jay korff explains. >> this is a very important gathering. met to enlighten city leaders about a concern. >> we asked them to bring a light of any kind. to light up this really dark corner. jay: those who walk alg and live near this busy corridor in northeast have been asking people to improve pedestrian lighting. >> there are no pedestrian lights here. jay: they fear the lack of light may have contributed to the recent uptick in crime. feelsj unsafe, and perception is everything. ay: a councilmember agrees. that have businesses made investments here, neighbors want to support those businesses, and are not going to do it if they don't feel safe walking on the sidewalk. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. worsta pet owner's nightmare. you take the dog to the groomer and he never comes home again. -year-old golden retriever died earlier this month when he was left unattended and a drying kennel. the heartbroken owner says she will be there when they go to court. >> i want to be there for colby i'm his voice. just to make sure that something is done, tha

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, jay. we are on storm watch, rain moving into the area. alison: let's get a timeline on when it will get here and how long it will last with meteorologist steve rudin. not on ourtiming is side with this, the cold front moves through during the day tomorrow, just off to the west right now. rain across west virginia, moving into western maryland. garrett county, allegheny county looking at light rain. more rain is on the way. the next four, five hours, this will overspread. tomorrow, the temperatures eventually into the upper 60's daytime highs. we are looking for the temperatures to be a bit on the cool side. this is the timing for the the morning, the heavier rain over the district and the capital beltway, along with gusty wind. all of this should be out of here midday into the early evening. more on the timing at a much cooler we can forecast from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes. alison: we have breaking news, new video from isis warning of an at

jay korff has a look at how that process works. jay: we spoke with an expert who says the resettlement program has fallen -- is often one of the hardest ways to get into the u.s. she is not worried about terrorists using this program to sneak in, but others don't want to take that chance. persands of syrian refugees day are pouring into europe, some torn apart by civil war, others running from the threat of death, refusing to live under the radical dogma of isis. the obama administration has agreed to accept 10,000 syrian refugees, but survey show that many americans are worried that doinso will increase the risk of terrorism here. ,ore than two dozen governors including larry hogan and rick scott, do not what to accept the syrian refugees. and find out pause what happened and make sure we are safe. ny: the cofounder of the on-profit group says this is based on fear or politics. fiveey go through four or layers of screening before they are brought here. is: the screening process rigorous, involving background checks, investigations

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: happening now, threats of violence and graffiti at two universities in our area, at the center racial tension. extra security is in place at howard and the metro stations nearby. this after violent threats were made in students on campus. a letter was posted online using racial slurs to express anger the university of missouri president was a forced -- was forced to resign. tonight, howard students rallied circlece, gathering in a on the yard. at bowie state university, outrage over a manage that ika,ars to be a swast discovered outside of the martin luther king jr. art center. the graffiti has since been removed and the police are investigating this is a possible hate crime. alison: they are the men and women that you trust to make decisions about your health, but your own doctor could be hiding a secret. i-teamur side investigator joce sterman discovered hundreds of local physicians dealing with addiction. and they don't have to say a word to you. joce: in photos posted on fac

jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, jay. shot to death on her front porch, 15 years ago, but tonight this cold case has new life. now the unsolved murder of susan street may unlock answers in a spree of other crimes in montgomery county. tom roussey has the investigation. hopeful theyce are can bring about an arrest. 15 years ago there was an eight month spree that started with ae murder of street, then bullet into a home near by, another shooting in a number of street robberies along belfry road, all of this in the aspen hill area of montgomery county. the police believe they may be connected and solving one of them may help solve the murder. >> completely innocent, a real tragedy. tom: 15 years ago this friday night, susan street return to this aspen hill townhome after selling avon products. they believe that she would shot and killed on her front porch as they attempted to rob her. i phone her brother in florida and they said the family had just celebrated thanksgiving. he called the police after street to not go to work

jay korff is live in the satellite center with wh is happening. alison, protesters continued to express their frustration in a justice system they feel is skewed. they also hope to interrupt shopping on michigan avenue on black friday. protesters once again took to the streets of chicago, blocking traffic and airing their outrage. stared down an officer and blew a whistle in his face. the disturbing dash cam video showed a police officer shooting in killing mcdonald back october 2014. the authorities say the 17-year-old had a knife and ignored repeated warnings to stop. mcdonald was reportedly hit 16 times. a journalist also spoke out, stressing reforms are needed in the police department. >> we have heard all of these statistics like the better government association reporting a huge number of police shootings in chicago and how that compares with rest of the nation, really unfavorable. prosecutors charge officer jason van dyke with murder. his attorney insists he fired in self-defense. >> when he jumped out of the car, the subject made a motion

jay korff, abc 7 news. breaking news from southeast washington, wore a prisoner in custody of special police officers has died. this happened on good hope road sunday. the officers arrived and found alonzo smith handcuffed by special police officer, unconscious and not breathing. d.c. police are investigating what happened. breaking, d.c. police say the man shot near the intersection of benning road and southeast has died. nobody is in custody at this hour. if you have information, d.c. police want to talk with you. faces aan fbi agent decade in prison for punching a teenager. it happened when the 15-year-old intervened during an argument. actions, defended his saying he felt threatened. a montgomery county jury found him guilty of second-degree assault, and he will be sentenced in january. leon: charles severance may spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced for three murders. with a trial behind them, the victims families are looking to the future. one of ruthanne lodato's daughters work w

live in woodbridge, jay korff, abc 7 news. kimberly: a candlelight vigil was held tonight for a prince george's county woman who was shot and killed by her husband. this happened one week ago in upper marlboro. the police say that antwaun sullivan shot and killed tonya wilson-sullivan after an argument and then shot and killed himself. family members say that she got married not too long ago and seemed happy. there was no sign. there was no sign. somebody is if living under the situation, get out now. don't let it turn into such a tragedy. kimberly: tragically, she leaves behind four children. the race for the white house, the republican national committee has named somebody to oversee the debate process. the rnc chief operating officer will negotiate debate terms with networks. the announcement came before the campaign held a meeting to discuss the format of debates. the candidates won a greater say and how debates are run and who moderates them. tonight, a outside very wild start to the month of november, but will some of us

jay korff has the latest. lawmakers are demanding action following a recent investigation by our i-team reporter joce sterman. bill nelson of florida and richard blumenthal of connecticut called on the consumer product safety commission to take swift action. they want the cpsc to launch an in-depth investigation immediately to find out if athletic fields that use crumb rubber could be posing a health risk to children and athletes who frequently come in contact with the product made from scrap tires. the senators are demanding an independent review because they are concerned about the validity evaluation inber california that they suspect could be a conflict of interests. as 7 on your side reported last week, more than 160 athletes are concerned their cancer could be related to crumb rubber. the synthetic turf council maintains that crumb rubber is safe, claiming 50 studies show no evidence of harm or cancer links. live in the newsroom, jay korff, abc 7 news. on a we have an update story that we first told you

jay korff has the emotional tribute and the press for change. jay? this little girl gave so much joy to friends, family, and neighbors. this is the spot where her life was lost, and this is where the community once change. >> she was the light of our life. jay: a crestfallen community gathered in clinton to honor nine-year-old brown, to support her family and her mother. mother was driving earlier this week. she failed to yield to an oncoming car while turning left on woodyard road. the mother survived the collision, her daughter did not. >> i lost my daughter, my only child. i don't know what to do. jay: there is consensus the intersection is at best tricky and more often dangerous. >> we need to let them know there is a problem. jay: neighbors also made a promise they intend to keep long after improvements are made to the intersection. they vowed this will always be known as the little girl's corbnener. >> even in the mitts of our pain, god can and will give us peace. are in theors process of preparing a petition to put pressure on local officials

jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: coming up next -- star wars fans, get ready for a big jimmy kimmel live. we have the sneak peek next. in thei'm steve rudin belfort furniture weather center. a cold night ahead, but moving alison: the video was terrifying, responders pulling a man from a burning car in suitland in september. tonight, a touching moment of thanks from that victim. larry dunmore suffered serious burns but has recovered, and today he showed up at the morningside volunteer fire department and met his rescue were for the first time. he told firefighter day you'll colin's, "you gave me a second chance at life." wow. amazing. leon: has to feel good. lots of folks counting down, just 24 days until the premiere of the new star wars movie. tonight,n celebration the entire cast will be on jimmy kimmel live, next on abc 7. leon: kidd o'shea got a special sneak peek at the shell and he is live in los angeles. evening from hollywood boulevard, where people are out tonight. earlier this evening they take the sp

jay korff has the reaction from the neighbors. this is still ongoing? jay: indeed, and we are going to walk a little bit. the vehicles parked here at the front of this subdivision. these folks are waiting for the standoff to end, and there is a police cruiser that is blocking people from going back into the neighborhood. is taking place several blocks into the neighborhood, and for safety reasons they do not when anybody else to be near. >> i've never seen so many cop cars and a swat team. jay: this normally quiet bowie neighborhood plunged into chaos after a tense standoff between a man and a home and prince george's county police. a female police officer said, ma'am, get back in your house and lock the door. jay: this woman watched as the alarming ordeal unfolded in the house across the street from her. >> the officers were down behind it with guns aimed at the house, the front door. jay: a domestic dispute in the home resulted in gunfire. the police say nobody was hurt and the people inside the house fled. authorities evacuated surrounding homes. >> i

jay korff is in the newsroom with the story only on 7. you have been working on this for years. jay: indeed. it has been nearly three years. labor of love we have been working on. diverted twa 4514. in 1974, a commercial airliner slammed in a hillside in northern virginia killing everyone on board. nearly 100 lives. but what a lot of people don't know is coming out of the crash, countless lives were saved due to safety improvements. >> cuts a path through the blue ridge mountains. nearby, humble roadside memorial untouched is the only thing to remind passerbys of the horror witnessed here 41 years ago. >> this is one of the most completely destroyed aircraft wreckages. jay: in 1974, flight 514 slammed into mount weather along the loudoun county line. after being diverted from reagan national airport to dulles due to foul weather. >> there were plenty of bodies but we couldn't find survivors. jay: all 92 people aboard died incling alice's mother and father. >> the mountain jumped up and bit the plane. jay: the national transportation safety board ruled the crash occurred because t

live in the district, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: france is declaring an all-out war to destroy isis. andsands are in mourning hundreds are still being treated for injuries they suffered during the terror attack. tom roussey continues team coverage from the french embassy. tom? tom: alison, before we tell you the latest, let's show you what's going on in georgetown. the number of flowers and i'd was being left outside of the embassy is continuing to grow. there are memorials like this one in france as well, but there is also a hunt that has expanded well beyond the french borders. tonight, the eiffel tower was open, lit in the colors of the french flag. meanwhile, in international manhunt. of eight suspects in the attack, seven are dead. tonight, a massive effort to find the one still alive. the authorities thought they had the french citizen cornered in belgium. [explosions' ] he was not there. one of his brothers died in the attacks. another was detained and released, and spoke to reporters nnocence.it' >> we do not think f

jay korff looks ahead. this is the first of six cases against baltimore police officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. some believe that picking an impartial jury could be difficult. 26-year-old william porter faces a number of charges including manslaughter, going on trial monday. more than seven months ago, porter and five other baltimore police officers were involved in the arrest of freddie gray. he was loaded into the back of the police van, shackled, but restrained, say prosecutors. they say that he sustained a severe spinal injury while in custody and died. hours after his funeral, baltimore interrupted in violence. we were there when lawlessness ripped apart charm city. brad: the police are being pelted. rioters attacked police officers, torching buildings and cars. looting stores. this cauldron of chaos, coupled ofh a deep-seated perception justice, placed baltimore and a national stage with other communities confronting police brutality. the city remains on edge, with the ho

jay korff has the developments and what sparked this. really landmark development unfolding at the university of missouri after faculty, students, athletes expressed outrage over a leader they say was not actg quickly and seriously enough dealing with racism on campus. the university president tim wolf resigned, and only hours later, another resignation. this happened after a graduate student went on a hunger strike, untiling he would not ea you step down. very as educators called for his job come even members of the football team said they would not practice or play until changes were made. >> i take full responsibility for this frustrati full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. use my resignation to heal and start talking again, to make the changes necessary. the hunger strike is over, football resumes. officials say a number of initiatives will be implemented in the coming months to address racial problems on campus. leon: students at yale university are also calling for change. today, hundreds protest at what they say

jay korff has more on a documentary you will find on wjla.com. >> the total impact area probably runs 700 to 800 yards. jay: the flight slammed in the top of the mountain, along the western end of estee of the cou. >> you don't hear much but this proves to be a critical turning point in the aviation safety history. >> ground proximity warning system were mandated for airlines. >> on the fateful day, there was plenty of debate to go around. the nationaltransportation safety board determined a tragic miscommunication between the flight crew and the air traffic ontllers. the mistakes could lead to disasters. you can watch this by going online where a short documentary diverted twa 514 is shown exclusively. >> anytime i'm in the mountainous tern i know that they areistening. leon: coming up wizard fans get their wish. but not exactly like they want. look at kevin durant's return alison: "7 on your side" in health matters now. tonight there are new recommendations that kids under the age of 10 not head the ball in sou.s. soccer made e announcement yesterday saying that the kids should not