i'm kevin lewis and i have the answer. tim: the redskins have yet to win against the canadiens, but they are in montreal tonight. i have the very latest. as abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. maureen: six flags held an anti-bullying pep rally today to prevent a repeat of last year's fright night problems. governor larry hogan is hoping to make the park more family friendly and to get the message across he brought rg iii. he told the teenagers he was the victim of bullying at a young age. robert griffin iii": you can change that. maureen: how your rogers was badly beaten, fell, cracked his skull, and went into a coma. a golf course has divided a large portion of residents. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has details. kevin: this golf course is boarded up and the greens have gone yellow. the montgomery county golf course filed for bankruptcy. >> it would be great to walk outside of our door, take a bike and it would be right in our backyard. kevin: she thinks the development would give montgomery village and edge. >> it's

we checked in with kevin lewis earlier. he also was dealing with the tear gas the pepper spray and kevin, we understand you're doing ok and you're ready to report report? what's going on at your scene? >> things have calmed down a bit here at the mondawmin mall on the west side of baltimore. this is the scene right now. you can see a line of police officers shoulder to shoulder. many with riot gear lining this entire street. the midas right there, 30 minutes ago, there was an officer that was injured. i know at that press conference we heard seven injured police officers, one unresponsive. we saw one of those seven officers on the ground behind that line of police about 30 minutes ago. there was a host of officers around them and go to the hill here to have a little bit more space to talk to you. all right, alison. what we are seeing here hopefully this is a better spot. we have got a lot of officers lining the streets here in front of the mondawmin mall. all of them have riot gear. we have not seen anything any rocks thrown

kevin lewis is also here with us as is horace holmes. let's get things started this hour with brad

let's go to kevin lewis for more on that standing by with more. kevin? kevin: hi there leon. we are standing at the inner harbor here which, of course is the crown jewel of city of baltimore and you can see just a long line of national guardsmen behind me making quite a statement here and that is all because governor larry hogan activated that state of emergency. if we walk this way, i can show you some of the items that are keeping these national guardsmen hydrated and well nourished because the weather is warmer today and they're in heavy gear. we have bananas here. this box has some granola and there are bottles of water here to make sure that the guardsmen are staying mentally and physically hydrated here and well fit here. around 2:00 this archfternoon, governor hogan arrived at pier 7 and boarded a blackhawk helicopter that allowed him to survey the damage from above. prior to liftoff, reports asked the governor why it took so long to he declare a state of

kevin lewis is live in baltimore. what is the mood there? kevin: [nop audio] they lifted posters and valiant voices, all in the name of freddie gray. a crowd of 1500 filled the streets of baltimore as a police chopper attract every move from above. >> the video and audio was so egregious. kevin: this protester still talking about the video. >> he is obviously incapacitated, not a threat to anyone at this point. lay him on the ground,: ambulance, get him taken care of. you don't just throw him into the paddy wagon like an animal. kevin: they were with any shot

kevin lewis explains why in a story that you will see only on abc 7. kevin: this is a 13-year-old thoroughbred mare alive today because of the work of a rescue in howard county. last july, a montgomery county animal control officer spotted zelda horses and six others on this acres in farm. her ribs visible. a paint style mare was worse, with internal parasites and badly cracked hooves. they charge their owner, robert curry senior, with animal cruelty. they say that the trough did not have a drop of water, even in the summer. >> the situation was deplorable. your heartstrings get old when you have to look at such conditions. kevin: within days of the rescue, one of the horses died from pneumonia but zelda and five other survived. >> we are here to help owners and save the pats. there are resources available if they find themselves not being able to provide. kevin: kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: the judge sentenced curry to three years of supervised probation. he explained in court that a back injury kept him from caring for the horses. the loudoun co

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis will have more on this case coming up at 5:00. alison? alison: in d.c. police are looking for the person who shot a teenager to death. it happened last night on 37th street and southeast. police found 16-year-old luke holt of northeast suffering from gunshot wounds and he died at the hospital. police are asking anyone with information in this case to contact them. leon: about 25 minutes ago, fairfax water said a 14-inch break along route 1 in alexandria had been fixed but traffic congestion in the area does continue. right now, only one lane of traffic in each direction is open on richmond highway between fryload and highland lane. this morning eight town homes were affected by this break. residents there were surprised to wake up to find no running water and a flooded street. >> saw the flashing lights and i opened the window and then i saw like water all over like a flood. leon: water service has been restored. that happened before noon. crews hope to finish repairs and fully reopen the roads later tonight. alison: loudoun county sherif

kevin lewis we'll go to kevin lewis. anchor: cast of characters. we are covering this, huge team covering for you here at abc 7 and go now to kevin lewis actually is the one on deck. kevin, can you hear us? kevin: yeah i can hear you guys loud and clear larry and jummy. what we just heard is the second formal press conference from governor larry hogan and like we heard last night, the governor skirting around many questions when it came to who is ultimately to blame for what many are calling a delayed response here for that state of emergency to be declared. and it is a technicality. a lot of people have pointed the finger at governor hogan saying why did he not issue this declaration earlier? but what governor hogan has told the media is the mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings-blake had to actually request that state of emergency be declared. so as we look at the timeline that unfolded yesterday, monday, it was around 3:00 p.m. when we saw the rioting begin and it wasn't until, this is according to the governor 6:30 that the mayor actually said

kevin lewis is there with an update on the situation for you. kevin? kevin: hi maureen. this is a tactical vehicle from prince george's county. we saw a long line and caravan of prince george's county police vehicles that have called in to add reinforcement to this rioting situation. i want to show you on the side of this vehicle, i'm going to keep a distance. you can see what appears to be water marks and it looks almost like residueszsidue from a rock on the passenger side window here. these vehicles while very well fortified are targets. people see them. and they throw everything and anything that is in sight at these vehicles. we saw it today at the mall. where the tactical vehicle or one of them was there and like i said it's just peppered here with liquid and bit of rock residue. and we are standing and this vehicle is blocking the view by only feet from that c.v.s. pharmacy that was l and now on fire. this right here is a tire and auto mechanics shop. right around 6:00 the employees here were frantically locking up the gates because they knew what happened at the

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: and we are following the capital lockdown all day all air, all online. stay with us on facebook and twitter and wjla.com. you could not ask for a prettier day outside. if you made it to the mall, maybe at the national harbor enjoying sunshine. the great news, there are plenty of more days like this to come. eileen whelan joins us with the first check of the forecast. eileen: it could not be any better today -- well, maybe because we better tomorrow. a live look from the weatherbug camera, zooming into the tidal basin. the camera is shaking with the wind gusts of 23, but 66 glorious degrees. get all of the cherry blossoms and people. if you can muster up mingling through the crowds, it is a great place to see. 61 degrees gaithersburg, 68's culpeper, 62 baltimore and annapolis. clear skies overnight. if you are going out to dinner or going to the cherry blossoms after sunset, it may be a little cool, so bring a sweater, but otherwise, a frost advisory in effect west of d.c. br

live in suitland kevin lewis, abc 7 news. maureen: thank you kevin. more problems today for the scandal-plagued u.s. secret service. an agent was arrested last night in d.c. accused of breaking into a home. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live from d.c. superior court where the agent appeared late this afternoon. sam? sam: yes, maureen. actually it was not an agent but an officer of the uniformed secret service branch. he was arraigned here on charges of attempted first-degree burglary and felony destruction of property. he's 29 years old. outside the apartment where police were called this morning for a burglar in progress glass from two broken windows litters the ground. a boot print dents the front door. in court papers uniform secret service officer arthur baldwin denied breaking the glass and admitted trying to kick in the door to the home. residents declined to go on camera but described the scene this morning. >> black s.u.v. black s.u.v. that's all it was. it was a black s.u.v. that's all it was. it was everywhere. police. sam: in court papers w

a montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live there this afternoon with the very latest. kevin? kevin: hi there jummy. there have been a number of teachers arrested for alleged sexual abuse over the years, but this one really stands out because it's alleged to have happened right inside of the middle school and there are multiple allegations of this misconduct happening over the course of a few months. this is the first photo that we have of the gentleman montgomery county police arrested last evening. his name is robert wilson iii. we had another photo posted to the website and administrators have since taken wilson iii's professional photo down from the website. according to police, wilson met that 14-year-old girl back in october during an after school math club. two exchanged phone numbers and began a flirtatious relationship of texting and calling. within a few months wilson and that girl began routinely meeting in a school stairwell. it was there that police say the 23-year-old paraeducator would kiss and fondle the teenager. wilson lives about five minutes away from loied

live in baltimore tonight, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, kevin. see what the weekend brings there. let's check tonight's other top stories now. police in prince george's county at this hour are investigating the rape of a nun. it happened along 16th avenue in chillum not far from lasalle park. 27-year-old juan randolph of d.c. is back behind bars accused of the attack. he has a history of violent crimes. alison: and abc 7 has obtained new warrants in the murder of an arlington mother. they collected more than 600 pieces of evidence from bonnie black's home including a tuft of hair in her hand that's being tested for d.n.a. a warrant filed earlier this week put the focus on black's estranged husband david black who reportedly violated a protective order and threatened her in the middle of the divorce. leon: and vermont senator bernie sanders added his name for the list of candidates vying for the white house in 2016. the independent says he's running as a democrat. what this addition means to the race coming up tonight at 6:00. alison: we have new

kevin lewis with the investigation. kevin: imagine spending a nice afternoon at home with your newborn baby daughter and then out of the boom you hear a loud crash and in pops a naked man in your dining room. that is what happened here in rockville. >> caller advises a naked blackmail grabbed the child and that the mother is running. the mail is screaming. kevin: chaos at his rockville apartment complex. he went on an alleged naked rampage. the 22-yec units and the used a lawn chair. he reportedly tried kidnapping a seven month old girl. police say he punched and choked the infant's mother, shouting, call me your king and bow to me. responding officers found him pacing and panting in this nearby forest. remakes told cops their friend was acting out because of bad weed. >> i wouldn't believe that if i were the police. there's something else going on. kevin: no answer at the apartment. >> if he is taking bad week that is bad for him. if he is running around naked thatd for the community. entering a house goes to a very dif

we want to check in with our kevin lewis who has made his way to that c.v.s. at the corner of north avenue and pennsylvania avenue. you've made it down there to the ground there. what are you seeing? kevin: leon i'm not being dramatic here when i'm saying this is like a war zone. this is the police line here at the c.v.s. it's probably 100 feet beyond us. you can see police here again, with their wooden batons. some with these shields that are preventing any citizens from gaining access to that c.v.s. you can also see here this is the new and used tire shop. the owner or at least an employee of the tire shop just came up here and they just blocked the gate to this tire shop here. they are obviously, paranoid that their business could be looted here as the sun begins to set on the city of baltimore. we just went to the other side of c.v.s. the situation like i said there, was like a war zone. we felt like it wasn't safe to do a live report from there. we had to retreat to where we're standing right now with lots of police protection. i want to show you s that we

kevin lewis live in baltimore with reaction from business owners today. kevin? kevin: hi there, alison. hull street cafe here in baltimore on locust point certainly feeling the financial pinch here. the owner here says about 50% of his business happens after sunset. needless to say many taps inside haven't been pouring many libations. it gets worse. a handful of bars in downtown baltimore purchased airing rights to the manny paquio vs. floyd mayweather boxing match. it isn't expected to start until 11:30 saturday night well after baltimore's 10:00 p.m. curfew. one bar shelled out 6 grand to air the match. a number of weddings have been canceled. one couple was going to say "i do" at the swanky waterfront kitchen at the inner harbor but called things off on tuesday. despite thousands of dollars lost the owners in fells point is looking at the citywide 10:00 p.m. curtain call with his pint half full. >> i'm doing whatever i can to make everybody happy. you know neighborhood wise employee wise we have to grin and bear it for a week. it's only a week. kevin: on a no

in tacoma park, i'm kevin lewis abc 7 news. leon: in today's other top stories, right now, arlington police are investigating a woman's death. neighbors saw her two children playing alone in the front yard of the house on 18th street. that's not far from crystal city. they saw the kids out in the yard this morning and that's when the neighbors called police. they found the 42-year-old woman dead inside. neighbors say she was estranged from her husband. police say at some point, a protective order had been filed against him. alison: it's all clear now but drivers faced a slow go crossing the memorial bridge towards arlington. two people were hit by a car there right around 3:15. both were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. leon: and an 11-year-old in upper marlboro brings a happy ending to a story that everybody is talking about today. emanuel marshall donated his wheelchair to 4-year-old joshua romero after someone stole romero's chair from his langley park apartment complex. marshall and his mother saw the s

i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 not news -- news. leon: a drive is getting safer these days thanks to the pothole palooza. they've filled 11,000 potholes in the last two weeks alone. that's only 1,000 less than their goal for the month long project. crews are working search days a week on 12 hour shifts and ddot says they'll repair the craters within 48 hours of getting a report. alison: let's check on traffic at this hour. jamie sullivan is here with the details. hi there. jamie: couple of different problems. first, i want to look at the crash. if you live in bowie, this is closed off at annapolis road at high bridge road. we have the accident involving the mail truck. police are still on scene working to get this reopened. right now, it's blocked off. take a live look outside. this morning, we have a really wet commute. so far we're ok this afternoon. for you leaving 395, we're ok. this is 66 taking a look for you outside of the beltway near nutley street not bad. as we move on talk about the beltway. on the inner loop american leg

kevin: i'm kevin lewis live in baltimore along the inner harbor. coming up i have a story about tourism and business possibly affected for the long haul because of this week's rioting. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. alison: the cleanup is under way in baltimore after intense rioting stemming, of course from the death of freddie gray. right now we are standing by for maryland governor larry hogan to speak. that's supposed to be at 6:00 p.m. and in about 15 minutes, students plan to march from penn station to city hall. this a sign of solidarity with freddie gray's family. the orioles wrapped up their game against the white sox in the last hour. that was a game of course, played without a single fan in the ballpark. and tonight, a big question in areas like the inner harbor. what will this week's violence mean for the city's economy in the years ahead? kevin le

i'm kevin lewis in rockville. that story coming up. alison: "7 on your side" with an alert of how thieves are targeting the elderly and wiping out their life savings. leon: the first wife of the former beatle john lennon died of cancer in spain. she was 75 years old. the couple met at arts school in liverpool and married shortly before the beatles shot to fame. they divorced in 1968 and in fact, that divorce prompted paul mccartney to write the beatles classic "hey jude" to help their only son cope with his parents' separation. alison: maryland governor larry hogan denied a request to ban state funded travel to indiana over the controversial religious freedom law. they contacted the governor yesterday pushing for the ban. a spokesman told "the washington post" the governor believes a best way to make change is through an engagement of ideas and not disengaging from those they disagree with. the district has already implemented that ban. meanwhile, lawmakers in indiana are working to fix that controversial bill. leon: as abc's marcy gon

kevin lewis is live in baltimore. what is the mood there? kevin: [nop audio] they lifted posters and valiant voices, all in the name of freddie gray. a crowd of 1500 filled the streets of baltimore as a police chopper attract every move from above. >> the video and audio was so egregious. kevin: this protester still talking about the video. >> he is obviously incapacitated, not a threat to anyone at this point. lay him on the ground,: ambulance, get him taken care of. you don't just throw him into the paddy wagon like an animal. kevin: they were with any shot of where the police handcuffed freddie gray. he could be heard begging former see. >> then i heard the young man holler "get off me, you are breaking my legs!" and the police hollered to him "shut [beep] up." kevin: this man believes the citizens of baltimore bear some of the blame. >> we came out here and shot the three-year-old little girl. i dropped the ball. it starts with me. it starts with the man in the mirror. kevin: there have been a lot of update since we talked at 5:00. the ma

for now we are live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: thanks kevin. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for any new developments in this investigation. coming up in about 10 minutes from now we'll talk to the maryland private who has been keeping in touch with weinstein's family throughout this tough ordeal. breaking news coming from alexandria 25 minutes ago a judge declared a mistrial in the trial of the man who they say murdered d.c. corrections officer carolyn kroft last september. they shared an apartment complex. we're trying to figure out why that mistrial was declared. a new trial has been ordered for april 30th. alison? alison: leon loretta lynch has been confirmed as president obama's attorney general. today's vote ends a month-long delay in congress. republican lawmakers said the holdup was contended upon the passing of an unrelated human trafficking bill. that cleared both chambers this week. lynch is the first black woman to serve as attorney general. leon: to the weather. once again, we can say, we've said repeatedly this year, what is going on

live in fort washington, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: what a story, kevin.ou for bringing for us. the storms that we have left behind a must see show in the sky. this was in new york this morning. not one. not two or even three rainbows. amanda curtis posted this picture of a quadruple rainbow in glenn cove new york today. she said she spotted it while waiting for her train this morning. and amanda says it must mean there are four pots of gold on the other end. that's got to be unusual. scott: do we ever see that? doug: it's been seen before and it wasn't photoshopped, it was real. it was a very rare and unique combination of atmospherics to be able to get that at that point in time. maybe there are four pots, i don't know. jackpot! scott: i got to get to new york. see you later. doug: we're in fine shape tonight. we have sunshine. temperatures in 70's at spots. take you to the time lapse. beautiful morning. it has been a gorgeous day and we'll continue to see partly cloudy skies and even clearing at times. more clouds moving and north and west of metro wash

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is there live with the details. kevin? kevin: hi there, alison. this has been an emotional day for members here. they've been using graffiti remover and scrubbing blocks all day long in an attempt to wipe away the hateful words and images. we've blurred most of them out. some are still visible and we want to warn you they may be offensive. >> there's hatred. lots and lots of hatred out there. kevin: the images and words are too vulgar to show up close. police want this video shown front and center. they say it shows an individual spray painting hatred on the torah synagogue in gaithersburg. it appears the vandal is sport a mask from the movie "scream." >> it was very surreal. kevin: this congregant's wife was on her morning run and saw the wicked words and symbols cast in white. >> there's swastikas on the front, on here here on this window and there it said "hitler "hitler". didn't spell it correctly. kevin: chemicals rags and elbow grease helped chip away at the spray paint. the temple leaders were ultimately forced to c

kevin lewis is live to explain the controversial decision at hand. kevin? kevin: hi there, alison. this is what the cell phone tower at the elementary school in germantown looks like. as you can see, it's fenced off but still close to the school and measures more than 100 feet tall. many parents at nearby middle school are speaking out hoping to prevent a similar tower there. as it stands 11 montgomery county schools have cell towers. if approved, it would be the 12th. with the parents coalition of montgomery county and she argues school with high poverty rates are more likely to get stuck with these controversial antennas. now, according to nccs's own data, 81% of the cell phone towers are at schools where at least a third of the students are eligible for free or reduced meals. to put that in perspective here less than 5% of students at walt witman school in bethesda are in financial need. >> we've never seen a neighborhood in montgomery county say yes put a cell phone tower on our neighborhood school. my question is why do we keep doing this? why do we keep torturing neighbors? w

kevin lewis with the interview you'll see only on 7. kevin: nathaniel walker relegated to her family's leather couch. around 6:00 a.m. tuesday, the 13-year-old was hit by a car along cherry hill road in beltsville. she was walking to the b stop using a crosswalk. >> i was on the floor. on the concrete. >> thinking what? >> this really hurts. kevin: the female driver apologized and even drove her home but then left the teen on her apartment's front steps. it was pouring rain. >> she said i've been hit by a car! of course, we asked where is the car? kevin: ann marie walker witnessed her daughter stumble through the front door. >> she left her on the steps in the rain. what were you thinking? she was soaking wet. kevin: paramedics took her, a standout freshman at laurel high school to the e.r. a bottle of advil and a pair of crutches helping to minimize her pain. >> unconscionable. kevin: this mother longing to know who abandoned her young girl. >> it was just a mere accident. accidents happen to best of us but when you leave the scene, it'

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis live in rockville with a story you'll see only on 7. kevin? kevin: hi there, alison. robert curry sr. has owned horses for decades. yesterday, he walked out of this rockville courthouse guilty of what montgomery county officials are calling one of the worst animal abuse cases in recent memory. meet zelda, a 13-year-old thoroughbred mare alive today because of deitte and her staff at days inn farm horse rescue in howard county. last july a montgomery county animal control officer spotted zelda and six other horses on this dickerson farm. zelda was badly malnourished, her ribs visible. but a 19-year-old paint style mare was far worse starved near skeletal. jasmine had scars across her body, internal parasites and badly crooked hooves. police charged their owner with animal cruelty. >> sad state of affairs. reporter: prosecutors say curry's trough didn't have a drop of water in the heat of summer and added that his hay was wheaty and moldy. >> the situation was deplorable for the animals. your heart strings get pulled at. reporter: within days of

but montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in bethesda with a fly in that ointment. kevin, tell us about it. kevin: hi there alison. yeah it is the height of the afternoon rush hour and this is the scene along rockville pike just north of downtown bethesda. traffic really bottlenecks here. although these are normal driving conditions they are terribly desized and so the plan to add more parking spots isn't getting support from all. over the next 20 years, n.i.h. plans on constructing more buildings which will generate thousands of new jobs. n.i.h. says it will need 1,000 additional parking spaces to accommodate these extra employees. but many fear that will pose a serious challenge to the already overtaxed roadways in and around bethesda and so members of congress, the maryland statehouse and montgomery county council mailed a letter to n.i.h.'s director asking him to reconsider their parking plans. >> the alternatives are taking metro and doing what a lot of people do which is car pool and find other ways of mass transit to get there. and again their neighbors across

kevin lewis is live in rockville and has the latest with this developing story. kevin? kevin: hi there, leon. 23-year-old robert wilson iii met that girl during a math club event at the middle school in silver spring. we are told he exchanged numbers with that girl but wilson wanted more. and so police say wilson sought out the perfect secret hiding spot in that school to meet with the girl and that his only criteria was there were no security cameras. robert wilson iii, a teacher's aide at loiederman middle school under arrest. police say he routinely met with a girl in a school stairwell where she'd kiss and inappropriately touch her. in one case wilson went to the girl's apartment building and abused her in this basement laundry room. leaving court today wilson's father in no mood to chat made an obscene gesture at our news camera. >> don't touch this. you can be charged with a crime. kevin: then wilson's brother started shoving cameras while cursing at reporters. >> nobody knows what's going on. kevin: wilson's you not says her nephew seen here on the school's websi

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in germantown tonight and has more on this plan. kevin? kevin: hi there, scott. this is what the cell tower at daley elementary school looks like. as you can see, it's fenced off but still close to classrooms and measures 100 feet tall. many parents at nearby millsville middle school are speaking out in hopes of preventing construction of a similar tower there. 11 montgomery county public schools have cell towers on their property. if approved millsville middle school in germantown will be the 12th. >> discrimination. kevin: she is with the parents coalition of montgomery county. she argues schools with high poverty rates are more likely to get stuck with the controversial antennas. according to mcps's own data 81% of the cell phone towers are at schools where at least a third of students are eligible for free or reduced meals. to put that in perspective, less than 5% of students at walt whitman high school in bethesda which successfully fought off construction of a cell tower are in financial need. >> cell towers are going up in the

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis picks up our team coverage live in rockville where the weinsteins have lived for decades. kevin? kevin: hi there. there's been no sign of the family today. but neighbors and friends have been driving by the house all day long. some have left flowers at the base of this large maple tree in the front yard. the tree adorned with yellow ribbons has been a symbol of hope ever since warren weinstein was kidnapped nearly four years ago. >> it's painful every day. kevin: last june eileen weinstein described the agony of wondering whether her husband was dead or alive. president obama: grief and condolences. kevin: today, president obama confirmed mrs. weinstein's worst fear. a c.i.a. drone strike at an al-qaida compound killed her husband. the 73-year-old was being held captive inside. >> hopeful. kevin: she saw mrs. weinstein at a recent birthday party. >> she is being very positive and holding out hope and keeping the house ready for him. kevin: today that house kept quiet as friends placed flowers below a maple tree in the front yard. each sunday at chur

today, montgomery county reporter kevin lewis spoke with the teen who went on camera to say i'm sorry. >> i want to try to make people understand that i'm not racist. kevin: fresh out of jail sebastian espinoza-carranza is speaking out. >> it wasn't supposed to be prank, like a stupid prank. kevin: last week, the 18-year-old and three friends defaced the shaare torah synagogue in gaithersburg. security cameras captured them spray painting swastikas, the acronym k.k.k. and other hate language. sebastian calls his actions foolish and immature but insists he was not motive ated by hate. >> i don't hate the jews. i'm not racist. i treat you with respect. if you are black white or latino. >> i'm totally shocked. kevin: this neighbor believes sebastian's story to a certain extent. >> i think our young people don't understand things like this. they're buried in their cell phones. kevin: sebastian, a junior who composes music and plays guitar in his spare time now full of nerves. >> it will ruin my whole life. i want to go to college and have a future. like i say i'm not racist. so i'm really

kevin lewis was there. kevin, what is the governor saying? kevin: the governor, known for his mild-mannered, call these rioters lawless gangs of thugs. he also said he wishes the mayor of baltimore had requested the state of emergency sooner. >> this is gangs of thugs causing damage to property and injuring innocent people, and we will not tolerate that. kevin: maryland governor larry hogan's speaking about the mayhem in baltimore. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake called him, asking him to declare a state of emergency at 6:30. hogan's office said the mayor waited too long. governor hogan: baltimore city was in charge. with the mayor called me -- leon: we are interrupting this to take you to the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. mayor: wjhhy should those individuals who fall to get those jobs at cvs, what are they going to do? for the people who fought so hard to get that resource there so that humanity could be served and have a good place to get pharmacy and things they need, how is the looting going to help them? so you hear peoplere

kevin lewis is also here with us as is horace holmes. let's get things started this hour with brad bell. brad? brad: tuesday has gone through a different mood at baltimore at north and pennsylvania avenues a huge crowd gathers inside of a looted drugstore to create peace. even as stern faced police in riot gear watch. >> if we want justice to be served, we have to unite. violence is not the answer for justice. brad: a church group brings water and pizza for the neighborhood. >> because we love our city and we really want to maintain peace. brad: across west baltimore, hundreds if not thousands of volunteers fan out in a massive neighborhood cleanup but tension and violence simmer just below the surface. watch what happens when one man in the gathering draws the ire of police. he's grabbed and wrestleed to the ground. it is clear police will no longer tolerate the violence that racked the city yesterday and last night. >> criminal activity will not be tolerated. brad: governor hogan speaking about the state of emergency and the presence o

live tonight in baltimore, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. maureen: speaking of maryland new figures show that maryland has one of the highest tax burdens in the nation. the report found that marylanders pay more than $6,000 a year in state and local taxes on average. that's the 15th highest in the nation. virginia was in the middle of the pack at $5700 a year. the district ranked best in the metro area. illinois had the highest taxes in the survey. alaska the lowest. with delaware coming in a close second. the "7 on your side" i-team is raising questions about that contractor involved in last week's prisoner escape at inova fairfax hospital. los angeles based allied protection services has a federal contract to move and guard prisoners for the u.s. marshals service. but the i-team discovered problems with the company's leadership. two of the three men listed as top executives on the company's website say they have no ties to allied protection. one of them is a california businessman who had no idea the company had apparently been trading on

kevin lewis continues our team coverage at the census bureau in suitland tonight. kevin? kevin: hi there, leon. lawrence buckner was patrolling the main parking lot at the u.s. census bureau. within the last five minutes, we just saw the yellow police tape come down and the front gates reopen. all day long investtgators have been combing through this crime scene. you can see employees' vehicles coming out for the first time in almost 24 hours. we learned a lot about lawrence buckner today. he was a married man. married to his wife linda for the last 36 years. together, they had one adult son and four grandchildren. buckner's family pictured here. it was simply put his pride and joy. during his younger years, he served in the u.s. army but for the last two decades, he worked as an armed security officer at various buildings and sites across the d.c. metro area. back in 2011 he took a new assignment guarding the u.s. census bureau right here in suitland. today, buckner's employer expressed their sorrow remembering the 59-year-old for his sense of humor, love for ford mustan

i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. anchor: look forward to that. thanks, kevin. turning to the weather now and looking live outside, much better weather compared to the rain and the overcast skies we had yesterday. alison: absolutely. not too bad today! but you will want to keep the umbrellas handy. chief meteorologist doug hill has a first look at the forecast. hi, doug. doug: hello there. it's looking a lot brighter. we've been struggling with the cloud cover all day. every now and then a little bit of sunshine through the clouds and that's the story right now outside of the belfort furniture weather center. let's give you a look at the rooftop camera. a lot of clouds showing up. cloud cover things out a bit, enough that even with northerly winds, we're up to 68 degrees at reagan national airport. 64 degrees at manassas. gaithersburg at 63 and 65 degrees in fredricksburg. through the evening, keep it mostly cloudy and a little bit of sunshine at times. cold and in the 60's. as we head to the late night hours, partly cloudy and cooler. there is some rain in the

kevin lewis is live in baltimore with the list and kevin, at 4:00 you told us about the top businesses. what about the top individuals who owe the most? kevin: hi there maureen. yeah, the top individuals include an investment banker, a lobbyist and even a convicted criminal. the maryland comptroller tells us he tried to collect this money civilly but to no avail. today, his office flexed its muscles going public with the top residence and business debtors. >> this is the 15th year. kevin: maryland's top accountant using public shaming to collect serious debt. >> we're communicating to these folks on repeated basis. and most of them are heavily lawyered up and you know they're in their bunkers saying hell no, we're not going to pay! kevin: maryland's top business tax cheat for 2015 c.t.s. & associates inc. officials say the gaithersburg company which provides custodial services owes $1.1 million in state taxes. today, c.t.s.'s owner told us past payment plans were totally unreasonable but added he's willing to renegotiate and then

for now, we are live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: happening now, a student arrested for allegedly assaulting a teacher at dunbar high school. stephen tschida is live at northwest with what we know at this hour. stephen, tell us about it. stephen: we got that confirmation a half-hour ago from d.c. police and they say they arrested this juvenile female student here shortly after noon today. she allegedly attacked a teacher inside the school. now, when we arrived, there were a number of police here. we have some video of the police here both inside the school and outside the school. the school system says there are protocols in place to make sure that this is a peaceful situation in incidents like these, they say the protocols were followed and were effective. now, as far as the teacher, no one is divulging information about the teacher nor the condition nor the nature of this alleged attack. but a number of people that we've spoke with here some students included say that there can be tension at the school that sometimes it can

we're live in fort washington, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: wow, what a special day. absolutely. let's switch to the weather now. beautiful thing to talk about. what a great day especially compared to the night that we had last night. anchor: the question is what's ahead for tonight? let's go to doug hill in the stormwatch 7 weather center with that first look at the forecast. doug? doug: hey, scott and alison. looks really nice out there. lots of sunshine and no memory of 24 hours ago how gnarly it was out there. live look from the rooftop here in rosslyn across the island beautiful, few clouds. temperatures in the 60's and a bit of a breeze. 69 now at reagan national airport. very comfortable. 66 in frederick. 69 degrees in fredricksburg. 65 at this moment in annapolis. breezes still up there. these are sustained winds, not gusts. sustained at 20 miles an hour in martinsburg in the higher elevations a bit stronger. but locally, 16-mile-per-hour wind at reagan national. for the nats tonight, clear to partly cloudy for first pitch at 7:05 in the mid 60's. the winds wi

i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. we want to get back to that breaking news unfolding near the memorial bridge in the district. two people were struck and injured this afternoon by a car. our richard reeve just got to the scene. what are you learning? rich: as you say, two people struck. i'm going to move out of the way for just one second. this happened around 3:15 we believe or are being told by the authorities that a man and a woman were hit right near those -- on the other side of where those statues are toward us. two people struck a man and a woman that were crossing the street. they had apparently gone to a median and were struck by a car heading away from where i'm standing now. we're going to bring in wendy starr brown. she was here and saw this whole thing. wendy, tell us what you saw. >> i was walking along the backside of the lincoln memorial and i looked out and people got out a cab. i saw them and there was a couple and they had a dog on a lead and i noticed the dog. and i also thought to myself that's a

our kevin lewis will have more on lawrence buckner coming up at 6:00. alison: in anne arundel county now, police are looking for the person who shot and critically injured a police officer in arnold. it happened along college parkway not far from broad neck park. diane cho is in annapolis monitoring this search. diane: as police k-9s scoured the area dozens from the anne arundel police cadet class searched for clues after an officer in uniform was shot in the neck. >> it's under here too. diane: police say an officer stopped by this 7-eleven store early this morning when someone inside said there's a man acting suspiciously outside of the store. >> goes and makes contact with that person and what happened after that is what we're trying to figure out. diane: police say the two got into a struggle and the suspect took off. when the officer went after him investigators say the suspect opened fire. >> i was a little concerned. i've only been here since august and not had any problems. diane: sarah burton lives nearby. during the man hunt this morning, offi

kevin lewis and rebecca cooper is out there for us. but let's start with maryland bureau chief brad bell. he's live along north avenue. brad what's the latest this evening? brad: well leon a couple of headlines. first one is the scene here on north avenue is actually returning to normal. no real protesters and the police you can see have taken off their riot gear as part of a planned deescalation according to one of the commanding officers i've spoken to. and we have some breaking news. the police said they were going to go ahead and take two weeks to complete their investigation into the death of freddie gray. they gave themselves a deadline of this friday. we now know that the current plan is not to release the results of that investigation publicly but to hand them over to the state's attorney for a decision upon whether or not anyone will be charged. this news coming as we said as the city moves back to normalcy. baltimore's inner harbor glistens, as always. people stroll and jog. but it's under the watchful eye of national guard s

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