kevin lewis is live in northeast with more on what has become such a big mess and how you can help. kevin? the staff here really earn their keep yesterday. raw sewage is supposed to go gurgling through the pipes and filling dog candles beyond this metal gate. in the worst spot, five inches of contaminated water. staff sprung into action, grabbing water boots and toeegees and moving wet dogs dry kennels. lost in the sewage backup, dog beds and toys. there was also a shortage of kennel space for some time. this is the only intake center for the entire district. the humane rescue alliance put out an online plea for bedding and toy donations, and the response has been great. >> we just really had to trash a lot of the bedding that was contaminated. we want our dogs on fluffy, dry bedding. the lobby has been wonderfully busy. people have respon constant flow of people. they cleaned out their linen closets, and it's great. i want to thank everybody for that. the community has been wonderful. kevin: renewed faith in the goodwill of humanity. the humane rescue alliance has been in the spot s

kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: while we talk about money. move over bill gates. jeff bezos is now named the richest person inned two. "forbes" esmates the net worth at $90.6 billion. after 1% jump early in the day in shares of amazon.com. don't feel sorry for gates. he is just a mere $600 million behind with a net worth of $90 billion. he held the world's richest man 18 of the last 23 years. >> what can we do? jonathan: the video everybody is talking about. that was justin bieber behind the camera accidentally hitting a member of the paparazzi with the truck after pulling out from the church service in beverly hills. the singer didn't drive off. that is him in the ball cap. he hops out, checks on the man. stays with him until the police and the ambulance get there. swept away in a creek by raging floodwaters in alabama. this is just one of many cars carried away and tossed in the woods. the same flooding forced water rescues. fortunately no injuries were reported from that. jonathan: a mess. we are talking now we have a lot of rain on tap. people are worried in t

county reporter kevin lewis in the courtroom when tordil was sentenced and is live now with how this all played out today. kevin? kevin: tordil's image of him smiling before he fired is in their brains. they say he was upset about the crumbling marriage and the mounting financial issues. one of many angry notes to his late wife gladys reading, "i attempted to talk to you. but no, you went ahead with a temporary restraining order." months later tordil who worked as a federal police officer killed his wife and i good samaritan in prince george's county. following day he shot four more people in montgomery county, killing two before being apprehended with a swarm of police officers police officn hill. prosecutors say tordil was trying to carjack someone in hopes to flee the area. police found a duffel bag packed with clothes, stash of $20 bills. mini pharmacy of the prescription medicine and loaded murder weapon. >> this man left behind notes that indicated he intended suicide by cop. he didn't have the courage to take his own life but would take lives of others. >> to the sur praise of

so f we are live in downtown bethesda, i'm kevin lewis. alison: all right, kevin. thank you. still ahead at 5:00, it could be a major breakthrough in the search for amelia earhart. we will show you the new picture shining new light on the 80-year-old mystery. and where it's been hidden away for decades. larry: i can't wait to see that. also we talk about this here how a shoplifter got caught red-handed and held at gunpoint. still, managed to escape. brad: it wasn't just the sound of fireworks echoing around prince george's county. i was gunfire. fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go

kevin lewis with mobiletrak7 in kensington. the park is under water. we have seen it before but this is a little more because of what we've had. kevin: yeah, this is the worst flooding we have seen by far all day long. we are at beach drive and cedar lane, jonathan. you can see this park is fully under water. the water has subsided over the last few hours. you can see the water line here. this is how high it was at the peak. where i'm sitting right now the water would have easily been over my kneecap. maryland national capitol park police shut down the drive. it's closed for miles between rockville pike and connecticut avenue. they have the large yellow metal barricades. they turn on and hit the brake and honk the horn but the alternative was to send people down the roadway with water on it. not good either. look at the video we got earlier this afternoon around 12:00 noon in wheaton. this is at the intersection of veers mill road and connecticut avenue where the water was standing. so they actually, the montgomery county police shut down the roadway. a

kevin lewis is in rockville. witnesses describe the chilling moments as tordil opened fire last year. kevin: yeah, nancy and alison. today we learned that tordil's surviving victims recall him smiling at them as he pulled the trigger, firing a barrage of bullets. the judge in this case calling his actions "cold and calculated" and then sentenced the 64-year-old to four life terms without parole. in other words, eulalio tordil will die in prison. in court, the defense stated that tordil led a stable life. that was until his wife filed a restraining order. two-day rampage in 2016. day one, tordil killed his wife and injured a man. on day two in montgomery county, tordil shot three people at the montgomery mall in bethesda, killing one. he also shot and killed a woman in aspen hill. three killed, another three injured. the wife of victim mike win fell looked tordil in the eyes in court today saying, "we never think of you. today, god willing, you will be officially irrelevant." >> miss molina fought for her life. she

kevin lewis? kevin: th watched both of the suspects break in the home today. person cops tried to stop them it went south in a hurry. this afternoon, officers opened fire at the mount airy intersection. the officers had tried to stop a white cargo van. two officers opened fire to shatter a window and killed a driver. the female passenger was uninjured. jessica lives across the street. >> i heard sirens. there was a crash in front of the house and then there was gunshots. >> right before the chaotic traffic st watched the man and woman burglarize a home a mile away from here. they may be responsible for more in the area. >> they have to make split second decisions. life and death decisions. you never know. every situation is different. it's a difficult job. wi hope we go home safe every night. >> no officers were injured. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: seth rich was shot a year ago today in bloomingdale neighborhood of d.c. in what police say was a botched robbery. he was the d.n.c. director of the voter expansion data and he died at >> at 4:00, we were a bloc

kevin lewis has a look a kevin? kevin: this announcement came as a big surprise as many thought the space would be filled with nike or under armour store. but make no mistake the new anthropologie is like one you have never seen before. >> i a -- i do a lot of shopping from the box store. >> i only go to return online shopping. >> the internet giants like amazon are chipping away at the brick and mortar retailers. prompting a new trend of experienced based shopping. take bethesda barnes & nobles soon to be replaced by a woman's clothing store anthropologie. but unlike most, this anthropologie would house full scale restaurant, bridal gown section, beauty boutique and a shoe salon. >> i like it. kevin: terry calls it savvy. rather than just products to shop and shop the best price for online, it's the way that retail has to go. kevin: r.e.i. recently opened an interactive store along rockville pike. starbucks is now constructing massive roastry cafe tasting rooms. there is one already in seattle. >> i'm old school. k

kevin lewis explain what is is being done now to fix it. kevin: steamy in station three. the hvac system broke a few weeks back. with the outdoor temps in the 90's. the crews used the ceiling fans. this spare door were also put in place to trap the cool air. duct tape used as a makeshift block. at the height of the heat, the firefighters explain that the thermostat hit 86 degrees. today the brass explained that the service work is underway. the thermostat registering a cool 71 this afternoon. it could make the personnel edgy. kevin: the montgomery county fire explain that the a.c. repairs should be complete in a few weeks as it awaits shipment of miscellaneous parts. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: all right. larry: well, a fantastic day today. but steve rudin says a change is coming. alison: we know it will happen. what is the latest? steve: changes are on the way tomorrow in the evening and in the day on friday and the first half of the upcoming weekend. 80 this evening. comfortable weather. moving in the overnight hours the temperature spread of 65 to 73. looking at th

kevin lewis live at lake needwood on what we need to know about this. kevin? kevin: this is the eighth consecutive year the toxin has been an issue at the park. thankfully no one has fallen in but it is a possibility. >> green algae is causing concern. both in durwood. the rootless plant emits a toxin that can harm human and animal livers. >> the main thing is don't drink the waiter. kevin: matt harmer says chemicals and the other pollutants run in the lakes and mix in the hot weather and the algae blooms. dozens of bright yellow signs, some posted to trees warn park goers to keep pets on a leash and out of the wa >> any symptoms is something to make you look into something further. >> it has been known to kill wildlife the officials haven't seen dead birds or fish. in fact we recorded a gaggle of geese floating and a blue heron taking flight. wane is a retired chemist who enjoys casting a line in his downtime but he is not taking chances. >> i have caught bass. i catch and release. i just wouldn't take them home from here. kevin: the paddle is still available

kevin lewis is live in camp right in stevensville, maryland. how are they staying cool without getting heat stroke, kevin? kevin: they are trying their best. no serious dehydration or heat stroke to speak of. there are around 300 campers and the staff taking part in this week's session. where is the best place to be in the heat? the pool. the water is a lot cooler than the air. there is a swim meet going on now. prevention is the game plan for the camp. it has dozen of water coo there are also jugs of the s.p.f. 30 sunscreen in the main office. none of the wooded cabins have air conditioning, let alone electricity. needless to say, many campers brought battery-powered fans. camp wright is located on the chesapeake bay so you get an occasional breeze but nothing to really help. there is a mandatory rest hour every day. slip-and-slide, gatorade and sunglasses and hats are helpful tools to keep the kids cool. >> it's very hot. like 100. like 200. >> feels that warm. >> yes. plus we have to drink water because it gets really hot. today is really hot

us asking the policies at local police department using the devices. "7 on your side" now with kevin lewis live ingate with more on -- li question. kevin? kevin: these are complicated programs to roll out. here is an eight-page document listing the do's and the don't's of the body cameras at one local police agency. we called all the department in if agency to learn prince george's, prince william and loudoun county have test run with the body-worn cameras. montgomery county and d.c. police already have fully implemented programs. montgomery county has outfitted 70% of the sworn officers with the devices. they are to be used in every shift and recording on every call unless it involves a strip search or takes place inside of a locker room, dressing room or a restroom. they have no ability to alter the video as they are automatic uploaded to a >> the camera is activated but it's not recording. it's buffering in the last 30 seconds continuously while the officer is on the shift. as the officer is involved, the officer can activate the camera by pressing the large button and it starts recordi

kevin lewis is live at penn shop road in maryland 27. kevin, police are saying this all started in a serial burglary investigation? kevin: that's right. the suspects were driving a white cargo van. you can see the cargo van parked in a driveway a hundred yards from where we are starting now. the front driver's side window appearing to be shattered. as investigators explain it. the howard county repeat offender unit was surveying the individuals earlier today. they followed them to a neighborhood a mile from here. they actually witnessed them burglarize a home. when a number of officers attempted to stop the cargo van at this intersection, the male driver reportedly rammed a squad car and drove toward three officers that were out on foot. two of the of to us as a white male in his 20's. the female passenger was uninsured. and has since been arrested. both suspects were known by police. >> every day officers are confronted where they have to make split second decisions, life and death decisions. you never know. every situation is different.

as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains the two victims were nearly killed because of what they were wearing. kevin: a wednesday evening. two men walked to a restroom when ms-13 members confronted them. police say the 15 in total, led the men through the woods to this secluded lake where they photographed, punched, kicked, stomped and choked the victims. some using large branches during the beating. knives were pulled and death threats made. when two people happened upon the ambush, sending everyone running away. >> ridiculous. kevin: leonard takes his son to the park nearly every week. >> those two guys were probably thinking, this might be in it. but then when the two people came by, like the grace of god came and helped them out right then and there. kevin: so far the park police caught and charged four of the 15 suspects. some as young as 16. this man's mother respected to one of the men. did he seem like a nice guy? >> yes. never an issue. if i had known that i would have told my mom to evict them. >> ms, hit squad, latin king, bloods. kevin: on monday the top prosecut

kevin lewis went in the newseum in d.c. to see how people are taking the tweet. ys it advocates violence against journalists. kevin: president trump's own video tweet portraying him tackling a man with a cnn logo plastered on his face today had people outside the newseum chatting. >> i am embarrassed. embarrassed that is how the country is represented. >> he needs mental health. >> the w.w.e. video originally filmed in 2007 was accompanieded by the #fraudnewsnetwork. >> it's horrible thing for the president of the united states partake in behavior like that. it's childish, boorish, buffoonish. every "ish" i can think of that is uncome plentary. >> -- uncomplimentary. >> last week, trump who is 71 attracted more attention after calling "morning joe" hosts joe scarborough and jeff bezos "psycho joe" and "crazy mika." >> is that how the president should act? no. it's divided up in canada. there are people who don't like trump and there are people who do kevin: despite the pushback 39% of americans still say they approve of trump. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. kimberly:

stormwatch7 continues with the kevin lewis live in the mobiletrak7 from takoma park. kevin, it's been a mess out there all afternoon. kevin: the rain won't stop coming down. we came across another road closure. there is yellow police tape blocking the access from the parking lot. there are cones and beach drive where rock creek spilled over the banks and swallowed a playground, a basketball court and park. the water so high it nearly overcame the cedar bank bridge. at last check the beach drive is closed from the rockville pike and connecticut avenue. the closure is possibly going even further. height of the day's rainfall in montgomery county between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. wheaton, gaithersburg olney getting hit hard. they had to shut down a road south of cons avenue because of the -- connecticut avenue because of pooling water around 12:00 noon today. a lot of residents took photos, documenting the flash flooding and posted them online. i, myself, haven't heard of water rescues taking place today. that is the latest from the mobiletrak7. back to you. jonathan: th

kevin lewis is live with the story. kevin? kevin: nancy, that man is identified as 56-year-old raul tuban. he worked at this kindercare in gaithersburg along sioux lane for more than a decade. he served as the lunchroom cook and he drove kids to and from the daycare center. in october, a 3-year-old girl told her mom that tuban inappropriately touched her in nap-time. in a sit-down interview with police tuban denied the situation saying he simply placed a bank on the girl. but they tell us that he changed his story a number of times. police arrested him last week. but he has since bonded out of jail. he lives in montgomery village with his wife, father-in-law and child. >> to be honest, i don't trust nobody with my kids. if it's not me, i don't trust nobody with my kids. people say on the news. i don't think it's safe at all. >> it's sad. you can't blame a person who feels that way. you want proper care whale you are at work, while you are at school. you want proper care for your children. kevin: late this afternoon, kindercare

live at n.i.h., i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. he little one with the lightsaber behind you is adorable. watch out for the lightsaber. kevin: absolutely. jonathan: amazon says they will be making thousands of job offers and job fairs across the country next week. the e-commerce giant says they will hire 50,000 positions at ten of what they call fulfillment centers including the center in baltimore. this is all part of the amazon jobs day august 2. the jobs will be full-time. many of them in packing, sorting and customer service. alison: all right. meanwhile, a revolutionary new project at stanford. look at this. this is can grow like a vine. it can grow 25,000 times its size. it can squeeze through small holes and grow around corners or lift a heavy object. researchers say the device could be ideal for use in search and rescue mission. jonathan: there you go. it's lifting a box. alison: keep an eye out for that. nancy: if it can help me carry things i'm all for it. this video is fascinating to watch. the music. jonathan: the music

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis spoke to the mother of two alleged victims. >> sad. kevin: this woman hired mark weikert to take professional photos of her two daughters ages 13 and 14. >> just a nice guy. an average guy who was friendly. kevin: the girls went to his home and changed in his basement dressing room where he found a box atop a dresser. the box had a tiny peephole. inside police say was an iphone recording vi >> disgusting. >> the girls told their mom who called police. detectives later recovered electronics, including an external hard drive from weikert's in-home studio. >> i have no idea why anyone that age would want to see a child. kevin: on the hard drive, alleged videos of this woman's teenage daughter naked. >> i don't know what to say. it's a shock. that is a quiet neighborhood. >> the neighbor bill cook says weikert lives with his wife and middle school age son. >> that is creepy. really creepy. if that is what happened. >> i'm glad my youngest daughter was there and she likes to if it wouldn't have been for her snooping it would never have been

"7 on your side" devon lucie lucie -- "7 on your side"'s kevin lewis joins us what with he learned about this. kevin: the rules vary from department to department. they are meant to be rolling in every police call. justine damond called police saturday night reporting signs of an assault behind her house. but when dam dom approached the squad -- campbell approached the squad car -- when damond approached the squad car the officer in the passenger seat fired and killed damond. her family is now asking why the officer and his partner did not have the body on. a doe vice meant to add clarity to police calls. there are police here running test runs with the body cameras but montgomery county and the d.c. police have fully implemented programs. >> they can activate it by pressing a button. kevin: in montgomery county 50% of the sworn officers use body cams on every shift and every call. the exception being during strip searches or calls in dressing rooms, locker rooms or bathrooms. >> there is no justification for not having it. kevin: in the district, the body cameras have been used since 20

nancy: kevin lewis explains how to keep you and your pets safe. kevin: in the warm murky waters of lake lake frank, algae taken hold. the seens warn about the toxic discharge which can harm humans and animal livers. >> there are areas that is above the threshold. kevin: matt harper with montgomery park says even a small sip by a dog or person could lead to infection. but prevention is easy. don't go swimming and keep your pets on a leash and away from the shore at all time. >> any symptoms like upset stomach, nausea or the headaches is something to make you look into something further. kevin: so far the officials haven't seen any dead wildlife. we spotted a gaggle of geese and blue heron this afternoon. >> you have to be careful. you do. >> still, wayne russell brought his fishing pole, bait and tackle isn't planning to fire up the grill this >> i have caught bass and cat fish. catch and release. i wouldn't take them home from here. chefs this is the eighth consecutive summer both lakes recorded toxic levels of the toxin. but officials are not awar

larry: but as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains, any new bridge has to go through a local leader kevin: traffic along the american legion bridge is notoriously dreadful. so the loudoun county board of supervisors is pushing for construction of a second bridge to expand the potomac river here. 15 miles north of the beltway. in turn it would connect route 28 in virginia with the inner county connector in maryland. >> this is an issue that our county has been on record opposing from day one. kevin: montgomery county council president despises the idea and today he penned a pointed rebuttal arguing that a second bridge would support suburbans sprawl, disrupt the neighborhood and harm the agriculture preserve that has 500 farms. >> do we have congestion on 270 to the american legion bridge? you bet. it's unacceptable. the council supported real solution to addressing that. this is a fantasy. the second crossing. i will >> still, many motorists support this. >> i'm job hunting. i don't apply for jobs in virginia because of the bridge. it's that much of a hassle. >> i hope they b

the vehicle egged twice and vulgar n kevin lewis has the developing story. what do we know about this guy? kevin: police arrested the muslim family's neighbor. he lived two doors down in the solid quiet community. that man identified as 58-year-old jeffrey frizzle who allegedly pelted the pickup truck with eggs and tomatoes. once in june and then again this month. in one case a vulgar note was left behind. police put two and two together when frizzle called 911 days later to report middle eastern looking men entering his neighbor's house. that frizz frizz allegedly put it men were plotting the next attack. >> he allegedly said, "i know you will arrest me for a hate crime. they are like an infestation of cockroaches" referring to the muslims. a neighbor said he is unstable. >> we don't inside him over. he comes to our door and he starts to talk about the muslims and he uses derogatory terms and things like that. i'm trying to change the subject and get him, you know, essentially off my doorstep. he will just go on to something else. kevin: the police say jeffr

we are live in circuit court in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: as kevin mentioned tordil will be sentenced for his wife's murder in prince george's county on september 6. there is no mystery to what will happen there. prosecutors already said the former federal protective office her get life without parole following his guilty plea last month. be the first to find out when news breaks. sign up for breaking news alerts at wjla.com/text. alison: the weekend is far from a washout. look at that. a beautiful shot there of the capitol. meteorologist steve rudin has a first look from the stormwatch7 weather center. steve: it's gorgeous out there now. on the warm side. maybe leesburg is 91. 89 in quantico. we have showers and the thunderstorms out there. they are well west of d.c. over to the wall to show you where they are located. garrett county, extreme western maryland where the action is located now. the strongest storms are moving out of ohio to west virginia. and it appears that at this point they are going to miss most of the metro area. ho

kevin lewis is live to explain a story you'll see only on 7. short walk to metro station, ton of restaurants and shops. that making permit parking a necessity here but it also comes with a cost. >> frustration. kevin: robin's street requires a parking permit. all day, every day. without a driveway she used to pick up paper visitor passes at the parking enforcement office. but montgomery county recently moved to a digital system. which she argues is a big hassle. >> so if you have people stopping by to say hello you have to run out and get the license number and register it to make sure they are okay. >> when a friend received $50 parking ticket on july 2, she took to the neighborhood facebook page and learned she wasn't alon. >> they were up in arms as well. other people saying they got tickets. they hated the new system. they wished they would go back to the paper system. >> montgomery county acknowledges the residents abused the paper permit system making cop'. they are open to public input in pursuit of the best practice. >> the efficiency f

kevin lewis is live with shopper reaction. i remember you were covering this and a lot of people were unhappy it's closing. to say >> there were chatter about a possible massive under armour or a nike store. but like so much gossip, both of those turned out to be unfounded. instead, land lord federal realty announcing this week that upscale woman's clothing chain anthropologie will fear the three-story, 37,000 square foot space. it will include a restaurant with the sidewalk cafe style seating, bridal gown section, shoe salon and beauty boutique. there will be a furniture and gardening department. barnes & noble will shut the doors after christmas. anthropologie will open nine months later in fall of 2018. shoppers share a range of opinions. >> i will >> i don't think it can take place of what a bookstore does. it's where one enriches the mind. we have enough clothing stores i think. >> do you feel anthropologie will fill the void? >> i'm skeptical. wait and see how it works. cool they will have cafe. >> it's different than mo

live in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: all right, kevin. thank you. coming up next here at 4:00, the popular children's snack that is now being recalled. jonathan: police a prince george's tennis star takes on wimbledon. nancy: a bizarre play chronicling a rabbi that pleaded guilty to spying on women. the reason behind the work is next. [barking] >> 167 on the front seat, buddy. alison: a puppy rescued from the s you won't believe what it took to find the owner. that is just ahead. nancy: make sure you stay with abc7 throughout the afternoon as more storms roll through and the flooding risk persists. if you can, log on to wjla.com/text and subscribe to the stormwatch7 text that when it comes to hospital romances,nows the more complicated, e better. but i love him. i love him, too. so do i. they also know you should get your annual check-up. schedule a checkup with your doctor to learn your four health numbers, and start taking control of your health today. it could save your life. <

in takoma park, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 jonathan: now at 6:00, we are three hours until the fireworks at the national mall. will the skies open up or rain hold off for the big show? michelle: it's president trump's first independence day in office. he spoke moments ago from the white house. find out what he had to say. jonathan: a jaw-dropping assault. how they responded to a naked guy going wild on a metro train in houston. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: tonight millions across the country are celebrating the birth of our nation. jonathan: as we speak, thousands right now are heading to the national mall looking for the spot all over the area to catch firework. q mccray has been in the middle of the celebrations all day long. we'll catch up him in a second. michelle: but first check on the forecast. we have been seeing a lot of drizzling out there. a lot of showers. we had them move through. are we in the clear for the rest of the evening? check i steve rudin with details on that. steve: showers and the thunderstorms are out there at this hour looking now at

montgomery county reporter "kevin lewis" will be in the courtroom getting an update. coming up - a city on fire. brand new video just released from the gatlinburg wildfire. the moment first responders came face to face with the flames - still ahead. and a weather alert wake up. strong storms for your ride to and from work. the chance for flash floods, next. lower humidity! today: cloudy and very humid. rain likely; heavy at times. highs: 77-84 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: cloudy with showers. patchy fog. mild & muggy. lows: 68-73 winds: se to sw 5 mph friday: am clouds & showers. pm sun. isolated late day thunderstorms. still very humid. highs: 86-91 winds: nw 5-10 mph dangerous accident july fourth. a tube on "the tornado" flipped over.. knocking rider "christina orebaugh" unconscious. orebaugh spent the night in the hospital where doctors treated her for a broken toe, fractured shoulder and a broken collarbone. the ride will remain closed until an investigation is comple incident in district heights. a 14-year-old boy - with severe injuries- from backyard fireworks! t

live in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. arrest in an abc7 crime alert. d.c. police sa banks in less than an hour in northwest washington. it happened around 9:00. the thief was only successful in one of those robberies. police captured him just before 4:00 this afternoon. caught on video by the man behind the wheel. the crazy, chaotic police chase through the sand and what brought it to an end. nancy: also caught on video -- alison: a restaurant just explodes. what was inside that may be to blame? that is coming up at "abc you each drive a ford pickup ryes.? i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- (all laughing) oh my.. the current chevy silverado it's the chevy summer drive. get 17% below msrp on all silverado 1500 lt pickups. chevy silverado. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. michelle: a devastating explosion in eastern china. two people were killed and 5

i'm kevin lewis with the story still ahead. nancy: plus, how the police officers ended up taking part in the fun. that is next! michelle: looks like a good time. but first, adrianna hopkins has a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." adrianna: all right. th washington" -- >> the dating game can be tricky when you have kids. the seven key steps to introduce your children to that new someone special. >> plus, looking to make extra cash? we put uber and lyft jobs to the test to find out which one is a better side hustle. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 a.m. on nancy: all right, everyone. back now and we are celebrating the birth of the bikini. applause from jonathan elias here. the go-piece swimsuit was first introduced by a designer in paris on july 5, 1946. happy birthday. this week in houston, this mother and daughter are teaming up to give away 50,000 bikinis. try and boost the online business. a lot of bikinis. jonathan: happy birthday. michelle: a couple

alison: our kevin lewis is live outside the white house with reaction to what is going on today. this news is surprising because of scaramucci car's short shelf life in the west wing. but when you take in context the vulgar interview he gave "the new yorker" many tourists passing the white house gate aren't his resignation follows what many call president trump's worst week in office. the white house infighting spilled to the public realm and there was a senate attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. a white house official telling cnn that scaramucci's dismissal came at the hands of the new chief of staff general kelly who thought the communications director was not disciplined and already burned his credibility. white house press briefing on the matter wrapped up a short while ago. >> i think anthony wants general kelly to operate fully with a clean slate, build his own team. at same time the president felt his comments were inappropriate. the two things aren't mutually exclusive. >> what was your reaction? >> i saw it coming. yes. >> 11 days. that is how long he lasted. >> not

th at the takoma park fire department, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news.athan: back now in the weather center. the heat we have had, you can't under estimate it. there were folks at the water park with problems and needed help with the e.m.t.'s. this is a good reminder to stay hydrated when it's this hot outside. josh: especially today. there wasn't a lot of sunshine. but it feels like it's in the mid-90's. the rain is moving in that way as well. let's talk about the feels like temperatures. numbers for you that are in the mid-90's for leesburg. feels like 97. not that hot for everybody. d.c. feels like 92. mid-80's in reston. look at the showers now. the good news, most of this will fizzle out for us getting closer to 9:00, just in time for fireworks. starting off farther north there are heavie hagerstown. we are drive 270 to town. as we work our way to d.c., around the bailey crossroads, coming down 7 to 395. there are heavier downpours and now there are light showers in the district. we will zoom in closer. so for folks on the national mall, they are ge

at montgomery college in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news >> thank you. firefighters are still working on a fire involving multi-approximately row homes in -- multiple row homes in south baltimore. the flames spread to eight homes on hazel street near curtis avenue if you are familiar with the area. two of the homes we are learning are vie can't. one person was taken to the hospital and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. the cause of the fire is unknown. jonathan: well, as we get ready for independence day, a sign of freedom missing in the d.c. area. replica of a liberty bell. as ryan hughes reports there is a push to find out what happened to it. >> i have basica search as far as i can. >> josh has a knock for solving historical mysteries inside the wilson building. last year he found a plaque in a broom closet without a title. these are the names of the district employees who served in world war ii. now his latest quest finding a 2,000-pound replica of the liberty bell. >> d.c. with the thousands of the memorials and the monuments i think it fade in

we are live outside the white house, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: days after taking the white house position it was revealed last week that scaramucci's wife filed for divorce while she was pregnant. she gave birth to a baby boy last week. a spokesperson for scaramucci's wife says the divorce had nothing to do with president trump. for more on today's white house bombshell and the politics news go to the website wjla.com. nancy: we are monitoring a developing story from ocean city where a body found on the beach this morning has just been identified. i was found in the sand on second street in the heart of the boardwalk area of ocean city. police identifd 30-year-old woman from plano, texas. they are treating this as a death investigation right now. they say the medical examiner will determine how she died. there has been strong currents in ocean city in the past couple of days. yesterday the coast guard had to rescue a swimmer as well as two lifeguards after they got caught up in strong currents. they were not hurt. alison, back to you. ali

kevin lewis picked up the stormwatch7 team coverage. live in stevensville, today. kevin? kevin: we are at camp wright where it is 93 degrees. the camp has a number of the jugs of the s.p.f. 30 sunscreen, sprinklers, slip and slide. campers just cleared out of the pool and that is providing reprieve. it's toasty at the camp on kent island. >> like 100 degrees. kevin: 6-year-old and 250 other campers kept cool in the pool. >> today is really hot. if i wasn't swimming i would be really hot. kevin: despite sitting along barely a breeze to savor. instead water colors and s.p.f. 30 sunscreen to help fight the heat. >> people are wearing a hat. encouraging sunglasses and water. >> the nurse ellen says the sweat has been the biggest. >> we have had a huge, huge run on the heat rash. we have been using gold bond. >> another hurdle is the wooden cabins that don't have air conditioning, let alone electricity. battery powered fans a hot commodity says the camp director. >> we keep everybody healthy to make sure the sprinklers are going and the water coolers are full and full of ice.

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. a florida neighborhood literally turned upside massive sink hole that opened up on friday. the neighbors captured a moment the roof split in half. it measures 225 feet across. some is on hold. >> seeing it on tv than seeing it live. the sinkhole is common here. but this is not common. it's a tragedy. michelle: look at the scope of it. five homes in the area remain evacuated as a precaution. the crews are working to make sure that another issue the drinking water is not contaminated. the clean-up process could take a few months. that overhead view is telling. michelle: we are experiencing rain. we have radar moving through the next few hours. not under a severe thunderstorm watch. montgomery county has seen a ton of rain. the severe thunderstorm warning that we did have here for central montgomery county has now canceled out early. flash flooding means it's happening now. you will notice the shade. the brighter you see the pink. this means the raise is upward of two inches an hour. if

kevin lewis is in mobiletrak7 to pick up the team coverage with a look at the flooding from earlier today. where are you now? kevin: we are in college park right now, nancy. but montgomery county, the rain started to fall down 10:00 this morning. it didn't let up for two whole hours. we take a look outside of the mobiletrak7. you can see precip is back again. a rush of muddy water swallowed the colorful playground along beach drive in kensington. the police blocked the winding wooded road for miles. flooding because of the proximity to rock creek. look here at the green garbage can as it's caught on the cedar lane bridge with barely a few inches of the clearance below. around 12:00 noon today the police shut down veers mill road near connecticut avenue in wheaton because of the cooling water. in gaithersburg, pringle snapped this photo of a flooded parking lot. along cloper road near i-270 a montgomery county firefighter documented an even more dra it -- dramatic scene. we watched as these men pushed the gray honda to higher ground after floodwaters overtook the engine compartment. all of

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has a story you will only see on abc7. kevin: montgomery county police say marc weiker ran dark photography designs out of his georgetown home which he shares with his wife and middle school age son. two sisters ages 13 and 14 recently went to weikert's home for a shoot. his professional studio located in the basement. the sisters were changing in the dressing room when police say one of them noticed a box with a tiny peephole atop a cabinet. girl opened the box and found an iphone 5 was recording, capturing at lea later that day the girl told their mother who called police. with a search warrant in hand, investigators recovered a number of electronic's from weiker's home, including an external hart drive. on it, they found more naked videos of at least one sister from prior photo shoots. we spoke with the girls' mother earlier today. >> you wouldn't expect it. you wouldn't expect him to do something like that. he seemed friendly and general win and really wanting to help others out. you know, maybe couldn't afford photogra

kevin lewis outside the white house with what we know and reaction as well. kevin? kevin: the reaction is shock over how short of the teen your scaramucci had. there have been laughs and jokes, too. a man facetiously asking, "i wonder if scaramucci's wife will now take him back." after a house, anthony scaramucci re-signing as communication director -- resigning as the communication director calling what is called president trump's worst week in office, white house infighting going to the public realm and failed attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. the resignation coming the same day that trump announced a new sheriff. well, general in town. president trump: we just swore in general kelly. he will do a fantastic job, i have no doubt. president trump: we respect him, admire what he has done. at homeland, what he has done has been nothing short of miraculous. a white house official says his dismissal comes at the hand of the new chief of staff who thought the communications director was not disciplined and had already burned his

kevin lewis live in sterling to explain what is going on today. >> i looked inside the restaurant windows at this hour. half a dozen people eating inside. impressive seeing that the loudoun county health department is reporting up to 40 people were sickened after eating here. they experienced naus is a, diarrhea and -- nausea, diarrhea and vomiting over the weekend. monday chipotle voluntarily closed the doors as it worked with the health officials to study the cause of the outbreak, which still remains a mystery. tests are conducted to determine if this is a case of norovirus. results, however, are not due back until employees have been on site yesterday and today to oversee the staff to ensure it doesn't happen again. the good news is those that were sickened are starting to feel better. larry: thank you, kevin. update from prince william county where they caught one a babysitter facing charges after sleeping on the job and slipping out a window. they had been looking for amanda allen since saturday when they were called to a dumfries apartment for two small children wandering outside.

. >> i'm kevin lewis, abc7 alison: tonight at 6:00, a ride went haywire at the fair. we are digging into the safety of riced like this across the country. jonathan: the first responders from the ball marc shooter in alexandria honed by the white house. what president trump had to say about the eheroes. announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: we begin with the breaking news out of woodbridge. three officers hurt while investigating a stabbing. anna-lysa gayle is there. what do we know? anna-lysa: at 4:30 the officers responded to the house on the street. they say the woman is at the hospital suffering life threatening three of the officers that went inside the house when it was on fire are being treated for smoke inhalllation -- inhalation. the two young children are not injured. they have a suspect but they have not identified the suspect. >> a guy was shot walking two dogs. i immediately knew. alison: the family of the man shot and killed along the anacostia trail speaking out. jonathan: the killer is still on the run. d.c. bureau chief sam

thank you very kevin lewis is out and about in stormwatch7. tell us what you are seeing. >> river road in bethesda. this is the view from stormwatch7 right now looking forward. the traffic is really slow. we had a six on a scale of 1 to 10. the camera looking back at the traffic behind us. we have police and the fire scanner on. we haven't heard of the weather related incidents in the county but we'll monitor the situation. let's go to mobiletrak7. richard reeve in murfield. rich? >> we are in marysville, virginia. you can see right now if we look at the road, things are just at a because of the conditions we have been dealing with. right now the rain for the moment has stopped. we are trying to get to the metro station. a huge tree hit a metro car. we have pictures to get for you. of people trapped in the train. an amazing scene. the rain has stopped but aftermath is happening. back to you. alison: rich, thank you very much. keep us posted on the situation out there. we want to remind you, you can stay connected with the stormwatch7 team anyt