jeff goldberg tells us what it involves. >> there is a sense of certainty when it comes to rush-hour. >> rush-hour is really crowded. >> which is why these people like what they are hearing about plans to ease the crash. >> you have to watch where you are going or they will knock you down. another metro would be great. >> metro had been considering a , and the other calling for a second station. toer option one was deemed not feasible, focus shifted for a new station north of wilson boulevard connected by up to three underground walkways which would mean more blue line trains. >> seems to me there are a lot of other things that can help out in the system. >> it is such a critical piece of infrastructure. addition of the silver line will only add to the congestion. the solution, a new station. >> we need to be able to fix that chokepoint. >> all that means when the silver line starts running, blue line trains will run less frequently. every 12 minutes instead of every eight minutes. wait any longer. >> it is kind of annoying knowing it is not going to say seven minutes. >> jeff goldber

. >> this is information we are getting from our own jeff goldberg who is inside that courtroom in richmondlet me go ahead and show you a picture that jeff tweeted about two hours ago when mr. williams showed up to court. two key pieces of information we're getting from jeff goldberg. one is that back in april of 2011, the williams took a trip with the governor's wife where they went on a $20,000 shopping spree. key information number 1. a month later in may 2 of 2011 we're told maureen mcdonnell and williams met to discuss the family's financial situation. that is where we're being told, according to williams who is on the stand right now, that's where she asked him for a $50,000 loan and then asked for an additional $15,000 loan for the expenses of their daughter's wedding. again, our jeff goldberg is inside that courtroom in richmond, and he will of course bring us updates, new information, starting at 6:00. reporting live in the newsroom, hatzel vela, abc~7 news. >> thank you. >> meanwhile we have new developments in the sudden closing of truland systems. it put hundreds out of work in

live in richmond, and effjeff, abc~7 news. >> -- jeff goldberg, abc~7 news. >> mark warner is one of two dozen lawmakers who have used taxpayer funded charter jets for travel. it has not been cheap. u.s.a. today reported the total cost over the 24 u.s. senators over $1 million. a jet trip last year, about $8,500. senator tim kane made a similar trip by car. his travel costs $691. >> this weather didn't cost anything today. >> i hope everybody enjoyed it because the pattern will change over the the ex-couple of days am -- the next couple of days, more clouds and a chance of showers. saturday could be the rainiest day. this is a time lapse north of washington and frederick at the earth and space lab. a beautiful day. a little haze in the morning and tons of sunshine through the day. some fair ether clouds. and of course -- fair weather clouds. some showers are 30 miles to the west of frederick as we speak. we've been tracking those on doppler radar. but it's been hanging north of winchester. no lightning and one downpour getting ready to cross the line into southern sections of jeffers

and richmond, jeff goldberg. >> thank you. only on seven tonight, a 28-year-old woman faces charges, accused of arranging to meet a 15-year-old boy she met while playing xbox. investigators say garen smith drove from missouri to montgomery county to connect with the victim. smith was invited into the family home by the boy's mother. the two were even allowed to share a bedroom. at some point, police say the mother became suspicious and called police. smith will be in court answering to charges of sexual abuse in a few weeks. >> just coming in from fairfax county, a landfill. originally was scheduled to close in 2018. they wanted to extend that by more than a decade. they offered a close date of 2025. nearby residents fought both dates. tonight, the residence won the battle. the board of supervisors ruled the landfill has to close on schedule in 2015. >> in an effort to cut down on trash, d.c. mayor vincent gray signed a bill banning some food containers. this goes into effect in 2016. meat trays used in grocery stores will be

jeff goldberg is in richmond. look for his live reports tomorrow. fairfax county fighting to life of a landfill expect to vote tuesday. it is expected to close in 2018 its owner wants to extend it more than a decade. the county board chair proposed compromise of 2025 but says she has lingering concerns that that.o be worked out on a time honored tradition will take place in virginia wednesday the swim of wild horses from assateague to chincoteague island. thousands come out to watch it and the money raised for the auction benefits the volunteer fire company there. find out how the warm weather is creating toxic conditions at a montgomery we see moreand will storms tomorrow? eileen >> algae in a lake has reached toxic levels. was over the lake where dozens of yellow signs warning park goers to keep pets and kids out. see why the warm weather is making things worse. >> the waters are brewing a spurred by the summer sun. last friday dozens of brought were posted warning visitors and pets it stay out of the water. it. see hese camp counselors took child

getting word from jeff goldberg about what is happening with the case. we want to tell you what we have learned up until this point. according to our collie, he says this morning the attorney for --reen make donnell says theirhe marriage had broken down and they were barely on speaking terms. court thattold the marine had some sort of relationship with jonnie williams that some would consider inappropriate. the lawyer told the court about maureen. she was protective and jealous, citing that relationship. we continue to follow the case throughout the day and update on wjla.com. >> we will keep an eye on that story. niceeather -- it is so outside. >> it is all anyone can talk about. it feels like mid-september. our temperatures are 72 degrees at the noon hour. that is normally what our average low is. >> we are usually toying with 100 at this time of year. a beautiful time lapse. >> a gorgeous sunrise. a couple of clouds across the region. absolutely beautiful. our airmass is so much drier than it has been in the last couple of days. spots along the blue r

live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> d.c.police are looking for two men wanted in connection with a burglary at northeast early in the morning on to rhode island avenue. by theas captured building security camera. if you recognize either of these men, contact d.c. police immediately. >> shifting gears, what everybody is talking about today -- i cannot wait to talk to you about this -- i know leon has been wanting to talk about this, lebron james will be going home to cleveland after leaving, of course, for miami four years ago. >> scorching the europe behind him as he left to go to miami. his time, a big difference. announcementcial on a special "sports illustrated" article. horace holmes has the story. >> it will be a heroes walk him when he arrives back in ohio. some people close to lebron james say this is a movie began seriously considering at the beginning of this past nba season. there were strong family considerations and his love for northeast ohio. once he made up his mind, there was no big televised announcement but

jeff goldberg. >> we are only at the beginning of th. we'll have more details in the opening statement from bob mcdonnell's attorney. john brantly is the attorney and claims that government investigators interviewed many people up to the case including mitt romney and his wife ann. his attorney says that investigators were hoping to find someone who had something bad to say about bob mcdonnell but didn't find a thing. our coverage of the trial continues tonight at 5:30. political and legal experts will be weighing in on the bombshell and what it means for the rest of the trial. >> you hire a driver so you don't have to pay attention to what's happening on the road. but if they drive distracted, you could be at risk. take a look at this. customers of a local tour bus company were alarmed after watching their driver continually fiddle with that ipad. and as you can see here, they caught it on camera. while abc~7 investigated their complaints and the company's ties to the federal government as well. joce sterman live in arlington with what

live in mclean, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> also kicking off a new silver line express bus service running between dulles international and station every 20 minutes every day and every 15 minutes during the weekday rush hours. the spare is five dollars each way and you can pay with cash or credit card. we will have live coverage of the opening of the silver line. watch it tomorrow on our sister station, news channel 8. we have everything you need to know about the silver line on our website, wjla.com. on the link to the silver line guide. >> terry mcauliffe touring the damage left by the deadly tornado yesterday on the eastern shore. we are hearing from two local families who managed to survive that storm. greta kreuz is live with the recovery efforts. oncherrystone campground virginias eastern shore is still closed. they are salvaging what little they can and they are just glad to be alive. it was a day for somber campers to clean up and get out. is destroyed. we gathered what we could and left. >> virginia's governor toured the devastation at cherrystone campground saying the twi

jeff goldberg, abc~7 news. >> from richmond to washington, the august recess is looming and federal lawmakers are scrambling to reach a solution about fixing the troubled department of veterans department of veterans affairs. scott thuman is live from the satellite center. any progress made today? >> in fact there was, maureen. about an hour ago the house passed the bill, so now it heads to the senate. i just got off the phone with senator mark warner of virginia. he says it's an embarrassment, what he's talking about is the new information just released on wait times and how many schedulers say they were actually told by a supervisor to lie. >> our 227, the days are 196. the resolution is adopted. >> on the same day congress moved one major step closer to reforming the veterans' healthcare system, another major misstep revealed about wait times. >> some for years. some in pain. and most, some in caskets, draped with an american flag. >> an internal audit made public online by the v.a. shows after serving more than 700v.a. facilities around the country 13% of scheduling staff were told to put

jeff goldberg, abc~7 news. >> today's proceedings including some emotional moments on the stand for the mcdonnell's daughter kaitlyn young. she broke down in tears as pictures of her wedding were shown. jonnie williams helped cater the wedding making it a point in the prosecutor's case. >> the d.c. handgun ban will not go into effect for three months. the judge who issued that decision just days ago granted a 90-day stay. d.c. officials say they need time to come up with new solution regulating the carrying of handguns in public. the stay is in effect until october 22. >> russia is facing new -- speaking from the white house, president obama said that u.s. and european allies were working together to target russia's economy, arms industry and energy sethers. the president -- sethers. the president refused to call the new tensions a cold war. >> it's not a new cold war, what it is is a specific issue related to russia's unwillingness to recognize that ukraine can charter its own path. >> the deaths of malaysia airlines flight 17 demands an urgent respond. >> this was the scene in gaza, a

the victims sister told jeff goldberg she lost much more than a sibling. we lost our mom. she is my mom. she takes care of my kids. >> i don't know how this kind of thing can happen. i'm at a loss of words. >> the police have not named a suspect. they say the woman spent all of her time either at church, working at a cafÉ in falls church, or at home in alexandria. >> u.s. park police are looking for a person of interest in a sexual assault in georgetown. they say this man may have information about the april 1 attack. a woman told police he was walking near the georgetown waterfront when a man approached from behind, forced her to the capital crescentrail, and assaulted her. the police released a sketch of the suspect, including a tattoo on the back of his left hand showing the letter "n" and several stars. >> a growing budget shutdown -- the d.c. government as mayor vincent gray vetoed three ot says are unfair. among them, the controversy all so-called yoga tax. sam ford has more on what the mayor once changed. >> he wants to change a lot. the d.c. council is scheduled to

opening arguments are set to .egin tomorrow morning at 10:00 richmond, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news.eather, ato the picture-perfect monday. what is tomorrow going to look like? let's look at it with steve. >> even better for the day tomorrow. do you like it cooler with lower humidity? tomorrow is going to be your day. temperatures at the weather center, cooling off quickly to the west of us. 64 in cumberland. middle 70's at reagan national. 74 in lexington park. morningowers early this across western maryland and the panhandle, not amounting to a whole lot as it moved through the overnight hours. temperatures will fall, tomorrow morning we will be in the middle 50's the lower 60's. the big question is -- how long will the cool weather stick around? when will we see our best chance for showers and thunderstorms? up innd much more coming the seven-day outlook. >> developing news out of virginia tonight, a three-judge panel to a big step around same-sex marriage, ruling that is commonwealth ban unconstitutional, but it does not yet give the green light for marriages. what comes next now

the bureau chief jeff goldberg spoke to mcdonnell as he entered the court today and jeff is live in richmond with what the former governor had to say. >> the former governor sounding very upbeat this morning, let today's activity in court giving some indication of just how slow and deliberate this trial could be, jury selection accounting for all the time here on day one and still going at this moment. the former governor has been very quiet in his previous court appearances, but today he was talking. >> anything to say going into court, governor? >> looking relaxed and with a confident smile, former governor bob mcdonnell makes his wife it -- makes his way into court without his wife maureen by his side. >> i'm glad we will finally get a chance to get on the stand. >> 10 minutes arrived -- 10 minutes before the governor, the first lady, with a security detail and saying nothing. they're facing charges they 160 $5,000 inpted loans and gifts, including private plane ride, and expensive rolex from jonnie williams in exchange for helping promote his company in virginia. the governor and his law

jeff goldberg is live in mclean with this years in the making.des in the making some might say, an exciting work here at tysons corner. this will be the first station that they will see coming west on the silver line out of arlington. the opening of the silver line will mean very big things for the development of tysons corner but tyson is only part of the story. years from now, silverlight enthusiasts will clearly remember writing it on opening day. he remembers writing the orange line of the day service expanded to vienna in 1984. >> it's wonderful to see the shiny new trains and stations. will share the experience with his eight-year-old daughter. >> i thought she would enjoy the same experience. >> everything's going to be really exciting. >> that is how they feel about phase one of the silver line which includes four in tysons corner and one in reston. i'm thekes me feel like dad, like we switched places. >> like other metro lines, the silver is expected to fuel the already rapid growth of tysons corner which planners want to become more urb

jeff goldberg has been at the trial all week and he's live from richmond. jeff, what did williams say when he was asked directly about this on the stand? >> this was certainly an interesting moment in the courtroom. toward the end of questions by the prosecution they asked him directly did you have an affair with maureen mcdonnell. jonnie williams without hesitation said no, i liked them, but said this was a business relationship. prosecution wrapped up a half hour ago and defense attorneys are cross examining williams. williams was telling his story in great detail and the entire courtroom totally captivated. >> anything at all to say mr. williams? >> jonnie williams had nothing to say walking into court this morning but former governor bob mcdonnell said this when asked this about williams. >> what was it like listening to mr. williams today? >> this is a marathon, it's not going to be decided today. >> williams testified about his budding relationship with maureen mcdonnell in 1 2011 -- in 2011. a mcdonnell family vacation on smith mountain lake and conve

jeff goldberg, abc~7 news. >> the silver line opens saturday and we have you covered with everything need to know about the addition of the new line. just go to wjla.com and we have your guide to the silver line right there. >> 7 on your side with a consumer alert. stub hub users, buy with caution as the online ticket seller has become the latest victim of a security breach. cyberthieves got into more than 1,000 stub hub accounts and fraudulently bought tickets for events. spokesperson say they got information from data breaches at other sites. >> a new app could signal the end of the long lines often at starbucks. starbucks is developing a new smartphone apphat will allow customers to preorder their beverages ahead of time and then head to the local store to pick it up. the app is still in the testing phase and no word when it may debut. >> but will it still be hot? >> we'll probably still get our names wrong. >> now let's see what's coming up on abc~ 7 news at 6:00. >> you do have an unusual name. >> but still. >> gordon peterson live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> hi, there

jeff goldberg live with the details you'll hear only on 7. >> fairfax police4d are a major part of thehuman trafficking task force and they are slowly following the path of criminals to stop them before they find more victims. in the case of a man arrested yesterday, that's what happened. >> he had been staying with his uncle on west glebe road in alexandria. >> he lived there as far as i know. >> he's now facing charges of sex trafficking of a child just 14 years old. >> a monster. >> scared. i mean i have four kids. >> according to court papers, he has a history of theft larceny and assault. he approached a girl and the two soon had sex. he later tried to involve the girl in prostitution saying she could earn $15,000 a night, and said she would be on heavy drugs like cocaine while having sex, so there wouldn't be pain. but the young girl went to authorities. >> she felt kind of a civic responsibility to report to the police to make sure that other kids weren't being affected by this individual. >> detective bill wolf says authorities are seeing an increase in online recruitment for s

for more on this, i'm joined by jeffrey goldberg columnist. jeff, you and i have covered the middle east for many years. this is really coming to a very bad pass, and i don't see what the solution short term is. >> right. you know, we've been at -- we've been seeing these fights between hamas and israel once every two years now. this is the third round. there are people obviously in israel who believe there's a military solution to this. there is no military solution, of course. there's ohm a political solution. the leadership of hamas, it's hard to define their policy. if you fire rockets from your territory into another country, you have to expecting that that country is going to fire back. when that fire is much more militarily powerful than you, it doesn't make a lot of sense. but hamas seems intent on continuing this, rejecting the cease-fire offer, and there are a lot of politicians in israel who are are arguing that israel can go in to gaza, find all these rockets, find these launchers, and somehow eradicate this terror threat. i don't think

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jeff mccracken. coming up on "taking stock," new ways to take you -- to get you to take those online surveys. you're going to meet the ceo of a company called surveymonkey. david goldbergis next. ♪ onthis is "taking stock" bloomberg. i am pimm fox. valley, jon erlichman has been there all day and is there to take a survey with a chief executive. you've got david goldberg. though ahead. surveymonkey, what is a surveymonkey? >> surveymonkey, they take surveys left, right, and center. they are very good at it. dave, good to see you. we were talking about some of the big themes taking place, the idea of cord cutting. is it happening? here we are one year later and you have had two mega deals, comcast and time warner. do you think the storyline has changed over the last year in terms of, are people saying i am just going to stream and not pay for cable? >> it has gotten more interesting. we are having more discussion. are the deals good for the consumers? companies are making their case, this is going to be a benefit for consumers. consumers are probably in wait and see mode. consumers were sensitive to price. that's what is causing cord cutting or stringing only is price.