jay korff reports. >> hi there. it's rare when the star of a baseball game is not even playing. this 10-year-old came to the game to throw out the first pitch. >> once in a lifetime thing. it's really special. jay: it is the first of more than 100 games to be played in the d.c. region. money raised from tickets concessions, and donations will go to an organization that hopes to raise half $1 million for childhood cancer research. the story is not just on the field, it is in the stands. >> too many kids are getting it. jay: his son passed away in 2013 from childhood cancer. >> it's like a bomb goes off. jay: this mother does all she can to raise more money for pediatric cancer research. >> the goal is banners. any little bit helps to make people aware. jay: there will be a patient ambassador at every game. >> some of my very good friends passed away. it's definitely a sad things. jay: kaleb's cancer came back, but he has every intention of beating it. >> on very glad they are having these kinds of fundraisers. jay: j

jay korff is live at police headquarters with one victim's angry plea. jay: the victim of this terrifying crime is sharing her story in hopes that it will lead to an arrest and that neighbors will look out for each other better in the future. >> the door was kicked in, the frame was broken. jay: janet says her home is no longer her section where he after what happened a few days ago. >> they felt they had the right to enter my home and take away my security. jay: sunday morning while at church suspects kicked in her door, taking her safe, electronics, and jewelry. they also stole her sense of security. >> i was so overwhelmed. this is my home. jay: a neighbor passing by said that she saw two young men on the porch moments before the break in but did not think to call the authorities. >> in that situation, you want to look out for one another. if you see something, say something. jay: the police found and returned her now-smashed safe, with nothing inside. she has beefed up security and is hopeful that those responsible for shaking her sense of well-being

jay korff takes us to arlington national cemetery. jay: this burial at arlington national cemetery, with full honors. some feared it would never happen. they had to wait 63 years to finally say goodbye to his father. >> it means everything to me everything to my father. jay: the decorated world war ii veteran was a u.s. air force surgeon. he was aboard an airplane that slammed into a mountainside east of anchorage, alaska, in rough water. all 52 people on board were killed. it was believed this would be their final resting place. his son was so affected by his father's death that he dedicated his life to military service. he was awarded the air force cross for heroism in the vietnam war. >> that's a dangerous profession. jay: in 2012, the plane's wreckage was discovered miles away from the original crash site. his father's remains were identified in return. >> i thought, wonderful. something we can show to the whole world what my dad meant to me. [taps plays] jay: thursday at arlington national cemetery, the family witnessed what shoul

as jay korff reports, a local teacher made that moment come alive for students when she took them on a remarkable ride back in history with the help of a world war ii veteran. jay: this elementary in springfield is the only german immersion program in the region. the german teacher recently returned from her mother's home town to return -- to attend festivities celebrating 70 years of democracy. the city nearly obliterated by allied bombs was a not see stronghold during world war ii before american gis liberated the city. >> i could tell that the war was about over but i had silence in my heart because of the people who might have been in those buildings and did not evacuate and lost their lives. jay: to transform her trip, she found rocher in iowa. the 91-year-old still fits into his uniform. she flew him to germany and brought with her questions that students posed to elderly germans who were children during the war. >> what was going through your mind and how did you feel when you first saw an american soldier? jay: she videotaped the most emotional answers. >> don't worry, don't w

, tonight, the cap falling to the rangers in overtime, and game six could decide the series, and jay korff is outside the verizon center. what do we have? less than 30 minutes to go? jay: it is like a block party. there is even a dancing referee out here. game six. i will take you back so you can see some of the festivities. this is very crucial. the caps are up 3-2. every one of these games has been by only one goal. these guys have been out here all night, having a great time. everybody is hoping and expecting this is going to be at. and this would give you a sense of just how many people are here. and this will show you right in front of the center just what it is like out here. folks are ready, and they are expecting a will take it and go to the eastern conference final. >> absolutely. they always seem to start out really great and then fizzle out at the end. all of our team, the nationals are winning, the wizards are waiting. and we are back live. the washington capitals have had some great teams. they have just not been able to get to the stanley cup finals and live up to their expec

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you,jay unbelievable. a police officer in prince george's county is charged in connection with a deadly shooting that started last week with gunfire outside of a mcdonald's in waldorf. the officer's mother was arrested first, but now he is charged with murder as well. richard reeve is live in waldorf with more. rich, what have you learned? richard: the shooting happened in this mcdonald's parking lot. documents indicate this was a planned event, a co-conspiracy between a mother and son who happened to be a prince george's candy police officer. the investigation is not over. the authorities have not found the murder weapon. it was in this mcdonald's parking lot that a long simmering custody dispute turned deadly. >> just shocked, disbelief. richard: prince george's county officer richard conway, arrested monday, faces murder charges. the is accused of plotting with his mother caroline, in the shooting of his ex-wife, crystal, and her new husband robert mange. >> this was planned. she went there with the han

alison: we have team coverage of the case in the protests, beginning with jay korff. he has the exclusive details about the investigation. jay: a huge development from brad bell. sources are telling him the focuses not on what happened outside of the police transport van but what happened inside those critical moments. we are also learning the law enforcement response as the protests get big this weekend. thursday night baltimore and maryland law enforcement leaders announced they will enforce an evening curfew through the weekend and that additional police will be brought in if needed. >> people need to observe the curfew, protest peacefully. we have allowed the protests you happen, we want that to happen. jay: earlier in the day, the police submitted their findings to prosecutors. multiple police sources finley with the investigation tell brad bell that gray's fatal neck injury did not happen when the cell phone images were recorded outside of the van. sources say his head hit the back of the transport van while in transit. sources say a mark on his head matches a bo

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you jay. this is not just the busiest line in the u.s., it is the busiest line in all of north america. the investigation is having a big impact on travel for millions of people. tomorrow, amtrak says it will be operating between washington and philadelphia, but with a lower frequency of trains making the trip. and of course there is no service between new york and philadelphia. also, hoping to fill the breach, greyhound has begun to honor amtrak tickets and commercial airlines are doing what they can to help pick up the slack. a lot of things going on coming a lot of information still being delivered and dug up, and that is what we are here for. we will keep you posted with everything we learn in philadelphia. stay with abc seven and wjla.com as we continue to follow this tragic situation. we will continue to bring you live team coverage as the situation moves forward. alison: leon, we appreciate all the reporting and will check back with you later. thank you. other news of the day, the polic

a gun store owner says he is moving in, but as jay korff tells us, neighbors are voicing strong concerns. jay: this arlington strip mall has everything from restaurants to salons. what is going into this empty storefront formerly occupied has this normally quiet neighborhood a buzz. they are opening a new store here this summer. >> exclusive extensive -- [indiscernible] jay: the building owner confirms a lease has been signed, but insists the community is overwhelmingly opposed to a gun shop being here. he is trying to figure out if he can legally break the lease. >> i don't want the community to be upset. >> i just think in a place like arlington, that is very strict with everything, a gunshot doesn't seem right -- a gun shop doesn't seem right to me. >> as long as they are doing it legally and taking the necessary precautions -- jay: firearms owner james gates said the store will sell firearms to police and civilians and will offer gun safety classes. we should note that the owner of nova firearms says he has no concerns at this time. he has every intention of moving into this space. j

jay korff has the details. jay: this has public officials concerned. the measles is very contagious and it can be deadly. according to fairfax county and d.c. health officials, the person who had measles and is no longer contagious had traveled internationally. health officials say this at all between may 10 and may 16 went to some highly populated places in the d.c. region, including embassy suites in northwest the ifc building on pennsylvania avenue northwest, the shelby apartments in alexandria, multiple locations on the innova fairfax medical campus, including the emergency room in the north tower, along with the woodburn medical park. if you want to any of these locations and come down with symptoms associated with measles -- fever-like symptoms with a rash -- you are encouraged to review your fascination records and contact medical officials. to determine your potential risk for measles, we have a link on wjla.com. it will give more precise times as to when health officials believe this person who was contagious was at the locations we mentioned

jay korff, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, jay. the city of baltimore is no longer under a state of emergency. maryland governor larry hogan rescinded the state of emergency this morning more than a week after 2,000 national guardsman were called in to protect the city. the governor's order comes as baltimore's mayor requests a department of justice investigation into the city's police department. this follows the death of freddie gray in police custody last month. six officers are charged in connection with that case. the first house speaker in american history to resign midterm has died. former congressman jim wright died today at a texas nursing home. the texas democrat spent 45 years in congress. succeeding tip o'neil as house speaker. he resigned in 1989 after allegations he violated house rules on gift and income. jim wright was 92 years old. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- whereer thor group isil claims to have trained recruits in the u.s. and when a serious sewage leak will finally be fixed in prince george's county. an

jay korff has the reaction in the special birthday. s walks gingerly into the fire station for remarkable reunion with those who saved his life last friday. >> it is nothing short of a miracle that he not only survived but was discharged sunday evening. jay: he was accidentally stabbed in this nearby parking lot. a good samaritan called 911. >> they were playing in the car. we need an ambulance right now. >> get a clean cloth and apply pressure to the wound. jay: the chief fire officer soon arrived. >> i saw a tremendous money of blood. i applied pressure to the wound. jay: seconds later he was rushed to the hospital. >> i cannot tell you enough words how great it is to see this little boy today. jay: 22 minutes passed from dispatch to the hospital. public officials believe the speed made the difference. >> we do it because we care. we do it because every life matters. jay: the boy shook the hands of every person knew touched him that night, but there is something else to celebrate today. >> ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> thank you everybody! ja

jay korff, abc 7 news. kellye: a grassroots efforts by orioles fans to bring baltimore together is happening monday. fans declared may 11 reopening day, the first home game for the orioles with fan since the large-scale protest after the death of freddie gray. organizers are attempting to pack camden yards in a show of support and unity. a step towards healing and baltimore. a star power tribute after unrest. first, an explosive new finding about the baltimore police department. newly revealed okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. kellye: new findings and baltimore could change the investigation into the city's police department. "the baltimore sun" obtained report showing thousands of people had been brought to the city jail with injuries to severe to be admitted. between 2012 and 1015, they refuse to admit 2600 detainees. prince debuted his performance of the so

jay korff has the amazing stories behind the awards. jay: tonight's event reminds us once again the critical importance that there is nothing more important than protecting our children. the national center for missing and exploited children's annual awards transcends the red carpet. >> i was abducted from a hospitaljay: she was told that 16 that the woman raising her was not her biological mother. she found her biological parents thanks to the national center's resources. >> it was not for them, i would not be up to find out by m. jay: she was given her award by honorees from last year, cleveland abduction survivors amanda berry and gina dejsusesus. >> one thing i would like to share is that hope is alive. jay: it also highlights advocacy, those who do all they can to protect children from harm. they believe that we should never give up on a missing child, no matter what. >> when i was missing my parents reached out to law enforcement and the national center. the national center immediately created and disseminated my missing persons fl

jay korff is live outside camden yards with more on baltimore's recovery. jay? jay: a delightful breezy albeit humid day in charm city. fans are pouring into camden yards and they are calling today reopening day. of course last month's violence and rioting forced the teams to play a home game without any fans and move a couple of additional home games to florida. this is their first time back. the team is returning, of course to a much different city. the horrific riots, businesses were destroyed. many arrests. curfew put in place and lifted. the national guard came into town. protests throughout that period. police department investigated by the department of justice. the city, of course now reclaiming itself. fans say it's really important to be here to support the city in this moment of rebuilding. >> i was supposed to come to a game. the riots happened. we canceled that. so it meant a lot to come here tonight and come to the game. i was not born and raised here but i have been here 23 years. it meant a lot to come out and support the city. jay: opening pitch

jay korff has the details of this incident and the investigation that's happening now. jay? jay: according to a d.c. police report the bizarre scene unfolded behind me saturday morning at engine 9 in northwest washington. the report says that the firefighter everett green became upset when given an assignment he apparently did not like. he said to his superior, "don't make me go to my truck and get my gun and shoot you." the complaint it responded by saying, "you may want to rethink what you just said." the firefighter repeated his threat. he was relieved of his assignment, escorted to the police station, where he was arrested. a d.c. fire and ems spokesperson said the firefighter everett green is on administrative leave. live in the district, jay korff abc 7 news. leon: this just in from prince george's county, a person hospitalized after a fire in springdale. it was a fire on somerton court. the victim is being treated for smoke inhalation but is in good condition. alison: a popular neighborhood is on alert, police searching for four men who attacked a woman in northwest w

jay korff? jay: members of the d.c. fire department are devastated. you see the black bunting laid out in front of engine company six. people from the community have been coming here all day to pay respects. fire officials and firefighters are telling me all of them that lieutenant mcrae was a firefighter's firefighter. funny, compassionate inspiring, nurturing and fantastic at his job. he went right into the cadet class after high school and he has been associated with the department for nearly 25 years. he has a family, married three children. only 44 years old. i just want to wrap it up by showing two conversations i had with fire personnel today. one said working at a fire station in washington, d.c., can at times be hard. lieutenant mcrae made it a lot easier. finally, one firefighter said to me, "kevin was always smiling. he treated everyone with respect. he was a leader, a friend, a mentor," and in this person's words he said, "he was one hell of a fireman." coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00", we will bring you reaction from one of the department

jay korff was there when it happened. it's my understanding new details are just coming out form the police -- from the police? jay: that's right, just moments ago, the scene was cleared. this is where the suspicious car was, the back window kicked out. the auths and saul simpson wishes items in the car. -- the authorities could smell gas and saul suspicious items in the car. they deemed there was nothing suspicious in the vehicle, but out of an abundance of caution they had to see if there was a threat. these are some of the parts of the pressure cooker that they exploded, and here is the spot where it went off. this is not what anyone expected to happen. near the u.s. capitol sunday night. >> i heard a big boom. it sounded like a canning going off. jay: the police closed the streets close to the capital because of a suspicious item found inside of this silver station wagon parked and left unattended on 3rd street. >> we were wondering what was going on. jay: thousands of people were delayed from walking around the scene.

jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: also today, thousands marched in the national memorial day parade. the spotlight was on the veterans, grand marshals were the veterans of world war ii. this weekend an unexpected guest showed up in leesburg. this bear was spotted on edwards ferry road. neighbors rushed out to snap photos of the bear. no reports of disturbances, but some of the neighborhood say he tried to sift through their trash. still ahead, 35 million americans facing severe weather. record rainfall and cleanup. plus, a massive cleanup on the west coast. the rush to save wildlife. ♪ ♪ ♪ leon: the president of mexico was planning to travel to a city hit by a deadly tornado. many people were heading to work and school. 13 people including several school children died along the u.s.-mexico border. it destroyed hundreds of homes. just to the north, 37 counties in texas are officially declared disaster areas, this after storms left the state underwater. hundreds of homes destroyed, 12 people remain missing at this

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, jay. alison: definitely some good news. let's talk about the weather. we have a will hot one coming tomorrow. steve: it is only the middle of may. it will get hotter as we move through the month of june and july. just a little sample. 83 degrees the high earlier today, did not feel that bad. the humidity creeping up, so it's starting to feel like summertime. 74 at reagan national, the wind out of the south. the dew point level, the moisture in the air low 70's. that will feel sticky. 70 in frederick. we have a lot of storms off to the west. this is part of a cold front moving to the east through the overnight hours into the day tomorrow. ahead of the front, warm and humid air, daytime highs in the upper 80's, near 90 degrees. showing where the storms are now, the capital beltway just off to the west, garrett county, allegheny county, a few showers and thunderstorms. some of the storms may make their way a little further to the east winchester and front royal, over the next half hour 45 minutes. then the apart. 65 to 71 degr

jay korff live with exclusive information about the case. jay: this investigation continues as we speak. the joint arson task force that includes police, fire, and atf agents, they are heading up this disturbing case. disbelief blankets this neighborhood in the wake of a disturbing discovery. >> i'm shocked and horrified. jay: cell phone video captured the horrifying scene, flames and smoke pouring out of a large home. police say the call came in thursday at 1:30 in the afternoon. when firefighters entered the house, they found more than they could have imagined. >> there will be a prolonged secondary search. >> there were three other old victims and one child victims. jay: police say all four victims were found on the second floor. sources tell abc 7 the bodies may have been killed prior to the fire being said. they do believe foul play was involved in this fire. >> right now, no obvious signs of forced entry. the nature of the fire is very suspicious. a lot of residents are trying to find out what happened. the officers over the course of t

as jay korff reports, a local teacher took her students on a remarkable ride back in history with thehelp of a world war ii veteran. jay: this is the only german immersion program in the region. the german teacher returned from her mother's hometown to attend festivities, celebrating 70 years of democracy. the city nearly obliterated by allied bombs was considered a nazi stronghold in world war ii before the american g.i. liberated in april of 1945. >> i could tell the war was about over but i had sadness in my heart because of the people that might have been in those buildings and did not evacuate and lost their lives. >> to transform her trip the 91-year-old still fits in the uniform. she brought with her questions that her students posed to elderly germans who were children in the war. >> what was going through your mind and how did you feel when you first saw american soldier. >> he did one better. she videotaped for us the most emotional answers. >> don't worry. don't worry. they repeated that five or six times. my mom said what do they want here? here come the americans. >> myro

jay korff, abc 7 news. maureen: happy birthday and many many more. the smithsonian museum of african event in history and culture is not expected open until late last year. a little last year. but visitors can get a state because some the future exhibit starting tomorrow. the new exhibit will be on display at the smithsonian american history bcm. it includes clothing from james brown and a running suit one -- worn by carl lewis. it was originally expected to open this year. it will soon cost a little less to drive to maryland's eastern shore. governor larry hogan announced a drop in state toll prices. that means two dollars in savings for those spending cash on a round-trip on the bay bridge. e-zpass users will save close to three dollars. the monthly fees being waived. tolls are being reduced on the interconnect or -- intercounty connector and bridges and tunnels in baltimore. all of those reductions take effect july 1, just in time for the big summer holiday. we have a little summer-like whether. doug: definitely a preview. we're talking awesome le

jay korff is live outside camden yards with more on baltimore's recovery. jay? jay: a delightful breezy albeit humid day in charm city. fans are pouring into camden yards and they are calling today reopening day. of course last month's violence and rioting forced the teams to play a home game without any fans and move a couple of additional home games to florida. this is their first time back. the team is returning, of course to a much different city. the horrific riots, businesses were destroyed. many arrests. curfew put in place and