open ocean, bays or rivers. they shoul

brad bell is in germantown? what have you learned about the case today? what is new? >> we have learned about the circumstances of the crime but we are told as the detectives say wide open. they do not have direct suspects. they are looking for a motive. this is a very sad day at the islamic center. they turned from the graduation of high school from young men and the funeral for a 17-year-old. najjar needed help from the his son's funeral and walk past the cap and gown he would have worn at the graduation had he lived. >> he is a beautiful boy. brad: his friend shadi najjar and artem ziberov were killed in an ambush style monday night in the neighborhood miles from the homes. they were sitting sitting in thl car when as many as three gunmen fired two dozen shots in the car. law enforcement sources say the victims were found holding cash though expecting to pay someone. captain paul stark says the detectives are still searching for a motive. >> they are not ruling attainability at this point. the families pleaded for answers. >> i don't know if they were in the wrong

maryland bureau chief brad bell led our conch on this. brad, you are live at the montgomery county police headquarters. what are they saying now? brad: they need help. they are releasing new information that shows us the crime was more brutal than we knew. two weeks after the brutal murders of two germantown teens there is a new and emotional appeal for information from police and the father of one of the victims. >> the reward is $20,000 for anyone who knows who killed our beautiful young boys. brad: najjar's son died in a hail of gunfire with his friend artem ziberov at 10:42 p.m. on june 5 as they sat in a car in a montgomery village community far from their own homes. police now revealing at least 30 shots for fired from at least two guns. with the victim hits ten and four times. for the first time, police are confirming this was a targeted attack. >> we can't imagine what someone did to deserve this fate. brad: that remains the unanswered question. one of the teens apparently owed somebody money. there had been a previous attempt to c

our maryland bureau chief brad bell has the new developments for us. brad? brad: we have learned some of the details. tonight the case is wide open. what i want to tell you about is what is going on right now at islamic society of georgetown. we have watching people returning from the burial of shadi adi najjar. a couple of hours ago the entire area in front of the mosque was absolutely packed with mourners. more than 100 people packing the islamic center of germantown this afternoon for the funeral of 17-year-old shadi adi najjar. najjar was murdered monday night in gaithersburg. along with his friend 18-year-old artem ziberov on the eve of their high school graduation. najjar's father still in pain, disbelief. >> he's a beautiful boy. handsome boy. he has clear heart. clear. pure. innocent. and somebody killed him. in cold blood. brad: in fact, multiple law enforcement forces say what happens to the boys as they sat in this small car did seem like a cold blooded ambush. it happened miles from the teens' home in a montgomery village neighborhood of single f

fort meade, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: all right. brad. thank you very much. meanwhile, today, former national security advisor michael flynn turned over more than 600 pages of documenteds to the senate intelligence committee. homeland security secretary john kelly was asked about his agency's role in the russia investigation. >> i don't want to confirm or deny. we have to wait for the investigation. larry: of course, the testimony that everyone is waiting to see will come thursday when the former f.b.i. director james comey heads to capitol hill. you can see it live on abc7 thursday at 10:00 alison: in the last hour and a half president trump said he wishes comey good luck on the testimony thursday. earlier in day the president back on twitter taking aim at the mainstream media. the journalists are working to get him to stop using social media. he referred to several networks as well as the "washington post" and the "new york times" as fake news. larry: a lovely day. look at the picture. get ready for a change. doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center with

maryland bureau chief brad bell explains. brad: this may look like the face of a killer who has eluded capture for 25 years. an image gleaned from analysis of d.n.a. blood found at the scene of a murder using a new process that zeros in on physical traits. used for the first time by montgomery county police. >> so instead of treating d.n.a. treat it like a blueprint of that person. brad: detectives hope the d.n.a. snapshot helps find the man in that image, the man who killed 57-year-old james essel in his sugar loaf mountain market. 1992, the picture shows the old country store had a live bait sign in the window. over the front door, this horseshoe hung for luck was already there. a customer opened door, went inside and found the store's owner stabbed multiple times. murdered. there were clues. the black pontiac fiero spotted in the store's lot. but nothing like this image of a possible suspect imagined at 25 and age progressed to about 50. police hope that people in the area give it some attention. >> maybe remember someone w

michelle: that was brad bell in capitol heights.want to watch the video again go to wjla.com. we posted it there. you can grab the link and share it on facebook and twitter to help police track down the guys. this is not the first crazy a.t.m. robbery we have seen. remember this? this is epic. this is in june. someone stole a backhoe and drove it five miles to try and steal this a.t.m. like the one we just showed you, the person didn't get away with the money. nancy: i'm here in the weather center with doug hill. we are just talk about the gorgeous day. i mean, this is a stunning day. doug: look at this. it's 72 right now in ocean city. full sunshine. still umbrellas but most people spend days on the beach and come in for dinner. it's gorgeous. very nice. the beaches will be the place to be for the weekend and next week. it's cooler there than here where let me get busy with the numbers here and show you what we have currently around the area. 82 in washington. 80 in reston. 82 in fredericksburg. 74 in annapolis with a breeze off th

maryland bureau chief brad bell live with how a moment and one act of bravery helped catch this teacherbrad? brad: this is the charging document. cases like this are often disturbing and tough to read. in this case it's fairly innocuous. this teacher john vigna made it a practice to hug his third grade students. occasionally pat them on their behind. state attorney's john mccarthy said it could have been hard to win but the jury saw it happening over and over again. when 50-year-old elementary school teacher was arrested at the clover elementary school last june many parents were surprised. he was a beloved educator. late friday night a jury agreed with police and prosecutors that he was a serial fondleer of his third grade female students. he was convicted for repeatedly touching children in an inappropriate way. something the state's attorney notes vigna had been warned against at least three times by the school system. he was reported by a child who attended a good touch, bad touch class. >> that something like this could happen, we'd think it does not happen. i hope there is procedu

as brad bell found, winner never raised any red flags before her arrest. brad: before moving to georgia in february where she was arrested over the weekend, accused documented leaker reality winner was a resident of the area working at fort meade working for n.s.a. she was popular and her former neighbors tell us they remember her well. >> i'm shocked. >> but tonight she is squarely in the crosshair of the justice department ordered by president trump to stop leaks. the 25-year-old air force vet is accused of using her security clearance and job as a contractor for the n.s.a. the steal this document which election tampering efforts. it's alleged she shared it with an online news outlet. she was arrested over the weekend and could spend years behind bars and jason chaffetz says it's where she belongs. >> just because you see something classified you can't hand it out like candy. brad: winner has her supporters and her attorney's says she is made a political scapegoat and now an online legal defense fund has been set up for her. she has a detention hearing in

at montgomery county police headquarters, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: developing now, another possible recusal in the investigation in the russian possible interference in the last u.s. election. today they are reporting that rod rosenstein told the associate attorney general privately he may need to recuse himself from that investigation. but it's unclear right now why he would say that. that revelation came just a few hours after president trump somewhat confirmed he is the subject of an investigation in the firing of former f.b.i. director james comey. with this tweet. he tweeted this morning --" "i am being investigated for firing the f.b.i. director by the man who told me to fire the f.b.i. director. witch hunt." he is referring there to rosenstein who wrote a memo go. rosenstein also helped select robert mueller as the special counsel investigating the claims. so far mueller hired 13 lawyers for the investigation and is expected to hire more. jonathan: today the president took another step in undoing his predecessor's legacy. if you were

our brad bell has been covering the investigation from the get-go and he joins us now from the latest. brad? [gunfire] brad: representative mo brooks was still shaking as he told us of diving for cover. he saw the gunman. looked right at him. [gunfire] >> a white male taking careful aim at congressman, staffers, whoever he could get ahold of. brad: brooks also saw house majority whip steve scalise go down. >> the emotional shock of seeing your friend shot, where you are helpless. you have a baseball bat. they have a rifle. you're defenseless. brad: two capitol police crystal griner assigned to scalise were there and returned fire and despite being wounded themselves managed to take down the shooter. tonight they are being called heroes. >> we are all alive because of the capitol police. had they not been there we would have all been killed. brad: the shooter identified as 66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois. a seemingly unemployed man who had been staying in alexandria. senator bernie sanders confirming hodgkinson volunteered for his campaign. the f.b.i. examining his social medi

in alexandria, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. for the investigation, the f.b.i. says they now recovered two weapons from the scene. one was a .9-millimeter handgun. the other was a 7.62-caliber rifle. heavy load. the f.b.i. says both of the guns were purchased legally from federally licensed gun dealers. for those hurt in yesterday's shooting three as you heard in brad's story are hospitalized. congressman steve scalise still in critical condition after undergoing a third surgery today. upgraded to serious condition and capitol police officer crystal griner is in good condition. vice president mike pence today visiting griner and thanking her for her bravery. he also met with family members of congressman steve scalise. three others hurt have already been treated and released from the hospital including capitol police officer david bailey. congressional aide zack barth and congressman williams. congressman williams is one of the coaches of the baseball team and he was one of the first to urge that tonight's game go on. nancy chen joining us from nats park. an hou

. -- brad bell. >> we have been reporting this, two teenagers gunned down in a car in a neighborhood in montgomery village. today, police are releasing more information about the crime, telling us shell casings were recovered which means at least 30 shots were fired at the two teens. told one of the victims was hit 10 times and the other was hit four times. perhaps the biggest news here today was that police are now victimsdging that the and the suspect likely know each other and there have been some sort of a contact between them that prompted this crime. >> we do not believe it's a random event. we do believe that the suspects and the victims knew each other and, more importantly, we believe there are people out there who have not come forward yet and have not given us information that they know about this case. captain f is possible that people are just frightened a cousin of the violence of this crime. shotse willing to fire 30 and we know more than one gun was used, at least two gunmen were involved, to killers, someone might be afraid and police are saying that they will be abl

maryland bureau chief brad bell talked to pilots about the pros and the cons. >> mark baker is an avid pilot and he is president of the aircraft owners and the pilots association. he is concerned about the impact the president efforts to privatize air traffic control will have on general aviation. >> we are interested in looking at the details. brad: baker says the innovation that the president promises is a good idea. air traffic control has fallen behind when it comes to technology. >> we want those things to occur and occur efficiently and as fast as possible. we're just not sure that privatization is the answer. >> his biggest fear he says the president's promise to stop funding the air traffic control system with tax on airline tickets and a fuel tax that is going instead to user fees. >> it could mean restriction on the air space based on equipment. we are not interested in additional fees to fly from place to place, recreation or business. brad: the bottom line for the private pilots right now they enjoy a freedom unique in the world under air traffic be remarkably safe. the fea

maryland bureau chief brad bell with new develops. brad? brad: this afternoon we had a bond review hearing that is required by the law. the three defendants appeared via closed circuit television without bond. a judge of each of them said what they did showed there was planning involved and it was over-kill and a brutal crime. the victims in this case, of course, the two young high school students were getting ready graduate from northwest high two weeks ago. they were ambushed. 30 shots fired from three guns. one victim hit four times. the other ten times. well, police asked last week for help. we did the story and we asked the community for help on behalf of the police. they got a tip friday night and they were able to link three suspects to the crime. the police are saying that the motive was revenge. one of the young victims nejjar, an honor student on his way to college had himself gotten involved in the trade. in the winter he was involved in a robbery of a sort of a young woman. the young woman police say was the girlfriend of one of

brad bell is working the story and he will take us inside at 5:00. jonathan: also today overseas the u.s. navy is holding a memorial ceremony for seven sailors killed. uss fitzgerald collided collidea freighter ten days ago. there was a service held where the destroyer is based. coming up next at 4:00 for us, what google did billion in fines. nancy: also this -- the split second five lives are almost changed forever. a simple mistake that sent a bus straight no a brick wall. >> they go without any screens devices for the 11 tuesday of the summer. >> okay. coming up next, you meet this d.c. teacher handing out hundreds to keep the kids off their phones. alison: welcome back. we told you about a d.c. principal's unique way to get kids to put down electronic devices this summer but you haven't heard from her until now. john gonzalez has the teacher handing out $100 bills. john: social media and electronic devices seem to find a way to the hands of teenagers. the d.c. school principal knows that too well. >> i don't want them grabbing for the phone but t

brad bell reports that the season is getting shorter and the catch is getting smaller. brad: dick corsey is used to the up and down crab harvest of the bay. today after the morning of working the trot line, they are running pretty good for now. >> there are not too many small ones. i catch a couple dozen number two and three and four on crabs. that matches what the scientists predicted for the year. it is the reason the harvest season has been shortened in maryland and virginia shortened by ten days in the fall. the number of the bushels they can keep in both states is reduced. they found large number of spawning females but 51% decline in small crabs. a scientist at the chesapeake bay foundation applauds restrictions. >> we want to protect the juveniles. they are adults spawning next year. brad: dick isn't complaining. he says that the crab population should be protected but he doesn't fully believe the forecast. >> he does agree that it adds up to the the price of crab will go up as the summer goes on. larry: four of the crab native to the cold water of the specific no

in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: right now at 6:00 -- a stream blown apart.hat went wrong? how to fix this. >> one week after the ballpark about the man police say pulled the trigger. >> fighting facts with fiction. the police department appeal to the funny bone to fight a growing crime problem. >> now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: a chaotic scene. a pipe burst two blocks from camden yards. now the closest look at the aftermath. a rodway blown apart. brad has new information about the efforts to replace the pipes. brad? brad: this is just under 24 hours now since this blew up. i want to get out of the way and let john, the cameraman, get a closer look at what is going on now. this is a so it is difficult to discern. the sandy color is the crater. that is where the explosion was. this was steam. what blew out was like mud. it's blasterred. this was an unusual event. this was an explosive release of steam. those who survived it say it was mighty. >> boom! turned around and it was unbelievable. like the 9/11 footage of the smoke coming at you. >>

we will get through with brad bell at the scene of the shooting in alexandria. e search that is going on for answers. start there. brad? brad: the f.b.i. are going over the crime scene, usings do and looking for anything. they are even climbing the chain link fence looking for pieces hit by bullets. it's an interesting investigation from their perspective. they are looking for physical clues. what they want to know is what was the big clue. why did this guy open fire? at home in illinois, alexandria ballpark shooter james hodgkinson made clear his distaste for donald trump and republicans. >> 99% are getting pushed around. 1% are just not giving a damn. brad: at home he had brushes with the law and had been warned about firing a gun near his home. but he gave no clue he would attempt a mass assassination. >> nothing different in the personality characteristics from the past few weeks

let's go to brad bell staying in the neighborhood covering the investigation angle of everything going on. bring us up brad: we are on east monroe avenue, a few blocks from where you are standing now. what we can see behind me is the f.b.i. and the police coming to the microphones. we expect to get a briefing from them in a second. we hope to get information about a motive. but one of the things we know right now is people are really talking about the police officers, saying how much they saved lives today. it was an ambush. members of congress and staff members happily practicing for the annual congressional charity softball game. they were sitting ducks for the gunman, armed with a semi-automatic rifle. dozens of shots were fired. representative steve scalise, the house majority whip, two staffers and a lobbyist were hit, with two capitol police officers assigned to steve scalise despite being wounded themselves were able to bring the shooter down. >> they were taking on a man with a rifle. they had pistols and he had a rifle. that is not a fair fight. both were wounded. the bravery

brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. a 17-year-old girl from fairfax murdered over the weekend. police say it's not a hate crime but nabra hassanen's relatives and worshipers at the local mosque are questioning the conclusion. tom roussey is following the story and has a new development today. tom: there is a group of teenagers walking to the moss that can way. one had a bicycle in the road. he gets in the argument for the suspect who pulls the car where you see the paint on the sidewalk here. he gets out with a bat. everybody starts running. nabra hassanen runs that way. according to her father falls and is beaten with a baseball bat. suspect darwin martinez torres is charged with second-degree murder and i.c.e. placed detainer on him because they suspect he is illegally in the u.n. co. police say it started with road rage. >> it was an argument between the driver and a bicyclist in the roadway. >> fairfax county police say at least for now they are not investigating this as an anti-muslim h >> no indication of racial slurs. >> late law enforcement is not investigating as a hat

brad bell has more on the announcement ahead at 5:00. jonathan: coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- one adult website says the james comey testimony was more attractive than the content they had. you are not going to believe the sudden drop in clicks when the former f.b.i. director was sworn in. i'm not making this up. nancy: this is a good one. still ahead, d.c. could be the second location to have gender neutral licenses. >> you have to right now make a choice of male or female. nancy: so what is a potential option for transgender residents in the district? we'll show you. michelle: and autria godfrey has a first look at what is new on "good morning washington" tomorrow. autria: thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- how to stay safe on the road with the seven prosecrets to make sure your ride can take on the brutal summer heat. >> plus, get ready f peek of the spectacular universe soul focus in studio. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning at fios is not cable. we're a 1

brad bell, the maryland bureau chief joining me with that side of the story. it's miraculous they happened to be here in the parking lot. more so that they confronted the gunman. brad: well, miraculous and in line to the presidency have detail. things happen. terrible things. this is the other side of the ballpark, it's blocked off now. f.b.i. evidence recovery team is here on the scene. a little while ago the f.b.i. released a little bit of new information about this. we have learned that a second congressman, not just steve scalise, a second congressman suffered minor injuries. treated and released. we are getting more information on the timeline. but now know that the shootout lasted just more than five minutes. five minutes of terror. it was just after 7:00 a.m. when photographer marty lavell spotted the shooter. >> a white male with a rifle. it looked like a rifle, shotgun, whatever it was. he was behind third base, behind the face. brad: senator jeff flake of arizona saw representative steve scalise of louisiana go down, shot in the hip. >> steve 15 yards

in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: thank you.in a barricade situation on annapolis road in hyattsville ended three hours ago. we first told you about this on abc7 news at 12:00 noon. it started after 10:00 a.m. at a check cashing store on annapolis road. employee says a man with a gun was there when the store opened. the police believe that person planned to rob the store. but no one was actually inside when officers finally got inside around 2:00 this afternoon. larry: developing now -- >> it's very hard. it's my only child. all i have. larry: heartbreak for a maryland father after the collision that killed seven u.s. sailors off the coast of japan. as danya bacchus reports the timeline of exactly when the crash happened is changing. danya: serve sailors found in -- seven sailors found in midsection of the uss fitzgerald now remembered around the country. flags flying at half-staff in palmyra, virginia, where dakota kyle rigsby was a volunteer firefighter. >> a good kid. >> and darrell martin is grieving his son, specialist firs

belle and star herself. >>> when we come back brad pitt goes to universal studios.on kron-4 news at eight: breaking news out of fairfield... where a fire is forcing evacuations tonight. plus. the verdict is in. three jail guards found guilty of murder. reaction to the conviction. a pastor on the peninsula is under arrest...the serious accusations against him. i'm grant lodes. i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next. >>> travel consideration provided by -- >>> brad pitt was amongst the stars who personally affected by the death of rocker chris cornell. they were close friends and brad is continuing to reach out to chris' family. >> yesterday at universal studios he took two of chris' children. >> an eyewitness tells that brad went on rides and strolled around like nothing was too much now at eight ... reaction in the south bay as three deputies are convicted of killing a mentally ill inmate. they beat and killed him as if he were worthless. whoosh governor brown calls donald trump is insane for pulling out of the paris climate accord.why the president says ame

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bell. high schools are recognizing hard work by graduating seniors and so many remarkable achievement. >> as bradtan found is there one family that has an achievement that may be impossible to top. >> just two days until twins michael and mckenna could graduate from williamstown high school and talk about an achievement, mckenna has not been absent a single day this year, last year, or year before. in fact, well, she has never been absent dating back to kindergarten. >> perfect attendance for 13 straight years of school. >> reporter: who does that. >> nobody. >> reporter: nearly nobody, her brother has never miss aid day starting from kindergarten either. at least you came to school late. >> yeah, once. >> reporter: you have to figure his friend think that is really cool. >> i really doubt that actually, i think complete opposite they might think i'm a dork. >> reporter: the prince doctor jill, who was out sick a couple days this year definitely does not think michael is a dork. >> it is an really outstanding , unbelievable achievement to be in school 180 days times 13 years. >> reporter: that is

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brad thor. >> "use of force". >> last year. >> give me this one. >> id'd, alarm bells go off with cia, worried about big attack overy realize things are doing to be worse than imagined. my new thriller, "use of force." >> it's my job to know what's going on out there and people are talking about this book. i'm seeing it everywhere. >> you may have snuck it in there. i love the fact you're a bookstore owner. i really do. thanks, guys. have a great summer. nice job. can you find the full list including bonus pick electric each of these people exclusively at "today" show's app. >>> up next joy sharing drop 10 today success stories. man: this is our son christopher lewis. woman: this is our brother john anthony gracie. man: this is my daughter natalie. we lost her to opioid addiction. woman: pennsylvania's fighting this crisis so more lives are not lost. woman: call 1-800-662-help for treatment options. visit pa.gov/opioids for resources and information on substance abuse. paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. >>> the past few weeks we've been helping you get summer ready with drop 10 today channel. >> dr. oz an

brad, my new one just out this week called "news reports." >> give me the crib notes on this. >> in italy, and when it's id, alarm bells go off.ually going to be worse than they imagined. a new thriller, use of force. >> people are talking about this book. i don't want to leave brad pitching it on his own, people are picking it up, seeing it everywhere. >> i love that fact you're a bookstore owner. >> yes. >> i really do. >> yeah for bookstores! >> let's hear it for bookstores. have a great summer. >> thank, matt. >> find the full list and a bonus pick from each of these people exclusively at today's show's app. up next, joy shares your drop pin success story, but, first, this is "today" on nbc. toy succa >>> the past few weeks we've been helping you get summer ready with drop 10 today channel. >> dr. oz and nutritionist joy bauer shared perfect way to lose weight. here are success stories. >> i started on the plan april 26, i lost seven pounds. >> i've lost 28 pounds since being on drop 10 today plan. >> my name is adririenne and i lost 13 pounds with drop 10 today. >> what i love about this plan, i'm not hungry. >> my favori