kevin lewis is where the manhunt ended. mugn: photos of prince's shot and suv were plastered on and tv,ds, websites, and it paid off. he is locked up in this building tonight. prints captured in delaware around 6:45 this evening. confirming that a citizen called in a tent that led three atf agents to spot the wanted fugitive's black suv and prince himself all stop he tossed a handgun during a short foot chase and was taken down. >> i cannot get into the mind of a person who is capable of shooting coworkers. what precipitated that? . it is tough to rationalize which leads to three killed in harford county. one was ribeiro of aberdeen, a woman from dundalk, and a person from arlington. two other workers from the grid and company are in critical condition. the six the victim who owned this wilmington used-car lot is awake and talking. prince is being questioned by law enforcement tonight. princed the police if was planning to harm or people. the 37-year-old is due in court for bond review hearing tomorrow. live in delaware, ke

kess i'm kevin lewis -- kevin: i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: several democrats walking down the capitol steps together with former congresswoman gabby giffords making a plea for gun control to move forward. >> stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what's right. the courage of new ideas. nancy: it was yesterday before leaving for puerto rico that president trump said, "we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by." jonathan: in the meantime, jason aldean was on stage when the bullets started ringing down from the mandalay bay he tell. the country singer weekend. he had a show set up. he called it off. he took to social media to describe the wave of emotions he is experiencing and he is just not ready to perform. stay with abc7 for continuing coverage from las vegas. we'll have light updates as the news break. if you have to step away from the tv, no problem. access the website wjla.com. sign up for the text alerts. nancy: breaking news. case of a caterer killed in a eding in fairfax county. the jury delivering a not gu

in gaithersburg, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: something you didn't need. the exterminator company orkin to tell us. d.c. has rats. really? michelle: breaking news. here is how we compare to other cities across the country. we are ranked fifth. orkin came up with the list looking at the treatment carries out in major cities. topping the list is chicago and new york city. district trying to fight the rat issue deploying smart trash bins equipped with sensors that monitor waste in real time so when they are full, they can be emptied right away. >> we got big ones, too. i wonder if they rate them on size. dupont circle they are huge. steve: they come up when you least expect them. jonathan: if you sit still, you just stare, you can see them hopping around. steve: i saw someone sitting on a park bench and it was right behind them. they didn't notice. how do you not notice that? today is 64. chilly side but it's autumn. michelle: we expect it. steve: we expect the fall color change to improve a little bit. not happening now. not a lot of rain. rehoboth beach, de

our i-team is learning more about prince's past, but our coverage begins right now with kevin lewis. as news of prince's arrest spread-- neighbors and emmorton business park community gathered for a vigil last night. 5 people were shot inside the advanced granite solutions business. only 2 survived. neighbors still don't understand why any of this happened. our i-team discovered that prince has been arrested 42 times! we also discovered that earlier this year, a former employer filed for a restraining order, saying that he fired prince for punching another employee in the face. we continue to follow this situation very closely. stay with us for updates on air and online. and sign up for breaking text alerts at wjla.com slash text. happening today-- the man charged with the brutal murder of a local teen-- expected to appear before a judge darwin martinez-torres is hearing. he is charged with capital murder for the death of 17 year old nabra hasanen. police say torres kidnapped nabra as she walked back to her mosque in reston. he then sexually assaulted her, and beat her to death with

the police department held a news conference this afternoon and kevin lewis continues the team coverage from wilmington. kevin? kevin: alison, authorities say the used car lot was radee prince's second target. around 11:00 this m report that the boss had been shot twice. once in the head. responding officers, they actually spotted prince's black g.m.c. s.u.v. driving away. they chased up by they couldn't keep up. prescription hasn't been seen since. he lived in elkton, a small town in cecil county, maryland, close to the delaware line. this afternoon, officers, many wearing bulletproof vests surrounded his apartment there. one officer had a long gun aimed at the residents for hours. a red dodge charger connected to prince was parked out front. neighbors evacuated from their home stood in disbelief. >> this is a dangerous individual. this person shot six people in one day. three are dead right now. three are dead. this is a person with no conscience. not a person to be >> if great mystery this evening is his precise motives and whereabouts. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. keep

kevin lewis is picking up the team coverage live from delaware. kevin? kevin: after shooting the five people in harford county, police say radee prince drove an hour north here to wilmington. this business was his next target. the 28th street auto sales and service shop where he allegedly shot a sixth person two times hitting the male victim at least once in the head. the business secretary here called 911. believe it or not, wilmington police arrived as they saw prince flein apparently there was a short police chase, they lost him at an intersection nearby. according to court records, prince lives in elkton, a small town in cecil county, maryland, close to the delaware line. this afternoon, officers many wearing bulletproof vests surrounded his apartment there. one officer had a long gun aimed at the residents for hours. red dodge charger connected to prince was also parked out front. the 37-year-old wanted gunman has a lot of relatives in delaware. police here say he is also known to frequent a one-story white house in the city's south side. neighbors

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. adrianna: thank you. be sure to download our abc 7 news app for more updates on this story in harford county. it is free to download. now to other news. president trump is feeling the heat, keys to making i soldier. it is the latest in a series of controversial comments. our question of the day for you is, do you think the president's comments are offensive? go to wjla.com/votenow. here's the latest from the white house. he said/shease of said. president trump firing back at a florida congresswoman tweeting " she totally fabricated" the story that has led to fallout of his phone call with the widow of a special forces soldier. congressman frederica wilson is standing by her account, claims she heard the account on the phone in which president trump told the grieving widow of sergeant with david johnson "he knew what he signed up for, that when it happens, it hurts anyway." >> you heard that? >> he said that. everyone knows when you go to work, you could possibly not come back alive, but you don't remind a

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: well, how about this? in-air concert. southwest guaranteeing more of the live in-flight entertainment. they are partnering with warner music for the live at 35 series. as in 35,000 feet. it usually featuring country artist but they have been doing this since 2011 staging about 20 of concert sets per year. i hope you like country music. alison: take a look at the huge dent in the front of the airlines plane. they say they must have hit a bird. jonathan: is that a condor? alison: big bird. oklahoma city thunder were on the plane when it happened but the players are glad they landed safely before defeating the bulls. bill: that is something i'm sure you felt on the back of the plane. jonathan: a bunch of birds. alison: today was the first morning getting the kids to school we did the heavy coats and the mittens. it's cold. i forgot what a pain this is. bill: it's early. end of october. the rain an of here. a little sunshine left. it will go down in the 6:00 hour. 58 is the temperature. how beautiful is that? the southwest wi

kevin lewis explains how v.i.p. tickets likely saved their lives. kevin: it was meant to be a bonding weekend for gary and his 27-year-old son they paid $200 extra for v.i.p. access to sunday's jason aldean show. a grassy area with hammocks, a bar, bathrooms and more space. but then around five songs in the barrage of gunfire began. [gunfire] >> the repetitive bang, bang, bang we gnaw. upstairs somebody or many people said, "get down." kevin: like dumb knows, they fell -- dominoes, they fell to the floor. panic ensuing. >> every time it stopped we got up and ran. we heard it again, we hit the ground again. kevin: the father and son crawled and sprinted nearly two miles through vegas seeking safety. >> i can actually see from the vantage point we were that mandalay bay hotel and the popping flashes of light coming from that 32nd floor. kevin: standing outside his potomac home today, he vowed to wear the pur festival and the green v.i.p. section wrist band indefinitely. i >> i'm glad i was there for him and he was there for me. we will never forget it.

kevin lewis in rockville to explain. this affects a lot of people here, kevin.evin: no kidding about that. many people were concerned that familicentric neighborhood like this one were going to become overrun with the rental properties. meanwhile, hotels wanted a level playing field when it came to the topics such as licensing and look online and you will find hundreds of short-term rentals across montgomery county. >> nobody wants to live next to a hotel. >> the law approved by the council today states an owner can only rent the main residence. and for no more than 120 days per year. additionally each rental capped at six guests and must have at least one off street parking space. >> that is like the underlying question, where is the accountability? it's in the person who owns a home and the relationship they have in their own neighborhood. we want to anchor the policy in that. >> today by e-mail, airbnb told us it's grateful that montgomery county engaged with the host community. added that since 2016, it's collected more than $500,000 in tax revenue within mo

alison: we talked with some of the victims and kevin lewis has their story. kevin? kevin: alison and jonathan, at least one house in sterling has been hit every night this week. the victims we spoke with say , evenrglar was so silent loud dogs did not even part. >> we had a purse and while it taken. kevin: a burglar broke into this woman's car and then used garage door opener to walk inside her sterling home. it was 4:15 wednesday morning. >> scary, because this happened through the night while we were all sleeping. we had no idea. came in and took a couple things, then walked out. least nine week, at homes have been burglarized in similar fashion across sterling. with worry melting who will be next. >> -- with worry melting who will be next. >> we are triple checking our locks. woman has a security system and electronic door lock on the garage and is keeping every outdoor light on. >> they really need to watch their back every minute of every day. you can see, many of these neighborhoods do not have any streetlights providing a layer of darkness. people to are urgi

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis with the new developments. kevin? kevin: nancy, the state's attorney office reviewed status on fetuses. the verdict? because laura wallen was only 14 weeks pregnant, her unborn child would not have survived on its own, making a second first-degree murder charge impossible to prosecute. >> many have asked about the fact that miss wallen was four months pregnant at the time of her death. kevin: today, montgomery county's top prosecutor declared tyler tessier won't face charges in the death of laura wallen's unborn child. a child police say he fathered. >> i don't know where she is. that's all. i don't know. kevin: tessier seen her pleading for the public's assistance in early september is now in jail awaiting charges on allegations he killed walen school teacher, and buried her body on a damascus farm. her child only 14 weeks old. >> based on the medical findings and a matter of law in maryland, as a result, the defendant is not chargeable with a second count of murder related to the child. kevin: despite the prosecutor

meaningful in people's lives. >> i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. will also discuss possibility of changing the calendar for the next school year. how the school board said it considers having kids in class for the you jewish holidays to preserve spring break to get enough hours in. after the governor ordered that no schools could begin before labor day. the governor's office says the county shouldn't threaten religious holidays to accommodate the change. alison: two astronauts of falls church, by the way, back on board the international space station. tonight, the two completed the second spa weeks. today's six and a half hour mission greased part that the astronauts installed on a robotic arm in last week's spacewalk. larry: back on earth, researchers say the size of the dead zone in the chesapeake by a is the largest since 2 -- chesapeake bay is the largest since 2014. it's deprived of oxygen leaving it unable to support fish or other wildlife. the zone increased by 10% last year to make 220 cubic miles. for perspective if you built a wall around

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains why it's a tricky balancing act. kevin: pinal county minimum wage is -- montgomery county's minimum wage is $11.50 an hour. tied with prince george's county for the highest in maryland. >> i think we can do better than that. >> yet, counselman george levinthal wants it bumped in increments to $15 an hour by 2022. >> people are paying vastly more than 30% of the rent. they are stretched to afford groceries for the family. forget about affording healthcare. they can't afford it. transportation is a burden. >> i have had small business people came in the office. show me the books. if you do it at this paisley lose my business, i will lose my home. >> counsel p $15 an hour but he would prefer it phased in gradually. end goal of 2024 instead of 2022. >> it's true people work too hard for too little. it's true in my opinion that if you do this too quickly you will harm the people you are trying to help and you will harm small business, which in montgomery county is big issue. kevin: the minimum wage issue will come before t

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is there to explain what happened there. kevin? kevin: a team of montgomery county detectives just arrived here on scene. you can see three of their undercover cars right here. they are walking, assessing the scene. the victim here is in her 20's. we are told she was waiting for a ride-on bus at a stop 20 feet from where i'm standing. a man approached her and dragged her down the hill to a patch of woods. you can see the detectives including the woman in the black looking through the scene. 5:30 this morning when it all happened. nearly two hours before sunrise. multiple law enforcement sources confirming that the victim became unconscious during the sexual assault. when she came to, she was missing many articles of her clothing, had injuries to her the attacker was long gone. the victim managed to get home where a relative called 911. but the lapse in time provided the suspect around 45 minutes to get away. as of this afternoon he remains at large with worry that he could attack at random again. >> you have an individual waiting a

kevin lewis is live in potomac with the details. kevin? kevin: hey, nancy.he decision will impact 160,000 students here in montgomery county. including at winston churchill high school. the calendar finagling is due to governor larry hogan 2016 executive order which requires all pu after labor day and released by june 15. in the window, the schools must hold class for at least 180 days. this move ought to generate a longer summer vacation season in and around ocean city. the montgomery county board of education is currently looking at five options for next school year's calendar which based on the option would include shortening spring break, eliminating professional days for teachers and holding classes on yom kippur and rashid. >> -- and rosh hashanah. >> i am jewish but that is my option. if they want to have schools in the day if my kids can make it up, i don't have a problem with that. >> they need a balance. for some people the holidays are important. we need to respect them. but it's more about finng balances. kevin: they are gathering public input to

kevin lewis is in the newsroom with the latest. kevin: tina frost is an accountant with ernst and young. this is as everyone prays for a miracle. thousands of raining bullets, some 2,400 miles away, shattering two local lives. >> tina went in surgery before she had been identified. >> amy works with tina frost's mother. frost an anne arundel high school grad now working as an accountant in san diego hit in the forehead and brain. she is currently in a coma at a vegas hospital. >> went in and then through her right eye. so it came this direction. >> it was not-second burst. cnn anderson cooper about his wife denise killed by gunfire. >> the couple married 32 years call martinsburg west virginia home. >> what were you, were you able to talk to her at the end? >> i immediately knew that the status, she was unconscious from the time she was struck. >> a good kid. >> and they claim frost is showing slight signs of progress including less reliance on a vent late -- ventilatoror. her family by her side. >> there is the assumption of some s

used as a veteran after a man attacked a homeless passenger aboard a montgomery county reporter kevin lewisth a story you will see only on 7:00. tell us about it. kevin: metro transit police telling us that the hate crime was unprovokedded. the suspect here blaming his 52-year-old victim for years of slavery before allegedly spitting in his face. a q1 bus departed the silver spring transit center bound for the city grove metro station. police exchanged passenger royster approached disabled homeless man whose wife sated, "you owe me for making my grandmother a sleigh." he then shouted, "all white people are evil" and added that the bus' two white passengers should die. investigators then say they rummaged through the victim's pant pockets, spit in his face and threatened to he also snapped off one of the bus' side view mirrors. 64-year-old dezi is left perplexed. >> i would send him for a mental health evaluation. kevin: court records say he is 27, works as tow truck driver, carries extensive criminal record and has two children. he lives in the apartment building along capital boulevard wit

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was in court as the judge handed down the sentence today. >> i was in utter shock. kevin: lauren says she will never forgive her ex-boyfriend austin ahimbisibwe. last june the 23-year-old violently shook his 5-month-old son hudson to death inside the germantown apartment building. >> he had a history of violence and drug abuse. rather than call someone to help him when his child began to cry, he chose to physically abuse that child with a constellation of injuries. as they were read off in >> in court, austin ahimbisibwe's former high school teachers seen here spoke about his respectful, cheerful, go-getter attitude. the killer himself stating, "i want to apologize directly to you, hudson. daddy is sorry for his look of compos sure." >> he's a coward. kevin: grasping on a metal box containing his grandson's ashes he called ahimbisibwe a self-preservationist. >> he is not remorseful. he is just fearful about what is going to happen. kevin: so the judge handed down 30-year prison sentence. ahimbisibwe claims he will start a foundation in his son's

kevin lewis explains. >> i'm going to lock myself in the house. kess charles esten plays claybon on "nashville" visited tina frost in her las vegas hospital room. his acoustic guitar in tow hugged her mother mary and posed for photos. he then serenaded the 27-year-old anne arundel county narrative to three country songs and left an autographed photo reading "to tina, with all my love and prayers. keep getting better. i will see you and austin in nashville." last sunday, frost was attending the country music festival in vegas whe and right eye. she hasn't spoken or opened her eyes since. but is now breathing for hours on end without the aid of a ventilator. she has also wiggled her toes and leg when asked in physical therapy sessions. meanwhile, people donated more than $500,000 to frost go fund me account. hundreds from employees across the world. she is an accountant for the global firm san diego office. frost's hospital room adorned with colorful get well cards and photos of happier times. her mother's mantra. "slow and steady wins the race." in

as kevin lewis reports now attorneys general in 40 states including maryland and virginia are takingteps to stop price gouging. >> the pharmaceutical industry was very much opposed to this. >> maryland's attorney general touting a new state law. built to torpedo surging cost of prescription drugs. they used martin shkreli as a prime target. >> why did you raise it from $13 to $250? he said, "because i can." our answer is no you can't. not in maryland. kevin: the law took effect this month is the fist of its kind in the u.s. drug companies sued the state of maryland calling the law unconstitutional. this is as maryland officials urge residents to visit healthcareforall.com to share their own stories on the rising cost of medicine. >> it is personal for me. rushern baker's wife was diagnosed with early on set dementia nine years ago. >> i have some of the best insurance in the world as county executive. i have access to some of the best doctors. i have a health officers there. i had resources. what happens to somebody who comes in there and says i can't affrd >> politicians admit the n

in montgomery county, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: minutes ago the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. blocked a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant from getting an abortion. the court gave the teen and her lawyer until the end of the month to find sponsor to take custody of her go home. her lawyers say her parents abusessed her and she cannot return home. she is being held at a juvenile facility in texas. alison: now we turn to the latest from california where a night of rain did help firefighters. but they are still battling the wildfires north of san francisco. look at this video. unbelievable. the fiv least 75% contained now. the numbers of destroyed buildings jumped to 7700. construction was amplified by a whirl wind of flames. known as a fire devil or fire nado. it's estimated at $1 billion damage. jonathan: the house voting next week on sanctions against iran that seek to punish iran for the ballistic missile program and the support of hezbollah. president trump refused to recertify that iran was come playing with the nuclear deal. congress has less than

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. the "7 on your side" i-team has been digging through the suspected gunman radee prince's path all day long and they have found a long criminal history filled with warns over his rage. investigative reporter scott taylor from the newsroom with what he has uncovered. there is a lot to uncover. scott: you are right. we talked a about the 42 arrest in the delaware probation violations and the 15 felony convictions including burglary. now we have his resume. a copy of that february restraining order. let me break it down for you. prince worked at ten jobs in the past 14 years. seven of the jobs in the state of washington and three since he moved to delaware back in 2014. he says he is an extremely hard worker and won numerous awards for we track down that protection order. that was filed by prince's former boss. it says prince was fired after punching a coworker in the face. his boss told the court he felt threatened and prince yelled and cursed at him. his boss told the court he didn't wa

kevin lewis spoke with the victim about what happened. >> it's a big loss. john was at physical therapy. >> this was moved here like this. >> when macrobinson allegedly broke in his aspen hill home stealing a too-pound safe from the closet. scratch marks on the floor. >> money for me to live. >> the metal box holding a diamond ring and $80,000 in inheritance money. >> 'm screaming my safe is gone, my money is gone. >> the 62-year-old who has tourette syndrome and spinal, is explained that he hired robinson to build this deck and paid him in cash. robinson's rap sheet dates back to 1980's and includes theft, drugs and weapons charges. he lives in this house. >> he has been a decent neighbor. he street so people could get in their homes in a snowstorm. >> i hope he goes to jail for life. >> benjamin tells us that the police found $35,000 in robinson's pickup truck and $45,000 is still missing. maybe buried. >> i'm in a wheelchair. i don't know why people do things. >> mack robinson hired a defense attorney and claims he is 100% innocent. yet, investigators say

in potomac, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. jonathan: we just got new video in the newsroom that shows the comfort ship, it's huge. they are taking in critical patients from a hospital where the generator failed. elsewhere hospitals are used to air lift supplies to remote regions cut off since hurricane maria landfall more than two weeks ago. we want to say thank you to all of those who chipped in to help puerto rico victims of hurricane maria. there is a lot of you. thank you. members of the hispanic national law enforcement association teaming up to collect supplies. at local megamarts. they are packed up and shipped to puerto rico to give to the folks in desperate need. michelle: all right. take a look at this. now another tropical nation suffering from the brunt of a storm. this is what tropical storm nate is doing to costa rica. the storm is already blamed for deaths due to flooding. las vegas ordered evacuation of the coastal areas ahead of nate. right now a dozen of the pumps are not working and they are trying to shore

kevin lewis is live tonight in silver spring. lice think this family was being followed? kevin: exactly, larry. robbery was strategically planned because of the victims business connections, and quite remarkably, their next-door neighbors installed the security camera system yesterday. one of the cameras captured this crime unfolding. 1:33 this morning, three convenience store coal owners turn to the silver spring home with cash on hand. on in51-year-old adults this as you become his 77-year-old mother and 53-year-old sister in the car directly behind. watch as to armed men ambushed the family. ,oney ripped from their hands the adult son shot in the leg. an areawide lookout that police to spot the duo driving your .atholic university a shelter in place on campus after the robbers crash their nissan sentra into a tree. a handgun found inside. abc7 was the -- with the exclusive video as walked one of the alleged robbers to a jail van. suspect number two, still at large. this evening come the victims cars remain parked in their gated

as kevin lewis learned, the convenience store is likely in the center of all of this. >> the video is grainy, but you can see two cars up to this silver spring home this morning. a 51-year-old man driving the first vehicle. his 77-year-old mother and 53 old sister, right behind. but then, two armed men ambushed the victims, stealing the cash that they were carrying from their convenience store in d.c.. one robber shot him in the leg. 20 minutes later, d.c. police spotted the suspect's nissan sentra. abc 7 suspecters walking one to a prisoner transport vehicle. johnson's alledge accomplished is still on the run. , someone shot right next door. >> this man says that his neighbors are hard-working immigrants from ethiopia. immigrants that police believed the robbers targeted because of their cash business. >> everyone tries to make an honest living and you wish that everyone tried to do the same. it's unfortunate that people have to live life like that. >> there is still no word as to how the armed robbers knew that the victims lived in this house at would get home from work 1:30 a.m., a

outside of circuit court, in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: montgomery county public schools issued a statement calling the behavior unacceptable and against the core values of the school system. larry: tomorrow is a deadline for investigation in graduation rate. audit came at the request of the maryland state board of education and governor larry hogan this summer after claims that thousands of students graduatedded after having the grades changed. maryland bureau chief brad bell be in on time and won't be made public for a few days. announcer: just ahead, another high profile sexual assault allegation this time involving actor kevin spacey. big rig safety. find out if trucking companies are any better than car owners addressing recalls. and immediately after the break, you will find out if we were in for another metro were in for another metro i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your b

live outside the circuit court in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. adrianna: sky track seven is over the scene of a collision between a car and an nta light rail train. ofhappened around 10:30 west bwi thurgood marshall airport in glen burnie. paramedics took the driver to the hospital in critical condition. 12-year-old passenger suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. president trump is facing mounting criticism from democrats and members of his own keyy after he ended obamacare subsidies. companies helped to provide coverage to nearly 6 million low income americans. the white house argues that the payments, totaling $7 billion a year, were illegal. several states, including new york and california, plan to sue to keep the subsidies in place. congress is issuing help for everything of several recent is -- for victims of several recent disasters. and a packageed for hurricane and wildfire victims, couldn't hurricanes harvey, irma, and the reaction which devastated texas and puerto rico. it provides a $600 million to help fight the califor

at the police department, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: well, coming up at 5:00, a beautiful mess. how this scene was exactly that in more ways than one. >> local businesses say metro's problems are hurting their bottom line. sto alison: and 7 is on your side tonight so you can ask the mechanic. right now this team is in the abc7 help center ready to answer any of your questions. call 703-236-9220. to speak with one of them. we'll be right back. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? the internet. right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: a group of small business owners wants to "save our

kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: recently they surprised parents filing for bankruptcy protection but what does it mean for the holiday season? john about what you need to know so you don't waste your money. >> holiday shopping season getting underway in the d.c. area, many parents are looking warily at toys r us that is now in bankruptcy. leaving some mom and dads wondering if gift cards and more will be safe. >> right of the holiday season. shoppers rushing the door at toys r us and black friday. will the doors open following the bankruptcy? the retailer says yes. it's reorganizing. not going out of business despite rumors. it says all stores will be open this holiday season. gift cards are honored, return policies won't change and layaway is open again. from the doesn't that stink file, some toys r us suppliers are holding back shipments until they are paid. that is according to a report in the "new york post" saying shelves could be thinner than usual. doesn't that stink? maker of the fidget spinners no

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news.mber of people accusing media mogul harvey weinstein of harassment and sexual assault is growing tonight. close to 30 women making claims against him. a few of them say he rained them. he is now headed to rehab. his wife is divorcing him and the namesake studio weinstein company fired him. an accuser said he was naked in a bathtub when she arrived at his house to discuss a movie role. >> i apologized to the man. i took it on myself that i was somebody who just wasn't cool enough or courageous enough to do something like this. it took a long time for me to recognize that was a sick power play. >> today politicians are condemning weinstein and officials are redonating the funds he gave them to group. >> c'mon, i'm used to that. >> you are used to that? >> that is weinstein on tape seemingly admitting to groping an italian model without her approval. larry: many of the alleged incidents happened decades ago. jeff goldberg talked to a legal expert about whether accusers have the case. >> w

kevin lewis has the latest for us. kess there is a bus stop that is across the street and beyond that is a wooded area. the suspect is still at large. >> she was waiting for a bus at this stop in gaithersburg. 5:30 this morning well before sunrise a man approached and dragged the 25-year-old woman down the hill, sexually assaulting her. >> allow the police cars in the morning. >> butler's wife jogs. at times when it's dark. >> from the time we move in eight years ago so this is that. >> the victim became unconscious in the assault. when she awoke she was missing clothing, had injuries to her head, back and feet. the attacker was long gun. >> we want to identify him and get him off the streets as soon as possible. >> the victim managed to get home where a relative called 911. that lapse in time provided the suspect with 45 minutes to get away. you have an individual waiting at the bus stop. somebody comes up. grabs him, takes him into a wooded area and sexually assaults him. one of the worst things that can happen to yo

the hollywood actor kevin spacey apologises after being accused of making sexual advances towards a teenage boy in the 1980s. lewisn celebrates becoming the most successful british formula one driver of all time, after winning his fourth world title at the mexican grand prix. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, has been charged with conspiring to defraud the us, in his dealings with ukraine. the 12 charges brought against mr manafort and one of his business associates, rick gates, include conspiracy to launder money. and george papadopoulos, a foreign policy advisor to the trump campaign, has admitted lying to the fbi. the charges are the first to stem from an inquiry, led by special counsel robert mueller, into allegations of russian meddling, in the presidential election a year ago. our correspondent, lewis vaughan—jones reports. paul manafort, here on the left, is donald trump's former campaign manager. this morning he walked into the fbi offices facing criminal charges, following an investigation into possible russian influence in the 2016 election.

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also this morning: hollywood star kevin spacey apologises after being accused of making a sexual advance toward a child actor 30 years ago. commentator: lewisre tell you what it‘s like. i‘m at st pancras station, where rail bosses are planning to transform the network in the uk over the next 18 months, and i am looking at how they are going to do it. i never really thought it would harm a pet. we‘ll find out about the risks that passive smoking can pose to your pets. and carol has the weather. good morning. it isa it is a cold start to the day, we‘ve got a widespread frost but for many it will be dry and bright with lengthy sunny spells. there are showers along the north sea coast and later some of us will see their cloud thickening in the west with some rain. i‘ll have more details in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the leader of the house of commons has been asked to make an urgent statement about tackling sexual harassment in the wake of a series of allegations of inappropriate behaviour by mps. yesterday, theresa may said the reputation of parliament was being damaged by accusations of sexual impropriety.

lewis hamilton has, you would not bet against him doing it in the years to come. absolutely not! we will talk to some of his fans before ten o'clock. hollywood actor kevins 1a at the time, says spacey invited him to a party and seemed drunk when the alleged incident happened. adan vary is the journalist at buzzfeed news who broke the story. anthony rapp is alleging that when he was 1a in 1986, he was prevented by kevin spacey, who was performing on broadway, as was anthony. he was invited to a party at kevin spacey‘s house late at night, he went, he was very used to being in the company of adults as a child actor, so he didn't think there was anything out of the ordinary. even when he arrived at the party and realised he was the only non—adults there come he didn't think it unusual, but he got bored, he said, pretty quickly, ended up in the bedroom watching late—night tv. and then at some point, he says that he realised that eve ryo ne point, he says that he realised that everyone else had left, and he was alone with kevin spacey. kevin spacey appeared at the bedroom door and what anthony rapp says there was and what anthony rapp says there was a clumsy