live on capitol hill with the latest, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: jay, responding to another bombshell that the president allegedly disclosed confidential information to the russians during a visit to the white house. today, the national security adviser supported with the president did. listen. >> we don't say what's classified, what's not classified. with the president shared was wholly appropriate. jonathan: all of this as president trump prepares for his first trip abroad as president. that starts friday. it feels like something new every day, doesn't it? your place for new developments. sign up for breaking news text alerts right on your phone by going to wjla.com/text. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7 on this tuesday evening, mainly clear skies. the high pressure in control, meaning hot temperatures tomorrow with the wind eventually changing directions, more out of the south and west. in terms of the 94 degrees. a little cooler to the west come in the mountains. heat impact day for those of you not used to the heat. when th

jay korff is live in where the fans are disappointed. jay? jay: yes, a feeling they had felt many times before the last 15, 20 years. moments ago, thousands of fans came pouring out of the verizon center, demoralized and crushed. year after year, this is what has happened to the capitals. quite frankly, when we were talking to fans, some of them feel that there is actually a curse hanging out over the washington capitals but the town. >> it's so sad. i wonder if they will ever win the stanley cup. >> or a championship. >> something. thehether it be the caps, nationals, or the wizards, we make it every year and we'll all must get the taste of sweetness, and then it just goes away, every time. jay: here is the bottom line on why the capitals are understandably crushed -- it has , thenearly 20 years 1997-1998 season when the capitals last went to a conference finals. live in northwest, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: that is just salt in the wound. a disappointing night for d.c. sports fans across the board. the wizards played against the celti

jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: just into the newsroom, president trump reacting to senator schumer's statement this evening with a tweet. fbion: comey is the first director to be fired in nearly a quarter century, but it is just as president trump took office. attorneys general sally yates and mike flynn were let go. female to the first hold the chief of sure position was fired. -- the chief usher position was fired. clinton is not commenting on the firing of comey, but her former running mate is. senator tim kaine said the firing shows the white house is frightened over the russian investigation, saying it is part of a "growing pattern by the white house to cover up a truth." steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, the temperatures not as cold as they were last night at this time. the reason why, we have a bit of cloud cover. tomorrow, a bit warmer for the daytime highs come eventually into the lower 70's by the afternoon. grab the sunglas we have rain all the way on the 10-day outlook and the impac

jay korff is live in rockville. jay: in f d.c. area to ban smoking in an area like this, outside seating of a restaurant or bar. la plata,joins maryland, as the only other city in the area to a neck such a ban. a first offense, a $50 fine. the ban includes a number of smoking products, cigars, cigarettes, even vaping. >> smoke-free air is guaranteed, so that is a big day for everybody who comes to eat and work here. it affects a lot of people in important ways. critics say this could hurt the bottom lines of restaurants and bars. governmentt overreach, but supporters say that health is the bottom line. jay korff, abc 7 news. from: satellite and radar widen the view, a weak cold front to the west is going to move through later tonight. it may try things out just a little bit early tomorrow morning and could trigger a little patchy fog for the early morning rush-hour. not expecting any type of air travel delays in the morning. the temperatures right now in the 60's, 57 reagan national. the temperatures, waking up early tomorrow morn

jay korff spoke with the man who apprehended the sprayer. metrohat the limb on this bus, tracking the police and first responders. >> some guy was looking come and i was like in my bothering you? jay: jones man near him that he thought was agitated. i got sprayed. jay: jones was with several friends, including his two children and their mother. >> my daughter is four years old and my son is 2. ran when the pepper sprayer off the bus, he chased him for several minutes. jones said the man eventually fell and jones turned the pepper spray on his owner, saying he felt like a lion protecting his cubs. >> i took care of them. real.t your cubs, for jay: back live at the bus stop in silver spring. the police declined to elaborate on what happened. they say they are still investigating but we know there have been no arrests and nobody was seriously hurt. jay korff, abc 7 news. nancy: the police say that it is for, gunfire ringing out again at the same place as a deadly shootout over the weekend. anna-lysa gayle is live in northwest with the investigat

jay korff is live with a response going on right now. jay? jay: it was an inferno and the neighbor just showed us this. take a look at this towering inferno as the fire occurred at about 7 p.m. we are going to zoom into the house. insideere two families at the time, including young children, who escaped with their lives. injuries, smoke inhalation, but it is miraculous 's were lost. everybody is grateful that everybody got out with their lives. the cause of the fire officially remains under investigation. manassas, several people escaped with their lives and are grateful this evening. jay korff, abc 7 news. on terrorto the war come and a new warning for truck and bus companies. tsa is alerting them to watch out for terrorists who may be planning to ram trucks into people or buildings. among the attack in nice, france, that killed 80 people during a bastille day celebration. alison: we are waiting to find out the identity of a body found in the woods. in ans body was found area of berwyn heights behind in elementary school. the police say it w

along the national mall in washington, i'm jay korff. >> suspected that amazing. wow!documentary "left behind" and see the special at 8:30 on newschannel8. nancy: truly powerful. >> coming up at 6:00, the president pushes back as a scandal surrounds his son-in-law. a boat full of migrants catches fire. the saved all the lives and the oldest pearl harbor survivor's message as he visits the world war ii memorial. that's new at 6:00. >> the weather earlier with steve rudin and it was nice to see at lunchtime the sun come down in the mazezy start. this is a live camera in ocean city maryland. most of the beach-goers have gone home. the surf temperature in the 60's. let's look at what is going on. there is neg to the immediate metro but there is nothing south of us. this is moving volume. this is looking fine. no worries. clouds out there. this will fall to 70s and 60's. the rush hour commute tomorrow could look at it scattered showers and thunderstorms. mid-60's to start. 70 between hours of 8:00 and 10:00. moving through the day tomorrow, highs will eventually rebound to

jay korff is live with the important conversation taking ?jay?tonight. jay:o aliso according to experts, galleryw? i'm standing, is one of the hubs of sex trafficking and washington, d.c. we will tell you tonight how you can slow it down or prevent it. >> we do not hide the reality of human trafficking. jay: it is considered a nationwide epidemic by the d.c. attorney general. >> every three minutes, a child is sex trafficked. jay: traffickers use the streets and internet to lure vulnerable kids into this cruel underworld. >> they often run away and the trafficker is waiting around the corner. jay: she runs an agency helping young women who are escaping the clutches of exploitation. she and experts talked monday night to help kids and keep them from trafficking. >> the majority of the girls that we serve are sold and recruited onto the internet. may not were buying sex know they are buying don't open your door to strangers knocking. if you spotall 911 something or someone suspicious. jonathan: must-see video into the newsroom, a woman rescued through the

jay korff spoke with some of the people who were trapped inside. >> if you try to leave, they would not let you. dakota,iting from south he said at 3 p.m. he watched as security personnel rushed into the holocaust museum bathrooms. >> they were looking in all the bathrooms, a lot of confusion. jay: somebody reported a sex assault inside a woman's bathroom. the museum was locked down. they were allowed to exit 30 to 45 minutes later, the women and children were, but the men had to stay. were trying to trap, identify come and arrest the suspect. as of late sunday night, the police have not released additional information. most visitors said the authorities handled the incident professionally. they wish they had do what was going on earlier. >> i think they should do what they need to issue. i don't think it was right to leave us in the dark for two hours. jury selection begins in the bill cosby sex assault trial. chosen ins being pittsburgh because of pretrial publicity. the trial will take place in suburban philadelphia. the jury will decide if the 79-year-old actor drugged and molested

go to getfios.com kimberly: it wasn't the best day for a like ride with roads so wet, but our jay korffo is a competitive annual blessing of the bikes. promotesof the bikes cycling in d.c. those cyclists are clipped into their bikes. it is hard to maneuver. is the drawing tonight capitals, hosting the penguins in a win or go home showdown. sam sweeney is live among a sea of people rocking the red. i see you have stepped outside the crazy bar scene. sam: there are so many people down here. at pug strikes. this is when those people will be inside the verizon center. they are ready to go but a bit nervous. need, why do the caps what do the caps need to do to win this game? >> they need to score goals. sam: why did you come from new jersey for tonight's game? >> my cousin is on the team and going to score a goal tonight. sam: we have team coverage inside the verizon center. we will see you after the game at 11:00. back to you in the studio. kimberly: it is harder to tell whether it is louder outside the bar or inside the bar. josh: you can see quite a bit from both sides. kimberly: offense

jay korff has been speaking with students. what have they said? crestfallen. , but alsoisgusted determined to make a change. very late tonight, the a.u. released a powerful statement that reads in part, " acts like these are done to induce fear and intimidation, but it does not reflect what a.u. is." i really believe there is no place for these types of cowardly, disgusting acts. jay: students are taking time away to talk about how to -- about the bananas hanging from nooses near a african americans were already on campus. >> we are doing papers and projects, and we have this with noosesl drama hanging around campus. jay: among the many emotions. >> it's something that brings a lot of anxiety to the campus. outraged seeing as last fall bananas were also used in racially fueled incidents on campus. >> i'm tired of being quiet. my people have been quiet for 400 years. you all are going to stop and listen to what i have to say now. we have learned these incidents occurred on the very first day and black woman, also a member of a sorority, began her t

as jay korff reports, old friends are sharing a life-saving bond. >> we really cannot do much. we are on restrictions. , theyntil a few days ago had not seen each other in nearly 20 years. now harmon is staying temporarily nearby as they recover together from a surgery. , we were all brothers and we would do anything for anyone. jay: they were paratroopers together at fort bragg in north carolina. they stayed in touch through facebook, a connection that proved life-saving. ill andber, johns fell his wife put a frantic plea for a kidney donor on facebook. >> it was total desperation, hey, i'm on dialysis and in kidney failure. jay: in 24 hours, his old pal volunteered and turn out to be a perfect match. >> i saw the post and said, what can i do to help? jay: last thursday, a transplant team successfully put one of rob's kidneys intokai. >> it's helping a friend. jay: and there is time to reflect on the power of selflessness and bonds that never break. thank god he asked. steve: stormwatch 7 first forecast shows temperatures falling into the 40's in the mountains, 59 degrees at r

jonathan: jay korff has the latest developments. american university police a each video taken about 4 a.m. monday shows the person of interest walking through campus. the police believe this maybe the person responsible for hanging bananas with nooses throughout campus found later that day. who were hopeful this mystery suspect will be identified and arrested. >> i really hope that whoever committed this act is brought to justice. jay: it is believed the bananas were met to offend members of an african-american sporting at school. tuesday the university president addressed students. students marched soon thereafter. while students we spoke with are relieved progress has been made in the criminal case, they say more work needs to be done on the race relations side. >> turning this into a criminal case, i do want to divert from the issue at hand, but it did happen. jay: late tonight, a development. students have confirmed they have crafted a long list of officials university come including they won any student responsible for a hate

jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: a judge sentenced a woman to 40 years in prison for luring a man to his death. prosecutors say that vanessa alvarado knew that members of the ms-13 gang were waiting for a man in a wooded park. they stabbed the 18-year-old more than 150 times. the reason, he jokingly flashed a sign for a gang he did not belong to. motivation for this killing, other than this young man had the audacity to falsely flash a gang sign of a rival gang. alison: four other people have been charged in the murder, one who has pled guilty, while charges against the second or dropped. weapon two dozen people ever save request for information from the house intelligence committee as part of the russian investigation. epstein is a current employee of sinclair broadcast group, owner of the station. ,is attorney told abc news "like many others, mr. epstein has received a broad preliminary request for information, a voluntary request. mr. epstein has not been subpoenaed nor do we anticipate he will be." former

jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: we will be closely watching the developments from the white house and the hill. be the first to know by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com /text. update, aatebreaking former delegate from president trump pleading guilty in federal court today to having un as well as child pornography. he is facing 27 years in prison. last year law enforcement found the bunker with machine guns come explosives, recording devices, and chil pornography. he also told a 17 year old to hide his camera and computer in the woods. bailey was also register as a sex offender. jonathan: a convicted killer is back in custody. pled guilty to a drunk driving crash that killed five people in 2014, never showed up for sentencing, going off the radar last week. the police say he has been captured. and -- >> if i did not go to the firehouse after my appointment, i would be dead. jonathan: he wa crash. he had to use his belt as a tourniquet and it may have saved a woman's life. tom: d.c. firefighter jeff beac

jay korff, abc 7 news.onathan: moments ago, the champions announced, the newest mirror ball trophy winners. alison: a lot of fun. let's get to hollywood. we are live backstage at "dancing with the stars. another exciting season. and you are in the middle of the celebration. jonathan,alison and it was a cliffhanger until the very end. people are celebrating. people shocked by the news that emma and rashad won, not surprised that they won, but that the other couple did not make it to the final two. but much reserved for rashad and emma. otherints, on top of his total and he pulled it off. everybody dancing their final dances tonight, feeling the pressure to bring home the mirror ball trophy. tonight was a challenge, only 24 hours to rehearse the dance. david ross came in as the rashadup, emma and winning. predicting shee was going to be the one to take it. back to you. jonathan: very exciting. something just into the newsroom, we are hearing from the parents of murdered dnc worker seth ridge. fox news has ret

jay korff has more. several local scientits say re-examinations of several negative zika tests have found three people last year did -- in fact -- test postive for the virus. as we first reported in february, two pregnant women thought they were negative... but were latrer then told they did have zika. that re-testing came after botched results from the d-c public health lab -- because of mistakes workers. a total of 423 samples had to be retested by other public health labs and the centers for disease control and prevention. 26 patients are still left with inconclusive results. the d-c department of forensic sciences says it has informed all providers of their test results. former president bill clinton is planning a new book- but it's not what you might think. he's teaming up with a famous suspense author james patterson. the book will be a political thriller called "the president is missing." it's set to be released next summer. clinton has published several nonfiction books and a memoir, "my life" in

jay korff introduces us to two women trying to find their way back to their faith after coming out. >iversity swing freely at the rockville united church. this congregation has been on the forefront of supporting social justice issues. but for the newcomer erica, that control trance did not greet her growing up in the deep south. >> there was no time to be gay. i i didn't have a second to process the thought i might be gay. >> she spent much of her childhood attending evangelical church, a faith community that defined her identity. when she came out in high school the backlash was overwhelming. >> let me tell you why being gay is a sin. let's pray the gay away. let's talk about the bible and what the bible says about homosexuals and how they are not getting into heaven. >> in a powerful exclusive called fracture faith available only at wjla.com we bring you emotional stories of erica and her partner who are trying to repair their faith after shattered coming out. >> some of my best friends say i love you but i don't agree with that. it's hard. i mean it's -- you have to hide who you a