jay korff, abc 7 news.n: late this evening, a flanagan family spokesperson read it appropriate statement. deepestpress our condolences to the family of alison parker and adam ward. we are also playing for the recovery of vicki gardner. our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims' families and the wdbj television station family. leon: the investigation remains in its early stages, so stay with abc 7 as we learn more. and we will commemorate the lives of these young journalists. we will keep you updated on air and around the clock at wjla.com . him, ag news closer to child reportedly missing in the water in alexandria. rescuers on the scene off of gw parkway in stratford lane. that is where chris papst is live. what do we know at this hour, chris? chris: we don't have many details, but the call came into fairfax county emergency responders at 8:00 this evening for a 16-year-old, a water rescue. the 16-year-old was last seen in the potomac river. there is a significant emergency response here. i

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: days, wow. happening tomorrow, metro will reveal the investigation into the derailment a little while ago. session willor focus on whether to take disciplinary action against workers. the empty passenger train derailed august 6, slowing down the commute for thousands. it was later revealed metro was aware of the issue for several weeks but did not do anything to fix it. stay with abc seven and we will use the developments. calls for peace in southeast. washington, d.c., has seen 103 homicides this year, nearly 70% seven and eight. that could a big gathering tonight. diane cho spoke with the mother of one of the latest victims. diane has a look at tonight's mission. you do not have to scratch very deep to get into the emotions. tell us what happened. diane: leon, dozens of people gathered, calling for an end to the violence, but organizers say the only way to do that is if the community comes together. joining hands, they prayed for peace. >> we need to lift up our babies and families. to thepray

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: turning now to the weather, more heat and humidity setting up the chance of storms tomorrow. let's check the timeline with meteorologist brian van de graaff. brian: it is pretty steamy out there. this pattern will be ripped it if, although tomorrow not quite as intense. the belfort furniture weather center, 80 degrees, in the city, southwind at 12. it feels like 83. scanning the skies with live doppler, there could be sprinkles in southern maryland. most of us should remain dry. frederick, 74 andrews, 75 manassas. low 70's downtown through the evening, 60's in the suburbs. tomorrow, and isolated storm, with the best chance wednesday and thursday. leon: a real heartbreaker, people across the area mourning the death of leonard robinson. known to many of us as the route 29 batman, he died in a car crash near hagerstown. he would often visit sick children dressed up as batman. very sight of batman that brought smiles to face is young and old. >> he would walk into the room and you w

live outside of the national zoo in northwest washington, jay korff, abc 7 news. mentioned, the national zoo's celebrating bao bao's second birthday. a included all of her favorite treats, including honey, apple juice, treats, and bamboo. and we are staying on top of the growing developments of the panda family. follow mei xiang and her family at wjla.com and by using the #pandastory. school for back to d.c. police schools. howard and frederick counties also getting ready to head back to class, as well as anne arundel county, some graceful stop there is a full list on our website, wjla.com. still to come, a site nobody expected. where people are dealing with snow before the end of august. and a different site out west. drastic measures as wildfires are burning out of control. and an army deep up in flames. depot up in flames. hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us

jay korff live with how the community is responding. this is a tough one. jay: awful. students, members, staff members and the graduates i spoke to are expressing the devastation and their shock after hearing about the unexpected death of the beloved principal here at wooton high, dr. michael doran. the school officials say the principal here for 12 years was found unresponsive in his bethesda apartment earlier today and pronounced dead short time later. all afternoon people have been coming here to put keepsakes on his parking spot. this is an awful summer for the wooton community. in uptwo students were killed in a car accident. even we spoke with today is echoing the sentiment of the school system. today say he had unwavering commitment to the students. >> that is all anybody can talk about. we are devastated as a community. >> he wasn't just a principal. people thought of him as someone who cared about him. it's nice to go through high school knowing someone is interested in your well being as much as you are. leon: tough times for the wooton community. we wish the

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: moving on, talking about the weather. showers and storms rolled through, but we are in the clear for now with less humid temperatures. meteorologist steve rudin has a look at the outlook. steve: big changes on the way. we got the worst of it out of the way during the evening. we had severe thunderstorm warnings in prince george's county, calvert county, long gone. the storms have moved across the bay. the skies beginning to clear. the temperatures are starting to fall. 72 gaithersburg, 75 winchester, 65 petersburg. elkins, west virginia, 57 degrees, a good sign of what is to come. tomorrow,up in town grabbed the sunglasses. you will need them all day long. lunchtime 80 degrees, middle 80's daytime highs. the rest of the week plus the upcoming weekend and the beach forecast from the belfort furniture weather center in just a few minutes. leon: right now, the search for a killer in glendale. police said that a teenager is responsible for the shooting death of another teenager. they need your help tracking him down. jennifer

jay korff has more on the big loss for the community. tonighteed, leon, and people continue to find their way here to wootton high school to pay their respects for a beloved figure. impactas had a profound on all the kids' lives. a memorial of wooden high school, the very spot where he parked his car for a job that suited him perfectly. was funny, charismatic, and he really cared about the student body. jay: school does not start for another couple weeks, prevented us stop people from streaming by to share memories of a man who made certain that his community know that he cared his 12 years as principal. on i cannot imagine woott without him walking the halls with his silly tie or shirt. found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday. the cause of death is not known, but without play is not expected. his unexpected loss has the community reeling. in june, two students died in a car crash. now the person the students look to for guidance will not be here when school opens. >> the community revered him and respected him. i hope that we can

jay korff has what we are learning about the investigation. jay: what is extraordinary as the airplane that crashed went down in just right spot. just after 9:00 sunday morning, the 50-year-old pilot practicing approaches at the airport crash landed a single engine plane into way bristow neighborhood, only feet from homes. >> we heard a loud crash. it sounded like a truck drove into a car. jay: he saw fuel leading from the wing caught in the tree. amazingly, no homes were hit and the pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries. moments before the crash, audio captures communication of the pilot. rate of 500imb at a feet or minute, climb. correction, climb to 1000 feet. >> i think i'm going to fast. >> it is a blessing she survived. jay: neighbors were relieved to hear their friend survived such an ordeal. heare worst is when you that, now very happy. it does not happen all the time. jay: investigators say the pilot is recovering at an area hospital, the cause of the crash under investigation. jay korff, abc 7 news. kellye: a search plane spot

live in fairfax, jay korff, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jay. abc7 is committed to keeping you informed on the deadly shooting and the motivations behind this. we will bring you more as we get it. expect more on the manifesto at "world news tonight" after "abc7 news at 6:00". maureen: how can americans stomach a deal with a country like that? leon: our maureen bunyan goes toe to toe with the president. the topic is the controversial deal with iran. plus, the national zoo talks to us about the breakk news from there today, the death of one the d.c. panda cubs. doug: another day with sunshine, low humidity. how many more days to come before heat and the humidity returns? i have it in the forecast as "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. stay with us. wow. this thank you .ectacular. we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out of that tiny house? yeah you know when we realized how great the furniture could be, we knew we wanted more space. how much more space? we went from a hundred square feet to... three t

jay korff has more. jay: visitors sunday to the national zoo -- >> it does not happen very often. jay: are talking about the birth saturday night. >> i turned on the news and said, wait a minute, twins? we have to come back to the zoo. jay: the cubs are believed to be in good health, the rare sight of giant and a twins drawing fans from around the world. for washington, and i think seeing the end of being born on the panda cam is incredible. jay: each cubs getting quality time with the mother and a better shot at surviving. while one is with mom, the other is being bottle-fed and cap warm -- kept warm in an incubator. and sunday was bao bao's second birthday. >> she had a birthday cake and extra persons, boxes all over the pit a cage. -- an extra presents, knocks is all over the the panda cage. studentsoming up -- across the region heading back to school. one of the newest schools may not open on time. kellye: a new high school in fredericksburg is behind schedule, which may delay the start of classes. stafford county, students are scheduled to go back to school september 8, but t

jay korff has what happens next. firethe homeowner tells me from a fire pit next-door spread to his property of the weekend, birding not one shed but two. inside the sheds, extremely valuable hundreds of christmas decorations, including the santa railroad. it looks fine on one side, but the other side is a melted mess. 3:00 a.m. saturday, kelly captured the horror on camera. >> it was small when i walked by. jay: he watched the fire destroyed part of his neighbors prized collection of christmas decorations. is now uselessrd pile of charred sheds, twisted wire, and disfigured figurines. he said the fire hit while he was on vacation, the flames so hot that his vinyl siding melted. been home,e had not it would have been gone. third, lost about one $25,000, of a stockpile. the last 17 years, his elaborate andup of 40,000 lights hundreds of decorations has delighted countless passersby. he also uses this spectacular show to collect for the needy. >> i have a wife that lets me get away with doing this. ,t is hard to go bac

jay korff is joining us live. police say he escaped during a home visit. he just walked away. jay: that is our general understanding. we are still trying to get to the bottom of this. we put out a question to maryland corrections officials. we are still waiting to hear back from them. right now, we are at a staging area in riverdale. for hours, we have been following this caravan of maryland state police and prince george's county officials. local, state, and federal officials searching for this man. his name is james alexander noris junior -- norris, jr. years been in trouble for , decades with the law. he pleaded guilty to rape and assault. authorities say, at one point, he was a prison inmate. in 2010, he was guilty for not registering as a sex offender. officials say he is now assigned to a state hospital. this afternoon, he walked away during a court-ordered home visit in nearby hypo. -- hyattsville. we tracked down authorities and saw them near a walmart searching for him. we followed the caravan and the bloodhound four hours -- for hours. at this point, they have not fou

live in the district, jay korff, abc 7 news. >> police are searching for a suspect who they believe shot an american university suspect to death -- student to death last weekend. the suspect is identified as 19-year-old marcus king. they believe king feared the shlitsky near a metro station. >> rain and storms have passed hrough the area as promised. let's check in with steve. steve: we have a nice end of the work week to look forward and to the and a better weekend ahead. look at what's going on with satellite and ray tar. the heaviest storm activity across extreme southern maryland, moving across the bay, the delmarva peninsula, and the sky beginning to clear out nicely, especially western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. temperatures already starting to cool down, 72 in marsburg, 72 in dulles. hanging on to that 0 degree mark. showers and storms will clear out quickly. highs tomorrow upper 80's. we'll talk about the beach forecast and more in a few minutes leesmon? leon: lots of folks sent us photos as the stormed rolled through their neighborhoods. you see close clouds ca

jay korff continues our coverage from the hospital. jay. violence -- certainly shaking the quiet community of moneta. brad bell is in moneta with reaction. condolences and support for the families of the condolences and support for the families of the victims in the shooting. this is what virginia governor terry mcauliffe had to say to abc7 news this morning. the governor later released a statement, saying we cannot rest until we do what we can to rid our society of preventable gun violence. we're learning more about the man behind a crime that's simply described as senseless. i-team investigator joce sterman has been digging into the background of vester flanagan - she's in the newsroom with details. vester flanagan says he was motivated by the racism he saw in the charleston church shootings...and that he admired the work of the virginia tech and columbine shooters. he talked at length about his decision....in a 23 page fax sent to abc news....but the seven on your side i-team has also done some digging to find out more about the shooter.

jay korff is live to explain how schools are trying to keep your children safe on the field. that is a tough trick. jay: it is. on the football field, i'd say the 25 yard line here at the high school. we came here because montgomery county public schools are on the cutting edge of trachtenberg and preventing con -- tracking and preventing concussions in the student athletes. robert griffin iii's concussion thursday reminds players, coaches and parents again of the critical importance of head protection. at paint branch high school across the montgomery county public school system require them to take a baseline concussion test and the coaches undergo recognition training and they teach the players or the tackle without leading with the head. >> learn to tackle and tackle effectively, and be physical. this is a violent came. but protect yourself to walk away and live healthy lives afterwards. jay: this is the second year the athletic trainers are at all public high school practices and home games. >> once a symptom is diagnosed or spotted the student is out of practice for the

team coverage of the on-air ambush continues at 6:00 with jeff goldberg and brad bell in moneta and jay korfft inova fairfax hospital. leon: all right. you are in our hearts, wdbj. now in the midst of the days of breaking news our colleague maureen bunyan had an opportunity to speak with president obama one-on-one. she joins us now live from the white house with the second part of her interview. maureen? maureen: this is an interesting story. a complicated story. first of all, the president does not need to get congressional approval of the iran nuclear deal. however, congress could derail a deal and force a rare presidential veto. the president doesn't want that. that is why he told me this afternoon he is going to spend the next three weeks assuring and reassuring skeptical congressional delegates. president obama: we don't want to have iran get a nuclear weapon. and every credible expert who looked at this says this is the best path for us not to get a nuclear weapon. what we do have to continue to do, though, recognize even with iran not having a nuclear weapon, they are still engaging in