and the fbi and local police are serving a wooded area not far from where david watson escaped in jessup, maryland. >> a tape came in he was s spotted in that are "fox5" anjali hemphill is live in jessup with the latest. anjali. >> tony and shawn this area is still crawling with law enforcement and armoured vehicles as police say they will continue their search into the night. and days ago law enforcement widened their search thinking watson left the area until a promising tip came in this morning that brought the search right back to where it all began. >> we are confident we are in the place where he was last spotted and most recent to be known he was here. >> convicted fell on david watson is on the run five days and tonight, howard county police believe he still is in the area where he escaped custody. >> the caller reported the man he saw was wearing a white hard hat and safety investigate. either knee on yellow or orange in color. when the caller spotted the which the caller found suspicious and prompted him to call 911. >> investigators say around 9:30 wednesday morning a local em

. >> he was on the run since escaping friday in jessup. they ramped up the search after a tip came in he was spotted in the area. >> anjali hemphill is live in jessup tonight with the latest. anjali how do they find this guy? >> shawn, tone yirngs we're just now learning details about that. we're learning that david watt what son was captured around 9:40 tonight and in an area a few hundred yards where he was spotted to morning and in area where police already checked. waipt to read to you part of the update howard county police just put out. it reads to new part, "tactical officers railroad rechecking small drainage pipe 18 any owe size a few und red yards. although the pipe was confirmed empty earlier in the day officers with night vision he rechecked area they found him. police started searching this area me jessup near cliffton tea park epz psychiatric hospital this morning when they got a tip from someone who spotted wilson wearing hard hat and safety investigate. police determined it was stolen and they found where watson was sleep p

david watson was arrested around 9:40 last night in jessup.ning that watson was spotted in a wooded area near the location where he escaped from officers last friday. during their search officers found packing materials stolen safety vest and a hat as well as prints that matche watson's shoes. watson was essentially serving a life sentence for attempted murder of a police officer. howard county police have that scheduled a news conference for 9:30 this morning to share more details of watson's capture. >> in montgomery county an 18-year-old high school students is facing serious charges. police say he drove a stolen car to school with a stolen rifle in the trunk. >> melanie alnwick is live outside albert einstein high school where this student was -- she has more on this story. good morning, mel. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. a coupl couple of really shockig things about this story at that time in addition to that stolen car police say there was another stolen car with another stolen weapon inside of it parked near the school here. now

john gonzalez is live in jessup - john? under arrest after hitting car - and then taking off. arlington county police say they were called for an a that's where they found brian williams sitting in a car. when they approached him, williams backed up, then went forward, hitting an officer. williams led police on a chase down columbia pike where he hit a car, then took off running.. officers chased him down and arrested him. his speaking schedule may suggest otherwise... but joe biden insists he won't run for president in 20-20. the former vice president tried to shoot down speculation at a democratic dinner in new hampshire. biden told the crowd he's more than willing to campaign for candidates and help raise money, but he's not thinking about running again. dry right now at 5:xx - while you were sleeping - clouds starting to roll in. and then this afternoon - a big change as those storms move in. stormwatch seven is timing out the best chance for severe weather - next. ♪ stand by me includes supporting those in our communit

police caught david watson last night in jessup. police received a tip yesterday morning that watson was spotted in a wooded area near the location where he escaped custody from officers last week. watson was in jail for attempted for murder. >>> alcohol smuggling and other security risks as it was making nearly $700 million to protect the u.s. air base and p-16 fighter jets in iraq. >> there were accusations of prostitution, of human trafficking, of sex trafficking, females brought in from other locations in baghdad that came from other countries and were selling their services on base but seal port decided they didn't want us to look into it and shut us down. >> the allegations also include alleged security breaches including allowing iraqi militia members onto the base. former seal port investigators claim the misconduct was not revealed to the united states government until an auditor began asking questions. seal port strongly disputes the allegations. >> we continue to follow the latest in the investigation into a hate crime ta

police caught david watson just before 10 o'clock last night in jessup. now, officers got a tip yesterday morning that many someone spotted him in a wooded area near the same location where he escaped last friday. these are images of watson after police found him yesterday. he was in prison or serving time for attempted murder. police found him here inside a large drainage pipe just a few yards away from dorsey road. >> we are aware of a storage building nearby that he had broken into. that building has white hard hats that was described witness, also clothing in lockers were there so we believe that he actual had taken some clothing from there as well as that hard hat and had also used that area as well as a resting place. from conversations last night during the interview he said he had been eating out of trash cans and also drinking water from puddles. >> watson is current tecurrently held ata detention . he's currently serving a sentence of more than 100 years. >> another day, another airline fiasco caught on vi video. >> so my -- we'll be in jail and

somebody reported seeing a suspicious man around the clifton perkins hospital center in jessup. that's where the prisoner imagined to break free. chris gordon joins us live with the renewed search, any progress? >> reporter: there is some re about that 911 call, a local employee made to police reporting that he saw someone he didn't recognize wearing a white hard hat and vest here along dorsey run road. police arrived to discover that a hard hat and safety vest had been stolen from the storage building about a mile away. police ramped up this manhunt after a caller reported seeing a man behind a building. the man ran when he was spotted. police believed that man is escaped prisoner david watson. >> we established a per rimer immediately upon learning that there was a siting in the area and we are confident that we are in the place where he was last spotted and most recent to be known that he was here. >> reporter: a helicopter flies above the woods around clifton perkins hospital. today's search was propriempteda single uncorn firmed report. when he got corrections officers sinc

this time around the clifton perkins hospital center in jessup. chris gordon is live there now to tell us how it's going. >> reporter: police say they have ramped up this manhunt based on a call they got this morning from a local employee in this area who says he saw a man be run road here in jessup. the man was reportedly wearing a white hard hat and a safety vest either neon yellow or orange in color. that man ran as soon as he was spotted. >> right now we have reason to believe that the person who was spotted by the 911 caller this morning very well may be dpafd watson and also that was reinforced when we learned that a hard hat and vest had been stolen from a nearby storage building. >> reporter: a helicopter flies above the woods. search was prompted by a single unconfirmed report, a siting of an unknown male. police have been looking for escaped prisoner david watson since friday when he got away from two corrections officer who transported him to the perkins psychiatric hospital for evaluation. watson faces charges. he's serving a sentence

happening now-- for that convict who escaped his guards in jessup enters it's fourth day. police say daid watson was last seen in the area of dorsey run road and patuxent range road. after days of searching, police now increasing the reward for information leading to his capture. it now stands at 10-thousand dollars. investigators do not armed, but watson remains dangerous. he was serving a 106 year prison sentence for attempted murder. it's still unclear how watson was able to free himself from his handcuffs. conservative commentator tomi lahren has reached a settlement with glenn beck and "the blaze." lahren says she was fired after expressing her pro-choice position on abc's "the view." she sued her former employer. she alleged, her show was canceled and she was blocked from her social media accounts. beck and "the blaze" say she was suspended, not fired, for unprofessional behavior. under the settlement, lahren will have control over her facebook page, and she'll remove videos that belong to "the blaze" other terms of the agreement remain confidential. well, our invita

alison: he faces charges in maryland and brad bell is in jessup. it's back where it started this past friday. brad: that is right. the spotting is where we are now. we are outside the clifton t. perkins hospital center. this is the prison essentially for those who have mental health issues. you are looking back into the woods now. just in the last 15 minutes or so, the police suddenly then started driving in to those woods. state police helicopter now hovering fairly low overhead. we are sensing that something here has changed in the posture. what we know is this. this morning somebody spotted a guy who looked an awful lot like the suspect david watson. a distinctive person with distincttive tattoos. that man ran and ran into the woods. so police have been forming up here all day today. among the things they found in those woods, a tunnel. a little bit of a drainage pipe. in there, they found essentially what they are driving as a nest. packing materials were put in there as though someone was sleeping. they also found shoe prints. footprints in th

jessup elementary school spent the day on lockdown with all activities kept inside. police found what they call a nesting place, a place where someone may have stayed in the woods because of bedding found there. police search near train tracks along a creek bed where footprints were searching drains and tunnels. now we are expecting a news conference updating today's search momentarily. we are monitoring the situation and we'll be bringing you any new information as soon as we get it. ahead at 5:00 tonight, we'll hear from a resident of this area, why she believes she may have spotted escaped prisoner david watson today. pat back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> now to some of the other top stories we're following for you at this hour including a shooting in northern virginia. prince william county police say a man was shot and wounded today at this town hall in woodbridge. this is near the intersection of royal court and pheasant lane. the incident does not appear to be a random act. the victim is expected to recover. >>> an historic meeting at the white house is re

john gonzalez is live in jessup..g now - a racist incident on another local a noose was found at the university of maryland. the school's president, calling it despicable. his statement in part, saying there's a thorough investigation going on right now - and he stands against bigotry. the noose was found at a fraternity house last week. this of course comes after a racist incident at american university on monday, when bananas hanging from nooses were found around the campus. written on the bananas - the letters "a-k-a"- likely refrencing an all-black sorority. today congressional members of the "alpha kappa alpha" sorority will be speaking out. there's a 1-thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. new this morning.. a fallen hero giving us a view from the battlefield that few ever see. it was july second 20-13 ... the very last day of army specialist hilda clayton's life - and final moments. clayton took this photo in the split second between when a mortar tube accidentally exploded. the blast

more than 48 hours after skipping guards in jessup, maryland, inmate david watson remains on the loose. the 28-year-old is serving a sentence of more than in delaware for attempted murder. he has also been charged in y, go county, maryland -- wicomico county, maryland, for trying to kill police officers. hase obviously feels he nothing to lose and he is a dangerous individual and we are taking every precaution we can on the eastern shore. kimberly: law enforcement across the country are keeping a close look out for watson. there was also a $5,000 reward for any leads. arlington county police identified a man investigators say drove at and hit an officer and led them on a chase. this is brian williams, facing a long list of charges. the police arrived and found william sitting in a car. when they approached, he backed up, then went forward, hitting an officer, then sped away. to columbianged him pike and will to read drive running. officers chased down and arrested him. they don't believe he was involved in a fight in the first place. an investigation under way after a motorcycle crash

area, dorseyntire run road, guilford, 175 in jessup, all tied up right now. intense manhunt underway. you can see the police have the road blocked off, not letting anyone in, but are letting people in the businesses there come out. earlier today, there was a sighting of an unknown person matching the description of the escaped inmate david watson. we learned a little bit of details that the person was seen actually wearing a worker reflective vest and hardhat and was seen running through the woods. massiveave brought in numbers of k-9 officers, special swat teams have moved into the woods. two helicopters at least overhead all looking to try to find this person who escaped as he was serving a 106 year sentence for trying to kill police officers. we will bring you the latest throughout the afternoon. brad bell, abc 7 news. lindsey: we will be right back. lindsey: it is windy. doug: but fairly pleasant. we will have the guest the winds all day. tonight, partly, 52. tomorrow, 65. rain developing tomorrow night. some of that could be have on friday with thunderst

paul wagner sliv jessup maryland tonight with more. friday morning in the back of cliffton tea perkinies hot a quarter mile that way. the wooded area you see here is where they believe he fled nooxt when they brought a blood hound into serve for watson they tracked him through the woods and up to the track bed and according to police today the last set they got of him was as he was headed down the track bed towards anne arrundel country. and last friday morning, in unskirpd parking lot, behind cliffton tea perkins hospital david watson knocked the way comb codetention county guard to the ground before run together wooded area across from the facility. three days later and there's still been no confirmed sights of the man. he has distinctive tattoos one says evil on the back of his neck and another says sin. and he also has tier drops coming from right at this point, police say they have no evidence to suggest watson had helped or had pre planned escape. and earlier today officers went door to door in this industrializeed section of the

it turns out watson was captured by a tactical team around 9:40 area of ofooded thanks toe in jessup night vision equipment. a hospital while correction officers were trying to bring him to the psychiatric hospital april 28. he was serving time for trying today's manhunt intensified after a 911 call from workers in the area, this industrial area, where the employee told the operator that a man wearing a white hardhat and safety vest was spotted or the railroad tracks behind a building on dorsey road. the authorities later thought he was close by and it turns out he was very much so. howardwas taken to county central booking. authorities expect to release more information on how they found him tomorrow morning at 9:30 in ellicott city. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: we have more crews on the way. sign up for breaking news alerts at wjla.com/text. alison: this just into the newsroom, a news found on the campus of the university of maryland. the university's president coming at despic thorough investigation going on and he stands against the country. the noose was founded a frat

this is all over jessup. the reward for the information and picture of the suspect. he got out of a van and ran in the woods. we learned that they tracked him and that is where the trail went cold as ice. david watson is covered with distinctive tattoos. pictur where he is. he was able to overpower the arms. the man serving 106 years in delaware for trying to kill police officers. >> now the reward for information is up to $10,000. the u.s. marshalls are taking over the police. but there is no evidence that he stayed near the prison where he escaped. >> two have no support of sightings that were valid. we have followed up on the ins and none of them panned out. >> how did he vanish from the area? a theory is he made it to the traintracks over that but the police thought of that, too. they searched the training and found the trains coming through were going 15 miles per hour. so that also has not necessarily panned out. jonathan: breaking news in austin, texas. a number of people stabbed on the university of texas campus. a student is dead. three others sent to the ho

alison: right now, and all else search for the convict to escape his guards in jessup friday. this is the face we have been telling you to look out for. as tom roussey reports, the intensity of the search and the reward for information are both going up. >> we would like it to be. tom: raising the award to 10 grand and bringing in the u.s. marshals. >> we have received no reports of sightings that have turned out to be valid. tom: he was in this parking lot, running into these woods, and howard county police say that dogs tracked them into nearby anne arundel county. industrial area and initially they thought he might have jumped into a tractor-trailer. that did not pan out. and all of these are train tracks, but officials say they searched trains going through the area and they don't think he was on one of those either. with lots ofsays distinctive tattoos, he cannot go out in public much without being spotted. >> my sense is he has found a place to hide. either somebody's basement, a barn, probably something that law enforcement does not know about. tom: years for attempted

. 20-year-old david watson escaped on friday as he was being taken to clifton perkins hospital in jessup for a psychiatric evaluation. watkins is currently serving a 106-year sentence for shooting at officers' homes. police say watkins has ties to the eastern shore and delaware. the reward for watkins' capture is now up to $10,000. >>> some parents are upset over the administration's new rules for school lunches. they're following michelle obama's healthy lunch initiative. he ate lunch with fifth graders before announcing the usda's new rule. now schools won't have to cut more salt from lunches and they'll be able to feed kids more whole grains. they'll also be able to serve 1% milk instead of serving skim. too much food was going in the trash. >> we all know meals can't be nutritious if they aren't consumed, if they're put in the trash. we have a balance of a nutritional aspect, the sodium content, the whole grain content with palatability. >> nethe new rules will take ple in the 2017-'18 school year. >>> thousands gathered for mayday marches, also known as international workers day. th

the search for a convict who escaped from prison in jessup, maryland is now in its fourth day. say david watson was last seen in the area of dorsey run and patuxent range roads. police have now increased the reward for information leading to his capture.. to 10-thousand dollars. investigators do not believe watson is armed.. but they say he's dangerous. he was serving a 106-year sentence for attempted murder. a crime alert police say 3 teens with baseball bats, smashed windows out of dozens of cars! 36 car owners, started their week by filing claims with their insurance. the total damage? more than 10 grand! officers chased down the teens and arrested them around 3 a-m yesterday morning. happening today.. advocates of metro's proposed purple line will hold a news conference in front of the silver spring library. prince george's county executive rushern baker and montgomery county executive ike leggett will speak. they're demanding a legal decision and federal funding for the stalled project. several activist groups will join them. the news conference begins at 8:30 a.m. also th

david watson was on the loose in jessup for 6 days before being captured.'s back behind bars - serving more than 100 years for attempted murder. he still faces an escape charge in wicomoco county. covering metro. ridership still falling - and the transit agency is feeling it. q mccray is live at the vienna metro stop with more.. our transportation reporter brianne carter will be at meeting. stay with abc seven as we bring you all the latest developments on the rails. new developments.. as homeland security considers expanding the electronics ban on planes.. homeland security officials will speak with domestic and international airline industry representatives today about the security secretary john kelly will speak with lawmakers on capitol hill. the proposed expansion would increase the number of flights where large devices like laptops are banned from carry-on luggage. right now the ban is in place at 10 airports in eight countries. developing now - voicing concerns over loud noises from planes in fairfax county. last night - community members talked abou

slipped out of his handcuffs friday while officers were taking him for a psychiatric evacuation in jessup. >> reporter: the guards have indicated to us that he was in handcuffs with a waist chain and leg shackles. we found handcuffs and the waist chain at the scene near the van. we did not locate leg shackles. we did locate a pair of sweatpants that in the woods. >> police say his sweats weren't ripped that means he likely slipped out of his leg shackles watson was serving a 100 year prison sentence, the reward is up to $10,000. >>> thousands of people participated in may day rally protests. protesting president trump's mass deportation policies, jut one of several marches nationwide to mark international workers day. they marched from dupont circle to the white house. the owner of a local construction company paid some employees to take the day off to attend the march. >> we definitely want to bring attention to decision and respect immigrant rights. we're a vital part of the country and do contribute in an economic -- we're a strong economic supporters of this country. we were -- we're

police caught david watson last night in jessup.sterday morning that watson was spotted in a wooded area near the location where he escaped custody from officers last week. watson was in jail for attempted murder. >>> d.c. police surveillance video overnight of a person of interest wanted in a burglary. this happened last month at a business in the 1900 block of l street northwest. you can see the suspect is wearing a hat and a backpack. if you recognize this man police want to hear from you. >>> to maryland now. police are investigating a suspicious incident in takoma park after a man approached a youn girl on tuesday morning asking if he could give her a ride. this happened in the 7400 block of hancock avenue. that girl ran off and called police. a witness told police the man was driving a black four door toyota with d.c. tags and damage to the rear of the vehicle. >>> montgomery county also the principal who created a so-called smash space for staff at kensington parkwood elementary is resigning. barbara liess said she'll remain

in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: as long as watson is on the run we will share the picture on the facebook page. you can, too. go to wjla.com/text. michelle: the f.b.i. director james comey is back on the hill today addressing the f.b.i. investigation into russia meddling in the u.s. election. he also opened up about his decision to reopen the investigation into hillary clinton days before the presidential election. we apologize. we don't have that sound. comey says his team discovered thousands of new clinton e-mails and ultimately decided to tell congress they would be reopening the investigation. he also called it one of the most painful decisions he has ever made. he says in hindsight he would make the same decision. >> the ultimate photo bomb. wasn't scheduled to be there but look behind her. trump crashing a white house school choice event. betsy devos was speaking for 30 seconds before realizing the president entered the room. michelle: surprise! fire from the sky caught on video. a plane, did you se

david watson slipped out of handcuffs last friday while he was evaluation in jessup. he was serving a prison sentence for murder. they upped the reward to $ $10,000 in hopes someone turns him in. >> startling sfatics of student sexual assault. from 2013-14 there were more than 2,000 asults at elementary and secondary schools. here a 14-year-old was stabbed in a private area by a student days ago. she wraeply reported about her daughter being bullied. school says they take bullying seriously. >> nobody did anything about. it assistant principal assured me she was safe nothing would happen they doesn any con concerns. but yet, she was stabbed yesterday. >> parents should know our schools are safe and we take each incidents ever bullying and sexual assault very seriously. >> the associated press investigation also found average age of victims is just over 13. >> happening today, 23 annual blue mass here in d.c. first responders from federal, state and local jurisdictions will gaermer for mass. cardinal donald westerly will lead the mass at st. patrick tenth street northw

he somehow got out ever hand kuvrs last friday while taken for a psychiatric evaluation and jessup maryland. he was serving he can decades in prison for murder. he hopes someone will come forward and turn him n paul wagner with the latest. paul. >> reporter: hi, shawn that reward is $10,000 and u.s. marshalls are involved in the hunt. behind me is the wooded area david watson was last seen 9:40 last friday morning. this is adjacent t cliffton tea perkins hospital where he was being taken for psychiatric evaluation last friday when he got out of handcuffs and waist chain and made his way into the wooded area. howard county police say he was lasts seen and basically last seen the way they describe it is they had a blood houpd go into the woods and track his scent and down that trusle and last time dogs got that scept he was headed to anne arrundel county. >> lasts friday morning in an unsecured parking lot behind cliffton tea perkins hospital david watson knocked a wicomoco guard to the ground before running wooded area across from the facility. three days later and there's still been no conf

tonight we know more about how this man managed to survive in the woods in jessup. police caught david watson last night not far from where he escaped days earlier. someone called in a tip yesterday morning and then told police they spotted watson in a wooded area. police found him last night hiding inside a large drainage pipe afew yards away from dorsey run road. investigate offers don't think he planned the escape, nor had storage building nearby that he had broken into. that building has white hardhats that was described by the witness. also clothing in lockers were there so we believe that he actually had taken some clothing from there, as well as that hardhat and had also used that area as well as a resting place. present conversations last night during the interview he said he had been eating out of trash cans and also drinking water from puddles. >> watson is currently being held at a detention center in howard county. arrangements are being made to transfer him back to prison in delaware. he's serving a sentence of more than 100 years foray temperatured mur

david watson found last night hiding inside of a drainage pipe in jessup, maryland. that pipe there. he was discovered less than a mile from where he b from the hospital visit on friday. he was heating from trash cans and he drank water from puddles. someone spotted him and called 911. they found him using night vision equipment >> just when you thought you had seen it all, caught on video a road rage fight settled with a vacuum cleaner. the wizard battle and what happened next to have bystanders running in. >> he could be my buddy forever. jonathan: the hero's message. what the officer who saved a child from a pond is saying about the moment of my nmother and i'moan i'm aa grandmother.'m a 2008 was when all the markets crashed, we lost our retirement. hamilton was losing hope and my husband and i were losing hope. my sister and i we challenged ourselves to help figure out a way to help them. our kids bought us a quilt machine. it was very humble beginnings. we were just this cute little shop, just like everybody else. one day al came in and asked me if i wanted to d

> to the "index" of other news tonight, authorities possibly closing in on an escaped prisoner in jessupnd. police say david watson may have been spotted today. authorities say a man matching his description was seen wearing a stolen hard hat and a neon safety vest. they believe he may have been hiding in a drainage tunnel. watson escaped last friday. he's considered extremely dangerous. >>> authorities are on the scene of a school bus crash. in detroit tonight. the bus slamming into an apartment building. the bus driver stuck inside. rescuers pulling him free. none of the children were hurt. >>> get ready for a tighter squeeze when you fly, american airlines reducing leg room by up to 2 inches on its new 737 max-jets. leg room in several row shrinking to 29 inches to add more economy class seats. the restrooms will reportedly also be smaller as well. >>> and america strong tonight, the police rescue in topeka, kansas. the officer sprinting across the park after spotting a 4-year-old boy falling into a pond. the boy who has autism was unable to get out. the officer and another man helpin

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.l be repaired. it's thought a burst water main caused the holes to open up in december. people who live nearby are unable to park outside their homes. you need to press about 45 times to come up with a timescale. the reason they told us each time that they could not is because there is a contractor on board. there is a lot of frustration because people do not see anything happening. they've been in north london for more than a century — but tottenham hotspur will play their final game at white hart lane this weekend, before the ground is redeveloped. a farewell ceremony will follow their match against manchester united. former players willjoin the current squad to mark the occasion. now if you're eating a banana for your breakfast you might want to look away now. this 5cm camouflaged spider popped out of a bunch in brent. it had travelled 5,000 miles from colombia with the bananas, all the way to north london. let's have a look at the travel situation now. we have a normal service on a

i'm sonja jessup.l coming in for many areas— but we'll take a look at what we know so far for our region. in essex, it's been a terrible night for ukip. the party's been wiped off the county map. there were gains for the conservatives, including in harlow, where they took all four, two of them from labour. 60% vote to leave the european union. that tells the story. those people are now out there voting and saying we are happy we are a leading the european union and we believe the european union and we believe the conservative party are at the party to do that for us. so, here's how essex county council now looks. the conservatives, who've held control, have 50 six seats, the liberal democrats seven, labour six. ukip lost all nine seats. and the greens are left with just one. meanwhile, in hertfordshire, results are still coming in. the conservatives have held control though, with a0 eight seats so far. in stevenage, labour suffered at the hands of the conservatives losing three of their five seats. in

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.s part of an investigation by m15 and the met‘s counter—terrorism squad. the men, who are aged between 18 and 27, and from the barking and newham areas, are due to appear before westminster magistrates court later. footage of a man being rescued from the thames has been released by the rnli. the man was spotted in the water near blackfriars. 42 people have accidentally lost their lives in the river thames in the past five years. the charity says the best way to survive cold water shock is to float on your back, until you catch your breath, before attempting to swim. it's an all—london fa cup final tomorrow as arsenal and take on chelsea. the blues will be trying to complete the double having already won the premier league title. meanwhile, arsenal manager arsene wenger has refused to confirm whether or not it will be his final game in charge of the club. it will not be my last match anyway because i will say no matter what happens in football. at this club? i don't know, what i want is

i'm sonja jessup.usiness in east london as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the uk. they continue to question four men aged between 18 and 27 who were arrested yesterday. firefighters in essex are still tackling a huge blaze this morning at an industrial site near epping. crews have been trying to get the blaze in nazeing under control since tuesday evening. it's thought it could take up a week to extinguish. kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more trees and plants to their gardens. it comes as scientists from the royal botanic gardens release a major new report examining global conservation. here in london, there's concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. so, that will reduce run—off at it. the water. let's have a look at the travel situation now. it's all running well on the tube it see

david watson will remain at the detention center in jessup.red he be transferred hospital for mental evacuation.o let a visiting doctor evaluate him. watson is serving a sentence for more than 100 year. >>> the man was back to his home in el salvador. it captivated the nation. in any deported him to el salvador friday. he has a documented gang member, convicted in 2010 with her death and the lawyers found a key witness lied to the jury. >>> there are new developments opportunities in the child porn case against two rockville high school students initially, charged with rape. 18-year-old henry sanchez and 17-year-old jose montano appeared for a bond hearing. montano's lawyers paid the bond. then detained by immigration officials. sanchez's lawyer not yet posted bond, the attorney appeared on fox news morning today and says, he's disappointed prosecutors filed the child porn charges against sanchez. >> we were extremely disappointed they filed these charges, essentially it's the criminal litigation of adolescents in america. this is a fair warni

this is where it started friday morning outside this psychiatric hospital in jessup, maryland.half a mile away. it was a police tactical team that found and captured watson told, in part, we are tonight vision equipment. he was selling inside a drainage pipe only about 18 inches wide in the woods. it was only a couple of hundred yards from where he was first spotted earlier in the day. someone called 911 saying they saw him wearing a hard hat and a safety vest. police say it was him. that gear was stolen from a storage facility. he surrendered without incident. this morning he is being held at central booking. he had been serving a 106 your sentence for attempting to kill police officers on the eastern shore. on monday while being hensferred dust transported, overpowered a guard. there are so many questions connected to this case. did he work alone? will the protocol change? at nine: 30, police will be holding a press conference. if you have a question, tweet us . reporting live, john gonzales, "good morning washington." mudslingingheated in a high profile presidential debate.

in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news.alison: students at american university are reacting to a town hall meeting that ended a half an hour ago on the recent arable incidents on campus. richard reeve has been following this and he joins us with the latest. >> the administrators and the student leaders are meeting that is just now breaking up as we speak. that comes after the town hall session. it was on monday morning where five nooses were discovered on campus. hanging from them were bananas with "a.k.a." some believe stood for alpha kappa alpha the sorority on campus. many believe it was targeted at the newly elected african-american president, the first african-american woman to hold the the a.u. president called this a cowardly act. but they hope that positive things will come out of this. >> i have an opportunity to change the direction. >> there outrage. >> people are upset. >> you can see them inside there chatting away, talking. this is a good thing. we are opening the dialogue and trying to figure out how to empow

john gonzalez is live in jessup with more on this manhunt. john? foot eight inches, 100 40 pounds, we understand that this fugitive has a number of tattoos. take a look at the police code, 187. which means murder death kill. stillness signs, no indication that this inmate turned fugitive is still here in the area and howard county. it was right here on your screen where the escape happened on friday morning. 28-year-old david watson, well, still on the loose this morning area he was the only inmate in a transport grand. -- transport van, where he overpowered the guard, we are told, and took off running, ran into a wooded area. we can tell you that he is serving a 100 six your sentence in delaware for attempted murder and was ruled not competent -- 106 year sentence in delaware for attempted murder. he was will not competent to stand trial. high-powered guns to shoot into the homes of different police officers on the eastern shore. detectives found handcuffs, chains, and howard county police say that they have exhausted all efforts and have suspende

the search is intensifying for a prison in jessup, maryland.olice have increased the reward for information leading to the capture. investigators do not believe that watson is armed, but they do say that he is dangerous. he was serving a 106-year sentence for attentive murder. larry: the writers guild of america and motion picture association reaching a deal keep hollywood it worked. the threat strike in a decade was averted after a marathon negotiation session that went past the midnight deadline. the issue was the health plan and writers being able to work shows per season. still no details yet on today's agreement. autria: we are rocking the red this morning area the final score last night was to two, the caps are still behind and the next game is set for wednesday. will try toizards follow their lead and win one tonight of the road. wizards players say that they need to step up their defense. that is if they want to get a win tonight and steal the home or advantage away from the celtics. we want to help you go to the wizards game on thursda

he escaped last month during a visit to state hospital in jessup. he was serving more than 100 years in delaware for attempted murder and he's taken back to wycomico country where he is faces charging related to escape. >> developing tonight the search is on for a new 2 search is on for a new fbi director after the president fired jim comey. the senate majority leader is standing with the president. >> today we'll no doubt hear calls for a new investigation which could only serve to impede the current working done to not only discover what the russians may have done, also to let it body and the national security community develop counter measures and war fighting doctrine to see it doesn't occur again. >> it's troubling and gross abuse of power and not the way things happen here. this is what happens in author tearian countries when the leader gets rid of those where they're investigating him and getting too close to him. the american people have a right to know whaud what happened here. we have an independent council who cannot be fired by the pres

i'm sonja jessup.d at allotments in north london, have arrested a 37—year—old man. leea adri seeyoko was found strangled at a lock up store at the site in colindale in february. detectives are questioning mubarick duat at a south london police station. in around half an hour polling stations will open in elections for the county councils outside london. local elections are taking place across essex, hertfordshire, buckinghamshire and surrey. polling stations are open till ten o'clock tonight. an historic work of art that was thought to have been destroyed— has been uncovered in a back garden in south—east london. the sunbathers were designed by a hungarian artist for the festival of britain in 1951. and many of the exhibition's temporary sculptures were later destroyed. but the sunbathers have been rediscovered in the grounds of the clarendon hotel in blackheath. we've been looking for a lot of lost because of public art. we have been looking for a0 pieces altogether across the country and some of thos

in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: good work on the searchers' part. coming up, why a woman ate more than $7,000 in cash. alison: also this -- >> whoa! alison: my goodness. a sight not fit for students on a bus. what the driver did right after that has come calling him a hero. nancy: look at this flooding in st. louis reaching historic levels. the concern for those who are living there. >> a it 9-year-old woman takes on the korean gov i'm stephen tschida. i'll fill fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month online, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of their download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and verizon wireless customers can stream t

in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news. nancy: thank you.n stafford, sky track 7 over what police tell us is a domestic incident. what happened inside is still not clear at this hour. abc7 reached out to the stafford sheriff office. when we hear back we'll an update. michelle: terry mcauliffe is going to mexico on what the office call a trade mission. he has crossed the borders in hopes to make virginia a top trade destination. jonathan: the first major piece of the bipartisan legislation. trillion-dollar spending plan to fund the got to fall. but it does not inc reporter: congress is on the same page about a $1 trillion spending bill. avoiding a shutdown keening the government funded through september. the bill includes $15 billion increase in defense spending including more than $1 billion for border security. >> the president got a lot out of this bill. most specifically, $21 billion to help rebuild military. that is something that he was proud to campaign on. and is delivering on. >> the deal increases funding for the national institute

in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: keep us posted. thank you. get breaking test alert from abc7 news. sign up on the website wjla.com/text. larry: breaking news out of prince george's county where amtrak trains are delayed after a train hit someone on the track. it happened in lanham near annapolis road. that person is dead. metro is honoring penn line tickets tonight. jeff goldberg just getting on the scene. go to him live for the latest. what can you tell us? >> we can tell you that the amtrak train is not going anywhere. it's stuck on the line. this is in the area that is north of the new carrollton station. we can see across the line there, that looks to be heading north. we have some sense that travel is moving on this train is not going anywhere. we believe by all accounts this is the train that struck the individual. 2:30 this afternoon. a person struck by silver star. stops in the d.c. area. 136 passengers on board the amtrak train. we were able to see some of them there. no injuries on the train. the amtrak traffic southbound suspended.

perkins hospital near the jessup correctional institution in maryland.ay detectives asked nearby surveillance videos and look for signs of a break-in or a theft. >>> it's an everyday convenience a lot of us take for granted. driving. one local marine is doing what he can to get wounded veterans back behind the wheel and back to their independence. kristin wright has his story all new at 6:00. >>> joshua himen said he joined the marines because his country needed him. the mission of this wounded warrior has evolved. >> we want as much normalcy as we can and one of those things is driving. >> reporter: the corporal co-founded driver rehabilitation center of excellence in chantily, virginia. he and his mechanics are transforming vehicles and lives. >> if they have anyone who is a high level quadriplegic or suffers severe paralysis, we can teach them to drive again. >> he said the feeling he got when he drove again is hard to describe. >> reporter: the joy that you feel, the sense of entitlement back. >> reporter: he was awarded a purposel heart and other ho

slipped out of his handcuffs last friday where officers were taken in for a psychiatric evacuation in jessup>> the guards indicated to us waist chain and leg shack else. we found handcuffs and the waste chain at the scene near the van. we did not locate leg shackles. we did locate, however, a pair of sweatpants that watson discarded in the woods. >> police say his sweats weren't ripped which means he likely slipped out of his leg shack else he was serving a 100 prison sentence. award up to $10,000 in hopes someone will turn him in. >>> this is amazing video. this is new tonight. the video shows a car flying off a maryland road and slamming into a gas pump. take a look. the crash happened early this morning in baltimore county. the 64-year-old driver was seriously injured in the crash. the car took out an entire gas pump and landed on its hood but fortunately, the safety valves on the pump kicked in and prevented an explosion. police are still they say alcohol was not a factor in this crash. >>> teenagers tonight are facing charges after police say they vandalized dozens of the cars in gaithe

tonight we know more about how he managedded to survive in the woods in jessup.son last night not far from where he actually escaped just days earlier. someone called in a tip and told police they spotted watson in a wooded area. police found him hiding in a huge drainage pipe. investigators do not think he planned the escape or had any help. we're aware of a stroarnlg building nearby that he had broken into. that building hases white hardhats that was described by the witness, also clothing in lockers were there he so we believe that he actually had taken some clothing from there as as well as that hardhat and also had used that are as a resting place. from conversations last night during the interview he said he had been eating out of trash cans and also drinking water from puddle less. watson is currently being held at a detention county in howard county. he's serving a sentence of more than 100 years foray temperatured mur. >> shawn and i will be back at 11. up next it's jim and sarah. >> hey, sarah what's coming up at 10:30. we're going to hear from a d.c. p

about a prisoner found in a drainage pipe six days after he escaped near a psychiatric hospital in jessup, maryland. david watson said he ate from trash cans and drank from puddles to survive. they captured him last night, he's charged with escape and assault and will be sent back to delaware where he's serving a 100-year prison sentence for attempted murder. >>> a local soccer coach has been sexually abusing one of the young girls on his team. police believe there may be more victims. mark segraves has more on this investigation. >> reporter: this is where police say it happened, right here in the middle of this field in centerway park in montgomery village. the victim told police that two years ago when she was 7 years old, she was a member of a soccer team and that her coach would slip his hand under her shirt as the rest of the team ran laps around this field. police have now charged that coach, 47-year-old miguel flores with sexual abuse of a minor. flores was arrested last night right here on this field as he was coaching his team. he has yet to appear before a judge. in montgomery