>> this week, "global 3000" heads to argentina, where the heavily polluted rio de la plata river is making people sick, especially children. we meet an egyptian artist who is retelling the european tales of the crusades from an arab perspective. but first, we go to israel. leaving an ultra-orthodox community is always tough, especially when your own sexuality is a taboo. in 72 countries worldwide, homosexuality is still a punishable offence. in eight of them, including nigeria, somalia, iran, saudi arabia, and jamaica, those found guilty even face the death penalty. meanwhile, in other countries, june to august is christopher street day season. the parades celebrate the rights of lgbt people and express pride in what they've achieved in terms of equality in recent years. >> for most here, last year's gay pride parade in tel aviv was a big celebration, extending from the center of town all the way to the beach. in the middle of the crowd, 20-year-old batya. she can still hardly believe that she's here. for her, the parade is the culmination of a long journey. she's coming out twice, as a le

heavy rain from essentially la plata to fredericksburg. we have been watching this storm in fredericksburg. there's not a warning. i have to tell you, that's one heavy storm. rainfall rates almost an inch now, in la plata, going to southern maryland, going to be a slow go, and also going out toward huntingtown, a slow go. back to the south and west, there's that storm in fredericksburg, frequent lightning and coming down 95 is going to be a slow ride tonight with the heavy rain between stafford and fredericks burke. this is kind of cool. we're going to take the radar with meteorologist howard bernstein and slice these storms vertically, and tell us about the storm. >> these storms very fall, normally we get 40,000, maybe 50, some have been pushing 60,000 feet today, just a sign of the intense energy as they are moving from fredericksburg, we will take you down into the fredericksburg area, and look at the cross section, gives you an idea what the storms are looking like. still very tall in a few spots over fredericksburg. over 60,000 feet.

live in la plata, maryland, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> at least it's going to take some time. bruce thank you. the school board has an open meeting scheduled for august 8th and at that point the chair does hope to have more information that he can share with those worried parents. >>> they think they're getting closer to catching the man who killed a father on the beltway. that is the word from the prince george's county police chief who said they're now closing in on an end to this case. our mike valerio just talked with the victim's family a short time ago. that had they say? >> reporter: as we speak they are planning a funeral for the father of four and as they're planning the funeral they know that killer is nearly five days after a man opened fire and killed idea know hombre on the beltway, an urgent update from the police chief in prince george's county. >> we have some information leading us towards a resolution. >> reporter: sources within the department say this will likely turn out to be a case of road rage. the victim's wife d andaughter still worried that the kille

alison: nathan baca is live in la plata. we understand that bell admitted to police he is hiv-positive. is that right? nathan: that is right. that is what police are saying. now the health department is on alert ready to test several and possibly more young students for hiv that they received allegedly from bell. now this is 30-year-old carlos deangelo bell. he worked as a teacher's aide at benjamin stoter school. he previously worked as a track coach. he was kicked out of school late december. police say a parent spotted a sexual text message from bell on their child's phone. after a month-long investigation, state computer experts report child pornography on bell's phone showing bell sexually assaulting classroom. >> i apologize on behalf of charles county public schools. we have work to ensure it will never happen again. nathan: on the cell phone videos police say they identified at least seven students and they believe there are at least three more students victimized. they are asking for the community help to give call

alison: live pictures from route 301 in la plata. we have had severe weather, of course, moving through the area. it started out with powerful storms moving through quickly in the metro area and then moving over the bay bridge to again, this is the scene in la plata. the stormwatch7 watching the situation and we'll follow it throughout the evening. caught on video dangerous rescues after flooding in ohio. cameras were rolling here. as firefighters pulled people from a car that stalled out in the floodwaters. this is east of columbus. evacuations are underway in some communities as the water covers roadways. and is starting to flood homes and businesses as well. jonathan: now must-see video from michigan. four car thieves were joyriding and this comes to a crazy end. they hit a parked car. they clip a tree. flip over and roll. not over yet. keep an eye on the video. to see how four of them come out of the car, crawling out. then they take off. they are still out there on the run. so far the men remain on the loose. alison: warning for

live in la plata, lindsay watts, fox 5 local news. >> a gas grill sparked a fire. the flames started on the back deck of the house around 8:30 tonight. one person was hurt but should be okay. we're told 12 people were displaced. >> turning now to the weather as we take a live look outside it is warm and clear out there as we get ready for the fourth of july. but there are some chance of storms that could interrupt your barbecue but we're hoping for some good news at least for the fireworks. >> i hear you. i want to deliver nothing but good news. it's probably the most high pressure forecast we have all year, at that fireworks time is crucial and i do think we'll be fine by the time we get to fireworks. there's so much more going on before you hit sunset and with that we do have a couple of thunderstorm chances. outside right now it's not the case. it's been a beautiful summer evening, 82 degrees out there. humidity wasn't unbearable however it will be on the increase for tomorrow. 78 in baltimore, 71 in mannasas and 73 in culpeper, north and west we fall back into

this is as good as it gets and it's 86 downtown at 6 a.m., 80 in la plata, 76 in gaithersburg, 82 in bowie. by 9:00 it jumps to 93 downtown, 90 in manassas and it feels like 92 in leesburg. so these are the numbers you have to pay attention to as we go through the next several days. you also have to pay attention to warning signs, heat exhaustion. if you have heavy sweating or dehydration, nausea, vomiting or dizziness or cold, pale and clammy skin, you need to get into an air conditioned environment as soon as possible. we'll come back and talk about the symptoms of heatstroke. >>> you can take the power of d.c.'s most accurate forecast with you in the morning. download our wusa9 app right now. >>> now to some breaking news from the trump administration, our news partners at the washington post are reporting tonight that the president has asked ability to pardon friends, family and even himself. why? according to the post reporting, it's a possible way to undermine or limit the investigation by special counsel robert mueller into possible ties between russia and the trump campaign.

not worked but then the school system since december 2016, this after a parent who had a kid at la plataa complaint about him texting their child. it wasn't until last week ha they found the important graf on his phone. we're told by the state's attorney, that's because there's backlogs and not they're asking that anyone with information to please come forward and call. i'm tracee wilkins, nbc "news4." >>> a grilling warning after massive fire. neighbors on bluebird terrace captured this video after a grilling went horribly wrong. a grilling mishap sparked the flames and caused quite a bit of damage. >> the homeowner was taken to the hospital with minor burns. vinyl siding caught fire and spread quickly. also back deck eventually collapsed. they're trying to find out if charcoal had been used inside of the >> t preliminary. it caught combustibles. >> it was startinging to come out from the roof. there was popping sounds. >> fire did spread. with know 11 people are december placed because of the fire. >> "news4" has tips to help you keep your family safe when firing up grill. check for le

si le da dinero a una persona sin escrÚpulos que despuÉs desaparece con la plata no estÁ solo.i hermano ya se le vencÍa. al reportera: llegÓ a estados unidos, cuando apenas era un adolescente puso su confianza en manos de una mujer que le robÓ el dinero. expertos recomiendan consultar organizaciones y abogados calificados, ademÁs de reportar a la persona que los estafÓ. >>otra cosa que pueden hacer es buscar a un abogado que si les pueda ayudar, porque si lo que pasÓ es que se perdieron el tiempo por razÓn de alguien mÁs, es algo que se debe poder arreglar o intentar explicar. reportera: por fortuna el caso se pudo resolver, pero perdieron en el proceso tiempo y dinero. >> le pagamos y todo lo perdimos. tuvimos que hacerlo de nuevo otra vez. reportera: no confÍe en cualquiera y asegÚrese de que es un profesional acreditado. una organizaciÓn que puede brindarles ayuda y pueden encontrar mÁs informaciÓn. los hermanos martÍnez perdieron casi $700una parte de lo que pagaron supuestamente era para los trÁmites de renovaciÓn y otras por los servicios de las personas que al final de t

reporting live in la plata, nathan baca, abc7 news. alison: thank you. abc7 team sent a text message alert as the horrifying details were emerging on the story. sign up for alerts on that and other breaking stories at wjla.com/text. kimberly: developing now ten people were hurt when a cab rammed in the airport. it happened in ana up airport passengers. at least one person needed to be taken to the hospital. we don't know how the person is doing at this hour. police say the 56-year-old driver is being questioned but they don't think it was intentional. alison: gunshots on the beltway. a father of four shot to death while driving home. tonight a plea for help finding those responsible for the crime that police believe may have been random. maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live for the hunt for a killer. brad? >> so much about the story is disturbing. the police looking for clues. it's a mystery. somebody on the beltway gunning down a motorist. that person or persons not yet caught. carlos lombre said his father adriano lombre worked hard, wife and

he worked at pen gentleman min stodard high school and coached at la plata high school. they foubt images of him sexually ault sag boys at his home and school property. >> i've asked myself that thousands of times since learning. you're wrong. it is def stating to us that something like this could take place in a classroom, in a school building, where adults are charged with taking care of children. >> so far police vivd ten victims there may be more and encouraging parents to talk to their children if they had contact with bill. >> a fire ripped through in becameersburg. one person was hit and beer expected to be okay. a total number of recommend are displaced this morning. >> honoring our independence. security will be tight in the nation's capital. >> we found anjali hemphill joining us live with details. happy fourth, anjali. good morning. >> happy fourth to you. thanks. pretty soon space behind me here will be filled with hundred of thcoming down for the best fireworks show in the country i should say. you can already see if you spin around here the stage is set rig

joshling county schools 2015 to 2016 and worked at benjamin stotard middle school and track coach at la plata high school. >> some of the evidence found inblooded graphic images of bell sexually assaulted victims bell sexually assaulted victims. some of te crimes appear to have been committed on school property and others at his home in waldorf. >> investigators have identified ten victims and believe there could be more. taernts heed to talk to children if they had any contact with bell. >>> 5:04 happy birthday to america. today visitors will gather to honor our independence. it will be capped off by capitol fourth fireworks show. >> security willing tight in the nation's capital. several road closures around the national mall. anjali joins us with the celebrations. happys.p >> happy foj july 4th and hundreds will be here to celebrate ameri birthday for fireworks, parade and live music. as we twin here this is west front of capitol building you can see in the dark the stage is set for the capitol 4th concert going on before and, of course, during the fireworks show. lots going on today. star

by this time tomorrow night, look at this. 101 in manassas and 100 in la plata. you might say is that heat advisory? no. we need 105. and we could get there friday or saturday. 9:00 tomorrow night, the heat index, 89 in gaithersburg, and tonight, muggy and warm, and we barely sneak below 80 degrees. and we are looking at low 90s and look at that, 95 at 1:00, and friday, an isolated storm, 97. saturday, an isolated storm, 97. the next 7 days, more isolated storms on sunday and best chance on monday, 95 and should break the heat and back to 90 on tuesday. and upper 80s on wednesday, and it will work out nicely because the nats will be in town tuesday. >>> thank you so much, top. still ahead, a maryland man parents are not allowed to attend. why the state department won't let them come to the u.s. >>> tomorrow is the big day, will o.j. simpson be a free man? we'll take a look at life in prison. >>> and people in washington d.c. are mourning a robot. yes, a robot. we'll explain what happened to him next on >>> so in a bid to expand the grocery business, amazon has st

reporting live from la plata, nathan baca, abc7 news. nancy: nathan, thank you. today house majority whip steve scalise remains in the intensive care unit at medstar washington hospital center. his condition downgraded to serious yesterday as doctors are worried about an infection. scalise was shot in the hip at a g.o.p. baseball team practice the day before their annual charity game has undergone several surgeries. at one point doctors were uncertain of his prognosis. he had been improving since then but suffered this setback yesterday. president trump is on his second trip overseas arriving in hamburg for the g20 summit for the meeting 20 richest nations. there have been multiple protests across the german city. at one point police using water cannons on protesters who started throwing bottles and rocks. maggie rulli has the high-stakes meetings taking place now and in the coming days. maggie: using tear gas and water cannons, german police battle thousands of protesters demonstrating against capitalism outside the g20 summit. as president trump touches down in

julio: una mujer reclama que un cirujano plÁstico le quitÓ la plata.Ía una buena referencia. liliana: reina habla del doctor a quien le pidiÓ una liposucciÓn, reducción de senos y brazos y marcaciÓn del abdomen. >> me marcÓ poniÉndome mÁs grasa. no hace lo que dice. liliana: esas son las fotos que reina ha compartido, podemos ver los resultados alarmantes. >> cuando salÍ de la anestesia vi la cicatriz de mi busto arriba y le dije por quÉ estÁ asÍ, no se ve bien. me dijo: estÁs inflamada, al rato se van a acomodar. liliana: reina asegura que no ha sucedido y que no se nota por el sostÉn. un hombre que sabemos fue arrestado en el pasado tras aceptar ser culpable de quitar las huellas dactilares a un narcotraficante reemplazando con piel de la planta de sus pies. hablamos con Él vÍa telefÓnica, se negó a hablar pero dijo que no tiene nada que esconder. dijo que reina comparaba sus resultados con lo que alguien de menos edad y que no podÍa competir con eso. hablamos con un cirujano quien dice recibir varios casos similares con resultados de diferentes auto

he volunteered as an assistant track coach in 2016 at la plata high school. he was arrested last week and charged with producing child pornography and second-degree assault. police say he is admitted to being hiv-positive and authorities believe he molested seven boys on school property and at his home. and possibly at other locations. several of the alleged victims were identified from the videos and residents in the community i'm the charges disturbing. -- find the charges deserving. >> you find out that people are taking advantage, no way nobody caught on. somebody probably saw something weird was happening and did not speak up. suzanne: the school hold several meetings with parents about this case and they will be held on july 28 and august 16. at benjamin stoddard middle school. up, a war ofing words between neighbors turning into a shootout. you will not want to miss how this one ends. driving into an inferno, the new video released of first responders going headfirst into an area scorched by the gatlinburg fire chief. the rapid floodwaters flow in japa

we thought this would happen earlier. ,ight now, some lightning especially around waldorf and la plata, so be on the lookout for that, not expecting anything severe overnight. tomorrow morning temperatures in the middle 70's, and much of the area near 80 degrees in the district. a quick warm-up in the morning. then we watch the skies were chance of thunderstorms late afternoon, into the early evening. strong to severe. 4:00 p.m., a lot of folks going home early friday afternoon, a lot of beat all -- a lot of people going to the delmarva beaches, could be problems around the bay bridge with heavier downpours and gusty wind. conditions improve, and the improvement will be lower humidity levels and slightly cooler temperatures for the day saturday. then we start to creep up into the day sunday. tamara way weather alert day from stormwatch 7, heavy rain, gusty wind, especially late afternoon into the early evening -- tomorrow. a great time to download the stormwatch 7 weather app. the highest tomorrow, lower to middle 90's. the feels-like temperature closer to 100 degrees. another hot day

. >> reporter: investigators say they got on to bell last december when a student at la plata's high school phone was found with text messages that appeared to be of a sexual nature. they determined they came from bell. he was removed from his job here at the school. the police carried out a search warrant and took his computer. however, they did not get into the computer until recent weeks, there had been a long delay, here's the state's attorney to talk about, tony covington. >> i will tell you that it takes about eight months on any case when you're talking about computers. you have in a new day and age, computers and other devices are used all the time in crime. and we have not upgraded the forensics unit as far as personnel and resources. and that's not the unit's part, it's the problem of folks not putting the resources towards it. >> reporter: now, we'll be continuing to follow this. as you know, in cases like this, authorities always think that there's perhaps more victims. so if anyone recognizes this photograph, this photograph of carlos de angelo bell who worked here at st

a track coach at mcdonough and la plata high school. michelle: developing now the police need your help to solve a murder in prince george's county. a man's body found in a welfare check before 7:00 this morning. the 800 block of kayak avenue of trauma to his body and was pronounced dead at the scene. if you have any information, call crime solvers. jonathan: america isn't the only one celebrating a birthday. today the montgomery county police department turned 95 years young. all right. let me show you a picture. go back in time. you will look at a picture of the first officers of the montgomery county police department. 1922. they were introduced as the first to protect and serve the county as police officers. check out the old rides. the motorcycles. for several years they didn't even have a police station. instead they would meet for role call at the montgomery county courthouse. takes you back. michelle: times have changed. still to come at 6:00, a police officer smacked by a naked man on a metro train. that is not all he did. jona

bell worked at benjamin stoddard middle school and la plata high school and anyone with information should contact charles county sheriff's office. >>> most people say president donald trump's tweet about two tv hosts last week went too far. that's according to a new politico morning consult poll. it shows 65% of voters say trump's tweets were unacceptable. it was conducted just hours after president trump called mika quote low iq crazy mika. and wrote that she was bleeding badly from a facelift. the poll was done before trump tweeted a video of him es cnn logo pasted on their face. that same poll shows a majority of voters support president trump's travel ban on visitors from six predominantly muslim countries. about 60% back the ban and the survey suggests the actual policy may be more popular when separated from the president. >>> ivanka trump is making a public pitch for the trump administration's paid family leave policy. the "wall street journal" published a letter from the president's daughter this week. she says the proposal is not an entitlement. it's an investment. and she says p

. ♪ ♪ >> this week, "global 3000" heads to argentina, where the heavily polluted rio de la plata riverking people sick, especially children. we meet an egyptian artist who is retelling the european tales of the crusades from an arab perspective. but first, w we go to israel. leaving an ultra-orthodox community is always tough, especially when your own sexuality is a taboo. in 72 countries worldwide, homosexuality is still a punishable offence.

that animal is part of a circus set up at the charles county fairgrounds in la plata. the camel turned on the handler as it was being unloaded. the 57-year-old employee of the circus was air lifted to a hospital ina police helicopter. he has severe head and leg injuries. the circus says all performances at the location have been canceled because of permit issues. >>> a protest against the national rifle association is happening right now. it started this mo could go well into the tight. the protests started at nra headquarters in fairfax and is going to end at the department of justice in d. c. that's quite a hike. michael squander is live on the the -- quander is live on the bridge. >> reporter: you said it's a long walk and it is. that's the bridge they're going to be crossing pretty soon between five and 6:00 today. the rain may have put a damper on the plans. it probably feels better than that heat that they have been dealing with earlier today. the crews had been walking on sidewalks the whole day, but when they get to the bridge, police are going to shut down to

by 6:00 tomorrow evening, 102 in leesburg, 100 in manassas, 100 in la plata and this time tomorrow night, it feels like 92 downtown, still heat decks of 96 in hagerstown. this is serious overnight, partly cloudy, muggy, patchy fog. especially those areas that have the showers. low temps hold in the 70s. winds very light west-southwest at about 5-o'10. -- 5-10. on the day planner, upper 70 s. barely below 80 to start. we're in the 80s by 9:00, upper 80s by 11:00 and low 90s by 1:00. we have yellow weather alert by thursday. that is for the heat 98. that's straight temp. heat index near 110. we're going to monitor friday for heat and storms. 92 for a high. a lot of stuff going on friday night. it is friday night. we'll monitor that for yellow weather alert. low 90s saturday and sunday. even monday and tuesday, storms are possible. temperatures are still going to be around 90. >>> off the beaten path we go for stories you might here is a middle finger to fascism. an artist builds a replica of the greek parthenon using thousands of banned books. it's on a site in germany where nazis burned t

quien no siguiÓ la plata sin el cobre, fue el sentimiento de distanciamiento entre los figueroa. lo que nos llamo la atenciÓn es que 10 minutos despuÉs de iniciar la misa, llega josÉ manuel. era una sorpresa esperada, todo el mundo tenÍa la expectativa. habÍa anunciado que no pensaba ir. despuÉs vamos a contar por qué. cuando Él llega y después habla, habla fuerte. veamos. josÉ manuel: no lo veo, no superar consejos. es un hombre de mÁs de 40 aÑos y sabe muy bien lo que es bueno y malo. no creo que la muerte de mi hermano allÁ de su nido o vaya a unir mÁs. los que estábamos pegados como familia, seguimos estando pegados como familia. si no tienen una buena relaciÓn unos muy seguido es difÍcil y te lo digo porque no se puede decir que se van a ver igual, hijos de diferentes madres, si los mismos hijos de uno que son hermanos completos a veces nos dejamos de ver. mi hermano se enamoraba, se puede enamorar una vez en un aÑo o cada 15 dÍas. se puede enamorar cada tres meses y asÍ se desenamora muy fÁcil. a Él no le gustaba, es mÁs, era al revÉs. si una mujer por muy guapa que estuvie

start marching in, gaithersburg, warrenton, eastbound by 3:00 am already on top of d.c., areas like la plata and waldorf. by federal :00, storms still in still in the area. we will get a lot of rain from it. a better weekend coming your way. we will be cooling down with less humidity. we will talk about this over on news channel 8,. right now, i will toss it to my friends, kidd o'shea and eileen, who were handing out water. eileen: we told you earlier that found!d -- look we mw" joe!.m is iced coffeee today. cool.trying to stay if you are planning maybe a run or something, this would be the time to do it. eileen: definitely. as the sun gets higher in the sky, bronco was showing us the hourly forecast, already in the 90's by 9:00 this morning. kidd: people are heading to work early, they have warned the right clothing, so people are making sure they are ready for the hot day. how are the roads and the rails out there, jules? julie: we are heating up for sure. people are sitting in the heat to get past the problems. northbound i-95 making your way past 610, that is the remains of a crash. flas

he also served as the head indoor track coach at la plata the high school. >>> new information about the death of a pharmacy manager. police say rex olson was shot, he body found outside store late wednesday night. police say there's no evidence of a threat, but they're encouraging citizens to always be mindful of their surroundings. >>> three members of the same family have disappeared in loudoun county. the loudoun county sheriff's department says the last time anyone saw courtedly ash was friday night. she was supposed to bring her son and his cousin to another family's home. they're likely in a blue ford taurus with vuv-9844 tag. >>> disheartened that's how the police chief says he feels after a weekend of vile also. ten people were show the in less than 24 hours, two of those people died. justin finch joins us from police headquarters to explain how police plan to curtail this violence. justin? >> reporter: hey there, pat. good morning, as the shootings were coming in, some may have noticed they came in without any suspect information. that can be troubling for police who are tr

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the school board just finishing a hastily scheduled meeting in la plata and nathan baca is there with the latest. nathan? nathan: we asked for tell us what they heard inside the meeting but they said no comment. this is video before the meeting began. school board members hearing from the superintendent dr. kim hill about carlos deangelo bell, 30 years old facing charges of production of child porn they are expecting new charges to be filed soon in light of what investigators say that carlos deangelo bell says he has hiv. and that up to ten or more victims, middle schoolboys are involved here. reporting back live here. nathan larry: they are looking for the uber driver who is accused of sexual assault. the man was driving a dark colored toyota rav 4 with virginia license plate. he is no longer an active uber driver. alison: sources tell abc news that men may have been killed over a dispute over fireworks they were setting off. we will keep you posted as soon as we get more information on the investigation. larry: developing now, police in georgia charged a woman with killing four of h

coach accused of sexually assaulting multiple middle school boys and to make matter worth coached at la platahey found images of him sexually assaulting the boys at his home and school property. he's held without bond. . thousands attended capitol 4th celebration in washington d.c.. the event went off withoutfy problems or hitch. despite rain showers the weather as better than last year. during capitol and look a scene ut of full house host john stamos joined them step add a host. and if you are bunked out fireworks in annapolis were cancelled last night you don't have to worry. they'll light up the skies tonight. police say the show was postponed due to weather. and it has been rescheduled for tonight. fireworks will kickoff at 9:15 annapolis >> fingers crossed rights. fingers crossed for that. they could have the same situation tonight as last night. >> you're exactly right. threat of showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or two later on tonight. but the highest odds west of town. we'll keep pingers corsed annapolis later this evening and they have to keep an eye out. a good day for firewor

cuando ellos se iban a robar y eso, que se repartían el dinero, la plata, lo que sea, pues, había veces te hace hombre. maría elena: ya en casa, las peleas, las amenazas y la rabia de ronald habían escalado al punto de que su familia decidió buscar ayuda. marlene: ya llegó un momento que se nos fue de las manos. y sí le teníamos miedo todo. pero mi mayor temor era que le hiciera daño al papá. para mí eso era--yo decía: "dios mío, ¿qué parí yo?". maría elena: en medio de esta tensión familiar, ronald comenzó a mostrar señales de violencia en la escuela, lo que dio paso a una investigación por parte del departamento de niños y familias. las autoridades recomendaron que fuera llevado a un hospital psiquiátrico. ¿por qué te metieron al hospital a la fuerza? ronald: porque me vieron como posible amenaza. no solo para mí sino que para los que vivían, los que habitaban en la casa. maría elena: ronald estuvo menos de 24 horas en el hospital. fue dado de alta luego de que, según marlene, un psicólogo diagnosticó su conducta como un problema de rebeldía. maría elena: tu padre dijo en algún moment

tonight, parents will have a chance to get some answers and vent frustration at a meeting in la plata as we learn why it took months to arrest charles bell. nathan baca has more. nathan: the charles county sheriffs say it took six months from the time they took bell's phone found pornography on the phone. the reason? growing backlog at the commuter crime lab. inside an undisclosed park, the maryland investigators are searching for evidence. they searched former charles county teacher's aid carlos bell phone. >> it's how detailed on the computer side that the investigations have to be. nathan: nathan: ran the number. maryland reports a backlog of 14 cases. virginia handles more cases. has a larger backlog. 111 cases. the average wait time in virginia for evidence search is 346 days. they knead more they are still investigating if bell committed any crime after the cell phone was taken but before the arrest. >> the crime is submit and you have to wait six months to get -- the crime is committed and you have to wait six months for the evidence. the bad guy could be on the street still do

right now some of that heavy rain around la plata, waldorf area of all pushing east/northeast towards in areas into d.c. heavy rain as this comes into the area. eileen is out in storm trak 7. eileen: oh, my gosh. so much rain. i want to show you our weather app. i have been using this in the car so i can track where the there is a lot of it. i want to show you on the front of the car or from the back, rather. road spray is a big issue. there's so much humidity will stuff -- there is so much humidity. you stick to your cell. that flash flood watch as you becaused is warranted of so much water. we will give you another update from the roadways coming up in about 20 minutes. julie: a couple of problems not just on the roads, but the rails. troubles for those trying to make their way around town in the blue and yellow lines. those delays as well as the green line. in eachly delays direction because of track problems outside national airport. a tree down is blocking blagden avenue near beach drive between beach and 16 street. the outer loop of the beltway outer maryland into virginia, this

86 in twin brook, fairfax coming in at 82, maryland, 89, 90 already at the neighborhood and 87 in la plataready toasty warm out. there temperatures if you plan to grill out. rain cha only aboutn at 2:00. our best likelihood for rain will be about 4:00 or 6:00 and 7:00 this evening. after 9:00, rain chances drop down to 20% or lower than that. i can't give you the 100% guaranteed dry forecast. i'll be tweeted out updates as we go through the remainder of the day. best way to do it is have your nbc washington app downloaded, ready to go. if you hear thunder or see dark clouds building, it has an interactive radar feature on it so you can actually go right to the radar and see where the showers are and see if they're moving in towards you. so far, any of the rain that we've seen today has been incredibly light out across parts of the shenandoah valley. it will be a hot and humid day to be outside today. officially our rain chance stands at about 40%. they have higher chances out to the shenandoah valley shenandoah valley a valley. highs only in the low to mid 80s for wednesday and thursday af

the camel attack happened at the charles county fairgrounds in la plata yesterday. we're told he was the camel's handler. they were here to perform in a circus at the fair ground. he was airlifted to the trauma center. will happen to the camel. pretty scary, though. >> wow. >>> one confessed and another man faces charges in a bizarre situation, the deaths of four men who disappeared outside of philadelphia. >> such a troubling case as we continue to learn more about it. as nbc's chris polon shows us, prosecutors say the victims were killed during a drug deal. >> reporter: a day after 20-year-old cosmo d and telling investigators where their bodies are, prosecutors in bucks county, pennsylvania, have now charged him and another man with murder and conspiracy. >> i'm very, very relieved to say that we brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones so they can rest in peace. >> police arrested sean kratz hours after dinardo's confession that deal, dinardo's attorney claims, was to keep his client from facing the death penalty. >> cosmo was spared life in te

it happened in la plata yesterday. we're told he was the camel's handler. they were here to perform in a circus at the fair ground. he was airlifted to the trauma center. no word on what, if anything, will happen to the camel. >>> one confessed and another man faces charges in a bizarre situation, the deaths of four men who disappeared outside of philadelphia. >> it's sending shock waves through this community. as nbc's chris polon shows us, prosecutors say the victims were killed during a drug deal. >> reporter: a day after cosmo dinardo admitted to killing four where the bodies are, they have charged him and another man with murder and conspiracy. >> i'm very, very relieved to say that we brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones so they can rest in peace. >> police arrested sean kratz hours after dinardo's confession that deal was to keep his client from facing the death penalty. >> cosmo was spared life in terms of giving all of his relevant information he possibly could. >> district attorney matt weintraub said three of the victims wer

reporting live in la plata, tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: wow! okay, tom. thank you very much. keep us updated on that. we'll take a break now. we want to go to break with the pictures here that we are just getting in. rain in d.c. we are continuing to track the situation. as the friday evening storms move through the d.c. region. don't go away. we'll be right back after this. steve: we have thunderstorm warning for anne arundel county and it one is set to expire at 5:45 for anne arundel, prince george's county and calvert. the storms are moving east. but if you know anyone who is planning to travel across the bay bridge from now until 6:30 or so, you might want to have them reconsider as you will find gusty winds upward of 60 miles per hour. and a lot of lightning. and very heavy rain. we are going to keep you updated as severe storms move across the area. that is a live look at the bay bridge. the traffic appears to be moving. but the visibility is limited at this time. larry? larry: thank you for the that. memorial today for the 15 marines and a sailor killed in a helicopter

in the last couple of hours we learned not also did carlos bell work at public schools in la plata int he worked for other organizations in charles county. 2008, bell worked with the charles county department of community services. he also worked for an aftercare program through alpha best that provided services for j.p. ryan b. wade elementary school in the spring of 2016. he volunteered for assistant coach for track club known as "the comets" made up of kids from 15 to 18. detectives are working to find out if he assisted with other sports throughout the area. that where they need your help. police started investigating bell in december of 2016 when they got a tip from a parent. he was led go from charles county schools. right now bell is accused of sexually abusing ten children. charles county sheriff office is again asking anyone out there who may have had contact with him or if your child tells you they had contact with him, they would like to hear from you right away. in the newsroom, jonathan elias, abc7 news. back to you. alison: developing now at 5:00, sabre-rattling after a

officials say this bear was looking for food, and he skald a fence, broke into a secure area of the la platail. the guards chased the bear. nobody was hurt. i'm not chasing a bear. >> no kidding. >> i'm just not doing that. >> i don't know how good the food is in there either. >> a bear would think the food in jail is good. >> i thought with a bear, you're supposed to standstill and not move. but don't take my advice on that, kids. i really don't know. >> they wanted to get the bear out. >> or loud noises or something. i don't know. i'm no bear expert. but i would not want to be there at all. >> but you are a weather expert. >> yes. that, i am. >>> here's a question for you. i want to get the car washed and quickly drive it into the parking garage. what's my window? >> what's your window? >> i would do it before about 5:00 p.m. >> okay. >> before 5:00 p.m., i think you're good. if you can hurry up and get it washed and get it inside. the weekend's going to be fantastic, which is why -- saturday? >> i do not disagree with you there. i would not want to go to a car wash over the weekend but it

bob barnard live from the charles county circuit in la plata this morning with the details.g, bob. >> reporter: hey, holly, good morning, guys. yes, the trial begins at 9:30 this morning. mr. wells accused of abusing two of his former students as you mentioned. he was a science teacher at lackey high school. he was actually removed from the job last may. he was only indicted in january. none of this was ever made public all along he was on paid administrative leave working at the school headquarters. he, of course, denies the allegations which were made back in april of last year. he according to a student asked to see the private parts of a mail student in his classroom when the two were alone. there was a second victim in this cas the exact allegations regarding that student. sources say the defense that mrs that he was the target of gay bashing, that these allegations are retaliation for him disciplining at least one of the students, again, this goes to court here, guys, at 9:30 this morning and we'll see if there are more details about the allegations that come out when

the suspect worked at benjamin stoddert middle school and was a track coach at la plata high school. sheriff's office said some of the abuse happened on school grounds and at bell's home and bell is hiv positive. none of his victims have tested positive for the the community is rallying around those victims. >> they may not know their names or faces, but last night neighbors in charles county prayed together for those boys. >> allow us to be servants, lord, to those young children, lord, whoever they may be and to their families, lord. >> local ministers in the women of action charles county held a prayer service last night. that was downside benjamin stoddert middle school in waldorf. people that gathered last night say everything about the case is heartbreaking. >> and we want the families to know that we're here, we're all mothers, we're here to support because as you know, when women get together, we change things. >> before working for charles county schools bell was apparently on reality tv. these pictures of the cbs website for the now canceled show "the job" show carlos bell'

wind damage in d.c., baltimore, la plata, even toward richmond, virginia, later this afternoon as thee showers in the city later on this afternoon, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 tonight. other than that, the bigger weather is farther south. a great weekend for a lot of people north of the front which is new york city, philadelphia, boston, rochester over to even parts of maine will be in the 50s and 60s for morning lows. deep south remains stuck in the muggies, john. >> stuck in the muggies, chad myers, thanks so much. >>> president trump's comments about the french president's wife making major noise on social media. this is the moment you have to see and hear coming up next. whes fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. ♪ i noticed it as soon as we moved into the new house. a lot of people have vertical blinds. well, if a lot of people jumped off a bridge, would you? you hungry? i'm okay right -- i'm... i'm becoming my, uh, mother. it's been hard, but some of the stuff he says is actually pretty hel

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this happened about an hour ago at the charles county fairgrounds in la plata. he was trampled by the camel and suffered severe injuries. we have a crew on the way the scene. we will get you an update. nancy: it's up to the jury now. case of a caterer killed after a wedding. the county is not who did it but whether it was self-defense or not. jeff goldberg with closing arguments made a couple of hours ago. jeff? jeff: jury deliberations have been going on for a couple of hours. they asked a question of the judge. they wanted the definition of the phrase "heat of passion." they decided they would have to refer to the current jury instructions. the jurors are considering second-degree murder charges in the case of 20-year-old kempton bonds in the stabbing them of 35-year-old tyonne johns. closing arguments took place throughout the morning. first was the opportunity for the prosecution. brad sha pir -- brandon shapiro saying kempton bonds' actions with a pocket knife, "it wasn't just a quick stab. he twisted it up. it was by he did it with malice." but the defense

while the fcc included la plata's decision, the application, out-of-state broadcasters lodged opposition against it, and we had back and forth comments now. it's my understanding the fcc record is complete, and the commission may either reaffirm or reverse their original approval decision. it's my hope that the commission will act swiftly to act on this issue. i would just like to have your commitment that they will review the la plata county application and review the comments submitted? mr. pai: absolutely, senator, i will. sen. gardner: the rest of the commissioners would like to follow up on that. ms. rosenworcel: if confirmed, yes. mr. carr: yes. sen. gardner: mr. carr we are , facing a spectrum crunch as more opt to stream video and use other intensive applications over there mobile wireless. the economy benefits from billions of dollars annually being invested in expanding access to commercial spectrum and seeing platforms and devices develop over the airwaves, and i think we have to have a mix of low band, mid band and high band spectrum to continue this incredible economic progr