kevin lewis? kevin: chris christie says the u.s. should go so far to deny 3-year-old orphans from the war-torn country. meanwhile presidential hopeful jeb bush saying the u.s. should only allow syrians to profess -- who profess so be christians. >> you can't let a couple of bad seeds ruin it for everyone. kevin: he supports the refugees in america. >> 99.9% of the people are good people. you can't deny they are in a bad situation. kevin: according to the state department the u.s. welcomed 1,800 syrian refugees this year alone. california accepted the most with 218. maryland brought in 31. virginia, 13. >> there is no current, immediate concern about the syrian refugees coming to maryland. kevin: yesterday, maryland governor larry hogan was still mulling over the debate. but today clarity. hogan saying after careful conversation i'm requesting federal authorities cease any additional settlements from syria. >> we don't know who is going to come here. who knows? kevin: terry mcauliffe is keeping his options open. his spokesman telling

montgomery county kevin lewis has details. kevin: this five-page document is sure to grab attention of a lot of terror. radon at a number of schools including south lake elementary school in gaithersburg. for background, radon is an odorless gas that seeks in buildings in cracks through the foundation. because it can cause lung cancer the e.p.a. says radon should not top 4 picocurries per liter. 28 of the 205 schools tested above the e.p.a. level. for instance, redland middle school in durwood had 13 classroom of elevated radon. one registered a six. spring brook high school in silver spring had eight classrooms the worst at 9.8, more than twice the e.p.a. limit. as far as we know, they have not notified the parents at school with the unsafe test results. >> i find it hard to believe in a public school that if that were the case they wouldn't close the school down or let people know. kevin: coming up at 5:00, i will release the building with the highest radon score. plus introduce you to a man who tests for the potentially dead

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: so gruesome. thank you, kevin. former u.s.n, a senator for tennessee and "law and order" tv star, has died. thompson died today after a recurrence of lymphoma. he had a long list of the cobbler's immense, including his work as an attorney on the watergate scandal, which helped lead to the resignation of president richard nixon. thompson was also republican presidential candidate. metro transit police are investigating how a man ended up on the tracks at the u street metro station. the operator of an approaching train saul the man and managed to stop, but it's not clear if the train ever made any contact with the man. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the police say that alcohol may have been a factor. one person is recovering from injury suffered in an apartment fire in southwest washington. lastire broke out late night on ivanhoe street. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a d.c. firetruck that was respon

kevin lewis is live with what he found out. kevin? kevin: police tell us 30-year-old flores was fleeing from another accident scene when he lost control of his pickup truck and he hit that church van. why was florida fleeing -- why was flores fleeing? if it was because of alcohol, police say it would not have been the first time. >> prince george's county 911. what is the address of the emergency? >> there are two vehicles across the street engulfed in flames. children on a van. kevin: 911 calls describe the carnage that police say medardo flores caused. two wrecks in two minutes leaving five dead. >> hit a car in front of a shopping center. it kept going. it went up and all you heard was another crash. and heard an explosion. kevin: flores lived in the hyattsville home with his wife and four children. andrew blocker says he would hang out with him and drink beer. >> what he enjoyed doing was working. working. coming home to take care of his family. >> yet, maryland court records show that the police arrested flores in 2011 for second

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- what police body camera video shows in the shooting of a 6-year-old boy that now has two police officers in jail. >> a bizarre video that police say is leon: williams pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the robbery and the fatal shooting of charles walker. walker was carrying a new pair of boots for his girlfriend at the time when he was attacked at hill crest heights in february of 2014. they were sentenced in august. maureen: 6-year-old boy shot to death by police in louisiana laid to rest today. he was killed tuesday strapped in the car seat. his father was also shot in the confrontation but survived. the two police officers are held on $1 million bond each. >> it shows things that disturb me as the head of the state police and disturbed med as a fire. >> chris few was not well enough to attend his son's funeral. next at 6:00, the surveillance video that is going viral. the crime that the d.c. police say is commit

in wheaton --- i'm kevin lewis --- abc 7 news. 3 activists protesting the handling of the police shooting of laquan mcdonald targeted city hall in chicago today,a few dozen activists carried a coffin and chanted "no more bloodshed" and "16 shots and a cover-up." mcdonald was shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke, who was charged with murder on tuesday, 13 months after the shooting. the protesters were questioning why there was no audio on the police dash cam video that captured the shooting and also raised concerns that chicago police deleted relevant security 3 "we are here today because the crime mcdonald was executed by a racist police officer. this was an individual police officer that decided to cross the line, but what's worse, his colleagues that were out there with him. they didn't do anything."police officials have denied charges that the video was deleted. the protesters say emanuel, mccarthy and state's attorney anita alvarez need to go. 3 still to come on siouxland news, 20-16 gop presidential candidate dr. ben carson heads to jordan.and his statements.. saying 25-thousand r

as kevin lewis shows us, they prepared thanksgiving dishes that will be served at nearly 100 shelters this week. >> come closer! kevin: 100 millennial's crammed together. >> thank you so much for coming. kevin: to craft a thanksgiving feast for those in need. while some washed and others chopped -- >> i have four of these in my closet. kevin: we chatted with veteran volunteer ben summers. holiday, anderican i have good memories of thanksgiving growing up. it feels good that i'm helping people sure that other enjoy a meal. kevin: the shelter plans to serve 20,000 thanksgiving meals all across the dmz. pre-k teacher emily sonnenschein worked a green bean quality control. >> this is my way of helping out. kevin: organizers say this event is so popular that the volunteer list fall -- fills up 10 days before this cooking began. >> that's amazing. kevin: jenny diamond of cleveland park couldn't help but in vision where these party meals would turn out. >> this will end up on somebody's plate on thanksgiving day, and hopefully they will enjoy it. kevin: in northwest, i am kevin lewis. >> kim

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: is one of the most recognized inventions from "back to the future>" howeverboa --- hoverboards. new york city just band them -- banned them. pulled out from under you with of howard u don't expect. tonight at 11:00 we look at it -- hazards.as its maureen: i bet they are not great in wet weather. [laughter] doug: it has ended and moved out of the area. skies are clear this afternoon. some beautiful images. i want to share a couple. sent it to pics@wjla.com. bridge set this from king george county. absolutely gorgeous. we have one what is share with you tonight and this is from jacqueline and stephens city, virginia. beautiful sunset. pleases as our background for my page. not much difference in temperatures. both values well above average. temperatures will certify all a bit now at sunset. are shifting to the northwest and i will bring in cooler air. 63 in hagerstown. latest tonight was the gusty winds and cooler temperatures dropped from the 60's into the 30's and 40's by early

kevin lewis is live at reagan with the details. what were they concerned about? vin: the airport spokesperson passengerso male were acting suspicious on board the american airlines flight, so the crew contacted the police. when officers boarded the airplane, they evacuated all passengers and took the two male passengers into custody. they are described as "middle eastern looking." fornine sweat the airbus explosives, but found nothing, the flight american airlines flight 4124 from reagan national to logan. the jet was supposed to take off at 3:30 this afternoon but was delayed two hours. the police questioned the two male passengers but release them a short time later. american airlines said the passengers were re-accommodated on another flight. were guns or rifles going on the plane with security, two people getting questioned. vin: according to flight aware.com, that flight went to boston logan, then picked up new passengers and came right back and is parked one concourse over from where we are standing now. live at reagan airport, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimbe

kevin: in silver spring, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: well now caught on video, a planned demolition that went terribly wrong. it all started when an implosion attempt in birmingham failed. that is when they sent in the backhoe. >> whoa, whoa. alison: goodness. wow! after a few moments in shock of what was going on, some of the bystanders and the emergency personnel start to run to the scene. fast forward to 45 seconds later the operator opens the door. and gives a thumbs up. thank goodness indicating no one was hurt. that was about the worst case scenario right there. leon: i hate when that happens, huh? glad he's okay. alison: i know. doug: that was very well built apparently. alison: seriously. leon: a back day when your backhoe needs a backhoe. alison: let's talk about the beautiful weather today. doug: gorgeous. alison: holiday will be nice. doug: gorgeous and warmer. start off to remind everyone coming up in 30 minutes i will give you a winter weather outlook. show you a graphic heading to the wall. this is a strong el nino

kevin lewis finds out. leon: i thought it couldn't be true. kevin: laurie for the last year she and ten volunteers tracked domestic violence cases this the county. they found the judges overwhelmingly fail told tell the convicted abusers they could no longer own a gun. the judge's failure rate was 99%. >> they did not tell them they were disqualified from having a gun. >> they are calling on judges to provide abusers with written and verbal orders of the maryland gun laws and asked them under oath if they possess a firearm. the written note should be available in multiple languages. >> victims have a right to know they are watching out for them. trying to keep guns out of the hands of offenders. >> court watch montgomery will sit in on domestic abuse cases. in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. >> new information on the explosion last year. look at the new photos released by nasa. it was carrying supplies to the national space station on october 28 but after take-off it explode and debris falling in flames all over the launch site. nasa by

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for now, reporting in silver spring, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: new developments today, abc7 cameras were on the scene as some of the people living in tents under whitehurst freeway decided to move back in. just last friday the city removed many of the folks telling them, they had to find other places to stay. the topic came up at the morning's breakfast between the mayor's office and members of the city council. >> we have been giving a charge to go back out and make sure that we are doing the appropriate posting that the teams are engaging the individuals and that we are moving them into permanent housing. if the areas and the city administrator and i talked about last night and this morning. if the area can be fenced we have decided to do that. alison: so deputy mayor brenda donald says the city is in the process of finalizing permanent housing for several people living in the tents. jonathan: well, 24 teams teams m architectural design firms are competing in a building competition. there is one catch in the deal. the only building mate

the corner in question is where kevin lewis joins us to explain. kevin? kevin: the speed limit is 40 miles per hour but cars top 50 or 60. last night it cost a girl her life. it is tough to get in and out the neighborhood when the cars are going that fast. her 9-year-old daughter was killed. >> that is my only child. i love my only baby. i miss my baby. kevin: she was rushed to the hospital but no amount of c.p.r. would do. >> come back to mommy, baby. come back to mommy. but i guess god had other plans for her. >> i heard a boom. kevin: lauren green heard the crash and dialed 911. she wants change. >> terrible that this had to happen for us to voice the pain and get what we want. so it can control and monitor the traffic. >> brown remembering her daughter as a girl who loved to sing, dance, and play the violin. >> she was with someone who loved her and cares for her. >> she wasn't at school. she was with me. that is the worst. >> this afternoon resident spend time to sweep up the grass and the car debris in the trash can you are looking at. we heard from

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis following the money in story you will see only here today. ketch? kevin: hi there. police say daramy met the 81-year-old elderly widower at a giant grocery store. in a few weeks she had withdrawn $59,000 from the man's bank of america account. when she attempted to siphon another $50,000 a few days later, the bank called the police. bull before the cops could interview her, she arrived at the montgomery county circuit courthouse with her alleged victim, 81-year-old john andrews. that is where the two were married. here is the ultimate twist. today mr. andrews told us that they are madly in love sharing an emotional and a physical condition. mr. andrews adding that the police are poking where they should not. he wants his wife now released from jail. >> she didn't take that money out of my account. i took it out of my account. >> police believe she was coercing you to do so. >> how could she coerce me? she wasn't coercing me. i took money out. some i gave to her to go shopping. kevin: that may be true but the police and family strongly disagree

kevin lewis, abc 7 news.imberly: just in time for isnksgiving, stop lift releasing surveillance videos of elected turkey bandits -- alleged turkey bandits. one item and self checkout and walks away with the turkey. and another self checkout, similar turkey theft. security experts say it's more likely at self checkout counters that headmanned counters -- than at manned counters. >> if no one is watching them and they may try it. if one item is either not wrong up or destroyed, -- kimberly: shoplifting costs an estimated $17 billion a year. losses that mean higher prices for consumers. horace: cameras are in the stores. places you don't know. kimberly: and self checkout is watched very closely. the weather is so good looking for this holiday. horace: brian van de graaff has the forecast. brian: i thought you said the weatherman is so good looking. [laughter] let's talk about what is happening. it is gorgeous. low to mid 60's. it is that what you would normally anticipate. we were talking last night that thanksg

kevin lewis reports. reporter: on paper, here and $11 an hour working as a housekeeper in silver springs. but court documents allege the 20-year-old took home a lot more . between may and october of this year, seven elderly residents reported their valuables stolen. items like an apple laptop, a camera, insist. jewelry. including one woman's diamond engagement ring. in all, $35,000 gone. today, no answer at the apartment where he lives with his mother. >> i don't know what to say about that. i see he works at the hospital. that's heartless and cold-blooded. sold 147 he allegedly items upon shops, including this one, receiving pennies on the dollar. police say he clearly picked his victims due to their infirmity and potential incapacity. >> how can he do that to older people? that's a sad story. i don't know what to say. reporter: after resigning from this assisted-living center, he had the gall to apply to another local elderly home. on his employment there. he's due back in court later this month. such a

alison: kevin lewis is live in annapolis with the latest. kevin? kevin: hi there. the governor woke up this morning, went to the hospital and that is where he underwent a pet scan. that is when the doctors told him he is cancer free. the governor has been hugging and smiling ever since. in blistering june, governor hogan announced he had advance non-hodgkin's lymphoma. 147 days later the governor all smiles announcing tha he is 100% cancer-free. >> my wife wre there when he gave us the news. it was emotional. >> in a sit-down interview, we asked the governor if resignation was anion. >> never once thought about that. i worked every day, even when i was in the hospital. i feel like we got a lot done. >> his road to recovery included three surgeries, four spinal taps and 30 days of aggressive 24-hour treatment. what kept him so focused? >> it was an incredible honor to meet the pope while he was in washington. not only meet him but he gave me his blessing on behalf cancer patients around the world. >> we talked about any policy changes. >> with respectto the refugee,

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: pretty tricky. thanksgiving is a kind of a thankful and to serve those in need. that is what employees and volunteers did this afternoon. the restaurant, bookstore and mounted theater opened its store on 14th street in northwest washington to feed the homeless. mayor muriel bowser talk to folks there. horace: an act of kindness for a total stranger goes far beyond a ride home for a utah man. robert forward is a high school custodian. every day he takes the bus to and from work, about two hours each way. after missing the last bus, couple he never met offered him a ride. when they heard his story, they decided the right is not enough. they started a gofundme page and got friends to help donate and then bought him a car. >> i got emotional. i cried like a boob. i never had a gift like that in my life. >> we felt he was deserving of something. >> you want him to feel like you can succeed and that he can provide for himself and support himself. horace: it really is quite a gift. he found the car at an a

kevin lewis is live now to explain how. kevin? kevin: they tell the intersection is prone to crashes. the problems is the cars turning in and out oaf the neighborhood are sideswiped by the cross traffic. while the crash is still under investigation, it appears that is exactly what happened here last night. according to eyewitnesses i talked to today a mother and her 9-year-old daughter were turning left on to the less busy canberra drive when a second car hit them. paramedics took both drivers to the hospital. the young girl was pronounced dead. she is identified as dashelle brown. two hours ago, her mother visited the crash site sobbing and said her daughter was a sweet girl who loved dancing and singing and playing the violin. >> that is my only child. i love my only little baby. i wouldn't wish that on no one. miss my baby. i just miss her. i wish i could have her back. >> she is completely silent. no movement. they got her out, no movement. >> heart breaking. this afternoon, spilled oil and broken glass and scatter aid long th

reporter: kevin lewis -- >> very rewarding. reporter: abc 7 news.athan: bond and gagged. " kissingilm "spectre scenes are gone and india. they don't mind the killing, it's the kissing they don't like. is the latest in a series of moves to restrict content on moral grounds. india has a history of banning movies, books, music, even maps. alison: it's a science demonstration done in many afternoon -- classrooms. team downour side some problems with the rainbow instrument. tomorrow night at 11:00 what our team found about the six permit is experts calling for changes to make your students are safe. what we found about safety standards and training may have you calling the school principal about this. digging after a fire last month in fairfax. you will hear the exclusive interview with students who put out the flames on a classmate with his bare hands. >> the whole thing happen pretty quickly. reporter: how quickly? >> i would say a minute and a half at most of the additional -- initial burst to outside was probably two minutes. alison: what we found ou

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: and health matters news, more than 100 women are suing companiesies -- four after taking mislabeled birth-control pills. women in 28 states are seeking millions in damages. reporter: a birth-control pill packaging mixup has led to 113 women across 28 states to see the companies that either may are packaged the pills claiming they got pregnant. and the lawsuit is a pills from that's were packaged in the wrong order, rotated 180 degrees so the placebo pills were taken at the wrong time of the month. they left women without adequate contraception. >> that could result in two entire weeks of no hormonal suppression and therefore conception can occur. reporter: they are seeking millions and dollars in damages. some asking for the total cost of raising a child, including education. this error led to a 2011 fda recall. mislabeling -- contraceptives. company: the parent also mentioned in the suit tells abc news is a top priority. a voluntary recall occurred based on an extremely small n

as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis found, not everyone likes the new set of rules. kevin: this filing cabinet is stacked with complaints about tow companies operating in montgomery county. >> we are talking about 30,000 trespass tows a year, 5,000 a month. kevin: eric freeman heads the county office of consumer protection and says the more stringent tow law was a necessity. >> we don't want this to be a hunting license for tow truck drivers to get rich. that's not what the intention was and it's migrated into that. kevin: the tow company must attend the credit cards and provide photo of the infaction. the add on is the property owners must give written authorization before any tow takes place. in other words, tow companies can no longer sit in waiting. randy carnes manages anchors towing in anchorsburg and takes offense to the term "predatory towing." >> i think predatory is speed cameras or have an officer on the i.c.c. with a radar gun. that is predatory. when will they go after them? reporter: he arguing that most tows are valid, including this camry found illegal

kevin lewis continues our team coverage. i'm sure the folks who rush to help saw images they will never be able to forget. kevin: absolutely, jonathan. the one i think that is sticking with so many of the eyewitnesses is the visual of badly burned and injured children lying on the ground, clearly in absolute horrible pain. a lot of people saw that. john todd is one of the people. we spoke with mr. todd, today. he said he was watching an nfl game when he heard what so many described as lud boom. mr. todd and his wife got to the crash scene and immediately dialing 911 telling the operators to send a lot more ambulances. today spoke with the neighborhood association president here and she told me although the exact cause of the crash is under investigation, speed along chillum road has been a long-standing problem. mr. todd agrees. mr. todd: just talking to some of the people, the general consensus is this was bound to happen. i mean we have had over the years so many accidents out here. it's people speeding. >> we'll see if we

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. jonathan: the first appearance for david black, arrested last week for the death of his wife. 's parents were in the courtroom for the hearing but did not comment afterwards. bonnie black was killed last april in her arlington home. the couple's to young children discovered her body. david black will appear in court next thursday when a trial date will be set. a road rage incident ends with a car slamming into a motel in alexandria. when you see the video you wonder how everyone is able to walk away without serious injuries. this happened along route one in the alexandria portion of fairfax county. jeff goldberg explains what went wrong and who was inside the car. what happened here? reporter: we will get to the details in a moment. first, the aftermath. car in a chain reaction that went right into this motel room, leading to this kind of damage. this was classified as a road rage incident. it started on route one on give us out of the beltway in old town alexandria. look at some vide

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. we are following a developing story from ohio state university. there is no ongoing threat after men committed suicide at the wexner center for the arts. he analyzed artworks in the gallery before shooting and killing himself. no one else was hurt. the man charged in last week's daily shooting at a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic is scheduled to make his first court appearance tomorrow. police are trying to determine motivated byr was opposition to legal abortion. one of the three people killed, a police officer has been identified. the nine people wounded are expected to recover. public works crews repaired a water main break in alexandria. the eight inch pipe broke on cameron mills road a couple of hours -- after a couple of hours they discovered a gas leak. washington gas was called to the scene. about 30 customers were without water during the repairs. turning to the weather and went, dreary weekend. will things improve? devon is a look at the forecast. devin: they will but we have to go to the end the week before the improve. right

as kevin lewis reports that is the ke posed by a research organization. kevin: the volunteers created this study and together they spent the last year tracking 126 domestic violence cases here in montgomery county. in one instance a man was found guilty of brandishing a bumper knife and attacking his wife and sun. at sentencing the court watch montgomery found district court judges failed to tell convicted abusers they could no longer own a run. the judge's failure rate was 99%. the research group is calling for immediate change. >> we want judges to do four things that don't cost anything. take a minute and save lives. them offenders they are disqualified from having guns, ask them under oath if they have a gun. warn them they can go to jail for five years and urge them to turn if guns to law enforcement. kevin: over the next two days court watch montgomery will sit in on the domestic abuse cases. it wants to see if the judges in montgomery county are putting their advice to use. in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us, a bus driv

kevin lewis is live at the maryland state house in annapolis with this emotional announcement. evin: yeah, the declaration gave way to extraordinary applause. it was five months ago that governor hogan announced right here at the statehouse that he had cancer. today just one week before thanksgiving a much happier tale to share with everyone. today, university of maryland medical center in baltimore determined via a text that governor hogan was 100% cancer-free. hogan highlighted the amount of letters he has received and other highlights were meeting pope francis in december and learning tim mcgraw dedicated a hit song "live like you are dying" to the governor in a benefit congresser is. as far as resignation, governor hogan said it was never a consideration. he has worked very day since his june diagnosis, even through chemotherapy and hospital stays. the anne arndel county businessman turned political leader also made sure to thank his wife and his daughter. >> governor hogan: i completed a scan at the university of medical centern baltimore. i'm thankful to report incredibly

kevin lewis is in woodbridge with more on the homicide investigation. kevin:

kevin lewis is live with the story you will see only here on seven. tell us about it. kevin: hi, alison. police say this woman planned what appears to be a chance meeting with the 81-year-old widower but it was not long before she drove him to bank of america branches all across the d.m.v. taking out a lot of cash. police call her a swindler. >> it's not true. kevin: but 81-year-old john andrews says daramy is the love of his life. the two met at a giant grocery store. in weeks police say daramy took $59,000 from his bank of america account and dragged him to the montgomery county courthouse where they got hitched. >> full of crap. she never tried to steal anything from me. everything that she got from me i gave her. kevin: she lives in this northeast home. >> that is real nice. the next door nghbor shaw recently saw her new sparkling bling. >> she said, "i have been out of town. i just got married." showed me a big diamond on her finger. kevin: she is now locked up and told police she is madly in love but couldn't remember when they met or where they had the wedding re

in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: the e.p.a. has been sounding the alert for years. second leading cause of lung cancer. for every 1,000 people exposed 15 who have never smoked could get lung cancer. it is more than tripled the average risk compared to minor exposure of radon. we have resources for those with questions about radon. we have it online now at wjla.com. alison: now to a significant development in belgium in the war on terror. steps toward returning to normal are on display in brussels. students return to school for the first time since the attack in paris november 13. it was followed by the police raids throughout brussels where dozens were taken to custody. a thousand soldiers were stationed throughout the city as a precaution. meanwhile here at home, security is high around public transit. as we enter the busiest transit time of the year. president obama is offering assurances that there is no signs of eminent threat. president obama: it's understandable that people worry. something similar could happen here. watching events in paris made the threat fe

kevin lewis is live with what he found out. kevin? kevin: police tell us 30-year-old flores was fleeing from another accident scene when he lost control of his pickup truck and he hit that church van. why was florida fleeing -- why was flores fleeing? if it was because of alcohol, police say it would not have been the first time. >> prince george's county 911. what is the address of the emergency? >> there are two vehicles across the street engulfed in flames. children on a van. kevin: 911 calls describe the carnage that police say medardo flores caused. two wrecks in two minutes leaving five dead. >> hit a car in front of a shopping center.

kevin lewis, abc7 news. >> ten weeks after being badly burned battling a blaze. a local firefighter is back on the hose. i'm brad bll. his courageous story coming up. announcer: countdown to veterans day, sponsored by paralyzed alison: today marks two and a half months since three were injured in an apartment fire in laurel. this one right here. today one of the firefighters went back to work. our maryland bureau chief brad bell reports that zack said he just wants to help people. brad: prince george's county firefighters zack's life changed august 20, inside this burning apartment building in laurel. he was on the first arriving truck. >> we got on the scene and we had heavy fire showing. >> he grabbed a hose, climbed three flights of stairs. faced the blaze. >> i went back and i popped the door. we had heavy fire. >> he was enveloped in flames. >> i didn't realize how burned i was until i got out. you are in there and you have adrenaline. >> it took him ten weeks to recover. today is his first day back. he is back on a call. the tall firefighter, yellow helmet

we're live in north bethesda, i'm kevin lewis. jonathan: thanks for. that coming up fr us on "abc7 news at0". arlington committed how much to renovation of the boston mall? we will let you know the shocking figure out there coming up. alison: an exterminator said a house was clear. we wil tell you what a homeowner found after getting a second opinion. jonathan: a family speaking out after a triple murder. why they say the suspect in the case should not have gotten close to them at the time of the killings. we'll have that for you right discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swalled, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide jonathan: a triple murder and heartbreak for a family in prince george's county. alison: the suspected killer never should have been able to get close to them after the prior violent outbursts according to the aunt and the

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: thank you. getting back to breaking news we first brought you here at 4:00. seven people injured in a car crash, four of them children. alison: brad bell just arrived on the scene in the last 40 minutes. tell us what you are seeing. we have come around from where i was last time speaking with you to the south side of the accident on new hampshire avenue. you will notice new hampshire avenue southbound is closed. we are just south. there is a black ford mustang in the middle of the road right there. that's one of the cars involved in the wreck. we understand there was one person in that car. the second car is right over here. you can take a look. a white camaro. crash scene investigators are here now and we are not allowed to cross the tape. we understand that in this vehicle there were six people. to adults and four young children ranging in ages from 4 to 1 years old -- 10 years old. three of the children in this car were critically injured. we understand that no one is considered at this point

kevin lewis picks up coverage from the satellite center. what did hogan say when it came to the topic? kevin: the first-term republican governor said security is his top priority. so effectively immediately, he has had the feds to keep syrian refugees to settle in maryland until there is no threat to public safety. the u.s. has 1,800 syrian refugees this year alone. maryland has 31. virginia accepted 13. those numbers coming from the u.s. state department. virginia a much softer tone where democratic governor terry mcauliffe did not restrict syrian refugees from entering the commonwealth. mcauliffe spokesman telling us every refugee undergoes intensive security screening. we did reach out to d.c. mayor muriel bowser's office for its syrian refugee data but we have not heard back. that is the latest in the satellite center. back to you. jonathan: the issue is the vetting process. a lot of folks are showing one no documentation. it's not like we can call assad and say what do you know about this guy? oh are they vetting the people to make suhe

but for now live in hyattsville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. 24 hours ago we brought you this story as breaking news. a man crashes his car after being shot. we learned bernard parker died. maryland bureau chief brad bell continues towork the developing story today. brad, he was shot in the car. do we know what led up to that? brad: no, we don't. as a matter of fact, police didn't know at first that he had been shot. this is the tree the car came to rest on. he was taken from the accident scene by accident to the hospital. that's where they found out that he had been shot. we can show you a picture of mr. parker. he is 5 -- he was 59 years old, we should say. he lived in this neighborhood for a long time. people here knew him. and liked him very well. what police believe happened is he was driving in his car. a family members tell me he was on his way to get a prescription for his elderly mother-in-law when for some reason, somehow, someone came up to the car. that person had a gun. opened fire. and hit mr. parker in the head

the injury that will keep dion lewis out for the season. >> kevin: rain moving up the coast. i'll take you hour-by-hour on when you can expect the worst of this and the wind to arrive. >> the company behind a $48,000 bill to tow a jeep out of the mud called before the state. >> are you working to negotiate at all with the customer hat this point? >> what happened when we asked the owner of the company about new at 6:00 p.m. >> mark: we begin with braking news. first at 6:00 p.m., a violent road rage crash leaves a father of three dead and police say the driver who caused it was drunk behind the wheel. these are pictures of the victim, his name is jarrad aronne, you see him here with his fiancee and their three children. the crash happened in mansfield on a ramp, 495 to route 140 there. hi everyone, i'm mark ockerbloom. >> elizabeth: i'm elizabeth hopkins. jarrod's family is referring him tonight and malini basu is live in foxborough after speaking with that family. >> the reporter: that's right. but first, michael heinz, the suspect here is at the foxborough state police barr