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john matarese, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00, more questions than answers after a deadly confrontation between police officers and a teenager. abc7 is there to wait for explanation. the father of two children missing for three years makes a statement about his wife one day after she was indicted for murder. bitter-sweet day at abc7 because farewell to the chief. alison: breaking news from haymarket today where a police officer shot and killed a 15 -year-old this morning. it happened on hartzell hill lane. that is where northern bureau chief jeff goldberg is right now. what is the latest? jeff: an active police scene behind me. we got new information. the initial call, 911 call came in at 10:30 in regard to possible hostage situation with an individual who had a bomb strapped to his chest. the call came in at 10:30 to the prince william county police. the call coming in. hartzell hill lane. to investigate the possibility that a family member holding another individual hostage. again, had a bomb strapped t

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. >> it's unpatriotic of the president to not respect our rights. larry: new tweet and new fallout. about the national anthem and the nfl protest. >> i'm dr. sean murphy. larry: the new show shining a light on people with autism and what we found about the challenges they face in a workplace. a large homeless compound has businesses upset. are they allowed to be there in "7 on your side" investigates. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: we begin with breaking news in arlington right now. a car as you can see here overturned on walt every reed drive. the road is closed between south quincy street and four mile run. two people in that car were taken to the hospital. there is no word yet on what caused the crash. and the power company is also on the zane because a pole came down as a result of the crash. larry: 50 years to the day, the little rock nine was issued into the high school with the national guard. but this time the professional football players including the redskins linking arms after the president attacked the practice over t

john matarese, abc7 news.arry: right now at 5:00, the teachers around parents are fuming after an extreme case of mold and what is not done about it. also tonight, cameras and complaints on of attention-getting light show is about. >> the moment of impact. two buses on a collision course in new york city. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: imagine arriving to the first day of school to find this in the classroom. we obtained these photos of mold at west springfield high school. they assured us the issue but resolved before anyone went back to class but tonight we know otherwise. q mccray is live in springfield tonight with a story that you will only see on 7. q? q: you know, larry, i know you are a parent. i'm a parent myself. when we send our kids to school we send them to get an education. not to potentially get sick. that is what was happening here at west springfield high school. the issue were the trailer classrooms on the other side of the baseball field. they are called sparta. that's whe

john matarese, abc7 news.ry: protest on capitol hill as word comes there won't be a vote on healthcare this week. it wasn't the only protest in and the latest local group heading to the islands in puerto rico to help. how are parents and coaches dealing with the war of words over the national anthem? will they follow in their role models' footsteps? announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: as protesters staged a die-in outside of some senate offices, the latest version of healthcare reform is dead. for now. once senator collins said she couldn't support the graham-cassidy bill, majority leader mitch mcconnell canceled plans for a vote. president trump: we are disappointed in certain so-called republicans. alison: jeff goldberg is live on the hill and he is monitoring the developing story tonight. jeff? jeff: well, alison, over the past two days the opponents turned out in big numbers loudly protesting the healthcare bill. laid today the opponents got just the news they were hoping for. >> this

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. nancy: after months of protest president trump appears to dash dreams of hundreds of thousands tomorrow. >> we kicked the can down the road long enough. there is no more road left. nancy: south korea respond to north ko >> this is going to require everyone more than what was funded for katrina, which was $120 billion. >> it's clear after harvey. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. nancy: in an hour from now the posters are planning to be outside the white house calling for president trump to keep daca. the deferred action for childhood arrivals order let people brought to the united states as children stay in the country. reports are that the president will terminate the program tomorrow. as cheryl conner reports it could have a ripple effect across the country including here at home. >> they feed the mind, body and soul. they are talking about the dreamers. >> it's not their fault to be here. these are people who are just like us who dream to have hope, to be successful in lif

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. nancy: "7 on your side" with a smart phone warning.phone feature could leave or your children open to receiving unwanted and explicit images. so how can you prevent it? abc7 on your side troubleshooter horace holmes has the answer here. horace: the function there, the icon for it is right there. i am within 30 feet of you, i can send you a picture, video or a file. i don't even need to know your telephone number. the problem is cyber flashing -- michelle: there you go. you just flashed us. nancy: it's g-rated. horace: the problem is cyber flashing where the dangers who see your phone is receiving air drop and they send you inappropriate pictures. this is how it works. swipe up on the home page of your phone and you see air drop. now it says air drop everyone. anyone with an iphone or ipad close picture, any picture. that is the problem. how to defeat this is simple. hit the box, drop down menu comes giving you options. receiving off, contact only or everyone. it's contact only and only those in the contact list can air drop you. if you

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00 -- >> he is a monster. he is a liar. larry: a murdered teacher's parents knew he was a prime suspect. tonight the investigators lay out evidence of a deadly love trial. >> hundreds of homes in danger of being bulldozed soon. "7 on your side" investigates why homeowners may have no say in the matter. >> passengers play hard ball with an airline suffering p.r. big payout for bumping someone. now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> they gnaw police believed they killed the daughter and today police ordered tyler tessier held without bond for the murder of laura wallen. brad bell has the latest. brad? >> we attended a court hearing and we are going over the court documents to detail the case being made against tyler tessier. it shows a man trying to cover his tracks. but what really captivated people here is the strength and the agony of the missing woman's parents. >> with the daughter missing and feared dead, laura wallen's parents had to endure the unthinkable this past monday. at the request of police they appeared wit

john matarese, abc7 news. larry: right now at 5:00, puerto rico taking a direct hit from hurricane maria. the new images just in of the storm's frightening power. also happening now a race ravaged mexico to save a little girl trapped under the rubble of her school. local school system takes action on the so-called toxic turf. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: frantic efforts right now to reach children trapped inside a school after the massive earthquake in mexico. crews throughout the night and into the day digging to find anyone still alive as the building collapsed. at least 225 people were killed. if number could go higher. larry: a rare image of hope amid a mountain of despair. the second major earthquake to hit mexico in the past two weeks. collapsed buildings and left people scrambling as everything around them crumbled. >> to the street to make sure we were away fro crews are desperately trying to reach as many as 30 kids that could be trapped in the rubble of the collapsed schoo