in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 doug spectacular weatherwise. yesterday and today.saturday not so much. high pressure will build in to give us a gorgeous scene at laurel, maryland. the roof camera there. cloudless skies all day. comfortable temperatures. dealing with gusty winds. low to mid-7 o's around most of the area. wonderful weather for the next few hours. 76 at reagan national. 75 now in annapolis. 70 in winchester. through the evening with the clear skies. we see the winds slowly and steadily diminish. 48 to 54 the range of temperatures around the region by the morning. make every shot you will never mak everyh

brianne carter, abc 7 news. lindsey: i got a chance to get on el galeon back when it was in tampa. it is an experience. most of the rain has moved out, but it will soon be back. with d and didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we needed. fabric combinations marry the rooms together. having someone with bassett has been invaluable. we could've never dreamed up this room without bassett. doug: showers and thunderstorms building to the west and southwest anytime after 3:00 and 4:00. lindsey: thank you, and thank you for joining us this midday. be sure to watch abc seven news at 4:00. have a great day. >> for the next 30 minutes, you can watch some amazing people try to answer some mind-blowing questions and possibly walk away with $1 million. or you could do laundry. it's your call. this is "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers a

transportation reporter brianne carter is live in alexandria..a search two men- after a gunpoint part of georgetown! this is the 32-hundred block of m' street -- right near the banana republic- and b-c-b-g stores. you can see the robbers holding a worker at gunpoint. police say he wasn't able to open the safe- so the robbers took what he had. if you have information- call police. 7 on your side- has been fighting back against serial smash and grabs in one northwest neighborhood. the i-team, planted two bait cars. and each time, thieves struck. now - we brought the issue to d-c mayor muriel bowser. the thieves from our first bait car -- the thieves from our first bait car -- got out of jail with a citation within a matter of hours. the mayor says she'll look at our matter of hours. the mayor says she'll look at our talk it over with police. we'll stay on it. a battle is brewinig over a proposed beer garden in northwest. the new dacha beer garden would be located in what's now a parking lot at 14th and "s" streets. and it would have a capacity of 6

that is where brianne carter is live this morning. larry, the weather is not cooperating this morning, but the tall ship is going to be here for the next four days, giving folks a chance to look at it. we are r park. a site to be seen here behind us. take a look. the gorgeous replica of the 16th century galyon. in the last three hours, it arrived in alexandria. it is a full-sized reconstructed spanish sailing vessel. five of the six decks are available for folks to tour. she arrived in port just a few hours ago and is expected to be her over the next four days. it carries an all spanish crew that travels from port to port ready to tell the history of the tall ship. visitors are welcome starting from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 in the evening. tickets are available in old town and just down the way here. you can see the magnitude of the size from those ships already parked out here at the dock. we have seen more of the crew milling about through the weekend, we will see all of the sales go up. what a sight to be seen in old town. reporting li

brianne carter is at the park with the investigation. brianne: also happening in this quiet and idyllic community. police say the man's body found here about 200 yards off the street. in the thigh are not saying how he was kill only that he was found with trauma to the body. adjacent to where he was found is a popular trail leading to the lake that is usually busy every morning and evening. >> 100% shocked. it's a safe area. it is quiet. we never had any issue here. i mean we are not talking about a robbery or -- yeah. scary, actually. brianne: now just within the last half hour we talked to prince george's county police who say at this hour no information on motive or possible suspect in this case. they say if this is an area you frequent, and were in this area yesterday, you saw anything, you think that may be helpful to give police a call. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison this soccer coach also arrested for sexual abuse of a minor. miguel flores is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a then 7-year-old

transportation reporter brianne carter breaks down the numbers for you. >> we will see a large increaseaffic this weekend. brianne: 1 million washingtonians are packing up and heading out for the long holiday weekend. 90% driving to the destination. according to a.a.a. it's the largest number of holiday travelers since 2005. >> trying to avoid all traffic we can. brianne: hoping to steer clear of the making a trip to delaware today. >> we left the destination this morning at 9:30. so we knew we would hit the bridge at 1:00. we timed it perfectly. >> but you will need to leave earlier if. best times to avoid traffic on the bay bridge before 10:00 a.m. thursday and friday morning. before 7:00 a.m. on saturday. this year, maryland transportation officials are warning if in fact you are going to be driving on friday, just across on the other side of the bridge is the naval academy graduation. that will happen on friday. so it won't just be vacationers on the road. >> the police will be out in full force looking for aggressive drivers, unbelted drivers, distracted drivers and anybody who is

in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: new developments in the last hour about arthur macar boulevard. nancy: after saying it won't be open until friday but it' a huge commuter route for people there. the crews spent the day fixing it after water main repair last friday. michelle: we have been there. a short shopping list turns into a much more expensive trip to the grocery store. what if self-criminal isn't totally to blame here -- self-control isn't totally to blame here? john matarese listens to secrets that will get you to spend more. john: do you ever notice if you go in the grocery store to buy milk and bread you spend $40 on things you didn't need? it's designed that way thanks to the super market tricks you need to know about. produce in the front, mill income the back. candy at the checkout. it's designed to get you to spend more time and money. and it works. >> there are two or three aisles now for the snack food. they have one just for john: we found secrets that get you to spend more. >> the super nar

in bethesda, brianne carter, abc7 news.lison: it's time to talk about the weather. >> everybody talks about the weather. nobody does anything about the weather. alison: you are the one who should. doug: i don't do anything. i just talk about it. alison: it's cool and dreary. do to 20 degrees below average for this time of may. the third consecutive day of the clouds and showers. chance of showers through the holiday weekend. i'm just full of good news. last night national park the mariners in town. there are plenty of clouds. we will stay cloudy and cool. the rain is holding off. if you showed me the map and i didn't know what time of year it was okay, tell us what month we are in. i wouldn't pick may. probably you know late october. no sign of it moving out. until with storm picture out of the picture. that won't happen until friday. the satellite, claudedyness in the area. the rain and the shower activity. charlotte is being hit by the thunderstorms. this area is one large tornado watch box. there are warnings in effect.

brianne carter at the "live desk" now with the details. brianne: released a statement about all jof this. happening i last 15 race ended ended with a chase aa crash that barely missed a woman. we spoke to the woman rich has her near-miss.nancy, tt the truck right here. part of the carjack car hit here. a trail here where you can see the stolen vehicle ran along the sidewalk and slammed into this tree. but the chase wasn't over. here is what happened much earlier in the day. you see the scene at telegraph road at 6:00 this morning. the police say the gunman identified as 23-year-old john russell walked up to a 36-year-old woman behind the wheel of her nissan s.u.v. she was stopped at the traffic light. ordered her out of the car. she complied. then police say he drove that car to nearby edgehill court where we are. the officers there attempted to do a traffic stop but russell sped away driving down the sidewalk before a h cars including the one i am standing. before he slammed in that tree. using the k9 and the helicopters the officers spot

brianne carter, abc7 news. >> back of the stass panicking -- stairs, panicking . was could see the body on the floor. >> so many young people, beautiful people, living and enjoying their lives. murdered by evil losers in they're losers. remember that. alison: breaking news. in the last ten minutes, britain raised the threat level from severe to critical. the prime minister saying another attack may be imminent. this as we learn more about the man behind the attack. salman abedi's neighbor saying they didn't know the 22-year-old that well. today the islamic state claimed responsible for the attack that killed 22 people and wounded another 59. so far the u.s. has not been able to verify claims but we're monitoring developments from manchester. >> a vigil outside city hall today for the victims of last night's deadly attack. >> you cannot defeat us. love in the end is stronger than hate. [applause] >> in london, the royal family pausing to remember those who died. this mother and daughter enjoying the ariana grande concert at the packed manchester arena. i don't know

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. nancy: the first lady of virginia not getting in politics herself yet. dorothy mcauliffe says she is not running for congress. she considered seeking the democratic nomination to run against republican congressman barbara comstock. jonathan: blow to the affordable care act. aetna, the third health insurer is completely going to pull out of the state-based insurance exchanges. this projects a $200 million loss in the company if they stayed involved but they already reported big losses. for a second straight year, speaking of losses, this is what the end of the season looks like for the caps. man, this was -- nancy: it hurts. michelle: yes. nancy: black and gold celebration. this time as we know it was in d.c. michelle: it leaves us again with a familiar sinking feeling, settling in. abc7 sports erin hawksworth was there. you c disappointment in the building. erin: the best way i can describe it is it felt like a funeral in the dressing room after loss. it was quiet. the players, the he

brianne carter in the new white house firing back on this one. brianne: already today. the president tweeting, president press secretary speaking about this. before the hearing was underway. the hearing just wrapped up. lasting more than three hours. sally yates told the senate committee she warned that the national security adviser could be black haled. he was said to mislead bosses about the contact with the russian ambassador. yates said she had two meeting and a phone call to raise concerns in january. yates said she gave the white house information on flynn so they could take action. >> statements by other high-ranking officials about general flynn's conduct we knew to be untrue. >> the senator today saying the information on flynn only came to light because of a story leaked to the "washington post." both yates and the former director intelligence clapper said they were not responsible for the leaks. this is happening at the same time earlier today where the president obama reportedly warned president trump about the hiring flynn. michelle: thank you. crime alert

brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: we are getting new information today after the deadly drive through times square yesterday. in fact, the video is tough to watch. look at this. he is just plowing people over. it went on for three and a half blocks. the man charged said he wanted to "kill them all." he said police should have shot him. that is according to the prosecutor. the police saying it's an accident. richard rojas is believed to faced marijuana laced with p.c.p. before getting in the car and doing this. >> what is going on? trying to get away from me or something? jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, bold and brazen thieves target cars in the district. how the "7 on your side" item helped catch the criminals. nancy: and a man seen beating a mannequin. wait until you hear what lured him in the strange scene and bizarre crimes it may be solving. >> one group of workers is glad the work week is over. i'm stephen tschida. in a moment i'll tell you why they are relieved it's finally the weekend. doug: the sev

brianne carter is live at the stadium armory choke point. any problems so far? ngs looking so good. this is stadium armory. a new terminal. the end of the orange line along the section. at stadium armory you can see the folks coming out. they head to the other end of the platform to get on a shuttle button. the complaints or the concerns we have heard so far from the riders today. some question why the orange line is impact and owes want to know why they didn't know any sooner about the shutdown. this impacts the east side of the orange line. new carrollton, landover, dean wood, minnesota avenue station all closed. it appears according t avoided the station altogether. the riders are telling us they are adding 45 minutes to their compute today. >> i know that things happen. right? it's an inconvenience. it's really not we expect or we want. i'm about progress. brianne: riders were given more than two weeks' notice this is a closure instead of single tracking but we found midday today some folks knew nothing about it. we have more on that part of the story at 5:00

brianne carter, abc7 news. nancy: next at 4:00, you might never need one.but if you do there is a huge differentiation in the cost for riding one. we dig in cost of the life saving flights. >> take cameras, a laptop and police have a way to catch bad guys but there are privacy concerns. we'll explain in a live report coming up. alison: new at 5:00, weeks after the tunnel collapse at a nuclear facility what the workers there say we should all be more concerned about. we have that story when i join you back tonight at 5:00. of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. >> president trump says the appointment of the special council to oversee the investigation of russia in the interference of the 2016

brianne carter at in chinatown. what is the scene over there? >> this is a party atmosphere. we see more people rocking the red. more and more people riding the rails. they tell us the trains are packed. not only are the fans trying to get here but also to the ballpark. remember there is a safetrack going on along the green line. the work along the med line is canceled. redline closes at midnight. be mindful. they are also watching what is happening on the roads. jeff goldberg is live in mobiletrak7 with that. >> it's bumper to bumper. this is around south capital street. of us. behind us. we came from 395 in the pentagon row area. it took us 45 minutes to cross the 14th street bridge. you can expect traffic in all directions. back to you downtown. >> stay with us. in a few moments, ahrens is inside. she talked to players and kevin lewis is with the fans. we'll talk to both in a few minutes. go back inside to the studio. >> a nightmare scenario. a worker ten stories up. that is not the nightmare scenario. we have the story about the worker ten stories up in a little bit. jona

our transportation reporter brianne carter will be at meeting.ay with abc seven as we bring you all the latest developments on the rails. new developments.. as homeland security considers expanding the electronics ban on planes.. homeland security officials will speak with domestic and international airline industry representatives today about the security secretary john kelly will speak with lawmakers on capitol hill. the proposed expansion would increase the number of flights where large devices like laptops are banned from carry-on luggage. right now the ban is in place at 10 airports in eight countries. developing now - voicing concerns over loud noises from planes in fairfax county. last night - community members talked about ways to take action against disruptive plane and helicopter sounds from d-c-a. the group says it will continue to try to work with local officials and the federal aviation adminstration to reduce the noise. thousands of dollars could be yours and you don't even know it.. seven is on your side tonight to tell you all abo

transportation reporter brianne carter has the details. brianne: a 12-page opinion issued here. the u.s. district judge richard leon says another look is needed to see what impact metro's issues may have on the purple line. it states that the federal transit administration and the state of maryland failed to take a requisite hard look at the impact. wmata safety issues could have on the project. the judge ordered the two to prepare analysis of the impact. the 16-mile light rail from bethesda to new carrollton is expected to get $900 million in federal money but some are concerned this could put it all at risk. tonight larry hogan is calling the ruling disappointing but not entirely surprising saying in a statement the fact it took a federal judge this long to reach a conclusion that more study is needed is baffling. and if allowed cause harm to the project and cost the state houstons of millions in taxpayers dollars. they are going to take all legal action to make sure that the project moves forward. will there be an appeal? something else we have to follow. larry: an hour ago a

nancy: transportation reporter brianne carter is here to explain why. brianne: so everybody is in agreement they need to switch out the hold lights to the new lights. but after the ongoing issue since 2011, failed the contracts they are ready to move forward with swapping out the lights downtown. many are ready to see lights modernize but there are concerns raised over how bright they need to be. today, before a ddot committee we understand they were all talking about the different issues. folks that are testifying before d.c. council. raising concerns about swapping out 71 lights to the l.e.d. lights. ddot says lights will reduce visibility and increase maintenance costs but some residents are concerned the new bulbs that are too bright. some are losing street over it because the lights pour in their bedrooms. others cite the american medical association saying the new l.e.d. lights can disrupt sleep pattern and reduce melatonin. others say it has benefit with policing and the public safety. l.e.d.'s will improve nighttime visibility on the road to make

the transportation reporter brianne carter with a check of how things are going. >> this is just after 5:00. it looks like no one is here. that is the good news. some didn't go to other stations because they knew nothing about this. >> the stations shutter for the latest round of the 2446 hour track work. >> there is no rail service from new carrollton to stadium armory. >> the shuttle buses run between the stations. >> you can just plan to get >> things got off to a smooth start this morning but we still found folks unaware of the disruption. >> smith noticed something wasn't right. he called his wife who was also confused. >> get home on a shuttle bus. >> she did. only not wanting to wait for the next shuttle, she was headed to another station. >> i'm going to landover so she won't have to wait. bus should be moving. >> so the good news is they were able to meet back up. metro officials say this morning that some ajis sant stations not the ones closed were at the capacity for the parking. folks went to another line to avoid this altogether. remember this will last a month ending june

transportation reporter brianne carter's that the ro posed benefit for using our own two legs. anne: driving to work an get a portion of the parking paid for by the employer is what genre lies on every day -- john relies on every day. >> i come in earlied i would prefer to drive in. i have an emergency. it's easier to get home. >> it would require them to have the same benefit to get to work with the money to bike or walk. >> if the only thing give y drive to work. but there may be other options to take the metro or ride bike. >> the bill is not only for the employees but relieves congestion. >> but it doesn't have the requirement that the benefits have to offer. if you offer a parking sub diddy now you have other interpretation as well. >> you have to go through the numbers. >> he offers a metro benefit. >> a good idea if someone is walking to work. >> a bizarre viral. a lot of drinking and it involves a bearded dragon lizard. a woman went on a driving trip and she stumbled out of the car and the officers noticed something odd. >> a lizard. >> a lizard? >> a lizard. >> that's o

go to brianne carter for the best tip on how to get around on brianne: we are seeing folks rocking the red. look at that! kidd o'shea showing up here. we are starting to see the riders here that are rocking the red. they have the jerseys the towels and they are heading to the nearby eateries. if you do not want to come down here to this station, there are several other options for you. start with judiciary square a few blocks away. that is a good option. there is metro center. we have safetrack work along the green line. the green line will see busy action tonight. because as we know the battle of the beltway. folks are heading down there toive in i have yard station -- navy yard station. for everyone out and about to cheer on the team tonight, metro still closes at midnight. beware. overtime or extra innings, that metro station still going to close at midnight. we see how it gets out on the roads. we are on 395 north approaching the 14th street bridge. it's definitely backed up now. we can expect the traffic to get more congested as we get closer to game time. typically the 14th stree

businesses claim to have lost customers after free parking was transportation reporter brianne carter with the update and some of the changes. brianne? brianne: alison, the focus here at the reston town center on the parking garages all over reston town center. the property owner now saying they took in the traffic patterns and the retailer input to make the changes. changes they say will address the concerns after the community and still support the goals of paid parking. >> it's been an ongoing debate. parking at reston town center. >> i know there has been an issue with patrons using the restaurants here. and the associated costs. >> another change to expand hours of free parking. >> it can attract more people. >> property owner boston property says starting next week, weekday customers will get one free hour of parking before having to pay the fee starting at $2 an hour. patrons will also now get free weeknight parking after 5:00 on weekends and holidays as they have in the past. >> the changes are beneficial toward the businesses but it would have hurt the people who work here. t

brianne carter is watching this for the latest. brianne: the hearing going out now. former asking attorney general sally yates was in the last 30 minutes telling the senate sub committee she had two meetings and a phone call with the white house counsel about general flynn. she met with the officials about flynn because she felt flynn was compromised by the russians and could be "blackmailed" after flynn misled the vice president. yates said she gave the information so the white house could "take action." he engaged in was problematic in and of itself. we felt the others were entitled to know the information they were conveying to the american people wasn't true. >> ahead of the ongoing hearing in the hill, the former obama officials telling obama expressed concerns to then president-elected trump about hiring flynn as his national security adviser in a meeting two days after the election. commenting on that today, white house press secretary sean spicer did make it known he wasn't a fan of flynn. but he then raised questions if obama wasn't so concerned why didn't o

our transportation reporter brianne carter is live near the bethesda metro to explain. nne: just this afternoon, we learned that now the state of maryland plans to appeal a ruling by the judge in this they plan to do that soon. this official word from the state comes on this same day that judge in this case issued the final ruling in this ongoing suit. now he dismissed remaining portions of that suit. but what this does by having this complete is allow the state to move forward with an appeal. last week as you may recall, judge leon issued a ruling calling for the state to get another review of what the metro ridership and the safety issues. the impact of that on the overall project. this has been a long delayed and a debated project in maryland. the state will appeal the ruling from the judge last week. the plaintiff in the case, friends of the capital crescent trail issued statement in part saying ruling maintains that a full scis and environmental review is required on the fundamental question of ridership for this fatally flawed the judge is not, iing an opinion in t

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: a great idea. only on 7 we have the shocking video to show. before we roll it, you are seeing the security guys from the howard university hospital. that is a woman in the wheelchair. they dump her. she falls out of the wheelchair. we can't see it from this angle. but they turn around to throw the person on top of her and walk away. the guards are moving with her. they stop and do that. he can't believe, he is incredulous that they leave her on the sidewalk. they are saying what is going on here. d.c. fire and e.m.s. arrive at the scene but the woman refused treatment. howard university hospital says those officers have been removed from the duties pending an outcome of the investigation underway. we have more at 5:00 and 6:00. alison: alarming numbers when it comes to drinking. millions of americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels. they found 39% of the adult males binge drank when 2012 and to 13. that is compared to 27 feel adults. extreme binge drinking was common monothose who admitted

brianne carter reports that it's all about time. >> they have not done a good job explaining what they are doing. >> they are concerned that metro riders may be in the dark next week. starting tuesday, the transit authority will shut down these five stations on the east side of the orange line for a month. >> the notification was not given this them more than two weeks ahead. >> the closures is a change from the original plan to single track around the safetrack work. metro says it only impacts the five stations. whereas the impact of the single tracking been felt up to 31 stations. >> we can get more work done when we shut down the station. i get that. it's much bigger number. you don't know why we didn't communicate it earlier. >> he worries that it is going to leave to rider ditching the system. responding to the criticism thursday, he had this to say. >> we can do better. >> there will be shuttle buses in upcoming surge. meanwhile, prince george's county leaders talking to marc officials and bus trying to add capacity. >> from safetrack to a ride, check this out. the doors on the r

brianne carter, abc7 news. larry: leading us off at 5:00.. >> they were giving out government cheese here. >> how much people were paid to roll up the sleeves. the body slam and the ballot. the montana voters are at the polls. and in time for the holiday weekend abc7 tracks down the cheapest gas. north, south, east, wes larry: doug hill is in the weather center. doug: we have a new severe thunderstorm warning we'll talk about as the storms are gathering south and west of the metro area. this is the two boxes here. the severe thunderstorm warning and the existing. let's give you detail here as we zoom to waldorf. this looks like 15 minutes away. others on the maryland tide, the heavy storms. with have a new thunderstorm watch in effect until 5:45. this is to the maryland side as well. this is upo hour and hail. the area of the storms are moving northeast. for the new area mount vernon, waldorf in ten minutes, the district before 5:30. rockville at 5:54. so the active areas are under severe thunderstorm warnings. the big picture shows these ar

judge mandating more research before ground brianne carter at the live desk with the decision and a new challenge. this has been nothing but challenges. >> going on since august. today the u.s. district judge richard leon issuing this new ruling there in the case. calling for another review of what the impact metro could have on the purple line project. in the 12-page opinion judge leon stated, "i find the defendants failed to take a look at the records and hard look at the potential impact that the ridership and the safety issues could have on the purple line project and conclude that a supplemental environmental impact statement that addresses the issues is required." the project needs federal environmental approval to get $90 o million in federal funds. it is expected to receive for construction. in the last hour reaction now from maryland's governor who called the ruling incredible disappointing but not entirely surprising. the governor went on to say the fact it took a federal judge this line to reach the conclusion is baffling and if allowed to stand will cause irreparable harm an

transportation reporter brianne carter explains why. a brianne: mike travels to europe several times a year on business. every time his ptop is out ready to work. >> there is wi-fi on the plane so it's convenient to have it middle east are not allowed to bring on board any device larger than smart phone. the larger items like e-readers, cameras or gaming units must be checke but some question if it is safer in checked luggage. >> really at this point we are infringing on people's constitutional rights. i mean, yeah, a phone, laptop, where does it end? >> between having it on a plane or below a plane. brianne: if this is implemented what is not clear which specific u.s. bound flights would be impacted and which devices laer than the cell phone would be prohibited. in a statement the spokesperson for the t.s.a. said we have not made any decisions on expanding the electronic ban. however, we are continuing accessing scurity directives based on intelligence and will make changes necessary to keep the travelers safe. while many understand the