live in northwest, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: we have a live look right now of a vigil going on at the white house. about 25 people are gathered, standing up to the violence from charlottesville. we are hearing from the mother of the woman who was killed of the street. worked-old heather heyer and had a second job as a waitress. friends and family said she was standing up for what she believed in. >> heather's life was not about hate. ran myung man who daughter down mistakenly believed that hate would change the world. kimberly: some call in the chaos feel lucky to be alive. 19-year-old counter protester said she did not have time to run from the speeding car before being knocked to the ground. >> the minute that i heard the screams is also the minute that i got hit. kimberly: 35 people were injured in that crash. new tonight, the wife of a virginia man who was tossed to the ground when the car rammed into the professors is speaking out. he is still in the hospital and she says he has a long road to recovery. >> he was

cheryl conner is in gaithersburg with how the store is cashing in. cheryl: the ticket scanner is getting a workout. >> i spent $40. i have a good chance i think. let me try. cheryl: but he does not hold the winner. the manager of the potomac shell in gaithersburg says maryland lottery gave him a good surprise this morning. >> he said, "you are the powerball $1 million seller." cheryl the gas station is -- cheryl: the gas station is a winner as well. for selling the ticket the owner gets $2,500 bonus. now the guessing game continues. who is $1 million richer? jonathan knew it wasn't him before coming back to play again. >> i have the app. i scanned it. i looked at the numbers. it says 6, 7 powerball is 4. cheryl: it matches the first five numbers but not the power ball. >> i get up in the morning i scan and check my tickets before i come to work because i may want to take the day off. cheryl: someone in virginia may be taking the day off. $1 million ticket sold at parkway express in lorton. both states say the jackpot generates millions of dollars for

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: from a string of shootings last week, now a rash of robberies in the district. this is a look at where the five robberies happened in a span of just about 10 hours, and some of them were violent. the police a it started last grocery store was pushed to the ground and a suspect made off with cash. home from was walking the congress heights metro station on alabama avenue in southeast when he was surrounded by four suspects. we spoke with his roommate. >> he is one of four people who live here. >> i'm nervous right now. police say the robberies are not connected, but they are reminding people to always be alert. new information about an arson at an apartment building in arlington. we first brought you the story yesterday for stop we know that a tenant is facing charges. q mccray explains what else he is accused of doing. this fiery scene at the apartments in arlington sent one person to the hospital and forced 25 families from their homes. >> the fire alarm was going off and i

one thing we do for the many mom and pop stores around the country and cheryl conner spoke to the owner of one where it proved to be too much. cheryl: five small shops in a store front and sharing rent is how they are able to compete. >> these sell well. >> the owner cecilia and her colleagues say keeping up with the online giants like amazon can be tough. >> she saw people looking at some of her ceramics. and then looking at a phone. i guess on the phone and checking it out. cheryl: we looked for the south african headband on amazon and found something similar. it was actually more expensive. $20 in store and starting at $24 online. as amazon looked for 50,000 new employees in the largest job fair this week. we ask them if they are trying to help main street america. >> amazon is doing for small business owners is opening up the marketplace to make amazon customers available to people making and selling their own wears. >> amazon's lauren lynch says more than half the merchandise is from the small business owners. amazon offers selling plans with a monthly fee of $39.99 plus a per item

cheryl conner continues our coverage. as the white house came under fire a former employee also emergenged to give his first interview since he was fired from the administration. anthony scaramucci sat down for an exclusive interview with abc news. and although he says he remains loyal to the president, scaramucci says he would have advised him not to make that statement, if he still had his old job. anthony scaramucci was scaramucci was fired from his post as white house communications director after just 11 days. federal investigators are also investigating another tragedy as the unite the right rally unfolded.. two virginia state troopers killed when their police helicopter crashed. take a look at video of the scene here. this is in albermarle county about 7-miles outside the city. lieutenant h. jay cullen and trooper pilot berke bates were assigned to protect the governor. they crashed right through these trees - you can even see the wreckage is still there. crime scene tape is also still visible. the national transpo

cheryl conner has the latest on the investigation. right now- north korea is facing tough new nuclear program. the united nations security council unanimously passed a resolution over the weekend-- putting a ban on several major north korean exports, including coal, iron, lead, and seafood. the move could cost the nation more than a billion dollars annually. nikki haley, says the u-s may still consider military options if the situation in pyongyang continues to deteriorate. and president trump applauding security council's unanimous vote, while on vacation. the president tweeted over the weekend saying-- china and russia voted with us. very big financial impact." happening today-- the city of chicago is moving forward with plans to sue the federal government. the city will try to stop the justice department from withholding public safety grant money from so-called "sanctuary cities". chicago mayor rahm emmanuel says his city will not be blackmailed. at issue is chicago's refusal to hold suspects at issue is chicago's refusal to hold s

cheryl conner was there when governor hogan provided the update and the photo purple line. >> governor hogan acknowledges it's a fight. >> the governor signed the federal grant agreement alongside secretary of transportation elaine chow. that commits $900 million federal dollars. >> we are still in the court of of appeals. >> the president of the friends of the capital crescent trail. the purple line is not a done deal. and nothing irreversible can happen until they issue a ruling. >> they would clear cut the trail. all the trees would be gone. >> but not many people know about the changes that would >> if somebody even using it on a daily basis they will benefit from the project by the benefit that it generates for the economy. >> 6,000 jobs are involved the construction. >> tear doing the building marks the start of construction. >> in hyattsville, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: coming up, daring to dream. what the protesters called for outside the white house. >> bliss need help to find a robbery suspect. he is desperate and is targeting convenience doug: a quick look at local soo

as cheryl conner reports some historians say the national trend isn't it's removing history. statue of a confederate soldier now has a water view. >> we don't believe you remove historic feature from the landscape. you need to understand it. is there standing on the bank of the potomac river in dickerson, northern montgomery county. matt logan is the executive director of the county historical society. >> the narrative around the statue changed. >> but it's in the eye of the beholder. >> stands for all the things that america is not. racism, separation. >> montgomery county executive leggett announced that it was relocated to private land last month. at this point you would never know that the statue stood here f >> the county executive said the statue is inaccurate because it pays tribute only to the montgomery county young men who fought for the confederacy and not for the county residents who fought to free those from mon damage. >> to recognize the sacrifice. >> thousands of statues were put up around the country from 1900 to 1930. they were meant to demonstrate forgivene

cheryl conner explains how it works. cheryl: he is on paternity leave with the 3-week-old baby madison. employee. >> we put it on instagram and twitter. cheryl: a job fair set for tomorrow morning. we took a tour to show you what is available. check out amazon robotics that does shopping for employees packing up boxes. >> all you need is an i.d. to take the application process and closeed toe shoes to take a tour inside the facility. >> many of them in packing, sorting and shilling the online orders. there are 1,200 job openings in maryland. amazon is expecting to make on the spot offers. >> baltimore is one of ten centers to host the job fair which will include positions in d.c. >> it's self-explanatory. everything is on a monitor. you see it on the screen. it will tell you what to do, how to do it. >> amazon is filling vacancies and creating new job based on customer demands. there are full-time and part-time positions. >> all the employees in the company get the same benefit starting day one. >> the job fair runs from

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: it is all coming into clear focus, thank you, cheryl. join us tomorrow for the eclipse across america on news channel 8 30. wjla.com from1:30 to 3: our reporters are in cities across the path of totality so you can see the eclipse as it happens live from coast to coast. president trump has just tweeted after hearing the news about the uss mccain saying, "thoughts and prayers are with our navy sailors aboard the uss mccain, where search and rescue efforts are underway." uss mccain collided with a merchant ship in the waters near singapore. president trump will deliver his first formal primetime address to the nation tomorrow night at 9 p.m. from fort myer in arlington. the president is suspected to provide an update on the path forward for america's engagement in afghanistan and south asia. the president and his national security team at this weekend at camp david to discuss the u.s. strategy in afghanistan. we will have live coverage of the president's address on abc 7 and wjla.com. the president is back in the white house tonight after

and cheryl conner looks at how the neighbors are preparing. cheryl: flower at the front of the st.rews episcopal school make it a welcoming entrance. but barron trump will put more eyes on the school starting the sixth grade. >> people are like it's the president's son. everybody will be looking and stopping. >> right next to the neighborhood. >> i saw the men walking around in and around the camp and i said what is going on here? they said oh, vice president biden's grandson is at camp. >> the school sent home a letter to parents in may to ensure the campus security for all families the police have not returned our calls as we ask about the traffic preparation. they live right across the street. >> more traffic here. >> parking is already tight. this is the back side. parker drive. the sign that cars can be ticketed or towed. st. andrews is in the middle of homes and next door to the herbert hoover middle school. the first day of school will bring jitters but the neighbors hope they can control the traffic. >> what will happen is even gets used to it. cheryl: in potomac, cheryl co

cheryl conner shows u some got to shop with the sheriff and forge unlikely friendship. cheryl: the sheriff deputy are meeting for the first time at lunch. >> i'm talking to law enforcement. it's pretty awesome. >> it's not every day that a deputy tells you her past and open door for the 15-year-old who is living in a homeless shelter. >> i actually grew up in foster care myself. i chose to do this and do the jobs i have done because i want to help other children out there. >> they headed over to target to shop with the sheriff. the freshman chose backpacks and notebooks first over new shoes and clothes. >> i want to be focused on school to do well and everything and help my parents. >> 40 children from shelter house in fairfax county paired up with the deputy for the 25th year of shop with the sheriff. them dignity for the first day of school. >> new stuff, new shoes, new clothes. cheryl: at the checkout the kids get to spend $250 each. all donations from the community. >> sheriff stacey kincade says it offers up good experience with the law enforcement. >> a lot of them

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cheryl conner shows us, prince george's county is slipping off the backpacks and the other supplies and sending out the call for other districts to step up, too. >>e >> they are dry and ready to build classrooms. backpacks collected in prince george's county are headed for houston. >> they need everything. they have homes they can't go back to today. >> what is left over from a back-to-school fair will be shipped south. prince george's county public schools c.e.o. dr. kevin maxwell says he has had conversation with the superintendent of schools in houston. >> his remarks were moving when he talked about the thousands of children who lost everything. >> children and families now using schools for shelter. >> the goal was to collect 10,000 backpacks. corporate sponsors and the newspaper helped the school system get an extra 2,000 so now they go to students who lost it all. >> it gives the >> they want to collect $1 per student to send to houston. michelle: right now a chance to help the victims of hurricane harvey by eating dinner. a number of area restaurants are raising money for relief

cheryl conner is live at the metro station. cherly: -- detectives around the tracks a short time ago and they were looking for evidence out here after the shooting that happened at 3:00. we want to take you to some video, because we were on the plat arm when the metro train were the shooting happened was still here -- the platform when the metro train where the shooting happened was still here. a metro spokesman says it was around 3:00 this afternoon when a teenager was shot in the abdomen. the shooting happened right on the train that came out of silver spring. it was pretty quickly. metro put out the images of three suspect leaving the station. they are considered armed and dangerous and they may still be in the silver spring area. >> the witnesses those three persons of interest boarded a train on the opposite platform and went back in the upper -- the other direction. we determined those three persons of interest exited metro at silver spring station. we want everybody in the silver spring area to get a look at these images

cheryl conner is out talking to the players with the big hopes and the dreams. >> ken washington hopes the dream comes true. >> i have things i dreamt at one time. >> washington bought three tickets with the number and five more with a random draw. he is happy to get in on wednesday night so far it's at $700 million to make it the second largest in u.s. history. >> i haven't bought one in almost over a year. >> panel has a theory. she bought ten games instead of the ten tickets and playing for the month and not just the night. >> it's karma. if you mess up on the lottery or the ticket you keep it. >> most let the computer do the picking but one who won picked the numbers himself. washington says in 1988 he had the numbers but the wrong line-up. >> i guess i wasn't supposed to win it. i was married at th >> it may be his moment since he is divorced. >> the rain leads to rising water. we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> then later what the president may have meant with the statement as he laid out the plans for the war in afghanistan. >> a local priest with a

in southwest washington, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. alison: they are all excited, but not everyone is excited about monday's total solar eclipse. some people believe the eclipse means the end of the world is near. the author of the book "god's daytime or" says the clips is a spiritual message. >> i believe this is a warning from god to the united states that we need to repent as a nation or judgment will be coming. alison: the clips is the first in 99 years to cross the united states. we will be tracking this total eclipse as it makes its way across the u.s. with a special report for you on monday starting at 12:30. you can watch that on our sister station, news channel 8 or streaming at wjla.com. larry: 99 years ago, there were people then who set the world -- ago, the world is coming to an end. >> every production ever made about the world coming to an end is 100% wrong. just saying. [laughter] alison: i am curious exactly how long you will know something is happening. is it like two minutes? five minutes? one hour? doug: if it is in

cheryl: cheryl conner, abc7 news. vacancies are not all filled before the start of school the day after labor day long-term subs will be hired. the next job fair is august 25 at dr. henry a. wise high school in upper marlboro. michelle: here we go. one of the bigger jackpot in powerball history. $430 million. if you take the lump sum is $250 million. quite a pay cut but i this we gettleman by on that -- we could get by on that. nancy: if y i'd get a lump sum and forget all the friends. michelle: invest. nancy: make new friends. doug: she is honest. ditching us. >> nice knowing you. >> see what happens. >> weather and the hot and humid. the summer pattern re-established itself. air temperature is 91 now. we will leave the door open a crack for the chance of isolated shower. through the evening is a slow drop in temperatures so the humidity levels won't drop. it will stay muggy for the evening and the overnight. get the early morning hours we may have a few patches of fog. 75 degrees for a wakeup temperature. 87 tomorro