. >> i'm kris van cleave.he did the work, but says a local newspaper never paid him. >> yet another result from the watchdog of the montgomery county spending practices. they will spend the next six months analyzing every public agency, including public schools come looking for a misuse of tax dollars. they said that recent media reports about question double oversight at the board of education prompted review of other government offices. last month the maryland state prosecutor launch a criminal investigation. the probe could take months to complete. >> a photographer says he is owed thousands of dollars for work that he did for a local newspaper. >> when he cannot get his money, he turned to 7 on your side for help. here is what kris van cleave found out. beenr decades, built has -- bill has been snapping photographs. nearly 20 years, he worked as a freelance photographer, his work often appearing on the front page. socialtical events, events, sports. you name it, i've done it with "the current." >> but the

is over.this interview >> kris van cleave, abc 7 news. is over. he read a written statement before the interview. acknowledging mistakes. website.our wjla.com. a look at what is happening in the week ahead including that and we have an alert about a popular luke in montgomery county why visitors and their urged to stay out of the water. >> a federal corruption trial begins tomorrow in richmond for former virginia governor bob his wife maureen. they are accused of accepting thousands of dollars in loans c.e.o.ts from the former of star scientific. the trial is expected to last five weeks. jeff goldberg is in richmond. look for his live reports tomorrow. fairfax county fighting to life of a landfill expect to vote tuesday. it is expected to close in 2018 its owner wants to extend it more than a decade. the county board chair proposed compromise of 2025 but says she has lingering concerns that that.o be worked out on a time honored tradition will take place in virginia wednesday the swim of wild horses from assateague to chincoteague island. thousand

i am kris van cleave.wtop traffic center for the latest on the roads. >> this has been one of those mornings. the beltway, typical slowdown 95 over to georgia avenue. reported crash a near east capitol street. district authorities headed to the scene. may have a malfunctioning traffic signal causing a lot of the delays on 123. that will cause slow traffic headed north. dselloving north of ethe road, all the lanes are to look good in. >> how about here on the other side of times square, chris pratt from "guardians of the galaxy." there he is. >> right there. >> having a little bit of fun. >> we knew chris's multitalented and can do comedy and action. we're also learning he can do french braiding and you're -- in addition to right hooks. that's all coming up. >> french braiding, wow. >> so fun. >>> okay, though, one of the big red carpet beauty secret stars have used is called contouring makeup. the secret is out. searches for this trend are up 604% just this month on yahoo! and abc's paula faris is going to

. >> i'm kris van cleave in the newsroom.it starts with a phone call from a person claiming to be a sheriff's office lieutenant. he's not, but what he's after is your money. that story is coming up. >> but first here's a look at what's coming up in abc prime time. >> fairfax county is warning about a new phone scam that tries to exploit the power of the police and resident's fear of breaking the law. >> 7 is on your side with what you need to know to protect yourself. kris van cleave spoke with a man who got one of the phone calls. >> cops started getting reports of this in april and since then it's been a steady stream of victims. we're talking calls every day reporting this scam. the victims taken for between $300 and $500, but some are out even more. >> i'm with the fairfax county sheriffs department. >> something didn't sound right to jim vincent. >> it was absolutely intimidating. >> vincent is one of dozens targeted in a wide-scale phone scam. the calling posing as a fairfax lieutenant, saying you've missed a court date

. >> i'm kris van cleave. 7 is on your side after we get a series of complaints about a >> 7 on yourside tonight after we received several complaints from consumers out thousands of dollars. they blamed a local deck resurfacing company. >> that's right. we asked our kris van cleave to investigate, and here's what happened. >> okay, we're going to get to that if you want to ask that. >> i do. >> this interview is over. this interview is over. let's go, now. >> i'm going to need the opportunity to set the record straight to clear up why these things happened. >> eric. >> we were trying to ask eric hoss about a series of complaint to 7 on your side and ten to the better business bureau about his deck resurfacing company deck daddy. his lawyer set up the meeting and is now desperately trying to end it. >> i need to talk to you, come on. >> this started in april with allen rector's deck. he required them to resurface it and says the work was subpar. and he says they overcharged him. >> i told him put $2,000 on the credit card, and instead of that they put the full balance as well as cashi

kris van cleave, abc~7 news. >> thank you, chris. just days after going back to duty, army sergeant bowe bergdahl has hired a lawyer to represent him. bergdahl was released six weeks ago by the taliban following five years in captivity. the army is investigating why bergdahl left his post in afghanistan. this morning his attorney talked exclusively to cnn's "new day" about bergdahl's experience. >> he's gone through an extraordinary ordeal, unimaginable. the mind boggles when you think of spending five years in the hands of the taliban. >> for now he's been assigned a desk job at fort sam houston in texas. >> a challenge to the supreme court's recent hobby lobby ruling defeated. they last month the supreme court ruled that such businesses could deny coverage for birth control under the affordable care act. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 the prison sentence for a woman accused of mailing ricin to the white house. >> also a sinkhole is causing traffic problems for area drivers and when the roadway will reopen. >> and gordon, we've

kris van cleave is in our newsroom to tell us what happened next. >> really they shouldn't have beenugh questions because you guys know, i know that, d.c. the nation's capital is part of the united states. but this appears to be an issue. this is not the first time it happened believe it or not. t.s.a. officers in orlando now getting a bit of a geography lesson after this week and they are being shown pictures of the newest d.c. driver's license. this is only an example of district confusion happening in other cities. he's a reporter for the cox agency bureau. based on the reporter's conversation with the t.s.a. officer it became clear to him the officer didn't realize the district of columbia was part of the united states. back in february another incident at an airport at a checkpoint. the t.s.a. described it as unfamiliarly with the new d.c. driver's license. this occurred at the phoenix airport. in both cases a supervisor intervened and corrected the situation allowing the traveler to continue through security. some critics of the t.s.a. are expressing concern over what appears t

kris van cleave, abc~7 news abc~7 news the victims on board that plane hailed from 12 different countries. most from the netherlands and then malaysia and australia. according to the numbers provided there were some children on the plane including three infants. >> a candlelight vigil will be held in the district as a show of support for those lost in the plane crash. a group has started their march to the malaysia embassy. >> this should be a very emotional evening. the dutch embassy is in a quiet neighborhood in northwest washington. certainly a a marked contrast to the plane crash. there is a small memorial, flowers, teddy bears, candles sitting in tribute to the people who died. also a letter of thanks from the ambassador of the netherlands thanking people for their notes of condolence and support. a group of ukrainian americans will be taking a memorial walk for the the 296 victims. they will be walking in silence from here to the malaysian embassy. that's a mile or so. we spoke to students here at the dutch embassy and say the crash has been devastating. >> i mean i think it's horri