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abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke to the father of the whitman high school senior. brad? brad: this guy is having a tough time dealing with the loss of his son. i think everyone can understand that. this is a document who describes navid, my love. details of the tragedy. this is a father who is gathering information on his own son's death. he just believes that there remain many questions to be answered. 17-year-old navid sepehri died days ago. he was found by his own father in a pool of water in a wooded ravine in bethesda. state medical examiner determined the teenager died accidentally as a result of acute intoxication, drowning and exposure. today his grief-stricken father says that is not the whole story. navid sepehri had been to an underage drinking party. after it was broken up by parents the teen was confronted by a montgomery county police officer who let him go after being assured by home. navid sepehri said the officers bear responsibility for not getting his son home safely. >> if you are a cop, you are supposed to, if you see children drunk you are supposed
abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke to the father of the whitman high school senior. brad? brad: this guy is having a tough time dealing with the loss of his son. i think everyone can understand that. this is a document who describes navid, my love. details of the tragedy. this is a father who is gathering information on his own son's death. he just believes that there remain many questions to be answered. 17-year-old navid sepehri died days ago. he was found by his own father in a...
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michelle: there are allegations of grade fixing and maryland's bureau chief brad bell reports those seeking change include larry hogan. brad: after declaring they have no faith in the leadership to make chang an audit found widespread evidence of grade fixing. >> ed the governor came to the office and spent an hour to listen to them. >> this audit investigation showed that potentially up to 5,000 kids may have had the grades improperly changed. >> governor will support naacp and the push for change. the head of the local chapter said he wanted the audit. >> some of the parents are outraged. they have lost confidence in the leadership. >> rushern baker repeatedly said he has the confidence in the school system c.e.o. kevin maxwell to carry out required changes but said the response to the audit will be made public next week. in largo, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: caught on video. michelle: the acts of compassion in california. firefighters that saved a family's prize posse michelle: investigators are saying the fire near bel air were caused by cooking fire. they are making progress in the f
michelle: there are allegations of grade fixing and maryland's bureau chief brad bell reports those seeking change include larry hogan. brad: after declaring they have no faith in the leadership to make chang an audit found widespread evidence of grade fixing. >> ed the governor came to the office and spent an hour to listen to them. >> this audit investigation showed that potentially up to 5,000 kids may have had the grades improperly changed. >> governor will support naacp...
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brad bell with the storm prep story, thank you. here is something you don't see often, snow in the south. in suburban scene atlanta shot from a drone. it looks like a snow dome. closed early,e making for an early rush hour. the area remains under a winter storm warning. get all of your stormwatch 7 updates right on your phone by downloading our weather app. we will be updating snow totals. 1 breaking news to tell you about in the search for pamela butler's remains, butler s brother telling us that dogs were used in a search along i-95 in stafford, and they got a hit for human remains. however, police believe it would be too difficult to recover the remains because of the nearby highway. butler's murderer promised to lead police to her body in exchange for a lighter sentence. he says it started after he stopped a driver. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains why the harassment case is being taken seriously. kevin: in a legal right turn -- an illegal right turn landed a 34-year-old th ket, prompting in a fit of fury. what f
brad bell with the storm prep story, thank you. here is something you don't see often, snow in the south. in suburban scene atlanta shot from a drone. it looks like a snow dome. closed early,e making for an early rush hour. the area remains under a winter storm warning. get all of your stormwatch 7 updates right on your phone by downloading our weather app. we will be updating snow totals. 1 breaking news to tell you about in the search for pamela butler's remains, butler s brother telling us...
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for more, let's turn to brad bell. brad: i want to show you something here. we are in prince george's county for the first snow event of the year. all of the salt is still piled to the rafters. they have not even started loading it hardly at all. you can see that did the pay and areve gone home going to come back tonight. here, they are very calm about this storm. that is what we are hearing from plain folks. we have done all we do before .nowstorms around here pretreatment with brine. ready, hooking up plows to dump trucks. we were even there for the first scoop loaded from a salt dome into the spreader truck. we went to a grocery store, all the usual stuff. ourthing is missing, traditional fear of snow. >> it don't matter because it's not going to be that much snow, only like two inches. knowis guy didn't really snow was expected. >> i don't really pay attention to the news. there's so much shenanigans happening. >> even at the department of public works, there is stress. >> we really don't expect it to stick to the pavement, but we are doing some pre-treat
for more, let's turn to brad bell. brad: i want to show you something here. we are in prince george's county for the first snow event of the year. all of the salt is still piled to the rafters. they have not even started loading it hardly at all. you can see that did the pay and areve gone home going to come back tonight. here, they are very calm about this storm. that is what we are hearing from plain folks. we have done all we do before .nowstorms around here pretreatment with brine. ready,...
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brad bell talked to the birthday boy about the special delivery. brad: today is dan's birthday.irst time in his career he decided to come to work. happy birthday, dan. >> thanks. brad: this is not the ambulance on his birthday. listen to this. he was actually born in one. >> it happened. inside the beltway in a prince george's county balance 42 years ago. brad: so his career was preordained. >> i don't know. my mom says i have been hearing sirens my whole life. brad: back to today. first thing this morning. birthday. the alarm sounds in station and out he rolls. the mom-to-was in labor and unable to get to the hospital. the contractions were a minute apart and the baby were coming. they barely made it to the ambulance. >> as soon as we started to move the baby's head started to come out. so, i think the baby's head came out before we got out of the parking lot. >> this happy picture, everything worked out. mother and the baby girl zoe are doing just fine. for this firefighter born in an ambulance, life has come >> it's pretty crazy. brad: happy birthday, zoe and firefighter/para
brad bell talked to the birthday boy about the special delivery. brad: today is dan's birthday.irst time in his career he decided to come to work. happy birthday, dan. >> thanks. brad: this is not the ambulance on his birthday. listen to this. he was actually born in one. >> it happened. inside the beltway in a prince george's county balance 42 years ago. brad: so his career was preordained. >> i don't know. my mom says i have been hearing sirens my whole life. brad: back to...
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maryland bureau chief brad bell in hill crest heights. you spoke to people who got out in time but it's frustrating for firefighters to run out of water. brad: it happened in the carriage hills apartments and the management asked to us stay away. two buildings damaged and 40 people displaced. just before christmas. many children. this video captured by arriving firefighters show what is they were up against. a fire well advanced already. >> the fire on the first and the second floor as well as the roof of the building. there were two residents that had to be rescued from the back side by firefighters off the ladders. brad: in all, five residents were treated for smoke inhalation. all are okay. but the building, more than a dozen homes destroyed. a many as 40 people displaced. >> it was banging on the door yelling "fire." and telling us to get out. i grabbed my 1-year-old niece and called my sister to tell her the build was was on fire. >> red cross was on scene right away. understanding the timing for many families compounding the loss. >>
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we start with brad bell. brad: yeah, so the fire was back in the carriage hills apartment back in there. the management asked us to stay off the property so we can't show you the building. they have already started to rebuild. this was a bad fire. you will see the video. firefighters say a fire can double in seis if it is uncheck -- double in size if it's unchecked every minute. this had a head start. >> for the residents of the carriage hills apartments it was a terrifying morning. >> my gosh. it was like crazy flames. banging on the door saying it's a fire, telling folks to get out. >> the garden apartment style building was engulfed. >> video and the still photos tell the story. >> the fire was advanced on thece firefighters went to the offensive fire tack and the rescue. >> the rescues included pulling two people to safety by ladder from balconies. favor victims treated for smoke inhalation. 30 people displaced heading to the holiday. >> that building was very pretty. they had the lights all around it. you
we start with brad bell. brad: yeah, so the fire was back in the carriage hills apartment back in there. the management asked us to stay off the property so we can't show you the building. they have already started to rebuild. this was a bad fire. you will see the video. firefighters say a fire can double in seis if it is uncheck -- double in size if it's unchecked every minute. this had a head start. >> for the residents of the carriage hills apartments it was a terrifying morning....
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♪ jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ brad: brad bell, abc7 news. great job. nice to see a smile on his face. bill: for sure. jonathan: we're in the under the weather center. bill: that is what it is. it wasn't until just now. jonathan: goodness. cross be a frog. bill: it seems to be getting worse. jonathan: the more you use it the worse it gets. bill: this is what it looked like today. gorgeous one. look at the time lapse. you can see the sun rolling across the sky. this is the weather bug metro around the d.c. metro. high clouds that are indicative of the change here and there. we have 43 -- 44 rather in d.c. do to the west it's warmer. 54 in elkin. 54 in parkensburg. 57 around huntington. i love days like this you know it's already jammed enough on the roads. the travel forecast -- but we are not going that much lower. 30's. maybe the upper 20's. they won't go all night long. the day tomorrow is warmer. we will talk about that and look at the christmas forecast coming up. kimberly: all right, bill. see you then. senator al franken accused of sexu
♪ jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ brad: brad bell, abc7 news. great job. nice to see a smile on his face. bill: for sure. jonathan: we're in the under the weather center. bill: that is what it is. it wasn't until just now. jonathan: goodness. cross be a frog. bill: it seems to be getting worse. jonathan: the more you use it the worse it gets. bill: this is what it looked like today. gorgeous one. look at the time lapse. you can see the sun rolling across the sky. this is the weather bug...
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brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a beltsville bank of america hit for more than $200,000. now we can show you how it happened. abc7 obtained the bank security camera video. watch closely as the gunman suddenly appear, the weapons raised. seeming lie pointed at the victim's head. the victims are forced to the ground as the robbers grab a bag stuffed with cash. >> obviously concerns u
brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a beltsville...
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brad bell, abc7 news. kimberly: democrat won a senate race in alabama for the first time in 25 years. doug jones defeated roy moore to fill jeff sessions' seat. today, mitch mcconnell was asked if he blamed breitbart's stephen bannon who stumped for moore. >> the political genius on display throwing away a seat on a red state in america is hard to ignore. didn't blame him exactly. but there was with a write-in campaign. we thought we'd share the best names. bugs bunny. according to a.l..com and he was a popular candidate. kimberly: chuck norris. or any other republican. larry: the ghost of stonewall jackson got a vote. sense of humor. kimberly: that is right. the "7 on your side" consumer alert. apple faces two class action lawsuits. one in california and one in illinois. this is related to the admission they are slowing down phones. it does it after the 500 battery cycles. you can get the battery replacement for the iphones that cost $80 for a pro to install. larry: a roller coaster week for the bitcoin e
brad bell, abc7 news. kimberly: democrat won a senate race in alabama for the first time in 25 years. doug jones defeated roy moore to fill jeff sessions' seat. today, mitch mcconnell was asked if he blamed breitbart's stephen bannon who stumped for moore. >> the political genius on display throwing away a seat on a red state in america is hard to ignore. didn't blame him exactly. but there was with a write-in campaign. we thought we'd share the best names. bugs bunny. according to...
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today due in court for the first time, brad bell with the new twist. brad?this is a new twist. we told you yesterday about the man who wore a badge and hurked around the barking lot here using a look alike police car to convince people he was a lot allegedly convincing a rape. police were asked to look at the mug shot and picture of the car to see if there were more victims. we came to the community and showed the pictures around. what we found was the real police say michael leon bell was an imposter, phony cop who used security guard bad and this car to trick a man in the community claiming he was police to get the man in the car where bell alleged to have committed a brutal rape. tonight there is fear. it's not the only time it has happened. >> there was evidence we found in his car that has us highly concerned about the potential of other victims. >> sources say the fear is bell may have been preying on the immigrant community. we showed people his photo. to some he was a stranger but others recognized his mugshot immediately. >> yeah, i know him. >> thi
today due in court for the first time, brad bell with the new twist. brad?this is a new twist. we told you yesterday about the man who wore a badge and hurked around the barking lot here using a look alike police car to convince people he was a lot allegedly convincing a rape. police were asked to look at the mug shot and picture of the car to see if there were more victims. we came to the community and showed the pictures around. what we found was the real police say michael leon bell was an...
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maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the breaking details. brad? brad: as you can see the fire department is still on the scene of the house in the downtown section of rockville close to the courthouse. look, this is really what made all the difference. the people were able to go ahead and get out of the home. now the alarm sounded and they came out. fire department arrived. they went in. listen to this. they found 200 p million. everybody got out of the house, got fresh air and they are okay. the cause we are told is work done on the surface and something wasn't connected. the exhaust gases were getting all through the home. the fire department is talking about this as a good news story. they have this in the home. the fire department stressing you have to have these and you have to test them to make sure that they actually work. in this case, we are seeing the proof that saved lives. the levels were very, very high. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. now we turn to the weather. what beautiful day it was today. el con
maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the breaking details. brad? brad: as you can see the fire department is still on the scene of the house in the downtown section of rockville close to the courthouse. look, this is really what made all the difference. the people were able to go ahead and get out of the home. now the alarm sounded and they came out. fire department arrived. they went in. listen to this. they found 200 p million. everybody got out of the house, got fresh air and they...
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in largo, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: a fairfax county teacher not allowed to return to a county class room. the teacher under fire after disciplining the centralville high school student for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. the student's attorney told us the teacher grabbed the student and pulled him out of class saying this is not the nfl. fairfax schools says that action directly violates the long-standing policy. the district apologized to the student and his family. alison: attorney general jeff sessions is pledging a crackdown on gangs like ms-13 prioritizing task forces within the justice department to confront members. one of the key factors according to sessions is illegal immigration. >> they have taken advantage of the porous border and the previously lax immigration enforcement. that is just a fact. alison: sessions also slammed current immigration rules that allowed the man from bangladesh who tried to bomb a new york subway tunnel yesterday. meanwhile, president trump back on twitter
in largo, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: a fairfax county teacher not allowed to return to a county class room. the teacher under fire after disciplining the centralville high school student for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. the student's attorney told us the teacher grabbed the student and pulled him out of class saying this is not the nfl. fairfax schools says that action directly violates the long-standing policy. the district apologized to the student and his family....
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alison: our maryland bureau chief brad bell is there and tracking the story for us. brad? brad: yeah, it happens ri that was their target. we see the crazy video all the time of using chains and the trucks to yank open or steal a.t.m.'s. they don't have much success. so these guys waited until the money machine was open. >> the masked gunman ran in after they opened for loading. bad guys had rifles and the couriers had handguns. in a matter of seconds the thieves raced away with what the sources say is nearly for 250,000 in cash. >> this is obviously a brazen robbery in the middle of the day. this because was open for business. we haven't seen this case in a long time. brad: it was well planned. the thieves were heavily armed. knew what they wanted and where to get it. they avoided a pursuit by almost immediately ditching the van they arrived in a block away and apparently getti getaway vehicle. police call it an unusual crime. >> it doesn't fit the pattern we are looking at. >> the bandits remain on the loose. i want to show you something. this is where the crime happened
alison: our maryland bureau chief brad bell is there and tracking the story for us. brad? brad: yeah, it happens ri that was their target. we see the crazy video all the time of using chains and the trucks to yank open or steal a.t.m.'s. they don't have much success. so these guys waited until the money machine was open. >> the masked gunman ran in after they opened for loading. bad guys had rifles and the couriers had handguns. in a matter of seconds the thieves raced away with what the...
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brad bell is live outside the f.b.i. headquarters in northwest with what is happening now. brad? brad: yeah, will, its it is possible raids are going on. difficult to find out because a lot of the court documents are sealed. what the sources are telling us is this is a big deal. a big effort. it was in fact a joint effort. between the a.f.t. and the f.b.i. an investigation that started last spring. the tar get gangs daling with the guns and drugs. we are told that it yielded arrests over several arrests made. today is the day they really want to fan out and round people up. we do not know the exact number yet. but sources told me it is in the double digits and so it is at least ten. for gangs involved, we know one gang according to the documents is the bloods gang. there is a person in particular that the law enforcement refers to as a ring leader here. someone that the others they were targeting said they were scared of. we don't know for sure but we believe he was one of those who was targeted today. documents are sealed but we will stay on the case and bring details as they ar
brad bell is live outside the f.b.i. headquarters in northwest with what is happening now. brad? brad: yeah, will, its it is possible raids are going on. difficult to find out because a lot of the court documents are sealed. what the sources are telling us is this is a big deal. a big effort. it was in fact a joint effort. between the a.f.t. and the f.b.i. an investigation that started last spring. the tar get gangs daling with the guns and drugs. we are told that it yielded arrests over...
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maryland bureau chief brad bell live in fedex field and landover. this was a pretty elaborate hoax. brad: it really was but it was a hoax. look. here is the proof. on fedex field you can see the name hasn't changed. they used all the tricks of a fake news campaign preying on people's desire to believe what they see on social media. the disinformation campaign was elaborate and around the change team name, red hawks, complete with a logo, a fake website, fake twitter account and phony articles looking like they came from prominent publications aimed at giving credence to the notion that washington's football team has changed the name to the red hawks. th >> look at it again. >> red hawks. >> the red hawks. well, okay. it's not from the people so it might be a hawk. >> i prefer the redskins. >> why? >> i mean because we have been known the redskins for so long. >> then the afternoon the people behind the online effort revealing themselves claiming to be a group called not the red hawks but the rising hearts coalition of native american activists. saying they want to show how easy it wo
maryland bureau chief brad bell live in fedex field and landover. this was a pretty elaborate hoax. brad: it really was but it was a hoax. look. here is the proof. on fedex field you can see the name hasn't changed. they used all the tricks of a fake news campaign preying on people's desire to believe what they see on social media. the disinformation campaign was elaborate and around the change team name, red hawks, complete with a logo, a fake website, fake twitter account and phony articles...
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brad bell has his story. brad: it seems nothing short of a christmas miracle. >> today he was home to be showered by presents from the police officers. two and a half weeks ago he was shot in the chest by a close family friend. >> i was going crazy. >> his dad mark says prognosis was not good. the bullet hit his heart. made us think he'd be here 15 days later. >> caleb says he remember what his dad taught him. >> he said no is not an answer. i can't do it is not a word. >> i can't means you are not willing to try. if you are not willing to try, how will you succeed? >> the little boy fought to live. he came home this week. the story inspiring the tough cops to soften up bring christmas early. >> and the neighbor will face no charges. it's an accident. he is still friends with caleb and his dad. >> i forgive him. my son is here. >> the ravine. they are mon nowhered for the actions last friday. the p.e.t.a. is giving them a compassionate reward. the dog reunited with the owner and is doing fine. >> looks gratefu
brad bell has his story. brad: it seems nothing short of a christmas miracle. >> today he was home to be showered by presents from the police officers. two and a half weeks ago he was shot in the chest by a close family friend. >> i was going crazy. >> his dad mark says prognosis was not good. the bullet hit his heart. made us think he'd be here 15 days later. >> caleb says he remember what his dad taught him. >> he said no is not an answer. i can't do it is not a...
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. >> brad bell bill: that is going to be an interesting day around the area tomorrow. first, the focus on the beltway, we are fine. we don't have any snow coming down. if you have friday evening plans, that is all fine, but right now, we have snow in our comingnd some of this is down pretty good. richmond, they are in a winter storm warning. county, calvert county, seeing some of that snow working down, and the radar is picking up snow all the way down. it's not just confined off to the west. this thing extends all the way radar is picking up snow, in two parts of louisiana, texas, new mexico, in mexico itself. inse are all the shades pink, and the winter weather advisory is up for the d.c. metro. it will be out until 4:00 tomorrow. you are going to need your code tonight. 40's. going to be in the a few flakes are possible, but it is mainly tomorrow and into the day tomorrow. we will talk more about those totals and how cold it is going to get coming up in a little while. >> we will see you in just a minute. anytime snow is in the forecast, it quickly becomes the talk
. >> brad bell bill: that is going to be an interesting day around the area tomorrow. first, the focus on the beltway, we are fine. we don't have any snow coming down. if you have friday evening plans, that is all fine, but right now, we have snow in our comingnd some of this is down pretty good. richmond, they are in a winter storm warning. county, calvert county, seeing some of that snow working down, and the radar is picking up snow all the way down. it's not just confined off to the...
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brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? brad: yeah, they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a beltsville bank of america hit for more than $200,000. now we can show you how it happened. abc7 obtained the bank security camera video. watch closely as the gunman suddenly appear, the weapons raised. seeming lie pointed at the victim's head. the victims are forced to the ground as the robbers grab a bag stuffed with cash. >> obviously concerns u this, in the robbery. >> watch it again. look closely. the guy in black has a handgun. his accomplice the one with the red sleeves is holding what appears to be an a.k.-47 like assault rifle. the video doesn't show the rest of
brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? brad: yeah, they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a...
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brad bell was in court when michael bell appeared this afternoon. brad: this man michael leon bell charged with impersonating a police officer and rape. the p.g. police allege last week bell used the security guard badge and the police car look alike ford to lure a man in a ride home. ride which toned in to a brew -- turned into a brutal assault. police now fear it may not be the only time it happened. >> it's key for people to look at the picture, the car and at that badge. >> we went to the scene of the alleged crime and showed people his photo. many knew him instantly. >> that is crazy. >> bell was notorious for frisking people. >> all the time. >> yeah. >> we are told that bell was well known in the community not just for padding people down. >> in wheaton they had found a man stabbed 100 times but now two more are in custody, both with ties to ms-13. the police made the first arrest last month. jonathan: the video went viral and the man who shot the video and you can hear him laughing, he is under criminal charges. 's the officer lunging for the
brad bell was in court when michael bell appeared this afternoon. brad: this man michael leon bell charged with impersonating a police officer and rape. the p.g. police allege last week bell used the security guard badge and the police car look alike ford to lure a man in a ride home. ride which toned in to a brew -- turned into a brutal assault. police now fear it may not be the only time it happened. >> it's key for people to look at the picture, the car and at that badge. >> we...
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brad bell has a closer look. brad? brad: we were out here last friday. it was big news then. the snow was coming down. the guys got away with the money. we look at the bank. there are video cameras everywhere. we requested the security camera video. the police decided to release it to move the case along. now we can show it to you. watch carefully as the bank two couriers, faces blurred by police are loading an a.t.m. suddenly the gunman appeared. one in all black has a hand gun. the other has what appears to be an a.k.-47 like assault rifle. they put the guns to the head of the victims and forced them to the ground. one of them grabs the money and they are gone. with a $250,000. police want you to look closely. the men are wearing masks but something may trigger a recognition. the crimes so brazen catching them is a top priority. back live, there is the a.t.m. no problems here today. but the police are concerned about the guys. they are not aware of any similar crimes committed by a similar crew. but you saw it yourself. heavily arm and they have the willingness to point gun
brad bell has a closer look. brad? brad: we were out here last friday. it was big news then. the snow was coming down. the guys got away with the money. we look at the bank. there are video cameras everywhere. we requested the security camera video. the police decided to release it to move the case along. now we can show it to you. watch carefully as the bank two couriers, faces blurred by police are loading an a.t.m. suddenly the gunman appeared. one in all black has a hand gun. the other has...
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brad bell is at the national harbor were a lot has changed over the past 12 months. brad: this has really become a fixture here. so many promises were made about this place. is it a success? the truth is in the numbers. they are telling us they have had 6 million visitors since they opened. the national air and space museum on the mall gets 7.5 million per year. one year ago tomorrow, mgm national harbor opened its doors to much fanfare and a bolt -- bold promise. >> to forever change the business and tourism landscape. >> in what year it has become the highest grossing casino and maryland. gaming revenue approaching $600 million. it is become prince george's taxpayer.p says george himmler, and he is counting. oppositionfears and to the casino. crime was a concern. neither has proven to be a serious problem. been little violence and not much theft. neighbors who were worried now say it is not bad. >> i haven't seen anything bad marilyn says the casino was sold to voters as a cure-all. she says it is not. >> we have one day per week trash pickup. we have leaves everywh
brad bell is at the national harbor were a lot has changed over the past 12 months. brad: this has really become a fixture here. so many promises were made about this place. is it a success? the truth is in the numbers. they are telling us they have had 6 million visitors since they opened. the national air and space museum on the mall gets 7.5 million per year. one year ago tomorrow, mgm national harbor opened its doors to much fanfare and a bolt -- bold promise. >> to forever change the...
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navid sepehri was found dead and brad bell joins us where the sign your's body was -- senior's body was found. there are so many questions still unanswered. brad: a lot of questions are unanswered and it doesn't look like we will get the final answer tonight. this is where the body was found. i'm walking through here and it is easy to trip and they are looking into the possibility that there was a party and he may have been running from police but it's not known for sure. all day the young people are coming here to the place yesterday the police found the body of their friend. 17-year-old navid sepehri. they bring flowers and try to remember the high school senior they called "nav." they all declined to speak out of respect for the family. the principal sent a letter home asking those who knew the teen to celebrate his love of art and commitment to others. >> he was last seen saturday and sunday he was reported missing and they began to search and found the body here. how he came to be here two miles from the house and a mile from where he has been seen is unanswered. >> the memorial ne
navid sepehri was found dead and brad bell joins us where the sign your's body was -- senior's body was found. there are so many questions still unanswered. brad: a lot of questions are unanswered and it doesn't look like we will get the final answer tonight. this is where the body was found. i'm walking through here and it is easy to trip and they are looking into the possibility that there was a party and he may have been running from police but it's not known for sure. all day the young...
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as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports they hope you know who they are so they can arrest them beforerob another convenience store. brad: they take turns while the other robs on november 22 they robbed this store in clinton and the next day they did again. the same narrative at this store. bad guy came in, announced a holdup and got his money. took off. every day news. unless you're the person with the gun pointed at you. >> pretty scary. brad: that is the voice of a victim forced to the ground at gunpoint. asking he not be shown. >> you got to watch your back. 24/7. nice community area. >> the police now believe the pair has hit at least seven times in the last week in prince george's county. in two cases using the white toyota car. they usually wear masks but one slipped up in a big way. that is him unmasked walking in a store he and his partner would soon rob. wearing the same clothes he wore in a robbery two days earlier, giving police and you a look it at his face. now the hope is it's enough to make an i.d. >> new information tonight of communication between the military and the
as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports they hope you know who they are so they can arrest them beforerob another convenience store. brad: they take turns while the other robs on november 22 they robbed this store in clinton and the next day they did again. the same narrative at this store. bad guy came in, announced a holdup and got his money. took off. every day news. unless you're the person with the gun pointed at you. >> pretty scary. brad: that is the voice of a victim forced to...
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brad bell outside the a.t.f. headquarters with more. brad? brad: we are told this is a major operation. we are outside the washington field office of the f.b.i. this was a joint operation between the two agencies. part of an investigation we are told started last spring in an effort to disrupt gangs that are dealing drugs, guns and are involved in violence. we are told arrests have been made over the last several months. today was the day they really went out in the community to t involved here. we don't know how many are arrested but i'm told it's double digits by sources so that means at least ten. we are told the gangs the bloods, the bloods gang. a person in particular is the kingpin, even someone feared by his own members and we believe he was targeted today. much of this is secret. we are back at 5:00. jonathan: apple tv lovers rejoice. prime is available on the apple tv device. until now the prime users had to find a different ways to about zest shows and movies from amazon. >> and tech giant google pulling youtube from fire tv. this d
brad bell outside the a.t.f. headquarters with more. brad? brad: we are told this is a major operation. we are outside the washington field office of the f.b.i. this was a joint operation between the two agencies. part of an investigation we are told started last spring in an effort to disrupt gangs that are dealing drugs, guns and are involved in violence. we are told arrests have been made over the last several months. today was the day they really went out in the community to t involved...
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in northeast, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: 40 people looking for place to stay after a fire forced them from the homes. this is happening at an apartment complex on whitfield chapel road. 14 units were damaged and no one was seriously injured. this was an electrical fire that started accidentally. alison: tragic update to a story we are following in silver spring. the killing of an 88-year-old woman was a murder-suicide. rose dyer and her 61-year-old son garvey dyer shot her to death and turned gun on himself. anyone who knows what led up to this to give them a call. jonathan: new develop in the a story we followed in southeast d.c. police say an employee at a school for children with the disabilities shot video of a student undressing and shared it on social media. we have more. >> this is a prime example of oversharing on social media. the aide is 23-year-old krisha garris. she was arrested and charged with voyeurism. this happened on december 1. while the student was in the bathroom having her tube and diaper changed
in northeast, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: 40 people looking for place to stay after a fire forced them from the homes. this is happening at an apartment complex on whitfield chapel road. 14 units were damaged and no one was seriously injured. this was an electrical fire that started accidentally. alison: tragic update to a story we are following in silver spring. the killing of an 88-year-old woman was a murder-suicide. rose dyer and her 61-year-old son garvey dyer shot her to death and turned...
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abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell has a closer look at the surveillance video tonight. brad? brad: the video is a big part of this. we see people from time to time go on the crime spree. these guys are targeting 7-eleven. places covered with cameras so they usually wear a mask. but one screwed up and was caught on camera. two-handed bandits with the way they hold the gun. they have hit seven times in prince george's county in the district. the victim doesn't want to be shown said it is a terrifying experience. >> the customer. it's harmful to the community and the store. it's hard to keep the concentration and watch out for the robbers. >> so tonight police are asking for your help to make an i.d. in the robbery, you can see, the men wear masks. but in one case one of them slipped up exposing himself to security cameras checking out a store before a robbery. detectives hope the face and clothing will make him recognizable. if that doesn't do it maybe someone will spot the white toyota corolla with the d.c. tags. >> it's brazen. the guns are out pointed. he looks comfortable,
abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell has a closer look at the surveillance video tonight. brad? brad: the video is a big part of this. we see people from time to time go on the crime spree. these guys are targeting 7-eleven. places covered with cameras so they usually wear a mask. but one screwed up and was caught on camera. two-handed bandits with the way they hold the gun. they have hit seven times in prince george's county in the district. the victim doesn't want to be shown said it is a...
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in bladensburg, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: still ahead the 60-pound stash of hash. elderly couple christmas explanation after people find piles o woman who made a career out of giving back. bill: all right, everyone. we get to the weekend -- well, get to it now. it's friday night. 48 degrees. the temperature out this everything is mild. increasing clouds. chance of rain likely tonight and late. but that is more into the overnight time frame and the day tomorrow. in the morning, then a lull in the late morning and another round in the afternoon. we go to 62. breezy with the winds out of the south. sunday on christmas eve day we drop to 46. it should be dry. let's focus more on the two days. 52 and 46. rain is likely on saturday. throw a 90% chance. it won't be raining continuously all day long but we expect rainfall in the morning. then in the afternoon. we are in a gene kimberly: that teach of the year when many of us are considering charitable giving. a woman who has a charity titled women giving back. alison starling alison: this may look like a normal shopping tr
in bladensburg, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: still ahead the 60-pound stash of hash. elderly couple christmas explanation after people find piles o woman who made a career out of giving back. bill: all right, everyone. we get to the weekend -- well, get to it now. it's friday night. 48 degrees. the temperature out this everything is mild. increasing clouds. chance of rain likely tonight and late. but that is more into the overnight time frame and the day tomorrow. in the morning, then a lull in...
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brad bell has search for the robbers and he has more. what do we know? brad: they got away with it so far. this was a bold and an unusual crime. this happened here at the bank of america. that is where the guys are putting the money. as soon as they opened the front of the thing is when the bad guys bounced. the crime scene tells the story. the armored car. a block away the getaway car ditched by the robbers. it happened at 10:30 a.m. the team of three armed couriers was loading the cash machine at the bank of america. two were outside and the third was in the truck when suddenly the maroon van >> reno two gunmen jumped out of the van and demanded money from the around security guard. that i got the money. brad: police never publicly say how much thieves get if cases like this but the sources say it was well more than $200,000. with a well planned heist. armed with rifles. knew what they were after and clearly had a second unseen getaway vehicle they used after ditching the van. police stress the crime won't pay. >> it's best to turn themselves in. brad:
brad bell has search for the robbers and he has more. what do we know? brad: they got away with it so far. this was a bold and an unusual crime. this happened here at the bank of america. that is where the guys are putting the money. as soon as they opened the front of the thing is when the bad guys bounced. the crime scene tells the story. the armored car. a block away the getaway car ditched by the robbers. it happened at 10:30 a.m. the team of three armed couriers was loading the cash...
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brad bell is on the scene right there with us now. brad: we will try to answer some of those questions. i want to get out of the way. we have an unusually clear look at a crime scene. look at this atm. the front is open. the guys running this armored car, carriers, where servicing that machine, and what we were told by sources is as soon as they popped the machine open, masked gunmen rolled up in a red van. they jumped out. they were holding rifles, they demanded the money, they got the money. sources tell us it was a very large amount of cash. they generally do not like to publicize what it was. the van these guys were in found a block away. police adrianna: also breaking right now, a police chase ending here in baltimore. it started about 20 minutes ago. baltimore police say the driver is wanted in connection to a shooting. we are showing you live pictures from the air. they have the chase ended, and the person possibly there in a red and white shirt in custody that they are taken to a squad car at this point. this is going on in we
brad bell is on the scene right there with us now. brad: we will try to answer some of those questions. i want to get out of the way. we have an unusually clear look at a crime scene. look at this atm. the front is open. the guys running this armored car, carriers, where servicing that machine, and what we were told by sources is as soon as they popped the machine open, masked gunmen rolled up in a red van. they jumped out. they were holding rifles, they demanded the money, they got the money....
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maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live with the latest. brad? brad: alison, meeting was right here in largo at the headquarters of the naacp. the group calling on the governor for help because they don't have any confidence in leadership of prince george's county to make the required changes in the school system. the naacp requested a meet only met with them but traveled from annapolis to largo for the sitdown session. when the one-hour meeting was over the governor got an earful about the state of the p.g. county school system and the state audit which found widespread irregularities in the system high school graduation rate. >> whistle blowers all over the system that came forward were threatened by the county superintendent. by the chairman of the school board repeatedly. they had guts to come forward. they provided a lot of information. we had an outside auditor that is a specialist in the area who found widespread wrongdoing and the grade fixing. >> the governor stopped short of calling for the ouster of the school c.e.o. kevin maxwell but
maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live with the latest. brad? brad: alison, meeting was right here in largo at the headquarters of the naacp. the group calling on the governor for help because they don't have any confidence in leadership of prince george's county to make the required changes in the school system. the naacp requested a meet only met with them but traveled from annapolis to largo for the sitdown session. when the one-hour meeting was over the governor got an earful about...
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abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell with the small community again overcome with grief. brad, this is so tough. brad: it is tough. we have been seeing all day just how tough it has been. right now no students here but this is a gathering spot near where the young man was found. they have put out the part of his name. the candles are lit and the students just left. look over here to the fence and you can see the flowers put out here. i bet we have seen more than 100 young people here today. 17-year-old senior was last seen by his friends at 11:00 p.m. saturday night in this community of bethesda. he was reported missing to police sunday. his body was found not long after the search began in this wooded area next to the swim club. at this point the police are saying little more about the circumstances of the teen's death. >> the medical examiner's office in baltimore will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and the manner of death. we are waiting for the findings. brad: all day his friends is gathering near where he was found. they are lighting candles in his honor, l
abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell with the small community again overcome with grief. brad, this is so tough. brad: it is tough. we have been seeing all day just how tough it has been. right now no students here but this is a gathering spot near where the young man was found. they have put out the part of his name. the candles are lit and the students just left. look over here to the fence and you can see the flowers put out here. i bet we have seen more than 100 young people here today....
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in annapolis, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. to the weather center now to talk to chief meteorologist bill kelly. you look at that picture and say where is it, when does it get here? bill: it's different than when we look at it in the last 15 minutes. jonathan: a lot more snow. bill: this is at the west virginia-maryland line. at the line and east of jonathan: tell me it is moving north? bill: moving this way. i don't expect it to look like that in our region but we are talking about the potential of the snow in the everything hours. here is what it looks like outside now at the national harbor. clouds. it's warmer than it was. we are still way down there, 35. normal high this time of year would be in the upper 40's to 50. it feels like 27. warmer than it was this morning but a chilly evening if you are heading out this evening. the current temperatures around the region. 35 there at d.c. 33 in reston. the temperatures are generally mid-to-low 30's. wind chills chills in the 20's. for the rest of the night we will drop the tempe
in annapolis, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. to the weather center now to talk to chief meteorologist bill kelly. you look at that picture and say where is it, when does it get here? bill: it's different than when we look at it in the last 15 minutes. jonathan: a lot more snow. bill: this is at the west virginia-maryland line. at the line and east of jonathan: tell me it is moving north? bill: moving this way. i don't expect it to look like that in our region but we are talking...
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brad nessler, so long from el paso, n.c. state, congratulations. 52-31 sun bowl champions. college football post-game show powered by ram is up next after these messages. so long from el paso. at taco bell the dollar gets you access to more. ♪ like the new $1 stacker with lavish layers of seasoned beef and melty cheese. but how can all these layers only cost a dollar? something's not stacking up. is the $1 stacker reserved for a secret society? or just anyone with a dollar? the answer is yes. (bong) ♪ (christmas marching band music) (drumsticks click) >> cbs sports presents the college football post game show powered by ram. >> adam: welcome, everybody, to the "college football post game show powered by ram." tonight on cbs. >> adam: tonight, only cbs. in the game you just saw, arizona state. all the onside kicks. they tried it all. n.c. state gets it done. 52-31. joined by rick neuheisel and brian jones. n.c. state gets to celebrate the new year with a big win. >> rick: let's just say this. it's a case of what might have been for north carolina state no interceptions. taking care of the football. nearly 500 yards of it should have been a better year for north carolina state. >> brian:
brad nessler, so long from el paso, n.c. state, congratulations. 52-31 sun bowl champions. college football post-game show powered by ram is up next after these messages. so long from el paso. at taco bell the dollar gets you access to more. ♪ like the new $1 stacker with lavish layers of seasoned beef and melty cheese. but how can all these layers only cost a dollar? something's not stacking up. is the $1 stacker reserved for a secret society? or just anyone with a dollar? the answer is yes....